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In our Halloween episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast discusses the ramifications of player… er… character death. We also talk about our new contest, our recent visit to Encounters 2012, and our experience with online gaming.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: Lords of Waterdeep Review

Post a contest entry on our Facebook page!

Vist the forum to contribute to the Tsunami City Project!

DicePouch.com

Base Raiders: The Superpowered Dungeon Crawling RPG

Magicians: A Language Learning RPG

Dice Rings by Aaron

Emerald City Steampunk Expo

Downloads for Fiasco

and Tabletop Forge!

The CarpeGM Interview Series - Episode 3 - Ross Payton

 

 

Notes -  I sat down with writer, game designer, and Ennie award winning podcaster, Ross Payton for a nice discussion about the ins and outs, and tips and tricks of running horror RPGs.

We also spend some time discussing Ross's past and present projects, including, Base Raiders - a game of  super hero dungeon crawling that, at the time of this recording, is a live Kickstarter project.

 

(:20) What's on your geek card?

(13:54) How do you run a horror game?

(18:48) What do you do to promote player buy-in?

(23:25) How do you determine what style of pacing to use?

(25:07) How much control do you have over the game?

(28:18) How do you keep mechanics out of the way of immersion?

(32:52)What game systems work best for horror?

(39:35) What are some of your inspirations from pop culture?

(45:13) What's your favorite locale for a horror game?

Media - 

Role Playing Public Radio

RPPR Actual Play

The Unspeakable! Podcast

Base Raiders (Kickstarter)

Call of Cthulhu (RPG)

Eclipse Phase (RPG)

Wild Talents (Arc Dream Publishing)

Curriculum of Conspiracy

Road Trip

Zombies of the World

Delta Green

Killsplosion!

Unknown Armies (RPG)

Ian MacLean (artist)

Concept Art.org

Invasive Procedures (RPG)

Gum Shoe System (RPG)

Fate (RPG)

World of Darkness

The King in Yellow (Archive.org)

Night Floors

Tokyo G-Cans Project (Wikipedia)

BLDGBLOG

Project Ice Worm (BLDGBLOG)

Monsters and Other Childish Things (RPG)

Little Fears (RPG)

Grimm (RPG)

Costume Quest (Steam)

Ross Supported -The SCP Foundation

SCP 173

The SCP - Top Rated Pages

In the second episode of our new interview series, we sit down for a casual discussion with fellow podcaster and game designer Ross Payton of the ENnie award-winningRole Playing Public Radio. Ross talks a bit about his background and how he got into gaming and later podcasting, shares a few fun gaming stories and introspective ideas about immersive play and gaming styles, and discusses some of his exciting ideas for future projects. He also tells us all about his newest game Base Raiders, now available as a Kickstarter.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:

Role Playing Public Radio

Base Raiders: The Superpowered Dungeon Crawling RPG

Zombies of the World

The Zombie Survival and Risk Analysis Quiz

The Dreadful Secrets of Candlewick Manor

Road Trip

Curriculum of Conspiracy

The New World 4E D&D Setting

Killsplosion!

Better Angels RPG

and, of course, The Base Raiders Kickstarter!

Hosts -Dan, Tyler, Bryan, Mack

Topic - In this episode, we answer(?) another listener email.  We also discuss the sci-fi genre  (What is sci-fi and what isn't?).

We then spend a little time talking about the sub-genres of sci-fi, and close the episode out with a campaign idea from Mack.

(2:40) Another listener email!!! Keep 'em coming!!

(20:48) The sci-fi breakdown

(42:07) Sub-genres

(47:23) An homage to the Steve moment

(56:47) Mack's game concept

Media - 

MTG: Return to Ravnica

iTunes review

Please feel free to leave one while you're there!

Critical Hit (podcast)

RPPR Actual Play (podcast)

Sammy and the Punk

Legend (RPG) (Rule of Cool.com)

Pathfinder (RPG)

GURPS (RPG)

QAGS (RPG)

PDQ (RPG)

Don't Rest Your Head (RPG)

Monkey, Ninja, Pirate, Robot: the Roleplaying Game

Toon (RPG)

Savage Worlds (RPG)

Mutants and Masterminds (RPG)

Hero Games

Margaret Weis Productions

Cloverfield (2008) - IMDb

Super 8 (2011) - IMDb

Fringe (TV Series 2008– ) - IMDb

Mac and Me (1988) - IMDb

Paul (2011) - IMDb

Isaac Asimov (Wikipedia)

Shadowrun (RPG)

Toilet paper dispenser Ipod dock

The Fifth Element (1997) - IMDb

Surrogates (2009) - IMDb

Johnny Mnemonic (1995) - IMDb

Borderlands 2

Firefly (TV Series 2002–2003) - IMDb

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (TV Series 1993–1999) - IMDb

Cowboy Bebop (TV Series 1998– ) - IMDb

Red Dwarf (TV Series 1988– ) - IMDb

^This is really still on?!?^

In our fourteenth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast explores the art of pushing the boundaries of your comfort zone to achieve a more fulfilling relationship with your character. Additionally, we start up our newest feature, a collaborative effort with our listeners to develop a new fantasy city setting in anticipation of the newest edition of Dungeons & Dragons. 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:

ICT Gamers

Encounters Convention

The Hillfolk Kickstarter

The Burrow: Gifts for Geeks

Welcome to Mortiston, USA!

and Tabletop Forge!

