Archive for February, 2008:

One of My Heroes Has His Own Rock Band

Normally, I wouldn’t post something not RPG related here, but there’s something to be said for the pure, unadulterated awesomeness of an independent musician gaining enough of a following to be included on a game like Rock Band.

Jonathan Coulton performs “Still Alive” in Rock Band from Joy Stiq on Vimeo.

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Dick Move, Shaun

So, last night was my usual Shadowrun game night. One of my players called me up early, asked for a ride, and said that he wanted to talk to Kristin and I before the game started, and before everyone else got there.  We BSed for a while, and then, before we got ready to play, [...]

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Are Actual-Play Podcasts Useful?

I’ve subscribed to a couple of AP gaming podcasts over the last couple of years, such as the World of Skell, The Game Master Show, The Rolemonkeys, and, most recently, This Is Shadowrun. Most of the time, I’ll admit, they tend to go unlistened to.
I think that the problem is that, with a few exceptions, [...]

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RPG Bigotry?

I listened to the latest episode of Sam Chupp’s The Bear’s Grove Podcast today, and I felt I had to comment on the topic. Bear in mind, of course, that I’m not all that used to blogging, so this may or may not be coherent. Also, I have a great deal of respect and admiration [...]

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Failing to Find Players

My taste in gaming has matured over the years. When I got back into the hobby about two years ago, I found myself looking at my old standby RPG, Shadowrun, in its shiny new edition. It’s satisfied my for about two years now.
However, after listening to a lot of podcasts, and being exposed to new [...]

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