Best Build Casters Podcasts (2026)

Socerton and Askallad welcome Sir_Pengwin to the show! They talk about the big announcement a few weeks ago and what that means for AoE IV in 2026 as well as a deep dive into the historical veracity of the civs in AoE IV to their real-life counterparts. All that and more in our final episode of 2025! Socerton's Discord: https://discord.gg/BjU8QcVgF…

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64. Elephant Nerf 1:42:28

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Askallad and Socerton talk about the Season 12 mid-season patch which brings a big time nerf to Elephants and other tweaks to the newest variant civs. All that and more in our penultimate episode of 2025! Socerton's Discord: https://discord.gg/BjU8QcVgFQ Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep The Griot Bara: https://discord…

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Project Graften: Episode 3 57:08

17d ago57:08

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We are alive. We are alive. We are alive. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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63. "Emergency" Recording 1:42:30

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We almost didn't get this one recorded, but we did! CalerbCalmari calls in and talks with Socerton about how the new civs are measuring up and how the season has gone thus far. Topics range from what "whelmed" means to how the Crucible feels. We also go on some tangents including a chat about what we think some of the top games this year were and w…

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Project Graften: Episode 2 1:00:02

1M ago1:00:02

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The candles are burning, and They are everywhere. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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Project Graften: Episode 1 1:07:36

2M ago1:07:36

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While we are on hiatus from Wild Things, enjoy the first episode of Unprepared Casters' foray into Ten Candles with Game Master Amelia and candle lighters Nick, Dillin, Robin, Jess, and Owen! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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62. HUGE Sheep Update! 1:59:00

2M ago1:59:00

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Socerton, Askallad, and Beale discuss how awesome King of the Rockies 2025 was and also give a breakdown of the new Season 12 Update! (SHEEP ARE FUN COLORS NOW). Socerton's Discord: https://discord.gg/BjU8QcVgFQ Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep The Griot Bara: https://discord.gg/JH2E5Afe5j The Rising Empires: https://…

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Wild Things: Episode 3 1:32:29

2M ago1:32:29

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Things are getting ever stranger in the little town of Triumph, and our heroes have to do their best to roll with the punches. content warnings: strong language Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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61. October Madness 1:49:53

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Socerton and Draxos look forward to King of the Rockies 2025 in just a FEW DAYS! To celebrate, they prepare their very own March madness-esque brackets for the tournament. They also make a few predictions, give a weather forecast, and dunk on the New York Jets. All that and more in the episode previewing the LAN in Denver! Socerton's Discord: https…

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Wild Things: Episode 2 1:43:23

2M ago1:43:23

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The gang tries their hand at babysitting and mystery solving at the SAME TIME! content warnings: strong language Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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60. Caster's Curse 1:22:40

3M ago1:22:40

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Socerton and CalerbCalmari look forward to King of the Rockies in just a few weeks and reflect on how to improve casting in AoE IV. Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.twitch.tv/aoe_beale Sir Nevels: https://www.youtube.com/@sirn…

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Wild Things: Episode 1 1:53:57

3M ago1:53:57

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By Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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Wild Things: Episode 0 1:24:44

3M ago1:24:44

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A single streetlight blinks, and a very important tapestry starts to fray. Welcome to Unprepared Casters: Wild Things! Meet our scrappy teens played by Grace, Dillin, and Nick as Haley introduces them to a world of magic beyond any of their wildest imaginations: The American Midwest. Content Warnings: strong language Learn more about your ad choice…

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59. Countdown to Clowntown 2:03:20

4M ago2:03:20

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Socerton and CalerbCalamari discuss the new Rouge-light gamemode coming along with the new DLC this November, as well as how games and shows tend to "jump the shark". All that and more. ALSO ORDER MERCH HERE: @everyone Come one, come all, get your very own Extra Sheep sweatshirt! Place your order by October 3rd before it closes. These magnificent r…

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Wild Things: Trailer 2:09

3M ago2:09

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Unprepared Casters: Wild Things begins on Monday, September 22. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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Locke and Key (Part 2) 1:17:30

4M ago1:17:30

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We return to Blades in the Dark to execute our very serious and well-planned mission! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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58. Dynasties of the East DLC Announced! 1:39:20

4M ago1:39:20

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Socerton, Sir Nevels and Askallad discuss the new DLC that was announced: Dynasties of the East! Four new variant civs are coming along with new biomes, maps and a whole new game mode! Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.twitch.t…

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57. Smelling Salts > Auto Queue Villagers 1:52:44

5M ago1:52:44

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Socerton, Askallad, and Draxos talk about the big trending topic in AoE IV! No, not THAT topic, we're talking about auto-queueing villagers (again!?). All that and more as we preview KotR rules and maps! Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: h…

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56. The Worst Competitive Maps (And Why It Is Hedge Maze) 1:51:40

