Big Gay Nerds

Less of an episode than an announcement: we just turned three years old, and this time I didn't commemorate it with a terrible baby voice! It's time to look back at our accomplishments, and forward at a future of warring feudal states. Don't worry, I'll explain everything. Remember to check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/biggaynerds and our Discord server https://t.co/zMoHt6MCeL

This is an episode about people in compromising situations digging themselves even deeper for the sake of advancing their goals... Admittedly, a LOT of our episodes are about that, but this one has a real laser-focused theme. Divino looks to recruit the Chosen One himself, despite the kid's suspicions. Corvina actually musters up some effort and does some research. Simone buddies up to the people she's currently most scared of... and winds up on the wrong end of a waaacky misunderstanding!

This new term at Pigsmoke seems to come with an extra helping of intrigue, especially now that Liam (played by Levi) has rejoined the party just in time to get tangled up in the Mindbending Department's latest scandal-in-the-making. Can he avoid reprisal from the Dean's office AND revenge from his colleagues? Meanwhile, Divino seems to be having some popularity issues, and Simone and Corvina wind up bumping into the wrong kind of people.

Pigsmoke College is back in session, and the professors are just as excited to be back as their students. The Dean has recruited a mysterious figure--played by Jonix!--to join its hand-picked mentors of Chad Blackwood, the Chosen One. Is this downright villainous-looking necromancer one of those evil professors we keep hearing about, or just kind of creepy and sad? Can Simone keep bluffing her students and peers into thinking she has magic? Will Corvina ever catch a break? Listen on to find out!

Our ragtag magicians have finally found their goblin... or, more accurately, he has found them and taunted them as a disembodied voice, ushering them towards a "guessing game" that seems a little more dangerous than Twenty Questions. Will Gin's carefree spirit and skeleton butler carry him above danger? Will Batu survive against the very "true magic" he's been looking for? Will Agnes's swamp-witchery help in this swamp? Listen on to find out!

As Echo traverses the ruined city, climbing ever higher and encountering ever stranger products of wild magic, the changes they have undergone become more apparent. What will they be by the time they reach their goal? What IS their goal? And what will they have for lunch at the food court? Content Warning: Some body horror.

We're back at it with... well, technically, this is from before we left Bleak Spirit to begin with. But now you can listen to the system played with a new crew--Owen, Sara, Pixie, and Jonix--in an entirely new setting where a world much like our own has been warped by the emergence of untamed magic. What will the helmed wanderer Echo encounter as they progress through the ruined city, and what will change as a result? We don't know yet!

We're jumping right into yet another Kickstarter campaign tie-in, this time with What We Were by Freddie Taylor Bell! It's a setting-agnostic system that focuses on personalized character arcs, and Jonix is using it to showcase his unique fantasy world! Three young mages (an apprentice-turned-trapper, a noble-turned-necromancer, and a barmaid-turned-witch) try to find a place in a world where people have only recently learned to harness the world's magic. The first step: see a goblin. You can back What We Were here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/drunkwizard/what-we-were-tabletop-roleplaying-system And our new intro/outro music is, as always, sampled from Aesop Rock's The Blob: https://soundcloud.com/rhymesayers/aesop-rock-the-blob

Nicks's journey reaches its thrilling climax and chilling conclusion! As he ventures deeper into the abbey in search of treasure, he will find more and more hints at the horrific events that led to its abandonment and the terrifying truths of its current state... and we'll find out just how truly roguish he is. Content Warning for some brief gore and desecration of corpses.

We're delving into the pre-release version of a game from the creator of Pigsmoke: Bleak Spirit, a game about a stranger in a strange land where no one knows for sure what the real story is. Owen, Levi, Fern, and Vanessa share control of a roguish skink and the swamped abbey he's exploring; what kind of narrative could emerge from this? It's anyone's guess, but our money isn't on a sunshiny one. Content Warning: Brief description of some nasty corpses.

Having recruited a new member, secured some privacy, and shifted their inter-gang alliances, the Resurrectionists settle in for a week of recuperation. Blondie hob-nobs over tea, Flint sticks his nose around, Thalia dances like no one's watching, and Ira makes some friends. However, the factions of Doskvol are never at rest in their struggle for supremacy, and unseen clocks tick towards midnight...

The Resurrectionists have welcomed Ira Glasgow the Slide into their ranks, but they find themselves in a familiar situation when Ira's prior... ahem, associate isn't eager to let them move on. Can a band of rogues, used to getting what they want through deception and violence, find peaceful resolution with a ruthless and paranoid gang leader? Or will someone get a knife thrown into their shoulder? Whoops, that was probably way too specific.

The Resurrectionists set out to find their next score, but quickly discover that political powderkegs with underlying hints of conspiracy are, in fact, complicated. Short on leads, they stumble into one person with the skills and contacts to help them navigate this web of conflict and intrigue... and immediately antagonize them. Featuring the return of Fern, previously heard in our Maid RPG adventures!

With their latest wins and losses behind them, the Resurrectionists settle in for a little downtime. Franz recovers from the (ahem) licking he got, Thalia reflects a little on her home life, and Kristov makes an unexpected breakthrough. Then it's time to contemplate their next move, with a little guidance from new allies, though not all sources are equally trustworthy...

The Resurrectionists are back, as their name would imply! We return to Doskvol after a long hiatus to see our favorite pseudo-Victorian rogues finish what they started: tracking down and killing a masked assassin in order to pay off a criminal organization for poaching their shark-woman fence. Franz/Blondie hits up an old contact who hits back, Thalia/Shade follows some spectral clues, Kristov/Flint puts a little English on the metaphorical ball, and Crowl/Club's clock ticks.

After an explosive end to the last episode, the united champions of Jorl push forward to end the invasion in the Fomorians' own mothership! Though they have determination and unexpected allies on their side, can they hope to sever the head of an otherworldly army? Find out in the finale of our first Fate Core adventure! Knights of Invasion is a World of Adventure by Richard Bellingham https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/179613/Knights-of-Invasion-o-A-World-of-Adventure-for-Fate-Core Our intro and outro music is sampled from Aesop Rock's The Blob https://soundcloud.com/rhymesayers/aesop-rock-the-blob

The Battle of Smyden continues as our knights converge on the aliens' entry point! Zeno keeps up the wrestlemania, Geoffrey has a lucky streak, Agrippa plays diplomatic hardball, and Prim has her best bad idea yet.

The Invasion that these Knights are Of, apparently, finally kicks off! When the volcano that once split Jorl in two becomes the beachhead for a hostile force, can our ragtag heroes and their hurried coalition stand against it? Geoffrey puts his jousting skills to use, Prim uses some urban combat tactics, Zeno braves the fire, and Agrippa fights as dirtily as possible. Content Warning: Some gore, mostly inflicted upon big evil aliens.

It's time for more M.A.I.D. action! Fern joins us with Daisy, a maid who... well, to use a certain turn of phrase, she wears a lot more hats than the little maid doily thing. She, Princess Hekatom, and Darwin Barkley are assigned to protect an important human diplomat in the heart of spider territory. Will they succeed despite their impulsiveness, unwillingness to utilize backup, and pitiful Affection scores? Listen to find out!

Back by popular demand, it's Lasers & Feelings, the one-page, one-stat RPG! All of your favorite Raptor crewmates are here: Robin the Savvy Pilot, Chumbo, Dizzy the Hotshot Explorer, fan-favorite Chumbo, Logos the Android Doctor, I think Chumbo's in this one too, Bit the Dangerous-and-or-Sexy Engineer, and who could forget... the Star Dreadnought.