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It is the end of 2016 and we take the chance to talk about all of our favorites for the year. Our 2016 Roll With It episode covers all the mediums we normally talk about from books to table top games! So join us as we reflect on the things that we loved this year.

If there is one thing the RFT party likes to do it is to take their mission of structured chaos on a journey through time. This episode they talk about the things they love from history, that they want to love in a whole new way. So come see what historical media mash ups the party can conjure up!   Roll With Its Alan – Armello Joe – Thanksgiving Randy – Final Fantasy 15

It’s feeling like a Saturday morning on this episode of Roll For Topic. We are talking the action cartoons an animes that delighted us. They may not be perfect, but they just hit that sweet spot inside of our brains that is perfect to us. So take a journey with us into a world of only 2-demensions, heroes, and adventure! Roll With Its Alan – Fate/stay Night Joe – 10 Things I Hate About You Randy –Breathing Underwater – Hollywood Principle

Ah the comedy, the wonderful peace of fiction meant to lift ones spirits and to forget about the troubles of the real world. TV comedies are especially good at this, brightening ones day in a short amount of time. However many of these shows eventually finding themselves doing something meaningful with that captivated audience. Taking on a more serious subject matter to remind you that comedy exists because the opposite does as well. In this RFT we talk the comedy shows that did this in a way, that left a lasting mark on us. So join us for some tears and laughs as we talk about our favorites. Roll With It’s Alan – Guitar Playing Joe – Gears of War 4 Randy – Noclip

Its time for the Roll For Topic crew’s next Side Quest! They dive into their favorite video game consoles. The ones that sparked their love of video games that still burns today. So come walk with us down this digital memory lane! Roll With It’s Alan: Miniature Painting Joe: Dark Elf Trilogy Randy: Luke Cage  & Fatherhood!  

Its time to make another audio time capsule. This time we want to share with the future our picks to represent the Western genre in media. So of course we end up talking about a plethora of classic Western themed films. We also go into if setting alone is what makes it a Western or not. So grab your six shooters and your boots and ride off into the podcast sunset with us. Roll With Its Alan – Cooking Joe – Designated Survivor Randy – Journey

The days grow colder, and the nights grow longer. As we get closer to that time where things go bump in the night. A fortuitous topic appears from our Table of Structured Chaos! In this episode we talk about the gothic & horror tabletop games that had some of the most tragic characters. Maybe you will be inspired to check some of these out yourself.   Roll With It’s Alan – Football Joe – The Jungle Book Randy – Fairy Tail

Hey everyone are you ready to go back to school! Well we are and we talk about what Sci Fi themed books we think should be read in the classroom. We discuss what we like about these novels and what educational value they have. So jack in your headphones and join us in the podcast matrix for another episode of Roll For Topic!   Roll With Its Alan – Ms Marvel: http://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Kamala_Khan_(Earth-616) Joe – New Puppy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWm_5jrWCiQ Randy – Disc Golf: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHVF5cFDOEU

This issue of Roll For Topic we talk about some of our favorite superhero comic issues arcs, and runs that wrapped up in a memorable and satisfying way. We cover some more recent staples as well as the history for some of the characters invloved in these great stories. Come listen to our panel talk about some of their favorite panels!   Roll With Its All: Stranger Things – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kRo6Yg091o Alan: Backgammon –https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0A0tEg-bYY4 Joe: James Bond Movies – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9vpTVo6-VCA Randy: Chainsmokers – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PT2_F-1esPk

This week the Roll for Topic crew talks about their favorite plot twists in “realistic” films. Even though these films have some unlikely elements, or even some small fanatasical ones, they take place in the “real world” or could possibly happen. So come join us and find out what we came up with. His name is Robert Paulson, his name is Robert Paulson, his name is Robert Paulson….. Roll With It’s Alan – Roller Derby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbMFy2r-Mb0 Joe – Engagment: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g5clOgdY96E Randy – KA: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pmqz_gdiY8o Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter! @CommonRoomCast

RFT 12: What Historical Movies had the Best Charcters Since the beginning of cinema, history has been used as inspiration and for plot. Across these films are many excellent performances and actors. This episode of RFT we talk about the historical films, that are filled with multiple wonderful characters who draw you into the history. Roll With Its Alan – OU Softball: http://espn.go.com/espnw/sports/article/16051111/oklahoma-tops-auburn-2-1-win-national-title-women-college-world-series Joe – Voltron: Legendary Defender: https://youtu.be/NXW1waqRCb0 Randy – Overwatch: https://youtu.be/naDw5JEsKJw Joshua – Ressurection of Jake the Snake: https://youtu.be/oktJaXHmdRQ Attachments area Preview YouTube video Voltron: Legendary Defender – Official Trailer – Netflix Voltron: Legendary Defender – Official Trailer – Netflix Preview YouTube video Overwatch – Launch Trailer Overwatch – Launch Trailer Preview YouTube video Resurrection of Jake The Snake Documentary Trailer 2 Resurrection of Jake The Snake Documentary Trailer 2

