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The Legend of Zelda series has had its fair share of styles, but none contain as much whimsy as The Minish Cap. MC was released in 2004 but has recently resurfaced on the Nintendo Switch Online. On this episode of Bonus XP, we go over why this entry in the Zelda pantheon deserves a lot more praise for its accomplishments. Get your Kin Stones ready and fuse with us as we discuss how this tiny tale is still a giant adventure. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rpgaymer/support

You can never have enough Legends of Zelda content, right? This time on Bonus XP, we're highlighting oldie and genre-defining goodie: Ocarina of Time! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rpgaymer/support

Apparently, we can't get enough of Final Fantasy 9 because here we are analyzing, not only one of the best Final Fantasy characters but one of the best RPG heroes of all time. Kicking off our very first Bonus XP character analysis, there's no better character to talk about than everyone's favorite Black Mage: Vivi. From his adorably whimsical design to his existential character arc, Vivi is easily of Final Fantasy's most complex characters. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rpgaymer/support

Grab your D20 and your character sheet because we're playing Bunkers & Bad*sses! On this week's episode of Bonus XP, Patrick is joined by his husband Scott (awwwww!) as they recap and review their recent playthrough of Tiny Tina's Wonderlands on PS5. Tiny Tina's Wonderlands released in early 2022 with a rough start that made it difficult to play. Now a year later, is it actually worth playing this popular Borderlands spin-off? What do you think? Have you played Tiny Tina's Wonderlands? --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rpgaymer/support

Grab your nostalgia goggles and clear out some blocks on your memory card because this week, Jason, Patrick, and Casey are throwing it all the way back to Final Fantasy IX on the PS1. *victory fist pump*  It's no secret how Final Fantasy is one of our favorite series of all time, and we could talk about it all day (like Season 1 Episode 5).  Join the boys on this week's Bonus XP as they talk about one of their favorite games in the Final Fantasy series.  --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rpgaymer/support

Bethesda's Fallout 76 may have crashed and burned when it first released, but that was so 2018! Patrick and Jason just finished a playthrough of this online multiplayer action game (maybe you were following along on Twitch), and they have something to say about it. Join Patrick, Jason, and Claptrap for this week's episode of Bonus XP where they break down the good, the bad, and the glitchy of Fallout 76. --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rpgaymer/support

Dust off your podcast apps because a brand new Bonus XP with Patrick and Casey is here! Casey finally played a game that he had never played before! Is the original Resident Evil 3 better than the remake? Does it get enough credit? Typically, we save Bonus XP episodes for our Patreon (link below *wink*), but we gotta keep you entertained before RPGaymer Season 3 premieres very soon! Follow RPGaymer online: Join the Discord: RPGaymer Discord Instagram: @heyrpgaymer Twitter: @heyrpgaymer YouTube: RPGaymer Twitch: @heyrpgaymer Etsy: Shop RPGaymer OUR NEW PATREON! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rpgaymer/support

Grab your backpack and your Pokédex, because we're heading to Paldea! Join Patrick and special guest, Pokémaster Adam, for a FREE special episode of BONUS XP, the Patreon-exclusive podcast by RPGaymer. The boys break down the new Nintendo Direct preview for Pokémon Scarlet and Violet and talk about the open world environment, treasure hunting, terastalizing(sp?), the new starters & legendaries, the new professors, and Pokémon as......vehicles???? Buckle up (your Pokémon?) and check out this special edition Bonus XP. Follow Adam: Twitch: TorteTTV Youtube: Torte Gaming Twitter: @TorteGaming Instagram: @abdunworth Follow RPGaymer online: Join the Discord: RPGaymer Discord Instagram: @heyrpgaymer Twitter: @heyrpgaymer YouTube: RPGaymer Twitch: @heyrpgaymer Etsy: Shop RPGaymer OUR NEW PATREON! --- Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rpgaymer/support

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In this episode of Bonus XP, I review the Cyberpunk RED Jumpstart Kit in my own "RPG Heroes" fashion. If you are reading these show notes in a podcast player, please go to https://rpgheroes.buzzsprout.com/ for all the links etcetera.Useful links Cyberpunk RED Jumpstart Kit: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/279014?affiliate_id=747707 R Talsorian: https://rtalsoriangames.com/ Cyberpunk 2020: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/50354?affiliate_id=747707 Another cool Cyberpunk RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/304415?affiliate_id=747707 Another another cool Cyberpunk RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/214863?affiliate_id=747707 Albacon: https://albacon.co.uk/ Cyberpunk Uncensored (for actual plays and more!): https://www.cyberpunkuncensored.com/ My podcast episode about Cyberpunk: https://rpgheroes.buzzsprout.com/774893/5663767 Want to support the show? Please visit my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/rpgheroes Want to support the show at no additional cost to you while buying RPG products on DriveThruRPG? https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=747707Want some cool RPG Heroes podcast swag? Check https://www.teepublic.com/user/rpgheroesIntro and outro music used with permission from the artist: "To Storm the Cyclopean Gates of Byzantium" by Bal-Sagoth. Check them out, EPIC band! http://www.bal-sagoth.com/ Thanks for listening, and STAY HEROIC!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rpgheroes)

