Podcast appearances and mentions of rick heinz

Mark and Erika chat with TTRPG (that's Tabletop Roleplaying Games for the uninitiated) creator Rick Heinz about horror TTRPGs. Mark and Rick nerd out about their favorites, take an unauthorized ride in the wayback machine, and discuss how TTRPGs got them started as writers. Plus, Rick shares his paranormal experiences in the tunnels beneath Chicago. Don't worry, gang: Erika has the guardrails on to keep Mark in check ... mostly.    Episode Credits: Hosts - Erika Lance @authorerikalance - Mark Muncy @eerietravels Guest - Rick Heinz @rickheinzwrites  Producer - Beau Lake @beau__lake info@eerietravels.com Intro/Outro Music - Destini Beard @destinibeardmusic Full Song available for purchase now at destinibeard.bandcamp.com Our PO Box - Eerie Travels, PO Box 419, Sylva, NC 28779 Patreon - patreon.com/eerietravels Discord - https://discord.gg/HrE6U3KQQ6   Links: Storytellers Forge - https://www.storytellersforge.com/ Rick's Website - https://www.rickheinzwrites.com/ The Black Ballad - https://amzn.to/4aEjQYN Dawn (by Rick Heinz) - https://amzn.to/3QWNaTs Bureau 13 - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/252650/bureau-13-1992-edition Bureau 13: Stalking the Night Fantastic - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/431429/bureau-13-stalking-the-night-fantastic-1983 Deadlands: The Weird West - https://amzn.to/3Kb8AZi Call of Cthulu - https://amzn.to/3VahxIv Tales from the Loop -https://amzn.to/3wSpKaY Haunting Shadows - https://amzn.to/3UXjgji The Rat Hole - https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/internet/rat-hole-filled-chicago-location-address-neighborhood-party-rcna135370 Resurrection Mary - https://www.catholiccemeterieschicago.org/locations/resurrection/   Sponsors: Beau Lake Books - linktree.com/beau__lake  History Press - ”Eerie Appalachia” Now on Audible - https://amzn.to/3QgWpNm Email Mark@EerieTravels.com for sponsorship options.   #EerieTravels #MarkMuncy #ErikaLance #BeauLake #MonsterMay #GreetingsTravelers #RickHeinz #Horror #RolePlayingGames #SatanicPanic #RessurectionMary #DandD #ChicagoUnderground #Cult #Chill #Bureau13 #Deadlands #TSR    

UPDATE : Now with fixed audio! CW: Cancer Hi folks! We have returned from Australia but are still somewhat jet lagged, so there are very little updates. Fortunately there is a great conversation with Rick Heinz to make up for it! Links for this Episode: Charity Spotlight: Ukraine Red Cross Society Charity Spotlight: The American Cancer Society Rick Heinz Storyteller's Forge The Black Ballad The Red Opera The Crow RPG Universal Soldier RPG

Listen to the full episode on our Patreon! The "ult" episode to our earlier combo on RPG Kickstarter grifts, detailing just a few of the many exploits of Jamison Stone and Satine Phoenix.  StudlyStone: A collection of stories involving Satine Phoenix, Jamison Stone, Apotheosis Studios  "Accusations Of Bullying And Blacklisting Surround Dungeons & Dragons Creator Couple" by Dan Arndt "Dungeons & Dragons Personalities Satine Phoenix and Jamison Stone Accused of Bullying, Mistreatment" by Christian Hoffer  "Red Opera and Sirens RPG writer Rick Heinz discusses the tribulations of working at Apotheosis" Interview by Chase Carter  Kickstarter Links: Sirens: Battle of the Bards  The Red Opera 5e Tarot  The Red Opera: Last Days of the Warlock  Destination Fantastic 

