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Let’s Play Sword Coast Legends Story Mode #31

This episode: We get more info on our dreaded enemies the Gilded Eye (including the location of their super secret HQ), get ambushed, finish a bugged quest and get our ashes handed to us by the Ashen Priest.

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/

Richard Hatch Interview – Shane Plays Podcast Extra

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Podcast Extra:
Richard Hatch Interview

RIP Apollo

Highlights: Radio interview with Richard Hatch (Apollo, original Battlestar Galactica) recorded September 24, 2016 at Spa-Con in Hot Springs, AR. Mr. Hatch passed away from pancreatic cancer on February 7, 2017.

This interview was originally broadcast on that date’s live radio show.

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RPG Designer Ross Watson! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 86

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Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 2/4/2017:
RPG Designer Ross Watson!

Highlights: Geek news; RPG designer Ross Watson (Savage RIFTS, Warhammer 40K, Star Wars: Edge of the Empire).

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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https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
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SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

Doctor Who and spinoff series Class debut on BBC America April 15

Doctor Who: Peter Capaldi to bow out from BBC series | BBC News
http://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-38805151

John Hurt Dead: ‘Elephant Man’ Star Was 77 | Hollywood Reporter
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/john-hurt-dead-elephant-man-809521

PETA wants Warhammer characters to stop wearing furs now | PC Gamer
http://www.pcgamer.com/peta-wants-warhammer-characters-to-stop-wearing-furs-now/

The CW Picks Up Black Lightning Pilot From Greg Berlanti | comicbook.com
http://comicbook.com/2017/02/03/the-cw-picks-up-black-lightning-pilot-from-greg-berlanti/

It’s Official: The Dune Reboot Has Found Its Director | Bleeding Cool
https://www.bleedingcool.com/2017/02/01/official-dune-reboot-legendary-pictures-director/

GUEST: RPG GAME DESIGNER ROSS WATSON

From Wikipedia:
Ross Watson is a designer of computer, miniature and role-playing games and a writer in various genres. Watson worked on the Warhammer 40,000 Roleplay line as the Lead Developer for Dark Heresy, was the lead designer for Rogue Trader and Deathwatch, and was part of the design team for Black Crusade. He was the lead developer for both Aaron Allston’s Strike Force and Savage Worlds Rifts. His written works include the Accursed and Weird War I settings for Savage Worlds, contributions to the Star Wars: Edge of the Empire RPG, and the video games Darksiders II, Warhammer 40,000: Regicide, and Battlefleet Gothic: Armada. Watson has designed rules and scenarios for miniature game lines, such as Dust Warfare, and he has written for several card games, including Warhammer: Invasion, Empire Engine, and the Lost Legacy series.

Ross’s personal site:
http://therosswatson.com/

Ross’s Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Watson_(game_designer)

Evil Beagle Games:
http://www.evilbeaglegames.com/

Savage Rifts:
https://www.peginc.com/product-category/rifts/

D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #45

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This episode: Leomund’s Tiny Hut spell discussion. Whatever happened to Rasharoo? Travels and random encounters in the Underdark (it’s been a while). Behold… the ROCKtopus! Entemoch’s Boon is REALLY HARD to find. Like, silly hard. No, really, it’s hard.

This is an ongoing series of Shane’s notes, thoughts and tips for running the D&D adventure Out of the Abyss, which is the tabletop portion of the Rage of Demons story line.

Each video follows the most recent session with his group.

Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes VI!

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Great googly mooglies, it’s Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes time again! Yes, that wonderful periodic series of posts that is sure to tickle your RPG gamer funny bone and hopefully make you groan once or twice as well.

I take no responsibility for any psychological damage that may result from this post, and if you’re a glutton for punishment remember you can check out all of the previous Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes posts as well!

And awaaayyy we go…

Just a bunch of poseurs today

Srsly!

That joke stinks

You go barking mad

d&d meme how I feel tall stick in the woods

It starts like this…

… quickly devolves into this …

… and inevitably ends like this

Every group has a Dave

Always bring protection on a night out (Credit: Chris Trott @trottimus)

They’re so precious

With extensive prescription tables

Motivation is everything

It’s important to understand these in game terms

Seriously, don’t

Be careful what you ask for…

That cheddar’s sharper than you thought

Not as soft as he looks

d&d meme keep calm cast leomunds tiny hut

D&D has an answer for everything

Adventuring gets a bad rap

What, you never realized that?!

