Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 100: The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Part 5
I fell a couple of days behind schedule, adventure fans, but here for your listening pleasure is the monumental, historic 100th episode of the Icosahedrophilia podcast, presenting “The Valley of the Shadow of Death[...]Read on >>
Tome Ep 147: Dark Sun
Dark Sun is out for 4th edition and as Matt James puts it, “this is not your momma’s D&D”. Dark Sun is a post-apocalyptic D&D brought to you in two WotC game books, the Campaign Setting and the [...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 13
August 29, 2010 from Happy Jacks RPG Podcast
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Season 03 Episode 13 Your hosts: Stu, CADave, Gammon, Merril and Casey We discuss listener email and talk about Savage Worlds some more. Featured Song: “The Parting Glass” by Celtic Squall.[...] Filed under: Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, Savage Worlds, podcast
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Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 99: The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Part 4
Once more into the breach, adventure fans! Episode 99 of the Icosahedrophilia podcast presents “The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Part 4,” played on August 14, 2010! Please listen now or subscribe via iTunes[...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 12a
August 27, 2010 from Happy Jacks RPG Podcast
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Season 3 Episode 12a — listener email catch-up. Your hosts Stu, Stork and Casey.[...] Filed under: Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, podcast
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Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 98: The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Part 3
Episode 98 of the Icosahedrophilia podcast is here, adventure fans, to present you with “The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Part 3,” played and recorded on August 14, 2010! Please listen now or subscribe via [...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 12
August 22, 2010 from Happy Jacks RPG Podcast
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Season 03 Episode 12 Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Kimi and Casey. We discuss listener email and running con games.[...] Filed under: Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, podcast
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Tome Ep 146: GenCon Interviews
Interviews with Mike Mearls, Rodney Thompson, and Rich Baker all from Wizards of the Coast about D&D Essentials, Gamma World, Dark Sun, Ravenloft, and oh so much more. Special thanks to Quinn Murphy, Mike Shea, and F[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 97: The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Part 2
Let the good times—and dice—roll, adventure fans! Episode 97 of the Icosahedrophilia podcast presents “The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Part 2,” played and recorded on August 14, 2010! Please listen now[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 96: The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Part 1
It’s an exciting day, adventure fans! This hasn’t happened since episode 1—in episode 95 of the Icosahedrophilia podcast, you’ll hear actual play published only a few days after the actual game sessio[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 95: Well Met in Markathesh, Part 4
Welcome back, adventure fans! Episode 94 of the Icosahedrophilia podcast presents part 4 of our adventure “Well Met in Markathesh, Part 4,” played and recorded on May 15, 2010! Please listen now or subscribe [...]Read on >>
Tome GenCon Special – Spin a Yarn
Ed Greenwood spends two hours asking the audience for suggestions which he promises to spin into a Forgotten Realms story to be published later. Watch out, Ed is a dirty man…and he encourages a foul minded audience[...]Read on >>
Catching Up on Gen Con
Like many people, I didn’t get to go to Gen Con this year. Thankfully there are a number of podcasts that have recorded interviews or whole panel sessions and have posted them for free on their sites. After listeni[...]Read on >>
Listen to Trollsmyth and Oddysey Chat About Gen Con
Trollsmyth and I have been talking about fiddling with podcasting for a while now, and at Gen Con had a couple of conversations we thought would make an interesting starting point for such a thing. We ended up being too [...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 94: Well Met in Markathesh, Part 3
I fell behind, adventure fans—but I didn’t fall overboard! I had intended to publish this podcast on August 12 or 13, 2010, but I ended up spending extra time preparing for the August 14 play session instead of w[...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 11
August 15, 2010 from Happy Jacks RPG Podcast
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Season 03 Episode 11 Your hosts: Stu, CADave, Gammonstark, Stork, Tyler and Kimi. Listener email, and keeping the challenge in your games. Featured song: “That Bastard John Barleycorn” by the Merry Wives of W[...] Filed under: Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, podcast
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Tome GenCon Special – Adventure Building
The Adventure Building seminar by WotC at GenCon 2010 was probably my favorite at the time. It was lead by Rodney Thompson and combined the efforts of Bruce Cordell and Chris Perkins where they, with audience participati[...]Read on >>
Tome GenCon Special – R.A. Salvatore
R.A. Salvatore had a panel where he showed a trailer for the new video game he’s working and then answered questions about it, as well as his work in the Forgotten Realms, and his own world of novels DemonWars. He [...]Read on >>
Tome GenCon Special – Design and Dev Seminar Part 2
Sarah Darkmagic’s Tracy Hurley helped me with this recording of the Design and Development seminar by WotC at GenCon 2010. Part one was released a few days back, be sure to snag that one for a listen. There’s[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 93: Well Met in Markathesh, Part 2
Ahoy there, adventure fans! The latest adventure—and I really mean that this time—of the crew of the Broken Promisecontinues in “Well Met in Markathesh, Part 2,” played and recorded on May 15, 2010 and pr[...]Read on >>
Podcast Update
The list of podcasts I listen to. Some old school D&D podcasts have joined the ranks.[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 92: Well Met in Markathesh, Part 1
Ahoy there, adventure fans! It’s time again to join the crew of the Broken Promise—now once again in control of their ship—on the Icosahedrophilia podcast! In this episode, we present “Well Met in Markath[...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 10a UPDATE
Final Gencon 2010 update from Veremond and Useless Triviaman.[...]Read on >>
GenCon Day 2: “Our characters can level up, and so can we.”
