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We wrap up our celebrated #febWARary with 1988's Hell Hunters directed by Ernst Ritter von Theumer. Hell Hunters follows a team of Nazi hunters - Maud Adams (Octopussy), Candice Daly (The Young and the Restless), and Romulo Arantes (Blame it on Rio) - as they attempt to stop a former Nazi played by Stewart Granger (King Solomon's Mines) from unleashing a deadly poison that will turn people into zombies. Take away the Nazi angle and Hell Hunters sounds surprisingly similar to the John Stamos / Gene Simmons masterpiece, "Never Too Young to Die". If you thought that movie was horny, this movie takes it to a whole new level. You see, the jungle is so full of life because it's so horny and our team of Nazi hunters spend a lot of time in the jungle. They also attempt to make sweet, sweet love under a gushing waterfall in what might be the best(?) sex scene we've seen since Crystal Heart. Erica also makes a compelling case that spreadable butter is the ultimate aphrodisiac. We talk a lot about spreadable butter and unibrow guy and loose airport security during the 1980s. Like Hell Hunters, this episode goes to a lot of unexpected places.
Olá, Selvagens! Episódio 80 do Savagecast RPG falando sobre aquele seu histórico de personagem com 10 páginas que ninguém leu... Nesse episódio, nossos Savagecasters Goldael, Ítalo "Diabo Selvagem" Guimarães e Nando Alves discutem sobre a função e a importância do histórico, antecedente ou "background" de personagem, com base nos pitacos mais suculentos e também em algumas mecânicas de RPG que dialogam com essa ferramenta! Afinal, background bom é o de 10 páginas? Ele é obrigatório? Se não tiver background, o que pode acontecer? Vem que a gente responde essas e outras questões! Vozes no episódio: Hades Oneiroi, Renato "Goldael", Ítalo "Diabo Selvagem" e Nando Alves. Link para as Histórias em Quadrinhos de Crystal Heart (em inglês): https://www.uptofourplayers.com/comic/1-campaign-pitch/ Nosso contato e redes sociais: Email: contatosavagecast@gmail.com Discord: https://discord.gg/gc8hh4qtGg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savagecast_br/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savagecastbr
Olá, Selvagens! O Savagecast, inspirado no quinto elemento do Capitão Planeta, lança o episódio nº 74! Nesse episódio, nossos Savagecasters Hades, Goldael, Ítalo "Diabo Selvagem" Guimarães e Nando Alves embarcam no mundo de Crystal Heart, um cenário para Savage Worlds que está para chegar por estas terras, através de financiamento coletivo pela Odyssey Publicações! O que parece ser um cenário bonitinho e bobinho, se mostra um dos cenários mais "Selvagens" do nosso sistema de RPG favorito! Mas afinal, que história é essa de cristais que dão poderes, agentes paramilitares e essa poderosa organização que as personagens jogadoras servem? (Materias? SOLDIERs?, Shinra?... É muito Final Fantasy VII...! MASSA!!!) Vozes no episódio: Hades Oneiroi, Renato "Goldael", Ítalo "Diabo Selvagem" e Nando Alves. Link para as Histórias em Quadrinhos de Crystal Heart (em inglês): https://www.uptofourplayers.com/comic/1-campaign-pitch/ Nosso contato e redes sociais: Email: contatosavagecast@gmail.com Discord: https://discord.gg/gc8hh4qtGg Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/savagecast_br/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savagecastbr CLIQUE NA IMAGEM ABAIXO PARA AJUDAR A TRAZER ESSE CENÁRIO PARA O BRASIL (E ADQUIRIR O SEU EXEMPLAR)! https://www.catarse.me/crystal_heart
A young girl grows up hearing ages-old legends of a magical talisman that no one has been able to use for its abilities. Asha decides it will be she who finds it and uses it to change things – but how, and to what ends?
On this episode: It's been 10 short years… time for another Lord of the Rings movie, and John Wick 4 is long as fuck. PLUS!! A Kev-Man review of the new MCU movie, and an update on Raven's LandingIn news: California apocalypse, cousin It, Josh G, Your Next Favorite Movie Podcast, https://linktr.ee/ynfmoviepod , Sleepaway Camp, Felissa Rose, Jack Fitzpatrick, LetsCrashThisParade YouTube channel, https://www.youtube.com/c/LetsCrashThisParade , Australia, Banshees of Inisherin, Martin McDonough, Wes Anderson, Delia Berry, Red Wing boots, Synderbros, Henry Cavill, Black Adam, Warner Discovery, Ana De Armas, Yesterday, The Flash, multiverse, Michael Keaton, Batman, Birdman, David Fincher, Mindhunter, Netflix, change.org , Take One For The Team, Amityville Karen, Fangoria, The Chainsaw Awards, Best Amityville Award, Amityville Christmas Vacation Amityville In space, Amityville Scarecrow II, Amityville Uprising, Zathura, Yorgos Lanthimos, Willem Dafoe, Emma Stone, The Favourite, Olivia Colman, Rachel Weisz, Cruella, Poor Things, And, Frankenstein, Jesse Plemons, Hong Chou, Alasdair Gray, Tony McNamara, Efthimis Filippou, Elizabeth Banks, Cocaine Bear, Cocaine universe, Cocaine Shark, New Zealand, Ray Liota, Popeye, White Dog, Deep Blue Sea, Sharknado, Snakes on a Plane, The Revenant, O'Shea Jackson Jr. Alden Ehrenreich, Keri RussellVisit the Indie GoGo for Joseph's new project: Raven's Landing https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/raven-s-landing#/ http://www.MCFCpodcast.comhttp://www.facebook.com/MCFCpodcasthttp://www.twitter.com/podcastMCFChttp://www.tiktok.com/middleclassfilmclasshttp://www.instagram.com/middleclassfilmclassEmail: MCFCpodcast@gmail.comLeave us a voicemail at (209) 730-6010Merch store - https://middle-class-film-class.creator-spring.com/ Join the Patreon:www.patreon.con/middleclassfilmclassPatrons:Javier Listener Stephen: The Maple Syrup Don Joel Shinneman Linda McCalister Heather Sachs https://twitter.com/DorkOfAllDorks Ryan CorbinJason https://www.forcefivepodcast.com/ Brendan BealChris GeigerJoseph Navarro Pete Abeytaand Tyler Noe Streaming Picks:Balls Out: Gary The Tennis Coach - HBO MaxCrystal Heart - Youtube freeBeast - Amazon PrimeOvernight - Tubi, Roku, Vudu, Pluto, Plex, FreeveeLord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring - HBO Max, Netflix
Welcome to Meditation Mondays brought to you by Beyond Picket Fences. Today, Holly Kline leads you through a guided meditation you can use all week to stay calm, focused, and grounded. Holly Kline is the business owner of Reiki Light Blessings. She is a Reiki Master Teacher, energy healer, and Yoga instructor. She is also… The post MM92: Crystal Heart, a guided meditation w/ Holly Kline appeared first on Beyond Picket Fences.
We do plenty of genre pictures on this podcast, but one genre we've rarely looked at is the romantic drama. It's high time we rectified that by watching this ice-cold clunker from the 80's about a bubble boy and his rocker love interest! Join Tom and Ryan as they discuss plate glass sex scenes, whiny main characters, and the various state requirements for getting legally married. It's our discussion of Crystal Heart! Time stamps: 0:04:30 - Background 0:18:55 - Back-of-the-Box Summary 0:29:55 - Notable Scenes 0:37:10 - The Good 0:43:20 - The Bad 1:06:15 - The Ugly
This week on the podcast, Dan (a self-appointed N.W.P.P.V.I.P.) chats with Ryan, Erica and Marc of The New World Pictures Podcast.They discuss how and why they started this ultra-specific chronicling of New World Pictures movies, some of their favourite movies they've covered, how they feel about misleading video covers, and what they think about movies like Crystal Heart, Star Crystal, Making Contact, and more.Make sure to subscribe to The New World Pictures Podcast, and to follow them on Twitter @thenewworldpod!Plus, don't forget to follow Dan on Twitter and Letterboxd (@yckmd_)A new episode of Notes From the Back Row will be released every other week. If you have a new movie premiering, drop us a line – we might be interested in setting something up with you too!Subscribe today on iTunes, listen on Spotify, use our handy RSS feed in your favourite podcatcher, or keep visiting us right here at Back-Row.com. Help support the show by becoming a member of our Patreon account.
