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A podcast dedicated to Fantasy Flights Games Star Wars Legion. Based out of Knoxville, Tennessee the Sunsphere Tactical Attack Brigade will bring you stories, tips, builds, news and entertainment. all centered around Fantasy Flight Games's Star Wars Legion.

Ryan Sliwoski, Ben Fowler, Tim Hannon, Will Hime


    • May 22, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 35m AVG DURATION
    • 176 EPISODES

    5 from 35 ratings Listeners of STABcast that love the show mention: legion, game, community, start, fun, guys, great, time, stabcast.


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    The STABcast podcast is an absolute delight for fans of Star Wars Legion. As a relatively new listener, I have quickly become hooked on the show. The hosts' passion for the game is evident in every episode, and their enthusiasm is contagious. Whether they are breaking down units or sharing post-game battle reports, they do so with a level of knowledge and excitement that makes each episode engaging from start to finish.

    One of the best aspects of this podcast is the in-depth analysis that the hosts provide. They take the time to thoroughly discuss and dissect different aspects of the game, providing valuable insights for both newer players and seasoned veterans. Their breakdowns of units are especially helpful in understanding their strengths and weaknesses, and how they can be effectively utilized on the battlefield.

    Additionally, the camaraderie between the hosts shines through in every episode. Their banter and friendly interactions make for an enjoyable listening experience, as it feels like you are sitting around a table with friends discussing your favorite game. This sense of community is further emphasized by their commitment to growing the Legion community and promoting local events. It's refreshing to see a podcast not only talk about the game but actively contribute to its development.

    While there aren't many negative aspects to mention, one thing that could be improved upon is occasionally going off-topic or rambling during discussions. While it's great to hear their thoughts on various subjects, it can sometimes detract from the main focus of the episode. However, this is a minor issue that does not significantly impact my overall enjoyment of the show.

    In conclusion, The STABcast podcast is a must-listen for any fan of Star Wars Legion. The hosts' love for the game shines through in every episode, making it both informative and entertaining. Their dedication to growing the community and engaging with listeners further enhances the overall experience. I highly recommend giving this podcast a listen if you want to stay updated on all things Star Wars Legion. May the force be with you all!



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    Latest episodes from STABcast

    STABcast Episode 163: A Milky Discourse

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2025 98:04


    This week on the STABcast! 75% of the show preps for RTGC! 75% of the show also joins the realm of excuses!

    STABcast Episode 162: Late to the Update.

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2025 125:25


    Ben, Tim and Ryan Break down the new update poorly!    https://www.rockytopgamecon.com/ Come hang out with us at RTGC 2025

    STABcast Episode 161: New Venue, Same Results

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2025 143:16


    This week on the STABcast! Ryan returns from the frozen north to talk all things adepticon with 3 guys who were there in spirit, guiding his opponents. Apologies for the audio quality on Will's track, we had some audio issues.

    STABcast Episode 160: 10 is the new 8

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2025 138:10


    This week on the STABcast! Will actually plays legion! Ben is back to mind legion, and Ryan goes on 30 minute sidetracks during battle reports!

    STABcast: 159 "we talking about practice"

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2025 111:43


    Ben Talks for over an hour about most of his games for the year. we cover some GAMA news, and Ryan and Tim are along for the Ride. Get  Tickets to Rocky Top Game Con 2025! https://www.rockytopgamecon.com/

    STABcast Episode 158: Our Chemically Romanced Legion

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2025 105:51


    Come have some fun with the Will, Tim, and Ben as we talk about Will's Skirmish event fun, Tim's misadventures not playing Legion, and Ben's woes assembling new Crab droids for his quarterly legion play at Cherokee this weekend.    Come for the fun, but stay for the love on this episode of the STABcast.!

    STABcast: Episode 157 Sleeping on Sleeper Cells.

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 1, 2025 101:16


    Ryan, Will and Ben Talk about LVO the fall out and Sleeper Cells.  https://www.lvois.com/legion to submit your event for LOVIS back in Vegas next year. 

    STABcast 156: Sometimes a legion podcast!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2025 94:34


    We take a look at some of the details for LVO! play some TI, Civ 6, Lorconna, and a bit of legion.  you can get tickets for RTGC in Knoxville  https://checkout.square.site/merchant/ML2Z30KG52AND/checkout/53WUBVTCAQJTERWX5DABZ3NH

    STABcast Holiday Special 2025! Ewoks: The Battle for Endor

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2025 108:07


    The lads sit down to drink and watch a bad movie and Drink! 

