Our normal format is play game, review game, interview designer. But when we heard Monte Cook had posted on his blog asking about RPG related podcasts, we knew this was too good a chance to pass up. Besides, we’d played 3.0 D&D for years, followed by a full campaign of Arcana Evolved, and our final hurrah of D20 fantasy gaming was a run through Ptolus. So while we didn’t record any of that, we’re pretty sure we got the “play game” part covered pretty well.

It was a real pleasure to talk to Mr. Cook about his new foray: Dungeon-a-day.com, and we’re all very glad to see him back in the gaming industry. We discuss his masterfully diplomatic opinion on D&D 4E, what style of play he expects at his table, how he feels about player vs. player conflict, what games he’s looking forward to playing, and his use of Gygaxian Lexicography. We wish him luck on all his future endeavors!

Crunchy Bits!

• Music by Mark Morgan from the soundtrack to Planescape: Torment

Relevant Links:

• Dungeon-A-Day
• Wizards of the Coast
• Malhavoc Press
• Monte Cook’s World of Darkness
• Call of Cthulhu
• Call of Cthulhu (D20)
• Trail of Cthulhu
• Pagan Publlishing’s new Mysteries of Mesoamerica
• Burning Wheel
• Burning Empires
• Paul Tevis
• Inside The Game Designer Studio
• Bruce R. Cordell
• Stephen R. Donaldson / Thomas Covenant

Bumpers and Promos

• Spooky Outhouse Productions
• Have Games Will Travel

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Our exploration of Misspent Youth comes to a close as we sit down to discuss the game with it’s designer Rob Bohl. We learned a lot from playing MY and had a great time talking about it with Rob. The conversation meanders through a variety of topics, from a basic overview of the game, to difficulties we had, changes that will be in the final version, and a very entertaining debate between Brandon and Rob about the role of The Authority. We extend our thanks to Rob for  giving us the opportunity to play his game and discuss it with us.

Crunchy Bits:

• Intro and Outro music “21st Century Digital Boy” by Bad Religion provided by Epitaph Records.
• Bumpers: Spooky Outhouse Productions, RPG Podcasts, and Narrative Control.

Other Relevant Links:

• System Does Matter
• The Ashcan Front
• Joe Strummer
• Round Robin Scene Framing Rules Post

Names Rob Dropped:

• Joshua AC Newman
• Vincent Baker
• Meguey Baker
• Paul Czege
• Emily Care Boss
• Judd Karlman (The Sons of Kryos)
• Michael Miller
• Tony Lower-Basch
• Andrew Morris
• Thor Olavsrud
• Jennifer Rodgers
• Rob Donahough
• Fred Hicks
• Mickey (Geek Girls Rule)
• Jason Morningstar

Names Brandon Dropped:

• Monte Cook

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Kevin, CJ, Dan, Jen, and Brandon discuss their recently completed run of Rob Bohl’s Misspent Youth. We break down the basic mechanics of the game, debate on a few of the changes planned for the final version, and deliver a final verdict; irrevocably shattering Rob’s fragile ego. Just kidding! We loved it and think everybody should play it. Up next is an interview with Mr. Bohl himself, one we’re all looking forward to!

Crunchy Bits!

• Intro and Outro music “21^st Century Digital Boy” by Bad Religion provided by Epitaph Records.

Promos:

• Have Games Will Travel: For A Few Games More
• Spooky Outhouse Productions

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Kevin, Jen, CJ, Dan, and Brandon bring the Misspent Youth story arc to a thrilling conclusion! The cat is out of the bag now that we’ve organized a world-wide school riot and The Company isn’t pulling punches anymore. This session is structured slightly different then the previous ones, as we used the designer Rob Bohl’s newly developed round-robin scene framing mechanic. This took a lot of the plot control out of Brandon’s hands, but he adjusted to it pretty quickly. We were still able to come together with a coherent plot and a satisfying ending. Stay tuned next week for our review!

Crunchy Bits!

• Intro and Outro music “21^st Century Digital Boy” by Bad Religion provided by Epitaph Records.

Promos:

• Spooky Outhouse Productions
• RPG Podcasts.com

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