Podcast appearances and mentions of ed jowett

We talk with Ed Jowett, who returns once again to our podcast. This time, we talk about his current campaign for Cascade, why a great story matters, and everything that makes a story exactly that—great!In this episode of the SeerNova Podcast, we're joined by Ed Jowett, the founder of Shades of Vengeance Comics and the creative mind behind the new Kickstarter project, Cascade. Ed shares his deep insights into what makes storytelling truly impactful, and why narrative structure, character development, and worldbuilding matter more than ever in indie comics.We also dig into his latest crowdfunding campaign, exploring strategies that have helped him succeed on Kickstarter and how indie creators can set their projects apart in a crowded market.

He's one of our favorites here at the podcast, so it's always great to talk with Ed Jowett with the Cascade mini-series on Kickstarter this week in Episode #687! Ed Jowett catches us up with the very latest happenings with SoV Comics, including his current Kickstarter for Cascade 2! This crowdfunding project is described this way: “The Empowered face a giant robot... and an army! Penumbra, Violete, Lacuna, and Blue-Shift are back! When the giant robot starts creating an army of smaller ones, what will they do?” We explore this team-up, how these comics work with Shades of Vengeance's other projects (including SoV Comics), and what else is coming from them in the months ahead! This Kickstarter will conclude on Sunday, April 20, at 4:00 p.m. EDT, so be sure to back this project once you have finished listening to this fun interview! Major Spoilers Podcast Network Master Feed RSS Feed Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

Griffin sits down with Managing Director of Shades of Vengence Ed Jowett, to discuss their newest game Era: Friction, the role of the d10 bell curve, and the pros and cons of Nostalgia!  FIns oput more about SHades of Vengence in the links below:  Era: Friction Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-friction?ref=70xm4h Era: The Consortium Backstory https://www.era-games.com/era-the-consortium/backstory/ Era: The Consortium 10th Anniversary Schedule (Free) https://www.era-games.com/product/era-the-consortium-10th-anniversary-schedule/ Our Discord (always running games, everyone welcome!) https://discord.gg/6C4H9Cv Our Comics https://sovcomics.com/  If you're a comic creator, New Year, New Stories https://sovcomics.com/new-year-new-stories-2025/ Our Audio https://erascapes.com/ Socials: https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://www.instagram.com/shadesofvengeance  https://twitter.com/Shades_of_Venge  https://www.tiktok.com/@sovcomics Want to join the conversation? Join us on Discord: https://discord.gg/gPVH7a9  We are also affiliates with Fan Roll Dice by Metallic Dice Games: Follow this link: https://fanrolldice.com and enter the promo code STORYTOLD10 to receive 10% off your order! To help support the show, share it, or rate and review on your podcast service of choice. To support us financially, please donate on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/thestorytold Website: https://www.thestorytoldpodcast.com Instagram: @thestorytoldpodcast Twitter: @storytoldpod Email: thestorytoldpodcast@gmail.com Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/thestorytoldpodcast   Follow Fools Moon Entertainment across social media in the links below:   Instagram: @foolsmoonentertain Twitter: @foolsmoonei Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/foolsmoonentertainment/   Our music is composed by James Horan. To contact him regarding composition, send him an email: jhoran99@optonline.net  

The Era d10 Rule Set is a core ruleset which powers over fourteen games in different settings across the Era Universe. Each of the games has unique rules which affect the balance of that game. As the title outlines, the game uses a D10 dice pool. The Era d10 Rule Set has been created to make the process of playing the game as simple as possible, while remaining representative. It is designed to be intuitive and to leave the choices in the hands of the Game Master. The goal is to reduce the time spent referring to the rulebook and increase the time spent having fun while playing! ----- Website: https://www.era-games.com/ Free Starter Guide: https://www.era-games.com/product/era-d10-fundamentals/ Discord: https://discord.gg/W6KdjtXvZw Socials: https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://x.com/Shades_of_Venge  https://www.instagram.com/shadesofvengeance  https://www.youtube.com/shadesofvengeance ----- This episode was pre-recorded and released August 26, 2024. Watch live every week on Twitch at http://twitch.tv/enpublishing

This week, Morrus, PJ, and Jessica go over all the tabletop RPG news of the week including Dungeons & Dragons comics coming to Dark Horse, new LEGO Dungeons & Dragons minifigures, is Critical Role scripted, changes to third-party licenses for Pathfinder and Starfinder, and more! -------------------- News New positions for Paizo Veterans https://www.enworld.org/threads/new-positions-for-paizo-veterans.705656/ Paizo updates Pathfinder and Starfinder third party licenses https://www.enworld.org/threads/paizo-updates-pathfinder-starfinder-licenses.705668/ City of Arches – A High Fantasy 5e RPG City Sourcebook by Mike Shea aka Sly Flourish, Kickstarter pre-launch page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/slyflourish/the-city-of-arches-a-high-fantasy-5e-rpg-city-sourcebook ENNIE Award Dream Date Guide https://www.enworld.org/threads/ennie-award-dream-date-guide-2024.705667/ The Smurfs Roleplaying Game by Maestro Media, Kickstarter pre-launch page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/maestromedia/the-smurfs-roleplaying-game The Smurfs Roleplaying Game by Maestro Media Free QuickStart Guide on BackerKit https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/ba3506c4-19e1-46be-80bc-8dd21a4af6f2/landing LEGO Dungeons & Dragons Minifigures https://www.enworld.org/threads/preorders-open-for-lego-dungeons-dragons-minifigures.705697/ Dark Horse Comics signs deal with Wizards of the Coast for D&D and M:TG comic books https://www.enworld.org/threads/dark-horse-comics-signs-deal-with-wizards-of-the-coast.705704/ Wizards of the Coast removed Digital Content Team credits from D&D Beyond https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-removes-digital-content-team-credits-from-d-d-beyond.705711/ How to Be Creative – Start and Finish Your Projects by Ed Jowett on Kickstarter now https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/how-to-be-creative Codex Arcana: Spell Creation Sydstem for 5e TTRPGs and more on Kickstarter now https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/theorycraft-5e/codex-arcana-spell-creation-system-for-5e-ttrpgs-and-more Elements of Magic (for D&D 3.5 and Pathfinder) from EN Publishing on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/2554/elements-of-magic-revised?affiliate_id=36142 Bonus Action on YouTube: I Asked Matt Mercer if Critical Role is Scripted https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y0uhwhw2g8 Erevan's Guide to Death and Beyond on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/archvillaingames/erevans-guide-to-death-and-beyond-a-5e-tome Homebrew and Hacking Blog by PJ Coffey https://homebrewandhacking.com/ High Level Adventures: Five Exciting Adventures for D&D 5e from EN Publishing on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/high-level-adventures-five-exciting-adventures-for-dandd-5e/   -------------------- Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus Don't forget to join the Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033145023517295/ and join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M Ask your Listener Question on Twitter, email morruspodcast@gmail.com, or contact us on TikTok at TikTok -------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey, PJ Coffey, and Jessica Hancock Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Theme Song: Steve Arnott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey Check out all the media content from EN World at http://enliverpg.com

He's one of our favorites here at the podcast, so it's great to talk again with Ed Jowett with the Empowered Outsiders 2 anthology on Kickstarter this week in Episode #639! Ed Jowett catches us up with the very latest happenings with SoV Comics, including his current Kickstarter for Empowered Outsiders 2! This crowdfunding project is described this way: “Three more independent heroes have adventures in the critically-acclaimed Empowered universe. Rejoin Lobo + meet Drift and Vigilance!” We look into who these characters are, how these comics work with Shades of Vengeance's other projects (including SoV Comics), and what else is coming from them in the months ahead! This Kickstarter will conclude on Sunday, May 12, at 9:41 a.m. EDT, so be sure to back this project once you have finished listening to this fun interview! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

