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Troll Lord Games / Castles & Crusades! – Radio Show / Podcast Episode 21

Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 10/17/2015:
Troll Lord Games / Castles & Crusades!

Highlights: Stephen Chenault of Troll Lord Games talks role playing games and the state of the industry, as well as their very own Castles & Crusades; geek news.

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on ~~96.5 FM The Answer~~ 99.5 FM (temporary station change through mid-November 2015) in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at ~~http://965fmtheanswer.com~~ http://faithtalk995.com (temporary station change through mid-November 2015) and on the Tune In Radio app and iHeart Radio apps.

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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/

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

Podcast Episode Direct Download:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/shaneplays/Shane_Plays_10-17-15_podcast.mp3

Listen Now:

SHOW NOTES

For all of October and through November 14, 2015, Shane Plays Radio will air live on sister station 99.5 FM at the regular time of 1:05 PM Central on Saturdays, then air again pre-recorded on Sundays on 96.5 FM at 1:05 PM. You can also listen live online at http://faithtalk995.com. The podcast and Krypton Radio version information remain the same.

NEWS ITEMS

STAR WARS Update: Trailer comes Monday at 8:30 pm EST, tickets on sale directly afterwards
http://io9.com/you-could-soon-buy-tickets-for-star-wars-the-force-awa-1736560695

Godzilla and King Kong will go head-to-head in new shared universe
http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/14/9535055/godzilla-and-king-kong-will-go-head-to-head-in-new-shared-universe

Video game voice actors vote in overwhelming favor of strike
http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/7/9475405/video-game-voice-actors-vote-in-overwhelming-favor-of-strike

WSJ: Nintendo NX will be a console and a handheld, with ‘industry-leading chips’
http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/16/9550113/wsj-nintendo-nx-console-handheld

The Killing Joke may be first Batman movie to secure R-rating
http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/10/9493545/the-killing-joke-may-be-first-batman-movie-to-secure-r-rating

Pee Wee Herman (Paul Reubens) playing Penguin’s dad on Gotham
http://screenrant.com/gotham-season-2-penguins-dad-nycc-trailer-reel/

Wonder Woman gets new origin story in advance of Batman v Superman
http://www.polygon.com/comics/2015/10/14/9533431/wonder-woman-origin-story

GUEST: STEPHEN CHENAULT OF TROLL LORD GAMES

Troll Lord Games publishes Castles & Crusades: A rules light adaptable game that has stood the test of time! 12 years in constant publication, with no new editions, Castles & Crusades is the original easy to play attribute-check system. Join us and unleash your imagination!

Castles & Crusades: http://www.trolllord.com/cnc/

Troll Lord Games: https://www.trolllord.com/

Troll Dens: http://trolldens.blogspot.com/

Castles & Crusades Twitter: @trolllordsteve

Troll Lord Games Twitter: @trollordgames

NEXT WEEK: ED GREENWOOD

The Ed Greenwood Group and Hellmaw series.

http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/people/article/67627-fantasy-writer-greenwood-launches-publishing-group.html

http://edverse.officeedgreenwood.com/

Let’s Play Sword Coast Legends Story Mode #1

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This episode: character creation and initial campaign intro / combat.

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/

Let’s Play Serpent in the Staglands #18

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This episode: We get better at harvesting harvesters, recruit a dissatisfied noble, go witch hunting, and earn our first frequent flyer miles on bat airlines.

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/

Star Trek Continues! – Radio Show / Podcast Episode 20

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Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 10/10/2015:
Star Trek Continues!

Highlights: Michele Specht, Chuck Huber and Kim Stinger of Star Trek Continues.

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/

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

Podcast Episode Direct Download:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/shaneplays/Shane_Plays_10-10-15_podcast.mp3

Listen Now:

SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

To give more time to Star Trek Continues, no news items this week.

GUEST: STAR TREK CONTINUES

Michele Specht (Dr. McKennah), Chuck Huber (“Bones”) and Kim Stinger (Uhura) of Star Trek Continues!

