Like many of my contemporaries, I was recently researching game-related gifts for a feature on my podcast. When we recorded the program, however, it was necessary to cut the feature from the length of the show, which still turned out to be the longest we’d ever produced. Feel free to check it out! At the […]
In our supersized eighteenth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, we celebrate the End of the World with a dicussion on prophecies, visions, signs, and portents! We also visit with a confederate from the Hero Labs software development team, present the newest prize for our holiday giveaway, hand out our December locations for the Tsunami City Project, […]
In the fifth episode of our interview series, we pick up the phone and have a conversation with Shane Hensley ofPinnacle Entertainment Group. Shane shares some of his experiences designing both tabletop and computer RPGs, talks Deadlands and Savage Worlds, and discusses a few of his insights into Kickstarter, the publishing business, and licensing. Shane is also […]
A few weeks ago, I was generating the show notes for an episode of the Gamecast. I had just reached the point where I was adding the little button that asks our listeners to “rate and review us on iTunes”, when I realized that I don’t rate and review the shows that I listen to! […]
In our seventeenth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast talks about party politics and how to use them to enhance character development. We also present the newest prizes for our holiday giveaway, discuss some of the challenges the girls face in the world of geek fandom, and talk about a few of the recent posts on […]
Hosts – Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack Topic – In this episode, we make a few announcements about the show, we kick off our next listener contest , and we discuss some of our favorite podcasts and what about them inspires us. (2:38) Announcements! (WE HAVE A NEW CONTEST!!!!!) (14:45) On Our Horizon (27:09) Podcasts that we love […]
In the fourth episode of our new interview series, we talk to Monte Cook!!! Erik sits down with Monte for a casual discussion about his life, career, gaming interests, and recent projects. Monte pontificates on everything from the challenges of growing up gaming in the rural midwest to his first nervous venture into self-publishing to the surprising reaction to his […]
So I’m about to launch another D&D Next playtest game… this time with my whole group at once. We did a little playtesting back in June, after the first packet was released, and we broke it down into two smaller groups… it was fun – full of eye-popping WTF moments and at least one TPK […]
The publishers on DriveThru RPG and their sister sites regularly put out free material, games, books, comics, and the like. I want to make sure that our readers are aware of these great games, so when I receive them, I make them available to you. I do this hoping that you’ll find something that you […]
In our sixteenth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast talks about the applications of religion in the context of immersive play and how different play styles approach religious characters. We also present the newest prizes for our holiday giveaway, talk about our recent visit to the Emerald City Steampunk Expo, and have a brief conversation […]