It's another great crowdfunding doubleheader, so Wayne talks with Jimmy Broxton from Fully Loaded on Zoop.gg and Ed Jowett with Grace Under Pressure on Kickstarter, this week in Episode 632! Everything kicks off with Jimmy Broxton, who has a Zoop.gg project underway for his Fully Loaded graphic novel! Here's how that 100-page softcover book is described: “Blade Runner meets Sin City in a Neo-noir, Cyberpunk crime thriller. Art to die for, a story to kill for, and a shattering finale you wouldn't see coming in a 100 years.” We discuss who Carson Blake is, what is going on around him, and what else is coming from Jimmy soon! Be sure you back this project before it concludes on Friday, March 22! Then everything concludes with Ed Jowett's return to the podcast as we talk about what's the latest happenings with SOV Comics, including his present Kickstarter for Grace Under Pressure! This crowdfunding project is described this way: “The world as we know it ended a century ago. Civilization crumbled and zombie-like "Infected" roam everywhere. It's a daily struggle for the Humans that are still alive. Join Grace, Jessica, and Clint as they try to survive the wildlands of Gaia. As people fight over what little resources exist, they try to grab whatever they can while they still survive!” We look into who the characters are, how this works with Shades of Vengeance's other projects, and what else is coming from them in the months ahead! This Kickstarter will conclude on Sunday, March 24, at 5:00 p.m. EDT, so be sure to get behind this project once you have finished listening to this great interview! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

Precious D interviews Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance Games about Era- Kaiju, a d10-based RPG funding now on Kickstarter.  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mmftg/message

Special mid-week episode!! Talking with Ed Jowett, creator of Penumbra Adventures! Penumbra Adventures #3: http://kck.st/3t9TU7z Ben's book, We Are Scarlet Twilight: https://zoop.gg/c/wearescarlettwilight4 10% off Gemini Mailers use GEEKCOLLECTIVE10 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 577 features my great discussion with Ed Jowett! This week it's the return of Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance, who fills us in on his current Kickstarter for OCCUPIED: A Superhero Short – a story of heroes fighting for their occupied city! This crowdfunding project follows two heroes (Drift and Snake) trying to defend a city which has been taken over by an ancient being of immense power! Based on the Era: The Empowered universe and characters! Ed also updates us on what else is coming soon from SOV! For more on SOV, go to their website here!

Non-podcast content for audience engagement (video content, live shows, merch, companion pieces like TTRPGs and short stories) with Tony, Ed Jowett, Paul, Cai, and Erin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Non-podcast content for audience engagement (video content, live shows, merch, companion pieces like TTRPGs and short stories) with Tony, Ed Jowett, Paul, Cai, and Erin! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This session Jaqi Seelagy, Ed Jowett, and Erin talk about Crowdfunding! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This session Jaqi Seelagy, Ed Jowett, and Erin talk about Crowdfunding! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In ep 116 of our SeerNova Podcast (SNP) we have a nice indie comic talk with Ed about his current Kickstarter for Violete and his other 58 active projects he has going on. Sign up for Nova Nation to watch our exclusive part of ep 116 where we chat about project management and more! --- 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/seernovacomics/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/seernovacomics/support

In SE 2 EP 19 of Breakfast Talk, we talk with Ed Jowett on how to make interconnected stories work. We also discuss Batfleck breaking his 1 rule, the differences between MCU and DCEU, and more! --- 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/seernovacomics/message

In SE 2 EP 18 of Breakfast Talk, we are finally back after a month off and we have another creator drop in. This time around Austin Janowsky and Ed Jowett join us to talk about creator egos, the quality of work for comics, and much more! . . Side note: Sorry about the feedback. #podcast #egos #comics . . Back Ed's Kickstarter by going here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/cascade-part-one?ref=discovery&term=cascade --- 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/seernovacomics/message

Episode 484 features a great discussions with creators George Michail and Ed Jowett! First up is George Michail, the creator of Resilient, which is coming from Absolute Comics! The comic focuses on a judo teacher with badass robot arms who has to rescue her boyfriend from gangsters! We talk about the book, the realistic characters in it, and overcoming adversity! Be sure to order this comic at your local shop through the Previews, which is coming out in the next day or two! Then it’s the return of Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance Comics, who fills us in on his current Kickstarter for Penumbra: Tide – The Mistress of Shadows in her own story! This crowdfunding project features a new comic about a thief in a world where superpowers have only just appeared... and gives you a chance to catch up on the story so far! For more on SOV, go to their website here! Show your thanks to Major Spoilers for this episode by becoming a Major Spoilers Patreon member. It will help ensure Wayne's Comics Podcast continues far into the future!

Shades of Vengeance continues to grow and influence the world of comics and other aspects of  storytelling. In Episode 476, Ed Jowett is back, and this time the SOV team has got three—count ‘em, three—Kickstarters happening now! Of course, I’m particularly interested in DISARMed, a 24-page Sci-Fi comic, but you can also support Lacuna: Revelation – A Full-Cast Audio Short inspired by a comic and The Era Zone 2021 (Zine Quest) about gaming. Ed talks about how these projects are being developed and discusses the importance of characters and their development among other important topics. I believe in the storytelling SOV is making, and if you want to find out more, you can check out their Patreon page here. Don’t miss this fun and engaging conversation with an important leader in today's storytelling industries!

In episode 51 of the SNC Podcast, Ed Jowett joins us once again to share his final thoughts on origin stories. We compare pop culture references to Marvel and DC movies/comics and more! . . Want to get early access to both this podcast and breakfast talk?! . . Sign up for our NEW Seer Supporter subscription on seernovacomics.com you not only will get early episodes, but also never before seen art of our comics, video game, and much more! --- 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/seernovacomics/message

We welcome in 2021 with episode 50 of the SNC Podcast! We have Ed Jowett back on to talk about character motivation and why it is so important for your stories, comics, etc. . . Want to get early access to both this podcast and breakfast talk?! Sign up for our NEW Seer Supporter subscription on seernovacomics.com you not only will get early episodes, but also never before seen art of our comics, video game, and much more! --- 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/seernovacomics/message

Ed Jowett returns from Shades of Vengeance to talk more new audio drama and his Kickstarter campaign! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed Jowett returns from Shades of Vengeance to talk more new audio drama and his Kickstarter campaign! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Episode 462 has more great interviews, this time from John Hervey, Ed Jowett, and Frank Gogol! Everything starts with the return of John Hervey from Black Tiger: Legacy of Fury. He has an IndieGoGo project going on now for Magna: The Last Pantheon, which you can support by going to this link! It’s described as “a supernatural, fantasy-style adventure uncovering a mythical legacy that puts the world in peril.” It will conclude on December 17, but don’t wait! Support it as soon as you can! Next is Ed Jowett, who updates us on the latest from Shades of Vengeance, including his current Kickstarter that is converting their comic Infiltration into an audio adventure. It’s described as “a standalone audio short set in our dystopian Sci-Fi universe. After declaring war, the Consortium needs to know more about its enemy!” This project ends on Sunday, December 6, at 4:00 p.m. ET, so don’t delay supporting this great project! Then everything wraps up with a brief reminder from Frank Gogol, who talks about his excellent Source Point Press comic Dead End Kids: The Suburban Job that you can preorder now! Don’t miss what he has to say! You’ll find the sequence and times you can hear each interview during the podcast below: John Hervey, Magna: The Last Pantheon                          1:47 Ed Jowett, Infiltration                                                        45:17 Frank Gogol, Dead End Kids: The Suburban Job         1:25:07

