Ep 08: The Stoked Series - 2023 Tabletop Edition

03/25/23 • 36 min

Time to get Stoked for 2023. And what better way to kick off the Stoke than talking about my nerdiest cherished hobby - tabletop gaming!

[0.00] Intro/Preamble

[11:20] My Challenges For Running Tabletop Games This Year

[15:45] 2023 Tabletop Campaigns For My TTRPG Group (Mutant Year Zero, Post-Campaign Systems, One-Shots etc)

[20:00] TTRPG Systems I’m Looking Forward To In 2023.

Part A: Kickstarters I’ve Backed for 2023
[20:11] Wicked Ones + Undead Awakening KS

[22:00] Warsurge KS

[23:30] Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme KS

[26:00] Mothership RPG KS + Battletech: Mercenaries Kickstarter

[28:00] Part B - Board Games (Frosthaven, Imperial Assault, My BG Shelf Backlog etc)

[30:00] Hyped Titles in the TTRPG Community for 2023 (EnWorlds Nomination Awards Titles, Most Anticipated Titles for 2023, Dicebreaker’s Recommendations for Non-5e RPGs To Play)

Article Links:

ENWorld Nominations Thread:https://www.enworld.org/threads/nominate-your-most-anticipated-rpg-of-2023-nominations-over.693659/

Polygon - Interview with Catalyst Gaming Labs producer Randall Bills:https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23645493/battletech-mercenaries-kickstarter-announcement-release-date-price

Credits:

Intro Music - Minus Life

Backing Ambience - Floating Abstract by ComaStudio (via Pixabay)

Sovereignty Of Unceded Lands For Today’s Recording: The Watharoung Peoples of The Kulin Nation.

Time to get Stoked for 2023. And what better way to kick off the Stoke than talking about my nerdiest cherished hobby - tabletop gaming!

[0.00] Intro/Preamble

[11:20] My Challenges For Running Tabletop Games This Year

[15:45] 2023 Tabletop Campaigns For My TTRPG Group (Mutant Year Zero, Post-Campaign Systems, One-Shots etc)

[20:00] TTRPG Systems I’m Looking Forward To In 2023.

Part A: Kickstarters I’ve Backed for 2023
[20:11] Wicked Ones + Undead Awakening KS

[22:00] Warsurge KS

[23:30] Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme KS

[26:00] Mothership RPG KS + Battletech: Mercenaries Kickstarter

[28:00] Part B - Board Games (Frosthaven, Imperial Assault, My BG Shelf Backlog etc)

[30:00] Hyped Titles in the TTRPG Community for 2023 (EnWorlds Nomination Awards Titles, Most Anticipated Titles for 2023, Dicebreaker’s Recommendations for Non-5e RPGs To Play)

Article Links:

ENWorld Nominations Thread:https://www.enworld.org/threads/nominate-your-most-anticipated-rpg-of-2023-nominations-over.693659/

Polygon - Interview with Catalyst Gaming Labs producer Randall Bills:https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23645493/battletech-mercenaries-kickstarter-announcement-release-date-price

Credits:

Intro Music - Minus Life

Backing Ambience - Floating Abstract by ComaStudio (via Pixabay)

Sovereignty Of Unceded Lands For Today’s Recording: The Watharoung Peoples of The Kulin Nation.

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Ep. 7: Ihsahn - The Fascination Street Sessions EP Review

It's about time I put my money where my mouth is with reviews, and start putting them to audio format as well!

This is an audio transcript of my written review for Ihsahn's Fascination Street Sessions EP, due for release on March 24th via Candlelight Records.

It's an interesting mini-project with the completely-expected level of genre-bending antics we've come to know from Ihsahn and co.

Links:

Website: http://www.ihsahn.com

IG: https://www.instagram.com/ihsahnofficial/

YT: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCLgDklheFcxYYaDgVDsT-CQ/videos

Fascination Street: https://www.fascinationstreet.se

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Episode 09: Gig Review - The New Dead XII @ Lion Arts, Adelaide, 15.04.2023

This episode is essentially a narrated version of the recent written review for the New Dead XII. Another amazing metal marathon!

For the written content, as well as fantastic photos courtesy of (@vidic_images and @samuelphillipsphotography), see the following links:

Part 1:

https://innerstrengthcheck.com/2023/04/20/live-review-part-1-the-new-dead-festival-xii-15-04-23-lion-arts-adelaide/

Part 2:

https://innerstrengthcheck.com/2023/04/22/live-review-part-2-the-new-dead-festival-xii-15-04-23-lion-arts-adelaide/

Once more - eternal infernal metal hails to the tireless efforts of organiser Jason North, his crew, the Lion Arts staff and management, as well as all artists and respective crew.

Let's keep positively-brutal festivals like this alive - support the scene!

Links:

Web: innerstrengthcheck.com

IG: @innerstrengthcheck_

Youtube: @innerstrengthcheck

Twitch: @innerstrengthcheck

Facebook: facebook.com/innerstrengthcheck.

While I'm here, I'd like to spruik the fantastic FB heavy music group Musolegion, of which I am an admin (not a paid shill).

Check us out @ facebook.com/musolegion and /r/musolegion.