The Jank Cast

Episode Twenty Six: Vamps
Hosts: JOHNKELLY, J.P., Lexx

Out mixer is broken. Forgive our sound quality for this week and the next few weeks.

The Walking Eye

Hero Lab Contest: Send in a backstory for either a Fantasy, Sci-Fi or Anthropomorphic to win a copy of Hero Lab. 1000 word maximum. Contest ends: 11/22

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Main Topic: Vampires

Twilight, Supernatural, Buffy, Dracula, Ann Rice

World of Darkness: Vampire

Rants

Lexx: Dark Ages
J.P.: Helicopters
JOHNKELLY: 1 Year

 

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Episode Twenty Five: Second Chance
Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Timo, Dylan, Lexx, Mike the Pro-Champion

Our quality this episode is pretty bad beacuse our mixer broke. Please forgive us, it’ll be better by next episode with any luck.

Buy our new T-Shirts or Beer Stein! Or buy the expensive one so we can buy bling!

Hero Lab Contest: Send in a backstory for either a Fantasy, Sci-Fi or Anthrophormiphic to win a copy of Hero Lab. 1000 word maximum. Contest ends: 11/22

Win Dead of Night: Send me the reason you should win. contests@jankcast.com Contest ends: 11/1

Main Topic: Player Second Chances

We discuss player second chance, or points that players can spend to “bend” the rules of the game.

Spirit of the Century

Burning Wheel

Cortex

Rants
Lexx: General Zod
Dylan: Nobel Prize (send hate mail to dylan@jankcast.com)
Timo: Waldo
JOHNKELLY: Why am I surrounded by crazy people?

 

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An interview with Steve Townshend
RPG Meetup Chicago set up this event, special thanks to Nate

Here is a list of questions that Steve was asked:
1. Tell us about your history in playing D&D.
2. Tell us about your writing background.
3. How do you bring your writing style into your campaign?
4. What current projects have you been contracted for and what have you published in the past?
5. How did submissions to Dungeon and Dragon magazines work in the ’90’s?
6. Tell us about writing for D&D Insider.
7. How did you first get involved in writing for WOTC?
8. What books are you working on for 2010?
9. What could we learn from the 3rd DMG for 4e that we couldn’t learn from the 2 DMG’s in 3.5?
10. Kevin says that DMG’s arent’ worth buying since 1st Ed, then Steve continues the discussion about the DMG3 and other books he’s working on for 2010.
11. How do you get your assignments?
12. 3.5 or 4e, which do you prefer?
13. How long does it take to write a book?
14. Do know about any future projects?
15. if you were an RPG (other than D&D) what would you be?
16. With all the books published for 4e, we aren’t getting the fluff for Forgotten Realms. Where is it?

 

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Episode 24: th Edition
Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Timo, The Great Old One (Scott), Lexx

JOHNKELLY’s most romantic date ever

Come January something will happen at Chicagoland Games.
Timo was gone, now he is back.

Main Topic: Dungeons and Dragons 4th Edition
Initial Impressions

Rants
Timo: “I missed GenCon!!!”
Scott: Overly Complex Game Systems
Lexx: Veteran Players
JOHNKELLY: “I want to get beat by Timo”

 

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Episode Twenty Three: point five
Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Scott, Lexx, Brandan

Contest Winners: Brandan (Pirate Killing Ninja), Mike (Pro-Champion)
Brandan made Dragon Ball Z characters for Arkham Horror.
Mike composed a wonderful ballad for the Jank Cast which will soon be our theme song.
What did we play this week? Aces and Eights, Battlestar Galatica, Battle Tech, Living Forgotten Rhealms, Star Wars, Ghost Stories, Apples to Apples

Main Topic: Dungeons and Dragons 3, 3.5 + Pathfinder
What does 3rd edition and 3.5 mean to you?

Rants
Scott: Gamer Ediquite
Lexx: Pathfinder
Brandan: Dragon Ball Kai
JOHNKELLY: Timo I miss you

 

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