Loot Optional

Ladies and Gentlemen...welcome to 2021. Scruffy has confessions and some much needed raid excitement! Lego has created some new sets that just might be for the aspiring gardener that can't keep anything alive, along with an Avatar The Last Airbender reunion, tidbits about the new Hollow Knight and more in the Geek Report. There are some fun and crazy adventures happening to players in Shadowlands in Blizzard Bites. And if you've ever wanted to try table top but weren't much interested in Dungeons and Dragons, you do have options. Find out more in Campaigns and Cantrips! All this and more in Episode 91 of Loot Optional!

As we reach the end of 2020, it's time to reflect and look ahead...with a healthy dose of gaming news! The Geek report brings us news from Wonder Woman, Fortnite, the Star Wars universe and more while Scruffy brings us another Raiding PSA and players toss out gifts in Oribos in Blizzard Bites. And you are not going to want to miss this anticipated collaboration that is coming to Kickstarter in January 2021 in Campaigns and Cantrips! All this and more in Episode 90 of Loot Optional!

Maw-walker Scruffy has been pulled out of the Shadowlands for this week's Loot Optional! It's been a packed week with a plethora of announcements from Star Wars, the MCU, Disney and more that the Geek Report is about to burst! Scruffy shares her overall impression of Shadowlands and we look at some nerfs (and rants) that are coming and have already hit the game in Blizzard Bites. Plus we look at the December releases coming from Paizo along with a quest that Scruffy went on in Campaigns and Cantrips! All this and more in Episode 89 of Loot Optional!

In this week's episode of Loot Optional, Scruffy is ready for Shadowlands and a whole lot of Turkey! Animal Crossing may have taken over the Geek Report but we'll also get some updates about our favorite Merc with the Mouth and Baby Yoda! As Shadowlands launches this week, we'll look at some secrets to uncover and also what's available at launch in Blizzard Bites. And you'll find Red Dragons and Gifts for your gamers in Campaigns and Cantrips! All this and more in Episode 88 of Loot Optional!

In this week's episode of Loot Optional, the pandemic hits a little closer to home and Scruffy has found herself in quarantine. From the safety of her office, we'll visit the MCU Universe for updates about WandaVision, Thor: Love and Thunder, Animal Crossing plans, and more in the Geek report. Scruffy share's her thoughts about the Pre-Patch events so far, issues a few friendly reminders for the Shadowlands trip ahead, and takes a look at prophetic maps in Blizzard Bites. And in Campaigns and Cantrips, we'll look at a nerfed spell, new graphic novels on the way, and even pre-made NPC's for your campaign! All this and more in Episode 87 of Loot Optional!

It's been one week that feels like 20 years, right? Regardless, another episode of Loot Optional is here! Scruffy is still geeking out about the Mandalorian, but a little upset with "Baby Yoda." Fans of Tony Hawk's Pro-Skater get quite a bit more to bring them back to the game this week and we may just see Fortnite back on an iOS in the future in the Geek report. The Pre-Patch event is coming! Who's ready? Plus fellow streamer DesMephisto has had one hell of a week, plus we have a date for season 22 for Diablo 3 in Blizzard Bites. And bring impressive demons and "magic robots" to your table over in Campaigns and Cantrips! All this and more in Episode 86 of Loot Optional!

There's nothing spooky about this week's episode, but we're in for a frightfully good time all the same! Tasty treats, Crunchyroll news, Banjo-Kazooie remixes, and yet more delays are hiding in the Geek Report. Blizzard Bites has delectable morsels, exciting dates for patches and launches, and a long dead wife can finally be found! And we take a ride in the Combat Wheelchair while discovering new games and revamped old favorites in Campaigns and Cantrips! All this and more in Episode 85 of Loot Optional!

Scruffy's week has been spent ghost busting, villager searching, and one-shot running! Quite eventful! In the Geek Report, we'll look at Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light coming to the Switch, a new relaxation video for Xenoblade Chronicles, and free spooky games from Epic! New expansions and play modes for Hearthstone and new wings in Warcraft over in Blizzard Bites. And we'll look at the one-shot Scruffy ran along with a Tabletop Loot update and some neat games that have hit Kickstarter in Campaigns and Cantrips! All this and more in Episode 84 of Loot Optional!

Put your controller down because you are never going to guess what Scruffy did this week! Hell may have frozen over! In other news, Nintendo has broken a record previously held by XBox, some of our favorite shows have been renewed for more seasons before their next season is released, plus Spooky Treats and Treehouse scares in the Geek Report. Blizzard brings a game development to an end and extends PTR for another game. Plus customizations and new fun coming in some of our favorite games in Blizzard Bites. And with the help of Tabletop Loot, Campaigns and Cantrips is blasting off into space and bringing it back down to your table! All this and more in Episode 83 of Loot Optional!

