RPPR Episode 19: Gencon 2008 Wrapup
August 19, 2008
We’re back from the best four days of gaming! We talk about everything from the new games premiering at Gencon to the awesome people we met to the games we played or ran. It was a blast and we look forward to next year. Some of the highlights this year include meeting Dave Arneson and getting a first edition of Blackmoor autographed, interviewing quite a few game designers and writers, playtesting a new Call of Cthulhu scenario from Pagan Press (which we recorded and will post to the podcast! stay tuned for that) hanging out with gamers and podcasters, sleeping very little and eating less and running Monsters and Other Childish Things. We will post our interviews on a regular basis for the next month or so.
Games and books mentioned:
- Monsterpocalypse
- Monsters and Other Childish Things and my supplement for it: A Curriculum of Conspiracy now in print!
- Mutant City Blues
- GUMSHOE/Trail of Cthulhu/Esoterrorists/Fear Itself
- Freaky Creatures
- Pirates of the Burning Sea
- Hunter the Vigil
- Goodman Games’ new 4E modules
- Beneath Flanders Field: The Tunnelers of WW1 1914-1918
Music: The Sword of Fire by Studiomig.
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RPPR Episode 18: 4E Dungeons and Dragons Rundown
August 05, 2008
We’ve finally gotten around to looking at the monster RPG of the summer, the fourth edition of Dungeons and Dragons. We cover the good, the bad and the ugly of the system. Special thanks to the Bear Swarm podcast for joining in on our first game of 4E. We also talk about Gencon, scuba diving and of course, a very entertaining letter from Tom.
Song: Journey by Excellent Adventure
Shout Outs:
- Elona: A graphical roguelike with all kinds of neat features like random quests, companions, pets, and housing.
- The Kids In the Hall: The best comedy out of Canada in the 90s.
- The Demon Rush: MMMMMMMM. Watch the trailer.
- Spore Creature Creator: Make wang monsters or something. I don’t know.
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Interview with Adrian Pommier of Goodman Games
July 28, 2008
Every year, hundreds of adventurers die horrible deaths, all competing for treasure, glory and points to move on to the next round. This isn’t a weird reality TV series, it’s the DCC tourney at Gencon. Adrian Pommier is the man in charge of this year’s Dungeon Crawl Classic Tournament. He’s also the co-author of the mega module Castle Whiterock and several other dungeon crawls. In this interview, we talk about how the DCC module is designed, the creation of Castle Whiterock and Palace of the Wastes, (stories from the module are here) what the dungeon crawl really is and the differences between 3E and 4E.
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Death by Thumbs
January 26, 2008
Written by Ab3
Mixed by Ross Payton
Me: “OK you walk into the room and see a group of Hobgoblins sharpening their weapons.”
Psycho Dave: “I flash my talisman of the Dark Gods and order them to bow down to the might of Azathoth.”
Me: “They bow before you.”
Psycho Dave: “Then I behead them.”
Performed by the RPPR crew
Chris Farmer
Tom Church
Patrick & Karee Williams
Aaron, David, and Ross Payton
Synopsis: Ab3 finds himself running a a two month Dungeons and Dragons campaign, as Deviant Boy, Aesnath, Weasly Crusher, Psycho Dave, El Disgusto and Ol’ Yellowbelly explore the Dungeon of Nasty Doom. Some quest for the Gemstone of MacGuffin while other players search for the Blade of Gory Cleaving. Of course, between the players’ volatile personalities and the many dangerous enemies of the dungeon, the odds are against Ab3 and his gaming buddies actually finishing the campaign. Fortunately, his pain is our comedy. Listen in to learn who suffers DEATH BY THUMBS!
This rant was originally posted on Rpg.net.
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