The Carpe GM Gamecast

Topic - GenCon 2021! In this episode, I finally get the chance to meet a long time friend to both the show and myself, Erik Carl. We spend some time catching up then discuss the convention. Hosts - Dan, Erik Carl Media - Metagamers Anonymous Loughmiller's Pub and Eatery - This is where you can find the burger that Erik and I mentioned at the end of the episode.

Topic -    In one of my favorite interviews ever, I had the pleasure of sitting down with someone who changed the way I looked at story structure, character developement, and gaming as a whole. John Scott Tynes wrote Puppetland more than 20 years ago, making him a pioneer in the "storytelling" game world. The concept was a twisted mixture of the familiar and the macabre, where the innocence of childhood sensibilities rides the center line, crashing headlong into visceral and existential horror. There is a new, (beautiful!) edition of Puppetland available now.  John tells us the story of how it came to be. In one golden hour, you and your friends tell a story that may very well stick with you forever, for better or worse... ...at the very least, you'll never look at puppets the same. Enjoy the show!   Media -  John's website - http://www.JohnTynes.com Purchase the Puppetland RPG - On Amazon On Indie Press Revolution ArcDream Publishing - http://arcdream.com/home/ The New Delta Green RPG -  http://www.delta-green.com/ The new Unknown Armies 3rd Edition RPG - http://www.atlas-games.com/unknownarmies/ RPPR Actual Play podcast- http://actualplay.roleplayingpublicradio.com/ Holospark, the video game start-up where John works - http://www.holospark.net/ The Impossible Travel Agency (John's first virtual-reality project with Holospark) - http://impossibletravelagency.com/ The original version of Puppetland - http://johntynes.com/revland2000/rl_puppetland.html The (very "drippy") cover art from the 1999 release from Hogshead Publishing:   John Supported: The Siblings Trouble storytelling card game - http://www.pencilfirstgames.com/the-siblings-trouble/ Just for fun, here is the Santa Claus, Punch,and Judy video that I was talking about on the show:  

Topic -    Live from GenCon 2016!  I was invited to a special, after-hours edition  of the live action escape room the Spin Master Games had erected to support the release of their new game, "Escape Room - The Game".  While I was there, I snagged a few minutes of audio with game designer, Brady Lang about the new venture. buy dnp online Enjoy the show!   Media -  GenCon 2016   Spinmaster.com Escape Room - The Game Where to buy - On Amazon At Target.com At Toys-R-Us.com At Walmart.com        

Topic -    Live from GenCon 2016!  I was able to spend a few minutes talking with Egils Grasmanis From Brain Games about their new, super fun dexterity games "Ice Cool"  We talk a little about the design process and how the idea for one of the most popular casual games of the year came to be. Enjoy the show!   Media - joker123 GenCon 2016   Brain Games.com  Ice Cool   For our full review of the game, go to  https://carpegm.net/game-review-ice-cool/ ‎ Egils Supported: Mikkel Bertelsen's game "Klask" Check out the Ice Cool promo video! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhzIZUQvLng    

Topic -  I was finally able to sit down with Frank DiCola, the creator of Mr. Game!, one of my favorite family games EVER! In this episode, we discuss Mr. Game!, the nature of its design, and some house rules.  Frank also gives a little insight into Kickstarter and we discuss some of the hurdles of being an independent game designer.   Enjoy the show!   Media -  GenCon 2016  whoismrgame.com Mr. Game! (@whoismrgame) | Twitter Mr. Game | Facebook Frank DiCola (@Yoshgunn) | Twitter drinkinggamezone.com/drinking-games/mr-game Tabletop Simulator on Steam Buy Mr. Game! For our full review of the game, go to https://carpegm.net/game-review-mr-game/ Frank Supported: Aether Game Cafe    

Topic - In this interview from GenCon 2014, I was able to sit down with Joseph and Carmine of Project Quintet and talk a little about gaming and geekdom in general as well as their bridge simulation and galaxy conquest game, "Project Quintet." Enjoy!   Media - Project Quintet 5th Wall Gaming Quintet website Find out more about Quintet on: Facebook@ https://www.facebook.com/SpaceQuintet Twitter@ https://twitter.com/QuintetLive Twitch@ http://www.twitch.tv/quintetlive Joseph supported - Town of Salem: BlankMediaGames Carmine supported - Space Simulator for iOS and Android (Kickstarter) Once again, this episode was made possible by the beautiful folks at GenCon 2014. Be sure to check them out - http://www.gencon.com/

