Iron Tyrants Video Interview

Posted in Interview, Non-Actual Play on November 23rd, 2010 by Kevin Weiser

Jen went down to Archon in St. Louis this summer and managed to snag an interview with Lucias Myer and A. David Pinilla about their newly released mini’s combat game, Iron Tyrants. With a special guest appearance: ducks!

Tags: David Pinilla, Iron Tyrants, Luke Meyer

Interview 16: Ron Edwards on The Forge’s Winter Phase

Posted in Interview, Non-Actual Play, RPG Only on November 22nd, 2010 by Kevin Weiser

When Ron Edwards announced posted on The Forge that the site would be entering it’s “winter phase” there was a bit of a hullabaloo about just what exactly that would mean for the site. I quickly shot Ron an email asking if he’d like to take some time to discuss what this all meant, and the general perception of The Forge on the internet as a whole. What followed was a fascinating conversation about identity politics, the economics of small-press gaming, and the difficulties of communication on the Internet. Enjoy!

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Crunchy Bits!

  • Intro and Outro music provided by 
Tags: 3rd Coast Games, Action Castle, , Battletech, Bliss Stage, Brennan Taylor, , , Champions, Chicagoland Games, , Des Moines Social Club, Diana Jones Awards, Dogs in the Vineyard, FAFSA, games Workshop, GNS, Greg Stolze, , Hero System, Houses of the Blooded, Indie Press Revolution, Irish Charity Auctions, Iron Tyrants, , Jonathan Tweet, , Kevin Siembieda, Legend of the Five Rings, Lion Rampant, Metagaming Concepts, Naked Went the Gamer, Origins Award, Over the Edge, Pendragon, Peter Atkinson, , Robin D. Laws, , RPG.net, Ryan Dancey, , Steve Jackson, Story-games, The Forge, The Gaming Outpost, The Meese Comission, The Podgecast, Universalis, , Wizard

Comics Cast #12: October 2010

Posted in Comics Cast on November 21st, 2010 by CJ

Lex Luthor faces Death! Legion fans vote! Avengers push us to the breaking point! And Dan makes sense of Grant Morrison’s Batman! No, really, he does!

Comics discussed:

  • Superman #703, 704
  • Time Masters: Vanishing Point #4
  • Return of Bruce Wayne #5
  • Batman and Robin #15
  • Bruce Wayne – The Road Home: Batman and Robin #1
  • Brightest Day #11, 12
  • Green Lantern #58
  • REBELS #21
  • Steve Rogers: Super Soldier #4
  • Secret Avengers #6
  • Captain America #611
  • Legion of Super-Heroes #6
  • Adventure Comics #519
  • Supergirl Annual #2
  • DC Universe: Legacies #6
  • Avengers #6
  • DC Presents Young Justice #1
  • Teen Titans #88
  • Fantastic Four #584
  • Secret Warriors #21
  • Action Comics #894

Crunchy Bits!

Tags: Action Comics, Adventure Comics, Avengers, Batman and Robin, Brightest Day, Captain America, Fantastic Four, , Legion of Super-Heroes, Lex Luthor, REBELS, Return of Bruce Wayne, Secret Avengers, Secret Warriors, Steve Rogers, Supergirl, Superman, Teen Titans, Time Masters, Young Justice

Interview 15: Fred Hicks and Jim Butcher on the Dresden Files RPG

Posted in Dresden Files RPG, Interview, Non-Actual Play, RPG Only on November 10th, 2010 by Kevin Weiser

It was our great pleasure to sit down with Fred Hicks of Evil Hat and Jim Butcher, author of The Dresden Files.  It’s a rare treat when Fred and Jim, longtime friends, are actually on the same side of the mic together. Troll, Kevin, and Jen talk with them about their gaming history, their friendship, and what dealing with the Dresden Files has taught them about themselves and their friendship. Enjoy.

Relevant Links

Crunchy Bits!

  • Intro music from “The Wizard” by  of Idle Thumbs
  • Outro music is dedicated to Jen’s PC in our DFRPG run: Danny, and his almost-girlfriend, Valerie. “Don’t Try” by Marian Call.
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Round-Table Discussion: Complexity in Gaming

Posted in Discussions, Non-Actual Play, Round Table, RPG Only on November 1st, 2010 by Kevin Weiser

Kevin hopped on Skype with Jason Morningstar, Judd Karlman, and Jonathan Tweet to discuss how the complexity of a rules system affects the narrative in RPG’s.

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Crunchy Bits!

  • Intro and Outro music provided by 
Tags: Anna Kreider, Bull Rush, , Champions, Creative Agenda, , Druid, , Ghoul, Grey Ranks, , , Jonathan Tweet, Judd Karlman, , Monte Cook, Paladin, Prime Time Adventures, Sons of Kryos, Thou Art But A Warrior, Tim White, Unicorn

We’re a finalist for a Golden Geek!

Posted in Misc on November 1st, 2010 by Kevin Weiser

Kevin here, just wanted to put a quick post up to thank everyone for voting us in as a finalist for a Golden Geek award.

Here’s the final list

Again, thanks everybody for voting for us. It really means a lot!