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Best in Show on April 28, 2013 at the Orleans Arena.

Paws for the Cause June 1, 2013 at Friendly Ford.

Meghan is a strong animal advocate and very passionate about the Foundation and the work it does in the community. We also discussed the philosophy and practice of the animal foundation and the unique challenges of being a Las Vegas animal shelter. Meghan and Asia were a pleasure to have on and we hope that they spark your interest in animal advocacy and rescue.

Links to things we discussed:

Animal Foundation Twitter and Facebook, Best Friends Animal Sanctuary, Lied Shelter, Dewey Shelter, Paradise Ranch, Las Vegas Zoo, Sunrise Animal Hospital, Southern Nevada Pug Rescue

Their next show is April 27 with Nerf Herder at the Beauty Bar.

We mentioned several important things:

Very Awesome Girls into Nerdy Activities, Critical Care Comics, Odin’s Cock, L33t Ladies,

The we talk about Descent Second Edition and why we like it, what it does, and why it does it so well. We also gush about how great Fantasy Flight Games is.

Links:

Descent 2e Main Page

Fantasy Flight Games Main Page

In this episode we meet, once again, with the Mighty Stephanie Payne to talk about the Very Awesome Girls into Nerdy Activities.

We talk about the transformation of Nerd/Geek culture in Las Vegas. Stephanie proclaims Vegas to be the future Nerd Mecca. Here is a link to here TedX talk. Check it out!

We talk about a ton of stuff: 3d6 (particularly Dave), The Salt Fire Circus and Bare Bones Burlesque, Drunk Quest, Cosmic Comics, MaximuM Comics, Avatar Comics and Games, Battlezone Comics and Games, L33t Ladies, Blackbird Studios, Cupcake Girls, Walking Dead, LVL Up Expo, Amazing Las Vegas Comic Con, Goodies.

We got chicken here: BFG Chicken Strips.

When the newest episode drops on Sunday, there will be a gap in the numbering.

I have gone and re-ordered the episodes to reflect a change in how we are numbering them. Episodes that are not just regular Episodes (OtherGeek, etc.) will just be called Episode ## with the Sub-category next to it as part of the title.

This me a better accounting of how far into the Episodes we are and makes it far easier for me to track them. If you want to get the updates numbers in your feed or iTunes, just Unsubscribe then Resubscribe. I will eventually change how they appear in the RSS root feed, but that is several hours worth of painstaking work.

Links to some things we mentioned:

Nerd Poker podcast, Forge World Avatar, Descent: Journeys in the Dark. Second Edition

Yes, we have been gone for awhile. Scott’s laptop is broken and his desktop computer is on it’s last legs. Therefore, computer usage and editing has been difficult.

In this episode Anthony and I try to talk about creating a focus for the players in games that do not use a grid map and miniatures. We end up talking about how Will could improve the Dark Heresy game he is running by using those tools. There are some good insights in the conversation.

Links: Nerd  Fitness and Beginner Body Weight Workout, Bulletproof Executive,

Guess what we talk about? We have the Mighty Lord of Excess, Larry, on mic with Rob and I and we talk about the economic impart of Kickstarter and what it means for the future of gaming and potentially changing the world.

Cheers!

There are so many comic book and game stores mentioned: Avatar Comics and Games, Alternate Reality Comics, HellPop Comics, and Maximum Comics, Little Shop of Magic.

Also The ladies of VAG will be at these events: Las Vegas Comic Expo at the Riviera Hotel and Casino and Vegas Valley Comic Book Festival along with the Mighty 3d6!!

Also these: Las Vegas Zombie Survival Run and the Las Vegas Zombie Walk.

Go see the girls. They love you. They love VAG. They love Geeks! Woot!

The GUBAR podcast and it’s hosts do not own the rights to any of this music. We own legal copies of the mp3 files presented here.If you wish to purchase the songs on this soundtrack you can find it on iTunes as the GUBAR Podcast – MetalCast Soundtrack. Please purchase the music of the bands you enjoy.

