Iteration 095 - The Littlest Nomads

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The Littlest Nomads

Josh and Ryan talk about all the simulations they've been running this week: Josh prepares for some in-public D&D, Ryan plays Marvel Online, Josh writes himself a sitcom, Ryan notices a coincidence with the Tagalog word for onions and Ghostbusters lore, Mutants, mixing and matching genetic mutations for awesome comic book and video game characters. And once all the tangents are out of the way, for our main topic, we discuss how a nomadic lifestyle applies to the world of Dungeons & Dragons.

Iteration 094 - Analysis Exuberance

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In this iteration:
Josh recommends some of his favourite D&D-related podcasts: Harmontown, an adult podcast about friends and D&D; Critical Hit, a podcast by some guys from Major Spoilers comic book review site; NPCCast, another podcast about table-top and face-to-face games; Brian Posein's Nerd Poker, an actual play D&D podcast featuring comedian Brian Posein; 3.5 Private Sanctuary, a long-time staple of Josh's D&D podcast playlist; Fear the Boot, another established role-playing podcast; Crimson Mystical Mages, Kevin Smith's short-lived attempt at a D&D podcast; Critical Hit, a live D&D show at the Rio in Vancouver BC.

Josh plays the Mine part of Minecraft. Ryan plays Marvel Alliance Tactics. Josh and Ryan discuss the importance of writing things down and keeping statistics of stuff we all encounter as players in games. Ryan talks about how he contributes to the wikis of the games he plays, and how that's a major part of the fun of the game for him. Josh and Ryan talk about winning at video games by reading and analyzing the mechanics from outside the game. Josh and Ryan go on a tangent about the ninja turtles' various weapons, and Josh mentions the bec de corbin. And the ninja turtles take on feral robot zombie deer.

Iteration 093 - Utopia: the Incursioning

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in this iteration: 
Casey Kasem dies
Father's Day
Free RPG Day
D&D Next
Minecraft
Improv
Marvel Avengers Alliance

On Utopia in the Game World: different views on societies and ideal organizations of societies in a fictional world.

Iteration 092 - Exiled and Endungèd

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This week's discussion topic: exile and banishment. What do you do with a bad guy that you just can't kill? And what if your hero can't return to his home? And who is that mysterious man in the iron mask that the PCs found in the dungeon?


Free RPG Day is coming up this month (on the 23rd of June, 2014), Josh and Ryan discuss their adventures in Mining and Crafting, and a bit of discussion of game design, including Dwarf Fortress.

Ryan illuminates last week's topic with an Evil Cat from The Shadow of the Cat: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055438/ and relates some of his adventures in Marvel Avengers Alliance https://www.facebook.com/avengersalliance .

Iteration 091 - Statless, Unquantified, and Narrative Curses

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In this episode, Ryan expounds on the idea of the statless curse, that ineffable essence of something just being wrong, whether it's the dwarven gold, or the too-easy dungeon maze. There just has to be a curse here somewhere, doesn't there?