Welcome to The Starting Zone Podcast, The World of Warcraft Podcast for New and Experienced Players! On this weeks episode, Spencer Downey and Jason Lucas interview Josh Allen about how he got started in WoW, discuss the MDI Grand Finals, Shadowlands announcements and everything else going on around Azeroth! Episode #400: Celebrating 400 with Josh Allen! is ready for Download! What’s New this Week in World of Warcraft! Weekly Event – Mists of Pandaria Timewalking 8.3 World Boss – Vuk’laz the Earthbreaker Nazjatar World Boss – Wekemara Mythic+ Affixes – Tyrannical/Bursting/Necrotic/Awakened Call to Arms – Zuldazar, Nazjatar and Uldum PvP Brawl - Southshore vs. Tarren Mill Island Expeditions Un’gol Ruins (Quillboar) Snowblossom Village (Mogu) Crestfall (Pirates) Island Salvage Caches Rotting Mire Molten Cay Un’gol Ruins Horrific Vision - Orgrimmar Corruption Vendor Schedule, week of July 14th Rotation 1 Ineffable Truth 1 (12 Corruption) Honed Mind 1 (15 Corruption) Strikethrough 2 (15 Corruption) Masterful 2 (15 Corruption) Twisted Appendage 3 (66 Corruption) Expedient 3 (20 Corruption) Rotation 2 Void Ritual 1 (15 Corruption) Masterful 1 (10 Corruption) Siphoner 2 (28 Corruption) Deadly Momentum 2 (20 Corruption) Ineffable Truth 2 (30 Corruption) Versatile 3 (20 Corruption) Avoidant 2 (12 Corruption) MDI Global Finals Shadowlands Collectors Edition Shadowlands Developer Update Shadowlands Preview: The Maw Shadowlands Preview: A Look at Covenant Systems Venthyr Covenant: Your Invitation Awaits Night Fae Covenant: Begin Your Wild Hunt Necrolord Covenant: A Closer Look Inside the Might of Maldraxxus Kyrian Covenant: Prepare to Ascend Shadowlands Preview: Soulbinds Feedback: Runecarving Spec-restricted transmog looks class-wide Bonus XP on Heirlooms removed Changing a character’s gender will no longer be a paid service The Jailer is the final boss of Shadowlands Legendary Recipe unlocks are account-wide Unlock flying in Shadowlands with Renown Corruption will go away with Patch 9.0 Hotfixes and much more! Have you heard about our Patreon? It’s a great way to support the show and goes towards making more content for you! Check it out here: https://www.patreon.com/thestartingzone Looking for to grab some great TSZ merch? Look no further than here! We’ve got the shirts, hoodies, mugs, pillows even stickers you want! The Starting Zone is produced by Spazbot Studios, Good Shows by Good People Visit them today! Are you looking for some AWESOME DEALS?!? Want to support our shows & Spazbot Studios? Well, you clicked on the right web page! We have some great deals lined up for you below, so check them out! Any purchase you make using the links & coupons below helps support our show! We have partnered with Jinx.com to bring you an AWESOME DEAL! Use the PROMO CODE “SPAZBOT” at checkout to get 15% off your NEXT purchase! That’s right, 15% off your next purchase of any order of $120.00 or LESS! What are you waiting for? Jinx makes shirts, hoodies, heck, even socks emblazoned with the LOGO of your FAVORITE Game! Visit them today by clicking the banner below! REMEMBER TO CLICK THE BANNER BELOW! Look Human is an apparel company with 100,000 unique and fun designs so you can express your unique identity. Whether you are a gamer, movie nerd, science geek, fitness nut, or just want to show off your general weird self... Use our promo code 'spazbot' to get ANY t-Shirt for 14.99! For some shirts that is nearly 50% their retail price. Holy Crap Balls. So, what are you waiting for? Go be you, and LOOK HUMAN today! [podcast src="https://html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/15124553/height/90/width/480/theme/custom/autonext/no/thumbnail/yes/autoplay/no/preload/no/no_addthis/no/direction/forward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/1aa82a/" height="90" width="500" placement="bottom"]

