RPG Crosstalk Show 07

covering podcast episodes released April 17th - April 20, 2011

This episode is hosted by Jenn of Jennisodes and Rich of the Canon Puncture show

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• facebook page: RPG Crosstalk

Updates and Announcements:

• Self-Critical Hits has a contest - OK Cupid Comment for Tonya, one of the hosts
• We have 124 members as of April 30, 2011

Shows:
Canon Puncture
    Episode 111: The Doubleclicks

• Awesome conversation with the singer/songwriters of the group Doubleclicks. They talk about how they came up with the song This Fantasy World (the Dungeons & Dragons song) and talk about what RPGs they like to play.

Designer vs Reality
    Episode 26: Starshine Playtest 1D

• Continuing the Victorian steampunk adventure with Nolan Calender’s Starshine
• Discussed some issues with the Challenge system

Here Be Gamers
    Dragon Age review blog post   

Jennisodes
    Episode 39: Jamestown: An Indie Video Game

• Jenn talks to her friends Hal, Mike and Tim from Final Form games about their video game called Jamestown. It is in the final stages of development and will be released this summer.
• They discuss what makes an indie video game and all the work that goes into it. How to work as a team and how to get things done on a tight budget.
• Jenn got to playtest the demo and it is fabulous. The music is amazing and the artwork is hot. You can check out the trailer at their website

    Episode 40: Iron GM

• Jenn interviews Rone Barton and Ed Healy about Iron GM and how it works as a competitive gming!

Knights of the Night

    Episode 38: Help From Beyond

• A reading of the notes found during the research at the Cleveland Library. Different Players read the lines of different characters in the notes
• Have they found the ritual they need to defeat the big bad?
• The gang is still struggling with who’s on their side and how powerful their enemy truly is.

    Episode 39: Arranged or Deranged?

• The Task Force puts in an order for equipment.
• Has Michael made an arrangement that will help them win the final battle, or is he infact insane?
• There is discussion about keeping watch during the night as the crew settled down to sleep in the third safe house in as many days. Will they have at least one peaceful night before heading back to Benjamin's house to steal the items they need for the final assault?

Märklighetstroget

Episode 9: GothCon XXXV

• Thom talks to Alexander Hallberg, one of the organizers of GothCon (a con in Gothenburg, not a con for goths) about what’s going to be happening at this year’s con.
• They also talk a bit about the troubles of organizing such a big con (the largest and oldest in Sweden) and what attendees can do to make the con experience better for everyone.

           Episode 10: Revolutionary Gaming (This one will be out on the first, so it’s up to you if you want it in this crosstalk episode or in the next one)

• Celebrating May 1 (MayDay, International Worker’s Day etc.) Thom sits down to Talk to LARPer and journalist Johanna Koljonen about the ways in which role playing can be understood as being a revolutionary practice and how it can be used to change our views on the world.

Mom’s Basement
    Episode 28: Ronnies April 2011

• The guys discuss the most recent round of the Ronnies and the types of games that were looked at during this time
• They discuss the various games and the mechanics in each.

Narrative Control: no episode this fortnight

Self Critical Hits
    Episode 15: Playing Yourself in RPGs

• We talk this time about how much of our personalities come through in the characters, our efforts at characters who are way outside our experience, and the similarities between the concept of relating to a character in a piece of media and trying to get into the mindset of a character in game.
• Short discussion of gaming as therapy (specifically “Silence Keeps Me A Victim”)
• Brief reviews of the films Hanna and Paul, and the Game of Thrones premiere.
• Lots of champagne was consumed. So, you know, ridiculousness ensues.

SharkBone Podcast

    Episode 55: Wanted, PVP and Character Death

• Death Flags 

 
    Episode 56: Star Trek / Fortune

• We didn't get to listen in time, will cover on episode 8 of the RPG Crosstalk Show

The Grumpy Celt
    Episode 16: Rock ‘n Roll on Toast - a podcast review of the Eberron books for 4E D&D. It is a short (10 minutes) review and positive assessment of the books.

    Episode 17; Settings they Play in Hell - a review of the Forgotten Realms books for 4E D&D. Its a lengthy (38 minutes) review and highly negative assessment of the books.

    Note that Episode 18 is already live on Grumpy Celt's BlipTV site, but it will not appear at the blog until after this episode of RPG Crosstalk airs. 


Direct Download:  http://www.canonpuncture.com/audio/rpgcrosstalk-show-07.mp3