A journey into the things we love: Podcast + blog! Get your geek on or discover your inner geek: games, video games, RPGs, comic books, movies, TV, books, oh so much more!
This episode: Things fall apart when the party encounters the cultist lair in the Whorlstone tunnels. Shrieker autopsy. Dear DM: You can’t charm elves.
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.
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 6/4/2016: River City Comic Expo Pre Show!
Highlights: A quick visit from Joe & Hannah Williams of Whalenought Studios re: Copper Dreams kickstarter; Stuart Berryhill, Justin Nickels, Stephanie Straw, and Jeff Nodelman talk about the cool guests, films, events and games at the upcoming River City Comic Expo in Little Rock!
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.
Shane’s Angry Captain America Hydra / Nazi reaction video has over 16K views and tons of comments and debate with 72% thumbs up from viewers!
GUEST: RIVER CITY COMIC EXPO & GAME GOBLINS
River City Comic Expo in Little Rock, AR June 11-12, 2016. Back at the Statehouse Convention Center! Now with 90,000 square feet of Guests, Artists, Dealers, Gaming, Panels, and Entertainment!
Comics, pop culture, Little Rock Picture Show, cosplay, gaming and more!
This is a comprehensive how to / tutorial on creating a GURPS character recorded with veteran GURPS GM and Steve Jackson Games MIB program rep Tony Dutra. This tutorial uses the GURPS Fourth edition rules and is intended to be as exhaustive as possible and answer as many questions as possible that someone unfamiliar with GURPS may ask.
This video is was created by me for use with GURPS from Steve Jackson Games to help with GURPS character creation. This video is not “official” or endorsed by Steve Jackson Games.
Twitter user @harald387 sent me this link to Steve Jackson Games GURPS Character Assistant (he swears by it): GURPS Character Assistant
Make sure to keep an eye out for part 2, when we record live play of an introductory GURPS adventure to show how the basic rules work.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GURPS:
The Generic Universal RolePlaying System, or GURPS, is a tabletop role-playing game system designed to allow for play in any game setting. It was created by Steve Jackson Games and first published in 1986 at a time when most such systems were story- or genre-specific.
Review of DC Rebirth #1 and first four Rebirth one shots with SPOILERS:
DC Rebirth #1
Superman: Rebirth #1
Batman: Rebirth #1
Green Lanterns: Rebirth #1
Green Arrow: Rebirth #1
Note in the video I call a Batman supporting character “Drake”, but the name is actually “Duke”.
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DC_Rebirth –
DC Rebirth is a 2016 relaunch by DC Comics of its entire line of ongoing monthly superhero comic books. Using the end of The New 52 initiative in May 2016 as its launching point, DC Rebirth is intended to restore the DC Universe to a form much like that prior to the “Flashpoint” storyline while still incorporating numerous elements of The New 52, including its continuity. It will also see many of its titles move to a twice-monthly release schedule, with all titles releasing at US$2.99.
This episode: They have a cave bear. The Whorlstone Tunnels continue with a mad guide. A an older elf takes a younger elf under her ear. Can light be an offensive spell?
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.
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 5/28/2016: Horror as Art with The Film Phreak!
Highlights: Marvel turns Captain America into a Nazi which is sick & offensive; the Film Phreak Kristofer Upjohn, horror expert and author.
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.
GIVEAWAY WINNER! Congratulations to Eoghain McLaughlin from Scotland for winning the shiny new Castles & Crusades Players Handbook from show sponsor Troll Lord Games. Be on the lookout for more Shane Plays giveaways in the future!
NEWS ITEMS
MAKE MINE NOT MARVEL! Marvel Comics has made an incredibly sick and offensive move by revealing Captain America, the Word War II super hero created by Jewish immigrants to fight Hitler, to have been a Nazi for his entire 75 year history. This is an insult to fans, veterans and all those who see Captain America as a symbol of purity, goodness and America at its best. This goes beyond just a story or a publicity stunt and touches on issues and ideals way beyond “just a comic book.” To make matters worse, they did this reveal just before Memorial Day when we remember our armed forces who have lost their lives in war. I have dropped all Marvel titles as of immediately and urge everyone else to do the same. This is completely wrong and sick.
Shane’s Captain America Hydra / Nazi Angry Reaction Video (note: truly upset, this isn’t click bait stuff for the sake of views)
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.
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 5/21/2016: The Superherologist!
Highlights: Geek news; Superherologist Dr. Travis Langley discusses the psychology of super heroes!
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.
From Amazon’s Travis Langley Page: Travis Langley, Ph.D., authored the acclaimed book BATMAN AND PSYCHOLOGY: A DARK AND STORMY KNIGHT (Wiley; Turner Publishing). He is the editor and lead writer for Sterling Publishing’s series on psychology and popular culture, including THE WALKING DEAD PSYCHOLOGY: PSYCH OF THE LIVING DEAD; STAR WARS PSYCHOLOGY: DARK SIDE OF THE MIND; GAME OF THRONES PSYCHOLOGY: THE MIND IS DARK AND FULL OF TERRORS; DOCTOR WHO PSYCHOLOGY: A MADMAN WITH A BOX; and CAPTAIN AMERICA VS. IRON MAN: FREEDOM, SECURITY, PSYCHOLOGY. A psychology professor who teaches on the psychology of crime, mental illness, social behavior, and media at Henderson State University, he received his bachelor’s degree from Hendrix College and his doctorate in psychology from Tulane University.
Travis has also been a child abuse investigator, courtroom expert, and undefeated champion on the “Wheel of Fortune” game show. He appears as an expert interviewee in the documentaries “Legends of the Knight,” “Comic Book Literacy,” and “Necessary Evil: Super-Villains of DC Comics.” The New York Times (front page), CNN, MTV, and many other news outlets have covered his work.
MARVEL WHAT ARE YOU THINKING?!? WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU?!?
You’ve taken an established, iconic character and symbol of hope with 75 years of established history and completely disrespected him and his fans. Suddenly saying he has always been a Hydra agent is beyond ridiculous (not to mention insulting to the memory of his creators) and you have lost a long, long time customer. “All new all different”… forget you, Marvel, and the retcon you rode in on.
Feeling great here at Shane Plays with a Twitter account milestone! That’s right, the ShanePlaysPR Twitter account broke 10,000 followers over the weekend!
Feels great, and feels like to right time to remind folks of the various ways you can keep up with all the geeky goodness from Shane Plays on social media! Jump on in, the digital water’s fine!
@ShanePlays – the conversational Twitter account that includes content updates and announcements and geek news, chatter, and personal thoughts and ruminations. A lot more tweets in this account than in…
@ShanePlaysPR – Just the facts, ma’am. Content updates and announcements and geek news. Less tweets that @ShanePlays.
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