Postcards from the Dungeon
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Podcast Description
An audio podcast and journal exploring the intersection of creativity and table-top roleplaying games.
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CleanEpisode Seventy-Nine – Disassembling the Avengers | In which Jeb and Steve discuss the movie "Avengers" and both gush with praise as well as point out some of the weaker aspects. Spoilers: Avengers! References and Resources Movie: Avengers (2012) Movie: Thor (2011) | 30 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Seventy-Eight – Fear the Con 5 and Nerd Culture | Jeb and Steve discuss "Fear the Con 5" - the games we played, the games Jeb ran, and the fantastic birthday gift of a greeting they all gave Jeb's daughter. This spawns a discussion about "Nerd Culture" in general, | 21 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Seventy-Seven – Talking Archeology with Matthew | In which Matthew & Steve discuss modern Archeology and how the reality compares to the depiction of Archeology and Archeologists in movies, TV, and books. We go on to discuss some of the controversy that Archeology can lead to, and finally, | 3 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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Clean2012 RPG Podcast Listener Survey | Please, take a moment to fill out this survey and help teach RPG podcasters how to better serve you. - The link is at the top of our website or you can get to it here: 2012 RPG Podcast Listener Survey - | 1 5 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanAnnouncement: We’re going to Fear the Con 5! | Jeb and I are attending Fear the Con 5 on the Fourth and Fifth of May, 2012 in St. Louis, MO. There will be no regular episodes until we get back, but we will be recording something while there and updating our twitter feed with photo's and commentary. | 29 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Seventy-Six – New Golden Age of RPG’s and Dealing with Idea Fatigue | Jeb and Steve are back on the mic's! They talk about Kickstarter and what's perhaps the new Golden Age of RPG's with the bloom of indie games, game ideas, and direct funding of indie books in print. Then Jeb makes a painful confession - system just mig... | 26 4 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Seventy Five – Doug Talks Parsec | In which Doug, the creator of a new Sci-Fi RPG system currently seeking funding on Kickstarter.com, discusses his game Parsec. - Now, fully funded! - Media Kickstarter: Parsec | 27 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanSeventy Four – Character Burner and Hero Lab | Two brief interviews, one with Tresi on how "Burning a Character" in Burning Wheel works. Another with Colen McAlister, of Lone Wolf Development, on Hero Lab; their software tool for GM's and Players. Media RPG: Burning Wheel | 18 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Seventy-Three – Narratavius | In which Steve interviews Michael about his gaming and programming past, hears a description of "RPG Toolkit" and then discuss his latest release for the iPhone, Narratavius. Media RPG: Savage Worlds App Developer: Baked Ham Games | 3 3 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Seventy-Two – CharGen, Methods & Ideas | In which Jeb and Steve re-record the lost episode about different ways for generating player character's, both methods and the source for character ideas. MICE: M – Milieu I – Idea C – Character E – Event - Media - | 8 1 12 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Seventy-One – Current TV Shows, Age Appropriate Story Themes | Jim and Steve discuss the current crop of Fall TV shows. Then we discuss how to maintain the separation between kid-friendly and adult themed story telling. Media Web Series: Standard Action Fund Raiser: Standard Action: Season Two | 4 12 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Seventy – Physics! | Steve interviews Mac Almy and they discuss physics and how real physics relates to rpg's, movies, and TV. DriveThruRPG Discount Use Coupon Code: DiceInTheFall for 20% off, of all of the following (good thru 11/10/2011): - | 31 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixty-Nine – Running a Military Style Campaign | In which Jim and Steve discuss some of the problems and advantages to running a military style campaign, and a few details about the modern American military that may help make your campaign more realistic. - Announcements | 3 10 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixty-Eight – Refreshing Character Archetypes | In which Jeb and Steve discuss Steve's Whiny Complaint of the week, centered on an obvious plot oversight in Megamind. Then they go on to discuss character archetypes and how to make them more interesting than just