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63 – Princess Bride

April 26, 2025 by Mike Leave a Comment
Cover image for Episode 64 - The Princess Bride

A new episode of Geek at Arms? Inconceivable!!! In this episode James begins Geek Out by describing just how much he and his wife have enjoyed playing Baldur’s Gate 3, and how much his whole family has enjoyed the latest Star Wars series Skeleton Crew. Speaking of a galaxy far, far way, Mike tells us about jumping back into … [Read more…]

Posted in: Episode Show Notes, Film Club, Roleplaying Tagged: #baldur's gate, dungeon cralwer carl, echoes of wisdom, film club, ken mondschein, la dice and developer's society, legend of zelda, lord of the rings, lotr, min/max, princess bride, shadowdark, skeleton crew, star wars, Star Wars RPG, star wars ttrpg, ttprg, War of the Rohirrim, Zelda

63 – Clergy in Media

April 13, 2025 by Mike Leave a Comment
Clergy in Media Episode Cover

Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Podcast with an all new Geek at Arms! In this episode Bryan kicks off Geek Out by sharing his preparations for GM’ing new rpg sessions for both the recently released The Electric State and The One Ring. Mike talks about playing Mika and the Witch’s Mountain and how fun it is to … [Read more…]

Posted in: conventions, Episode Show Notes, Podcast, Roleplaying Tagged: dallas fan festival, dresden files, electric state, Evil, expanse, fan expo, fan festival, film, firefly, mash, medieval reenactment, mika and the witch's mountain, name of the wind, one ring, patrick rothfuss, roleplaying, roleplaying games, Rothfuss, rpg, Shepherd Book, ttprg, TV

62 – Fellowship of the Ring

November 3, 2024 by Mike Leave a Comment
62 - Film Club: Fellowship of the Ring

The road goes ever on and on, to a new episode of Geek at Arms! Bryan kicks off Geek Out with a description of the recent SIGGRAPH event. Mike describes how much he enjoyed a recent playtest of an upcoming Unmatched set, and James gives a review of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series…which he enjoyed immensely! Lastly, in the … [Read more…]

Posted in: conventions, Episode Show Notes, Podcast, Roleplaying Tagged: call of chthulhu, dungeon crawler carl, fellowship of the rings, frieren, lord of the rings, lotr, Pax Dei, teenage mutant ninja turtles, tmnt, unmatched

61: Failure in RPGs

November 3, 2024 by Mike Leave a Comment

Let’s roll some dice, it’s an all new Geek at Arms! Bryan starts off this episodes Geek Out with his experience playing the Alpha of Pax Dei, an upcoming sandbox MMO. Mike talks about how unique the game Ultimate Chicken Horse is, and he and James discuss their different opinions of the latest Star Wars series, Acolyte. James continues the Star Wars theme … [Read more…]

Posted in: Episode Show Notes, Podcast, Roleplaying Tagged: acoylte, alternity, call of cthulhu, discovery, doctor who RPG, fiasco, free league, horizon forbidden west, iron crown enterprises, lower decks, middle earth roleplaying, monster of the week, Pax Dei, primetime adventures, roleplaying, rpg, scavengers reign, star trek, star wars, star wars d6, strange new worlds, tales from the loop, ultimate chicken horse, weg

Beginner’s Guide to Pinny Arcade Trading

June 16, 2024 by Mike 3 Comments
Pinny Arcade Trading

Pinny Arcade has a massive community of collectors and traders, and it’s a fun and exciting part of the PAX experience. But trading at the event has changed since the beginning, and the official website’s information is out of date. The community has its own lingo, etiquette, and some shared perception of pin value. I learned a few lessons in my first few years of trading; some from wonderful and supportive community members and some lessons from the school of hard knocks. This guide is here to help you avoid the harder lessons and get the most fun out of your pin trading experience.

