Shane Plays Geek Talk: Recent Episodes
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A journey into the things we love: D&D / RPGs, tabletop games, wargames, video games, comics and comic books, Star Trek, Star Wars, Doctor Who, fan films, movies, TV, books, sci-fi, fantasy, more! Hosted by a fellow geek that supports and encourages geeks and our fandoms in all of their various splendor! Come along and get your geek on (or maybe even discover you inner geek)!
A RAD-SATURATED BONUS EPISODE! The Cold War gone hot! “Bam” Shane joins “Doc” Benny and “Boom” Mike on the Found in the Ruins podcast to execute maneuvers on the Twilight: 2000 RPG and reconnoiter other groovy post-apocalyptic stuff like PA books and movies. This is episode 9 of Found in the Ruins. Thanks to the FitR hosts for the invite! We had fun and soaked up some mad rads.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #283 - 5/15/2025
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SHOW NOTES
Found in the Ruins episode 9: Twilight 2000 with Shane https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-5iepq-2505c7ed
Found in the Ruins Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1430189954589689
Save For Half Podcast / Found in the Ruins Podcast https://saveforhalf.com/
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/
Shane waxes eloquent (ok, he might rant mildly) on several aspects of the mainstream comic book industry including the direct market business model, variant covers, multiple characters with the same name, and constant status quo changes (plus the overuse of the word “iconic” these days, which isn’t comics-related but Shane kvetches about it anyway). A mini-review and comparison of DC’s Absolute Universe and Marvel’s Ultimate Universe (which one does Shane like best). Doctor Who has been back on the air for 20 years! A sincere shout-out to Toby Hadoke. An ailing Doctor Who super fan, lost episodes of Who, and the use of AI. D&D 2024: is it a new edition or not? (and no one seems to really be talking about D&D 2024 to be honest). The tariff war’s effect on game publishers and vague predictions and hopes for the future. A tribute to friend of the show Tony Dutra, now sadly gone.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #282 - 4/26/2025
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SHOW NOTES
DC’s Absolute Universe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absolute_Universe
Marvel’s Ultimate Universe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ultimate_Universe
Toby Hadoke Patreon https://www.patreon.com/TobyHadoke
Ailing ‘Doctor Who’ superfan spends fortune to recreate 97 lost episodes to see ‘complete’ series before he dies https://nypost.com/2025/04/13/entertainment/ailing-doctor-who-superfan-spends-fortune-to-recreate-97-lost-episodes-to-see-complete-series-before-he-dies/
DnD 5e to 2024 DnD Transition Guide and Change Log: Everything That’s Different in the New 2024 Player’s Handbook https://rpgbot.net/dnd-2024-5e-transition-guide-and-change-log-everything-thats-different-in-the-new-players-handbook/
Jeremy Crawford and Chris Perkins to Leave Dungeons & Dragons' Design Team https://screenrant.com/jeremy-crawford-chris-perkins-leaving-dnd-interview/
Tariffs affecting games https://www.catalystgamelabs.com/news/tariffs-rolling-against-american-game-publishers
What Game Publishers Are Saying About The Tariffs https://www.enworld.org/threads/what-game-publishers-are-saying-about-the-tariffs.712717/
How Will The New Tariffs Affect TTRPG Prices? https://www.enworld.org/threads/how-will-the-new-tariffs-affect-ttrpg-prices.712698/
Do Tariffs Apply To RPG Books? Maybe, Maybe Not! https://www.enworld.org/threads/do-tariffs-apply-to-rpg-books-maybe-maybe-not.712908/
Wizards of the Coast Says That China Tariffs Will Have Minimal Impact on D&D https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizards-of-the-coast-says-that-china-tariffs-will-have-minimal-impact-on-d-d.713072/
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode 252: The Wit and Wisdom of Troll Lord Games https://shaneplays.com/wit-and-wisdom-of-troll-lord-games-castles-and-crusades-rpg/
Tony Dutra: GURPS! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 40 https://shaneplays.com/gurps-radio-show-podcast-ep-40/
Tony Dutra: Game Master / Dungeon Master Tips & Panel Discussion! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 70 https://shaneplays.com/game-master-dungeon-master-tips-panel-discussion-radio-show-podcast-ep-70/
Tony Dutra: RPG News Blast! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 105 https://shaneplays.com/rpg-news-blast-radio-show-podcast-ep-105/
Tony Dutra: How To Create A GURPS Character https://shaneplays.com/how-to-create-a-gurps-character/
Tony Dutra: How To Play GURPS https://shaneplays.com/how-to-play-gurps-rpg-tutorial/
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/
Game developers Hannah and Joseph Williams join to chat about their new “Dark Crystal”-like CRPG Banquet For Fools. Shane jokingly laments a missing element from the game, but Joseph promises they won’t duck out from putting it in. Now that ten years have passed, how do they feel Serpent in the Staglands performed? Thoughts on Mechajammer (previously Copper Dreams) and the hopes versus the reality. The pros, cons and pitfalls of Early Access. Shane gets recruited as a voice actor. A tangent into severe weather and the importance of escapism.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #281 - 11/26/2024
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SHOW NOTES
Banquet for Fools on Steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3172700/Banquet_for_Fools/
Hannah and Joseph Games Website https://banquetforfools.com/
The Dark Crystal https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Crystal
A Wizard of Earth Sea by Ursula K. Le Guin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Wizard_of_Earthsea
Chicago by Carl Sandburg https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/12840/chicago
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/
Star Trek Video Games: An Unofficial Guide to the Final Frontier with author Mat Bradley-Tschirgi. There are a LOT of Star Trek video games and Mat had some hard decisions and set boundaries on what games to cover in his book (by the way, a “notable” game doesn’t necessarily mean a good game). What is Mat’s favorite and least favorite Star Trek game? Star Trek has one of the saddest stories of vaporware in PC gaming. Mat had an unusual entry into Star Trek fandom, but it still grabbed him. What are Shane and Mat’s thoughts on some of the more recent Star Trek TV shows? What is one redeeming aspect of Star Trek V: The Final Frontier? Podcasting takes a lot of work and time.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #280 - 10/23/2024
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SHOW NOTES
Mat Bradley-Tschirgi’s Books on Amazon http://matwbt.com
Star Trek Video Games: An Unofficial Guide to the Final Frontier https://www.amazon.com/Star-Trek-Video-Games-Unofficial/dp/1399050729
Star Trek Games list on Trekcore https://gaming.trekcore.com/plat_list.html
Star Trek Games list on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_games
Star Trek: Secret of Vulcan Fury trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDAFVYKyJVI
Matt Chat (Matt Barton’s interview channel) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCE98xefVUXmbvQfe-wNS8oA
Sequelcast 2 Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sequelcast2
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/
RPG and tabletop gaming historian Jon Peterson returns for a fantastic conversation on D&D and RPG history, and his related current books and projects. A new edition of Playing at the World and Dungeons & Dragons - the Making of Original D&D: 1970-1977 are on the shelves. D&D 4E has its hardcore fans. Jon has a seriously impressive collection of documents related to RPG history. Jon’s first on-screen RPG game, ever. Does the role of the Caller in D&D get an unfair reputation (and what exactly does the Caller do)? DNA from non-RPGs like Outdoor Survival made it into early D&D. Be careful of the question “what is a role-playing game”, the debate can sideswipe an entire conversation. Plus much more.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #279 - 9/27/2024
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SHOW NOTES
Previous Shane Plays Geek Talk episode with Jon: D&D History – Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons with Jon Peterson – Episode 250 – 11-9-2021 https://shaneplays.com/dnd-history-game-wizards-the-epic-battle-for-dungeons-and-dragons-jon-peterson/
Playing at the World, 2E, Volume 1: The Invention of Dungeons & Dragons (Game Histories) https://www.amazon.com/Playing-World-2E-Invention-Histories/dp/0262548771/
Playing at the World, 2E, Volume 2: Three Pillars of Role-Playing Games (Game Histories) https://www.amazon.com/Playing-World-2E-Invention-Histories/dp/0262548771/
Dungeons & Dragons - the Making of Original D&D: 1970-1977 https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Making-Original-1970-1977/dp/0786969857
Celebrating 50 Years of Dungeons & Dragons - Week #1 - OD&D with Jon Peterson https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mIzisBYQkyw
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/
Merle M. Rasmussen, the man in the tux himself, joins to talk about the Top Secret RPG and his game design career. What was his first (mistaken) understanding of what D&D was? Memories of working at TSR. A no-nonsense discussion about the financials of his agreement with TSR for Top Secret. Financial lessons he has learned in his career. The perils of lead poisoning in making miniatures (and accidental improvised bombs). Jon Peterson’s Quagmire! D&D module article and Merle’s involvement in making it happen. Top Secret set multiple RPG precedents. What existing RPG was used for Top Secret’s firearms rules? The FBI visited TSR because of Top Secret’s playtest. You’re not just paranoid, the HackNoia RPG is coming. I Choose To RISE, Merle’s card game that helps teach about Black heroes. Merle’s wife Jackie has often been his writing partner and sounding board. Moments of fan feedback Merle has had that will get you right in the feels (including, I kid you not, being asked to bless a gamer’s ashes). Bad James Bond jokes.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #278 - 8/14/2024
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SHOW NOTES
Merle M. Rasmussen on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Merle_M._Rasmussen
Merle M. Rasmussen on RPG Geek https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/3875/merle-m-rasmussen
Top Secret RPG on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_Secret_(role-playing_game)
Quagmire! The Making of a 1980s D&D Module by Jon Peterson https://medium.com/@increment/quagmire-the-making-of-a-1980s-d-d-module-c30e788ea5f2
Sqwurm Card Game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/12328/sqwurm
Planting People Growing Justice Leadership Institute https://www.ppgjli.org/
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/
Shane, Chris Holmes, and Mike Stewart aka DM Mike (Save for Half podcast, Found in the Ruins podcast) shamble relentlessly through over 40 zombie and zombie-ish flicks in their inhuman hunger for horror. Plus a brief detour into the best on-screen Joker and multiple bad zombie jokes. True or false: Marcel Marceau starred in a zombie flick. What is Shane’s most annoying zombie movie? What would you do if you were the last person on Earth and could do whatever you want? Shane offers a rare trigger warning.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #277 - 7/22/2024
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SHOW NOTES
Found in the Ruins podcast https://saveforhalf.com/ (FITR releases on the SFH podcast feed)
Found in the Ruins Facebook Group https://www.facebook.com/groups/1430189954589689
Chris Holmes’s Zombie Movie List
(if an entry is numbered, Chris recommends it. If it’s not numbered, he feels it’s worth discussing but doesn’t “rank” for his top 15)
- Last Man on Earth USA 1964 Dir. Sidney Salkow Based on I Am Legend Richard Matheson Stars Vincent Price
- Plague of the Zombies UK 1966 Dir. John Gilling Stars Andre Morell Hammer Film
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- Night of the Living Dead USA 1968 Dir. George Romero Writ. John Russo Stars Duane Jones
- Tombs of the Blind Dead Spain-Portugal 1972 Dir. And written Amado de Ossorio Stars are unimportant
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- Omega Man USA 1971 Dir. Boris Sagal Based on I Am Legend Stars Charlton Heston, Rosalind Cash
- Children Shouldn’t Play With Dead Things USA 1972 Dir. Bob Clark written and starring Bob Clark!
- Shanks USA 1974 Dir. William Castle probably written by him too Stars Marcel Marceau!
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- Dawn of the Dead USA 1978 Dir. And Writer George Romero Stars Ken Foree Stunts and makeup by Tom Savinni
- Zombi 2 Italy 1979 Dir. Lucio Fulci Writ. Dardeo Sacchetti Released in U.S. as Zombie
- Nightmare City Italy 1980 Dir.Umberto Lenzi Stars Hugo Stieglitz and many attractive women. Extremely silly.
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- The Evil Dead 1981 USA Dir. Sam Rami also written by him Stars Bruce Campbell First in a great Trilogy
- Dead and Buried 1981 USA Dir. Gary Sherman Writtten by Dan Obannon Stars James Farentino, Jack Albertson
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- Re-Animator 1985 USA Dir. Stuart Gordon written by him and Brian Yuzna Stars Jeffry Combs, Barbara Crampton
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- Return of the Living Dead 1985 USA Dir. Dan OBannon also written by him Stars James Karen, Clu Galagar, Linea Quigley,
- Day of the Dead 1985 USA Dir. George Romero also written by him Stars Lori Cardille A great disappointment
- Night of the Creeps 1986 USA Dir. Fred Dekkar also written by him Aliens create zombies
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- Evil Dead 2 1987 USA Dir. Sam Rami also written by him Stars Bruce Campell More fun and no tree rape
- Night of the Living Dead 1990 USA Tom Savini remake of original Stars Patricia Tallman
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- Dead Alive (Brain Dead) 1992 N.Z. Dir. Peter Jackson Writ. S. Sinclair Stars Timothy Balme, Diana Penalver
- Army of Darkness 1992 USA Dir. Sam Rami Written by Sam and Ivan Rami Stars Bruce Campbell, Embeth Davidtz
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- Cemetery Man 1994 Italy Dir. Michele Soavi Stars Rupert Everett, Franscois Lazaro, Anna Falchi
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- Bio Zombi 1998 Hong Kong Dir. Wilson Yip Stars Jordan Chan Very funny.
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- Stacy ( Attack of the School Girl Zombies) 2001 Japan Dir. Naoyuki Tomomatsu Possibly the weirdest
- Shawn of the Dead 2004 England Dir. Steven Wright Stars Simon Pegg, Mark Frost
- Dance of the Dead 2008 USA Dir. Greg Bishop Written Joe Ballarini D&D players die in this film
- Dead Snow 2009 Norway Dir. Tommy Wirkola Stars Charlotte Frogner
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- Wyrmwood (Road of the Dead) 2014 Australia Dir. Kiah Roache Turner Stars Bianca Bradey -Features car chases on the outback
- Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse 2015 USA Dir. and written Christopher Landon Stars Tye Sheridan
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- One Cut of the Dead (Zombie One Cut) 2017 Japan Shinichiro Ueda No spoilers please
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- Little Monsters 2019 Australia Dir. Abe Forsythe Stars Lupita Nyoung’o Heartwarming
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- Night Eats the World 2018 France Dir. Dominique Rocher Stars Anders Danielsen Bleak and realistic
Shane’s Additional Worth Mentioning List
(for better or for worse)
- Train to Busan
- World War Z
- Assault on Precinct 13
- The Crazies
- The Sadness
- Zombieland
- REC
- The Returned
- Demons
- Army of the Dead
- Land of the Dead
- Diary of the Dead
- Survival of the Dead
- The Living Dead at the Manchester Morgue
- Honorable Mention: Michael Jackson’s “Thriller” music video
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/
Preston Poulter of Pocket Jacks Comics joins to talk comic books, the current status of his Comicsgate trademark lawsuit, and his reasons for pursuing it. Plus the economics and challenges of self-publishing comics, some tabletop RPG chat and we learn what a pocket jack is. Shane gets upstaged during the bad joke of the week. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #276 - 4/29/2024
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SHOW NOTES
Pocket Jacks Comics https://www.pocketjackscomics.com/
Preston Poulter Trademarks Comicsgate https://bleedingcool.com/comics/preston-poulter-trademarks-comicsgate/
Timeline of Comicsgate Trademark Lawsuit: Common Sense Press Inc DBA Pocket Jacks Comics (Poulter) vs Sciver / Malpica https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=92075375&pty=CAN&eno=42
The Standoff at Sparrow Creek https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5304996/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt
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/
Wide-ranging geekout with David Finn of Signal of Doom!! Lots of comic book and MCU chat (like, a lot). Pi Day. Doctor Who, old and new. Google Gemini vs. ChatGPT. Judge Dredd satirizes fascism but can tell multi-layered stories. Godzilla finally wins an Oscar. Godzilla as a metaphor. The essence of the Punisher. It’s been a while, but Shane rants a bit (and David loves it). The Krakoan X-Men scare Shane and David’s ready for the era to move on. Current Beast makes David pine for Dark Beast. Three Jokers?? The 80s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RPG and real-life urban ninja action. Shane’s defining Han Solo moments. David recommends Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre. A key to being an adult is being able to separate the creator from the creation in terms of enjoying entertainment. What D&D-related incident made a young Shane cry? Shane and David love the old-school CRPGs. The Asanti Series is a continuing series of fantasy books by David. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #274 - 3/29/2024
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SHOW NOTES
Signal of Doom Podcast https://signalofdoom.com/
Signal of Doom: Ed Greenwood Interview https://www.podbean.com/ew/dir-y7sfp-172b09fa
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness RPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_%26_Other_Strangeness
‘Godzilla Minus One’ Makes Franchise History With First Oscars Win https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/godzilla-minus-one-2024-oscars-win-1235848606/
Dreamsnake by Vonda N. McIntyre https://www.amazon.com/Dreamsnake-Vonda-N-McIntyre/dp/1504067460
Circle of Eight Modding Community - The Temple of Elemental Evil https://co8.org/community/
The Asanti Series (David’s Books on Amazon) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B074CCVHS1?ref_=dbs_p_pwh_rwt_anx_b_lnk
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/
Despite what you might think from its famous box art, Greyhawk (the first D&D setting published by TSR) isn’t just knights and chivalry… so what is it then? Major Greyhawk fan Allan T. Grohe Jr. aka “grodog” joins to fill us in on all the setting’s fantastic details! Also: Greyhawk is a setting with plenty of room to homebrew within the established details. Why the name Greyhawk? Some discussion of the Greyhawk novels (Gary Gygax’s and others). The Moathouse vs. the Temple… which is remembered more fondly? Is Greyhawk “real” to Allan? Militant neutrality. Alignment and worldbuilding. Does Lawful Good have to be Lawful Stupid? Discovering The Hobbit. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #274 - 2/29/2024
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SHOW NOTES
Why Greyhawk in 2023? - grodog's Thoughts https://grodog.blogspot.com/2023/01/why-greyhawk-in-2023.html
“The Grey in the Hawk” by Nitescreed https://shaneplays.com/putting-the-grey-in-the-hawk-by-nitescreed-greyhawk/
Greyhawk on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greyhawk
Circle of Eight Modding Community - The Temple of Elemental Evil Video Game https://co8.org/community/
OSRIC & The OSR with Allan T. Grohe Jr. – Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode 264- 11/30/2022 https://shaneplays.com/osric-osr-rpg-allan-grohe-podcast/
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/
Strat-O-Matic Baseball might be one of the biggest games you’ve never heard of, and three-time champion William “Bill” Meinhardt joins to share his passion for playing it. How long has the game been around, and how many people play it? What’s the one mechanic Bill wishes was in this beloved game? Is there a link between Strat-O-Matic Baseball and Fantasy (Rotisserie) Baseball? Is there a link between Strat-O-Matic and tabletop roleplaying games? At its heart, what is the game of baseball? And for the really hard-hitting question, does Bill do the Chicken Dance?? Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #273 - 1/31/2024
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SHOW NOTES
Strat-O-Matic on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strat-O-Matic
Strat-O-Matic Baseball Review https://www.boardgamequest.com/strat-o-matic-baseball-review/
Strat-O-Matic: Dungeons & Dragons For The Rotisserie Set https://longislandweekly.com/strat-o-matic-dungeons-dragons-rotisserie-set/
Bill Meinhardt: World’s Largest Fantasy RPG Collection! – Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode 206 – 12/21/2019 https://shaneplays.com/bill-meinhardt-fantasy-rpg-collection-podcast/
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/
Star Fleet Battles is the Star Trek-based wargame that’s been in constant publication since 1979, leading to an expanded range of games and lore known as the Star Fleet Universe. SFB fan, expert, and contributor Bill Barsh of Pacesetter Games and Simulations joins to talk all about it and take us into the final frontier of wargames! Is SFB for wargamers, Trekkies, or both? Which SFB weapons do Shane and Bill most hate to be on the receiving end of? Speed is life. SSDs, phasers, and hellbores, oh my! Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #272 - 12/29/2023
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SHOW NOTES
Star Fleet Battles on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Fleet_Battles
Star Fleet Battles at Amarillo Design Bureau https://www.starfleetgames.com/starfleetbattles.shtml
Pacesetter Games & Simulations https://pacesettergames.com/
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/
Discover the real Stan Lee (not the public PR persona) and his story in Tom Scioli’s amazing I Am Stan biographical graphic novel. Plus: Simple comic book character design versus convoluted and complicated design. Working for the big comics companies versus being an independent creator. The one time Tom got a taste of the editorial dark side of comics. The indefinable magic of the monthly comic. A comic with a lot of issues doesn’t necessarily make money. The changing fiscal and distribution of the comics industry over time always keeps it the best of times and worst of times. Should the New Gods and the Eternals have been kept separate from the main continuity of their respective publishers? Shane doesn’t buy DC’s reason for Crisis on Infinite Earths (but loves the series). What is Shane’s dream project for Tom? (hint: it’s The Land of the Lost). Make sure to track down Tom’s newest superhero comic Witchman. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #271 - 11/20/2023
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SHOW NOTES
I Am Stan Graphic Novel https://www.amazon.com/Am-Stan-Graphic-Biography-Legendary/dp/1984862022
A Comic Book Creator’s Journey: From 8-Opus to WITCHMAN with Tom Scioli https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6yrG9B6Gy5g
Tom Scioli’s Patreon https://www.patreon.com/user?u=44878299
WITCHMAN: A New Superhero Comic Book https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tomscioli/witchman-a-new-superhero-comic-book
Zot! Online: "Hearts and Minds" https://www.scottmccloud.com/1-webcomics/zot/index.html
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/
All-around groovy geek and author Tracy Wilson (aka James T. Wilson) on his indie horror novel Zombie Bytes, also chatting about cool things like his involvement with the Star Wars costuming association the 501st Legion. The pain and timeline of writing a novel. What is “success”? What’s the real threat of a zombie apocalypse? Thoughts on when it was time to stop watching The Walking Dead. World War Z: the book versus the movie. Shane is currently into On Patrol Live. Shane confesses to a geek heresy as a child. Multiple bad zombie jokes. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #270 - 10/23/2023
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Zombie Bytes Novel https://www.amazon.com/Zombie-Bytes-Tracy-Wilson-ebook/dp/B01BZKPIH8/
501st Legion https://www.501st.com/
Rebel Legion https://rebellegion.com/
Police Pursuits YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/@PolicePursuits
James T. Wilson on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/jamestwilson_author_/
James T. Wilson on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/198677564898975
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/
Johnny Havoc (John McDonald) and Newt (Rebekah McDonald) of Simple Tricks & Nonsense join to discuss their incredible cosplay. What does cosplay mean to them? The economics of cosplay, including material and labor. Cosplay includes the challenge of taking something two-dimensional and making it work practically in three dimensions. For people who create cosplay as art, cons are like their art galleries. It’s very OK to ask cosplayers to take a pic with them, truly. What famous movie quote inspired ST&N’s moniker? How big is the Masters of the Universe fandom? Newt has literally lived up to her nickname. We’re hoping Johnny will Gorn it up someday. Cobra-La, yes or no? The Venture Bros. Kids locking themselves in the bathroom when their toys die. The startling connection between Robocop and a trash dumpster. Cartoon villain smack-talk contest.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #269 - 7/16/2023
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Simple Tricks & Nonsense on Facebook
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Simple Tricks & Nonsense on Instagram
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Simple Tricks & Nonsense on YouTube
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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/
Author and D&D historian Mike Witwer shares the details on his newest book The Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary, which is not only chock full of goodness on everyone’s favorite drow but the Forgotten Realms in general (as Mike puts it, "the Drizzt books are the greatest tour of the Forgotten Realms that the setting has ever gotten"). Mike has several other projects going as well, including a sequel to Art & Arcana focusing on 5E, and a young adult novel featuring a historic game and a town that might seem familiar to D&D fans! Some D&D movie discussion. The importance of documenting D&D and RPG history. Shane poses a tough question to Mike on what magic items he would choose from the Drizzt books. What books would Mike recommend to introduce someone to Drizzt? Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #268 - 5/30/2023
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Drizzt trivia:
- First novel: The Crystal Shard in 1988
- 38 books as of August 9, 2022
- 39th book releasing in August 2023: Lolth's Warrior
- Over 35 million copies of Drizzt books sold
Drizzt Do'Urden on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drizzt_Do%27Urden
The Legend of Drizzt series on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Drizzt
Dungeons and Dragons The Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Legend-Drizzt-Dictionary/dp/1465497846/
Lore & Legends: A Visual Celebration of the Fifth Edition of the World's Greatest Roleplaying Game https://www.amazon.com/Lore-Legends-Celebration-Greatest-Roleplaying-ebook/dp/B09WD4HD82
Vivian Van Tassel and the Secret of Midnight Lake https://www.amazon.com/Vivian-Tassel-Secret-Midnight-Lake/dp/1665918195/
--- 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/
Chris Holmes has a unique historical perspective on fiction writer John Eric Holmes and Holmes Basic D&D, given that he’s JEH’s son. Chris is doing cool stuff in his own right, including his fantasy art and a day job where he gets to introduce kids to D&D. Chris’s posthumous RPG project with his father called Things Better Left Alone. How much did JEH make for creating the first D&D Basic edition? Chris and Shane have different approaches to playing with alignment. What is Chris’s favorite D&D edition (it’s a trick answer). Edgar Rice Burroughs. Send in the Pinkertons! Tarzan’s super power. Weresharks. Ask Cthulhu. Zombie movies, Rob Zombie, Dragula, and Sherlock Holmes. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #267 - 5/12/2023
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SHOW NOTES
John Eric Holmes on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Eric_Holmes
Chris Holmes Website: http://www.holmeswest.com/
Things Better Left Alone module from Pacesetter Games based on J. Eric Holmes map from Holmes Basic D&D https://www.facebook.com/groups/310434204630/posts/10160416579069631/ -Chris Holmes contributes art, which Bill Barsh calls “Holmesian”
--- 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/
Hey there, friend! If you're into classic games and fascinating stories, you'll love our latest podcast episode featuring the multi-talented Neal Hallford. Join us as he shares insider details on the renowned Betrayal at Krondor CRPG, and get excited about the game's 30th-anniversary celebrations!