In episode 49 part 2 of the SNC Podcast we discuss with Ed Jowett origin stories and why you don't need to start your comic book series with an origin story. This has been done from the beginning with Batman and much more! In the end all you need to do is start with why. --- 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/seernovacomics/message

This week, Morrus is joined by guest co-host Shane Stacks and Ed Jowett to play Our Favourite Game in All the World, Guess the Kickstarter from Just the Name and Nothing Else! ------------------- Our Guests Ed Jowett https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/ Violete #2: Backlash on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/violete-2-backlash Shane Stacks https://shaneplays.com/ ------------------- Kickstarters Three Step Plan https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/three-step-plan/three-step-plan Heavenscape: Reloaded https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sngaming/heavenscape Shotglass Adventures https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/laidbackdm/shotglass-adventures-kal-zars-bane-2-mined-games Dark Places & Demogorgons https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jiangshi/dark-places-and-demogorgons-5e ------------------- Find all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon every week on EN World with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-carbon-2185-black-void-and-more.675875/ ------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Research: Egg Embry Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott  

This week, Morrus is joined by guest co-host Shane Stacks of Shane Plays to talk with returning guest Ed Jowett of Shades of Vengeance. In the news, more previews from Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything for D&D, Pre-orders for Pathfinder Mwangi Expanse sourcebook, Starfinder playtest for a new class, Jackals: Bronze Age Fantasy Roleplaying announced, new Star Trek Adventures adventure, and more plus a brand new sketch where the player has an interpretive way of rolling the dice. ------------------ Our Guest Ed Jowett https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/ Violete #2: Backlash on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/violete-2-backlash ------------------ News Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything Table of Contents https://www.enworld.org/threads/heres-tashas-contents-page.676045/ Level Up 5e https://www.levelup5e.com/ Mwangi Expanse Pre-Order https://paizo.com/products/btq026i4?Pathfinder-Lost-Omens-The-Mwangi-Expanse News Digest for the Week of November 6 (Starfinder Pre-Cog Class Playtest, The One Ring 2e Update, Star Trek Adventures Back to Reality) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-november-6.676254/ Jackals: Bronze Age Fantasy Roleplaying https://amzn.to/3eD4ybJ Geek Native Preview of Jackals https://www.geeknative.com/101145/osprey-will-publish-the-bronze-age-fantasy-rpg-jackals/ Shane Plays Interviews Creators of Fan-Made Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon Finale https://shaneplays.com/dungeons-and-dragons-cartoon-fan-created-final-episode-requiem-podcast/ ------------------ Shades of Vengeance Shades of Vengeance Homepage https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/ Violete: Backlash https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/violete-2-backlash Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Ep 25 (Ed’s first appearance) https://morrus.podbean.com/e/25-ed-jowett-and-shades-of-vengeance/ Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Ep 35 (Ed’s second appearance) https://morrus.podbean.com/e/34-sci-fi-games-with-ed-jowett/ Era: The Empowered https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/247187/Era-The-Empowered--Players-Guide?affiliate_id=36142 Shades of Vengeance Discord https://discord.gg/6C4H9Cv ------------------- Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus Don’t forget to join the Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033145023517295/ and join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M ------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Theme Song: Steve Arnott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

In episode 49 of the SNC Podcast, we talk with co-writer (Ed Jowett) and creator of a ton of comics, roleplaying games, and much more that range between sci-fi and superhero stories. In this 1st part we dive into mental health issues, his Kickstarter that ends November 15th, a bunch of audio dramas he helps create, and why you should go out and create your thing! Do it! --- 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/seernovacomics/message

It’s another busy Kickstarter week, so Episode 458 has three great interviews with comics creators you’ll enjoy listening to--Ed Jowett, Jason Cook, and Caleb Palmquist! First up is Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance, and he has a Kickstarter going on now for Violete: Backlash! It’s described this way: “Being a lone hero sounds fine at first, but with a bounty hunter on your tail, sometimes you need help! Violete's adventure continues!” This project will conclude at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, November 14, so be sure to support them as soon as you can! Next is Jason Cook, who has a Kickstarter for Blake Undying, a fascinating comic described this way: “Suicide is the Worst Way to Find Out You're a Superhero.” You can support this great project by going to this link by Friday, November 20, at 12:59 a.m. ET. Jason asks that you share this project with your friends and on social media once you’ve backed it! Then everything wraps up with the return of Caleb Palmquist, a guest I always enjoy talking with! He has a Kickstarter going on right now for Unicorn: Vampire Hunter that is described as “a whimsical fantasy adventure comic about a unicorn who hunts vampires.... with his horn, duh.” Be sure to get to this link so you can support this excellent comic before the project concludes on Thursday, November 19, at 2 p.m. ET. You’ll find the sequence and times you can hear each interview during the podcast below: Ed Jowett, Violete: Backlash                                         1:57 Jason Cook, Blake Undying                                        52:51 Caleb Palmquist, Unicorn: Vampire Hunter         1:46:39

Ed Jowett's amazing Shades of Vengeance company is jumping into audio drama and specifically fundraising from Kickstarter with A Titan's Rise! We take a quick break from our Nightfall interviews to help them out! You can too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Sunday Showcase! And host Jack Ward brings you two offerings from Sonic Society beginning with Episode 656- Unmasked Sounds and followed with Sonic Speaks #5.35 with Ed Jowett and Shades of Vengeance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Ed Jowett's amazing Shades of Vengeance company is jumping into audio drama and specifically fundraising from Kickstarter with A Titan's Rise! We take a quick break from our Nightfall interviews to help them out! You can too! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

It's Sunday Showcase! And host Jack Ward brings you two offerings from Sonic Society beginning with Episode 656- Unmasked Sounds and followed with Sonic Speaks #5.35 with Ed Jowett and Shades of Vengeance! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The comics industry continues to grow and change, and one of the companies helping us move into the future of storytelling is Shades of Vengeance! This week in Episode 452, Ed Jowett is back, and he has a great Kickstarter going on right now for A Titan’s Rise – A Cyberpunk Narrative Podcast. It’s described this way: “The dark story of growing up while fighting the pressures from corporations that control the universe and your own nature.” It’s always great fun to talk with Ed, and we delve into their comics, other related books, how the audio versions of their stories are made, and what we can expect from them in the months ahead! After you listen to this fun interview, be sure to support their Kickstarter so they can continue to create excellent storytelling!

