http://jankcast.com A round table discussion podcast about gaming of all kinds. Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:55:31 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 A round table discussion podcast about gaming of all kinds. The Jank Cast yes The Jank Cast feedback@jankcast.com feedback@jankcast.com (The Jank Cast) The Jank Cast Gaming, Roleplaying Games, Dungeons and Dragons, RPGs, http://jankcast.com/wp-content/plugins/powerpress/rss_default.jpg http://jankcast.com http://jankcast.com/archives/1768 http://jankcast.com/archives/1768#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 03:55:31 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1768 http://jankcast.com/archives/1768/feed 0 Bonus AP: Apocalypse World Part 5 Players: Joe, Megan, Timo, Todd We return with another AW AP. The sound is a little worse on this one for some reason (seriously- I didn't do anything different), so sorry about that. Enjoy! The Jank Cast yes 2:56:19 http://jankcast.com/archives/1758 http://jankcast.com/archives/1758#comments Wed, 01 Feb 2012 19:29:26 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1758 http://jankcast.com/archives/1758/feed 1 http://jankcast.com/archives/1749 http://jankcast.com/archives/1749#comments Mon, 30 Jan 2012 18:35:39 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1749 http://jankcast.com/archives/1749/feed 2 Megan,Scott,Todd Episode 121: Character Arcs (Narrative Techniques) Character arcs are the overall flow of how a character develops during a story. These can be applied to gaming, but in the cast we find that the application can be problematic. We talk a lot about our AP of Apocalypse World, which can be found on our website or on our RSS feed. The Jank Cast yes 1:29:05 http://jankcast.com/archives/1747 http://jankcast.com/archives/1747#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 21:24:46 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1747 http://jankcast.com/archives/1747/feed 1 Bonus AP: Apocalypse World Part 4 Players: Joe, Megan, Timo, Todd The continuing saga of the crew of the Leviathan as they do very bad things to each other. The Jank Cast yes 2:58:02 http://jankcast.com/archives/1736 http://jankcast.com/archives/1736#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 23:44:40 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1736 http://jankcast.com/archives/1736/feed 2 Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd Episode 120: The 3 Act Structure (Narrative Techniques) Hosts: Todd, Megan, Scott, Timo What did we play (06:50) Jank on demand: Misspent Youth (http://misspentyouthgame.com/), Apocalypse World (http://apocalypse-world.com/), Kagematsu (https://sites.google.com/site/creamaliengames/Home/kagematsu-the-rpg), Murderous Ghosts (http://theunstore.com/index.php/unstore/game/128) Apocalypse World: Timo, Megan, Todd Ninjato (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/50768/ninjato): Megan, Scott Red Dragon Inn (http://www.slugfestgames.com/games_rdi.php), Legend of Drizz't (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/91872/dungeons-dragons-the-legend-of-drizzt-board-game): Todd Magic the Gathering (http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Summoner/): Megan Gnomes of Zavandor (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/103184/the-gnomes-of-zavandor): Scott Main topic: The 3 Act Structure (Narrative Techniques) (37:00) The 3 act structure is a commonly used format for organizing a work of fiction. We talk over how it applies to playing and running gaming sessions. Rants (01:15:08) Timo: I have a ridiculous new toy (http://www.nest.com/). Also, what's your evil computer of choice: GLaDOS (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GLaDOS) or Hal (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HAL_9000)? Todd: Keep your bullshit out of my brainstream. Scott: Well Done, Evil hat and Fred Hicks! Megan: My ex is a douchebag. Other Links: Drip Drop April Showers (http://www.tjbillo.com/?p=1406) Maggot (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVgR9Zw6Xtg) Twat (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qReAbPTJR9g) Ascension: Storm of Souls (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/108784/ascension-storm-of-souls) Fleshlight () 5th Edition (http://nymag.com/daily/entertainment/2012/01/dungeons-dragons-fifth-edition.html) It was a Mutual Decision (http://adept-press.com/role-playing-games/it-was-a-mutual-decision/) Sorceror (http://adept-press.com/role-playing-games/sorcerer/) Call of Cthulhu (http://www.chaosium.com/) Rule of Threes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_of_three_(writing)) Del Close (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Del_Close) Fiasco (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/) (Harry Dresden Playset (http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/2011/09/26/halloween-surprise-hocus-focus/)) Remember Tomorrow (http://gregorhutton.com/boxninja/remember/index.html) Trail of Cthulhu (http://www.pelgranepress.com/site/?page_id=242) Zombie Cinema (http://www.arkenstonepublishing.net/zombiecinema) D&D Encounters (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/event.aspx?x=dnd/4new/event/dndencounters) Evil Hat (http://www.evilhat.com/home/) Fred Hicks (https://twitter.com/#!/fredhicks) You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) We are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and encourage you to get in touch with us via our Facebook page (http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Jank-Cast/162492556011), Spooky Outhouse Forum (http://spookyouthouse.com/forum/index.php?board=76.0) (it's a little quiet, but we'd love to get it going again), Twitter (http://twitter.com/#!/jankcast) or Google+ (https://plus.google.com/u/0/105857511014415719840/posts). Now go out and roll some dice! The Jank Cast yes 1:27:50 http://jankcast.com/archives/1733 http://jankcast.com/archives/1733#comments Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:13:11 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1733 http://jankcast.com/archives/1733/feed 2 Joe,Megan,Timo,Todd Bonus AP: Apocalypse World Part 3 This is the next session of our AW game as another bonus AP. Enjoy! Or don't. The Jank Cast yes 2:51:02 http://jankcast.com/archives/1725 http://jankcast.com/archives/1725#comments Mon, 16 Jan 2012 20:26:50 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1725 http://jankcast.com/archives/1725/feed 1 Fuzzy,Megan,Scott,Todd Episode 119: Perspective (Narrative Techniques) Perspective is an interesting thing that affects how we view situations and scenarios. By playing with how things are described or revealed it's possible to highlight different aspects of the game in some pretty fascinating ways. The Jank Cast yes 1:36:08 http://jankcast.com/archives/1722 http://jankcast.com/archives/1722#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:27:34 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1722 http://jankcast.com/archives/1722/feed 2 Joe,Megan,Timo,Todd Players: Joe, Megan, Timo, Todd - We got some good feedback on the last AP, so we're going to keep posting more of them. Exciting! If you're just here for regular, old Janky-content, just hit delete on this and we'll have a regular episode for you on ... Players: Joe, Megan, Timo, Todd We got some good feedback on the last AP, so we're going to keep posting more of them. Exciting! If you're just here for regular, old Janky-content, just hit delete on this and we'll have a regular episode for you on schedule. Otherwise, enjoy this bonus episode and we'll keep the AP coming. The Jank Cast yes 1:48:18 http://jankcast.com/archives/1712 http://jankcast.com/archives/1712#comments Mon, 09 Jan 2012 18:38:37 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1712 http://jankcast.com/archives/1712/feed 6 Episode 118: Chekov's Gun (Narrative Techniques) Chekov's gun is a concept of design that applies very well to theatre, but less well to gaming. Nevertheless, it provides a framework that can be applied to gaming in an interesting way. The Jank Cast yes 1:08:38 http://jankcast.com/archives/1704 http://jankcast.com/archives/1704#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 06:03:56 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1704 http://jankcast.com/archives/1704/feed 3 Episode 117: Flashbacks (Narrative Techniques) We're starting a new series exploring how narrative techniques used in different forms of media apply to gaming: The good, the bad, the ugly, and the stir-fried. We set it off by talking about a thing that we used during our Apocalypse World actual play: flashbacks. We talk about how they have worked for our games, and what we like and dislike about it. The Jank Cast yes 1:17:03 http://jankcast.com/archives/1694 http://jankcast.com/archives/1694#comments Tue, 27 Dec 2011 15:47:30 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1694 