Time Gentlemen Please! A post-rpg pint (pubisode)

And here's the second and final part of this year's RPG special - stay tuned for a pubisode next week, and then back to our normal format :D

This week, Jamie ,Mairi, Mike, Tony have a little chat about last week's episode - Stop The Presses! - where we briefly discuss why medieval popes were literally the worst, as well as exploring whether Jeff Bezos trapped in an Egyptian tomb is an immersion-breaking anachronism.
Time stamps for those who like to skip ahead:
00:43: Who's drinking what?
06:40: Chat about last week's puzzle episode
26:53: Podcast recommendations
And if you're interested in the podcasts we talked about:
Sipping Time
Add to Playlist
Search Engine
Under Understood
Our special guest this week was Mairi Nolan. Check out her excellent design work at mairispaceship.com or at theescaperoomer.com to check out her escape room reviews. The campaign has ended since this episode has aired, but you can check out the Kickstarter page for her latest project - Body of Evidence - with Mysterious Package Company.

Join Mairi (@mairispaceship), Mike and Tony as they have to create history's first tabloid newspaper and escape Gutenberg's printing press workshop!
 
- Marvel at how Mairi and Tony seem to have the entire periodic table memorised!
- Stifle your giggle at Mike's squirty toot into a pneumatic tube
- Roll your eyes in fake surprise at the custom shape they create to personalise the paper
 
A map of the room and all visuals are attached if you want to play along.
- Map
- List of banned books
- Wall rack
 
Game design by Jamie Gibbs (@armchairescapist)
 
Enjoy!

Having been struck by a duck in the conclusion of our Da Vinci themed escape room last week, we retire to the nearest pub for a well earned drink, a chat about why Leo-D (The Big Vinci, The Renaisizzler), is such an interesting bloke, and how some of that translates in to puzzles.
We also chat immersive experiences, and turn out to be very...very squiffy.
If you haven't listened to the last episode yet hop back now! Spoilers abound!

aka Escape Santa's Workshop
This week's episode is made possible by our wonderful Patrons, including Jade Shaw and Dave LeCompte
This week Tony and Chris attempt to kickstart Christmas with the help of a surly elf, some non-existent cocoa beans and the Naughtiest Boy On Earth.
Can they get Santa's Workshop up and running again before The Fat Man himself returns from seal clubbing pilates?
Tune in and see how they got on!
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It's the final part of our Quest special! If you haven't listened to the rest then hold your horses, nip back to part 1 and we'll see you in a while.
Join our roving band of breakfasting adventures as they find the final puzzle piece of Enaria's secrets, and offend a local religion with their dice rolls and use of magical incendiaries. If you'd like to solve the big puzzle along with us, then check out this map of the city. Alternatively, if your day to day life already involves too much brain churning thought then you can skip ahead to the solution.
Ben is Forquare Quendien - A halfling wizard, and mute war crime in a seven year old's dress-up robe.
Bailey is Bailinator Jones - A half orc fighter, roller of diabolical dice and yorping standup comedian.
Jamie plays Luck, Stuck and Bugger - A trio of goblin spies in a trenchcoat, and the bane of park caretakers everywhere.
Mike plays Clam Strumlington, an oversexed and underbrained shapeshifting bard. Has moved on from horny animals to ones with big trunks for sucking, and beaks for beaking.
And Tony is our guide, leading us through the adventure, and starving for a curry.
You can find out more about the gang via our character sheets, including blurbs, abilities and inventories.
If you like what we've been doing here then check our our Patreon, or hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook.  We hope you enjoyed the special - back to regular TIER stuff next week!

It's part 3 of our 4 part Quest special! Join our band of merry adventurers as they conduct a little light tomb desecration, Dieter invocation and snoozy brunching! If you haven't listened to part 1 and part 2 yet then quick, go back - give them a listen!
Ben is Forquare Quendien - A halfling wizard. He doesn't say much, which on reflection is an interesting choice of character trait for a podcast.
Bailey is Bailinator Jones - A half orc fighter. She's glam, she's disco, and she's itching to smack something with an axe. Standard Swansea night out.
Jamie plays Luck, Stuck and Bugger - A trio of goblin spies in a trenchcoat. We wish you could see the webcam pantomime we were witness to as Jamie mimed having three sets of stacked hands. It was poetry.
Mike plays Clam Strumlington, an oversexed and underbrained shapeshifting bard. He's got a list of horny animals he wants to transform in to, and a sound effects board.
And Tony is our guide, and does a smashing impression of a ten year old German exchange student.
If you're mega smart want to solve the puzzle before us, here's a cheeky map of the city of Enaria. You can also peruse our character sheets from the campaign, including blurbs, abilities and inventories.
And as ever, you can check our our Patreon, or hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook.  

This is part 2 of our 4 part adventure, using the Quest RPG system, where the gang find themselves causing chaos in, and below a magical department store while searching for a mysterious token...
Ben is Forquare Quendien - A halfling wizard. Last time, he exploded a blob. He can use magic strike, kindle, blink and other abilities. he's armed with a staff, a dagger a longsword and a Fray Bentos tinned tent. He's doesn't say much, but his magical violence does the speaking for him.
Bailey is Bailinator Jones - A half orc fighter. Last time, she got blob on her axe and now it smells. She Can use counterattack, wild attack, provoke and other abilities. She's armed with a double-headed axe, a longsword, some Swansea knuckledusters, and some kiln gauze. Last year this orc saw the pork.
Jamie plays Luck, Stuck and Bugger - A trio of goblin spies in a trenchcoat. Last time, the wrestled with a multiple identity crisis. They can use sneak attack, poison, disguise and spyglasses, and are armed with a scimitar, a club, a dagger and some lockpicks. They have the look of someone underage trying to get in to the cinema.
Mike plays Clam Strumlington, an oversexed and underbrained shapeshifting bard. Last time, he turned in to a goat long enough to perch on a wall. Can use Shapeshift, Wild Aspect and Gills as well as other skills.  Armed with a Rapier, a Battle Lute and a Dagger. Also have a magical flask of Brandy. Clam is the party's resident goon.
And Tony is our guide, leading us through the adventure, and painting the world around us with his colourful command of accents.
If you're frothing with immersedness and want to solve the puzzle before us, here's a cheeky map of the city of Enaria.
You can also peruse our character sheets from the campaign, including blurbs, abilities and inventories.
 
And as always, check our our Patreon, or hit us up on the Twitters or the Facebook.  Love ya x