Comments on: Episode 41

By: Asylos

Asylos — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 11:22:59 +0000

Carl – do you have a link for that Dogs demo?

Great episode. Love the liner notes.

By: Carl Rigney

Carl Rigney — Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:55:22 +0000

Best liner notes EVER. Oh, and good show, too.

Greg Haslam (mentioned in the segment about teaching his daughters math through roleplaying princesses) also runs the extremely fine “X-Files High” Champions games at local conventions. Highly recommended.

Credit where it’s due: the excellent Don’t Rest Your Head 15-minute Demo is the fine work of Fred Hicks, downloadable from http://www.evilhat.com/download/dryh-demo-kit.pdf . Dogs in the Vineyard also has an excellent 15-minute demo where you confront your brother on his way to murder the whore that turned your nephew into a thief. Both are a joy to run, and very effective in letting players know if this is a game they must have. I wish every indie game had a demo as good.

By: Steve Mortimer

Steve Mortimer — Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:40:43 +0000

Another great episode guys.

If you are going to mention Fantasy Flight though you really should give them some credit for the awesome stuff they’ve been putting out for Dark Heresy, I am very glad they ended up with this license as the books they have put out for it so far have been of very high quality in both content and production.

By: Pookie

Pookie — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 23:25:20 +0000

I only wish that I could off the top of my head. If only West End Games’ Star Wars Introductory Box Set was still in print and I would wave that at you.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 19:50:48 +0000

I don;t really think we have missed anything. The DMG is what allows the person to run the game. It also teaches that facilitator how to run a RPG. Now, on the players side, the PHB has one of the best concise descriptions of RPing I have seen. I have put that in parents hands, asked them to read it, and seen the light come on. Now, I do get where you are coming from…there is still no blow by blow teaching aid in any RPG on how to play aimed at the pure novice…but this is the best I have seen as a retailer. Please point me to something else if you have it….

By: Pookie

Pookie — Tue, 17 Feb 2009 14:06:35 +0000

On the “Is Dungeons & Dragons 4e an RPG or not?” debate, you keep missing the point. Yes, the 4e DMG is really good — that advice is excellent and it is great to see that kind of content in a Dungeons & Dragons book. Yet, what about the PHB? Where is the corresponding discussion of the subject in the PHB? Given that the book is for the players, surely there should be something there?

Anyway, great show so far (not listened to all of it so far, but I will when I get back from lunch), and have you considered any of Deep7’s 1PG series for use with younger players? Try the publisher’s “Buggin’ RPG,” which is excellent if the children in question have seen “A Bug’s Life.”

By: irate squirrel

irate squirrel — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 04:44:40 +0000

Adam Jury does the BEST LINER NOTEZ EVAR! I don’t think I even need to listen to it now. Not one swear word in the whole thing either!