Podcasts about pathfinder academy

# Description To expand on our episode on Tabletop Gaming, G & Z sit down with Caleb & Christian from the Trailblazer Network (home of Pathfinder Academy and Trailblazers) to talk about how they got started with Pathfinder over D&D, their experiences as both players and GMs and some of the controversies that tear the community asunder. Their podcasts can be found over at [https://www.tblazer.net/](https://www.tblazer.net/) and wherever fine podcasts are heard! ## Where can you find us? Pretty much everything we do is `something/thenickscast`, but specifically... * If you're looking for this podcast (Fanthropological), you can find it at [Fanthropological.com](https://fanthropological.com) or on different podcatchers including [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/2IVp8MBIUyCqlKyZn79iHn), [Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fanthropological/id1163621210?mt=2), [Google Podcasts](https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnBvZGlhbnQuY28vZmFudGhyb3BvbG9naWNhbC9yc3MueG1s) and many others! * Keep up-to-date with our latest goings-on on [Facebook](https://facebook.com/thenickscast), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/thenickscast), or [Instagram](https://instagram.com/thenickscast), all `@thenickscast` * We also occasionally create extra content about fandom including convention coverage and interviews on [YouTube.com/thenickscast](https://youtube.com/thenickscast) * We have some fine merchandise available at [shop.thenickscast.com](https://shop.thenickscast.com) (and we'd love your support!) * If all else fails, you can email us: [nick@thenickscast.com](mailto:nick@thenickscast.com) ## What is "Fanthropological"? Every week, Fanthropological delivers about an hour of fandom-related "fanalysis" covering a different fandom every week and giving you hard data, history, special guests, and, of course, speculation! We cover topics spanning the gamut of anime, manga, comics, video games, comics, movies, books, television, and, in general, geek culture. ## Credits * All music and sound for this week's episode was provided by Nick Green!

G and Z are joined by Caleb & Christian from Pathfinder Academy and Trailblazers to talk about their experiences, trials & controversies playing Pathfinder and those of the PF community!

We will be remastering Pathfinder Academy's back-catalog during 2019. Schedule will remain the same 1 episode a week, to be released on Thursdays. Sometimes will do multiple short episodes in a week. Occasional new episodes, generally around 1 month. To see what episodes we are remastering and in what order check out our website: https://www.tblazer.net/

We got together 5 guys from the interwebs including Andrew formerly of Tales from the Lich, Rob past guest of Pathfinder Academy, Johan voice-over arist for the Trailblazer Network, Christian co-professor of Pathfinder Academy, and Caleb founder of the Trailblazer Network to play games and shoot the breeze. We're so proud that you guys choose to spend your time listening to this network and the shows on it. Please make use of the Discord server to talk with the Trailblazers crew and fellow fans! Note: This episode includes adult humor. Listener discretion is advised. Visit Johan's YouTube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/user/GrethSC/

This episode covers the editing techiniques I use to edit an episode of Pathfinder Academy. This includes examples of what audio sounds like before and after I edit it, as well as estimations of how long the process takes and how much of the audio is left after all is said and done. We write the notes. We record the episode. We use a free program called audacity that allows us to record our audio. We both use the “U37 USB Studio Condenser Recording Microphone” made by CAD. Previously I used a different condenser microphone that was more expensive but older technology so I switched a little while ago, I don’t remember what make and model that one was. After the episode is recorded Christian exports his audio on the insane quality preset. Exporting turns the audio recording into a usable file, in this case we use mp3. Christian sends me the mp3 over google drive. I import Christian’s audio file into audacity. This takes about 1 minute for every 60 min of audio. I sync the audio. Syncing the audio is simply aligning the audio so we’re not talking over each other, and involves me removing a few seconds off of the beginning of the audio of whoever began recording first. I then navigate to the end of the audio to make sure the audio is aligned correctly, and if it isn’t I go back and make any needed adjustments. This takes about five minutes. I apply noise reduction to each audio file separately. This removes the background noises usually generated by the microphones we use because they’re not top of the line and generate a bit of a hiss, and because neither Christian or I are in noise canceling rooms (those are usually small rooms with padding on the walls to reduce almost all background noises). This takes about 1 min for every 27 min of audio, per each individual audio file. I apply a function called “truncate silence” to the entire project. This removes silences over a certain length and reduces them down to about a quarter of a second. This takes about 1 min for every 7 min of audio. I edit it for content. I start a the beginning of the file and hit play and listen to the entire episode. I edit out UMs, places where we stumble over our words or misspeak, places where we talk over each other, places where we talk to each other about what we’re gonna say next. I move audio around if we recorded a portion out of order, I add sound effects if the episode calls for them, and other such things. During this time I also silence the audio of one person while the other speaks which is very time consuming. Editing for content takes about 1 min for every 40 seconds of audio. I equalize each audio file separately. This makes our voices more pleasing to the ear, each person has their own personal sound profile that requires different equalization. For example I boost Christian’s bass and treble, while i only boost my base. This takes about 1 min for every 34 min of audio, per each individual audio file. I compress each audio file separately. This makes the quiet spots louder and the loud spots quieter so that you never have to adjust the volume while you listen. This takes about 1 min for every 68 min of audio, per each individual audio file. I import the intro, outro, and advertisement files. This takes about a minute. I then place them in the appropriate places and small bits of silence as buffer before and after the ads. This takes about 5 minutes. I export the project into a single mp3 on the insane quality preset. This takes about 1 min for every 16 min of audio. I upload the mp3 to podbean, a service I use to manage the RSS feed that podcasts use. I fill out the episode information like show notes, season information, etc. This takes about 1 min for every 16 min of audio. So when all is said and done, from importing christian’s audio to publishing the podcast takes about double the length of the raw audio. If there’s a guest obviously it’ll take more time. That’s a gross estimate because those ratios can change depending on how long the audio is, they aren’t really flat ratios. The final episode is about 70% as long as the raw audio we recorded.