This innovative game was truly ahead of its time, and Neal takes us on a journey to explore the bold choices that made it such a hit. Discover the game element that needed a makeover but ultimately turned out even better!
Did you know that Neal's incredible work on the game led Raymond E. Feist to include it in his iconic Riftwar Saga novel series? Hear about their collaboration and get an insider's perspective on Feist's impressive business acumen.
But wait, there's more! Brace yourself for some juicy behind-the-scenes stories of the BAK sequel drama, complete with corporate antics and a dash of Machiavellian mischief. You won't want to miss it!
Neal also shares his thoughts on his Krondor Remastered project and reveals what he'd do differently if he had the chance to remake the game today. Plus, find out which lessons from his Swords & Circuitry game development textbook still hold true and what he'd update for the modern age.
And if you're a budding filmmaker, get inspired by the Betrayal at Krondor Fan Film Challenge, where even your trusty smartphone can be your ticket to success!
Lastly, uncover a surprising connection between Betrayal at Krondor and the legendary BioWare. Tune in now for an enthralling and engaging conversation that's sure to spark your curiosity! Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #266 - 3/14/2023
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SHOW NOTES
Krondor Fan Film Challenge - Opening Day Announcement Video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nI2YONb2wB8
Betrayal at Krondor Fan Film Challenge http://KrondorFFC.com
Promo Video for Betrayal at Krondor Meetup in Eugene, OR on June 23, 2023 https://www.dropbox.com/s/rb6knnw46a2cc1a/BAK30_Promo.mp4?dl=0
Facebook Event page for Betrayal at Krondor Meetup in Eugene, OR on June 23, 2023 https://fb.me/e/2x1AXguTD
Bak Bits Every Tuesday and Thursday until the meetup in Eugene on June 23rd, Neal is releasing new Bak Bits about the history of Krondor. Follows can find them by the hashtags #BAK30, #KRONDOR30, and #KRONDORFFC Neal’s Blog https://www.nealhallford.com/
Betrayal at Krondor Pack on GOG https://www.gog.com/en/game/betrayal_at_krondor
Swords & Circuitry: A Designer's Guide to Computer Role-Playing Games https://www.amazon.com/Swords-Circuitry-Designers-Role-Playing-Development/dp/0761532994/
Betrayal at Krondor Remastered & Lumberyard! – Shane Plays Ep. 45 https://shaneplays.com/betrayal-at-krondor-remastered-lumberyard-radio-show-podcast-ep-45/ (April 2016)
--- 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/
Zach Glazar (Frog God Games), Bill Barsh (Pacesetter Games) and Levi Combs (Planet X Games) share the personal impact (here’s a hint: "existential threat") and professional impact that Wizards of the Coast’s recent OGL announcements had on them, and where they’re going from here. "Unprofessional" and "ham-fisted" is mentioned a lot by our guests. Third-party publishers have been publishing the strong stuff for 5E in recent years. Was WotC's final decision enough to get things back to what they were with 3rd party TTRPG publishers and creators or is the relationship over? What options are on the table if someone wants to leave WotC and their OGL behind? OGLs versus SRDs. ORCs and Black Flags. Finer points of TTRPG legal warfare. What the heck does irrevocable mean, anyway? Our guests have firm theories on what level in WotC this all came from (and the theories might surprise you). Shane Plays gets a HOT SCOOP from Pacesetter Games. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #265 - 2/9/2023
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Dungeons & Dragons’ New License Tightens Its Grip on Competition https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-1-1-open-gaming-license-1849950634
An Update on the Open Game License (OGL) Cached version Frantic backpedaling (and attempted spin) on OGL 1.1 https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:_ilAqfJ3Cj8J:https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1423-an-update-on-the-open-game-license-ogl&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk≷=us
Summary of creator and fan response to WotC's OGL 1.1 official statement "It has become clear that it is no longer possible to achieve all goals" - Wizards of the Coast address Dungeons & Dragons OGL 1.1 backlash https://www.sportskeeda.com/esports/it-become-clear-longer-possible-achieve-goals-wizards-coast-address-dungeons-dragons-ogl-1-1-backlash?fbclid=IwAR3SzmtSYacMb-vT6b-aLGgWhATGMUVjfrliszX0ZH6Tn_JbITXgHWL_3bU
A Working Conversation About the Open Game License (OGL) Cahed version https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:5dPV6amx320J:https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1428-a-working-conversation-about-the-open-game-license&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk≷=us
D&D maker still wants to revoke earlier versions of "open" gaming license https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2023/01/dd-maker-still-wants-to-revoke-earlier-versions-of-open-gaming-license/
D&D Beyond: OGL 1.0a & Creative Commons https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons 88% do not want to publish TTRPG content under OGL 1.2. 90% would have to change some aspect of their business to accommodate OGL 1.2. 89% are dissatisfied with deauthorizing OGL 1.0a. 86% are dissatisfied with the draft VTT policy. 62% are satisfied with including Systems Reference Document (SRD) content in Creative Commons, and the majority of those who were dissatisfied asked for more SRD content in Creative Commons. Ryan Dancey -- Hasbro Cannot Deauthorize OGL https://www.enworld.org/threads/ryan-dancey-hasbro-cannot-deauthorize-ogl.694196/
Goodman Games Announces January Is Best Sales Month In Its History https://goodman-games.com/blog/2023/02/01/goodman-games-announces-january-is-best-sales-month-in-its-history/
Paizo Announces System-Neutral Open RPG License - Open RPG Creative License (ORC) https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo6si7v
Kobold Press's Black Flag Blog Posts (new SRD / open fantasy RPG system project) https://koboldpress.com/category/black-flag/
Kobold Press releases new details for Project Black Flag https://nichegamer.com/kobold-press-details-project-black-flag/
--- 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/
RPG developer and publisher Allan T. Grohe Jr. (aka "grodog") joins to talk AD&D retroclone OSRIC, the OSR, Black Blade Publishing, John Eric Holmes, and RPG goodness in general. Allan LOVES him some Greyhawk. The skills he learned tracking down early information on Greyhawk helped lead to his main non-RPG career. How active is the current AD&D 1E and/or OSRIC scene? What is Allan’s definition of OSR, and does he feel it’s important? The legal importance of OSRIC to the OSR community. ‘zines are often lauded, but at one time Dragon magazine was a sort of “D&D website” in its day as well. Watching an RPG project happen behind the scenes. Shane offers a mild defense of rules lawyers. “Vanilla” fantasy is not a derogatory term. Cthulhu and Delta Green. Look, just hit Cthulhu with a boat. Shane has figured out Lovecraft’s indescribable color. Thunderdome match: Strongheart versus Warduke.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #264 - 11/30/2022
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OSRIC: First Edition Fantasy Roleplaying Game
https://osricrpg.com/
Black Blade Publishing
https://www.facebook.com/BlackBladePublishing/
THE 1001 TREASURES OF BLACK BLADE PUBLISHING AND GOODMAN GAMES: GARY CON 2018 REPORT, PART II
https://www.blackgate.com/2018/03/13/the-1001-treasures-of-black-blade-publishing-and-goodman-games-gary-con-2018-report-part-ii/
Allan at Greyhawk Online
https://greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/Allan_Grohe
D&D Retroclones List
http://taxidermicowlbear.weebly.com/dd-retroclones.html
Single Volume Edition of OD&D by Greyharp
https://friendorfoe.com/d/ODD%20Single%20Volume.pdf
Fight On! Magazine
https://fightonmagazine.com/
Knockspell Magazine
https://grodog.blogspot.com/2017/05/knockspell-magazine-master-index.html
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
Skeeter Green joins to talk RPGs, Skeeter Green Productions, the Independent Publishers Union of small RPG publishers, and his new Kickstarter. The Valley Out of Time is a series of 'zine-sized RPG adventures borrowing heavily from classic dinosaur art, books, and movies (think Frazetta and Harryhausen). Tips and advice for small RPG publishers from Skeeter’s seminar series with Zach Glazar. The chances of making a living working in the RPG industry full-time. Defining success. RPG authors versus developers versus editors versus designers. The correct way to pronounce “bulette” according to Tim Kask. The secret origin of the name Skeeter. Favorite sitcoms of the past. Rob Zombie’s movies. NASA probing asteroids.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #263 - 10/19/2022
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Kickstarter: The Valley Out of Time for S&W DCC MCC Part 5&6 FINAL! from Skeeter Green Productions
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/science-wizard/the-valley-out-of-time-for-sandw-dcc-mcc-5e-part-5and6-final
Skeeter Green Productions
https://www.skeetergreenproductions.com/
Skeeter Green Productions on DriveThruRPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12902/Skeeter-Green-Productions
Independent Publishers Union
https://www.hyperborea.tv/ipu.html
A NASA Spacecraft Is About to Collide With an Asteroid. Watch Live Here | Science Alert
https://www.sciencealert.com/a-nasa-spacecraft-will-collide-with-an-asteroid-on-monday-watch-live-here
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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Joseph Wolf of Reaper Miniatures talks Dungeon Dwellers, Reaper’s old-school style RPG using modern design. Also: some ReaperCon chat. Joseph has some interesting RPG design highlights, including Forgotten Realms, Deadlands, and Blood of Heroes. Love it or hate it, 5E is very successful at what it does. Which Dungeon Dwellers came first, the minis or the RPG? “Tolkien Orcs” versus “Warhammer Orcs.” Super quick hot takes on Rings of Power. Shane freely admits to and doesn’t apologize for being RPG system promiscuous. Innovation in RPG design is groovy, but you don’t have to innovate just to be cool.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #262 - 9/24/2022
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Dungeon Dwellers RPG
https://www.reapermini.com/rpg
ReaperCon
https://reapercon.com/
Reaper Miniatures
https://www.reapermini.com/
Joseph C. Wolf | RPG Designer | RPGGeek
https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/15228/joseph-c-wolf
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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Champions superhero RPG co-creator (and HERO Games co-founder) George MacDonald with guest co-host Michael Stewart (Victorious RPG creator; Save For Half and The Crusader podcasts co-host). The origins of Champions from the why, to the playtesting to the launch and beyond. Was the initial reception to Champions disappointing or encouraging? George came out of wargaming and his RPG mechanics reflects that. Did early players prefer to play licensed characters or their own superheroes? Crunchy versus streamlined game mechanics. Estimating the damage between wet and dry avalanches. Why did George decide to do superheroes for his first RPG game genre? The difference in adventure structure between RPG genres (fantasy, cyberpunk, superheroes). Some of the business thinking behind printing a game and creating a company (two different things!). Game distributors dangled the carrot a lot back in the day. The great Hero Games Box Shuffle of the Early Eighties. A speed round of Champions questions for George from Facebook. The pros and cons of wearing a cape. Foxbat’s secret identity REVEALED! What term in sci-fi RPGs has always bugged Shane? A little bit of chat about George’s time in computer games including Pool of Radiance.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #261 - 9/9/2022
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https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512
SHOW NOTES
George MacDonald (game designer)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_MacDonald_(game_designer)
Save For Half Podcast Episode 17: Champions 1st Edition
https://saveforhalf.com/2019/04/23/episode-17-champions-1st-edition/
Matt Chat 490: George MacDonald
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SyaIyNDaOZw
World of Supers RPGs Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1605211436420082
I tried to recreate a comic book using DALL-E and Alan Moore’s script
https://rubikscode.net/2022/08/22/i-tried-to-recreate-a-comic-book-using-dall-e-and-alan-moores-script/
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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Dafydd Roche of Terrain-Tronics doesn’t just want to make cool terrain, he's helping DMs and GMs bring delight to their players with easy DIY gaming terrain electronics for D&D and other RPGs. Game terrain as part of the storytelling. Theatrical D&D. The no-solder wire wrapping technique is good enough for NASA! Pretty soldering jobs versus ugly soldering jobs. Smart ways to compete with big business as a small business. Shane does his usual thing of getting into the business reality behind the creativity. Terrain-Tronics products are open source. Do horses really go to the glue factory? What chain of events had to happen for many of the inventions and innovations in human history? A minor tangent into casinos, pit bosses, and getting comped.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #260 - 8/15/2022
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Terrain-Tronics website
https://terraintronics.com/
Terrain-Tronics on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/c/TerrainTronics
Terrain-Tronics on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/terraintronics/
“Endor Tree Platform” Lighted Forest Camp Diorama Tutorial - bringing electronics to your build!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOlUe7gGVZM
Recommended Starter Project - Conwy Castle - Simple 4ch LED Driver
https://www.tindie.com/products/terraintronics/conwy-castle-simple-4ch-led-driver/
Tabletop Witchcraft Youtube Channel
*Uses Terrain-Tronics electronics
https://www.youtube.com/c/TabletopWitchCRAFT
Nat1 Videos: How to build a BALINS TOMB - BOOK NOOK
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cremnK6is4g
Adobe Medium - VR 3D Modeling Software
https://www.adobe.com/products/medium.html
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
Grindhouse cinema with RPG publisher and cinephile Levi Combs. What is Grindhouse, and why is it called that? The market forces that led to the rise of Grindhouse theaters. Gritty movies, violent movies, Foreign movies, exploitation movies, Kung fu movies, BRUCEsploitation movies, more! New York City as a character in movies. Sho'nuff, The Shogun of Harlem can chew scenery on a level with Darth Vader. What’s Levi’s favorite fight scene in any movie, period? Is the first Friday the 13th movie a Grindhouse movie? Plus: The RPG adventures and ‘zines of Planet X Games… hear the call of the Skeleton of the Black Lake and behold the Big Eye Chungus!
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #259 - 7/18/2022
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Grindhouse definition from Merriam-Webster:
an often shabby movie theater having continuous showings especially of pornographic or violent films.
Grindhouse on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grindhouse
According to historian David Church, this theater type was named after the "grind policy", a film-programming strategy dating back to the early 1920s which continuously showed films at cut-rate ticket prices that typically rose over the course of each day.
Grindhouse on Wiktionary:
https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/grindhouse
Perhaps from the grinding or cranking motion employed by early projectionists.
Perhaps from bump and grind (dubious). The term may originally have been used for burlesque houses in the 1940s.
Planet X Games
& The Phylactery ‘zine
https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/collections/planet-x-games
The 20 Best Grindhouse Movies Ranked | SlashFilm
https://www.slashfilm.com/762166/the-20-best-grindhouse-movies-ranked/
Grindhouse Data Base Top 20
https://www.grindhousedatabase.com/index.php/GCDb_Top_20
Book recommendation
These Fists Break Bricks: How Kung Fu Movies Swept America and Changed the World
https://www.amazon.com/These-Fists-Break-Bricks-America/dp/173689160X
Troll 2 on Tubi
https://tubitv.com/movies/302737/troll-2
Best Worst Movie (Documentary about Troll 2) on Tubi
https://tubitv.com/movies/475569/best-worst-movie
Shane's list of Grindhouse favorites:
Night of the Living Dead
Dawn of the Dead
Death Race 2000
Gator Bait
Honorable Mention:
Zombie (for the zombie vs shark fight!)
Levi’s Favorite Grindhouse Movies:
Evil Dead 2
Troll 2
Samurai Cop
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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Thrilling fantasy stories of the swashbuckling duo Mongoose and Meerkat with author Jim Breyfogle. Adventure fiction as opposed to “pulp” fiction (and what exactly does “pulp” mean, anyway). Who is Jim’s number one favorite writer from the past? Shane’s dirty little secret when it comes to Robert E. Howard’s fiction. Robert A. Heinlein was both amazing AND sketchy. Fair Witnesses are cool. The Odyssey Writing Workshop. Some love for CIRSOVA magazine and its publisher P. Alexander.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #258 - 6/17/2022
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Kickstarter for Tales of the Mongoose and Meerkat Vol 2: The Heat of the Chase
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cirsova/tales-of-the-mongoose-and-meerkat-the-heat-of-the-chase
Tales of the Mongoose and Meerkat, Vol 1: Pursuit Without Asking
https://www.amazon.com/Tales-Mongoose-Meerkat-Vol-Pursuit/dp/194931328X
Jim Breyfogle’s Website
https://jimbreyfogle.wordpress.com/
CIRSOVA Magazine
https://cirsova.wordpress.com/cirsova-magazine/
Odyssey Writing Workshops
https://www.odysseyworkshop.org/
Appendix N Book Club Podcast
https://appendixnbookclub.com/
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
JAQ: Journey Adventure Quest is the new drafting board game with resource management, cool mechanics, challenging monsters, fun lore, and multiple paths to victory. Jesse Stacy, Tommy Noel and Brandon Beam from Triceratops Games join Shane to talk all about it (and demonstrate some actual play)! Also: Why the name Triceratops, wait until you hear about the artist, shout-outs to favorite board games, reminiscing on the early days of Magic: The Gathering, and of course more.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #257 - 5/27/2022 Like what you hear?
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Journey Adventure Quest Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/triceratopsgames/journey-adventure-quest
Triceratops Games
https://triceratopsgames.com/
JAQ at Board Game Geek
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/357778/journey-adventure-quest
Board game shout-outs:
Thanos Rising: Avengers Infinity War
Mystic Vale
Wingspan
Ankh
Fantastic Factories
Libertalia
Lords of Waterdeep
Star Trek Expeditions
Ticket to Ride
Small World
Tokaido
Lost Cities (2 player)
Jaipur (2 player)
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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Comics artist (and self-described art hobo) Brian Shearer has worked on such high-profile properties as Transformers, G.I. Joe, and Doctor Who as well as his own creations Gunship Thunderpunch and William the Last. How did Brian become a professional artist? Tips for creators to build an audience online. What’s the line you have to cross on a late crowdfunding project fulfillment before Shane gets annoyed? Working on G.I. Joe pages while with your wife in the delivery room. SDCC and many other big cons aren’t for comics creators and fans anymore. Transformers toy history, and Bob Budiansky and Jim Shooter’s vital contributions to Transformers lore. Some Classic Who and New Who discussion. Favorite entertainment properties from the 80s. Shane was NOT down with the Ghostbusters cartoon that had an ape. 80s anime and those sweet, sweet Star Blazers twisty laser cannons. Catching episodes of Dragon Ball and Ranma 1/2 in Japanese and trying to make sense of it. What’s that certain unique something that Cowboy Bebop has? Favorite breakfast cereals, cereal toys of yore, and Saturday morning cartoons.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #256 - 5/12/2022
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Brian Shearer’s website
https://brian-shearer.com/
Gunship Thunderpunch Indiegogo On Demand Link
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/gunship-thunderpunch-book-2-synthwave-album/x/19012395#/
Brian’s YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/c/BrianShearer
William the Last
https://williamthelast.com
Bob Budiansky at the Transformers Wiki
https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Bob_Budiansky
50 Greatest Cereal Box Prizes
https://www.mrbreakfast.com/list.asp?id=6
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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RPG designer Bruce Nesmith discusses his career as a TSR veteran (Ravenloft 2E, Gamma World 4E, Dragonlance), Elder Scrolls Skyrim lead designer, and now novelist. Bruce’s first day at TSR was an experience, to say the least. What does he consider his biggest achievement while at TSR? Bruce’s opinion of TSR under Gary Gygax versus Lorraine Williams and what he considers TSR’s “glory days”. What was his job description as lead designer on The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim? Why did Oblivion have a big celebrity but Skyrim didn’t? Bruce was years ahead of the game when it came to his revamp of the Armor Class system for Gamma World 4E. What do you do when you want to play D&D but you don’t have the rules? You invent it, including simulating the d20 with d6s. Writing for games versus writing prose. Bruce’s Loki in his novel Mischief Maker is not the MCU Loki. Shane laments the lack of a werecow in TSR publications.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #255 - 4/15/2022
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Bruce Nesmith on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Nesmith
Bruce's novel "Mischief Maker"
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B092CJPX2Q/
Me And Steve Talk RPGs Episode 75: Bruce Nesmith
https://meandsteverpg.podbean.com/e/75-bruce-nesmith/
I’m A Werecow
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqmtQR6MA-0
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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RPG designers John Kennedy (Star Trek Adventures, Stargate 5E) and Sharene "Madfishmonger" Gilchrist (Capers, Vast Kaviya) join to talk their new Staged Heroism RPG: A Comedic RPG of Super-Heroics, Super-Villainy, and Failure at its Best inspired by shows like The Venture Bros. Plus: Designing not to fail forward, but to embrace the fail. The Roger Rabbit style of gameplay. Flashback scenes as a game mechanic. Venomous monarch butterflies. Where did Sharene get her nickname? Cops raiding a Vampire LARP session. The design philosophy behind Star Trek Adventures. John gets a no-prize. Everyone is entirely too amused by the Burger King Kids Club.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #254 - 3/25/2022
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Staged Heroism on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/staged-heroism/
Nerdburger Games
https://www.nerdburgergames.com/
The Venture Bros.
https://venturebrothers.fandom.com/wiki/The_Venture_Bros.
