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- Intro - Daddy Soda of the Day (Southampton Keller Pils) - E-mail - First Annual PQ Fantasy Draft: Dinner Party - News Stories Host: Dan Special Guest(s): N/A       Rudy Eugene Identified As Naked Miami Man Who Chewed Victim's Face: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/05/29/rudy-eugene-identified-as-naked-cannibal-face-attack-miami_n_1552249.html Nicole Kidman Will Semi-Erotically Pee on Zac Efron in Actual Scene from Actual Movie that Is Real: http://gawker.com/5913138/nicole-kidman-will-semi+erotically-pee-on-zac-efron-in-actual-scene-from-actual-movie-that-is-real 'You're just too hot for this office': Woman fired from LINGERIE company for having big breasts: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2147823/Lauren-Odes-fired-LINGERIE-company-having-big-breasts.html Other discussed links Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog Lonely Island: Natalie's Rap Honor By August - "Found" Music Video Final Draft Recap  

In our fourth episode of Metagamers Anonymous, we discuss a constant in the annals of contemporary character generation: the perennial “dump” stat. The hosts discuss the ins and outs of roleplaying particularly high and low statistics, how they help shape a character, how players can work together to make them more viable inside the common gaming experience, and how they have impacted their own roleplaying experiences over the years. They also spend a little time talking about the D&D Next playtest and some thoughts on convention gaming. Metagamers Anonymous is a biweekly podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games and (mostly) related material. Feel free to post any comments or questions to our forum, or drop us a line at feedback@prismatictsunami.com.    

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Mack, Steve Topic - A discussion about stereotypical villains and antagonists.  We discuss what those stereotypes are, what makes a good villain, and ways to use them in your campaigns. (1:24) A few villain stereotypes (35:32) Our favorite antagonists that we've encountered as players (43:46) Our favorite villains that we've ran as GMs (53:41) Our favorite villains of any medium Media -  Dragon Strike Shadowrun Vladimir Propp DC Universe RPG (Wikipedia) Mass Effect Resident Evil (1996)(Wikipedia) The Killing Joke (Wikipedia) Magneto Se7en Lex Luthor The Ring Bio Shock (Wikipedia) Silent Hill (Wikipedia) F.E.A.R. Left For Dead

In our third episode of Metagamers Anonymous, we discuss a recent hot-button topic: that of narrative combat (or “theater of the mind”) vs. use of the combat map. The hosts discuss their personal experiences with D&D combat and mull over the pros and cons of each approach. They also spend some time discussing their recent experiments with the Savage Worlds RPG, and touch on the upcoming playtest for D&D Next. Tune in to the podcast and let us know what you think at feedback@prismatictsunami.com.      

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Mack, Steve, Tyler Topic - We discuss the tropes of different storytelling mediums and ways to convey their "feel" to your players as a GM. (2:07) - Literature (18:19) - Movies (26:00) - Television (39:30) - Video Games (46:25) - Comics and Graphic Novels Notes - This topic may have been too big to tackle with one episode.  Perhaps a little later we will break this down into a couple of episodes and discuss each of the mediums more deeply.  That should allow us to give more advice on the individual mediums.  Live and learn... please post comments on the forums or send an e-mail with your thoughts.

Hosts - Dan, Bryan, Mack, Tyler, and Steve Topic - We introduce ourselves and discuss the focus of the podcast. We also converse about the disparate backgrounds and interests that create our group dynamic, and talk about what we are trying to accomplish with this project. Notes - This episode was originally recorded as part of Episode 1. The decision to release it as a separate episode was not made until after the recording was finished, resulting in a somewhat abrupt ending.  Over the next few weeks we will be trying different things with format and layout.  Please, feel free to send your feedback, positive and negative to dan@carpegm[dot]net

In our second episode of Metagamers Anonymous, we tackle the complex topic of “organic roleplaying”.  The hosts discuss their personal experiences with and insights into the fine art of immersive roleplaying and provide tips for improving the immersive quality of your own tabeltop roleplaying experiences.  Metagamers Anonymous is a biweekly podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games and (mostly) related material.  Feel free to post any comments or questions to our forum, or drop us a line at feedback@prismatictsunami.com.      

Episode 1:  “Introducing the Party” Here’s our very first episode of Metagamers Anonymous, a podcast dedicated to tabletop roleplaying games and (mostly) related material.  It’s essentially an hour of inane ramblings intended to introduce the cast and talk a little bit about our backgrounds and the purpose of the podcast, such as it is.  We also included links in the show notes to the various games and web communities discussed during the show.  Enjoy!  And feel free to drop in at the forums if you have a comment you’d like to share, or send us a message at feedback@prismatictsunami.com.