Plot Points

A quick heads-up on our Gen Con plans, which will hopefully involve you at some point. Ben is running a Night's Black Agents game on Thursday, RPG16102803. 

Plot Points is back, with a vengeance!

And we tackle Curse of Strahd for 5th Edition D&D. This epic campaign is a revision and expansion of the classic I6 adventure for AD&D. 

We take it apart and talk the nitty-gritty in this gripping episode. 

We get down and dirty in the kennel with the dogs this episode, completing our discussion with Mr. Webb about Pugmire, its technical influences, and gaming theory in general.

Enjoy! And thanks as always to producer Chris Koterba.

Produced at Rainbird Studios in scenic Big Bend, Wisconsin. 

Today, we talk with Onyx Path impressario, Eddy Webb about his apocalyptically successful Kickstarter for the Pugmire role-playing game. Hear why a game about uplifted dogs in a post-human world will make you want to pick up two D20s, and kick badger-butt.

Like co-host Brad? Well he needs a kidney! Come to the benefit for Brad this weekend! Ben will be running a Dracula Dossier session. Learn more here!

Recorded as always at Rainbird Studios in scenic Big Bend, Wisconsin.

Thanks to producer Chris Koterba and 50 Breaks for the theme music. 

We come to you to make news this week gameratti!

On March 15th, 2016, Wizards of the Coast will release The Curse of Strahd, a campaign which will take PCs from 1st through 10th level set in the domain of dread, Barovia. We have interviews with writers Chris Perkins, Tracy Hickman, Laura Hickman, and Wizards right hand man, Greg Tito!

A correction! Shannon Applecline not a girl, nor named Sharon.

Thanks to Incompetech.com, 50 Breaks, Micheal Ramps, & Sheila Tayebi. 

The gang finishes talking Pathfinder and Phantom Phenomena with author Brian Duckwitz! 

And as some of you know, Brad needs a kidney. Furthermore, he recently took a turn and now has medical bills up to his eyeballs. You can help Brad by clicking here!

A repost, as I yesterday posted part 2 before part 1. If you still have part 2, enjoy this suddenly complete episode!

The gang talks about The Phantom Phenomena for the Pathfinder role-playing game! We even have an author, Brian Duckwitz, in to talk with us about it!

Enjoy! 

The gang talks about The Phantom Phenomena for the Pathfinder role-playing game! We even have an author, Brian Duckwitz, in to talk with us about it!

Enjoy! 

A last HyperCulture sample. In January, get ready for new Plot Points episodes!

How will artists be remembered when they die? In this free-wheeling episode, Ben & Alejandra tackle that question, covering topics as diverse as 19th-century European art, and the tax travails of fantasy sage and New York Times bestselling author Patrick Rothfuss.

Rothfuss's charity, Worldbuilders is a cause worth contributing to. Click here, to donate, win some swag, and do some good!

Find us on Twitter, Facebook, our website, or email us at [email protected].

Tell a friend, give us a review on iTunes, and help spread the word about the HyperCulture! 

This week, enjoy a sample of a second podcast which Chris and Ben have been working on. It's the HyperCulture, the podcast that takes a deep look at nerd culture. 

Why would anyone ever give their product away? Aren't copyrights supposed to be defended to the death?

In this episode, we examine the Open Gaming License, the which took theDungeons & Dragons role-playing game and allowed anyone and their mother to begin producing rules for it. Listen to gaming luminaries such as Clinton J. Boomer, Robin Laws, Frank Mentzer, Shane Hensley, James Lowder, Skip Williams, and Monte Cook weigh in on the topic, tracing the OGL from its inception, through the rise of Paizo and the advent of 5th edition.

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