- Episode 102: Out of Time
As the Guilders attempt to obtain the final book they need, they are contacted by a relatively new acquaintance with some bad news. Time is running out and the waiting room of the restricted section of the Agmar Library may not be the safe haven it once was.
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52m | Mar 26, 2024 - Reckless A-Talk: Rowan Zeoli (Rascal News)
Hello listeners! Welcome to another episode of Reckless A-Talk, our TTRPG interview show where we sit down with some of our favorite writers, players, GMs, and streamers to get to know a little bit more about what makes them who they are.
I am as always your host GM Nathan, and I’m so excited to be back for our first full episode of 2024, PARTICULARLY with this wonderful and DARE I SAY NEWSWORTHY interview.
I got to once again be a huge nerd about tabletop games AND about journalism, as I got to enjoy a very fun, very thought-provoking chat with co-founder of TTRPG news outlet Rascal Rowan Zeoli.
Rowan is one of the big, independent news voices in the space, with phenomenal work done particularly in the review and interview spheres. In this episode, we talk a lot about her experiences doing both for Rascal, a new independent, reader-supported, worker-owned outlet covering tabletop games and shows. But we also talk a lot about identity, creativity, the twists and turns of life, collaborative critique, and what journalism as a service means.
Most interestingly and refreshingly, we talked a LOT about the importance of news coverage and critical review in the tabletop and actual play world.
Rowan just has some really wonderful perspectives and is so clearly a very thoughtful AND funny person, so this was frankly a very easy interview to conduct because talking to cool people is easy and good and fun turns out.
Before I throw you to the episode, I want to do a small appeal to everyone listening. I was a hyper-local journalist for many years, and I cannot stress enough how important I personally believe small outlet journalism is to the world. Please find outlets in your hometowns, outlets that cover things you care about, and other people doing the hard work of shining a spotlight where there is darkness. And then, if you’re able, pay them money to keep doing what they’re doing, or at least subscribe to newsletters and otherwise vote with your dollars and attention.
Anyway, that’s enough from me - as always if you enjoy this episode please go check out our other Reckless A-Talk interviews and maybe even our actual play episodes.
We have links to all the stuff we talk about in the episode in the show notes including lots of links to Rowan’s journalism. With that - I’ll see you next time!
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Edited by Nathan Lurz
Rascal: https://www.rascal.news
Selected Rowan work:
Queer Dungeons & Transgender Dragons: Exploring Gender Through Imagined Worlds: https://www.autostraddle.com/queer-trans-dungeons-and-dragons/
https://www.rascal.news/d-ds-short-lived-latam-ambassador-program/
https://www.rascal.news/what-is-the-future-of-dimension-20/
https://www.rascal.news/marvels-giant-sized-special-is-a-super-powered-ad-in-an-actual-play-mask/
https://www.rascal.news/faster-purple-worm-kill-kill-is-your-improv-uncles-new-favorite-actual-play/
Harlem Hellfighters Never Die: https://www.queenscourt.games/streaming/harlem-hellfighters-never-die
WriteHive: https://writehive.org
1h 20m | Mar 19, 2024 - Episode 101: The Welcome Gala
The Guilders find themselves getting ready for the welcome gala… the first time they will get a chance to both see and be seen.
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58m | Mar 12, 2024 - Episode 100: Reckless Abandon - A Regency Romance
The Guilders, having become accustomed to receiving book locations via a card, were slightly surprised to find that the next card looked like an invitation to a fancy gala. Stepping through the doorway, they find themselves having to play specific parts in order to find the book they need. The Players are playing the Characters who are playing the Roles they have chosen for themselves. What could possibly go wrong?
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1h 3m | Mar 5, 2024 - Leap Year Special: Frog Fiasco!
Welcome to Reckless Attack's newest show, where we promise to release a new episode every February 29th! It wouldn't be a leap year without frogs, so join the RA crew as we hang out and play through a frog-themed game of Fiasco.
1h 6m | Feb 29, 2024 - Episode 99: Throwing Shade
The Guilders devise a plan for identifying and getting the two books that are SUPPOSEDLY in this section of the Agmar Library. But the thing about plans is… no plan survives first contact. And very few plans have had to deal with the game show section of the city library.
