The SwarmCast Podcast

Season 3, Episode 4: Happy Father's Day!

To all you fathers out there: Happy Father's day!  In this episode, Ruby and I talk about our dads, gaming, and music..  The Sons of SCARAB (not to be confused with the Sons of Anarchy, but close enough) say a few things about their dads as well: Brian Gambrell, Del Collins, Matt Polkowsky, and Clayton Harbaugh.

Index

Intro [00:00]

My Dad [01:58]

Sons of SCARAB [10:56]

Ruby's Dad [18:20]

Exit [21:39]

Bonus With My Dad [24:33]

I mention quite a bit of music.  You should check out these bands.  You may have even heard of a few:

The Beatles

Squeeze

Thomas Dolby

Frank Zappa

Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young

Radiohead

Alt-J

Big Data (heard in background with my dad)

Also, a big shout out to Dad from the Brak Show!

Season 3, Episode 3: Friends, Live from XCon and Con Carolinas

In this mammoth episode, Ruby and I catch up with SCARAB fans Jo and Sarah at XCon, having just seen them at Gnome Con.  I then sit down with Clay at Con Carolinas, where we are joined by Hayden (his son), and con guests Nick and Jenn.  Topics range from gaming, Muppets, Star Trek NG re-casts, to what our favorite Friends episode is.  A few surprise guests stop by to talk about Death Staxxx and pork chop sandwiches.

Also mentioned in this episode: various random contests, the SCARAB Iron GM 2016 contest, and the SCARAB VIPGM event.

Oh, and Brain says, "Stop all the downloading!"

SCORPION 2015 Day 3

Con zombies at a camp!  Fish will be hurt and some frogs may die. :(

SCORPION 2015 Day 2

Day 2 of SCORPION Gamer Camp.  Candid stuff, D&D5, and goblins by bonfire!

SCORPION 2015 Day 1

Check out some very candid audio from the very first SCORPION Gamer Camp brought to you by SCARAB!

Season 3, Episode 2: Transcendental Drive and Grape Juice

SCORPION Ad!

Check out SCARAB's gaming camp, 5/1 - 5/3/15!

SCORPION!

Season 3, Episode 1: Ultimum!

Welcome to a new season, and a new sound for us!

In this episode, we finish out the Podcast Mania from SCARAB 5.  

I also sit down with Christian Muckler at Gnome Con to talk about Ultimum RPG (http://www.ultimumrpg.com/) (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1409548667/ultimum)

Intro [00:00:00]

Jon talks about stuff [00:01:19]

Podcast Mania [00:06:00]

SCORPION [00:33:57]

Ultimum Interview [00:36:16]

Outro [01:16:00]

MC Lars - Summer Camp Love (Is So In Tents) [01:17:15]

Season 2, Episode 10: Recorded Live At SCARAB 5 (part 2)

Welcome back to another episode recorded live at SCARAB 5.  Included on this episode, a cavalcade of guests!

Intro [00:00]

Marty (From Rolling Dice and Taking Names Podcast) [01:03]

Mystery Guest [09:38]

Clint Black (From PEG, Inc) [15:06]

Ruby (Back from the Kid's Track) [29:00]

Outro [34:45]

Intro song by I Fight Dragons

Exit song is a wonderful ditty to take (some of) us back by MC Lars

Season 2, Episode 9: Recorded Live At SCARAB 5 (part 1)

Part 1 of episodes recorded live at SCARAB 5, 2015.

Recorded live at the SCARAB Gaming Convention in beautiful Columbia, SC. Featuring in this episode:

Bianca

Brooklyn

Calvin

Kat

Chantelle

Chip

Cristin

Doc

Jake and Samantha

John Compton

Jonathan

Josh

Julie

Morgan

Robert

Scott

Teagan

Tim

Todd

Travis

and Mr. Blahblah!

Season 2, Episode 8: Just The Two Of Us

In this episode, I talk with Ruby about our experience with a two-player game we've been running using Pathfinder: Mythic Adventures as well as other pros and cons of two-player games.

Episode Guide:

Intro [00:00] - ft. Seek and Destroy by I Fight Dragons

2-Player Talk [01:10]

Outro [41:38] - ft. (Rock) The Bells by MC Lars

Kick In The Quick - Episode 2

Intro [00:00:00]

Arcanis [00:01:00]

Ghosts of Albion [00:41:10]

Valiant [01:08:03]

Season 2, Episode 7: Live-ish From Firefly Toys and Games!

So, I am literally preparing to leave for yet another convention even as this episode drops!  Please excuse some of the noise, this was recorded live at the past couple of SCARAB Game Days at Firefly Toys and Games.  Still, pretty good sound quality, huh?

Anyway, this episode I talk about Slap or Crap, The Kerberos Club (for FATE) RPG, Better Angels, and a new favorite: Battle Dragons!  All this, plus I finally get to sit down with Dan.. er MIB 1513.  Check him out on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MIB1513.

Music at the beginning is I Fight Dragons, some Midnight Syndicate near the end, and MC Lars closing us out with a Thanksgiving song (of sorts).  

Oh, and stick around to the end for a little extra treat.

Happy Halloween or Something!

Here's a little something something, we'll call it a treat, or maybe some would say a trick.  Anyway, it's something to listen to to get you through your day.

Enjoy!

Season 2, Episode 6: The LARP's The Thing

Got to hang out with Kat and Doc from Mind's Eye Society.  Check them out at http://www.mindseyesociety.org/ and check out their events at SCARAB 2015 on Warhorn!