5M ago1:51:40

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Socerton, CalerbCalamari and Askallad are back and talk about the worst maps for competitive play and WHY are they still consistently in the map pool? Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.twitch.tv/aoe_beale Sir Nevels: https://ww…

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Locke and Key (Part One) 57:21

5M ago57:21

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Join us as we play Blades in the Dark! Game Master Amelia leads Haley, Grace, Abbey, Robin, and Josie through a very important heist in the nation of Malum. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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55. Spoilers! A Live Reaction to the Summer EGC Finals 1:43:55

6M ago1:43:55

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STOP! We highly encourage you pull up the final series of MarineLord vs LoueMT to watch along with us as we live react to this absolutely incredible series. You can follow this link to get to close to where we started watching: https://www.youtube.com/live/w_4Wty4InsA?si=KCnxyNn-YXpV2Rxq&t=25119 Want more content? This episode has bonus content fro…

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54. Announcing King of the Rockies 2025! (Feat. Draxos) 2:14:53

7M ago2:14:53

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King of the Rockies 2025 is a GO! Draxos has the details as Socerton and Sir Nevels also welcome back the return of Beale! KotR Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JYYCTTaQBHY Matcherino to donate to KotR: https://matcherino.com/t/kotr2025 Start GG: https://www.start.gg/tournament/king-of-the-rockies-2025/details NOTE: The link to the Merch is…

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53. Dog Days 1:08:10

7M ago1:08:10

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We're still on the grind and Summer is here! Socerton and Askallad talk the dog days of summer as AoE IV has been pretty steady these last two weeks. But big news is on the horizon! Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.twitch.tv/a…

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52. When You Get Haters 1:36:37

7M ago1:36:37

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Socerton, Askallad, and CalerbCalamari are back and talk about the conclusion to the Elite Classic III and the reaction to Socerton's casting as well as Beasty's performance. Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.twitch.tv/aoe_beal…

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The Quest Wing: Episode 6 2:21:13

8M ago2:21:13

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The finale for The Quest Wing! content warnings: strong language Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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51. Caffeine, Casting and Patchnotes 1:43:10

8M ago1:43:10

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We are back after an unexpected break! And for once we didn't mistime a patch release! We talk the hotfix patch as well as how the game feels a few weeks into the new DLC! Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.twitch.tv/aoe_beale S…

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The Quest Wing: Episode 5 1:46:36

8M ago1:46:36

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The Gala Planning Committee takes a moment to regroup, and take an early day off. content warnings: strong language Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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The Quest Wing: Episode 4 2:12:48

9M ago2:12:48

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The party must prove their strength as they descend deep underneath the Guild of Guilds to enter the Quest Wing and retrieve the Questing Scroll that lies within. content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, death Listen to the talkback show for The Quest Wing on our Patreon! patreon.com/UnpreparedCasters Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters…

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50. Good News, Bad News, Big Update 2:36:37

9M ago2:36:37

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Celebrating our 50th Episode with Sheep Noises, DLC discusion and Socerton taking his heel turn. We call it how we see it as we talk TenFourTim's departure, the price of the DLC and much, much more! Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https:…

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The Quest Wing: Episode 3 1:41:04

9M ago1:41:04

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The one with the unicorn. content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, mortality Follow us on: Twitter/X: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesBy Haley Whipjack & Amelia Som

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The Quest Wing: Episode 2 1:54:30

9M ago1:54:30

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As half the office lays incapacitated in the aftermath of Sean Locke's speech, the party takes a soul-bound oath to join the Gala Planning Committee and try to salvage his inauguration. content warnings: strong language Listen to the talkback episodes for The Quest Wing on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on: Twitter: @unprepcas…

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49. Templars, Roses, and More Time for Deer 2:12:50

10M ago2:12:50

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The big news is here! The DLC is gonna go live on April 8! Askallad and Socerton dive into what we know and don't know about the DLC. We also hold a post mortem of the Garrison LAN in Europe. Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.t…

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48. What Units Look the Best? 2:37:36

10M ago2:37:36

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NOTE: This episode was delayed since inside it, Sir Nevels and Socerton speculate about what they expected in the upcoming DLC, then the day it was to be published the news dropped. So if you don't want to hear that, just jump straight to episode 49. Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! So…

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The Quest Wing: Episode 1 1:31:17

10M ago1:31:17

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Get ready! To! BUREAUCRACY! With Count Dion Alexander Grimmawk (Barnaby), Krissy Carson (Rae), and Kathy Norfolk (Josie)! Join GM Amelia as they introduce us to the movers and shakers behind the scenes of Malum! Content warnings: strong language Hear the talkbacks for the Quest Wing on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Learn more about you…

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The Quest Wing: Episode 0 54:27

10M ago54:27

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There are a lot of things that keep magical kingdoms together, and some of them are a lot less glamorous than others. Welcome to Unprepared Casters: The Quest Wing! Meet your government girlies, your diva drones, your bored babes, played by Barnaby, Josie, and Raven. Amelia is here to lead them through our most high octane adventure yet: planning a…

