Episode 36
Lacking GenCon tickets and vacation time, Brian sits down with game designers Chris Bennett and Bruce Harlick. We discover Brian’s kitchen is somewhat echoey, and chat some computer game / rpg industry connections, The Believers short form rpg, Microlite20, retrogaming, Fred Hicks, taco trucks and more.
Liner Notes
[0:37] Introductions
[6:15] Player Types and DMG 4th ed
[13:50] Bennett’s “The Believers” game and play
[21:26] GoPlay NorthWest Ad Hoc Bennett-style
[30:30] Pacificon, Microlite20 and Retrogaming
[42:23] Everyone loves Carl Rigney
[43:00] The Fred Hicks (and Julian Murdoch) Experience
[49:23] “Unbalanced encounters” and the art of running away
[1:05:27] Foodies and Gamers
[1:10:30] We wrap up
Links
The Role-Playing Poem Competition
Con Report from MiniGPNW/HarperCon
Quick Primer for Old School Gaming
Pacificon 8/29 - 9/1/08
Episode 35
Our 2 year anniversary. We chat about Good Omens Games, WH40k 5th edition, Days of Wonder, plenty of D&D 4th edition play experience, and more with a few shout-outs along the way.
Liner Notes
[0:37] Intro
[3:00] Good Omens Games
[8:56] WH40K 5th and trends in minigames
[26:20] The GSL revisited
[36:51] Days of Wonder distribution
[42:53] World of Warcraft adventure game
[46:10] Don’t Rest Your Head actual play
[49:25] Chris’ D&D 4th start and Back Story
[53:59] Brian’s D&D 4th experiences
[1:02:53] Sins & Virtues cards by Sinister Games
[1:06:01] Fred Hicks and Julian Murdoch at EndGame on 8/6
[1:07:02] We exit - stage right
Episode 34
We’re back with another episode, spending some time talking about the newly minted D&D 4th edition and it’s corresponding license, the GSL, along with some chatter about Traveller play and Free RPG Day.
Liner Notes
[0:37] Intro
[2:03] So … D&D 4th Edition
[36:08] The GSL
[55:32] Traveller Actual Play
[1:03:18] Traveller and Thousand Suns revisited
[1:07:36] Free RPG Day
[1:12:30] Last Thoughts and We’re Out
Episode 33
Brian and Chris sit down to ramble … er, discuss all manner of games with returning guest Chris Bennett. We talk about the upcoming (and now seen) D&D 4th ed, Go Play NorthWest 2008, Battletech, Burning Wheel play, Thousand Suns / Traveller play, and round out with a review of Mongoose’s new edition of Traveller.
Here is a Time Line! (Thanks Valandil!)
00:00:36……Welcoming Chris Bennett
00:01:40……D&D4 - and Endgame midnight release event — Chris Hanrahan
00:03:22……D&D4 - game play discussion — Chris Bennett
00:05:07……D&D4 - manuals PDF leak / presales date sales — Chris Hanrahan
00:08:48……D&D4 - positive reactions
00:10:50……D&D4 - game play descriptions
00:16:04……D&D4 - More positive reaction to modern design — Chris Bennett
00:17:00……D&D4 - as a big version of “Red Box D&D” — Chris Hanrahan
00:17:40……D&D4 - skills and Star Wars Saga
00:19:52……D&D4 - upcoming releases — Chris Hanrahan
00:20:31……D&D4 - structure and freedom
00:22:09……Go Play Northwest — Chris Bennett
00:24:44……Go Play Northwest - games run - Dogs in the Vineyard, Don’t Rest Your Head, Perfect - Joe McDonald?, Geiger Counter, Prime Time Adventures, D&D — Chris Bennett
00:26:18……Prime Time Adventures - play report — Chris Bennett
00:27:08……Monsignor(sp?) 1244 - play report — Chris Bennett
00:31:01……”Amazing” Mountain Witch - play report — Chris Bennett
00:38:33……Catalyst Battletech Technical Readout 3075 — Chris Hanrahan
00:42:57……Battletech - novels coming — Chris Hanrahan
00:44:03……Burning Wheel - play report — Chris Bennett
00:49:52……Thousand Suns - play report (via Classic Traveller adventure “Shadows” SPOILERS) - Brian Isikoff
00:56:40……Mongoose Traveller - review — Brian Isikoff
01:07:51……Wrap-up
Episode 32
A joint episode with “That’s How We Roll”, Chris Hanrahan and Fred Hicks talk GTS at, well, GTS. Live and unplugged.
Episode 31
Chris and Brian return to the studio. We discuss recent play, including some Dogs in the Vineyard, In a Wicked Age, and SotC Shadowrun; industry news, a review of Thousand Suns and more. No food, and please forgive the extra-long pause around the 37 minute mark.
Liner Notes
[0:36] Intro
[2:05] Recent Play
[14:40] Dark Heresy news
[17:26] Paizo / Pathfinder
[28:13] D&D 4th / D&D minis
[32:57] Industry Supply Stuff
[37:50] SotC Shadowrun play
[44:23] Dogs in the Vineyard play
[52:18] In a Wicked Age play
[59:23] Thousand Suns rpg review
[1:08:32] We wrap it up
Episode 30
We’re back with a GM round-table episode. Brian and Bay Area GMs Bob Kuzmeski and Sean Schoonmaker discuss experiences of GMing Dark Heresy at DunDraCon 32 and running good demo games in general.
Liner Notes
[0:37] Intro
[1:09] Dark Heresy: the GM experience
[30:08] Running Demo Games
[46:49] Good night
Episode 29
Ken Hite returns to the show to discuss DunDraCon 32 and his recent projects with dinner companions Brian and Chris Stand-in, John Polack. We discuss the DDC 32 experience, along with Ken’s projects, including Trail of Cthulhu, Adventures into Darkness, and Where the Deep Ones Are.
Liner Notes
[0:36] Introductions
[2:05] Dinner at Le Cheval
[4:01] DunDraCon 32 impressions
[27:20] Ken’s Trail of Cthulhu
[37:34] Ken’s Adventures into Darkness
[40:39] Ken’s Other Projects
[45:43] Champions and Hero Games news
[56:43] Brian’s Dealer Room Loot
[1:06:16] Last Thoughts
Episode 28
We’re back with our first episode of 2008, leading off with a long discussion on the latest D&D 4th edition new. We then chatter about Worlds Days of Wonder, preparing for convention season, preview the upcoming Sons of Liberty and In a Wicked Age rpgs, and review Names and Savage Worlds: EX among other commentary.
Liner Notes
[0:37] Intro
[1:14] D&D 4th Edition SRD and OGL chat
[26:36] Days of Wonder State of BattleLore
[29:48] Preparing for Convention Season
[42:14] Brian’s pile of backlogged reading
[43:30] Sons of Liberty and In a Wicked Age preorders
[47:21] Race for the Galaxies, Lego and Brick Wars
[50:31] Review: Names - the Story Games Name Project
[55:39] Review: Savage Worlds Explorer’s Edition
[1:04:46] We Wrap Up
Episode 27
Just in time for your New Year’s listening - our last episode of 2007. We close out the year with long look at the newly announcing D&D 4th edition product line, take a look at 2007 in review in the worlds of rpg, minis and board gaming, and present reviews of the Battlestar Galactica rpg and the soon-to-be released Dark Heresy (WH40K rpg).
Liner notes
Intro [0:37]
D&D 4th edition chat [1:20]
2007 in review[13:35]
Review: Battlestar Galactica rpg [42:33]
Review: Dark Heresy rpg [53:15]
Parting Words for 2007 [1:07:03]