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Settle back for a wild ride through a Southern lesbian's life of soul-searching, rule-breaking, and truth-telling. This belle's kind of coming out was not what her traditional Mississippi family expected. How does she recover from family estrangement in the midst of her career as a psychotherapist? How does she find lasting love and a family-of-choice? From her last boyfriend suggesting she become a lesbian, to coming out to the church ladies at her mama's funeral, these true stories will touch your heart, give you hope, and make you laugh out loud. Based on Elizabeth McCain's award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., A Lesbian Belle Tells: OUTrageous Southern Stories of Family, Loss, and Love (Crystal Heart Imprints, 2020) provides story medicine for your soul. It is filled with Southern charm and drama, as well as triumph over tragedy, as only a lesbian belle can tell. Originally from Mississippi, Elizabeth McCain is a transformational storyteller, spiritual counselor, story coach, and shamanic interfaith minister. She supports women and LGBTQ+ people in expressing and reframing their stories of loss and transition. Elizabeth has written and performed an award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., which has entertained and inspired people from all walks of life. Whether counseling, coaching, performing, or ministering, she believes that sharing stories in community touches hearts, provides story medicine for the soul, and changes the world. Elizabeth lives in the Washington DC area with her spouse and their two dogs. John Marszalek III is a host of the podcast Queer Voices of the South on the LGBTQ+ Channel of the New Books Network. Follow our podcast on Twitter: @voices_south Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network
Settle back for a wild ride through a Southern lesbian's life of soul-searching, rule-breaking, and truth-telling. This belle's kind of coming out was not what her traditional Mississippi family expected. How does she recover from family estrangement in the midst of her career as a psychotherapist? How does she find lasting love and a family-of-choice? From her last boyfriend suggesting she become a lesbian, to coming out to the church ladies at her mama's funeral, these true stories will touch your heart, give you hope, and make you laugh out loud. Based on Elizabeth McCain's award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., A Lesbian Belle Tells: OUTrageous Southern Stories of Family, Loss, and Love (Crystal Heart Imprints, 2020) provides story medicine for your soul. It is filled with Southern charm and drama, as well as triumph over tragedy, as only a lesbian belle can tell. Originally from Mississippi, Elizabeth McCain is a transformational storyteller, spiritual counselor, story coach, and shamanic interfaith minister. She supports women and LGBTQ+ people in expressing and reframing their stories of loss and transition. Elizabeth has written and performed an award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., which has entertained and inspired people from all walks of life. Whether counseling, coaching, performing, or ministering, she believes that sharing stories in community touches hearts, provides story medicine for the soul, and changes the world. Elizabeth lives in the Washington DC area with her spouse and their two dogs. John Marszalek III is a host of the podcast Queer Voices of the South on the LGBTQ+ Channel of the New Books Network. Follow our podcast on Twitter: @voices_south Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-studies
Settle back for a wild ride through a Southern lesbian's life of soul-searching, rule-breaking, and truth-telling. This belle's kind of coming out was not what her traditional Mississippi family expected. How does she recover from family estrangement in the midst of her career as a psychotherapist? How does she find lasting love and a family-of-choice? From her last boyfriend suggesting she become a lesbian, to coming out to the church ladies at her mama's funeral, these true stories will touch your heart, give you hope, and make you laugh out loud. Based on Elizabeth McCain's award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., A Lesbian Belle Tells: OUTrageous Southern Stories of Family, Loss, and Love (Crystal Heart Imprints, 2020) provides story medicine for your soul. It is filled with Southern charm and drama, as well as triumph over tragedy, as only a lesbian belle can tell. Originally from Mississippi, Elizabeth McCain is a transformational storyteller, spiritual counselor, story coach, and shamanic interfaith minister. She supports women and LGBTQ+ people in expressing and reframing their stories of loss and transition. Elizabeth has written and performed an award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., which has entertained and inspired people from all walks of life. Whether counseling, coaching, performing, or ministering, she believes that sharing stories in community touches hearts, provides story medicine for the soul, and changes the world. Elizabeth lives in the Washington DC area with her spouse and their two dogs. John Marszalek III is a host of the podcast Queer Voices of the South on the LGBTQ+ Channel of the New Books Network. Follow our podcast on Twitter: @voices_south Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/biography
Settle back for a wild ride through a Southern lesbian's life of soul-searching, rule-breaking, and truth-telling. This belle's kind of coming out was not what her traditional Mississippi family expected. How does she recover from family estrangement in the midst of her career as a psychotherapist? How does she find lasting love and a family-of-choice? From her last boyfriend suggesting she become a lesbian, to coming out to the church ladies at her mama's funeral, these true stories will touch your heart, give you hope, and make you laugh out loud. Based on Elizabeth McCain's award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., A Lesbian Belle Tells: OUTrageous Southern Stories of Family, Loss, and Love (Crystal Heart Imprints, 2020) provides story medicine for your soul. It is filled with Southern charm and drama, as well as triumph over tragedy, as only a lesbian belle can tell. Originally from Mississippi, Elizabeth McCain is a transformational storyteller, spiritual counselor, story coach, and shamanic interfaith minister. She supports women and LGBTQ+ people in expressing and reframing their stories of loss and transition. Elizabeth has written and performed an award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., which has entertained and inspired people from all walks of life. Whether counseling, coaching, performing, or ministering, she believes that sharing stories in community touches hearts, provides story medicine for the soul, and changes the world. Elizabeth lives in the Washington DC area with her spouse and their two dogs. John Marszalek III is a host of the podcast Queer Voices of the South on the LGBTQ+ Channel of the New Books Network. Follow our podcast on Twitter: @voices_south Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/american-south
Settle back for a wild ride through a Southern lesbian's life of soul-searching, rule-breaking, and truth-telling. This belle's kind of coming out was not what her traditional Mississippi family expected. How does she recover from family estrangement in the midst of her career as a psychotherapist? How does she find lasting love and a family-of-choice? From her last boyfriend suggesting she become a lesbian, to coming out to the church ladies at her mama's funeral, these true stories will touch your heart, give you hope, and make you laugh out loud. Based on Elizabeth McCain's award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., A Lesbian Belle Tells: OUTrageous Southern Stories of Family, Loss, and Love (Crystal Heart Imprints, 2020) provides story medicine for your soul. It is filled with Southern charm and drama, as well as triumph over tragedy, as only a lesbian belle can tell. Originally from Mississippi, Elizabeth McCain is a transformational storyteller, spiritual counselor, story coach, and shamanic interfaith minister. She supports women and LGBTQ+ people in expressing and reframing their stories of loss and transition. Elizabeth has written and performed an award-winning one-woman play, A Lesbian Belle Tells..., which has entertained and inspired people from all walks of life. Whether counseling, coaching, performing, or ministering, she believes that sharing stories in community touches hearts, provides story medicine for the soul, and changes the world. Elizabeth lives in the Washington DC area with her spouse and their two dogs. John Marszalek III is a host of the podcast Queer Voices of the South on the LGBTQ+ Channel of the New Books Network. Follow our podcast on Twitter: @voices_south Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/lgbtq-studies
Beloved Frens, This episode is going to blow your mind, so dive in with me to learn about how magnificent the physical heart is as a portal of Soul's energies and codes. Get ready to really begin to understand how the heart creates patterns and frequencies of our Soul's embodiment physically into our blood, body and aura. This information changed everything for me, personally. So please take what resonates with you today, and leave the rest, as always. With so much LOVE, Ivy & Kimberly Sources: https://energeticsynthesis.com/resource-tools/blog-timeline-shift/3343-preserving-the-sacred-heart-2 This podcast is on Youtube now! Watch THIS episode HERE. Please subscribe to our channel to receive all of our offerings and videos! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClWyrCHj82O9ACLQ75Dc8Fg Contact us at: Awaken@InspiredSovereignty.com Ivy@InspiredSovereignty.com Kimberly@InspiredSovereignty.com www.inspiredsovereignty.com Instagram: @inspired.sovereignty @inspired_lovejunkie @indigoivyrose Telegram: https://t.me/sovereignsoulfrens https://t.me/inspiredsovereignty Donations greatly support the creation of this podcast. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your support. Venmo: @indigoivyrose PayPal: thesovereignsouls@gmail.com -------------------------------------- Disclaimer: This podcast and the words, conversations, guests, and resources shared are intended to support, encourage, inform and expand thinking to increase self responsibility. Nothing created or shared here is ever intended to diagnose, prescribe, treat or cure. Everyone's health is their own responsibility, and everyone is empowered to exercise wise discernment, educate themselves, ask amazing questions, seek accurate information and practice informed consent. Always seek a health professional that you trust when you need to. Your body. Your mind. Your soul. Your choice. Your consent. Your authority. You are God, you are Sovereign, you are Free. And so it is. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/inspiredsovereigntyradio/message
May 2021 Emerald Crystal Heart and Solar Christ Michael Lisa Renee Dear Ascending Family, The ascension mysteries continue to reveal with ever unfolding adventures of extremely positive events that are happening in the Albion Lightbody, giving each of us the possibility to birth the Cosmic Christ Consciousness within us in this lifetime. This is the divine purpose of why we chose to come during the ascension cycle, to be wide awake to experience what is unfolding now. While most are unaware of the significant spiritual events happening to help free the planet, rest assured that beautiful events are awaiting us in humanitys future.
