Leisure
We have our Rush t-shirts and a new year has started. It's time to reconnect with you, our treasured listeners, and just barely fail to talk in-depth about the amazing comic "Saga". We will, however, cover some games, a visit from a dear friend, and a movie or two. 1. (1:00) Star Wars Edge of Empire RPG - It's Firefly and Futurama, with Funny Dice (dice app) - Ilan's specious comparisons to FATE and Cortex - Compared to Star Wars Saga Edition? - Fantasy Flight will be releasing the game in a manner similar to their 40k system - Notes on the "Edge of the Empire" setting 2. (11:20) Jerome Comeau, King of Tokyo - Welcome to Toronto, Jerome Comeau! - Sauced: since we last podcasted, they began and ended, and put out as many episodes as we ever did. Ever! - Poutineries in Toronto: Smoke's and Poutini's. Ilan's Daiya Cheesemongering. - How King of Tokyo works - rules, and dice. 3. (17:00) Other two-player games - Spot It - Kahuna ("A Full Web") - Burger Joint 4. (20:00) Sentinels of the Multiverse - That's what those crackling noises were, Ilan unpacking it. - All about Sentinels of the Multiverse, how it works. - That it's the Kickstartered second edition. - As a single-player game. 5. (23:50) HALO 4 - Co-op gameplay, playing online. - Thinking back on ODST, Reach. 6. (26:00) Brief return to Sentinels of the Multiverse - Character design - Comparison to Fantasy Flight's "Death Angel" 7. (27:25) Movies: Argo, Kirby - Argo. "Made in Canada", but "you have to change history". Alan Arkin and John Goodman. - Jack Kirby's storyboards. And Devil Dinosaur. - "Cashing in on the Sci-fi craze." - Did it succeed in nuance and balance? Are any historical movies "true"? 8. (35:00) Skyfall, and Ken and Robin - Skyfall. What's the authoritative James Bond? - Plug for "Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff" - Did Skyfall have the things you need to have a James Bond movie? - Character of "Eve" - a female character in a James Bond movie 9. (39:00) Quick Saga Chat, with a promise of more - We'll do Saga next episode in depth. - Worth a reread and good for sharing, at Image Starter Pricing ($10) - Pricing on trades! - Incal and Lost riding a dinosaur through rocket-ship forest; Esperanto-speaking Jedi druids versus winged laser-imperialists, with robot mercenaries and lying cats. All the things are in the book. - If you don't like it "I will not actually punch you." - We got a new microphone (Blue Yeti) - Canadian law on Wendigos 10. (44:00) Signoff, and things to look forward in the future: - AT SOME POINT FanExpo "lost episode", perhaps edit back together at some point. - KICKSTARTER - SAGA - POWERS - Disney purchase of Lucasfilm in more depth