Like in many other mediums, video games have some well-known series and entries that everyone knows. However, there are also some hidden gems that slip through the cracks for various reasons. This episode the RFT crew talks the fantasy video games that deserves to be unearthed for some more time in the sun. This week is also our first Critical Roll With It! Roll With It: Everyone- Pokemon GO: http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SWtDeeXtMZM   Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter! @CommonRoomCast

  When it comes to apocalyptic wastelands and dystopian societies many times the best villain is the world itself. However some have villains that make the apocalypse even worse to live! Join us as we talk about these dystopian villains that we love to hate!   Roll With It’s Alan – Monster Factory: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_1jGnFt78H8 Joe – The Vagrant: http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23559647-the-vagrant Randy – Running the Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-YZvLUXcR8&list=PLlUk42GiU2guNzWBzxn7hs8MaV7ELLCP_   Attachments area  Preview YouTube video Monster Factory: Fallout 4 – Episode 1 Monster Factory: Fallout 4 – Episode 1 Preview YouTube video Intro: Running the Game Intro: Running the Game

RFT 09: What Superhero TV Show Gets Better Over Time? Some superhero TV shows burn brightly and then the writer’s strike happens and dwindles quickly. However some shows are not only able to keep the magic going, but to keep you guessing and in wonder. Join us as the RFT crew assembles with special guest Joshua Unruh to see which shows rise, and which ones fall! Roll With Its Alan – Blacksmithing: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MPqj6WaTFOE Joe – Game of Thrones: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqSHUXccnYg Joshua – Tokusatsu: http://tokusatsu.wikia.com/wiki/Tokusatsu Randy – Ellie Goulding: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ekPBOVgGRSA Attachments area Preview YouTube video Dark Souls III Great Sword of Artorias – MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED Dark Souls III Great Sword of Artorias – MAN AT ARMS: REFORGED Preview YouTube video Game of Thrones 6×07 Promo “The Broken Man” (HD) Game of Thrones 6×07 Promo “The Broken Man” (HD) Preview YouTube video Ellie Goulding – Goodness Gracious Ellie Goulding – Goodness Gracious

The Roll For Topic crew are on the case. Discussing their most satisfying movie endings that somehow fall into the gothic or horror genre. So grab a flashlight, a wooden stake, and your headphones as we venture into what goes bump in the night! Roll With Its Alan – Dementia Friendly America – http://www.dfamerica.org/ Joe – Rooster Teeth Podcast – http://roosterteeth.com/show/rt-podcast Randy – E3: Electronic Entertainment Expo – https://www.e3expo.com/ Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter! @CommonRoomCast

For their first Side Quest, the Roll For Topic misfits travel to the isle of childhood toys. We talk about the toys that made holidays memorable, the ones that had special meaning, and the ones that we will never forget! Roll With Its Alan – Stardew Valley:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ot7uXNQskhs Joe – Up Up Down Down: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIr1YTkEHdJFtqHvR7Rwttg Randy – Hyper Light Drifter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nWufEJ1Ava0   Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter! @CommonRoomCast

This episode of Roll For Topic we talk about the fantasy authors, worlds, and characters that have captured our hearts and minds. Not only that we discuss which ones we would hide away to be found in the dystopic future! So cozy up in your hobbit hole; your ears are going on an adventure! Roll With Its Alan: The Banner Saga http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=dJJQgma4OLs Joe: Justice League Animated Series https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justice_League_(TV_series) Randy: An Idiot Abroad http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=1Hg9R_edTTA Support us on Patreon! Follow us on Twitter! @CommonRoomCast

Comic books, comic strips, web comics; these days comics are everywhere. Over the years the hosts of Roll for Topic have enjoyed comics of different varieties, art styles, and themes. On this episode Alan, Joe, and Randy talk about the comics that give us a warm fuzzy feeling, and always seem to make us smile. Roll With It – Alan – http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/20299683-rat-queens-vol-1 Joe – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5_A0Wx0jU4 Randy – https://heroforge.com/ Follow us on Twitter! @CommonRoomCast Find us on Facebook! Support us on Patreon!  

This episode of Roll for Topic we travel through history. We discuss real historical events, media involving history, and things discussing history that made us chuckle. So you get your flux capacitors ready and gun it to 88 MPH! Alan – http://www.dancarlin.com/ Joe – http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1431045/ Randy – http://www.firewatchgame.com/ Twitter: @rollfortopic Email: podcast@commonroomradio.com Support us on Patreon!

Tabletop games brings people together to solve problems and have fun. Some are so well designed that they challenge us at levels beyond “winning”. This episode Alan, Joe, and Randy are joined by RFT producer Josh Stevens to discuss some of our most memorable adventures at the table. Roll With It – Alan – http://www.amc.com/shows/breaking-bad Joe – http://www.pacificrimmovie.com/ Randy – https://roll20.net/ Josh – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=epMAq5WYJk4 Twitter: @rollfortopic Email: podcast@commonroomradio.com Support us on Patreon!