Podcasts about orccon

◇ Spattz from Earth asks for advice for a GM returning to gaming after 20 years, Eric from New Jersey is struggling with writer's block, From the Archive 2018: Jen asks what system to run for a pair of non-gamers | Hosts: Kimi, CADave, & Sam Dunnewold ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:26 - We will be at OrcCon 2025 at the LAX Hilton Feb 14-17th, streaming live on Saturday night! We will also be at GAMA Expo the weekend after that. 2:46 - Indie Designer of the Month: Sam Dunnewold (he/him.) You can find his work on sdunnewold.itch.io or diceexploder.com. 22:22 - Spattz from Earth asks for advice for a GM returning to gaming after 20 years | 52:03 - Eric from New Jersey is struggling with writer's block | 01:04:37 - From the Archive 2018: Jen asks what system to run for a pair of non-gamers | 01:21:13 - Episode Closing | 01:24:20 - Music | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Live from Gateway 2024 at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! A great panel show with members of our audience and stories from lots of different con games. Since it is a live event, the audio quality is not the same as our normal episodes recorded in our studio. ◇ ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Clara (yes, that Clara) asks about intrigue and conspiracy in TTRPGs, Eric from New Jersey responds to the call for favorite systems, From the Archive 2019: Al asks for advice for running games for kids with intellectual disabilities | Hosts: Jason, & Pooja ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:49 - We will be at OrcCon 2025 at the LAX Hilton Feb 14-17th, streaming live on Saturday night! We will also be at GAMA Expo the weekend after that. 1:49 - Indie Designer of the Month: Sam Dunnewold (he/him.) You can find his work on sdunnewold.itch.io or diceexploder.com. 3:43 - Clara (yes, that Clara) asks about intrigue and conspiracy in TTRPGs | 24:11 - Eric from New Jersey responds to the call for favorite systems | 44:19 - From the Archive 2019: Al asks for advice for running games for kids with intellectual disabilities | 01:03:56 - Episode Closing | 01:04:43 - Music | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Wes from Indianapolis asks about player rewards, Alverant talks about when communities don't mix well, From the Archive 2020: Corbin Twa asks if players should be allowed to choose failure on rolls | Hosts: Kimi, Riley, & Chris ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 2:51 - We will be at OrcCon 2025 at the LAX Hilton Feb 14-17th, streaming live on Saturday night! We will also be at GAMA Expo the weekend after that. 6:08 - Indie Designer of the Month: Sam Dunnewold (he/him.) You can find his work on sdunnewold.itch.io or diceexploder.com. 21:50 - Wes from Indianapolis asks about player rewards | 45:21 - Alverant talks about when communities don't mix well | 55:13 - From the Archive 2020: Corbin Twa asks if players should be allowed to choose failure on rolls | 01:23:01 - Episode Closing | 01:25:58 - Music | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Niklas from Stockholm shares thoughts on 4 different playstyles, Carlos from Detroit asks about ttrpgs and APs as folk art, From the Archive 2017: Drayle88 claims that D&D can be a two-player game | Hosts: Kimi, Jason, Joey, Clara & Dave ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:41 - We will be at OrcCon 2025 at the LAX Hilton Feb 14-17th, streaming live on Saturday night! We will also be at GAMA Expo the weekend after that. 3:04 - Indie Designer of the Month: Coming in Feb! 3:13 - Niklas from Stockholm shares thoughts on 4 different playstyles | 26:58 - Carlos from Detroit asks about ttrpgs and APs as folk art | 57:30 - From the Archive 2017: Drayle88 claims that D&D can be a two-player game | 01:21:44 - Episode Closing | 01:25:53 - Music | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Steven in Nashville is disappointed with D&D Beyond's offerings, Eric from Alabama wants advice for a new teenage GM, From the Archive 2017: Dave from NY shares a confession | Hosts: Kimi & Artem ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:53 - We will be at OrcCon 2025 at the LAX Hilton Feb 14-17th, streaming live on Saturday night! We will also be at GAMA Expo the weekend after that. 3:30 - Indie Designer of the Month: Coming in Feb! 3:54 - Steven in Nashville is disappointed with D&D Beyond's offerings | 17:36 - Eric from Alabama wants advice for a new teenage GM | 43:53 - From the Archive 2017: Dave from NY shares a confession | 01:00:56 - Episode Closing | 01:03:27 - Music | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Topic: What is something that TTRPGs don't do well… yet? Bill from Canada compares rumors to truths, & Josh from Denver gives us an OrcCon recap | Hosts: Kimi, Riley & Clara ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 1:26 - Announcements: Next Discord Game Daze will be in May (happyjacks.org/discord) & Kimi went to GAMA Expo! | 2:03 - Indie Designer of the Month: Logan Timmins (he/him) (breathingstories.itch.io)| 22:02 - Topic: What is something that TTRPGs don't do well… yet? | 01:04:43 - Bill from Canada compares rumors to truths | 01:24:49 - Josh from Denver gives us an OrcCon recap | 01:34:09 - Episode Closing | 01:35:08 - Song: "The Star of the County Down" by Sportive Tricks (sportivetricks.com) | ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2024 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Live from OrcCon 2024 at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! A great panel show with members of our audience and stories from lots of different con games. Since it is a live event, the audio quality is not the same as our normal episodes recorded in our studio. ◇ ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Live from OrcCon 2023 at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! A great panel show with members of our audience and stories from lots of different con games. Since it is a live event, the audio quality is not the same as our normal episodes recorded in our studio. ◇ ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! All the money goes into maintaining and improving the quality of our shows. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ Live from OrcCon 2023 at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! A great panel show with members of our audience and stories from lots of different con games. Since it is a live event, the audio quality is not the same as our normal episodes recorded in our studio. ◇ ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters keep us independent so we can play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ OrcCon 2023 is happening Feb 17-20th at the Hilton LAX in Los Angeles! Steffi from Scotland replies to our discussion about mystery games, Vyrrk from DC asks for recommendations for games besides D&D that have the same vibe and flavor, Blake shares a horror story from his first gaming group | Hosts: Nick, Jameson, Mike & Jim ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:24 - Announcements: Happy Jacks will be at Strategicon “Orccon” 2023! Feb 17-20th at the Hilton LAX in LA. 14:30 - Indie Designer of the Month: Jennifer Adcock (jen-adcock15.itch.io & indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/The-Price-of-Coal.html) | 15:47 - Steffi from Scotland replies to our discussion about mystery games | 34:38 - Vyrrk from DC asks for recommendations for games besides D&D that have the same vibe and flavor | 53:54 - Blake shares a horror story from his first gaming group | 01:02:47 - Episode Closing | 01:03:49 - Song: "Agincourt Carol" by The Poxy Boggards (poxyboggards.com) ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters keep us independent so we can play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ We had some slight audio troubles with Rose's remote audio for the first part of this episode, but they get cleared up pretty quick. OrcCon 2023 is coming Feb 17-20th! Thomas from Denmark brings up GMs fudging their dice rolls, Ken from Canada asks how to tell if a player's reaction is warranted, and Andreas in Sweden replies to our discussion about what makes a “traditional game." | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Rose ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | 01:17 - Announcements: Happy Jacks will be at Strategicon “Orccon” 2023! Feb 17-20th at the Hilton LAX in LA. 02:23 - Indie Designer of the Month: Jennifer Adcock (indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/The-Price-of-Coal.html) | 05:50 - Thomas from Denmark brings up GMs fudging their dice rolls | 40:23 - Ken from Canada asks how to tell if a player's reaction is warranted | 52:29 - Andreas in Sweden replies to our discussion about what makes a “traditional game” | 58:18 - Episode Closing | 01:00:03 - Song: "John Barleycorn Shall Die Right Here" by The Netbusker Folke Shoppe Podcast (netbusker.net) ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all our podcast feeds on your favorite Podcast platform! happyjacksrpg.carrd.co ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters keep us independent so we can play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

