In Episode 111 of the Animalcast, the guys get back to recording after a short hiatus. Kyle gives a brief explanation of his recent hospitalizations and then the guys engage in one of the most compelling topics ever tackled in the podcast: unscripted banter! Mike discusses his recent experiments with his group playing Pathfinder, and Kyle talks ( Read more... )

In Episode 107 of the Animalcast, the guys wanted to let the listeners get a chance to pose their best F/Marry/Kills and Mike and Kyle would answer them. Circumstances intervened, however, when Kyle had to rush to the hospital for emergency surgery the weekend before the recording. As a result, the entire episode gets sidetracked with the ( Read more... )

Many of you already know about this, but at Animalball, we decided a few years ago to give all our games away for free download. So just a reminder, if you want to, feel free to download and enjoy any of these games:

Instant Game, by Mike and Kyle Jones: Instant Game is the completely random gaming system through which the players and gamemaster ( Read more... )

The Animalcast is back in a big way in Episode 106. The guys get down to real hardcore gaming talk. REAL hardcore. This week's subject is, "How hard would you give it to (blank)?" The blank being filled in with a different D&D creature or race. Seriously, dude, how hard would you give it to a lamia? A lamia! The guys also read several emails from ( Read more... )

In Episode 91 of the Animalcast, the guys try a different angle on listener participation. Last week they asked listeners to post up questions or show topics they wanted the guys to talk about. Mike and Kyle didn't look at the thread or read any of the posts until they started this episode. It's the Fresh Grind! The listeners suggested a ( Read more... )

In Episode 89, the guys introduce the second installment in their ongoing educational game series-- The Animalcast's Guide to Better Gaming. The topic this time: how to be a better player at your game table. From how to make the perfect "game-oriented" character to how to raise the level of discourse amongst your fellow players, the guys cover the ( Read more... )

Proving that their gaming cred is unmatched, in Episode 88 of the Animalcast, the guys talk about current gaming news. As longtime listeners would expect, the conversation devolves into criticisms over WotC's poor decisions and failed opportunities with D&D 4th Edition. They also talk about Free RPG Day, the recent press release accusing the guys ( Read more... )

In this episode, the guys decide to shift gears from their normal wacky antics and examine the issues and obstacles related to women and the roleplaying game culture. The guys explore why tabletop roleplaying games are overwhelmingly dominated by males, and whether the limited participation of women is an actual phenomenon or just a perceived one ( Read more... )

In this episode of the podcast, Mike and Kyle introduce answer the ever-burning question-- Hey, dude! Whatcha playin'? And they spend the hour discussing all the various and sundry roleplaying games that they've experimented with over the last several weeks. But as it turns out, they've both only played Paizo's Pathfinder. Specifically, they ( Read more... )

That's right, faithful listeners, this episode is our second Animalball Roundtable! In the Animalball Roundtable, we invite our listeners to join us on the recording to answer all the important geek questions that matter. Which Brady Bunch family member was the monster? Supervillains aren't evil, they're just misunderstood, right? If your life ( Read more... )