Welcome to Pod Against the Machine, the only Actual Play podcast that specifically mentions its opposition to the machine in the title. We’re a ragtag group of five creating an epic story while playing through the Iron Gods Pathfinder First Edition adventure path from Paizo publishing. It’s like Dungeons and Dragons, complete with wizards, monsters, and skeletons...but with an added bonus of evil robots and horrifying aliens, all tied together with our (hopefully) funny banter, interesting characters, and edge-of-your-seat action.
Episodes
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
Wednesday Sep 01, 2021
In this week's episode, the Very Capable Four meet their greatest challenge to date: a quiet dinner with Kera's family. Will their manners be an embarrassment? Will the chicken the purchased prove to be a socially acceptable offering? AHHHHHH!
Background music and sound effects:
Chill by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3499-chill
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Spacial Winds by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3883-spacial-winds
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Tavern Music, and Elegant Dinner Party
Tabletop Audio
https://TabletopAudio.com
Country Night Ambience with Crickets and Insects Chirping and Buzzing and Frogs Calling
The Hollywood Edge
https://www.hollywoodedge.com/
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Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
Wednesday Aug 25, 2021
In the very first episode of the very second book, the Very Capable Four catch up with some old friends. And some old shopping. And some important Torch traditions.
Congratulations to the winners of our sticker giveaway, and thank you to everyone who participated! Stay tuned, we'll theoretically have stickers available in some kind of store...someday.
Background music and sound effects:
Beauty Flow by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5025-beauty-flow
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Blacksmith Shoppe, Magic Shoppe, Arcane Clockworks and Desert Winds
Tabletop Audio
https://TabletopAudio.com
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Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
Wednesday Aug 18, 2021
In the final episode of Book 1 of Iron Gods, the Very Capable Four have a one-sided conversation, revisit some old haunts, and say goodbye to the ship under the hill.
There are still a few days left to enter our sticker giveaway! Leave a review for Pod Against the Machine on any podcast service--think Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Podcast Addict and the like--and let us know with a screenshot to @PodVsMachine on Twitter, PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com, or on our Discord for a chance to win a four pack of world-premiere shiny PodStickers! The contest runs until 8/21, and the winners will be announced in the intro to episode 36!
Background music and sound effects:
Quiet Theme 4 and Power Theme 3
Andrey Sitkov
Fantasy Dramatic and Peaceful music pack
Industrial Area with Machines and Wind-Ups and Downs and Airy Distant Machine Room Drone
The Hollywood Edge
https://www.hollywoodedge.com/
Protean Fields, Star Freighter, and Underground Lake
Tabletop Audio
https://TabletopAudio.com
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Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Sunday Aug 15, 2021
Welcome to Machine Learning: A Pod About the Machine, from Pod Against the Machine, the only podcast with a supplementary podcast with a twenty-five word title. In this episode, we revisit the episodes that released in July, learn what Izzy thinks everyone else's favorite movie is, and discover the mysteries of the noble Thylacine.
Background music and sound effects:
Elf Meditation by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5728-elf-meditation-preview
License: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/standard-license
Wildlife Music - Jungle Floor by Jonny Easton
Link: https://youtu.be/FtJ03-g83Yg
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
Wednesday Aug 11, 2021
As the end of Fires of Creation draws near, our heroes tie up some loose ends, make some appointments, and work on a little spring cleaning.
Today starts our second giveaway! Leave a review for Pod Against the Machine on any podcast service--think Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, Podcast Addict and the like--and let us know with a screenshot to @PodVsMachine on Twitter, PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com, or on our Discord for a chance to win a four pack of world-premiere shiny PodStickers! The contest runs until 8/21, and the winners will be announced in the intro to episode 36!
Background music and sound effects:
Sneaky Snitch by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4384-sneaky-snitch
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Shimmering Tone with Sporadic Computer Tones Shimmering, and Big Space Craft Ambience
The Hollywood Edge
https://www.hollywoodedge.com/
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
Wednesday Aug 04, 2021
The Very Capable Four emerge from under the Black Hill! Did they do it? Did they save the day? Or has their hubris doomed the town forever?
Background music and sound effects:
Evening Fall (Harp) by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3720-evening-fall-harp-
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Metropolis Fanfare, Mysterious Grotto, Blacksmith Shoppe, Gravity, Tavern Music
Tabletop Audio
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Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Wednesday Jul 28, 2021
Will the only lead left bleed out on the floor hundreds of feet below the surface? Will the Very Capable Four be able to make heads or tails of the controls for the Torch? Will it even matter?
Background music and sound effects:
Infundibulum - Mystery Suspense Intro by Brian Holtz Music
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8007-infundibulum-mystery-suspense-intro
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Alien Creature Presence with Steady Deep Tones
The Hollywood Edge
https://www.hollywoodedge.com/
Star Freighter (Ambience Only)
Tabletop Audio
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
Wednesday Jul 21, 2021
The reactor room, and the purple-haired woman, await. This'll be fine. Definitely fine.
Background music and sound effects:
Alien Creature Presence with Steady Deep Tones
The Hollywood Edge
https://www.hollywoodedge.com/
Forest: Night
Tabletop Audio
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Monday Jul 19, 2021
Monday Jul 19, 2021
The purple-haired woman stands beyond those double doors. The end is coming.
Background music and sound effects:
Ominous Intro by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/4161-ominous-intro
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
Wednesday Jul 14, 2021
It's morning in Numeria: time to slap on some motivational stickers and punch some motivational faces.
Background music and sound effects:
Chill Wave by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3498-chill-wave
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Hero Down by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3868-hero-down
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Harmful or Fatal by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3859-harmful-or-fatal
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Lost Place Atmospheres 003 by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7675-lost-place-atmospheres-003
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Abyssal Gaze, Waiting Time, and Existential Dread
Tabletop Audio
Retro Battle Theme #4 (Looped)
Andrey Sitkov
Retro Battle Music Pack
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
Stop by our Discord server to talk about the show: https://discord.gg/TVv9xnqbeW
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