Hands down the BEST interview from GenCon! I had the pleasure of once again catching up with Sean Fannon of Evil Beagle games.  We cover a lot of ground in this one, so hold on tight! Enjoy! Host - Dan Whorl Special Guest - Sean Fannon (Evil Beagle Games)       Media -    Sean's Pick of the Day (dot)com Shaintar (dot)com Evil Beagle Games (dot)com You can purchase Shaintar and other Evil Beagle products at: Evil Beagle Products on DriveThru RPG Follow Sean! -on Google+ -on Facebook -on Twitter Sean Supported: SpringGiving and ThanksGmaing and also: Doctors Without Borders This episode was made possible by the beautiful folks at GenCon 2014. Be sure to check them out - http://www.gencon.com/      

Topic - In this episode, we talk about games that we hate and how to make them better.  Also, we take a look at the last 2 years of podcasting and the misadventures that came with them.  This is not a standard episode of the Gamecast, so if this is your first time listening, be sure to check out a couple of other episodes as well! Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, and Lucas    

Topic - In this episode, we talk about reward mechanics, loot, and ways to make them interesting in game. Hosts - Dan, Mack, Steve, and Lucas           Media -  Be sure to check out and support the Tsunamicon Kickstarter, a National level gaming convention based in Wichita, Kansas and being organized by our sister podcast, Metagamers Anonymous.   Only good things can come of this…….. Tsunamicon Kickstarter Tsunamicon.org Tsunamicon Facebook      

Special Guest - Erik Carl Topic: I had the great pleasure of sitting down with my good friend, host and Executive Producer of Metagamers Anonymous, and patriarch of the Prismatic Tsunami community, Erik Carl.  We discussed gaming with kids and his latest venture, TsunamiCon! Support! Support!  Support!     Media -     Be sure to check out and support the Tsunamicon Kickstarter, a National level gaming convention based in Wichita, Kansas and being organized by our sister podcast, Metagamers Anonymous.   Only good things can come of this…….. Tsunamicon Kickstarter Tsunamicon.org Tsunamicon Facebook Erik Supported: BobCon: A gamer retreat in Kansas City BobCon 2014 by Brad Kelley — Kickstarter BobCon | Facebook    

Topic - In this episode, we make a few announcements, discuss what we've been doing lately, and have our first argument er....discussion about the 5th Editionof Dungeons and Dragons.  Hold on tight, this one gets a little bumpy! Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, and Lucas       Media - Be sure to check out and support the Tsunamicon Kickstarter, a National level gaming convention based in Wichita, Kansas and being organized by our sister podcast, Metagamers Anonymous.   Only good things can come of this........   Tsunamicon Kickstarter Tsunamicon.org Tsunamicon Facebook        

Topic - The debut of "Geek and Destroy" Special Guest(s) - Bryan King (CarpeGM Gamecast) and Joe Jakul (A guy we know)                Tangents! is a supplementary podcast, produced in affiliation with the CarpeGM Gamecast.  All copyrights,feed information, and short-comings are shared by both shows.....Enjoy!

Topic - In this episode, we discuss player agency, character sovereignty and control, and what happens when those concepts are compromised. Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, and Lucas             The intro music is : Corner (Instrumental) Blue Stahli http://www.fixtstore.com/product/62999/Blue-Stahli---Blue-Stahli-Instrumentals-%28MP3-Album%29  

Topics Discussed: The Wisconsin Cheese Cartel / The Soundtrack to Our Lives Special Guest(s) - Bryan King (CarpeGM Gamecast)  - Kyle Mccauley (The Backwards CompatiblePodcast)        Tangents! is a supplementary podcast, produced in affiliation with the CarpeGM Gamecast.  All copyrights,feed information, and short-comings are shared by both shows.....Enjoy!  

Topic - In this episode, Mack and Steve accidentally drop some content bombs on our horizon that include a Godzilla game that sounds fantastic and Alignment Discussion version 1.5 occurs.  As a result, we didn't quite make it to the topic that we'd planned so we decided to figure out the location of that pesky missing plane! Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, and Lucas   Media -  The JWitz - Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/TheJWittz     The intro music is : Corner (Instrumental) Blue Stahli http://www.fixtstore.com/product/62999/Blue-Stahli---Blue-Stahli-Instrumentals-%28MP3-Album%29    

Topics Discussed: Flava Whitman / Birthday Debacle Special Guest(s) - Kyle McCauley (The Backwards Compatible Podcast)      Tangents! is a supplementary podcast, produced in affiliation with the CarpeGM Gamecast.  All copyrights,feed information, and short-comings are shared by both shows.....Enjoy!