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1h 11m | Feb 20, 2024 - Episode 98: Non-Trivial Trivia
Mentally and physically exhausted, the Guilders continue to compete in contest after contest, but have they finally met their match when it comes to… questions about themselves?
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48m | Feb 13, 2024 - Episode 97: Encounter at Pointefar
The Guilders continue their quest to obtain the books needed by Lorana Moonglove in order to help the untethered Bones to gain control of themselves again. But now, as the contests get harder, will they be able to get past both the Kraken and whatever is waiting for them on the other side of the shimmering portal?
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51m | Feb 6, 2024 - Episode 96: Brains or Brawn?
As the Golden Tree Guild members try to acquire the next two books on their list, they are thrown off when an unexpectedly wild… GAME SHOW appears? Will they face the challenges head-on or somehow think their way through?
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1h 2m | Jan 23, 2024 - Episode 95: Explore Through the Power of Books!
After taking a short rest, and with tensions still high, the Guilders travel to the next location in the Library of Agmar’s Restricted Section! The clock is still running, and they don’t have time to play games, especially with the fate of the untethered Bones lying in their hands.
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49m | Jan 16, 2024 - Reckless Adjacent: 13th Age Session 1
Hey everyone, welcome to the first episode of our new side-series, Reckless Adjacent!. In this series, we're going to be trying out some new games and giving you all a taste of what they're about.
This time, we're playing 13th Age, a d20-based fantasy game that was created by the designers of D&D 3e and 4e, and was described to me as a middle ground between D&D 5e and Pathfinder.
This episode will be the only episode available on our main feed, but the rest of the adventure, along with our Session 0, can be found on our Patreon at Patreon.com/recklessattack.
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1h 3m | Jan 9, 2024 - Episode 94: Val-Id Concerns
The Guilders make their way back to Titanius, and once there, take a much needed rest. But concerns about the book and its influence on Val abound. How can the rest of the party make sure that Val stays… Val?
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46m | Jan 2, 2024 - Episode 93: The Binding of Books
The Guilders have found the next book on their list, but it is proving to be more difficult to leave with than they first thought. A decision will have to be made before they run out of time in the Restricted section of the Library.
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39m | Dec 19, 2023 - Episode 92: A Label is Worth a Thousand Saving Throws
The Guilders decide to go after the Libre Morte next, taking them to a section of the Library with innumerable doors along both sides of a long, branching corridor. They have the card from the card catalog, but will that be enough to find a single book among countless rooms?
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56m | Dec 5, 2023 - Episode 91: Radiant, HOOOLY ENERGY!
A new creature has inserted itself into the fray, complicating the fight with the library automatons. As if invisible librarian swarms weren’t bad enough, what of this new creature that can seemingly pass through walls at will? Will all of this prove to be too much for the Guilders?
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57m | Nov 14, 2023 - Episode 90: The Dangers of A.I.
The Guilders are forced into an altercation with the servants of the Grand Serviciousness, the Grand Collective of Servitude, who have made it their mission to bring order to the orderless Library!
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43m | Nov 7, 2023 - Episode 89: Into the Stacks
The Guilders finally enter the restricted section of the Agmar Library. There they encounter both more and less than they were expecting. With some help, they are finally able to begin their search for the first book on their list.
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44m | Oct 24, 2023 - Episode 88: Opening the Door
Some members of the Golden Tree Adventuring Guild gather at the Library where they meet the people that can open the wards on the restricted section… some previous acquaintances and others that are new. But not all of the Guilders are there, much to Val’s annoyance.
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57m | Oct 17, 2023 - Episode 87: While We Wait
Have you ever wondered what the Guilders do when they are not out… guilding? Do they race each other through winding Agmar? Do they get gifts made for each other? Do they present gifts to respected co-workers? Do they do research and find out a bit more about they city they now call home? While the adventurers wait to hear back from the Library, perhaps the answers can be found in this week’s episode.
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42m | Oct 10, 2023 - Episode 86: De-Brief Explanation
The Guilders meet with Vina Calveta, the Shield, and Garnak inside the Gold Tree guildhall and explain the options given to them by Lorana Moonglove. Will the Library of Agmar agree to part with some of their precious books, or will a plan be needed to get them some other way?
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55m | Oct 3, 2023