Capes and Lunatics Ep #291: Rick Heinz & The Black Ballad This week your geek guide Phil talks to writer Rick Heinz about his work as an author, his upcoming projects including the massive multimedia TTRPG project from Storytellers Forge Studios, The Black Ballad. Tune in today and don't forget to review the show on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube, and anywhere else you can!   Capes and Lunatics Links  → Twitter https://twitter.com/CapesLunatics → Instagram https://www.instagram.com/capeslunatics/ → Facebook https://www.facebook.com/capesandlunatics → YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/CapesandLunatics ==================

For Episode 36 of the Gehenna Gaming Podcast, Ian is joined by two of the founders of Storyteller's Forge, Rick Heinz and Courteney Penney. The creative team behind The Red Opera has just launched their latest endeavor alongside previous collaborators, DiAmorte - The Black Ballad, a new scenario book for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons that explores where your PCs go when they die. Topics discussed: The Black Ballad The Red Opera Wraith: The Oblivion Worldbuilding in TTRPGs Crowdfunding a TTRPG book Character death in games  Find Storyteller's Forge and The Black Ballad Online: https://www.backerkit.com/c/storytellers-forge-studios/the-black-ballad https://www.storytellersforge.com/ https://www.rickheinzwrites.com/ https://twitter.com/crankybolt https://www.diamorte.com/ Music: Ross Boyd Credits & Editing: Ian E. Muller Gehenna Gaming is sponsored by Session Zero Clothing, Loop Earplugs, and 1985 Games. Get 10% off with "Gehenna" at checkout for your favorite dice, gaming apparel, and TTRPG accessories. Find us online at: https://linktr.ee/GehennaGaming ZPK9PYCMYrB9vBUVtiAH The Gehenna Gaming Podcast is a podcast distributed by Gehenna Gaming, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

Join Natalie and Eric as they chat TTRPGs with author and game designer Rick Heinz. Rick is the author of countless game titles, has worked with Geek and Sundry, Nerdist, and is a co-founder of Storyteller's Forge. He is currently running a hugely successful crowdfunding campaign for his amazing adventure: The Black Ballad. Together, we three discuss role-playing games and community, grief, loss, speech impediments, and Larping. We are thrilled to host Rick for this special episode and hope you'll consider backing his amazing work. Please use this link to support the Black Ballad's Backerkit .  https://bit.ly/3lEZdYZ Rick's links: https://www.rickheinzwrites.com/ https://www.storytellersforge.com/ www.OtherworldTheatre.org Emails: Eric Koll: Eric@KeystoneMentalHealth.com Natalie Jeung: natalie@skylightcounselingcenter.com

Join me, Professor RPG, as I sit down with friends, colleagues, and special guests as we reminisce and discuss Role-Playing games that left their mark on us. Expect to see all sorts, Western-style, Japanese, and even tabletop! Stay awhile and listen, and let us TRIGGER those memories of TALES long since completed. Relive that FANTASY you hold dear, and come along with us, adventurer, on this QUEST into the past. Welcome, to the RPG University. In this episode, I have the pleasure of welcoming to the university Rick Heinz, author of the book series The Seventh Age, one of the writers for The Red Opera: The Last Warlock, the upcoming Black Ballad, and one of the heads of the Storytellers Forge Studios to talk about his creative process and what GMs can do to be better at the craft of telling stories! Follow Rick on Twitter: @crankybolt This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

This Episode is sponsored by Skunk Brothers SpiritsWebsite: https://skunkbrothersspirits.com/Discount Code: DWA10About the Author:Rick Heinz is an electrician with deep interests in politics, symbology, and spends countless caffeine-driven hours diving into the sarcastic hellscapes of his mind. For years Rick wrote for Geek & Sundry and Nerdist, cultivating and expanding upon the GM Tips series and covering RPGs of all kinds. The Red Opera: Last Days of the Warlock launched his first fully designed game taken from kitchen conversations to a full manuscript, but he's also the lead writing director for the upcoming Sirens: Battle of the Bards and has written as a contributor on many TTRPG game lines. Stuck as the perpetual storyteller, Rick's favorite game lines are Dread and Ten Candles, thanks to the tension they bring to a table. Currently, Rick's focus is on expanding his novel series The Seventh Age (sarcastic fantasy about the end of the world!) into more devilish stories about magic crashing back into our reality--for better or worse.Follow on Social Media and buy their books!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rick-Heinz/e/B01HUYMSRG/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RickHeinzWritesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rick.heinz.writes/Music by Jam HansleyFollow Us and Buy Our Books!Website: https://4horsemenpublications.com/All Social Media: @DrinkingWithAuthorsThis Episode is sponsored by Skunk Brothers SpiritsWebsite: https://skunkbrothersspirits.com/Discount Code: DWA10Skunk Brothers Spirits was started by a family of disabled veterans focused on locally-sourced, quality distilled spirits. The Washington-based team is building on their grandfather's prohibition-era moonshine recipe to bring small batch spirits to the Gorge and beyond!

