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Quantum Childhood 0109 — The Riddle of Farty Allen, part 2

September 7, 2023 by Bryan Leave a Comment
The Riddle of Farty Allen part 2

The janitor might be a clone. The shop teacher’s experimenting with time travel. And students’ blood samples have been sent to a shady research facility. But more important than all of that: there’s a dance coming up, and the boys all need dates! Tales From the Loop is a tabletop roleplaying game, published by Free … [Read more…]

Posted in: Geeks at Play, Quantum Childhood, Roleplaying Tagged: actual play, billy, cody, four seasons of mad science, free league, kevin, roleplaying, rpg, simon stalenhag, tales from the loop, tftl, year zero

Quantum Childhood 0108 — The Riddle of Farty Allen, part 1

August 24, 2023 by Bryan Leave a Comment
The Riddle of Farty Allen part 1

What became of the school’s librarian? Is there really a chicken pox outbreak? What’s the deal with Stacey Johnson? And why is Jomar’s sister having such strange dreams? Mysteries abound in Boulder City! Tales From the Loop is a tabletop roleplaying game, published by Free League and based on the retro-futuristic artwork of Simon Stålenhag.  “A Chase” … [Read more…]

Posted in: Geeks at Play, Quantum Childhood, Roleplaying Tagged: actual play, billy, cody, four seasons of mad science, free league, jomar, kevin, roleplaying, rpg, simon stalenhag, tales from the loop, tftl, year zero

Quantum Childhood 0107 — Creatures from the Cretaceous, part 2

August 10, 2023 by Bryan Leave a Comment

The gang flees a pod of velociraptors in Dorothy Greene’s pickup truck on their way to Lena Peterson’s home. The journey is much longer and wilder than they could have imagined! Tales From the Loop is a tabletop roleplaying game, published by Free League and based on the retro-futuristic artwork of Simon Stålenhag.  “Prepair for … [Read more…]

Posted in: Geeks at Play, Quantum Childhood, Roleplaying Tagged: cody, four seasons of mad science, free league, kevin, roleplaying, rpg, simon stalenhag, tales from the loop, tftl, year zero

Quantum Childhood 0106 — Creatures from the Cretaceous, part 1

July 27, 2023 by Bryan Leave a Comment

As Christmas approaches, the gang hunts for a lost dog, finding much more than they bargained for along the way. Tales From the Loop is a tabletop roleplaying game, published by Free League and based on the retro-futuristic artwork of Simon Stålenhag.  “Prepair for Their Fall” by Nicolas Jeudy is licensed from Dark Fantasy Studio. Cover artwork … [Read more…]

Posted in: Geeks at Play, Quantum Childhood, Roleplaying Tagged: actual play, billy, cody, four seasons of mad science, free league, jomar, kevin, mutant zero, quantum childhood, roleplaying, simon stalenhag, tales from the loop

Quantum Childhood 0105 — Grownup Attraction, part 2

July 13, 2023 by Bryan Leave a Comment

Joined once again by Kevin, the boys descend into the Loop’s service tunnels to disable the ARAN and save the city’s adults. Visit Bob and Larry’s Stuff and Things (and Also Boxes) in Season One of the City on a Hill Podcast Tales From the Loop is a tabletop roleplaying game, published by Free League … [Read more…]

Posted in: Geeks at Play, Quantum Childhood, Roleplaying Tagged: actual play, billy, bob and larry's stuff and things (and also boxes), city on a hill, cody, four seasons of mad science, jomar, kevin, roleplaying, simon stalenhag, tales from the loop, tftl

Quantum Childhood 0104 — Grownup Attraction, part 1

June 29, 2023 by Bryan 1 Comment

  Still reeling from the loss of Moghu and Enzo, the gang makes a new friend. Meanwhile, grownups all over Boulder City have started vanishing. Tofrains, the ethically-sourced brain alternative, was developed by Geek at Arms Labs for our experimental Episode Zero and then released to the public in episode 15 Tales From the Loop … [Read more…]

