Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Tyler, Mack, Steve

 

 

 

Topic - In this, the first episode of 2013, we respond to a couple of emails, announce the winners of our Rating and Review Raffle, and finally, play another round of 2 True.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

Media - 

Our Podcast Reviews

Monkey in the Cage

2 GMs, 1 Mic

Happy Jacks RPG Podcast

Planet Arbitrary

RPG Circus Season 4 Episode 24

Gamerstable

Metagamers Anonymous (Prismatic Tsunami)

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) - IMDb

Pandemic

Troll in the Corner

DC Comics Deck-Building Game (Cryptozoic Entertainment)

Munchkin Quest

The Rivals for Catan

Pathfinder MMORPG (Goblinworks)

Fear the Boot

Star Wars: Edge of the Empire (Fantasy Flight Games)

JNCO Jeans

Bryan Supported Guardians of Middle-earth

Notes:

The music for this episode is a cover of "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift

Performed by Walk Off the Earth, Featuring KRNFX

Find more of their music at:

http://www.walkofftheearth.com/home

http://krnfx.com/

In our first regular episode of 2013, the cast of Metagamers Anonymous explores the use of alignment and morality systems in immersive gameplay.  We also explore some our intentions for the coming year, talk blogging and publishing plans, and provide more great locations for the Tsunami City Project! Metagamers Anonymous is a weekly podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games and (mostly) related material. Feel free to post any comments or questions to our forum, or drop us a line at [email protected].

 

 

Links from the show:

The Prismatic Dragon blog at CarpeGM.Net

The Prismatic Dustbunny blog at PrismaticTsunami.Com

The Tsunami City Project

Cloud Atlas

Goblins

Captain Carl’s Tuesday Nite Blues Band

In the seventh episode of our interview series, and the first of the new year, we visit with writer/designer Fred Hicks, co-founder of Evil Hat Productions. Fred talks about his gaming roots, discusses the challenges of forging new ground in the industry, and even shares some excellent gaming stories about sharing the table with Dresden Filesauthor Jim Butcher.  And of course, he gives us a peek under the hood of FATE CORE.  Metagamers Anonymous is a weekly podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games and (mostly) related material. Feel free to post any comments or questions to our forum, or drop us a line [email protected].

 

Links from the show:

Evil Hat Productions

Fred’s Personal Blog

Spirit of the Century

Don’t Rest Your Head

The Dresden Files RPG

and of course, The FATE CORE Kickstarter Page!

This is just a brief minisode to announce the winner of our Holiday Giveaway.  The cast wants to offer our heartfelt thanks and appreciation to everyone who entered or even thought about entering the contest.  It was a lot of fun, and it was a very rewarding experience for us here at the Prismatic Tsunami community.  Thanks again!  And thanks to our sponsors, linked below!

We look forward to more great promotional ventures in the years ahead, and we encourage to visit any or all of these fine folks and let them know how much you appreciate their support of the hobby, the community, and our humble little program.

Cheers! And Happy 2013!

~ E.

P.S. If you are one of our alternate prize winners, expect to be hearing from me soon.

 

 

DicePouch.com – The Bag Lady manufactures extraordinary custom bags for your cards and dice. Select your favorite color, style, material, and design, and order a pouch for you or the gamer in your life today! You can even make all your selections right there on the website. Let Amy know we sent you!

The Burrow: Gifts for Geeks – A cool place to find all kinds of fascinating collectibles to help celebrate your inner (and outer) geekness. If you see something on their Facebook page that you’d love to get your hands on, drop them a line!

Pinnacle Entertainment Group – Makers of Deadlands and Tsunami favorite Savage Worlds. Pinnacle’s line of excellent products covers a broad expanse of RPG goodness that just keeps on giving… stop in and see what they can offer you and your gaming table!

Engine Publishing – The RPG publishing arm of Gnome Stew… producers of excellent tools and advice for successful game mastering, and a bunch of really spectacular folks. Check out their latest product, Never Unprepared. And don’t miss out on their back catalog…!

Lone Wolf Development – Makers of the excellent and astoundingly versatile character creation and management toolHero Lab, with platforms for numerous systems including D&D/OGL, Pathfinder, D&D4, Shadowrun, Call of Cthulu,Savage Worlds, and more!

Cards Against Humanity – Seriously. Just go buy it.