Welcome to Bonus XP - a sideshow of the regular RPG Heroes podcast. In Bonus XP episodes, I do side quests such as reviews, extra interviews and collaborations with other podcasts. This way, we can earn bonus XP on top of the main RPG Heroes quest, which will remain the fortnightly episodes with a specific topic and an RPG Hero interview. I hope you enjoy this first installment of Bonus XP: the Omegaville cast interview! It is what it says on the box: an interview with the entire cast of the Omegaville podcast, a CyberPunk Actual Play podcast that is near and dear to my heart. You can find them on every major podcasting platform. They will be using this interview as their episode 0. It was a blast to talk to these wonderful folks, and lucky for me, Chris Hamje from Omegaville did all the editing work and music - top notch as usual! Useful links: Omegaville on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OmegaVilleCastOmegaville on Twitter: https://twitter.com/OmegaVilleCastOmegaville on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/omegavilleOmegaville music by Chris Hamje: https://soundcloud.com/hamje/RPG Heroes: https://rpgheroes.buzzsprout.com/CyberPunk RPG: https://rtalsoriangames.com/cyberpunk/Buy CyberPunk 2020 on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/256451?affiliate_id=747707Buy CyberPunk RED on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/279014?affiliate_id=747707Black Lives Matter: Please be safe and supportive in these grim times, and if and when you can, please support black members of our RPG community, such as R Talsorian's Mike Pondsmith (creator of CyberPunk) or Brandon Dixon (creator of Swordsfall). It fits the CyberPunk genre to rally behind the downtrodden against an oppressive regime, and it fits human society in general, or at least I hope so. Support the show: Want to support the show? Please visit my Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/rpgheroes Want to support the show at no additional cost to you while buying RPG products on DriveThruRPG? https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=747707Thanks for listening, and STAY EXTRA HEROIC!Support the show (https://www.patreon.com/rpgheroes)

Today’s Hook: The party awakens from a dream that starts coming true, but everyone’s dream ended differently. (Game Hook #403 by Critical Dice on Instagram) What’s that? Rob finally starts winning initiative again and we suddenly get treated to yetanotherepisode about dreams? Who knew restoring the Rightful Order to the Universe would carry such consequences..? Or bring forth such a treasure of a #newadventurehook! For not only did the Adventure Hook guys have this über-interesting idea to work with, but this episode sports a number of firsts, included the first really-and-truly start-to-finish fleshed out beats of a complete adventure… as well as featuring the brand new resource it was created with… Introducing: “The Plot Device”! And this episode the guys use its skeleton of a mind-map in all sorts of different ways… from the simple beats of an old skool Five-Room Dungeon, to plotting out an epic adventure of various storylines all running parallel, or even imagining multiple possible timelines and how they might conflict (or overlap), this simple flow-chart-of-choice may be just the mandala to inspire (and help flesh out) your next sci-fi game, existential human drama, or interactive RPG bedtime story..! For this episode relied heavily on speculative science fiction to imagine up a number of First Contact scenarios, and an alien invitation for Humanity to join an intergalactic federation that might just be a little too good to be true… especially for certain psychic player characters… Is mankind now suddenly rocketing into a futuristic utopia… or an impending genocide? Or more chillingly… could it somehow be headed towards both at the same time..? From your favorite traditional tabletop system, to a simple story-based game of 100 Plot Points, Rob shows how anyone can use the game mechanic of the Prisoner’s Dilemma to navigate players through the various choices framed by the Plot Device… and which can also terminate “prematurely” for those who wind up choosing martyrdom (or villainy)… while Aaron reviews some of the more interesting mechanics worth considering from the Numenera RPG system, particularly the use of the clever “GM Intrusion” to reveal either a Danger, Boon, or Secret (all in a dream of course) from any of the beats of the Device. Plus..! This episode Aaron fails his saving throw against Storytelling Juice and finally admits his deep love of making pop-culture references (really leaning into it this show)… which again naturally includes his profound fondness of all things Star Trek! Bonus XP if you can count the number of times kool-aid gets mentioned… Banter Topic: at the behest of Adventure Hook’s newest Patreon supporter, this episode the guys revisit the 5-Room Dungeon idea imagined by JohnnFour (of roleplayingtips.com) they’d explored back in Season 1… and this time really expand on it by showing how this concept also parallels a number of other very important storytelling ideas… including the beats of an action sequence from a screenwriter’s perspective, the Cambellian Hero’s Journey, and even a slice from the Zodiac itself! All this in the valiant pursuit of actually creating a much, much more concise storyline this time around… (I know, I know) but regardless of how it all started, this coupled with the episode’s Hook (plus the need for a certain ten year old’s bedtime lights-out to come at a reasonable hour) was what actually inspired the entire Plot Device resource in the first place… and by the time you’ve finished listening to the episode you too may have your own rewarding ideas of how best to bring out the “role” in your players’ roleplaying… HASHTAGS #plotdevice #5RoomDungeon #bedtimestory #bedtimestories #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dungeons #dnd5e #podcast #dndpodcast #podernfamily #rpg #roleplaying #roleplayinggame #dndcharacter #rpgs #rpggames #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #tabletopgame #ttrpg #gaming #Combopod #gamer #gamers #ra...

