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Host: Joe

Special Guest(s): Lombard

 

 

 

France Passes a Tougher Sexual Harassment Law:

http://rendezvous.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/07/31/france-passes-a-tougher-sexual-harassment-law/

Ghazwan Anas Dead: Local Iraqi Journalist Killed By Gunmen:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/07/31/ghazwan-anas-dead-iraqi-journalist-gunmen_n_1722316.html?utm_hp_ref=media

Ohio woman attempts to break into jail; demands to be arrested:

http://usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/07/30/13033981-ohio-woman-attempts-to-break-into-jail-demands-to-be-arrested?lite

'The Wolverine' Casting Call: Time to Play The VIPER:

http://www.newsarama.com/film/viper-the-wolverine-casting-call.html

It's A Magic Number -- Your Hobbit Trilogy Is on the Way:

http://blogs.houstonpress.com/artattack/2012/07/hobbit_movie_trilogy.php

Report: McDonald’s Restaurant Continued Serving Food Despite Dead Body Near Counter:

http://gawker.com/5929647/report-mcdonalds-restaurant-continued-serving-food-despite-dead-body-near-counter

Hotel replaces bible with '50 Shades of Grey':

http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2012/07/25/hotel-replaces-bible-with-50-shades-grey-420750936/

Other Discussed Links:

Sex at the Olympics

SUPERPOWER Wiki

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Tyler, Steve , Mack

Topic - We discuss the uses of settings in your campaigns, list a few fantasy tropes, and outline the different types of fantasy settings.  This episode also contains a break down of different types of magic and ways to portray them in your games.

(:34) Changes we are making

(2:31) A little about settings in general

(3:10) The truth about truths

(8:27) Fantasy trappings and tropes

(14:44) Fantasy variations

(39:49) What does magic mean to your world?

(43:02) Variations in magic systems

Media -

The Game Of Thrones

The Princess Bride (IMDb)

Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves (IMDb)

The Crow (IMDb)

Pirates of the Caribbean (IMDb)

Willow (IMDb)

Conan the Barbarian(Wikipedia)

The Dresden Files

R. A. Salvatore

John Carter of Mars

Harry Potter

Futhark Runes

Skyrim (wiki)

Full Metal Alchemist (IMDb)

The Legend of Korra

Notes - CarpeGM.net is changing it's look soon, We will be needing art.  We prefer to use art from the members of our community.  A formal announcement will be made soon, but if you're interested, contact [email protected].  Thanks for listening!

In our seventh episode of Metagamers Anonymous, we feature a very special interview with RPG writer Johnn Four, creator of RoleplayingTips.com.  Johnn shares some of his unique gamer wisdom with the show and enjoys a rare opportunity to hear how great he is and what a wonderful job he’s done supporting our industry with quality products over the past decade.  Our cast then addresses some listener email and waxes on for a while about the balance between organic roleplaying and dynamic storytelling, and how they affect immersive play. 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].

The following websites were mentioned during the show and deserve special attention from you, the listener:

Johnn’s “Faster Combat” Course

Campaign Mastery

Assassin’s Amulet

Gamer Printshop

and Paizo’s Second Darkness Adventure Path.

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack

Topic - We discuss the movie The Avengers, (don't worry, not too many spoilers) and what we liked and disliked about the movie.  We also talk about some of the difficulties of running a campaign about the Avengers, and break down the characters from the movie and draw parallels to fantasy character archetypes.

(:30) Discussing the movie and it's pros and cons from our perspectives

(11:30) The obstacles concerning GMing  The Avengers

(28:43) Breaking down the character archetypes

 

 

Media - 

The Avengers (IMDb)

Cabin in the Woods (IMDb)

Serenity

Firefly (IMDb)

Angel

The Dark Knight

Marvel Heroic Roleplay

Pathfinder RPG

Notes - We will be changing the face of the website soon, making it easier to navigate and a better utility for keeping up with what's going on in the gaming world.  We will also be adding a "friends of the show" page and a gallery, among other changes.  If you would like to submit art for the new website to be used with full attribution, contact [email protected].

