Lin Yao is back, and she's got a job offer for the team that they just can't refuse! The consequences of this job could be severe, not just for the runners, but for all of Denver! Also there's a new guy! And whatever happened to that Dragon Stone dealie, eh?!

Lin Yao is back, and she's got a job offer for the team that they just can't refuse! The consequences of this job could be severe, not just for the runners, but for all of Denver! Also there's a new guy! And whatever happened to that Dragon Stone dealie, eh?!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun Episode 70

The continuing mission of mayhem and sabotage of XCR culminates in a mad clash of firepower and explosives at a private airstrip in a cornfield! We get stupid in this one!

The continuing mission of mayhem and sabotage of XCR culminates in a mad clash of firepower and explosives at a private airstrip in a cornfield! We get stupid in this one!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun Episode 69

After the mania of the previous run, it's back to business-as-usual for the team. The Koshari quickly hire them for a series of runs against the XCR corporation. One week. An unknown number of runs. Orphanbane. It's good to be back.

After the mania of the previous run, it's back to business-as-usual for the team. The Koshari quickly hire them for a series of runs against the XCR corporation. One week. An unknown number of runs. Orphanbane. It's good to be back.

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 68

A lead finally pays off, and with the help of both old friendsand new, the runners conduct a dangerous infiltration into an AresMacrotechnology black site in search of Tenebrous. What they find,however, is far more chilling. The question is, can they get outalive to tell the world about it?

A lead finally pays off, and with the help of both old friends and new, the runners conduct a dangerous infiltration into an Ares Macrotechnology black site in search of Tenebrous. What they find, however, is far more chilling. The question is, can they get out alive to tell the world about it?

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 67

Kyle attempts to track down Doris, only to find some unsettling truths. Meanwhile, a familiar face offers the runners a way out of their Koshari situation ... though of course, the solution comes with problems of its own!

Kyle attempts to track down Doris, only to find some unsettling truths. Meanwhile, a familiar face offers the runners a way out of their Koshari situation ... though of course, the solution comes with problems of its own!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 66

A milkrun for the Koshari goes swimmingly for the team ... but when they go to get paid, they find their Johnson dead, and they're the prime suspects! Worse, it looks like he was actually working for the ZDF as an informant! Now the pressure is on to find out what really happened ... as if the team didn't have enough on their plates!

A milkrun for the Koshari goes swimmingly for the team ... but when they go to get paid, they find their Johnson dead, and they're the prime suspects! Worse, it looks like he was actually working for the ZDF as an informant! Now the pressure is on to find out what really happened ... as if the team didn't have enough on their plates!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 65

In the downtime between runs, Kyle tries to track down the whereabouts of Alexis/Tenebrous, while Henry digs himself deeper into his side job at the head of the Denver branch of the Halloweeners. A storm is brewing on the horizon...

In the downtime between runs, Kyle tries to track down the whereabouts of Alexis/Tenebrous, while Henry digs himself deeper into his side job at the head of the Denver branch of the Halloweeners. A storm is brewing on the horizon...

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 64

Hot on the trail of the Vory smuggling operation, the 'runners find themselves at an abandoned mall ... only now it's an operation being run by Tamanous! What is the connection between Tamanous and the Vory? Will the 'runners survive long enough to find out?

Hot on the trail of the Vory smuggling operation, the 'runners find themselves at an abandoned mall ... only now it's an operation being run by Tamanous! What is the connection between Tamanous and the Vory? Will the 'runners survive long enough to find out?

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 63

The 'runners are tasked to gather information about a smuggling operation. The trail goes from a bar to a cold storage unit  ... and to the group's old friends: the Vory.

The 'runners are tasked to gather information about a smuggling operation. The trail goes from a bar to a cold storage unit  ... and to the group's old friends: the Vory.

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 62

Things are getting hairy as the survivors start to recover their memories and discover the horrors that have been unleashed in the facility. The only question now is whether or not they can get out alive ... and sane.

Things are getting hairy as the survivors start to recover their memories and discover the horrors that have been unleashed in the facility. The only question now is whether or not they can get out alive ... and sane.