Aprillian, Grand Nagus and guest hosts discuss another week of playing World of Warcraft, Blizzard's greatest MMORPG. With special guest host El Jeppy! The show features audio segments and email submissions from our lovely listeners. Guild Round up from Constraxx Show Notes for Ctrl Alt WoW Episode 655 - Bonus XP, 100% Bonus XP! If you want to join the conversations on the show, we have a live chatroom with in-game giveaways moderated by chatroom-guru Constraxx. We record Live on our Twitch TVpage! http://twitch.tv/ctrlaltwowpodcast

This week on Priority One --- ViacomCBS tease more Star Trek in development and some changes to how we'll consume them; Frakes talks about Directing Star Trek Picard; and a deep fake video emerges with Star Trek flare. In Gaming news, we go deeper down the rabbit whole and focus on a handful of Legendary Starships in Star Trek Online…. Then, we look On Screen to episode 5 of Star Trek Picard - Stardust City Rag Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we'll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! This Weeks Community Questions Are: CQ: How do you feel the new Legendary ships perform, compared to their existing T6 variants? Has your favorite STO ship changed? AND CQ: What do YOU want Star Trek's next two shows to be? TREK IT OUT by Jake Morgan Bob Bakish Hints at 2 New Trek Shows in the Works ViacomCBS has big plans for streaming. But we'll get to that in a minute, because they ALSO have big plans for Star Trek! In a live-tweeted earnings call held on Thursday February 20th, ViacomCBS Captain - Bob Bakish - said of the IP ”Take Star Trek as an example – a globally enduring franchise that we'll make even bigger. [...] On the heels of Star Trek: Picard on CBS All Access– which broke our records for total streams & subscriber sign-ups – we're now taking the Star Trek franchise & extending it across the house. [...] Building on Discovery & Picard, we now have 2 additional series in production at CBS All Access & Nickelodeon, & 2 more series in development; plus, a series of Picard novels being rolled out at simon and schuster, & a highly anticipated new StarTrek film at Paramount Pictures” Woah. Okay, let's parse this. The series' in production are likely Michelle Yeoh's “Section 31”, Mike McMahon's animated comedy “Lower Decks” and the Hageman Brothers' animated Nickelodeon series, rumored to be named “Star Trek:Prodigy”. But what about the 2 series that are “in developement”? Well, rumors continue to swirl that Anson Mount will take the center seat for a Pike-led series...and evidence continues to...mount? When asked earlier this month what she has been up to, Pike's number One - Rebecca Romijn - let slip to the Daily Front Row ”I've also been working on Star Trek here and there, but I can't really talk about that.”. Then this week, gossip site Giant Freakin Robot reported that the Pike rumor was confirmed by 2 different sources - but you'll  need to take that report with a side of salt. So even if Pike IS one of the two series, what is the other? Starfleet Academy? Khan? Something else entirely?  And the movie - is this Trekantino or the Noah Hawley led maybe-reboot-maybe-Kelvin Star Trek IV? So. Many. Questions. ViacomCBS “House of Brands” ViacomCBS' Bob Bakish announced the company's newest streaming initiative, its three-pronged  “House of Brands”. The company will leverage its ad-supported VOD service PlutoTV, along with its “broad pay” CBS All Access and premium Showtime offerings to bolster its streaming offerings. From the previously mentioned earnings call ”We will add significant content from Nickelodeon, ComedyCentral, MTV, BET, and the Smithsonian Channel – in addition to popular films from the Paramount Pictures library. And we will do this at scale -- to the tune of approximately 30,000 episodes of TV & up to 1,000 movies. [...] This differentiated offering will provide the powerful combination of live linear via over 200 local CBS stations, plus on-demand content spanning news, sports, films, dramas, reality, kids, & more.” So what does that mean? Well, it means that ViacomCBS has the ability, and the interest, in leveraging all of its combined properties to bolster its All Access, PlutoTV, and Showtime streaming services. Now, the question - what will it cost US. We don't know yet, but rest assured we'll be watching for details. Frakes on the Scene Roddenberry WOULDN'T Have Approved Of This week on Star Trek: Picard's fifth episode, “Stardust City Rag”, there was torture, murder, and revenge. But Star Trek royalty - and the director of the episode - Jonathan Frakes  thinks that the late Gene Roddenberry would have had a problem with something else altogether - Interpersonal Conflict Frakes spoke with the Hollywood Reporter about the episode, and in particular the scene in which Picard and Seven discuss how they never fully regained their humanity after assimilation. ”We never could have done [a scene like] this on our show” Frakes clarified that he felt Picard honors “Gene's Vision” [UGH], saying ”In this new version of Star Trek, which honors what Roddenberry laid out — in terms of the