Day two of GenCon was busy, busy, busy and fantastic! This morning we woke up too late for the game we were scheduled for, so instead we went over to the Dealer Hall and wandered for a while. Bridget picked up a set of G[...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 10
August 8, 2010 from Happy Jacks RPG Podcast
Filed under: DnD4e, GURPS, Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, podcast
Season 03 Episode 10 Your hosts: Stu, Kimi, Tappy, Casey and Bruce. We read listener email and discuss GMs roles in Player Characters, both generation and in-play.[...] Filed under: DnD4e, GURPS, Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, podcast
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Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 09c UPDATE
Update from Listener Veremond from Gencon 2010.[...]Read on >>
Tome GenCon Special – The Big Announcement Part 2
This year at the WotC Preview at GenCon they reviewed stuff we already knew…and then told us about the new stuff. Like Ravenloft, a bunch of new card sets and mechanics, more boxed sets, the new Player’s Hand[...]Read on >>
Tome GenCon Special – The Big Announcement Part 1
This year at the WotC Preview at GenCon they reviewed stuff we already knew…and then told us about the new stuff. Like Ravenloft, a bunch of new card sets and mechanics, more boxed sets, the new Player’s Hand[...]Read on >>
Tome GenCon Special – FR Panel
In the World of Forgotten Realms panel at GenCon 2010 the find people at WotC, including James Wyatt, Ed Greenwood, Susan Morris, Bruce Cordell, and a seemingly endless parade of freelancers and other guests we learned a[...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 9b
GENCON UPDATE from Listener Veremond and Useless Trivia Man.[...]Read on >>
Tome GenCon Special – Design and Dev Seminar Part 1
Part 1 of the Design and Development Seminar by Wizards of the Coast. The whole seminar was 2 hours long, but I can’t do episodes that long without having technical problems. So I’ll give it to you in two par[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 91: Keeping the Promise, Part 5
Trim your sails, adventure fans, for the thrill ride known as episode 91 of the Icosahedrophilia podcast! In this episode, we present “Keeping the Promise, Part 5,” played and recorded on April 24, 2010. Plea[...]Read on >>
Tome Ep 145: Maps and Tokens
To discuss various methods of mapping and condition tracking tokens I have gathered together a team from wide and far including Ethan Parker from Gamer’s Haven, Chris Heard from Icosahedraphelia, and Mike Shea from[...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 09
August 1, 2010 from Happy Jacks RPG Podcast
Filed under: DnD4e, GURPS, Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, podcast
Season 03 Episode 09 Your hosts: Stu, Gammonstark, CADave, Tyler, Bruce, Sarah We read email, announce the “gaming nightmare” contest and discuss creepiness. Dustin points us to an alternate dice theory, and [...] Filed under: DnD4e, GURPS, Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, podcast
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Tome Ep 144: Elminster Must Die!