the standard stereotypes we've all se... | 26 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixty-Seven – Genetics with John Stewart | In which Steve discusses genetics with John: some fascinating facts that could be great material for story telling, how genetics are portrayed in popular media, and even how genetics could be handled in a fantasy settings. - Announcements - | 11 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixty-Six – Standard Action with Joanna Gaskell | In this special episode Steve discusses the web series Standard Action with series creator, writer, producer, and actor - Joanna Gaskell. Media Web Series: Standard Action IndieGoGo: Help Fund Season Two! IMDB: Standard Action | 4 9 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixty-Five – Experiencing Gencon 2011 and the Hex Games Interview | In which Jeb and Steve share their experiences with Gencon 2011 in Indianapolis. Then we share an interview Steve did with two of the creators from Hex Games, the publishers of QAGS and M-Force. - If you want in on that RPGNow. | 21 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixty-Four – Captain America, The First Avenger | In which Jeb and Steve discuss the challenge of being a green GM and how to improve and generate meaningful feedback. Then they go on to discuss the movie "Captain America, The First Avenger." - Spoiler Alert! This episode contains many, detailed, | 2 8 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixty-Three – Small Groups, One-on-Ones, & Pacifists | In which Jim and Steve discuss gaming with very small groups, even one-on-one and the related topic of gaming with a large group, but pulling people out for a little one-on-one to handle a specific character's arc before they rejoin the full group. | 18 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixty-Two – History, Agency, Counterfactuals | In which Steve and a Professor of History discuss what history can teach us, and what special insights can be learned by contemplating "Counterfactuals" (i.e. possible alternate histories). We discuss different models for historical causality, | 10 7 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixty-One – Super 8 | In which Jeb and Steve discuss the current movie "Super 8" and how it harkened back to the youths-have-an-adventure movies of their own youth, the 70's and 80's! J.J. Abram's "Mystery Box" - Media Movie: Super 8 (2011) | 29 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixty – Gallimaufry IV, All Your Base | Jeb and Steve discuss several, loosely related subjects including literature for young people, having a home or operational base for you PC's, and GM's that bait-and-switch campaign settings or themes. We also have a very special guest, | 21 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifty-Nine – Gallimaufry III: Burn-out, Villains, Cults | In which Jeb and Steve discuss a gallimaufry of topics; GM burn-out, revamping villains, and the secret structure of cults. - 1st Note: My statements about the Jonestown Massacre may be incorrect. Though that's what I remember from several sources, | 12 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMinisode Five – JiffyCon Boston 2011 | Tresi and Steve discuss the upcoming JiffyCon Boston 2011, which is in Davis Square Boston on Saturday, 25-June-2011. Please, consider attending if you live nearby and want to meet great local gamers and have a fun day of gaming! Media - | 9 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifty-Eight – Your Kids and Gaming | In which Steve asks Jim and Jeb about how they introduced their children to gaming and how that's working out. We also have a very special guest, Jeb's daughter Nora, who shares with us the unique viewpoint of a child-of-a-gamer. | 6 6 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMinisode Four – New York | In which Steve gives a few impressions of New York city, gathered while vacationing there, and then a very brief teaser of our next full length episode. | 30 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifty-Seven – Sucker Punch & Metaphor Space | In which Jim and Steve discuss the movie "Sucker Punch" as well as some ways to include "metaphor space" action resolution in a campaign. Spoiler Alert Movie: Sucker Punch (2011) - Media Movie: Sucker Punch (2011) Movie: Unforgiven (1992) | 23 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifty-Six – Angels & Demons, Part Two, Demons | In which Jim and Steve discuss Angels and Demons, with a particular focus on Demons. We also discuss story uses for Angels & Demons, and when they are "performing their assigned function" and when they are not! - Seven Heavenly Virtues Chastity | 16 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifty-Five – Angels & Demons, Part One, Angels | In which Jim and