Plot Points

Chaosium has released a new version of Masks of Nyarlathotep, which many believe to be the greatest RPG campaign of all time. With hundreds of pages of new material, including an entirely new scenario, the Plot Points gang asks, how does this compare to the original edition from 1984, and takes a deep look at the first scenario in the campaign, New York.

Hear, fear, and tremble at Masks of Nyarlathotep!

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Once upon a time, D&D wanted to make a game for 8-year-olds. It was to include a video tape explaining how to play the game. The story of the game's creation is one of ancient computers, bad acting, disastrous management decisions, and Harry Hamlin. 

Harken and gather round, and hear of the tragedy of Dragon Strike!

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Cat Tobin, Shel Kahn, and Daniel Kwan explain how gaming can make positive change in the world at this seminar from Gen Con 2018! And fair warning, a few cuss words do slip out...

To our all our loyal listeners, we have been a bit delayed this month. Ben had a sudden death in the family, which to say the least put a crimp in our recording schedule. We will probably only get two episodes out this month, but will hopefully be back on track in November! 

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Here about the good things coming from Pelgrane Press at their 2018 seminar from Gen Con!

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Where do dwarves come from? What are the duergar, and why do they burrow into dwarven strongholds and kill all the dwarves they find? Find out as the Plot Points gang takes a deep look at the third chapter of Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes for Dungeons & Dragons from Wizards of the Coast!

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Renegade Game Studio is attempting to create a new genre of fantasy, which they describe as kaleidoscopic fantasy, in a new RPG: Overlight. The Plot Points crew take a long look at the game, and the adventure in the corebook.

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Sarah, Brad, and Ben take a look at Pathfinder's fifth adventure in their goblin epic, We Be Super Goblins! And they do it live! At Gen Con 2018 in scenic downtown Indianapolis, Indiana! With an audience of listeners!

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Encounter Theory argues that the encounter, where players interact with the world of the RPG, is the meat & bones of all RPGs. Is this true, & how can it be applied by GMs and designers?

This audio is from Gen Con 2018.

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TSR was created to make Dungeons & Dragons, yet by 1996, the first RPG company was drowning in debt. How did TSR arrive in this place? Why did it happen? Ben Riggs gives a summary into his book research on these very questions at Gen Con 2018!

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Are the Drow too weighted down by racist associations to be a part of D&D in the 21st century? That's the question we settle in on as Plot Points takes a deep look at Chapter Two of Mordenkainen's Tome of Foes. 

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