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Eclipse Phase: Knee Deep Episode 02

Video games, traditional and tabletop games, anime, movies, tv shows, and all that other stuff that falls in the realms of general geek-dom and nerd culture. Some people love this stuff so much they try to call it a "lifestyle" all of its own. We don't. We're a handful of misanthropic nerds/geeks/what have you, who love these things as much as we are sick of them all. We're here to bitch, moan, rant, rave, and generally tell you why we love to hate everything you love, and have a good time doing it. We're a Fistful of Misanthropes, and we are serious about stupidity.

Good podcast, you guys should really start posting shadowrun sessions again!

Great, needs more shadowrun

Having fun listening to these guys play their games. I don&#39;t like writing reviews.

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Video games, traditional and tabletop games, anime, movies, tv shows, and all that other stuff that falls in the realms of general geek-dom and nerd culture. Some people love this stuff so much they try to call it a "lifestyle" all of its own. We don't. We're a handful of misanthropic nerds/geeks/what have you, who love these things as much as we are sick of them all. We're here to bitch, moan, rant, rave, and generally tell you why we love to hate everything you love, and have a good time doing it. We're a Fistful of Misanthropes, and we are serious about stupidity.

A Fistful of Misanthropes

The gang goes out to a club to enjoy the night off ... only to end up stuck in the middle of a threeway shootout! In the aftermath, they find themselves hired to spy on another group of shadowrunners with underworld ties of their own...

The gang goes out to a club to enjoy the night off ... only to end up stuck in the middle of a threeway shootout! In the aftermath, they find themselves hired to spy on another group of shadowrunners with underworld ties of their own...

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 61

Once again, the team finds themselves involved with DocWagon ... only this time they're working FOR DocWagon! A number of contractor holders have gone missing, and it's up to the team to find out what's happened to them!

Once again, the team finds themselves involved with DocWagon ... only this time they're working FOR DocWagon! A number of contractor holders have gone missing, and it's up to the team to find out what's happened to them!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 54

After sneaking into the Triad-run brothel, the gang goes to confront the mysterious head of the Shinyo-Kai. Things go pretty well, all things considered!

After sneaking into the Triad-run brothel, the gang goes to confront the mysterious head of the Shinyo-Kai. Things go pretty well, all things considered!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Wild Talents Episode 2

A new series! Join Richard, Kitty, Noah, and Valien as they delve into the world of Wild Talents! In an age where superheroes were once prevalent and suddenly disappeared, a ragtag group of street heroes fight to keep the peace on the streets of Newpork City!

A new series! Join Richard, Kitty, Noah, and Valien as they delve into the world of Wild Talents! In an age where superheroes were once prevalent and suddenly disappeared, a ragtag group of street heroes fight to keep the peace on the streets of Newpork City!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Wild Talents Episode 1

In 1991, elements of the Soviet government staged a coup to remove Mikhail Gorbachev from power, in an event largely held to be responsible for the end of the Soviet Union. Unknown to many, however, are the exploits of an elite Spetnaz team dispatched during this tumultuous period to a remote nuclear silo, in an operation known only as White 36...

In 1991, elements of the Soviet government staged a coup to remove Mikhail Gorbachev from power, in an event largely held to be responsible for the end of the Soviet Union. Unknown to many, however, are the exploits of an elite Spetnaz team dispatched during this tumultuous period to a remote nuclear silo, in an operation known only as White 36...

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Call of Cthulhu: Delta Green

Intermission time! The 'runners, still preparing for the DocWagon run, take some time to help out Lonass with his rite of initiation! That means it's time to vist the metaplanar home of his mentor spirit, the Great Fire Spirit. Next stop: The Celestial Bureaucracy!

Intermission time! The 'runners, still preparing for the DocWagon run, take some time to help out Lonass with his rite of initiation! That means it's time to vist the metaplanar home of his mentor spirit, the Great Fire Spirit. Next stop: The Celestial Bureaucracy!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 41

Corporate Espionage! Legwork! Gang contacts! And maybe something will actually get done at some point! Probably not!

Corporate Espionage! Legwork! Gang contacts! And maybe something will actually get done at some point! Probably not!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 33

The GlitchWyrms are back!! The crew has moved to Denver to avoid the blowback from their exploits in Seattle, but after a few months of going to ground it's time to get back to work! Their first job in the Mile High City: Deliver a sealed package that everyone seems to want to get ahold of!

