Swords, Boards and Beards

Sister Adam is joined this week by @KevinShouldBeWriting as he returns to share his 10 essential Fantasy Book Series' that should be on your bookshelf.Plus, Leonard, as promised makes a joyous returnOriginal Music by Alex Priest

Toby is back to chat all things Invincible. With the 3rd season of Orky Adam’s favourite comic book series of all time on our screens now, Toby joins the Adams to talk all things Kirkman and the glorious chaos of the Invincible UniverseOriginal Music Copyright Alex Priest

Daredevil: Born Again is Here. Join Orky Adam & Sister Adam as they dive into the world of The Man Without Fear. Following the return of the Lawyer by Day/Vigilante by Night and the Kingpin of Crime to our screens the Adams chat about the new show, the original 3 seasons and of course their favourite comic runs of the classic Marvel character.Original Music Copyright Alex Priest

This week Sister Adam is joined by regular gaming guest Toby. They talk through their guide to improvising as a GM when your table of players throw all of your plans out the windowOriginal Music Copyright Alex Priest

This week Sister Adam talks through what got his geek life started, his love of film. He talks through his top ten films, why he loves them and recalls when and where he saw them and why they had such a big impact. The Adams also offer some honourable mentions of other movies they think are well worth your time to hunt out and watchOriginal Music Copyright Alex PriestMovie ListJaws https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/?Blade Runnerhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0083658/?The Texas Chainsaw Massacrehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0073195/?The Shininghttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0081505/?The Flyhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0091064/?Alienshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0090605/?Alienhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0078748/?ref_=fn_all_ttl_3The Exorcist https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070047/?John Carpenter’s The Thing https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0084787/?The Batteryhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt2272350/?Honourable MentionsBlade Runner 2049 https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1856101/?After Midnighthttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt8358220/?Synchronichttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt9016974/?Springhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3395184/?The Endlesshttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt3986820/?Resolutionhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt1977895/?The Mist https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0884328/?Kill List https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1788391/?ref_=ext_shr_lnkThe Conversation https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071360/?ref_=ext_shr_lnkSorcererhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt0076740/?ref_=ext_shr_lnk

This week we take a positive look at  and geek out about all the RPGs, Wargames, TV shows, Films & Video Games that are on the release slate for 2025.  We wax lyrical about everything we’re excited about both released this year and old favourites we’re looking forward to returning to. Original Music Copyright Alex Priest

This week with the recent release of Nosferatu we take a deep dive into the film and the other works of director Robert Eggers. We discuss what makes an “Eggers film” and decide which is our favourite, debating if our thoughts have changed after our multiple viewings. @kevinshouldbewriting returns to offer his opinions and insight into one of our favourite filmmakers Plus the final Leonard question is answeredOriginal Music Copyright Alex Priest

This week we look back at the rolls, the replays, the rewatches and the reviews of all our gaming and geekdom of 2024. Plus a little soothsaying as we look at what 2025 might bring and what we’re looking forward to Plus….will this be the final Leonard? Original Music Copyright Alex Priest

This week we are joined by our resident gaming guest Toby and delve into this years Game of the Year Awards Original Music Copyright Alex Priest

This week the "Adams" look ahead to Christmas and offer suggestions as to gifts you can buy your friends, family or yourself if they or you are interested to try out RPGs and Wargaming. Plus, Allegedly we look at our Christmas Geeky Traditions, Hobbit Corner, some tongue twister warm ups and yet another sensational singing performance Original Music Copyright Alex Priest

This week Orky Adam bares his soul and shares with us a little bit about himself. Adam breaks down what he loves about both RPGs and wargaming, which itches the different games scratch and how you can try them out for yourself even if you’ve never tried them before Plus, Allegedly, Hobbit Corner & Orky Adam’s beard care tips Original Music Copyright: Alex Priest

This week Adam & Adam get political. With the US Election & Guy Fawkes night falling on the same day this year we break down video games, board games, TV shows, movies, books and TTRPGs you can play, watch and read that have a Political leaning. We also offer some counter programming if you’d rather leave politics out of your entertainment Plus, Allegedly, Hobbit Corner & the usual gubbins Original Music Copyright: Alex Priest

This week, Orky Adam is back!! We’re rejoined by infamous friend of the show @kevinshouldbewriting who sits down with us to rewind our State of the Film Industry conversation and delve further into the topic. We hear Orky Adam’s take on things answer some listener questions and debate where things are headed Plus “Where’s Jayce (formally of this parish)”, Allegedly and Hobbit Corner the sing along extended edition Original Music Copyright: Alex Priest

This week, Sister Adam is joined by infamous friend of the show @kevinshouldbewriting who sits down to join in for a spiritual sequel to our State of Play gaming episode. This time they look at the state of the film industry and discuss what they think has changed in the time they have known each other Plus “Where’s Jayce (formally of this parish)”, Allegedly and Hobbit Corner the sing along edition Original Music Copyright: Alex Priest

This week the “Adams” are joined by friend of the show Sam Martin aka TikTok’s @SamMakingMead aka The Arcane Alchemist who sits down to chat with us about his love of D&D, role playing, his experiences of his many character deaths and of course his very delicious Mead. Plus Hobbits, Allegedly and Orky Adam challenges Sam to a Warhammer edition of “Name that Character” Sam can be found on TikTok @sammakingmead & at www.arcanealchemist.co.uk Original Music Copyright: Alex Priest

This week, the “Adams” come out of Hypersleep early to investigate a signal that MU/TH/UR has found. Following the recent release of Alien Romulus Orky Adam & Sister Adam break down the Alien franchise chatting through how they discovered it, their favourite movies, the video games, and their experiences of playing the TTRPG and how that has impacted their experiences of the wider Weyland Yutani universe Plus Hobbits, Allegedly and more Original Music Copyright: Alex Priest

This week, Orky Adam, Sister Adam & our special guest Sharon return to complete our adventure in writing backstories for our TTRPG characters. We continue to chat through our ideas on the best ways we’ve built characters and ask what is a good starting point if you’ve never done it before. We also wax lyrical about campaign memories and how backstory played a part in memorable moments around the table.Plus Allegedly and our other usual gubbins.Original Music Copyright: Alex Priest

This week, Orky Adam, Sister Adam & our special guest Sharon delve into the world of making  backstories for our TTRPG characters. We chat through how we build our character backstories and why we do it that way. We share our favourite characters we've built and offer you player and GM tips as to how you can get started. Plus more Hobbit Corner, Allegedly and the usual gubbins. Original Music Copyright: Alex Priest The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins Copyright: Charles R. Green

This week Adam is back and we're going bad. Following a listener request we answer the question “What makes a good bad guy?” We break down our favourite villains, discuss what makes them great, hear from listeners about their choices and talk about how to make your own homebrew baddies, as well as how to run pre made villains for your TTRPGs Plus, Hobbit Corner, a sad piece of news in “Allegedly” and more Original Music Copyright: Alex Priest The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins Copyright: Charles R. Green

This week we are down 2 Beards* but we are joined by our 2nd guest of the season as we discuss how to approach, plan and run an RPG for just one other player. We chat through the pros and cons, the differences to running a full table and the changes you have to make for just one player character Plus, Hobbit Corner, “Allegedly” and some Nepotism thrown in for good measure  *miss you Jayce, get well soon Adam Original Music Copyright: Alex Priest The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins Copyright: Charles R. Green