040 Cliches & Tropes in Roleplaying Games

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Cliches and tropes in roleplaying games, are they a tiresome plot devices or are they just good old fun?

Episode 40 Show Agenda

Intro

Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net

Announcements

Darktheatre.net Apps for iPad

Part Time Gods of Fate KS – Go help out the MM boys –  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eloylasanta/part-time-gods-of-fate-from-third-eye-games

Bonus BS! – Sean talked with Gamehole events guy Josh Hoyt – https://gamingandbs.com/bbs002/

G&BS newsletter: Area of Effect

Sponsor

Greyedout Productions. Buy a dicebag and use promo code GAMINGANDBS to receive 10% off your order.

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

  1. 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/
  2. Chaosium SALE! – http://chaosium.com/
  3. Christopher Lee died – http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/celebritynews/11666316/christopher-lee-dies-live.html

Sean

  1. Geek & Sundry Wil Wheaton’s Titan’s Grave ep 1 premieres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8HbkYV5ZaY
  2. Knights of the Dinner Table ep 1 premieres https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g41Dj-bEV4o
  3. 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

BBS002 Bonus BS Events Guy Josh Hoyt of Gamehole Con

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Josh Hoyt, Director of Games, making him the events guy at Gamehole Con. Gamehole Con is a yearly tabletop gaming convention held in November in Madison, Wisconsin. This is Gamehole Con’s third year. Their debut event had 200+ events. This year they are already over 500!

Sean talks to Josh about his gaming background, what makes Gamehole Con different from other gaming conventions, and what it takes to coordinate events. We didn’t forget to put him through Skill Check!

039 RPG Game Groups – Consistent or Changing It Up?

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We talk about rpg game groups. Is it good to have long-standing relationships with the member? What about switching it up and having new members?

Episode 39 Show Agenda

Intro

Sponsored by DarkTheatre.net

Announcements

GaryCon Podcast Seminar – Drink Spin Run, Dead Games Society, GBS

Upcoming interview with Joshy Hoyt from Gamehole event coord.

Random Encounter – emails, voice mails, social media from listeners

Nathan Panke re: Ep 38 OSR, talks about a Lego type modularity to some games: https://plus.google.com/b/102903036211520314167/+NathanPanke/posts/9RiRSj3RHGT

Phil Vecchione ep 38 also weighs in on OSR on G+ https://plus.google.com/u/0/+PhilVecchione/posts/AmBqcMFH4yv

 

Sponsor

Greyedout Productions. Buy a dicebag and use promo code GAMINGANDBS to receive 10% off your order.

Topic of Discussion

Know Your Group

  • What’s the good part of having a long standing group?
    • Communication should be easier
    • Known quantities – what they like, want, etc
    • Scheduling can be easier
  • Is there a downside?
    • It takes a lot of work and coordination to keep it going – who’s the one(s) to do that work?
    • Change resistant
    • “Stuck in a rut”
    • Suck with problem players/GM

Die Roll – 2-4 miscellaneous points of gaming or geekery we want to share with you.

Brett

  1. Part Time Gods of FATE kickstarter – the MM/Encoded Design boys are going strong with this – https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eloylasanta/part-time-gods-of-fate-from-third-eye-games?ref=nav_search
  2. Greg Stafford & Sandy Petersen return to Chaosium  http://chaosium.com/
  3. Jason Stathem to play Bullseye? http://comicbook.com/2015/06/05/rumor-jason-statham-to-play-bullseye-in-daredevil-season-two
  4. Gary Con VIII Announced! New location! Gary Con is retracing the path of Gen Con by holding our celebration at the Grand Geneva Resort March 3rd to 6th, 2016. If you didn’t already know, the Grand Geneva (formerly The Playboy Club) was the site of Gen Con X. The new venue will allow us to expand our footprint significantly while retaining the atmosphere and features we’ve developed over the past seven years.
  5. Art from Lenny

Sean

  1. Tron 3 shit canned http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/disney-not-moving-forward-tron-798941
  2. Big Trouble in Little China….2 http://scyllar.com/big-trouble-in-little-china-2-is-happening/
  3. 2015 Origins Award Winners https://plus.google.com/u/0/+SeanKelley/posts/eZYAKd51tgo
  4. 2015 Origins Vanguard Award Winners, representing “the cutting edge of new design in the gaming industry,” – Marvel Dice Masters and Pathfinder Adventure Card Game http://icv2.com/articles/news/view/31425/origins-vanguard-award-winners-announced

Closing/outro