{"id":2211,"date":"2017-09-23T06:00:27","date_gmt":"2017-09-22T18:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=2211"},"modified":"2017-09-22T00:49:46","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T12:49:46","slug":"lore-adepts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2017\/09\/lore-adepts\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode Ninety Six &#8211; Lore Adepts"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2287\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2211-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-96-LoreAdepts.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-96-LoreAdepts.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-96-LoreAdepts.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-96-LoreAdepts.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=2211-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-96-LoreAdepts.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-96-LoreAdepts.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><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_Images\/96-LoreAdepts-Placeholder.jpg\" alt=\"Lore Adepts\" width=\"614\" height=\"345\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Every Person, or Group, or even Empire is made up of stories, those they&#8217;re told, and those they tell themselves; Change the story, and you change THEM.<\/p>\n<p>What Terrible Secret Lurks In The Heart Of The Canadian Wilderness?<br \/>\nAnd Possibly In The Heart Of Every Canadian?<\/p>\n<p>A group of friends journey through a crumbling MMORPG to fulfill one last Quest.<br \/>\nThere&#8217;s no risk here, but your boss isn&#8217;t going to be happy about all the work you&#8217;re missing, and Mom&#8217;s basement just isn&#8217;t as cosy as it used to be.<\/p>\n<p>If your lives, actions, and very thoughts are being controlled by a bunch of &#8216;Players&#8217; of an &#8216;RPG&#8217;, the very least they could do is PAY ATTENTION!!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Baker_Street_Irregulars\">Baker Street Irregulars<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oliver_Twist\">&#8220;Please sir, I want some more&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/English_as_a_second_or_foreign_language\">ESL\/ESOL<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Jhonen_Vasquez\">Jhonen Vasquez<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Auckland_City_Hospital\">Auckland Hospital<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Shadowrun\">Shadowrun<\/a> (wikipedia)<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.shadowruntabletop.com\/\">Shadowrun<\/a> &#8211; Catalyst Game Labs<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Doctor_Who\">Doctor Who<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A_Christmas_Carol_(Doctor_Who)\">A Christmas Carol<\/a> &#8211; <em>This is the &#8220;Flying Shark Christmas Special&#8221; Craig ruined for you all ~ T. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Read_or_Die\">Read Or Die<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek:_Deep_Space_Nine\">Deep Space 9<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Elim_Garak\">Garrak<\/a> (DS9 Character)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Log_Horizon\">Log Horizon<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/site.pelgranepress.com\/index.php\/category\/products\/timewatch\/\">Timewatch<\/a> &#8211; Pelgrane Press<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/cubicle7.co.uk\/our-games\/doctor-who-aitas\/\">The Doctor Who Roleplaying Game<\/a> &#8211; Cubicle 7<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_%26_Ted%27s_Excellent_Adventure\">Bill &amp; Ted&#8217;s Excellent Adventure<\/a> + <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Bill_%26_Ted%27s_Bogus_Journey\">Bill &amp; Ted&#8217;s Bogus Journey<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimchines.com\/\">Jim C Hines<\/a><br \/>\n<em>Craig had the author right, and &#8230; not much else.<br \/>\nThe series is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jimchines.com\/project\/magic-ex-libris\/\">Magic Ex Libris<\/a>, and the first book is Libriomancer<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sapphire_%26_Steel\">Sapphire &amp; Steel<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tick_(comics)\">The Tick<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dewey_Decimal_Classification\">Dewey Decimal System<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Torg\">TORG<\/a> (wikipedia)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.ulisses-us.com\/games\/torg\/\">Torg Eternity<\/a> &#8211; Ulisses Spiele<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Stargate_SG-1\">Stargate SG1<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Aesop%27s_Fables\">Aesop&#8217;s Fables<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Epicurus_the_Sage\">Epicurus the Sage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1995\"><strong>Canadian Mind Beams<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.magpiegames.com\/masks\/\">Masks<\/a> &#8211; Magpie Games<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=1375\">Overdrive Factor<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Nickelback\">Nickelback<\/a><br \/>\n<em>I&#8217;ll link to Nickelback, under protest. No damn way I&#8217;m linking to The Beiber ~ T. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/C2cMG33mWVY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SbDx3M2YnKc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.exilegames.com\/index.php\/products\/hollow-earth-expedition\">Hollow Earth Expedition<\/a> &#8211; Exile Game Studio<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Steven_Universe\">Steven Universe<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Polybius_(video_game)\">Polybius Videogame Myth<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Pacific_Northwest_tree_octopus\">Pacific Northwest Tree Octopus<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/XboxAhoy\/videos\">Ahoy<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"POLYBIUS - The Video Game That Doesn&#039;t Exist\" width=\"474\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/_7X6Yeydgyg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ready_Player_One\">Ready Player One<\/a>, by Ernest Cline<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.greenhatdesigns.com\/?project=head-space\">Headspace<\/a> &#8211; Green Hat Designs<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/bullypulpitgames.com\/games\/night-witches\/\">Night Witches<\/a> &#8211; Bully Pulpit Games<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Masquerade_(book)\">Masquerade<\/a>, by Kit Williams<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digimon\">Digimon<\/a><br \/>\n<em>The show Craig was rambling on about was probably <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Digimon_Adventure_02\">Digimon Adventure 02<\/a> ~ T. Jones<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/It_(novel)\">IT<\/a>, by Stephen King<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Dreamcatcher_(2003_film)\">Dreamcatcher<\/a> (movie)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/do-pilgrims-of-the-flying-temple\/\">Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple<\/a> &#8211; Evil Hat Productions<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RrpS_H2FZC0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0A9binTPMKU\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=2164\"><strong>Tailor Tinker Soldier Barista<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkhorse.com\/Books\/16-577\/Mogworld\">Mogworld<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.darkhorse.com\/Books\/18-937\/JAM-novel\">Jam<\/a>, by Yahtzee Croshaw<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sjgames.com\/gurps\/\">GURPS<\/a> &#8211; Steve Jackson Games<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/paizo.com\/pathfinderRPG\">Pathfinder<\/a> &#8211; Paizo<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dungeon-world.com\/\">Dungeon World<\/a> &#8211; Sage Kobold<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.peginc.com\/product-category\/savage-worlds\/\">Savage Worlds<\/a> &#8211; Pinnacle Entertainment Group<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Redshirts_(novel)\">Redshirts<\/a>, by John Scalzi<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/arcdream.com\/home\/better-angels\/\">Better Angels<\/a> &#8211; Arc Dream Publishing<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.feartheboot.com\/forum\/viewtopic.php?p=791728#p791728\">&#8220;Big Red Couch at Gen Con 2018&#8221; posts on the Fear The Boot forum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.feartheboot.com\/ftb\/index.php\/archives\/5279\">Fear The Boot, Episode 457 &#8211; Gen Con 2017<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_2289\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-2211-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-96-LoreAdepts.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-96-LoreAdepts.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-96-LoreAdepts.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-96-LoreAdepts.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=2211-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-96-LoreAdepts.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-96-LoreAdepts.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-96-LoreAdepts.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: RSS Every Person, or Group, or even Empire is made up of stories, those they&#8217;re told, and those they tell themselves; Change the story, and you change THEM. 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