May 16, 2022

32. Now I Have a Laser Crossbow

1 hour 23 minutes

On this episode of Total Pebble Knockdown:

In news we thought had already happened, Wizards of the Coast has purchased D&D Beyond, bringing the online service under the umbrella of the D&D parent company. Will this change anything about the core offerings for the users? Will you need a WOTC account? Can we wish for integration between digital and physical books? Time to dig into this acquisition.

For more details on the deal to buy D&D Beyond - D&D Beyond comes under the wing of Wizards of the Coast in $146 million deal | TechCrunch

After playing Mages of Mystralia, Nathan started thinking about the mechanics behind modifying spells. What if you could modify your spells in RPGs? Could we add additional effects? Could we change how spells function? How would you balance such a customized system? We’ll attempt to figure that out on this week’s Mechanically Speaking.

The entire crew at TPK has been playing No Man’s Sky, one of the most surprising redemption stories in all of video gaming history. With the dozen updates Hello Games has made since it’s initial broken launch, what is this game today? We discuss our experiences in depth for this Games You Didn’t Think We’d Play.

For the story behind the game and it’s development, check out the Internet Historian video here - The Engoodening of No Man's Sky - YouTube

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