The Jank Cast

Episode Thirty-Six: Mechanical

Posted in Normal Episodes on January 19th, 2010 by The Jank Cast

Episode Thirty-Six: Mechanical
Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Lexx, Kevin, Allen, Todd, Timo

(01:20) The Walking Eye
(02:00) Des Moines, Iowa
(03:40) What did we play this week: Mouse Guard, Batman: Arkham Asylum, D&D 4th Edition, Battle Raper 1 & 2, Spirit of the Century, Supernatural
(04:50) What’s wrong with Japan?
(09:30) The JOHNKELLY Filter
(10:00) The Main Topic: Favorite Mechanic
(11:00) Godlike
(11:30) Millennium’s End
( 13:20) JOHNKELLY talks
(14:50) Dogs in the Vineyard
(19:20) Dust Devils
(23:30) Deadlands
(25:20) Marvel Superheroes
(27:00) Mutants and Masterminds
(28:00) Rollmaster
(29:20) Burning Wheel
(32:00) JOHNKELLY is pretty
(32:30) Weapons of the Gods
(32:30) Prime Time Adventures
(33:40) Burning Wheel & Mouseguard
(35:00) Todd leaves
(35:30) Call of Cthulhu
(36:30) Cortex
(37:00) Dread
(41:40) Burning Wheel
(50:00) Warhammer Fantasy Role Playing
(53:00) My Life With Master

Rants
(55:15) Allen: Naruto is good for the soul
(56:30) Kevin: Colonel Speedy McQuickFast
( 57:45) Lexx: Games are not cereal
(58:30) JOHNKELLY: Superman IV (now with Repair the Great Wall of China Vision)
( 1:00:15) Timo: I want my books back

You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2009 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback tofeedback@jankcast.com Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice.

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Tags: Allen, Batman, Burning Wheel, Call of Cthulhu, Deadlands, Dogs in the Vineyard, Dread, Dungeons and Dragons, Dust Devils, Godlike, Kevin, Marvel Superheroes, Millennium's End, Mouse Guard, My Life with Master, Prime Time Adventures, Superman IV, Supernatural, The Walking, Todd, Warhammer Fantasy Role Playing, Weapons of the Gods

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Episode Twenty Five: Second Chance

Posted in Normal Episodes on October 19th, 2009 by The Jank Cast

Episode Twenty Five: Second Chance
Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Timo, Dylan, Lexx, Mike the Pro-Champion

Our quality this episode is pretty bad beacuse our mixer broke. Please forgive us, it’ll be better by next episode with any luck.

Buy our new T-Shirts or Beer Stein! Or buy the expensive one so we can buy bling!

Hero Lab Contest: Send in a backstory for either a Fantasy, Sci-Fi or Anthrophormiphic to win a copy of Hero Lab. 1000 word maximum. Contest ends: 11/22

Win Dead of Night: Send me the reason you should win. contests@jankcast.com Contest ends: 11/1

Main Topic: Player Second Chances

We discuss player second chance, or points that players can spend to “bend” the rules of the game.

Spirit of the Century

Burning Wheel

Cortex

Rants
Lexx: General Zod
Dylan: Nobel Prize (send hate mail to dylan@jankcast.com)
Timo: Waldo
JOHNKELLY: Why am I surrounded by crazy people?

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Tags: Burning Wheel, Cortex, Mike, Spirit of the Century

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Episode Fourteen: How Deep is it?

Posted in Normal Episodes on June 21st, 2009 by The Jank Cast

The Jank Cast Episode 14: How Deep is it?
Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Timo, Lexx, Dylan, Scott, Autumn

Jank Cast Contest #1: Send lyrics for a Jank Cast theme to contests@jankcast.com to win a $25 gift certificate and the chance to punch JOHNKELLY
Jank Cast Contest #2: Send a set of Arkham Horror characters to contests@jankcast.com to win a $25 gift certificate, an episode talking about them, and a copy of your characters. Here is a program for you to use!
Games We Played this week: Call of Cthulhu, 3:16, Lexx’s Homebrew, Jovian Chronicles, Burning Wheel
1d20: Lexx (3), Timo (6), JOHNKELLY (18), Autumn (13), Scott (2), Dylan (Nat 20!)
Main Topic: Immersion
The Downunder Gamers
Forgotten Realms
Hero Machine
Houses of the Blooded

Rants
Scott: Battlestar Galatica *Spoilers*
Dylan: JOHNKELLY
Lexx: Family
Timo: Midsummer’s
JOHNKELLY: Zombies + Space = Awesome (Shout out to Juan 3K)
Autumn: Happy Father’s Day (Shout out to Autumn’s dad)

This has been the yank cast!