http://jankcast.com/archives/1694/feed 0 Megan,Sushi Kebab Joe,Timo,Todd Actual Play 3: Apocalypse World - The Leviathan We recorded the third session of an ongoing game of Apocalypse world. The players are Megan, Timo, and Friend of the Cast (TM) Joe with Todd as the MC. A wiki for the game exists here: http://chicagoindiegaming.wikispaces.com/Apocalypse+World+-+The+Leviathan The Jank Cast yes 2:52:42 http://jankcast.com/archives/1685 http://jankcast.com/archives/1685#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:09:18 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1685 http://jankcast.com/archives/1685/feed 7 Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd Episode 116: Year in Review Less serious topic: We just talk a little about the things that happened in gaming and with games this year including Kickstarter, the rise of our gaming advocacy, and the way convention games and gaming is changing. The Jank Cast yes 1:12:03 http://jankcast.com/archives/1683 http://jankcast.com/archives/1683#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 20:34:00 +0000 Megan http://jankcast.com/?p=1683 http://jankcast.com/archives/1683/feed 0 http://jankcast.com/archives/1674 http://jankcast.com/archives/1674#comments Tue, 06 Dec 2011 19:18:42 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1674 http://jankcast.com/archives/1674/feed 2 Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd Episode 115: respecting stories. We believe that gaming is, at it's heart, communal story telling. Part of that is learning to be able to tell stories with others: To play nice, to listen and make other people's stories count, and be willing to let the game go where the game will go. We talk a little about our own techniques and experiences with trying to do this well with others, when it's succeeded or failed, and what we've learned about how it works for us. The Jank Cast yes 1:17:52 http://jankcast.com/archives/1671 http://jankcast.com/archives/1671#comments Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:20:39 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1671 http://jankcast.com/archives/1671/feed 1 Megan,Timo,Todd Episode 114: janksgivinger In a departure from our usual stuffy material, we take the holiday to talk about things we're thankful for: mostly gaming related, but also just generally geekish. If you're looking for serious analysis and conversation, come back later, we're busy being happy. The Jank Cast yes 1:03:44 http://jankcast.com/archives/1662 http://jankcast.com/archives/1662#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 19:04:32 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1662 http://jankcast.com/archives/1662/feed 3 Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd Episode 113: Pass the Paper There is a trend in games to have a core mechanic that creates a real thing: A map, a story, a written set of relationships. There's this interesting thing about having a real record, some object that comes out of the game that you can refer back to you. The Jank Cast yes 1:17:59 http://jankcast.com/archives/1652 http://jankcast.com/archives/1652#comments Mon, 14 Nov 2011 20:40:44 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1652 http://jankcast.com/archives/1652/feed 0 Megan,Sarah Lynne Bowman,Scott,Timo,Todd Episode 112: Gaming as Therapy Sometimes gaming can be a great therapeutic resource. The cast goes in to a conversation about how that looks and what drives that kind of play. We have on Sarah Lynne Bowman. Sarah received her PhD from the University of Texas at Dallas in 2008. McFarland press published her dissertation in 2010 under the title The Functions of Role-playing Games: How Participants Create Community, Solve Problems, and Explore Identity. Her current research focuses upon understanding social conflict within role-playing communities and applying Jungian theory to the phenomenon of character immersion. The Jank Cast yes 1:08:55 http://jankcast.com/archives/1649 http://jankcast.com/archives/1649#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 19:27:29 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1649 http://jankcast.com/archives/1649/feed 0 http://jankcast.com/archives/1642 http://jankcast.com/archives/1642#comments Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:44:38 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1642 http://jankcast.com/archives/1642/feed 3 Megan,Timo,Todd