optimism and respect toward themes like racism — all of those elements are sort of strongly rooted in this show, but the notion of self-doubt, the vulnerability — especially for a [character] like Picard — the damage of past experiences, are so much more compelling to watch … It's a denser show than Next Gen, I think that's fair to say. Pushing Picard to these places, watching Patrick act that out -- and he was in the writer's room as they developed this story — it's all so rewarding to see” Star Trek Online and Gaming News by Shane Hoover STO Legendary Ship Side-By-Side Comparisons Captains, it's a remarkably quiet week in gaming news. So let's spend a little time looking at just how Star Trek Online's new Legendary starships compare to their other T6 C-Store counterparts.  This week, we're going to look at two of them, so let's dive in. The T6 Assault Cruisers First up, let's look at Elijah's favorite Star Trek ship - the Sovereign-class. This was released in the Legendary bundle as the Legendary Miracle Worker Assault Cruiser. And we're going to compare it to the Tier 6 Fleet Intel Assault Cruiser, which is the highest tier version of the Sovereign you can buy from the C-Store. The weapons layout on both of these is 4 forward and 4 aft, so no difference there. The turn rate of the Legendary Sovereign comes in at 8 to the Fleet Intel's 7, while both carry an inertia value of 40. So the Legendary ship handles a little more tightly. It's also a little sturdier, with a slightly greater hull and shield modifier. Both ships have identical console item layouts, but the Legendary ship offers an extra Universal console slot. Now, we get to the maybe more interesting differences in these ships. To begin with, the Legendary Sovereign comes with a total of +30 bonus subsystems power, split evenly between Weapon and Engine power. The Fleet Intel Sovereign, instead, comes with +20 bonus subsystems power, with +10 to Weapon power, +5 to shields, and +5 to Auxiliary.  Next, let's look at those Bridge Officer layouts.  Both ships' primary slots are Commander level Engineering slots, but the Legendary ship's slot is also a Miracle-Worker specialized slot. The Legendary ship further carries a Lt. Commander Tactical, Lieutenant Engineer/Pilot, Lieutenant Tactical, and Lieutenant Universal slot. The Fleet Intel Sovereign's other Bridge Officer slots are Lieutenant Commander Universal/Intelligence, Lieutenant Commander Tactical, Lieutenant Engineering, and Ensign Tactical.  So, besides the specialization changes, the Legendary ship swaps a Lieutenant Commander slot down to Lieutenant in order to upgrade the Ensign slot to Lieutenant. And, of course, the Legendary Miracle Worker Assault Cruiser comes with the Miracle Worker “Innovation” mechanic. The T6 Defiants For our next comparison, we'll look at a favorite for all of our Captains out there who are Niners. Let's compare the T6 Legendary Pilot Warship to the T6 Fleet Defiant Tactical Escort. This might be the biggest rework of a ship in the Legendary Bundle, because they've changed the entire type of the ship.  Where the Fleet Defiant is an Escort, the Legendary Defiant is a Warship. That's most obviously reflected in the weapon layout. The Legendary Warship has a 5 forward, 3 aft layout, compared to the Fleet Defiant's 4 forward, 3 aft layout plus 1 experimental weapon. The older Fleet Defiant, as an escort, is a bit more nimble when compared to this Legendary Warship. The Warship, though, is a “tougher little ship” with an improved hull modifier; though, you sacrifice on some shielding when compared to the Fleet Escort. In terms of consoles, the Legendary ship has 5 Tactical slots, 4 Engineering, and 2 Science, compared to the 5 Tactical, 3 Engineering, and 3 Science slots of the Fleet Defiant.  Both ships have Commander Tactical Bridge officer slots, with the Legendary ship's slot specialized with Pilot skills. Both ships have a single Lieutenant Commander slot - Engineering on the Legendary ship, and Tactical/Pilot on the Fleet Defiant.  The remaining three slots on each ship are Lieutenant seats. On the Legendary ship, these are Universal/Pilot, Tactical and Science. On the Fleet Defiant, they are Universal, Engineering, and Science. The Legendary Warship also (FINALLY) gives the Defiant the Pilot Maneuvers abilities, and several optional bits of cosmetic Nose Art. EVENTS PC players can enjoy a Borg Red Alert event this weekend, February 27th through March 2nd. And if you need to start a new Captain to fly any new ships, then next weekend is a great chance. From March 5th through March 9th, STO will have a Bonus XP weekend, with double payout available for skill points and experience.  PRIORITY ONE ARMADA NEWS Join us for TFO Tuesday - each Tuesday we team up with other Armada members to earn marks and dilithium.  We are on Discord! The Armada made the official move to Discord last week. So far it's been great, there's been a lot of people joining the server - we've even combined the podcast and Armada into one server.  The House of Martok 3nd Tier V Colony is available - just needs provisions and dilithium.   

