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Bear Swarm! Podcast features a group of, roughly, four friends who all game together. We're vulgar, crude, and sometimes offensive but we're always laughing. The group has seen a number of faces and is always looking to expand our host roster. Varying experiences and opinions in our cast means hopef…

The Bear Swarm! Podcast


    • Feb 11, 2016 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 257 EPISODES


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    Episode 265: Meet the 7th Sea Design Team

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2016


    John Wick, Michael Curry, and Rob Justice sit down to discuss 7th Sea: Second Edition.Show NotesEpisode 265: Meet the 7th Sea Design Team

    Episode 264: GM Fiat

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 28, 2015


    The Bear Swarm! Returns seven years after it first began! Redeeming themselves for their first episode, "Universal Catalyst for Awesomeness", to talk about the use of GM fiat.Show NotesEpisode 264: GM Fiat

    Episode 263: The End

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 24, 2013


    Rob and Mike talk about the long run of Bear Swarm and say some final goodbyes.Show NotesEpisode 263: The End

    Episode 262: A Debate (of sorts)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 17, 2013


    Rob and Mike are joined by Jim Ryan to discuss a couple different topics and generally fuck around.Show NotesEpisode 262: A Debate (of sorts)

    Episode 261: Death is the Beginning

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 10, 2013


    Rob and Mike are joined by Tyson to discuss handling character death, intentional or not, in your game.Show NotesEpisode 261: Death is the Beginning

    Episode 260: James Gabrielsen!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 3, 2013


    Rob and Mike are joined by James Gabrielsen to discuss the GM advice that role-playing games tend to forget about.Show NotesEpisode 260: James Gabrielsen!

    Episode 259: Simulation vs. Emulation

    Play Episode Listen Later May 27, 2013


    Rob and Mike are joined by James Abendroth to discuss simulation and emulation role-playing games.Show NotesEpisode 259: Simulation vs. Emulation

    Episode 258: Game Nights vs. Campaign Nights

    Play Episode Listen Later May 20, 2013


    Rob and Mike are joined by Del to discuss the differences between setting up a one-shot style game night and a long-term campaign game night.Show NotesEpisode 258: Game Nights vs. Campaign Nights

    Episode 257: Player Types and GM Advice

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2013


    Rob and Mike are joined by Eichlos for a pretty damned in depth discussion about player types and GMing habits.Show NotesEpisode 257: Player Types and GM Advice

    Episode 256: Mostly Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later May 6, 2013


    Rob and Mike talk about, well, mostly video games.Show NotesEpisode 256: Mostly Video Games

    Episode 255: Steampunk & Cyberpunk

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2013


    Rob, Mike, and Ro Wick sit down to discuss what makes Steampunk and Cyberpunk a genre.Show NotesEpisode 255: Steampunk & Cyberpunk

    Episode 254: Role-Playing Advice?!

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2013


    Rob and Mike sit down to discuss picking the right systems, building the right character, playing the game right, and having the right kind of fun.Show NotesEpisode 254: Role-Playing Advice?!

    Episode 253: Zombies, Advancement, and Wrestling

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 8, 2013


    Rob and Mike are back for a normal episode! They talk about Zombie RPGs, Character Advancement, and a couple e-mails prompt brief wrestling discussions.Show NotesEpisode 253: Zombies, Advancement, and Wrestling

    Episode 252: A Conversation with Mike Mearls

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 1, 2013


    Rob sits down to talk with Mike Mearls!!!!!Show NotesEpisode 252: A Conversation with Mike Mearls

    Episode 251: A Conversation with Fraser Ronald

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 25, 2013


    Rob sits down to talk with Fraser Ronald about his upcoming game, Centurion: Legionaries of Rome, and on-going Kickstarter for it.Show NotesEpisode 251: A Conversation with Fraser Ronald

    Episode 250: A Conversation with Jason Pitre

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2013


    Rob sits down to talk with Jason Pitre about his upcoming game, Spark, and on-going Kickstarter for it.Show NotesEpisode 250: A Conversation with Jason Pitre

    Episode 249: Two Hundred and Forty Nine

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2013


    This is Rob, phoning it in.Show NotesEpisode 249: Two Hundred and Forty Nine

    Episode 248: A Conversation with Nathan Paoletta

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 25, 2013


    Rob sits down for a conversation with game designer Nathan Paoletta Show NotesEpisode 248: A Conversation with Nathan Paoletta

    Episode 247: Wrestlecast #7

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 11, 2013


    Join Rob, Mike, John, and Dan for another thrilling Wrestlecast!Show NotesEpisode 247: Wrestlecast #7

    Episode 246: E-Mail, Video Games, Movies, Music, Social Networking, Farts, and Cock Fights

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 4, 2013


    Rob and Mike read e-mails then discuss video games, movies, music, social networking, farts and cock fights. Show NotesEpisode 246: E-Mail, Video Games, Movies, Music, Social Networking, Farts, and Cock Fights

    Episode 245: More Cam Banks!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 21, 2013


    Rob and Mike sit down and catch up with Cam Banks!Show NotesEpisode 245: More Cam Banks!

