Episode 30 part 2 - Narayan's Con Report

Episode 30 part 2 - Narayan's Con Report (14:11, 6.8MB)

For the second half of the Phenomenon con report, Narayan kindly allowed me to interview him.

Narayan tells us about some of the difficulties he had with the sessions, and describes his reservations at the description of some of the sessions as 'role-playing games'.

His highlights included The Cabinet of Doctor Makundi, and Mike and Sandra's freeform, 'This Party Tonight'.

Other con reviews are up on the RPGMeetup forum - but there are spoilers, which you may want to watch out for if you're thinking of playing in Pheno Reloaded.


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Episode 30 (part 1) - Liz's Con Report

Episode 30 (part 1) - Liz's Con Report

Instead of making this one great long episode, I have divided it into two. Mostly because I am driving interstate to Supanova this weekend!

In this episode...
Liz chats about her experiences at Phenomenon 2010, in particular her con highlights, including Team Dragon and This Party Tonight; and how Fish made Liz's con experience so fun.

(As Fish mentions on his webpage, a Pheno Reloaded con is in the planning stages for five weeks' time!)

Part 2 will be Narayan's con report.


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Episode 29 - Beauty and the Geek

Episode 29 - Beauty and the Geek (26:49 16MB)


“Reality may not be real.”

Short and Sweet Festival
RPGMeetup – Canberra roleplayers
James

patent – geekgirl
emoticon – smiley face copyright
Ugg boot history - trademark dispute


False Dichotomy
Beauty and the Geek
RPGMeetup.com


Your Reality may vary.


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Episode 28 - Craig's First Time and DFRPG

Episode 28 - Craig's First Time and Dresden Files RPG review (23 min, 10.7MB)

Dresden Files RPG review summary:
Highly Recommended for: experienced GMs who are fans of the books.
Recommended for; less experienced GMs who are fans of the books.
Not Recommended for: GMs who don’t know anything about the books; first-time GMs (learn to run the Fudge system using SotC first!) .

Links
Shadowrun 2nd Ed
D&D 2nd Ed
Dresden Files RPG
@FredHicks (Twitter)
Evil Hat
Fudge System
Swashbucklers of the Seven Skies
Penny for My Thoughts
Spirit of the Century
Dresden Files books
Movers and Shakers of Victorian England
Skullduggery preorder
Phenomenon (Canberra convention)
Supanova



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Poll Results are IN!

Poll 1: Should Liz get a Tramp Stamp?
Survey says NO! (7 no, 4 yes)

Poll 2: Are you a tabletop gamer with dyslexia?
Yes: 1
Maybe/Probably: 1
No: 6

(I'l put the old polls at the bottom of the page; and new ones at the top. Any suggestions for polls, let us know!)

Episode 27 - Tropes

Episode 27 - Tropes (22:13 10.7MB)

Playing to and against tropes; what works for you?

TV Tropes
Beautiful All Along
That touch of mink
Diet coke ad
(Diet coke ad article)
Lazzi
Bones
The Big Bang Theory
Neighbours Lesbian Kisses
The OC Lesbian Kiss

RPGPodcasts.com

Because I meant to - and I didn't already - I am going to write a very quick blog post about RPGPodcasts.com.

IF you like games;
AND you like hearing people talk about them;
THEN you should go to RPGPodcasts.com

(BUT don't stop coming here, too!)

Episode 26 - Preparation

Episode 26 - Preparation (20min 14sec - 14.5MB)

No babies were harmed in the recording of today's podcast.

Phenomenon
Tryptich
Dread
Memorial Day Long Weekend
Jenga
Allan Quartermaine
Last King of Scotland
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Mummy
The Scorpion King
Stargate

WARNING: NSFW Oglaf

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Episode 25 - It's funny coz it's true

Episode 25 - It's funny coz it's true. (9.4MB 19:30)

InSpectres

The Funny Ones
Ghostbusters - Peter Venkman (Bill Murray)
Men in Black - Agent J (Will Smith)

Other Funny Ones
Chandler Bing (Friends)
Vila Restal (Blake's 7)
Barney Stinson – HIMYM
Xander Harris – Buffy

RL Events
Phenomenon - Canberra
ANU RPS Games day- Canberra
Supanova - Sydney (and Perth)
Any other events that are coming up? Tell us and we'll (probably) give them a shout out!


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Episode 24 - LOST EPISODE - Gaming with your partner

Episode 24 - LOST EPISODE - Gaming with your partner

Gaming with your partner – Have you? Could you? Should you?

(WARNING: Girls, when on their own, without boys around, talk about bodily fluids.)

Settlers of Catan
Dominion
Carcassone
Triple J - Hottest 100
Skaven
Warhammer
Can Con
Magic: The Gathering
Nohgri – Jawa Star Wars Character