Episode 111: Gaming as Social Commentary As part of playing an RPG strong themes of social commentary can come out: Discussions on Race, gender, social mores and conventions, all can become strong elements of a game. But how do you build towards such a thing, and what are the dangers of doing so? We talk about the role that Social commentary takes in gaming. The Jank Cast yes 1:15:05 http://jankcast.com/archives/1623 http://jankcast.com/archives/1623#comments Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:33:15 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1623 http://jankcast.com/archives/1623/feed 8 Megan,Reek,Timo,Todd,Tom Episode 110: Playing to Socialise Part of the fun of gaming is not actually the game itself, but the hanging out with friends that it causes. Whether you are friends outside of the game, or get together just to do this particular thing, or barely know each other, there is a whole realm of interactions that the game is part of, but is not necessarily all about the game. As part of our "Why we game" series we talk about the socializing that goes on around and about the game. The Jank Cast yes 1:26:00 http://jankcast.com/archives/1617 http://jankcast.com/archives/1617#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 17:08:17 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1617 http://jankcast.com/archives/1617/feed 2 Megan,Rob,Timo,Todd Episode 109: Gaming for Exploration One of the reasons that gaming is so fun is that it allows us to ask "what if" questions, and to see what they lead to. In this second episode in the "Why we game" series we're doing, we talk about what we like to do in terms of exploration, what we look for, what it gives us and things we do that help or hinder our ability to really live out those thoughts. The Jank Cast yes 1:17:13 http://jankcast.com/archives/1609 http://jankcast.com/archives/1609#comments Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:17:29 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1609 http://jankcast.com/archives/1609/feed 0 Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd Playing for Escapism The first in our "Why we game" series, we talk about gaming as an act of escape or the chance to live vicariously. The Jank Cast yes 1:06:07 http://jankcast.com/archives/1606 http://jankcast.com/archives/1606#comments Thu, 06 Oct 2011 15:30:56 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1606 http://jankcast.com/archives/1606/feed 4 http://jankcast.com/archives/1600 http://jankcast.com/archives/1600#comments Wed, 05 Oct 2011 18:22:07 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1600 http://jankcast.com/archives/1600/feed 4 Megan,Rob,Scott,Timo Episode 107: Long form and short form games Because of the way we've structured out gaming, we play a lot of short campaigns or single scenarios. This lends our gaming a certain feel and has some positives and negatives. How does that compare to playing long, ongoing games? What do you gain, what do you lose? The Jank Cast yes 1:07:03 http://jankcast.com/archives/1597 http://jankcast.com/archives/1597#comments Mon, 26 Sep 2011 21:51:33 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1597 http://jankcast.com/archives/1597/feed 1 John,M-Riv,Paul,Tim,Todd,Tom Getting into gaming So this week we did something a little different: Todd did a cast with his group which started via school, several of whom weren't gamers until recently and the rest of whom hadn't gamed since high school. Most gaming podcasts, understandably, feature people who have been into the hobby for a long time. We thought it would be an interesting take to get to hear from some people who are brand new to the hobby or just got back into it after a decade or more away to get a somewhat different perspective on this little thing we call role-playing. Enjoy! The Jank Cast yes 49:52 http://jankcast.com/archives/1595 http://jankcast.com/archives/1595#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 15:00:58 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1595 http://jankcast.com/archives/1595/feed 2 Megan,Rob,Scott,Todd Relationships Between GMs and Players What is the relationship between player and player or player and GM? In this episode, we beat that horse to death with a bat and then kick it a few times. Take that, dead horse! The Jank Cast yes 1:16:31 http://jankcast.com/archives/1587 http://jankcast.com/archives/1587#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2011 