Today I sat down with Ben Burns of New Comet Games. Ben was the winner of the NTRPG Con 2019 Three Castles Award and currently has his Ultimate Dinosaur Fighting 2nd ed project live on Kickstarter.

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I've been asked to give my thoughts on how to vet Kickstarter Projects. While far from a complete list on the topic, I do share some thoughts on the matter.

Yep, today marks three years of retirement for me, and although the month of July has been hectic with personal and family obligations, I do have plans for the summer. Revised blog and possibly a short, monthly zine.

During tonight's weekly Tavern Chat on the Tavern's Discord server, James Spahn brought up a new RPG Quickstart - the 122 page Against the Dark Master clone of Middle Earth Role Playing. You've been warned.

https://discord.gg/tdVSQeG

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/273729/Against-the-Darkmaster--Quickstart?affiliate_id=1446 (affiliate link)

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DM Mike cals in with some thoughts on Stranger Things and I make some observations on ENWorld and its sudden lack of advertising.

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JoeTheLawyer brings up a good point - what group of nerds has three out of four find girlfriends in their teen years at the same time? ;)

In Season 3 of Stranger Things, D&D still plays a role, but it is shown more as something of the time of childish things to be left behind. Although I talk about the place of D&D, as for the plot of Season 3, it is a spoiler free podcast ;)

Voicemails from Tim and Ivy Shorts as well as Glen Halstrom. Yes, I revisit low ability scores and controlling you own voice. Never put your integrity in the hands of others.

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Ah, sweet "I'm a gonna punch Tenkar in the f'n throat!" Gareth. He sneaks a Far West update in on his dead intothefarwest.com website. How do you control the narrative? When you force conversations into forums you control.

https://www.tenkarstavern.com/2019/07/far-west-update-gareth-will-no-longer.html

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Vince Florio announced today that the Roll for Initiative Podcast is coming to an end after 10 years. Gaming podcasts in general owe Vince a debt of gratitude.

http://rfipodcast.com/show/2019/07/11/the-end-of-an-era-thanks-for-all-the-fish-rfi-is-ending/

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