A few weeks back, one of the players in Adam's regular group recorded their World of Darkness: Innocents game from near-start to finish. Adam doesn't believe in releasing actual plays as a rule, but he listened to the session in all of its glorious 4.5 hours and put every one-liner, non sequitur, and humorous anecdote (that wasn't an inside joke) got added to a beat track. This was the result. We here at Kicked in the DiceBags hope you find it amusing.

You have been warned.

No real show notes this week as this episode was pretty organic. We were joined by Pat and Chad from Fear the Boot for this episode and it was an absolute blast.

ENJOY!

Update: The sound quality on this one was shit. I reran it through normalization and exported it at a higher bit rate and it seems better but I was only able to listen to a few bits at random points in the episode. Hopefully this one is a lot more pleasant to listen to.

Got a nice long one for you this time

[0:32] Banter: Switching opinions and affiliations

[14:50]Geekery: Half-assed, barely informed musings about international role-playing scenes

[38:30] R-E-S-P-E-C-T, I'll tell you what it means to me... err us

[01:02:10] Running non-combat action encounters and the mechanization of role-playing

[01:43:40] Tangent: Palladium horrible refuse that won't go away, or brilliant marketing?

This was a blast to record! We were joined by Chad from Fear the Boot, and had a fantastic time! I hope you enjoy listening to the episode as much as we enjoyed recording it.

Topic #1 [2:15]: How We Got Into RPGsAdam: Jake. His name was Jake.

Topic #2 [33:59]: Common GM MistakesJesse: “Make it Reactive, Not Restrictive”

Topic #3 [54:06]: Favorite Systems (or Parts of Systems)

Character Concept of the Week [1:15:01]: The Man Out of Time

Topic #1 [1:38]: The future of RPG books vs. eBooks and other related paperless optionsRPG Toolkit is an iPhone (and only iPhone presently) application meant to assist with character management, note-taking and die-rolling. There is a free version and a full version. (Special thanks to Dan from Fear the Boot for providing the link).

Topic #2 [14:59]: Top 5 People We’d Love to Game With (Living, Dead, or Fictional)Adam (the new guy)Morgan FreemanDr. Who (Dr. Who) or Captain Jean-Luc Picard (ST:TNG)Stephen ColbertThe Hot Girl (Scarlett Johansson)Joss Whedon (added late)KeithBruce CampbellWil WheatonMatthew LillardSheldon Cooper (Big Bang Theory)Patrick Steward (GM)Honorable MentionsIan McKellanSeth McFarlaneOld AdamPatrick StewartGary GygaxData (ST:TNG)Harry Dresden (The Dresden Files)Nathan Fillion

Topic #3 [29:37]: House Rules

Character Concept of the Week [46:20]: Playing the Fool

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Hey everyone, we're back after a short break. We were having an argument with our account but Chris beat it into submission with the Baseball Bat of Justice (+2) and it all worked out. You should see another MasterCast episode soon too. Enjoy!

Topic 1 [1:56]: Our favorite RPG systems

Topic 2 [14:19]: Playing Something Different (Playing Children, Crossing Gender Lines, and Aliens)

Topic 3 [26:25]: Top 5 Favorite Video GamesAdamLegend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (N64)Star Wars Battlefront (PS2)Final Fantasy X (PS2)Baldur’s Gate I & II (PC)Knights of the Old Republic (XBox)Honorable MentionsLEGO Star Wars (PS2)Star Wars Galactic Battlegrounds (PC)Sims (PC)Beyond Zork (PC)Oregon Trail (Apple 2e)KeithStreet Fighter IV (XBox 360)Call of Duty 4 (XBox 360)Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion (XBox 360)Legend of Zelda: The Ocarina of Time (N64)Diablo II (PC)Mass Effect 2 (XBox 360)NickLegend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)Wrestlemania 2000 (N64)Red Dead Revolver (XBox)Soul Calibur III (PS2)Metal Gear Series (PS)Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)

Topic 4 [52:35]: Gamer Shame

Character Concept of the Week [1:07:58]: The Coward

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Hey guys, Jim here. We had some technical difficulties with the recording so there are a few bad editing cuts where I was forced to try and splice together us picking up from dropped calls. Hopefully it isn't too bad and you still enjoy the show. If not well, mea culpla.