    STABcast: Episode 155 Ben Looks at many cards for the first time.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2024 73:37


    Ben, Tim, and Ryan are back looking at the new submersible droids, LVO prep and lack of, and a recap of the Sci FI city local event.  

    STABcast: 154 The LVO Low Down.

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 3, 2024 76:59


    Ryan and Tim are left unsupervised so LJ Has to come baby sit and tell us all about the upcoming LVO.  info for LVO can be found at https://store.frontlinegaming.org/collections/lvo-2025?srsltid=AfmBOoqm2AeU0qSO9uQgKnbZI2kZvZfTcNw8bECYAQ3Ce7pYJDzGeumf Drop us a line at SWstabcast@gmail.com Support the show over at https://stabcast.creator-spring.com/

    STABcast Episode 153: Jar Jar Étouffée

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2024 68:24


    This week on a spoooooooky edition of the STABcast! Tim and Ryan talk about games! Will provides excuses! And we talk about list building alone in the dark!

    STABcast Episode 152: Close the Doors and Shutter the Windows

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 10, 2024 107:59


    This week on the STABcast! Its a Will episode! As we cover his experiences at a local event, and chat about terrain in the new ruleset.

    STABcast Episode 151: Somewhat Coherent Ramblings

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2024 104:19


    This week on the STABcast! Tim, Ben, and Will play Mind Legion, while Ryan has an actual game to talk about. Also, Tim airs more bad opinions about Rebels, and we chat about how to play turn 1!

    STABcast Episode 150: Bulgogi Attracts Alligators

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2024 151:51


    This week on the STABcast! Will edits out hundreds of Ben LOTRO clicks, Ryan commits sudoku, Tim quits halfway through, and Ben overdoses on insulin. Buckle up folks, its the crucible recap.

    STABcast Episode 149: Rushed but On Time

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 28, 2024 104:25


    This week on the STABcast! We had to record late so this episode is a bit rough on the edit. But Will shares his battle reports from Tacticon! Ben plays theoretical Legion! And Ryan goes back to the world of being a TO!

    STABcast Episode 148: Fat Bottom Droids Make the Legion World Go Round

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 117:53


    This week on the STABcast! Ryan has batreps from our Legion 2.6 stream! Tim finally played the new rules! And we cover some news a month late, as is our tradition.

    STAbcast Episode 147: Clickbait Legion 2.0 Title

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 23, 2024 128:09


    In this SHOCKING episode of the STABcast, you won't believe what's next, as we list our top 12 and a half changes from the announcements from ministravaganza.

    STABcast will be back after these messages from our sponsors.

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 2:10


    We are taking a break this week guys see you in 7 days.  https://shop.sci-fi-city.com/collections/star-wars/products/star-wars-legion-store-championship-tournament-august-24th https://www.chattanoogacomiccon.com/

    STABcast Episode 146: Like Explaining Terrain to a 4-year-old

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 3, 2024 95:13


    This week on the STABcast! Ryan and Tim play real Legion, but Ben challenges you to a game of Mind Legion! He already won.

    STABcast Episode 145: Ice Cream Piracy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 19, 2024 95:49


    This week on the STABcast! We start the episode by talking about anything BUT clone commandos, followed by a group therapy session on how busted the unit is. Ryan gives battle reports from Indy, and we go over the news!

    STABcast Episode 144: Señor Chewie's Rooftop Performance

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 5, 2024 110:57


    This week on the STABcast! The end of the Ben excuses? Will goes undefeated at RTGC? Tim and Ryan get along? NO! None of those things happen! Enjoy!

    STABcast Episode 143: Sparkling Opinions

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2024 82:19


    This week on the STABcast!! Episode 142 was taken out back and "retired" but we all mourn its loss. Ben and Will prep for the Rocky Top Game Con happening this upcoming weekend! And Ryan... well, tune in to find out!

    STABcast Episode 141: The LVOILCQO

    Play Episode Listen Later May 1, 2024 103:40


    This week on the STABcast! Will continues to play the wrong game! We have a special guest! And Tim has a new neck bone? Tune in to find out more!   https://www.lvois.com/  

    STABcast Episode 140: Its OK to be Bad

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 83:30


    This week on the STABcast! Ben has legitimate excuses! (no he didn't lose another toe) Ryan and Tim talk battle reports, and we try to convince Ryan Experimental Droids isn't ruining the game!

    STABcast an intermission

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 10, 2024 4:21


    Sorry no show this week, the lads are all busy. we will be back next week to contact you about your cars extended warranty. 

