Ed Healy

Guest: Philippe-Antoine Ménard, the Chatty DM

Recorded: 18 March 2010

Mentioned:

* http://chattydm.net/

* http://www.perf.etsmtl.ca/

* http://twistimage.com/

* http://www.paxsite.com/paxeast/

Guest: Scott 'Aldie' Alden from Geekdō

Recorded: 17 March 2010

Mentioned:

* http://popurls.com/

* http://alltop.com/

* https://rpxnow.com/

* http://www.geekdo.com/

* http://www.shacknews.com/

* http://www.gamecabinet.com/

* http://www.funagain.com/

* http://www.ted.com/

* http://www.boardgamegeek.com/bggcon

I called John to tell him what I found out about the prevailing prices for PDFs in the 96-page and 128-page range.  Have a listen:

http://ephealy.com/transparentgames005.MP3

John and I decided we need to find a new home for this project. We also talked about money, doing market research, and putting hard-core development on hold until we can integrate Jess into the mix. Have a listen:

http://ephealy.com/transparentgames004.MP3

John and I talked about some higher-level stuff; the game's going to be about moral choices. We riffed about some crunchy stuff, such as alignment, favors, and social combat. Right now, John's contacting Jess Heinig to see if he'll be our system monkey. Fingers crossed. Have a listen:

http://ephealy.com/transparentgames003.MP3

John and I decided some more stuff. We'll be using our blogs, instead of email, to send messages to back and forth. We've also decided what we'll be writing about and, tentatively, what system we'll be using. Have a listen:

http://ephealy.com/transparentgames002.MP3

John Wick and I are starting an experiment. Have a listen:

http://ephealy.com/transparentgames001.MP3

I cohosted an episode of This Just in... with Ryan Macklin and had a blast. Guests Eddy Webb (White Wolf Publishing) and Brennan Taylor (Indie Press Revolution) were awesome. I'm not sure if we talked about anything important, but we had fun.

On the second pre-show episode of This Just In From GenCon 2009, I joined Ryan Macklin to talk about convention survival. We went into the 1-2-3 rule (minimum of 1 shower, 2 meals, 3 hours of sleep per day) and some tips that we’ve picked up from their years traveling the convention circuit and from what other folks have said online — notably Adam Jury from Catalyst Games.

We mention:

* Pathfinder RPG from Paizo Publishing (Check out the video preview of the book!)

* Eclipse Phase from Catalyst Game Labs and CthulhuTech from WildFire LLC

* Geist: The Sin-Eaters from White Wolf

* Fantasy Flight Games

* Alderac Entertainment Group (AEG)

* Days of Wonder

* Hero Games & Champions Online

If you want to bring me some Girl Scout Cookies, I’ll be at the Saturday 5pm show. Bring Tagalongs! (Tip: Dairy Queen has Girl Scout Cookie Blizzards. I'm just sayin'...)

Shel Holtz has been helping companies communicate for over thirty years. In 2005, he started For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report with his co-host Neville Hobson. Since then, they have produced over 450 shows discussing public relations and technology. I asked Shel to speak with me about podcasting and how it can help small publishers communicate with their customers.

Shel's Blog: http://blog.holtz.com/

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