(Don’t forget to tune in to the latest episode of the Radio Free Covenant podcast!) I couldn’t post this on Friday, so I’m making up for it today. Read on to learn common Trade words that start with the English letters N and O.
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Vocabulary of the Orion Arm: The L’s and M’s
(Don’t forget to tune in to the latest episode of the Radio Free Covenant podcast!) We haven’t talked about Covenant’s Trade language and other slang for a while. We should remedy that. Read on to learn common Trade words that start with the English letters L and M.
Radio Free Covenant: Episode 4 – Meet the Valka, Part 1
We’re a week and a day late, but Radio Free Covenant is back on the air! Sean had his hands full with a three-year-old niece last weekend, when he normally edits the podcast. That’s why it’s late. We have a treat to make up for it, though: one of the playable species in Covenant, the …
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Radio Free Covenant: Episode 3 – We Get Letters
We put the call out to our friends to find out what they wanted in a roleplaying game, and today we respond! Tune in to learn what they want and how (or if) Sean and Sazzy can incorporate their requests. We round out this week’s episode with what we want in an RPG. We are …
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Vocabulary of the Orion Arm: The J’s and K’s
(Don’t forget to tune in to the latest episode of the Radio Free Covenant podcast!) Acoes are one of two artificial species in the Orion Arm. However, unlike SADEs, they are organic, not electronic. “Aco” is an acronym of Artificially Created Organism. They were originally designed to be toys and tutors for the children of …
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Covenant Game Design: Damage Types and Tech Levels
(Don’t forget to tune in to the latest episode of the Radio Free Covenant podcast!) We said last time that we would talk about the types of damage that your character can face in Covenant. Let’s do that now.Your character’s armor has a rating just like their weapons. If they are hit by a weapon …
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Radio Free Covenant: Episode 2 – Fascism and Noodles
So, we’re trying a shorter format that we hope we can get out on a more regular basis. I hope you bear with us through our birthing pangs. For now, join Sean and Sazzy as they talk about: Why fascism and autocracy may be the inevitable outcome of our current politics and economics Why it’s …
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Vocabulary of the Orion Arm: The H’s and I’s
(Don’t forget to tune in to the latest episode of the Radio Free Covenant podcast!) The calerre are the founders of both the Covenant and the Old Empire which, after the valka Matriarchy, are the two most ancient civilizations in the Orion Arm. They are vaguely reptilian-looking humanoids with functional wings on their backs and …
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Episode 2 Is In the Can!
Sean and Sazzy’s schedules kept falling out of sync this week. The planets finally lined up tonight, though, and we finally wrapped up recording today. Expect Episode 2 – and our discussion of how to depict fascism and autocracy in an RPG like Covenant – to drop on Tuesday.
Covenant Game Design: Areas and Tactical Movement
(Don’t forget to tune in to the latest episode of the Radio Free Covenant podcast!) Last week, we promised that we’d talk about how Covenant handles tactical movement during scenes. Let’s do that now. Before we start, though, let’s narrow down our subject. When I say “tactical movement”, I mean the kind of character movement …
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