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Dragon Wars with Rebecca “Burger” Heineman! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 106

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 6/24/2017:
Dragon Wars with Rebecca “Burger” Heineman!

Highlights: Rebecca “Burger” Heineman joins to talk about the classic Dragon Wars computer RPG; Bard’s Tale remastered and Dragons from the Rip updates; Star Trek Discovery news.

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show!

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NEWS ITEMS

Star Trek: Discovery announces its official premiere date | EW.com
http://ew.com/tv/2017/06/19/star-trek-discovery-premiere-date/

Star Trek: Discovery to ditch a long frustrating Trek rule | EW.com
http://ew.com/tv/2017/06/23/star-trek-discovery-rules/

‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Review: Michael Bay’s Latest Is 2017’s Most Toxic Movie | Rolling Stone
http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/peter-travers-transformers-5-is-2017s-most-toxic-movie-w488595

GUEST: REBECCA “BURGER” HEINEMAN & DRAGON WARS

Dragon Wars is a 1989 computer role-playing video game developed by Rebecca Heineman for Interplay Entertainment. It was originally intended to be The Bard’s Tale IV and was changed shortly before release to Dragon Wars.

This game is highly regarded by critics and players, but never achieved the sales success of the three Bard’s Tale games.

Rebecca on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebecca_Heineman

Dragon Wars on MobyGames:
http://www.mobygames.com/game/dragon-wars

The Burger Speaks: An Interview With An Archmage | Gamasutra
http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/134614/the_burger_speaks_an_interview_.php

An Independent Interplay Takes on Tolkien | The Digital Antiquarian
http://www.filfre.net/2017/05/an-independent-interplay-takes-on-tolkien/

D&D White Plume Mountain Notes #10

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This episode: Is the cursed guardian of Whelm too much of a challenge for the party?! Will it be the heroes last stand? Vampire Battleship, the classic game by Milton Bradley. A controversial ruling on how to roll for magic missile damage. Grappling rules. Handling unusual player questions.

This is a series of Shane’s notes, thoughts and tips for running the classic D&D adventure White Plume Mountain from 1979, converted to 5th Edition in Tales from the Yawning Portal.

Each video follows the most recent session with his group.

RPG News Blast! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 105

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Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 6/17/2017:
RPG News Blast!

Highlights: Tabletop RPG news blast during Free RPG Day at Game Goblins! Friend of the show Tony Dutra joins.

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Adam West, TV’s ‘Batman,’ Dies at 88 | Variety
http://variety.com/2017/tv/news/adam-west-dead-dies-batman-1202461532/

BAT-SIGNAL To Be Lit Over Los Angeles In Honor of ADAM WEST | Newsarama
https://www.newsarama.com/34925-bat-signal-to-be-lit-over-los-angeles-in-honor-of-adam-west.html

Unaired Adam West “Powerless” Episode from DC Comics YouTube Channel
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XUJ8vNugi6c

Next D&D storyline Tomb of Annihilation coming in September | Wizards.com
http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/tomb-annihilation

D&D Xanathar’s Guide to Everything coming in November | Wizards.com
http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/xanathars-guide-everything

Official Print D&D Character Sheets Coming June 20 | Wizards.com
http://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/charactersheets

Dragonlance: The Road Trip That Changed a World | EN World
http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?4115-The-Road-Trip-That-Changed-a-World#.WUSKnmjyuCg

Rise of the Dungeon Master: A fascinating graphic novel about the origins of Dungeons & Dragons | Ars Technica
https://arstechnica.com/the-multiverse/2017/05/a-fascinating-graphic-novel-about-the-origins-of-dungeons-dragons/

Vampire: The Masquerade 5th Edition pre-alpha playtest rules now available | White-Wolf.com
https://blog.white-wolf.com/2017/06/15/v5-pre-alpha-the-curtain-rises/

Torg Eternity Kickstarter raises $260K with $8K initial goal, 12 days still left in campaign
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1216685848/torg-eternity

Star Trek Adventures RPG ready for preorders, deliveries starting in August
https://www.modiphius.net/collections/star-trek-adventures

Pathfinder: Kingmaker – First single player Pathfinder CRPG coming, Chris Avellone on board
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/owlcatgames/pathfinder-kingmaker

Games Workshop And Cubicle 7 Announce Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play 4th Edition | EN World
http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?4139-Games-Workshop-And-Cubicle-7-Announce-Warhammer-Fantasy-Role-Play-4th-Edition#.WUSVq2jyuCi

BROADCAST LOCATION: FREE RPG DAY AT GAME GOBLINS

Shane broadcasts from show sponsor Game Goblins during our big Free RPG Day event! Friend of the show Tony Dutra joins.