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47. The Extra Deer 2:29:30

10M ago2:29:30

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Socerton, Sir Nevels and Askallad debate if we should rename to the "Extra Deer" (yeah no!) as well as discuss the newest patch update and more! Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton Beale: https://www.twitch.tv/aoe_beale Sir Nevels: https://www.yout…

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The Quest Wing: Trailer 1:55

10M ago1:55

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Unprepared Casters: The Quest Wing begins on Monday, March 3, 2025. To get talkback episodes for The Quest Wing, join us on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... Twitter: @unprepcasters Instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…

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An Evening of Love and Joy: Round 2 53:06

11M ago53:06

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Can you discover the true culprit before the players? Find out in this round of An Evening of Love and Joy! content warnings: strong language, implied sexual content Support us on Patreon! www.Patreon.com/UnpreparedCasters Find us on: Twitter: @UnPrepCasters Instagram: @UnpreparedCasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice…

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An Evening of Love and Joy: Round 1 55:24

11M ago55:24

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It's the Lovejoy Family Decennial Family Celebration of Love and Joy, and there has been a terrible crime. It's up the to five suspects to find the true culprit! This episode is also publicly available on our YouTube channel! Watch this family fall apart before your very eyes! youtube.com/c/UnpreparedCasters content warnings: strong language, impli…

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046. Sir Nevels Finally Returns (for real) 2:08:30

11M ago2:08:30

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The OG Extra Sheep Crew is back! Socerton and Beale welcome Sir Nevels back to the podcast as they discuss everything from Pro Scouts to the new Extra Sheep Map: Anatolian Hills created by Kaivaryu and Bidderlyn. Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socerton: https://www.twitch.tv/socerton…

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Open the Door 2:11:54

12M ago2:11:54

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There is a wall between Owen (Haley) and Josh (Amelia), and they have to keep it that way. Today we’re playing The Time We Have by Elliot Davis, a game about brothers, zombies, and closed doors. content warnings: strong language, existentialism, discussions of death, mild body horror, audible/visible crying Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…

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45. Extra Sheep Gummies? 2:00:34

12M ago2:00:34

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We're back for 2025! Socerton, Askallad, and CalerbCalmari get back to it on the longest running, highest rated AoE IV podcast! We talk Pro Scouts, Gulping Byz, and Shaq's Shaq-A-Licious XL Gummies (not a sponsor... yet). All that and more in our latest episode! Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and…

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43. Making Maps fit for a Tourney (Feat. Kaivaryu) 1:52:05

1y ago1:52:05

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This week we dive further into the 2v2 experience by interviewing Kaivaryu, the man behind such maps like Atoll, Deer Valley, and Baldland which have been featured in EGCTV's Winter 2v2 Tournament. We also discuss Beale and Socerton's debut on EGC. All that and more in this week's episode! Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraS…

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The Aurora Protocol: Episode 6 2:41:17

1y ago2:41:17

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You have to get out of the Starship Alltrades. Content warnings: strong language, fantasy violence, character death, body horror See video episodes of The Aurora Protocol, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn …

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42. 2v2 Fever 1:50:14

1y ago1:50:14

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2v2's are all the rage this Fall/Winter! We dive into Socerton's poor 2v2 performance, as well as the upcoming EGC tourney and our thoughts on how 2v2's role in the competitive scene helps spice things up. All that and more in this week's episode! Support us on Patreon at: https://www.patreon.com/TheExtraSheep Follow us on Twitch and YouTube! Socer…

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The Aurora Protocol: Episode 5 1:28:53

1y ago1:28:53

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The monsters lurk in the corridors. Content warnings: strong language, body horror See video episodes of The Aurora Protocol, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcasters Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm…

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41. Controversy in the Octagon? 2:18:52

1y ago2:18:52

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We heard that some Extra Sheep were given in the Outback Octagon and that controversy ensued! So, Socerton, CalerbCalamari, and Askallad dive into why that's just silly. We also talk about the starting moves of every Civilization and how we think the patch is going so far. We also discuss tips on getting better at the game, Dnd Characters, Frost Pu…

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The Aurora Protocol: Episode 4 1:53:59

1y ago1:53:59

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There is someone at the center of everything. They don't know it yet. Content warnings: strong language, body horror, death, cult imagery See video episodes of The Aurora Protocol, hear all the talkbacks, and get full-body character art on our Patreon! patreon.com/unpreparedcasters Follow us on... twitter: @unprepcasters instagram: @unpreparedcaste…

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40. Hunting the Whales 2:14:23

1y ago2:14:23

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Socerton, Beale, and Askallad are back! (Except Beale ended up leaving due to a gas leak...) And we're ready to talk about the patch notes to Season 9! We also discuss the evils of AOE Mobile, the new tournaments coming up and what each civilization's signature unit is. All that and more in this week's episode. Support us on Patreon at: https://www…