Star Trek Continues website: http://startrekcontinues.com/

Star Trek Continues YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/StarTrekContinues

“Divided We Stand” (most recent STC episode): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KChYhXhj7vY

Star Trek Continues Twitter: @TrekContinues

Michele Specht Twitter: @MicheleSpecht

Chuck Huber Twitter: @Chuck_Huber

Kim Stinger Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kimstingerfanpage

NEXT WEEK: TROLL LORD GAMES (CASTLES & CRUSADES)

Troll Lord Games: https://www.trolllord.com/

Castles & Crusades: http://www.trolllord.com/cnc/

Table Topping! – Radio Show / Podcast Episode 19

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Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 10/3/2015:
Table Topping!

Highlights: Twitch personality / Dungeon Master Dave of Table Topping talks D&D and other tabletop RPGs, plus running RPGs on Twitch!

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in Little Rock (For all of October and through November 14th, Shane Plays Radio will air live on sister station 99.5 FM at the regular time of 1:05 PM on Saturdays, then air again pre-recorded on Sundays on 96.5 FM at 1:05 PM). It can also be heard online at http://965fmtheanswer.com (http://faithtalk995.com through November 14th) and on the Tune In Radio and iHeart Radio apps.

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/

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

Podcast Episode Direct Download:
http://traffic.libsyn.com/shaneplays/Shane_Plays_10-3-15_podcast.mp3

Listen Now:

SHOW NOTES

For all of October and first two weeks of November 2015, Shane Plays Radio will air live on sister station 99.5 FM at the regular time of 1:05 PM Central on Saturdays, then air again pre-recorded on Sundays on 96.5 FM at 1:05 PM. You can also listen live online at http://faithtalk995.com.

NEWS ITEMS

D&D Extra Life: Raising money Children’s Miracle Network hospitals
Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/wotc_dnd
Extra Life Team Page: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.team&teamID=21011

Star Trek Continues Episode 5 is out: “Divided We Stand”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KChYhXhj7vY

A new Doctor Who spinoff is coming in 2016 http://www.polygon.com/2015/10/1/9436815/doctor-who-spinoff

Kingkiller Chronicles from Patrick Rothfuss to be movie & TV show & video game? http://blog.patrickrothfuss.com/2015/10/hollywood-news/

Arkham Knight for PC to re-launch at the end of October
https://www.pixeldynamo.com/news/gaming/2015/10/03/82352/arkham-knight-pc-re-launch-end-october/

Shane watched the 1987 Masters of the Universe movie on Netflix… so you don’t have to!
http://www.netflix.com/watch/60020969?trackId=14170286&tctx=1%252C0%252C07ad0fef-7eb5-4575-8ee8-7aa0ab35d564-3749263

GUEST: TABLE TOPPING

Twitch & YouTube personality / Dungeon Master Dave of Table Topping!

Dave’s Extra Life Donation Page: http://www.extra-life.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=donorDrive.participant&participantID=158854

Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/table_topping

Twitter: https://twitter.com/table_topping

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dave32780

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TableTopping

NEXT WEEK

Michele Specht, Chuck Huber and Kim Stinger of Star Trek Continues!

Let’s Play Serpent in the Staglands #17

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This episode: A linguist turns us down, we get ambushed, a witch gives us a cookie, the return of an old friend and the finer points of fighting harvesters.

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.

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

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

Board Games & Audiobooks! – Radio Show / Podcast Episode 18

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Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 9/26/2015:
Board Games & Audiobooks!

Highlights: Kevin Clay joins us for the “Top 5 Games For Families That You May Not Know About” and the behind the scenes of creating audiobooks. Kevin’s rowdy in a good way, don’t miss it!

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.

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/

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

Podcast Episode Direct Download
http://traffic.libsyn.com/shaneplays/SHANE_PLAYS_9-26-15_podcast.mp3

Listen Now:

SHOW NOTES

Temporary Station Change! For all of October and first two weeks of November, Shane Plays Radio will air live on sister station 99.5 FM at the regular time of 1:05 PM on Saturdays, then air again pre-recorded on Sundays on 96.5 FM at 1:05 PM.

