susan joins the show to talk about playing TI with a more aggressive playstyle, the power of whispers, and Embers of the Imperium.
1:33 - Best thing I saw this week
2:50 - susan joins the show!
3:40 - Why are you aggressive, and how do people tend to respond?
7:25 - Aggression can be fun; going counter to the meta can be especially fun
10:38 - A conversation about whispers in async games
13:48 - Aggression in async games (vs synchronous games) and ghosting/ragequitting
17:10 - Creative writing, TTRPGs, susan's TI4 murder mystery, and async Embers of the Imperium
20:30 - susan's favorite faction
24:42 - Being aggressive but still being chill above the table
25:53 - Tech of the week: Space Dock II
28:20 - Async tip(s) of the week
31:36 - Weird rules thing of the week - Mahact Commander
33:00 - Various updates
Susan’s guide to Being a Pleasant Habitual Murderer https://docs.google.com/document/d/144B9ikAVa6s2_NxzT5eQSlBSiThbYN85fhJSmtYz7nM/edit
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