Topic - Joined by a new addition to the show, our good friend Garber, we discuss Twitch Plays Pokemon and a newly released game.  Then I lead the guys down a rambling path of rapid fire topics suggested by YOU, the listeners....Enjoy! Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, and Garber   Media -   Guts of Glory Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1630646578/guts-of-glory-the-boardgame    

Topic - In this episode, we're joined once again by Matt Parody of the Probably Questionable Podcast.  We hit the ground running with "What's on Our Horizons"  and play a "New" game.  Hilarity ensues..... Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, and special guest Matt Parody Media -  MutantChronicles 3rd Edition Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modiphius/mutant-chronicles-3rd-ed-rpg        

Topics Discussed: ~The Dangers of Being Inspired ~ Beanboozled! Special Guest(s) - Kyle McCauley, David Frazier (both of The Backwards Compatible Podcast)        Tangents! is a supplementary podcast, produced in affiliation with the CarpeGM Gamecast.  All copyrights,feed information, and short-comings are shared by both shows.....Enjoy!

Topic -  In this episode, we're short a couple of hosts, so we make the best of the situation with Kyle from the Backwards Compatible Podcast sitting in.  We have a lively discussion about the pros and cons of brick walls and scary carpets, also, we talk about what the table-top RPG hobby looks like from the perspective of an outsider......and maybe.....just maybe.......convince another one of those other "gamers" to come over to the dark side................. Hosts - Dan, Mack, and Kyle     Media -  The Backwards Compatible Podcast - https://carpegm.net/podcasts/bcpodcast/ Achtung! Cthulhu Keeper's Guide and Investigator's Guide- http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/browse.php?manufacturers_id=4329&affiliate_id=396684   The interstitial music for this episode is: "Rhythm of Complacency" by Swim Thru Frequencies For more from this awesome band: Check out their website - http://www.swimthrufrequencies.com/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/SwimThruFrequnc Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/swimthrufrequencies ReverbNation - http://www.reverbnation.com/swimthrufrequencies Where can you purchase their music? iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/swim-thru-frequencies/id677460765 Bandcamp- http://swimthrufrequencies.bandcamp.com/      

Topic - In this episode, we discuss at length what has been on our horizons and later talk about some goals and resolutions for the new year.  Enjoy! Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve   Media -  Mutant Chronicles 3rd Edition (Kickstarter) Mouse Guard RPG War of the Burning Sky We Didn't Playtest This At All (Game) Dan supported - Asmadi Games   The interstitial music for this episode is: "Missing Pages" by Connibal Road For more from this awesome band: Check out their website - http://www.connibalroad.com/ Find them on YouTube - http://www.youtube.com/connibalroad Twitter - https://twitter.com/ConnibalRoad Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/connibalroad Soundcloud - https://soundcloud.com/mbivens Reverb Nation - http://www.reverbnation.com/connibalroad Where can you purchase their music? iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/connibal-road/id488749984 Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=ntt_srch_drd_B006LEGNXW?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=Connibal%20Road&index=digital-music&search-type=ss    

Topic - In this episode, we tackle yet another listener email and discuss the use of holidays and traditions as plot points in your RPGs Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, and Steve   Media -  Dan Supported - The SILVERSHIELDS   The interstitial music for this episode is: "The Little Drummer Boy" by Pentatonix For more from this awesome band: Check out their website - http://ptxofficial.com/home Find them on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmv1CLT6ZcFdTJMHxaR9XeA Twitter - https://twitter.com/PTXofficial Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Pentatonix Where can you purchase their music? iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/pentatonix/id466047278 ...or directly from the artists - http://store.ptxofficial.com/    

Topic - In this episode, we announce the winner of our Game Store Weirdos contest and share some of our own weirdo stories. Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, and Tyler   Media -  Online fundraising for Metagamers Anonymous 2013 Holiday Charity Drive at Razoo //   The interstitial music for this episode is: "The Callout" by Still Line For more from this awesome band: Check out their website - http://stillline.com/ Find them on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/StillLineMUSIC Twitter - https://twitter.com/StillLineSTL Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/StillLine Reverb Nation - http://www.reverbnation.com/stillline Where can you purchase their music? Bandcamp - http://stillline.bandcamp.com/    

