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Richard and Karl venture into the dangerous world of Daggerheart, playing through the official quickstart adventure in a special one-on-one session to test the new game by Darrington Press.

• Comprehensive overview of Daggerheart's core mechanics, including the hope/fear duality dice system, character experiences, and streamlined combat
• Exploration of the Sablewood Forest and its unique hybrid animals like lemur toads and strix wolves
• Encounter with bandit Thistlefolk who attempt to ambush and steal from our hero
• Visit to the peaceful village of Hush with its magical protective barrier and unusual customs
• Meeting with the eccentric Whitefire Arcanist, a fairy-like being with mysterious powers
• Epic final battle to protect a magical ritual that maintains the village's protective wards
• Demonstration of Daggerheart's death and sacrifice mechanics when our hero falls in battle
• Side-by-side comparison of how this system differs from D&D and other traditional TTRPGs

If you're interested in trying Daggerheart, the quickstart adventure we played is available for free on the Darrington Press website!

P.S, I got the crit mechanic wrong!

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Richard and Karl critique anime's problematic tropes while exploring the ethics of charity, business responsibilities, and graduation ceremonies.

• Discover how the Titanic board game works with passengers, lifeboats, and flooding mechanics
• Debate the ethical complexity of giving away free food versus supporting systemic change
• Explore the ethics of performing welfare checks on elderly customers showing signs of memory issues
• Experience Richard's graduation ceremony, complete with academic traditions and awkward encounters as he Han Solo's the president
• Analyze problematic anime tropes including exploding clothes, mid-season character dumps, and hypersexualization
• Consider how certain anime concepts fail in execution despite having interesting premises
• Discuss examples of anime that stumble at the ending like "Kaido: The Right Answer"

If you're writing a story, you don't need to explode clothes. You could write an entire series where everyone stays appropriately clothed the entire time. You have our permission.

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We dive deep into the world of brand loyalty and how it affects our gaming choices, from trading card games to tabletop RPGs, questioning why we remain loyal to companies with questionable ethics.

• The ethics of emergency pizza delivery for wildfire evacuees and the problems with tip-based compensation
• Richard's unexpected capybara encounter at High Park and celebrating post-graduation achievements
• Why Magic: The Gathering's "Universes Beyond" sets represent corporate greed over gameplay design
• How Flesh and Blood cards offer a more ethically-produced alternative to Magic but struggle against established IP
• The challenge of convincing D&D players to try Daggerheart despite its improved game mechanics
• Discussion of why Monster Sanctuary can't compete with Pokémon despite offering better gameplay
• Random questions about being isekai'd into magical worlds and using Pokémon as lease negotiators

Support indie game developers and try games like Sea of Stars, Expedition 33, and Monster Sanctuary. Check out Daggerheart's free YouTube videos and starter kit to experience a more ethically-designed TTRPG.

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