Join professors Caleb & Christian as they teach you all about the Pathfinder RPG. We talk about game mechanics, review classes, discuss GM and player techniques, and much more! From beginners to experts, everyone can attend this class for a great time. Visit our site at www.tblazer.net

We got together 5 guys from the interwebs including Andrew from Tales from the Lich, Paul from Tales from the Lich, Tim from Trailblazers, Christian co-professor of Pathfinder Academy, and Caleb founder of the Trailblazer Network to play games and shoot the breeze. We're so proud that you guys choose to spend your time listening to this network and the shows on it. Please make use of the new Discord server to talk with the Trailblazers crew and fellow fans! Note: This episode includes adult humor. Listener discretion is advised. Visit Andrew's site at http://www.talesfromthelich.com/

We got together 4 guys from the interwebs including Andrew from Softly Speaking Sanskrit, Ryan who previously guest-starred on Pathfinder Academy, Christian co-professor of Pathfinder Academy, and Caleb founder of the Trailblazer Network to play games like 'the % game' and 'family feud' and shoot the breeze. We're so proud that you guys choose to spend your time listening to this network and the shows on it. Please make use of the twitter we set up solely so we can have more dialog with you, the fans, @TBlazerNetwork and feel free to e-mail us at TBlazerNetwork@gmail.com I want to say a small word about this episode's pace. It's a great episode with fun and laughter throughout however I feel that I made a small misstep. I was trying to combine the themes of 'fun and games' with 'Halloween' and I don't think it worked as well as I'd like. This is completely the fault of myself and the guests were great and did great, this one's all on me. In future episodes I think we will be sticking with just the party theme instead to make a more cohesive episode for you guys. I hope you enjoy today's episode. - Caleb Note: This episode includes some 'potty humor', quite literally. Visit Andrew's site at http://www.talesfromthelich.com/

Originally known as the 5000 Play Spectacular, a special celebratory episode and extravaganza. To celebrate 5000 plays we got together 5 guys from the interwebs including Kyle Fergusson from Amove.tv, Andrew from Softly Speaking Sanskrit, Ryan who previously guest-starred on Pathfinder Academy, Christian co-professor of Pathfinder Academy, and Caleb founder of the Trailblazer Network. We get together and play games like 'never have I ever' and 'would you rather' and just kinda hang out. We're so proud that you guys choose to spend your time listening to this network and the shows on it. Please make use of the twitter we set up solely so we can have more dialog with you, the fans, @TBlazerNetwork and feel free to e-mail us at TBlazerNetwork@gmail.com It was so much fun that this turned into an annual even we call the "Party Episode". Also I'd like to make a correction, Kyle's podcast Biggest Fan Podcast is NOT on hiatus and is running episodes around once a month. Coin Dice: http://www.2ddice.com/ Visit Kyle's site at www.kylefergusson.com Visit Andrew's site at www.softlyspeakingsanskrit.com

# Description To expand on our episode on Tabletop Gaming, G & Z sit down with Caleb & Christian from the Trailblazer Network (home of Pathfinder Academy and Trailblazers) to talk about how they got started with Pathfinder over D&D, their experiences as both players and GMs and some of the controversies that tear the community asunder. Their podcasts can be found over at [https://www.tblazer.net/](https://www.tblazer.net/) and wherever fine podcasts are heard! ## Where can you find us? Pretty much everything we do is `something/thenickscast`, but specifically... * If you're looking for this podcast (Fanthropological), you can find it at [Fanthropological.com](https://fanthropological.com) or on different podcatchers including [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/show/2IVp8MBIUyCqlKyZn79iHn), [Apple Podcasts](https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fanthropological/id1163621210?mt=2), [Google Podcasts](https://www.google.com/podcasts?feed=aHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLnBvZGlhbnQuY28vZmFudGhyb3BvbG9naWNhbC9yc3MueG1s) and many others! * Keep up-to-date with our latest goings-on on [Facebook](https://facebook.com/thenickscast), [Twitter](https://twitter.com/thenickscast), or [Instagram](https://instagram.com/thenickscast), all `@thenickscast` * We also occasionally create extra content about fandom including convention coverage and interviews on [YouTube.com/thenickscast](https://youtube.com/thenickscast) * We have some fine merchandise available at [shop.thenickscast.com](https://shop.thenickscast.com) (and we'd love your support!) * If all else fails, you can email us: [nick@thenickscast.com](mailto:nick@thenickscast.com) ## What is "Fanthropological"? Every week, Fanthropological delivers about an hour of fandom-related "fanalysis" covering a different fandom every week and giving you hard data, history, special guests, and, of course, speculation! We cover topics spanning the gamut of anime, manga, comics, video games, comics, movies, books, television, and, in general, geek culture. ## Credits * All music and sound for this week's episode was provided by Nick Green!