Podcast appearances and mentions of shane harsch

Peter and Daniel were at the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada meeting with some notable BlackHat attendees. Some, like John Hammond from Huntress and Shane Hasert from CyberGRX, may be well known to Technado fans while others, like Shane Harsch from SentinelOne and Tonia Dudley of Cofense, should be on your radar.

Peter and Daniel were at the Pinball Hall of Fame in Las Vegas, Nevada meeting with some notable BlackHat attendees. Some, like John Hammond from Huntress and Shane Hasert from CyberGRX, may be well known to Technado fans while others, like Shane Harsch from SentinelOne and Tonia Dudley of Cofense, should be on your radar.

This episode features Shane Harsch of Legendsmith. During the interview we discuss how he got inot gaming, what he is doing with Legendsmith, and his projects Narosia and NOVA6. Legendsmith

Explicit vs Role-Based Knowledge Recorded at Metatopia 2014 Presented by Clark Valentine, Shane Harsch and Evan Torner. This seminar poses the question of whether it is possible to support a detailed, knowledge-rich environment for an RPG without creating a situation where the character that should know how to do something actually does not. Where is the balance between detail and role? You can subscribe to us here!  RSS Feed iTunes   Episode 71: Explicit vs Role-Based Knowledge Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (238)

Ignoring this episode causes extra Body damage.Our GM+Shane HarschPlayers+Jason Hobbs+Donn Stroud+Adam MuszkiewiczThanks for joining us for this episode of Drink Spin Run. We'd love to read your comments on the show, suggestions, where exactly we can stick what and other thinly-veiled threats. Send us your thoughts at dsr@kickassistan.net. Once again, thanks for listening, you gorgeous listeners.

Something something something podcastOur Guests+Shane Harsch+Andrew LenoxShow Notes after the jumpGuest NotesShaneLegendsmithsNarosia campaign settingHERO systemD&D 5eU Con Andy20 Minutes of Filler podcastShow NotesAndy started a conversation on the OSR...The OSR doesn't matter, but it totally mattersNostalgia can be a component but isn't the end all and be all of OSR gamingThe OSR isn't a monolithIs OSRIC a disaster that adds nothing to the community or does it preserve a gaming legacy that might get relegated to the past?Playing D&D vs. Gaming D&D?The challenge of 5e (as Adam sees it): can 5e live up to its promise of bringing everybody back to the same table? Or will it fail and under-deliver like 3e did?Narosia - Village of Gilkas (sp?)... watch for it!D&D 5e Starter Set - Lost Mines of PhandelverBad beginning, great sandboxNo character creation rules in the Starter Set, just pregens (then Shane had some nonsense to say about faking it)Free "Basic D&D" is a good ideaOSR publishers already do that (Swords & Wizardry, Labyrinth Lord, LotFP, etc.)No more excuses!Adam talks about WinterCon over here.And then talked about Marmalade Dog con over here.Advantage: roll 2d20, take the higherDisadvantage: roll 2d20, take the lowerDCC Dice Chain: If things are harder, reduce the die you're rolling one or two steps on the dice; if easier, improve the die one or more steps. A d20 can become a d16 or d14 if unfavorable, d24 or d30 if favorable.Backgrounds - How much depth do narrative mechanics like this add within the game? Is it a crutch? A straightjacket? A useful tool?5e DMG - pretty damn greatAdam says 1e DMG is better, Shane & Donn say 5e DMG beats itGame customization options in the DMG are essential to AdamDonn: It's all in there!Donn: Will this DMG make better DMs?Andy: Lack of specific rules for specific situations creates more opportunity for better rulings-logicAndy: Creative hand-holding is helpful5e PHB - pretty damn awfulAdam doesn't think that the 5e PHB is inclusive from a racial standpointAdam and Shane disagree on what counts or not as inclusion#halflinggateAdam's going to get up on a soapbox for a moment: All of this stuff is fantasy. If you're going to hide behind a veil of "historical accuracy," you're in the wrong place. The big point of fantasy is that we're making this shit up anyway, so why not take the opportunity to make things more open and accepting? What's the point of not making things more inclusive? What does that gain you? Nothing whatsoever. Player Skill vs. Character Skill?Adventure Arcs/Seasons - Tyranny of Dragons, etc.Adam gets it as a marketing decision, but doesn't like it. Zak Smith's "My Advice to WotC Now That 5e Has Rolled Out" Andy: Give me the modules, but make the world surrounding them vague. I'm here for the world building.Adam: It's disingenuous to write continuity rather than teach how people how to make it for themselves.Shane: Wizards only has to do one thing, let everyone else figure out how to serve the rest of the market.Glass Door rating of Wizards of the CoastThanks for joining us for this episode of Drink Spin Run. We'd love to read your comments on the show, suggestions, where exactly we can stick what and other thinly-veiled threats. Send us your thoughts at dsr@kickassistan.net. Once again, thanks for listening, you gorgeous listeners.

Here come the podcastOur Guests+Shane Harsch+Andrew LenoxShow Notes after the jump!Guest NotesShaneLegendsmithsNarosia campaign settingHERO systemD&D 5eU Con Andy20 Minutes of Filler podcastShow NotesDrinkBlack Rye, Founders' Brewery, Grand Rapids, MIDirty Bastard, Founders' Brewery, Grand Rapids, MIDragon's Milk, New Holland Brewery, Holland, MIBuffalo TraceAnderson Valley Bourbon Barrel Stout, Anderson Valley Brewing Co., Boonville, CAAllagash Curieux, Allagash Brewery, Portland, Maine Spin4skins - [Edit: thanks to +Jobe Bittman for setting Adam straight on the spelling of "4skins"]Sham 69CocksparrerSpotify - duhHawkwindStrayFlower Travellin' Band, SatoriPallbearerKvelertakGhost BCAncient WarlocksDjango ReinhardtReadThe King in Yellow, Robert Chalmers5e books - Donn phoned this one inBossy Pants, Tina FeyGeorge Washington's Secret Six, Kilmeade & YaegerBook of the New Sun, Gene WolfeA Whack on the Side of the Head, Roger van OechRunWorld of Dungeons x Delving DeeperDonn was HubbsedD&D 5e playtesting of NarosiaLost Mines of Phandelver... plus kids!Storyteller CardsThanks for joining us for this episode of Drink Spin Run. We'd love to read your comments on the show, suggestions, where exactly we can stick what and other thinly-veiled threats. Send us your thoughts at dsr@kickassistan.net. Once again, thanks for listening, you gorgeous listeners.