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#73 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – LitRPG | GenCon 2023 | Dungeon Crawler Carl
Posted by Troy
All four of your favorite hosts are together again. In this episode, the group talks about what they have been playing, Troy’s Gen Con weekend, and other topics. The main discussion is all about the LitRPG genre and a spoiler-free discussion of the Dungeon Crawler Carl series.
#73 LitRPG | GenCon 2023 | Dungeon Crawler Carl – Playin' & Slayin'
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Things we’ve been playin’ and slayin’ (show notes)
- THUNDER ROAD – Bikes and Trucks
- Gods of Metal:Ragnarock RPG
- Pacific Rim RPG
- My City
- My Island
- Gen Con 2023
- Dwellings of Eldervale
- Lorcana
- Evergreen
- Splendor
- Century Spice Road
- Meeples in West Seattle
- Freelancers
- SnapShips
- BoD Library
- The Far Reaches
- The Narrow Road Between Desires – Patrick Rothfuss
- Dungeon Crawler Carl
- Malice / Valor – John Gwynne
- Yellowface
- Mistborn
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#68 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – The Weekender!
Posted by Troy
In this episode, we talk about our recent Weekender event, the games we played, and all the hobby that we did in prep for that event as well as the upcoming Adepticon. We also head into the BoD library to discuss everything we’ve been reading and watching. In crowdfunding, Troy shares some of his tales of woe. And finally, we announce the faction for the charity army.
#68 The Weekender – Playin' & Slayin'
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Our theme music is by FADEBACK
Things we’ve been playin’ and slayin’ (show notes)
- Dungeons Dice and Danger
- New Island
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Random Encounter #3- Holy Wars Recap
Posted by Troy
Brice and Ty share some hobby banter and talk about their experiences at Holy Wars. Holy Wars is a narrative Age of Sigmar event near Chicago organized by Steve Herner, where all proceeds go to supporting Hesed House. Hesed House is a Non Profit providing housing and services to the homeless in the Greater Chicago area.
Holy Wars
Hesed House Homeless Shelter
Past Holy Event Coverage
49 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Storytime with Steve Herner
39 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – AoS Reminders / Holy Havoc
30 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Holy Wars
Random Encounter #3 | Holy Wars – Playin' & Slayin'
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Our theme music is by FADEBACK
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#67 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Hobby Charity Army
Posted by Troy
We kick off 2023 with sharing our plans for creating an army for charity as our group hobby challenge. The episode starts off with our normal chat about what we’ve been playing (Marvel Champions, Wingspan and more), hobbying (3 color challenge), and watching and reading (Last of Us!)
#67 Hobby Charity Army – Playin' & Slayin'
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Our theme music is by FADEBACK
Things we’ve been playin’ and slayin’ (show notes)
- Dungeons Dice and Danger
- Marvel Champions
- Wingspan
- Fifth Season RPG
- Undaunted: Stalingrad
- Dark Heresy for Genesys
- Cubicle 7: Imperium Maledictum
- Harley Quinn audio story on Spotify
- Pathfinder RPG
- Mighty Nein on Amazon Prime
- Kaleidoscope on Netflix
- The Burning God (The Poppy War, #3) by R.F. Kuang
- Mariel of Redwall & Salamandastron by Brian Jacques
- Red Rising & Golden Son by Pierce Brown
- Rage of Dragons by Evan Winters,
- The Hunger of the Gods by John Gwynne
- Blackwater by Jeremy Scahill
- Vikings: Valhalla s2
- THE LAST OF US on HBO
- Vox Machina S2
- Babel by R.F. Kuang
- Mana from Heaven by Roger Zelazny
- Strange World on Disney+
- Sandman Slim by Richard Kadrey
- Quest for Lost Heroes by David Gemmell
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#66 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Favorites of 2022
Posted by Troy
Happy New Year! The entire Playin’ and Slayin’ gang is here to review their favorite gaming items and moments of 2022.
#66 Favorites of 2022 – Playin' & Slayin'
There is also a video version of the podcast https://youtu.be/orj-uCHZzYU
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Our theme music is by FADEBACK
Things we’ve been playin’ and slayin’ (show notes)
- Deadlands
- HeroQuest
- Gloomhaven (PC)
- Charterstone
- Holy Havoc
- Marvel Crisis Protocol – Sentinels
- Quest calendar – The Voidspark Chronicles – https://www.sundialgames.com
- Blade Runner RPG
- The Crow RPG
- Dragonlance
- My City
- Marvel Champions
- Wonderland’s War
- Lost Ruins of Arnak
- Books
- Refrigerator Girl by Jennifer DK
- The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne
- An Absolutely Remarkable Thing – by Hank Green
- Kings of the Wyld by Nicholas Eames
- Malcontent by Paul & Jennifer DK
- King’s Dark Tidings series by Kel Kade
- Iron Druid series by Kevin Hearne
- Sandman Slim series by Richard Kadrey
- Ghost Map by Steven Johnson
- Ink and Sigil by Kevin Hearne
- Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson
- Echoes of Eternity by Aaron Dembski-Bowden
- Red Rising by Pierce Brown
- Dragon Republic by R.F. Kuang
- Amusing Ourselves to Death by Neil Postman




#65 – Playin’ and Slayin’ – Raf Cordero Returns
Posted by Troy
Raf Cordero returns to the podcast to share his adventures at the GW Chicago Open in his first AoS tournament. We also chat about a variety of other gaming topics, including MtG coaching. Get comfortable; it’s a long one!
Find more from Raf @
Insta: @rafpaints
Twitter: @captainraffi
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#65 Raf Cordero Returns – Playin' & Slayin'
There is also a video version of the podcast https://youtu.be/4qb_mc92uWw
Follow us on twitter @PlaynSlaynShow
Our theme music is by FADEBACK
Things we’ve been playin’ and slayin’ (show notes)
- Esporter
- Journeys through the Radiant Citadel
- The Wild Beyond The Witchlight
- One Ring – Ruins of the Lost Realm
- Alien RPG
- Refrigerator Girl by Jen DK
- Echoes of Eternity by ADB
- Nona the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir
- The Sandman: Act III on Audible
- Wheel of Time
- Rings of Power
- Oracle – Audible Original
- The Shadow of the Gods by John Gwynne
- Under a Flaming Sky – nonfiction about Hinckley, MN fire in 1894
- The Whale Road by Robert Low historical fiction Vikings
- Words of Radiance by Brandon Sanderson



