Compare & Campaign

Hey we just past May the 4th, and you know what that means: it was Tom Didn't Like Cream of Bacon Soup Day! Why? Did you think I was going to say something about Star Wars? Well, you get that too, because Magill talks about Star Wars a bunch. Then in Boots on the Ground, Taskforce Gyrfalcon make allies of a new faction as they continue their sabotage of Jormungand's schemes! And in Wicked Ones, the monsters from the Smog Mines incite a civil war between two factions of dwarves.Find us on Facebook!All music composed by Vince Nitro.

We got Boots on the Ground! We got Wicked Ones! And we've got a whole heaping helping of other stuff as Magill and Tom bust out some random tables and unique items in the tavern. In Boots on the Ground, things heat up as Taskforce Gyrfalcon blows up a big ol' Jormungand boat with a rocket launcher! Then over in Wicked Ones, a wizard and a necromancer invade the Forlorn Smog Mines of Mount Biscuit, and the players find out if all their hard work building traps and recruiting monsters is enough to keep the good guys out.Find us on Facebook!All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Magill's been contemplating what makes a good TTRPG as he works on his own, so in between bouts of talking about Wicked Ones, he and Tom ponder that question and how it relates to Forged in the Dark games! In Wicked Ones, the monstrous protagonists decide to ally themselves with fellow monsters and together they all go and burn down the local constabulary. ACAB! Then in Boots on the Ground, the heroes ally themselves with some smugglers who are double-crossing the enemy and together they start a fire at a nightclub. Hey, that's kinda similar!Find us on Facebook!All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Aww dangus, both Tom and Magill are sick! But that's okay, they can still talk about RPGs. Magill showcases three crowdfunded mini-RPGs from Zinequest 2025, Tom describes an adventure from Boots on the Ground wherein Taskforce Gyrfalcon tails a target, and then in Wicked Ones the monsters of Mount Biscuit try to trap some birds for their new roost but only succeed in pissing off the Necromancers.Find us on Facebook!All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Tom doesn't like the sound of the Goblin Head Choppers RPG, but they're into A Perfect Rock, even though they don't want to collect any actual rocks! Anyway, there's no Boots on the Ground mission to cover this time, so Tom and Magill whip up a superhero using Tom's Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide. And on Magill's side of the show, the Wicked Ones go to Tatertown to steal the tax money!Find us on Facebook!All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Maxi-RPG is the rocket-propelled grenade for women. ON THIS EPISODE: Taskforce Gyrfalcon investigate strange happenings on the Icelandic island of Grimsey where someone has moved the gigantic Orbus et Globus monument from one end of the island to the other. And then in Wicked Ones, the monsters invade a bonfire party being thrown by the Druids of Mauve Lake, but of course, everything goes a bit awry. Plus Magill starts talking about the cool games featured in Zine Quest 2025.Find us on Facebook!All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Once again we've got two Forged in the Dark campaigns to compare - that's what we do here! Tom is talking about Boots on the Ground, the paramilitary campaign set in Iceland, and this time Taskforce Gyrfalcon is going to Reykjavik to investigate a car chase, a night club, a hot dog stand, and the Penis Museum. Then over in Wicked Ones, the monstrous PCs are raiding a brewery run by fairies! HORSE?!Find us on Facebook!All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's a whole new era for the podcast, because Magill has brought with him...a new campaign! That's right, for the first time in ages, we're going to compare and contrast the campaigns of the past as Tom and Magill look back on their game of Wicked Ones, which saw the players assume the roles of monsters intent on ruining Christmas. Plus Tom is continuing their Icelandic paramilitary campaign of Boots on the Ground!Find us on Facebook!All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Tom got some fun RPG swag for Christmas, so we're reading the rules for Skeleton Siege off their shirt and then diving into The Ultimate RPG Character Backstory Guide to generate a background for Magill's character Spilly from the campaign of Teeth that he played! Then Magill is busting out the F.I.S.T. sourcebook to showcase the hilarious traits that are the building blocks of character creation in that system. Wanna play as Q? Jojo? Jackie Chan? F.I.S.T. can make it happen. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Magill wants to know: is Aliens actually a good property for a TTPRG? Those marines are basically all the same class, right? And is it possible to create a scary horror atmosphere every single session? Much discussion abounds! Then it's over to the Boots on the Ground campaign as the players call for a giant meeting of Resistance members from all over Iceland, held at the base of a GIANT SWORD! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's a brand new year! Don't expect any changes to the show, though, because Magill and Tom are back from their holiday break and they're talking about Tom's campaign in their Forged in the Dark RPG called Boots on the Ground. Should the party flee their base after an unexpected attack? Or should they just fortify it more? And on Magill's end of the show: what should you do if you accidentally kill all your PCs? And is D&D an old, tired, worn-out system? Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