Steve begin their discussion of Angels & Demons, not the Dan Brown novel but the ancient pan-religious beings of heaven and hell and places between. This is part one of two, with a particular focus on angels. - | 8 5 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifty-Four – Interview with Jay Libby | In which Jay Libby is interviewed by Steve over a broad range of subjects including Jay's personal memoir, the games he's done art for, and the systems he helped modify and publish. Media Convention: TotalCon RPG: R. Talsorian Games | 28 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifty-Three – Running Epic Level Games | In which "mean_liar" (not his real name!) and Steve discuss epic level gaming, with a focus on GM'ing such in D&D. "mean_liar" is not only a guest of the show but also the GM of one of Steve's bimonthly gaming groups. [81 minute episode.] Media - | 19 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifty-Two – Familiars, Followers, and Henchmen, oh my! | In which Jim and Steve discuss followers, henchmen, familiars, contacts, dependents and their ilk. Thanks, BCGamer, for the topic suggestion! Media Web Link: Back Seat Producers RPG: Dravakor KickStarter: Help Mikey Mason produce his comedy al... | 10 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifty-One – FtC4, GenCon, and System Might Matter | In which Jeb and Steve discuss their experience at "Fear the Con IV" and look ahead to GenCon2011. Then Jeb revisits his nigh heretical claim that /system doesn't matter/ (aka "I can do that in GURPS!"). And hey, if you're going to GenCon2011 also ... | 2 4 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMinisode Three – Where have we been? | In which Steve explains why there was no episode last week, reminds you to donate to the Japanese Earthquake Relief if you're able, and fields a voice message. Media Podcast: Fear the Boot Convention: Fear the Con IV | 24 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifty – Modern World as Game Setting | Jim, Jeb, and Steve spend some time navel gazing after having reached the big five-zero. When they finally get down to business, they discuss the ups and downs, pros and cons of using this modern world as your game setting. - | 14 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMinisode Two – Dravakor: The Litany | A short minisode to introduce listeners to "The Litany" and the heavy metal inspired Pathfinder setting - Dravakor. | 8 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Forty-Nine – Adapting Settings, Customizing Magic | In which Jim and Steve discuss how to adapt settings from many varied sources to an RPG, and focus on how to customize the magic system to get just the right feel you are going after. Media Game: Magic: The gathering Game: Dominium | 7 3 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Forty-Eight: Gallimaufry II, Beginnings & Endings | In which Jeb and Steve discuss Gallimaufry's and then get into the topic of beginnings and endings. Media RPG: Dravakor Movie: Cast a Deadly Spell (1991) Movie: Witch Hunt (1994) Movie: Blue Iguana (1988) RPG: Masterbook, Blood Shadows | 28 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Forty-Seven – Cyberpunk | In which Jim and Steve discuss Detroit's crowd sourced Robocop statue and then the related topic of cyberpunk. They discuss common traits, tropes, and characters in cyberpunk as well as great sources of inspiration in books and movies. | 20 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Forty-Six – Film Noir | In which Jeb and Steve are joined by guest Thomas (@ScoobyThulu) to discuss Film Noir and Neo Noir. An exploration into the origin of this genre, what movies are considered classics, and finally how to pull Film Noir elements into your stories. - | 13 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Forty-Five – Musical Inspiration and Story Structure | In which Jim and Steve discuss music that influences and inspires RPG settings and adventures; then how to use structure to give a game the 'feel' of a TV episode or a movie. Finally Jim gives some good advice for writing a one-shot adventure appropria... | 6 2 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Forty-Four – Mysteries and Twists | In which Jeb and Steve discuss mysteries (as suggested by Nebish) and how to implement them in your game. They find mysteries cropping up in many different genre's, and the discussion not only leads to Steve's general displeasure with the writers of Lo... | 30 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Forty-Three – War: Before, During, and After | In which Jim and Steve discuss War; taking the topic suggested by GorkaMorka and focussing on the lead-up to war, the events and situations surrounding a war, and the aftermath of war. Some time is also spent on the realities