Changeling: The Dreaming
https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Changeling:_The_Dreaming
NFL SuperPro
https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/NFL_Superpro_Vol_1_1
Burger King Kids Club
https://kidsmeal.fandom.com/wiki/Burger_King_Kids_Club
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
Comics writer Paul Kupperberg is the very definition of prolific! He has written 1,400 comics over 4 decades, wrote for and was the editor of the Weekly World News, wrote Mad Libs, and is still staying busy writing books and novels. Paul’s credits include the Doom Patrol, Peacemaker, Vigilante, and the first comic book miniseries (1979’s World of Krypton), as well as being the writer who killed Archie (after simultaneously marrying him off to both Betty AND Veronica).
Also: In the real world, superheroes would be NUTS. The willing suspension of disbelief versus the art style. What Archie means to Paul. Target audiences for comic books over different eras. Does Paul prefer the JSA or JLA? Armchair quarterbacking by comics fans.The challenges of continuity in serialized fiction over time (with some insight behind Wonder Woman, Wonder Girl and Wonder Tot). Which classic silver age DC comics issues didn’t have a number on the cover, and why? One positive early benefit of the direct market in the comics industry. What was the first comics miniseries (and why was it a last-minute thing)? What did James Gunn think of Paul’s version of Peacemaker? Which comics character has Paul had the strongest fan feedback to? What does he consider his strongest sustained comics work? What’s the one comics character he would love to return to? More! Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #253 - 3/11/2022
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Paul Kupperberg on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Kupperberg
Paul Kupperberg: My 13 Favorite Comic Book Stories I’ve Written | 13th Dimension, Comics, Creators, Culture
https://13thdimension.com/paul-kupperberg-my-13-favorite-comic-book-stories-ive-written/
Paul’s books on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Paul-Kupperberg/e/B004FRSDCG
Paul Kupperberg’s Website
https://www.paulkupperberg.com/
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
Stephen Chenault aka the Troll Lord of Castle & Crusades publisher Troll Lord Game joins to talk about what’s new with C&C and some wise principles he uses to run TLG that have helped them tremendously while other companies have encountered severe disruption during COVID. Plus: Steve has to do daily battle with Skynet for sales. The perfect timing of the emergence of crowdfunding for TTRPG companies. Steve’s honesty when asked if he’s ever considered giving up. Dissecting the current massive popularity of RPGs. What is Steve’s favorite monster, and why is it the Gibbering Mouther? How did Troll Lord Games get its name? Some comic book industry discussion. Tribute to David Middleton aka The Digital Dungeon Master.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #252 - 2/4/2022
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Troll Lord Games: The Current State of Affairs
https://trolldens.blogspot.com/2021/11/troll-lord-games-current-state-of.html
Castles & Crusades Players Handbook 7th Printing - Free (Digital Version)
https://www.trolllord.com/tlgstore/#!/Players-Handbook-7th-Pr-FREE-Digital/p/89198209/category=24093125
Troll Lord Games Continues to Leave a Mark | The Parallax Blog
https://theparallaxview.blog/2022/01/31/troll-lord-games-continues-to-leave-a-mark-ttrpg/
DAVID MIDDLETON, The DIGITAL Dungeon Master 1973 - 2021 - "THANK YOU, DAVE!"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZqmxrfcUmc
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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A cool project to make 3D-printable RPG miniatures from Jeshield’s art. Plus! How did he build his RPG stock art business as the main part of his income? What was the RPG that influenced him to become an artist, and what piece of its art impacted him the most? Straight talk on the financials of the RPG art business. Comparing an artist website versus Patreon vs DriveThruRPG. The importance of a rate sheet. Beware the mighty werefrog!
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #251 - 11/19/2021
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Uncommon Monstrosities: 3D Printable Miniatures for your Tabletop Gaming Experience
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeshields/uncommon-monstrosities
Jeshields | Stock Art for the RPG Industry
https://jeshields.com/
Jeshields - RPG Stock Art Patreon
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Jeshields on DriveThruRPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/7868/Jeshields
---Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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Gaming historian Jon Peterson works through the unhappy but fascinating drama of Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, and TSR to bring us the facts of it all regarding the two most important personalities and the most important company in RPG history. The legal battles over royalties and ownership of Dungeons & Dragons and TSR itself. What is a game, legally? The Eggbert Incident and its effect on TSR’s financials. Inflated number reporting and lavish expenditures. Gary Gygax walks into the ambush at Sheridan Springs thinking he has all the bullets. Lorraine Williams’s impact on financials by the numbers. Arneson’s last day at TSR. What discovery surprised Jon during his research? Some Sam Witwer love. More!
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #250 - 11/9/2021
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Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons
https://www.amazon.com/Game-Wizards-Dungeons-Dragons-Histories/dp/0262542951/
The Ambush at Sheridan Springs: How Gary Gygax Lost Control of Dungeons & Dragons
https://medium.com/@increment/the-ambush-at-sheridan-springs-3a29d07f6836
Game Wizards: TSR Financials
http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2021/09/game-wizards-tsr-financials.html
Game Wizards: TSR Staffing
https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2021/09/game-wizards-tsr-staffing.html
Game Wizards: D&D Development Timeline
https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2021/10/game-wizards-d-development-timeline.html
Trying to Be Kind Podcast (they are working through The Elusive Shift by Jon)
https://tryingtobekind.podbean.com/
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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Writer and “horror bottomless pit” Mark Pellegrini joins for a great horror movie discussion. Essential found footage movies. What makes found footage different from other types of movies? Horror franchises that forget their roots. Horror films adapted to TV series. Overlooked horror gems in the slasher genre. Analog horror. Halloween Kills, what makes Michael Myers scary, and how the Halloween franchise went way off the rails before the 2018 restart. The Burning versus Friday the 13th versus Sleepaway Camp. What’s the deal with the hockey mask in the Alone in the Dark movie from 1982? Romero’s zombie rules and social commentary. Heck, let’s throw in a little J-Horror, too. Mark’s writing and comics work including Kamen America and Black Hops. Bad Homer Simpson Jokes.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #249 - 10/27/2021
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The Found Footage Movie List (Mostly Horror)
https://shaneplays.com/found-footage-horror-movie-list/
What is Analog Horror?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=An1OJXIMCTo
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition is the new RPG that adds depth and options to your 5E experience but avoids unnecessary complexity! Lots of love for the exploration pillar. Rethinking classes while keeping their core concepts. Meaningful decisions every time you level up. Modular heritage design. The journey can be the adventure. More! The dynamics, behind the scenes, and fiscal realities of Kickstarter campaigns. Stretch goal economics. Stretch goal fever. The U vs the hockey stick. Kicktraq and other services that “project” Kickstarter campaign totals. Revenue versus profit. Everyone has good ideas, executing a good idea is the hard part.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #248 - 10/15/2021
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Level Up: Advanced 5E RPG on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e
Level Up: Advanced 5E RPG
https://www.levelup5e.com/
EN Publishing
https://enpublishingrpg.com/
Level Up: Advanced 5E RPG Sneak Preview – Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode 238 – 3-19-2021
https://shaneplays.com/level-up-advanced-5e-a5e-sneak-preview-podcast/
Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters for 5E – Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode 224 – 7/16/2020
https://shaneplays.com/mythological-figures-maleficent-monsters-5e-dnd-podcast/
---Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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Ed Bickford aka Metal Robot is a tabletop RPG illustrator, syndicated cartoonist, comic book artist, and an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer. Ed’s great to talk with and he’s very open in sharing honest thoughts on the hopes and trials of creators in the trenches. The business side of being a professional artist. Your art style finds you. Some tips for writers also apply to artists. The current state of mainstream comics. Five Nights at Freddie’s is totally (ok, not really) based on a true story.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #247 - 9/23/2021
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Ed Bickford / Metal Robot on Artstation
https://edbickford.artstation.com/
Ed Bickford / Metal Robot on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/ed.bickford.35
Ed Bickford / Metal Robot on Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/metal_robot/
Ed Bickford / Metal Robot on Twitter
https://twitter.com/edwinbickford
Ed Bickford / Metal Robot on Pinterest
https://www.pinterest.com/edwinbickford/
The Phylactery RPG Zine
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/planetxgames/the-phylactery-an-old-school-heroic-fantasy-adventure-zine
Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/365656/Neon-Lords-of-the-Toxic-Wasteland-Core-Rulez?affiliate_id=488512
American Chop Suey - Comic Strip
https://www.gocomics.com/american-chop-suey
Birdlander graphic novel
https://www.comixology.com/The-Birdlander/comics-series/93562
---Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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Matt Lister aka Cobra Commander joins to talk chiptune music, retrocomputing, and some classic G.I. Joe and Transformers. Trackers, hardware, and sound chips, oh my! What is MIDI (and can MIDI be chiptunes)? PAL, NTSC and electron guns. Atari 2600 game development and racing the beam. Yars’ Revenge had very tricky programming. Behold the Casio XW-PD1 Trackformer, aka the Millennium Falcon, and grovel before its amazingness.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #246 - 9/1/2021
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Cobra Commander Chiptunes
https://youtube.com/channel/UCqEk4PpkeoHlK738h83o1Cg
Matt’s Instagram
https://www.instagram.com/cobracommanderrules/
Matt’s Twitter
https://twitter.com/CobraYouFools
Matthew Lister on Spotify
https://open.spotify.com/artist/2yWikE7D9y14AwYoiPILCT
Matthew Lister Classical Guitar
http://www.matthewlister.com/wordpress/
LSDJ Little Sound DJ - Game Boy music sequencer
https://www.littlesounddj.com/lsd/index.php
FamiTracker - free windows tracker for producing music for the NES/Famicom-systems
http://famitracker.com/
Slocum Tracker - Web based Atari 2600 music tracker
https://www.igorski.nl/apps/slocum-tracker
Arduino - Open-source electronics platform based on easy-to-use hardware and software
https://www.arduino.cc/
GenMDM - MIDI interface for the 16-bit Sega Genesis/Megadrive
https://catskullelectronics.com/products/genmdm
SID-Wizard - Commodore 64 tracker
https://sourceforge.net/projects/sid-wizard/
Casio XW-PD1 Trackformer
https://www.casio-intl.com/asia/en/emi/products/xw-pd1/
Artiphon Instrument 1
https://artiphon.com/pages/instrument1
Matt’s Chiptunes Inspirations
Luc Hash
Pixel Pedant
Chipxel (?)
Defense Mechanism
Kemikziel
Rob Hubbard
Bad Gear - The show about the world's most hated audio tools
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOJVsjPZcE9HxsgPKCxZfAg
MAGFest - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MAGFest
Steve Ballmer: Developers
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vhh_GeBPOhs
MIDI on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MIDI
Theremin on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin
1950's SciFi Theremin Music DEMO (Sound Clips Only) JARichardsFilm 720p
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYaT704C7_w
The Visual Trick That Makes Yars’ Revenge Work
https://retrovolve.com/the-visual-trick-that-makes-yars-revenge-work/
Matt Barton interviews George Sanger aka "The Fat Man" on Matt Chat
Matt Chat 143: Introducing The Fat Man (George Sanger)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp2ESjStMbU
Matt Chat 144: The Fat Man Talks Business
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE4AjdWtdnM
Matt Chat 145: Why The Fat Man?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nFiSv-z98rY
Matt Chat 147: Wing Commander, Ultima Underworld, and The 7th Guest with The Fat Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVDiKGTRTE8
Matt Chat 148: The Fat Man's Topiary Creatures
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ttno9RAQZOE
---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/
Tékumel is a deep setting with published fiction, multiple tabletop RPGs, a miniatures wargaming scene, and more. We revisit this fascinating science-fantasy world with Tékumel Foundation president Victor Raymond. Learn how Tékumel and the Empire of the Petal Throne are so much more than just the "first RPG setting published" (and its creator Professor M.A.R. Barker is a fascinating character). Different versions of Tékumel RPG games. What is the important role the Tékumel Foundation plays? Cons with Tékumel gaming. Tékumel has a video game. Some OD&D history. Some love for Elder Scrolls and Morrowind. Shane and Victor have an udderly good time with the bad joke of the week.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #245 - 7/31/2021
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Tékumel: The Empire of the Petal Throne & M.A.R. Barker with Robert Alberti – Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode 232 – 11-13-2020
https://shaneplays.com/tekumel-empire-of-the-petal-throne-mar-barker-robert-alberti-podcast/
Tékumel gaming products at Noble Knight Games:
https://www.nobleknight.com/Search?text=tekumel
Bethorm Tékumel RPG at Jeff Dee’s UNI Games
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/138315/Bethorm-the-Plane-of-Tekumel-RPG?affiliate_id=488512
FATE of Tékumel RPG (forthcoming)
http://fateoftekumel.blogspot.com/
Tékumel Miniatures Sources:
Howard Fielding’s 28mm miniatures
The Tékumel Project
https://thetekumelproject.blogspot.com/
The Tékumel Club (shopping and ordering)
https://thetekumelclub.blogspot.com/
Jeff Dee’s Uni Games Bethorm Paper Minis:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?keywords=bethorm+paper+minis?affiliate_id=488512
Choice of the Petal Throne - Tékumel Computer Game
https://www.choiceofgames.com/petal-throne/
Dragon #24 (Volume 3 #10) - “Choir Practice at the First Church of Lawful Evil (Orthodox) - The Ramifications of Alignment” Lawrence Schick article on RPG pantheons
Tékumel Discord Server invite
https://discord.gg/v535Q9X4ms
Tékumel Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/16107501733
---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/
RPG Designer Julian Bernick on Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth book series and the new Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG setting based on it. Why is it such a cool world to read about and play in? How much influence did The Dying Earth have on Gary Gygax and D&D? Hint: a lot. What was DCC’s design philosophy and what was the thought behind its extra dice types? Long-form Lovecraftian poetry. How to say grognard. More!
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #244 - 7/14/2021
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DCC Dying Earth Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/devillich/dcc-dying-earth
Jack Vance on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Vance
The Dying Earth on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_Earth
"Jack Vance & the D&D Game" by Gary Gygax
https://archive.org/stream/gary_gygax_jack_vance/gary_gygax_jack_vance_djvu.txt
Spellburn: A Podcast about the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG
http://spellburn.com/
Nowhere City Nights, Julian's third-party modern noir setting for DCC RPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/186498/Nowhere-City-Nights-DCC-RPG
Castle Bash: A Record of the Most Unfortunate Doings at Castle Bash - As Told by an Unnamed Poet who was Never Seen Again
https://www.amazon.com/Castle-Bash-Record-Unfortunate-Unnamed/dp/0982933584
Appendix N Book Club Podcast
https://appendixnbookclub.com/
---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/
Zeb Cook’s RPG design history includes such important highlights as the “Expert” portion of B/X D&D, AD&D 2nd Edition, Oriental Adventures, Planescape, Star Frontiers, and more! He’s also had career highlights in video games including City of Villains, Fallout 2, and The Elder Scrolls Online. Did you know AD&D 2nd Edition had a significant playtest effort (and why wasn’t the armor class system changed then)? Whose idea was it to have the first wilderness adventure, why were there dinosaurs in The Isle of Dread, and why was it set on an island? Crashing on Gary Gygax’s couch. What strange business venture did TSR make that had Zeb in stitches?
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #243 - 7/1/2021
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David Cook (game designer) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Cook_(game_designer)
David "Zeb" Cook at D&D Lore Wiki
https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/David_%22Zeb%22_Cook
David "Zeb" Cook at RPG Geek
https://rpggeek.com/rpgdesigner/353/david-zeb-cook
David "Zeb" Cook | Board Game Designer | BoardGameGeek
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgamedesigner/353/david-zeb-cook/linkeditems/boardgamedesigner
---Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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FASERIP Tactics is the tactical superhero miniatures game based on the rules from the classic TSR Marvel Superheroes RPG. Developer Ned Leeds shares the amazing and incredible feats this game brings to the table! It's monstrous fun, and it's FREE.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #242 - 6/22/2021
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FASERIP Tactics
http://faseriptactics.azurewebsites.net/index.html
FASERIP Tactics Facebook group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1748764718696645
---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/
The new Awfully Cheerful Engine (ACE) RPG with Russ "Morrus" Morrissey of E.N. Publishing. ACE is an action-comedy RPG inspired by a frightfully cheerful game from the 80s that’s quick and fun to play. Plus: A Level Up Advanced 5E RPG project update. Giant monkeys punching giant lizards. Sketch comedy writing. Sea Monkeys. How to watch Eurovision. It's awfully contentful!
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #241 - 5/29/2021
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Awfully Cheerful Engine RPG on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/the-awfully-cheerful-engine-an-rpg-of-action-comedy/
Awfully Cheerful Engine RPG website
https://www.awfullycheerfulengine.com/
Awfully Cheerful Engine RPG Character Builder
https://www.awfullycheerfulengine.com/build-your-hero-1
Level Up: Advanced 5E RPG Sneak Preview – Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode 238 – 3-19-2021
https://shaneplays.com/level-up-advanced-5e-a5e-sneak-preview-podcast/
Sea Monkeys Wikipedia Page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sea-Monkeys
---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/
On scarlet sorcery and heroic wings, Phase 4 of the MCU has arrived! What did Shane and friends of the show Richard McBain and William Brackeen think of WandaVision and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier? Are they excited for Phase 4 in general? Plus! An overview of everything currently on the MCU’s Phase 4 slate! Tune in, True Believers!
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #240 - 5/21/2021
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Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase Four at Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Cinematic_Universe:_Phase_Four
Marvel Phase 4 Timeline: Here's When Each Movie Will Be Released | The Wrap
https://www.msn.com/en-us/movies/news/marvel-phase-4-timeline-heres-when-each-movie-will-be-released/ar-BB1gjFqo
Marvel’s Reportedly Made Another Offer To John Krasinski For Fantastic Four | We Got This Covered
https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/marvels-reportedly-offer-john-krasinski-fantastic/
---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/
After years of denials of its existence, the Zack Snyder cut of Justice League is here! Comedian and friend of the show Michael Brown joins Shane for a deep dive on Zack Snyder and Joss Whedon’s versions of the movie. Is one better than the other? Does it mainly come down to fun vs gravitas? Green Lantern and Aquaman digressions. Mike is a true Aquaman fan. Shane tries and fails to do a ghastly Joker laugh.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #239 - 3/31/2021
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Thank you to the #ReleasetheSnyderCut Movement for raising $500k for suicide prevention
https://afsp.org/story/thank-you-to-the-releasethesnydercut-movement-for-raising-500k-for-suicide-prevention
Why The Snyder Cut of Justice League Isn't Widescreen
https://www.ign.com/articles/zack-snyder-cut-justice-league-widescreen-fullframe
Rotten Tomatoes
Justice League: 40%
Zack Snyder’s Justice League: 73%
Justice League Movie & The State Of The DCEU! – Shane Plays Geek Talk Ep. 125
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---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/
Level Up: Advanced Fifth Edition RPG is coming and Russ “Morrus” Morrissey of E.N. Publishing provides a sneak preview! A5E is an expanded version of 5E, adding more depth and options yet still backward compatible with 5E. Among lots of other cool stuff, the exploration pillar gets much love, a revamped heritage and culture system is coming, monster signs appear, and get ready for combat maneuvers! Plus: The Awfully Cheerful Engine RPG. Shane and Russ are excited for Zack Snyder’s Justice League. Who would win: Sarah Jessica Parker versus the Justice League. The resurgence of sea shanties.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #238 - 3/19/2021
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Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
https://www.levelup5e.com/
Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG News
https://www.enworld.org/
Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Podcast
https://morrus.podbean.com/
Allies & Adversaries: NPCs for D&D 5th Edition Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/allies-and-adversaries-npcs-for-dandd-5th-edition
WOIN RPG: What’s O.L.D. is N.E.W.
http://www.woinrpg.com/
Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000 AD RPG
https://www.worldsof2000adrpg.com/
Understanding the D&D DMs Guild & 5th Edition SRD / OGL
https://shaneplays.com/understanding-the-dms-guild-5th-edition-srd-ogl/
Why The Snyder Cut of Justice League Isn't Widescreen
https://www.ign.com/articles/zack-snyder-cut-justice-league-widescreen-fullframe
---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/
It’s a veritable cavalcade of geeky news goodness! All Your Base 20th anniversary, WandaVision, Chinese CRPGs, The Burning Crusade for WoW Classic, McDonalds Pokemon scalper frenzy, Babylon 5, Red Dwarf, Day of the Dead TV series, Batman: The Animated Series, Godzilla vs Kong, The Snyder Cut, Fan buyout of DC Comics?, Spawn expanded comics universe, Dragonlance, puppet D&D and more! Plus: Shane rants a bit about DC Comics and event based comics in general. Press play!
