For those who may be interested, old Skill Monkey segments are being posted here: http://theskillmonkey.blogspot.com/  when and as I get time to put some up.
 
They'll still appear first on The Order 66 podcast though, by a pretty wide margin I should think.
 

<self promotion hat> Listen to the Skill Monkey Segment on the Order 66 Podcast. </self promotion hat>

I'm 100% certain the designer of that item did not intend for the piece of equipment to be usable as that piece of equipment after being used to mask the hilt without some time/and or money being spent  to reassemble the said item into a working form again. Some sort of modification to the original item would have been needed which will have cost something to do and to reverse. Credits, significant time, parts, etc. I know people can and will think of exceptions and that's fine. Ultimately though, your table discussion will help you decide.
Or Sam, of course.
 

You guys are so nice.

That's about right yeah

I read the above, and in my mind, I’m thinking it’s something like this:  

Caption: Looping animated GIF of cat bobbing its head to music with a strong beat.
EDIT: forgot the caption for Haley.

Hey, you helped me, and thus my table, to reach greater enjoyment of the game.  Is there higher praise?  

You guys are so nice.

You guys are so nice.

You guys are so nice.

You guys are so nice.

You guys are so nice.

You guys are so nice.

You guys are so nice.

You guys are so nice.

I know right?!   Every time I heard that music kick in, I started smirking, and bobbing my head back and forth, feeling immensely goofy all of a sudden.  Ready for about 10ish minutes of informative, yet funny gaming advice for the system.   Honestly, Skill Monkey did a lot to help me wrap my brain around what the devs were trying to do with the system.   What the intention of the rules was, basically low effort rules for improvisational theater.    Which I'm all for that.

It's about that time he could have put a slide whistle with all the crappy glissando he could muster in place of the penny whistle.

I remember complaints that his music bed was too loud. And I was thinking to myself, "No it's awesome!! Keep the volume jacked, and just talk over it. I like bopping to the tune while I listen." 

Haha, true! That kind of smartassery is right up my alley.

Not to mention the emperor's march played on a ukulele and penny whistle.    That never got old.

And they were pleasant to listen to - there's a lot to be said for a well-produced podcast.  Having produced a few myself (as well as a good stint as a professional audio engineer) I greatly appreciate the expense, time, and effort that goes into making a quality podcast or segment therein.

Yeah, I miss the Skill Monkey as well.  I mean, I get why he stopped, in that he's basically discussed the basics of how to read and interpret the dice, and there wasn't much else to go over.  But they were fun to listen to.   And his in game examples helped a lot to provide some narrative framework to the dice mechanics.   I think the bit that I took the most away from, was his "let the dice tell you what happens" bit.   If the results come up from a proficiency dice, then it's your trained skill in that action that saved the day.  End up with some threat from that environmental setback die from the rain?  Well you slip a bit and bang your knees on the wet pavement, causing yourself some strain.   That really helped me when describing what happens with the results.

I think Skill Monkey has been the most thought provoking segment and miss its like. I still go back and listen to them and I always come away with something fresh.

FWIW, I asked the Skill Monkey what he thought given the points raised here and in the comments on the initial article.
 
All he wanted to know was if people would have fun playing them.
 
 
 
 
P.S.  He does like the discussion though.

FWIW, I asked the Skill Monkey what he thought given the points raised here and in the comments on the initial article.
 
All he wanted to know was if people would have fun playing them.
 
 
 
 
P.S.  He does like the discussion though.