It's a miracle! Scruffy put down her controller just long enough to bring us this week's Loot Optional! The Geek Report is packed with game updates for your favorite plumber, John Wick, Star trek, and more. With just a few days to the pre-patch, we take a last look at some speed clears, brawlers, and an upcoming free trial of Overwatch in Blizzard Bites. And in Campaigns and Cantrips? Let's just say Vampires and Democrats and Dungeons and dragons? Oh my! All this and more in Episode 82 of Loot Optional!

Colds and Ear Infections and islands and Charity Shows are all a part of Scruffy's world right now. In the Geek Report, childhood favorites come under attack, others skip the theatres, and Halloween events in some of your favorite games are in full swing! Delays, delays, and the Pre Patch date have made their way to Blizzard Bites. All while Scruffy contemplates the icy tundra of Icewind Dale and updates to the Sage Compendium in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in Episode 81 of Loot Optional!

Blown tires and empty paint cans are littering the Scruffy manor this week while the Geek Report is full of murals, new and canceled shows, and spooky bits that are on the way. While we currently don't have a prepatch date, we got our first hint of a virtual BlizzCon and a quick look at Season 22 in Diablo 3. Plus there be dragons...really really big dragons in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in Episode 80 of Loot Optional!

Scruffy is plotting, planning, scheming while corrupted cats whisper devious things in her ears in episode 79 of Loot Optional! We talk about compatibility, bans, bugs, and dropping games for wildlife in the Geek Report. In Blizzard Bites, Jenafur has been found! Maps will be updated and classic PVP sees a Fall Conquest showdown. And in Campaigns in Cantrips, Scruffy talks about her quest get her folks to the table for a Sheep Chase. All this and more in Episode 79 of Loot Optional!

Scruffy has some pretty Splat-tacular Fails this week and one well rewarded camping session in this week's Loot Optional. Excitement abounds for Obi-Wan Kenobi in the Geek Report. We'll also look at some upcoming streaming integrations for games along with a notable Ban on Twitch. In Blizzard Bites, we'll take a peek at the Threads of Fate in Shadowlands, Craftwars in Heroes of the Storm, and from BFA to Shadowlands, just how does it compare to other expansions? Plus, are you ready for Icewind Dale? The Rime of the Frostmaiden is in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in episode 78 of Loot Optional!

This week in Loot Optional, we review the 35th Anniversary of Super Mario Bros. Nintendo direct, say goodbye to Twitch Sings, and mark our calendars for season 2 of the Mandalorian in the Geek Report. Voting is going on now for a new mount in Shadowlands and preorders are live for Small World of Worcraft in Blizzard Bites. Plus, we look at some new and revamped products for DM's in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in episode 77 of Loot Optional!

A recurring theme this week in Loot Optional, when you're nice to people and companies, people notice. Even if you're a ranting and raving Scruffy Druid. We say goodbye to some icons, take a fall in Skyrim and Resident Evil 3, and have a ball with Alpacas in the Geek Report. Shadowlands finally has a release date, plus we got our first look at a new animated short "Afterlives" in Blizzard Bites. Plus, Campaigns and Cantrips has updates on previous teases and even results from a previous Scruffy Rant. All this and more in episode 76 of Loot Optional!

There's something fishy in this week's Loot Optional, or maybe Scruffy just hopes there will be. Pokemon are running rampant in the Geek Report along with The Boys and rumored Switch Ports. One DK is soloing Mythic +25's while another player has completed a pacifist run in Diablo III over in Blizzard Bites. Plus, Campaigns and Cantrips has teases, delays, and a classic Scruffy Rant. All this and more in episode 75 of Loot Optional!

This week in Loot Optional, Scruffy celebrates being a Keystone Master after Mastering the Master Sword. In the Geek Report, take look at some rebranding with Amazon, Left-Handed Mice for MMO's, updates and lawsuits! The PrePatch is live on the PTR for Shadowlands, soloing Hogger at level 1, and an update on Diablo Immortal in Blizzard Bites. Plus, Combat Wheelchairs are entered the fray in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in episode 74 of Loot Optional!

This week in Loot Optional, Scruffy will never leave BOTW, encounters unannounced guests, and pupscallion Percy is a delicate little flower drama boy! In important fun news, Netflix made a huge announcement about a certain series getting 4 more seasons, movies announcing we're getting not one but two sequels thanks to Covid delays, games are breaking records and new games have dropped and are coming. Blizzard shuts down Gallywix while we look at the changes coming to heirlooms and stables for hunters. And miniatures are taking over Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in episode 73 of Loot Optional!

This week in Loot Optional, Scruffy wonders just what the heck her microphone is for! But in important fun news, we look at new titles coming to all platforms, the newly added titles to Nintendo Switch Online, along with racy videos from Superman and love and support from the Avengers. Blizzard takes us a few steps closer to Shadowland and assures us that the use and abuse of the seasonal buff for Diablo 3 is working as intended. Plus we have near TPK's and new episodes are coming soon in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in episode 72 of Loot Optional!

