Smiling Jack’s Bar & Grill

Veronica, Justin, and Ron were joined by Roger "RFrenchJr" French and Ed "EdwardP" Pallis of the Rocky Mountain Savages. They discussed:

• How many inches from Colorado Springs to Denver
• Roger's and Ron's favorite settings
• What everyone is running at Genghis Con
• Next month's GalaxyFest in Colorado Springs
• Listener feedback
• Ron's ego problem
• Deadlands Player's Guide: Explorer's Edition
• The outstanding success of the Streets of Bedlam Kickstarter
• Preparing for a Savage Worlds convention game

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The staff was joined by Rocky Mountain Savages Chris "Savage Mommy" Fuchs, Lee Langston, and Matthew Ward (also of WombatCast.com). They discussed:

• Matt's and Ron's favorite Savage settings
• The Savage World of Genghis Con XXXIII
• More on healing and holding actions
• Listener feedback
• New and upcoming settings, like 50 Fathoms and Streets of Bedlam
• Chases, including a complete chase, between future Chris and future Lee, at the local Walgreens
• Gaming at Denver Comic Con
• The seemingly dead-in-the-water Realms of Cthulhu LARP scheduled to happen at Genghis Con
• Ron's inability to properly double the number 4

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Veronica, Justin, and Ron were joined by Rocky Mountain Savages, Ed Pallis, Bill Stilson, and Benn Williams. The staff discussed:

• Justin's and Ed's antics in Ron's Solomon Kane game, and other Savage merriment, at Rise of the Wombat (thanks to Total Escape Games).
• Feedback received via email, the PEG site, and the Bar & Grill site.
• Upcoming Savageness at GenghisCon, including great guests, a huge SSN, and a phenomenal overall Savage presence on the game schedule (one of which will include Veronica's first con game, Deadlands).
• New and upcoming Savage releases, and whether or not Wiggy is actually a super computer.
• Cooking with Justin (mmm… kale chips).
• The healing rules.
• Gritty damage.
• Holding actions in combat.

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After more than a year, the Grill is open again! We're back with a new format and some cast changes. Beginning in this episode, and going forward, your hosts will be the Blessings and a new co-host, Justin Suzuki (also known for WombatCast.com). In addition, the show will always be recorded on location, which means usually in the Denver area.

To provide the ultimate fan podcast experience, we are teaming up with the ultimate Savage Worlds fans, the Rocky Mountain Savages, who will be featured on every show we record in Denver (though the specific members joining us will change). This episode features Chris "Beldar1215" Fuchs, Lee "Gobbo" Langston, and Bill "Gryffen88" Stilson.

Our new format will include a main topic, a rules discussion, and a preview of what's new or coming soon in Savage Worlds. For our big return, our topic is the biggest thing in Savage Worlds today, Savage Worlds Deluxe!

Grab a drink, pull up a stool, and listen up!!

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There have been grumblings that the Bar & Grill is dead and gone (some of them from Ron), but we're not dead. We're recording an episode this Sunday, with a brand new format!

With this new format, the hosts will be Veronica & Ron Blessing and Justin Suzuki (of WombatCast fame). The show will feature various members of the Rocky Mountain Savages, as well.

For the first episode of our return, we will be discussing Savage Worlds Deluxe. Keep an eye out for the return of Smiling Jack's Bar & Grill, and check it out!

Originally posted August 23, 2010

Veronica, Sean, and Ron were joined by Silver Gryphon Games’ Kevin Rohan. We talked about Silver Gryphon’s current and future Savage offerings and learned a bit about Kevin as well. Our contest is resolved find out which of our finalists won the dead tree edition of Savage Foes of Solomon Kane (and learn about the brighter side of SPF’s underhanded shenanigans–neither finalist goes home empty handed). We shared two reviews, sans Norm: Chris Engler presented Low Life, and Jake Ivey presented Thrilling Tales. Finally the crew discussed big convention games in Sean’s GM Sidebar.

Links: Pinnacle Entertainment Group Savage Worlds Explorers Society

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Originally posted March 12, 2010

In this nearly two-hour visit to the Grill, Veronica, Sean, and Ron interviewed Savage Mojo’s own Martin Klimes. For the main show we were joined by none other than Pinnacle’s Deadlands Big Bug Matthew Cutter, who eventually gave us the skinny on Space 1889 and the near future of Deadlands: Reloaded. Norm’s reviews included a retrospective on Tour of Darkness and a full review of the Fantasy Companion. Of course we resolved the current contest and started a new one.

Other Links: Deadlands Board Game Mr. Wright Med Fund Stargate Resistance

And since this episode is so huge, we’ve provided time codes for each segment below. If the show’s too long, don’t worry; you’ve got three months to listen!

0:01:19  Hello World

0:02:55  90 Seconds with Norm – Tour of Darkness

0:05:27  Martin Klimes Interview

0:42:15  SPF Explains His Marriage to Martin

0:43:20  Bellicose Contest

0:58:28  Norm’s Review – Fantasy Companion

1:03:30  Goodbye Norm/Call for New Reviewer

1:07:19  GM Sidebar: To Mini or Not to Mini

1:24:04  New Contest

1:28:49  How to Submit Topics for the GM Sidebar

1:29:37  Cutter Spills the Beans

1:48:37  Go Play Stargate Resistance

1:49:37  Get Well Cheyenne

1:50:39  Sign Off

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Originally posted December 9, 2009

We were  joined by Joel Kinstle, Clint Black, and Matt Cutter from Pinnacle Entertainment and Ron McClung and Jeff Smith from JustUs Productions. We discussed Savage Saturday Night and the overall convention at MACE 2009.

This month on 90 Seconds with Norm, we have Shaintar: Immortal Legends. And Norm’s full review covers Necessary Evil: Explorer’s Edition.

We also started an impromptu contest!

Links:

12 to Midnight

Reality Blurs

RinCon

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Originally posted September 30, 2009

In this episode, Veronica, Ron, and Sean kick off the new show with a bang. First they introduced the first of two review segments with Norm “No Relation” Hensley, Ninety Seconds with Norm, in which Norm reviewed the classic, Runepunk. Then they played Ron and Veronica’s conversation with Norm, Clint Black, and Sean Preston about Savage Worlds design philosophy. Next it was time for Norm’s full review of Weird War II. Finally, the crew revealed the details for the first contest at the Grill. The prize? Listen up to find out!

Links:

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Reality Blurs

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