The Jank Cast is copyright 2009. Feel Free to use our content in any non-commercial way. All our music is by Streetlight Manifesto, Visit their website at Streetlightmanifesto.com. Send Feedback to feedback@jankcast.com Now go out and roll some dice.

Intro Music: Down, Down, Down to Mephisto’s Café
Transition Music: Somewhere in the Between.
Announcements Music: We Will Fall Together
Outro Music: Would You Be Impressed?

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Tags: 3:16, Autumn, Burning Wheel, Call of Cthulhu, Downunder Gamers, Forgotten Realms, hero machine, jovian chronicles

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Episode Six: Return of the Jank

Posted in Normal Episodes on May 17th, 2009 by The Jank Cast

Episode Six: Return of the Jank

Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Dylan (Jawa), Lexx, Autumn, Timo,
Special Guest Host: Jer

Chicago Multi Genre Games Meetup Group

Topic: Independent RPGs

Evil Hat Games: Spirit of the Century, Dresden Files RPG, Don’t Rest Your Head

Ron Edwards: Sorcerer

Lumpley Games: Vincent D. Baker, Dogs in the Vineyard, In a Wicked Age, Killing Puppies for Satan

Half Meme Games: Paul Czege, My Life with Master

Luke Crane: Burning Wheel, Burning Empires, Mouseguard RPG

Palladium: RIFTS

Steve Jackson Games: GURPS

Chaosium: Call of Cthulhu

Wizards of the Coast: Dungeons and Dragons

White Wolf: World of Darkness

Dread

The Forge

Darcy Burgess’s Black Cadillacs

Mutants and Masterminds

Margaret Weis Productions: Firefly, Angle, Battlestar Galatica

Inspectors

Savage Worlds

Alpha Omega

Mongoose: Conan the RPG

Fantasy Flight Games: Fireborn

Unhallowed Metropolis

Little Fears

All Flesh Must Be Eaten

Rants:

John: Internet Videos (WATCH!)

Timo: Dresden Files

Autumn: Women in Gaming

Lexx: Star Wars with Jer”s retort:

Dylan: How come I can’t game all the time?

The Jank Cast is Copyright 2009. Feel free to use our content in any non-commercial way. Our intro and outro music is Favorite Song by MU330 which we found on the Podsafe Music Network. Send feedback and comments to feedback@jankcast.com and as always we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games at 1207 W. Bryn Mawr in Chicago Illinois, call them at 773 728 3656 or visit their website, www.chicagolandgames.com

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Tags: All Flesh Must be Eaten, Alpha Omega, Autumn, Battlestar Galatica, Black Cadillacs, Burning Empires, Burning Wheel, Call of Cthulhu, Chaosium, Chicago Multi Genre Games Meetup Group, Conan, Dogs in the Vineyard, Don't Rest Your Head, Dread, Dungeons and Dragons, Evil Hat Games, Fireborn, Firefly Angel, GURPS, Half Meme GAmes, In a Wicked Age, Jer, Joss Whedon, Killing Puppies for Satan, Little Fears, Luke Crane, Margaret Weis Productions, Mongoose, Mouse Guard, Mutants and MAsterminds, My Life with Master, RIFTS, Savage Worlds, Sorcerer, The Dresden Files, The Forge, Unhallowed Metropolis, Vincent D Baker, White Wolf, Wizards of the Coast, World of Darkness

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Episode Two: Attack of the Cast

Posted in Normal Episodes on May 17th, 2009 by The Jank Cast

Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Lexx, Ben, Dylan (Jawa!), Reek, JP (Voice in the background/God)
Sponsor: Chicagoland Games
Shout outs to Store Regulars: Doug, Woody, Jessica (Evil
Gamer Girl), Autumn, Mike (PRO CHAMPION), Timo

JP’s Phone #1

Shout out to the Silver Dollar Tavern in Highwood, Illinois

West Side Story

Chicago Tribune

Review Topic: Battlestar Galactica the Board Game by Fantasy Flight Games

Lee Adama, still a bitch

Arkham Horror

JP’s Phone #2

BSG Spoilers at 21:00

Main Topic: Character Backstory

World of Darkness

Burning Wheel