1. Metal? – Psychostick

2. That Darkness Shall Be Eternal – Satyricon

3. Waste of Tiamat – High on Fire

4. Be Without Fear – Behemoth

5. Demon of the Fall – Opeth

6. These Woods Breathe Evil – Swallow the Sun

7. In Ashes They Shall Reap – Hatebreed

8. The Lion’s Den – Morbid Angel

9. Cauldron of Hate – Cannibal Corpse

10. The Ascension – Bloodbath

11. I Speak Hate - Cavalera Conspiracy

12. Not in Rivers, But In Drops – Isis

13. C11 H17 N2 O2 S Na – Anthrax

14. Don’t Rip the Beast’s Heart Out – Vader

15. The Sinister Awakening – Dimmu Borgir

16. Slow Death – Obituary

17. The Lines in My Hand – Opeth

18. God Send Death – Slayer

19. So You Die – Bloodbath

20. The Gift of Guilt – Gojira

21. Slaves of Xul/The Gods Who Light Up the Sky at the Gate of Sethu – Nile

22. When Heaven Burns – Deicide

23. To Hieron – Dragged Into Sunlight

24. Honey and Sulphur – Cradle of Filth

The real Highlight is the companion soundtrack that accompanies this lil’ chat. Frankly, the talk is just an excuse to put out an awesome soundtrack.

Go Get It Now!

We do not discuss the mechanics much, but please check out this episode of the Canon Puncture show for a detailed talk about how Dogs plays.

I think it is an insightful conversation that will hopefully interest you in pursuing some games outside of D&D or filing the serial number off of your D&D games to create interesting play sessions.

Cheers!

Links to important stuff:Play Dirty, QAGS,

We interview a longtime friend Gina Quaranto. She is local artist, curator, and activist. She owns and runs the Blackbird Studios at 1551 S. Commerce St. in Las Vegas. They do new shows every month where they display a variety of artists, styles, and mediums.

We cover the bases from her early days as a comic store owner and local punk music promoter to her becoming one of the best known artists in the the city. Gina is active in the downtown area and her fingerprints can be seen on a variety of projects in  the Arts District.

She works as a volunteer waitress at Tiffany’s Cafe on Oakey and Las Vegas Blvd. every Wednesday and Thursday from 6p-10p. Please visit her and the cafe staff and get yourself some great food.

Enjoy the Show.

People and Places Mentioned: Enrique Nevarez, Danny Roberts, Hillary Salon, HellPop Comics, Happy Panda Toys, Corner Store, The Huntridge Theater

Apologies to anyone we forgot.

Anthony and I talk with my Brother in Law, Aaron, and his friend Billy. They are both home brewing hobbyists and Billy has managed to turn his hobby into a small business. We talk about beer and food and get derailed many times into ridiculous topics. It was a really enjoyable session. It is largely unedited except for where we had technical problems and where we took and actual break.

You can find Billy’s brewery here – Bad Jimmy’s Brewery

Cheers!

Cheers!

On Father’s Day in June, we reconnected with them and recorded an interview. I noticed during the recording that Skype was acting funky, but the call stayed connected and we continued to talk. After the interview I pulled up the audio and found that it was clipped and broken very badly. I was very upset by this. I tried several methods to fix the clipping, but it was a result of an unstable Skype call so it just didn’t exist in some parts.

I was so upset by this that I put away my pod casting toys for a bit to ponder if I wanted to continue; especially since this is mostly a labor of love. However, this week I decided that we should keep going. I have written up a very light transcript for the interview with the DoubleClicks. The audio is terrible and I don’t want to release it at large. If you want a copy, please just email (getgubarpodcast@gmail.com) me and I’ll send you the mp3.

Posted below is the transcript with links to venues, pod casts, and bands that we discussed. I am not a great writer, but I ran this past Angela and she said that it was okay to post. Read on and Enjoy!

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We go through introductions. Angela is doing most of the talking because Aubrey is having trouble with her voice. I ask her to do a Death Metal voice. That probably isn’t good for vocal recovery.

