Against The Game

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Wed, 02 Sep 2020 23:57:00 +0000

An explosion rocks Dean’s Corner after Ronnie introduces the new sheriff in town.

Katsune summons the Coterie to atten Ronnie’s address to the kindred of Dean’s Corner.
Ronnie announces that he has hired Carter Cross to fill the role of sheriff.
Ronnie announces the destruction of the wyrm hive and honors the Coterie for their role.
Charles speaks with Katsune and Andreas about the rules of the city. Before leaving she thanks Andreas for his advice.
Andreas invites the group to a party at his home.
[00:44:00] He’s a sandwich artist. It’s his medium.
An unmarked van pulls up to the building and a lumbering hairy creature suicide bombs it.
Ben takes photos and has his camera confiscated by Cross.
Lorenzo visits his ghouls and instructs them to watch the docs.
In the bazar, the bookseller shows Ben and Lorenzo some characters in a book.
Rex inquires about their feelings in regards to the announcement from Ronnie. Rex reveals that Ronnie has invited Sabat into the city and told Andreas that he needs to entertain them at his party.
Charles visits Kenny to ask about the werewolves' possible involvement in the explosion. Kenny doesn’t know if they were involved or not.

ATG 127 - How Did He Get a Carrier Pigeon Out of That Basement

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Mon, 10 Aug 2020 16:40:00 +0000

The Coterie destroys the wyrm equipment and inspects the equipment provided by the garou.

After defeating the wyrm creature, the coterie explores the factory and collects some of the green goo that appears to be used as materials.
The Coterie decides to destroy the machinery by overloading the boiler and blowing up the building.
The explosion results in the deaths of three men and it weighs heavily on Barnes’s conscious. He decides to seek a confession from Father Letheigh.
Kenny calls Barnes and reports that the werewolves have dropped off the equipment that they promised.
The Coterie inspects the equipment but decides not to take it given Ronnie’s direction.
Salazar receives a carrier pigeon message in Italian from Professor Cheswick inviting him to work with him to learn more about the Atlantian ruins that they discovered.
Salazar visits Cheswick and learns that the translation of the ruins indicate an eternal threat that emanates from them.
Charles tries to feel out some of the primogen for how they feel regarding the new leadership of the city.
Don Lee is convinced that there is something dangerous still at the docks.

ATG 126 - I Was Told This Would Work

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 21:56:00 +0000

The Coterie receives orders to investigate a strange office in the financial services district.

The Coterie goes to meet Strange’s boyfriend and is met at the woods with growls.
Strange’s boyfriend agrees to help and offers a “door” in the form of a silver locket.
Ronnie calls and provides an address in the financial district for them to report to and investigate.
[01:09:00] The day the Fuckleague died.
The party goes to the address and finds some plain offices. Inside there is a sort of tunnel leading to a lower level.
Down in the basement, the party finds a mechanical production facility operated by a giant flesh monster.
The party dispatches the creature and investigates the production facility.

ATG 125 - Chucky Barnes, The Summer Soldier

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Tue, 14 Jul 2020 20:03:00 +0000

The Coterie must collect itself following the startling results of the vote for the new Prince of Dean’s Corner.

The vote for the new prince ends and the vampires disperse to consider their futures.
Katsune tells Bradley that he and his coterie must appear at a meeting the following evening.
The Coterie decides to meet with Night Ripper again to discuss the changes that have occurred.
[00:20:45] Chucky Barnes, the Summer Soldier.
Charles visits Ben and convinces him to come to the meeting.
At the meeting, Katsune says that she will be the new Seneshal of Dean’s Corner. The coterie explains about their conversation with Night Ripper and tells them that the kindred should handle it.
Ben visit Fathey Lethy to inform him about the change in leadership and how Elyseum will be moving into the old fishery near the church.
Ben gets a feeling of unease or danger from the docks district. It seems strongest closest to the waters.
The coterie meets with Night Ripper. Strange is also there. Afterwards they speak with Kenny. They learn that they are basically on their own to deal with this situation.

ATG 124 - Dance Off

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Thu, 02 Jul 2020 17:58:00 +0000

The Necrodancer fights to protect his new domain while Biggus and friends seek to restore balance to his biome.

The party battles The Necrodancer on his ever shifting battlefield.
[01:37:00] Dance…. Off……
After defeating the Necrodancer, the party is flushed from Biggus’s body and returned to their normal size.
The next morning it’s discovered that the Biggus automaton came to life and escaped the lab.

ATG 123 - This Bar Now Has a Basement. Don't You Mean a Grave?