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #237 - 2/21/2021
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An anniversary for great justice: Remembering “All Your Base” 20 years later | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/02/get-ready-to-feel-old-the-all-your-base-music-video-turns-20-today/
All Your Base Are Belong To Us (Original)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fvTxv46ano
Mission Control Live: NASA Lands Perseverance Mars Rover (clean feed)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kPrbJ63qUc4
Chinese open-world RPG rockets to the top of Steam with over 170,000 concurrent players | PC Gamer
https://www.pcgamer.com/chinese-open-world-rpg-rockets-to-the-top-of-steam-with-over-170000-concurrent-players/
World Of Warcraft: Burning Crusade Classic Confirmed For 2021 Release | Gamespot
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/world-of-warcraft-burning-crusade-classic-confirmed-for-2021-release/1100-6487843/
RPG Codex GOTY 2020: Results & Cool Graphs | RPG Codex
https://rpgcodex.net/article.php?id=11612
Nox Archaist
https://www.6502workshop.com/p/nox-archaist.html
The CRPG Book Project by Felipe Pepe
https://crpgbook.wordpress.com/
Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643
McDonald's Happy Meal Offers Pokémon Cards in Celebration of 25th Anniversary | Hypebeast
https://hypebeast.com/2021/2/mcdonalds-pokemon-trading-cards-happy-meal-25-anniverary-celebration-announcement
McDonald's 'Strongly Encouraging' Restaurants to Prevent Happy Meal Pokemon Card Scalping | IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/mcdonalds-strongly-encouraging-restaurants-to-prevent-happy-meal-pokemon-card-scalping
'Babylon 5' finally gets remastered and is now available to rent or buy online | Space.com
https://www.space.com/babylon-5-remastered-streaming-amazon-itunes-hbo-max
Legal row puts future of Red Dwarf at risk | Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide
https://www.chortle.co.uk/news/2021/02/04/47778/legal_row_puts_future_of_red_dwarf_at_risk
Syfy’s ‘Day of the Dead’ Series Will Have Some Ties to George Romero’s Original Classic | Bloody Disgusting
https://bloody-disgusting.com/exclusives/3648804/syfys-day-dead-series-will-ties-george-romeros-original-classic-exclusive/
Solid rumor? Batman: The Animated Series Sequel Reportedly In The Works For HBO Max | ComicBook.com
https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/batman-the-animated-series-sequel-hbo-max/
Godzilla Vs. Kong Is Already Breaking Records For Warner Bros - CINEMABLEND
https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2562094/godzilla-vs-kong-is-already-breaking-records-for-warner-bros
Zack Snyder’s Justice League Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3sU6JGZAxv4
The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Remastered to Be Released in IMAX Theaters | ComicBook.com
https://comicbook.com/movies/news/lord-of-the-rings-imax-release-anniversary-details-theaters/
Kickstarter: Preserve JRR Tolkien’s Former Home as a Public Writing Haven
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2126005107/preserve-jrr-tolkiens-former-home-as-a-public-writing-haven
SCOOP: DC Comics Buyout In The Works From Fans With Lots Of Money | Bleeding Cool
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/dc-comics-buyout-in-the-works-from-fans-with-lots-of-money/
DC Announces Batman '89 and Superman '78 Digital First Series | CBR
https://www.cbr.com/dc-batman-89-superman-78-digital-first/
Todd McFarlane Announces Spawn's Universe, Launching 4 New Comics | Bleeding Cool
https://bleedingcool.com/comics/todd-mcfarlane-spawns-universe-new-comics-comicspro/
Here's That Official Dragonlance Novels Announcement, Featuring Classic Characters & An Old Logo! | Morrus’s Unofficial Tabletop RPG News
https://www.enworld.org/threads/heres-that-official-dragonlance-novels-announcement-featuring-classic-characters-an-old-logo.677842/
Dungeons & Dragons and Puppets Come Together in Stuff of Legends | Comic Book.com
https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-stuff-of-legends-puppets-jovenshire/
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
It’s the fifth annual team-up with Arkansas talk radio legend Dave Elswick for our Most Anticipated Geek Movies of 2021! What made the cut? How did our picks from last year hold up? Dave and Shane’s thoughts on Wonder Woman 1984. Dave’s theory on The Empire Strikes Back. Ed and Elizabeth Warren. Dave thinks Shane looks like Jerry Garcia. Press Play!
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #236 - 1/18/2021
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---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/
Jon Peterson discusses The Elusive Shift, his newest in-depth book about role-playing game history. The importance of fanzines to the hobby and researching its history. Where did the term “role-playing game” come from? The history of “roll-playing” vs “role-playing”. Letting the dice tell the story vs GM fudging. Some dice history. Platonic solids and the nature of reality. What was Gary Gygax’s design reason for saving throws? The three types of wargamers. A D&D cookbook. Orc bacon. Bonus bad jokes.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #235 - 12/22/2020
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The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity
https://www.amazon.com/Elusive-Shift-Role-Playing-Identity-Histories/dp/0262044641/
Fanzines beget blogs by Roger Ebert
https://www.rogerebert.com/roger-ebert/fanzines-beget-blogs
Playing at the World: Identifying the Dice of the 1970s
https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2020/02/identifying-dice-of-1970s.html
Playing at the World Episode #2: Identifying 1970s Dice
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yqt3A1bpoYA
Lee Gold on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lee_Gold
---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/
Who are Frog God Games? The current state of OSR RPG gaming and some OSR history. Recommendations on trying out OSR games. North Texas RPG Con. Large cons versus intimate cons. Con special guest invitation criteria. Economics of RPG conventions. Economics of the RPG industry. RPG archaeology. Tavern brawls. A cool story about a lost piece of D&D and Gary Gygax history. Michael “Bad Mike” Badolato and Carl Heyl join.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #234 - 12/11/2020
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Frog God Games
https://www.froggodgames.com/
Swords & Wizardry RPG
https://www.froggodgames.com/product-category/product-lines/swords-wizardry-2/
OSRIC
https://osricrpg.com/
Blueholme
https://dreamscapedesign.net/products/
Labyrinth Lord
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/64332/Labyrinth-Lord-Revised-Edition
Basic Fantasy
https://www.basicfantasy.org/
Castles & Crusades
https://www.trolllord.com/indexnew.html
Dungeon Crawl Classics
https://goodman-games.com/dungeon-crawl-classics-rpg/
B/X D&D
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/110274/DD-Basic-Set-Rulebook-B-X-ed-Basic
North Texas RPG Con
https://ntrpgcon.com/
Talking Crit podcast
https://anchor.fm/erik-stiene
Save or Die podcast
http://saveordie.info/
The Crusader podcast
https://crusaderpodcast.com/
Victorious RPG & North Texas RPG Con! – Episode 188 – Shane Plays Geek Talk
https://shaneplays.com/victorious-rpg-north-texas-rpg-con/
---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/
Asunder is the dark fantasy RPG (powered by the Shadow of the Demon Lord system) set in a dying world with no metal where humans have transformed plants and insects into living weapons. Adam Lawson and Robert J. Schwalb join to discuss! How long is the average tabletop RPG campaign (the answer may surprise you)? What’s it like to make an RPG for the first time compared to what you THINK it will be like? The “Dread to GURPS” scale of RPG crunch. Shane has one of Robert’s sweaty custom leather wristbands.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #233 - 11/25/2020
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Asunder: A Dark Fantasy RPG on Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/failedsuperhero/asunder
Asunder RPG Quickstart Rules
https://www.dropbox.com/s/45tdekcmh75ag8t/Asunder_QSG.pdf
ASUNDER: Gaia's Judgement - "Blister Socket" Ep #1 | TTRPG Liveplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBfluW5HgOw
Shadow of the Demon Lord RPG
https://schwalbentertainment.com/shadow-of-the-demon-lord/
---Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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Tékumel: The Empire of the Petal Throne is known as the first published tabletop RPG setting, but began long before that in Professor M. A. R. Barker’s imagination. It’s a rich and exciting world matched by a fascinating creator! Bob Alberti (Tékumel expert, author, and friend of Professor Barker) tells us all about this important part of RPG history.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #232 - 11/13/2020
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Professor M. A. R. Barker on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._A._R._Barker
Tékumel: The World of the Petal Throne
https://www.tekumel.com/
The Tékumel Foundation
http://www.tekumelfoundation.org/
Béthorm: The Plane of Tékumel (the current official RPG rules)
http://bethorm.com/shop
Tékumel Game Systems
https://www.tekumel.com/gaming_officialrules.html
Mitlanyál
Bob’s book with Professor Barker about Tékumel’s religion and deities
https://www.tekumel.com/gaming_rulesMIT.html
Matt Chat 457: Bob Alberti on Scepter of Goth and Gopher
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gm0LleLJ4Wk&t=9s
Vilification Tennis
https://vilificationtennis.com/
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Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
The unproduced final episode of the 80s Dungeons & Dragons cartoon now exists thanks to superfans Ryan Nead and Marshall Hubbard and is receiving widespread praise! What was involved? How long did it take? Why did they do it? Why do they love the D&D cartoon so much? Is it an energy bow, a lightning bow, or a plasma bow? The final episode in other media. Ryan has a DeLorean.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #231 - 11/2/2020
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Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon Requiem IMDB Credits
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt13213426/fullcredits?ref_=tt_ql_1
Michael Reeves Requiem script
https://frpnet.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dungeons-and-dragons-requiem.pdf
Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon Renault Commercial
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmCTtom62HM
Requiem final episode audio drama
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4WFXW-BzPk
Requiem Fan-made Portuguese Comic
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18479552-dungeons-and-dragons
AD&D Forgotten Realms Comic: The Grand Tour (features the cartoon characters as adults)
https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/The_Grand_Tour
Dungeons & Dragons Cartoon TV Series Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/DnDCartoon
HitFilm Express Video Editor
https://fxhome.com/hitfilm-express
Autodesk Sketchbook
https://sketchbook.com/
Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
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Writer, director, and producer Adam Lawson (Snakes on a Plane, Escape the Night, The Eighth, TableTop) joins to talk The Kill Journal, a horror graphic novel about survivors of supernatural slashers who band together to get revenge. Which version of Michael Meyers is the most frightening? Michael vs Jason. What does Adam think of “newer” horror movies? Ed and Lorraine Warren. RPGs as spectator entertainment.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #230 - 10/23/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from Halloween
Topic Notes:
The Kill Journal on Indiegogo:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/the-kill-journal/x/19012395#/
Adam Lawson IMDB page:
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2286969/
Ed and Lorraine Warren on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ed_and_Lorraine_Warren
Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
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The hugely popular Inktober drawing challenge with creator Jake Parker. When did Inktober start and how large has it grown? What are people saying about how Inktober has helped them? Advice from Don Bluth. How do you say Mignola? Shane wants to be a cartoonist.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #229 - 9/30/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from Guardians of the Galaxy
Topic Notes:
Jake’s website:
https://www.mrjakeparker.com/
Inktober
https://inktober.com/
Jake Parker on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jake_Parker
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/
Good Strong Hands RPG (“A darkly whimsical game about saving your fantastical world”) with indie developer Craig Campbell of NerdBurger Games. RPGs gone virtual. The importance of cons to the RPG industry. How is RPG design like architecture? Sad scenes in geek movies. The butter burger.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #228 - 9/25/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from The Black Hole
Topic Notes:
NerdBurger Games
https://www.nerdburgergames.com/
Good Strong Hands Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/good-strong-hands-rpg?ref=5xgy12
Nerdburger Games Discord Community:
https://discord.com/invite/BRXGCyw
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/
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
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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/
Darklands! The cult classic open-world RPG from 1992 that lets you adventure in the Holy Roman Empire during the 15th century… or rather, 15th Century Europe as people believed it to be at the time! Darklands broke a lot of CRPG ground, still has fans, and influenced games like Baldur’s Gate and the Elder Scrolls. Fellow fans Matt Wirkkala and Keith Hiorns join.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #226 - 8/22/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Topic Notes:
Arnold Hendrick, creator of influential '90s RPG Darklands, has died | PC Gamer
https://www.pcgamer.com/arnold-hendrick-creator-of-influential-90s-rpg-darklands-has-died/
(Aged 69)
Darklands on GOG
https://www.gog.com/game/darklands
Darklands on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/327930/Darklands/
Darklands FAQ 3.0
http://www.darklands.net/faq/faq.shtml
Matt Wirkkala’s Darklands Site
http://darklands.net/index.shtml
Darklands Group on Groups.io
https://groups.io/g/darklands
Matt Chat 77: Darklands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IQLLW3ApIcY
Matt Chat 78: Arnold Hendrick Interview Pt. 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I30dzwiNxLk
Matt Chat 78: Interview with Arnold Hendrick Pt. 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XZClSiClBuQ
Matt Chat 78: Interview with Arnold Hendrick Pt. 3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIlsepGUW30
CRPG Addict’s List of Games Played
(look for Darklands multi-part entry)
http://crpgaddict.blogspot.com/p/blog-page_3.html
Todd Howard quote: "The main inspiration for The Elder Scrolls comes from games like Ultima Underworld, Darklands, and Legends of Valour. And of course, D&D. The whole idea was to do a grand RPG, where you could do pretty much whatever you wanted."
Source: http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=159095 via Archive.org’s Wayback Machine https://web.archive.org/web/20120808185406/http://planetelderscrolls.gamespy.com/fullstory.php?id=159095
Darklands has a new publisher -- Ziggurat?
https://steamcommunity.com/app/327930/discussions/0/1754646299859536640/
BOMBSHELL: Original Darklands source material at the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, NY
https://groups.io/g/darklands/message/9724?p=,,,20,0,0,0::relevance,,ziggurat,20,2,0,72417865
Historia Ludens: The Playing Historian
(academic book with some Darklands content, inspired in part by the game and the Darklands FAQ)
https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/e/9780429345616
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/
UFO reports are increasing rapidly and the official discussion of UFOs keeps flying higher with everyone from U.S. Senators to UFO lobbyists to the previous lead singer of Blink-182 pushing for answers. Lots of UFO news. Some space news. Art Bell trivia. Trump quotes about UFOs. Mars is being noisy. Are stars disappearing in droves? What does Kurt Russell have to do with the Phoenix Lights?
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #225 - 8/14/2020
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Topic Notes:
The Art of Talk book on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Art-Talk-Bell/dp/1879706776
Art Bell Tribute: UFOs & Other Weirdness! – Episode 186 – Shane Plays Geek Talk
https://shaneplays.com/art-bell-tribute-ufo-weird-news-podcast/
Marine Plankton Found On Surface Of International Space Station | IFLScience
https://www.iflscience.com/space/marine-plankton-found-surface-international-space-station/amp.html
A Stellar Mystery: How Could 100 Stars Just Vanish? | Air & Space By Dirk Schulze-Makuch
https://www.airspacemag.com/daily-planet/stellar-mystery-how-could-100-stars-just-vanish-180973821/
Nasa releases 'peculiar' recordings from surface of Mars | The Independent by Anthony Cuthbertson
https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/gadgets-and-tech/news/nasa-mars-recordings-audio-space-listen-a9138376.html
Mars launch: NASA sends Perseverance rover to space | CNN By Ashley Strickland
https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/30/world/mars-perseverance-rover-launch-scn/index.html
Kurt Russell Is the Pilot Who Reported Phoenix Lights UFO Sighting | Movieweb by Ryan Scott
https://movieweb.com/kurt-russell-pilot-reported-phoenix-lights-ufo-sighting/
'Fleet Of UFOs' Hovering Over Arizona Captured On Video | BroBible
https://brobible.com/culture/article/fleet-of-ufos-arizona-sighting-video/
Alien-Hunter Spots UFO Flying Near Erupting Volcano In Live Cam Video | BroBible
https://brobible.com/culture/article/ufo-flying-erupting-volcano-alien-hunter-sighting/
UFO Spotted On NASA Live Stream Video Outside The International Space Station Is ‘Absolutely Real’ | BroBible
https://brobible.com/culture/article/ufo-nasa-stream-international-space-station/
UFO Expert Claims ISS Video Is ‘100% Proof’ NASA, Russia Know Aliens Visit The Space Station | BroBible
https://brobible.com/culture/article/iss-video-proof-aliens-space-station/
UFO sightings triple in New York City in 2019 | NY Post
https://nypost.com/2020/01/04/ufo-sightings-triple-in-new-york-city-in-2019/
UFO videos are footage of real 'unidentified' objects, US Navy acknowledges | Fox News By Chris Ciaccia
https://www.foxnews.com/tech/ufo-videos-real-navy-acknowledges
The Pentagon just released a video of a Tic-Tac-shaped UFO. The Navy pilot who recorded it says he doesn't want to be associated with aliens | Business Insider by Aria Bendix
https://www.businessinsider.com/navy-pilot-tic-tac-ufo-interview-aliens-2019-12
UFO Lobbyists Are Trying to Get the Truth From Congress, and They're Winning | Vice By MJ Banias
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/gyz8x3/there-are-ufo-lobbyists-in-dc-and-lawmakers-are-apparently-listening
No Longer in Shadows, Pentagon’s U.F.O. Unit Will Make Some Findings Public | The New York Times By Ralph Blumenthal and Leslie Kean
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/us/politics/pentagon-ufo-harry-reid-navy.html
Pentagon UFO unit to publicly release some findings after ex-official says ‘off-world vehicle' found | Independent Gino Spocchia
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/us-politics/ufo-pentagon-statement-findings-vehicle-research-a9636481.html
Pentagon to launch task force to investigate UFO sightings | CNN
https://www.cnn.com/2020/08/13/politics/pentagon-ufo-task-force/index.html
British 'X-Files' of UFO sightings is going public | LiveScience By Mindy Weisberger
https://www.livescience.com/uk-ufo-reports-soon-released.html
Apollo 11 Astronaut Michael Collins Reveals He Believes There Is Alien Life Out There In Space | BroBible by Paul Sacca
https://brobible.com/culture/article/apollo-11-astronaut-aliens-michael-collins-twitter/
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/
Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters for 5th Edition with Russ Morrissey and Mike Myler. A veritable cornucopia of real life and legendary figures for your game! Hair fuses. American mythology. Knights joust a lot. Jesus as a stat block? The real Peter Pan is kind of creepy. Ra Ra Rasputin. Cryptids. Skunk Apes. Numenera comes to D&D. The Far Side is back (kind of). Hudson the ASBOdog.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #224 - 7/16/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from The Skunk Ape Hunter | Skunk Ape (Discovery YouTube Channel)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ZviC4cOjuk
Topic Notes:
Mythological Figures & Maleficent Monsters for 5th Edition Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/mythological-figures-and-maleficent-monsters
Converting Historical & Mythological Figures to D&D! – Episode 182 – Shane Plays Geek Talk
https://shaneplays.com/podcast-dnd-genghis-khan-merlin-mythological-historical-figures/
Monte Cook’s Numenera setting comes to 5e with Beneath the Monolith | EN World
https://www.enworld.org/threads/monte-cook%E2%80%99s-numenera-setting-comes-to-5e-with-beneath-the-monolith.673164/
The Far Side returns after 25 years, and it’s all digital | The Verge
https://www.theverge.com/21317458/far-side-new-comics-creator-gary-larson-25-years-digital-tablet
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/
Producer, writer, and director Aaron B. Koontz of Paper Street Pictures talks horror movies and the new horror-comedy anthology Scare Package. The financial realities of the film industry. The project management aspect of filmmaking and the necessity of crazy instant decisions. Making credits cool. Chasing your dreams. Working with John Bloom (Joe Bob Briggs). Rad Chad is rad. Dreams of zombie Jason.
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #223 - 7/8/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from Scream
Topic Notes:
Aaron B. Koontz on IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1323319/
Scare Package movie website
https://www.scarepackagemovie.com/
Scare Package motion picture soundtrack
http://smarturl.it/scarepackage
Paper Street Pictures
https://paperstreetpictures.com/
The Joe Bob Briggs Drive-In Mutant Collective Facebook Group
https://www.facebook.com/groups/2081943165181317
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/
Shane has made no secret that he’s been disappointed with recent Star Trek offerings. Now he revisits Star Trek Discovery and takes a look at Picard with returning guest Brent Bristow to find out what he thinks now! Also: they sink their teeth into a little Dark Shadows chat.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 5/30/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from "The Trouble with Edward"- Star Trek: Short Treks
Topic Notes:
Richard Herd Dies: ‘Seinfeld’s Mr. Wilhelm & ‘China Syndrome’, ‘Star Trek’ Actor Was 87 | Deadline
https://deadline.com/2020/05/richard-herd-dead-seinfeld-mr-wilhelm-star-trek-mr-wilhelm-was-87-1202943394/
Star Trek Strange New Worlds: Everything we know so far | The South African
https://www.thesouthafrican.com/lifestyle/entertainment/star-trek-strange-new-worlds-everything-we-know-so-far/
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/
RPG historian and filmmaker Griffith "Griff" Morgan returns for a follow-up show on Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of D&D now that the documentary has been released. Dave Arneson, the Blackmoor Bunch and Gary Gygax. Shane is a nerd when it comes to RPG-related fiction. Early game balance. Griff demonstrates some really excellent and atmospheric spontaneous DMing. Are DMs the most important player at the table?
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 5/16/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons
Topic Notes:
Secrets of Blackmoor website
https://www.secretsofblackmoor.com/
Watch Secrets of Blackmoor on Vimeo
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sobfinal
Watch Secrets of Blackmoor on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087QMYZ4R
Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons – Shane Plays Podcast Extra (December 2018
https://shaneplays.com/secrets-of-blackmoor-the-true-history-of-dungeons-and-dragons/
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/
Shane’s advice and tips for DMs / GMs, plus a foolproof method for knowing whether you’re good at it. A different take on rules lawyers. Fantasy races and alignment discussion.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 4/25/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon - Episode 18 - Day of the Dungeon Master
Topic Notes:
No links this week.
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/
Tom Hise (the GM for Shane’s Villains & Vigilantes / Mighty Protectors superhero RPG campaign) joins to share about running a rich tabletop RPG by EMAIL. He’s done it for 10 years. Also: why Tom loves V&V and their mutual love for Astro City.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 4/18/2020
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Podcast Zinger is dial-up connection sounds and AOL’s “You’ve Got Mail!”
Topic Notes:
Tom’s Villains & Vigilantes / Mighty Protectors Play by Email Campaign Site:
http://vav-megalopolis-pbem.blogspot.com/
Save for Half Podcast: Champions
https://saveforhalf.com/2019/04/23/episode-17-champions-1st-edition/
Astro City
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_City
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/
Comics writer (Batman & The Outsiders, American Carnage) and screenwriter (Ash vs Evil Dead, Titans) Bryan Edward Hill joins to talk his work, videogames in the pandemic, being a creator and still enjoying other people’s creations, respectful online dialogue, Miami Vice, his movie Zone 414, and more... including a special appearance by his Batman voice.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 4/11/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from the Miami Vice TV series
Topic Notes:
Bryan Edward Hill is an American author, screenwriter, musician, comic book writer, and graphic designer.
