Aug 24, 2020
Podcast Update
Everything comes to an end eventually. I think I’ve said those
very words to you before now but they bear repeating. This campaign
has been the most… the most everything to me. The most fun, the
most gratifying, the most… yeah, the most. There is still plenty of
audio waiting to hit the editing desk so we have a little while
longer before the adventures of the Red Wires come to a close but I
have had to look at the future of our podcast. Though I love
Shadowrun, and I have since first edition slowly turned the corner
to second edition, my love affair with this game has turned cold
this past year. It has been a combination of shoddy product quality
coming out from CGL as well as the closing of so many online
communities that I’ve just grown tired of it and need some time
away.
This isn’t anything new as I’ve mentioned this is the previous
update but I will soon be adding Starfinder content to podcast and
I’m excited again. I go to work and my mind isn’t on my job. I’m
envisioning space battles and treks through alien jungles and Vesk
explorers fighting through hordes of Shirren marauders. All I need
to do is record.
Oh, to be a single man with the freedom to stay awake into the
wee hours playing a game with no concern for tomorrow! Instead, I
spend my days at work, my afternoons arguing with small versions of
me about why one stick is much better than another stick or how
butter won’t work to replace gasoline in the car, my evenings are
standing before the stove and cooking dinner because we always find
time to have family dinner together. Sometimes the stars align and
my wife and I actually get to sit together and hold a conversation
that doesn’t involve pediatric dentists and cloth diapers and
grocery lists. Sometimes we actually get to be people
together.
This all comes to the problem of just needing to record. I had
originally intended to create a Starfinder Actual Play much like
what we have for Shadowrun but I just can’t guarantee a weekly game
any more, especially when you consider that the table usually
includes people in three countries and five time zones. So instead
of a set group of Players I’m going to open up some one-shots. Keep
the adventures simple enough to conclude in one session but
interesting to the listeners. I will also begin to tackle some of
the game mechanics through special one on one game sessions. I’ve
always been a firm believer in the literary practice of, “Show,
don’t tell” and I think playing through some of the more convoluted
bits might make the information stick a little better than
listening to me drone on about dice pool modifiers. I’ll work with
the mods over at the Starfinder subreddit before posting available
sessions so there are still a few space hurdles to go before we’re
rolling d20’s together.
And then all I have to do is record.
Thanks for listening and we’ll see you next time.