◇ OrcCon 2023 is coming! Richard asks how to get players to grab plot hooks, Emily asks how to entice board game players to play RPGs, and Daniel asks about our favorite published adventures for non-fantasy campaigns. | Hosts: Kimi, Nick, Riley, Jameson ◇ 00:33 - Welcome & Episode Summary | Announcements - Happy Jacks will be at Strategicon “Orccon” 2023! Feb 17-20th at the Hilton LAX in LA. 05:59 - Indie Designer of the Month: Gem Room Games (gemroomgames.com) | 10:41 - Richard asks how to get players to grab plot hooks | 42:57 - Emily asks how to entice board game players to play RPGs | 58:13 - Daniel asks about our favorite published adventures for non-fantasy campaigns | 01:06:12 - Episode Closing | 01:07:52 - Song: "Side Quest" by The Dread Crew of Oddwood (thedreadcrewofoddwood.com) ◇ Email happyjacksrpg@gmail.com to send in your own topic or question for the show! ◇ Find us on Youtube ◇ Twitch ◇ Twitter ◇ Instagram ◇ Facebook ◇ Discord or find all these links at happyjacks.org . ◇ Subscribe to our Actual Play Feed! We have a backlog of campaigns in over 20 RPG systems and new games running all the time. ◇ Become a Patreon! Our fantastic supporters keep us independent so we can play and say what we want instead of catering to companies for ad or sponsorship money. https://patreon.com/happyjacksrpg Ⓒ2023 Happy Jacks RPG Network www.happyjacks.org