Bryan on:
Twitter
https://twitter.com/bryanedwardhill
Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bryan_Edward_Hill
IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1843333/
Comic Vine
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/bryan-edward-hill/4040-56659/
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/
Ed Greenwood and Alex Kammer discuss The Border Kingdoms, their new Adventurers League compatible Forgotten Realms sourcebook. A preview of two new character backgrounds. How the Forgotten Realms has grown over time and become a unifying D&D setting. Ed’s original Forgotten Realms map. Paperclipomancy.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 3/28/2020
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Podcast Zinger is from "MacGyver" Pilot (1985)
Topic Notes:
The Border Kingdoms: A Forgotten Realms Campaign Supplement
https://www.dmsguild.com/product/244431/The-Border-Kingdoms-A-Forgotten-Realms-Campaign-Supplement
Ed Greenwood's Original Forgotten Realms Map
https://www.enworld.org/threads/ed-greenwoods-original-forgotten-realms-map.668302/
RPG Collecting & Gamehole Con With Alex Kammer! – Shane Plays Episode 195 – 8/10/2019
https://shaneplays.com/rpg-collecting-gamehole-con-alex-kammer-podcast/
RPG Design & True Dungeon with Alex Kammer! – Shane Plays Episode 201 – 9/21/2019
https://shaneplays.com/rpg-design-and-true-dungeon-with-alex-kammer-podcast/
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/
The competitive fighting game scene with Arkansas Fighting Game Network coordinator Maxx and friend of the show / competitive gamer Nicholas aka Swiggs. What’s it about all about? What are the most popular competitive fighting games? How the heck do you get started? Can you win money?? Plus: what the heck is Yoshimitsu? Tune in, baby, TUNE IN!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 3/14/2020
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from What The Hell IS Yoshimitsu? Part 1 | Tekken Theory and Lore by AwpWilliams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dtLEVCG7e3I
Topic Notes:
Arkansas Fighting Game Network
Stream: http://twitch.tv/ARKFighters
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ARKFighters
Facebook Group: http://facebook.com/groups/ARFGN
Facebook Page: http://facebook.com/ArkansasFightingGameNetwork
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/
The always interesting Doug TenNapel joins to talk: Bigfoot Bill 2 Finger of Poseidon. Earthworm Jim. Guns. Tolkien vs Star Wars. Tolkien vs Sanderson. Moby Dick. A great steak vs a really good steak vs burgers. People with opposing beliefs can still love and work with each other. Note: This podcast version has more content than the radio broadcast version.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 3/7/2020
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Racketeer Rabbit (Bugs Bunny cartoon)
Topic Notes:
BIGFOOT BILL 2: Finger of Poseidon on Indiegogo:
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/bigfoot-bill-2-finger-of-poseidon#/
Doug TenNapel YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCp8GId3Figb51baHAJjxHCg
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/
It’s Die Hard... on a starship! Russ “Morrus” Morrissey talks The Spartan Gambit adventure for SolSpace, a cool new setting that’s a love letter to Star Trek using the W.O.I.N. (What’s O.L.D Is N.E.W.) multi-setting, multi-genre RPG system. Also: a quick overview of the Simply 6 rules-lite RPG. Shane blathers about The Orville vs. Star Trek yet again, then fumbles around trying to remember Star Trek video games. Bad Shatner impressions. An appearance by Hudson the ASBOdog(tm).
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 2/29/2020
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Topic Notes:
SolSpace: The Spartan Gambit Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/solspace-the-spartan-gambit
W.O.I.N. (What’s O.L.D. is N.E.W.) RPG
http://www.woinrpg.com/
Simply6: A Fast Universal RPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282161/Simply6-A-Fast-Universal-RPG?affiliate_id=488512
Exclusive: Captain Pike And The Enterprise To Be Star Trek’s Next Show | Giant Freakin Robot
https://www.giantfreakinrobot.com/ent/star-trek-pike.html
List of Star Trek Video Games
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Star_Trek_games#Video_games
Shane Plays Episode 122: Star Trek Discovery & The Orville!
https://shaneplays.com/star-trek-discovery-and-the-orville-radio-show-podcast-ep-122/
Shane Plays Episode 144: Star Trek Discovery Revisited & Star Trek News!
https://shaneplays.com/star-trek-discovery-revisited-and-star-trek-news-radio-show-podcast-episode-144/
The Orville - Interactive Fan Experience
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096200/The_Orville__Interactive_Fan_Experience/
William Shatner "Sings" 'Rocket Man' (1978)
From The Science Fiction Film Awards, William Shatner's unforgettable performance of Elton John's "Rocket Man"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lul-Y8vSr0I
Leonard Nimoy: The Ballad of Bilbo Baggins
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BC35cQKHwzg
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/
Oi, chummer! It’s an introduction to Shadowrun with an emphasis on the game’s setting and lore with Darryl Mott of Gamer’s Tavern (the self-proclaimed world’s greatest Shadowrun expert who hasn’t actually worked on the game)! Humans, elves, dwarves, trolls, and orks using magic and advanced technology to survive in a cyberpunk fantasy future!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 2/22/2020
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!
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Podcast Zinger is from Johnny Mnemonic
Topic Notes:
Shadowrun on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadowrun
Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #64: Shadowrun Sixth World Edition Review with Darryl Mott
https://morrus.podbean.com/e/64-shadowrun-sixth-world-edition-review-with-darryl-mott/
Darryl’s review of the Shadowrun Sixth World Edition Core Rules: https://www.enworld.org/threads/shadowrun-sixth-world-core-rulebook-review.667068/
No Future Shadowrun Sourcebook https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/264740/Shadowrun-No-Future-A-Cyberpunk-Sourcebook
2XS Shadowrun Novel
https://www.amazon.com/Shadowrun-04-Nigel-D-Findley/dp/0451451392
Gamer's Tavern
http://gamerstavernshow.com/
Gamer's Tavern Twitch
http://twitch.tv/gamerstavernshow
Gamer's Tavern YouTube
http://youtube.com/gamerstavernmedia
Shadowcasters Network (Shadowrun podcasters)
https://shadowcasters.network/
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/
Comics creators Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini talk KAMEN AMERICA, their newest project (and ninth collaboration). Sonic vs. Harley. Kickstarter vs. Indiegogo. Video game characters are the new cartoon icons. The universal appeal of Dragon Ball. New He-Man cast revealed. Friend of the show Justin Mobley also joins for the geeky madness.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 2/15/2020
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from the Sonic the Hedgehog movie
Topic Notes:
Kamen America Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ninjaink/kamen-america-volume-1
'Sonic the Hedgehog' Rings Up $21 Million on Friday, Heading Toward $60M+ Four-Day - Box Office Mojo
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed3731883012/?ref_=bo_hm_hp
'Birds of Prey' Grounded While Holdovers Thrive Over Oscar Weekend | Box Office Mojo
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed3748660228/?ref_=bo_hm_as
Netflix's Animated He-Man Show Has An Amazing Cast, Including Mark Hamill As Skeletor | Gamespot
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/netflixs-animated-he-man-show-has-an-amazing-cast-/1100-6473758/
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/
Historic D&D designer Stephen R. Marsh wrote the first D&D Expert rules, created several monsters that have appeared in every edition, helped create the alignment system as we know it, planted the seed that became psionics and more! The D&D alignment system. Intelligent hairy rhinos are a no-go. Naked Amazons. Serious hiking. Carl Heyl of the Save Or Die and The Crusader podcasts also joins.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 2/1/2020
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Amazon Women on the Moon Trailer
Topic Notes:
Stephen’s Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stephen_R._Marsh
Stephen’s blog
http://adrr.com/d20/
Dungeons & Dragons Expert Set
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_Expert_Set
OD&D Blackmoor Supplement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackmoor_(supplement)
OD&D Eldritch Wizardry Supplement
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eldritch_Wizardry
Saga games
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2214/saga
Punxsutawney Phil
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punxsutawney_Phil
https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/1119658-whoopi-goldberg-to-return-as-guinan-picard-season-2
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/
It’s the annual team-up with Arkansas talk radio legend Dave Elswick of the Dave Elswick Show for our Most Anticipated Geek Movies of 2020! How did our picks from last year hold up? Plus all the usual tomfoolery and nonsense... press play!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 1/25/2020
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum
Topic Notes:
Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77 | PBS News Hour
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/monty-python-star-terry-jones-dies-at-77
‘Star Trek: Picard’ breaks streaming records on CBS All Access | TechCrunch
https://techcrunch.com/2020/01/27/star-trek-picard-breaks-streaming-records-on-cbs-all-access/
Whoopi Goldberg to Return as Guinan in Star Trek: Picard Season 2 | ComingSoon.net
https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/trailers/1119658-whoopi-goldberg-to-return-as-guinan-picard-season-2
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/
Alterna Comics (tagline “Bringing Back Newsprint, Affordable Prices, and Comics for EVERYONE”) has been publishing comic books since 2006! Founder Peter Simeti owns, operates, publishes, funds, and designs everything that Alterna Comics does while staying out of the drama… tune in as we talk about this cool comic book company and the comics industry in general.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 1/18/2020
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Justice League Season 2, Ep 14 “Eclipsed - Part 2”
Topic Notes:
Alterna Comics
https://www.alternacomics.com/
Spectacular Spider-Man #138
https://www.marvel.com/comics/issue/14585/peter_parker_the_spectacular_spider-man_1976_138
Christopher Tolkien, Son of J.R.R. Tolkien and Lifelong Curator of Middle Earth, Has Passed | Krypton Radio
https://kryptonradio.com/2020/01/16/christopher-tolkien/
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/
Comedian Michael Brown and certified geek Richard McBain join to talk about what we thought of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. Did J.J. Abrams pull it off and tie everything together? How is it doing at the box office? We respond to a completely devastatingly ignant tweet trying to gatekeep Star Wars fandom. The Star Wars fanfare still gives Mike goosebumps.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 1/4/2020
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from from “Welcome To Eltingville” Pilot
Topic Notes:
Ed Powell’s ignant “Star Wars Fan” tweet
https://twitter.com/DrEdPowell/status/1212622645214273536
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker on Box Office Mojo
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3305145857/?ref_=bo_hm_rd
‘Rise of Skywalker’ Still Box Office Gold with $11M; ‘The Grudge’ Opens to $5.4M | Collider
https://collider.com/rise-of-skywalker-friday-box-office-the-grudge/
'The Grudge' Scares Up $1.8 Million from Thursday Previews - Box Office Mojo
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/article/ed3396338692/?ref_=bo_hm_hp
My Star Wars movie rankings:
V, IV, III, VI, VIII, VII, IX, R1, II, I, S - What's yours?
What George Lucas’ Star Wars: Episode 7, 8 and 9 would have looked like
https://www.polygon.com/2019/12/10/21005059/george-lucas-star-wars-sequel-trilogy-plot-characters
Penny Arcade Adventures: On the Rain-Slick Precipice of Darkness on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Arcade_Adventures:_On_the_Rain-Slick_Precipice_of_Darkness
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/
R.J. Carter of Critical Blast joins for a journey through recent news from geekdom. We say goodbye to D.C. Fontana, René Auberjonois, Chuck Peddle and Don Imus. Plus: R.J.’s The Destroyer novels and a new YA superhero book called Bulletproof from Critical Blast, admiring Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker’s legs and more! “Good” Star Trek. What item has just become the most valuable prop in horror history?
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 12/28/2019
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Twelve Days of Christmas performed by Bob and Doug McKenzie
Topic Notes:
Dorothy Catherine "D.C." Fontana 1939 - 2019
D.C. Fontana on Memory Alpha
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/D.C._Fontana
René Auberjonois 1940 - 2019
René Auberjonois, actor featured in 'Star Trek' and Altman films, dies at 79 by Andrew Dalton | The Washington Post
https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/rene-auberjonois-actor-featured-in-star-trek-and-altman-films-dies-at-79/2019/12/08/3f59c822-1a0d-11ea-b4c1-fd0d91b60d9e_story.html
Chuck Peddle 1937 - December 15, 2019
Chuck Peddle Dies at 82; His $25 Chip Helped Start the PC Age by Cade Metz | The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/24/technology/chuck-peddle-dead.html
Don Imus 1940 - 2019
"Imus in the Morning" helped get me through the 90s. Stern's good, but I'd take Imus any day of the week. And his brother Fred at the Autobody Express :)
Don Imus, giant of New York airwaves who pioneered shock jock genre, dead at 79 by Brian Niemietz | Daily News
Bulletproof: Origins by Stephen Mitchell is a YA read about a kid who becomes invulnerable on his 16th birthday
https://www.amazon.com/Bulletproof-Origins-Stephen-J-Mitchell/dp/0578573431
Monumental Terror: The Destroyer Book 153
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07YBGBRNK/ref=dp-kindle-redirect?_encoding=UTF8&btkr=1
Trilogy of Terror Zuni Doll becomes the most valuable prop in horror history
https://news.justcollecting.com/trilogy-of-terror-zuni-doll-auction-record-horror-movie-prop/
'Star Wars: Rise Of Skywalker' Chasing ‘Last Jedi’ With $76M 2nd Weekend; ‘Little Women’ Not So Tiny With $29M 5-Day by Anthony D'Alessandro | Deadline
https://deadline.com/2019/12/star-wars-rise-of-skywalker-little-women-uncut-gems-spies-in-disguise-post-christmas-box-office-1202817539/
Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker on Box Office Mojo
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl3305145857/?ref_=bo_hm_rd
My Star Wars movie rankings:
V, IV, III, VI, VIII, VII, IX, R1, II, I, S - What's yours?
Jon Favreau tweeted on 12/27 that The Mandalorian Season 2 is coming Fall 2020
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/
World-class collector and three-time Strat-O-Matic Baseball champion William "Bill" Meinhardt joins to discuss his tabletop Fantasy RPG collection and more. What age did Bill have the foresight to begin preserving RPGs? Which Gencon was at the Playboy Club and which D&D set premiered there? Strat-O-Matic Baseball and its contribution to the RPG hobby. How to invoke Stefan Pokorny. The unbridled imagination of young children playing RPGs. Some love for Tracy Hickman and his empathy for lonely confused vampires.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 12/21/2019
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SHOW NOTES
Closing song clip is from Fairytale of New York by The Pogues
Topic Notes:
Playing at the World Episode #1: Original D&D Box Set
(Jon Peterson and Bill Meinhardt)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQlA6oAyLXg
Strat-O-Matic on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strat-O-Matic
Heroic Worlds by Lawrence Schick
https://www.amazon.com/Heroic-Worlds-Lawrence-Schick/dp/0879756535
Tracy Hickman on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tracy_Hickman
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/
James M. Ward on The Starship Warden, Metamorphosis Alpha (the first Sci-Fi RPG), Gamma World and his newer projects GiantLands and Forgotten Ruin. James’s history playing and designing tabletop RPGs. Who was the “biker” that got him into the hobby, and in what unexpected place did they meet? What is James’s favorite mutant power, what book was an inspiration for Metamorphosis Alpha, and what game does he consider his crowning achievement? Some insider perspective on that whole Deities & Demigods 1st printing pantheons kerfluffle.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 12/14/2019
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from The Starlost
Topic Notes:
The Starship Warden Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676918054/the-starship-warden
Metamorphosis Alpha on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphosis_Alpha
GiantLands RPG
https://giantlands.com/
Forgotten Ruin RPG
https://www.facebook.com/forgottenruinbooks/
This is the Conversation
Weekly Wrap-Up Show For 12/7/2019
http://thisistheconversation.spacedshare.biz/wrapup20191207/
Thanks for the shout out to Shane Plays!
CRC Press is having an End of Year Sale!
Get 20% off @mattbarton's and my book Dungeons & Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition…
That's cheaper than Amazon and includes free shipping!
https://www.crcpress.com/Dungeons-and-Desktops-The-History-of-Computer-Role-Playing-Games-2e/Barton-Stacks/p/book/9781138574649
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/
SKALD: Against the Black Priory retro-style CRPG with one-man dev team Al of Scape-IT. What is SKALD? How is Al developing a true old school style game in a modern engine like Unity? Tabletop RPG gaming influence on the CRPG dev process. Not every game has to be 100 hours long. Shane’s favorite RPG fumble result ever. Yes, Norway is in Europe. Rest easy, rats are confirmed in the game!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 12/7/2019
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!
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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.
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from How Two Rats Become 15,000 in a Year | National Geographic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RJA4IW_pkeo
Topic Notes:
SKALD In Demand on Indiegogo
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/skald-against-the-black-priory#/
The SKALD RPG Devlog
https://www.skaldrpg.com/tag/rpg/
SKALD Against The Black Priory Alpha Demo Gameplay
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kqwp6kRAoS4
invisible, figmentary, and dead: that damn turtle
http://jrients.blogspot.com/2008/03/invisible-figmentary-and-dead-that-damn.html
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/
Shooting the bull on the new Disney+ hit The Mandalorian, Baby Yoda, the Star Wars sequel trilogy, Rogue One and STOP MESSING WITH HAN SHOOTING FIRST aaaargh. Shane falsely accuses Mark of liking Holtzmann.
Originally broadcast on the 12/6/2019 Dave Elswick Show on 101.1 FM The Answer in Little Rock.
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!
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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.
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Humble Bundle
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https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512
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/
Comics artist and Allegiance Arts founder Mitch Breitweiser joins to talk comics and Allegiance's upcoming blockbuster books! MAJOR news items on comic books coming to a HUGE retailer! How did the comics industry get to the low state it's in now? The Diamond problem and the plight of the comic book owner. Plus: Favorite Thanksgiving dishes and The Mandalorian is... Lone Wolf and Cub?
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 11/30/2019
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!
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
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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.
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Humble Bundle
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Hoda Kotb's Goku balloon commentary during the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade 2019.
Topic Notes:
Allegiance Arts Founders Indiegogo: Futurists, Norah’s Saga, Bass Reeves COMIC BUNDLE!
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/futurists-norah-s-saga-bass-reeves-comic-bundle#/
Allegiance Arts & Entertainment
https://allegiancearts.com
Mitch’s YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/mbreitweiser
Lone Wolf and Cub
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lone_Wolf_and_Cub
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/
RPG podcaster and con coordinator “DM Carl” Heyl joins for OSR news, tidbits, and chat including the D.R.E.A.D. “OSR 5E” project, the Zenopus Archives and Swords & Wizardry. Plus: Arkansas RPG Con is coming November 9th and 10th! RPG podcast shoutouts. Should gold pieces count as XP? Carl slam dunks the Bad Joke of the Week.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 10/26/2019
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!
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
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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
Podcast Zinger is from The Simpsons
Topic Notes:
Arkansas RPG Con
http://arkansasrpg.com/
Night Shift RPG Kickstarter (urban horror) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasonvey/night-shift-veterans-of-the-supernatural-wars-rpg?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=night%20shift%20rpg
Lost City of Gaxmoor 5E Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676918054/the-lost-city-of-gaxmoor-5e
D.R.E.A.D. “OSR 5E” project
https://osrdread.blogspot.com/2019/08/dread-game-design-and-intention.html
Zenopus Archives
http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/
Swords & Wizardry
https://froggodgames.com/product-category/product-lines/swords-wizardry-2/
Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Genre Rules — Plain Text Edition
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/291995/OldSchool-Essentials-Classic-Fantasy-Genre-Rules--Plain-Text-Edition
Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy: Cleric and Magic-User Spells — Plain Text Edition
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292057/OldSchool-Essentials-Classic-Fantasy-Cleric-and-MagicUser-Spells--Plain-Text-Edition
The Crusader Podcast
https://crusaderpodcast.com/
Save or Die Podcast
http://saveordie.info/
Save for Half Podcast
https://saveforhalf.com/
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. Head on over and get your badges now!
ARPGCON.COM
Alex Kammer's RPG design work, plus his advice on writing RPG adventures and setting expectations when working in the industry. Plus: what is True Dungeon??? (Hint: it's a super cool, immersive live dungeon experience that may or may not involve enthusiastic ropers). Gamehole Con 2019 update. Dice or Treat. Shane and Richard like the Cybertronic Spree.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 9/21/2019
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!
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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.
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Humble Bundle
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from "The Streak" by Ray Stevens.
Truck Carrying Gaming Dice Spills Onto Highway, Rolls A Perfect 756,000 | Kotaku
https://kotaku.com/truck-carrying-gaming-dice-spills-onto-highway-rolls-a-1838218869v
True Dungeon: Real Props. Real Dungeon. Real Cool.
https://truedungeon.com/
Gamehole Publishing products at Frog God Games
https://froggodgames.com/product-category/friends-of-the-frogs/gamhole-publishing/
The Cybertronic Spree
http://www.thecybertronicspree.com/
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. Head on over and get your badges now!
ARPGCON.COM
Solasta: Crown of the Magister is a party-based, tactical turn-based CRPG built on the Fifth Edition game system and currently in development by France-based Tactical Adventures. Solasta also features verticality in dungeon crawling and has accompanying resources for tabletop RPG play. Tactical Adventures team members Emile and Xavier join to share the details. Plus: Implementations versus adaptations, party-based versus companions and the worst football chat ever :)
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 9/14/2019
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!
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
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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
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DriveThruRPG.com
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Bend it like BECKHAM !!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zAapNN0mgx8
Topic Notes:
Solasta: Crown of the Magister Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tacticaladventures/solasta-crown-of-the-magister?ref=user_menu
Solasta Demo on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1096530/Solasta_Crown_of_the_Magister/?snr=1_7_15__13
Shane Plays Solasta Pre-Alpha Gameplay Video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEIk58BPTBs
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
A zesty hodgepodge of geeky goodness! Weird Al makes a cool surprise appearance. Us and Brightburn movies. Lava lamps are SO COOL. Batman Hush. Anime recommendation. D&D Funko Pops. An open appeal on Gygax versus Arneson. Zach the sports analyst. More!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 9/7/2019
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
Podcast Zinger is from a Reese’s Peanut Butter Cups commercial with Robby Benson and Donny Most from the early 1970s.
Topic Notes:
Longtime Fan Undergoing Cancer Treatments At UAMS Surprised By Visit From Weird Al Yankovic | KTHV
https://5newsonline.com/2019/09/02/longtime-fan-undergoing-cancer-treatments-at-uams-surprised-by-visit-from-weird-al-yankovic/
Us
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6857112/
Brightburn
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7752126/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1
ReLIFE anime
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ReLIFE
Dungeons & Dragons Gets Its First Funko Pops | ComicBook.com
https://comicbook.com/gaming/2019/08/26/dungeons-and-dragons-funko-pops-mind-flayer-asmodeus-minsc-boo-order/
Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons
https://vimeo.com/ondemand/sobfinal
Secrets of Blackmoor – Shane Plays Podcast Extra
https://shaneplays.com/secrets-of-blackmoor-the-true-history-of-dungeons-and-dragons/
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
The Joker Psychology: Evil Clowns and the Women Who Love Them with Dr. Travis Langley AKA the Superherologist. Fictional and real world psychology aspects of the Clown Prince of Crime! Does the Joker have a true origin? How many major eras of the Joker are there and what are they? Would the Joker be more or less interesting if he was actually funny? Are the Joker and Harley a Bonnie and Clyde couple? Take a deep dive into the world of the Joker to learn all this and more, plus Shane and Travis’ favorite Joker versions!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 8/31/2019
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?