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 14:01:00 +0000

Biggus and friends must find a way to get into his head but to do so they’ll need to go to the darkest place of his biome.

Biggus’s body walks into a pub and engages in a bar fight. The party must control him using the nerves of the body.
[00:32:30] My name is Jack Torchman and you will respect me.
[00:36:00] This bar now has a basement. Don’t you mean a grave?
After returning Biggus’s body and securing him back in the lab, the party helps to resolve the conflict between the defender cells. They explain that only the Leviathan has the power to break through the cartilage leading to Biggus’s head. The Leviathan can be attracted by a specific worm that lives in Biggus’s nethers.
The party must be blinded before entering the Nethers or else the horrors there would drive them mad.
The party retrieves the worm and uses it as bait for the Leviathan.
The Leviathan, a gold fish, arrives and chews through the cartilage leading to Biggus’s head. There the party encounters the Necrodancer who attacks.

ATG 122 - How Many Buttholes are There Around Here

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 20:10:00 +0000

The party explores Biggus’s digestive tract as it seeks to clear the remaining infection.

[00:11:15] Damn Joe! What a hit!
The party clears the remaining infection
After entering Biggus’s stomach, they are attacked by immune cells and must escape a room that is slowly filling with acid.
[00:22:00] How many buttholes are there around here?
The party comes across a hermit living in Biggus’s boot. He offers to show them how to escape if they answer his riddles.

ATG 121 - Crit. Double Crit! TRIPLE CRIT!

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Wed, 20 May 2020 17:34:00 +0000

Percy & Co clear the infection from Biggus’s body.

The party fights the infection on one of the nerve bundles.
The party finds a block of cartilage blocking the path to Biggus’s head. The doctor explains that this is probably an immune response.
The party fights and destroys the infection on two more nerve bundles.
[01:13:15] That was like six puns in a row.
[02:00:00] Crit. Double Crit! TRIPLE CRIT!
The party takes a long rest after depleting their resources.

ATG 120 - I am the Land, Fuck You

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Tue, 12 May 2020 16:50:00 +0000

The procedure to restore Biggus’s biome begins and the team sets out to discover and eliminate the source of the infection.

The party begins their journey through Biggus and look for the sources of infection.
After finding a mass of infection, Dr. Fecktenstein advises that there are four nervous hubs throughout Biggus’s biome that will need to be cleansed before movement can be restored.
The companions find two opposed factions in Biggus’s gut that appear to be engaged in a never ending conflict.
The party meets a Biomite who explains that his tribe came here some time ago and normally protects the Great Biome but that something turned half of them against each other and they can’t do their job until the conflict is resolved.
[00:36:30] I am the land……. Fuck you.
[00:40:30] We have different definitions of bellowing.
Something large passes overhead as the Biomite emplores the group to hide. He explains that the Leviathan hunts within Biggus’s biome.
The party finds and unblocks the IV syringe releasing the Percy antibodies and are attacked by two creatures.
The group defeats the creatures and then moves to attack one of the nerve hub infections.

ATG 119 - Open Your Ankle Sphincter!

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Tue, 05 May 2020 18:14:00 +0000

Biggus is sick and the gang must enlist the help of a mad scientist and ethically questionable mage to save him.

Biggus explains to the rest of the group that he is ill and has an appointment with a doctor later. The doctor has asked that the rest of the group accompany him.
Mathis tracks down the eccentric Dr. Fecktenstein who tells him that he should return with the rest of his party.
After retrieving Biggus and the rest of the group, Dr. Fecktenstein explains that Biggus is dying and that there is a great threat to his biome. He wants the group to go into Biggus’s body to clear out the infection. He reveals that they will need the assistance of a mage named Meddwy but that they may have trouble convincing her to help.
The party visits Meddwy and explains the situation. She agrees to help in exchange for P&C offering their protection against Fecktenstein’s unwanted advances.
After returning to Fecktenstein’s lab, the gang discovers that Percy is ready to begin the transfusion and they make preparations for their task.
Dr. Fecktenstein announces that the IV from Percy is being blocked by something and that their first task should be to clear the blockage.
The party is injected into Biggus in his left foot and they begin their journey. They find a blob of infection and fight it.

ATG 118 - Oh No, I Don't Have a Plan

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Wed, 29 Apr 2020 19:29:00 +0000

The party infiltrates Temo’s base to dig up some dirt and rescue some old associates.