Free RPG Day:
http://freerpgday.com/

Established in 2007, Free RPG Day works with participating hobby game retailers and RPG publishers to bring new and exclusive RPG quickstart rules and adventure modules into the hands of gamers.

Game Goblins:
http://gamegoblins.com/

Game Goblins on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/GameGoblins/

Game Goblins is Central Arkansas’s premiere retailer of board games, card games, role-playing games, miniatures, miniature war games, dice, and hobby accessories.

Free RPG Day With Founder Aldo Ghiozzi! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 104

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Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 6/10/2017:
Free RPG Day with founder Aldo Ghiozzi!

Highlights: Learn more about tabletop RPG gaming’s coolest day with Free RPG Day founder and organizer Aldo Ghiozzi!

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NEWS ITEMS

Peter Sallis, Voice of Wallace and Gromit’s Wallace, Dies | CBR.com
http://www.cbr.com/peter-sallis-wallace-gromit-dead/

GUEST: FREE RPG DAY

Aldo Ghiozzi, founder and organizer of Free RPG Day!

This year’s Free RPG Day is June 17th:
http://freerpgday.com/

Established in 2007, Free RPG Day works with participating hobby game retailers and RPG publishers to bring new and exclusive RPG quickstart rules and adventure modules into the hands of gamers.

Consumers WORLDWIDE will be able to grab brand new material for a variety of RPGs — no overstock, retail-priced or dead product here. The goal of Free RPG Day is to inspire gamers to play a new RPG, which will in turn, create sales through local game stores. Use the retailer locator to find a participating store near you!

D&D White Plume Mountain Notes #9

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This episode: A cavern with swinging disks over a lake of hot mud death complete with erupting hot mud death geysers may seem like the hard part, but there’s also a really nasty vampire waiting if the party gets past that. Shane gets annoyed by familiars. Carrying capacity. Can players repeat skill / ability checks over and over? Does 5E have the Take 20 rule? Can you end a concentration spell outside of your turn?

This is a series of Shane’s notes, thoughts and tips for running the classic D&D adventure White Plume Mountain from 1979, converted to 5th Edition in Tales from the Yawning Portal.

Each video follows the most recent session with his group.

Let’s Play Sword Coast Legends Story Mode #43

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This episode: We begin exploring the Evermoors and quickly realize we need our mage back! Trolls, onis and worgs, oh my! Is that peasant our friend? Rock piles are very generous.

This a let’s play of the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends.

Set in the lush and vibrant world of the Forgotten Realms, Sword Coast Legends offers an all-new way to enjoy the time-tested magic of playing Dungeons & Dragons as a shared storytelling experience. With a deep narrative developed by a team of long-time industry veterans and a partnership with Wizards of the Coast, the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends brings the world of Faerûn home like never before.

https://swordcoast.com/

SCA: The Society for Creative Anachronism! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 103

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Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 6/3/2017:
SCA: The Society for Creative Anachronism!

Highlights: We get medieval with The Society for Creative Anachronism with longtime member Neale Carter and SCA President John Fulton!

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NEWS ITEMS

Wizards of the Coast announce new D&D storyline: Tomb of Annihilation | Geek & Sundry
http://geekandsundry.com/wizards-of-the-coast-announce-new-storyline-tomb-of-annihilation/

‘Wonder Woman’ Set to Lead Post-Memorial Day Weekend Charge with $11M from Thursday preview screenings, may have $90M opening weekend | Box Office Mojo
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/news/?id=4297&p=.htm

GUEST: SCA THE SOCIETY FOR CREATIVE ANACHRONISM

SCA Website: http://www.sca.org/

SCA on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Society_for_Creative_Anachronism

SCA Kingdom Lookup: http://www.sca.org/geography/kingdom_lookup.php

John Fulton is President of the SCA. His moniker is Duke John the Bearkiller of the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann.

Neale Carter is a longtime member and active supporter of the SCA. His moniker is The Honorable Lord Brendan Sionnach of the Kingdom of Gleann Abhann.

