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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross put pen to paper (in an audio sense) to talk about Dungeons & Dragons and its legacy in this very special episode.

If you’ve ever played a game where a number was assigned to a character, you have D&D to thank for that. This is a very special episode made possible by our wonderful Kickstarter backers. For the first half, we talk about the history of Dungeons and Dragons. In the second half, we talk about D&D’s impact on video games, and take a brief tour of games based on it.

• Nerd Poker: www.earwolf.com/show/nerd-poker/

• Stan Lee vs Jack Kirby: www.oregonlive.com/news/oregonian/…_the_usual.html

• Mazes and Monsters: www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkb5v62U7EI

• DnD Controversy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5jvj9pesMQ

• SaveSurge: savesurge.org/

• Dumb book that started all this nonsense: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dungeon_Master

• Dark Dungeons: www.chick.com/reading/tracts/0046/0046_01.ASP

• Dead Alewives DnD Part 1: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vChEPj0dXXk

• Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Kgx2b1sIRs

• Rick and Morty: www.youtube.com/watch?v=_0dWkeOfTPA

• Diplomacy: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomacy_(game)

• Don’t Steal This Book: www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Book_of_Erotic_Fantasy

• Shivering Isles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuIe5ZSx5iU

• 30 Years of Adventure: www.amazon.com/30-Years-Adventur…ons/dp/0786934980

• B.A.D.D. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patricia_Pulling

• The Edge: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GQZDxh5Im6E

• Nice Shot! www.youtube.com/watch?v=o9mJ82x_l-E

• First Quest: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Quest

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Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Brian read your thoughts on Heroes of Might and Magic III.

• Mazes and Monsters: www.youtube.com/watch?v=E6AOd6r6Qi8

• Murphy Brown: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQRKJLoTjIw

• Rekall: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJEllFk3Hqw

• That D and D book I was talking about: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/30_Years_of…eons_%26_Dragons

• The Forge: www.heroesofmightandmagic.com/heroes3ab/…town.shtml

• Zoo: www.youtube.com/watch?v=lzaD97OslAs

• The Original Mr. Hands: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bigby_(Greyhawk)

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Gary Butterfield, Kole Ross, and Brian skirmish with Heroes of Might and Magic III.

PC strategy games have been something of a blind spot for us, but Heroes III is the perfect entry point. People really love this game, and we can tell why. The different Town types make up for the kind of nonsense story (which I will not outline here).
Special thanks to our guest, Kickstarter backer Brian, for offering his insight on the game.

• Conan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PQ6335puOc

• Genesis Might and Magic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tZhMOa4ocU

• 1st of Tha Month: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4j_cOsgRY7w

• Ghost Pepper: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gsTxx2SuVk

• Shitty Beatles: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPIpeW581rE

• Heaven Better Save Some Tears: www.avclub.com/review/mr-show-wi…e-natures-o-45034

• Castle Greyskull: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNojdoyAR4g

• In the Wake of Gods: mightandmagic.wikia.com/wiki/Heroes_o…_Wake_of_Gods

• Clash of Heroes: Might and Magic: www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-JWBMifhXk

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your thoughts on Dishonored.

• Sex Type Thing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxXf7yFH7q4

• Credits Song from Dishonored: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyTCtbYNzRg

• Biblical Leviathan: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leviathan

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross hunch over and gruffle a can of Dishonored.

Games aren’t very good at depicting nuanced ethics. Is it better to kill someone for revenge, or sentence them to a lifelong fate worse than death? That’s what we go through with Corvo, the disgraced royal bodyguard who has been framed for the Empress’s murder. Spoiler: we really love this game. This is part of our series on new games called Watch Out for Lens Flare!

• Star Trek 4: www.youtube.com/watch?v=LkqiDu1BQXY

• Mike Mignola: www.artofmikemignola.com/

• Xanth: www.avclub.com/article/revisitin…y-of-xanth-104382

• Exquisite Corpse: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exquisite_corpse

• Exquisite Dead Guy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKGjK8bMkzg

• The Sorrow: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbxbP9FPEBQ

• Kiss from a Rose: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ateQQc-AgEM

• Ben: www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTKNahASSDI

• Brad Dourif: www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMAl2fCYgCQ

• Milkman Conspiracy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ptC4iD_n8vA

• Switching Drinks: www.youtube.com/results?search_qu…ttle+of+wits&sm=1

• Thief Hammerites: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9MrYwmVCek

• Isaac Newton’s Occult Obsession: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isaac_Newton

• Room 101: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3U83QLoATU

• Dishonored PAX event: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Xy-Efg57fI

• Masque of the Red Death: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Masque_of_the_Red_Death

• Dishonored: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vRrM3RI0a4I

• Radiolab: Loops: www.radiolab.org/story/161744-loops/

• Wrestlenauts: www.retronauts.com/?p=478

• Tales from Dunwall: www.youtube.com/watch?v=N_mp4yJtp14

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to Snatcher.

• Badger: www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eVez_EpeuM

• Chrimbus: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V399tenKALA

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about, look at, and investigate Snatcher.

Can you trust your eyes? Will all of these moments be lost like tears in rain? How far can you stretch the line between homage and plagiarism before it straight up snaps? Gillian Seed and his plucky little robot buddy Metal Gear are on the streets of New Kobe, seeking out humanoid robots that are killing VIPs and taking over all of society. Time to die.

• Blue Velvet: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWr4JvAWF20

• Menocu: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7mj26QFW6JA

• Snatcher SD: www.youtube.com/watch?v=d2Bb34ZoI7s

• Olestra: www.youtube.com/watch?v=eea3ODWuYCE

• Gene Parmesan: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxdx6_LYys

• Adam Savage Blade Runner Gun: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4DUULvPJTgk

• To Catch a Predator: www.youtube.com/watch?v=l9M_RjIJcM8

• Pogrom: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pogrom

• Breakfast Club: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv1I4q6lOpo

• Blade Runner Curse: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blade_Runne…ade_Runner_curse

• Jungle Love: www.dailymotion.com/video/x107chp_m…ngle-love_music

• Jimmy Two Times: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZD3y43cyddI

• Warren Ellis Comic I’m Talking About: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Desolation_Jones

• Mr. House: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAFet6u2BVE

• Bechdel Test: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bechdel_test

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Gary and Kole are joined by Chris Avellone to talk about the creation of Fallout 2. We also read your letters about the game.

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Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross radiate praise for the last half of Fallout 2.

Continuing our search for the GECK, we run across crime lords, run down mining towns, and a conspiracy to kill all people on earth. Worst of all? Hubologists.

• Bobby Fischer: www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archiv…endgame/302634/

• Battletoads: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GlRMunEPAYg

• Miss Kitty: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QhBI5uUoTc

• Blues Brothers: www.youtube.com/watch?v=RdR6MN2jKYs

• Jenkem: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UsNbsjpuLc

• Cow Magnet: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_magnet

• Abby Normal: www.youtube.com/watch?v=yH97lImrr0Q

• Ghost Dog: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFMY4jJ6SVE

• The Ringer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1MxRpOnqFNI

• Gelnika: www.youtube.com/watch?v=M7_g0sNf_4I

• Sgt Rock: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sgt._Rock

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Kole and Gary read your responses about the first part of Fallout 2.

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