Podcast Of Five Rings

Back to our normal structure this week! Obsidian talks about his opinion on the Netflix movie adaptation of the classic detective anime Deathnote. Meta finally got to sit down and play a game of L5R LCG and shares his thoughts. Mao really liked the updates Square made in their recent HD remake Final Fantasy XII: The Zodiac Age. Tets likes to chill and play Cities: Skylines.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

We're back from Gencon, and Meta goes through some of the notable games he got to play. But first we were surprised with some cards from the first L5R Dynasty Pack, Tears of Amaterasu. Mao talks the new Paizo RPG Starfinder. Tetsuo has been playing the nostalgia inducing Yooka-Laylee. Obsidian talks about his favorite game of the con, Radiant: Offline Battle Arena.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

Our last episode before the week off for Gencon, in which we discuss the Unicorn Clan preview cards, as well as the storyline prize for the Kiku Matsuri event. Tetsuo talks about another FATE system supplement he has wanted to play, Tianxia, and Meta explains what he is excited about doing during t he week off in Indy.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

Gencon is almost here! Tetsuo thought the Unicorn fiction "Curved Blades" was one of his favorite yet. Obsidian does a quick run through of the Organized Play news Fantasy Flight released. Meta asks the group about their thoughts on DRM in video games, as well as digital distribution platforms. Mao talks the new spy film Atomic Blonde.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

The Phoenix's previews have risen from the ashes, so why not take a gander and give our thoughts? One viewer asked about anime to help inspire him to create an L5R RPG character, which Obsidian was happy to bring up. Being a Warriors game fan,. Tetsuo has been playing Samurai Warriors: Spirit of Sanada. Meta geeks out about the new Netflix Castlevania to round ttings off.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

The Crab preview article "Rokugan's Shield" has given us a solid idea of Crab themes for the L5R LCG, and Mao is particularly happy about sacrificing his own characters for value. Obsidian shared his thoughts on his favorite superhero's new movie, Spider-Man Homecoming. Finally, Tetsuo has been putting some snug time in in the city builder Banished.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

Over halfway through the L5R preview cycle, we get our first new Crab Fiction, "Dark Hands of Heaven" which Tets is happy to gush over. Mao really enjoyed the New Edgar Wright film Baby Driver. Meta asks everyone about a video game that was important to them growing up. Obsidian introduces his favorite diceless tabletop RPG, the WotC game Everway.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

We're back after the week off! We get right back into L5R card discussion with the Monks of the Mountain article, featuring our favorite ascetics the Dragon Clan. Mao talks the return of the God Pharaoh Nicol Bolas from Magic's upcoming set Hour of Devastation. Meta is curious about the genre of movie of games the gang would like to see more of. Finally, Tetsuo is curious about everyone's favorite "MMO" role in video or tabletop games and whether we think they are necessary.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

Our E3 coverage episode! We talk games, games, games. So many video games. We give our impressions on each of the big conferences and the titles that were announced at them.... as well the games we already knewww about, probably from last year's E3.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

A short episode 14 because of E3 coverage! Mao and Obsidian get together to talk about the cards shown in the FFG "Masters of War"article, showing how much the two of them like discard themes.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

After being delayed a week, the new FFG L5R fiction "The Price of War" is here. Meta gives a synopsis and asks for everyone's thoughts on the second story of many to come. Tetsuo just found another board game he likes, T.I.M.E. Stories. Obsidian is frustrated with Nintendo, and doubts there will ever be a console main series Pokemon game. Finally, Mao has been enjoying the BAttletech kickstarter beta.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

Were you one of the lucky ones to get a ticket into an L5R Gencon event? Mao talks the previous L5R Livestream, some Lion card spoilers, and the Gencon ticket sellout. Tetsuo just bought the spiritual successor to Jet Set Radio, Hover. With E3 coming, Meta says the one thing he is tired of seeing at the conference. Finally, Obsidian asks the group the one tabletop RPG they have a love hate relationship with.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

