Boring Conversation: A Malifaux Podcast

Jesse is joined by Jeff from Defective Dice as well as Victoria and Doug from Steam Powered Scoundrels to learn some more about the Through The Breach RPG system by Wyrd Games! We discuss the origins, settings and mechanics of Through the Breach then Jeff walks us through a collaborative character creation session on mic! Have you been thinking about trying Through The Breach out but don't know where to start? Then this is just the podcast for you! Become a supporter on our new Patreon page! - Boring Conversation on Patreon Shop using our Wyrd Affiliate link! - Boring Conversation Wyrd web store affiliate link Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

Answer the survey to vote for who you think "won" the Ashes of Malifaux Draft here! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/RQVSMWL Jesse and Maeve are joined by Kylie to create "teams" of our favorite Ashes of Malifaux models snake draft style! Listen in and share your thoughts in the comments or the discord server! Become a supporter on our new Patreon page! - Boring Conversation on Patreon Shop using our Wyrd Affiliate link! - Boring Conversation Wyrd web store affiliate link Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

Jesse is joined by two very special, first time guests Brian Kerr from Big Top Gaming and Amrbose Ingram, TO from the Pacific Northwest Conference and Malifaux World Series Committee member! They have an open discussion about time clock usage in both competitive and casual games of Malifaux and share their thoughts on more widespread adoption within the community. This is a MUST LISTEN episode! Please consider joining our Discord server to share your thoughts on this topic, we'd love to get a larger discussion going! Take a look at some of the current time clock rule sets - Tentative CaptainCon clock rules Malifaux World Series time clock rules Lonestar Conference clock rules Pacific Northwest Conference clock rules Check out the Big Top Gaming Youtube Channel and support Brian! - Big Top Gaming Join the Malifaux World Series Discord Channel! - Malifaux World Series Discord Become a supporter on our new Patreon page! - Boring Conversation on Patreon Register for Captaincon 2024 here! - Captaincon 2024! Shop using our Wyrd Affiliate link! - Boring Conversation Wyrd web store affiliate link Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

Tune in for details regarding CaptainCon 2024, our Patreon launch, and upcoming content release plans! Become a supporter on our new Patreon page! - Boring Conversation Patreon Page Register for Captaincon 2024 here! Captaincon 2024! Shop using our Wyrd Affiliate link! - Boring Conversation Wyrd web store affiliate link Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

Jesse welcomes new guest Sam Barrows of Danger Planet and Goonhammer fame to the show for a LENGTHY (boring?) conversation about Mah Tucket and the Tricksy keyword. Strap in because this is far and away our longest release to date! Today's Drinks Jesse - Chobani Complete Coffee and Cream, Cold Brew Coffee Sam - Water Become a supporter on our new Patreon page! - Boring Conversation Patreon Page Register for Captaincon 2024 here! Captaincon 2024! Check out Sam's many fantastic Malifaux articles on Goonhammer - Goonhammer - Malifaux Shop using our Wyrd Affiliate link! - Boring Conversation Wyrd web store affiliate link Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube Check out the Danger Planet Youtube channel - Danger Planet on Youtube

Jesse and Maeve are joined by Jim of The Other Coast fame to talk about the biggest, fanciest hats in the land. That's right, it's finally time for Big Hat v2! Today's Drinks Jesse - De Garde Brewing Petit Blanc Farmhouse Ale Maeve - Pepsi Jim - Coffee Milk with Morning Glory Coffee Syrup Register for Captaincon 2024 here! Captaincon 2024! Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

Jesse and Maeve invite Andre and Nathan to the show to discuss the merits of playing an entire faction vs narrowing your focus to just a keyword or two. Tune in for discussions on both competitive play and advice for new players! Today's Drinks Jesse - Lawson's Finest Liquids Kiwi Double IPA Maeve - Atlanta Craft Cider Tiki Haze Nate - Coke Zero Andre - Diet Dr. Pepper Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

Today Jesse is joined by Brandon of Danger Planet fame to go through an interesting tournament prep exercise! We'll be going over the Nova Open 2023 Malifaux GT pools and narrowing down the keywords we plan to bring with us for the weekend. What's more, we even drill down to how many of each individual model we could see ourselves realistically needing in an effort to pack as much value into limited packing space as we can! We also recorded a video element for this episode, our first time ever! Please check out the Youtube channel and and share you comments, constructive criticism and join in the conversation at our Youtube page. Let us know if you enjoyed the extra video content! Today's drinks: Jesse - Vitamin Water Focus Brandon - Polar lime sparkling water Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

Jesse and new guest Landon, aka Popedarpa of Badfaux Haku and Danger Planet fame, get together to (finally!) talk about one of Jesse's favorite crews, Misaki Katanaka and the Last Blossom keyword! We run through the keyword models, discuss the keyword's strengths and weakness and give our takes on how they fit into the Ten Thunders faction Today's drinks: Jesse - Bell's Brewing Oberon American Wheat Ale Landon - Off Color Brewing DecaBeer Saison Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

