Monday Feb 13, 2017
Dungeonology Review (Tome 275)
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Friday Feb 10, 2017
Friday Feb 10, 2017
In this episode, Jeff sits down with James Introcaso to discuss R A Salvatore's latest Drizzt novel, Hero. After their in depth analysis of the plot and themes of the book, the guys interview the author and get his thoughts on Drizzt, The Forgotten Realms, and what he has planned for the future.
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Wednesday Feb 08, 2017
Wednesday Feb 08, 2017
In this episode Jeff sits down with prolific freelancer Dan Dillon, and the Hosts of the Total Party Thrill Podcast, Shane and I-Hsein. The four of them have a great discussion about the most recent 5e Monster Book released by Wizards of teh Coast, Volo's Guide to Monsters. Did they like it? Is it worth picking up? Should you try and get one of those fancy limited edition covers? Listen up to find out!
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Friday Feb 03, 2017
Friday Feb 03, 2017
Jeff Greiner gets back into the interviewer seat this week when he sits down with the incomperable Rodney Thompson. Rodney discusses how he got into gaming, his work on Star Wars & Dungeons and Dragons, his love of Al Qadim, his new RPG, Dusk City Outlaws, and much, much more!
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Wednesday Feb 01, 2017
Wednesday Feb 01, 2017
Panelists:
1)Topher Kohan (Host)
Email: topheratl@gmail.com
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2) Mike Shea (Guest)
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Twitter: slyflourish
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Other: https://dontsplitthepodcastnetwork.com/dms-deep-dive/
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Get to know you Question:
"What is more important the rules or a good story?"
Topic 1)
Tell us about the new show
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Topic 3)
Future of D&D
In his early work on good judgment, summarized in Expert Political Judgment: How Good Is It? How Can We Know?,[2] Tetlock conducted a set of small scale forecasting tournaments between 1984 and 2003. The forecasters were 284 experts from a variety of fields, including government officials, professors, journalists, and others, with many opinions, from Marxists to free-marketeers.
The tournaments solicited roughly 28,000 predictions about the future and found the forecasters were often only slightly more accurate than chance, and usually worse than basic extrapolation algorithms, especially on longer–range forecasts three to five years out. Forecasters with the biggest news media profiles were also especially bad. This work suggests that there is a perverse inverse relationship between fame and accuracy.
https://www.amazon.com/Expert-Political-Judgment-Good-Know/dp/0691128715
“People who spend their time, and earn their living, studying a particular topic produce poorer predictions than dart-throwing monkeys who would have distributed their choices evenly over the options.”
Psychologist who won a Nobel Prize in Economics
https://www.amazon.com/Thinking-Fast-Slow-Daniel-Kahneman/dp/0374533555
EVERYBODY’S AN EXPERT
http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2005/12/05/everybodys-an-expert
86% of investment managers stunk in 2014
http://money.cnn.com/2015/03/12/investing/investing-active-versus-passive-funds/
Topic 3a)
Where do you want the future D&D to go
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Friday Jan 27, 2017
Friday Jan 27, 2017
Return to Nehwon for two more tales of thrilling adventure with Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser. Whether on the high seas or in the big city, these two can’t seem to escape danger.
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Fritz Reuter Leiber, Jr.
December 24, 1910 (Chicago) - September 5, 1992
“American writer of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He was also a poet, actor in theater and films, playwright and chess expert.[b] With writers such as Robert E. Howard and Michael Moorcock, Leiber can be regarded as one of the fathers of sword and sorcery fantasy, having in fact created the term. Moreover, he excelled in all fields of speculative fiction, writing award-winning work in fantasy, horror, and science fiction.” - Wikipedia
introduced Fafhrd and Grey Mouser in August, 1939 in Unknown magazine, edited by John W. Campbell
early influences were H. P. Lovecraft and Robert Graves; received a letter of encouragement from Lovecraft in 1936
earned little money as a writer; addicted to alcohol and downers
actually received royalty checks from TSR for games based on Lankhmar
1975 - named Gandalf Grand Master of Fantasy by the World Science Fiction Convention (Worldcon)
Fafhrd was based on Leiber himself; Grey Mouser based on Harry Otter Fischer
notable for growing, taking on more responsibilities, getting married, etc.
Two Sought Adventure
published 1957 by Gnome Press
Swords Against Death
first published 1970 by Ace Books
second of seven volumes
“The Sunken Land” - 1942, Unknown
“Thieves’ House” - 1943, Unknown
My guests:
Darcy Ross
website - http://www.gnomestew.com and http://www.contessa.rocks
Jeremiah McCoy
websites - http://jeremiahmccoy.com & http://thebasicsofthegame.wordpress.com
Co-hosts:
Jeffrey Wikstrom
website - jeffwik.com
email - jeffwik@gmail.com
Geoffrey Winn
twitter - @geoffreydwinn
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Wednesday Jan 25, 2017
Wednesday Jan 25, 2017
Follow along with the amazing adventures of Harold Shea, spellcasting psychologist! Travel from the world of Norse mythology to the romantic fantasy of Spencer’s Faerie Queene. How will Harold best the Blatant Beast? Find out, as you listen to our thrilling discussion!
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Lyon Sprague de Camp
November 27, 1907 - November 6, 2000 (age 92)
Murray Fletcher Pratt
April 25, 1897 (Buffalo, NY) - June 10, 1956 (age 59)
American writer of science fiction, fantasy and history
Best known for his works on naval history and the American Civil War, and for collaborations on fiction with L. Sprague de Camp
Attended Hobart College and wrote for various magazines
“The Fletcher Pratt Naval War Game” — a set of rules for naval wargaming, involving tiny wooden ships, published prior to WW2
“The Roaring Trumpet”
Unknown, May 1940
Harold Shea
Reed Chalmers
Thjalfi
Utgardaloki
Snogg
“The plotline of the story is based on the myths of Thor's expedition to Jotunhem as told in the Gylfaginning section of Snorri Sturluson's Prose Edda, and the Völva's prophecy regarding Ragnarok in the poem Völuspá, preserved in the Poetic Edda.”
“The Mathematics of Magic”
Unknown, August 1940
Spencer’s Faerie Queen
Harold Shea
Reed Chalmers
Lady Britomart
Lady Florimel
Belphebe
Both stories first appeared in book form in The Incomplete Enchanter, 1941, Henry Holt and Company
My guest:
Chris Constantin
Dark Revelations the Roleplaying Game - http://drevrpg.com
Co-hosts:
Jeffrey Wikstrom
website - jeffwik.com
email - jeffwik@gmail.com
Geoffrey Winn
twitter - @geoffreydwinn
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Monday Jan 02, 2017
Monday Jan 02, 2017
James Introcaso and Topher Kohan sit down with James Floyd Kelly, Jay Africa, and Joe Lastowksi to discuss DMs Guild print on demand products and the Fighter and Monk Unearthed Arcana articles. This podcast was recorded on December 18, 2016.
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Monday Dec 26, 2016
Monday Dec 26, 2016
James Introcaso and Topher Kohan sit down with Ginny Loveday and Adventurers League Admins Robert Adducci, Alan Patrick, and Greg Marks to discuss the latest announcements from the D&D Adventurers League. This podcast was recorded on December 13, 2016.
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