That’s it for this time party peoples… catch ya next time if your sanity survived! Thanks for swinging by!

Star Trek Axanar Legal Update! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 85

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Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 1/28/2017:
Star Trek Axanar Legal Update!

Highlights: Geek news; Jonathan Lane of Fan Film Factor joins to talk about the Axanar settlement and the future of Axanar.

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

Like what you hear?
Support Shane Plays Radio on Patreon!
https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays

Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

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SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

Star Wars Episode VIII is “The Last Jedi” | StarWars.com
http://www.starwars.com/news/the-official-title-for-star-wars-episode-viii-revealed

Logan Is In A “Different Universe” Than Other X-Men Movies, Jackman Says | Gamespot
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/logan-is-in-a-different-universe-than-other-x-men-/1100-6447140/

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire crowdfunding on Fig
https://www.fig.co/campaigns/deadfire

Pillars of Eternity “Road to Eternity” documentary free on YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NA8FfDskw4Q

TOPIC: AXANAR SETTLEMENT w/ JONATHAN LANE

Jonathan Lane of Fan Film Factor joins to discuss what the CBS/ Paramount vs Axanar lawsuit settlement actually means and what we can expect moving forward for Axanar and other Star Trek fan films.

Fan Film Factor:
http://fanfilmfactor.com/

Official statement from Axanar Productions regarding the lawsuit settlement:
http://www.axanarproductions.com/9707-2/

NEXT WEEK: RPG GAME DESIGNER ROSS WATSON

Ross’s personal site:
http://therosswatson.com/

Ross’s Wikipedia page:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ross_Watson_(game_designer)

Evil Beagle Games:
http://www.evilbeaglegames.com/

Savage Rifts:
https://www.peginc.com/product-category/rifts/

D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #44

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This episode: The Blingdenstone Council is fraught with tension. JimJar returns and makes a big gamble. Toy earth elementals just don’t last these days. Can you choose to fail a saving throw? The final fate of Ogremoch’s Bane. Up next: Entemoch’s Boon.

This is an ongoing series of Shane’s notes, thoughts and tips for running the D&D adventure Out of the Abyss, which is the tabletop portion of the Rage of Demons story line.

Each video follows the most recent session with his group.

Let’s Play Serpent in the Staglands #40

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This episode: Ice spiders and more ice spiders in Ista Cale Camp. Translating runes doesn’t always solve the puzzle. We meet a group of Bloodless hunters and they ask for our help.

Join Shane as he plays through a hardcore computer RPG that has the mechanics and style of a 90s CRPG, and that’s just dripping with beautiful atmosphere!

Thanks for watching!

About Serpent in the Staglands:

A true role-playing adventure.

A campaign within the world of Vol, a fully realized setting inspired by the late bronze age in a Transylvanian landscape, with unique politics, races and gods steeped in history. Featuring a chosen party of five, you role-play Necholai, a minor god of a celestial body who descends to the Staglands for a moonlit festival only to find the way home blocked and immortality slipping away. Seeking answers and aid, you take on a mortal body and the guise of a traveling Spicer. This isn’t a story of good and evil, saving the world or being a hero, it’s about intrigue and your adventure of survival in a harsh land.

Buy on GOG:
https://www.gog.com/game/serpent_in_the_staglands?pp=6a3236f5f213960de5c415fd15c6d1cb5a46d04e

Buy on Steam:
http://store.steampowered.com/app/335120/

D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #43

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This episode: Saying yes to players, the Rule of Cool, game balance and the willing suspension of disbelief. Nonlethal damage in 5E. Is that a pommel on your sword or are you just happy to see me? Blingdenstone has much bigger problems than the wererats. Chipgrin’s offer.

This is an ongoing series of Shane’s notes, thoughts and tips for running the D&D adventure Out of the Abyss, which is the tabletop portion of the Rage of Demons story line.

Each video follows the most recent session with his group.

Attack of the Geek Memes!

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I’ve been posting a semi-regular series called Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes (find ’em here) and it has proven very popular so I thought I would expand the concept with an Attack of the Geek Memes post. I often find a lot of memes that tickly my geeky funny bone that don’t quite fit into the D&D / RPG category but we’re not going to let them go to waste, are we? Oh no, my precious, we won’t!

So strap in, hold on, and find someone else to sue for any psychological damage that you may incur. Lots of Star Trek and Star Wars with this one, but some other geeky goodness, too 🙂