1d4cast Podcast - Gaming Topic Discussions, Actual Play One Shots for Review, and System Reviews

In this episode, we are missing James and John, but we carry on our courageous and noble quest to talk a little bit about games we have run or played in since the last recording as well as discuss twitter and website posts from our listeners.

The episode’s main topic is all about Campaign Design. We have a discussion about what it means to design a campaign, tips for Player Buy in and input, as well as a general discussion on how we approach design in our own ways.

We hope that you enjoy the show.

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! You can also post to our Facebook Community and/or Google+ Community. We’d love to hear from you and will read your email on the next episode!

Here are the show notes:

[Conventions & Kickstarters]

* GENCon – July 30th – August 2nd, 2015 • Indianapolis, IN (Convention)

* TsunamiCon 2015 – October 23-25, 2015 • Wichita, KS (Convention)

* Space Roller: The futuristic dice for your Sci-Fi games (Kickstarter)

* Mischief d6 Dice (Kickstarter)

* Blackskull Dice – D6 Dice and Pens from woods and acrylics (Kickstarter)

[Games]

* Exemplars & Eidolons (Game/Setting)

* Mistborn RPG (Game/Setting)

* FATE (Game/Setting)

* Gumshoe (Game/Setting)

* D&D (Game/Setting)

* Exalted (Game/Setting)

In this episode, we talk a little bit about games we have run or played in since the last recording as well as discuss twitter and facebook posts from our listeners.

The episode’s main topic is all about Sandbox Gaming. We have a discussion about what it means to be in a sandbox game, some methods to motivate players and make their choices count, as well as some helpful tools to get your world set up and going.

We hope that you enjoy the show.

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! You can also post to our Facebook Community and/or Google+ Community. We’d love to hear from you and will read your email on the next episode!

Here are the show notes:

[Conventions & Kickstarters]

* DexCon 18 | July 1-4, 2015 • Morristown, NJ (Convention)

* GENCon – July 30th – August 2nd, 2015 • Indianapolis, IN (Convention)

* TsunamiCon 2015 – October 23-25, 2015 • Wichita, KS (Convention)

* Master of Coin: Fantasy Tabletop Coins (Kickstarter)

* Blue Rose – AGE Edition (Kickstarter)

[Games]

* Exemplars & Eidolons (Game/Setting)

* Planescape Setting – AD&D 2e (Game/Setting)

* Interface Zero 2.0 (Game/Setting)

* Legend of the 5 Rings (Game/Setting)

* GUMSHOE (Game/Setting)

* GUMSHOE – Night’s Black Agents (Game/Setting)

* GUMSHOE – The Esoterrorists, 2nd Edition (Game/Setting)

* Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game)

[Tools and other Resources]

* Hexographer (Tool/Map Maker)

* Stars Without Number Sector Generator (Tool/Map Maker)

* GUMSHOE (Resource)

*

Hey! We aren’t dead…. yet!

We do apologize for the long hiatus, as Conventions (planning and executing) and Life in general have gotten in the way of, and eaten our podcasting time away.

In this episode, we talk a little bit about 1d4Con 2015, John got married the weekend after, and James (me) is having twins! We also talk about the “Favorite Game” Contest and announce our two winners: Zac C. and Moe T.

The episode’s main topic is all about GUMSHOE, written by Robin D. Laws, expanded upon by many great writers/developers (Ken Hite, Kevin Kulp, David Allsop, Jason Morningstar, Graham Walmsley, Gareth Rider-Hanrahan, and many more), and published/distributed by Pelgrane Press. We have a discussion about some of the game system’s mechanics and the many flavors/varieties that it is available in.

We hope that you enjoy the show.

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! We’d love to hear from you and will read your email on the next episode!

Here are the show notes:

[Conventions]

* Awesome Con 2015 – May 29-31, 2015 • Washington D.C. (Convention)

* Origins | June 3-7, 2015 • Columbus, OH (Convention)

* Fear The Con 8 – June 12-13, 2015 • Maryland Heights, MO (Convention) (Kickstarter info)

* DexCon 18 | July 1-4, 2015 • Morristown, NJ (Convention)

* GENCon – July 30th – August 2nd, 2015 • Indianapolis, IN (Convention)

* TsunamiCon 2015 – October 23-25, 2015 • Wichita, KS (Convention)

[Games and Settings]

* GUMSHOE – Ashen Stars (Game/Setting)

* GUMSHOE – The Esoterrorists, 2nd Edition (Game/Setting)

* GUMSHOE – Fear Itself (Game/Setting)

* GUMSHOE – Lorefinder (Game/Setting)

* GUMSHOE – Mutant City Blues (Game/Setting)

* GUMSHOE – Night’s Black Agents (Game/Setting)

* GUMSHOE – TimeWatch (Game/Setting)

* GUMSHOE – Trail of Cthulhu (Game/Setting)

[Podcasts and other Resources]

* Pelgrane Press – Page X...