Finally we analyze some cards! This time, the gang looks at the cards listed in the recent Crane focused article "Pinnacle of Perfection." Meta can't wait to play the new expansion of his favorite MMO, Final Fantasy 14. Mao is mildly interested in the new remake of an old game, Fire Emblems Echoes: Shadows of Valentia. Tetsuo has been experiencing the daimyo life via Koei Tecmo's Nobunaga's Ambition: Sphere of Influence Ascension.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

The clan focuses begin this week, with the Crane, so Obsidian brings up the first FFG L5R fiction- "Her Father's Daughter" by Dave Laderoute. A ton of info about Bungie's MMO FPS sequel Destiny 2 was revealed last week, which Tetsuo is a huge fan of. Mao himself is a fan of Guy Ritchie, so he went and saw his new movie King Arthur.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

This week's episode starts off with the fresh L5R details out of the FFG Facebook stream and "Banzai" article. Mao discusses his time with the new Arkane Studios immersive sim "Prey." Tetsuo shares a brief rundown of the maddening yet cute "Call of Catthulu" tabletop RPG, and Obsidian shares his thoughts on "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2."   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

Another very samurai episode - Obsidian discusses the new facts that came out of the new FFG article "The Conflicts of Rokugan." For a bit of fun, Tetsuo wants everyone to take Strange Assembly's "What Clan Am I?" L5R quiz. Meta has been busy playing the new Nioh DLC, and Mao wants to introduce one of his favorite manga, the (for now) lesser known Welcome to the Ballroom.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

The podcast returns to its normal format this week, with each of the boys bringing a separate topic back to the table. FFG released an article about the first two phases of the new L5R LCG game, which Mao wanted to discuss. Tetsuo talks his Gunpla addiction as well as the anime that revolves around the models, Gundam Build Fighters. Meta shares the details about becoming a Twitch affiliate as well as his excitement for the upcoming metroidvania game Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, and Obsidian wants to know everyone's thoughts on the growing trend of HD remakes, remasters, and ports.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud

After a long drought of news and updates since its purchase, Fantasy Flight Games finally revealed the Legend of the Five Rings to the gaming world. Lots of news came out about their newest Living Card Game, to make its debut at Gencon 2017. This week the guys devote the entire podcast to discussion about the setting, the new mechanics, what they see that they like, and some of the questions posed during the Reddit AMA with FFG employees.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

We are tabletop centric this week! Mao talks the upcoming Magic the Gathering set Amonkhet and its new mechanics, while the other 3 try their best to give Meta an MTG 101 lesson. Keeping up with L5R topics until the news hits on April 19th, Tetsuo asks what each of the guys' favorite type of RPG campaign to play is. Meta is super excited (one could say madly) about the board Cthulu Wars. Obsidian brings up the recent Nintendo Direct and wonders if his favorite game company will just let the 3DS die in favor of the Switch.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi

Games, be it vidya or tabletop! This week's topics are a bit cattywampus, but they fit that mold at the least. Meta wants to know what each of the guys dislike most about Legend of the Five Rings, Tetsuo has a bone to pick with video game scoring systems and reviews, Mao just finished the new and final add on of Dark Souls 3 DLC, "the Ringed City," and Obsidian wants 'to reveal your true form' by giving his impressions on the new Atlas JRPG Persona 5.   Follow the Podcast on Twitter and Facebook Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/podcast5r Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/P5RPodcast   Follow us on Twitter Obsidian - http://www.twitter.com/IronCrane46 Meta - http://www.twitter.com/PSOflow   Catch Meta's streams on Twitch! http://www.twitch.tv/PSOflow   Check out Kubbi on Soundcloud, who was gracious enough to let us use his music for the show's intro!!! http://www.soundcloud.com/kubbi Intro Song - "Seahorse Dreams" by Kubbi