The Big Bad Live Show

One of our favorite clips from season 1. Listen to BBLS 7 to hear the rest of the episode.

Piercen, Evan, and Zach come together every other Tuesday to bring great Dungeons & Dragons content along with some other great TTRPGs like FATE, Pathfinder, Genisys, Call of Cthulu, Monster of the Week, and many more. Join in on Discord and on social media to help us brainstorm villains and campaign ideas. It's by GMs, for GMs!

"We show GMs how to give their party a good time by giving their characters a really, REALLY bad time."

Sorry, no episode this week. Evan and Piercen are in the middle of moving across the country right now but fret not! That only means MORE great content coming in the future for we will now be able to record in person.

We have several episodes in the can right now with fantastic guests Zipperon Disney, Level 1 Geek, and One Shot Questers. And if you missed the last episode check it out. We sit down with podcast aficionado Adal Rifai from great podcasts "Hello From the Magic Tavern" and "Hey Riddle Riddle."

The Big Bad Live Show now has a Twitter (@bigbadliveshow) and Instagram (@thebigbadliveshow) where we post one-shots, clips from the show, and more. We will be releasing competitions there soon. Follow us there or on our Discord (https://discord.gg/MrA3bKBe).

The next episode comes out on March 22. It's a Last Airbender/Legend of Korra-themed episode. See you next time!

Continuing with the "great" PR campaign, Piercen and Zachary invite on another dogooder, Doc the Fighter, to talk about...*bleh* heroes. Switch it up in your next adventure by playing the villains with some morally aligned losers—I MEAN! Wait no, that's what I meant. Doc is a great and unwilling guest from the DumpStat Podcast. Catch some more of him and Arch-Litch Brill there for more D&D goodies and RPG facts. Systems recommended for use: Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, FATE, RuneQuest. You can find DumpStat on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/dumpstat-a-dungeons-and-dragons-podcast/id1510815694 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0cYLq9UjN4RjAAG5eSdRqc?si=IbYL9VkcQPCe8j9e_UYLaw YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/DumpStatPodcast and pretty much everywhere else. Listen in if you want to find quality D&D content and experienced tips on role playing.

The "Return" is here and the boys have found a temporary replacement for Zach with Max Renner of Value Select (https://www.youtube.com/c/ValueSelect). This week, they are discussing fractured fairytales and the science fantasy subgenre. If you liked Hoodwinked, then you're a weirdo, but if you liked the Lunar Series, this is right up your dirty, pixie dust-riddled alley. Systems recommended for use: Dungeons & Dragons, FATE, Starfinder, and Genesys.

In this episode, the boys are visited by Zachary's girlfriend and Amazonian delivery person, Brittny. They discuss Disney villains and Walt's apparent immortality. If you are a fan of Kingdom Hearts, Ready Player One, or just Disney in general, listen up! Also, stay tuned for the end as we introduce a new, improvised segment: Lairbnb. We would like to thank all our listeners for their patience with our upload schedule. Our hope is to be more consistent. We appreciate you all and would love to hear your feedback! Systems recommended for use: Dungeons & Dragons, D20 Modern, FATE, Genysis.

With Marvel's Shang-Chi around the corner, Zach discusses some ancient Chinese folklore in the form of tragic yokai Batsu, mother of the hiderigami.

Systems recommended for use: Legend of the Five Rings, HeroQuest, FATE, or Call of Cthulu.

This week the boys get a visit from the PC goblin who claims apparently it is no longer marketable to "terrorize villages" or "enslave thousands of innocents"... So, THEY ARE REBRANDING! Also, the best way to celebrate their censorship is to do an episode on ANTI-villains ;-) Jacob the Monk joins us to make just about the coolest Warforged Guildmaster you have ever seen... Recording are going to be done live on Discord from now on, so tune in if you want to listen to the Big Bads record and give them suggestions on the fly!  Systems recommended for use: Dungeons & Dragons (Eberron setting), Warhammer 40k, Starfinder, Star Wars RPG’s. Discord: https://discord.gg/6D6vsYmwsG Tabletop Theater: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC8biFYBhw4CdeiYsSJHeT7A

In this episode, minds will be destroyed! Psyches will be shattered! Piercen, Evan, and Zach team up with Guy from How to be a Great GM to create a supreme psionic abomination. You’re gonna get 3 antagonists fir the price of 1! The Amnesiac, General Håvard Philo, and the Mind Flayer elder brain, Zazarhoror. Systems recommended for use: Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, FATE, Call of Cthulhu. Goofs in this episode: Zach refers to the movie “The Time Machine” as “The Time Traveler”. Idiot! BBES Discord server: https://discord.gg/vHEh4Jz8sJ Rate us on Apple Podcasts...or DIE! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-bad-evil-show/id1561725098 How to be a Great GM: https://youtube.com/c/HowtobeaGreatGM

The punks get cyber in this episode. What does subliminal messaging, "Neuromancer", and EDM have in common? Well, if you are playing an oddly specific trivia game right now, this is it! Piercen, Evan, and Zach create an ideal urban/sci-fi BBEG The Chrome Fist along with the shadow organization The Masterer. A strong backbone for systems like Shadowrun, Cyberpunk Red and 2020, and possibly Starfinder. Also, music in this episode was provided by Cristian Cobian. Thanks, Chris! Systems recommended for use: Shadowrun, Cyberpunk Red & Cyberpunk 2020, Starfinder. BBES Discord server: https://discord.gg/vHEh4Jz8sJ Rate us on Apple Podcasts! or DIE! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-bad-evil-show/id1561725098

Wickedpedia is a little series we are doing on special occasions to highlight existing villains, their histories, and how you might use them in your next ttrpg. In honor of Star Wars Day and Revenge of the 5th, we are covering a lesser known baddie of the Galactic Empire, Alecia Beck. Systems recommended for use: Star Wars RPG’s, Starfinder, AD&D’s Spelljammer, Dark Heresy. BBES Discord server: https://discord.gg/vHEh4Jz8sJ Rate us on Apple Podcasts! or DIE! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-bad-evil-show/id1561725098

Fan voted episode for the human senses, and we got "taste"... I mean "balance!" The Big Bad Boys explore sensory deprivation horror. What makes losing a sense or senses so scary? Well, hopefully, they nailed it with their new 2 part villain; Arvog the Jealous (a black dragon) and The Scale (a faction of vengeful Dark Elves). Systems recommended for use: Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, FATE, HeroQuest. BBES Discord server: https://discord.gg/vHEh4Jz8sJ Rate us on Apple Podcasts! or DIE! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-bad-evil-show/id1561725098

Listen to us construct a truly haunting new BBEG, Mr. Leper. The Big Bad Evil Show is dedicated to GM's everywhere across all systems. Ensure your party has a great time by giving their characters a really, REALLY bad time. Episode 1 is all about a big bad evil guy based on the classic D&D monster the mimic. Tune in to how we build a campaign around the theme of shapeshifting and paranoia. Perhaps our thoughts on the subject as well as our creative ramblings will inspire you for your campaigns. We scare because we care. Systems recommended for use: Dungeons & Dragons, Pathfinder, FATE, D20 Modern. BBES Discord server: https://discord.gg/vHEh4Jz8sJ Rate us on Apple Podcasts! or DIE! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-bad-evil-show/id1561725098