Tuesday Apr 19, 2011
Tome 172 - Puzzles
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Thursday Mar 31, 2011
Thursday Mar 31, 2011
In this episode we are joined by Mike Shea from Sly Flourish, who recently wrote a book about running epic tier games. So we thought it would be nice to bring him in to join us for a chat about how to run epic games. He also decided to throw in copies of his epic book into our contest...enter now to win!
Sponsors
Noble Knight Pick of the Episode - Death's Reach (epic tier adventure)
Links
Sly Flourish
Sly Flourish - DM Tips Book
Sly Flourish - Epic Book
Sly Flourish - Twitter
WotC's new Monster Builder
Amazon.com Widgets
At-Will
Critical Hits article on the “out”
Monday Mar 28, 2011
Monday Mar 28, 2011
WotC has recently been releasing a whole bunch of D&D-related accessories that aren't sorucebooks. Fortune Cards, a DM screen, and even a board game.
Sponsors:
Noble Knight Pick of the Episode - Lots
Links:
New Life Contest
Tracy's Adventure
D&D Website with the new Monster "Builder"
WotC Encounter Design Contest
Gold's Guide to Competitive Game Mastering (featuring Jeff and Tracy)
At-Will Speed of Decision article
Icosahedraphelia post on Fortune Cards
Gale Force 9
Litko Aero Systems
Sunday Mar 20, 2011
Sunday Mar 20, 2011
Wolfgang Baur and Matt James talked to us in this episode to talk about the three great products that Open Design gave us to give away to you in the Tome's New Life Contest. Hear about Courts of the Shadow Fey, Soldiers of Fortune, and the Kobold's Guide to Game Design Vol. 3.
Sponsors
Pick of the Episode - Flip Mat Keep
Links
Open Design/Kobold Quarterly
Monday Feb 28, 2011
Monday Feb 28, 2011
Greg Bilsland joins Tracy and Jeff in this episode to talk about monster design as we build a Nilshai and then talk about House Rules.
Sponsor:
Pick of the Episode - Q-Workshop's Giant d20s
Links:
Greg's Blog
Contest Page
Greg's Appearance on Tiger Beat Magazine!
Sunday Feb 27, 2011
Sunday Feb 27, 2011
In this episode Jeff and Tracy are joined by Dave Chalker and Mike Shea as they explore Gamma World
Sponsors:
Picks: 4e D&D Gamma World and 24 box of Gamma World booster packs
Links:
Contest Page
Mike Mearls - An Introduction
Chris Perkins - Surprise! Epic Goblins!
Gamma World Junkulator
WotC Gamma World Interactive Character Sheet
GW Condition Cards
GW Char Origin Cards
Great Debate Podcast
The Weapon Shoppe: Expanded Weapon Tables for D&D Gamma World
Monday Feb 21, 2011
Monday Feb 21, 2011
Bart Carroll, the big web guy over at D&D joined us in this episode to talk about playing dark PCs and then answering rapid-fire questions from Twitter.
Sponsors
Pick of the Episode - Plague of Spells
Amazon.com Widgets
Links
Bart Carroll's Twitter
Jeff's latest Loremaster article about using Fortune Cards
Tracy's latest Loremaster article about enhancing your story
Sly Flourish
Forum
Contest Page
Friday Feb 11, 2011
Friday Feb 11, 2011
Ethan Parker joins me in this episode where we build an Essentials Druid to capture an old school feel and discuss strategies to incorporate published adventures into your game.
Sponsor:
Pick of the Episode - Heroes of the Forgotten Kingdom
Links:
KantCon Pre-Pre-Registration on Kickstarter
Gamer's Haven Podcast
KantCon
New Life Contest
Forums
Gold
Sunday Feb 06, 2011
Sunday Feb 06, 2011
There are a few good options for tracking your campaign online, both of which are supporting the Tome's New Life contest and both of which talked to us in this episode. So check out Epic Words and Obsidian Portal in this episode of the Tome Show!
Sponsors
Pick of the Episode - Lords of Madness Case
Links:
Obsidian Portal
Epic Words
Tome Show Forum
Tome's Cast Page
WotC's Organized Play Announcement
New Life Contest Page
The Dumpstat - blog where Organized Play Announcement was brought to our attention