This week on Priority One --- ViacomCBS tease more Star Trek in development and some changes to how we’ll consume them; Frakes talks about Directing Star Trek Picard; and a deep fake video emerges with Star Trek flare. In Gaming news, we go deeper down the rabbit whole and focus on a handful of Legendary Starships in Star Trek Online…. Then, we look On Screen to episode 5 of Star Trek Picard - Stardust City Rag Of course, as always, before we wrap up the show, we’ll open hailing frequencies for your incoming messages Let us know on social media like Facebook, Twitter, or by visiting our website! This Weeks Community Questions Are: CQ: How do you feel the new Legendary ships perform, compared to their existing T6 variants? Has your favorite STO ship changed? AND CQ: What do YOU want Star Trek’s next two shows to be? TREK IT OUT by Jake Morgan Bob Bakish Hints at 2 New Trek Shows in the Works ViacomCBS has big plans for streaming. But we’ll get to that in a minute, because they ALSO have big plans for Star Trek! In a live-tweeted earnings call held on Thursday February 20th, ViacomCBS Captain - Bob Bakish - said of the IP ”Take Star Trek as an example – a globally enduring franchise that we'll make even bigger. [...] On the heels of Star Trek: Picard on CBS All Access– which broke our records for total streams & subscriber sign-ups – we’re now taking the Star Trek franchise & extending it across the house. [...] Building on Discovery & Picard, we now have 2 additional series in production at CBS All Access & Nickelodeon, & 2 more series in development; plus, a series of Picard novels being rolled out at simon and schuster, & a highly anticipated new StarTrek film at Paramount Pictures” Woah. Okay, let’s parse this. The series’ in production are likely Michelle Yeoh’s “Section 31”, Mike McMahon’s animated comedy “Lower Decks” and the Hageman Brothers’ animated Nickelodeon series, rumored to be named “Star Trek:Prodigy”. But what about the 2 series that are “in developement”? Well, rumors continue to swirl that Anson Mount will take the center seat for a Pike-led series...and evidence continues to...mount? When asked earlier this month what she has been up to, Pike’s number One - Rebecca Romijn - let slip to the Daily Front Row ”I’ve also been working on Star Trek here and there, but I can’t really talk about that.”. Then this week, gossip site Giant Freakin Robot reported that the Pike rumor was confirmed by 2 different sources - but you’ll  need to take that report with a side of salt. So even if Pike IS one of the two series, what is the other? Starfleet Academy? Khan? Something else entirely?  And the movie - is this Trekantino or the Noah Hawley led maybe-reboot-maybe-Kelvin Star Trek IV? So. Many. Questions. ViacomCBS “House of Brands” ViacomCBS’ Bob Bakish announced the company’s newest streaming initiative, its three-pronged  “House of Brands”. The company will leverage its ad-supported VOD service PlutoTV, along with its “broad pay” CBS All Access and premium Showtime offerings to bolster its streaming offerings. From the previously mentioned earnings call ”We will add significant content from Nickelodeon, ComedyCentral, MTV, BET, and the Smithsonian Channel – in addition to popular films from the Paramount Pictures library. And we will do this at scale -- to the tune of approximately 30,000 episodes of TV & up to 1,000 movies. [...] This differentiated offering will provide the powerful combination of live linear via over 200 local CBS stations, plus on-demand content spanning news, sports, films, dramas, reality, kids, & more.” So what does that mean? Well, it means that ViacomCBS has the ability, and the interest, in leveraging all of its combined properties to bolster its All Access, PlutoTV, and Showtime streaming services. Now, the question - what will it cost US. We don’t know yet, but rest assured we’ll be watching for details. Frakes on the Scene Roddenberry WOULDN’T Have Approved Of This week on Star Trek: Picard’s fifth episode, “Stardust City Rag”, there was torture, murder, and revenge. But Star Trek royalty - and the director of the episode - Jonathan Frakes  thinks that the late Gene Roddenberry would have had a problem with something else altogether - Interpersonal Conflict Frakes spoke with the Hollywood Reporter about the episode, and in particular the scene in which Picard and Seven discuss how they never fully regained their humanity after assimilation. ”We never could have done [a scene like] this on our show” Frakes clarified that he felt Picard honors “Gene’s Vision” [UGH], saying ”In this new version of Star Trek, which honors what Roddenberry laid out — in terms of the optimism and respect toward themes like racism — all of those elements are sort of strongly rooted in this show, but the notion of self-doubt, the vulnerability — especially for a [character] like Picard — the damage of past experiences, are so much more compelling to watch … It's a denser show than Next Gen, I think that's fair to say. Pushing Picard to these places, watching Patrick act that out -- and he was in the writer's room as they developed this story — it's all so rewarding to see” Star Trek Online and Gaming News by Shane Hoover STO Legendary Ship Side-By-Side Comparisons Captains, it’s a remarkably quiet week in gaming news. So let’s spend a little time looking at just how Star Trek Online’s new Legendary starships compare to their other T6 C-Store counterparts.  This week, we’re going to look at two of them, so let’s dive in. The T6 Assault Cruisers First up, let’s look at Elijah’s favorite Star Trek ship - the Sovereign-class. This was released in the Legendary bundle as the Legendary Miracle Worker Assault Cruiser. And we’re going to compare it to the Tier 6 Fleet Intel Assault Cruiser, which is the highest tier version of the Sovereign you can buy from the C-Store. The weapons layout on both of these is 4 forward and 4 aft, so no difference there. The turn rate of the Legendary Sovereign comes in at 8 to the Fleet Intel’s 7, while both carry an inertia value of 40. So the Legendary ship handles a little more tightly. It’s also a little sturdier, with a slightly greater hull and shield modifier. Both ships have identical console item layouts, but the Legendary ship offers an extra Universal console slot. Now, we get to the maybe more interesting differences in these ships. To begin with, the Legendary Sovereign comes with a total of +30 bonus subsystems power, split evenly between Weapon and Engine power. The Fleet Intel Sovereign, instead, comes with +20 bonus subsystems power, with +10 to Weapon power, +5 to shields, and +5 to Auxiliary.  Next, let’s look at those Bridge Officer layouts.  Both ships' primary slots are Commander level Engineering slots, but the Legendary ship’s slot is also a Miracle-Worker specialized slot. The Legendary ship further carries a Lt. Commander Tactical, Lieutenant Engineer/Pilot, Lieutenant Tactical, and Lieutenant Universal slot. The Fleet Intel Sovereign’s other Bridge Officer slots are Lieutenant Commander Universal/Intelligence, Lieutenant Commander Tactical, Lieutenant Engineering, and Ensign Tactical.  So, besides the specialization changes, the Legendary ship swaps a Lieutenant Commander slot down to Lieutenant in order to upgrade the Ensign slot to Lieutenant. And, of course, the Legendary Miracle Worker Assault Cruiser comes with the Miracle Worker “Innovation” mechanic. The T6 Defiants For our next comparison, we’ll look at a favorite for all of our Captains out there who are Niners. Let’s compare the T6 Legendary Pilot Warship to the T6 Fleet Defiant Tactical Escort. This might be the biggest rework of a ship in the Legendary Bundle, because they’ve changed the entire type of the ship.  Where the Fleet Defiant is an Escort, the Legendary Defiant is a Warship. That’s most obviously reflected in the weapon layout. The Legendary Warship has a 5 forward, 3 aft layout, compared to the Fleet Defiant’s 4 forward, 3 aft layout plus 1 experimental weapon. The older Fleet Defiant, as an escort, is a bit more nimble when compared to this Legendary Warship. The Warship, though, is a “tougher little ship” with an improved hull modifier; though, you sacrifice on some shielding when compared to the Fleet Escort. In terms of consoles, the Legendary ship has 5 Tactical slots, 4 Engineering, and 2 Science, compared to the 5 Tactical, 3 Engineering, and 3 Science slots of the Fleet Defiant.  Both ships have Commander Tactical Bridge officer slots, with the Legendary ship’s slot specialized with Pilot skills. Both ships have a single Lieutenant Commander slot - Engineering on the Legendary ship, and Tactical/Pilot on the Fleet Defiant.  The remaining three slots on each ship are Lieutenant seats. On the Legendary ship, these are Universal/Pilot, Tactical and Science. On the Fleet Defiant, they are Universal, Engineering, and Science. The Legendary Warship also (FINALLY) gives the Defiant the Pilot Maneuvers abilities, and several optional bits of cosmetic Nose Art. EVENTS PC players can enjoy a Borg Red Alert event this weekend, February 27th through March 2nd. And if you need to start a new Captain to fly any new ships, then next weekend is a great chance. From March 5th through March 9th, STO will have a Bonus XP weekend, with double payout available for skill points and experience.  PRIORITY ONE ARMADA NEWS Join us for TFO Tuesday - each Tuesday we team up with other Armada members to earn marks and dilithium.  We are on Discord! The Armada made the official move to Discord last week. So far it’s been great, there’s been a lot of people joining the server - we’ve even combined the podcast and Armada into one server.  The House of Martok 3nd Tier V Colony is available - just needs provisions and dilithium.   

