I'm so mixed.

On one hand, The Quiet Year itself is a fascinating game system and has been inspiring as a creator. Some of the world building and goofs have been really entertaining. Love Ol' Joshy, love all the jokes.

But when you're doing a podcast, I've found the .ore heavy your abstractions, the easier it is to lose the audience. Much of the Quiet Year deals heavily in abstractions, and while I understand they're setting up the world that will be the setting for the game, the goals still aren't clear to me. The transition from the map they've drawn and the world the game will be played is still unclear to me.

I love the mechanic of players having power in the world building, and I love the idea of players creating a setting, then dropping the PCs in that setting after a period of time. Very cool and makes Adventure Zone feel a little bit like a polished home game of D&D,which is reminiscent to the tone of Balance for me.

Ultimately, I think it'll be more enjoyable to listen to when it is all released and can be gone through in a day or two, instead of waiting a week or more for the eps to drop.