We recap their recent West Coast tour. They made several stops including: Rebecca’s Coffee House in San Diego, The Library Coffee House in Long Beach, The Nerdist Theater at Meltdown Comics in West Hollywood, The Spot Café and Lounge in Culver City, The Palo Alto House Show in Palo Alto, and Illusive Comics and Games in Santa Clara. It was their largest tour to date and they said that all of the shows were awesome.

We talked about their Northeast and Midwest tours that are in the planning stages.

We discuss tour stops in Minneapolis. They do not yet have a venue set there. They will be there October 4^th and 5^th. I recommend the Fine Line Music Café in Minneapolis.

We talk about the release of their new CD called Chainmail and Cello. It is 15 delicious tracks of comedy, heartbreak, nerd rage, and love.

There are 14 new songs with one (This Fantasy World) having been on their 1, 2, 3…Beta Testing EP.

We talk briefly about how they have added a few “F-Bombs” to some of the songs. They took the best songs from their Song-a-Week challenge that they had done where they wrote and released one new song every week. They also took a couple of songs from the Song-Fu contests that they had entered and put them on the album. Angela stated that they are going to try and have a new EP out by PAX this year.

When I had done the, now lost, Interview in an Alley with them on May 4 2012, I had asked them quite a few gaming questions. I got to see them play that evening as well. They are excellent to listen to recorded, but their live show is even better. There is an awkward shyness to Angela as she prepares her instruments and introduces her songs. There is even a tiny bit of back and forth bickering between the siblings as they get synced up to perform. However, when the notes are struck and the show begins, Angela changes into a confident, practiced musician. Aubrey alternately strums and works the bow across her cello strings and meets her sister in chorus to bring soft melody to the whole affair. Needless to say, I was impressed by their performance and it gave me an even better appreciation for what they do.  After having seen that I had a few weeks to digest the new CD and watch a few of their videos online. I put together some questions about the topics of their songs, their influences, and their current favorite artists.

I stated that folk music is an unusual genre for teenage kids to get into asked if they had a friend or family member that had turned them on to folk music.

Angela mentions anti-folk music and that their father is a musician and that has influenced them by broadening their musical tastes. She goes on to clarify that they aren’t necessarily a folk band. They play acoustic instruments and the addiction of the cello from Aubrey really creates a sound that is classified as folk.

I asked if they had any particular musical influences. Angela stated that she is influenced by herself and by her sister and that they just do what they are good at. I point out that when I hear their music, unlike some other styles; I cannot pick out a clear influence unlike hearing a three-chord punk band that is strongly influenced by the Ramones. Angela joked that they are also influenced by the Ramones and the Cure.

I ask Aubrey about her cello playing. She states that she played a lot of jazz music in college, but when she moved to Portland she ended up playing more rock and folk. I mention how versatile the cello is and how adept she is at playing it. She talks about how versatile it is and that you would not think that from just looking at the instrument itself.

I asked them about what they listened to while they were driving on tour. They primarily listened to comedy podcasts and Jonathan Coulton. Angela also states that she is much more of a comedy fan than a music fan. They list several podcast that they listen to, but the audio is pretty broken up. Only Paul F. Tompkins and Thrilling Adventure Hour come through clearly.

Anthony and I talk about Doug Stanhope for a minute.

I asked about how many of the songs are influenced by real life events. This is based on the fact that many of their songs are about relationships and breakups. We laugh about it a little, but we don’t get into any details surrounding the events in the songs. I mention that I don’t like that Angela sounds like a bully in the Song “Don’t You Love Me?” She seems a little disappointed, but Anthony comes in and states that he sees it differently and makes a case for why it is a song about leaving a relationship where a person acts like the subject of the song. Angela states that the song is an analogous female version of  a song by Jonathan Coulton called “Alone at Home”.

I mention the new song that they wrote about Las Vegas and they state that is was kind of mean spirited, but that they love Las Vegas and will come back in the future.

We briefly talk about games. The Double Clicks really like Lords of Waterdeep. Otherwise they had been very busy and had not played much. Most recently they had played Fiasco and Apocalypse World. They also like Ticket to Ride and Small World.