Jesse and Maeve are joined by Jim from The Other Coast to talk about tech picks in Malifaux. When are they required, when are they optional and when do they go overboard? What decision process do you go through while trying to fit a tech pick into your crew? What beyond your opponents declared master factor in? Check out Megan's Saving Throw here! https://meganssavingthrow.carrd.co/ Today's drinks: Jesse - Saison du Foam Maeve - Winking Owl Sangria Jim - Mug of Milk! Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

Jesse is joined by Doug, Vic and Roman of Steam Powered Scoundrels fame to give an overview of the Red Library/Story keyword from the new Madness of Malifaux expansion. This episode is SUPER SERIOUS. Be sure to check out the links below for information on Good Things Happen, Doug and Vic's charity tournament taking place 6/16/23-6/18/23! Today's drinks: Jesse - Homebrewed Belgian Saison Doug - Lemonade Truly Roman - Teeling Small Batch Old Fashioned Vic - Truly Pineapple Lemonade and Tequila Sunrise Good Things Happen Facebook page Flush With Cash Longshanks page Voxcaster's Open Longshanks Brawls and Brewsers Longshanks Tournament packet Ko-fi link to pre-pay or donate! Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

Jesse, Jake and Doug (of Danger Planet fame) share their experiences from the Malifaux Content Creators Invitational (MCCI) held at CaptainCon in Warwick, RI on 2/3/23. We discuss our matches and our thoughts on Madness of Malifaux content. Today's drinks: Jesse - Belleflower Brewing Finch and Thistle IPA and Makku Coffee Makgeoli Jake - Apothic red wine blend Doug - Fuji apple and white tea spiked seltzer Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

In this episode Jesse and Maeve give thoughts and advice on building a bench of keywords to bring to a tournament. They assess some example pools of a 5 round event and narrow down their master selections, ensuring they can deal with any pool, table and matchup without bringing an entire faction and tempting them to play crews they need more time to truly master. Today's drinks: Jesse - Bog Iron Brewing Devil's Footprint Maeve - Cusqueña Negra Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube Listen to Fox Tale Games first episode - Rotting on the Vine - S1 Trailer

Jesse hops on to give a quick run down of the events at CaptainCon 2023 in Warwick, RI and why YOU should be there! Buy your badge, register for Booty and Plunder and book your room here - CaptainCon 2023 Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

In this episode Jesse is joined by our new co-host Maeve to break down the newly released November 2022 errata release. There are laughs, there are tears and there are celebrations to be shared! Where do we land on these changes? You'll have to listen and find out! Today's drinks: Jesse - Mayflower Brewing Company Thanksgiving Ale 2022 Maeve - Guinness (duh) Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

In this episode Jesse is joined by Doug and Brandon from the Danger Planet Youtube channel to discuss their history and experiences in gaming and how they approach identifying strengths, weaknesses and gaps in their play. They share their tips and techniques for addressing these skill gaps and how to improve as a player. Today's drinks: Jesse - Elysian Brewing Space Dust IPA Doug - Mountain Dew Spark Raspberry Lemonade Brandon - Lingonberry G-Fuel Check out the Nastrygram actual-play RPG podcast - Nastygram Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

In this episode Jesse invites on the winners of Hafrsfaux, a recent 5 round GG2 event held in Norway. The guests discuss their games and reflect on GG2 then offer some predictions on GG3 and the state of the game moving into this new season. Today's drinks: Jesse - Homebrew session New England IPA Geir - A fruited kettle sour Oyvind - A Porter from a Norwegian brewery for the occasion Lee - A nice cup of tea. Check out all the details on Armourcon here - Armourcon Check out the Nastrygram actual-play RPG podcast - Nastygram Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube

In this episode Jesse and Maeve discuss their first game of GG3 along with their thoughts on the packet overall. Jesse - Captain Zipp Maeve - Ulix Turner, Porkbelly Protector Today's drinks: Jesse - Orval Trappist Ale Join us on Facebook - Boring Conversation on Facebook Join in the conversation on our discord server - Boring Conversation on Discord Check out our YouTube channel - Boring Conversation on YouTube Hop on over to Maeve's Youtube Channel - Fox Tail Games on YouTube

In this episode Jesse, Jake and Adam are joined by Doug and Brandon from the Danger Planet Youtube page to recap a recent local tournament, held at Off The Wall Games in Hadley, MA. Today's drinks: Jesse - Peppercorn Rye Bock Adam - Mango Bubbly Jake - Kettlehead Brewing House Margarita Doug - Spindrift Grapefruit + Red Bull + Vodka Brandon - Artisinal Brew Works Warheads Extreme Sour Join us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Boring.Conversation.Pod Join in the conversation on our discord server - https://discord.gg/m4FwyF74Hw Check out the Danger Planet Youtube channel - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC40aJZp2_pVo230mQyC42PQ?app=desktop

In this episode Jesse invites on Adam and Jake to talk about the upcoming draft league, organized by Kyle of Schemes and Stones fame. We talk about our draft picks, matches and predictions on how our games will shake out. Today's drinks: Jesse - Allagash White followed by Jameson Adam - Polar Lime Seltzer Jake - Water Join us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Boring.Conversation.Pod Join in the conversation on our discord server - https://discord.gg/m4FwyF74Hw Check out Studson Studio on Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/c/StudsonStudio