On the final episode of C&C for 2024, Tom's Boots on the Ground campaign continues as the party attempts to access a weather station but fail so many rolls that everything goes pear-shaped! And Magill's bringing a grab-bag of weirdness as he roots through his "RPG ideas" folder that's full of goofums. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's just a short little episode this week as Magill talks about how an entire recent D&D session that he was running got derailed in a delightful way when the party decided to go shopping! Then Tom talks about how Magill, Joel, and Alex completely subverted the GM's expectations by pulling off a mission without starting a single fight. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's a new era for the podcast....AGAIN! Tom has started their Boots on the Ground campaign and Magill is playing in it, which means there's a new story to chronicle on the show. In the introductory mission, the would-be members of the Resistance ambush a truck carrying weaponry and stake their claim on a base to serve as their headquarters. Then we go from the start of a game to the very end as Magill takes a look at World Ending Game, a supplement designed to generate epilogues for your campaign. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Tom continues workshopping Boots on the Ground, discussing sources of inspiration and possible locations for the party's headquarters. But Magill just wants to waste time with the one-page RPG called Wasted Hours, which sees you take on the role of an office drone working for an SCP-like paranormal investigation bureau. Will Tom manage to avoid the scorn of the manager while fudging documents and looking for a safe place to smoke a bong? Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Tom continues to workshop their Forged in the Dark RPG called Boots on the Ground as Magill gets ready to play it. But where should the party's headquarters be? And Magill hangs his head in shame after making a dumb mistake with the Marching Order rules. But fear not, he's on track now, and he and Tom are going to find their way through the Decaying Manse, damn it. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Tom continues their workshopping of the Boots on the Ground RPG that they wrote as Magill goes through the character creation process to make yet another Italian demolitionist. Then over in the RPG Danger Room, Magill busts out Marching Order: a cross between Darkest Dungeon and a Choose Your Own Adventure book! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

We've got a short little episode for you this week as Tom keeps workshopping their paramilitary kinda-G.I. Joe-ish Forged in the Dark RPG called Boots on the Ground! This time we're checking out the Taskforce sheet. And Magill has brought a funny solo mini-RPG called Michigan Dogman - watch your back when you're out in the woods! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Now that Coyote's Aegis has wrapped, Tom's bringing a new game to the table: one that they created! Tom talks about Boots on the Ground, the Forged in the Dark game that they've been working on, and Magill ponders how much of Blades in the Dark needs to go into one's own FitD game. Plus Magill has also brought a bunch of RPGs to see if Tom would play any of them. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's finally here: the epic conclusion of the Coyote's Aegis campaign, and the (possibly temporary) wrap-up of the MPOC saga! A momentous milestone for the podcast! Tune in to find out how it all went down. Oh, and Magill reviews a pretty cool mech vs. kaiju mapmaking RPG! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Dangus mangus, Tom's run out of content! Well, not really, but the snake is officially eating its own tail as the conclusion of Coyote's Aegis has been delayed. And what's more: Tom's not even sure how it's going to end! Magill has some thoughts, as well as a review of Two-Hand Path, a look at some articles from the Bell of Lost Souls, and more. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The Coyote's Aegis campaign stampedes towards its conclusion as the heroes activate the Infinite Improbability Drive and have to fight a Nalfeshnee while barely avoiding losing all their magic items. Listen to Tom grapple with the reality of the impending end of the story and how the campaign slowly fell apart. Then Magill and Tom review most of the single season of Kindred: The Embraced, the short-lived vampire TV series from the 90s based on Vampire: The Masquerade. And hey, it's not bad! Magill also reviews some short-form RPGs he's been playing and lusts over a Nalfeshnee. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The party in the Coyote's Aegis campaign encounter a bunch of Modrons and bump right up against the present as the podcast timeline finally eats its own tail! Then over in the tavern, Magill continues the deep dive into Vampire: The Masquerade by talking about vampiric disciplines. Why are so many focused on combat when combat seems like a bit of an afterthought in Vampire? And Magill also reviews the space horror RPG Mothership! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

