Hosts – Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack Topic – We discuss the concepts of traps, puzzles, and obstacles, and ways to effectively implement them in your campaigns while keeping your players engaged. We also cover the dangers of adversarial GMing. (4:18) Obstacles (16:29) Puzzles and riddles (28:32) Traps (33:14) Traps and such from our games. (46:53) Adversarial […]
[cc_full_width_col background_color=”141314″ shadow_color=”000000″ border_color=”0a678f” radius=”6″]There are many forms of nerds in the world. Different geeks have different streaks, and we tend to run in packs. There’s the Sci-fi crowd, setting their phasers and channelling the force when not hunting replicants or bringing glory to the God Emperor of Man. And then, there’s the Fantasy crowd […]
In our fifth episode of Metagamers Anonymous, our dedicated panel explores the many facets of character personality: where it comes from, how to apply it, and how they have abused it. They also spend some time on their recent immersive experience with the D&D Next playtest rules, including some of the highlights of their adventures thus far. Metagamers Anonymous is a biweekly […]
The grizzled electrician takes the corner a little too tight as he enters the parking lot of 32nd National Bank, the under-carriage of his old, light blue, service van chipping the curb just slightly further up than the last time he was here. He squares the front of his baby blue beater with the “handicapped” […]
Hosts – Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, Tyler Topic – A discussion about board games and how they differ from RPGs. We also talk about the different types of board games that are being produced today, some of our favorites, and we review Smallworld. (2:15) The difference between board games and RPGs (9:25) Different types of […]
Greeting true believers and Web-heads alike! This is my first ever blog post so please bear with me and together we can change my future posts from Clone Saga to Dark Knight Returns. Anyways, as you can tell, I’ve read a few comics in my life and I’m going to give you my $2.99 thoughts on […]
Hosts – Dan, Bryan, Mack, Tyler, Steve Topic – We discuss our gaming and/or geek culture interests. Notes – This is our third and (as far as we know) final experiment with the format of the show…open discussion. Be sure to log in at The Game Room or send us an e-mail and let us know […]
– Intro – Daddy Soda of the Day (Southampton Keller Pils) – E-mail – First Annual PQ Fantasy Draft: Dinner Party – News Stories Host: Dan Special Guest(s): N/A Rudy Eugene Identified As Naked Miami Man Who Chewed Victim’s Face: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/rudy-eugene-identified-as-naked-cannibal-face-attack-miami_n_1552249.html Nicole Kidman Will Semi-Erotically Pee on Zac Efron in Actual Scene […]
In our fourth episode of Metagamers Anonymous, we discuss a constant in the annals of contemporary character generation: the perennial “dump” stat. The hosts discuss the ins and outs of roleplaying particularly high and low statistics, how they help shape a character, how players can work together to make them more viable inside the common […]
My step-son and I attended Fear the Con 5, hosted by Fear the Boot, which was a fantastic experience. We had not registered for any games but that community is one of the best in gaming, they made sure that we were involved in something entertaining during every block. I will delve into this experience […]