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 Dec 08, 2021
Wednesday Dec 08, 2021
Shocked by the Smilers and their happy-go-lucky leader, the Very Capable Four must regroup, reload, and rebonk.
Background music and sound effects:
Adventures In Adventureland by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8287-adventures-in-adventureland
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Outriders
Zak
Email us at PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Thursday Dec 02, 2021
Thursday Dec 02, 2021
The Very Capable Four spend some quality time with Redtooth's Raiders. And then they do some drills.
#UnionizePaizo
Check out @PaizoWorkers on Twitter, their blog at https://unitedpaizoworkers.org/, and their merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/91450363 to support the effort to unionize Paizo's workforce!
Background music and sound effects:
Modern Heavier Theme #3
Andrew Sitkov
Heavy Riffs Full Collection
Quiet Theme #4 (Looped)
Andrew Sitkov
Fantasy Dramatic & Peaceful Music Pack -
Desolate Underground City Ambience
The Hollywood Edge
https://hollywoodedge.com
Scent Of Death (Loopable) by Dave Deville
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8261-scent-of-death-loopable-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Nothing Left by Dave Deville
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8547-nothing-left
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Waiting Time
Tabletop Audio
https://tabletopaudio.com
Outriders
Zak
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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Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
Wednesday Nov 24, 2021
With our slobbering friend thoroughly handled, the Very Capable Four try their hands at conflict management. Or diplomacy. Or something.
Live Show!
Pod Against the Machine will be live for Extra Life with Special Guest Adam from Southern Tomfoolery on Monday, 11/29 at 8:00 EST on https://twitch.tv/podvsmachine!
We'll be playing the second-ever episode of The B.R.I.A.N. Identity, we'll be live for the very first time, and it will all be in support of the Children's Miracle Network--just about as great a charitable cause as you can find. We'd like to encourage you to pop in on the 29th, show your support for Extra Life, and enjoy the show!
#UnionizePaizo
Check out @PaizoWorkers on Twitter, their blog at https://unitedpaizoworkers.org/, and their merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/91450363 to support the effort to unionize Paizo's workforce!
Background music and sound effects:
Outriders
Zak
Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com/
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
Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
Wednesday Nov 17, 2021
It's time to score some points and develop a reputation with the locals. What do they always say about your first day in prison? Punch the biggest radioactive mutant you can find? Something like that.
Big Announcement!
Pod Against the Machine will be live for Extra Life with Special Guest Adam from Southern Tomfoolery on Monday, 11/29 at 8:00 EST on https://twitch.tv/podvsmachine!
We'll be playing the second-ever episode of The B.R.I.A.N. Identity, we'll be live for the very first time, and it will all be in support of the Children's Miracle Network--just about as great a charitable cause as you can find. We'd like to encourage you to pop in on the 29th, show your support for Extra Life, and enjoy the show!
#UnionizePaizo
Check out @PaizoWorkers on Twitter, their blog at https://unitedpaizoworkers.org/, and their merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/91450363 to support the effort to unionize Paizo's workforce!
Background music and sound effects:
Tabletop Audio
https://tabletopaudio.com
Outriders
Zak
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
Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
Wednesday Nov 10, 2021
The Very Capable Four prove to be a Very Good Delivery Service. Some hosts are willing to fight for their beds.
#UnionizePaizo
Check out @PaizoWorkers on Twitter, their blog at https://unitedpaizoworkers.org/, and their merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/91450363 to support the effort to unionize Paizo's workforce!
Background music and sound effects:
Shamanistic by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4343-shamanistic
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Scent Of Death (Loopable) by Dave Deville
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8261-scent-of-death-loopable-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Victorian London, and Arcane Clockworks (Ambiance Only)
Tabletop Audio
https://tabletopaudio.com
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
Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Wednesday Nov 03, 2021
Our heroes are have addressed the situation at Hawk Palace. It's probably time to rest for the night, right? No?
#UnionizePaizo
Check out @PaizoWorkers on Twitter, their blog at https://unitedpaizoworkers.org/, and their merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/91450363 to support the effort to unionize Paizo's workforce!
Background music and sound effects:
Heart of the Beast by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/3862-heart-of-the-beast
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Level Up by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3975-level-up
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Waiting Time, Arcane Clockworks, Wizard's Tower, and RavenPuff Common
Tabletop Audio
https://tabletopaudio.com
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
Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Sunday Oct 31, 2021
Finally, the day is here! Get ready to meet the agents of B.R.I.A.N., the Bureau of Research and Investigation of Aliens in Numeria! Join them on their inaugural, extra-spooky adventure as Garritt sends them into the mysterious recesses of the Echo Wood to investigate strange leaf activities.'
Thank you to Sam from Dungeon Dive Bar for his guest appearance in this episode!
#UnionizePaizo
Check out @PaizoWorkers on Twitter, their blog at https://unitedpaizoworkers.org/, and their merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/91450363 to support the effort to unionize Paizo's workforce!
Background music and sound effects:
Half Mystery by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5026-half-mystery
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
MTA by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4009-mta
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Dancing on the moon by chilledmusic
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/8411-dancing-on-the-moon
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Blighted forest, and Forest: Night
Tabletop Audio
https://tabletopaudio.com
Assorted Sound Effects
Hanna-Barbera Sound FX Library
William Hanna and Joseph Barbera
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
Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
Wednesday Oct 27, 2021
So. Sometimes you make a plan. Sometimes you stick to that plan. Sometimes that's a good thing. Other times, you're the Very Capable Four.
#UnionizePaizo
Check out @PaizoWorkers on Twitter, their blog at https://unitedpaizoworkers.org/, and their merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/91450363 to support the effort to unionize Paizo's workforce!
Background music and sound effects:
A Sad Toy Story by Sascha Ende®
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/563-a-sad-toy-story
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
Outriders
Zak
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
Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
Wednesday Oct 20, 2021
It's finally time to head to that great garbage pile in the sky! Well, not in the sky, but, like, it's tall, so some of it is kind of in the sky. And the Very Capable Four meet their first gang, so that's fun.
#UnionizePaizo
Check out @PaizoWorkers on Twitter, their blog at https://unitedpaizoworkers.org/, and their merch store at https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/91450363 to support the effort to unionize Paizo's workforce!
Background music and sound effects:
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
Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
Wednesday Oct 13, 2021
That ghost sure is trouble. And then there's the whole rest of the fort to deal with. And Scrapwall just across the river...
#PaizoAccountability
We’re late to the party, and many others have already said it much better than we could, but here goes. We are saddened and deeply disturbed by the allegations leveled against Paizo management and demand accountability from leadership. We condemn the wrongful treatment of members of LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and other marginalized communities. We encourage Paizo management to take appropriate, tangible, measurable actions to address these issues. We encourage the burgeoning Scrapper community to keep being as awesome and inclusive as you’ve always been, and to show your support to current and past Paizo creators in the coming days.
For more information and ways to help and stay up-to-date on the situation, check the latest on the #PaizoAccountability hashtag on Twitter. If you'd like to reach out to some of the people who work so hard to create the games and content we love, or find ways to support them, try starting with this link. It's by no means a complete reference, but hopefully it helps.
https://www.reddit.com/r/Pathfinder2e/comments/ppx6y4/on_the_unsung_heroes_at_paizo/
Background music and sound effects:
Outriders
Zak
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
Follow @podvsmachine on Twitter