They will be attending PAX this year. They will be at several other conventions that you should check their website for. They have shows booked at a few places. Check their website for that as well.

NE Tour Starts last week of Sept and goes thru NY ComicCon.

Get their CD on Band camp, iTunes, CD Baby, and their website. Google them!

I thank them profusely!

There is an ad for the Vaults of Extoth podcast in the middle. I added it cause our sound took a crap and Andy from the VoE podcast has been awesome, helpful and his show is great.

Cheers!

GUBAR is back with a complete series of shows from LarryCon III.

We recorded on the plane both ways talking about what we were going to play and then what we had played. Sandwiched in the middle is a 2.5 hour long conversation with several of the other LarryCon attendees.

Listen to them all for the Complete LarryCon Experience!

Each one will be loaded as a separate item on the feed cause they aren’t supported to have multiple episodes on a single post.

PlaneCast 1 is up first.

Cheers!

We do talk about D&D, but it’s mixed in with the usual jokes and goofing off that the Day Job guys do every week. They are Las Vegas locals they do a great weekly show.

Subscribe to them now!

Check them out on iTunes, Stitcher, or on their website.

Some of the bands we talk about are:

Elvenking, Bloodbath, Behemoth, Cannibal Corpse, Advent of Bedlam, Dragged Into Sunlight

We engage in a little bit of industry talk and B.J. tells us about his experience as a developer for a small games company.

We do a little bit of general gaming talk and bullshit about our current interests.

SPOILER ALERT! There is a massive Risk: Legacy spoiler @9min 30sec. It runs for about 1 minute.

Our first interview is with the band 3d6 our unofficial sponsor and mighty punk rock pioneers.

You can check them out at www.3d6band.com or click the Reverb Nation link on our sidebar.

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In this Episode we talk about the game Psi-Run. We also talk about the inspiration for that game, OtherKind Dice. We put out a bunch of ideas for hacking and or changing up PsiRun. We also talk at length about injecting OtherKind into D&D and other traditional games as a substitute for skill challenges and free-form RP sessions.

Check out Psi-Run and Otherkind.

Also, please subscribe and rate us on iTunes and like our Facebook page.

Our long time friend and fellow gamer, Larry, joins us for this episode. We discuss more about D&D, 5th Edition and all the stuff between. We also talk quite a bit about the journey from being among the teeming masses of D&D/Traditional role-players to discovering the flexibility of the Indy/Small Press games. We cover quite a bit of ground. It was a fun ride.

Cheers!

Together we ponder the idea of who holds the responsibility for promoting and enforcing role-play within a gaming group. We also talk about the general notion of role-play and the differences seen along the spectrum in terms of how people approach their roles inside RPG games.

It is shorter than our usual episodes.

Here are Links to the campaign settings we discussed.

Anthony’s Caledon Campaign

Scott’s Numinis Campaign

Last night the collaborators who bring you GUBAR all got together for board games.  It was to celebrate another visit from Mike Sanchez, the Godfather of Vegas Gaming, whom appeared in Episode 3.  We played Power Grid and 7 Wonders and had a great time with both.  We almost got in a game of the Resistance but it didn’t quite go down.  I highly recommend all 3 games if you haven’t played them or even if you have.

Afterward, Scott and I hung out on the street chatting about gaming as we are apt to do.  We did the usual; talked about the current game, the games we want to play in the future and games we’d like to play in a perfect world of unlimited time and resources.  This is something that we have done at length since we became friends almost two years ago.  The two of us have lofty gaming ambitions so we are excellent at feeding one another’s desire to play games, play them a certain way and plot how to involve our friends to play in those games.

I’ve mentioned this on the show but Scott has a great bit of knowledge regarding games, game developers and the companies who distribute those games or the websites that offer them for sell.  This knowledge serves him well when I am postulating about crazy games I want to play since he can recommend the actual system that would be used to to play them.  We also do a fair amount of coming up with games to play where we use one game system to play in a setting we find compelling.