17:20:41 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1587 http://jankcast.com/archives/1587/feed 6 Dave,Rob,Scott,Todd We're So Excited! There's a lot to be excited about in gaming, and in this episode, Dave, Rob, Scott, and Todd overflow with squee! We discuss Apocalypse World, Warmachine, Space Marine, Don't Rest Your Head, A Flower for Mara, Mouse Guard, Zombie Cinema, and Rob's parent's shaggin' wagon. Exciting, huh? The Jank Cast yes 1:34:15 http://jankcast.com/archives/1579 http://jankcast.com/archives/1579#comments Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:08:48 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1579 http://jankcast.com/archives/1579/feed 5 Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd RP in a non-RP land After a brief interlude in which we talk about cats (they judge us so you can't) we talk about the intersection of role play and non-rpg games: boardgames, video games, miniatures. Even though these games are not inherently about roleplaying it can be fun to step in to the characters a little more and add some colour. What does it bring to a game to introduce RP, and why do we do it? The Jank Cast yes 1:12:58 http://jankcast.com/archives/1574 http://jankcast.com/archives/1574#comments Wed, 31 Aug 2011 22:20:40 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1574 http://jankcast.com/archives/1574/feed 5 http://jankcast.com/archives/1567 http://jankcast.com/archives/1567#comments Mon, 29 Aug 2011 19:46:25 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1567 http://jankcast.com/archives/1567/feed 10 Megan,Peter,Timo,Todd Gaming Advice and the Conversation on Gaming Timo read some interesting blog posts about the nature of the conversation about gaming after the explosion of Independent games and brought the conversation to the table. As part of that conversation we end up talking about the whole blowup that happened surrounding the rise of Forge Game theory and "System Matters." The conversation goes longer than usual, but we end up talking about the role of gaming advice and what character it takes. The Jank Cast yes 1:34:28 http://jankcast.com/archives/1558 http://jankcast.com/archives/1558#comments Wed, 24 Aug 2011 05:18:59 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1558 http://jankcast.com/archives/1558/feed 5 Megan,Rob,Scott,Timo Character Flaws The cast sits down and talks about how character flaws are handled in game. We discuss some of our favourite types of flaws, how we play to or against them, and how different games make use of them. At some point, wild accusations are made, and we have a guest appearance by a Ethan, a local who was in the store creating a character as we were recording. The Jank Cast yes 1:05:00 http://jankcast.com/archives/1554 http://jankcast.com/archives/1554#comments Thu, 18 Aug 2011 16:13:10 +0000 Megan http://jankcast.com/?p=1554 http://jankcast.com/archives/1554/feed 0 http://jankcast.com/archives/1551 http://jankcast.com/archives/1551#comments Tue, 16 Aug 2011 17:00:09 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1551 http://jankcast.com/archives/1551/feed 6 JANK100! Episode 100!! We summarize Gencon, interview a bunch of random people about their gaming habits and experiences, and just generally enjoy being people participating in this awesome hobby. The Jank Cast yes 1:13:52 http://jankcast.com/archives/1545 http://jankcast.com/archives/1545#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 16:30:30 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1545 http://jankcast.com/archives/1545/feed 1 http://jankcast.com/archives/1536 http://jankcast.com/archives/1536#comments Mon, 01 Aug 2011 19:38:08 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1536 http://jankcast.com/archives/1536/feed 11 Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd RP at conventions With Gencon coming up, we continue in our series on gaming with people. We talk about some of the characteristics of playing games with strangers, the nature of the social contract in convention settings, and how our behaviours change due to the differing circumstances. The Jank Cast yes 1:14:11 http://jankcast.com/archives/1534 http://jankcast.com/archives/1534#comments Tue, 26 Jul 2011 15:41:22 +0000 Megan http://jankcast.com/?p=1534 http://jankcast.com/archives/1534/feed 3 http://jankcast.com/archives/1530 http://jankcast.com/archives/1530#comments Mon, 25 Jul 2011 14:24:46 +0000 The Jank Cast