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HJRP1220 Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Kimi, JiB Do you wear small, medium, large or 2-x-large t-shirts? You should get a Happy Jacks shirt then at the Angryfolk.com Store. Shownotes! Ryan writes in asking about using real life events as game inspiration. We discuss. Bruce asks a few questions about recording actual plays. Eric from New Jersey bugs us about Fate and Dungeon World and asks how to integrate two new players into his game. Muntjack writes in with a GMing mistake an asks us about ours. Chris asks about presenting local culture to the players and treats us to a gaming horror story. And finally, Friar Greg tells us about some of his favorite villains.
HJRP1213 Your hosts: Stu, Stork and JiB Links mentioned: Gateway 2014 August 29 - September 1. Bristol Renaissance Faire - the Merry Wives of Windsor are playing there this weekend only (August 9th and 10th). If you're in Wisconsin, go up and say 'hi.' Happy Jacks T-Shirts are no available at the Angryfolk.com webstore. Mook has published a book for Steve Jackson Games - How to Be a GURPS GM. Show Notes! We spend about 15 minutes discussing way to come up with meaningful NPCs on the fly -- that is, what information we need to determine characterization and where to get it. Mathew writes in about running his first SW adventure for some folks new to the system. Matthew (that's with two Ts) ask about a situation that came up where one of his long-time players reacted very badly to the actions of a character in the game. Dave from Michigan sends in a gaming horror story where the players had to roll up classes and races randomly to build characters for a game that resulted in a near TPK when the plot took a turn off the rails. Robert in Texas writes in with some praise for the show (and thank you for the monitor controller, Robert!). Andreas asks about games that quantify characterizations elements of a PC and if they might be good "training" to make players betters "actors" at the table. He also suggests Alderac's Toolbox and Ultimate Toolbox, which are books chock full o' random tables, to develop ideas for game stories. JimTo writes in about a not fun game of Toon at a convention. Bakomusha tells us about his Shadowrun 5E game, where he awarded XP to players who broke with their routine and did crazy stuff during combat. Ben writes about a very large gaming group that shrank and then grew again, asking for advice on how to handle this situation. And Eric asks for some advice on a Star Wars/horror game and also shares how the show has helped him. Finally, we discuss (at length!) the results thus far from the Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Listener Survey.
HJRP1203 This episode of Happy Jacks is brought to you by Prowlers and Paragons by LakeSide Games. Your Hosts! Stu, Stork, Gina, Kimi. Show Notes! Our sponsor: Prowlers and Paragons by LakeSide Games. Mike from PA writes in about character advancement systems, the lack of said in Traveller and asks our opinions on the matter. Hour 11 writes in with methods for dealing with boundries and triggers in RPGs and the RPG Annalise Aaron writes in to discuss how he organizes his NPC information. Tim the Loremaster writes in to sing the praises of Evernote for NPC organization. Luke from London writes in about his gaming experiences in other countries and gives us a gaming horror story. And finally, Michael writes in with a gaming awesome story. Thanks again to LakeSide Games for sponsoring this episode. The Merry Wives of Windsor are organizing a summer tour and are trying to fund it with a GoFundMe campaign. You can now purchase Boggards and Wives CDs (and other stuff soon) from the Angryfolk.com Store. (Continental US only for now please).
News, Crosstalk, a Celebrity Interview and we tweak The Stupid Knob! News: DUY DaD Tape For Windows XP Vintage Amp Room Native URS Classic Console Strip Pro Presets Rayzoon Jamstix 2 ClassicTone-56 & PulTone-FL Audio Damage Liquid Native Intruments YouTube Channel MASSIVE Discount On NI Komplete 4! Contact: Andy Diekroger (800) 222-4700 ex.1273 andy_diekroger@sweetwater.com Crosstalk: The PACE OS X Prebinding Script Possible leaked photos of new Pod X3 & Pod X3 Live: Stu Veneable from AngryFolk.com is looking for steel drum tracks Stevie Wonder Is Going On Tour! Celebrity Interview: It's been awhile since we had a chance to catch up with 5-time Emmy-winning mixer and PSN Field Correspondent John Davidson. A lot has happened in the last several months and we're looking forward to catching up with him. Apparently his security access card for the VIP elevator here in the PSN Towers is still working so he came on up and joined Al in Studio B for a chat. The Stupid Knob: There is an entire Internet community and forum dedicated to the idea that the real Paul McCartney was replaced some time in 1966. Why? The leading theory is that the original Paul is dead, but there are many other theories to be considered. So, if you're up for a colossal waste of time and a few laughs, check it out. Answer To Last Week's Trivia Question: Q: Before achieving success as a singer, what did Luciano Pavarotti do for a living? A: He was an elementary school teacher! No correct answers this week. DOH! See you next week! Related Tags: music recording studio home studio project studio mixing protools plugin frappr creative commons digidesign pro tools mix it like a record project studio network bob brooks unsung heroes of the music business duy dad tape softube vintage amp room urs classic console strip pro rayzoon jamstix 2 tri-tone digital colortone classictone 56 pultone-fl api pultec audio damage through-zero flanger phil spector george martin and the cradle will rock mks80 native instruments youtube andy diekroger sweetwater komplete 4 ilife 08 iwork 08 pace prebinding line 6 pod x3 charles dye milar mix event danbee pixelhum stu veneable angryfolk checmical brothers poxy boggards steel drum stevie wonder grammy emmy a wonder summer's night john davidson pbs nicholas cage george clooney paul mccartney luciano pavarotti thomas edison
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