Tonight's bedtime story is a gentle reading of a beautiful Vietnamese tale called The Crystal Heart which is included in the “Gifts of Story” series of storytelling by Aaron Shepard. This lovely legend is about a mandarin's daughter who discovers that appearances can deceive but the heart speaks true. Instead of background music, this story has soothing background rain sounds to help enhance the feeling of relaxation and peace as you listen. All you have to do is settle in under the covers and snuggle up tight...and then let's get sleepy together...sweet dreams and good night...Story Attribution:I am so grateful to Aaron Shepard and his beautiful adaptation of this Vietnamese Tale which has been made available in his Gifts of Story Series http://www.aaronshep.com/storytelling Please consider leaving a rating or a review on Apple Podcasts as this can really help us grow our audience. It also helps us know how we're doing :)You can support us with a donation that will help us continue to spread sleepy vibes around the globe at no cost. You can make a donation by clicking the link in this description. Thank you so much!If you like the podcast and find the bedtime stories helpful, please subscribe on your favorite podcast app and share with family and friends or whoever you know that may benefit.To learn more about the Drift Off Bedtime Stories Podcast, you are welcome to come visit us on our website :) Hope to see you soon! www.bedtimestoriesforsleep.com
We've seen a lot of movies but nothing could have prepared us for Crystal Heart. We could have talked about this movie for days. All you need to know is it stars Tawny Kitaen in a command performance and Lee Curreri who... pretends to play a synthesizer? They fall in love but can't touch each other because Lee's character has some auto-immune issue? Or his parents are messing with him. Either way, this is a movie that should not be missed.
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James Introcaso chats with game designer and writer Eran Aviram and illustrator Aviv Or about their web comic Up to Four Players and their ongoing Kickstarter for the Crystal Heart RPG which uses the Savage Worlds rules. The post 100 – Crystal Heart appeared first on Geekspective.
Eran Aviram, writer behind the hit webcomic series Crystal Heart and Tabletop gaming expert, talks with Janet from World Anvil about building a consistent world and avoiding worldbuilding plotholes! We especially enjoyed his take on magic systems which make sense and his approach to villains! Check out “Venture Forth”, Eran's storytelling card game in which you play the entire campaign in a couple of hours. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/227988/Venture-Forth You might also enjoy his articles series “Three Suggestions” which delivers thought-provoking content and suggestions of variant rules for Fifth Edition or Dungeon World. https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Eran%20Aviram You can follow Eran on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nnesk ***** Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is the founder and CEO of World Anvil, the ultimate Worldbuilding platform for Roleplayers and Writers. She's also a published fantasy author, Game Master, professional D&D Streamer and opera singer! Follow her on Twitter to keep up with her latest content, advice and publications: https://www.twitter.com/JD_Blythe
Eran Aviram, writer behind the hit webcomic series Crystal Heart and Tabletop gaming expert, talks with Janet from World Anvil about building a consistent world and avoiding worldbuilding plotholes! We especially enjoyed his take on magic systems which make sense and his approach to villains! Check out “Venture Forth”, Eran's storytelling card game in which you play the entire campaign in a couple of hours. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/227988/Venture-Forth You might also enjoy his articles series “Three Suggestions” which delivers thought-provoking content and suggestions of variant rules for Fifth Edition or Dungeon World. https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Eran%20Aviram You can follow Eran on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nnesk ***** Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is the founder and CEO of World Anvil, the ultimate Worldbuilding platform for Roleplayers and Writers. She's also a published fantasy author, Game Master, professional D&D Streamer and opera singer! Follow her on Twitter to keep up with her latest content, advice and publications: https://www.twitter.com/JD_Blythe
Eran Aviram, writer behind the hit webcomic series Crystal Heart and Tabletop gaming expert, talks with Janet from World Anvil about building a consistent world and avoiding worldbuilding plotholes! We especially enjoyed his take on magic systems which make sense and his approach to villains! Check out “Venture Forth”, Eran's storytelling card game in which you play the entire campaign in a couple of hours. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/227988/Venture-Forth You might also enjoy his articles series “Three Suggestions” which delivers thought-provoking content and suggestions of variant rules for Fifth Edition or Dungeon World. https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Eran%20Aviram You can follow Eran on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nnesk ***** Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is the founder and CEO of World Anvil, the ultimate Worldbuilding platform for Roleplayers and Writers. She's also a published fantasy author, Game Master, professional D&D Streamer and opera singer! Follow her on Twitter to keep up with her latest content, advice and publications: https://www.twitter.com/JD_Blythe
Eran Aviram, writer behind the hit webcomic series Crystal Heart and Tabletop gaming expert, talks with Janet from World Anvil about building a consistent world and avoiding worldbuilding plotholes! We especially enjoyed his take on magic systems which make sense and his approach to villains! Check out “Venture Forth”, Eran's storytelling card game in which you play the entire campaign in a couple of hours. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/227988/Venture-Forth You might also enjoy his articles series “Three Suggestions” which delivers thought-provoking content and suggestions of variant rules for Fifth Edition or Dungeon World. https://www.dmsguild.com/browse.php?author=Eran%20Aviram You can follow Eran on Twitter at https://twitter.com/nnesk ***** Janet Forbes (pen-name J.D. Blythe) is the founder and CEO of World Anvil, the ultimate Worldbuilding platform for Roleplayers and Writers. She's also a published fantasy author, Game Master, professional D&D Streamer and opera singer! Follow her on Twitter to keep up with her latest content, advice and publications: https://www.twitter.com/JD_Blythe
Find us at: iTunes Spotify Patreon YouTube We’re back for part two of our premiere, and damn did things escalate quickly. It was all fun and games with the wild alicorn baby until THE CRYSTAL HEART GOT SHATTERED. Now, it’s a race against time to figure out how to fuse the heart back together or perish in a freak snowstorm. But with little to no clues, it’s going to take a certain special somepony to find a spell powerful enough to restore the Crystal Heart. Meanwhile, Starlight Glimmer’s feeling pretty bummed about her friendship lesson, until she sees that Sunburst might just be struggling with the same feelings she’s been having…and that he might just be the right pony for a very important job. Enjoy “The Crystalling, Part 2”! Check out our merchandise at our new Teepublic store! We've got lots of fun designs to choose from and more on the way! Macintosh & Maud have a Patreon! If you contribute $2.00 or more you can listen to our reviews of Equestria Girls: Rainbow Rocks and Equestria Girls: Friendship Games, along with other great content! You can email us with feedback at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com, or you can connect with us on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook. Intro and outro music is "Madgapuff March (rmx) by JS Bach" by Lee Rosevere. Licensed under a CCO 1.0 Universal License. For the song and information about the artist, visit the song page at the Free Music Archive.