The GlitchWyrms are back!! The crew has moved to Denver to avoid the blowback from their exploits in Seattle, but after a few months of going to ground it's time to get back to work! Their first job in the Mile High City: Deliver a sealed package that everyone seems to want to get ahold of!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 24

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This special episode brings back the eldritch horror of Call of Cthulhu in a fantasic one-shot! The thrilling conclusion! Madness! Horror! Insanity! And that's just from the guy with a 4 in his APP score! Find out who lives, who dies, and who goes nuts as we finish Bryson Springs! A brilliant scenario penned by Caleb Stokes of Hebanon Games (www.hebanongames.com), and released as part of the No Security Kickstarter!

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This special episode brings back the eldritch horror of Call of Cthulhu in a fantasic one-shot! The thrilling conclusion! Madness! Horror! Insanity! And that's just from the guy with a 4 in his APP score! Find out who lives, who dies, and who goes nuts as we finish Bryson Springs! A brilliant scenario penned by Caleb Stokes of Hebanon Games (<a href="http://www.hebanongames.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hebanongames.com)</a>, and released as part of the No Security Kickstarter!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - No Security Episode 2

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This special episode brings back the eldritch horror of Call of Cthulhu in a fantasic one-shot! In California, 1935, a group of strangers find themselves converging on the little town of Bryson Springs, as the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl loom over all. Can they band together to uncover the horror that has been unleashed here? A brilliant scenario penned by Caleb Stokes of Hebanon Games (www.hebanongames.com), and released as part of the No Security Kickstarter!

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This special episode brings back the eldritch horror of Call of Cthulhu in a fantasic one-shot! In California, 1935, a group of strangers find themselves converging on the little town of Bryson Springs, as the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl loom over all. Can they band together to uncover the horror that has been unleashed here? A brilliant scenario penned by Caleb Stokes of Hebanon Games (<a href="http://www.hebanongames.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.hebanongames.com</a>), and released as part of the No Security Kickstarter!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - No Security Episode 1

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! In this episode we turn to Posthuman Studio's game of transhuman conspiracy and horror: Eclipse Phase! An antimatter warhead has been smuggled through a populated habitat, and Firewall wants to know where it's going, who built it, and for what purpose? The answer, however, may turn out to be worse than the weapon itself... A fanstatic scenario written by Anders Sandberg, and completely botched by the Misanthropes! Yay!

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! In this episode we turn to Posthuman Studio's game of transhuman conspiracy and horror: Eclipse Phase! An antimatter warhead has been smuggled through a populated habitat, and Firewall wants to know where it's going, who built it, and for what purpose? The answer, however, may turn out to be worse than the weapon itself... A fanstatic scenario written by Anders Sandberg, and completely botched by the Misanthropes! Yay!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Eclipse Phase Episode 1

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! In this episode we turn to Posthuman Studio's game of transhuman conspiracy and horror: Eclipse Phase! A group of strangers awaken on a research station in deep space, missing the memory of the last two weeks of their lives. What happened to them? And when they find out, can they keep it from happening again?

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! In this episode we turn to Posthuman Studio's game of transhuman conspiracy and horror: Eclipse Phase! A group of strangers awaken on a research station in deep space, missing the memory of the last two weeks of their lives. What happened to them? And when they find out, can they keep it from happening again?

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Eclipse Phase Episode 0

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode focuses on our adventures using the classic world of Deadlands! It's the Old West as it never was. A strange gang of unlikely allies board a train to seek their fortunes out West. What they find, however, is something else entirely... Welcome to the Weird West!

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode focuses on our adventures using the classic world of Deadlands! It's the Old West as it never was. A strange gang of unlikely allies board a train to seek their fortunes out West. What they find, however, is something else entirely... Welcome to the Weird West!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Deadlands Episode 1

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! Dungeons! Dragons! It's the original RPG! And we're playing it! Come listen!

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! Dungeons! Dragons! It's the original RPG! And we're playing it! Come listen!

