The Tome Show

Interview with the NeoScum Podcast (Performance Check 003)

In this episode of Performance Check, Jon interviews the cast of NeoScum, a Shadowrun Actual Play podcast on the OneShot Network. We discuss how the characters and show came about, and discuss playing characters in a rules-heavy system
Performance Check is a monthly show focused on how to be better roleplayers. Some shows focus on skills to use at the table to make more interesting and memorable characters that shine. We'll also be interviewing players from Actual Play podcasts and Twitch streams, learning how they have crafted their characters and what we can learn from them. Performance Check isn't about mechanics or making the best build or the most technical character, it's about making a character that people remember and love for years to come
 
Please visit our Sponsor http://www.nobleknight.com
 
Guests:
NeoScum - http://neoscum.libsyn.com
@NeoScum
The One ShotNetwork: http://oneshotpodcast.com
 
Blair Britt [Zenith] - @blair_britt ; thecrowdtheatre.com
Eleni Sauvageau [Pox] - @Electriceleni
Casey Toney [Tech Wizard] - @CaseyPoney
Mike Migdall [Dak Rambo] - @ItsMigdallTime; https://www.twitch.tv/itsmigdalltime
Gannon Reedy [Game Master] - @gannonreedy ; https://www.facebook.com/runawayslab/
Hosts:
Jon Green
Twitter: @jon_m_green
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/210290/Edge-of-the-Frontier?term=edge+of+the+frontier
 
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Behind the DM Screen (July 2017)

In this episode, Jeff, Mike, and Sam talk about their games from July 2017, and follow it up with a discussion about maps, minis, and Dwarven Forge in your game.
Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: Noble Knight
Links:
Mike on Twitter
SlyFlourish.com
Sam on Twitter
RPG Musings
Jeff on Twitter
Thetomeshow.com
Patreon.com/thetomeshow
 



 


 

Improv at the Table (Performance Check 002)

Performance Check is a monthly show focused on how to be better roleplayers. Some shows focus on skills to use at the table to make more interesting and memorable characters that shine. We'll also be interviewing players from Actual Play podcasts and Twitch streams, learning how they have crafted their characters and what we can learn from them. Performance Check isn't about mechanics or making the best build or the most technical character, it's about making a character that people remember and love for years to come
Please visit our Sponsor http://www.nobleknight.com
Guests:
Tony Byrne
Twitter: @totana42x
contact@anthonybyrne.co.uk
spiltmilktheatre.co.uk
Edinburgh Fringe Festival: https://tickets.edfringe.com/whats-on/adulting
David Marino
Twitter: @DLM_Consulting
louis.marino@gmail.com
http://www.davidlouismarino.com
http://www.improvboston.com/users/davidmarino
Improv Boston Fundrasier: http://www.improvboston.com/IB35
Hosts:
Jon Green
Twitter: @jon_m_green
Instagram: Jon_M_Green
http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/210290/Edge-of-the-Frontier?term=edge+of+the+frontier
Émylie Bonneville
Twitter: @mistressmylie4
Instagram: MistressMylie
Network:
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http://www.thetomeshow.com
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All About Paladins! (Tome 285)

In this episode Jeff is joined by the Tome Show's social media coordinator, Ishmael Alvarez, and cohost of the Performance Check podcast, Jon Green! They sit down to talk about Paladins! What's so cool about these holy warriors? How different are Paladins from Fighters and Clerics? Why should you play a Paladin? How do you make a Paladin awesome? They discuss all of this and more on this episode of the Tome.
Thank you to our sponsor, Noble Knight Games!
Links:
Ishmael Alvarez on Facebook
Jon Green on Twitter
Jeff on Twitter
Thetomeshow.com
Patreon.com/thetomeshow
 



 


 

Behind the DM Screen (June 2017)

In this episode, Mike, Sam, and Jeff talk about their games from June 2017!
Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: Easy Roller Dice!
Links:
Mike on Twitter
SlyFlourish.com
Sam on Twitter
RPG Musings
Jeff on Twitter
Thetomeshow.com
Patreon.com/thetomeshow
 



 


 

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 44 - Mazirian the Magician by Jack Vance

The Appendix N Podcast - Episode 44 - Mazirian the Magician by Jack Vance
 
How many spells can you prepare in one day? Discover the reason spell-casters in Dungeons & Dragons work differently from spell-casters in any other fantasy fiction. What’s more, get lost in the cold, enchanting beauty of Earth’s last days in the Tales of the Dying Earth.
 
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John Holbrook “Jack” Vance
born August 28, 1916 in San Francisco
died May 26, 2013
 
Vance spent childhoon in San Francisco and then Oakley, CA
attended the University of California, Berkeley
weak eyesight prevented him from entering military service, but in 1943 he became a merchant marine
 
wrote the stories that would become The Dying Earth during WWII, published in 1950, Hillman Periodicals
 
Jack Vance didn’t become established as a writer until the 1970’s
won a ton of awards, including a Hugo
he also wrote mysteries and even wrote three books under the name Ellery Queen
 
Vance most often cited Jeffery Farnol as one of his influences
also P. G. Wodehouse, L. Frank Baum, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Robert W. Chambers and Jules Verne
George R. R. Martin edited a tribute Songs of the Dying Earth in 2009
Neil Gaiman was a fan
 
“The Dying Earth”
first collection of short stories that would become The Dying Earth series
Jack Vance himself preferred the title “Mazirian the Magician” for this first collection
published 1950, Hillman Periodicals
 


Guests:

Peter Foxhoven
website - http://www.cromcountthedead.com

 
Co-hosts:
Jeffrey Wikstrom
website - jeffwik.com
twitter - @jeff_wik
 
Geoffrey Winn
twitter - @geoffreydwinn
 

Email us with your comments!

 
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Traits of Good DMs (The Data of D&D 002)

Welcome back Data and D&D lovers! Ever wonder what makes a Google DM? well so did we can we asked folks and the brilliant Mike Shea took that info and does what he does and then tries to explain it to me. Let the fun tiles roll!
Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: EasyRollerDice.com
Panelist:
1)Topher Kohan (Co-Host)
Email: topheratl@gmail.com
Twitter: @TopherATL
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/topher.kohan
 
2) Mike Shea (Co-Host)
Email: mike@mikeshea.net
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slyflourish/
Site: http://slyflourish.com
Other: https://dontsplitthepodcastnetwork.com/dms-deep-dive/
 
Links:
Thetomeshow.com
Patreon.com/thetomeshow
Topic 1)
Three most important traits for a good D&D dungeon master
http://slyflourish.com/dm_traits_analysis.html
80/20 rule - Pareto Principle:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pareto_principle
 



 


 

Embracing Low Stats (Performance Check 001)

Performance Check – Episode 1: Embracing the Low Stats
Hello Tome Show listeners! We have a new show on the Tome Show network and you are about to listen to the first episode! The show is called Performance Check and is all about roleplaying in D&D. The hosts of this new show are Jon Green and Émylie Bonneville and I think they have some great episodes planned for you!
Thanks to our sponsor for this episode: EasyRollerDice.com
Hosts: 
Jon Green (Twitter: @jon_m_green)
Émylie Bonneville (Twitter: @mistressmylie4)
Instagram: MistressMylie
 
 
Thetomeshow.com
Patreon.com/thetomeshow