of war itself, | 23 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Forty-Two – Of Dragons, a Start | Jeb and Steve discuss dragons and some possible uses for them in your stories. Different types of dragons, from different cultures, and different takes on trying to explain and integrate these mythic creatures within varying traditions and fantasy sett... | 16 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Forty-One – Tron: Legacy & Robot Babies | In which Jim and I review and discuss Tron: Legacy. We review the living bits out of it and then go on to discuss the android birds and the robot bees. - "Mommy, where do robots come from?" - "Well dear ... | 9 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Forty – Santa Fae | In which Jim and Steve discuss their heartbreak over the cancellation of Stargate: Universe, then go on to discuss Christmas movies, Santa Claus as a faery story, and the various uses of Fae in your campaign settings. - Oh, | 2 1 11 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirty-Nine – Created Life Forms | In which Jeb and Steve discuss Androids, Robots, Surrogates, Artificial Intelligences, and other related 'created people' tropes for science fiction and fantasy. - For the record, there is a difference between sentience ("sensory awareness") and sapie... | 26 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirty-Eight – Interview with Lee Garvin & Our First Ever Call-In Contest! | In which Steve interviews game designer Lee Garvin and we discuss the origin and a bit of the future for Tales of the Floating Vagabond. We also discuss Mr. Garvin's other projects include the Noble Wild and Dravakor - and wrap up with our first ever c... | 19 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirty-Seven – The Art of the Double-Cross | In which Jim and Steve discuss the interparty double-cross, especially when it's one PC betraying the rest as part of the GM's plot. How and why to use "Open Secret" or "Closed Secret" betrayals, and some suggestions for making the "Closed Secret" betr... | 12 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirty-Six – Hard and Soft Sci-Fi | In which Jim and Steve discussing from the center instead of the edges, attempt to describe 'hard' and 'soft' science fiction tropes. Lot's of examples, and a little tiny bit of advice. - Media: RPG: Feng Shui RPG: Ninja's and Superspies | 5 12 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirty-Five – A Gallimaufry of Topics | In which Jim and Steve discuss a gallimaufry of topics, including character decision follow-through and consequences, the lack of scalar traits in narrativist game systems but why we like them anyway, the so-called "Wagon Train Effect", | 28 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirty-Four – Everyone Was Kung Fu Fighting! | In which Jeb and Steve cover some feedback from previous episodes, including a voicemail, and then get into the fun and over-the-top topic of ... Kung Fu movies! They also discuss samurai movie's and movies heavily influenced by Kung Fu theater. Finally, | 21 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirty-Three – Super Duper Friends | In which Jim and Steve discuss Superhero stories in both movies, tv shows, and comics with a "contrast and compare" and a "remember when" and even an "analysis of common tropes." Then we list some RPG systems to use for running your own Super Duper Fri... | 14 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirty-Two – Powers of the Mind | In which Jeb and Steve discuss Psionics - ESP, Psychic powers, and a whole range of ... Powers of the Mind! We list some powers that we've run across and then some movies that explore and show off those powers. Finally we delve, a little bit, | 8 11 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirty-One – Feeling a Bit Nostalgic | In which Jim and Steve wax nostalgically about bygone era's, movies, and games from their youth. Then discuss the retro gaming trend in table-top roleplaying games, and finally explore how to exploit nostalgia in your games, | 31 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirty – The Many Ends of the World | In which Jim, Jeb, and Steve discuss the end of the world as they know it. Different scenario's, different time periods, different levels of gritty realism or fantastic unrealism, and all of this plus how to run it in a game. Plus, | 24 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twenty-Nine – TV Season, Fall 2010 | In which Jim and Steve discuss the current season of television shows, and where they'll be drawing inspiration from in the months to come. A great place for you to pick up a new show you may not have heard of or knew little about. Plus, | 17 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twenty-Eight – Horror Gaming in