Smiling Jack’s Bar & Grill

In the second longest episode of all time, the staff were joined by Rocky Mountain Savages Bill, Chris, Marc, and Paul. Feedback brought about a revisit to chases, and Justin volunteered to test out Hero Lab for Savage Worlds and talk about it on the show. Our rules discussions were about Interludes and Games Without Miniatures from the Deluxe edition. We also had a lively discussion about adjudicating rules during play.

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Since our triumphant return last October, we've been releasing one show per month. That seems to be working swimmingly, and I believe it will stay that way for the foreseeable future. That said, the show's timing has been somewhat sporadic. One month it's the 16th; the next it's the 24th--that sort of thing. I think it's time to put out a mostly-official release target for the show (channeling Joel Kinstle there).

Based on our overall podcasting schedule--three of us are on other podcasts--it looks like late on the fourth Monday of the month is going to be the sweet spot. This gets the show out in time for Pinnacle's Tuesday update and conforms to Ron's day job schedule (he's the editor). So for April, this means we are targeting Episode 11 for release on April 23rd, late in the evening (so for some of you, early on Tuesday, the 24th).

I realize this places the December episode firmly into yuletide territory, so I can't say yet what we'll do. We may skip December. Who knows? Maybe we'll record two in November or change the release week in December. We have plenty of time to decide. We'll cross that bridge when we come to it, but we'll decide before then, we promise.

In the meantime, look for the next show in a few weeks-ish.

The staff was joined by the Rocky Mountain Savages: "Savage Mommy" Chris Fuchs, Roger French, and Lee Langston (The God of Gaming). We discussed some feedback, new products (such as Kaiser's Gate, Last Sons, and IZ's Hacking 2.0), Justin's AoO game (which may or may not have been based on Get Smart), and the new game Ron & Vern will be running. We finally got around to covering Mass Battles, and as it turns out, knowing is, in fact, half the battle.

Promised links:

Actual Play Poll on Facebook One Sheets Plot Point Campaigns

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From the gaming floor of Genghis Con XXXIII, the staff of the Grill were joined by con guests Clint Black and Sean Preston, DGA folks Leif Olson, Bill Stilson, Linda Tschappat, and Linda Weygant, Rocky Mountain Savages Chris "Savage Mommy" Fuchs and Lee Langston, Ed Doolittle, and others. Wow that's a heck of a list!

The discussion was about Savage Saturday Night and all the other Savage goodness at the con. Suffice it to say if you didn't make it to Genghis Con this year, you ought to try next year! And if that's too long to wait, check out Tacticon 2012 over Labor Day weekend!

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Veronica, Justin, and Ron were joined by Roger "RFrenchJr" French and Ed "EdwardP" Pallis of the Rocky Mountain Savages. They discussed:

• How many inches from Colorado Springs to Denver
• Roger's and Ron's favorite settings
• What everyone is running at Genghis Con
• Next month's GalaxyFest in Colorado Springs
• Listener feedback
• Ron's ego problem
• Deadlands Player's Guide: Explorer's Edition
• The outstanding success of the Streets of Bedlam Kickstarter
• Preparing for a Savage Worlds convention game

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The staff was joined by Rocky Mountain Savages Chris "Savage Mommy" Fuchs, Lee Langston, and Matthew Ward (also of WombatCast.com). They discussed:

• Matt's and Ron's favorite Savage settings
• The Savage World of Genghis Con XXXIII
• More on healing and holding actions
• Listener feedback
• New and upcoming settings, like 50 Fathoms and Streets of Bedlam
• Chases, including a complete chase, between future Chris and future Lee, at the local Walgreens
• Gaming at Denver Comic Con
• The seemingly dead-in-the-water Realms of Cthulhu LARP scheduled to happen at Genghis Con
• Ron's inability to properly double the number 4

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Veronica, Justin, and Ron were joined by Rocky Mountain Savages, Ed Pallis, Bill Stilson, and Benn Williams. The staff discussed:

• Justin's and Ed's antics in Ron's Solomon Kane game, and other Savage merriment, at Rise of the Wombat (thanks to Total Escape Games).
• Feedback received via email, the PEG site, and the Bar & Grill site.
• Upcoming Savageness at GenghisCon, including great guests, a huge SSN, and a phenomenal overall Savage presence on the game schedule (one of which will include Veronica's first con game, Deadlands).
• New and upcoming Savage releases, and whether or not Wiggy is actually a super computer.
• Cooking with Justin (mmm… kale chips).
• The healing rules.
• Gritty damage.
• Holding actions in combat.

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After more than a year, the Grill is open again! We're back with a new format and some cast changes. Beginning in this episode, and going forward, your hosts will be the Blessings and a new co-host, Justin Suzuki (also known for WombatCast.com). In addition, the show will always be recorded on location, which means usually in the Denver area.

To provide the ultimate fan podcast experience, we are teaming up with the ultimate Savage Worlds fans, the Rocky Mountain Savages, who will be featured on every show we record in Denver (though the specific members joining us will change). This episode features Chris "Beldar1215" Fuchs, Lee "Gobbo" Langston, and Bill "Gryffen88" Stilson.

Our new format will include a main topic, a rules discussion, and a preview of what's new or coming soon in Savage Worlds. For our big return, our topic is the biggest thing in Savage Worlds today, Savage Worlds Deluxe!

Grab a drink, pull up a stool, and listen up!!

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There have been grumblings that the Bar & Grill is dead and gone (some of them from Ron), but we're not dead. We're recording an episode this Sunday, with a brand new format!

With this new format, the hosts will be Veronica & Ron Blessing and Justin Suzuki (of WombatCast fame). The show will feature various members of the Rocky Mountain Savages, as well.

For the first episode of our return, we will be discussing Savage Worlds Deluxe. Keep an eye out for the return of Smiling Jack's Bar & Grill, and check it out!

Originally posted August 23, 2010

Veronica, Sean, and Ron were joined by Silver Gryphon Games’ Kevin Rohan. We talked about Silver Gryphon’s current and future Savage offerings and learned a bit about Kevin as well. Our contest is resolved find out which of our finalists won the dead tree edition of Savage Foes of Solomon Kane (and learn about the brighter side of SPF’s underhanded shenanigans–neither finalist goes home empty handed). We shared two reviews, sans Norm: Chris Engler presented Low Life, and Jake Ivey presented Thrilling Tales. Finally the crew discussed big convention games in Sean’s GM Sidebar.

Links: Pinnacle Entertainment Group Savage Worlds Explorers Society

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