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Herd Chickens or Attack Orcs?

Nerding For Beginners

Release Date: 07/14/2021

The Universe vs. The Party et. al. show art The Universe vs. The Party et. al.

Nerding For Beginners

We know what we're up against.  We have a plan, and we have the right equipment.  We also have an attorney on retainer.  Will Harvey Bugbear get us out of this, or are we gonna have to try and make this thing worse by fighting our way out?

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Ye Olde Jailbreak show art Ye Olde Jailbreak

Nerding For Beginners

Today there's gonna be a jailbreak, right here in this episode!  The Desperado returns to tell the gang how screwed they are, but also informs them that there might be someone who could help.  What's a group of mostly naked idiots to do?

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Full Frontal Eldon show art Full Frontal Eldon

Nerding For Beginners

We're back in these bloodstained streets!  Our party tries to get the bacon back to the dogfather (not Snoop, sorry), but then things get dark... and assault-y.  We have to hope The Machine can help get us out of this pickle.  We also learn something big about our littlest party member's member

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Let's Learn About Warhammer 40K! show art Let's Learn About Warhammer 40K!

Nerding For Beginners

Is humanity destined to destroy itself, and all it encounters? Are we doomed to repeat the worst moments in our history ad nauseam until the universe comes to an end?  Games Workshop seems to think so, hence Warhammer 40K! Brandon attempts to learn us about the sprawling tabletop game, the lore, and some quirks.  We also search some cursed images, so you don't have to!

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The Engines That Drive Our Lives show art The Engines That Drive Our Lives

Nerding For Beginners

Welcome to a special episode of the podcast!  On this episode Mike, AJ, and Brandon talk about the most important engine developed in the late 20th century: the game engine.  The reveal how something designed to make games easier to make as grown into something that impacts so many aspects of our lives. They also discuss this weekend's Extra Life Game Day!  Yes, we're going for another 24 hours straight to change kids health.  We talk about our schedule, but more importantly how YOU can get involved!  Please go here and donate what you can to our team's campaign: ...

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We're Heroes... Right? show art We're Heroes... Right?

Nerding For Beginners

Sometimes doing the right thing looks a lot like doing the wrong thing, and our intrepid party of spell casters (and Orville) find that out the hard way.  They decide to help the priest save his child, and... listen, we're heroes damnit!

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Spooky Sidequest show art Spooky Sidequest

Nerding For Beginners

Our band of spellcasters, and solo rouge, get a main quest!  And they immediately go looking for the source of loud sobbing, which is not part of the main quest.  This might be a short spooky season adventure!

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Curse You Strahd!!! show art Curse You Strahd!!!

Nerding For Beginners

It's spooky season!  And we're also down a Brandon, so let's get into some Curse of Strahd action!  Everyone has rolled up some new characters for this very unfamiliar setting for the group.  Does anyone else hear wolves?  Oh no...

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Nerding For Beginners

We have the bacon, all we gotta do is deliver it.  A little trouble comes up, and we handle it with all the grace and decorum we can muster

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Adventurs Guld show art Adventurs Guld

Nerding For Beginners

The gang heads to the Adventurer's Guild, gets some sleep, and causes a ruckus at breakfast.  Then they go on a quest for bacon

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Hot off of shoving a villain in a door from which he hopefully will never escape, we're faced with picking a new quest.  We could herd chickens, hunt squirrels, or attack an Orc encampment.