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shane plays podcast title 6-10-2017

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

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shane plays podcast title 6-10-2017Podcast 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!

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!

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

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

free rpg day logoAldo 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!

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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.

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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/

shane plays podcast title 6-3-2017

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

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shane plays podcast title 6-3-2017Podcast 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!

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!

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

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 logo 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.

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

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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.

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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.

shane plays podcast title 5-27-2017

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

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shane plays podcast title 5-27-2017Podcast 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!

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!

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

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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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D&D White Plume Mountain Notes #7

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This episode: The players yell “squirrel!” and get distracted by shinies for an entire session while Shane rolls with the punches and laughs a bit. Please keep all limbs inside the rides in White Plume Mountain for your safety. Should changing feats / abilities / spells be allowed? Charm is not mind control. Magical item attunement rules. Short versus long rests. Should a character’s backstory override their alignment? One third of the dungeon done!

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.

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Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes VII!

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Just when you thought it was safe to look at the Internet again (ok, it’s never actually safe to look at the Internet) it’s Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes! Yes, that amazing, joy filled and brain damaging stroll through the garden of dubious delights that is RPG humor at it’s best worst!

You might as well call off your attack lawyer seeking damages for mental cruelty, because I’ll just make them check out all of the previous Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes posts as well and then both of you will be drooling and playing with your yogurt.

Press the Big Red Button and let’s get these memes flowing…

d&d meme dave roll profession sailor

Every group has a Dave

d&d meme social justice warrior

I mean, really people… how ironic is that?

d&d meme infinite gold glitch

Developers can’t close EVERY loophole in the code after all

d&d meme animal companion

We all kind of knew this would happen when Dave asked…

d&d meme barkeeper everyone roll initiative

Time for another round! Ha, get it? Round? (sorrynotsorry)

d&d meme dragon dice

Ooooh, esoteric “random number generators” for nerds of the 80s. And yes, young’n, that’s a crayon… ya had to do it yourself back then.

d&d meme who wants to hang around

Oooooh, esoteric coveralls for nerds of the 80s! Actually, his friends super glued him to the wall for being such a dork.

d&d meme plus one arrow will mclean dungeon 22 feb 1979

I guess I’m not sharp enough to get it… (From Dungeon magazine February 22, 1979)

d&d meme random npc

EVERY DM/GM has been there…

d&d meme writing a book

What a novel concept

d&d meme dunkin donuts

I thought it was a donut but got accused of circular reasoning

d&d meme despite all my rage cat mage

And furryous about it

d&d meme exotic weapon pro fish iency

I’m including this one just for the halibut

d&d meme what your sword says about you

Mine just tells jokes at my expense

d&d meme ate a bat

This actually happened in my (Shane’s) group

d&d meme jello in the 80s was terrifying

And it jiggled. Oh, it jiggled…

d&d meme top of his armor class

Nice kid, but never seemed to be eating from a full plate

d&d meme tomb of horrors spray

Old School AD&D… kills PCs dead

Aaaaand that’s it for this round… thanks for stopping by!

shane plays podcast title 5-20-2017

Geek News, Star Trek Discovery & Actor Santiago Cirilo From Little Rock Comic Con! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 101

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shane plays podcast title 5-20-2017Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 5/20/2017:
Geek News, Star Trek Discovery & Actor Santiago Cirilo from Little Rock Comic Con!

Highlights: Geek news blast; Star Trek Discovery trailer reaction; Actor Santiago Cirilo; Remote broadcast from the floor of the Little Rock Comic Con!

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!

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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Live show from the floor of the Little Rock Comic Con!

LRCC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/LittleRockComicCon/

LRCC site: http://lrcomiccon.com/

Actor Santiago Cirilo (The Walking Dead, Nashville):
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm4030125/

USS Blackstone (Central AR Star Trek Fan Club):
https://www.facebook.com/ussblackstone/

NEWS ITEMS

Not Only Did Batman #21 Actually Outsell Secret Empire #0 – But So Did Flash #21 | Bleeding Cool
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/05/08/not-batman-21-actually-outsell-secret-empire-0-flash-21/

The First Reactions for Wonder Woman Are Spectacular | io9
http://io9.gizmodo.com/the-first-reactions-for-wonder-woman-are-spectacular-1795356828

Man Is Suing His Date For Texting During Guardians Of The Galaxy 2 | Gamespot
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/man-is-suing-his-date-for-texting-during-guardians/1100-6450113/

The CW’s Black Lightning not part of Arrowverse, crossover unlikely | Entertainment Weekly
http://ew.com/tv/2017/05/18/cw-superheroes-crossover-black-lightning-flash-arrow-legends-tomorrow/

Deadpool Animated Show Set To Premiere In 2018 | Gamespot
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/deadpool-animated-show-set-to-premiere-in-2018/1100-6449937/

Comic Book TV: Your Guide to All the New Shows of the 2017 Season | CBR
http://www.cbr.com/comic-book-tv-shows/

Star Trek Spoof TV Series The Orville: Official Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yy9sKeCE8V0

Star Trek Discovery – First Look Trailer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dxe_ugmIVM&t=63s