The party meets with the pilots of the cargo ship to discuss their plan for infiltrating Temo’s base.
A plan is devised to stow away in shipping crates and then grab the attention of allies after they land.
[01:09:30] Joy for Spooning.
The party lands on Tatooine at Temo’s compound and is smuggled inside supply crates.
After establishing contact with Mathus, the party learns that Temo is attempting to reverse engineer the battle droids so he can produce his own. They steal a data pad with Mathus’s notes to use later to report to Jaba.
Vex hacks the security systems and shuts down the blaster on the landing pad as well as gains access to all security cameras.
The party escapes with their friends and considers their next steps.
The party receives 50k credits for their efforts and sets course for Naboo. They see a video feed of Temo being led away by Jaba’s men.
[02:12:30] Oh no, I don’t have a plan!

ATG 117 - Hutt Facts

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Wed, 15 Apr 2020 22:11:00 +0000

The party celebrates their victory over Drombb and meets an interesting bothan that offers them a new job against an old foe.

The party returns from Drombb’s compound and celebrates with the Numians.
Heading back to the space port, the party heads through the city gates and notice someone spying on them. They are unable to track him down though.
Nim introduces the party to a bothan named Ota who has more work for the group but informs them that a bounty of 50k credits has been posted for them.
Ota tells the group that his contacts have heard that Temo is dealing with the geonosians to possibly obtain battle droids. Also, he believes that Temo is trying to cut into the Rylothian spice trade without giving Jaba his cut but that Jaba needs solid evidence of Temo’s treachery to act.
Ota says that his organization will contact the party when they need the information. He also explains that the party will be paid the bounty if they pull this off.
The party returns to Drombb’s compound to look for more information to help them in their mission.
A light freighter presumably used by Trex and some bounty hunters is found and acquired.
The party learns that they will need to go to Geonosis to talk to a Duke Mattock.
Duke Mattock greets them and provides the support they need to gather dirt on Temo.
[01:52:00] Hutt Facts
[01:55:30] Goetze my Doctor

ATG 116 - Hello?

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 13:13:00 +0000

After springing their trap, the party storms Drombb’s compound.

The party returns to Drombb’s compound under the guise of bringing an injured soldier back.
After a surprise attack, the party takes down the rest of Drombb’s men and take him captive.
[01:01:00] Hello?
The party frames Drombb for stealing Temo’s money and then takes him out to the desert to execute him. A key is found on Drombb’s corpse.
After returning to the compound, a safe is opened with the key and 2,000 credits are collected.

ATG 115 - Sick Berm Ya'll

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:29:00 +0000

After striking a deal with Angu Drombb, the party lays a trap for his men.

The party arrives in the shanty town with Bura Ban.
Bura Ban informs the group that Angu Drombb’s men built a huge berm around the town and have been harassing them in other ways over the last several weeks.
The party finds a pair of guards watching the berm preventing villagers from passing. They offer to introduce them to Angu Drombb in hopes of negotiating a deal to clear the village away.
[00:22:00] Sick Berm Ya’ll
[00:34:30] We Need a Bermer
The party visits Drombb and offers to help resolve the situation with the villagers.
[01:04:30] This is the only shaft? It’s bigger than I expected.
The party hatches a plan to lay a trap for Drombb’s mercenaries. They will detonate charges at the mine entrance trapping them while a strike squad assaults his base.
[01:34:30] The Great Rylothian Berm
[02:06:00] Can I do Voices?
[02:10:30] You t-rexed and then seaturtled both my games.
[02:14:00] Surely they’re not dumb enough to fall for that again.

ATG 114 - Ass Fucking Dice

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Tue, 24 Mar 2020 14:56:00 +0000

The party docks on Ryloth and is hired to help recover a mine from Temo.

The party enters the Nabat district on Ryloth after landing and enters a sanctuary hosted by the Newmene Liberation Front.
An agreement is made that the party will help liberate their mine and in exchange, they will scrub the Krait Fang.
The party boards a speeder to travel and try to gather information on the hut attempting to steal the mine but are shot down by Trex in the journey.
[01:15:15] Sexy Yep Yep Cosplay
[01:30:30] Ass Fucking Dice!
After engaging in a fire fight with Trex and his crew, the party defeats them and recovers to plan their next move.
[01:47:00] I’m gonna robo climax inside you!
Burabon and the party repair their speeder and then complete their journey to a shanty town.

ATG 113 - Droid Dick

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Fri, 13 Mar 2020 19:26:00 +0000

After stealing the Krait Fang, the party must avoid pursuers and decide their next course of action.