Posted in: Blog Posts, conventions, PAX Tagged: advice, Beginner's guide, convention, conventions, PAX, pax east, PAXEast, Pin Trading, Pinny Arcade

PAX Report 2024

April 1, 2024 by Mike Leave a Comment

The clouds have cleared, the rain has dried, and another amazing weekend at PAX East is in the rear view mirror. The Expo hall floor was admittedly different this year, competing with GDC for independent game creators’ attention. But, while some of the chatter from nay-sayers online was that PAX wasn’t the same, there was … [Read more…]

Posted in: Blog Posts, PAX, Roleplaying Tagged: emberwind, PAX, pax east, PAXEast, ttrpg, unmatched, video games

58: Magnificent Seven

November 11, 2023 by Mike Leave a Comment
Magnificent Seven Episode cover

Ride off into the sunset with an all new Geek at Arms! In Geek Out, Bryan starts off with his likes and dislikes of the newest sci-fi rpg from Bethesda, Starfield. Next Mike talks about joining a crowdfunding from Restoration Games for a new storage system for the game Unmatched. James wraps it up with how much he’s enjoyed the 4th … [Read more…]

Posted in: Episode Show Notes, Film Club, Podcast Tagged: a-team, akira kurosawa, bug's life, expanse, firefly, galaxy quest, haunting in venice, leviathan falls, lower decks, magnificent seven, mandalorian, moopsy, once upon a time in space, Restoration Games, seven samurai, star trek, star trek lower decks, starfield, stargate, three amigos, unmatched, westerns, wheel of time, woolheads

57: Good Guys, Questionable Role Models

November 6, 2023 by Mike Leave a Comment
Questionable Role Models

Prepare yourself for an all new, and very special, episode of Geek at Arms! While James is “On Assignment” his incredible wife Joy steps in behind the microphone! Bryan starts off Geek Out with news of the new podcast he and James have started: Woolheads, where they review and discuss the episodes of the latest season of The … [Read more…]

Posted in: conventions, Episode Show Notes, Podcast, Roleplaying Tagged: ahsoka, army of darkness, Balder's Gate, cars, firefly, frozen, last ronin, lone star game expo, mice and mystics, name of the wind, pathfinder, patrick rothfuss, red dragon inn, rpg, star wars, the batman, thomas covenant, tmnt, toy story, ttrp, wheel of time

56: The Frisco Kid

September 18, 2023 by Mike 2 Comments
The Frisco Kid

We’ve crossed rivers, and we’ve climbed high mountains, just to bring you an all new Geek at Arms! James starts off Geek Out with how impressed he’s been with the second season of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and describes his new Instagram account, Diceknight edc, which combines his geeky hobbies along with pocket knives and more. Mike talks … [Read more…]

Posted in: Episode Show Notes, Film Club, Podcast Tagged: frisco kid, hardspace shipbreaker, hat full of sky, i shall wear midnight, lotr, MagicMoghu, min/max, mtg, phasmophobia, star trek, star trek: strange new worlds, tales of middle-earth, terry preatchett, unmatched, wee free men, wintersmith

55: All Those Other RPGs

September 17, 2023 by Mike Leave a Comment
All Those Other RPGs

Congratulations, you just downloaded a cool podcast, it’s an all new Geek at Arms! The guys kick things off with a discussion of their recent actual play campaign, Quantum Childhood. Bryan then starts Geek Out with his thoughts on the new Trigun Stampede anime and the deck-building game Inscryption. Speaking of card games he and James discuss how tempted … [Read more…]

Posted in: Episode Show Notes, Podcast, Roleplaying Tagged: alien rpg, avatar legends, CBR+PNK, city on a hill, d&d, dnd, doctor who RPG, dungeon world, emberwind, eric trautman, FATE, haunted west, honey heist, lord of the rings, lotr, magic the gathering, masks of a new generation, merp, mike perna, monster of the week, numenera, retro rewind, roleplaying, star wars, star wars d6, tales from the loop, the witcher rpg

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