 A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Episode 1

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode is centered around our foray into the dark and treacherous world of Shadowrun! The crew is back, doing a personal favor for their fixer by acting as impromptu bodyguards for an important meeting among fixers. However, youth hackers, roving gangers, irksome Lone Star officers, wayward drones, and even a mischievous ghost all scheme to make this job harder than it sounds!

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode is centered around our foray into the dark and treacherous world of Shadowrun! The crew is back, doing a personal favor for their fixer by acting as impromptu bodyguards for an important meeting among fixers. However, youth hackers, roving gangers, irksome Lone Star officers, wayward drones, and even a mischievous ghost all scheme to make this job harder than it sounds!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 6

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode revolves around our ongoing campaign using Fantasy Flight Games' newest edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay! The Gathering Storm reaches its peak, as the party finally assembles the Mapstone and confronts the source of Stromdorf's troubles! Will they overcome the arcane forces threatening the region, or will they be consumed by them? It all ends here!

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode revolves around our ongoing campaign using Fantasy Flight Games' newest edition of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay! The Gathering Storm reaches its peak, as the party finally assembles the Mapstone and confronts the source of Stromdorf's troubles! Will they overcome the arcane forces threatening the region, or will they be consumed by them? It all ends here!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 3rd Edition Episode 13

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode is centered around our foray into the dark and treacherous world of Shadowrun! The 'runners sneak into a concert, seeking info on the data disk! NABO!

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode is centered around our foray into the dark and treacherous world of Shadowrun! The 'runners sneak into a concert, seeking info on the data disk! NABO!

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 2

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode is centered around our foray into the dark and treacherous world of Shadowrun! Our erstwhile Shadowrunners are hired by Mr. Johnson to seek out a mysterious data disk containing a number of music files. The first problem, though, seems to be getting the crew used to the idea of working with each other...

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode is centered around our foray into the dark and treacherous world of Shadowrun! Our erstwhile Shadowrunners are hired by Mr. Johnson to seek out a mysterious data disk containing a number of music files. The first problem, though, seems to be getting the crew used to the idea of working with each other...

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 1

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode is centered around our foray into the dark and treacherous world of Shadowrun! It's 2072, and some random folks are starving for stuffers in the early AM. What could possibly happen at a Stuffer Shack at four in the morning? PLENTY.

The Misanthropes are proud(?) to present a series of actual-play recordings! Come listen to us play a variety of tabletop games! This episode is centered around our foray into the dark and treacherous world of Shadowrun! It's 2072, and some random folks are starving for stuffers in the early AM. What could possibly happen at a Stuffer Shack at four in the morning? PLENTY.

A Fistful of Misanthropes... and Dice! - Shadowrun 4th Edition Episode 0

Join the Total Misanthropy crew in a seminal show about... stuff. Mostly stuff we hate. Mostly stuff that we like that we hate, and that we like hating and hate liking. It's be a wild ride, folks. In this episode we discuss the Japanese release of the 3DS, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, DragonBall: Evolution and The Last Airbender, and how gravity doesn't work! Intro - 0:00:20 3DS release - 0:03:20 Catherine - 0:15:07 Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - 0:18:54 Dragon Ball: Evolution - 0:46:11 The Last Airbender - 1:00:26 Summer Wars - 1:27:00 Black Crusade and WFRP - 1:32:06 FLCL and Duke Nukem - 1:45:40 Closing thoughts - 1:49:40

Join the Total Misanthropy crew in a seminal show about... stuff. Mostly stuff we hate. Mostly stuff that we like that we hate, and that we like hating and hate liking. It's be a wild ride, folks. In this episode we discuss the Japanese release of the 3DS, Marvel vs. Capcom 3, DragonBall: Evolution and The Last Airbender, and how gravity doesn't work! Intro - 0:00:20 3DS release - 0:03:20 Catherine - 0:15:07 Marvel vs. Capcom 3 - 0:18:54 Dragon Ball: Evolution - 0:46:11 The Last Airbender - 1:00:26 Summer Wars - 1:27:00 Black Crusade and WFRP - 1:32:06 FLCL and Duke Nukem - 1:45:40 Closing thoughts - 1:49:40

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