[00:03:45] Droid Dick.
The party boards the Krait Fang under the guise that they are installing the part ordered by Trex.
After hacking the computer, they steal the Krait Fang and engage in a tie-fighter dogfight.
After defeating the tie fighters, the party finds a prisoner named Burabon in one of the holds.
The party decides to travel to a mining planet called Ryloth to refuel and scrub the registration of the Krait Fang.

ATG 112 - What's This

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Wed, 04 Mar 2020 20:52:00 +0000

A new adventure begins in the Star Wars universe as four servants of Temo the Hutt plan their escape.

Sprocket, 41-Vex, Askara, and Sasha are attempting to escape from Temo the Hutt and duck into a bar after being pursued by four gamorians.
After defeating the gamorians. The bartender tells the party that Captain Trex is currently docked in port and needs a part to repair his ship before he can leave.
The party visits the junk yard to try and obtain the part.
Sasha and 41-VEX create a distraction so Askara can steal the needed part.
Sasha climbs a water tower to spy on the landing pads while the rest of the party investigates. They learn that they will need to release the clamps from the ship via space port control before they can leave.
An imperial ship arrives and some storm troopers come looking for the party.
[01:57:30] Lord of the ballchinians.
The storm troopers locate the party and engage in a firefight with them.

ATG 111 - The Yelp of Butts

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Fri, 07 Feb 2020 20:41:00 +0000

Taking a break from RPGs, the group plays Machi Koro and Splendor.

[00:33:00] You’re done peeing for the week.
[02:01:30] The Yelp of Butts.

ATG 110 - Coachella the Defness

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Tue, 04 Feb 2020 18:25:00 +0000

After entering Kochai’s castle, the party must locate his death and then destroy him.

Frank tells the party that they must find Kochai’s Death and destroy the vessel it resides in along with the orb that contains his soul.
The party enters Kochai’s castle and discovers a series of rooms guarded by traps and undead creatures.
The party meets a young girl roaming the halls of Kochai’s castle. She reveals that Kochai keeps his death in a broom by a fireplace.
The party finds Kochai wandering the halls. He invites the party as visitors to join him.
After retreieving the broom, Scribbles smashes the orb against Kochai’s head and Equity breaks the broom. They then attack Kochai.
[02:34:45] Finish me off!
After finishing off Kochai, the members of the party are returned to their own worlds if they desire. Atropos elects to stay in this world.
[02:37:30] I wish this guy didn’t have teeth!

ATG 109 - You Guys Sea Turtled my Whole Thing

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Fri, 17 Jan 2020 16:53:00 +0000

The party undergoes a spirit quest and contends with the oddities of the desert region.

The party travels into the desert region where they are warned that strange things will occur.
A desert druid invites the party into her oasis and offers for them to go on a spirit quest.
Scribbles undertakes the spirit quest and wanders off in the night. The next day, the party begins to look for him.
[00:16:30] Finding Scribbles.
The party meets The Scorpion King and sends him on a spirit quest before moving on.
[00:25:00] Spirit side questing.
A dancing woman invites the group to dance with her.
[00:33:30] The tracks go in different directions.
The party encounters two tieflings and a genasi fighting some spiders and an antlion.
Scribbles meets a frog person who is the servant of the scorpion king and claims that he will become the new scorpion king if Dwayne doesn’t come back. He asks Scribbles for a potion to increase his bravery so he can face the den of the scorpions.
[01:27:00] You guys sea turtled my whole thing.
After embarking on their own spirit quest, the party encounters Baron Samedi who gives them a magical orb to capture the soul of Koshai the Deathless
The party returns to Papa Tapatula who takes them to the domain of Koshai the Deathless.

ATG 108 - Bring Me a Goose You Son of a Bitch

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Tue, 31 Dec 2019 16:21:00 +0000

Mathis, Tiny, Frank, and Ergoth embark on a special holiday adventure when a mysterious invitation shows up on their doorstep.