10 playful sketches chock full of D&D and RPG mirth and good-natured skewering, written by Shane Stacks and performed and edited by the Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk podcast crew (Russ Morrissey, Peter Coffey and Darryl Mott)! Sketches include comparing sanity check fails, “invisible” bank robbers, a certain gazebo, the lack of variety in the post-apocalypse, having cows in dungeons, GMs saying yes, quiz show initiative, and more! Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #227 - 9/20/2020 Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio! Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi. http://kryptonradio.com/ Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories). Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links! Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays DriveThruRPG.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512 SHOW NOTES Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG News https://www.enworld.org/ Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk https://morrus.podbean.com/ RPG Sketches: Now THAT'S What I Call a Sanity Check! From Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #35: Sci-Fi Games with Ed Jowett https://morrus.podbean.com/e/34-sci-fi-games-with-ed-jowett/ Barricade Bessie From Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #66: Top 20 Dungeons & Dragons Villains https://morrus.podbean.com/e/66-top-20-dungeons-dragons-villains/ The Gazebo's Tale or Gazebo and the Dread Eric From Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #44: U2 Danger at Dunwater https://morrus.podbean.com/e/44-ghosts-of-u2-danger-at-dunwater/ The original Eric & the Dread Gazebo story that inspired this sketch: https://web.archive.org/web/20080804140516/http://www.dreadgazebo.com/index.php?name=News&file=article&sid=8 Invisible Bank Robber From Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #82: Top RPG Podcasts of 2019 https://morrus.podbean.com/e/82-top-rpg-podcasts-of-2019/ The story that inspired this sketch: https://factualfacts.com/a-man-tried-to-rob-a-bank-after-paying-500-to-a-wizard-to-make-him-invisible/ The Ultimate Pool of Might and Wizardry From Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #69: Dungeons & Desktops with Shane Stacks and Matt Barton https://morrus.podbean.com/e/69-dungeons-desktops-with-shane-stacks-and-matt-barton/ Quiz Show Initiative From Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #100: Our 100th Episode with Guests Shane Stacks and Darryl Mott https://morrus.podbean.com/e/100-our-100th-episode-with-guests-shane-stacks-and-darryl-mott/ Grabnar's End From Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #107: Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters with Mike Myler https://morrus.podbean.com/e/107-mythological-figures-maleficent-monsters-with-mike-myler/ Would a Giant Cockroach Hurt Once in a While? From Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #48: Exploring Saltmarsh Finale: The Styes https://morrus.podbean.com/e/48-exploring-saltmarsh-finale-the-styes/ Horsing Around From Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #85: Top RPG Podcasts of 2019 https://morrus.podbean.com/e/85-capers-with-craig-campbell/ Star Wars Backstory From Morrus's Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #103: Fantastic Lairs with James Introcaso https://morrus.podbean.com/e/103-fantastic-lairs-with-james-introcaso/ Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/

While Marvel struggles to enter the world of video games, Ed Jowett continues to follow his dream by backing supplementary in-world works on Kickstarter as part of the Shades of Vengeance universe.Check out their website https://www.shadesofvengeance.com and thanks to Leo Cosh for the donation that sparked this interview.

Ed Jowett tells us his cyberpunk audio drama (now on KS) called A Titan's Rise. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/erascapes/a-titans-rise-a-cyberpunk-full-cast-audio-drama

Welcome to Episode 100!  There's a lot going on here, so have at thee!  Plus, contest(s)! Time stamps may be accurate withing 1min - 10sec… grumble grumble…   Intro (00:00:00) A Look Back at SC/PC with the Hosts (00:03:40) Donald Dennis (01:17:20) Ed Jowett with Shades of Vengeance (01:38:40) Curt Covert of Smirk & Dagger / Smirk & Laughter (01:57:45) Aaron Stimpson with Twice Alive Games (02:39:00) Marc Specter with Grand Gamers Guild (02:56:00) Reviews from SCARAB (03:01:20) Pajaggle Parks Wits and Wagers Echidna Shuffle New York Slice Palaces Savage World - Aliens vs Rednecks Shadowrun Sixth World Edition Titansgrave Unpub Game - Ghosts or War Outtro (03:11:15) MC Lars - Space Game (03:12:53) MC Lars - Hey There, Ophelia (03:16:35) I Fight Dragons - Crazies (03:20:45) I Fight Dragons - Smile and Pretend (03:24:07)   Links of Vengeance Era D10 Discord Chanel [https://discord.gg/6C4H9Cv] SoV Facebook Group [https://www.facebook.com/groups/erad10games/]   Less-Vengeful Links Inverse Genius [http://www.inversegenius.com/] Twice Alive Games [http://www.midnightzombiesabotage.com/store.html] Smirk and Dagger Games [https://www.smirkanddagger.com/] Grand Gamers Guild [https://grandgamersguild.com/]

Ed from Shades of Vengeance keeps on trucking with his Era Universe Kickstarters and so we chat about isolation, getting supplies and missing the banality of every day life.  Links of Notes https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival-expansions-2 https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/ https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/ https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/29488/shades-vengeance https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8156/Shades-of-Vengeance OUR LINKS OF NOTES  Apple Podcasts     Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts  Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild  Board Game Geek Page  Website   Facebook  Twitter  Instagram Buy Some Merch

Kickstarters are a really important part of TTRPG publishing and some companies depend on it. Shades of Vengeance is one of said companies with more than 50 projects on their backs. How do they do it?   This video has been produced for www.gmsmagazine.com. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting and support our Patreon Campaign if you can: https://www.patreon.com/gmsmagazine   When Ed Jowett started 6 years ago, he probably didn’t know he would have 50 Kickstarter projects under his belt in this period of time. And yet, here they are and they are doing very well at it.   To add spice to the sauce, they help other creators get going and also work on ezines, comic books and card games.   In this interview I managed to ask him a few questions (with the help of my cat) and find some information about his current Kickstarter about to end soon: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/the-era-zone-2020?ref=profile_created   Hope you enjoy the show!   Visit other G*M*S Magazine productions: For our main channel: http://bit.ly/GMSmagazine For our #podcast: https://goo.gl/M54zau Follow us on #Twitter: https://goo.gl/moZgvK Our #Facebook page: https://goo.gl/YkbQIj   Ttrpg, rpg, roleplaying game, role playing, game, gaming, drivethrurpg,pulp, horror, horror game, pulp art, Frenzy Kitty Games, Something Wicked, Horror, Pulp, All in One Rulebooks, PDF, Other unique systems, RPG, roleplaying, tabletop

Episode 91: The Curse of the Monkey's Wrench! It's a spooky time once again, and Count Madman is back with another spooky tale of scarey… er.. Stuff!  Toast and Jelly find themselves possession of a cursed monkey…wrench! Also on this episode: (03:54)Quick Draw: Mothership - The Haunting of Ypsilon 14 (24:00)Designer's Dungeon: Survive the Night RPG with Brian Crenshaw (01:13:43) ?? (01:16:52)Guest Interview: Era: Lost Legend with Ed Jowett (02:07:24)Board Game Reviews:   Zombie Trampoline   Zombies!!! Jr.   Monster Crunch! The Breakfast Battle Game (02:24:15)Ending Song: Suspender Man by Steam Powered Giraffe Links Mothership RPG : mothershiprpg.com Survive the Night : http://www.survivethenightgames.com/ https://www.facebook.com/SurviveTheNightGames/ Links (of Vengeance) Lost Legend Kickstarter : http://kck.st/2MI2X6G https://youtu.be/6TRs0ny6Te8 Shades of Vengeance: https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/ Shades of Vengeance Discord https://discord.gg/KeCdpfr   Image from Era: Lost Legend

It’s another great double-header episode this week, #403! First up is the return of Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance, who has a great Kickstarter going on right now for ERA: The Empowered Volume 1: An 84-Page Graphic Novel. It’s described this way: “As superhuman powers emerge across the world, three individuals have to contend with not only villains, but other types of problems... .” It’s always great to talk with Ed, and we delve into these books, how the audio versions of their stories are made, and what we can expect from them in the months ahead! Then everything wraps up with the return of Joshua Williamson, who I had the chance to catch up with briefly during this year’s New York Comic Con. He fills us in on upcoming stories in DC’s The Flash as well as Batman Superman. He’s got a lot of great product coming our way soon, so I’m sure you’ll enjoy what he has to say! His interview begins about an hour into this episode! This is the first in a series of additional interviews I’ll be including since I’ve talked with great creators in several excellent conventions and want to make those discussions available in a timely manner! Don’t miss them!

