Podcast #49b: Evil Space Nerds
Nov/073
In honor of Halloween, we talk about evil in games. What’s evil? What’s super evil? How do you find the fun in it, and how do you bring it into your game without inviting Satan into your soul? Then it’s back to Sign in Stranger!
Podcast #49: Origin Stories
Nov/077
We talk about how we got into the roleplaying thing and get all misty. Then we read from our spaceman journals!
Sign in Stranger: Clinton’s initial thoughts
Black and Green Games, where you can demand more public information about Sign in Stranger
Marvel Superheroes, TMNT, White Box D&D, Rolemaster, GURPS, Twilight:2000, The Fantasy Trip
Sign In Stranger Snapshots
Oct/071
That’s a conflict condition your rules don’t account for, Emily!
Freaky alien Plot characters.
Podcast #48: Design Contests
Oct/076
We talk about design contests – what works, what doesn’t, and what we want to see (and do!) in the future.
- Thanks, John Harper!
- The Sight and Sound Challenge
- The Reverse Engineering Challenge
- The Undead Software Engineers in Alaska Challenge
- The BPG Owlbear Challenge … and D20 SRD: The Owlbear
- Rails Rumble … and Clubhouse!
- Game Chef
- Jeepform
Podcast #47: MIA
Oct/070
As in, gone. If it turns up we’ll post it out of sequence, but that’s unlikely. Sorry!
Podcast #46: Unironic Enjoyment
Sep/070
Podcast #45: Size Matters
Sep/070
How does the size of your group influence the experience of play? Listen to our strong opinions!
Breaking the Ice and Beast Hunters
Polaris and Grey Ranks
Podcast #44: Hey, Joe!
Sep/070
Meet Joe, our new guest player! We push him around with some leading questions. Then we kick off Deep in the Blue, Season Two and have a discussion about PTA, character arcs, and group communication.
Podcast #43: Gatherings of the Tribe
Sep/074
Getting together is fun. Building your own self-organizing event so that you can meet new people, play new games, and reconnect with old friends is fantastic. We talk about the upsurge in community-driven events and community-built stuff.