http://jankcast.com/?p=1530 http://jankcast.com/archives/1530/feed 0 http://jankcast.com/archives/1524 http://jankcast.com/archives/1524#comments Thu, 21 Jul 2011 03:07:49 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1524 http://jankcast.com/archives/1524/feed 0 http://jankcast.com/archives/1518 http://jankcast.com/archives/1518#comments Tue, 19 Jul 2011 20:31:38 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1518 http://jankcast.com/archives/1518/feed 3 Megan,Timo,Todd We discuss what makes a game broken, how you might break one, and why you might want to do that. Hosts: Timo, Todd, Megan Star Trek: Expeditions (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/79131/star-trek-expeditions) Yggdrasil (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/71671/yggdrasil) Gurps (http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/) Games By James (http://www.gamesbyjames.com/) Hero Quest (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/699/heroquest) Walden Books (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waldenbooks) HMV (http://hmv.com/hmvweb/home.do) White Wolf (http://www.white-wolf.com/) What did we play: (9:45) Megan & Timo: Badass (http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product_info.php?products_id=92296&filters=0_0_0_0&manufacturers_id=3313) Todd: Fiasco (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/), Apocalypse World (http://www.lumpley.com/apocalypse/) Self Critical Hits (http://www.selfcriticalhits.com/) Magic: The Gathering (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magic:_The_Gathering) (New Set pre-release (http://www.wizards.com/magic/tcg/Products.aspx?x=mtg/tcg/products/magic2012)) Double Dragon (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Double_Dragon) Bad Dudes (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bad_Dudes_Vs._DragonNinja) Foxy Brown (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foxy_Brown) Shaft (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067741/) Black Dynamite (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dynamite) Avenging Disco Godfather (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disco_Godfather) Fiasco: The Dragonslayers Playset (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/2010/12/01/december-playset-of-the-month-dragon-slayers/) Our conversation with Bully Pulpit (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/) Monty Python (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monty_Python) Serenity RPG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serenity_(role-playing_game)) Dragon Age RPG (http://dragonage.wikia.com/wiki/Dragon_Age_(pen_and_paper_RPG)) Fellowship of the Boobs (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fellowship-of-the-Boobs-Burlesque/154227331309175) Main topic: Breaking/Broken games (28:50) We love our broken games, but that doesn't mean they're perfect. And even the most well designed game can be broken, if you put your mind to it. It's fun to sometimes push the boundaries, to test the engine and see how it chugs along. We discuss some of the characteristics of broken games and the breaking of games, and how it's different from drifting rules. Traveller (http://www.travellerrpg.com/) Rifts Gurps Palladium (http://www.palladiumbooks.com/) Ron Edwards (http://adept-press.com/) Dungeons & Dragons (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons) Angel Summoner and BMX Bandit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zFuMpYTyRjw) Shadowrun (http://www.shadowrun4.com/) Agon (http://www.agon-rpg.com/) 3:16 (http://gregorhutton.com/boxninja/threesixteen/index.html) Vincent Baker (http://www.lumpley.com/) Mechaton (http://www.lumpley.com/games/mecha.html) Amber RPG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amber_Diceless_Roleplaying_Game) Nobilis (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nobilis) Freemarket (http://projectdonut.com/) Hell4Leather (http://www.princeofdarknessgames.com/Hell4Leather/index.htm) Godlike (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godlike_(role-playing_game)) Unhallowed Metropolis (http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/13/13622.phtml) Dresden Files (http://www.dresdenfilesrpg.com/) Lady Blackbird (http://www.onesevendesign.com/ladyblackbird/) Rants (01:09:15) Megan: Players are awesome. Todd: Why the fuck was the road in to Evanston closed? Timo: I need to schedule more time with my