Episode 007: Season four recap

For the first time since we started Critical Glitch, we are actually a full month ahead on our recording schedule! This was intentional, since we are rapidly approaching the summer convention season, and it will be tough for us to record when we are hitting cons ever few weeks! Let me tell you folks, you’ve got some great listening coming your way!

The first episode to air will be our COSCON wrap-up. That’s a NERPS episode. We bring back members of our GM Cadre episode to discuss what we liked and didn’t like about the Circle of Swords show in Butler, PA over St. Pat’s weekend. (Here’s a hint – there wasn’t much we didn’t like!)

Following that, you’ll get April’s regular episode. We talk about some new releases from Catalyst, especially the game-changing Storm Front! And we have an excellent interview with Shadowrun Missions Developer Steven “Bull” Ratkovich. Bull gives us the lowdown on what runners can expect from Shadowrun Missions Season 5. He even gives us some exclusive spoilers about some of the new Contacts that will be available in the new season!

Later in April we finally give fans something they have been asking for. We conducted a Facebook survey a few months back, asking listeners what sort of material they wanted to hear on Critical Glitch. (And if you haven’t “LIKE’d” us on Facebook, go do that now, won’t you?) One of the top things requested was “Gamer Stories.” Some of you may not know this, but long before he was the Mighty Missions Developer of today, once upon a time Bull was a lowly Ork Decker in my home Shadowrun campaign. So we brought Bull back, and got his shadowrunning partner Russ Bigham aka Johnny 99 to join him. If the idea of listening to two players and a GM reminisce and tell stories about a Shadowrun campaign that is nearly 20 years old sounds good to you, make sure you keep your eyes peeled for this special NERPS episode.

That’s what’s in the can for you so far folks. But hold on to your hoops, because things are only going to pick up from here!

Episode 005: GM Cadre

Posted on March 13, 2013 by Tim Patrick

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This is Critical Glitch, a Shadowrun Podcast. Episode 004

Your host, Steven A. Tinner, GM to the Stars

Co-Host, The Most Dangerous Man in Gaming – Tim Patrick

Special Guest, “Good” Ray Rigel

Special Guest, Bob “Mr. Meatgrinder” Loper

Special Guest, Bob Ron “Prime-Runner” Rummel

Special Guest, “The Evil GM”, Mistress of the Foot in Mouth Technique – Beth Miller-Lisy

SCAN THIS 00:58

Fog of Dusk

Game Table Adventures

Epic Loot Game and Comics

TELL IT TO THEM STRAIGHT 07:14

COSCON Butler, PA. March 15-17 2013

DenCon Granville, OH March 23-24 2013

GloryCon Dayton, OH. April 21 2013

AnCon Hudson, OH. May 2-5 2013

Origins Game Fair Columbus, OH. June 12-16 2013

Gencon Indianapolis, OH. August 15-18 2013

Sibcon Butler, PA. September 20-23 2013

Con on the Cob Hudson, OH. October 15-17 2013

BEHIND THE SCENES 14:130

SRM 04-12: Showcase

10 Mercs

PUSHING THE ENVELOPE 17:32

We attempt answer some audience questions

From Jake

“So, here’s my question. What is the best advice you can give someone who is new to Shadowrun? I have tons of tabletop RPG experience, and I’ve always loved cyberpunk and sci-fi in general, but for whatever reason I haven’t taken the time to get into Shadowrun before this. I have gotten a hold of several of the books on .PDF and read through some, but the history and world are so massive, its easy to get lost. Should I just throw caution to the wind and dive down the rabbit hole, or is there a good place to start from and work my way through the fluff? Also, just in general is there anything you would offer as a suggestion or advice to a new player?”

From Harry

“We have a regular group who have moved to Shadowrun in the last couple of months after running a successful DnD campaign for the last five or six years and we play one night a week. i am not the GM so this is for information only.

We are loving Shadowrun and I do enjoy the classless system it employs but my question is about Karma and how often to receive it. In dnd we would level up about every couple of months which gave us steady progression but I cannot seem to see this with Karma as you seem to get small amounts at any one time by the rules.

