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We lost an episode and Tom just keeps on sneezing! On this episode of Compare & Campaign we touch upon an episode we lost the files for, but don't worry, you only missed Tom talking about the romance options in Rogue Trader. On this episode, though, they're talking about Dark Heresy as the players disrupt an execution, and then over in Magill's Scum & Villainy campaign, the party attempted to plant a tracking device on the ship of a deadly psychic faction: the Nightspeakers. But first they stop at the space hairdresser. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Tom pays a visit to North Bay Games and Hobbies: the very store where they bought their first RPG! Magill contemplates whether or not people actually bother to set up their D&D sessions like video games or board games, and also details the first session of his Scum & Villainy campaign. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Romance in a TTRPG campaign - is it fun or just awkward? And can it be done in Warhammer 40,000?? ON THIS EPISODE! Tom's gonna give us the rundown on the latest session in the Dark Heresy campaign, which sees the party get armour and mounts before wading into battle against a buncha orks and goblins! But the real reason to tune in is the discussion of the Chem Geld trait, which, for some reason, lets players mechanically choose for their character to be immune from seduction due to chemical castration. WTF? Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Oh snap, Tom has started ANOTHER CAMPAIGN! This time they're running some first edition Warhammer 40,000: Dark Heresy, and Magill's playing a pox-marked guardsman who's really good at being average. Tune in to learn the foundational elements of Tom's campaign, and also to take a deep dive into the background of Alsamasath, one of Tom's reoccurring NPCs. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's the start of a new year but the end of a campaign, as on this episode Magill recaps the final session of the legendary Wicked Ones campaign! But that's not all, because Tom's brought along the Ultimate Character Background Guide to design a superhero costume, and Magill talks a bit about the finale of Stranger Things. Is Mike Wheeler a bad DM?? Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's a Magill double-bill on this episode of C&C, 'cause Tom hasn't been running any of their campaigns! Anyway, Magill has lately been GMing a couple of Forged in the Dark games, so you get to hear about his new Scum & Villainy campaign's first few sessions as well as the penultimate chapter of Wicked Ones. Plus a mini review right at the end of this weird cassette tape that arrived in the mail. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Magill's got a bad case of HAMNESIA and can't remember where he put his cold cuts! Oh well, he's got a new campaign to distract himself as he sets up a game of Scum & Villainy. And Tom's plotting their next game too in the form of a Borderlands hack of Forged in the Dark! Plus another Wicked Ones recap as that campaign reaches its end stages, and Tom tells the tale of how the Boots on the Ground party tried to infiltrate a university campus that had been taken over by their enemies. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Magill and Tom start this episode by talking about TEETH! No, not the Forged in the Dark RPG called Teeth, but literal teeth 'cause Magill had some of his removed. So what's he been doing while he recovers? Why, running a Honey Heist, of course! And Tom tells us about the next episode of Boots on the Ground. Will Stefan ever learn to make sausages? Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's a big ol' RPG smorgasbord on this episode, 'cause Magill wrapped up a four year long D&D campaign and played some solo RPGs, Tom is contemplating launching a Borderlands-inspired campaign, and of course, there's Wicked Ones, there's Boots on the Ground...and there's even a whole new campaign called the All-Time Greats! So much to talk about! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

There's more shady business with that weird secret subway system under Iceland in the Boots on the Ground campaign, and a two-pronged pillaging raid in the Wicked Ones campaign - exciting times! But not as exciting as the trip that Magill and Tom went on with our buddies Den and Chris to Toronto! Hear all about the delicious food that we ate, including a trip to the nerd-chic eatery Stormcrow Manor and a delicious Tim Horton's Supreme Stack with a tall glass of hot water, as we pivot the show to be all fast food centric. Move over, Doughboys. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

What's the fastest way to get EVERY skill proficiency? Tom knows and they'll tell you how to do it on this episode! Then in the Wicked Ones campaign, the monsters form an alliance with the pirates of Split-Tongue Cove to attack a shipment of weapons bound for Pirate City...but then Dag's birds warn him that they're walking into a trap! And in the Boots on the Ground campaign, Taskforce Gyrfalcon's base gets attacked...AGAIN! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

It's a nice chill episode on Compare & Campaign because both the Wicked Ones campaign and Boots on the Ground have low-key sessions to share. In Wicked Ones, the monsters all spend some time building gear, upgrading their dungeons, and revelling in casual violence! Then in Boots on the Ground, a lengthy investigation reveals some shocking secrets underground. Plus: the biggest Rifts news in years! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Hey we just past May the 4th, and you know what that means: it was Tom Didn't Like Cream of Bacon Soup Day! Why? Did you think I was going to say something about Star Wars? Well, you get that too, because Magill talks about Star Wars a bunch. Then in Boots on the Ground, Taskforce Gyrfalcon make allies of a new faction as they continue their sabotage of Jormungand's schemes! And in Wicked Ones, the monsters from the Smog Mines incite a civil war between two factions of dwarves. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

We got Boots on the Ground! We got Wicked Ones! And we've got a whole heaping helping of other stuff as Magill and Tom bust out some random tables and unique items in the tavern. In Boots on the Ground, things heat up as Taskforce Gyrfalcon blows up a big ol' Jormungand boat with a rocket launcher! Then over in Wicked Ones, a wizard and a necromancer invade the Forlorn Smog Mines of Mount Biscuit, and the players find out if all their hard work building traps and recruiting monsters is enough to keep the good guys out. Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.

Magill's been contemplating what makes a good TTRPG as he works on his own, so in between bouts of talking about Wicked Ones, he and Tom ponder that question and how it relates to Forged in the Dark games! In Wicked Ones, the monstrous protagonists decide to ally themselves with fellow monsters and together they all go and burn down the local constabulary. ACAB! Then in Boots on the Ground, the heroes ally themselves with some smugglers who are double-crossing the enemy and together they start a fire at a nightclub. Hey, that's kinda similar! Find us on Facebook! All music composed by Vince Nitro.