    Episode 244: Star Wars, Video Games, and Leverage

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2013


    Rob and Mike talk about Star Wars, Video Games, and LeverageShow NotesEpisode 244: Star Wars, Video Games, and Leverage

    Episode 243: GMing Personality & Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 7, 2013


    Rob and Mike talk about GMing Personality, Game Night Alternatives, Video Games, and Netflix Original Programming.Show NotesEpisode 243: GMing Personality & Video Games

    Episode 242: Ranting

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 17, 2012


    Rob and Mike discuss problems with their gaming group and solicit advice from the listeners.Show NotesEpisode 242: Ranting

    Episode 241: One Reason

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2012


    Rob and MIke discuss #1ReasonWhy and offend you.Show NotesEpisode 241: One Reason

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    Episode 240: Depressed and Dishonored

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 26, 2012


    Hey, this is free. Don't expect so much.Show NotesEpisode 240: Depressed and Dishonored

    Episode 239: Movie Franchise Pitches

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2012


    Rob and Mike talk a lot. Look, I don't want to write this. Just listen to the damn episode.Show NotesEpisode 239: Movie Franchise Pitches

    Episode 238: Unusual Protagonists

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 12, 2012


    Rob and Mike discuss the trend of using unusual protagonists in games.Show NotesEpisode 238: Unusual Protagonists

    Episode 237: Story Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 5, 2012


    Rob and Mike discuss narrative control and "story" games.Show NotesEpisode 237: Story Games

    Episode 236: Wilderness

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 29, 2012


    Rob, Mike, and Gourley sit down to discuss the Wilderness kickstarter with John Wick.Show NotesEpisode 236: Wilderness

    Episode 235: Dirty Little Secrets

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 22, 2012


    Rob and Mike discuss narrativecontemporary gaming's dirty little secrets and how to use them to enhance your games.Show NotesEpisode 235: Dirty Little Secrets

    Episode 234: Micro Update

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 15, 2012


    Rob touches base with everyone and apologizes for the lack of a full episode.Show NotesEpisode 234: Micro Update

    Episode 233: Friends and Dresden

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2012


    Rob and Mike talk about why they don't do Actual Plays, why they talk so much about John Wick, How to make friends with people, and what they liked and didn't like about Dresden Files City Creation.Show NotesEpisode 233: Friends and Dresden

    Episode 232: Entitlement

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 1, 2012


    Rob and Mike discuss a few kickstarter project they are excited for and talk about the level of entitlement people have for those projects.Show NotesEpisode 232: Entitlement

    Episode 231: E-Mail Wrapup

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 24, 2012


    Rob and Mike clear out the e-mail that's been piling up over the last few months.Show NotesEpisode 231: E-Mail Wrapup

    Episode 230: A New Era

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 17, 2012


    Rob and Mike embark on a new format, join them as they deliver the future of Bear Swarm!Show NotesEpisode 230: A New Era

    Episode 229: A Conversation with Brian Engard

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2012


    Rob sits down and chats with Brian Engard about his various projects and game design philosophy.Show NotesEpisode 229: A Conversation with Brian Engard

    Episode 228: Gen Con: Cubicle 7, Cam Banks, & 13th Age

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 3, 2012


    A smattering of a few shorter interviews recorded at GenCon.Show NotesEpisode 228: Gen Con: Cubicle 7, Cam Banks, & 13th Age

    Episode 227: Gen Con: David A. Hill Jr.

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 27, 2012


    A conversation with David A. Hill Jr. turns into a guest appearance cluster fuck.Show NotesEpisode 227: Gen Con: David A. Hill Jr.

    Episode 226: Gen Con: Eddy Webb

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 20, 2012


    Rob sits down and talks with Eddy Webb about what he's been up to.Show NotesEpisode 226: Gen Con: Eddy Webb

    Episode 225: Wicked Zardrax

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 13, 2012


    Back in February Rob, Mike, and Art sat down with John Wick to flesh out the idea behind To Slay a Dragon for his Wicked Fantasy series.Show NotesEpisode 225: Wicked Zardrax

    Episode 224: GlitchCon: John Wick: Houses of the Blooded Card Game

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2012


    The Bear Swarm! recorded a panel at GlitchCon in which John Wick discusses the upcoming Houses of the Blooded Card Game.Show NotesEpisode 224: GlitchCon: John Wick: Houses of the Blooded Card Game

    Episode 223: The Dark Knight Rises

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 30, 2012


    Rob, Mike, Gourley, and Bryan spoil the living hell out of the Dark Knight Rises.Show NotesEpisode 223: The Dark Knight Rises

    Episode 222: The Effects of Podcasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2012


    Rob, Brett, Mike, and Gourley talk about how Podcasting has CHANGED THEIR LIVES!Show NotesEpisode 222: The Effects of Podcasting

    Episode 221: Mystery Podcast Forge

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2012


    Rob, Mike, and Brett do a topic round up. Tons of stuff is talked about, see show notes for full details.Show NotesEpisode 221: Mystery Podcast Forge

    Episode 220: Recent and Upcoming Video Games

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 9, 2012


    Rob, Zeiler, and Darryl discuss upcoming and recent video games.Show NotesEpisode 220: Recent and Upcoming Video Games

    Episode 219: Wrestlecast #6

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 2, 2012


    Rob, Mike, John and Dan discuss pro-wrestling, mostly about TNA.Show NotesEpisode 219: Wrestlecast #6

    Episode 218: A Conversation with Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 25, 2012


    Rob and Mike sit down with Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel, the creators of Dungeon World to discuss their game.Show NotesEpisode 218: A Conversation with Sage LaTorra and Adam Koebel

    Episode 217: Bear Chat

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2012


    Rob and Mike catch up on the pile of e-mail and host a little Google Hangout.Show NotesEpisode 217: Bear Chat

    Episode 216: Apologies

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 11, 2012


    Rob explains why there is no episode this weekShow NotesEpisode 216: Apologies

    Episode 215: Rob Solos the Bear Swarm

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 4, 2012


    With chaos in the world of the Bear Swarm! Rob is forced to solo the swarm this week, luckily half-way into his fight he's joined by an old friend...Show NotesEpisode 215: Rob Solos the Bear Swarm

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