This Episode is sponsored by Skunk Brothers SpiritsWebsite: https://skunkbrothersspirits.com/Discount Code: DWA10About the Author:Rick Heinz is an electrician with deep interests in politics, symbology, and spends countless caffeine-driven hours diving into the sarcastic hellscapes of his mind. For years Rick wrote for Geek & Sundry and Nerdist, cultivating and expanding upon the GM Tips series and covering RPGs of all kinds. The Red Opera: Last Days of the Warlock launched his first fully designed game taken from kitchen conversations to a full manuscript, but he's also the lead writing director for the upcoming Sirens: Battle of the Bards and has written as a contributor on many TTRPG game lines. Stuck as the perpetual storyteller, Rick's favorite game lines are Dread and Ten Candles, thanks to the tension they bring to a table. Currently, Rick's focus is on expanding his novel series The Seventh Age (sarcastic fantasy about the end of the world!) into more devilish stories about magic crashing back into our reality--for better or worse.Follow on Social Media and buy their books!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rick-Heinz/e/B01HUYMSRG/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RickHeinzWritesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/rick.heinz.writes/Music by Jam HansleyFollow Us and Buy Our Books!Website: https://4horsemenpublications.com/All Social Media: @DrinkingWithAuthorsThis Episode is sponsored by Skunk Brothers SpiritsWebsite: https://skunkbrothersspirits.com/Discount Code: DWA10Skunk Brothers Spirits was started by a family of disabled veterans focused on locally-sourced, quality distilled spirits. The Washington-based team is building on their grandfather's prohibition-era moonshine recipe to bring small batch spirits to the Gorge and beyond!

On today's show, Matt chats with writer and nerd-about-town Rick Heinz! Together they chat about Rick's latest book, The Seventh Age: Dystopia, as well as the whole Seventh Age series. They also chat about Rick's work on the 5e D&D campaign book The Red Opera before touching on gaming, Rick's early writing career, how being an electrician has shaped how he describes lighting, some of his favorite geeky properties, and even some upcoming projects. Next Episode: Dan Purcell

Rob interviews Rick Heinz, author of The Seventh Age Series of books! You can order Rick's books with this Amazon link: https://amzn.to/3x8gjhK ABOUT DYSTOPIA (SEVENTH AGE) When magic has returned to the world, companies start selling it—to those who can afford it and survive it. Magic has exploded back into the world—vampires, demons, ghosts, and other creatures of legend crawled out of the shadows, finally escaping their prisons—and the power previously only in the hands of secretive societies like Skull & Bones and the fascist Thule Society has been laid bare for the entire world to see. After the initial shock, businesses did the expected: found a way to turn magic into profit. The occult “gold rush” at the forefront of magically imbued politics built a world of wealth inequality, greed, and innovation. Bartender Jane Auburn was an early adopter of a new drug sponsored by Pelican Pharmaceuticals that allows her to move at the speed of vampires and match the strength of demons. Soon, she discovers the price for such powers may be more than she can pay: her life. Thrust into the front lines of toxic magic and occult corporate warfare, she will need to uncover what other skeletons these new companies are hiding. Preferably before she clocks out from an overdose or has to bite her tongue and endure her mandated corporate exploitation! At least she was not the only one in Austin, Texas to sign up for magic in a pill. After all, as it says in all their commercials, “Pelican Pharmaceuticals: they keep you going even when you're dead!” And how bad can the side effects possibly be? ABOUT RICK HEINZ   Richard Heinz' is an electrician with a deep interest in politics, symbology, and― not to mention countless caffeine-driven hours spent playing Diablo. The Seventh Age: Dawn is Rick's first book, as well as book one in the sprawling urban fantasy epic, The Seventh Age Series. When he isn't navigating the labyrinthine corridors of his own imagination, Rick works as a project manager in Chicago. You can follow Rick on Twitter @CrankyBolt or go Seventh-Age.com to uncover more about the world of The Seventh Age. Or read random geek articles from him @GeekandSundry! (http://geekandsundry.com/author/RickHeinz/)