This week in Loot Optional, TwitchCon is canceled but there's some new gear coming for streamers and podcasters. Records are reinstated while Cyberpunk 2077 sees another delay. Blizzard whips out the ban hammer and nerfs the Auction house. And we look at Diversity, Dungeons, and Dice in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in episode 71 of Loot Optional!

It's another episode of Loot Optional! PS5! PS5! Did someone say Playstation 5? We take a quick look at the announcement and some of the new games and accessories that will be coming for the new console. The sequel to Into the Spider-Verse looks to have started production while Comic-Con@home is coming for all of us in the Geek Report. We'll fight Systemic Inequality, celebrate achievements and haircuts in Blizzard Bites. Plus, we'll take a look at writer's workshops and new accessories in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in episode 70 of Loot Optional!

It's another episode of Loot Optional! Find out which Caped Crusader is coming back like Nick Fury and which show is officially getting a season 6. Elves of Azeroth rejoice at changes coming in Shadowlands while BlizzCon 2020 is canceled. And DM's guild has some new supplements to spice of your campaigns. All this and more in episode 69 of Loot Optional!

What happens when Scruffy's back gives out? A whole lot of Binge Watching and Geek News reading. Persistence pays off DC fans while PETA finds more pixels to get them in a tizzy. We see an increase in drop rates and a way to buy your perfect corruption in Blizzard Bites. Plus new table top fun on Kickstarter and some details about who all is coming to D&D 2020! All this and more in episode 68 of Loot Optional!

Storm season is here and Mr. Scruffy has already been out storm chasing! It's one of the best times of the year. Unfortunately Scruffy hurt her back again, so she's been a bit of a miserable mess trying to recover. In the Geek Report we look at some of the newly announced titles coming to The Switch along with a big announcement for Music Theatre fans and Disney + users. Rumor has it that a remaster of Diablo 2 is coming sooner than you think and one of our favorite ninja pullers turned 15 this past week in Blizzard Bites. And we look at a few cons that will be heading to the digital space this summer along with some revised sub-classes for you to try out in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in episode 67 of Loot Optional!

It's been a week of marathon watching/listening all things Lord of the Rings, among other things. Over in the Geek Report, you can now listen to Harry Potter Read Harry Potter while the Lions get creative with their season schedule in Animal Crossing. Unicorns may really fly in Blizzard Bites while we're all reminded that we really are still social gamers! And there's hugs and loves and some hope for D&D films done right in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in episode 66 of Loot Optional!

As Kansas slowly reopens, The Scruffy Household battles 8 legged creepy crawlies, June Bugs, and clutter...when not walking all of Azeroth in Classic. Look at the new Assassin's Creed title, landscaping companies in Animal Crossing, and news from The Boys in the Geek Report. Over in Blizzard Bites, the tanks are killing it and the kids get some pretty amazing adventures both in game and during work from home orders. Plus Orcs have caused quite the stir this week in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in episode 65 of Loot Optional!

Kind of a dull week around the Scruffy house, but it was a busy week where the Geek Report is concerned. Fraggle Rock, The Joy of Painting, and Elijah Wood in Animal Crossing? Getting rid of Weapon Woes in World of Warcraft with Time Lost vendors and taking down Alliance Leaders solo style! And find out which class got scrapped in Dungeons and Dragons. All this and more in Episode 64 of Loot Optional.

Many screams! Much Excite for Scruffy and Exalted with Jeeves this week! We look at some more updates and cancellations due to Covid-19, Fortnite pushbacks, and Notre-Dame Cathedral in the Geek Report. Community love and savage responses are part of Blizzard Bites. And we have questions, conundrums and Gods in Campaigns and Cantrips. It's Episode 63 of Loot Optional.

Another week in Stay at Home/Introvert heaven at the Scruffy House and Scruffy has started a purge. Finally. The geek report is packed with an update on a previous team-up announcement, Twitch news, Legos, Daredevil, and more. Expect some news about Shadowlands with the news that Alpha testing has started and there are some neat things up on Kickstarter that you can add to your home game in Campaigns and Cantrips. All this and more in Episode 62 of Loot Optional.

It's a cold day in Kansas, but at least there's Animal Crossing! A lot of it actually including our favorite Animal Crossing Grandma. There's plenty of interesting things coming to Nintendo and we talk about their relationship with Microsoft. Blizzard has some more goodies for all of us (not just in prank patch notes) and as promised, I talk about our move to Roll20. All this and more in Episode 61 of Loot Optional.

Gin, exploits, Star Wars and that's just a fraction of the Geek Report! Now's a great time to level alts in World of Warcraft with a huge experience buff. We talk about our adventures moving to online Table Top and more in Episode 60 of Loot Optional.