In this episode I got a preview copy of the novel, Elminster Must Die! releasing in hard cover on August 3rd, 2010. I not only review the first Elminster novel set in the 4e version of the Forgotten Realms, but I spend m[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 90: Keeping the Promise, Part 4
You’ve been wondering when this would happen, adventure fans … and the time is now! Episode 90 of the Icosahedrophilia podcast proudly presents “Keeping the Promise, Part 4,” played and recorded on A[...]Read on >>
Interviewed on Blue Yonder Podcast
Blue Yonder is a podcast concerning general geekery like Star Wars/Trek, sci-fi/action movies, and general gaming. Wednesday, their 22nd episode went live and it features an interview with me, where I talk about RPGs and[...]Read on >>
Tome Ep 143: Demonomicon
This is the episode that got crashed. First, Mike Shea crashes Matt James, Quinn Murphy, and myself reviewing the Demonomicon. Then Matt James crashes the interview I was conducting with his brother, and author of Demono[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 89: Keeping the Promise, Part 3
Preparations for retaking the Broken Promise continue as the PCs gather intelligence and solidify their plans. Witness the PCs’ next steps toward retaking their ship in “Keeping the Promise, Part 3,” pl[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 88: Keeping the Promise, Part 2
Our heroes have been in Markathesh for half a day, and the Broken Promise still remains in the hands of bugbear pirates! Witness the PCs’ next steps toward retaking their ship in “Keeping the Promise, Part 2,[...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 08
July 25, 2010 from Happy Jacks RPG Podcast
Filed under: DnD4e, Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, podcast
Season 03 Episode 08. Your hosts: Stu, Bruce, Tappy and Casey. Playing outside of your class. Happy Jack’s Game Day at Gateway 2010. Labor Day Weekend. Sep 3 – Sep 6, 2010 Radisson LAX $35 for a 4-day pass (with o[...] Filed under: DnD4e, Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, podcast
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Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 87: Keeping the Promise, Part 1
The Broken Promise has apparently been commandeered by bugbear pirates! What will our heroes do about that? Find out in our adventure “Keeping the Promise,” played and recorded on April 24, 2010! Episode 87 o[...]Read on >>
Tome Ep 142: Tomb of Horrors
Samuel Dillon and I discuss a lot of recent D&D news as well as review the Tomb of Horrors 4e Super-Adventure. Sponsors: Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition Heroic Adventure: HS2 Orcs of Stonefang PassRetail $14.95 S[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 86: Exit the Dragon, Part 4
What do you do after killing a dragon? Find out the Broken Promise crew’s answer in “Exit the Dragon, Part 4,” recorded on April 3, 2010 and presented in the Icosahedrophilia podcast, episode 86! Please[...]Read on >>
Canon Puncture Game Advocate for OD&D
Once again I was listening to Canon Puncture – a podcast mostly about indie games – and they had Tavis Allison from The Mule Abides talking about OD&D – the version from 1974 where all weapons do 1d6 damage and[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 85: Exit the Dragon, Part 3
Can our heroes withstand the wrath of a sorely provoked brown dragon? Find out in “Exit the Dragon, Part 3,” recorded on April 3, 2010 and presented in the Icosahedrophilia podcast, episode 85! Please listen [...]Read on >>
Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Season 03 Episode 07
July 17, 2010 from Happy Jacks RPG Podcast
Filed under: Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, Traveller, podcast
Season 03, Episode 07 Your hosts: Stu, Clockverk, Gammonstark, CA Dave and Hosier Rob. Listener feedback and Mongoose Traveller first impressions.[...] Filed under: Podcast Episode, Podcasts, RPG Hub, Traveller, podcast
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Tome Ep 141: Evil PCs
Robert J. Schwalb joins me for this episode where we discuss crafting stories for an evil party of characters and even build one encounter for them. We then discuss how to play an evil PC and not ruin everyone the fun fo[...]Read on >>
Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 84: Exit the Dragon, Part 2
Know any good ways to tick off a brown dragon, adventure fans? Tyria Silverspray does, and you can look on as she employs this skill in part 2 of our adventure “Exit the Dragon,” recorded on April 3, 2010 and[...]Read on >>
The Tome Ep 140: Monster Manual 3
Monster Manual 3 is easily the best Monster Manual yet. In this episode Quinn Murphy, Mike Shea, and host Jeff Greiner share their thoughts about the book and give an example of how it has inspired them to create somethi[...]Read on >>