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Mack, Steve,and Tyler

Topic - In this episode, we read the entries to our first ever listener contest and announce the winner.  We then get involved in an event horizon and fall short of making it to topic 2 episodes in a row.

(:47) Contest winner announcement

(24:23) Event horizon

(36:43) Steve moment

(45:15) Dan's post-apocalyptic campaign idea

 

 

Media - 

Metagamers Anonymous

Forum "Vampire movie thread"

Borderlands 2

HeroClix

Captain America 2 (IMDb)

Ant Man (IMDb)

Elementary (IMDb)

Arrow (IMDb)

Sherlock

Fright Night (2011) (IMDb)

The Lost Boys (IMDb)

Lost Boys - The Tribe (IMDb)

Dredd 3D (IMDb)

Anthrax - I am the Law

Revolution (NBC)

Breaking Bad (AMC)

The Walking Dead (AMC)

Cloverfield (IMDb)

Fringe (FOX)

The Walmart Discount DVD Bin

Please refer all questions concerning Linkn Park's Hybrid Theory to [email protected]

Bryan supported Ewoks

In the inaugural episode of our new interview series, we sit down for a casual discussion with legendary writer and game designer Robin D. Laws. Robin talks about some of his personal interests and background as both writer and gamer, waxes philosophically about diving into the world of podcasting, and touches on the inspiration behind several of his most renowned projects. He also tells us all about his newest game Hillfolk, now available as a Kickstarter. 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:

Robin’s personal website

Robin’s Twitter Feed

Robin’s Laws of Good Gamemastering

Hamlet’s Hit Points

Ken and Robin Talk About Stuff

The Toronto International Film Festival

WTF with Mark Maron

Doug Loves Movies

The Nerdist Podcast Channel

and, of course, The Hillfolk Kickstarter!

The CarpeGm Interview Series - Episode 2 - Chris Birch

 

 

 

Notes - "World War Two...with tentacles!"  I was able to sit down and chat (via Skype) with Chris Birch of Modiphious about his new publishing imprint and campaign series, Achtung! Cthulhu.  Enjoy!

Media - 

 Modiphius

Achtung! Cthulhu

Starblazer Adventures

Fate RPG

Legends of Anglerre

Sarah Newton

Joystick Junkies

Atomic Sock Monkey Press (PDQ System

Spirit of the Century (Evil Hat Productions)

Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (FFG)

Defenders of the Realm

Hollow Earth RPG

Feng Shui RPG

Flames of War

Realms of Cthulhu (Reality Blurs)

Call of Cthulhu (RPG) (Chaosium Inc.)

Trail of Cthulhu (Pelgrane Press)

Chris supported:  Orcs Nest Games Shop

P.S.  Chris is a brilliant conversationalist, and sadly, I had to cut the interview a little short, as I had to go to my real job.  Unfortunately, once the mics were turned off, the conversation went on for another 15 to 20 minutes about gaming and geek culture in general.  By the time I realized the gold that was slipping through my fingers, it was to late.  With that, good listeners, I leave you with a solemn promise....From this point forward, the mics WILL NOT be turned off until all communication has ceased!!!

In our thirteenth episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast discusses the use of archetypes and fictional references for character conceptualization and more immersive play. We also talk about some of the upcoming convention activity in our hometown and discuss an idea presented on the community forums. Metagamers Anonymous is a biweekly 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 Burrow: Gifts for Geeks

Encounters Convention

Emerald City Steampunk Expo

Lords of Waterdeep

Shelly Adina’s Magnificent Devices

EPIGO

Monkey in the Cage

Gears of War: Aspho Fields

and The Settlers Online

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Mack, Tyler, Steve

Topic - In this episode, we discuss ways to keep your game group engaged when there has been a significant change in scheduling,and we answer(?) a listener email.

(:44) On our horizon

(11:19) Game savers

(21:03) EMAIL!!

 

 

Media-

 

 D&D Next playtest

Metagamers Anonymous

Heroes of Newerth

League of Legends

TMNT 2 (IMDb)

IDW Publishing

Lasagna Quattro Formaggi

Obsidian Portal

Happy Jack's RPG Podcast

Savage Worlds

Martha Stewart tv movie (IMDb)

Star Wars Saga Edition

Traveller (Mongoose)

GURPS

Prime Directive RPG

Rogue Trader

Battle Fleet Gothic

Spelljammer (apparently, people still play this)

Hackmaster

Scumbag Shang Tsung

Mack Supported Shai-Hulud (Wikipedia)

Notes - Because of a pressing schedule, a late start, and tangential (yet substantive) discussions, we did not quite make it to to our topic in this episode.  Stay tuned...the Sci Fi episode is coming!