This Episode is magically powered by AireCon, the Analog Gaming Festival Harrogate Convention Centre  - Running from the 13 - 15 March 2020 - Tickets on Sale Now Web - https://airecon.uk  / Facebook - facebook.com/aireconukTwitter - twitter.com/aireconuk or @aireconuk  / Instagram - instagram.com/aireconuk ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Richard is joined by Ed Jowett, and we talk about yet another of his Kickstarters and to be honest ED MUST BE STOPPED. Everything in his world is currently quite forbidden, which is why he's DEFINITELY NEEDING TO BE STOPPED. (Ed is awesome btw)  Links of Notes  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-forbidden https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/ https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/ https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/29488/shades-vengeance https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8156/Shades-of-Vengeance =================================================== OUR LINKS OF NOTES  Apple Podcasts     Our Blog, Reviews, Previews and Thoughts  Our YouTube Channel Our BGG Guild  Board Game Geek Page  Website   Facebook  Twitter  Instagram Buy Some Merch

Episode 397 features the return of another great guest! Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance has The Bug War Volume One as a great Kickstarter project worthy of your support!  It’s described this way: "An unknown alien race kills the First Contact party, catapulting the space-faring Consortium civilisation to war. Can they win?" Be sure to support this terrific project by going here on Kickstarter.com! This Kickstarter has already made its goal, so now is the perfect time to jump on board and make sure more great stories are coming soon, including this book!

Episode 377 is yet another great double-header week! Everything starts with Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance, who has Fauna #1 as a great Kickstarter project worthy of your support!  It’s described this way: When everyone starts mindlessly searching for Quinn's Empowered alter-ego, it is clear someone will do whatever it takes to find him... Be sure to get great stretch goals now by going here on Kickstarter.com! This Kickstarter has already made its goal, so now is the perfect time to pick up terrific goodies including this comic! Then this episode wraps up with the return of Tyler Chin-Tanner from A Wave Blue World, who is bringing another gripping anthology book our way, this one called Dead Beats. It’s referred to as “a music-themed horror anthology.” I’ve never read anything like that before, so I’m fascinated! It’s an excellent gathering of talented comics creators, so I recommend you go to Kickstarter at this link after you listen to our interview to add more scary to your Halloween this year!

Shane gets random! Sabaton, the Swedish metal band acting as modern day bards! Hipster D&D! Google+ shutting down! Neon Buttstain RPG! Ray Bradbury in a prunes commercial! The (in)famous Orson Welles “Frozen Peas” outtakes! Lice, pink eye and the flu! Call of Cthulhu skit “Now That’s What I call A Sanity Check!” Star Wars Return of the Jedi reactions from 1983! More! Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 3/23/2019 Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1 PM Central on 101.1 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://1011fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show! Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio! Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi. http://kryptonradio.com/ Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Podbean, Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show. Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links! Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays DriveThruRPG.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512 SHOW NOTES Songs used in this episode: SABATON - The Last Stand  SABATON - Uprising SABATON - Winged Hussars  Land of the Lost Season One Opening Credits & Theme Song Topic notes: Shane talks about the importance feedback and encouragement (or even discouragement) to a creator. Sabaton YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Sabaton Sabaton History YouTube Channel "The real history behind one Sabaton song every week" https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaG4CBbZih6nLzD08bTBGfw D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #83 - THE FINALE! - The City of Spiders / Against the Demon Lords - SHANE PLAYS https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxGvXCYm6jQ D&D Out of the Abyss Notes Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlNkQuTXnH2_naiW6rw3tF1tbE4A2Uk40 D&D / RPG Skit: Now That’s What I Call A Sanity Check https://shaneplays.com/dnd-cthulhu-rpg-skit-humor-skit-sketch-now-thats-what-i-call-a-sanity-check/ From Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk - #35 Sci-Fi Games with Ed Jowett https://morrus.podbean.com/e/34-sci-fi-games-with-ed-jowett/ Shane Ponders: Lice, Pink Eye & The Flu https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoOj4Iix27g Ray Bradbury Sunsweet Prunes Commercial “Brave New Prune” 1969 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IoOj4Iix27g Orson Welles - Frozen Peas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V14PfDDwxlE Frozen Peas Wikipedia entry: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frozen_Peas Reactions to seeing "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi" | Austin, TX 1983 KTBC FOX 7 Austin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6ODqcl1WxE Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Discord Channel: https://discord.gg/cmMHRSP Frequently asked questions about the Google+ shutdown https://support.google.com/plus/answer/9217723?hl=en  

Ed is back, back again, Yes he's back, tell a friend.  And he is here to talk about Era The Consortium, the 5th Anniversary Edition, but this time with miniatures.. LINKS OF NOTES   https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-consortium-miniatures-and-5th-anniversary  https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/ https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/ https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/29488/shades-vengeance https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8156/Shades-of-Vengeance   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on APPLE PODCASTS. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405  DROP US A REVIEW HERE.. DON'T GIVE US 10 STARS WE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY!! https://open.spotify.com/show/7ooBejoLBsIHoP7IpCtnYZ YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW WITH $£ www.patreon.com/werenotwizards Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards Website - www.werenotwizards.com Blog https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND YOUR CONTINUAL SUPPORT