This week: Art Walk is back! Liz Hutchison interviews Crystal Heart Books owner Norman Baldwin about the downtown art scene and the return of Hillsboro's monthly Art Walk.
S03E05 Eran Aviram & Aviv Or (Crystal Heart / Up To 4 Players) We're really excited (as you might be able to tell) to chat with Eran Aviram and Aviv Or - the people behind Crystal Heart and the Up To 4 Players web-comic. We talk about the fifteen year development of Crystal Heart, Kickstarting projects, working in a creative partnership, and we also touch on all the other projects Eran and Aviv have worked on - and there's a lot! LINKS AND THINGS Up To 4 Players - https://www.uptofourplayers.com/ Crystal Heart Info - https://www.uptofourplayers.com/crystalheart/ If you'd like to be a guest, or have any suggestions for people for us to interview, drop us a line at "cast at modiphius dot com".
Eric invited his friend Uncle Jay to review the hot off the press setting Crystal Heart by Up to Four Players. The two explore the content of this SWADE setting chapter by chapter. Crystal Heart Be sure to stay in contact with us- thewilddie@gmail.com, twitter @thewilddie and look for us on Facebook, and MeWe. Also, help support the show and get early access to the podcast through our Patreon! © The Wild Die is not affiliated with or endorsed by Pinnacle Entertainment Group or Official Pinnacle Licensees. Any of the products mentioned on our show or appear on our website are the property and copyright of their respected owners. All Music and Art Work is used with Permission of Pinnacle Entertainment Group. All items are used under fair use and educational and review purposes, All other Items are the Intellectual Property of The Wild Die Copyright 2015-2019. All rights reserved.
### Ways to resolve opposed player actions (1:25) In a PVP game, the players may be actually working against each other and fighting or killing other players' characters is a valid option. This is a very different game set than most. We want to talk about instances where PC disagree with each other and wish to use the mechanic to solve the issues. From least to most: * No opposed PC rolls - you want to do an opposed action you two decide it. * Only pre-discussed opposed rolls - usually diplomacy, sense motive, sleight of hand or initiative. These are used to resolve some cases where you want the success or failure to be meaningful. A good example might be the attempts of Black Widow to calm down the Hulk in the MCU. each time a roll is needed and it keeps things interesting. It helps solve * questions like “who got there first”, “I try to stop them” or “do they really mean what they say”. * Partial PvP - the character may cast some hurtful spells on each other or steal from one another as part of the story but without taking away the agency of a player. * Full-on PvP - that we will not discuss. But include secretly stealing from one another, controlling other players characters, killing other PCs etc. ### Avoiding PVP through common understanding (8:45) Uri usually prefers to play with no or minor opposed PC rolls, because he enjoys teamwork and collaborative storytelling. And also because roleplay should be a fun past time, that doesn't require the same sense of guardedness that we must use in real life. Eran dislikes PVP rolling unless that's what the system is all about, like in [Monsterhearts](https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts), [Masks](https://www.magpiegames.com/masks/) or [Paranoia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paranoia_(role-playing_game)). ### Address the player before the character (10:40) The rules are usually there to show what happens when the players interact with the world, through the GM - but when turning to other players, you should address the player before the character. If the rogue wants to pickpocket the noble, she'lll roll; if she wants to pickpocket our party's bard, it becomes a player event. Player events should be solved between players. The players should talk about how they want to push the story, and where, and only then should they proceed. In essence, the bard's player gives the rogue player permission to rob him, because they both want to see what happens next. When it comes to the question of what happens between PC, it's actually a question of what will be cool and interesting to the players, and not “what would have really happened in the fictional world if character a was trying to lie to character b”. Character A might be an amazing liar, stats-wise - it matters less than the question of what the players want. No player should be able to wield the rules as a weapon to force other players to comply to his vision of the story. ### Roll to understand intention (15:13) Social skills as “learning what the other wants” or “changing their mood”. ### Summary (18:11) Rolls resolve issues. Resolution defuses tension. It could negate the options of creating setup or build-ups. ### Taking the Load Off (20:33) Uri - [Beyond the Screen](https://www.facebook.com/events/307938963422229/) (Hebrew link) Eran - still [Crystal Heart](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281539/Crystal-Heart?affiliate_id=29668), obvs ----- Email us at show@dwarfcast.net with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode, and check out [our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast) [We have a Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. Also, most links to [DriveThruRPG are affiliate](http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=29668), which means we get a bit of money if you buy through them, with no added cost to you. Intro and outro based on On the Shoulde
Talk to your GM. ### Why retire your character (3:05) * Because you feel that they have fulfilled their purpose in the narrative * Or because it has fulfilled its purpose in an off play way (I wanted to play a swashbuckler to study the class/explore an idea or theme) now I'm done. * I want to try a new class * They don't work as intended * They've become too complicated * I no longer care about them * They got pushed into a corner * I have a brilliant retirement idea ### Is this what you want to do? (9:35) Can the reason for your retierment be solved with the current character? A character has a history, and that's something that shouldn't be tossed away lightly. ### Retire gracefully (12:05) Find an in-play reason why they must leave - this should be planned with the GM. * Kill them off * Have them finish up whatever business was keeping them in the group * They must respond to a crisis * They go on a personal journey * Their past comes back * They're kidnapped, or make a face-heel turn * Best option: a demon burst out of their flaming corpse and join the party, swearing to avenge the destruction of his vessel. [Scanlan's angry departure](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7DuwqJtCGI&t=7660s). ### What now (26:07) * Introducing a new character: consider upgrading an NPC/cohort; find common goals. * Playing a temporary character. * Handing off your character to the GM to be an NPC. ### Summary (33:15) ### Taking the Load Off (34:20) Uri - an RPG weekend. [Image album here](https://www.facebook.com/lifshitz/media_set?set=a.10156573207193412&type=3). Eran - [Crystal Heart](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/281539/Crystal-Heart?affiliate_id=29668) is now out!