In this episode of the Two D Ten Podcast, I chat with author, content creator, and gamer Rick Heinz. We talk about writing, gaming expectations, getting work published, and more. Also, we talk about "Red Opera" and the upcoming release by Apotheosis Studios, "Sirens: Battle of the Bards."Check out more by Rick below:https://geekandsundry.com/author/rickheinz/ (The Seventh Age: Dawn)https://apotheosisstudios.com/the-red-opera https://twitter.com/crankybolt

This episode we have a very special guest.  The creator of The Red Opera RPG and Seventh Age, Rick Heinz.     First we talk about Blueberry Mead before diving into what Rick has been up to since 2018.  Having just finished up 2 major projects with The Red Opera RPG and his squeal book Seventh Age Dystopia, Rick goes into some of what it took to complete these endeavors. We then talk about gaming over Discord/Twitch and the process of creating a more production based game.  With video being so prevalent and broadcasting so accessible we talk about the possibilities of gaming in the 21st Century. At end of the show we talk about what Rick has been doing with Fair Game and running DnD games for kids.  Rick tells the story of how he made all his kids cry, but in a good way in one of his epic adventures. Crossing Darkness Episodes are now being streamed on Twitch every Sunday 7pm to 7:45pm Central Time. - Hosts: Mike and Josh Shout outs:  Midnight Express Podcast, Utility Muffin Labs, Darker Days Radio, Seventh Age, Onyx Path, White Wolf, DriveThruRPG Seventh Age Dawn The Red Opera RPG Fair Game Changing Breeds Wild West Tales Anthology Conventions: Gary Con, Midwinter, Origins, Gen Con and Game Hole Con If you enjoyed the show feel free to like and follow our podcast Check out our Twitch channel Check us out on YouTube Follow us on Instagram Follow us on Twitter  

Richard Heinz' is as an electrician with a deep interest in politics, symbology, and― not to mention countless caffeine-driven hours spent playing Diablo. The Seventh Age: Dawn is Rick's first book, as well as book one in the sprawling urban fantasy epic, The Seventh Age Series. When he isn't navigating the labyrinthine corridors of his own imagination, Rick works as a project manager in Chicago. You can follow Rick on Twitter @CrankyBolt or go Seventh-Age.com to uncover more about the world of The Seventh Age.Follow Rick and Buy his books!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rick-Heinz/e/B01HUYMSRG?ref=dbsppbkr00abau000000Twitter: @CrankyBoltInstagram: @CrankyBoltFollow us!Follow us on social media:Twitter: @DrinkWAuthorsInstagram: DrinkingwithAuthorsCall us or email us with questions or inquiries!Email: DrinkingWithAuthors@gmail.comPhone: (727) 300-6752New episodes weekly!