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Ed Jowett of Shades of Vengeance to talk about science fiction roleplaying! The guys talk about Era: The Consortium, NEW, Paranoia, Traveller, Eclipse Phase, Star Trek, and others along with what makes sci-fi roleplaying different. In the news, information on the Relics & Rarities premier, Kickstarter’s ZineQuest promotion is in full swing, new miniatures from WizKids for Pathfinder and Dungeons & Dragons, hints about the new D&D book, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World, a new listener-submitted sketch, and a new review! -------------------  Ed Jowett Shades of Vengeance https://www.shadesofvengeance.com Era: The Consortium https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/146452/Era-The-Consortium--Rulebook-Primer?affiliate_id=36142 -------------------  What’s Caught Our Eye Crafting Better Puzzles for RPGs https://www.nerdolopedia.com/articles/2018/7/13/crafting-better-puzzles-for-roleplaying-games The “Spirit Of” Dice Series Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/163050832/the-spirit-of-dice-range?ref=enworld Cats & Cats Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/daytheelf/cats-and-cats?ref=enworld -------------------  News Relics & Rarities http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6017-Relics-Rarities-Special-Guests-Are-Kevin-Smith-Daredevil-s-Charlie-Cox ZineQuest Kickstarter Promotion http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6021-RPG-Kickstarter-Zine-Quest-News-%96-The-Initial-Seven-Zines D&D Beyond Statistics Part 1 http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6028-90-of-D-D-Games-Stop-By-Level-10-Wizards-More-Popular-At-Higher-Levels D&D Beyond Statistics Part 2 http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6037-Humans-Fighters-and-Life-Domain-Most-Popular-On-D-D-Beyond News Digest (WizKids Minis, Talisman New Edition, D&D on Fox News) http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6029-News-Digest-New-D-D-and-Pathfinder-Minis-from-WizKids-Judge-Dredd-Arrives-and-more! BAMFsies http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6031-2018-Bamfsies-Awards-for-Best-Superhero-RPGs-Announced New Star Trek Adventures Books http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6030-Science-Division-Alpha-Quadrant-Trouble-on-Omned-III-For-Star-Trek-Adventures WOIN W4: Spirits of Manhattan (PDF) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/266150/WOIN-W4-Spirits-of-Manhattan?affiliate_id=36142 WOIN W4: Spirits of Manhattan (Physical) https://amzn.to/2E8bHzQ Upcoming Nautical D&D Book http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6035-Pages-From-The-Upcoming-Nautical-D-D-Book! Abuse Allegations Against Zak S aka Zak Smith aka Zak Sabbath http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6042-RPG-Writer-Zak-S-Accused-Of-Abusive-Behaviour Since recording, a second statement was made by another ex-partner of Zak’s documenting allegations of abuse (WARNING: This is a very detailed account of physical, emotional, and sexual abuse): https://www.facebook.com/VivkaCriesWolf/posts/2478145012257909 -------------------  Kickstarters Carbon 2185 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonturtlegames/carbon-2185-a-cyberpunk-rpg?ref=enworld Awaken: The Liborian Saga https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2084336794/awaken-the-liborian-saga?ref=enworld Dark Naga – Haunting of Hastur https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darknaga/dark-naga-haunting-of-hastur-hardback-5e-and-osr?ref=enworld The Tome of Magical Mystery https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sessionzero/the-tome-of-magical-mystery-5e-compatible?ref=enworld -------------------  Sci-Fi Games Era: The Consortium (Amazon) https://amzn.to/2IkjUp4 Era: The Consortium (Drive Thru) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/146452/Era-The-Consortium--Rulebook-Primer?affiliate_id=36142 N.E.W. (Amazon) https://amzn.to/2SUC6K0 N.E.W. (Drive Thru) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/191271/NEW-The-Science-Fiction-Roleplaying-Game-v12?affiliate_id=36142 Paranoia https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/191159/Paranoia-Red-Clearance-Edition?affiliate_id=36142 FASA Star Trek https://amzn.to/2I8ao83 Eclipse Phase https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/211293/Eclipse-Phase-Second-Edition-Open-Playtest?affiliate_id=36142 Traveller https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/171643/Traveller-Core-Rulebook?affiliate_id=36142 -------------------  Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrusDon’t forget to join the Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033145023517295/ and join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M

Ed Jowett is back again to chat to us about his latest Kckstarter Era - Lyres, which is all about tall tales and adventures. And as usually both of us have completely forgotten about what Ed has been on to talk about before so there are a lot of assisted memories going on here.  LINKS OF NOTES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/make100-era-lyres-definitive-edition https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/ https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/ https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepublisher/29488/shades-vengeance https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8156/Shades-of-Vengeance     +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ SUPPORT US FOR 2019 on KICKSTARTER  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/revatar/were-not-wizards-tabletop-podcast-biscuit-fund  If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on APPLE PODCASTS. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405  DROP US A REVIEW HERE.. DON'T GIVE US 10 STARS WE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY!! https://open.spotify.com/show/7ooBejoLBsIHoP7IpCtnYZ YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast SUPPORT THE SHOW WITH $£ www.patreon.com/werenotwizards Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards Website - www.werenotwizards.com Blog https://werenotwizards.blogspot.com Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards THANK YOU FOR LISTENING AND YOUR CONTINUAL SUPPORT

### Who's Ed? (1:30) ### Era: lyres (7:30) [Now on Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/make100-era-lyres-definitive-edition) [Shades of Vengeance](https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/) ### Era: The Consortium (20:05) ### The Era community (25:20) [Facebook group](https://www.facebook.com/groups/erad10games/) [Discord server](https://discord.gg/6C4H9Cv) ### Kickstarting (30:45) ### Comics (33:50) ### UK conventions gaming community (40:30) [Contingency](http://www.con-tingency.uk/) ### Summary (50:20) What's coming next for Era? ### Taking the Load off (54:30) Ed - [Nibiru](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1459616119/nibiru-a-science-fiction-rpg-of-lost-memories) Uri - [The ABC of D&D](https://www.bookdepository.com/ABCs-D-d-Dungeons-Dragons-Childrens-Book-Ivan-Van-Norman/9780786966660 ) and [The 123 of D&D](https://www.bookdepository.com/123s-D-d-Dungeons-Dragons-Childrens-Book-Ivan-Van-Norman/9780786966684) Eran - Had a chance to read about [Spring-heeled Jack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring-heeled_Jack), thanks to City of Mist

We talk with the prolific Ed Jowett, creator of the Era line of RPG games.

Morrus and Peter are joined this week by game designer Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance! We talk about the Era game line including Era: The Consortium, Era Survival, Era Lyres, and more plus what it’s like to be involved in more than 40 Kickstarters! In the news, an update for Basic Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition, new D&D children’s books, Legend of the Five Rings has a new setting book out soon, Shadowrun goes good, Steve Jackson Games brings back a classic line, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and our first fan-submitted sketch! -------------------  What’s Caught Our Eye Dragonmeet http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5854-4-Things-I-Saw-At-Dragonmeet-2018 Giant Book of Battlemaps https://www.battlemats.co.uk/ Warhammer 40K: Wrath & Glory https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/249388/Wrath--Glory-Core-Rules?affiliate_id=36142 Wrath & Glory Review https://cannibalhalflinggaming.com/2018/11/28/wrath-and-glory-review/ Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th Edition https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/248284/Warhammer-Fantasy-Roleplay-Fourth-Edition-Rulebook?affiliate_id=36142 World Anvil https://www.worldanvil.com/ -------------------  News Basic D&D Updated http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5841-D-D-Basic-Rules-Updated New Children’s D&D Manuals http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5843-Monsters-Weapons-Two-Hardcover-D-D-Books-For-Kids-Coming-In-2019 Legend of the Five Rings: Emerald Empire https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2018/11/23/secrets-and-strongholds/ Shadowrun: Better Than Bad https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/259492/Shadowrun-Better-Than-Bad-Deep-Shadows?affiliate_id=36142 Steve Jackson Games Pocket Box Announcement http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/November_22_2018/Bringing_Back_Classic_Games_Return_Of_The_Pocket_Box Starter Traveller Free on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/80190/CTSTStarter-Traveller?affiliate_id=36142 -------------------  Kickstarters Never Tell Me the Odds https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1038902625/never-tell-me-the-odds After the War https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/Jagash/after-the-war Wyrd of Stromguard https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lostdutchman/the-wyrd-of-stromgard Become: The Game of AI Investigation https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1409462256/become-the-game-of-ai-investigation -------------------  Ed Jowett and Shades of Vengeance Shades of Vengeance Website https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/ On DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8156/Shades-of-Vengeance?affiliate_id=36142 On DriveThruComics https://www.drivethrucomics.com/browse/pub/8156/Shades-of-Vengeance?affiliate_id=36142 On Patreon https://www.patreon.com/SoV Encounters on the Edge of Space #16 https://www.patreon.com/posts/november-2018-on-22808299 -------------------  Please support us on Patreon and help keep the podcast going at http://patreon.com/morrus

