Squideye and The Bitter Guy

Episode 16: Four and Change

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"4 and change"

Continuing from last episode: one last Great War tidbit.  A bunch of things related to the number 4 (the square root of 16, which is how many episodes this is), and also things changing.  Nobody was hurt this time, because time may change me, but I can't change the rules of fourth edition D&D.

 

- Wraith: The Great War (best roleplayer!)

  • other White Wolf historical settings for the Old World of Darkness
  • also Apocalypse versus Forsaken -- topical, people!
  • Justin's Great War GenCon experience

    • - D&D 4 Essentials

    • Heroes of the Fallen Lands, Forgotten Kingdoms, and... rules
    • "Red Box vs. Unearthed Arcana"
    • And then the ACTUAL new Red Box
    • What do you need for D&D?
    • Rules compendium is really all you need for game except character generator
    • Player books include all basic rules and equipment
    • DM set is weird, and so is the dice box -- for tiles buy frickin' tiles, for dice buy the red box, and for a straight DMG, why not get DMG 1 and 2, probably as cheap as the new box anyway and full of Robin Laws goodness

      • - Ravenloft: "Is it bigger than a Red Box?"

      • a complete game, great components, just a d20, a zillion minis
      • modular, like Descent or Space Hulk, but with a Dracolich
      • Incursion is another grid-tactics boardgame, which we may review later.

        • - Gamma World: "Why are we even talking about this?! Why aren't we PLAYING?!"

        • Some pent-up nerd rage: omitted mention of the White Wolf version
        • Though it's up for debate -- "...including versions based on d20?"
        • Basically 4e but more gonzo!
        • Brad Murray's review: http://www.vsca.ca/halfjack/?p=757
        • Might be more enjoyable than our GaryCon Tomb of Horrors 3.5E adventure

          • - iPhone 4: "iPhone, do this!"

          • Voice activation is pretty good, power is better
          • Tim Sullivan of Without Software - awesome iOS developer: http://withoutsoftware.com/

            • - Season 4 of Venture Brothers

            • Hasn't aired in Canada yet
            • It will make you grow a blonde mullet.

              • - Something about change

              • Also Heroscape being discontinued.
              • KEEP WATCHING THE SKIES

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