Yet another interview from Archon 2013 I stumbled upon Meric and Kayla and had no idea that I was about to step into a renaissance era game store,,,,complete with period games and accessories! You may also be able to find a few more contemporary pieces in the old shoppe (like, perhaps some Batman Dice!)   Follow the links below to see examples of their work.....     Find Thieves Den Gaming : On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/ThievesDenGaming or their Etsy Shop - http://www.etsy.com/shop/ThievesDenGaming Meric and Kayla supported : Magpie's Masquerie - http://www.etsy.com/shop/magpiesmasquerie    

Another interview from Archon 2013! Here I met Sunshine, a very talented artist who sandblasts some of the coolest, most iconic images into mugs, glasses, steins, and just about whatever else you can think of.   You absolutely MUST see her work!!!!!  Check out the links below..... NOW!     Find Gingee Girls: On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/pages/GinGee-Girls/211289632330708 or on their homepage - http://gingeegirls.com/    

I had the pleasure of a brief discussion with the very talented Alexis Hejna of Honeysuckle Rose Creations at Archon 2013     Be sure to hit the links below......words don't do this art justice!         Find Honeysuckle Rose Creations: On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/hsrcreations On Storenvy - http://honeysucklerose.storenvy.com/ And Pinterest - http://www.pinterest.com/lexhejna/honeysuckle-rose-creations/    

Topic - In this episode we discuss some our favorite game discoveries this year.  We fall down the rabbit hole of of gamer tribalism for a few minutes, and afterwards we finish strong with a special convention edition of "2 True"  Enjoy!  Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve, and Tyler   Media - Sorry, no media today.     The interstitial music for this episode is: "Lemons" by Woodlock For more from this awesome band: Find them on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/WoodlockOfficial Twitter - https://twitter.com/WoodlockMusic Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/WoodlockMusic Bandcamp - http://woodlockmusic.bandcamp.com/ Reverb Nation - http://www.reverbnation.com/woodlock    

Topic - In our second Halloween episode, we discuss modern mythologies (and the lack there-of) and ways to bring them into your games.  Enjoy! Hosts - Dan, Steve, Tyler, Mack   Media -    Creepypasta.com SCP Foundation   The interstitial music for this episode is "Witches RM" by Chase Plott You can find more of his work on Soundcloud at https://soundcloud.com/chase-plott

Topic - In this episode, we announce the birth of the Carpe GM Digital Network !  Dan gives a brief description of the shows on the network and makes a few exciting announcements, as well. We answer a couple of listener emails, one of which also contains our first entry into the Game Store Weirdos contest.  And finally, Brian debuts a new game for the podcast....Ask Aubrey! Hosts - Dan,Bryan, Mack, Steve         Media -  Sentinels of the Multiverse Saints Row 4 - Million Dollar Copy The Backwards Compatible Podcast Metagamers Anonymous Modiphius Calling The Probably Questionable Podcast Subscribe to the CarpeGM Digital MEGAFEED! The interstitial music for this episode is: "Sinfully Yours" by As Angels Bleed For more from this awesome band: Check out their website - http://www.asangelsbleed.com/index.html Find them on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/user/AsAngelsBleedTV Twitter - https://twitter.com/AsAngelsBleed Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/asangelsbleed Where can you purchase their music? iTunes - https://itunes.apple.com/au/album/as-angels-bleed/id596881328 Amazon - http://www.amazon.com/As-Angels-Bleed/dp/B00B6LT2GU/ref=sr_1_1?s=dmusic&ie=UTF8&sr=1-1&keywords=As+Angels+Bleed ...or directly from the artists - http://www.avelinademoray.com/store/categories/As-Angels-Bleed/

I caught up with Kevin Rohan of Silver Gryphon Games at Archon. Kevin was gracious enough to give me an interview right there in the dealer room at the convention.  We discuss the titles that Silver Gryphon Games has out presently, some upcoming releases, and a Kickstarter campaign that is currently active.  Enjoy Be sure to check out Aethermancy,  Silver Gryphon Games' magic system expansion for the Aether campaign setting!       Media : Aethermancy (Kickstarter) Silver Gryphon Games' website ~ http://silvergryphongames.com/ Silver Gryphon Games on Facebook ~ https://www.facebook.com/Silvergryphongames On Google + ~ https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/115232558111929038020 On Twitter ~ https://twitter.com/sggames Kicktater Support Facebook Group~ https://www.facebook.com/KickstarterSupportersAndCampaigns Kevin Supported : The Michael Rohan Memorial Fund ~ The Michael Rohan Memorial Fund is dedicated to help families find the means to give their children swimming lessons. https://www.facebook.com/MichaelRohanMemorialFund

