

System Mastery
Jef Aldrich and Jon Taylor
Jef and Jon review old roleplaying games
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Jul 21, 2017 • 1h 15min
Gamma Crawl X – Episode 3
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/gamma-crawl-x-3.mp3
This time on the continuing adventures of Occulus Vive, Teddy Rustbin, and Yu-go the Nyarlathotank we find our heroes faced with a fiendish trap and pitted against the fiendish Bird Brothers in a fight to the…death? Listen and find out on the newest episode.
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Jul 19, 2017 • 1h 20min
Sailor Moon RPG – System Mastery 99
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/system-mastery-99-sailor-moon.mp3
Moon Prism Power! Right? Right? That’s what she says sometimes? Look this is weird for us. Not our usual thing. So we brought in a ringer! A guy that’s watched all this and even played this game, and also I guess he’s our boss sort of, James D’Amato of the One Shot Podcast Network. He’ll help us tease out the meaning of all of this!
By the way, don’t forget to check out James’ kickstarter, Dungeon Dome! He’s fundraising to run a rad series of live gladiatorial RP games with a collection of colorful live teams of podcasting friends, and he needs your help!
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Jul 4, 2017 • 1h 29min
Gamma Crawl X – Episode 2
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/gamma-crawl-x-2a.mp3
On today’s episode of Gamma Crawl X, our heroes encounter a slimy surprise, followed shortly thereafter by Deadstone the Gatekeeper. Enjoy!
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Jul 4, 2017 • 1h 20min
Legendary Lives – System Mastery 98
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/system-mastery-98-legendary-lives.mp3
The countdown to episode 100 begins! This week, Legendary Lives. Just another heartbreaker you’ve never heard of? Maybe. Does it commit several of the weird sins of old game design? Oh absolutely? Can you play as rad snake dudes? YES!
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Jun 20, 2017 • 1h 15min
Exquisite Replicas – System Mastery 97
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/system-mastery-97-exquisite-replicas.mp3
You know what we forgot to do in this one? Make fun of that Anonymous motto about how they’re legion or whatever. I guess we just forgot. Oh well. This is a game that reimagines the internet hacker collaborative or whatever as a bunch of insane homeless people fighting invisible extradimensional invaders. That’s certainly worth some points for originality.
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Jun 19, 2017 • 47min
Gamma Crawl X – Episode 1
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/mad-max-x-crawl-1.mp3
As demanded by the public (and the Patreon) we have begun our first ever Actual Play series, Gamma Crawl X. In this show, we are joined by our GM Quinn (of Swallows of the South and various other podcasts) and friend of the show Brad, to adventure in the far-flung mutant madness that is the arenas of Gamma World. In this episode, we introduce the format and create characters. And soon, the actual game begins.
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Jun 6, 2017 • 1h 10min
Nexus: The Infinite City – System Mastery 96
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/system-mastery-96-nexus-the-infinite-city.mp3
Man this city is so infinite, it’s like you don’t even know. Crazy aliens rub shoulders with alternate humans in this early 90s kitchen sink style game with a great roster of now-famous authors. Also we make fun of each other.
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May 23, 2017 • 1h 2min
200 Word RPG Challenge – System Mastery 95
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/system-mastery-95-200-word-rpg-winners.mp3
It was a blast to help judge this year’s 200 Word RPG Challenge to assist David Schirduan in his yearly scheme to elicit all kinds of creativity from the online RPG community. And while they were all fun to read, we did eventually settle on a few winners this year. Our part in the rewards process was an episode dedicated to the winners, and here it is! Please enjoy this rare glimpse into the world of friendly, happy, positive System Mastery.
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May 9, 2017 • 1h 7min
Purgatory – System Mastery 94
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/system-mastery-94-purgatory.mp3
Warning: This episode is for mature gamers only. So if you think the word “Boogers” is still pretty funny, maybe you should wait til we review the RPG adaptation of the Sega Genesis classic, Boogerman. Til then, this is a cute little game that incorporates a lot of Heaven/Hell mythology with … oh let’s just say all of the LARP suggestions you’d find in a Mind’s Eye Theater Book.
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Apr 26, 2017 • 1h 18min
Talislanta – System Mastery 93
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/04/system-mastery-93-talislanta.mp3
It’s not too late to go support the new Kickstarter for the next edition of this weird but fairly charming game if you want. It will be very soon, which just means I have to remember to edit this post later. Don’t worry, future historians, I didn’t. This game has a lot of races. Like… fifteen thousand? More? I forget. Oh, and the specific edition we have was hard to find a photo of, so I stuck our copy with ol’ Xizor to prove its legitimacy and just used that picture. Enjoy!
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