2015-01
2015-01
Wednesday Jan 28, 2015
The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 12 - Dwellers in the Mirage
Wednesday Jan 28, 2015
Wednesday Jan 28, 2015
A Viking and an American
Indian walk into the Alaskan wilderness. If that sounds like a joke, you
haven’t read Dwellers in the Mirage, the thrilling sci-fi adventure story by A.
Merrit. Listen to my guests and I talk about this story that features a Cthulhu-esque
deity, a Conan-esque warrior king, and half-naked warrior women in a hidden
mountain valley.
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Merrit, A.: CREEP,
SHADOW, CREEP; MOON POOL; DWELLERS IN THE MIRAGE; et al
“The most immediate
influences upon AD&D were probably de Camp & Pratt, R. E. Howard, Fritz
Leiber, Jack Vance, H. P. Lovecraft, and A. Merrit” — Gary Gygax
Abraham Merrit
born 1884, died 1943
Wikipedia names H. Rider
Haggard, Robert W. Chambers, Helena Blavatsky and Gertrude Barrows Bennett
(writing as Francis Stevens) as “heavy influences.”
He was a major influence
on Appendix N authors H. P. Lovecraft and Michael Moorcock. He was referenced
in the Lensman series by E. E. Smith.
Born in Beverly, New
Jersey. Primarily a journalist. Assistant editor of The American Weekly from
1912 to 1937 and then editor until his death in 1943.
Merrit’s first fantasy
story was “Through the Dragon Glass” (1917)
Dwellers in the Mirage was originally serialized in six parts in
the magazine Argosy beginning on January 23, 1932.
For the article
references in this show: http://skullsinthestars.com/2009/02/22/a-merritts-dwellers-in-the-mirage/
Co-host:
Jeffrey Wikstrom
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email - jeffwik@gmail.com
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Jeremiah McCoy
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Monday Jan 26, 2015
Round Table 53 - New Digital Columns and Dungeon and Dragon Magazines
Monday Jan 26, 2015
Monday Jan 26, 2015
James Introcaso sits down with Vegas Lancaster, Sam Dillon, Tracy Hurley, and Round Table newbie Wade Kemper. They talk about the last Legends and Lore column heralding the arrival of three new D&D digital columns in 2015. Then they discuss the recent availability of Dungeon and Dragon magazines on dndclassics.com. This episode was recorded on January 15, 2015.Links:The Tome Show on Facebookworldbuilderblog.mePhilly N Crowdrpgmusings.comsarahdarkmagic.comA Contest of SortsSupport the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT
Wednesday Jan 21, 2015
Healing and Hit Dice (Bonus Action 003)
Wednesday Jan 21, 2015
Wednesday Jan 21, 2015
In this episode James and Sam discuss the Healing and Hit Dice
mechanics in D&D. You can find an explanation of these rules in the Player's
Basic D&D PDF on pages 74 and 75 or in the Player’s Handbook on pages
196 and 197 (in the combat chapter).Links:D&D 5e Basic PDF: http://dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/basicrulesJames’ blog: http://www.worldbuilderblog.meSam’s blog: http://www.rpgmusings.com
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Monday Jan 19, 2015
Round Table 52 - Baldur's Gate, Basic Rules Website, and Elemental Evil
Monday Jan 19, 2015
Monday Jan 19, 2015
James Introcaso sits down with Rudy Basso, Alex Basso, Allison Rossi, and Andrew Kane to talk about the announcement of a new Baldur's Gate game, a new website for the Basic D&D rules, and the covers of the Adventurer's Handbook and Princes of the Apocalypse. This podcast was recorded on January 13, 2015.Links:The Tome Show on Facebookworldbuilderblog.meMoonratsD&D V&G 3Support the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT
Friday Jan 16, 2015
D&D V&G 3: Dragonshard
Friday Jan 16, 2015
Friday Jan 16, 2015
HAVE YOU HEARD OF THIS GAME BEFORE? Because Rudy Basso, Alex Basso, Ray Fallon, and Vegas Lancaster sure haven't. It's an RTS set in Eberron that was released in 2006 that floated right past our and - it seems - most of the collective gaming audience's radars. Is it a hidden treasure, lost in the ruins of Khyber? Or is it a way too deadly trap that was rightly ignored, waiting to be released upon a quartet of foolish adventurers who are full of pizza and wings? Tune in to find out in this special everyone-around-a-table episode!2015 Dragonshard 1v1 Championship Match (with commentary and breakdown from Alex)Next Month's Game: Neverwinter Nights (!!!)Support the show, shop below...NOBLE KNIGHT
Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
Appendix N Podcast - Episode 11 - The Complete Works of H. P. Lovecraft (Part 3)
Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
Wednesday Jan 14, 2015
Third part of a three-part series. My guests and I discuss The
Call of Cthulhu, the most famous story by H. P. Lovecraft featuring his
iconic creation, and we also talk about the roleplaying game of the same name.