hjrp2911 Your Hosts: Stu, Mike, Stork. In This Episode: Mike from Strategicon joins us to talk about Orccon 2022, which starts February 18th. Joe from Detroit asks for advice in finding a group. Eric writes in about playing non-DnD with DnD fans. 

hjrp2804 Your Hosts: Stu, Tappy, Jim, Eric and Kurt In This Episode: We discuss next weekend's online Orccon 2021. Go to Strategicon.net for information. Chris from Scotland revisits our social skills debate. We talk about Kurt's kickstarter for Lighthearted RPG. And Alervant sends us a horror story.

hjrp2606 Live from Orccon 2020. Thank you to the Strategicon staff and volunteers for allowing us to take over the auditorium for the show!

It’s our one-year anniversary and we are celebrating it at, what else…a gaming convention! Taking place at the Hilton LAX, we attended Strategicon’s OrcCon 2020, a celebration of board games, video games, LARPs, miniatures, and party games. We invite some special guests into the Tavern to order up some trivia games and a board game challenge. Our guests include Party Games Department Head William Hillstrom, RPG Supervisor Jim Sandoval, trivia podcast veteran C. Robert Dimitri, former Lingo and Millionaire contestant Kim Biel, and from Home Game Entertainment, Tim Connolly, Ben Ziek, Adam Nedeff, and Stad St. Fleur.   ON TAP: General Knowledge, a board game-themed game of Match the Fact, and a new 60-second speed round called 10/60.   www.facebook.com/triviatavern www.twitter.com/triviatavern www.instagram.com/triviatavern https://triviatavern.podbean.com/ Questions? Comments? Suggestions? Contact us at thetriviatavern@gmail.com   Theme song and interlude from Media Music Now www.mediamusicnow.co.uk    House Band: Vodovoz www.youtube.com/vodovoz Outro: “Funky Joint” – Chillhop. Written by Popovic. Recorded and produced by Popovic/Vodovoz   Mentioned: Strategicon - www.strategicon.net C. Rob’s podcast appearances: Trivial Warfare - www.stitcher.com/podcast/trivial-warfare Complete the List - www.completethelist.ca Triviality - www.trivialitypodcast.com Tim Connolly a.k.a. Loogaroo on Twitch - www.twitch.tv/loogaroo1 Ben Ziek at the O. Henry World Pun-Off - www.youtube.com/BenZiekPunOff2017 Adam Nedeff’s books on Amazon - www.amazon.com/Adam-Nedeff No copyright infringement intended. All sound clips and songs are purely for entertainment.

Update from Orccon 2020

orccon2019-04 System: Mongoose Traveller Game: Horror in Space GMs: Tappy and Mac. Recorded live at Orccon 2019

hjrp2318 Live from Orccon 2019 Note: this is a convention show. As such, it does not use the same format as our regular shows. If this is your first episode, you might want to listen to another episode, to hear a more usual episode.

This time, we’ve got a big weekend of Doctor Who with a side of gaming. Listen in and enjoy!