 

In our final episode of the year, the cast of Metagamers Anonymous examines their first year as podcasters, talks about some of their favorite gaming experiences of 2012, reads and discusses some listener feedback, and ponders their goals for the year ahead! We also talk holidays in immersive play and even hand out a few Christmas presents live on the air! Metagamers Anonymous is a weekly podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games and (mostly) related material. Feel free to post any comments or questions to our forum, or drop us a line [email protected].

 

Links from the show:

Post a contest entry on our Facebook page!

The Prismatic Dragon blog at CarpeGM.Net

DicePouch.com

and our newest sponsor, Cards Against Humanity

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Mack, Steve

Topic - In this, our holiday episode, we discuss the many legends of Santa Claus, his counterparts, and ways to use them in your games.

Don't forget about our Rating and Review Raffle!

Learn more at https://carpegm.net/contest/

Happy Holidays!

Interviews - Episode 6 - Contest Contributor, Drew Rose

In this episode, I finally got the chance to sit down with Drew Rose from our friendly local game store, Heroic Adventures.  Drew and I talk a little about his hobbies and what makes him a geek.  Then, we spend a little time talking about the shop.  A little later, we unveil the prize that Drew and Heroic Adventures is donating to our Rating and Review Raffle.  Finally, we finish up with a synopsis on our contest and the prizes that are presently available to be won.  Enjoy!

 

 

 

 

Media - 

Heroic Adventures' Facebook page

Fantasy Books Inc.

Gamerstable (podcast)

Drew Supported The Legend of Luther Strode (Image Comics)

Heroic Adventures is donating a copy of LOTR: Nazgul to our Rating and Review Raffle!

 

The dark lord Sauron is pleased that you have... chosen... to champion the true destiny of Middle-earth. Some prefer the hopeless cause of men and their miserable allies. Theirs is a fool's choice! You show no affinity for such delusions. You seek glory for Sauron, and your rewards shall be great!

 

Be Sure to check out the rest of the prizes available and get the details on how to enter at https://carpegm.net/contest/

Our Rating and Review Raffle is still on!  Act fast, it ends 1/1/2013.  

See https://carpegm.net/contest/ for more details!

!!!Spoiler Alert!!! This episode contains major spoilers for Wreck It Ralph!!!!

Hosts - Dan, Mack, Tyler, Steve, Bryan

Topic - In this episode, we answer(?) yet another listener email.  Then we tear into Wreck It Ralph with a GM's eye.  We loved the movie and discuss ways to emulate video games in your table top RPGs.

(3:50 ) On Our Horizon

(16:36) Listener email

(32:15) Wreck It Ralph

(107:01) Our Favorite Video Game Movie

Media - 

 

Lincoln (2012) - IMDb

Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series 2008–2011) - IMDb

Workaholics (TV Series 2011– ) - IMDb

The Totally Rad Show - YouTube

Amazon Prime

Fringe (TV Series 2008– ) - IMDb

Revolution | NBC

Do the Right Thing (1989) - IMDb

Metagamers Anonymous "Today is a Good Day To Die

Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - IMDb

Snakes on a Train (Video 2006) - IMDb

Transmorphers (Video 2007) - IMDb

Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (Video 2012) - IMDb

ReBoot (TV Series 1994–2002) - IMDb

The Wizard (1989) - IMDb

QAGS Second Edition (HEX Games)

Car Wars (SJ Games)

Street Fighter (1994) - IMDb

Mortal Kombat (1995) - IMDb

Silent Hill (2006) - IMDb

Resident Evil (2002) - IMDb

Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) - IMDb

Tyler supported The 4 day work week

The music for this episode is "Conan" by Mercury Descends

Find them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MercuryDescends,

on Reverb Nation at http://www.reverbnation.com/mercurydescends,

or on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/MercuryDescends

Hey all!

As you may know, we have a little contest going on.

For more information on our Rating And Review Raffle,

visit https://carpegm.net/contest/

I recently had the opportunity to chat with one of the contest contributors, Kayt Jackson.

 

Kayt is donating a hand made figurine.  He is a bearded old codger who holds a D10 for you, you may notice a little bird keeping watch over a D20 in the background as well!

To learn more about Kayt's shop, you can find it at:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChzburgerEnthusiast/about?ref=announce

If you want to see more of Kayt's one-of-a-kind pieces, Please visit her at:

http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChzburgerEnthusiast?ref=si_shop

Hello again!

This is another very short interview with one of the wonderful people donating to our Rating and Review Raffle!  Her name is Emily Barnes, and she has made for us, a 3 chambered dice bag!

 

 

Courtesy of Emily Barnes!!

 

 

For more info on our Raffle, please visit:

https://carpegm.net/contest/