October! | In which Jim and I discuss some feed back we received and then jump into horror movies and the tropes they teach us about the horror genre - all appropos to the month of October. Happy Jack's RPG Podcast gives us a mention | 12 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twenty-Seven – Refreshing Old Tropes and Exploring Ethics | In which Jim and I discuss series reboots and how to refresh tired old story tropes to keep your players interested. Then we discuss how roleplaying games can be used to explore ethics in morally complex situations. | 3 10 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twenty-Six – Rebellion Counter Rebellion | In which Jim and I discuss rebellions, and counter rebellions. Are the hero's fighting authority? Are they struggling against the repressors in an asymmetrical fight for freedom? Or, are they the authority dealing with a rebellion who uses craft, deceit, | 26 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twenty-Five – Beauty of Generic System & PC Jail Break! | In which Jeb and I discuss two threads he started on the FtB forums: Generic vs. Setting Specific RPG systems (and maybe why there's a certain beauty to generic systems that get's overlooked), and PC Jail Break! Why they get thrown in, | 19 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twenty-Four – Memory, Amnesia, Identity | In which Jim and I discuss taking feedback and not pretending to be the ultimate self-referential measuring stick. The movie Paycheck, and how using (and abusing!) memory, amnesia, and identity in your campaign can keep things fresh and interesting. Oh, | 13 9 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twenty-Three – Organizational Campaigns and Organized Crime | In which Jim and I listen to a voicemail, list some more sci-fi RPG's, and talk about campaigns that span multiple generations of PC's. Then we explore the genre of organized crime (mafia, mob, syndicate, etc.) stories, listing typical tropes, | 29 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twenty-Two – Science Fiction Sandbox Campaigns and The Expendable’s | In which Jim and I respond to a long voicemail with a discussion of sandbox campaigns & science fiction games. Jim describes Kane & Lynch II and we wrap up with a little disagreement about The Expendable's. - Listener Challenge: What are some other, | 22 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twenty-One – Multi-Threaded Plots and the Two Crichtons | In which Jim and I discuss our very first voicemail's, how to look at criticism we are all likely to get, and then the matter of the two Crichton's. How this can allow for a multi-threaded plot and a case where romantic tension is both resolved and con... | 15 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twenty – Salt and Empire Building | In which Jim and I briefly discuss the new movie Salt, starring Angelina Jolie. Then female action hero tropes and how Salt measures up. Finally we discuss RPG campaigns that focus on Empire Building, how they can be played, why you may want to, | 8 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Nineteen – Inception and Playing within a Dream | In which Jim and I discuss Inception, define catharsis, seek it in our gaming, and explore gaming within a dream. We also challenge GM's and game designers to recognize character death as a valid choice for players, | 1 8 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Eighteen – Playing a Heist | In which Jim and I discuss even more forum feedback on planning protagonists, and vampire games, and heists. Then we discuss how to actually play a heist game or story arch, giving examples of how the pieces work and how they can be integrated into nea... | 25 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Seventeen – Vampires! | In which Jim and I announce our new voicemail line (617-302-PFTD), cover forum-feedback on previous episodes, and then dive into the topic of Vampires! We try to start at the beginning, skipping about a bit, | 18 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Sixteen – Avatar: The Last Airbender | In which Jim and I are futile in our search for a "planner" type hero - not anti-hero or reformed crook. We then discuss "The Last Airbender" and "Avatar: The Last Airbender" and draw a great deal of inspiration from the anime series for RPG styles and... | 13 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fifteen – Lazy Hero’s, Lucky Fools, and Moral Consequences | In which Jim and I discuss Lazy Hero's who spoil the plans of Planners and Lucky Fools who pass through an interesting milieu of quirky characters. We explore ways in which RPG's are trying to explore the inner life of PC's and finally how moral conseq... | 5 7 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Fourteen – The