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
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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
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DriveThruRPG.com
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512
SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Suicide Squad (2016)
Topic Notes:
The Joker Psychology: Evil Clowns and the Women Who Love Them
https://www.amazon.com/Joker-Psychology-Clowns-Popular-Culture/dp/1454935421
The Superherologist! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 51
https://shaneplays.com/the-superherologist-radio-show-podcast-ep-51/
Wonder Woman Psychology with the Superherologist! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 98
https://shaneplays.com/wonder-woman-psychology-radio-show-podcast-ep-98/
Kevin Smith Unveils Plans For ‘Masters Of The Universe: Revelation’ Anime Series At Netflix | Deadline
https://deadline.com/2019/08/kevin-smith-masters-of-the-universe-revelation-netflix-anime-series-he-man-1202670904/
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
The legendary league of animal operatives log another entry as comics creators Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini join to talk BLACK HOPS: Hare Trigger! Plus: a brief TMNT history lesson, Disney+ streaming is coming, and Moon Knight rises.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 8/24/2019
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!
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
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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
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Ultimate Spider-Man S4 E24 "The Moon Knight Before Christmas"
Topic Notes:
BLACK HOPS: Hare Trigger
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/black-hops-hare-trigger/x/19012395#/
Soulfinder: Demon’s Match
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/soulfinder-demon-s-match/x/19012395#/
IndieCron
https://indiecron.com/
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
D&D enthusiast and podcaster (Save or Die, The Crusader) Carl Heyl joins to share his tips and thoughts on running RPG games for kids! Also: D&D / RPG news including a million feet of maps for free, the Lost City of Gaxmoor and the Cube of Death! Discos & Dragons. Classic dice are meaty. Operation Uno Fingers finally revealed!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 8/17/2019
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?
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
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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
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Hero Kids RPG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HqnVozQJpg
Topic Notes:
Reddit: Good RPG for very young kids?https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/9srpgg/good_rpg_for_very_young_kids/
Top Of The Table – Introducing Kids To RPGs | Game Informer
https://www.gameinformer.com/index.php/b/features/archive/2016/07/22/top-of-the-table-introducing-kids-to-rpgs.aspx
No Thank You, Evil! – Shane Plays Geek Talk Ep. 49
https://shaneplays.com/no-thank-you-evil-radio-show-podcast-ep-49/
AMAZON 'WHEEL OF TIME' CAST MEMBERS ANNOUNCED | Newsweek
https://www.newsweek.com/wheel-time-casting-amazon-series-fantasy-rosamund-pike-1454405
Warhammer RPG Humble Bundle: The Humble RPG Book Bundle: Warhammer 40,000 Dark Heresy by Cubicle 7
https://www.humblebundle.com/books/warhammer-40000-dark-heresy-rpg-books?partner=shaneplays
‘THE ONE MILLION’: 1M SQUARE FEET OF RPG DUNGEON MAP, FREE | Krypton Radio
https://kryptonradio.com/2019/07/31/the-one-million-1m-square-feet-of-rpg-dungeon-map-free/
Vampire 5 Organized Play Launches | EN World
https://www.enworld.org/threads/vampire-5-organized-play-launches.666480/
RuneQuest creator re-joins Chaosium | Geek Native https://www.geeknative.com/68093/runequest-creator-re-joins-chaosium/
Cube of Death Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tsrgames/cube-of-death
The Lost City of Gaxmoor 5E Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676918054/the-lost-city-of-gaxmoor-5e
Save or Die podcast
http://saveordie.info/
The Crusader podcast
https://crusaderpodcast.com/
D&D Character Rarity & OSR Gaming with Save or Die! – Shane Plays Geek Talk Ep. 120
https://shaneplays.com/dd-character-rarity-and-osr-gaming-with-save-or-die-radio-show-podcast-ep-120/
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Alex Kammer joins to talk RPG collecting / preservation and Gamehole Con! Plus: What was a big difference at Gen Con this year, does even Alex know how big his RPG collection is and what does Flava Flav have to do with it all? Tune in for all this goodness and more!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 8/10/2019
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?
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from The Story Behind Flavor Flav's Clock - From Chuck D's Dad
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yGz6U4Gq_4
Topic Notes:
Gamehole Con
https://www.gameholecon.com/
Wild Stars 4: Wildstars Rising Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wild-stars-iv/cirsova-presents-wild-stars-iv-wild-star-rising
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Get the scoop on Axis & Allies 1942 Online with Beamdog’s Cody Ouimet! How faithful is it to the classic and beloved board game, what’s the AI like and what modes of play can you wage war in? How did Beamdog (known for Computer RPGs) end up creating a World War II game adaptation? What does Cody consider hard mode? Tune in for all this and more!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 8/3/2019
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!
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
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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
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from How to Become a Video Game Tester | Video Game Careers by Howcast
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYe58W6-FJM
Topic Notes:
Axis & Allies 1942 Online on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/898920/Axis__Allies_1942_Online/
Axis & Allies on Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Axis_%26_Allies
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
THE POWER OF STORY! Destination Fantastic isn't just a "D&D travel show", it's two unique storytellers' adventures into the depths of myth, legend, and creating story on fantastic but real locations while meeting amazing people! Stefan Pokorny and Satine Phoenix tell us all about it and how we can help make it happen. Plus: Down and dirty DM / GM tips. Therapeutic D&D. Iceland. Elf whisperer. A real druid's grove. Ley lines. DON'T ride the dragon, CREATE and SHAPE the dragon. David Lee Roth. Frikkin' lasers. Disco Night at The Yawning Portal. Stefan wants to tackle Peter Jackson (OK, not really). Satine wants to put Stefan on her shoulders and run around the world with him (yes, really). More!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 7/27/2019
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!
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
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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
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https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512
SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Search for the Lost Giants: Jim Explains Ley Lines (S1, E3)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8tUuAgcsx3U
Topic Notes:
Destination Fantastic Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/destinationfantastic/destination-fantastic?ref=user_menu
Dwarven Forge
https://dwarvenforge.com/
Gilding Light TV
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnwSKUv_l6cj32WY1VldRVA
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Galaxicus, the unique space empire building MMO (previously MegaWars), with Crimson Leaf's David Baity. Space news, including V'ger(?) in our solar system, Uranus getting knocked around and Godzilla in the stars. A little geeky Silverlight and game dev chat.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 7/13/2019
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!
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
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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
Podcast Zinger is from Star Trek: The Motion Picture
Topic Notes:
Galaxicus on Steam
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019820/Galaxicus/
Galaxicus
https://galaxicus.com/
Astronomers spot 'Farout,' the most distant object in our solar system | CNET
https://www.cnet.com/news/astronomers-spot-farout-the-most-distant-object-in-our-solar-system/
Uranus was slammed by an object twice the size of Earth | BGR
https://bgr.com/2018/12/24/uranus-impact-simulation-history-research/
Godzilla Gets Official Constellation From NASA | Comicbook.com
https://comicbook.com/anime/2018/10/18/godzilla-anime-nasa-constellation/
Indie Dev Mathew Weymouth & Tenacity Online MMORPG! – Radio Show / Podcast Episode 139
https://shaneplays.com/indie-dev-mathew-weymouth-tenacity-online-mmorpg-radio-show-podcast-ep-139/
Mars or Bust (SpaceX & Elon Musk)! – Radio Show / Podcast Episode 138
https://shaneplays.com/mars-or-bust-spacex-elon-musk-falcon-heavy-radio-show-podcast-ep-138/
MegaTrekWars! - Radio Show / Podcast Episode 12
https://shaneplays.com/radio-show-podcast-episode-12-megatrekwars/
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Sci-Fi fantasy pulp comic book novel Wild Stars IV: Wild Star Rising with author Michael Tierney and CIRSOVA magazine publisher P. Alexander. Spider-Man: Far From Home. MAD Magazine ceasing publication. Akira news.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 7/6/2019
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
Podcast Zinger is from the Galaxy Quest
Topic Notes:
Cirsova Presents: Wild Stars Rising
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/cirsova-presents-wild-star-rising/x/19012395#/
Akira Is Getting a 4K Remaster, and a New Anime | i09
https://io9.gizmodo.com/akira-is-getting-a-4k-remaster-and-a-new-anime-1836127694
MAD Magazine to Cease Publication | ComicBook.com
https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/07/04/mad-magazine-to-cease-publication/
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Russ "Morrus" Morrissey and Peter Coffey join for a classy chat on A Touch More Class: nine new, creative and fully playtested 5E classes from EN Publishing! Plus: Favorite D&D classes, what "class" is the D&D 5E game engine and guess the RPG Kickstarter "Balderdash" edition! Everyone makes unicorn noises.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 6/29/2019
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!
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
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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
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https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512
SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from the The Neverending Story trailer
Topic Notes:
A Touch More Class Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/a-touch-more-class-9-new-5th-edition-classes
EN5ider
https://www.patreon.com/ensider
Morrus' Unofficial RPG Talk Podcast
https://morrus.podbean.com/
Kickstarter "Balderdash game" links:
The ADVANCED RPG Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beirdogames/the-advanced-a-complete-adaptable-tabletop-rpg-system
Adrift in the Dark: A 5th Edition One-Shot Duet https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1745780643/adrift-in-the-dark-a-5th-edition-one-shot-duet
Balderdash board game
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/163/balderdash
Shane Plays WOIN interview with Morrus
https://shaneplays.com/full-version-of-w-o-i-n-rpg-interview-with-russ-morrissey-shane-plays-podcast-extra/
Esper Genesis: Heroic Sci-Fi Role-Playing for 5E
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/113664363/esper-genesis-heroic-sci-fi-role-playing-for-5e/posts/2543622
GeneFunk 2090 (5E-based non-fantasy system)
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crisprmonkey/genefunk-2090
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
It’s the annual Little Rock Comic Con pre-show with “Angry Mike” Tinnel and Transformers comics artist and Hasbro toy designer Robby Musso. Another Transformers/Ghostbusters toy mashup is coming. Shane likes the Batman vs Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles animated movie. How to say New Orleans like a cool local. Final Survivor: Westeros update. Muffin situation update from the Mobley Detective Agency.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 6/15/2019
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!
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Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
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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
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https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512
SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from the The Tranformers G1 animated series
Topic Notes:
Little Rock Comic Con
http://lrcomiccon.com
Little Rock Comic Con on Facebook
https://www.facebook.com/LittleRockComicConvention/
Robby Musso on Comic Vine
https://comicvine.gamespot.com/robby-musso/4040-50867/
Angry Mike on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGEKUAoYLAQPVLEFNUFTdKA
Transformers/Ghostbusters toy mashup hits San Diego Comic-Con | Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/deals/2019/6/17/18681872/ghostbusters-transformers-hasbro-action-figure-toy-comic-con-2019
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Shane’s report from North Texas RPG Con, a hidden gem for old school tabletop RPG gamers! Plus his interview with Mike and Elizabeth Stewart of Victorious RPG (“steampunk and super heroes in the Victorian era”), co-hosts of the Save for Half podcast and just all around swell folks!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 6/15/2019
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
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https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512
SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from the The Invisible Man (1933)
Topic Notes:
Note: Show sponsor Troll Lord Games publishes Victorious.
Victorious RPG – Steampunk Adventure in the Age of SuperMankind
http://victoriousrpg.com
Victorious RPG on DriveThruRPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/169398/Victorious-the-Role-Playing-Game?affiliate_id=488512
(affiliate link)
Save for Half Podcast
http://saveforhalf.com/
North Texas RPG Con
https://ntrpgcon.com/
Villains & Vigilantes 3.0 Mighty Protectors on DriveThruRPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/220501/VV-30-Mighty-Protectors?affiliate_id=488512
(affiliate link)
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Did you know Earthworm Jim creator Doug TenNapel is also an Emmy-nominated animation producer and self-described multi-medium storyteller? We talk Doug’s new Earthworm Jim comic book project, his impressive career, the power of crowdfunding, taking care of your fans, G.K. Chesterton, geeky interests as relationship glue, making yourself Teflon when the culture is uncertain, and more!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 6/8/2019
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!
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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
Podcast Zinger is from the Earthworm Jim cartoon intro
Topic Notes:
Earthworm Jim the Comic Book! | Indiegogo
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/earthworm-jim-the-comic-book#/
Doug TenNapel IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0855066/
Doug Moby Games
https://www.mobygames.com/developer/sheet/view/developerId,27631/
Doug’s YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/user/tennapel
Audio Mullet (Doug’s podcast with Mike Nelson and Ethan Nicolle)
https://audiomullet.libsyn.com/
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Tribute to Art Bell, paranormal talk radio host extraordinaire who challenged what the medium could be, gained millions of listeners, and was an interesting guy in his own right (while being surprisingly down to earth). Also: unexplained explosions and dead birds in an Arkansas town, and the US government admits they investigate UFOs. Wanna take a ride?
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 5/25/2019
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
Music used:
Giorgio Moroder - Chase
From the soundtrack for 1978's Midnight Express
Art Bell’s opening theme for Coast to Coast AM
Topic Notes:
Art Bell’s Wikipedia Entry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Bell
Art Bell, Radio Host Who Tuned In to the Dark Side, Dies at 72 | The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/obituaries/art-bell-radio-host-who-tuned-in-to-the-dark-side-dies-at-72.html
According to the New York Times, once had the third-largest radio audience among talk-show hosts, after Rush Limbaugh and Dr. Laura Schlessinger | The New York Times
https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/17/obituaries/art-bell-radio-host-who-tuned-in-to-the-dark-side-dies-at-72.html
Cost of Y2K Bug Fixes (Over $300 Billion with a B!):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Year_2000_problem#Cost
Explosive sound that rattled windows in Beebe remains a mystery; probably not aliens, professor says | Arkansasas Online
https://www.arkansasonline.com/news/2019/feb/25/explosive-sound-beebe-mystery-residents-say-probab/
Beebe, AR: Repeated blackbird death incidents
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beebe,_Arkansas#Repeated_blackbird_death_incidents
Where are they now: Beebe Blackbirds | THV 11
https://www.thv11.com/article/news/local/animal/where-are-they-now-beebe-blackbirds/91-614965981
Dead blackbirds fall again in Arkansas town | Boston.com
http://archive.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2011/12/31/dead_blackbirds_fall_again_in_arkansas_town/
Scientists say mysterious 'Oumuamua' object could be an alien spacecraft | NBC News
https://www.nbcnews.com/amp/ncna931381
'Oumuamua Wikipedia page
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/'Oumuamua
Washington Post news service removes story about Harvard astronomer's theory | Chicago Tribune
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/environment/ct-harvard-astronomer-aliens-20190204-story.html
Newly-released DoD video purportedly shows Navy pilot's encounter with UFO | ABC News
https://abcnews.go.com/GMA/News/newly-released-dod-video-purportedly-shows-navy-pilots/story?id=53671546
Pentagon finally admits it investigates UFOs | FOX News
https://www.foxnews.com/science/pentagon-finally-admits-it-investigates-ufos
'Wow, What Is That?' Navy Pilots Report Unexplained Flying Objects | The New York Time
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/26/us/politics/ufo-sightings-navy-pilots.html
The Navy Says UFOs Are Real. UFO Hunters Are Thrilled | Vice
https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/nea4pk/the-navy-says-ufos-are-real-ufo-hunters-are-thrilled
What We Know About the Navy’s UFO Problem | Foxtrot Alpha
https://foxtrotalpha.jalopnik.com/what-we-know-about-the-navy-s-ufo-problem-1835071834
Yet Another Sign of the Apocalypse: Navy Pilots Reported UFO Sightings on Almost 'Daily Basis' | Rolling Stone
https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/culture-news/ufo-navy-pilots-840902/
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Shane and Matt Barton of Matt Chat celebrate the release of their book Dungeons & Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition by, what else, talking CRPGs as they break down their favorite CRPGs, their biggest disappointments in the genre and their most anticipated upcoming title! Plus: when did Bioware first disappoint Shane, trolleys vs. buggies, how do you say renaissance, and Survivor: Westeros update.
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Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 5/11/2019
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Gather Your Party Mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mXOpjgYMISw
Order Dungeons & Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
Matt Barton Of Matt Chat Kills A Giant Rat In Ultima I
https://soundcloud.com/shane-plays/matt-barton-of-matt-chat-kills-a-giant-rat-in-ultima-i
Was that a Starbucks cup in Game of Thrones? | Chicago Sun-Times
https://chicago.suntimes.com/2019/5/6/18621694/was-that-a-starbucks-cup-in-game-of-thrones
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/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Avengers… ASSEMBLE! The gang of Michael Brown, William Brackeen and Richard McBain gets back together with Shane to geek out about Avengers: Endgame a year after geeking out about Avengers: Infinity War! What did they think, what were their favorite moments, and what are their theories moving forward with the MCU? Plus: is fanservice always a bad thing, big announcements from adventure fiction publisher Cirsova and a tribute to the evertall Peter Mayhew on Star Wars Day!
(Podcast version has extra content included in radio broadcast)
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 5/4/2019
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Peter Mayhew talks Chewie (YouTube)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4we2HM7nMLw
Free Comic Book Day
https://www.freecomicbookday.com/
Game Goblins is partnering with Arkansas Childrens Hospital / Extra Life to help children in need. You can help!
https://gamegoblins.com/extra-life/
Avengers: Endgame Box Office Totals at Box Office Mojo
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=marvel2019.htm
‘Avengers: Endgame’: All the Box Office Records Broken in Debut Weekend
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/avengers-endgame-box-office-records-2-1203199781/
Avengers: Endgame Sees 85% More Repeat Viewings Than Infinity War Did on Fandango
https://comicbook.com/marvel/2019/05/02/avengers-endgame-85-percent-more-repeat-viewings-infinity-war/
'Avengers: Endgame' Easter Eggs: All Of the Callbacks to the MCU Phase 1
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/avengers-endgame-easter-eggs-mcu-phase-1.html/
Did You Catch These MCU Phase 3 Easter Eggs in 'Avengers: Endgame'?
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/mcu-phase-3-easter-eggs-avengers-endgame.html/
What Phase 4 looks like after Avengers: Endgame
https://www.polygon.com/2019/4/27/18484839/avengers-endgame-marvel-movies-mcu-phase-4-eternals-black-panther-gotg-vol-3
Avengers Endgame: Who's The Kid At The End?
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/avengers-endgame-whos-the-kid-at-the-end/1100-6466505/
"Avengers: Endgame" Had One TRUE Hero And It's Not Who You Think
https://www.buzzfeed.com/andyneuenschwander/avengers-endgame-true-hero
Tony Stark's Most Iconic Moment In "Avengers: Endgame" Was A Last-Second Addition
https://www.buzzfeed.com/alliehayes/tony-stark-avengers-endgame-best-line
The Russo Brothers Try to Explain Captain America's Wild Avengers: Endgame Twist
https://io9.gizmodo.com/the-russo-brothers-try-to-explain-captain-americas-wild-1834423270
84 Avengers: Endgame Easter Eggs & References You Might Have Missed
https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/84-avengers-endgame-easter-eggs-and-references-you/2900-2738/?ftag=NLS-04-10aaa1d
33 Marvel Movie Moments That Are Referenced In "Avengers: Endgame"
https://www.buzzfeed.com/noradominick/avengers-endgame-details-references-other-marvel-movies
Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
Order on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Heroes & Angels ComiCon 2019 is coming! Brandy "The Bulldog" Bullock gives the details on this fun event and the amazing organization that helps families of children with cancer behind it. Con guests Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini share their latest comics project updates, including Black Hops II, WALL-MIGHT: First Term Part II, and Kamen America. Plus zombies, The Walking Dead, Survivor: Westeros and all the usual nonsense and tomfoolery!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 4/20/2019
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Monty Python and The Holy Grail
ninjaink (Timothy Lim) on DeviantArt:
https://www.deviantart.com/ninjaink
Mark Pellegrini on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Mark-Pellegrini/e/B072N1DZW2%3F
13 Lesser Known Found Footage Films That Just Might Restore Your Faith in the Genre | Dread Central
https://www.dreadcentral.com/top-10-lists/264367/13-lesser-known-found-footage-films-just-might-restore-faith-genre/
Heroes and Angels on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/heroesandangelscorp/
Heroes and Angels ComiCon 2019
Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10 AM – 4 PM
Sherwood Forest
Admission is just $3!
Heroes and Angels provides non-medical assistance to families affected by childhood cancer, and to military families in need. Also provides funding to organizations that research the causes and cures of childhood cancer.
Heroes and Angels ComicCon is their biggest fundraiser of the year!
Come on out, Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10 AM – 4 PM at Sherwood Forest
Admission is just $3!
Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
Pre-order on Amazon now, releases May 12
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
RPG designer Mike Myler returns to talk about converting historical and mythological characters to D&D! He runs down Genghis Khan, then we take a look at Merlin for a spell. Plus D&D / RPG news, Shane and Zach speculate on Avengers: Endgame plot twists and all the usual nonsense and tomfoolery!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 4/13/2019
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Mike’s Genghis Khan D&D 5E Conversion
http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6212-Mythological-Figures-Genghis-Khan-(5E)
Mike’s Merlin D&D 5E conversion:
http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5494-Mythological-Figures-Merlin-Ambrosius-(5E)
EN World Mythological Figures
http://www.enworld.org/forum/list.php?category/56-Mythological-Figures
EN World EN5ider
https://www.patreon.com/ensider
D&D Ability Score Calculator
http://chicken-dinner.com/5e/5e-point-buy.html
Kickstarter update - Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina Animated Special
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/criticalrole/critical-role-the-legend-of-vox-machina-animated-s
The #DnDSelfie: Why 'Dungeons & Dragons' players are posting selfies in spite of 'SNL' | Mashable
https://mashable.com/article/dungeons-and-dragons-saturday-night-live.amp
Chinese censors incinerate entire run of a kickstarted Call of Cthulhu RPG sourcebook | BoingBoing
https://boingboing.net/2019/03/25/the-sassoon-files.html
Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition
Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat
Pre-order on Amazon now, releases May 12
https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
Heroes and Angels ComicCon 2019
Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10 AM – 4 PM
Sherwood Forest
Admission is just $3!
Heroes and Angels provides non-medical assistance to families affected by childhood cancer, and to military families in need. Also provides funding to organizations that research the causes and cures of childhood cancer.
Heroes and Angels ComicCon is their biggest fundraiser of the year!
Come on out, Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10 AM – 4 PM at Sherwood Forest
Admission is just $3!