Richard Heinz' is as an electrician with a deep interest in politics, symbology, and― not to mention countless caffeine-driven hours spent playing Diablo. The Seventh Age: Dawn is Rick's first book, as well as book one in the sprawling urban fantasy epic, The Seventh Age Series. When he isn't navigating the labyrinthine corridors of his own imagination, Rick works as a project manager in Chicago. You can follow Rick on Twitter @CrankyBolt or go Seventh-Age.com to uncover more about the world of The Seventh Age.Follow Rick and Buy his books!Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Rick-Heinz/e/B01HUYMSRG?ref=dbsppbkr00abau000000Twitter: @CrankyBoltInstagram: @CrankyBoltFollow us!Follow us on social media:Twitter: @DrinkWAuthorsInstagram: DrinkingwithAuthorsCall us or email us with questions or inquiries!Email: DrinkingWithAuthors@gmail.comPhone: (727) 300-6752New episodes weekly!

Batman, Hawkeye, Falcon, Harvey Birdman Attorney at Law, and... The Crow. The members of Bird Force 5 team up to fight evil with all the power of a small flock of birds. This week, we're joined by Rick Heinz, Pat's co-creator on The Red Opera D&D campaign, on Kickstarter now! Starring Ash Blodgett, Bret Eagleston, Samantha Willson and Pat Edwards Back "The Red Opera" on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/the-red-opera-rpg?ref=23uq73

This week we bring you behind the scenes on the development of The Red Opera, a warlock-centric Dungeons & Dragons 5e ( DnD5e ) module. Ian interviews Rick Heinz of Apotheosis Studios and James Dorton, vocalist for the band Black Crown Initiate. We discuss how The Red Opera Kickstarter was developed and James Dorton's involvement with DiAmorte's album that inspired the D&D tabletop gaming module. Back The Red Opera on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/the-red-opera-rpg?ref=dv0hje Follow James Dorton on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/odr.rodd/ Follow Rick Heinz on Twitter: https://twitter.com/crankybolt Please rate and review on your app of choice, it really helps us to spread the podcast to new listeners and spread the horror. Music: Ross Boyd Credits & Editing: Mark Q Anderson Help support the podcast and get yourself some TTRPG gear in our shop: https://gehennagaming.threadless.com Find us online at: https://www.gehennagaming.com Support our Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GehennaGaming Join our Discord: https://discordapp.com/invite/Twb5m6d Twitch: https://twitch.tv/gehennagaming YouTube: https://youtube.com/gehennagaming Twitter: https://twitter.com/gehennagaming Facebook: https://facebook.com/gehennagames Instagram: https://instagram.com/gehennagaming The Gehenna Gaming Podcast is a podcast distributed and copyrighted by Gehenna Gaming LLC. All Rights Reserved.

A warlock-based 5E campaign inspired by a heavy metal album? And the album was retooled and recorded by the Budapest Scoring Symphonic Orchestra? Can such a thing be? Hearken to The Red Opera! Inspired by the DiAmorte album of the same name, today we interview game designer Rick Heinz about this eye-and-ear-grabbing Kickstarter! Ben’s book on RPG adventure design, Encounter Theory, is on DriveThruRPG. Click here to pick up this essential volume! Like Plot Points? Support it on Patreon at the $2 level, and you’ll get a sneak peek into Ben’s book about the sale of TSR to Wizards of the Coast! This chapter concerns TSR West, an effort by TSR to open an LA office devoted to producing comic books, an effort that failed rather impressively. It is the product of a dozen interviews with professionals from comics, gaming, and Hollywood, and as far as I can reckon, it is a tale entirely untold until now. Image courtesy Apotheosis Studios.   