[0:30ish] Movies we've been watching

Frozen

Alien Resurrection - I have since watched it and stand by my original assertion of its awfulness

Tron Legacy

[3:55] Geekery: Our Guilty Pleasures

Travis: Rutger Hauer (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000442/)

Freedom Force (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Freedom_Force_(2002_video_game))

Jim: Tomb Raider (http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/zero-punctuation/5-Tomb-Raider-Anniversary)

Uwe Boll (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0093051/)

[15:32] Finding Inspiration

Crazy News stories (http://www.vietnewsonline.vn/News/Society/5914/Explorers-find-worlds-largest-cave-in-Vietnam.htm)

[28:20] Miniatures and why all you people that don't like them are wrong

[51:50] GM's Tool Box: Carrying around your shit

Products Discussed in this Episode:

Battlemats (http://www.chessex.com/mats/Battlemats_&_Megamats.htm)

Paizo Flip Mats (http://paizo.com/gameMastery/maps/steelSqwireFlipMats)

Galeforce 9 licensed D&D vinyl mats (http://www.gf9.com/store/index.php?cPath=78)

Tour of Darkness Adventure (http://www.peginc.com/Downloads/TourOfDarkness/CotB_wMapTiles.pdf)

Topic 1 [1:48]: Common Player Mistakes

Topic 2 [18:18]: The Group Dynamic

Topic 3 [40:22]: Top 5 SuperheroesNick5) Superman4) The Darkness3) Robin (Tim Drake)2) Batman1) NightwingListener Challenge: Is there an ongoing comic book hero who has grown and developed on the page to the same extent as Dick Grayson?Adam5) Captain America4) Power Girl (because I heart boobies)3) Batman (because he’s the fucking Batman)2) Green Lantern (Hal Jordan)1) SupermanMarvel/DC: After Hours #6 (1 of 2) (for a little pretext, the second one is the one we were talking about in the episode)Marvel/DC: After Hours #7 (2 of 2)Jesse1) Major Bummer2) Blood Hound3) Midnighter4) Apollo5) Doctor StrangeKeith5) Multiple Man4) Mutherfuckin’ Nightcrawler3) Deadpool2) Spider-Man1) The Motherfuckin’ BATMAN

There are no show notes today as I am nearly concussed but the show was damn fun! Enjoy!

Hey guys! This episode was a good time, but there is a lot of background noise that we couldn’t edit out (my fault: My wife was cleaning the house in preparation for a party we were having the following night), so I apologize for that, but the episode turned out extremely well.

Nick’s Rant [2:00]: Physical Aesthetic vs. Charisma

Topic 1 [6:50]: Living Vicariously through your Avatar (Virtual Life through MMOs)

Topic 2 [21:34]: Girl Gamers: A Man’s PerspectiveSide Project Episode 3

Topic 3 [31:00]: Top 5 Geek Holy GrailsJesseGenConComiConSkywalker RanchArea 51American Classic Arcade Museum

NickMeeting Hulk HoganHave a character appear in a novel.Being in a geek movie.Have a character appear in a movie or television show.Have a character appear in a RPG book.MET BRUCE CAMPBELL!

KeithMEETING BRUCE CAMPBELLPlaying in an RPG with Wil Wheaton. Dear Wil Wheaton: Please e-mail us at [email protected] George Lucas in the neck.Making a fucking time machine.Make the Star Wars prequels good (THE APPARENTLY NONEXISTANT 5TH GRAIL!)

AdamKicking Nick in the dicebagsHaving one of my characters or plotlines made into a movie or book and having an RPG created around it.Creating a book or movie that influences a generation.The opportunity to co-write a book/script/story/anything with Joss Whedon, Kevin Smith, and/or Neil GaimanPlay in a celebrity RPG with Vin Diesel, Jim Butcher, Neil Gaiman with Monte Cook as the GM.Naked sweaty time with Eliza Dushku

Character Concept of the Week [54:39]: Character with family ties.

Character Name Contest [1:07:05]Fear the Boot ThreadNo generally accepted nickname.Character last name Croft.Very dominate werewolf.Modern setting.Badass with nerdy streak.Self-assuredContest entrants: [email protected]Prizes to be announced...

Other NotesSam Raimi directing World of WarcraftJoseph Campbell Steps of the Hero’s Journey

Contact UsAdam: [email protected]Jesse: [email protected]Keith: [email protected]Nick: Doesn’t have one yet.Players Edition of Kicked in the DiceBags: [email protected]