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BDaB #008: Touring, Gaming as Social Therapy, and Karaoke Bars

2018-05-27 Bikers Dice & Bars, Casts

Xander’s back, hooray! Our drink of the evening is one of NPC’s old time favorites, the **Royal Crown Royal**, which is nothing more than [Crown Royal whiskey](https://www.crownroyal.com/canadian-whisky/) mixed with [Royal Crown Cola](https://www.drpeppersnapplegroup.com/brands/rc-cola), over ice. We kick off our topics with a discussion about the joys of Touring on motorcycles and bicycles, including tips for the road and how to pack the necessities. In our second segment, we talk about the concept of the Gaming Group as a major social hub, and then unexpectedly drift into a conversation about using role-playing as a form of self-therapy. We wrap up with a chat about our favorite times at Karaoke bars in the Portland area. And we even recorded a new Character Jam bonus episode afterward, so stay tuned for that to come later!

BDaB Character Jam 04: Dungeons and Dragons Rules Cyclopedia

2018-05-19 BDaB Character Jams, Bikers Dice & Bars, Casts

With Xander absent due to illness, the rest of us post-Wagoncon-exhausted folks decided to get drunk on Kalimotxo and break out the ol’ D&D Rules Cyclopedia for another Character Jam! We’re using my old original print copy for this session, from which I’ve birthed many awesome gaming memories over the last three decades.

HAMMERCRAWL! Episode 1: The WAGONCRAWL! (Part One)

2018-05-14 Casts, HAMMERCRAWL!, WAGONCRAWL!

This episode is the first of three dungeon parties from an absolutely amazing live-audience session at the recent Wagoncon 2018 event in The Dalles, OR. We’ve been recording dozens of studio sessions for this podcast already, and this was our first attempt at running the mics during a public event. Despite a few mechanical distractions, I’m glad to say things worked out smashingly! This event was so enjoyable that we thought it would make the perfect kick-off for this podcast feed. I’m excited to share it with you, and I hope that you’ll stick around for the many more episodes that will follow.

BDaB #007: Wagoncon 2018 Live Crossover Special!

2018-05-12 Bikers Dice & Bars, Casts

It’s our first ever “show on the road” – live from Wagoncon 2018 in The Dalles, we’ve brought the crew from all of our shows together for a multi-show celebration!

BDaB #006: Bike Lanes, Loot Crates, and Dead Dive Bars

2018-04-29 Bikers Dice & Bars, Casts

We open with our drink of the evening: Xander’s personal recipe for “The Desert Storm” cocktail, featuring Arak, orange juice, and grenadine. We then fire off our discussions with a pretty passionate conversation about greenways, bike lanes, those confusing “green boxes” around town, and the outright lies that are “Bike-Friendly!” living developments in the infrastructurally-corrupt city of Portland. Hashtag #fuckPBoT! In our nerd-talk segment we discuss the controversy behind “loot crates” in video games. In our bar-talk segment we lament the loss of good bars, and share stories of some of those we miss the most. We close out with some personal talk about the road we’ve traveled thus far with our podcast, and our feelings toward the future.

BDaB Character Jam 03: Tales from the Loop

2018-04-22 BDaB Character Jams, Bikers Dice & Bars, Casts

For our third bonus Character Jam episode, Poppy joins us again as we make characters for the recently-kickstarted “Tales from the Loop” RPG. Listen along as we make a new group of kids to play through a fantastical 1980s America that never was. And be sure to check out all the inspirational artwork from Simon Stålenhag!

BDaB #005: Bike Clubs, MMOs, and Back of the House (w/ Guests)

2018-04-15 Bikers Dice & Bars, Casts

Welcome back! This week Dr. Xander Gerrymander was unable to join us, but we’re also joined by two guests from our Monday night gaming group, Christina and Mike. They brought delicious whiskey sours with them, made with Rebel Yell Kentucky Straight Bourbon.

New Event: Breakfast Puppies at Wagoncon 2018

2018-04-13 Announcements

The Breakfast Puppies will be in force at The Dalles for Wagoncon 2018, “The Best “Dam” Gaming Convention in the Columbia Gorge!” This is one of our favorite gaming conventions here in the Pacific Northwest, running from Friday, May 4th through Sunday, May 6th, 2018. We fondly discuss this convention at great length in our second episode of Bikers, Dice, and Bars. You can get all the details on our new event page for it.

BDaB Character Jam 02: Human Occupied Landfill (HoL) RPG

2018-04-08 BDaB Character Jams, Bikers Dice & Bars, Casts

We’re back with another awesome Character Jam bonus episode! This time we attempt to make characters for the complete exercise in hilarious frustration that is everyone’s favorite hand-written RPG, Human Occupied Landfill (HoL). Join us on a hilarious ride through our misery as we jam out a pair of “heroes” for the late 90s post-Vampire middle finger of a game that is HoL. We are now forever scarred, and you can be too!

BDaB #004: Helmets, Gamer Noobs, and the Wannabe Wine Snob (w/ Poppy Beaujolais)

2018-04-02 Bikers Dice & Bars, Casts

Today we are again joined by Poppy as we talk about some rather passionate subjects! We open by uncorking a fine bottle of Tears of Vulcan wine, and discussing our experiences with wine in general. For our Talk of the Road, we get pretty heavy on the subject of Helmet laws and responsibilities, before diving into the experiences of being a Total Noob at the role-playing game table. the final portion of the show is devoted to our thoughts on the Tears of Vulcan after an evening of drinking it, and even more discussion on our various loves (or distastes) of wine of all price ranges.

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