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Monthly Archives: March 2010
Man, those Dicebags are Jank!
Appearing on the latest episode of Kicked in the Dicebags (extra explicit) is JOHNKELLY! Check it out…if you dare.
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Episode Forty-Four: Consequence in Game
Episode Forty-Four: Consequence in Game Hosts: Scott, JOHNKELLY, Timo, Todd, Majdi, Lexx It’s the Jank Cast’s 1 year anniversary (not mentioned) Todd is editing (not mentioned) Pro-Champion/Woody Confusion about a story. Hot Chip’s ‘I Feel Better’ Majdi: Role-Player and LARPer JP: I did it when I was 14! Main Topic: Consequences in Game Part 1: [...]
Fiction and Mechanics: what limits a players action
A lot of the time, we seem to treat mechanics are the basis of what is or is not possible in a game: if there’s a rule that let’s me do this, then I can do it. But in the end, it’s really the fiction, the story-so-far that tells us what we can or cannot do.
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Dread
I. Love. Dread. I really do. It’s incredible. I played for the second time tonight and it was fantastic. I love Jenga, I love role-playing, two great tastes, eh? It got me thinking, though… Can you make Jenga pulls “in character.” It’s hard to roll dice in character, but on some level, the Jenga mechanic [...]
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Episode Forty-Three: PC/NPC Interactions
Episode Forty-Three: PC/NPC Interactions Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Scott, Todd, J.P., Lexx, Dylan Chuck Challengers: Pat and Dal What have we played this week? Magic!, Sorcerer, Supernatural. Magic! the Gathering Food is priority number 3. Dylan sucks at every game he ever plays. Main Topic: PC/NPC Interactions Dylan Arrives SotC Ravenloft Consider Yes Sorcerer Rants Lexx: Magic! [...]
How is this Spam?
So we get a decent amount of spam comments on our blog here at the Jank Cast but today I found one so incredible that I couldn’t not share it. I found your Blog when I was searching for cthulhu and I need to say, you do a really good job. You article helps me [...]
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Two things…
1) “I Hit It With My Axe,” the new webseries by the “Playing D&D With Porn Stars” people begins today. Watch it here. 2) Hopefully, I’m not the only person who’s watched Lost and thought it felt like someone’s totally awesome campaign of some sweet storytelling-game turned into a TV show? -Todd
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Group Character Creation
First off, the aforementioned kings of geek metal, Slough Feg are coming to Chicago on April 1. If you’re in the area, you should check it out. I’ll be there, and hopefully I’ll post a review, pictures, or something right here. Now, on to the real topic… Hopefully, we can do this topic some justice [...]
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MST3K and Haikus- Two Great Tastes That Go Great Together!
MST3K Haikus And, in case you haven’t seen it… Nic Cage as Everyone! I have some actual content coming today or tomorrow. Until then, enjoy those links. -Todd
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Episode Forty-Two: Archetypes
Episode Forty-Two: Archetypes Host: JOHNKELLY,Rob, Scott, Justin, Todd (he Aces!), Wu Fang (Lexx), Timo Flash Gordon John…Kelly: Savior of the Universe! What we played this week? Apocalypse World (A Po Wo), Sorcerer, Supernatural, Starblazer Adventures, Dungeons and Dragons The Jank Blog (The Jlog) Nico update: Nico loses again. The Wire, Snatch Spartacus/Caligula Canada (colour) Main [...]