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Lovecraft, H. P. The Complete Works.
H. P. Lovecraft
born 1890, died 1937
Born in Providence, RI, son of a traveling salesman and a woman
who could trace her ancestry back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony. When
Lovecraft was only 3 years old, his father was placed in a psychiatric
institution and died 5 years later, as Lovecraft himself claimed, of paralysis
brought on by “nervous exhaustion.” Lovecraft’s mother suffered from hysteria
and depression and died at the same hospital about 23 years later.
Lovecraft was raised by his mother and his mother’s family,
including his grandfather who was a businessman. It was this grandfather who
encouraged him to read and interested him in tales of Gothic horror.
Lovecraft was an intelligent but sickly child who grew into a
gaunt, pale adult. He suffered a nervous breakdown prior to his high school
graduation and never received his diploma. Although today he is regarded by
fans as one of the greatest literary geniuses of the 20th century, he was never
financially successful in his own time, partly due to his own unwillingness. He
was friends with many other writers of his day, including most famously Robert
E. Howard, creator of Conan the Barbarian.
He was briefly married to a woman named Sonia Greene and lived
with her in New York City, where he was famously miserable.
Lovecraft returned to Providence in 1926 and lived there until his
death in 1937. He was diagnosed with cancer of the small intestine and died in
poverty.
Today the images of H. P. Lovecraft and his most famous creation,
the monster Cthulhu, are well known to gamers. Cthulhu appears on t-shirts, in
board games, card games, roleplaying games, and video games. He is credited as
an inspiration by many, many horror and fantasy writers, and filmmakers who
came after him. And yet his name is relatively unknown outside of geek and
gamer culture, probably less recognizable to the general public than Edgar
Allen Poe and Steven King.
My guests:
Dan Cmil
Eric Paquette
Jeffrey Wikstrom - The Lurking Fear
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Monday Jan 12, 2015
Round Table 51 - D&D Encounters Wrap-Up
Monday Jan 12, 2015
Monday Jan 12, 2015
James Introcaso sits down with Topher Kohan, Joe Lastowski, and Mike Loewnau to talk about the end of the first season of D&D Encounters using the fifth edition rules. This podcast was recorded on January 4, 2015.Links:The Tome Show on Facebookworldbuilderblog.meD&D Organized PlayD&D Adventurers LeagueD&D Adventurers League on FacebookD&D Adventurers League on TwitterD&D Adventurers League on Google+actsofgeek.comTopher on Google+Topher on FacebookModern MythsModern Myths on FacebookTitan Games and ComicsTitan Games and Comics on FacebookSupport the show, shop below...
Monday Jan 05, 2015
Round Table 50 - Setting Speculation
Monday Jan 05, 2015
Monday Jan 05, 2015
James Introcaso sits down with Jeff Greiner, Sam Dillon, Greg Blair, and Dave Gibson to speculate what the next setting might be in the official D&D fifth edition rules. They discuss Forgotten Realms, Eberron,Dragonlance, Greyhawk, Ravenloft, Dark Sun, Planescape, Mystara, and more. This podcast was recorded on December 16, 2014.Links:The Tome Show on Facebookworldbuilderblog.meThe Eric Michaels - Composerrpgmusings.com5mwd.comSupport the show, shop below...