Episode 163 is filled with reviews and interviews and comes in at one hour and 52 minutes!
Segments 1 and 2: Something Old/Something New
The "something new" for episode 163 are the Young Adventurer's Guides from Ten Speed Press.
Weapons & Warriors and
Monsters & Creatures are written by
Jim Zub,
Stacy King, and
Andrew Wheeler as introductions to D&D fantasy tropes for younger readers who are interested in playing Dungeons & Dragons.
The books are described as "all the information you need to start building your own characters and putting together your adventuring party," but are they? Listen and find out.
The Supercrew by
Tobias Radesäter is a rules light roleplaying game of superheroic action. Like the old Masters of the Universe Role Playing Game, the rules for the game are presented in a comic book format. Supercrew's central conceit is that the players are playing super heroic versions of themselves, which provides game masters with an interesting opportunity that I discuss in my review.
Does The Supercrew work as a role playing game, or is it a mere novelty item?
Segment 3: An Interview with the Toy Wizards
Toy-Wizards is one of the go to websites for toy collecting news and we had the honor of interview to of the Toy Wizard crew, Loryn Stone and Scott Zillner, in this episode.
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Loryn Stone is the Editor in Chief of Toy Wizards and has dedicated her
life to the Word of the Nerd. She is most excited by collecting toys,
writing about them, and infiltrating the convention scene. Loryn is also
the writer of SyFy Wire’s ‘Important Toy News’ column, as well as the
site owner and Executive Editor of Toy Wizard’s sister site,
PopLurker.com.
Her writing has been published on other pop culture websites such as
Cracked,
LoadScreen,
Nerdbot,
That Hashtag Show,
and Temple of Geek. Her toy collection is comprised of Megazords,
Gundam, miscellaneous robots and trinkets, Sailor Moon, Snoopy, Otaku
Garbage, and Mystery Science Theater 3000.
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Scott Zillner is a world-renowned toy collector and the owner and
founder of Toy Wizards. He grew up in the 1980s, the undisputed greatest
decade ever. He truly believes in collecting, and his once hobby is now
his lifestyle. A new world Renaissance man, he is a professional
Artist, Toy Expert, and Convention promoter. He collects massive amounts
of toys, games, and art. He also
runs several pop culture conventions.
As a Professional Artist, he worked on Disney’s 2010
Tron Legacy film, painting the light bikes and toys in young Flynn’s room. The same year, his
Tron Stich collectible
vinyl sculpture from Disney was released.
Segment 4: Dungeons & Dilemmas -- Running Mysteries
In our second Dungeons and
Dilemmas segment, writer/director
David Nett and I discuss the challenges Dungeon Masters face when running mystery themed adventures in role playing games. David came to the discussion with three key recommendations, but the conversation ended with five. Along the way, we make a number of pop culture adventures and give insight into our own personal game campaigns.
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