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Posted on February 11, 2018February 11, 2018

Critical Hit: Urban Shadows — You Did Get a Free Advance

tl;dr Rules-lawyering about advances and taking new moves in Urban Shadows takes up almost a quarter of the show.  We catch up with Rob’s and Stephen’s characters, which saves this interstitial episode, but party dynamics are becoming really unstable.

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Posted on February 10, 2018February 10, 2018

The Adventure Zone: Amnesty – Episode 5

tl;dr The finale for the Amnesty arc holds few surprises but cinematic storytelling and great characterization raise this episode above the average. It all feels like a lot of work for the end of a mini-arc, though.

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Posted on February 6, 2018February 6, 2018

Shadow of the Cabal: Episode 1

tl;dr An original and surprising murder mystery with interesting characters and engrossing clues, rendered almost incomprehensible because of the flurry of names, places, and concepts, making it a rough way to enter this series

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Posted on February 5, 2018February 6, 2018

Live at the Table: Bluff City – There Is No Greater Love Part 1

tl;dr Compelling story in a fascinating noir setting, pushed forward by all the players who bring their best to the game, bogged down occasionally by player and GM confusion about Noirlandia’s weirdo rules and resolution mechanics

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Posted on February 4, 2018February 6, 2018

Critical Hit: Urban Shadows – The Goblin Market Has Rules

tl;dr A high-action session featuring PvP combat and daring attacks, marred by many minutes of rules lawyering.

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Posted on February 3, 2018February 6, 2018

Redemption Podcast: Episode 101 – Interview with the Jedi

tl;dr The interesting conceit of this first episode has its positive sides, but ultimately fails to present the party and the universe in an engaging way.

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Posted on February 2, 2018February 8, 2018

The Adventure Zone: Amnesty – Episode 4

tl;dr Solid and listenable “in between” episode marred by some tension between players and GM but saved with a great characterization and performance by Justin.

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Posted on June 18, 2017February 6, 2018

What Life Looks Like

tl;dr Thoughtful if frustrating philosophical exercise with the GM and party totally on the same wavelength, with beautiful world-building and adept characterization

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Posted on June 13, 2017February 8, 2018

The Adventure Zone #64: The Stolen Century – Chapter 5

tl;dr The party stepped up to a color-by-numbers episode with strong character development and some tearjerker world expansion by the GM

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Posted on June 12, 2017February 6, 2018

CRITICAL HIT #404: The Afterparty

tl;dr Slow-moving follow-up to last week’s big reveal, rescued by good plot movement and great final GM exposition

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