DiceCast Episode 17: D&D Next, "indie" vs. "mainstream" RPGs, and an interview with Stan Sakai

This is our first episode in quite some time. The initial discussion of "D&D Fifth Edition" (now officially known as "D&D Next") was recorded in February 2012 and is thus, dated; at the time, the most current news about it was in an article in the New York Times. Many recent podcasts (particularly ones made after Gen Con 2012) have discussed this topic in greater detail. We include this discussion to offer some perspective: this illustrates the various expectations and speculations that have been made about what will be the newest edition of what was once the most popular roleplaying game on the market, when it released in 2014 (or is projected to be at that time).

Furthermore, we discuss the dividing line between "indie" and "mainstream" roleplaying games. The line is thinner and fuzzier than many people believe and after you hear our discussion, you will have much food for thought.

Finally, we interviewed cartoonist extraordinare Stan Sakai at Montreal Comicon 2011. Mr. Sakai is famous for his work on the Usagi Yojimbo comic and many other fine works.

Tags:

• 5th edition,
• cartoon,
• comic,
• comiccon,
• d&d,
• dicecast,
• dungeons & dragons,
• games,
• groo,
• indie,
• mainstream,
• montreal,
• next,
• podcast,
• polymancer,
• role playing,
• roleplaying,
• rpg,
• stan sakai,
• usagi yojimo

• Sun, 00:27: Google+ is apparently the best social network for #rpg integration http://t.co/JvXvRtp7
• Sun, 00:59: Best #RPG monster that was never fought http://t.co/HmzWk4op

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• twitter

Hello all,

From our Staff and their families, we wish you all the very best of this holiday season; regardless of your faith or religious background. It is a time of well wishing and friendship and may you benefit from all of these. May peace and safety envelop you and yours.

To all be well, may health be yours, may happiness be a part of your life for 2012, and may good fortune shine upon all of you in the New Year.

Cheers,


From the staff of Polymancer Studios and the guys at Polymancer Game and Hobby.

• Вс, 03:05: DiceCast Episode 16: Using Miniatures In Your RPG & "You Are A Cat" http://t.co/PnEXcFi2
• Вс, 03:12: DiceCast Episode 16: Using Miniatures In Your RPG & "You Are A Cat" http://t.co/JT774qRu #miniatures #roleplaying #podcast
• Вс, 03:19: RT @CheapMinisGuy: Just a note that the link to the minis wargame in the show is http://t.co/n4d46nvG It's a PDF. #miniatures #wargame # ...

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We return with an honest-to-goodness episode about a game topic! As much as we love interviewing interesting people who are connected to popular culture, it feels good to be back to the game table for an episode. In this one, we talk about miniatures; not miniatures wargaming, but the use of miniatures in roleplaying games (RPGs).

It seems almost odd that we have to introduce miniatures to roleplayers, because RPGs evolved from miniatures wargaming. Indeed, the first RPGs were miniatures wargames optimized to playing a single character, rather than an entire army; a character who went on to evolve from scenario to scenario; scenarios which were more than just a battle. It was when the emphasis switched to interaction and plots and away from combat that roleplaying games evolved into something in which miniatures were optional. This has been great for the maturation of the hobby, but maybe roleplayers are missing out on something.

To that end, we introduce miniatures to roleplayers in this episode, with a few tips on how to get started using them. THere is nothing in here about painting or customizing miniatures or producing scenery. Those are topics for future episodes. Rather, we talk about the general concerns that come with using miniatures at the roleplaying table. We also give the quick and dirty rules to PUMMEL!^® (Pick-Up, Multigenre Miniatures, Easy to Learn), a miniatures wargame that can be adapted to any RPG for mass combats; and we offer the quickstart rules for free download.

We also have an interview with Sherwin Tjia, author of the Choose Your Own Adventure-style adventure book You Are A Cat (published on Conundrum Press). Mr. Tija discusses his love of cats, of adventure books, and why he made You Are A Cat.

