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 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 he 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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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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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.
Episode Segments Featured Discussion of the Events and Products Listed Below:
- Toon Con (November 10, 2019) - A new convention that celebrates all genres and eras of animated entertainment.
- Powermorphicon - The largest convention dedicated to the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers.
- Japan World Heroes (August 16-18, 2019) - A convention dedicated to Kaiju, tokusatsu, Giant Robots and more.
- D&D Basic Set - This is the Tom Moldvay Basic Set that inspired a Generation of young kids.
- The Veiled Society - One of the first D&D modules to break out of the dungeon and into the city.
- The Tomb of Horrors - The dungeon Gary Gygax wrote to put power gamers in their place.
- Players Essentials: Heroes of the Fallen Lands - While the early 4th edition books didn't capture the imagination the way some hoped, the Essentials series was fantastic.
- The Dungeons & Dragons Essentials Kit - This game set is exclusive to Target. Hunt it down. It's worth it.
- The Dungeons & Dragons Starter Kit - All you need to start playing D&D.
- Monster Slayers: Heroes of Hesiod - An adventure for young players written by Susan J. Morris.
- Monster Slayers: Champions of the Elements - Another Susan J. Morris adventure for younger players.
- Warriors & Weapons -- by Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler.
- Monsters & Creatures -- by Jim Zub, Stacy King, and Andrew Wheeler.
- The Supercrew -- by
- A Study in Scarlet -- by Arthur Conan Doyle.
- Dune -- by Frank Herbert