347. You Issue the Call; I'll Make the Modem Noises

From Topic Lords by Jim Stormdancer

June 15, 2026 · 54 min

About this episode

The episode features a discussion on various topics including tabletop RPGs, smart technology, and local history.

Lords: Erica Krissy Topics: The Battle of Food Dog and Valley Jump Park The Wilson Wolfe Affair, or, how I spent $350 on the mysterious wolfe in the sky This tabletop RPG with scripting support https://mastodon.tomodori.net/@vga256/116246406043573614 Why the heck are we making everything smart these days? And why is the security so terrible (A.K.A. The Lovense Story) The Naming of Cats by T.S. Eliot https://poets.org/poem/naming-cats Microtopics: The first and still only place you can discuss topics. Writing down your plugs ahead of time. The happy ending you deserve. A small child crawling into your bed in the middle of the night and asking the questions that keep him up at night, such as "can you one-shot a Silver Boss Bokoblin with a regular arrow and a Lizal strong bow?" Giving your child a classical education. (In Zelda and Mario games.) Living in Virginia near a bunch of Confederate monuments. Looking at the battle map to see where the soldiers come down from the Food Lion. The monument to not building anything. Sonically-enforced exclusion zones. Whether there's sound in the eye of the hurricane. What they call the Wal-Mart in Puerto Rico. Podcasts on which it's okay to…

People in this episode

Host: Jim Stormdancer

Guest: Erica Krissy

Topics covered

tabletop RPG
smart technology
classical education
history
gaming
family
local culture

Keywords

tabletop RPG
smart technology
Virginia
gaming
family education
history
Lovense

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Lovense, Simulacra Games

Books & works: The Naming of Cats, The Wilson Wolfe Affair

Places: Virginia, Puerto Rico