Topic - In this episode, we tackle a couple more listener emails, lovingly shred Man of Steel, and play an amazing round of Two True based in the Superman universe, created by Steve! Hosts - Dan, Steve, Tyler, Mack, Bryan Notes - For those of you who have been paying attention, this episode has been on hold for a little while as we've had a whole lot of new and exciting developments over the last couple of weeks.  Announcements will be made very soon............ Be sure to check out our Game Store Weirdos contest page for a chance to win a $10 Drivethru RPG gift card and your own episode of the Gamecast!      The interstitial music for this episode is "Razor's Edge" by Aaron Kamm and the One Drops Find out more about this band : On their website - http://www.theonedrops.com/ On Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theonedrops On ReverbNation - http://www.reverbnation.com/aaronkammandtheonedrops Purchase their music : http://akt1d.bandcamp.com/  

Host - Dan, Bryan, Kyle, David Topic - In this episode, we discuss video games as a culture piece as Rock and Roll was a culture piece in the 60's.  Also, we introduce our guests, Kyle and David, as the hosts of the  Backwards Compatible Podcast and welcome the show onto the CarpeGM Digital Network!   Media -  If you would like to hear more from Kyle and David , be sure to check out Backwards Compatible Podcast on the CarpeGM Network. Feed address: https://carpegm.net/feed/backwards-compatible/      

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack Topic - In this episode, our intrepid hosts tackle some questions and comments from our listeners, for better or worse.  Also, we announce our "Gamestore Weirdos" contest. Notes - The Pathfinder book that was mentioned in this episode is actually  Ultimate Campaign my apologies for the oversight! Be sure to enter our "Game Store Weirdos" contest..... find out more at https://carpegm.net/contest/     Like The Cold Stares?  Find out more: on their website http://www.thecoldstares.com/ on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/thecoldstaresmusic on Twitter https://twitter.com/thecoldstares Purchase their latest album "A Cold Wet Night and a Howling Wind" on CD Baby ~ http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/thecoldstares2  

Topic - I had the great pleasure of sitting down with writer and game designer Sean Fannon for a while.  During this time we discussed how he got into the industry, where he's been, what he's done, and what he's doing now, including but not limited to his new Kickstarter project,  Shaintar : Legends Unleashed.  Finally, in this episode, Sean tells us his "Game Store Weirdo" story as I prematurely announce the next CarpeGM Gamecast contest of the same name. Links -  Shaintar: Legends Unleashed (Kickstarter) Evil Beagle Games Drive Thru RPG The Fantasy Roleplaying Gamer's Bible 2nd Edition The OmniCosm - - Evil Beagle Games Savage Mojo HERO Games Sean supported - Dangerous Games Novels (Forbeck.com)   Be sure to get your entries in for our latest contest ~Game Store Weirdos (Contest)  

Hosts - Dan, Steve, Tyler, Mack, Bryan Topic - In this episode, we talk about Star Trek- Into Darkness from the Trekkie and Non-Trekkie points of view.  This episode also contains part 1 of a 2 part series concerning Superman.  In part one, we discuss the lore of the "Big Blue Boy Scout", his history,  and our opinions before we see Man of Steel.  Be sure to check out part 2 of the series where we will be discussing our opinions of "Supes" after having seen Man of Steel,  where we will also present a review and breakdown of the theatrical release in classic CarpeGM style.       Media -  Probably Questionable (Podcast) Heroclix Team Base (Pics) Half in the Bag: Star Trek Into Darkness | - Red Letter Media   Notes - the interstitial music on this episode is "Perfect Occasion" by Falter Find out more about this band: on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/FalterMusic Twitter - https://twitter.com/FalterOfficial Reverb Nation - http://www.reverbnation.com/faltermusic You Tube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuRjiBHyqr2EoPWuKpgyqsA

