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d&d meme what doesn't kill you

Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes II!

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The first Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes post from a few weeks back was a big hit, so here we go again 🙂 Enjoy!

D&D Meme As a DM, When I Die

At least they’re dependable

d&d meme shark elemental

Just don’t summon one in an air elemental… you saw that movie, right?

D&D meme its all fun and games until someone rolls a 1

What if they do it while running with scissors?

d&d meme the nope is strong with this one

And it’s got more nope where that came from

d&d meme it's a marble coffin

Who says games don’t prepare you for real life?

d&d taller than you

Or at 0 HP, for that matter

d&d meme one armed pixie barbarian

You’re a special kind of special, aren’t you?

d&d meme what doesn't kill you

Facts of life

d&d meme why all the hate for necromancers

He’s dead right

d&d meme rpg minimum system requirements

And your system will never grow obsolete

d&d colorforms

The stories you can tell will keep you sticking around

d&d meme dice of dread

That’s just how they roll

d&d memes how to summon a lemon

A good wizard is never sour about it

d&d meme when I was your age

Uphill both ways in the lava flow

d&d Tomb of Horrors Van

Van of Horrors

d&d meme health mana party potions

It’s the life of the party. Get it? Life?
(sorry)

Do not teach the squirrels how to pla

They’ll never learn to RPG for themselves

d&d meme epic mug of RPGness

Real world mana potion

d&d meme chuckling evilly to yourself a dm thing

Settle down, chuckles

d&d memes wizard pugs

Pugnacious wizards

d&d memes call of cthulhu beginning readers

Old Ones for you,
Old Ones for me,
it’s go great, you’ll see!

cthulhu dice

He’s insanely good at this game

D&D Elsie Gygax modeling Monster Manual

Elsie Gygax is the model (she was in demand)

d&d meme thac0 we miss you

*sniff*

id like to cast barkskin meme

Doggone good spell

d&d meme rational discourse

Irrational discourse

d&d club

I don’t know these guys, but they are my friends

And finally, I leave you with this wonderful thought…

d&d memes such simple tools

shane plays podcast title 2-27-2016

Copper Dreams & More Staglands! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 39

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shane plays podcast title 2-27-2016

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 2/27/2016:
Copper Dreams & More Staglands 

Highlights: Joe and Hannah Williams of Whalenought Studios talk about their Serpent in the Staglands expansion and their new cyberpunk game Copper Dreams.

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!

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

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Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

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

Direct Download:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/shaneplays/Shane_Plays_2-27-16_podcast.mp3
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SHOW NOTES

Show sponsor Troll Lord Games has a new Kickstarter!
5th Edition: Familiars, Monstrous Companions, Steeds & More

Game It Forward: March 4-5
Gaming event in Springdale, AR benefitting local teachers
http://nwagameitforward.com/
Games and demos from game library of over 250 tabletop games, RPGs, Silent Auction, Door Prizes. Game It Forward Art Show, food from local restaurants, Splendor Tournament, Magic The Gathering IQ Tournament, Star Wars X-Wings Tournament and more!

NEWS ITEMS

No news segment today.

GUEST: WHALENOUGHT STUDIOS

Joe and Hannah Williams of Whalenought Studios join us again to talk about their Serpent in the Staglands expansion and their new cyberpunk game Copper Dreams!

https://whalenoughtstudios.com/

Announcing: A Fool’s Banquet
https://whalenoughtstudios.com/announcing-a-fools-banquet/

TWEET OF THE WEEK

@BruceCordell The ability to admit you don’t know a lot about a topic outside your areas of focus instead of [BSing] ahead–a rare trait.

NEXT WEEK:

Steve Jackson Games, publisher of Munchkin and GURPS.

http://www.sjgames.com/

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Let’s Play Serpent in the Staglands #30

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This episode: The thriving metropolis of Corem unfolds before our eager, exploring eyes. Vendors are a’plenty. Shipping guilds are rude. Everyone seems to want to climb aboard our train.

