Podcast Extra: Spectaculars RPG with Rodney Thompson of Scratchpad Publishing Highlights: Interview with Rodney Thompson about the new Spectaculars superhero RPG from Scratchpad Publishing! Plus: What's Rodney reading right now? What the heck is Neon City Outlaws? ...
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D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #82 – The City of Spiders / Sorcere
Menzoberranzan continues with the tower of Sorcere, including Gromph's Inner and Outer Sanctums! Moon elf graffiti, labyrinthine puzzles, and a long-trapped "drow". Hey, don't shrink away from searching... diamonds are a rogue's best pen. Grappled is not restrained, and restrained is not grappled (but they have similarities). Can you charm someone who is already charmed, ...
Spectaculars Superhero RPG with Rodney Thompson of Scratchpad Publishing
Interview with game designer Rodney Thompson about the new Spectaculars superhero RPG from Scratchpad Publishing! Plus: What's Rodney reading right now? What the heck is Neon City Outlaws? What are the design differences between Dusk City Outlaws and Spectaculars? And: Surprise appearances by the Emerald Stranger and Shane's archenemy Shane ...
A Non-Artist’s First Inktober: 2018 Drawing Compilation
If by some chance you haven't been introduced to Inktober as the images begin flowing all over social media each year, here's the elevator pitch from the Inktober website:
"Every October, artists all over the world take on the Inktober drawing challenge by doing one ink drawing a day the entire month... post it ...
Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana with Jon Peterson & Michael Witwer! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 167
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 10/20/2018: Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana with Jon Peterson & Michael Witwer! Highlights: D&D authors / historians Michael Witwer and Jon Peterson discuss ...
Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes X!
Ensuring the Internet doesn't organize into something overly useful and inspiring, Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes returns in a spectacular display of pointless carnage. If for some inexplicable reason you want to endure even more, you can check out all of the previous Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes posts for the full mental trauma. Let's dive ...
D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #81 – The City of Spiders
The City of Spiders continues and its into Menzoberranzan proper for our intrepid heroes. Drow patrols! Mysterious rescuers! Alley chases! A certain swashbuckling drow mercenary! Spell area of effects. Armor donning and doffing times. Monster CRs and spell saves. Plus: Soul-sucking adventures in the DMV! Social media has spoken and it desires Shane's players to ...
Uncharted Regions & Weird Geek News – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 161
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 8/25/2018: Uncharted Regions & Weird Geek News! Highlights: It’s a journey into the weird unknown as we talk the Uncharted Regions audio drama & Weird Geek News with the one ...
Godzilla! – Radio Show / Podcast Ep. 160
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 8/11/2018: Godzilla! Highlights: SKREEEEEE-ONNNNNNNK! It’s go, go Godzilla with fellow big green scaly one fans Tony Isabella and Mark Pellegrini! In addition to Godzilla discussion in general: What does kaiju mean? What ...
D&D Out of the Abyss Notes #80 – The Fetid Wedding / The City of Spiders
Burying the dead after the monstrous Juiblex battle, a visit to Gauntlgrym, and then it's off to lovely Menzoberranzan, the City of Spiders itself, for a ridiculously dangerous infiltration and retrieval mission sans expedition. Speaking of spiders, even low CR opponents can be dangerous to higher level parties in the right circumstances. Is it the ...