PS. My apologies to those of you who downloaded the previous version of this episode.  There were some issues overlooked and some content was not suitable for our "clean" rating.  I've fired the editor.  Thanks for listening!

In our sixth episode of Metagamers Anonymous, our cast rambles on about the merits of dramatic tension, how it heightens the play experience and how you might be able to achieve or emphasize it at your own gaming table, as a player or a GM. They also discuss their recent port of a D20 Modern game over to Savage Worlds, and wax poetical about the wonders of Cards Against Humanity. 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].

BONUS: If you’re interested in our latest modern horror/conspiracy campagin, check it out at Obsidian Portal!

 

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack, and a friend, Katelyn, joins us for some color commentary on this episode.

Topic - We discuss player immersion, and some ideas on ways to help achieve it from the GM's and player's perspective.

(1:00) What is immersion?

(3:00) Tips for the players

(15:39) "Meta"

(23:00) Tips and tricks for GMs

(43:30) A few of our own anecdotes on immersion

 

Media - 

"What is the opposite of meta?"

Happy Jack's RPG Podcast

Notes- Please log on to the forum and let us know what you think.  We'd love to see you there!

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack

Topic - We discuss the concepts of traps, puzzles, and obstacles, and ways to effectively  implement them in your campaigns while keeping your players engaged.  We also cover the dangers of adversarial GMing.

(4:18) Obstacles

(16:29) Puzzles and riddles

(28:32) Traps

(33:14) Traps and such from our games.

(46:53) Adversarial GMing

 

Media - 

Indiana Jones (franchise)

The Labyrinth (IMDb)

Saw (IMDb)

The Dark Crystal (IMDb)

Notes - My apologies for the sporadic "popping" that can be heard in this episode.  It escaped  my attention until editing.

In our fifth episode of Metagamers Anonymous, our dedicated panel explores the many facets of character personality:  where it comes from, how to apply it, and how they have abused it.    They also spend some time on their recent immersive experience with the D&D Next playtest rules, including some of the highlights of their adventures thus far.  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 [email protected].

BONUS:  Feel free to download a copy of the personality test employed during the podcast.

 

Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, Tyler

Topic - A discussion about board games and how they differ from RPGs.  We also talk about the different types of board games that are being produced today, some of our favorites, and we review Smallworld.

(2:15) The difference between board games and RPGs

(9:25) Different types of board games

(14:00) Luck VS Strategy

(22:32) Buddha's List

(25:30) Our favorite board games

(40:46) Smallworld (Game Review)

 

 Fantasy Flight Gmaes

Wizards of the Coast

Thunderstone

Hero Clix

War Hammer

Smallworld

Chaos Chess

Buddha's List (Wikipedia)

Go (Wikipedia)

Pass the Popcorn

Munchkin

Logo (game)

Cards Against Humanity (free)

Frag (game)

Betrayal at House on the Hill (game)

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Mack, Tyler, Steve

Topic - We discuss our gaming and/or geek culture interests.

Notes - This is our third and (as far as we know) final experiment with the format of the show...open discussion.  Be sure to log in at The Game Room or send us an e-mail and let us know what you think.  Due to some unexpected technical difficulties, this episode is considerably shorter than previous episodes.  We promise to be back next week with a full episode.

Thanks for listening!

 

 

Media - 

White Wolf Publishing

Twin Peaks (IMDb)

Buffy the Vampire Slayer (IMDb)

Chaosium Inc.

Underworld (IMDb)

Paizo Publishing

The Sandman (Comicvine)

Diablo 3

Van Helsing (Wikipedia)

Mouse Guard (RPG)

Burning Wheel (RPG)

Weapons of the Gods (RPG)

Marvel Heroic Roleplaying (RPG)

Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers (IMDb)

Fear the Boot (Podcast)