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In the sixth episode of our interview series, we visit with industry veteran Phil Reed of Steve Jackson Games. Phil shares some of his experiences as a game designer and what it’s like to work for an industry legend, discusses some of the challenges of administrating such a prolific company with a broad variety of products, and talks about the passions and triumphs of toy collecting. Phil also lets us in on the latest developments in the highly anticipated release of Ogre and some of SJG’s other upcoming projects.  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:

Steve Jackson Games

Ronin Arts

Battlegrip.com

The Ogre Kickstarter page

and the amazing Complete Larry Elmore Artbook Kickstarter!

In our supersized eighteenth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, we celebrate the End of the World with a dicussion on prophecies, visions, signs, and portents!  We also visit with a confederate from the Hero Labs software development team, present the newest prize for our holiday giveaway, hand out our December locations for the Tsunami City Project, and talk a little bit about our new D&D Next playtest campaign. 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:

Gamerstable

Vist the forum to contribute to the Tsunami City Project!

Post a contest entry on our Facebook page!

Hero Lab from Lone Wolf Development

Snorg Tees

Deathwatch RPG

Star Wars X-Wing Miniatures Game

and the The Fate Core Kickstarter Page

In the fifth episode of our interview series, we pick up the phone and have a conversation with Shane Hensley ofPinnacle Entertainment Group.  Shane shares some of his experiences designing both tabletop and computer RPGs, talks Deadlands and Savage Worlds, and discusses a few of his insights into Kickstarter, the publishing business, and licensing.  Shane is also kind enough to throw some very cool prizes into our Holiday Giveaway prize package. Metagamers Anonymousis 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:

Pinnacle Entertainment Group

Savage Worlds Deluxe: Explorer’s Edition

Pinnacle’s Deadlands Reloaded catalog

Rippers

Gaslight Victorian Fantasy

Fantasy Grounds Virtual Tabletop

and Zombie Run

In our seventeenth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast talks about party politics and how to use them to enhance character development. We also present the newest prizes for our holiday giveaway, discuss some of the challenges the girls face in the world of geek fandom, and talk about a few of the recent posts on our forum. 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:

Gamerstable

The Carpe GM Gamecast

Vist the forum to contribute to the Tsunami City Project!

Post a contest entry on our Facebook page!

Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Masters Guide to Session Prep

G*M*S Magazine

Nyerd: The Podcast of Tabletop Culture

2 GMs, 1 Mic

The Hillfolk Kickstarter Page

Kicking It: Successful Crowdfunding

and the School Bites Kickstarter!

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack

Topic - In this episode, we make a few announcements about the show, we kick off our next listener contest , and we discuss some of our favorite podcasts and what about them inspires us.

(2:38) Announcements! (WE HAVE A NEW CONTEST!!!!!)

(14:45) On Our Horizon

(27:09) Podcasts that we love

 

 

Media - 

 

Base Raiders (Kickstarter)

Sentinels of the Multiverse: Shattered Timelines (Kickstarter)

Save 15% on your car insurance!

Heroic Adventures, our FLGS

Call of Duty: Black OPs 2

Halo 4

ADELE - Skyfall

The League (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb

Podcasts:

This American Life

Wait Wait...don't tell me

Kevin Smith's Smodcast Network

Comic Book Men (TV Series 2012– ) - IMDb

Fantasy Focus Football

Gamerstable

Fear the Boot

Role Playing Public Radio

Metagamers Anonymous

Fantasy sports league (FSL tonight)

Push To Regen

Clixcast

Coast to Coast AM

Frog Pants Network

Penn's Sunday School

Happy Jacks RPG Podcast

Ken P. D. Snydecast

Monkey In the Cage

Postcards from the Dungeon

Mikey Mason(The comedian who's name I failed to mention that is a host on Postcards From the Dungeon...Sorry Mikey!)

RPPR Actual Play

Ben Gerber's Troll in the Corner Network

The Moth Podcast

Steve supported Skyfall

The music for this episode's breaks is "Out of the Mire" by Locrian Manor

You can find them at:

http://www.locrianmanor.com/

or on Facebook @http://www.facebook.com/LocrianManor

Notes - As of this podcast's release, the post about the podcasts that we  reviewed is being moved and re-organized, due to some issues with iTunes' interface. Check back very soon!