friends. You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2011 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:16:03 http://jankcast.com/archives/1516 http://jankcast.com/archives/1516#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 00:49:51 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1516 http://jankcast.com/archives/1516/feed 0 Actual Play 2: Misspent Youth, Review And, finally, we discuss our game/review Misspent Youth. We had a blast playing it, hope you enjoyed listening to it. The Jank Cast yes 32:23 http://jankcast.com/archives/1512 http://jankcast.com/archives/1512#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 14:41:16 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1512 http://jankcast.com/archives/1512/feed 6 Actual Play 2: Misspent Youth, AP Here is the actual actual play portion of the actual play. If you didn't listen the the character/world creation posted yesterday, you might be a little confused (hell, you might be confused even if you did!) so here's a quick rundown: -Todd is GMing, which means in Misspent Youth that he's "The Authority." The Authority we created for our game is a sort of hyper-capitalist oligarchy called "The Board," who are making everyone update their "social stock tickers" (the little watches which measure how much a human being is worth) to 2.0 soon. -Timo is playing Levi, the rich son of a board member who likes to rebel against his father's authority. -Rob is Jet, a punk hacker who's gotten in trouble for messing with people's social stock tickers. -Charles is Samara, Jet's innocent little sister, ignored by their parents. -Megan is Kira, an arty, misfit girl from the wrong side of the tracks, with "part-timer" parents. -Reek is Warner, a handsome and popular kid with an attitude. The Jank Cast yes 3:36:49 http://jankcast.com/archives/1509 http://jankcast.com/archives/1509#comments Tue, 12 Jul 2011 00:17:14 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1509 http://jankcast.com/archives/1509/feed 2 Misspent Youth Actual Play: Character Creation This is the character creation session for our actual play of Misspent Youth. Misspent Youth is a game where you play "Y.O.'s," or "young offenders," 13-17 year old delinquent kids, taking down some kind of evil authority figure. During character creation you create both your player characters AND the Authority, controlled by the GM. The game then follows a seven act format with an innovative conflict system. The Jank Cast yes 1:19:06 http://jankcast.com/archives/1493 http://jankcast.com/archives/1493#comments Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:18:07 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1493 http://jankcast.com/archives/1493/feed 5 Timo,Todd Todd and Timo have a sit down conversation about the characteristics of their gaming styles, and how such things can change gaming dynamics. Timo sent an email (22:35) Overt exposition through dialogue or description (23:30) Exposition to put questionable action in to context, i.e. it's the character, not me! (24:45) Pithy, witty dialogue (25:40) Our sorceror game as an example (27:55) Pulp Fiction exposition has a different feel (30:35) Timo is about the Big Moves (31:45) Subtlety in games: Todd's Dresden Files RPG experience (32:20) trying to understand why someone elses character does things (33:45) Past history: Call of cthulhu and doing SOMETHING (35:10) games designer around big moves: Fiasco, Shock, Sorceror, Apocalypse World (36:10) having to break up the action (37:45) Being bad at exploration (38:10) Other gamers: Megan plays grandiose, Tennessee Williams characters, Rob focuses on relationships, Charles plays harried "normal" people (39:20) What do you do with your aesthetic, and does it help to know about it? (42:23) When aesthetics don't work well together and the spectre of "Bad gamer." (42:55) Changing how you play (44:10) Immersive play: Graham Walmsley's Playing Dangerously (46:00) Running a game towards specific players (47:00) Same page tool, Baker's Rules of Immersion (49:00) The rocky road of Serenity. (53:15) Forcing the interaction as the GM (55:35) Apocalypse World 1st session to help get everybody on course (56:35) catching or grabbing the players attention: bang! (58:10) Speaking out loud to get it yourself (01:02:00) The Jank Cast yes 1:07:10 http://jankcast.com/archives/1485 http://jankcast.com/archives/1485#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:18:45 