One example from our conversation last night was playing Houses of the Blooded in the Pathfinder Society region of Cheliax.  Playing a tyrannical and diabolic noble of a house rather than the emotionally charged ven of Houses of the Blooded original setting is something Scott has been talking about since he introduced me to that John Wick creation.  Of course, he is drawn to Cheliax because it is a powerful nation that relies on a deal with the devils to stay powerful.  He loves him some devils.  It must be all that death metal he listens to.

Another game of large scope we discussed was using the Houses of the Blooded mechanic to play a game in which lords of a realm in the Warhammer Fantasy setting are secretly devoted to Chaos and attempting to corrupt that realm.  Yes, that would be two uses of Houses of the Blooded mechanic to play games involving evil nobility locked in the power struggles of a nation.  I also wanted Houses of Chaos to be the backdrop of a Warhammer 3rd edition RPG.  This would allow us to have the larger forces being represented in one game and then the smaller scale heroic struggle on the other with both games affecting one another.

The concept of two intertwined games is one that has always been bouncing around in the back of my mind.  Having a larger game being played with one mechanic and another game encapsulated within that setting that allowed for a band of heroes to fight against the forces that pressed upon them is very appealing.  Maybe I watched too much Clash of the Titans as a kid.  My original thought was to try to have a board game be the overarching campaign and a heroic RPG within it.  This is most likely due to my love of geography and my background of playing board games like Risk and Avalon Hill strategy games.  Now I think that two RPGs would easily fit that bill and allow for two GMs to share that responsibility by switching off who ran what game depending on the events that transpired in either game.  I think this would be extremely rewarding and allow for a group to play a deep story-based roleplaying game that had sweeping consequences and fight some great battles for a cause they believed in.

John Wick’s creations got a lot of discussion as we also discussed the Flux as a way for us to continue playing our deceased D&D characters from Scott’s Numinis campaign.  Alas, a TPK ruined some great character camaraderie and development and we all want to continue playing those characters without taking a mulligan on the TPK we suffered.  To attempt to play those characters in Numinis would cheapen the risks taken to face the dangers we faced.  The Flux will give us the chance to play those characters in a different campaign, due to the death of Numinis thanks to the undead apocalypse that world faced.  I look forward to taking up arms next to my brothers in death, in whatever setting and system is next.  (I hope it is Dogs in the Vineyard.  Shhh….)

Yeah, we did quite a bit of chatting which is exactly what inspired the podcast in the first place.  We hope you have enjoyed it thus far.  Episode 5 will be out before you know it.

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We did a little discussion on the end about role-play where we define role-play and discuss whether or not it is even necessary in a game like D&D.

As always, please comment here or on our Facebook page; or email us at getgubarpodcast@gmail.com or at anthony@gubarpodcast.com.

We finally have Episode 3 out, which is pretty good if you ask me and both Episodes 4 and 5 are recorded.  We have redone the intro and almost gotten the show format figured out so that they will have some consistency from episode to episode.  Please feel free to leave us feedback at this site or follow our Facebook page and comment there.

Thanks for listening to us ramble about gaming topics and look for new ways to interact with the GUBAR show in the future.  We appreciate you being patient and continuing to listen.

Anthony

Greetings!!!

We are back! After a mix of holiday silliness and schedule conflicts we finally have things all worked out and are ready to get back on the podcasting wagon.

This episode is a long interview with The Mighty Mike Sanchez and how the Las Vegas game day  and related events got started. There is some general advice on starting and maintaining a gaming community, but the episode is not wall to wall gaming talk. It is pretty funny though, so I still recommend a listen.

I am aware of some sound issues that occur when the file is converted to mp3 and I am still playing with the equipment to get try and get everything optimized. If you have any issues please post here or email us at getgubarpodcast@gmail.com.

Cheers!

In this episode we discuss things that gamers do away from the gaming table to make the experience of playing more rewarding.  We also have our first guest on the show, Will B. from our gaming group; miniatures painter extraordinaire!

We would like to hear what you do to treat gaming as serious business so feel free to let out your inner geek by responding to this post.

Warning: This episode is completely self-indulgent!