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200 Word RPG Challenge – System Mastery 95
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/05/system-mastery-95-200-word-rpg-winners.mp3 It was a blast to help judge this year’s 200 Word RPG Challenge to assist David Schirduan in his yearly...
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The End is Near – Afterthought 56
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/afterthought-56-the-end-is-near.mp3 Our trip report, a little more musing on the nature of the 200 Word RPG, and a big scary announcement. Also...
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Nexus: The Infinite City – System Mastery 96
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/system-mastery-96-nexus-the-infinite-city.mp3 Man this city is so infinite, it’s like you don’t even know. Crazy aliens rub shoulders with alternate...
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Exquisite Replicas – System Mastery 97
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/06/system-mastery-97-exquisite-replicas.mp3 You know what we forgot to do in this one? Make fun of that Anonymous motto about how they’re legion or...
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Legendary Lives – System Mastery 98
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/system-mastery-98-legendary-lives.mp3 The countdown to episode 100 begins! This week, Legendary Lives. Just another heartbreaker you’ve never heard...
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Sailor Moon RPG – System Mastery 99
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/system-mastery-99-sailor-moon.mp3 Moon Prism Power! Right? Right? That’s what she says sometimes? Look this is weird for us. Not our usual thing....
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D&D 3rd Edition – System Mastery 100
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/07/system-mastery-100-dungeons-dragons-3rd-edition1.mp3 Well, it’s been four years. Honestly when we started the gimmick of doing D&D every 25...
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A State – System Mastery 101
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/system-mastery-101-a-state.mp3 This book is a grim, unrelenting slog. Punctuated by the kind of art that would be impressive if this book was a...
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King Arthur: Pendragon – System Mastery 102
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/08/system-mastery-102-king-arthur-pendragon.mp3 Yay, a game we didn’t hate! This is a very specific sort of RPG, in which you play as a knightly dynasty...
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Gear Krieg- System Mastery 103
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/system-mastery-103-gear-krieg.mp3 Are you looking for a game of two-fisted derring-do and rousing pulp adventure? You’ll be sure to find it in some...
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Living Steel – System Mastery 104
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/09/system-mastery-104-living-steel.mp3 Brought to you by rocket scientists hellbent on pure unadulterated realism, Living Steel is basically Heinlein by...
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Mind’s Eye Theatre: Requiem – System Mastery 105
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/episode-105-minds-eye-theatre-requiem.mp3 Ah, truly the most joyous of holiday seasons is upon us! Happy White Ween! Today, we cover a game that...
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Werewolf the Apocalypse – System Mastery 107
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/system-mastery-107-werewolf-the-apocalypse.mp3 Awoooooo White Ween continues! Awoooooooo! Today on System Mastery we introduce you to the colon-free...
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White Weentacular – Afterthought Special
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/10/afterthought-white-weentacular.mp3 Told you Afterthought would never die! We were so dejected when another project went off the rails, we decided to...
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Dark Continent – System Mastery 108
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/11/system-mastery-108-dark-continent.mp3 Dark Continent is the RPG of … well venturing into Africa and killing a bunch of people. I mean that’s vaguely...
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Paranoia XP – System Mastery 110
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/system-mastery-110-paranoia-xp.mp3 A madcap dystopia that has more accompanying memes per square centimeter than anything short of Dungeon and Dragons...
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Extreme Vengeance – System Mastery 111
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2017/12/system-mastery-111-extreme-vengeance.mp3 On today’s episode we discuss Extreme Vengeance, an RPG dedicated almost entirely to recreating the feel of...
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Tomorrow Knights – System Mastery 112
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/system-mastery-112-tomorrow-knights.mp3 Interesting note that we missed because we didn’t do any research: Tomorrow Knights here is a Marvel property....
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Witch Hunter: The Invisible World – System Mastery 113
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/system-mastery-113-witch-hunter-the-invisible-world.mp3 Put on your buckliest hat and prepare to engage in battle with monsters most biblical! We...
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Promised Sands – System Mastery 114
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/01/system-mastery-114-promised-sands.mp3 It’s impossible to predict when we’ll hit a real speedbump on the show, a real Synnibarr or Haven… and here we...
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Brave New World – System Mastery 115
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/system-mastery-115-brave-new-world.mp3 So this is Brave New World. What’s in the core book? Enough superhero stuff to sort of play, if you call this...
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WEGS Old Skool – System Mastery 116
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/02/system-mastery-116-wegs-old-skool.mp3 OSR, or Old Sam Raimi, is a concept in gaming that the most fun game stuff already happened and was mostly done...
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Scared Stiff – System Mastery 117
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/system-mastery-117-rpg-13-b-movie-game-system-scared-stiff.mp3 Today, we’re reviewing an earnest attempt to capture the very specific magic of the...
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A Flying Circus of Values – Afterthought Something or Other
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/afterthought-special-a-flying-circus-of-values.mp3 Hey look we still make these from time to time. Today we’re interviewing Erika Chappell, author of...
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Wild Skies: Europa Tempest – System Mastery 118
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/03/system-mastery-118-wild-skies-europa-tempest.mp3 Sail the skies in heavily armored airships and nimble fighter planes as a variety of sexy little...