Several adventurers receive a “Christmas card” from a mysterious source instructing them to arrive at the town of Cringle on the eve of the magical midwinter night.
[00:11:45] She’s taking it out by putting it in.
At the Humbug Inn, the innkeeper Marley tells them that their room and board has been paid and that they are welcome to explore the town.
The party eats and gets drunk then heads to bed. During the night, Strahd Von Zarovich appears and tells them that they will be visited by three ghosts that will show them visions intended to teach them the true meaning of Christmas.
The first ghost to arrive is Pepe who is the Ghost of Christmas Past. He takes them to Grundy where a loan officer is seen denying a loan to Flugan.
[00:33:00] You guys are talking, he’s over here axing a loan officer.
Tiny kills the loan officer and the party robs the bank.
Pepe returns the party to the Humbug Inn and admonishes them for not learning the lesson from the vision. He then departs to allow the next ghost to come.
The next spirit to arrive is Professor Bignoodle who is the Ghost of Christmas Present.
[00:43:00] Who sees a severed dick and thinks, I’m gonna blow that.
The professor turns the adventurers into bugbears and transports them to a forest where they find a wagon holding Christmas presents and a chest of gold. He instructs them to deliver the presents to their village but will be pursued by adventurers.
After delivering the presents, the party is returned to their own bodies and provided the opportunity to leave or attack the bugbears. They decide to let them go and Professor Bignoodle returns them to their room in the Inn.
[01:11:30] The gang watches the Cats trailer. I need to inflate my ass bag.
The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come arrives and transports the party to a large mausoleum.
[01:59:30] Oh boy, that’s mine!
[02:35:00] Did it just take you two shots to drink that?
Inside the mausoleum they find their own graves and are drowned in gold coins.
[02:46:45] Get me a goose you son of a bitch! The biggest one!

ATG 107 - Dormama We've Come to Bargain

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Thu, 26 Dec 2019 17:43:00 +0000

After reinforcing the depleted hunters of the decimated tribe, the party faces a dilemma where they must choose between two sides.

The party brings Tucow back to the medicine man and offers to visit the Chakanow tribe to try to replenish the hunters that were killed.
The Chakanow tribe and Chief Assheola welcomes the braves back and hosts a feast in their honor.
The party visits Soulik’s tribe and it’s chief Waretoo and learns about chronic storms that are threatening to force them to leave their ancestral tribal home.
[00:55:45] Truck Nuts.
Papachapatula, Soulik’s mentor, explains that Mama Marinee is responsible for the storms plaguing them. He is sending his own storms to counter hers.
Visiting Mama Marinee, she explains that Papachapatula made a deal with dark spirits for more power. She says that she communes with nature and that it demands that the village be returned to the land.
[01:37:30] Dormama, we’ve come to bargain!
The party fights Mama Marinee who calls upon nature to defend her.
A small box releases an energy that creates magical black and white daggers.

ATG 106 - Oof

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Wed, 11 Dec 2019 18:26:00 +0000

The party gains a new adventurer and confronts a horribly monstrous beast of nature’s wrath.

The party camps after their fight with the wolves. During the night, a monstrous creature approaches and they are forced to abandon camp.
[00:44:45] Can you be more elaborate?
After returning to the tribe, they reveal that the creature the party encountered was a Wendigo which appears when a member of the tribe violates nature by engaging in cannibalism.
Frank brings a new party member named Atropos to continue in Alright’s place.
[01:33:30] The Pipes are Broken!
[01:36:00] Oof.
After tracking the Wendigo to it’s cave, the party fights the zombies of the lost hunters and destroys the body of the cannibal.
[02:23:30] I wasn’t sure this was the body we were looking for.
[02:26:00] Erlich the Wendigo
[02:32:00] Taster’s Choice

ATG 105 - Who Drew the Short Dick

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Sat, 23 Nov 2019 11:11:00 +0000

The party is joined by a newcomer and after traveling to the land of frost, they learn about a mysterious curse affecting the Alouette Tribe.

Fenris Gilefrost appears and joins the party who are traveling towards the mountainous region.
In the frost region, the party meets the Alouette Tribe whose chief advises that a curse over the land fouls any food in it and that several of their strongest warriors have gone missing.
The party vows to find the missing tribesmen and encounters a group of wolves while searching for them.
[01:46:00] A very merry Fucksgiving to you! Who drew the short dick?

ATG 104 - It's Not a Krull

againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com (againstthegamepodcast@gmail.com) — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 23:55:00 +0000

A new adventure begins as a new party of adventurers travels to a strange land guided by a guide of questionable motivation.

The party lands in the Great Plains with the instructions that they must locate a man named Sulik who can act as a translator for them.
The party follows some tracks of horses following buffalo and is taken captive after camping for the night.
After being taken to the camp of Chief Osceola, the party discovers that Sulik is also a captive and that they will have to undergo a test of strength in the morning.
[00:43:15] Who are you? What is that thing? This is all very confusing.
[00:49:30] You’re flanked by Renegade. Mel Brooks?
Sulik makes a pact with the party and conveys upon them the ability to know all the languages used in this land.
The party decides to visit the Annuats next in the frozen area.