Bechdel Test and Westerns | In which Jim and I discuss the Bechdel Test, how it relates to female roles in Westerns, and how both of those topics relate to RPG's. Then we discuss a couple of really good Westerns, some lessons that can be learned from them and added to your own se... | 29 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Thirteen – A-Team / 80′s Action TV Mashup | In which Jim and I discuss his "A-Team / 80's Action TV Mashup" one-shot. We discuss why action movies from the 80's make such good RPG fodder, and why some stories are much harder to tell in RPG form then their TV/Movie form. | 21 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Twelve – Group Alchemy | [To make up for the delay, I've got a SUPER SIZED episode twelve for you!] - Jeb and I discuss the campaign's he's run for us, and how the player group slowly developed into a more cohesive whole - and how our play improved from campaign to campaign. | 16 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Eleven – Recursive Narrative | In which Jim and I discuss recursive narrative (story-within-a-story), how it's been used in TV shows and movies and some great examples of uses within an RPG campaign. Plus, we say "Brown Betty" a lot. Fringe - "Brown Betty" | 7 6 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Ten – Intro Jeb | In which Jim and I are joined by Jeb, one of my current GM's and a soon-to-be resident of Cincinnati, OH. We give Jeb a chance to introduce himself, discuss his background and how it's influenced his game style, | 31 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Nine – Clash of the Titans | In which Jim and I review Clash of the Titans, both for what they did right as well as what we would have changed. Then we discuss plots with resourceful hero's, and finally how to get player buy-in for more dramatic opening game sessions. - | 25 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Eight – Choosing not Chosen | In which I rant about hero's who choose their path or are chosen for it, and then we get talking about time travel tropes, possibilities, and solutions. Finally I drop an acronym and we call it a night. Horatio Hornblower The Losers (2010) | 17 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanMinisode One – Poems | In which I explain what a "Minisode" is, and why I'm producing them, and then share some poems that inspire RPG campaign elements. Hey, it's only 7:30 long - what do you have to lose? - Poem One That is not dead which can eternal lie. | 14 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Seven – Arcanum | In which Jim and I talk about his long running Arcanum campaign. Then discuss the pro's and con's of finite-run campaigns. And finally come off sounding like octogenarians longing for nap time at the nursing home. - Right off the bat, corrections: - | 10 5 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Six – with guest co-host Jim (“Missing” Part 2) | In which Jim Dunning joins me, again, and we continue to discuss his custom settings and campaigns. My voice is pretty rough from seasonal allergies, and I apologize for that! Jim does do most of the talking, and my voice should be much better ... | 22 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Five – with guest co-host Jim (Part 1) | In which an old friend and long time GM answers some questions and reminisces about D&D "before it was evil." Star Frontiers Earthdawn Mage: The Awakening Dyson Sphere Percy Jackson & the Olympians Dice, Food, Lodging - | 12 4 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Four – What is Science Fiction? | In which the hosts discuss the recent movie The Box, the authors Orson Scott Card and Stanislaw Lem, and the classic short story, The Monkey's Paw - all in an effort to describe What is Science Fiction? There's a method to our madness, | 24 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Three – Stargate Universe | This week, Steve and Michael discuss Stargate's latest addition to its franchise; SG: Universe. The hosts also reference the earlier works as they discuss what can be taken away from the stories. | 15 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode Two – Avatar | In which Michael and I discuss Avatar, mention Das Boot, and brainstorm ideas for interesting characters based around something 'missing' or having a disadvantage. | 10 3 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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CleanEpisode One – Host Introductions | Here's episode one ... finally. Bumpers, titles, a co-host ... everything! - Michael and Steve make some introductions, discuss some of our favorite movies, and wrap it up by applying it to table-top roleplaying games. | 28 2 10 | Free | View In iTunes |
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