On this episode, Magill finally gets around to looking at the solo dungeoncrawler game Two Hand Path! And he dares you to actually tattoo your own hands while you play. Then over in Coyote's Aegis, the ritual tour of the Gigalich continues as the campaign BUMPS UP AGAINST THE PRESENT! That's right, pretty soon Tom isn't gonna know what to talk about! But for now, have a listen. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Magill's back on his Vampire: The Masquerade bullshit, talking about the White Wolf system in general and character creation in Vampire in specific. Then it's over to the Coyote's Aegis campaign where Tom's players find themselves in the realm of Worships rootin' through the Nightside Eclipse archives. And for the last time: we're not Crate & Crowbar, even though Crate & Crowbar is very cool. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Magill's gonna babble on about Vampire: The Masquerade clans some more! But not before Tom tells us the latest from Coyote's Aegis: after leaving the realm of Writhen, the party travels to Omino to find a good place to perform the next step of their ritual. Looks like they're headed back to the arena! Plus Tom successfully got Magill to play Warhammer 40,000 again and now both hosts are hooked. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Reviews! Vampires! MPOC hijinx! This episode has all those things. Magill reviews a solo RPG and a kickass movie, Tom regales us with the latest chapter of the MPOC saga wherein the heroes proceed to Writhen to continue the Mad Dash ritual, and then the hosts finish things up by trying to categorize vampires from pop culture into the different vampiric clans from Vampire: The Masquerade. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Coyote's Aegis returns from its hiatus as everyone gets reacclimated to the campaign. In real life, it was months, but on the podcast it took no time at all! And then the Tavern of Many Corners makes its grand return to the show as Magill begins his deep dive into Vampire: The Masquerade with a look at the rules of vampirism in the World of Darkness setting. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Dangus mangus, we made it to episode 200, which of course means big things! Like in the Coyote's Aegis campaign, we finally reach the infamous HIATUS that put the game on ice for months! And the party finds itself on a quest to plant a bomb in a prison - but they have to fight some robots to do it. Then over in the RPG Danger Room, Magill pulls out a big list of peoples' first non-D&D TTRPG experiences, and together, he and Tom decide which game to do a deep dive on next. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The Coyote's Aegis second tour of Sitra Ahra continues as the party encounters a bunch of drones at an excavation site where they find a red dragon egg! And there are also succubi, mutant trogglings, myconids, and all kinds of other beasties! Over in the RPG Danger Room, Magill profiles a collaborative city-building game called "I'm sorry, did you say street magic?" and also gives his thoughts on Baldur's Gate 3 now that he's completed his first playthrough. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's almost Tom's birthday! Or it was when we recorded this episode, anyway, and to celebrate Magill has brought two pieces of RPG content that he thinks Tom will enjoy: a zine for generating goblins, and an RPG based around breakfast cereal! And you had better believe that Tom comes up with the greatest cereal mascot of all time. Then over in Coyote's Aegis, after cleansing a prison of its haywire security bots, the party tries to unite the exiles of the Sway against an invasion of oozes! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Hey, is that d20 legal? Or is it...A BEHOLDER? Tom's birthday is coming up and Magill got them a d20 that transforms into a classic monster. Pretty neat, right? In the Coyote's Aegis campaign, the heroes are headed to Sway where they encounter surly guards, gelatinous cubes, a military parade, and more! And in the RPG Danger Room, Magill looks at Dinocar, the crazy map-making, blindfolded-navigating party game that's chaotic fun for all ages. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Myconids don't dance! It's just a fact. And no, it turns out Campestris aren't Myconids, so while THEY dance, the Myconid mushroom folk DO NOT. On this episode, the Coyote's Aegis campaign runs into a veritable traffic jam of Myconids on their way to the next realm of Sitra Ahra! And in the RPG Danger Room, Magill is looking at the ultimate Choose Your Own Adventure-style solo-RPG gamebook series: Fabled Lands! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The players in Coyote's Aegis have to hunt down a trogg in order to complete their ritual in the Sitra Ahra realm of Larvae - hey, they said they'd never go back there! And then in the RPG Danger Room, Magill is in a Mad Max mood so he's taking a look at a post-apocalypse-with-cars RPG called Atomic Highway! And this just in: xorns are still goofy looking. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's an RPG sandwich on this episode, as Magill kicks things off with a look at the amphibian-infested solo tactical game This Frog Is Ruining My Dungeon Crawl! Then it's over to Coyote's Aegis as the party begins to suspect there's a Night Goblin in their midst as they learn more about the black waters of Sitra Ahra and how they drain into the Gigalich. And they've gone back to Larvae, where they swear they wouldn't go! Then it's back to the RPG Danger Room where Magill takes a look at a game called This Person Should Not Exist that uses a Where's Waldo book as its central mechanic. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Tom and Magill are up to their elbows in Rifts on this episode as Magill continues his attempt to learn two systems at once by hopping between Savage Worlds and Savage Rifts sourcebooks. Over on Tom's side of things, the party in the Coyote's Aegis campaign are escorting the Cult of One to the realms of Sitra Ahra and spell the doom of the Nightside Eclipse! Plus Magill goes on a weird tangent about inspiration. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