In this episode I'm at Orccon in Los Angeles and I sit down with the a couple of the guys that run this convention and we talk about the convention itself a bit and then get into a variety of gaming relating topics ranging from Role Playing to Historical Minis to Sci-Fi and fantasy ... and other nonsense. This episode is nearly an hour long. Strap in.

hjrp2107 Live from Orccon 2018 Thank you to the folks at Strategicon for allowing us to record our show live at Orccon 2018. For more information about these conventions, go to strategicon.net.

Phil is running a commander/EDH tournament at Strategicon at 4 PM on February 17 & 2 PM & 4 PM on the 18th, 2018! It’s at Hilton Los Angeles Airport, and the event is free with a convention badge! (The convention at Presidents Day is also called Orccon.) Tournament rules are here: https://commanderinmtg.com/tournaments See our … Continue reading Strategicon (Orccon) February 2018! → The post Strategicon (Orccon) February 2018! appeared first on .

Phil is running a commander/EDH tournament at Strategicon at 4 PM on February 17 & 2 PM & 4 PM on the 18th, 2018! It’s at Hilton Los Angeles Airport, and the event is free with a convention badge! (The convention at Presidents Day is also called Orccon.) Tournament rules are here: http://www.commanderinmtg.com/tournaments See our … Continue reading Strategicon (Orccon) February 2018! → The post Strategicon (Orccon) February 2018! appeared first on .

darkages01 The following  is a playtest of Kurt's Vampire: the Dark Ages convention game from Orccon 2017.

Someone called BS on us for our original episode that covered social encounters so we’re revisiting the topic. We even give some examples of how we’ve setup a social encounters. Announcements Azrael Arocha our Venezuelan friend living in Canada is launching a podcast, Rolero Casual. BS’ers will be at OrcCon in LA – make sure... The post 127 Social Encounters Redux appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.

HJRP1814   HJRP1814 Your hosts: Stu, JiB, Gina, Stork Show Notes!  Amar from Vancouver BC writes in about Perception Checks. Levi writes in about defeating Dr. Douche. Terry in Idaho is looking for Traveller resources. Mad King Christopher the First writes in with a horror story, a tip and stuff.  Sam from Indiana writes in with a horror story. Announcements: February 17, 18, 19, 20 - Orccon 2017! Join us at the LAX Hilton hotel for four days of gaming. We’ll do a live show on Saturday, February 18th at 8pm, in the auditorium. Also: on February 10th, Jim Sandoval and a member of the Strategicon board are going to be here to answer questions and take suggestions about the Strategicon conventions.

This time, we are bouncing back and forth between two cons that put their foremost focus on community, relaxation and fun as we cover Gallifrey One and OrcCon.

HJRP1610 Live from Orccon 2016 This episode was recorded live at Strategicon's Orccon 2016.  

hjrp1410 Live from Orccon 2015.

HJRP1113 - with special guests from Fear the Boot Your host: Stu, Stork and Jib, plus Dan and Julia from Fear the Boot. Show Notes! Orccon 2014 is St. Valentine's Day weekend. Got to Strategicon.net for more info. Jackercon III, the on-line con phenom, runs March 15th through 21st. Go to happyjacks.org/forum for info. And Fear the Con runs June 13th and 14th. More info is at fearthecon.com. Alex from Los Angeles writes in with a question about a pair of players who always play broken or very ineffectual characters, as asks for help. The discussion turns to Fear the Boot's group template, which Dan demonstrates. James from 1d4 Cast writes in to plug 1d4 Con, which runs April 25th, in Winchester Virginia. He also asks for some tips about co-GMing. Sir Guido writes in with a question about his Gummi Bears game at the last Jackercon. Yehuda from Israel asks about a time travel game. Goodmush reminds us that we still have a listener in Idaho, and asks about branching out into other genres. Timothy writes in for tips about creating a good actual play podcast, and Jonas sends us a gaming confession.  

hjrp1106 Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Jib and Gina. Show Notes! Message from Jim Sandoval from Strategicon.net about the RPG arrangements at Orccon 2014. Ashley writes in asking how she (as GM) can prevent a player from railroading her. Bill in the AZ ask about an incident at a game convention and a bandolier of Axe Body Spray (no, it isn't because of us). Jungle Dick writes in with some tip to handle/deal with power gamers. Aviv in Israel suggests several books from Engine Publishing from which to gain story ideas, including Eureka:501 Adventure Plots. Inflatus asks about re-starting a game that faded away. Captain Moses writes in about new players and older players not playing well together. Savage Daddy writes in with a (seriously) disturbing game horror story. And another nightmare and cautionary tale from Jeb from Postcards from the Dungeon.