This week, Morrus and Peter are joined by Rick Heinz to talk about The Red Opera, with Colin Parks of the band DiAmorte joining for the first part of the show! In the news, Dungeons & Dragons has a new wilderness kit, the Forgotten Realms are coming to Magic: The Gathering, D&D Celebration schedule announced, and more! Plus Our Favorite Game in All the World and a brand new sketch where an adventurer must decide whether to admit if they ordered the Code Red. ------------------- Rick Heinz The Red Opera Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/the-red-opera-rpg DiAmorte https://www.diamorte.com/ ------------------- News D&D Dungeon Master’s Screen Wilderness Kit https://www.enworld.org/threads/dm-screen-wilderness-kit.674480/ News Digest for the Week of September 4 (Magic: The Gathering Forgotten Realms set, The Wagadu Chronicles available for free, Solasta: Crown of the Magister going into early access) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-september-4.674588/ Dead Milkmen Adventure The Lost Tomb of the Bitchin’ Chimera https://www.enworld.org/threads/the-dead-milkmens-d-d-adventure-lost-tomb-of-the-bitchin-chimera.674546/ D&D Celebration Schedule Announced https://www.enworld.org/threads/d-d-celebration-schedule-announced.674565/ IGN Preview of Icewind Dale: Rime of the Frostmaiden https://www.ign.com/articles/dnd-frostmaiden-first-look-preview-pages NewbieDM’s Twitter Flip-Through of Rime of the Frostmaiden https://twitter.com/newbiedm/status/1301924306595831810 Level Up 5e Playtest Document https://www.levelup5e.com/news/playtest-document-1-origins ------------------- Kickstarters Over Arms https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rookiejet/over-arms Dealing with your Demons https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/deployedandbackagain/dealing-with-your-demons-an-adventure-in-two-parts Find out all the RPG crowdfunding products every week with Egg Embry’s RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-old-school-essentials-mnemonic-gun-slinger-and-more.674519/ ------------------- The Red Opera The Red Opera website https://apotheosisstudios.com/the-red-opera The Red Opera Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/stonejamison/the-red-opera-rpg DiAmorte https://www.diamorte.com/ ------------------- 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 Kickstarter News Column used for the Kickstarter Game: Egg Embry Theme Song: Steve Arnott Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott  

This week we present the penultimate episode of year 3! That sounds WAY more exciting than it is, but there you go. We talk about raising Shepherds yurt, why Ursula (the Wombat CO-Host) was unable to attend, and what we got done this past week. We'll follow that with an amazing conversation with Rick Heinz, author, game master, and project manager. Enjoy! Links for this Episode: Kevin's Chicken-Cam on Twitch The Red Opera Rick Heinz on Twitter Rick Heinz on Geek and Sundry The Seventh Age : Dawn 10 Candles Dread Bluebeard's Bride IronClaw Roll20 Vurt the RPG Elven Tower on Patreon Paranoia The Warren Powered By Apocalypse/Apocalypse Engine DM's Guild Dia Morte Writers' Tears HDC Fabrication The Last Emperox Castlevania TV Series Eat The Rich Volume 1 (DM's Guild)

Learn secrets to running better adventures from gaming professionals! A galaxy of game greats pass on their collective wisdom to make your gaming sessions go gangbusters! Rick Heinz of Geek & Sundry, Jim Lowder of TSR and Chaosium, Pip System lead developer Crystal Mazur, game designer and writer Ray Jenkins, and Ben Riggs of Plot Points gathered before a soldout crowd at C2E2 to share their ideas about how to improve the experience of running a role-playing game.  Ben’s book on RPG theory is finally available for purchase! Encounter Theory lays out Ben's theory of adventure design. It also has 14 playplans to help you design better adventures, and an entire 5E adventure applying his ideas, along with commentary about why he wrote adventure the way he did. Check it out here!  Like Plot Points? Support it on Patreon at the $2 level, and you’ll get a sneak peek into Ben’s book about the sale of TSR to Wizards of the Coast! This chapter concerns TSR West, an effort by TSR to open an LA office devoted to producing comic books, an effort that failed rather impressively. It is the product of a dozen interviews with professionals from comics, gaming, and Hollywood, and as far as I can reckon, it is a tale entirely untold until now.   To let us know what you think about this episode, email us at plotpointsemail@gmail.com! Find us on Twitter @PlotPointsPod! Give us a review on iTunes to help the show grow! Audio courtesy of 50 Breaks! Image is courtesy Wizards of the Coast.