NEWS ITEMS

Star Trek Enterprise-D Virtual Tour in Unreal engine
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK9ijZeHWjI

Bill Finger, Batman co-creator, gets credit at last
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/comic-riffs/wp/2015/09/21/foxs-gotham-kicks-off-historic-season-because-batman-co-creator-gets-credit-at-last/

Gotham Season 2 premiered last Monday, September 21st

Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD returns this Tuesday, September 29th

Flash Season 2 premieres October 6th

Vixen animated shorts on CW Seed
http://www.cwseed.com/shows/vixen/

Marvel’s Jessica Jones on Netflix November 6th

GUEST: KEVIN CLAY

The “Top 5 Games For Families That You May Not Know About”.

Behind the scenes of creating audiobooks.

Kevin is a massive board game geek, a narrator for Audible, and an all around fun and creative guy.

Twitter: @thekevinclay

Website: http://www.kevinclaycreative.com/

A sample of Audible audiobooks Kevin has narrated:

After: The Shock, Book 1
http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/After-Audiobook/B00XRKWY8G

Operation Enduring Unity, Omnibus Edition
http://www.audible.com/pd/Mysteries-Thrillers/Operation-Enduring-Unity-Omnibus-Edition-Audiobook/B013FA5VCS

The Chosen: Rise of Cithria Book 1
http://www.audible.com/pd/Sci-Fi-Fantasy/The-Chosen-Audiobook/B0128KMAMK

NEXT WEEK

Twitch & YouTube personality / Dungeon Master Dave of Table Topping!

Twitch: http://www.twitch.tv/table_topping

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/dave32780

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TableTopping

Twitter: https://twitter.com/table_topping

Let’s Play Serpent in the Staglands #16

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This episode: We explore Emerald Metalis, meet a rude witch, and get involved in dispute negotiations between the city and some hostile natives. Along the way we learn more about the deities of Vol (including the goddess of portals… hmmmm).

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.

Buy on GOG:
<a href=”https://www.gog.com/game/serpent_in_the_staglands?pp=6a3236f5f213960de5c415fd15c6d1cb5a46d04e”>https://www.gog.com/game/serpent_in_the_staglands?pp=6a3236f5f213960de5c415fd15c6d1cb5a46d04e</a>

Buy on Steam:
<a href=”http://store.steampowered.com/app/335120/”>http://store.steampowered.com/app/335120/</a>

Numenera! – Radio Show / Podcast Episode 17

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Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 9/19/2015:
Numenera!

Highlights: Numenera RPG with Shanna Germain of Monte Cook Games and game designer Chris Avellone.

Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1 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.

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/

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

Podcast Episode Direct Download
http://traffic.libsyn.com/shaneplays/SHANE_PLAYS_9-19-15_podcast.mp3

Listen Now:

SHOW NOTES

NEWS ITEMS

The attack eyebrows are back! Doctor Who Series 9 begins today, September 19th!

Star Fox Zero Delayed Until Spring 2016
Shigeru Miyamoto issues apology via Facebook.
http://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-fox-zero-delayed-until-spring-2016/1100-6430684/

Sword Coast Legends Head Start weekend!
Shane will be streaming off and on all weekend on Twitch at:
http://www.twitch.tv/shane_plays

D&D Out of the Abyss review up on the Shane Plays blog and YouTube. Happy Underdarking!
Blog: https://shaneplays.com/dds-out-of-the-abyss-rage-of-demons-first-look-review/
YouTube: https://youtu.be/MWiuyd9gLXQ

INTERVIEW: NUMENERA

Shanna Germain of Monte Cook Games and Chris Avellone join us for a full show about Numenera, the award-winning far future science fiction role playing game featuring the Cypher System.

Monte Cook Games:
http://www.montecookgames.com/

Numenera:
http://www.numenera.com/

How to Play Numenera (video from Monte Cook Games)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E26Id3jBB7Q

Torment: Tides of Numenera:
https://torment.inxile-entertainment.com/

Shanna Germain on Twitter:
@ShannaGermain

Chris Avellone on Twitter:
@ChrisAvellone

NEXT WEEK

Kevin Clay joins us to talk board games and recording audiobooks!