Don't forget to check out our new contest page : https://carpegm.net/contest/

In the fourth episode of our new interview series, we talk to Monte Cook!!! Erik sits down with Monte for a casual discussion about his life, career, gaming interests, and recent projects. Monte pontificates on everything from the challenges of growing up gaming in the rural midwest to his first nervous venture into self-publishing to the surprising reaction to his newest gaming concept,Numenera. 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:

Monte Cook’s Website

Numenera

Kicking It: Successful Crowdfunding

Small Matters

The Skeptic’s Guide to Conspiracies

Monte Cook’s Arcana Evolved

Ptolus: City by the Spire and The Banewarrens

In our sixteenth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast talks about the applications of religion in the context of immersive play and how different play styles approach religious characters. We also present the newest prizes for our holiday giveaway, talk about our recent visit to the Emerald City Steampunk Expo, and have a brief conversation with Kyle Simons about his new language-learning RPG, Magicians. 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:

The Carpe GM Gamecast

Post a contest entry on our Facebook page!

Vist the forum to contribute to the Tsunami City Project!

DicePouch.com

The Burrow – Gifts for Geeks

Magicians: A Language Learning RPG

The D20 Girls Project

Why Nikola Tesla was the Greatest Geek who Ever Lived – The Oatmeal

Tabletop Adventures

Time Traveler Outfitters

The Save Ferris Project

and The fine folks at Gamerstable!

Hosts - Dan, Steve, Mack, Tyler, Bryan

Topic - In this episode we discuss some concepts of character generation, reasons for creating new characters, and how we decide what types of characters to play.  Included in this episode is also the first installment of our newest segment, Gamecast Games.

(:45) What's on our horizon

(19:00) Character Generation

(22:58) How do you start character creation

(35:26)  Why do you create new characters

(40:30) How much of a part does emulation play in your character creation

(56:37) Gamecast Game - 2 True

Media - 

Batman Heroclix set

Clix For a Cure

HC Realms

Assasin's Creed III

Taken (2008) - IMDb

GURPS (RPG)

Dungeons and Dragons (RPG)

Pathfinder (RPG)

Marvel Heroic Roleplay (RPG)

Mutants and Masterminds (RPG)

Bryan Supported - Punch Quest (App)

In the third episode of our new interview series, we sit down for a casual discussion with game writer, designer, and blogger Phil Vecchione of the ENnie award-winning Gnome Stew and Engine Publishing. Phil talks about his personal gaming habits and his experiences as an itinerent Gnome, shares his adventures as a gaming dad and all the exciting challenges involved, and gives us some insignt into his current and future projects as a writer and designer. Metagamers Anonymousis 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:

Gnome Stew and Engine Publishing

Never Unprepared: The Complete Game Master’s Guide to Session Prep

Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPC’s for Any Roleplaying Game

Eureka: 501 Adventure Plots to Inspire Game Masters

Monte Cook’s Numenera

Fiasco and Durance

Cards Against Humanity

Tremulus: A Storytelling Game of Lovecraftian Horror

Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering

Apolcalypse World

All For One Savage Worlds Edition

and Luke Cranes’ Burning Wheel Demo!

Hosts - Dan, Mack, Steve, Bryan

 

Topic - In this episode we discuss some classic monsters, and what makes a monster a monster.  Later, we try to make an original monster.

 

 

 

 

Media - 

 

Dredd 3D (2012) - IMDb

Dishonored

GURPS (Steve Jackson Games)

Blood Bowl

Rome (TV Series 2005–2007) - IMDb

Girls (TV Series 2012– ) - IMDb

The League (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb

Farscape (TV Series 1999–2003) - IMDb

Boardwalk Empire (TV Series 2010– ) - IMDb

Atmosfear: The DVD Board Game (2003)

Universal Studios Maonters (Wikipedia

Jaws (1975) - IMDb

The Blob (1988) - IMDb (newest version)

Godzilla 2000 (1999) - IMDb

Godzilla VS Zilla -crappy battle (YouTube)

It (TV mini-series 1990– ) - IMDb

Peyote (Wikipedia)

Captain Spaulding - Devil's Regects (YouTube)

Captain Spaulding - Groucho Marx (YouTube)

Cloverfield (2008) - IMDb

Hypnotoad (YouTube)

Pan's Labyrinth (2006) - IMDb

"The X-Files" Squeeze (TV episode 1993) - IMDb

Slender Man - Marble Hornets

The Tall Man (Character) - IMDb

Exorcist Theme (Tubular Bells Dubstep Remix) - YouTube