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Sorry to inform so late . . . by Mike Wednesday, May 7 2008 09:23 pm

No podcast or very late one this week. Mitch and I have many things going on and we cannot devote the time to podcast. Never fear, faithful listeners, we shall return next week with more games, banter and fun.


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Episode 13 -- Banter & Pretty Pink Ponies RPG by Narmical Wednesday, April 30 2008 03:24 pm

*Mike Hates Colverfeild
**Mike wants to make a monster movie
*Mitch rants about bad computer science by people who should know better
*Mitch rants about bad computer science by people who shouldn't know better
*Naratavist PPP RPG

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Episode 12 -- Medici MDA/FADT by Narmical Wednesday, April 23 2008 03:34 pm

*Mitch's Awesome Peanut Butter
*Medici
**MDA
**FADT
*Pritty Pink Pony RPG
**Narativist

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Episode 11 -- ZOMBIES!! fadt/mda by Narmical Thursday, April 17 2008 04:41 pm

*Update on bad roommates
*Mitch's Rant on SCA heavy Fighting
*ZOMBIES!
**MDA
**FADT
*Pritty Pink Ponies RPG
**Stimulation

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Podcast Moved To Thursday by Narmical Tuesday, April 15 2008 12:58 pm

Podcast will be delayed until Thursday. Stay tuned
--Mitch "Narmical" Morris

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Ninja Vs Pirates Episode 10 -- Game Players Vs Game Designers & Pritty Pink Pony RPG by Narmical Wednesday, April 9 2008 04:15 pm

*Roommate Problems
*How different people view game design
*Mountian Witch Essay
*Pretty Pink Pony RPG
**Gameist

Related Links

Fear The Boot Forum Topic on Story Dynamics

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The Mountian Witch, an RPG that encourages story elements by Narmical Wednesday, April 9 2008 04:15 pm

The Mountain Witch is a game that is clearly NOT hack and slash. It is also a game which emphasizes story elements, namely character backgrounds, intra-party conflict and foreshadowing.

I admit, that these three elements could appear in a DnD game. There is nothing saying you can't. But there is also nothing encouraging it or enabling it.

Before i continue with my example let me make one thing clear. There is a big difference between rules that encourage and rules that mandate. For example everyone recognizes that DnD has rules for combat. But there are no rules that enforce what your character must do in combat. You still have a choice. Well designed games, that wish to focus on story. will have rules that encourage certain story telling elements, not mandate or enforce them.

On those lines, here is a summary of the rules from The Mountain Witch that encourage the story elements of character background, intra-party conflict, and foreshadowing.

Rule 1: Ma...

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Ninja Vs Pirates Episode 9 -- Playtest Report & Pretty Pink Ponies RPG by Narmical Wednesday, April 2 2008 03:22 pm

*We Played The Mountian Witch
*Suggested Listing
*Playtest Report
*Pretty Pink Pony RPG
**Gameist

Related Links

Master Plan #20
Please Explain Games of Make Believe


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Episode 8 -- Game Insperation by Narmical Wednesday, March 26 2008 11:28 am

*Special Guest Kristen!
*Is Steven Pinker A Celebrity?
*Dose Response Curve of Cookies
*Where Game Inspiration Comes From
*The Nose Detectives
*Clue & Sorry

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Episode 7 -- GNS & Other Theories by Narmical Wednesday, March 12 2008 03:00 pm

*NO PODCAST NEXT WEEK!!!
*More on Douchebag Game
*What is GNS
**How GNS compares to MDA
*System Matters Vs System Doesn't Matter


Related Links

Theory From The Closet (podcast)
DnD Podcast


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Episode 6 -- Playtest Post-mortem by Narmical Thursday, March 6 2008 02:20 pm

*Gary Gygax Dies
*Douche Bag Game
*Playtest Report
**What went right
**What went wrong
*New ideas for the drinking game

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