You Can Hack It
A Podcast show about changing, modifying, or adding rules to Tabletop Pen and Paper Role Playing games. Each show also includes a segment on game reviews, role playing concepts, theory discussion, or whatever else is on our minds.
- Update frequency
- every 25 days
- Episodes
- 15
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2010
Episode 13 - The Life and Death of NPCs
This episode is about the life cycle of NPCs, from creation, to their use in the game, to their removal from the game. If you have any comments you can go to the You Can Hack It Forum located at Spoo…
Fri 10 Dec 2010
Episode 12 - The Fight Mechanic of Burning Wheel
This episode explores the fight mechanics of Burning Wheel, and explores some alternatives to this complex system. Update: This is the last Episode of Season 1 to be recorded (4 or 5 months ago) and …
Wed 10 Nov 2010
Episode 11 - Playing Antagonists & Gaming as a Couple #1
This episode has two segments. Segment one is about the role of antagonists in a game, and running them effectively. Segment two is an interview with Kyle and Katie, a married couple who game togethe…
Wed 10 Nov 2010
Episode 10 - Social Expectations in Gaming
This episode is about managing the social expectations at the gaming table. Recording update: We are recording on a monthly to semi-monthly schedule right now. We will have another episode out in wee…
Sat 20 Mar 2010
Special Episode 1 - Warhammer 40,000 and Miniature Wargaming
This episode is about our experiences with the Warhammer 40,000 miniatures wargame. Show mentions: One World Night Sang Nordique Games Workshop Space Hulk Video Game Mouse Guard Dungeons and Dragons …
Fri 12 Feb 2010
Episode 9 - Christmas Banter and Social Fallacies
This episode is some banter about our Christmas holidays, and a look at social fallacies and how they relate to gaming. Show mentions: The Five Geek Social Fallacies Social Fallacies The Podge Cast …
Wed 06 Jan 2010
Update - Website is a Go!
The website is officially up! Woho! I finally found out about server side include (thank you Wil), and found some time to make a go of it. Not all the links are up yet (Jon's and I personal pages for…
Sat 19 Dec 2009
Episode 8 - FreeMarket Preview
This episode is a preview of the Role Playing Game Freemarket, by Luke Crane and Jared A. Sorensen. The release date of Freemarket is set for March of 2010. Show mentions: Freemarket Website Story G…
Fri 11 Dec 2009
Episode 7 - Barriers to Play
This episode we discuss solutions to three barriers that get in the way of playing RPGs: Learning the game, finding gaming space, and setting a time to play. Show mentions: Google MailGoogle Document…
Mon 07 Dec 2009
Episode 6 - Gaming 102 - Learning and teaching others a new game
This episode is about learning a new game and teaching others how to play it. It features our friend Jeff Steinke, and we make use of his experience as an elementary school teacher to help us with th…
Mon 30 Nov 2009
Episode 5 - Gaming 101 - Learning and teaching others a new game
This episode is about learning a new game and teaching others how to play it. It features our friend Jeff Steinke, and we make use of his experience as an elementary school teacher to help us with th…
Thu 26 Nov 2009
Episode 4 - System and Settings with Colin Campbell
This episode is an interview with our friend Colin Campbell, and his experiences with adapting the Warhammer 40k universe to the Primetime Adventures role playing game. Show mentions: Ho Yay Burning …
Thu 01 Oct 2009
Episode 3 - Physical Representations of Imagination
This episode is about using physical tokens and cards in RPGs, and their effects upon the game.
Tue 01 Sep 2009
Episode 2 - Death Mechanics and Dwarf Guard
This episode is about Dwarf Guard, a modification on Luke Crane and David Peterson's RPG Mouse Guard. In addition, we discuss the various Death Mechanics. Show mentions:Dwarf Guard Google Map of Beas…
Wed 01 Jul 2009
Episode 1 - Blood Tokens and In a Wicked Age
This episode is about Blood Tokens, an addition to D&D 4th Edition. There is and also a review of RPG "In a Wicked Age" by Vincent Baker. Show mentions: In a Wicked Age Dungeons & Dragons 4E Music by…
Mon 01 Jun 2009
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