Strange Assembly - An L5R Podcast

[Daramere]

The wait has ended! Chris and Trevor sat down with Shawn Carman, Fred Wan, and Nancy Sauer for a little story interview at GenCon 2011 - and here's over two hours of audio to prove it. Topics discussed include:

- Which family will Hida Kisada's little brother be joining?
- Will the Empire expand to the north?
- What's up with the "Festering Manhole" in Scorpion lands?
- Why were the Dragon chosen to watch the Spider?
- Will things really be all that bad for the Lion?
- The ST defends Goddesses, Part IV
- Fred refuses to answer some questions
- More Mantis questions that you can shake a bag of koku at!
- The growing perceptual gap between players and characters over Iweko
- The changing nature of the Taint
- Nancy argues why Daigotsu wasn't a Mary Sue
- more things than I can even remember right now

Strange Assembly - Episode 033 - GenCon 2011 L5R Story Team Interview

Note: It's a big file. There are a lot of you who want to download it. We apologize in advance for any connection problems there may be for the first day or so after this is published.

[Daramere]

The Strange Assembly interview with Bryan Reese from GC11 is now available for download.

Strange Assembly - Episode 034 - GenCon 2011 L5R Lead Designer Interview

[Daramere]

Strange Assembly looks back at GenCon 2011! Listen to Chris's attempt at field reporting, and let us know what you think. Then join Trevor, Kevin, Chris, and Justin as they talk about what they played, did, and saw at GenCon 2011.

Strange Assembly - Episode 035 - GenCon 2011 Reivew

Stay tuned for Episode 036, where we discuss the L5R fallout from GenCon and recent story, plus review Ninja: Legend of the Scorpion Clan.

[Daramere]

Episode 036 is now available. Almost the entire gang - Chris, Trevor, Kevin, Jay, and Justin - tackle the aftermath of GenCon and recent story developments, including the 5-2 cut system, the recent banning and erratum, Solving the Riddle, Goddesses and the ensuing backlash against Iweko, and the Emperor Edition scroll fictions. Also included is the SA review of Ninja: Legend of the Scorpion Clan.

Strange Assembly - Episode 036 - Draco Malfoy

[Daramere]

ZOMG! We actually have another episode up. We break down Second City, in our usual "brilliant" manner. Part 1 is available now. Parts 2 and 3 will be available shortly.

Strange Assembly - Episode 037 - Chicago (Part 1)

Don't forget to check out our main page every once in a while for reviews (L5R and otherwise), previews, decklists, statistics, and general gaming nonsense!

[Daramere]

Episode 038 - covering Lion, Mantis, and Phoenix - is now available for download.

Strange Assembly - Episode 038 - Chicago (Part 2)

[Daramere]

Strange Assembly Episode 040 is now available for download. Chris and Jay, along with guest Mike Cook, review several board and card games:

- Penny Arcade: The Game - Gamers v. Evil
- Rune Age
- 7 Wonders + Leaders, the first expansion

Strange Assembly - Episode 040 - Beyond Gamers and Evil

[Daramere]

Strange Assembly Episode 42 (Imperator) is now available for download. The Strange Assembly crew takes a first look how the decks will shake out for the clan themes in the new Emperor Edition environment.

Strange Assembly - Episode 042 - Imperator

[Daramere]

Strange Assembly Episode 044 - Magnum (Part 1) is now available for download. The Strange Assembly crew wraps up the 2012 Atlanta Kotei and discusses their semi-changing views on the Emperor Edition environment.

Strange Assembly - Episode 044 - Magnum (Part 1)

Also, if you haven't checked out the Strange Assembly main page/blog since last episode, then you've missed out on:

- over two dozen L5R tournament decklists;
- an interview with Case Kiyonaga;
- the unveiling of the Strange Assembler, which you could have been using to help calculate the right amount of Holdings for your deck;
- preview screenshots of the upcoming iOS version of Nightfall;
- updates on statistics for the Emperor Edition environment;
- the winning story from the Atlanta Kotei short fiction honor event; and
- reviews of Emperor Edition, Thunderstone Advance, and other game stuff.

[Daramere]

Episode 045 is now available for download. The Strange Assembly crew talks about the floor rules (including prize splitting and the cut systems), the Kotei promo pack, printing problems with EE, and D&D4E.

Strange Assembly - Episode 045 - Magnum (Part 2)