Join Josh for an interview with Rick Heinz starting off with a leading question of ”What have you done in the Gaming World?”.  Rick explains he is the developer of the game setting 7th Age and has written a book for his setting, you can also get his book on Audible.com.  He also writes the GM tips articles for Geek and Sundry.   They then get into what their favorite games are to run.  Shadowrun was number one on the list due to how easy the setup for players is and how you can run a fun oneshot when needed.  Eclipse Phase is also one of Rick's favorite systems as it has drastically changed his GMing style. Interestingly Rick currently is running a 5th Ed D&D game set in his 7th Age setting, even though, like Josh, he had in the past sworn off the D&D.  Wraith is also talked about and seemed to be a passion for both Josh and Rick.   Rick then turns the tables on Josh and asks him how he has been liking the org LARPs he is attending. Leading them into a conversation about how LARPs can improve their new player experience. The basics being to put a spotlight on your new players, giving them a dedicated ST and make their actions felt.  Rick and Josh both run their own creation that merged Tabletop and LARP. Madison Under Siege and 7th Age,  although different in many aspects, would seem to have been built from the same creative vein.   Josh and Rick then talk about some tips for players.  Josh feels that players should try and leave fear at the door and jump right into the fun.  Rick suggests that players have conviction in what they do and make sure you have fun with what you are doing.  Sidenote for all, as GMs need to read their players, players need to also read their GMs. Make sure everyone is having fun and believe it or not you will have fun.   They then dream of the things they would love to do, if they could do anything in the world of gaming!   The Ep wraps up by giving a few tips for writers and podcasters on how to get off the ground.   Special Shout out to Midnight Express Podcast, Rick Heinz, Midwinter Convention, Onyx Path, Second Act, and White Wolf creator of the World of Darkness   Please don't forget to follow and like us if you enjoy our episodes. Please feel free to leave comments and we really look forward to any feedback you can give us.  You can also join our Facebook Group and Follow us on the Madison Under Siege Facebook page, if you want to get updates on what events we are running.  You can always contact us at MadisonUnderSiege@gmail.com   - Host: Josh

Join Josh and Mike as they take you down memory lane and explore their journey of Midwinter.  They jump right into their experience finding and signing up for Midwinter. They then go over the different events they attended at the convention starting Thrusday and give you a day by day break down.   They start off on Thursday with Midwinter's Gaming Industry and how cool it was to meet people who are working in the Gaming Industry.  They then talk about the Q&A with Onyx Path and how awesome it was to attend a round table with the CEO and some of the developers.   That wrapped up Thursday and on to Friday they talk about their meeting with Rick Heinz and the Panel they attended called Storytellers Guide to Not Sucking. They then made their way to the Exhibition Hall and give a small review on a geme they tested out called CAPERS created by Craig Campbell.  The end of their Friday night was wrapped up with a game of Werewolf: The Apocalypse LARP run by Second Act. They spend a good amount of time giving a review of the game from a Tabletoppers point of view and joining a LARP at a Convention.   Saturday and Sunday Mike and Josh spent time playing the Dread game and then wrapped up the Convention with the Wrecking Crew events, playing Changeling the Dreaming on Saturday night and Trinity on Sunday night.   Special Shout out to Midnight Express Podcast, Rick Hienz, Midwinter Convention, Craig Campbell, Onyx Path, Second Act, and the Wrecking Crew and everyone we played with over the Convention.   Please don't forget to follow and like us if you enjoy our episodes, Please feel free to leave comments and we really look foward to any feed back you can give us.  You can also join our Facebook Group and Follow us on the Madison Under Siege Facebook page, if you want to get updates on what events we are running and at what conventions we will be attending and just get our general updates that we do through out the year.  You can always contact us at MadisonUnderSiege@gmail.com    Next week we have a few interviews and look forward to talking more about the World of Darkness created by White Wolf and how to cross the Meta of all the game lines and how to cross the streams of different games, like adding the Dread system into your World of Darkness game.   - Hosts: Mike and Josh

A half-hour podcast by two published authors dedicated to Storytelling, Gaming, and Books! With a heavy focus on Fantasy/Sci-Fi, authors Jamison Stone and Rick Heinz are the Half Hour Heroes!