Can you give us some pointers as to what would be appropriate progression for a group playing one night a week on an extended campaign?

Thank you from Scotland”

Paranormal Party with Bob Loper

Posted on February 17, 2013 by Tim Patrick

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This is Critical Glitch, a Shadowrun Podcast. Edition 004

Your host, Steven A. Tinner, GM to the Stars

Co-Host, The master of the scortched earth – Tim Patrick

Special Guest, Bob “Mr. Meatgrinder” Loper

SCAN THIS 00:00:41

What happens if some one slots BTL while in a TACNET?

Epic Loot Game and Comics

Space Bees

TELL IT TO THEM STRAIGHT 00:03:10

COSCON

DENCON

BEHIND THE SCENES 00:06:47

Paranormal Animals of North America, Paranormal Animals of Europe, Bug City, Threats,

Critters, Running Wild, Street Magic

Some of our favorite Critters and nasty ways to use them in game

PUSHING THE ENVELOPE 00:32:41

*** SPOILER WARNING ***

Our visit with Bob “Mr. Meatgrinder” Loper as we discus his experiences in the Shadowrun Universe, the inspiration for SRM: 04-10 Romero and Juliette, and his experience at Origins 2012 with Felicia Day

DEBUGGING 00:53:42

Catalyst Game Labs Demo Team – CDT,Safehouses

WRAP-UP 00:54:55

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Twitter – @CriticalGlitch1

E-mail – criticalglitchpodcast@gmail.com

Nerps Edition 03

Posted on February 2, 2013 by Tim Patrick

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This is Critical Glitch, a Shadowrun Podcast. Nerps edition 03

Your host, Steven A. Tinner, GM to the Stars

Co-Host, The Most Dangerous Man in Gaming – Tim Patrick

This episode breaks from our standard format, it is a convention recap from Ohayocon 2013 in Columbus, OH

Ohayocon

Warhammer 40K Charity Event - Game Table Adventures February 23rd

CoSCon March 15-17 Butler, PA

Shadowrun Sprawl Gangers call for Playtesters - Deadline Feb 4th

New news from the Shadowrun 5th Edition dev blog

Safehouse a great place to hang with your fellow chummers

2013 Convention Season

Posted on January 28, 2013 by Tim Patrick

With Gencon pre-registration opening this past Sunday it lead to an interesting thought. It’s official the 2013 Con season is starting if nothing more than the planning phase right now.

We here at CriticalGlitch plan on making it to the following cons:

Origins Game Fair June 12-16 2013

Gencon August 15-18 2013

Con on the Cob – Cyberfunk Invasion Tour Oct 17-20 2013 *Guest of Honor Jason M. Hardy*

So that being said we want to know what cons your planning on going to what is the must see of the year?

Ohayocon 2013

Posted on January 17, 2013 by SATinner

Tomorrow the Critical Glitch team heads to Columbus, Ohio for Ohayocon 2013.
We’ve got some great games lined up for players of all levels.
If you’ve never played Shadowrun, give one of our “Welcome to the Sixth World” events a try. We will walk you through character creation, and a unique scenario designed to teach you everything you need to know to dive into Shadowrun.
If you’re already a Shadowrun veteran, try out som Missions games. The Ohayocon theme is horror, and we’ve got some of the scariest Missions ever made! Including “Romero & Juliet!” You’ve heard us praise this brutal adventure on the podcast. The GM to the Stars is running this meatgrinder, along with its prequel “Humanitarian Aid.”
The big excitement though is going to be Saturday evening at 1800 hours. That’s when the all new Shadowrun LARP “Turf War Terror” will kick off! Gang warfare and rivalry in the terrifying ruins of Chicago’s nightmare-infested Containment Zone!
Even if you can’t be at the con, you can participate in the LARP. This game will be “Twitter Enhanced.” By using the hashtag #slarpoc13 you can follow along in real time as the players vie for control of their own corner of Hell. Feel free to join in and offer advice for these poor souls as they struggle for survival!
Ohayocon 2013 promises to be a great event. And as always, don’t worry if our games are sold out. We will have GMs on standby, ready for pickup games.
Come join us!

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2013 Convention Season

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