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The Xro Dinn Chronicles – System Mastery 119
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/system-mastery-119-the-xro-dinn-chronicles.mp3 The Xro Dinn Chronicles is, for lack of a better description, the unholy combination of Ninjas &...
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Book of Erotic Fantasy – System Mastery 120
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/04/system-mastery-120-book-of-erotic-fantasy.mp3 It’s the Supplement Spectacular again! Or, it was going to be before a child was born into this world...
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Mekton Zeta – System Mastery 123
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/system-mastery-123-mekton-zeta1.mp3 Longtime friend of the show and fan-favorite guest Claire comes by to discuss Mekton Zeta with Jon, who knows...
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Albedo: Platinum Catalyst – System Mastery 124
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/06/system-mastery-124-albedo-platinum-catalyst1.mp3 Behold a galaxy of unchecked exploration and progress, as made by very fussy little animals that...
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Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition – System Mastery 125
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/system-mastery-125-dd-4th-edition.mp3 It’s high time that someone on the internet had an opinion about this edition of this game, and you know what, it...
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deadEarth – System Mastery 126
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/system-mastery-126-deadearth.mp3 Often considered in the top ten worst RPGs ever made, there’s a lot of weird choices in here. A lot of bad, weird...
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Justifiers – System Mastery 127
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/07/system-mastery-127-justifiers.mp3 Have you ever wanted to explore space but it’s just ever so slightly too difficult for you? Exactly the range of too...
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Shadowrun 5e (Live!) – System Mastery 128
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/system-mastery-128-shadowrun-5e-live.mp3 We went to GenCon and we made this show and now we hope you enjoy this show we made at GenCon. Next time we...
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Tekumel: Empire of the Petal Throne – System Mastery 129
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/08/system-mastery-129-tekumel-empire-of-the-petal-throne.mp3 We felt a little dirty doing a “new” book last episode, so here’s our course correction....
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Marauder 2107 – System Mastery 130
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/system-mastery-130-marauder-21071.mp3 A game that dares to ask the question “What if Bubblegum Crisis?” Seriously, that’s the question. The answer,...
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With Great Power – System Mastery 131
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/09/system-mastery-131-with-great-power.mp3 Join us and our new friends the Bay City Informanauts on a tour through With Great Power, a game of superheroic...
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Beyond the Supernatural – System Mastery 132
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/system-mastery-132-beyond-the-supernatural.mp3 It’s Ween again, my friends! Joyous Ween to you all! But sadly this year White Ween was simply out of...
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Nightbane – System Mastery 133
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/system-mastery-133-nightbane.mp3 OLD WEEN to you all! We’re covering the very weird Palladium title Nightbane this ween’s eve, so ready yourself for...
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Renegade Legion: Legionnaire – System Mastery 134
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/system-mastery-134-renegade-legion-legionnaire.mp3 It’s Romans. In. Spaaaaaaace on today’s episode of System Mastery. Thrill at the game designed to...
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Age of Ruin – System Mastery 135
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/11/system-mastery-135-age-of-ruin.mp3 1990 seems to be a downer year for RPGs as far as we can tell, but just you wait, someone’s gonna pop in any second...
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The World of Species – System Mastery 136
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/system-mastery-137-the-world-of-species.mp3 The World of Species! Finally an RPG with a glossy photo of a young Alfred Molina in it! This Masterbook...
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Kult – System Mastery 137
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2018/12/System-Mastery-137-Kult.mp3 We’ve seen a lot of requests for this game, and now we understand why. Come along, won’t you, on the game preachers in...
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Systems Failure – System Mastery 138
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/System-Mastery-138-Systems-Failure.mp3 We’re back from our very needed rest and relaxation, and working harder than ever to fill your ears with reviews...
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Maelstrom Storytelling – System Mastery 139
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/system-mastery-139-maelstrom-storytelling.mp3 1997, a dark year indeed. Bad Batman movies and stuff. Seriously, it was not a good scene, unless you...
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Leystorm: The Dominion – System Mastery 140
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2019/01/system-mastery-140-leystorm-the-dominion.mp3 In a grim future where everyone is lopsided and has dreads, can a few awful chumps win a mighty rebellion...
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Tenchi Muyo! RPG and Resource Book – System Mastery 141
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/system-mastery-141-tenchi-muyo-resource-book-and-rpg.mp3 It’s a Tri-Stat game! We’ve done a few of these already so you already know the basics. Weird...
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Unknown Armies (2nd edition) – System Mastery 142
https://systemmastery.files.wordpress.com/2019/02/system-mastery-142-unknown-armies.mp3 You want true power and to really know the truth? You have to really really want it in Greg Stolze’s Unknown...
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System Mastery 258 – Bullwinkle & Rocky Party RPG
System Mastery 257 – Mythic Roleplaying Allow us to introducing our game… It’s finally here, the box set that sat on my shelf for four years while we waiting for GenCon to be a thing we were willing...
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System Mastery 259 – Starfaring
System Mastery 259 – Starfaring Sold to us as the first ever sci-fi RPG (a claim we have learned is dubious), Starfaring is basically Tunnels & Trolls, but with some Star Trek jokes and moving the...
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System Mastery 260 – Star Wars Saga Edition
System Mastery 260 – Star Wars Saga Edition And I said GO! If you’re wondering if we liked this game, We liked this game, It’s mostly fine, But it could use some work.
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