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 Mar 31, 2021
Wednesday Mar 31, 2021
The tube is broken. The guy that was inside...he doesn't look so great. What to do?
This may take a while.
Background music and sound effects:
Lost Mine, Lunar Outpost, Robotics Lab, and Biodome
Tabletop Audio
https://tabletopaudio.com
Commercial Inspiring by Asepirawan20
Pixabey
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Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Wednesday Mar 24, 2021
Robots are made of metal. Metal is very strong. When you hit them...well, you should probably hit them harder than that. No. Harder than that.
This may take a while.
Background music and sound effects:
Mech War - Ambiance Only
Tabletop Audio
https://tabletopaudio.com
Slow Moving Sonar Probe with Deep Background
The Hollywood Edge
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Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
Wednesday Mar 17, 2021
The Very Capable Four make a plant friend. It's nice. We all try to figure out what "yampy" means. Vaargas is not food.
Background music and sound effects:
Huge Space Ship Interior Ambience
Steady Sub-tone with Low Growl
The Hollywood Edge
Under the Hill Battle Theme
Zak
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Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
Wednesday Mar 10, 2021
On this week's episode, the Very Capable Four explore a ten-foot-wide hallway. Perhaps more than one. They also explore branding opportunities.
Congratulations to DaftProdigy, VirtueGM55, and JoeBot for winning our very first giveaway! We hope you enjoy your dice, and your bonus gifts. Thank you to everyone who participated and who boosted our signal during the contest.
Even though the contest is over, we still appreciate every bit of feedback and social engagement from you, our dear listeners! Even if you hear a mistake on our podcast. Sometimes the players make mistakes. Obviously, Sam never does, because the rules adjust themselves to accommodate his decisions, but sometimes the players do.
Background music and sound effects:
It is Lost by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3932-it-is-lost
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Robobozo by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4299-robobozo
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Protean Fields and The Orrery
Tabletop Audio
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Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
Wednesday Mar 03, 2021
This week, we have our first TPK. Our heroes get a free javelin, and explore some of their class features.
Thank you to everyone who participated in our first giveaway! The winners will be notified soon.
Background music and sound effects:
Unnatural Situation by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/4567-unnatural-situation
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Furious Freak by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://soundcloud.com/kevin-9-1/furious-freak
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
Alien Reactor and Gravity
Tabletop Audio
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Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
Wednesday Feb 24, 2021
The Very Capable Four aren't particularly capable of climbing. But they are capable of mysterious underground discoveries the likes of which haven't been seen on Golarion since...since...who knows when?
Giveaway Time!
In celebration of our tenth episode, and of hitting five thousand total downloads, we're doing our first giveaway! We're going to send sets of the official Iron Gods dice from Q-Workshop--maybe along with a little bonus surprise--to three lucky winners.
The giveaway runs from the release of this very episode--02/24/2021--to midnight Pacific on 03/03/2021. One week only. There are three ways to enter:
- Follow @PodVsMachine on Twitter and Like and Retweet the pinned tweet.
- Join the official Pod Against the Machine Discord server.
- Post a review of Pod Against the Machine on Apple Podcasts, Podchaser, or your podcatcher of choice.
To clarify on that last one--make sure you send us a screenshot of the review so we know who posted it--via Twitter, to PodAgainsttheMachine@gmail.com, or post it on the Discord. This last bit is important--reviews are the lifeblood of the small, independent podcaster, so each one counts as a double entry.
Unfortunately, due to the nature of shipping costs these days, we can only send prizes to addresses in the United States at this time.
Good luck to all of you, and thanks for listening!
Background music and sound effects:
Cavernous Deep Cave Ambience with Light Rhythmic Elements
Huge Space Ship Interior Ambience
Electro Static Texture with Rhythmic Mid Tones
The Hollywood Edge
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 Feb 17, 2021
Wednesday Feb 17, 2021
The journey through the under-hill desert continues. A very smart enemy sets a very smart, very subtle trap.
Background music and sound effects:
Cavernous Deep Cave Ambience with Light Rhythmic Elements
The Hollywood Edge
Under the Hill Battle Theme
Zak! You know. From the show.
Remember to check out https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
Wednesday Feb 10, 2021
The Very Capable Four do some shopping, and then get down to business. Back into the caves! Back into...whatever it is that lies beyond the caves. Probably nothing interesting.
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
Planet Cave Ambience
The Hollywood Edge
Small Marketplace
Sword Coast Soundscapes
https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com/music
Remember to stop by 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
Visit us on Reddit at https://reddit.com/r/PodAgainsttheMachine
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
Wednesday Feb 03, 2021
What are they selling you? Smelly Hut, Smelly Hut, it's not your fault.
Err...
Out from under the Black Hill for the first time, our Very Capable Four try out some late night business. And the late night gives them a bit of the business.
Background music and sound effects:
Forest: Night and Hermit's Hut
Tabletop Audio
Breaking news by Óscar H Caballero
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/7277-breaking-news
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
Dreams Of War by Rafael Krux
Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/5404-dreams-of-war-
License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-license
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Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Wednesday Jan 27, 2021
Beaten and bruised, with nary a healer in sight, our heroes are faced with a stark reality: they might not be able to rescue Khonnir Baine today. They might not even be able to get out from under this hill.
Background music and sound effects:
Abandoned Windmill - Ambiance Only
Tabletop Audio
Planet Cave Ambience
The Hollywood Edge
Forest Woodland Ambience 004
Epic Stock Media
Small Marketplace
Sword Coast Soundscapes
https://swordcoastsoundscapes.bandcamp.com/music
Remember to stop by https://podagainstthemachine.com for show transcripts, player biographies, and more.
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