Grant Rants

This month we are playing SATURDAY THE 14TH! An original situation for Call of Cthulhu! A team of investigators arrives the day AFTER a mass murder at a summer camp where nothing is as it seems. Will they survive the horrors that await them? This month's players! Chris Dunn as Melvin Jamison Kaity Terry as Sgt. Meredith Leroy Evanne Offenbacker as Sue Branson Jenny Nordine as Detective Walker Ranger Saturday the 14th was written by Rina Haenze and can be purchased at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/405700/Saturday-the-14th?affiliate_id=2747247 This month we are PROUD to promote Slay the Stars! If you love cosmic fantasy and wonderful world-building, we highly recommend checking their show out at https://www.slaythestars.com/

We are honored this month to play BRAINS AND BRAWN by Fighter Guy Studios! Give them a follow on Twitter @FighterGuyStudio and support the game! This month's cast: Jenny Nordine as Pythia Delphino Jacob Moore as Coach Cam Carmichael  Aaron Barry as Brad Bradley III Brains and Brawn can be purchased at https://www.fighterguystudios.com

Welcome to the NEW edition of Game Master Monday! This month we play SPELLJAMMER for DnD 5e! A gang of thieves! A massive ship! An array of unusual passengers! This adventure's got it all! This month's players: Jenny Nordine as Bishoko (Plasmoid Druid) Michael Childs as Draco Mouthstuff (Dragonborn Fighter) Joel Ruud as Josette Hinez (Half Elf Rogue)

Julae, Ferguson, and Maisie RETURN! The Sheep Gang conclude their Dnd 5e adventure! Following their adventure, we play the TTRPG module WORLD ENDING GAME! An addition created to help tie all the loose ends that naturally come with the conclusion of a fantastic adventure! This month's players: Jenny Nordine: Maisie Higgins (Half Orc Ranger) Jacob Moore: Ferguson Tasmarian (Human Bard) Aaron Barry: Julae Ward (Human Wizard) World Ending Game was created by Everest Pipkin and can be pre-ordered at https://everestpipkin.itch.io/world-ending-game#:~:text=World%20Ending%20Game%20is%20a,over%2C%20the%20great%20mystery%20solved.

We're playing Parsely! A tabletop RPG based on text adventure games of the 80s! This month's cast: Jenny Nordine Parsely was created by Jacob A. Sorenson. Parsely contains 12 action-packed adventures including this month's game Six Gun Showdown and can be purchased at http://www.memento-mori.com/ 

This month we play EXECUTIVE DECISION! A real-time political strategy game that requires no outside tools or prep!   This month's cast:  "Percy" Thomas Louis: President Dick Richardson  Premal Bhatt: Chief of Staff Thomas Nolan "Wayno" Way  Thomas Gironda: Secretary of State Dr. Willie Fister Executive Decision was written by Greg Stolze and can be downloaded for free at http://www.gregstolze.com/downloads.html

The party from THE WILD SHEEP CHASE returns! They wake up in an unidentifiable land. What could possibly go wrong? This episode a'int for kids. No really.  This month's cast:   Jenny Nordine: Maisie Higgins (Half-orc Ranger)  Jacob Moore: Ferguson Tasmerian (Human Bard) Aaron Barry: Julae Warde (Human Wizard)

We're playing TOGETHER AMONG THE STARS! A collaborative storytelling role-playing game by Takuma Okada!  This month's cast: Joel Ruud as Joel Ruud Together Among the Stars can is available for "pay what you want" download at https://noroadhome.itch.io/together-among-the-stars 

Grant DMs What A Beautiful Wedding! A one-shot adventure for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition! This month's cast:  Berto Gonzalez: Cobtha Elor (Rogue Wood Elf)  Charlie McDonald: Aldreth Jale (Druid Wood Elf)  What A Beautiful Wedding was designed for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition and was written by Grant Nordine.

Grant is joined by The Maybe Four to play Summer Break! Featuring:   Chris Dunn as Rusty Joey Hines as Knox Manda Lyn as Molly  Russell Christian as Gonzo  https://www.instagram.com/themaybefour/  Summer Break is by Joey Barranco and can be found in The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781507212868?aff=simonsayscom

The grand debut of Grant & Jenny Nordine's new Table Top RPG God Bless Us, Everyone! This month's players: Michael Childs as Martha Elizabeth Childs as Matthew Ari as Peter God Bless Us, Everyone was created by Grant & Jenny Nordine and can be downloaded for free at https://grantrants.itch.io/god-bless-us-everyone  If you so choose, you may also purchase the game. All proceeds will be sent to local charities.

Grant is GMing the one-sheet RPG Lasers and Feelings! This month's characters: Thy Walker (Hot Shot Envoy) Sir Fiddles (Alien Scientist) Fat Tony "Blackjack" Razza (Dangerous Scientist) Kermit (Dangerous Pilot) Dr. Roscoe "Rock" De Francis II Jr. (Intrepid Doctor) Lasers and Feelings was created by John Harper and can be downloaded at http://www.onesevendesign.com/laserfeelings/ 

Grant is GMing the one sheet RPG The Witch Is Dead!  This Month's Players  Ari: Peter the Spider  Michael Childs: Corvus Christi the Crow  Jenny Nordine: Fluffy the Toad  The Witch is Dead was written by Grant Howitt and can be downloaded for pay what you want at https://gshowitt.itch.io/the-witch-is-dead

I have a great idea.  Grant is DMing the Single Session Dungeons & Dragons 5e Add on The Wild Sheep Chase   This Month's Players:  Jenny Nordine as Magdaline "Maisie" Higgins (Half-Orc Ranger) Aaron Barry as Julae Ward (Human Wizard) Jacob Moore as Ferguson Tasmareon (Human Bard)  The Wild Sheep Chase is from Winghorn Press and authored by Richard Jansen-Parkes. It can be downloaded at https://www.dmsguild.com/product/170937

FANTASY FIRST FRIDAY IS HERE!   Today Grant is GMing the One-Sheet RPG Ah Dang! Mothman Won't Move Out! (He Said It Was Just for the Weekend!)   This Month's Players:   Thomas Louis as Slip Lick Berto Gonzalez as Bonifasio "Fasi" Raymond Charlie McDonald as Boof Doofus  Ah, Dang! Mothman Won't Move Out! (He Said It Was Just For The Weekend) is by Paul Matijevic and can be downloaded at https://ettin.itch.io/mothman

Grant ran into this list ESPN made of the 100 Greatest American Athletes of the 20th century and a certain entry on the list led him down a rabbit hole of athletics, horses, and how we rank said things. Listen in awe as Grant slowly loses his mind over this.

The movie Prey kicks ass and is a shining example of Native representation in media. In this episode, Grant breaks down the real history of the Comanche people the movie is based on, checks in on the historical accuracy of Prey, and makes an argument for more entertainment media to up their minority representation.

Grant turned 31 so he's going to rant about 31 things. All topics submitted by YOU the audience and curated by Ari!

In today's episode, Grant's wife Ari discusses her history with Mormonism, making art, and goes in depth about her brand new greeting card!  Follow Ari @byarisol on Instagram and visit her shop at linktr.ee/ByAriSol

Is Bo Burnham's "Inside" actually a musical? Like, a MUSICAL musical? Grant sure has some thoughts about that. Special thanks to: Ari, Joey Hines, Jesse Spooner, and Brandon Alan McClenahan for talking through this concept with me.