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/

Sword Coast Legends

Let’s Play Sword Coast Legends Story Mode #21

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This episode: Exploration of Maferil’s Lyceum continues as we solve puzzles and more of the main story unfolds. P.S. Maferil’s kind of grumpy, but what do you expect from a dead necromancer?

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/

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Let’s Play Serpent in the Staglands #29

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This episode: We complete another bounty hunt, visit the farm of Lord Rheamus, fight some freaky looking giant spiders, level up, and finally make it to the fabled city of Corem.

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/

shane plays podcast title 2-20-2016

The Fumble Rant! & One More Story Games – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 38

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shane plays podcast title 2-20-2016

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 2/20/2016:
The Fumble Rant! & One More Story Games 

Highlights: Shane rants about RPG fumbles; One More Story Games talks about StoryStylus, their interactive story telling engine plus a big author announcement!

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!

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

KryptonRadio1Shane Plays is carried on Krypton Radio!
Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi.
http://kryptonradio.com/

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

Direct Download:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/shaneplays/Shane_Plays_2-20-16_podcast.mp3
Listen Here via Embed:

SHOW NOTES

Show sponsor Troll Lord Games has a new Kickstarter!
5th Edition: Familiars, Monstrous Companions, Steeds & More

NEWS ITEMS

No news segment today.

SHANE PONDERS (RANTS?)

Are fumbles in RPGs “mean”? Are they “sadistic”? Do they make the player “feel bad”?

Is this something we really need to be worrying about?

The post that set this off: Monte Says: A 1 is Not a Fumble
http://www.montecookgames.com/monte-says-a-1-is-not-a-fumble/

GUEST: ONE MORE STORY GAMES

Jean Leggett of One More Story Games talks about StoryStylus, their interactive story telling engine (“designed for emerging and established writers to create and publish interactive story games reminiscent of the Choose Your Own Adventure series of books”).

https://onemorestorygames.com/

OMSG announces deal with Charlaine Harris, #1 NYT bestselling author
https://onemorestorygames.com/2016/02/16/lily-bard-online/

TWEET OF THE WEEK

Ed Greenwood @TheEdVerse You can accomplish all things through love, kindness, understanding, and a great big stick.

NEXT WEEK:

Joe and Hannah Williams of Whalenought Studios join us again to talk about their Serpent in the Staglands expansion and their new cyberpunk game Copper Dreams!

https://whalenoughtstudios.com/

 

Star Wars The Old Republic Trooper

Let’s Play Star Wars The Old Republic Trooper #6

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This episode: Saboteurs beware our mighty weapons! Plus drug hunting and strong arming people into working with us or they’ll die (because we’re the good guys) while hunting down the plot hook — er, bomb.

This is a let’s play series of the Trooper story line in Star Wars The Old Republic.

Star Wars™: The Old Republic™ is the only massively-multiplayer online game with a Free-to-Play option that puts you at the center of your own story-driven Star Wars™ saga. Play as a Jedi, a Sith, a Bounty Hunter or as one of many other Star Wars iconic roles and explore an age over three-thousand years before the classic films. Become the hero of your own Star Wars adventure as you choose your path down the Light or Dark side of the Force™.

http://www.swtor.com/

Sword Coast Legends

Let’s Play Sword Coast Legends Story Mode #20

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This episode: We traipse around Marefil’s Lyceum and have a grand old time fighting bunches and bunches of undead. Larathel gets toasted about 300 times by a fire trap.

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/

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Let’s Play Serpent in the Staglands #28

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This episode: We finally depart the Hallowed Grove, explore more of the world map, finish a quest, and bring the pain as bounty hunters.

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 Title

Out of the Abyss Notes #3

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This episode: The escape attempt finishes. What could Shane have done better to stay on track time wise? Also, is Out of the Abyss a good adventure for a first time DM to run? (Shane says no)

Link to the NPC stats PDF (very helfpul!):
http://thethirdgames.com/2015/10/12/5e-out-of-the-abyss-jailbreak-npcs/

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.