After some D&D news, Tom dives into Coyote's Aegis where the party traverses the Tangle to meet Odium and make a plan to escape Sitra Ahra! Then Magill and Tom continue making a Mind Melter in Savage Rifts. So many Edges to choose from! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Aww dangus! What's Magill going to play next? Tom helps him figure out his next solo RPG venture. Then in the Coyote's Aegis campaign, the party enlists the help of a singing goblin named Jimjar Bonbun to guide them to the Tangle! And in the RPG Danger Room, we do more Rifts stuff with the Savage Worlds crossover adaptation: Savage Rifts! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's a whole smorgasbord of stuff on this episode, as Tom and Magill talk about the Fallout TV series and games a bit, Magill reviews Exclusion Zone Botanist now that he's played it, and, that's right, RIFTS RETURNS TO THE PODCAST! Magill's going over the extensive Rifts RPG skill list, so expect lots of Dickering. And in the Coyote's Aegis campaign, Operation Pearls is underway as the heroes escape their imprisonment and kill some Trogs in a tower! Tower o'Trogs! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

This episode was recorded ten days before 4/20 and is coming out a week after 4/20, but you'd better believe this is somehow our 4/20 episode. We're not covering anything weed-related though. Anyway, Magill is talking about the G.I. Joe-like fast-action RPG called F.I.S.T., which sounds pretty darn cool. And then there's a big twist in the Coyote's Aegis campaign as the players wake up in a prison surrounded by NPCs from their past! Where the dangus mangus are they?? Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Magill's got another selection of bite-sized RPGs for Tom to sample - this time they're all from Exeunt Press, and there are some pretty neat ones involving alien plantlife and cave people! Then Tom wraps up the liberation of the Mantle in Coyote's Aegis, bringing to an end the multi-session siege! Also we're a fast food review show now. Roll 1dFood. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

