{"id":179,"date":"2013-05-25T06:00:08","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=179"},"modified":"2013-05-25T10:42:38","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T22:42:38","slug":"episode-six-food-court-wars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2013\/05\/episode-six-food-court-wars\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode Six &#8211; Food Court Wars"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6782\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-179-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=179-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Craig visits the world of Faerie, Tonya reaches for the Stars, Kev imagines Superheroic Food Service, and Ben goes for Reality TV.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/06%20-%20FoodCourt%20Wars%20-%20small.jpg\" width=\"615\" height=\"461\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Storyteller Cards<\/strong><br \/>\nWe were contacted by Jason Tagmire, who pointed us at his Kickstart for Storyteller Cards; These idea-prompters are very much where the Big Red Couch lives, and my personal favorite is &#8220;Screaming Boxer In Library With Treasure Map&#8221;.<br \/>\nIf you like the <em>Take An Idea And Run With It<\/em> basis of the Big Red Couch, these cards are totally worth a look.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.kickstarter.com\/projects\/239309591\/storyteller-cards-a-playing-card-deck-to-inspire-c\">Storyteller Cards: A Playing Card Deck To Inspire Creativity<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>The Gutter Skypes<\/strong><br \/>\nThe Gutter Skypes were kind enough to talk about us on their podcast, due to the emailing talents of listener Bob H, so we&#8217;d like to return the favor, &amp; encourage you to wander over and listen to their Actual Play Podcast.<br \/>\n<em>It is through them, and them alone, that I am now aware of the existence of &#8220;Leopard Women of Venus&#8221;, and my life is better for it. ~craig~<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.anim5.com\/IDDFOS\/TGS\/\">The Gutter Skypes<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Current Tabletop RPG Offers<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.arcdream.com\/zencart\/index.php?main_page=product_info&amp;cPath=6&amp;products_id=45\">Every single book in the <em>Monsters and Other Childish Things<\/em> game line from Arc Dream publications is available in a bundle at 75% off until the end of May<\/a>, or until 100 people take them up on the offer. It&#8217;s a fantastic series that gets referenced in the Big Red Couch, and detailed reviews are up at RPG.net.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, the creators of Fate Core and Fate Accelerated Edition, Evil Hat, have always intended to release PDFs of the games pay-as-you-want.\u00a0 They have kindly opened the offer early, and have said that Kickstarter backers (such as The Big Red Couch) can share links to downloads of the files, along with donation options should people decide the products are worth money.\u00a0 Contact us in this thread with an email address or or email us directly at bigredcouch AT hoarde DOT net, and we&#8217;ll share the information.\u00a0 They&#8217;re great games, and you&#8217;ll undoubtedly be hearing more about them as the Big Red Couch proceeds.<\/p>\n<p><!--more Here are some links to stuff we nattered about --><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.grumpycats.com\/\">GrumpyCat<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changeling:_The_Dreaming\">Changeling :The Dreaming<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Changeling:_The_Lost\">Changeling: The Lost<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/maps.google.co.nz\/?ll=-36.845342,174.766248&amp;spn=0.001973,0.003484&amp;t=h&amp;z=19\">The bottom of Queen Street, Auckland, in Google Maps<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Food_court\">Food Court<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Classifications_of_fairies#Seelie_and_Unseelie_Courts\">Seelie &amp; Unseelie Courts<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Dark_Knight_Rises\">The Dark Knight Rises<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bane_%28comics%29\">Bane<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zapthai.co.nz\">The &#8220;Zap&#8221; Thai Restaurant Chain<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Night_Watch_%282004_film%29\">Night Watch<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gelato\">Gelato<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/New_Zealand_Sign_Language\">New Zealand Sign Language<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Orbital_elevator\">Beanstalk (Space Elevator)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Benedictines\">Order of Saint Benedict<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Franciscans\">Franciscans (Order of Friars Minor)<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dune_universe\">Dune<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gordon%27s_Great_Escape\">Gordon Ramsay &#8211; Gordon&#8217;s Great Escape<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Fifth_Element\">The Fifth Element<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Blade_runner\">Blade Runner<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Waterworld\">Waterworld<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/galileogames.com\/bulldogs-fate\/\">Bulldogs! RPG<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gonzo_journalism\">Gonzo Journalism<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gonzo_the_Great\">Gonzo<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gonzo_the_Mechanical_Bastard\">Gonzo The Mechanical Bastard<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oscar_Zeta_Acosta\">Doctor Gonzo<\/a><br \/>\nI swear, I&#8217;ll get sick of posting the Gonzo links soon <em>~craig~<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cicada\">Cicada<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Silver_tree_fern\">Ponga \/ Silver Tree Fern<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Misfits_tv\">Misfits<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/No_Heroics\">No Heroics<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doner_kebab\">Doner Kebab<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/TFOS\">Teenagers From Outer Space RPG<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Godlike_%28role-playing_game%29\">Godlike<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Wild_Talents_%28role-playing_game%29\">Wild Talents<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Cyclops_%28comics%29\">Cyclops<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Daria\">Daria<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bose%E2%80%93Einstein_condensate\">Bose-Einstein Condensate<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sky_High_%282005_film%29\">Sky High<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Rory_Calhoun#Legacy\">Rory Calhoun<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/memento-mori.com\/inspectres\/\">Inspectres<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cheapass.com\/\">Cheapass Games<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lord_of_the_Fries\">Lord of the Fries<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Celebrity_Paranormal_Project\">Celebrity Paranormal Project<\/a> &#8211; Misremembered by me as Celebrity Ghost Hunt <em>~craig~<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Celebrity_Apprentice\">Celebrity Apprentice<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.bullypulpitgames.com\/games\/fiasco\/\">Fiasco<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Death_in_brunswick\">Death in Brunswick<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.barney-thomson.com\">Douglas Lindsay wrote a number of books about accidental serial killer Barney Thomson; Here&#8217;s his website.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Underground_%28role-playing_game%29\">Tastee Ghoul, from the Underworld RPG<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_6784\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-179-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=179-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-06-FoodcourtWars.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSSCraig visits the world of Faerie, Tonya reaches for the Stars, Kev imagines Superheroic Food Service, and Ben goes for Reality TV. 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