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Podcast Playlist: Icosahedrophilia
I have to admit, the main reason I decided to start playing D&D is the podcast done by WotC, Penny Arcade, PvP and Wil Wheaton. They didn't take themselves too seriously and had a ton of fun. When I professed this love on twitter, some kind users pointed me to the Icosahedrophilia podcast put out by Chris Heard. Like the other series, this one also features real game play. This might seem boring to some, but I've always been drawn to story telling so I find it incredibly interesting.
What's even better is that Chris takes some time at the end of the episode to explain some of the tools he used preparing and running the game as well as explaining mistakes he's made and the such. Also, usually he'll let us know when the players decide to take the game in a direction he didn't expect and how he then adjusted the story to line up with player expectations. For those looking to create a podcast of their own, Chris sometimes talks about the equipment he uses to produce the podcast.
Story Lines
- The End Is the Beginning
- The Wellspring
- Isla Calipha
- The Book of L'aif
- Feed the Dead
- A Rite Most Foul
- Microcosom
- The Doom of Sarnath
More information about the Stormhaven campaign, including character descriptions and the names of the players, can be found on the campaign summary page.
There are a few other interesting things on the website that you might be interested in. Chris released his own initiative tracker, FightCard. The program is meant to run through a web browser, but since it runs directly from your hard drive, you don't need an internet connection to use it. In addition to the initiative tracker, Chris has a D&D 4E style guide, a dungeon tiles index, and a list of music tracks for game background music.
Chris can be found on Twitter at @d20philia.
Podcast Playlist: Fear the Boot
Fear the Boot (FtB) is a podcast, blog and forum site for discussing tabletop role-playing games. The podcast is released on a weekly basis and is generally about an hour to an hour and a half long. While some of the hosts vary between episodes, they all are pretty opinionated in differing ways but know how to have a civil discussion in the meantime. In addition to their podcast episodes, they have a great blog. I particularly enjoyed the post, NCIS as a model for an adventuring group.
Current Cast
- Chad Wattler
- Chris Hussey ( @TheHussman )
- Dan Repperger
- Pat Roper
- Wayne Cole
Recent Topics
- Player Focus and Proaction
- Roleplaying in Combat (167)
- The Effect of Minis on RPGs (166)
- Saving a Faltering Campaign (165)
- Mythology in Fantasy RPGs (164)
- Taking Roleplaying Games Mainstream (163)
More Information
Website: http://www.feartheboot.com
Forums: http://www.feartheboot.com/ftb/index.php/forum
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear_The_Boot
Slash and Cast: New D&D Podcast
There is a new D&D podcast in town. The host, Antony Gettig, a veteran podcaster and former radio personality, played Dungeon & Dragons in the early 80's and recently started playing again. Like me, his interest was piqued by the D&D podcasts done by Wizards of the Coast.
Most shows will feature D&D news and a main show topic, generaly a discussion with a co-host or an interview. Show notes for the first show can be found here. The next show will focus on ways to maximize your role playing experience and some tips for playing dungeon delves.
Perhaps most importantly, he spent some time talking about my homemade dungeon tiles. I definitely look forward to listening to more episodes in the future. In particular, the news feature will be incredibly useful since I can listen to it while I work.
D&D Podcasts
One of the main reasons I decided to give D&D a try was the podcast series they did, originally with the PvP and Penny Arcade folks and later with them and Wil Wheaton. Listening to the DM(s) lead Jim Darkmagic, Omin Dran and Binwin Bronzebottom through some interesting encounters was just so much fun that I figured it was finally time for me to give it a try. They recently released the last episode of the second series so I'll have to find something else to occupy my time until they do a new one. The artwork for each one is just awesome. While Jim Darkmagic is my favorite character, I really loved listening to Chris Perkins as DM.
First Series:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
Second Series:
Episode 1
Episode 2
Episode 3
Episode 4
Episode 5
Episode 6
Episode 7
Episode 8
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