Intro [00:00]

LARP [00:30]

News [55:32]

Outro [60:35]

Season 2, Episode 5: GenCon Crash Report

GenCon is the best four days in gaming, and the SCARAB Swarm was there!  What better way to celebrate that than with an extra-sized episode!

Sit back, and listen as Jon, Ruby, Matt, Calvin, Clay, Mary, and the infamous Del talk about their time in the trenches of the Pathfinder Society Room and dealers hall.  There are also some helpful advice to folks going to GenCon.  In the game review section, Jon recruits Ruby, Matt, and Doug to help him play and review three of the games SCARAB added to their game library from GenCon:  Pirates of the Gold Coast, Legacy: Gears of Time, and Bears!

Intro [00:00:00]

GenCon Crash Report [00:01:10]

Game Reviews [01:43:51]

Outro [01:52:53]

Intro song is a chip-less version of cRaZie$ by I Fight Dragons.

Crash Report music is by Midnight Syndicate.

Closing song is The Giving Tree by MC Lars (based on the book by the same name by Shel Silverstein).

Kick In The Quick - Episode 1

Intro [00:00:00]

Iron Kingdoms [00:01:00]

Dragon Age [00:16:25]

Eclipse Phase [00:45:27]

Outro [01:23:13]

Season 2, Episode 4: It's a Very Meta Podcast!

We hear you like podcasts, so we put a podcast in your podcast... it's called, Podception...

In this episode, Jon, Jason, and Matt discuss podcasts (mostly gaming related).

Intro [00:00]

Podcast Round-Table about Podcasts [01:22]

Game Review: Miskatonic School for Girls [56:43]

Outro [59:55]

Links to some shows we discuss:

Welcome to Night Vale http://nightvale.libsyn.com/ -or- http://commonplacebooks.com/

The Stack Podcast http://www.thestackpodcast.com/

The H.P. Lovecraft Literary Podcast http://hppodcraft.com/

The D6 Generation http://www.thed6generation.com/

Sci Fried Eggs http://carolinaghostbusters.com/sci-fried-eggs/

On RPGs http://onrpgs.libsyn.com/

On Board Games https://sites.google.com/site/onboardgamespodcast -or- http://onboardgames.libsyn.com/

Miskatonic University Podcast http://www.mu-podcast.com

Librivox https://librivox.org/

Happy Jacks RPG Podcast http://www.happyjacks.org/

G*M*S Magazine http://gmsmagazine.podbean.com/

Fear the Boot http://www.feartheboot.com

Cannon Puncture Show http://canonpuncture.geekyandgenki.com/

11^th Company 40K Podcast http://www.tangtwo.com/11thcompany/  

Mikey Mason http://www.mikeymason.com/

Season 2, Episode 3: Crunchies and Munchies!

Thanks for waiting!

In this episode, Clayton, Jason, and I are joined by Calvin Corn to discuss goblins, kobolds, minions, and those little "crunchies" as Jason calls them that we all love to squash, but secretly love to play.

Intro [00:00]

Crunchies [01:10]

News [44:27]

Events [46:04]

Game Review: Knuckle Sammich [46:38]

Closing [48:30]

All this, plus some new music by I Fight Dragons and MC Lars from both of their upcoming albums!

Season 2, Episode 2: The Quickening!

Don't let the title fool you: We're not retconning anything, and there's absolutely no alien subplot...

Intro [00:00]

Quick Start Discussion [01:01]

News [32:03]

Events [33:14]

Game Review: Kittens in a Blender [34:31]

Closing [36:37]

Opening song by MC Lars - Hot Topic (Is Not Punk Rock)

Closing song by I Fight Dragons - Give It Up

Don't forget our "What's In The Bag?" contest!  We announce the winner in July!

Ad: Pathfinder Society Wednesdays at Firefly

Wednesday nights at Firefly Toys and Games in Lexington, SC!

The MinionCast

It's April, and the Minions have taken over!

Listen as the Swarm's darkest secret is revealed!

Season 2, Episode 1: ... In Spaaaace!

Welcome to Season 2, Episode 1!

In this episode, we talk about SciFi, and are joined (via deep-space transmissions) by Todd Holiman who tells us about Hull Breach (http://www.hullbreachgame.com/) by NSB Games, Inc.

We're trying out a new format, and a slightly longer run time.  Hope you enjoy!

We also announce our first ever Swarmcast Contest: What's In The Bag?  You'll just have to listen for details.

Intro [00:00:00]

RT: SciFi Gaming [00:01:48]

Hull Breach [00:30:29]

News Buzz [02:08:50]

Calendar of Events [01:14:39]

Game Review: Stones of Fate [01:15:25]

Closing [01:17:59]

Episode 12: Iron On, You Crazy Diamond. (SCARAB Iron GM 2014)

This is it: the last episode of the season.  We get to hear what the new format for Season 2 might sound like.  We also talk with SCARAB Iron GM 2014, Matthew Presson.

Intro [00:00]

SCARAB Iron GM Round Table [01:19]

Game Review: Dungeon Roll [32:02]

News [36:27]

Event Calendar [37:24]

Sign-off [38:19]

Tell us what you think, or leave a random comment if you feel like it.  The Scarab Swarmcast is on that Facebook thing all the kids are raving about now...

Episode 11: This Is SCARAB!

This is the SCARAB 4 Episode!  If you were there, you know how it went down.  If you weren't... well, you probably had that flu that was going around...

Intro [00:00]

News [02:52]

From the Con! [04:44]

Bonus Material [17:05]

Buzz [27:19]

Closing [28:20]

*Shhh!* Super, Secret, PG-13ish Bonus Stuff! [34:10]