{"id":3589,"date":"2021-08-21T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2021-08-20T18:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?p=3589"},"modified":"2021-09-11T07:19:29","modified_gmt":"2021-09-10T19:19:29","slug":"episode-one-hundred-and-sixty-three","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2021\/08\/episode-one-hundred-and-sixty-three\/","title":{"rendered":"Episode One Hundred And Sixty Two And A Half &#8211; The Audient Mailbag"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_4489\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3589-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-162point5-AudientIdeasMailBag.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-162point5-AudientIdeasMailBag.mp3\">https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-162point5-AudientIdeasMailBag.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-162point5-AudientIdeasMailBag.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/?powerpress_pinw=3589-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/BRC_episodes\/BRC-162point5-AudientIdeasMailBag.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"BRC-162point5-AudientIdeasMailBag.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>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized is-style-default\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/162-5-AudientMailbag.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/162-5-AudientMailbag.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3636\" width=\"461\" height=\"468\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/162-5-AudientMailbag.jpg 614w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/162-5-AudientMailbag-295x300.jpg 295w, https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/162-5-AudientMailbag-588x598.jpg 588w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 461px) 100vw, 461px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Hero Roadies &#8211; Your job is to make the Hero look good &amp; to not get noticed, which gets more difficult the more heroic their actions become<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Just Make Me Look Good &#8211; Maybe the Hero&#8217;s power is fading, maybe their powers are drastically oversold, or maybe they were just lucky at the right time.<br>No matter what, they need you to keep them in the spotlight, to keep them relevant, and to keep them alive<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laser Plated Hero &#8211; What condiments do you want on your enormous high-tech sandwich?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hearts &amp; Minds On Mars &#8211; Trying to effect political change in a high-tech serfdom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2017\/02\/episode-eighty-seven-canadian-mind-beams\/\">Episode Eighty Seven \u2013 Canadian Mind Beams<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2021\/07\/episode-one-hundred-and-sixty-two-ruins-of-the-ancients\/\">Episode One Hundred And Sixty Two \u2013 Ruins Of The Ancients<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2021\/06\/episode-one-hundred-and-sixty-laser-plated-hero\/\">Episode One Hundred And Sixty \u2013 Laser-Plated Hero<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Sky_High_(2005_film)\">Sky High<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Spider-Man:_Far_From_Home\">Spider-Man: Far From Home<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Speed_Racer\">Speed Racer<br><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2020\/06\/episode-one-hundred-and-forty-two-power-drift\/\">Episode One Hundred And Forty Two \u2013 Power Drift<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/magpiegames.com\/masks\/\">Masks<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/apocalypse-world.com\/pbta\/\">Apocalypse Engine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dreadthegame.wordpress.com\/about-dread-the-game\/\">Dread<\/a><br><a href=\"https:\/\/bullypulpitgames.com\/games\/star-crossed\/\">Star Crossed<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2013\/05\/episode-six-food-court-wars\/\">Episode Six \u2013 Food Court Wars<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Star_Trek:_Discovery\">Star Trek: Discovery<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/The_Uplift_War\">The Uplift War<\/a>, by David Brin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paranoia_(role-playing_game)\">Paranoia<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hoarde.net\/bigredcouch\/2021\/07\/episode-one-hundred-and-sixty-one-cognitive-dissidents\/\">Episode One Hundred And Sixty One \u2013 Cognitive Dissidents<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/fate-core\/\">Fate<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/superredundant.com\/?comic=1073-tech-billionaire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The League Of Super Redundant Heroes comic John mentioned<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.evilhat.com\/home\/diaspora\/\">Diaspora<\/a><br><em>This may not be available anymore &#8211; I couldn&#8217;t find a link which leads to a place to buy the thing ~ T. 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