Posted in: Geeks at Play, Quantum Childhood, Roleplaying Tagged: actual play, billy, cody, four seasons of mad science, free league, jomar, kevin, mutant zero, roleplaying, rpg, tales from the loop, tftl, tofrains

54: Film Club – Open Range

May 29, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Open Range Cover

We got a hankerin for a new episode, it’s an all new Geek at Arms! James happily kicks off Geek Out with his thoughts on the recent season of The Mandalorian and Star Trek: Picard. Next he shares how much he enjoyed attending this year’s Texas Blade Show and what new knives he bought. Bryan gives an update on the Tales … [Read more…]

Posted in: conventions, Episode Show Notes, Film Club, PAX, Podcast, Roleplaying Tagged: animal crossing, film club, mandalorian, open range, pax east, picard, star trek, star wars, tales from the loop, texas blade show

Quantum Childhood 0101 — The Killer Birds, part 1

May 18, 2023 by Bryan 2 Comments

*CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains descriptions of harm to animals. Geek at Arms is proud to present “The Killer Birds,” the first episode of our first actual play campaign, Quantum Childhood. Tales From the Loop is a tabletop roleplaying game, published by Free League and based on the retro-futuristic artwork of Simon Stålenhag.  “Relapse” by … [Read more…]

Posted in: Geeks at Play, Quantum Childhood, Roleplaying Tagged: enzo, four seasons of mad science, free league, jomar, kevin, killer birds, moghu, mutant zero, roleplaying, simon stalenhag, tales from the loop, tftl

40: The Hidden Fortress

May 1, 2021 by Bryan Leave a Comment

James reunites with Bryan and Mike for another new episode of Geek at Arms! In Geek Out James talks about braving the movie theaters with his daughter to see Raya and the Last Dragon and gives his thoughts on the Snyder Cut of Justice League. Next Bryan shares some news about new technology for VR … [Read more…]

Posted in: Episode Show Notes, Film Club, Podcast Tagged: accommodation, akira kurasawa, anamorphic, animorphs, aquaman, bananas, battle of the five armies, bird of paradise, c3p0, cinemascope, dune, emberwind the skies of axia, godzilla, godzilla vs kong, his majesty's dragon, home alone, japan, justice league, king kong, light field, looney tunes, lytro, magic the gathering, marie kondo, mash, naomi novik, oculus rift, r2d2, raya and the last dragon, samurai, sengoku, sengoku period, shasta, star wars, tab, tales from the loop, the hidden fortress, the hobbit, the last samurai, the snyder cut, toho, toshiro mifune, unreal, virtual reality, vr, wandavision, warring states

33: Doctor Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog

September 15, 2020 by Leave a Comment

Once more with feeling, it’s the new episode of Geek at Arms! Bryan starts off Geek Out with his recent study of Unreal Engine and how much he’s enjoyed the latest release from Magic: the Gathering: Arena—Amonkhet Remastered. Next, Mike shares how much his family has enjoyed the Netflix series The Umbrella Academy. He also geeks out … [Read more…]

Posted in: Episode Show Notes, Film Club, Podcast Tagged: amonkhet, Anthony Stewart Head, art of the rapier, buda 5, cancel culture, Canyon Road, captain hammer, charisma carpenter, day of vengeance, deep space 9, detective chimp, discovery, doctor horrible, doctor horrible's sing-along blog, dolores umbridge, eric balfour, felicia day, firefly, Has Been, independence war 2, James Darren, jed whedon, jonathan coulton, joss whedon, ken mondschein, lex luthor, lower decks, magic the gathering, magneto, ms. 1.33, myst documentary, nathon fillion, neil patrick harris, neil patrick harrison ford, nicol bolas, poison ivy, ray fisher, retro rewind, retro rewind pod, retro rewind podcast, retrorewind, risk, rrp, shadowpact, simon helberg, skullcrusher mountain, star trek discovery, star trek lower decks, superman iii, tales from the loop, the guild, the little mermaid, Tur-Mohel, umbrella academy, unreal engine, Vic Fontaine, virtual production, William Shatner, writers strike, zack whedon
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