The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance is now on Netflix and building out Kim Henson's lore and world of Thra that began in in 1982. Now, the Dallas-based developer Bonus XP, who also brought us Stranger Things: The Game, and publisher En Masse Entertainment are bringing that world to consoles, PC, and Mac with The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance Tactics. At PAX West 2019, we got the chance to sit down with David Pottinger, President of Bonus XP and lead developer on The Dark Crystal Age of Resistance Tactics and dig into why the turn-based strategy game-type was chosen for Thra, the character designs, and how they balanced the world. Announced at E3, the game offers fans the opportunity to experience the fantasy world of Thra by playing through–and going beyond–the events of the Netflix Original series.

On this episode of The AIE Podcast... Mkallah: The NOOBS are coming Tetsemi: It was a great Summerset Mewkow: STO, on sale, act quickly! Mkallah: Lodestone is loaded with fun! Tetsemi: and we are talking to ourselves All that and more coming up right now... Podcast Audio Raw Video http://youtu.be/5CfpYkYetwk Open Welcome to episode #306 of the the podcast celebrating you, the Alea Iacta Est gaming community, the die has been podcast. This is Mewkow: To my left is Mkallah: - (hey guys, there is a blueberry croissant bake in the guild kitchen). And to my right is Tetsemi: (catch phrase here). This week we doing a host show! Ok, we'll be talking amongst ourselves shortly, but first, let's cover this week's news... AIE News Streaming and guild podcast news SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 259: Original Trailer Reaction Show http://www.newoverlords.com/swtor-escape-pod-cast-259-original-trailer-reaction-show/ This week @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-259 play the three original trailers and react and comment including a dive into the Malgus origin and story arc leading up to SWTOR launch. SWTOR Escape Pod Cast 260: True Emperor http://www.newoverlords.com/swtor-escape-pod-cast-260-true-emperor/ This week @AIESema, @MaxTheGrey and Astromech EPC-260 make the Malgus circle complete by running the False Emperor flashpoint (or True Emperor, from a certain point of view). Upcoming streams ESO MFN and NOOB raid are both streaming this week! NOMADS Destiny 2 - The guild is in need of people getting to the new max level and working towards the clan goals to get the new banner perks upgraded. WoW New to raiding, feel like you need to get your feet wet? Or, just want to raid in a fun and friendly environment? Well, Noob raid starts up again October 6th! The only requirments are that you are at max level, want to have fun, and are willing to die over and over again! Oh, and pick on Kini as she floor tanks. If you are interested, talk to Dankinia for details. You can find her in game, on discord, or even twitter - just make sure you use the hashtag #whereskini! Running of the Beef 15- Zandalar forever! We will have Sy on next show to talk about it, but the event is scheduled for October 21st at 2pm Eastern time! https://aie-guild.org/blog/2018/09/running-of-the-beef-zandalar-forever/ Reminder to use AIE LFO Community to look for officers in game. Reminder to use raid recruitment channel in discord to find raid teams, now that more people are gearing up 120. ESO MFN is still on Friday's at 9pm Eastern. The Summerset event to unlock a pet, mount, and house has ended. AIE did it's part to get the achievement completed. The ESO community hit the goal and we should be receiving an awesome house around October 10th. And they will have plenty of items created for it for people to spend their money on. On October 8th they will be releasing 4 Summerset/High Elves style furniture packs in the Crown Store for purchase if people want to buy them to start furnishing the Grand Psijic Villa we unlocked. The sets available will be for a parlor, kitchen/dining room, bedroom, and bathroom. STO 33% of Lifetime sub sale going on now until 10/1 10 am PT (yes tomorrow) 20% off services sale going on now until also 10/1 10 am PT It is also Bonus XP weekend. Great time to level mains or alts. Phoenix Prize pack also going on right now, but this goes until 10/5 10am PT. Get a free phoenix prize pack at Drozana Station each day. And you can buy more from the dilithium store. A great way to stock up on gear upgrade tokens that cost no dilithium on use. And technically the cost of the boxes from the dilithium store for the boxes converted over to these upgrade tokens ends up saving you dilithium compared to regular upgrade tokens that use dilithium in the upgrade process. (Yes, Grebog put it into a spreadsheet to check.) The fleet can always use more personnel and resources for the fleet holdings. We are still making decent progress on the variou...

