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Bonus Episode – Origins 2014 Report, and Announcements!

Dana talks about Origins 2014, we all discuss upcoming innovations in “traditional” gaming (i.e. D&D5), plus some announcements on where to hear us on other podcasts.

 

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IPMM 103: The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power, Episode 7

“Resurrection”

Lots of plotting and planning as the characters take sides following the poisoning of Lord Gaius…

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IPMM 102: A Warhammer Royale with Cheese

“My wife split into two people (one of which is very small).”

IPMM welcomes the newest member of our family – congrats to Duncan and Wendy on the birth of their first child!

In this episode:

  • Joanna tells us about her garden and her contingency plans for the zombie apocalypse.
  • Will and Caitlin tell us about the horror that is Uncle Grandpa.
  • Dana tells us about her plans for Game Chef – turns out her entry was chosen as a finalist!
  • Elle starts learning Warhammer Fantasy.
  • We discuss the new Psyker rules in Warhammer 40K and how balanced they are (or not).
  • We discuss when a player using corner cases in the rules to exact a mechanical advantage is legitimate and when it’s just cheesy.
  • Yanni talks about his newest addiction, Dragon Coins.
  • We talk about DLC, pay-to-play, and product placement.
  • Finally, we talk about what “freedom of speech” actually means in the context of the internet.

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Dana on The Jank Cast!

Dana was recently on The Jank Cast, talking about game design and her recent selection as a Game Chef finalist.

Here’s a link to the Jank Cast episode.

Here’s a link to the Game Chef entry, The Three and the Wheel.

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Announcements: Origins 2014, Embodiment and Integrity, Glitter Guild at GenCon

Announcements:

  1. Dana will be at Origins Game Fair in Columbus, OH and will be running Souls of Steel on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday!
  2. Caitlin’s new project, Embodiment and Integrity, is live!
  3. Be sure to check out the Glitter Guild at GenCon 2014!  They’ll be performing their incredible “nerdlesque” burlesque on Thursday night. There’s another group performing on Saturday, but be sure to make the GG show – you won’t regret it!

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IPMM 101: Game Design and Playtesting

“Sometimes you have to drown the baby.”

In this episode we talk about game design and playtesting.

A number of us are currently working on games, either for wide release or for campaigns that are going to run at the FLGS.

We talk about what we’ve learned and what strategies we use.  We also talk about the best way to take criticism (it’s not always easy) and how to make your criticism helpful and constructive.

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Bonus Episode – James and the Giant B-Movie

“There’s nothing wrong with being Jewish…”

In this potpurri episode, we talk about computer games, and special guest James tells us about the SyFy original movie Decoys, the greatest movie of all time.*

* for very specific definitions of “greatest movie of all time”

Also, an important announcement:

The producer formerly known as Dave is transgender and is now about three months into the process of a gender transition. You may have already seen her (online) as Dana; she expects to go full-time IRL sometime in the latter half of this year.  Be prepared for some changes over the course of the summer and fall, but be assured that (other than an occasional delay caused by a necessary medical procedure) this should have very little impact on the podcast.

If you’re not familiar with transgender issues, we recommend the following resources from GLAAD:

 

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IPMM 100: The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power, Episode 6

“Storm Rising”

The aftermath of the banquet – Gaius is dead (or is he?), enemies are inside the walls, and a dragon is loose!

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IPMM 99: SCP (not SCUP)

“BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD”

In this episode we indulge our love for the creepy and supernatural in a review of Secure, Contain, Protect (SCP), one of the greatest group-curated creepypasta sites on the web.  We talk about how SCP can teach us things about writing good horror – or running good horror games, as well as mining SCP directly for ideas.  Other stuff covered:

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IPMM 98: The Sword, the Crown, and the Unspeakable Power, Episode 5

“Reaping Day”

Reaping Day here! The banquet is prepared! The people are excited for the town celebration! The only ingredients remaining are murder and mayhem, which the PCs are more than willing to add.

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