Legions of creatures are invading and only you, the Chosen, can enter the Lost Lands to fight back, and face the horror of the Anonassi...but first check out the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-chosen-a-horror-rpg-defend-our-dimension-0?ref=1olndb   I was lucky enough to get to chat with Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance and to talk about their newest addition to the Era series of RPG games. Currently Era: The Chosen is live on Kickstarter and has funded with still 20 days left to go to unlock more fantastic stretch goals so please check it out!   Check out their Facebook group to talk with other GMS and swap stories with other Chosen here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/erathechosen and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shades_of_Venge   Check out the YouTube things we mentioned on the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j7TRgXlg6U   Check out their books on Drivethru RPG here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8156/Shades-of-Vengeance?affiliate_id=49631 Seriously check out all those Quick start guides!!!!   "I’m a universe builder really." -Ed https://www.shadesofvengeance.com   For Those Resident Evil and Zombie fanrs check out Era: Survival for a great Zombie game: https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/product/era-survival-infected-manual-digital/ Keep an eye out on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cppn I think we need Septembers one shot to be the Era quick starter! Follow along on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork/And Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast

Legions of creatures are invading and only you, the Chosen, can enter the Lost Lands to fight back, and face the horror of the Anonassi...but first check out the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-chosen-a-horror-rpg-defend-our-dimension-0?ref=1olndb   I was lucky enough to get to chat with Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance and to talk about their newest addition to the Era series of RPG games. Currently Era: The Chosen is live on Kickstarter and has funded with still 20 days left to go to unlock more fantastic stretch goals so please check it out!   Check out their Facebook group to talk with other GMS and swap stories with other Chosen here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/erathechosen and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shades_of_Venge   Check out the YouTube things we mentioned on the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j7TRgXlg6U   Check out their books on Drivethru RPG here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8156/Shades-of-Vengeance?affiliate_id=49631 Seriously check out all those Quick start guides!!!!   "I’m a universe builder really." -Ed https://www.shadesofvengeance.com   For Those Resident Evil and Zombie fanrs check out Era: Survival for a great Zombie game: https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/product/era-survival-infected-manual-digital/ Keep an eye out on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cppn I think we need Septembers one shot to be the Era quick starter! Follow along on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork/And Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast  

Legions of creatures are invading and only you, the Chosen, can enter the Lost Lands to fight back, and face the horror of the Anonassi...but first check out the Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-chosen-a-horror-rpg-defend-our-dimension-0?ref=1olndb   I was lucky enough to get to chat with Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance and to talk about their newest addition to the Era series of RPG games. Currently Era: The Chosen is live on Kickstarter and has funded with still 20 days left to go to unlock more fantastic stretch goals so please check it out!   Check out their Facebook group to talk with other GMS and swap stories with other Chosen here: https://www.facebook.com/groups/erathechosen and on Twitter: https://twitter.com/Shades_of_Venge   Check out the YouTube things we mentioned on the episode here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2j7TRgXlg6U   Check out their books on Drivethru RPG here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/8156/Shades-of-Vengeance?affiliate_id=49631 Seriously check out all those Quick start guides!!!!   "I’m a universe builder really." -Ed https://www.shadesofvengeance.com   For Those Resident Evil and Zombie fanrs check out Era: Survival for a great Zombie game: https://www.shadesofvengeance.com/product/era-survival-infected-manual-digital/ Keep an eye out on our Patreon page: https://www.patreon.com/cppn I think we need Septembers one shot to be the Era quick starter! Follow along on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/CreativePlayandPodcastNetwork/And Twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/creativeplayandpodcast  

Ed Jowett is back on from Shades of Vengence to chat about Era The Chosen and Kickstarter and being awesome and funding really quickly and changes to Kickstarter. LINKS OF NOTES https://www.facebook.com/groups/erathechosen/about/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-chosen-a-horror-rpg-defend-our-dimension-0?ref=5t929l https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEiOpTk8IwuolqNVdBDik2A Shades of Vengeance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/ http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/game-creator/ http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/  https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge  http://www.imaginerpg.com/  https://www.patreon.com/SoV   If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on APPLE PODCASTS. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    DROP US A REVIEW HERE.. WE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY!! https://open.spotify.com/show/7ooBejoLBsIHoP7IpCtnYZ YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast www.patreon.com/werenotwizards  SUPPORT THE SHOW WITH $£  Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards  Website - www.werenotwizards.com    Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards   Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards  Get us on Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards   Get us through acast - http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards  Get us through Podknife - https://podknife.com/podcasts/4048   Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards  BUY SOME MERCH - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/we're%20not%20wizards#_

Gamer Leaf, Princess Leaf and Barbarian Leaf preview Ed Jowett’s new card game: Evil Overlord that is about to/or on Kickstarter   We forgo AAA to remind you of our winners of 8 great games as well as the 2 non-US resident winners who need to contact us by Monday the 28th of May in order to secure their prizes or new winners will be drawn and announced on Wednesday the 30th of May.   Kickstarter Corner:   Monster Card Blvd. starting on Friday the 18th of May. through Tue, July 17 2018 4:55 AM MST.   Reminder to subscribe to our e-mail!    Yard of the Month  starting on Friday the 18th of May. through Fri, June 15 2018 9:59 PM MST.  Review hopefully coming on Friday as well as us talking about it on Engaged Family Gamers podcast on Friday the 25th of May 2018   The Pit: The Board Game!  Sun, June 10 2018 6:00 PM MST.   Treasure Mountain  through Fri, June 1 2018 10:00 PM MST.   Forgotten Fight  through Tue, June 26 2018 4:50 PM MST.   On Their Merry Way (Re-Launching May 15th) through Tue, June 12 2018 9:59 PM MST.   Crypticuffs- a card game about cryptozoology.   through Mon, June 4 2018 6:49 PM MST.     The Swords of Valour Card Game   through Thu, May 24 2018 6:03 AM MST.   WINNERS to Gamer Leaf's EPIC Board Game Giveaway! Win 8 Board Games or a $25 Amazon Gift Card! announced!   AAA: Saturday Morning RPG     Winner of the Geeky Giveaway we did thanks to Jim from Play Smart Dice winner is: the page owner of https://www.facebook.com/SusieQTpiesCafe/ listen to find out how to claim your prizes!        

ED JOWETT is back on to chat about his latest venture an RPG based on the Battlecruiser Alamo.He's gone beyond a repeat offender and is now potentially on parole. So join us for chat and giggles and all because Ed is brilliant.   LINKS OF NOTES https://www.facebook.com/groups/erathechosen/about/ https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/battlecruiser-alamo-rpg-an-era-d10-game http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/battlecruiser-alamo-kickstarter-launched-oracle/ Shades of Vengeance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/ http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/game-creator/ http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/  https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge  http://www.imaginerpg.com/  https://www.patreon.com/SoV   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on APPLE PODCASTS. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    DROP US A REVIEW HERE.. WE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY!! https://open.spotify.com/show/7ooBejoLBsIHoP7IpCtnYZ YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast www.patreon.com/werenotwizards  SUPPORT THE SHOW WITH $£  Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards  Website - www.werenotwizards.com    Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards   Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards  Get us on Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards   Get us through acast - http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards  Get us through Podknife - https://podknife.com/podcasts/4048   Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards  BUY SOME MERCH - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/we're%20not%20wizards#_