It was a hefty amount of announcements at the ever beloved E3 this year so we delve into all of the conferences one by one. In the future we will be releasing in depth videos and maybe some Bonus XP's on our favorite announcements with YOU our lovely Patreon members and listeners. Thank you to the artists who provide us with the intro and outro music Avenza for his song Game On James Mercy and Mia Vaile for their song Wildfire make sure to check them out

On this Bonus XP we talk about our experience with the new game by Capcom Monster Hunter World! Come join us and tell us what you think of the game.

This episode is a spooktacular pairing of the ages. We team up the Stranger Things mobile game from Bonus XP with the Archdruid Red Ale from Clown Shoes. Get ready for all the nostalgia in this edition of Brewelist! You can check out the game now for free on both iOS and Android. The second season of Stranger Things, meanwhile, will debut on October 27th. Since the beer was only brewed once, good luck finding it. Check our Facebook page for updates, along with our Twitter and Instagram. We also have an UnTappd account where you can see what we're drinking; and you can catch us on iTunes for your listening pleasure. Any ideas you have for a game to play and a drink to go along with it? Email us: brewelist@gmail.com. Stay Thirsty and Play Indie!

In this episode, Soren interviews veteran game designer Bruce Shelley, who is best known for his work on Railroad Tycoon, Civilization, and the Age of Empires series. He is currently working at Bonus XP on Servo, a new RTS. They discuss what the two Sids have in common, why they took disasters out of Railroad Tycoon, what game got shoved out the door to make way for Civilization, why Ensemble games always look so bright, and why he always does his research in the children's section of the library.

This week's show features guests Lessah, Tolero, The Brute, Anne and Sigfried Trent chatting about Update 7, European transfers, the Mabar event and more! ''Crunchy Bits'' looks at Lesser Reincarnation, ''The Premium Perspective'' looks at The Catacombs and more and this week's ''DDO Poetry Corner'' is a look at the alphabet and DDO. Thanks so much for listening! ### DDOcast Episode 190 (10-22-10) :15 Intro 9:55 Bonus XP, Hotfix and more 13:05 Europe transfer news 23:40 Mabar talk 44:30 Update 7 talk - helforcs, Coin Lord vandalism, minotaur deaths and more 1:11:40 Crunchy Bits 1:25:48 Premium Perspective 1:35:27 DDO Poetry Corner 1:39:25 Community Notes and Store stuff 1:42:40 Emails END TOTAL TIME: 1:55:32 ###