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Dave Semark

Dave is co-host and writer on the podcast, and part of the writing team at Free League - he created the Xenos for Alien RPG and as been editor and writer on a number of further Alien and Vaesen books, as well as writing the majority the upcoming Better Worlds book. He has also been the Year Zero Engine consultant on War Stories and wrote the War Stories campaign, Rendezvous with Destiny.

Appears in 289 Episodes

Name your character if you wish. It will not save you.

Writing Alien adventures and attacking synthetics, Dragonmeet, and Mörk Borg.

Grindbone 2183: The Final

Pa pa-pa pa pa papa Pah! Its the finals! recorded in the PodcastZone at Dragonmeet.

Grindbone 2183: Round 3

The last of the heats. Just two more finalists to select in this Alien RPG actual play recording from Dragonmeet's PodcastZone

Grindbone 2183: Round 2

Recorded at Dragonmeet, five more innocent Alien RPG players go full PvP for the PodcastZone

Grindbone 2183: Round 1

Live(ish) from Dragonmeet’s PodcastZone, the first round of our Alien RPG player vs. player competition

As good a place as any to take your first steps to heaven

Top tips for running Alien from around the world, especially for Alien fans new to RPGs. Plus more details about #Dragonmeet

I, Alien - For the Queen!

The colonists are running scared - from our players! Because, remember, in this crime-against-roleplaying our players are the Xenomorphs, looking to consolidate their ...

I, Alien - Bursting with Pride

In our mixed up Alien Hack, the Aliens get to ... errr ... plant their seed? Euuugh! Seriously ... should we even be podcasting this Dave?

I, Alien - The Very Hangry Facehugger

They said it couldn’t happen. I said it SHOULDN’T happen. But Dave did it anyway. Alien RPG, hacked so the players play Xenomorphs

Woe to the man whose heart has not learned - to hope

We talk mostly about getting ready #Dragonmeet2019 including a trip to Grindbone 2183. Also we tell why you should be playing Things from the Flood.

Lets get ready to RUMBLE!

Sport in the Third Horizon and Monster Hunters in Forbidden Lands. Plus Symbaroum and Dragonmeet 2019

Ravenland Tales: A Ruby for Hroka - Part 6

Meeting Mergolene and planning an attack on the Rust Brothers' Toll station.

Winter is Coming

The Bitter Reach Kickstarter launches! We speak to writer Magnus Seter. Plus, Alien for beginning GMs, Dragonmeet, and Matt Kay is our Player in the Hamam

Last

We discuss our gaming ambitions for the coming year

Connection

We celebrate the internet

Evolve

We are not futurologists, but we have a crack at charting the possibilities of Role Playing's future...

Love

We talk about the lack of relationship mechanics in many games, without talking about Starcrossed! Doh! and after we covered Dread yesterday!!

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