Richard is joined by Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengence, the creator of multiple campaigns to chat about his latest kickstarter Era - The Empowered, which is a flexible superhero RPG and a whole lot of fun for people who are looking for something cool to role play about. We also talk a lot about Kickstarter and its current state of play and the challenges faced by smaller companies running a successful project. Please keep an ear out for Ed's voice acting. It's marvelous. LINKS OF NOTES Era: The Empowered Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-empowered-a-super-powered-rpg?ref=7aw62i Blue-Shift Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/blue-shift-frenemies?ref=dv9y5w Empowered Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/eratheempowered/ Shades of Vengeance Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/ http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/game-creator/ http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/  https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge  http://www.imaginerpg.com/  https://www.patreon.com/SoV   +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on APPLE PODCASTS. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    DROP US A REVIEW HERE.. WE ARE NOW ON SPOTIFY!! https://open.spotify.com/show/7ooBejoLBsIHoP7IpCtnYZ YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast www.patreon.com/werenotwizards  SUPPORT THE SHOW WITH $£  Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards  Website - www.werenotwizards.com    Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards   Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards  Get us on Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards   Get us through acast - http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards  Get us through Podknife - https://podknife.com/podcasts/4048   Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards  BUY SOME MERCH - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/we're%20not%20wizards#_  .   Music is owned entirely by We're Not Wizards and thanks to DouglasVB Email us magic@werenotwizards.com   Remember, we are many things but We're Not Wizards

Richard is joined once again by Ed Jowett to chat about his latest campaign for his Era The Consortium universe. We talk about the Era series of games, how Ed brings science into his games, what his thoughts are on Babylon 5 and where Turok the dinosaur hunter can fit into an RPG. Ed is a great guest and well worth a listen, even if you aren't aware of his previous works. LINKS OF NOTES https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-the-consortium-a-universe-of-expansions-2?ref=2f1e06 http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/game-creator/ http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/  https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge  http://www.imaginerpg.com/  https://www.patreon.com/SoV  ______________________________________________________________________________ If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes.  https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405     YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/c/WereNotWizardsTabletopPodcast Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards  Website - www.werenotwizards.com    Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards   Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards   If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405   Get us on Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards   Get us through acast - http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards  Get us through Podknife - https://podknife.com/podcasts/4048   Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards  BUY SOME MERCH - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/we're%20not%20wizards#_  . www.patreon.com/werenotwizards  Music is owned entirely by We're Not Wizards and thanks to DouglasVB Email us magic@werenotwizards.com   Remember, we are many things but We're Not Wizards

To start our next 100 Episodes, Richard is joined by Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengence to chat about his latest Kickstarter campaign - Era Balam, which takes to Era System into space and allows you you become a pilot, forging your path through the galaxy. Ed, as always, is great fun to have on the show and fear not, while this visit is short and sweet, he'll be coming on again soon for a proper catch up. LINKS OF NOTES - https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/jump-in-your-starfighter-for-era-balam-a-project-o https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sovcomics/violete-an-era-the-empowered-superhero-comic http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/  https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge  http://www.imaginerpg.com/  https://www.patreon.com/SoV  If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405    YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC03LRG64f05w0C3Bs3aZ4sA   Board Game Geek - https://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgamepodcast/35093/were-not-wizards  Website - www.werenotwizards.com  Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards  Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards   If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405   Get us on Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards  Get us through acast - http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards  Get us through Podknife - https://podknife.com/podcasts/4048   Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards  BUY SOME MERCH - https://www.redbubble.com/shop/we're%20not%20wizards . www.patreon.com/werenotwizards  Music is owned entirely by We're Not Wizards and thanks to DouglasVB Email us magic@werenotwizards.com   Remember, we are many things but We're Not Wizards

Richard is joined by Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance to talk about his current Kickstarter Era - Survival. Yes, I know it's only been a day but Ed's campaign finishes this week and so we thought we would get him on to chat RPGs and Card Games and his plans for the future.  Links of NOTE https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shadesofvengeance/era-survival-expansions  http://www.shadesofvengeance.com/  https://www.facebook.com/shadesofvengeance/  https://twitter.com/shades_of_venge  http://www.imaginerpg.com/  https://www.patreon.com/SoV       Like what you hear? Then please support us. YOUTUBE - PLEASE SUBSCRIBE https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC03LRG64f05w0C3Bs3aZ4sA  Website - www.werenotwizards.com  Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/werenotwizards  Twitter.com - http://www.twitter.com/werenotwizards  If you like what you have heard, please take some time to Rate, Subscribe and Review us on iTunes. https://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/were-not-wizards/id1084198405  Get us on Stitcher - http://www.stitcher.com/podcast/were-not-wizards  Get us through acast - http://www.acast.com/werenotwizards  Get us through Podknife - https://podknife.com/podcasts/4048  Check out our pictures - www.instagram.com/werenotwizards  www.patreon.com/werenotwizards  Music is owned entirely by We're Not Wizards and thanks to DouglasVBEmail us magic@werenotwizards.com  Remember, we are many things but We're Not Wizards

This is the second part of a 2-part episode; you can find the part 1 here. We continue our weekly calls with Ed and keep following his efforts to crowd-fund the expansion of his science-fiction themed tabletop roleplaying game Era: The Consortium Secret War on Kickstarter. As the project had just recently passed the £1,000 mark at the time we spoke, Ed gave us a few more tips acquired from his experience of running Kickstarter projects, including what not to do.  We pursue the conversation to discuss how his games company, Shades of Vengeance, started supporting other tabletop roleplaying games creator to complete and finance their games and share them with a wider audience. This started at the Anime North in Toronto a few years ago and they have now successfully supported several games that Ed talks through. In the last conversation, we wish good luck to Ed for the final days of his Kickstarter project and ask him a few of the now traditional Ice Cream for Everyone cool down questions. A few links to the information mentioned: Era: The Consortium - The Secret War on Kickstarter Dragonmeet Convention London Badass PR Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) Anime North Convention, Toronto, Canada Dice & Stuff weekly Era: The Consortium game session podcast Amazing Space Adventures RPG Eclipse Phase RPG Isaac Asimov Order of the Link RPG / Staff pick on Kickstarter Sliders TV series Marked for Death (Fate RPG System module) D20 RPG system Era: The Consortium reviews Wild Musings Reality Refracted Million Word Man Mass Effect video game series Halo video game series Babylon 5 TV series I'm Sticking With You, The Velvet Underground (I didn't find which advert Ed referred to, please keep in touch if you have ideas!) Bantayan Island, Philippines

For this new episode of the podcast, we try something a little experimental with roleplaying game designer and writer Ed Jowett based in the UK. We had a few conversations over time to follow the behind the scenes of his Kickstarter crowdfunding project to support the finance of an expansion to his science-fiction based game; Era: The Consortium.   This is a two part episode and there is still time for you to check out his Kickstarter project. For anyone out there fan of science-fiction universes, interested in roleplaying games, or simply in finding out more details about running a crowdfunding campaign, it's definitely worth a listen. In the episode, we talk about the progress of the campaign in the first two weeks, as well as the other games Ed designed at Shades of Vengeance; Era: Lyres and Era: The Empowered. We also discuss Ed's inspirations for game mechanics, science-fiction and where he started playing video games and tabletop roleplaying games.  Some of the information mentioned in the episode: Era: The Consortium - The Secret War on Kickstarter Shades of Vengeance / Imagine RPG Dragonmeet convention in London World of Warcraft White Wolf Publishing Wizards of the Coast Hasbro Mega Traveller 1 on the Amiga Traveller RPG Paranoia RPG Durham University gaming society Dune, Frank Herbert Babylon 5 TV series Firefly TV series and RPG Shadowrun RPG MCM Comic Con London Prefundia.com Kicktraq.com Reddit Mutants & Masterminds Marvel RPG Consortium indie video game by Interdimensional Games The Pixar Theory (Pixar single universe spanning all movies) The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen (cf. Ep 05 with game designer James Wallis) Animated Spiderman TV series