This episode: Saying yes to players, the Rule of Cool, game balance and the willing suspension of disbelief. Nonlethal damage in 5E. Is that a pommel on your sword or are you just happy to see me? Blingdenstone has much bigger problems than the wererats. Chipgrin's offer. This is an ongoing ...
I've been posting a semi-regular series called Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes (find 'em here) and it has proven very popular so I thought I would expand the concept with an Attack of the Geek Memes post. I often find a lot of memes that tickly my geeky funny bone that don't ...
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 1/14/2017:
Top 5 Geek Movies of 2017!
Highlights: Geek news; Shane and radio veteran Dave Elswick count down their top 5 anticipated geek movies of 2017.
Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The ...
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 1/7/2017:
Indy Dev PixelMetal & Sombrero!
Highlights: Geek news; Indy video game developer Nick Robalik of PixelMetal talks Sombrero, the Spaghetti Western party game.
Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM The Answer in ...
This episode: Ghostbusting in Blingdenstone at the behest of another ghost. Can you do nonlethal damage to a lycanthrope? The art of messing with NPCs heads. The psychology of icebergs. This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips for running the D&D adventure Out of the Abyss, which ...
This episode: We tangle with priests of Demogorgon and recover the infernal relics while the Mysterious Stranger decides to remain mysterious. Oh yeah we find a room in the Luskan sewers we missed previously. This a let's play of the single player campaign of Sword Coast Legends. Set in the lush and ...
This episode: We get duped into a shady quest but then get out of it, expose a corrupt senator, and talk to a droid on drugs. Ok, he's not really on drugs but it sure sounds like it. Next up: fun with Black Sun. This is a let's play series of ...
Podcast for the Shane Plays radio show from 12/31/2016:
Rogue One!
Highlights: Carrie Fisher tribute; Rogue One: A Star Wars Story deep dive with Michael Brown and Stephen Chenault including likes, dislikes and easter eggs.
Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1:05 PM Central on 96.5 FM ...
This episode: Rolling with the punches as a DM. Blingendstone's ghost problem and the great Burrow Warden conspiracy. Is a grid map essential to playing D&D? There's always more to learn about your fellow players. Shane's cat bites his toe. This is an ongoing series of Shane's notes, thoughts and tips ...
This episode: We continue clearing the cave of its undead problem for the dwarves. Are we about to encounter a lich?! Shane gets confused on D&D 2E vs 3E cleric spontaneous casting. From developer Beamdog's marketing copy: A major new expansion to Baldur’s Gate: Enhanced Edition adds areas, action, and adventure ...