    STABcast Episode 139: A Damp Onesie in Chicago

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 27, 2024 130:36


    This week on the STABcast! Worlds recap! Rocky Mountain Open battle reports! And Ben plays a card game?

    STABcast Episode 138: Some Kind of Mood

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 107:07


    Oh my! The episode starts spicy and clears the sinuses, tingles the lips, and melts the gut on the back end. It is a far ranging episode talking about a battle report that moves into talks of thematics, list building for Rocky Mountain and Worlds, the place of monarchy in the modern era and the politics of the happiest place on earth. It is a doozy, I tell you. So, come spend your paint time, your drive time, your free time on this week's episode of the STABcast!   Be sure to check out our merch shop https://stabcast.creator-spring.com/ and use code DAISY for 10% off! We have 3 NEW designs and a couple of new products for the casual wear around the house or your next tournament.  Code is good for the next 30 days!

    STABcast Episode 137: Never Go Full Tim Hannon

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 28, 2024 104:26


    This week on the STABcast! Battle reports from... Ben??   Link to Daisy fundraiser

    STABcast Episode 136: Just Trying to Find Happiness Somewhere

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 86:42


    This week on the STABcast! Ryan batreps, Will & Ben excuses, the word skew, and much much more! Link to purchase Rocky Top Open Tickets: https://checkout.square.site/buy/GE67DSSDYGNYSP742REQLT7K

    This is a test of the emergency STABcast system this is only a test

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2024 4:11


    The guys are slammed this week so enjoy a tidbit of mail, we will be back next week with a full show! 

    STABcast Episode 135: Waking Up In Vegas

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2024 147:00


    Come listen to the STABcast's tales of time spent at the Las Vegas Open. True to STABcast form, Ryan rarely left the venue and Tim did everything but play Legion after Friday. Listen to the trials, tribulations, dissolution and reformation of Tim during his sojurn through Vegas's city streets, and listen to Ben's incredulous responses.    It is a fun, jam-packed (with just enough peanut butter to not upset the balance) conversation this week, so as Will would say, strap us into your earholes and get ready for this week's episode of the STABcast. 

    STABcast Episode 134: Are We Bad Friends?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 83:40


    Come join us for the fun as Ben, Tim, and Ryan discuss game play, predict LVO, and ask the question "Are we bad friends?" Ryan and Tim throw around outrageous takes and Ben plays the mental game of Legion. All the fun you could possibly have in this week's episode of the STABcast!

    STABcast Bonus Episode 8: Caravan of Courage, An Ewok Adventure Commentary

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 27, 2023 108:20


    Join us in the (sometimes) holiday tradition of the STABcast movie commentary! This year Ben dragged us to the bottom of Disney+ for his formative childhood Star Wars film, "Caravan of Courage, an Ewok Adventure." Listen along with the movie as Will, Ryan, and Ben all struggle to make sense of it.

    STABcast Episode 133: Tauntauns, Cough Drops, and Wookiees, Oh My!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 104:23


    This week on the STABcast! Ryan and Will recount their latest Legion adventures, while Ben struggles to not feel like death in the midst of the flu. Most of Ben's coughs and sniffles have been edited out, but some have been left in for flavor! Enjoy!

    STABcast Episode 132: Better Late Than Never

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2023 105:29


    This week on the STABcast! Ryan and Tim talk Legion games, while Will and Ben theory craft excuses lists. The later in the show, Tim makes proclamations against Australians, Ryan gets cancelled, and Will takes Ben on a journey into the desert. 

    STABcast Episode 131: Wookiee-Mania Goes North

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2023 101:20


    This week on the STABcast! Will, Ryan, and Tim talk about their games of Legion! While Ben provides his usual excuses! Topics of discussion include: sandwiches, Dallas, breakfast burritos, Geography, and much much more!

    STABcast Episode 130: There are no Mountains in Denver

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2023 96:35


    This week on the STABcast! Will, Ryan, and Ben discuss Will's plans to run the new wookiee battleforce, answer listener feedback, and in honor of spooky season, each talk about their personal Legion boogeyman! Also Will talks some smack about Denver. Also no Tim, he was too busy eating at Huddle House.

    STABcast Episode 129: More Weight! Crucible 2023

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2023 98:51


    Welcome cadets and commanders to Tim and Ryan talk about their games at Crucible 2023. Yes, somehow Ben managed to make it through the entire episode without a reference to the Arthur Miller play by the same name, but he couldn't let the episode description make it though. Editor's perogative. Come and listen to Ben feel the weight of his job keep him from Crucible! Hear Tim meet his pointy reckoning on the Legion tables! Understand the opponents that took Ryan from his sleep and put knowledge (of defeat) in his heart! Did Ben think of Taylor Swift as Abigail as she brings potential destruction to the Kansas City Chiefs? All this and more in this week's episode of the STABcast!