Season 09 Episode 11 Recorded live at Orccon 2013.  

Season 09 Episode 08 Your hosts: Stu, Stork, Mouser and Kristel Links mentioned: Sewer Rats Strategicon's Orccon 2013 Amorphous Blob Games Dresden Pregens One-Shots Tayleron asks us about PCs and romance, which we discuss for the first 40 minutes or so. Sean asks us about game prep for Sewer Rats. Riff asks us about Star Wars, D20 and other systems for a cinematic game. Earl from Amorphous Blob Games schools us on attending Gencon. Inflatus tells us he's working on Youtube videos about building GURPS characters and asks for some advice. Drayle 88 sends us a gaming horror story. And John tells us about pre-generated one-shots for FATE/Dresden Files (great for game cons).

Season 09 Episode 04 Your hosts: Stu, Stork, JiB, Gina "B" asks us about players always playing the same sort of character. We discuss if pigeon-holing yourself as a player is good, band or just doesn't matter. Tom emails us to discuss quantifying PC intelligence and playing a character who is smarter than the player. He suggest that FATE's declarations may very well be the best mechanic to emulate that smarter-than-anyone sort of PC, like Sherlock Holmes. We agree. Thomas Who Doubts also chimes in on PC intelligence and other possible ways to help players play a more intelligent PC. Andrew sends us some love from Newfoundland. Jaiden, who is starting a Traveller campaign asks us about accents. Stork reiterates his excellent animal personality method. Jaiden also provides a link which provides a lot of examples of accents.  Ed chimes in about a previous email in Season 09 Episode 02, where the GM stated a PC's death happened "off screen." He gives  a few possible alternate ways to resolve such a situation. And finally, SirGuido sends us a gaming nightmare, wherein he describes a game where the party is given over-powered magic items by the GM, who then regrets giving the items and tries to take them away. Also during this episode, we mention that many of us will be at Orccon 2013, February 15th to 18th. We also mention that our second session of Stu's Legend of the Five Rings game happened and the actual play has been posted, and we discuss how the actual play has done well on iTunes.  

Live from Orccon 2011. Season 04 Episode 18 This episode was recorded live at Orccon 2011 at the Sheraton Gateway Hotel in Los Angeles, California, in front of a live studio audience. It was recorded on Saturday, February 19. Thank you to Eric Aldrich, Mike Fryer and all the folks at Strategicon for their for their hospitality and help.

OrcCon Wrap-up, Notes on Game Preparation, and Thoughts on the Role of System in RPGs 0:37 - Beware the Ides of March! I'm back, after a brief hiatus to run the RPG department at Strategicon. To see what I played there, check out A Fistful of Games. 3:34 - This show is a member of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 3:42 - I begin answering a pair of questions from a listener by starting with the idea of fostering character-driven play. 14:39 - I get to the second question and talk about my techniques for game preparation. 20:13 - Don Dehm from Pulp Gamer (with whom I got the chance to play some games at OrcCon) says hello. 20:19 - Inspired by something the Sons of Kryos said in episode 36, I talk about what excites me about the role of system in roleplaying games. 32:06 - This show is part of the Gaming Podcast Network. 32:15 - That's it for now. I'll be back in a few weeks, after the Game Chef competition and the Nerdly Beach Party. --PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