### Tal Shiboli asks (1:30) [Right here:](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast/permalink/879485379079046/) > I have a bit of an issue with taking notes as we play and still following what goes on at the table (yay for ADHD). Would love to get some tips on how to take quick,tidy notes during a session that's not too disruptive for my nonexistent attention span... If you think this is enough of a topic for an episode feel free to use my question and name” ### The need for notekeeping (2:30) While mere seconds may pass between one character's turn and the next, sometimes days or weeks may transpire in the real world. Thus it is sometimes a real problem to remember what happened in the game world, what the plot is about and who the heck is count Van Messer? [How Uri remembers stuff](https://dwarves.podiant.co/how-to-remember-everything/) ### Keep track of your physical things (4:20) All character sheets, handouts, props, notes etc. ### Session summaries (5:30) During the game: Pen and paper, phone, laptopt After the game: email summaries, commutative Google Docs WhatsApp groups ### Record your sessions(8:40) [How Uri records his sessions](https://dwarves.podiant.co/how-uri-records-his-sessions/) ### Create (10:50) Turn events into short stories, comics or paintings. ### Online documentation tools (11:30) Websites dedicated to campaign documentation, for example: [Obsidian Portal](https://www.obsidianportal.com/), [World Anvil](https://www.worldanvil.com/). Use Facebook groups to document your campaign. ### Rewarding for documentation (14:00) There are mechanics that support out of play creation and reward it. For example the Ember DIceless RPG. If the information is available and accessible - people will use it. Experiment and find to what the rest of the group respond to and use that. ### Best practices (18:45) [Jessica](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast/permalink/879485379079046/?comment_id=879529455741305&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D) [Dassi](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast/permalink/879485379079046/?comment_id=879876915706559&comment_tracking=%7B%22tn%22%3A%22R%22%7D) ### Summary (25:25) ### Taking the Load Off (26:00) [Crystal Heart book](https://www.uptofourplayers.com/), coming real soon. ----- Email us at show@dwarfcast.net with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode, and check out [our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast) [We have a Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. Also, most links to [DriveThruRPG are affiliate](http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=29668), which means we get a bit of money if you buy through them, with no added cost to you. Intro and outro based on On the Shoulders of Dwarves by the Cliches Duo. On the Shoulders of Dwarves is shared under [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
May 2019 Sacred Crystal Heart Lisa Renee Dear Ascending Family, The forces of love are one with the Eternal God Spirit that resides within our Sacred Crystal Heart and are without exception, the strongest healing and harmonizing forces available on this planet. When we open our crystal heart, we begin to work with spiritual powers which are sentient living forces in themselves, such as compassion, empathy, forgiveness and generosity towards others. The crystal heart acts as the energetic gateway of our higher spiritual bodies and opens up all of the higher frequency centers that exist within the head and crown and beyond, into the morphogenetic layers where the blueprints reside. Those of us awakening our Sacred Crystal Heart on the earth, are birthing new configuration grids for crystalline lotus heart flowers on the inner vertical channels and within the planetary grid system. During this time more than ever, it is critical to preserve our sacred hearts.
### Yossi's email (2:10) > Dear long-bearded dwarves, > I need you to forge me an advice, please. I have two main problems with the group I'm currently playing in as a player (Tactical D&D 5e group). > 1. Analysis paralysis - My party tends to overthink their actions, meaning before each decision fork or a door, they talk a lot in real time, plan and plan and plan... And I think - it's ok to plan but let's move on.. let's go with the adventure, we came here to experience new things and to risk our characters, didn't we? Not to mention one of the players trying to barging with NPCs selling his gems during play time... Too bad I don't play a paladin to "kick the door" - I'm playing a druid if it's relevant. How can I make them wake up and play? Is it also the GM's responsibility? > 2. I'm playing D&D in my native tongue, which is Hebrew. The thing is.. two of the players are more comfortable with English, so the game always becomes a mess of half Hebrew half English. I don't have a problem with English, I just want the session to be in a single language. Of course, I have tried to talk to them about this, but during play, they just can't help it and again the game becomes a mix of English and Hebrew. The GM agrees with me, but still, nothing changed Is there anything I can do? > Thanks in advance and may you mugs will never be empty of ale! > Yossi Maman ### Analysis paralysis vs over-extended tactical discussion (3:55) Analysis paralysis: when people are discussing options because they are unsure of what to do Over-extended tactical discussion: when the group is brainstorming tactics regrading how to overcome an obstacle. Both look the same but are diffrent: the paralysis happens because the players are unsure what to do and probably are not enjoying it. The technical discussion stems from people wanting to think and contribute to the effort. If everyone enjoy the discussion then it's fun, if not then it's a problem. Tactical discussions can usually be shortened by establishing a few “procedures” that save time. [Planning as player motivation](https://www.uptofourplayers.com/2017/06/planning-player-motivation-uk-games-expo-review-podcast/). ### Analysis paralysis (9:45) ### How to present your problem (14:00) Is the extended brainstorming a problem? Only if some of the players are not enjoying it. If so, try to bring it to the attention of the group by saying “Guys, I've noticed that we always spend around 12 minutes outside every door that we encounter, this is really bumming me out since I feel it breaks the flow of the game, maybe we could limit the discussion time to 5 minutes? I think it will also make us feel the tension of 'having to come up with a solution on the spot' like our characters feel.” Note the stages: (1) present the issue with the facts, not with opinions or accusations (2) explain why it is problematic for you, don't assume that it's a problem for everyone (3) suggest a solution and (4) present a positive effect of said solution. ### Finding solutions (15:55) Downtime. One-on-one interactions can be done between sessions, through emails or discussion groups. ### Provide more information, increase trust (19:15) Roll in the open. Ask for knowledge rolls. Give them a fair warning - it doesn't matter if something can happen, it only matters that the players are aware of the possibility of it, so they can decide to make it happen. The connection between cause and effect should be plainly stated, or easily reachable ### Mixed languages (27:10) ### Taking the load off (33:50) More info on the developement of the Crystal Heart book can be found [in the updates](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1036008825/crystal-heart-a-colourful-setting-for-savage-world/updates) on the Kickstarter campaign. ----- Email us at show@dwarfcast.net with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode. [Our Facebook
### Eran Arbel's email (2:10) > Dear Dwarves Under the Mountain, > I thought this could be an interesting topic for an episode: Who is an adventurer? > RPG narratives, especially D&D and other popular fantasy escapades, follow a troupe of adventurers as they go about... adventuring. They usually detail what the characters did before they decided to embark on a life of "adventure" and what lead to the change in their lifestyle. Sometimes these narratives even reflect other people's attitude towards adventurers, but this is usually left in the background. > Mostly, adventurers are considered a special lot, a unique breed, and, usually, there will be only one, maybe two active groups in the story as these are our heroes -- and, maybe, their antagonists. So, if adventurers are so special, what drives them? What makes people avoid them? Why most people aren't? Why do adventurers retire? What are the assumptions inherent in an adventuring life? What is an adventurer after they capped their abilities and saved the world? ### Orcs killed my family (4:25) [Three Suggestions for Motivations for a Character Whose Parents Were Killed by Orcs](https://www.dmsguild.com/product/198330/Three-Suggestions-for-Motivations-for-a-Character-Whose-Parents-Were-Killed-by-Orcs?affiliate_id=29668) ### An adventurer's role in society (4:55) In this setting, adventurers are treated as... Why does one become an adventurer? Import a social construct from the real world. For example, adventuring parties are treated like startup companies. ### Why is there a need for adventurers? 13:30 [Torchbearer](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/116482/Torchbearer?affiliate_id=29668) [Earthdawn](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/64050/Earthdawn-Third-Edition-Players-Guide?affiliate_id=29668) [Shadowrun](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/115985/Shadowrun-Fifth-Edition-Core-Rulebook-Master-Index-Edition?affiliate_id=29668) [City of Mist](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/241823/City-of-Mist-RPG-Core-Book?affiliate_id=29668) (full disclosure, Eran is the editor) [DCC RPG](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/101050/Dungeon-Crawl-Classics-RPG?affiliate_id=29668) [Mistborn](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/97476/Mistborn-Adventure-Game-Digital-Edition?affiliate_id=29668), [Edge of the Empire](https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/star-wars-edge-of-the-empire/), most [Savage Worlds](https://www.peginc.com/product-category/savage-worlds/) settings ### A detailed example: Agents of Syn (30:00) Crystal Heart as an example of how I solved this question with setting assumption. * Adventurers are considered a special lot - Yes, they're Agents. * If adventurers are so special, what drives them? - Motivations. * Why most people aren't? - Removing your heart out is crazy; getting through recruitment is difficult. * Why do adventurers retire? - They do not. * What are the assumptions inherent in an adventuring life? - The Agent's Code. Turning implicit to explicit * What is an adventurer after they capped their abilities and saved the world? - The series ends. ### Summary (38:10) ### Taking the load off (40:20) Uri - I love FATE, I can play with the characters as easily as I play with the players. Eran - Brought some Earthdawn books from Israel, gonna read them and [Demonplague](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/254718/The-Demonplague?affiliate_id=29668), and [Book of Ages](https://site.pelgranepress.com/index.php/the-book-of-ages/). [Microscope](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/91183/Microscope?affiliate_id=29668) ----- Email us at show@dwarfcast.net with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode. [Our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast) [We have a Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. Most links to [DriveThruRPG are affiliate](http://drivethrurpg.com/?affi
The agents of Syn need to gather the last few ingredients quick, because they're about to experience the deadliest meal prep of their lives.