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
Can ComicsGate have a positive side? Rising comics personality Edwin Boyette certainly thinks so! Shane and Edwin talk about comic book crowdfunding hub IndieCron, ComicsGate itself, why Edwin cares and what other cool stuff he has in the works, the safest way to respond to a swatting, being ruthlessly positive and A WHOLE LOT more including what the heck is a Geek Containment Unit??? Plus: Shane and Zach give their thoughts on Captain Marvel AKA The Goose Movie
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 4/6/2019
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?
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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.
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SHOW NOTES
IndieCron:
https://indiecron.com/
Edwin on Twitter:
https://twitter.com/Edwin_Boyette
Edwin’s YouTube Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/user/HonoluluEdwin
Heroes and Angels ComicCon 2019
Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10 AM – 4 PM
Sherwood Forest
Admission is just $3!
Heroes and Angels provides non-medical assistance to families affected by childhood cancer, and to military families in need. Also provides funding to organizations that research the causes and cures of childhood cancer.
Heroes and Angels ComicCon is their biggest fundraiser of the year!
Come on out, Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10 AM – 4 PM at Sherwood Forest
Admission is just $3!
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open!
Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event's early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year's one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st.
ARPGCON.COM
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!
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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
It's history in the making for both the Tarzan canon and adventure fiction itself as "Young Tarzan and the Mysterious She" premieres in Cirsova magazine, a collaboration by author and Edgar Rice Burroughs historian Michael Tierney to finish a story began by Burroughs himself (with the blessing of ERB, Inc.)! How did such a swingin' cool thing happen, and what were Michael's thoughts in approaching such an important project? More importantly, how many times does Shane play the Tarzan yell? Michael, Cirsova's P. Alexander and Critical Blast's R.J. Carter all join.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 3/2/2019
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from “The first ever Tarzan Yell” (Elmo Lincoln, first actor to portray Tarzan in 1918)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nL642ldL7O8
Tarzan Call / Yell used in intro and during show is the famous version by actor Johnny Weismuller
“Me Tarzan You Jane” chorus is from the song by The Fuzztones
Vastly Important Prepared Statement from Shane Plays:
Samoa is best Girl Scout cookie. I won't even fight you because it is ironclad beyond dispute and anyone who thinks otherwise obviously deserves my pity and comfort
#girlscoutcookies #provenfacts
The Traitor William Brackeen’s Girl Scout Cookies Poll on Facebook:
https://facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=10215468757925095&id=1022652199
Cirsova Magazine of Thrilling Adventure and Daring Suspense: Vol. 2 No. 1 (Summer 2019)
Premiere of Young Tarzan & The Mysterious She, a collaboration by Michael Tierney and Edgar Rice Burroughs (posthumously)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1949313115/
Beyond the Farthest Star: new Edgar Rice Burroughs web comic with Michael Tierney & John Lucas coming soon
https://www.edgarriceburroughs.com/comics/
Gods & Services anthology edited by R.J. Carter
Includes story by Michael Tierney
https://www.amazon.com/Gods-Services-R-J-Carter/dp/1722090790/
R J.'s Critical Blast relocation IndieGoGo
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/books-for-critical-blast-crisis-relocation
Comic Book Heroes Spider-Man and Black Panther Win Big At Oscars 2019 | Geek Culture byline Germaine
https://geekculture.co/comic-book-heroes-spider-man-and-black-panther-win-big-at-oscars-2019
Morrus / EN World Job Opportunity
Closes March 8
Publishing Administrator
http://www.enworld.org/forum/showthread.php?657441-EN-Publishing-is-Hiring-Publishing-Administrator-(UK-Part-time)
Shane and Bill may or may not discuss Karl Kesel’s bonkers fun Section Zero 1959 comic book Kickstarter (which doesn’t exist)! They almost talk about Mexican Spider-man! It’s the 10th anniversary of Matt Barton’s Matt Chat and Matt makes a special guest appearance. The Marvel / Netflix / Hulu thing. Plus geek news and all the usual tomfoolery and nonsense! SPECIAL HUGS to Karl Kesel, who was scheduled to join but got laid low by pneumonia (or at least that’s the cover story the MiBs gave us while mashing a cigarette out in a very meaningful way).
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 2/23/2019
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Shane Plays ATOM RPG Early Access #3 - Otradnoye
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2HG3dzX3Ni4&t=1273s
Matt Barton’s Matt Chat: 10 Year Anniversary
https://www.youtube.com/user/blacklily8/featured
Listen as Matt Kills A Giant Rat in Ultima I
https://soundcloud.com/shane-plays/matt-barton-of-matt-chat-kills-a-giant-rat-in-ultima-i
Section Zero 1959 Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1227066666/section-zero-1959
Original Section Zero Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1227066666/section-zero
Hulu Could Revive The Cancelled Marvel-Netflix TV Shows, Eventually | ComingSoon.net
https://www.comingsoon.net/tv/news/1039033-hulu-could-revive-the-cancelled-marvel-netflix-tv-shows-eventually
Season 3 Will Be the Last for FX Series 'Legion' | Bleeding Cool
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2019/02/04/season-3-will-be-the-last-for-fx-series-legion/
DC Announces 'DCeased' | ComicBook.com
https://comicbook.com/dc/2019/02/18/dc-comics-dceased-tom-taylor/
SPIDER-MAN's Greatest Mystery: How AMAZING FANTASY #15's Original Art Ended Up in the Library of Congress | Newsarama
https://www.newsarama.com/43804-spider-man-s-greatest-mystery-how-the-amazing-fantasy-15-original-art-ended-up-in-the-library-of-congress.html
Did Mexican Comics Marry Off Gwen and Spidey Rather Than Kill Her? | CBR.com
https://www.cbr.com/spider-man-mexican-comics-gwen-stacy-married-instead-killed/
Shane and guest co-host Richard McBain gab on a live remote from Game Goblins as they catch up with Little Rock Games for the Galactic Scoundrels release party! Plus Richard’s Top 5 geeky movies for 2019, a veritable cornucopia of geek news, and all the usual tomfoolery and nonsense!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 2/16/2019
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?
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Star Wars The Empire Strikes Back “Scoundrel” scene
Question from listener Chris Hardgrove:
Playing live stream style games online in Colombia
Richard’s Top 5 Geeky Movies for 2019
5. Ad Astra
4. Unnamed Terminator Sequel
3. Star Wars: Episode IX
2. John Wick Chapter 3 - Parabellum
1. Avengers: Endgame
Dragon Ball Super: Broly video release date: April 16 | ComicBook.com
https://comicbook.com/anime/2019/02/16/dragon-ball-super-broly-blu-ray-dvd-release-date-united-states/
Show sponsor Troll Lord Games has launched a kickstarter for another book in the Castles & Crusades Mythos Series!
Codex Egyptium is live! From Ra to Set, from temple to tomb, unlock the Gods of Ancient Egypt. Bring their otherworldly mythology to your gaming table. Don't miss out! As a bonus they've included the 2nd edition of Codex Celtarum as well!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676918054/castles-and-crusades-codex-aegyptus
Andrew from LootTheBoss reached out to me:
Kickstarter (ends March 3): Ultimate Player Race Creator - Endless 5E D&D Races
Make any playable Dungeons and Dragons race you can imagine with hundreds of racial traits to choose from
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/loottheboss/ultimate-player-race-creator-end
Rian Johnson Confirms His Star Wars Trilogy Is Still Happening [UPDATED] | ScreenRant
https://screenrant.com/star-wars-rian-johnson-trilogy-canceled/
Episode IX's Shoot Comes to a Close as J.J. Abrams Posts an Emotional Cast Photo | io9
https://io9.gizmodo.com/episode-ixs-shoot-comes-to-a-close-as-j-j-abrams-posts-1832658505
'Masters of the Universe' Movie Filming Start Date and Location Revealed | ComicBook.com
https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/02/12/masters-of-the-universe-production-start-date-location/
The GoBots! Yep, that's right... those beloved (by some) transforming robots from the 80’s! The toys! The cartoon! The movie! The... Rock Lords?? Who came first: Leader-1 or Optimus Prime? Find out as Shane geeks out with GoBots fan Robin, plus all the usual tomfoolery and nonsense!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 2/9/2019
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Screwhead | Robot Chicken SNEAK PEEK | Adult Swim
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZIe62bGX2c
Mad Merv's new game: Apolune
Shane has Steam keys... email or tweet him
"Apolune is a minimalist, endless procedural evolutionary space war. Enjoy fighting wave after wave of enemy starships in a classic "2D" simulation that evolves and mutates as you fight on, victorious. Defend the Earth from hordes of vile aliens in your simple craft: point-and-shoot."
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1019150
Art & Arcana book by Mike Witwer & Jon Peterson is up for "Best Art Book" in 2019 Locus Poll and Survey
Locus is The Magazine of the Science Fiction & Fantasy Field - 30 time Hugo award winner
https://locusmag.com/2019-locus-poll-and-survey/
Guardians of the Galaxy: The Real Rocket Raccoon Passes Away; Chris Pratt Confirms James Gunn's Vol. 3 Script Still In Play | SyFy Wire
https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/guardians-of-the-galaxy-real-rocket-raccoon-passes-away
GO-BOTS Return in All-New Comic Book Series | IDW
*IDW Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of Classic Toy Line with a Sci-Fi Epic Written and Drawn by Tom Scioli
https://www.idwpublishing.com/go-bots-return-in-all-new-comic-book-series/
Gobots: Everything You Didn't Know | SyFy Wire
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBIDqug6GLU
Hasbro Might Be Making A GOBOTS Movie | ComicBookMovie.com
*From 2015
https://www.comicbookmovie.com/transformers/hasbro-might-be-making-a-gobots-movie-a114286
January 2015: "Hasbro has...filed documents to the United States Patent & Trademark Office for a new GoBots trademark under 'distribution of motion pictures, ongoing television programs' and 'Toys, games and playthings, namely, toy vehicles and accessories for use therewith.'"
GoBots Timeline
Credit to:
GoBots: Everything You Didn't Know | SYFY WIRE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBIDqug6GLU
&
Wikipidia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gobots
1982:
Machine Robo in Japan
(human-piloted mechanical machines)
Before Transformers!
“Friendly” and “Enemy” factions
1983:
Tonka licenses Machine Robo toy line for USA and calls them GoBots
A year before Transformers
Reconcepted as self-aware robots, not human piloted machines
Given names, not just numbers
Gobotron - home planet
September 1984
Transformers animated series
Transformers toys flood US toy stores
“Challenge of the Go-Bots”
Aired one season 1984 - 1985
Hannah - Barbera cartoon
65 episodes, 22 minutes each
1,430 minutes total
Cartoon introduced “Guardians” and the “Renegades” faction??
Voice actors:
Phil Hartman - Professor Baron (Von) Joy
Frank Welker (Megatron) - Scooter
Peter Cullen (Optimus Prime) - Pincher
1985
Super Go-Bots
6” toys
New characters from show sold to expand line
Animated feature: “Go-Bots: Battle of the Rock Lords”
New Rock Lords spinoff toy line from Tonka
1987
Go-Bots line ends
1991:
Hasbro buys by Tonka for $516 million
Go-Bots folded into Transformers toy line
Traveller RPG! The Free Trader Beowulf is sending a distress signal... assuming your PC survives character creation, will you respond or head for adventure and fame in the Spinward Marches?! Shane and veteran Traveller GM and player David Elmore talk the original and influential hard sci-fi RPG! Plus RPG news and the usual tomfoolery and nonsense!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 2/2/2019
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!
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GIVEAWAY
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SHOW NOTES
Far Future Enterprises
Successor to Game Designers Workshop
Traveller resources on CD-ROM, etc.
https://www.farfuture.net/
Traveller Imperium map
https://travellermap.com/
What was happening to the Free Trader Beowulf?
https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/traveller-what-was-happening-to-the-free-trader-beowulf.313278/
Traveller Beowulf Class Free Trader info
https://wiki.travellerrpg.com/Beowulf_class_Free_Trader
D&D's 45th Birthday | Jon Peterson - Playing at the World
https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2019/01/d-45th-birthday.html
Also: BattleTech’s 35th Anniversary & Shadowrun’s 30th Anniversary
(hat tip to Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk)
"I’m Sorry, But That’s What My Character Would Do" by Rick Neal
http://www.rickneal.ca/?p=86
FnordCon: Steve Jackson Games convention in Austin April 6-7
http://www.sjgames.com/ill/archive/December_31_2018/Our_Own_Convention
Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD Core Rulebook and The Robot Wars adventure / supplement now available on DriveThru RPG
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/87/EN-Publishing/subcategory/30390/Judge-Dredd--The-Worlds-of-2000-AD
Penny Arcade partners with Wizards of the Coast to publish official 'Acquisitions Incorporated Dungeon Manual' | GeekWire byline Tim Ellis
https://www.geekwire.com/2019/penny-arcade-partners-wizards-coast-publish-official-acquisitions-incorporated-dungeon-manual/
Footnotes added to Podcast version of show:
In Traveller, just like in reality, space is big. Really big. Really, really big. To get an idea, go to https://travellermap.com/
Classic Traveller is “hard sci-fi” of the 70s and early 80s. Computers were huge and home computers weren’t a widespread thing, no internet, etc. For example: Some ship schematics have large area for computers.
Lack of faster than light communications led to a more feudal / regional governmental system throughout the empire
Weapons run the range from rocks to firearms to lasers. Daggers and knives are still very common because you don’t want to use lasers or bullets on a ship
Ships usually carried a lot of sand. If enemy ships appeared, they could drop sand that would act as chaff / defense against lasers
No hit points, damage is deducted from attributes
Similar attributes to D&D, however instead of Wisdom and Charisma there was Education and
Social Standing. Those could be codified, where the other two are more subjective
No experience, no levels… advancement is through wealth, status, etc.
Skills CAN be changed during adventuring by going back college or joining the military, etc. Or the Imperium goes to war and veterans get called back to service.
Certain attributes can be changed during play… for example you marry into nobility
They chose six siders because people already had them at home and would not need to buy polyhedrals
Traveller appealed to David when he was younger because it cost less than the D&D books
A listener favorite! It's the annual team up with Dave Elswick of the Dave Elswick Show for our Most Anticipated Geek Movies of 2019 episode! Plus: Movie news, how did our picks from last year hold up, and all the usual tomfoolery and nonsense.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 1/26/2019
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Unbreakable (2000):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4EBi5Yxl12k
2018 Domestic Grosses | Box Office Mojo
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2018&p=.htm
2018 Worldwide Grosses | Box Office Mojo
https://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2018&p=.htm
The Biggest Movies To Watch In 2019 | Gamespot
https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/all-the-biggest-movies-of-2019-glass-avengers-endg/2900-2414/
2019 on the big screen | Cnet
https://www.cnet.com/pictures/2019-movies-to-geek-out-over/
2019 Movies: Avengers 4, Star Wars 9 and 42 Other Movies to Geek Out Over | IGN
https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/01/01/2019-movies-marvel-avengers-4-star-wars-9
Top 15 upcoming Sci Fi and Fantasy Movies 2019 2020 | IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls056104811/
Best New Sci-Fi Movies of 2019 & Beyond | NerdMuch
https://www.nerdmuch.com/movies/3578/new-sci-fi-movies/
Must See Movies of 2019 | Den of Geek
https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/276453/must-see-movies-2019
It’s over 9,000!!! Finally, the Shane Plays Geek Talk anime episode! Dragon Ball Super: Broly is tearing up theaters and Shane and his fellow geeks have seen it… what do they think? Plus! We power up during the Arkansas Snowpocalypse for “intro to anime” tips on getting started with this popular form of entertainment. And! Bad jokes aplenty in addition to all the usual tomfoolery and nonsense. Thanks to Nik, Brent and Justin (of the Mobley Detective Agency) for their help making this show happen!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 1/19/2019
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Ghostbusters 2020 Teaser Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4lT3LEimWk
New 'Ghostbusters' Sequel Set in Original Universe on the Way | byline Patrick Cavanaugh ComicBook.com
https://comicbook.com/movies/2019/01/16/ghostbusters-sequel-jason-reitman-reboot-bill-murray/
Ghostbusters teaser trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyjqCRJmCPE
‘Dragon Ball Super: Broly’ Tops U.S. Box Office With Massive $7M+ Opening Day | Cartoon Brew byline Amid Amidi
https://www.cartoonbrew.com/box-office-report/breaking-dragon-ball-super-broly-tops-u-s-box-office-with-7m-opening-day-169290.html
Justin’s Introduction to Anime Notes
*Courtesy the Mobley Detective Agency
https://docs.google.com/document/d/15e2DArXmW6sTYWpDU_7_ATDrITEq2elUxkXPT8OClww/edit
Nik’s recommendations for new anime watchers:
Mob Psycho 100
Great Teacher Onizuka
Brent's recommendations for new anime watchers:
That Time I Got Reincarnated Into A Slime
Made in the Abyss - Brent’s reasoning (did not make it into broadcast or Krypton Radio version of show due to time constraints): It’s genre breaking, very focused on story and the the opposite kind of show than Dragon Ball to demonstrate the storytelling range in anime. Very cool visuals. Not recommended for kids.
Find anime (legally!):
Crunchyroll - https://www.crunchyroll.com/
Funimation - https://www.funimation.com/
Toonami (Adult Swim) - http://www.adultswim.com/toonami/
Anime Streaming Search Engine - https://because.moe
Andrew Wall (Writer/Director/Producer) and Derek “The Geek Preacher” White of The Fantasy Makers feature documentary discuss the profound impact J.R.R. Tolkien, C.S. Lewis and George MacDonald have made on fantasy writing and popular culture as well as the beliefs and experiences that shaped them. Geek discussion and news including Darwin Bromley of Mayfair Games. Shane says goodbye to his cat Bonnie.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 1/12/2019
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Buckaroo “Bonnie” Banzai: a difficult, beautiful cat who existed and was loved
2004 - 2019
Podcast Zinger is from Douglas Gresham reading the ending of C.S. Lewis’s The Last Battle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zkNp2usUdTw
and The Chronicles Of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch And The Wardrobe trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A3geKDX-Ads
Darwin Bromley, Co-Founder of Mayfair Games, Dies at 68 | Tabletop Wire http://www.tabletopwire.com/darwin-bromley-co-founder-of-mayfair-games-dies-at-68/
The Fantasy Makers / Refuge 31 Films:
https://www.refuge31.com/project/the-fantasy-makers-faith-in-imagination/
The Fantasy Makers: Tolkien, Lewis, and MacDonald on Amazon:
https://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Makers-Tolkien-Lewis-MacDonald/dp/B07DKRPFTH/
The Geek Preacher:
http://geekpreacher.org/
"All their life in this world and all their adventures in Narnia had only been the cover and the title page: now at last they were beginning Chapter One of the Great Story which no one on earth has read: which goes on forever: in which every chapter is better than the one before."
― C.S. Lewis, The Last Battle
Looking back and looking forward! Cool shows on the schedule. Top performing Shane Plays shows, blog posts and YouTube videos for 2018. A legit peace overture from Muffin? How are the current geeky movies in theaters doing by box office and critics? Geek news including a comic book robbery that impacts charity. Was Loki mind controlled in the first Avengers movie? The Christmas Pickle epilogue. Bonus: a skit about giant spiders from Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk podcast. Plus all the usual nonsense and tomfoolery!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 1/5/2019
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Intro song from “My Way” by Sid Vicious
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Debate with Timothy Lim on the Dave Elswick Show – Shane Plays Podcast Extra
https://shaneplays.com/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-debate-with-timothy-lim-shane-plays-podcast-extra/
D&D / RPG Skit: Not Your Garden Variety Giant Spider
https://shaneplays.com/dnd-rpg-skit-not-your-garden-variety-giant-spider/
Performed on
Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk #26 Dec 12, 2018
https://morrus.podbean.com/e/26-top-10-most-anticipated-rpgs-of-2019/
Wanted: Man Who Stole $100,000 in Comics in Las Vegas | Critical Blast by RJ Carter
http://www.criticalblast.com/articles/2019/01/01/wanted-man-who-stole-100000-comics-las-vegas
Early internet pioneer Larry Roberts dies at 81 | engadget
https://www.engadget.com/2018/12/30/arpanet-creator-larry-roberts-dies/
Marvel Confirms Loki Was Mind Controlled in Avengers | Screen Rant
https://screenrant.com/avengers-loki-theory-mind-stone-thanos/
Christmas pickle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pickle
Top Shane Plays content in 2018:
Podcasts:
- Hero-U with Corey & Lori Cole & Matt Barton! - July 21, 2018
https://shaneplays.com/hero-u-with-corey-cole-lori-cole-and-matt-barton-radio-show-podcast-episode-157/
- The True History of Dungeons & Dragons: Secrets of Blackmoor - Podcast Extra - Dec 19, 2018
https://shaneplays.com/secrets-of-blackmoor-the-true-history-of-dungeons-and-dragons/
- PolyHero Dice & D&D News! - Feb 3, 2018
https://shaneplays.com/polyhero-dice-and-dd-news-radio-show-podcast-ep-135/
- The Overstreet Guide to Collecting Tabletop Games! - July 14, 2018
https://shaneplays.com/overstreet-guide-to-collecting-tabletop-games-radio-show-podcast-episode-156/
Blog Posts:
- Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes X!
https://shaneplays.com/attack-of-the-dnd-rpg-memes-x/
- Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes IX!
https://shaneplays.com/attack-of-the-dd-rpg-memes-ix/
- RPG History: TSR’s Code of Ethics (D&D “Comics Code Authority” rules)
https://shaneplays.com/rpg-history-tsr-code-of-ethics-dd-comics-code-authority-rules/
YouTube Videos (by views):
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker Beta #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqzA9TeRDDY&t=75s
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker Beta #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FjkRtpDdS4&t=1993s
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker Alpha #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XjzAz6Zlv9g&t=1123s
YouTube Videos (by watch time):
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker Beta #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqzA9TeRDDY&t=75s
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker Beta #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-FjkRtpDdS4&t=1993s
- Pathfinder: Kingmaker Beta #3
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeMC-lLBfuA
Current geek movies in theaters stats as of Jan 3, 2019:
Aquaman
64% Rotten Tomatoes
Box Office Mojo as of Jan 3
Domestic: $229,020,880 26.4%
- Foreign: $637,000,000 73.6%
= Worldwide: $866,020,880
Bumblebee
93% Rotten Tomatoes
Box Office Mojo as of Jan 3
Domestic: $84,353,140 43.8%
- Foreign: $108,318,108 56.2%
= Worldwide: $192,671,248
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
97% Rotten Tomatoes
Box Office Mojo as of Jan 3
Domestic: $120,851,346 52.4%
- Foreign: $109,715,453 47.6%
= Worldwide: $230,566,799
Is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse just a fun movie or a cultural attack jam packed with social conditioning and ideological dog whistles? Listen to a spirited discussion (in truth, more of a debate without formal rebuttals) between Shane and comics artist / bunny-lover-in-chief Timothy Lim as we each present our opposed perspectives. Includes some fun general movie discussion at the end. Recorded during the December 21, 2018 Dave Elswick Show on 101.1 FM The Answer in Little Rock.
