This episode: Welcome to Port Nyanzaru! Overview of Tomb of Annihilation Chapter 1, the areas and highlights of the city, and the various things players can do (or have done to them). Shopping, Merchant Princes and factions. Random encounters and side quests. Suddenly, at the harbor: a rampaging tugboat -- er -- ankylosaurus! Minor Illusion ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 5/11/2019:
Computer Role Playing Games (CRPGs) with Matt Barton!
Highlights: Shane and Matt Barton of Matt Chat celebrate the release of their book Dungeons & Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 5/4/2019:
Endgame Assemble!
Highlights: Avengers... ASSEMBLE! The gang of Michael Brown, William Brackeen and Richard McBain gets back together with Shane to geek out about Avengers Endgame a year after geeking out ...
Let's take a look at the D&D Stranger Things Starter Set. Interest in D&D, Stranger Things, and all things retro is running high. Is this combined D&D / Stranger Things introductory tabletop RPG starter set a non-starter at the gate, or is it amazing enough to turn your gaming entertainment upside down? Watch ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 4/20/2019:
Comics Update With Timothy Lim and Mark Pellegrini plus Heroes and Angels ComiCon!
Highlights: Heroes & Angels ComiCon ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 4/13/2019:
Converting Historical & Mythological Figures to D&D!
Highlights: RPG designer Mike Myler returns to talk about converting historical and mythological characters to D&D! He runs down ...
This episode: A worldwide death curse has struck and it seems like the dangerous and mysterious continent of Chult holds the answers to stopping it. Jungles! Dinosaurs! Undead! Undead dinosaurs! Buckle up for a crazy thrill ride that has a connection to Tomb of Horrors, one of the most famous and dangeous early D&D adventures. ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 4/6/2019:
IndieCron & ComicsGate with Edwin Boyette!
Highlights: Can ComicsGate have a positive side? Rising comics personality Edwin Boyette certainly thinks so! Shane and Edwin talk about comic book crowdfunding ...
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 3/23/2019:
Random Shane Generator!
Highlights: Shane gets random! Sabaton, the Swedish metal band acting as modern day bards! Hipster D&D! Google+ shutting down! Neon Buttstain RPG! Ray Bradbury in a prunes commercial! The (in)famous ...
D&D's The Falling Star ship mini (officially known as D&D Icons of The Realms: The Falling Star Sailing Ship), is truly a table top RPG wonder to behold. I'm not usually one for props at the gaming table beyond maps and figure minis, but when one of my players bought this from our FLGS ...