50. A Return to Form

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Summary

After a stark diversion last time, the Pixel Boys are back with more talk about TV, movies, and Dungeons & Dragons. After an opening conversation about Valve’s new Steam Deck, Alex reveals that he has been watching Schitt’s Creek, much to his co-hosts’ surprise. The rest of the episode is full of conversations on how D&D has evolved over time, the roles of storytelling and mechanics in the game, how it interacts with mix/maxing, and even how it can be used as a therapeutic tool. Oh, and there’s a new D&D themed Magic set.

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Show Notes

• 0:00:00 Game Start!
• 0:01:01 Steam Deck
  • Nvidia Shield Portable
  • Nintendo Switch OLED Model
  • How to request a refund through Steam
  • 47. Here to kill Chaos
  • 48. The Tutorial Episode
  • Discord server boost benefits
  • pixelnoise.fm/cal
• 0:18:14 Alex Watches TV Once More
  • Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
  • Schitt's Creek
  • I can't believe we haven't had to censor anything yet...
  • Atlanta
  • Invincible
  • Bo Burnham: Inside
  • Weird Al
  • Klezmer
• 0:36:47 Role-Playing Series Reviews
  • Critical Role
    • Mighty Nein
  • Dimension 20
    • Fantasy High
    • Misfits and Magic
  • The Adventure Zone
    • Balance
  • Dropout
  • Aabria Iyengar
  • Kids on Brooms
  • Snowboard Kids 2
  • Pathfinder
• 0:44:00 Storytelling & Mechanics in D&D
  • Lost Mines of Phandelver
  • Roguelike
  • Whose Line is it Anyway?
  • Critical Core
  • Strixhaven: A Curriculum of Chaos
  • Editions of Dungeons & Dragons
  • "Rules do not exist to bind you. They exist so you may know your freedoms." -Fyra
• 1:13:15 Min/Maxing in D&D
  • Magic Arena
  • Skyrim
• 1:24:26 Adventures in the Forgotten Realms Review
  • Volo's Guide to Monsters
  • Silence of the Lambs