Hello Everyone!

Welcome to 2015! This month we talk about our gaming related goals for 2015, our current (and past) favorite games, and the sometimes abusive relationship we have our guilty pleasure games.

Thanks to Michael Phillips for writing in about Dresden FAE!

We want to encourage you to play all of the games! Set some gaming goals for yourself and explore new systems!

We are running a contest that will land one (or two if we get a lot of submissions!) lucky person with a $10 gift certificate to DriveThruRPG. Just leave us a comment or send us an email and let us know what your favorite game is and why.

We hope that you enjoy the show.

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! We’d love to hear from you and will read your email on the next episode!

Telephone Pictionary:

D20 Cakes:

Here are the show notes:

* MarsCon | January 16-18 • Virginia Beach, VA (Convention)

* Winter Game Fest – January 17-18 • Reisterstown, MD (Convention)

* Gamers of Winter 2015 | January 17-19 • Harrisburg, PA (Convention)

* MAGFest – January 23-26 • National Harbor, MD (Convention)

* UnPub 2015 – February 7 & 8 • Baltimore, MD (Convention)

* Bundle of Holding – TORG (6 Days Left) (RPG Bundle)

* Wikipedia Entry – TORG (Resource)

We were unable to coordinate a recording for December, but here is a little something. We plan to be back in January! See you in 2015!

Hello Everyone!

This would have been October’s episode, but we had some major technical issues that prevented us from recording. A busy schedule kept me from attending this make up episode.

Thank you Zac, for another letter. We appreciate that you take the time to write in and are happy to read it in our episode!

We bring on Katie and Henry as official 1d4casters. This allows us more schedule flexibility if one or more people can’t make it to a recording. Also, we are planning to go back to our roots and do more System review shows. Hoping to do a review show every other month or every third month.

This episode focuses on Fate Core & Fate Accelerated. Almost all of us have had some experience with the Fate system. We discuss the rules and mechanics of Fate, the differences between Fate Core and Accelerated, a ton of setting and resource options (although not comprehensive in any way), as well as our impressions of the two systems.

Are you Fate-curious or just want to take your game to the next level? Have a listen to our fair review and discussion. We hope that you enjoy the show.

If you have any comments, feedback, system you want us to talk about, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! We’d love to hear from you and will read your email on the next episode!

Here are the show notes (with edits, because we missed some things):

* RPG Podcast Charity Team (Charity)

* Doctors Without Borders Charity (Charity) [See sidebar widget]

* Metatopia | November 6-9 • Morristown, NJ (Convention)

* AetherCon III | November 14-16 • Online (Convention)

* MEPACon 2014 (Fall) | November 14-16 • Clark’s Summit, PA (Convention)

* Gaming Paper Erasable [26 Days left] (Kickstarter)

* Paranoia RPG Reboot! [27 Days left] (Kickstarter)

* Fudge RPG (RPG)

* Fate Core/FAE | Evil Hat (RPG)

* Fate Core/FAE | Drivethru RPG (RPG)

* Atomic Robo (RPG)

* Iron Edda: War of Metal and Bone (RPG)

* Mecha VS Kaiju (RPG)

* Smoke & Glass (RPG)

* Tianxia: Blood, Silk, and Jade (RPG)

* World of Adventure: Venture...

Hello Everyone!

Happy Anniversary to us, 4 years and still kicking! This month we have a full cast plus special guests, Henry, Katie, and Steve.

This episode focuses on Dungeons & Dragons: 5th Edition (aka DnD 5e or DnD Next). All of us have had to chance to look at the rules and even play a little bit. We discuss the differences between the free BASIC pdfs (See below for links) and the Players Handbook, New rules and rule changes, as well as our impressions.

New to Dungeons and Dragons or a little skeptical about the new edition? Have a listen to our fair review and discussion. We hope that you enjoy the show.

If you have any comments, feedback, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! We’d love to hear from you and will read your email on the next episode!