Hosts - Dan, Steve, Bryan, Mack, Tyler Topic- In this episode, we discuss the usefulness (or lack thereof) of alignments in RPGs, their applications, and explore what our own alignments would be.             Notes - The music for this episode is "Souvenir" by 'These Animals" Many thanks to them for allowing us to share their music!   Find out more about this band: On Reverb Nation -  http://www.reverbnation.com/theseanimals Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/theseanimals?sk=app_2405167945 Twitter - https://twitter.com/TheseAnimals or on their website - http://theseanimals.com/index.html  

Hosts - Dan, Mack, Bryan, Steve Topic - Its our birthday!  In this, our one year anniversary episode, we walk down memory lane and wax nostalgic about the show, where we've been, how far we've come, and where we'd like to go from here.  All the while, swallowing our pride and making fun of ourselves mercilessly....Enjoy!     Notes from Dan: As mentioned at the top of the show, our friends from Happy Jacks RPG Podcast have had to move their feed.  If you are already a listener of the showand you need your fix, you can find more info here: http://www.happyjacks.org/our-feed-has-changed/ If you're not a listener....shame on you.  

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Mack, Steve ~Special Guest~ Drew Rose of Heroic Adventures Topic - In this episode, we sit down with Drew Rose, the manager of our friendly local game store, Heroic Adventures!  The conversation starts with Drew's stories from the Gamma Trade Show.  Later we read some emails concerning the things that make a good game store, and what would be your dream game store...hilarity ensues.   Notes - Thanks to all of the listeners that contributed to the discussion, and a special thanks to the guys at RPG Circus and Gamerstable!     The music for this episode: "Beautiful Murder" was provided with permission by Mindset Defect. If you would like to lean more about this great band: Check out their website at : http://mindsetdefect.com/ See their fan page at : http://www.reverbnation.com/mindsetdefect Follow them on Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/MindsetDefect Or buy their music : http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss?url=search-alias%253Ddigital-music&field-keywords=mindset+defect  

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Steve, Mack     Topic - In our first ever Listener Episode, we settle in for a fantastic, and sometimes heated, conversation about ways that character creation can change the canon of your game world.  The topic was provided by our listener, Matthew Parody, from the Probably Questionable Podcast.  Matthew wasthe winner of  his own episode during our rating and review raffle, and has the distinction of being the fist person that I let my co hosts talk to!  The conversation was lively, and there's no doubt, we will do it again.  Enjoy!     Media -  Men At Arms Hobbies Inc (Facebook) Midtown Comics Iron Kingdoms | Privateer Press D&D Next Playtest - Wizards of the Coast Robot Chicken Star Wars Probably Questionable IPA Comedy (YouTube) The Burningmoore Incident (2010) - IMDb Nerdist Harmontown     The music for this episode was provided by: Swear and Shake You can find more of their work at: http://www.facebook.com/swearandshake http://www.youtube.com/swearandshake http://www.reverbnation.com/swearandshake      

Hosts - Dan, Mack, Steve, Bryan, Tyler Topic - In this episode, the hosts explore the idea of character death, whether or not if it matters, and how it factors into our games, our game design, and what we do when it occurs.           Media -  RPG Circus | The Greatest Show In Gaming(Podcast) NPC CAST | Your place for face to face games(Podcast) Blizzard Entertainment:StarCraft II: Heart of the Swarm New 52 Batman - Batman News RPPR Actual Play | Role Playing Public Radio The Death and Return of Superman - YouTube (NSFW) Notes - I've checked them out, and NPC Cast not only exists, they've got a really good podcast!  Make sure to check them out! The music for this episode is provided by: Captain Carl's Tuesday Nite Blues Band Find more from these wonderful musicians.... On Facebook On ReverbNation

Hosts - Dan, Steve, Tyler, Mack, and Bryan   Topic - In this episode, we give Tyler, our resident rookie GM, the opportunity to ask a few questions about running his first game.         Media -  Star Wars: Edge of the Empire Beginner Game - Fantasy Flight Games Fear the Boot (Podcast) Happy Jacks RPG Podcast (Podcast) Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Forum Ray Lewis Dungeon Morph Dice (Inkwell Ides) Fire Emblem Awakening Cyberpunk 2077 Gamerstable (Podcast)       Mack supported - 3 Musketeers® Chocolate The music for this episode was provided by: Transcend The Fallen Follow them on Twitter Like them on Facebook Find "The Saddest Clown" and more of their music on Reverb Nation  