Covid disruptions in the Geek World from Disney to The Witcher. Looks like one Animal Crossing loving granny has been immortalized in New Horizons. Corrupted Blood Research is now fighting Coronavirus and account wide essences have finally made it to World of Warcraft. A quick recap of this month's GM's conclave in Campaigns and Cantrips and more in Episode 59 of Loot Optional.

Allergies are in full bloom here in the heartland but that's not going to stop Scruffy from this week's episode of Loot Optional. Find out which video game is being made into a board game and which clothing brand is partnering with which video game franchise. We'll take a quick look at how you'll be able to catch up with Malefic Cores in Blizzard bites. And in Campaigns in Cantrips, we look at the new campaign source book is coming in June and how you can bring the Kool-Aid Man to your campaign right now. Find all this and more in Episode 58 of Loot Optional.

Scruffy is still overcoming some bumps in her studio camera quest, but the Geek Report is loaded with tidbits about the next season of The Witcher, Doom Eternal, and Baldur's Gate. We talk a little bit about the upcoming season 20 for Diablo in Blizzard Bites and finally address the Gate in the Room in Campaigns and Cantrips. Find all this and more in Episode 57 of Loot Optional.

Officially on that hype train for Animal Crossing. Scruffy's mom discovers the Lego Fandom. Production on Witcher Season 2 is underway and some streamers need to work on their word choice. Scruffy looks at the updates for the legendary cloak quests, how you can sign up for Shadowlands Alpha, and asks the tough question of "Is it really the game edition or is it how you're playing it?" in Campaigns and Cantrips. Find all this and more in Episode 56 of Loot Optional.

While new equipment is flooding in to Scruffy's studio for Ring Fit Adventure, Scruffy has the latest news about Neopets, The Mighty Ducks, and a desperate plea from the creator of Stardew Valley. There's changes coming to MDI and AWC and some cool stuff floating around in Campaigns and Cantrips. Find all this and more in Episode 55 of Loot Optional.

Cook all the Fish! Knit all the Things! Crash the mobile games! October's got The Mandalorian Season 2! Doctor Strange has a new Director! Firsts, shortcomings, and future testing in Blizzard Bites! A special back to the table with B the Geek in Campaigns in Cantrips and more in Episode 54 of Loot Optional.

Halftime battles and Chief's love in the Scruffy household. The Geek Report is full of Nintendo news and speculations from new games to old games making a return. Reforging gone wrong and more! All in Episode 53 of Loot Optional.

Scruffy goes bear for Ny'alotha and gets knitter envy, but not at the same time. This week we take a look at Locke and Key, Super Nintendo World, the Lunar New Year in WoW and Hearthstone, this month's GM conclave and more! All in Episode 52 of Loot Optional.

Did you know you could Speed Run Ring Fit Adventure? And that Scruffy is a little obsessed with that game? We talk about the upcoming Game of Thrones related show, 8.3, new mounts, new adorable animal adventure minis, and exploring Wildemount! All this and more in Episode 51 of Loot Optional.

Welcome to 2020! Today we look at getting swole with Ring Fitness, Pokemon Sword and Shield's expansion pass, The Witcher TRPG, Nerfs and Buffs coming to Hearthstone, and Ny'alotha is coming soon! All this and more in Episode 50 of Loot Optional.

Just in time for the holidays, The Witcher on Netflix, Corsair is picking up the controllers, Winterveil is here. News from the latest GM's Conclave. And more. All in Episode 49 of Loot Optional.

Happy after holidays from Loot Optional! Fairy Tail is coming to the Switch (And other platforms). Classic honor system bugs are being worked on. New patents for new poke'balls? And more. All in Episode 48 of Loot Optional.

Con Crud is no joke. I think I'm finally getting over it. A look back at BlizzCon 2019, Netflix's The Witcher, Disney+, Warcraft's Anniversary Event, another DM Conclave and more! All in Episode 46 of Loot Optional.

A trip to Vegas, a runaway dog, Cowboy Bebop delays, BlizzCon Prep, Diablo, and an RPG writer's workshop? It's a little packed in Episode 45 of Loot Optional!

Travel Plans, DC and Lucifer, Dolittle, Allied Races, Diablo, and a GM's Conclave! It's a packed episode today on Loot Optional!

So close to Overwatch on Switch! 8.3 news. Blizzcon Goodies! There's even a new Mostly Good Book! All in episode 43 of Loot Optional.

Long time no Scruffy! She's back at it with Blizzard and Overwatch news, some Nintendo love, plus a lookt at how Tyranny of Dragons played out.

Scruffy returns with Pokemon and Peta. Avengers. Pride. Dinosaurs. And silly little drawings, and more!

Who Dropkicks the Terminator? New stuff coming for DnD. Classic, classic, classic WoW! And more.