שורפים משחקים, הפודקאסט לגיימר העצלן, על כל המשחקים כולם. השבוע ערן מדבר על החוויה להריץ משחקי Crystal Heart לכל מיני אנשים, תוך כדי בידור הקהל. הוא גם משחק בהרחבה החדשה של Hearthstone ומחפש עצות מה לעשות בארנה. אביב חזר לניהול הקולוניה ב־Oxygen Not Included וניסה את משחק האינדי החדש, MewnBase. שורפים משחקים – תוכנית מספר 142 – הוקלטה בתאריך 13/12/2018 משתתפים: ערן אבירם ואביב מנוח.
The agents of Syn need to gather the last few ingredients quick, because they're about to experience the deadliest meal prep of their lives.
The coking contest has begun! Our heroes must race to gather perilous ingredients to make the perfect gumbo. However, they need to watch out for more than just the hazards of the island. They need to watch their competition.
The coking contest has begun! Our heroes must race to gather perilous ingredients to make the perfect gumbo. However, they need to watch out for more than just the hazards of the island. They need to watch their competition.
Aviv & Eran, the team behind webcomic Up to Four Players, are here to talk about their original Savage Worlds setting: Crystal Heart. We talk about their creative process, with game writing and comic drawing acting as supports and influences for the other, and about the emotional range of stories that Crystal Heart with Savage Worlds allows players to tell.
Four adventurers working with the Syn organization show up on a tropical island to participate in a gumbo cooking competition in order to attain secret knowledge. Competition looks stiff though and it seems like EVERYONE wants to cheat.
Eran Aviram and Aviv Or from the Up To Four Players webcomic and the currently funded and more kickstarter for Crystal Heart join us for an in-depth look at their history in gaming and their upcoming setting for Savage Worlds. Appearing: Chris Fuchs, Christopher Landauer, Patrick Nickels, Aviv Or, Eran Aviram Intro: Derek Johnson Music: Jib
Four adventurers working with the Syn organization show up on a tropical island to participate in a gumbo cooking competition in order to attain secret knowledge. Competition looks stiff though and it seems like EVERYONE wants to cheat.
Getting ready to interrogate the prisoner, the Syn agents attempt to figure out the mystery of the missing axe. The post Crystal Heart 2 of 2 appeared first on Fandible Actual Play Podcast.
The Crystal Heart webcomic can be found [here](http://www.uptofourplayers.com/) ([read from the beginning](https://www.uptofourplayers.com/comic/1-campaign-pitch/)) The Kickstarer is [right here](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1036008825/crystal-heart-a-colourful-setting-for-savage-world). ### How is Crystal Heart different? ### Why Savage Worlds? (10:30) ### How the Sysem supports the gaming experience we're aiming for (13:40) ### Kickstarter reactions and feedback (21:40) [Our Discord](https://discord.gg/mcU5VdF) ### What was the moment you realised you have something awesome? (30:55) [Odyssey](https://www.enginepublishing.com/odyssey-the-complete-game-masters-guide-to-campaign-management) ### What we are doing after this (33:35) ### Summary 37:40 [@AvivOr](https://twitter.com/AvivOr), [@nnesk](https://twitter.com/nnesk), [@UriLifshitz](https://twitter.com/UriLifshitz) ----- Email us at show@dwarfcast.net with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode. [Our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast) [We have a Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. Most links to [DriveThruRPG are affiliate](http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=29668), which means we get a bit of money if you buy through them, with no added cost to you. Intro and outro based on On the Shoulders of Dwarves by the Cliches Duo. On the Shoulders of Dwarves is shared under [Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/)
James Introcaso chats with game designer and writer Eran Aviram and illustrator Aviv Or about their web comic Up to Four Players and their ongoing Kickstarter for the Crystal Heart RPG which uses the Savage Worlds rules.
A heart-to-heart discussion about the heart of the matter: Our Crystal Heart campaign setting is on Kickstarter!
Four Syn agents must protect a spiritual leader as they travel by train to his homeland. Thankfully, there are no sinister plots happening in the background they need to worry about. The post Crystal Heart 1 of 2 appeared first on Fandible Actual Play Podcast.
Today on She’s a Super Geek, Senda is joined by Aviv Or (@avivor) and Rob Abrazado (@flatvurm) to play the new Crystal Heart Savage World setting now on kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1036008825/crystal-heart-a-colourful-setting-for-savage-world?ref=c5h8uh)! Check out the quickstart we played here and don’t miss…
Find the crystal in your heart.
Dex, Ira, and Aviv travel to the island peak and find Eran Bittergund III, but they are not alone, and the secrets of Amo'Po and the Embittered Heart are revealed.
Hello Adventurers! It's time for the final episode of Crystal Heart! Our Syn Agents need to help the citizens rebuild and adapt to a life without the crystals. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
### Aspects of being a cleric (1:45) What makes a cleric, a cleric? Social role in society, the conduit between the mortal and the divine. Personal connection to the divine. Expected role in a party. ### What's fun about playing a cleric (7:05) A cleric is probably somewhere on a personal journey, exploring their connection with the divine. [Abadar](https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Abadar), from Pathfinder Having precepts, seeing the world through god-coloured glasses, and finding ways to accommodate or clash with the world. ### Religion as part of the world (12:00) Is this a common religion? Is this a banned religion? Does this religion clash with other religions? [Dragonlance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragonlance) ### History of religion (16:05) ### Clerics are not necessarily emissaries of the gods (20:05) Clerics can gain their access to magic from other sources. Buddhist clerics may get their magic from the great balance, Jedi get theirs from the Force. [Star Wars RPG](https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/starwarsrpg/) ### Mechanics (23:30) ### Same god, different aspects (28:00) [Asmodeus](https://pathfinderwiki.com/wiki/Asmodeus) ### Taking the load off Uri: Krigger van Messer - started as a follower of Asmodeus and is now a follower of both Asmodeus and Abadar. How? Because they're both all about keeping your word and free exchange of contracts. Eran: Sick Eran makes for no play, but Crystal Heart starter set is now available [on DrivethruRPG](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/254714/Crystal-Heart-Starter-Set?affiliate_id=29668&src=Dwarves43) as well as [on our own site](https://www.uptofourplayers.com/crystalheart/). Eran's [Three Suggestions for Bards That Don't Sing](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/198337/Bards-Who-Dont-Sing?affiliate_id=29668&src=Dwarves43) ----- Email us at show@dwarfcast.net with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode. [We have a Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. [Our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast) (Most links to [DriveThruRPG are affiliate](http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=29668), which means we get a bit of money if you buy through them, with no added cost to you)
Hello Adventurers! We have more lost episodes! Enjoy the final arc to our Crystal Heart series! For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
שורפים משחקים, הפודקאסט לגיימר העצלן, על כל המשחקים כולם. השבוע, תוכנית מלאה משחקי תפקידים. אביב וערן מדברים על משחקי פלאים, הנחיית משחקים בשידור חי וערכת ההתחלה החדשה לעולם המערכה Crystal Heart. חוץ מזה, איכשהו עדיין לא מיצינו את Warframe. שורפים משחקים – תוכנית מספר 134 – הוקלטה בתאריך 04/10/18 משתתפים: ערן אבירם ואביב מנוח.