    STABcast Episode 128: Trying Experimental Droids with the Boys

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2023 115:36


    This week on the STABcast! In an episode without Will, our other three hosts do their best to read the news from ministravaganza, Ryan takes vengeance for not having any talking time last episode, Ben makes rude remarks about Geonosian biology, and Tim didn't do well enough for his other shows so he was forced to record with us again.

    STABcast Episode 127: Never Listen to Droid Chat

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 6, 2023 132:55


    This week on the STABcast! Ben and Will take over the show with 4 battle reports each, they actually played Legion! Ryan plays moderator as we cover the recent Knoxville store championship and the great fun that was had there!

    STABcast Episode 126: Furry Happy Monsters Laughing

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2023 86:28


    Welcome cadets and commanders to another episode of the STABcast. Ryan, Tim, and Ben reunite to talk about some games, talk about some lists, and just talk. Continuing this week's theme of Muppet Madness, we have way to much fun while trying to count the number of ATSTs is the appropriate number for a Tempest list.    Come have another furry happy time. 

    STABcast Episode 125: Rotate Winnie the Pooh in your mind

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 108:48


    This week on the STABcast! Tim talks a lot! About Gencon! Will has a battle report for the wrong game (again) and Ben mocks the British Premier League!

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    STABcast Episode 124: Never Let Doubts Stop You

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 19, 2023 108:58


    This week on the STABcast! Join us as we discuss lists, Brisket, Shatterpoint, Buc-ee's, Lord Farquad, personal philosophy, and even more! 

    STABcast Episode 123: Bass Player Energy

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2023 115:24


    We have a very healthy conversation about battle reports, dice pools, the sproinginess of plastic light sabers and much, much more! Join us for the fun, stay for the thoughtful debate, and luxuriate in the funky bass rhythm from Flea of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

    STABcast Episode 122: A Tennessean Reminds the British of their Place

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2023 125:32


    Welcome back dear listeners! In this week's episode, Ben has made it to the tables and has not one, not two, but THREE games to talk about. It is a battle report heavy episode, but we played some games and have lots of experiences to share and praise and lament.  Additionally, we take a look at the recent news, some slights from across the pond, and MUCH, much more. So come for the jokes about Ben's missing toes, but stay for the conversation about Star Wars Legion!

    STABcast Episode 121: Hit by a Bag of Trucks

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2023 137:03


    This week on the STABcast! The whole crew is back (Scoundrels didn't have space for Tim this week) as we discuss games played, Ewok cards, and the points update! Sadly the errata update released after recording, just to make sure the STABcast is never fully up to date!   Slight content warning, Ben talks about a medical condition and surgery in this episode so if that bothers you skip to the 10 minute mark in the episode.

    STABcast Episode 120: Now with 50% More Hillbillies

    Play Episode Listen Later May 26, 2023 73:16


    Ryan is back and joined by Chad and other Will, as the rest of the crew was standing in solidarity with the Writer's Guild. Chad and Will crossed the picket line. Tim, Ben, and Will Prime just shake their heads.   We look at new Ewoks and talk RTGC!   You can check out Chad's show with Wes at: https://nerdyoldmenpodcast.buzzsprout.com/

    STABcast Bonus Episode 7: 2003 Clone Wars 2D Part 2, Almost One Year Later

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2023 79:39


    This week on a Bonus episode of the STABcast! We had nothing to talk about, so instead we resumed our STABcast commentary track for the 2003 Clone Wars animated mini series! Follow along as Ben watches for the first time, our commentary begins at 7:22 in the episode. We encourage you to listen along with the show from Disney+ and if needed go listen and watch along with our commentary track for part 1, which was released in June of last year. Normal STABcast shenanigans will resume May 17, which will hopefully include news from the May the 4th weekend!

    STABcast Episode 119: But I Didn't, so He Didn't, so I Couldn't, so He Won

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2023 100:19


    This week on the STABcast! Will and Ryan face off in the final of the Knoxville Legion League! The gang reacts to Ashoka's command cards, and Ben reads listener mail! Tim of the 5th Trooper was too busy for us this week.

    STABcast Episode 118: Jolly Ranchers Party

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2023 155:00


    This week on the STABcast! Battle reports from Adepticon! A discussion of jellybeans and ear-holes! And Tim smacks his mic several times and I'm sorry I couldn't edit it out...... All this and so so much more!

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