Big Gay Nerds

The holidays are here and the year is almost over, so the Big Gay Nerds gather to talk about tabletop games of the past, present, and yet to come. (To all you Sara fans, she was enjoying an ACTUAL holiday gathering at the time of recording.)

The Ring of Fire session comes to its thrilling conclusion! Rio attempts to solve a problem without violence! Seimei and Oshiro escalate the situation without really knowing what the situation is! Mori encounters our most marketable foe yet! Will the misfit heroes foil a regicidal plot, or literally shoot themselves in their collective feet? There's also a brief reflection after everything's wrapped up, so no standalone postmortem episode for this arc.

After the last episode's revelations, our heroes leap into action with a plan to reap fame and fortune from the dire situation! Witness hard-boiled investigation, barroom combat, equestrian heisting, and an unexpected reunion under the worst circumstances possible.

Rio, Oshiro, Mori, and Seimei kick off their new misadventures in the Ring of Fire by cashing in on their earlier, undocumented misadventures. Then they're invited to the lavish estate of an eccentric but loving friend of the family! Then the game ends because everyone's happy and no one's previous actions have come back to haunt them. Content warning: brief suicide mention.

A new big gay nerd joins the team! Ian's here with a character-driven, easily-modified game called Lady Blackbird (http://www.onesevendesign.com/ladyblackbird/) and a genre-splicing setting of his own creation. Owen, Sara, and Levi revisit some old characters, and Saturn starts to devise a new one. If you were hoping for Lawful Good PCs... well, you might have to temper your expectations for this podcast as a whole. Heads up: we had some technical hiccups in this recording, which is why Ian is only in the right-hand speakers for the first half.

With the first Monsterhearts session over, we reflect on... whoa! Oh boy, this one starts out pretty heavy. But seriously though, we talk about what makes this game so much fun for us. I promise that Levi didn't get disappeared at the end. There's also a VERY belated endorsement for Monsterhearts 2, which as I type has a day and a half left on Kickstarter, so if you wanna push for some last-minute stretch goals: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/averyalder/monsterhearts-2

Our first session of Monsterhearts draws to a conclusion! Bishop steals away with more than family photos. Jessamine gets her fill and earns a reputation. Mark... Mark's got a real mixed bag of a situation, folks. We think you're gonna like this one.

Let's get this party started! Our band of young monsters arrives at their first-ever college party to mingle with their peers... and advance their dark agendas. Jessamine sinks her claws into Jake, Bishop and their minions start a heist, and Mark gets some mixed signals.

Class is in session at Mater Dolorosa College! Not that any of the students care. Bishop, Jessamine, and Mark are too busy chasing money, blood, family heirlooms, and the cheapest beer they can illegally obtain. Intro and outro music courtesy of Aesop Rock: https://soundcloud.com/rhymesayers/aesop-rock-the-blob

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Big Gay Nerds, an LGBT RPG podcast! Join Owen, Levi, Sara, and Saturn as they discuss and play tabletop roleplaying games. Today we're getting started with Monsterhearts, a game about young adults in paranormal romance. Three strange figures emerge from the swirling mists, and it turns out they're all petty jerks. Content warning: explicit language, Sex Moves.