Tags:

• dicecast,
• figures,
• game,
• gaming,
• models,
• polymancer. miniatures,
• role playing,
• roleplaying,
• rpg,
• scales,
• wargame

Episode Link -- http://bit.ly/NancyKilpatrickInterview

Nancy Kilpatrick is an author of horror fiction. Many of her 18 novels, over 200 short stories, and anthologies have been about vampires. Her breadth and depth of knowledge of the entire vampire sub-genre of horror is staggering, being able to speak about it with eloquence and good humor, without at all belittling the subject or its fans.

We met up with Nancy Kilpatrick at Con*Cept 2011, a science fiction and fantasy convention held in Montreal, every autumn; this year, she was the guest of honor. She gave a great, lively interview that we are proud to share with you in this episode.

Tags:

• 2011,
• anthology,
• author,
• con*cept,
• dicecast,
• evolve two,
• fantasy,
• goth,
• horror,
• montreal,
• nancy kilpatrick,
• novel,
• podcast,
• polymancer,
• sience fiction,
• vampire,
• writer

Dans cet épisode : une entrevue avec Patrick Senécal. Lien -- http://bit.ly/entrevuesenecal

Comme le disait Christine Fortier du journal Voir (28 novembre 2002) « Aux États-Unis, ils ont Stephen King: nous avons Patrick Senécal». Avec plus de 10 romans d’horreur à son actif, dont 3 ont été déjà adapté au grand écran, soit Sur le Seuil, 5150 Rue des Ormes, et Les Sept Jours du Talion, Patrick Senécal est l’un des écrivains d’horreur Québécois le plus reconnu dans la francophonie. Récipiendaire de plusieurs pris littéraires il également été mis en nomination aux prix Gémeaux pour un scenario d’épisode pour la série télévisée « Chambre No 13 » qui a été diffusée sur les ondes de Radio Canada. Dans cette entrevue, l’auteur nous parle de son processus d’écriture, de l’adaptation de ses romans au cinéma, ainsi que sa web série « La Reine Rouge » suite directe de 5150 Rue des Ormes.

Puis, une entrevue avec "Mort Vivant" de l'Hôtel 54, la plus grande maison hantée au Québec.

• Geekfest Montréal


• Conjurations 2011

Tags:

• 2011,
• Patrick Senécal,
• Québec,
• Québecois,
• auteur,
• baladodiffusion,
• con*cept,
• fantastique,
• horreur,
• podcast,
• polymancer,
• royale with cheese

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• "el hijo del santo"; "sergio aragones";

• Sun, 19:17: RT @CheapMinisGuy: Attention #Montreal #wargamers ! #Playtest event (http://t.co/NNF4CQI8) (Battle of Rorke's Drift). #wargame Contact: ...

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• twitter

This special episode of DiceCast is in Spanish. Este episodio especial de DiceCast está en español.

Te nemos el plaser de intrevistar a uno de los mejores caricaturista el Sr. Sergio Aragones que fue entrivistado en la sede Montreal Comiccon. Este episodio es espesial para todas las personas que an leida la revista Mad, Groo y Sergio Aragones Funnies. Tambien tenemos una intrevista espesial con un personaje que es reconocido en la lucha libre El Hijo del Santo.

Sergio Aragones habla sobre su vida y sus prollectos realizados y por realizar.El sellor Aragones se ha destaca por la calidad de sus dibujos en las revista Mad y por sus habilidades caricaturistica en el comic Groo y la nueva comic Sergio Aragones Funnies.

El Hijo del Santo es reconocido en la lucha libre, y otras de sus cualidades es haber realisado librros comicos y caricaturas , el hijo del Santo se encuentra partisipando como bocero representando ala fundasion Will Cost que se dedica ala, preservasion, protecsion y cuidado delas espesies marinas en peligro de extision. Esta intrevista fue realisada en FanExpo en Toronto Canada.

Tags:

• 2011,
• cartoon,
• cartoonist,
• comiccon,
• dicecast,
• el hijo del santo,
• el mexicano de la lucha libre,
• fanexpo,
• groo,
• illustrator,
• la revista mad,
• libros de comicas,
• montreal,
• podcast,
• polymancer,
• sergio aragones

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