What happens when multiple rules in D&D contradict each other...and it happens within one module?! D&D needs a Stack like the one from Magic: The Gathering. Anyway, on this episode, the Coyote's Aegis heroes continue securing the Mantle against the demonic hordes and put to rest a Mummy! Then Magill summons up the Highland Paranormal Society in the RPG Danger Room to look at a bunch of mini-RPGs and RPG accessories from Nate Treme. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's a big ol' sandwich of RPGs on this episode, as Magill starts things off by profiling 6e. Not Dungeons & Dragons 6th Edition, stupid! Just a game called 6e by Jared Sinclair. Then Tom gets into the final operation of this act of Coyote's Aegis, which sees the heroes defending a besieged city against a huge variety of enemies, all influenced by the demon lord Graazt! And finally, Magill comes back to wrap things up by looking at a storytelling RPG about a seemingly endless house. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Dangus Mangus! That's the name of Tom's Meat Mech in the game Extreme Meatpunks Forever, which Magill is looking at in the RPG Danger Room. Over in Tom's campaign, the story of Coyote's Aegis, the heroes find themselves in a big ol' arena battle with fire giants, gorgons, a chained pegasus, and other such vile opponents! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The Coyote's Aegis heroes enter the final arena of their epic-length operation in the penultimate mission of the liberation of Agaloch! Giant spiders and beholders abound! The Magill continues the deep dive into Extreme Meatpunks Forever starting with a review of the visual novel video game series that inspired the whole thing. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The party in the Coyote's Aegis campaign has found themselves in yet another boss fight! They've gotta take on some demons in a room shaped like a spider - creepy! Then in the RPG Danger Room we're getting weird in a different way as Magill talks about Extreme Meatpunks forever, the queer, anti-fascist, Cronenberg-mech game. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The Coyote's Aegis party encounters some drow - but can they be trusted?! Also there's a suspicious Tiny Fart Demon! Talk about Paranoia, which is also something Magill and Tom engage in. Then Magill profiles four more Zine RPGs that were part of Zine RPG Month on Kickstarter! Expect ghosts, mechs, bodybuilders, and disc jockeys. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The combat continues in Coyote's Aegis as the party finds themselves in another big ol' fight, this time against undead Drow! Connor floats along the ceiling, they bathe in magic water, there's a fart demon...good times. Then Magill profiles four different zine RPGs that are party of Kickstarter's Zine RPG Month celebration. Wanna be a Power Ranger in a Jane Austen novel? How about a punk rocker at the end of the world? We've got you covered! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

What do you call a plurality of bats? A cauldron? A cloud? Apparently there are no wrong answers! On this episode, the heroes of the Coyote's Aegis campaign speed through a dark forest on the backs of Cloakers as they enter the next phase of their operation. February is Zine RPG Month, so Magill profiles a bunch of zine RPGs from Kickstarter and Backerkit! Also, how do you pronounce vichyssoise? How many campaigns is too many campaigns? And did they ever catch the guy who rode a dirt bike down the Carleton University tunnels? Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The Coyote's Aegis campaign comes to the end of its massive naval battle, only to prepare for the next phase of the epic-length operation! Expect butt stabbing. Then Magill takes a look at Skate Wizards, a steezy roleplaying game about radical and arcane shredding of the gnar. Plus some nautical knowledge and a cameo from Magill's wife's sneezes. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

The huge naval battle continues in Coyote's Aegis as the heroes have commandeered a ship called the Bloody Fury and are using it to take out rafts, capture enemies, and encounter robots that aren't in rowboats. In the RPG Danger Room, Magill is reviewing the new Outsiders expansion for the solo RPG Notorious, and he's also contemplating some D&D etiquette from a Dicebreaker article. Listen to us blather on now! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.