Founded as a non-profit in 1966, The Society for Creative Anachronism is an international organization dedicated to researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century Europe. Our “Known World” consists of 20 kingdoms, with over 30,000 members residing in countries around the world. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and Renaissance, attend events which feature tournaments, royal courts, feasts, dancing, various classes & workshops, and more.

sca society for creative anachronism group photo

Photo from http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2015/04/21/euan_forrester_photographs_the_society_for_creative_anachronism_in_his_series.html

D&D White Plume Mountain Notes #8

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This episode: Bags of Holding vs 10′ poles. The village reacts to the party’s return visit, but is that a good thing? Shopping in the village. New riddles in the dark. Green slime, flesh golems, and math problems. Hold Person overuse balancing. What to do when players completely break the parameters of a scenario. Shane’s all time favorite fumble, ever.

This is a series of Shane’s notes, thoughts and tips for running the classic D&D adventure White Plume Mountain from 1979, converted to 5th Edition in Tales from the Yawning Portal.

Each video follows the most recent session with his group.

Let’s Play Torment: Tides of Numenera #16

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This Episode: The Fifth Eye Tavern continues as we chat with veterans of psychic wars, put the civilization-destroying Words of Qra in our noodle (because why not), puzzle out who isn’t real, and offer to locate and fight a terrible adversary called The Adversary. Bottoms up!

Torment: Tides of Numenera is the thematic successor to Planescape: Torment, one of the most critically acclaimed role-playing games of all time. Immerse yourself in a single-player, isometric, story-driven RPG set in Monte Cook’s Numenera universe. What does one life matter? Find your answer.

Edgar Rice Burroughs! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 102

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Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 5/27/2017:
Edgar Rice Burroughs!

Highlights: 100 years of Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan, Jon Carter of Mars) art in pulps, comics and novels with author and historian Michael Tierney and publisher Stephen Chenault of Troll Lord Games!

Listen to the Shane Plays podcast on iTunes, Google Play Music and Stitcher (and other fine podcast directories) after the live show.

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NEWS ITEMS

Rich Buckler, Co-Creator Of Deathlok, Passes Away At Age 68 | Comicbook.com
http://comicbook.com/marvel/2017/05/20/rich-buckler-passes-away-marvel-dc-comic-artist-deathlok-creator/

Roger Moore, Legendary James Bond Actor, Passes Away | CBR.com
http://www.cbr.com/roger-moore-james-bond-dies/

Star Wars Anniversary 40th Anniversary Collides with International Towel Day
Star Wars premiered on May 25, 1977
http://www.starwars.com/star-wars-40th
Towel Day
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Towel_Day
Towel Day is celebrated every year on 25 May as a tribute to the author Douglas Adams by his fans.

GUESTS: 100 YEARS OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS ART WITH MICHAEL TIERNEY & STEPHEN CHENAULT

100 years of Edgar Rice Burroughs (Tarzan, Jon Carter of Mars, more) art in pulps, comics and novels with author and historian Michael Tierney and publisher Stephen Chenault of Troll Lord Games!

Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 100 Year Art Chronology on Kickstarter:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/600766964/edgar-rice-burroughs-100-year-art-chronology

We are producing the FOUR volume Edgar Rice Burroughs’ 100 Year Art Chronology, an illustrative history of all Burroughs’ publications in the United States (with a heavy dose of art from the United Kingdom). Written and compiled by Michael Tierney, the narrative gives the history of Burroughs’ work and the often legendary artists who visualized it, featuring untold stories, art that hasn’t been seen since its release, and pieces that were buried in the vaults from the beginning of his publishing history to the present day.

Officially licensed and sanctioned by Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc., this nearly 1,200 page examination of the vast publishing illustrative history of Edgar Rice Burroughs is divided into four parts:

Volume 1: The Pulps The Dawn of the Age of Science Fiction
Volume 2: The Books Literature With Sharp Cutting Edges
Volume 3: Comics The Universal Language Part 1
Volume 4: Comics The Universal Language Part 2

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Dragon Wars with Rebecca “Burger” Heineman! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 106

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RPG News Blast! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 105

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Free RPG Day With Founder Aldo Ghiozzi! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 104

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Let’s Play Sword Coast Legends Story Mode #43

SCA: The Society for Creative Anachronism! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 103

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Let’s Play Torment: Tides of Numenera #16

Edgar Rice Burroughs! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 102

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