Here are the show notes:

* HavenCon | November 15 • Frederick, MD [Player Registration now OPEN!] (Convention)

* HavenCon GM Registration [Closes November 1st]

* Save Against Fear | September 15-17 • Ephrata/Lancaster, PA (Convention)

* SibCon | September 19-21 • Butler, PA (Convention)

* AetherCon III | November 14-16 • Online (Convention)

* Magfest 8.5 | September 15-17 • Tysons Corner, VA (Convention)

* AnimeUSA | October 3-5 • Washington, DC (Convention)

* Metatopia 2014 | November 6-9 • Morristown, NJ (Convention)

* MEPACon 2014 (Fall) | November 14-16 • Clark’s Summit, PA (Convention)

* Smoke & Glass: A Steampunk Setting For Fate Core [21 Days left] (Kickstarter)

* The Sprawl: Cyberpunk Roleplaying, Powered by the Apocalypse [21 Days left] (Kickstarter)

* Fate Codex (Patreon)

* Evil Hat Productions (Patreon)

* Boss Monster for Tablets [24 hours left] (Kickstarter)

* Stuff and Nonsense [19 Days left] (Kickstarter)

* DnD 5th Edition Basic Rules (RPG)

* DnD 5th Edition Character Sheets (RPG Aid)

* Tyranny of Dragons Story and video (RPG Supplement)

* Penny Arcade: Acquisitions, Inc at PAX East 2014 (RPG Actual Play)

*

Hello Everyone!

This was recorded at the end of June. Due to traveling for vacation and changing jobs, this has been delayed until now. It is only edited slightly as Monica’s mic would drop words and her connection dropped near the end. We were unable to record for July, so this episode will count for both months.

This episode focuses on the questions, “What does it mean to be Epic?” and “How do I make my game more Epic?”

Have a listen and we hope that you enjoy our discussion.

If you have any comments, feedback, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! We’d love to hear from you and will read your email on the next episode!

Here are the show notes:

* HavenCon | November 15 • Frederick, MD (In need of GMs)

* Save Against Fear | September 15-17 • Ephrata/Lancaster, PA

* SibCon | September 19-21, 2014 • Days Inn, Butler PA

* AetherCon III | November 14-16 • Online

* Fate Core (Evil Hat Productions)

* Dungeons and Dragons (TSR/WotC) [All editions]

* Apocalypse World Engine

* Exalted 2nd Edition (White Wolf/Onyx Path)

* Warhammer Fantasy 2nd Edition (Fantasy Flight Games)

* Warhammer 40K Roleplay (Fantasy Flight Games)

* Call of Cthulhu (Chaosium)

* Trail of Cthulhu (Pelgrane Press)

* CthulhuTech (Wildfire)

Hello Everyone!

This is May 2014’s episode. We decided to try out recording from Google Hangouts instead of Mumble this time. Please let us know if you like how this episode sounds compared to previous episodes. We may try Mumble again, especially since Monica got a new mic headset.

Anyway, this month we talk about 1d4Con Past, Present, and Future. We cover how our games went, what ideas worked as well as what didn’t, and some plans for the future! We have our full regular cast along with guests Andy and Henry.

Hope you enjoy!

If you have any comments, feedback, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! We’d love to hear from you and will read your email on the next episode!

Here are the show notes:

* Pathfinder Adventure Path – Way of the Wicked (Bundle)

* Pathfinder Adventure Path – Way of the Wicked (Free Preview)

* Monica’s Cosplay page of Facebook

* HavenCon | November 15 • Frederick, MD

* Pros & Cons Podcast

* Save Against Fear Convention | September 12-14 • Ephrata, PA

* Miskatonic University Podcast

* I Podcast Magic Missile Podcast

* RPG Circus Podcast

* Artemis Space Bridge Simulator

* Basic D&D [BECMI] (TSR/WotC)

* Call of Cthulhu (Chaosium)

* Firely RPG (MWP)

* Greyhawk Reborn (DnDNext)

* Iron Kingdoms RPG

* Marvel Heroic Roleplaying

* No Rest For the Wicked (Monica’s Apoc World hack)

* The One Ring (Cubicle 7)

* Owl Hoot Trail (Pelgrane Press)

* Trail of Cthulhu (Pelgrane Press)

Hello everyone! We are actually releasing our March Episode in *GASP* March!

This time it is just Steve and I and with 1d4Con right around the corner, we thought we should talk about prepping games for convention play.

Hope you enjoy!

If you have any comments, feedback, or even a topic you want us to discuss; either leave a comment on this episode’s post, send us an email, or use our Contact Page! We’d love to hear from you and will read your email on the next episode!

Here are the show notes:

* 1d4Con Pre-registration is open!

* Warhorn Event Schedule is available!

* 1d4Con slogan t-shirt contest

* D.C. Gameday

* MEPACon (Spring)

* Maelstrom 2014

* International Tabletop Day Con in Carlisle PA

* Central PA Comic Con

* I Podcast Magic Missile Podcast

* Pros and Cons Podcast

* Fear The Con

* RPG Circus

* Never Unprepared by Phil Vecchione

* Happy Jacks RPG Podcast interview with Phil Vecchione

* Metagamers Anonymous Podcast interview with Phil Vecchione