Hello Adventurers! We have more lost episodes! Enjoy the final arc to our Crystal Heart series! For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
After narrowly escaping the Islander ghosts, Dex and Ira take refuge in the temple of an abandoned village. Aviv, a Lee-born Yagga, tells our heroes the tale of Patro and Iras, and learn why the Island of Amo'Po is haunted.
The second book in the Olympus Inc line by Charles White and Gilbert Gallo is now live on kickstarter! Pelion Report for Olympus, Inc. Kickstarter If you haven't picked that setting up yet, you can get free previews of the setting and the new book as well: Free Olympus, Inc. Preview Free Pelion Report Sneak Preview Rockopolis RPG successfully kickstartered and is now available for pre-order. Savage Bull is writing an adventure for this setting. Eran and Aviv from UpTo4Players have a campaign pitch up for their November Kickstarter for Crystal Heart, a campaign setting for Savage Worlds. The Savagepedia is saved! Thank you to all who donated to fund the effort. The Rocky Mountain Savages are now Official Savage Worlds Licencees, soon to be known as ACES! We talk the Savage Worlds Adventurers Guild (SWAG). Bureau 13 is coming to Savage Worlds! The Lost Kickstarter Minis Project
Hello Adventurers! We have more lost episodes! Enjoy the final arc to our Crystal Heart series! For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! We have more lost episodes! Enjoy the final arc to our Crystal Heart series! For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
On the haunted island of Amo'Po, the Crystal Hunters Dex and Ira search the jungle for the missing agent, discover a long-lost village, learn that they are not the only ones on the island, and come face to face with what can only be described as Ghosts.
Hello Adventurers! We have more lost episodes! Enjoy the final arc to our Crystal Heart series! For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 17 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Sorry the delay in this episode and Happy Labor Day. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Dex and Ira meet Natu, the local witch and the last person to see Eran Bittergund the 3rd. Can they convince them to take the Agents to Amo'Po?
Organisations are among the most useful fictional entities you can have in your game. They have reputation, history, motivations, style - all of which can be easily passed to each of the members. ### What's an organisation (1:30) Actually when we say “organization” we may not mean what you think. What i mean is “support system”. Anyone who seek to go on a great endeavour need a support system and that support system have some sort of a structure. A leader of a magician guild have the resources of the guild behind them but don't limit yourself to the obvious: a politician may have a party behind him, or a mafia boss that he gets bribes from or a cult or a secret drug cartel that he meneges. Each of these is a different organization with a different structure, history, code of conduct etc. CGP Grey's [Rules for Rulers](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rStL7niR7gs) ### Forming organisations (4:25) Who decides? [Syn, from Crystal Heart](http://www.uptofourplayers.com/comic/1-campaign-pitch/) How are they structured? (hierarchy? Federated? Anarchy? Cells?) [The Harpers](http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Harpers) What generates response from them? What are their motivations? What commands their respect? ### Lieutenants (17:30) Specific people who represent the organisation in various ways. “Right Hand Man”, This is the man who actually does the mundane work of making sure the organization runs smoothly. In [Fate](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/114903/Fate-Core-System?affiliate_id=29668) there is a great concept of “places and faces”. In [City of Mist](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/241823/City-of-Mist-RPG-Core-Book?affiliate_id=29668) there's the Iceberg model. ### Mismanagement (25:10) They never think of everything, underestimate the PCs. Human error. Upgrading is hard. Annoying bosses, failing upward. Schisms Survival at all costs, even if the original reason for existence is no longer relevant. ### Summary (34:25) [Reign](https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/79955/Reign-Enchiridion?affiliate_id=29668) ### Taking the load off Uri: Was in [Draconicon](http://www.dragoncon.co.il/), a great roleplay convention in Israel. Taught a workshop on how to improvise. Eran: Got [that article](https://www.eranaviram.me/introducing-new-people-to-our-hobby/) up finally! ----- Email us at show@dwarfcast.net with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode. [We have a Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. [Our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast) (Most links to [DriveThruRPG are affiliate](http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=29668), which means we get a bit of money if you buy through them, with no added cost to you)
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 16 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
This week we are playtesting a new setting for Savage Worlds called Crystal Heart. Created by the talented team of Aviv and Eran, two London-based Israeli gamers and producers of the extraordinary online comic Up to Four Players. Our young players, Sabrina and Raven will take on the mantle of Crystal Hunters working for Syn, as they travel to the Island Nations in search of a missing Agent, and seek the Feral Crystal haunting the island of Amo'Po.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 15 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 14 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 13 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 12 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Wanderers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 11 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Welcome back to the Gaming With Gage, your podcast for roleplaying games and the periphery.Thank you for being here!This week I had the chance to talk with Aviv Or and Eran Aviram of uptofourplayers.com, a web comic about a group of friends playing tabletop RPGs. I personally discovered Aviv and Eran through the incredible introductions they’ve created for Fate Core, Fantasy Flight’s Star Wars RPG and Savage Worlds. We talk about Crystal Heart, the setting for the comic, how they got into gaming and a bit about gaming in general. If you’re not already reading them you definitely need to visit http://uptofourplayers.comKeep in touch with us on Our Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and Discord!Please subscribe, rate and review the show on iTunes and AndroidSubscribe on Apple PodcastSubscribe on AndroidNow let’s jump into Episode 7 with Aviv and Eran
### The obvious (1:40) Official rulebooks and expansions. Miniatures and boards, and other paraphernalia. Dice, dice holder, dice bags, dice towers, rounder dice, dice of unusual size/material or shape. Personalised dice trays; foldable or wooden. [Crystal Heart's foldable dice trays](https://leisuregames.com/products/crystal-heart-up-to-4-players-dice-folding-dice-tray-all-rolled-up?variant=12102479118409). ### Enhancing your game experience (2:30) Special software: [Hero Lab](http://www.wolflair.com/index.php?context=hero_lab) for character sheets, different map making tools. (for PC or mobile device). [Syrinscape](https://syrinscape.com/), [Tabletop Audio](https://tabletopaudio.com/) Campaign documentation tools like [The Obsidian Portal](https://www.obsidianportal.com/), [WorldAnvil](https://www.worldanvil.com/) [D&D Beyond](https://www.dndbeyond.com/) Record your sessions: Audio recorder, video camera. [Uri's new article explains it](https://dwarves.podiant.co/how-uri-records-his-sessions/). Using a flat screen TV with [Roll20](https://roll20.net/) or [Fantasy Grounds](https://www.fantasygrounds.com/home/home.php). Buying tons of adventures or maps/tokens on the VTT. ### Shiny stuff for your campaign (10:35) Design and order custom miniatures: [Hero Forge](https://www.heroforge.com/). Coins or tokens for bennies or other points. Even more tokens to represent things inside the game (coins, loot, magical items etc) Purchase portraits for characters/for the party. Art designers - commission customised character sheets to your campaign. [Fiverr](https://www.fiverr.com/) - buying theme music; leitmotif for your characters; logo for your campaign. ### Support the ecosystem [Podcasts](http://rpgcasts.com/) ([like us](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast)!) Patreons: Paper miniatures (just search for it, there are several), [Dyson Logos](https://www.patreon.com/dysonlogos), [Elven Tower](https://www.patreon.com/elventower), [Warlock](https://www.patreon.com/koboldpress) by Kobold Press, [Ensider](https://www.patreon.com/ensider/posts), [Fate worlds](https://www.patreon.com/evilhat). Check out [this huge list](http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?4757-Shining-A-Spotlight-On-RPG-Patreons). It hasn't been updated in a while, but it's still comprehensive. Buy adventures and expansions from DriveThruRPG, search for recommendations of independent creators. ### Upper end luxuries (23:10) Full gaming table, on [Ultimate Gaming Table](https://ultimategametable.com/) or [Carolina Game Tables](https://www.carolinagametables.com/). Furbish a full fledge gaming room. Invest in those insane Kickstarter tiers. ----- Email us at show@dwarfcast.net with questions, topic suggestions, and comments on this episode. [We have a Patreon page](https://www.patreon.com/dwarfcast), in case you'd like to support us in a monetary fashion. [Our Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/dwarfpodcast) (Most links to DriveThruRPG are affiliate, which means we get a bit of money if you buy through them, with no added cost to you)
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 10 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 9 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Sorry for the delay we were wandering for Memorial Day Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 8 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 7 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 6 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 5 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Just goes to show you: don’t plan a giant party unless you’re ready for EVERYPONY to show up...So there’s this whole thing where Twilight has to figure out how to save the Crystal Empire from certain doom at he hands of King Sombra. Blah blah blah, something something friendship. What’s FAR more concerning is how the Mane Six, who seem to be AMAZING at entertaining other ponies, didn’t have their ducks in a row for this party. I mean, at least know where the real Crystal Heart is before you make a whole festival about it. Get it together, gang!If you've got questions or comments you can email us at macintoshandmaud@gmail.com or leave a comment on the episode.Please subscribe and rate us on iTunes and use your best pony pun! It's the best way to help us get more listeners and build our community.Intro music is "Madgapuff March (rmx) by JS Bach" by Lee Rosevere. Licensed under a CCO 1.0 Universal License. For the song and information about the artist, visit the song page at the Free Music Archive.Excerpt from "The Success Song" taken from YouTube. (C) 2012 Hasbro Studios, LLC.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 4 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 2 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you episode 3 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
0213 Once Upon a Time in the Planet : The Crystal Heart
Hello Adventurers! The Wandering Gamer Network is excited to bring you Episode 1 from our new series Crystal Heart. For more information on the setting check out http://www.uptofourplayers.com. Their web comic inspired our setting and they also provided the rules we are using for this system. We highly suggest you check out their website. They have several web comics about role playing systems and table top games in general. Thanks to Caitlin Balgeman for the music.