Special thanks to Dave for the opportunity to podcast a portion of his show.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse Review! What is Santa's D&D alignment? Peace on Earth. Again with the pickle. The definitive answer to whether Die Hard is a Christmas movie! Penny Marshall (“Laverne”) tribute. Plus all the usual nonsense & tomfoolery and a surprise appearance by Shane’s family!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 12/22/2018
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?
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SHOW NOTES
Intro song from “Fairytale of New York” by The Pogues
Laverne & Shirley theme song:
"Making Our Dreams Come True", performed by Cyndi Grecco
Penny Marshall Wikipedia entry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_Marshall
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Rotten Tomatoes
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/spider_man_into_the_spider_verse/
Die Hard on Rotten Tomatoes
https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/die_hard
Christmas pickle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pickle
What alignment is Santa?
Reddit thread:
https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/a7znvb/what_alignment_is_santa_claus/
Peace on Earth
Luke 2: 1-14 (NASB)
https://my.bible.com/bible/100/LUK.2.nasb
Josh Wilhelmi joins to talk tabletop gaming trends, game gifts and stocking stuffers for Christmas, his love of Warhammer 40K and its lore, and upcoming gaming events at Game Goblins! Plus geek news and the usual nonsense and tomfoolery including… what does a pickle have to do with Christmas???
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 12/15/2018
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?
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast zinger is from:
FOR THE EMPEROR | Warhammer 40k: Space Marine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S2o-LmI3ki
Christmas pickle
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_pickle
Magic Esports 2019: $10 Million Up For Grabs | Wizards.com
https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/news/magic-esports-2019
Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Podcast
#26 Top 10 Most Anticipated RPGs of 2019
*Features a skit Shane wrote!
https://morrus.podbean.com/e/26-top-10-most-anticipated-rpgs-of-2019/
California election resolved with Dungeons & Dragons dice | Polygon
https://www.polygon.com/2018/12/14/18141183/california-election-dungeons-and-dragons-dice-d20
Shane Plays Podcast Extra:
Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons
This is a Shane Plays podcast extra, featuring content that was not broadcast as part of the live Shane Plays radio show.
Accidental gaming historian M. Griffith ("Griff") discusses the Secrets of Blackmoor documentary, a five year project involving 10 cities, 200 hours of interviews, and 20,000 photos and documents. Dungeons & Dragons was famously co-created by Dave Arneson & Gary Gygax, but what part did Arneson and his gaming group play in the creation of tabletop role playing itself? There's more to the story than you know!
Show Notes:
Secrets of Blackmoor Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/secretsofblackmoor/secrets-of-blackmoor-the-true-history-of-dungeons
"The GaryCon Draft" - 35 minutes of Secrets of Blackmoor
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC4qH-Psvpc
The Blackmoor Archives - Dave Arneson's Blackmoor Discussion Forum
https://blackmoor.mystara.net/forums/
OD&D Discussion forum
http://odd74.proboards.com/
Dragonsfoot Forums
https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/
Empire (PLATO) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_(PLATO)
dnd (video game) - Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dnd_(video_game)
TOPICS COVERED include but are not limited to:
- This documentary is NOT Dave Arneson vs. Gary Gygax. It’s the story of what happened before they met with Arneson and his gaming group.
- The vital role of Dave Arneson (and his gaming group) in the creation of D&D / fantasy roleplaying
- Preconceptions, misconceptions and headcanon
- Is it Gee-gax or Gy-gax?
- Difference in difficulty / sense of accomplishment between old school and new school tabletop RPGs
- The “Strategos Connection”: Strategos military training wargame book from 1880 and its connection to Dave Arneson’s gaming group
- David Wesley’s Braunstein style miniatures wargaming (pre-Blackmoor proto fantasy roleplaying)
- How direct is the connection between Chainmail and Dungeons & Dragons?
- Is a sapper tunnel a proto-dungeon?
- David McGary’s Dungeon! Boardgame
- Tonisborg, the oldest still existing dungeon map set (publicly known, anyway)
- Griff’s desired death rate percentage per session as DM
- Is it possible to define what a roleplaying game is?
- Hipster D&D
- Where did the Tolkien influence on Dungeons & Dragons come from?
- Would RPGs have exploded into pop culture without Gary Gygax / TSR?
- What types of cons do Shane and Griff prefer?
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Eisner award-winning comics and novel writer Mike Baron (Nexus, The Badger, Punisher, Star Wars, The Flash) joins to talk his “Bad Road Rising” biker action novel series, a heartwarming (no, really) book about a dog called Disco, and upcoming comics projects Off Worlder, The Wraith, Q-Ball and NEW (yes, new) Nexus material! Plus geek news and the usual tomfoolery.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 12/8/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast zinger is from:
Avengers Endgame Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA6hldpSTF8
Mike Baron’s books at Liberty Island Press:
https://libertyislandmag.com/author/mike-baron/
Mike’s Amazon author page:
https://www.amazon.com/Mike-Baron/e/B004N7W25W/ref=sr_tc_2_0?qid=1544724720&sr=8-2-ent
Mike’s personal website:
http://www.bloodyredbaron.net/
Captain Marvel Trailer #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LHxvxdRnYc
Avengers 4 Endgame Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hA6hldpSTF8
SECRETS of BLACKMOOR: The True History of Dungeons & Dragons Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/secretsofblackmoor/secrets-of-blackmoor-the-true-history-of-dungeons/description
Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard ‘Star Trek’ Series Will Debut at End of 2019, David Nevins Says | The Wrap
https://www.thewrap.com/patrick-stewarts-jean-luc-picard-star-trek-series-will-debut-end-2019-david-nevins-says/
Scientists ate Legos to see how long it takes to poop them out | BGR
https://bgr.com/2018/11/27/lego-head-poop-science-research-pediatrics
Interview with Rodney Thompson about the new Spectaculars superhero RPG from Scratchpad Publishing! Plus: What's Rodney reading right now? What the heck is Neon City Outlaws? What are the design differences between Dusk City Outlaws and Spectaculars?
Spectaculars RPG Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/481478805/spectaculars
D&D authors / historians Michael Witwer and Jon Peterson discuss their fantastic new Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History book that’s taking the scene by storm! Plus: RPG news including the unfortunate passing of important figures Greg Stafford and Bruce “Duke” Seifried.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 10/20/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast zinger is from:
Greg Stafford Speech at the ENnies 2018
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ky_X0T-RgBY
Greg Stafford 1948 - 2018
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greg_Stafford
Stafford is most famous as the creator of the fantasy world of Glorantha, but he is also a prolific games designer. He was designer of Pendragon, he was co-designer of the RuneQuest, Ghostbusters, Prince Valiant and HeroQuest role-playing systems, founder of the role-playing game companies Chaosium and Issaries, designer of the White Bear and Red Moon, Nomad Gods, King Arthur’s Knights and Elric board games, and co-designer of the King of Dragon Pass computer game. Stafford considered his Arthurian chivalric role-playing game King Arthur Pendragon (1985) his masterpiece.
Miniatures wargaming, roleplaying and adventure gaming pioneer Duke Seifried has passed away | Tabletop Gaming
https://www.tabletopgaming.co.uk/historical-games/news/miniatures-wargaming-roleplaying-and-adventure-gaming-pioneer-duke
BRUCE "DUKE" SEIFRIED Obituary | HMGS
https://www.hmgs.org/news/420494/BRUCE-DUKE-SEIFRIED-Obituary.htm
DnDSports - New Competitive 'Dungeons & Dragons' Tournament Announced | ComicBook.com
https://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/10/15/dungeons-and-dragons-competitive-tournament-/
The Dreams in Gary’s Basement documentary Kickstarter
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dorksofyore/the-dreams-in-garys-basement-a-documentary-on-gary
Realms Beyond: Ashes of the Fallen on Kickstarter by Ceres Games
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ceresgames/realms-beyond-ashes-of-the-fallen
Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History - "Unboxing" and First Reactions!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr6edzGSsag
What are Shane's first thoughts and reactions to an advance copy of Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History? Hint: he may squee (okay, he actually squees at one point and he's a big manly man not known for his squeeing). Make sure to watch the parts with the special edition boxed book and ephemera set!
Heroic fantasy & science fiction with P. Alexander, the editor and publisher of Cirsova Magazine. It’s not just pulp fiction, but pulp’s definitely in there! PLUS: Geek news, and what surprising book is P. Alexander reading at the moment?
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 10/6/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast zinger is from Five Minutes With: Iain M Banks
BBC News
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvqsDLDsznA
Cirsova Magazine
https://cirsova.wordpress.com/cirsova-magazine/
New Doctor Who season (and new Doctor!)
http://www.bbcamerica.com/anglophenia/2018/09/new-doctor-who-premieres-sunday-october-7-on-bbc-america
Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD RPG Kickstarter update
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/judge-dredd-and-the-worlds-of-2000-ad-roleplaying
Also: Free quickstart rules now available
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/253759
Star Wars: “The Mandalorian” live streaming show
https://www.starwars.com/news/the-mandalorian-revealed
Asmodee Digital’s Board Games Are Coming to Nintendo Switch
http://gameosity.com/2018/09/14/asmodee-digitals-board-games-are-coming-to-nintendo-switch/
Brian Fargo trolls the Twitterverse
“I happen to know who is working on BG3 ”
https://twitter.com/BrianFargo/status/1047967566168174592
Russ Morrissey AKA Morrus of EN World joins to talk his new Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD RPG and related Kickstarter campaign. PLUS! Do dice pool systems have to be crunchy? PLUS! We play a modified version of Our Favorite Game in all the World from the Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk podcast. PLUS! Where did the term soccer come from? PLUS! Deleted scenes. AND! Don’t miss our Judge Dredd “I am the Law!” impressions (or it’s an Iso-Cube for you, citizen).
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 9/22/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Myeloma UK (in honor of Morrus’s mother)
https://www.myeloma.org.uk/
Myeloma is a cancer of the white blood cells
Judge Dredd and the Worlds of 2000 AD Kickstarter launches September 25
https://www.worldsof2000adrpg.com/
Trailer for Judge Dredd The Worlds of 2000 AD Tabletop RPG
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lBhaw0lebMM
Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD episode of Morrus’s podcast
(lots of great info on the lore and the game)
https://morrus.podbean.com/e/11-judge-dredd-the-worlds-of-2000ad/
Morrus’ Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk (Morrus’ podcast)
https://morrus.podbean.com/
Podcast zinger is from
Pat Mills: "Judge Dredd's a character we love to hate"
Going Underground (RT UK)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qlU33uPcFKw
Pat Mills is best known for creating 2000 AD and playing a major part in the development of Judge Dredd. He has been called "the godfather of British comics".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pat_Mills
Morrus and Peter’s Our Favorite Game in all the World (slightly modified):
Children of the Fall
In Children of the Fall, 3-5 players play as the survivors of an apocalypse that has turned all the adults on the planet into evil, bloodthirsty savages known as the fallen. It is a GMless story game.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/children-of-the-fall/x/19012395#/
Devil's Run Roleplaying Game 2d20 & Savage Worlds
Post-apocalyptic roleplaying in a Savage World of motoring mayhem. Choose a side. Fight. Survive.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/devil-s-run-roleplaying-game-2d20-savage-worlds/x/19012395#/
Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells - Tabletop RPG
A Rules Light Star & Sorcery Role Playing Game with an Old School Spirit.
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-blades-cosmic-spells-tabletop-rpg/x/19012395#/
Scarologist John Burton and actor Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes, Weird Science, The Evil Within) join to talk creating professional hauntings, the Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival, and the creepy practical effects of The Evil Within movie.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 9/15/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival
https://hotspringshorrorfilmfestival.com/
Theater of Horror
https://hotspringshorrorfilmfestival.com/theater-of-horror
The Evil Within movie
https://www.amazon.com/Evil-Within-Frederick-Koehler/dp/B06W2L5JZP/
Michael Berryman on IMDB
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0077720/
Troll Lord Games Kickstarter through October 5:
Classic Castles & Crusades Boxed Sets & Digest Books
A special collector's set of Castles & Crusades! Digest versions of all the books and a special edition box set of the complete game.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676918054/classic-castles-and-crusades-boxed-sets-and-digest
Podcast zinger is from “Save the Cat” examples
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4MRY6BP0EpE
NEWS ITEMS
No news items this week
Tabletop RPG designer (and editor of the EN World EN5ider) Mike Myler returns to discuss Kickstarter persistence, not letting your supporters down and his revamped Mists of Akuma Imperial Matchmaker / Trade War campaign! Can RPG adventures reliably crowdfund? PLUS: RPG news, D&D 5E data science, and Shane’s in hot water with Muffin AGAIN.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 9/8/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast zinger is from Marianne Trench's CYBERPUNK documentary https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxbZq8Zmd88
Mike's Kickstarter: Eastern Fantasy Adventures for D&D 5e and SotDL
2 hardcover adventures in the Mists of Akuma campaign setting: the (finished) Trade War AP & the Imperial Matchmaker mega adventure!
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/verantheacodex/eastern-fantasy-adventures-for-dandd-5e-and-sotdl
NEWS ITEMS
There’s “probably, likely” going to be a Cyberpunk 2077 tabletop RPG | vg247.com
https://www.vg247.com/2018/09/04/cyberpunk-2077-pen-paper-tabletop-rpg/
d20datascience: Data science investigations into the mechanics of the world's greatest role playing game | cyberscribe on github
https://github.com/cyberscribe/d20datascience
Shane makes a splash and hosts himself as a panel of one while touching on several borders of the comic book industry. Are you on the same page with his thoughts? Topics covered include comics sales numbers, new comic book distribution venues, how comics distribution has changed over the decades (and is it a good thing), ComicsGate and more! Plus: A TOTALLY 100% AUTHENTIC banter session with Zach.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 9/1/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast zinger is from the 1960’s Batman TV show.
NEWS ITEMS
Diamond Announces Top Sales for July 2018 | Comics Spectrum
https://comicspectrumnews.wordpress.com/2018/08/10/diamond-announces-top-sales-for-july-2018/
GameStop Explains How and Why It’s Going to Start Selling Comic Books | i09
https://io9.gizmodo.com/gamestop-explains-how-and-why-it-s-going-to-start-selli-1827109559
It’s a journey into the weird unknown as we talk the Uncharted Regions audio drama & Weird Geek News with the one and only master geek Neal Hallford! What Star Trek actor did was just lined up for an Uncharted Regions episode??? What sci-fi actress has already recorded one??? Plus! Is Shane a Greaser or a Soc??? All this and more to delight your ears!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 8/25/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast zinger is from the Outsiders movie (1983)
Note: The poem Ponyboy recites to Johnny is 'Nothing Gold Can Stay' by Robert Frost
NEWS ITEMS
Bear wanders inside Stanley Hotel (“The Overlook Hotel” from The Shining) in Estes Park, Colorado | FOX31 KDVR
https://www.facebook.com/fox31denver/videos/514021109011888/
Mark Hamill Secretly Cosplayed At This Year’s Comic-Con, Posing With Unwitting Fans In Numerous Photos | UPROXX
https://uproxx.com/hitfix/mark-hamill-comic-con-cosplay/
Return of the Jedi Falcon and tie fighter attack deleted scene on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wPjTrgvGG0
NES Isn't Pronounced 'N.E.S.' | lifehacker
https://lifehacker.com/nes-isnt-pronounced-n-e-s-1828130155
GUEST: NEAL HALLFORD / UNCHARTED REGIONS
Beyond all we know, beyond all we believe lie the Uncharted Regions: Thirteen classic audio dramas that take you into the realms of Science Fiction, Dark Fantasy, Horror, and Mystery produced by Neal and Jana Hallford of Swords & Circuitry Studios.
Uncharted Regions:
https://www.unchartedregions.com/
Uncharted Regions on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/pg/UnchartedRegions
NPR (KBPS) interview with Neal and Jana Hallford and full Uncharted Regions pilot episode:
https://www.kpbs.org/news/2017/sep/21/podcast-episode-126-horrible-imaginings-and-unchar/
SKREEEEEE-ONNNNNNNK! It’s go, go Godzilla with fellow big green scaly one fans Tony Isabella and Mark Pellegrini! In addition to Godzilla discussion in general: What does kaiju mean? What are the eras and different incarnations of Godzilla? Would King Kong ever have a chance against Godzllla? How has the Big G changed in size over the decades? What did we think of Shin Godzilla? Godzilla trivia! Tony saves the bad joke of the week! More! (NOTE: Podcast version includes 15 minutes extra content than broadcast radio version!)
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 8/11/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Watch Godzilla Grow in Size Evolution Video That Charts Entire Franchise | Movieweb https://movieweb.com/godzilla-size-evolution-video/
G-FAN.com, brought to you by Daikaiju Enterprises Ltd. is the home of G-FAN magazine, G-FEST and GTOUR http://www.g-fan.com/
Various audio clips used:
Gojira's (Godzilla) Theme Song Blue Oyster Cult - Godzilla Godzilla 1978 Cartoon Theme Mothra's Song by Yuji Koseki Podcast zinger is “Our experts here have doubts” from Godzilla, Mothra, King Ghidorah: Giant All Out Monsters Attack!
The Godzilla panel: Tony Isabella, veteran comic book writer and pastor of the First Church of Godzilla https://www.facebook.com/FirstChurchOfGodzilla/
Mark Pellegrini, upcoming comic book writer and Godzilla aficionado
Shane Stacks (“Shane Plays”), slept with the Shogun Warriors Godzilla like a teddy bear as a child
It’s all about Ol’ Shellhead, the Golden Avenger himself as guest Lennon Parker the Arkansas Iron Man talks his Iron Man charity cosplay and Guinness World Record level collecting!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 7/28/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Arkansas RPG Con is August 11th! Get your badge and sign up for games now! http://arpgcon.com
Podcast zinger is from Iron Man Intro (1966) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LjTIVaSnRR0
NEWS ITEMS
One ad libbed line in the first 'Iron Man' changed everything for Marvel | Mashable https://mashable.com/2018/07/22/iron-man-robert-downey-jr-ad-lib/#ZcLMJ8_TIqq3
GUEST: LENNON PARKER AKA THE ARKANSAS IRON MAN
Lennon Parker, Iron Man charity cosplayer and collector from Arkansas.
Lennon is in the final process for being certified by Guinness World Records for largest personal Iron Man Collection.
Arkansas Iron Man on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/arkironman/
Arkansas Iron Man on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/arkironman/
The ARvengers https://www.facebook.com/arkansasvengers/
D&D / RPG news and discussion. Plus! Arkansas RPG Con is coming on August 11th! Con Coordinator Carl Heyl (Save or Die podcast) and Jared Nielsen (World of Game Design) are Shane’s guests.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 7/28/2018
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 Radio on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays
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SHOW NOTES
Arkansas RPG Con is August 11th! Get your badge and sign up for games now! http://arpgcon.com
NEWS ITEMS
'Dragon Ball Super: Broly' Is Already Selling Tickets Like Crazy http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/07/26/dragon-ball-super-broly-movie-ticket-sales-anime/
Broly Storms into Theaters in ‘Dragon Ball Z: Broly – The Legendary Super Saiyan’ Re-Release in September http://collider.com/broly-movie-tickets/
Board games giant Asmodee finds buyer, likely to be sold | PC Gamer https://www.pcgamer.com/board-games-giant-asmodee-finds-buyer-likely-to-be-sold/
Star Wars RPG 30th Anniversary Edition Unboxing https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nGyxlujgPFg
Founders & Legends Day Celebrates 'Dungeons & Dragons' for Charity | comicbook.com http://comicbook.com/gaming/2018/07/13/dungeons-and-dragons-founders-and-legends-streaming-event/
Play D&D in the Magic: The Gathering World of Ravnica This November & Delve into an Updated Eberron Now http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/news/new-worlds
Troll Lord Games The Players Guide to Aihrde for 5th Edition Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676918054/5th-edition-players-guide-to-aihrde?ref=hqnv5w
The Expanse Roleplaying Game Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1780208966/the-expanse-roleplaying-game
Dungeons & Dragons is having its best year ever, Hasbro CEO says | CNBC (plus D&D e-sports???) https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/23/hasbro-ceo-dungeons--dragons-is-having-its-best-year-ever.html
Your Best Game Ever! book Kickstarter by Monte Cook Games https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/montecookgames/your-best-game-ever
THE FANTASY TRIP – Old-School Roleplaying! Kickstarter by Steve Jackson Games https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sjgames/the-fantasy-trip-old-school-roleplaying
'Adventure Zone' Graphic Novel Tops New York Times' Trade Fiction Best-Seller List | The Hollywood Reporter https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/adventure-zone-graphic-novel-tops-new-york-times-trade-fiction-bestseller-list-1130198
Longtime husband and wife game dev team Corey & Lori Cole (of Quest for Glory fame) join to talk their newly released adventure RPG game Hero-U: Rogue to Redemption! Special guest: Matt Barton of Matt Chat! p.s. Matt may have a surprise announcement.
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays geek talk radio show from 7/21/2018
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!
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SHOW NOTES
Red Rooster: Golden Age https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/red-rooster-golden-age-books-fantasy/x/19012395#/
Trump's Space Force https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/trump-s-space-force-adventure/x/19012395#/
Shane Plays sponsor Arkansas RPG Con 2018 (August 11th) badge sales are now open. Vendor and Sponsorship options also open. Go to http://ARPGCON.COM for more info and make sure to follow Arkansas RPG Con on Facebook.
Podcast zinger is from Matt Chat 408: Ultima in The Silver Age https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnJUw8meFXA
From Jake Tapper @jaketapper on Twitter: Tia Coleman and 10 family members were on the duck boat when it capsized. Tia and her nephew were the only survivors from her family. Verified gofundme to help Tia and her family lay nine family members to rest; funds will go directly to Tia: https://www.gofundme.com/branson-duck-boat-survivor
NEWS ITEMS
Microsoft is giving Dragon Ball Z, Season 1 streaming away for free for a few days
17 year old Brady wants to go to Comic Con https://www.gofundme.com/get-me-to-baltimore-comic-con
Special thanks to game historian and YouTube show host Matt Barton of Matt Chat for his time! Find Matt Chat on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/user/blacklily8
GUEST: COREY & LORI COLE
A Fireside chat with Lori & Corey Cole: http://www.hero-u.net/lori---corey-cole-q-a.html
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