Hosts - Dan, Mack, Tyler, Bryan, Steve     Topic - In this rather large episode, we cover a topic that has been working it's way around the podcasting community....GM dice fudging.  Oh, what an adventure that was. Enjoy!         Media -  Superior Spider-Man Vol 1 (Marvel Comics Database) Star Wars: The Old Republic DC Universe Online Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Rise of the Runelords - Paizo Dan supported: Adventure Quest The music played in this episode is: Christopher Lee: "The Bloody Verdict of Verden"  

CarpeGM Interviews - Episode 7 - Mark Hoge I had the opportunity to sit down with Mark Hoge, Founder, and Director of Renaissance Adventures, and creator of Adventure Quest: Fantasy RPG for table top and LARP.     Since 1995, Mark has been doing fantastic work in Boulder, Colorado, introducing hundreds, if not  thousands of kids to the gaming hobby, while nurturing creativity, encouraging imagination, and bolstering self esteem. Mark is now transferring his tried and true LARP system to a table top format and has a Kickstarter campaign to support the effort. Take a look. Media -  Adventure Quest Kickstarter RenaissanceAdventures.com Game Knight Reviews Ruthless Diastema Blog and Podcast Mark Supported -Nerolarp.com and - International Fantasy Gaming Society

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Tyler, Mack, Steve       Topic - In this, the first episode of 2013, we respond to a couple of emails, announce the winners of our Rating and Review Raffle, and finally, play another round of 2 True.  Enjoy!       Media -  Our Podcast Reviews Monkey in the Cage 2 GMs, 1 Mic Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Planet Arbitrary RPG Circus Season 4 Episode 24 Gamerstable Metagamers Anonymous (Prismatic Tsunami) The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (2012) - IMDb Pandemic Troll in the Corner DC Comics Deck-Building Game (Cryptozoic Entertainment) Munchkin Quest The Rivals for Catan Pathfinder MMORPG (Goblinworks) Fear the Boot Star Wars: Edge of the Empire (Fantasy Flight Games) JNCO Jeans Bryan Supported Guardians of Middle-earth Notes: The music for this episode is a cover of "I Knew You Were Trouble" by Taylor Swift Performed by Walk Off the Earth, Featuring KRNFX Find more of their music at: http://www.walkofftheearth.com/home http://krnfx.com/  

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Mack, Steve Topic - In this, our holiday episode, we discuss the many legends of Santa Claus, his counterparts, and ways to use them in your games. Don't forget about our Rating and Review Raffle! Learn more at https://carpegm.net/contest/ Happy Holidays!

Interviews - Episode 6 - Contest Contributor, Drew Rose In this episode, I finally got the chance to sit down with Drew Rose from our friendly local game store, Heroic Adventures.  Drew and I talk a little about his hobbies and what makes him a geek.  Then, we spend a little time talking about the shop.  A little later, we unveil the prize that Drew and Heroic Adventures is donating to our Rating and Review Raffle.  Finally, we finish up with a synopsis on our contest and the prizes that are presently available to be won.  Enjoy!         Media -  Heroic Adventures' Facebook page Fantasy Books Inc. Gamerstable (podcast) Drew Supported The Legend of Luther Strode (Image Comics) Heroic Adventures is donating a copy of LOTR: Nazgul to our Rating and Review Raffle!   The dark lord Sauron is pleased that you have... chosen... to champion the true destiny of Middle-earth. Some prefer the hopeless cause of men and their miserable allies. Theirs is a fool's choice! You show no affinity for such delusions. You seek glory for Sauron, and your rewards shall be great!   Be Sure to check out the rest of the prizes available and get the details on how to enter at https://carpegm.net/contest/

