Cliches and tropes in roleplaying games, are they a tiresome plot devices or are they just good old fun?
Episode 40 Show Agenda
Intro
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Announcements
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Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners
Austin on Ep 39 – https://plus.google.com/101015865554540697816/posts/5APzepKejaA
Victor Wyatt on G+ re: Ep 39 Game Group Size https://plus.google.com/b/102903036211520314167/+Gamingandbscom/posts/SqGK1cK9VEo?cfem=1
Moe Tousignant RE: ep 37 Character Gen https://plus.google.com/b/102903036211520314167/+MoeTousignant/posts/8uJgbYHqDWY?cfem=1
Topic of Discussion
Cliches and Tropes – why they’re fun, and why comfortable is just fine sometimes
- What cliches and tropes do we use?
- Why are we using them?
- Fun
- Comfort
- Predictable is sometimes good – can help with new players
- Setup for the twist
- Is there a reason to avoid them?
- does using them make you a “bad” GM or player?
- does using them who a lack of creativity?
Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.
Brett
- FTC dropping the hammer on failed kickstarter The Doom That Came to Atlantic City – http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-switch/wp/2015/06/11/the-ftcs-first-crowdfunding-enforcement-is-over-a-failed-board-game-on-kickstarter/
- Chaosium SALE! – http://chaosium.com/
- Christopher Lee died – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11666316/christopher-lee-dies-live.html
Sean
- Geek & Sundry Wil Wheaton’s Titan’s Grave ep 1 premieres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8HbkYV5ZaY
- Knights of the Dinner Table ep 1 premieres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g41Dj-bEV4o
- Beyond the Bundle Noir bundle, A Dirty World, Killshot, One Last Job, Streets of Bedlam. http://beyondthebundle.com/2015-06-11/deadly-games/
Closing/outro
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