RPG Discussion with Chris Hanrahan and Brian Isikoff from 2d6 Feet in a Random Direction 0:37 – This episode is a co-production with 2d6 Feet in a Random Direction, and also appeared as their Episode 11.2:11 – If you find what we have to say interesting, check out Episode 34 of the Sons of Kryos, where they touch on similar issues.2:55 – I don't need GMs for OrcCon any more, but we could definitely use players for games of all types.4:39 – I'm going to be taking an intentional break from the show, but if you want to find out what I'm up to, check out my gaming weblog, A Fistful of Games.6:38 – And now the actual show.7:22 – We discuss the Endgame Mini-Con in January 2007, focusing primarily on Spirit of the Century, but touching briefly on Best Friends and The Mountain Witch as well.17:13 – During our reflections on our gaming, we start thinking about player investment and players' responsibilities to each other. 29:46 – We take a brief excursion into theories of improvisational theatre and how they can apply to gaming. Keith Johnstone's Impro gets particular notice.36:00 – We take some of these ideas to the extreme and look at how they apply to GM-less games. Eventually we come back to our core ideas about investment and responsibility.48:54 – Chris takes us on a brief tangent about younger players, with special emphasis on Faery's Tale and The Princes' Kingdom.54:08 – We attempt to sum up our preachy philosophical wandering.56:29 – I try to convince Brian and Chris to come down my way for gaming, especially for the Strategicons.59:54 – Brian gives a brief shout-out to DarkCon.1:00:46 - We say goodnight. --Paul Discuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Year-End Review for 2006, Part 2 0:37 - Welcome to the second half of my look back at my gaming life in 20061:39 - This show is a part of the Gaming Broadcast Network.1:45 - Before getting to my top 5 RPG for 2006, I give out a few honorable mentions.Mortal CoilWilderness of MirrorsDictionary of MuWarmachine: Superiority 5:58 - With those out the way, I get to the actual list #5 1001 Nights#4 The Shab-al-Hiri Roach#3 Don't Rest Your Head#2 Spirit of the Century#1 Burning Empires 13:13 - Brennan, my co-host on The Voice of the Revolution, says nice things about me.13:21 - What was my roleplaying life like in 2006? I take a look back at the highlights.17:57 - Inspired by the Sons of Kryos, I discuss of my favorite game sessions during the past year.25:22 - This show is also part of the Gaming Podcast Network.25:32 - With 2006 out the way, I'm ready for 2007. I talk about what's in store, and the key word is "Play."27:53 - Another thing I'm going to shoot for in 2007 is actually publishing a game of my own.29:46 - And of course, if you're in the Los Angeles area for Presidents' Day Weekend, come on out to OrcCon, where I'll be coordinating the RPG section.30:34 - That'll do it for this show. I'll try to be back soon for the next one. --Paul Discuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

Year-End Review for 2006, Part 1 0:36 - This episode I'm taking a look back at my favorite board and card games from 2006. 2:32 - This show is part of the Gaming Broadcast Network. 2:41 - Top 5 New Board and Card Games Honorable Mention: Notre Dame #5 Iliad #4 Thurn and Taxis #3 Die Saulen Der Erde #2 BattleLore #1 Fury of Dracula 11:18 - Mike from the OgreCave Audio Report stops by a spreads the love. 11:29 - Top 5 New (to Me) Board and Card Games #5 Ca$h 'N Gun$ #4 Carcassonne: The City #3 R-Eco #2 Jungle Speed #1 Paths of Glory 20:45 - This show is part of the Gaming Podcast Network. 20:55 - I talk a little bit about the events of the last year in my board gaming life. 24:09 - This weekend I'll be in Oakland at one of Endgame's Mini-Cons. 25:34 - Be sure to check out OrcCon in February. --PaulDiscuss this episode in the HG,WT forum

RPG Review Pulp-tacular with Spirit of the Century, Thrilling Places, and Masterminds & Madmen 0:44 - I'm back with a new show after a much longer delay than I wanted.1:49 - This show is a part of the Gaming Broadcast Network.1:57 - Ryan Macklin joins me to talk about Spirit of the Century, which we played at GenCon SoCal. Ryan also has an excellent actual play report for an earlier game, with comments from the designers.19:51 - If you like what Ryan had to say, check out his column and his podcast.21:05 - This show is also part of the Gaming Podcast Network.21:14 - If you're running pulp games, both Thrilling Places and Masterminds & Madmen from Hero Games are great resources.23:59 - I talk a bit about my plans for upcoming episodes.24:37 - If you're in the Los Angeles area for Presidents' Day Weekend, come on out to OrcCon, where I'll be coordinating the RPG section.25:12 - And that will do it for today's show. --Paul Discuss this episode in the HG,WT forum