**00:36 Our email guidelines** **2:50 Lloyd's email** [Our recap episode](https://dwarves.podiant.co/e/35b5aaeaa2ea42/). [11 ways to be a better roleplayer](http://lookrobot.co.uk/2013/06/20/11-ways-to-be-a-better-roleplayer/) The lack of engagement is a symptom, incentives won't work here because they don't address the root cause. **6:10 Dedicated Plotlines** Uri's plot formula: the number of plots equals the number of PC +1. Each player character has its own plot line, plus one uber-plot. Every personal plot is the answer to the question “what does the character want to achieve?” or “what is the character running from”?. The uber plot is the answer to the question “why are all these characters staying together?” My parents were killed by orcs - [not necessarily unimaginative](http://www.dmsguild.com/product/198330/Three-Suggestions-for-Motivations-for-a-Character-Whose-Parents-Were-Killed-by-Orcs?affiliate_id=29668)! **11:35 Why do they come to the table?** There are many types of players, and they all enjoy different things. Some like deep roleplay, and for them it's all about the interactions between the character, some are hack n' slashers, and for them it's all about the killing monsters and getting loot, there are rule lawyers who enjoy tinkering with the mechanics of the game, there are collectors who enjoy playing with miniatures and maps, there are those who are there for a sense of “winning” and those who enjoy cooperation or solving puzzles. The list goes on and on.Also, most players have all of those in some combination or other. To have a successful long-term campaign, it's important to understand what is fun and interesting for everyone around the table. What strings can you pull in order to create a resonance with your players? These strings are the one you need to use on the guitar of DMing in order to play the perfect music of your campaign. **15:55 This is a game, allow everyone to play it** Remember that roleplaying games are games. And like all games, they should be enjoyable. Fun doesn't mean bad things doesn't happen; the game should be fun for the GM and players, not necessarily to the characters. **19:25 Maintaining excitement** How to make them want to think about the game even outside of the session. Keep a WhatsApp group for discussions, share funny stuff, create memes and encourage others to do the same. All of this can be done as a player. **21:15 Assigning responsibility** Caretaker of information: Keeping a log of what's happening. Caretaker of NPCs: Keeping track of the NPCs the players meet. Assign short, fun tasks between session, that also help prepare the next session, and enrich the world. **25:17 Weekly question** The weekly question is an invaluable tool. If you want to dig deeper, here's my [full explanation of the weekly question](http://www.uptofourplayers.com/2016/03/rp-tool-question-week/), and [examples for its uses](http://www.uptofourplayers.com/2016/03/rp-tool-examples-fro-weekly-questions/). **27:27 Not everyone's as into RPG as we are** Finally, it's possible that some people just aren't into RPG as you are. **30:50 Summary** **31:45 Taking the load off** Kind of excited for [Legacy of Dragonholt](https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/legacyofdragonholt/). On [Crystal Ball](https://www.patreon.com/posts/gaze-into-ball-15511128), the people decided - sails! [The weekly RPG article](http://www.uptofourplayers.com/2017/12/the-forced-reaction/), based on what's happening in the Crystal Heart page, is about forcing a reaction by establishing situations and then having NPCs act.
Crystal Heart continues in a month with Home is Where the Heart is, but first, Fate Core explained in comics, an interlude, and changes to the website! Two Players and Up is a weekly podcast in which we talk about comics and the gaming highlights of our lives, and sing the Patron Song. Patreon song: Every podcast episode we sing praise to our patrons, using their names. In this one: Anat, Itamar, Julius and Oren. Comics: Printing physical issues of Wild at Heart, soonish? Planning on having a booth in Dragonmeet. Next week: Fate Core comics explanation! Also: changes to the site. Afterward: One week off. Followed by: a short interlude. And then: back to part the second, Home is Where the Heart is. Aviv: Teen Detective, a game about teen detectives. (https://www.avivor.com/english/?p=337) Anime: Restaurant to Another World Anime: A Centaur’s Life Bright The intro and outro are taken from “Vivacity” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com); Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/)
Огромное спасибо Sense & Serius за качественный, красивый ремикс!Всем приятного прослушивания!promodj.com/Sense-and-Serius
Огромное спасибо Sense & Serius за качественный, красивый ремикс!Всем приятного прослушивания!promodj.com/Sense-and-Serius
Gil Bettman got a BA from Harvard, an MFA from UCLA and broke in as director of hour-long episodic, action-oriented TV in the early 80s’. He directed multiple episodes of Knight Rider,The Fall Guy and BJ and the Bear, as well as a Twilight Zone and numerous second units. He then transitioned to rock videos and directed some of the most popular videos of the mid-80’s, among them, “I Can’t Drive 55” for Sammy Hagar and “Stay the Night” for Chicago. The success of his rock videos got him his first feature film directing assignment – Crystal Heart (1985) starring Lee Curreri and Tawny Kitaen. Crystal Heart was widely distributed and hugely successful in Spanish-speaking markets as Corazon de Cristal. This was promptly followed by a second feature assignment, Never Too Young to Die (1987), starring Gene Simmons, John Stamos and Vanity. NTYTD has since developed a sizable cult following, mostly on the strength of Simmon’s brilliantly wacky performance as the hermaphrodite villain, Velvet Von Ragnar. In 1997, Bettman directed Night Vision, a low budget action film for Fred “The Hammer” Williamson. Since then, he has directed two feature documentaries for Sammy Hagar, The Long Road to Cabo (2003) and Go There Once, Be There Twice (2010). In 1995, Gil was hired by Dean Bob Bassett as a full time professor to teach directing and screenwriting in the film department at Chapman University. Since then, he has helped his visionary dean build the little-known film department into one the preeminent filmschools in the world – The Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. In 2003, Gil wrote down all the hard-earned, invaluable lessons he learned breaking into the industry as a television, rock video, and feature film director, and published his first LA Times best-seller, First Time Director.