Our Rating and Review Raffle is still on!  Act fast, it ends 1/1/2013.   See https://carpegm.net/contest/ for more details! !!!Spoiler Alert!!! This episode contains major spoilers for Wreck It Ralph!!!! Hosts - Dan, Mack, Tyler, Steve, Bryan Topic - In this episode, we answer(?) yet another listener email.  Then we tear into Wreck It Ralph with a GM's eye.  We loved the movie and discuss ways to emulate video games in your table top RPGs. (3:50 ) On Our Horizon (16:36) Listener email (32:15) Wreck It Ralph (107:01) Our Favorite Video Game Movie Media -    Lincoln (2012) - IMDb Batman: The Brave and the Bold (TV Series 2008–2011) - IMDb Workaholics (TV Series 2011– ) - IMDb The Totally Rad Show - YouTube Amazon Prime Fringe (TV Series 2008– ) - IMDb Revolution | NBC Do the Right Thing (1989) - IMDb Metagamers Anonymous "Today is a Good Day To Die Wreck-It Ralph (2012) - IMDb Snakes on a Train (Video 2006) - IMDb Transmorphers (Video 2007) - IMDb Abraham Lincoln vs. Zombies (Video 2012) - IMDb ReBoot (TV Series 1994–2002) - IMDb The Wizard (1989) - IMDb QAGS Second Edition (HEX Games) Car Wars (SJ Games) Street Fighter (1994) - IMDb Mortal Kombat (1995) - IMDb Silent Hill (2006) - IMDb Resident Evil (2002) - IMDb Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within (2001) - IMDb Tyler supported The 4 day work week The music for this episode is "Conan" by Mercury Descends Find them on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/MercuryDescends, on Reverb Nation at http://www.reverbnation.com/mercurydescends, or on Youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/MercuryDescends

Hey all! As you may know, we have a little contest going on. For more information on our Rating And Review Raffle, visit https://carpegm.net/contest/ I recently had the opportunity to chat with one of the contest contributors, Kayt Jackson.   Kayt is donating a hand made figurine.  He is a bearded old codger who holds a D10 for you, you may notice a little bird keeping watch over a D20 in the background as well! To learn more about Kayt's shop, you can find it at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChzburgerEnthusiast/about?ref=announce If you want to see more of Kayt's one-of-a-kind pieces, Please visit her at: http://www.etsy.com/shop/ChzburgerEnthusiast?ref=si_shop

Hello again! This is another very short interview with one of the wonderful people donating to our Rating and Review Raffle!  Her name is Emily Barnes, and she has made for us, a 3 chambered dice bag!     Courtesy of Emily Barnes!!     For more info on our Raffle, please visit: https://carpegm.net/contest/      

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Steve, Tyler, Mack Topic - In this episode, we make a few announcements about the show, we kick off our next listener contest , and we discuss some of our favorite podcasts and what about them inspires us. (2:38) Announcements! (WE HAVE A NEW CONTEST!!!!!) (14:45) On Our Horizon (27:09) Podcasts that we love     Media -    Base Raiders (Kickstarter) Sentinels of the Multiverse: Shattered Timelines (Kickstarter) Save 15% on your car insurance! Heroic Adventures, our FLGS Call of Duty: Black OPs 2 Halo 4 ADELE - Skyfall The League (TV Series 2009– ) - IMDb Podcasts: This American Life Wait Wait...don't tell me Kevin Smith's Smodcast Network Comic Book Men (TV Series 2012– ) - IMDb Fantasy Focus Football Gamerstable Fear the Boot Role Playing Public Radio Metagamers Anonymous Fantasy sports league (FSL tonight) Push To Regen Clixcast Coast to Coast AM Frog Pants Network Penn's Sunday School Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Ken P. D. Snydecast Monkey In the Cage Postcards from the Dungeon Mikey Mason(The comedian who's name I failed to mention that is a host on Postcards From the Dungeon...Sorry Mikey!) RPPR Actual Play Ben Gerber's Troll in the Corner Network The Moth Podcast Steve supported Skyfall The music for this episode's breaks is "Out of the Mire" by Locrian Manor You can find them at: http://www.locrianmanor.com/ or on Facebook @http://www.facebook.com/LocrianManor Notes - As of this podcast's release, the post about the podcasts that we  reviewed is being moved and re-organized, due to some issues with iTunes' interface. Check back very soon! Don't forget to check out our new contest page : https://carpegm.net/contest/

Hosts - Dan, Steve, Mack, Tyler, Bryan Topic - In this episode we discuss some concepts of character generation, reasons for creating new characters, and how we decide what types of characters to play.  Included in this episode is also the first installment of our newest segment, Gamecast Games. (:45) What's on our horizon (19:00) Character Generation (22:58) How do you start character creation (35:26)  Why do you create new characters (40:30) How much of a part does emulation play in your character creation (56:37) Gamecast Game - 2 True Media -  Batman Heroclix set Clix For a Cure HC Realms Assasin's Creed III Taken (2008) - IMDb GURPS (RPG) Dungeons and Dragons (RPG) Pathfinder (RPG) Marvel Heroic Roleplay (RPG) Mutants and Masterminds (RPG) Bryan Supported - Punch Quest (App)