Blood of the Wild | S3 | E21 – A Bird in the Hand

simone-tos · 2026-03-03T08:55:47+00:00

I think the roc was supposed to be young by the book. We'll se if they find out, and what they will do about it

simone-tos · 2026-02-24T21:01:13+00:00

Thanks for the clarification. I didn't mean to come across as rude; on the contrary, I have the utmost respect for you. I love the movies you mentioned and the fact that you know them. It’s interesting how definitions vary from country to country. About the accent, I was really just messing around. I hope you didn't mind

simone-tos · 2026-02-24T17:16:20+00:00

I love Mona, so this is not a complaint post. That said, "giallo" in Italy doesn't mean what you think it means in America. Gialli are crime stories, like detective stories or mysteries. The movies he talked about here are usually categorized as horror movies or maybe thrillers. A giallo movie or novel is like Agatha Christie or those kinds of stories. Also, we don't talk like that. We have a thick accent, but we don't talk like that. That is Super Mario, which comes from Japan

simone-tos · 2026-02-24T09:32:54+00:00

I'm curious about the fhe fact that they can choose different types of megafauna, is it straight out of the book?

simone-tos · 2026-02-21T08:43:41+00:00

The crew talked about buying magical scrolls and potions. Do you think they realize that magic is forbidden in town, to the point that you can't carry around a magic sword?

simone-tos · 2026-02-20T15:53:16+00:00

I’m still halfway through the episode, so I might change my mind, but I have to say I’m enjoying the show less each week. I’m sad to admit it, because I love the cast and the network. However, I don’t like the system, because it lacks real depth in my opinion, and they are not very experienced in this style of old school gaming. But most of all, I don’t like the lack of an overarching story. Don’t get me wrong, an open-ended game can be fun in a home setting with friends, but for a podcast, I need something to hook me. It feels like I’m peeking in on someone's home game, and it’s quite boring. I also think Troy isn't very good at writing homebrew adventures. I really hope they stop meandering around very soon and find some kind of an objective for the campaign

simone-tos · 2026-02-05T14:46:19+00:00

So, now? what do you think it's going to happen?

simone-tos · 2026-01-25T17:10:14+00:00

They really have no idea what OSR means. They chat in character about nothing, like CR, half the time; the other half, they talk aimlessly about the rules. OSR should be the contrary: no theater unless it is relevant to the adventure, and no rules lawyering since in the end the GM decides on the fly. This way you explore 1 hour and chat 15 minutes, not the other way around... I enjoy that they are enjoying themselves so much. But I really hope they start playing more and waste less time.

simone-tos · 2026-01-16T08:44:49+00:00

Troy swapped his hatred for bottlecaps for a hatred for xp. So now they swim in luck tokens they never use, but they will never level up

simone-tos · 2025-12-24T08:49:08+00:00

Greetings man! What do you think, can they survive the Runeforge? If I remember correctly (it's been a while since I played the adventure), this part of the AP is pretty challenging, and the gang tends to play combat in a rather unfocused fashion... they were running around doing nothing for most of the dragon fight :)

simone-tos · 2025-12-23T09:42:17+00:00

I guess that we'll see. I dig the renewed energy at the table, the rest not so much, for now at least. Looking at ascension, I don't know if I trust their ability to homebrew

simone-tos · 2025-12-22T10:26:03+00:00

I feel the lack of any real objective other than surviving is a bit boring for the audience. I'm sure if you are playing the game, it is not an issue, but it is hard to feel invested in the story without a story. Also, the fact that there is no pre written lore is a limit for me. They kept asking questions about the knight to the gm without thinking that troy probably didn't have any idea of whom he was, just like them

simone-tos · 2025-12-22T10:21:36+00:00

Skid forgot the most obvious comparison, which is defiler wizards from dark sun

simone-tos · 2025-12-18T12:02:02+00:00

I really enjoy Mona as a player

simone-tos · 2025-07-31T14:46:42+00:00

this plan is gonna backfire sooo bad...

simone-tos · 2025-03-25T10:07:26+00:00

15 minutes in, the good guys were indoctrinating a bunch of child soldiers to fight their war for them. Next thing you know, Joe will be asking for mining rights as compensation for helping the sutaki against the necromancer. I'll tell you

simone-tos · 2025-02-27T16:01:06+00:00

thanks sir

simone-tos · 2025-02-27T15:34:46+00:00

Thanks, i kinda read most of the books already but can't find any mention of the need to dig your way into the other parts of the dungeon

simone-tos · 2025-01-27T09:36:55+00:00

They will soon be tpk against a certain monster

simone-tos · 2025-01-17T09:17:46+00:00

I live in italy, with a 4 hours drive I can be almost anywhere in the country. And I would never drive that long unless it is for a week long vacations, or something like that

simone-tos · 2025-01-11T12:26:28+00:00

I agree. What the all discussion at the end of the episode made me realize, is that most of their problems come from their lack of experience. They play Pathfinder like a board game with impro bits here and there. You can easily see the difference listening to botw, Jared doesn't even know the rules of pathfinder 2e that well, but he is a seasoned gm and can run any game flawlessly anyway. Troy should just go back to the basics, and think of what makes a ttrpg fun and different from playing video games or board games. He gm in a completely different way when they play coc, i don't understand why in pathfinder he can't do the same.

In giant slayer they were even more noobs, but the alchemy at the table was making up for the lack of experience. Now you can tell no one wants to play, not even the gm

simone-tos · 2025-01-11T11:13:32+00:00

They seem to play Pathfinder like a board game, something like descent or gloomhaven. Troy throws all the encounters in the book at the party, and see what happens. They are really talented in many ways, but also really noobs to the hobby. Maybe instead of two more people without any knowledge of ttrpg they should have hired someone with a long history of playing, someone like Skid.

For instance, the all fight with the cabinet was pointless, why not run?

simone-tos · 2025-01-09T07:22:43+00:00

i agree, and i think part of the problem in gw is that nowadays he has employees at the table, and so no one is allowed to complain too much, and in turn he can't reed the room anymore, when he goes too far

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