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The Burning Mice of Ludic Peripety

Scott — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 01:50:24 +0000

This is a small panel discussion, but I didn’t want to talk solo for as long as it would take to cover all the topics I had in mind. So Arpie was kind enough to help me out and we cover a lot of ground and even review a few games. Here’s what’s inside:

We review “Burning Empires” and discuss my failure to record it in great depth
We also review “Mouse Guard” from a very biased perspective
We’ll teach you all there is to know about Ludic Peripety
Are most Story Games “abandon-ware”?
Why I haven’t recorded “Committee for the Exploration of Mysteries”, “Zombie Cinema”, and other games
There’s almost too much praise for Adam W. in this episode, especially in the discussion of “My Life with Master”
GMing techniques for traditional games and why they don’t apply to Story Games (or Ludic Peripety)
Do Ludic Peripety (or Story Gamers) fail “casual” role-players? (I can hear the ice cream truck in the background during this part but didn’t notice it during recording. My wife was upstairs and got herself something but didn’t get anything for me.)
Shticky Love?!?
Join the growing Ludic Peripety movement today! Just email Arpie.
The best D&D 4^th Edition gaming story ever!
Arpie reveals far too much
The proper use of White Wolf games – run a Twilight based campaign and score with Cougars (If you think you’ve won the contest, email me!)

Time Enough for GeekDo

Scott — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 21:16:31 +0000

Yes, it’s another opinion-blog-o-cast! I talk about rpg.geekdo.com, make a few updates/follow-ups to previous shows, and then talk about control of fiction in RPGs – a topic inspirted by Judd of Kryos on the Canon Puncture Show.

As always, please come discuss this episode on the forum!

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Roundtable #1 – The Rise of Arpie

Scott — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:00:08 +0000

This is a bit of departure from the normal format, it’s a roundtable discussion with a couple members of my Sunday gaming group. We talk a lot of theory and Story Games, so I decided to label it an Audio Blog as well as a Panel Discussion.

We briefly discuss a lot of different game systems on the show. Here are the links to those:

-    Spirit of the Century
-    Primetime Adventures
-    Dirty Secrets
-    Sons of Liberty
-    With Great Power…
-    A Flower For Mara
-    Dogs in the Vineyard
-    In A Wicked Age
-    Breaking the Ice
-    Shooting the Moon
-    Mortal Coil
-    Burning Empires

Here are some links to Arpie’s sites:

- Mostly Unfinished PTA Games
- The One We Did Finish: Relics of Earth

You can discuss this episode on the forums in this thread.

Women from the Planet Omac

Scott — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 03:59:31 +0000

I talk about two topics, somewhat related, in this audio blog episode: the importance of female characters in role-playing games and the “Fires Over Omac” scenario for Burning Empires.

Geek Girls Rule!: Attack of the Girl Gaming Podcasters

Fires Over Omac scenario for Burning Empires

Neroshima – the wonderful planet my Burning Empire group created!

D&D Panel from Genghis Con: Part 1 and Part 2

Return of the Shtick

Scott — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 14:48:40 +0000

Here’s the first new one in a long time. It’s real short, but it’s just me talking. Basically this is my first “audio blog”. I’ll be doing this from time to time rather than making written idea/theory blog posts.

Please comment on this episode here!