Gaming On The Frontier

This week we have a bit of news and then we talk about tips for survival.  In Part I of the show is about what to bring for life support on worlds that have already had an initial survey. We discuss what kind of equipment is important for surviving potentially hostile environments and we list several key pieces of equipment that will help you to this end.  In Part II of the show we discuss the art of first contact. We mainly go over concepts of do’s and don’ts but we also cover some of the major pitfalls that one should consider before even stepping through the ring.  01:24 More Fringeworthy Savage Worlds News  04:40 Packing for Success Part I – Life Support: Keeping yourself healthy and sane  06:37 Oxygen Air Tank  08:40 Buoyancy Compensator  10:40 Inspirational Texts  15:10 Mini Hammock  17:30 Magnesium Fire Starter & Fire Extinguisher  19:00 Gloves  20:43 Chainsaw  24:40 Blix Reviews – RPGBomb.com  25:35 Packing for Success Part II – Surviving First Contact  31:56 Air Recon – Balloons &am

We noticed that a number of visitors are from other countries and we wonder if they really know what Fringeworthy is all about.  We've done this special introductory episode of the Fringeworthy Podcast to explain the basics of the game (but not game system) - what it is about in layman terms.  If you are very familiar with Fringeworthy then please use this to introduce new players to the game. Included is an offer to run sample adventures over skype to encourage new players and to help train new adventure designers. Please let us know if anything is unclear or if we beat the drum a little too hard. Thanks and welcome to Fringeworthy!

We discuss exploring worlds so similar to our own that it could be a possible future.  In many cases these are worlds that have experience a disaster or catastrophe of some kind like nuclear war, plague, asteroid strike, or zombie apocalypse. Players love near future worlds since they may have technology that can easily be adopted by Earth Prime.  We discuss how the GM can avoid that wrecking her campaign. 01:14 Savage Worlds Fringeworthy 03:42 World Building - Near Future Intro 05:22 Disasters in near future 05:50 Radiation issues 08:40 Biological damage issues 15:24 Natural disasters 16:00 what kind of adventures are not good choices 19:15 Adventure hooks 23:30 futuristic weapons 25:50 Why players love near future worlds 32:50 transportation 37:00 Virtual Reality 43:16 Space flight and colonization 46:00 Alternate physics worlds 48:00 How new tech can wreck Earth Prime 52:00 How to prevent this

In this week's podcast we talk about packing for success! What sort of communication gear should your IDET team take with them on the pathways? Then we segue to a fan requested topic: The Fringe Mail Service! We talk about what a Fringeworthy Postman would do and why would you want one? This week we're listing each topic by its time stamp so you can skip to your favorite bit with ease! 01:05  Print on Demand (POD) progress www.lulu.com 01:55 Savage Fringeworthy update 04:06 Packing for Success - Communication 04:30 Ham radio and archaic crystal radios 07:00 sublingual comm units 08:29 homing beacons 09:12 portable wi-fi systems to control video and remote control 10:20 indelible inks and writing underwater 11:55 comm repeaters 12:25 vehicle mil-grade comm systems including datalink 13:35 keeping in touch with friends 16:00 creating custom/multi-capable equipment 21:15 Player Mail - Fringeworthy mail service?  Thanks James Buchanan! 22:55 Where do these mail carriers come from? 23:34 How soon

Welcome to the Fringeworthy Podcast. Fringeworthy is the very first game of interdimensional exploration and adventure and is still the best.   Currently backed by the d20 Modern system but a Savage Worlds edition will follow soon. You play randomly selected people in the near future who have the special quality that allows them to use the ancient portal discovered in Antarctica to access a network of interdimensional roadways and platforms rich with portals to other worlds, alternate earths, and wierd spaces. Administered by the United Nations, you are drawn from every walk of life and given the best in exploration equipment.  You seek allies and technology in the other universes for the betterment of all, but especially to solve the problems on Earth that are rapidly becoming critical. Each week your hosts, Bruce, John, and Blix will offer their best insights into running successful adventures in the near past, far past, near future, and far future on worlds almost identical to our own to completely al