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1485 http://jankcast.com/archives/1485/feed 4 Charles,Megan,Reek,Timo With Charles leaving Chicago we take the opportunity to talk about what it's like to gain and lose players Main topic: Gamers in Transition (17:03) Looking for a group in Kentucky (17:50) Networking (19:20) The fluidity of our group (19:50) Trad process: Find a group, that's your group thick and thin. (21.25) It's like going on a date (22:50) When new to a group: jump right in (24:10) Being welcoming of new people (25.40) Story games can be a little personal (27:00) The language thing (27:55) When you have to play with these peoples (29:00) Non-gaming relationships between gamers (30:05) What happens with the breakup (31:50) Being able to cherry pick people (32:30) Social interaction that isn't just RPG (33:50) Group looking for people (34:45) Mike's first ed game (36:30) Other organizational structures (38:30) Jovian Chronicles: when you can't find interest in your game (41:35) Transitioning who you're willing to play with (43:30) The Audition (44:20) Passive aggressiveness sucks (46:20) The Indie Pimping: Dread is great to warm up to people (47:50) Rants (50:05) Charles: It sucks to leave Chicago gaming Megan: It's kinda odd that a lot of fantasy writers are old men writing preteen fantasy romance things Timo: Why don't people in the suburbs realise they live in middle of goddamned nowhere. Reek went off to pride. The Jank Cast yes 58:11 http://jankcast.com/archives/1474 http://jankcast.com/archives/1474#comments Tue, 21 Jun 2011 15:52:31 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1474 http://jankcast.com/archives/1474/feed 2 JOHNKELLY,Lexx,Scott,Todd How does gaming relate to exploration of the human condition? Does it help, or hinder? Main topic: The Human Condition (18:05) Wikipedia definition (18:30) An intense and overbearing fear of death (19:55) Todd's first explorative experience (23:30) Stolen inspiration: Scott's buddhist character (26:10) Rob and Megan: players who explore via characters (27:30) Lexx: Playing up realism or the other (28:15) Diatribe against the spartans (29:20) Dragon Age racism (30:20) Do you set out to explore the human condition? (33:20) Layer and sublayer (35:00) Story and meaning (36:10) Genre Games provide more direction toward meaning (Battlestar Galactica, Usagi Yojimbo) (39:05) A dearth of positive things in gaming (love, hope, friendship) (40:20) Massaging the topic: back to good and bad game (44:00) Reality TV is the fascination with cruelty (46:00) When it's not: overcoming the challenges (48:00) Refusal to submit (49:30) Positive relationships, metagaming, and life (50:25) When fantasies come out (53:15) Learning things about others by accident (54:10) Rants (57:35) Lexx: We put up with much worse things in gaming than anywhere else. Why? JohnKelly: My show is about post-rapture survival Scott: If your game store offers open gaming, buy from that store. Todd: Didn't have one, so we rant about him instead. New Fiasco Playset, made by Megan and JohnKelly The Jank Cast yes 1:05:31 http://jankcast.com/archives/1471 http://jankcast.com/archives/1471#comments Sat, 18 Jun 2011 14:05:06 +0000 Megan http://jankcast.com/?p=1471 http://jankcast.com/archives/1471/feed 0 http://jankcast.com/archives/1467 http://jankcast.com/archives/1467#comments Wed, 15 Jun 2011 19:25:38 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1467 http://jankcast.com/archives/1467/feed 3 http://jankcast.com/archives/1455 http://jankcast.com/archives/1455#comments Tue, 14 Jun 2011 15:59:54 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1455 http://jankcast.com/archives/1455/feed 6 Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd Everyone runs in to things while playing RPG's that frustrate the heck out of them. For this cast we identify some of the things that annoy us and how we deal with them. Main topic: Gamer Frustration (24:10) Railroading and how not to appear to railroad (25:00) GM inflexibility (26.20) When gaming resembles a point-and-click video game (29:15) Investigation/mystery games: Call of Cthulhu as an example (30:00) The three clue rule (30:35) Investigation games: care about the mystery/care about the characters (31:45) Illusionism can work (33:35) What Frustrates us: Timo: when nothing I do matters (34:00) Scott: when I can't trust the other players to respect/honour the game (37:50) Timo: Gamer Tourettes (38:50) Lexx: They keep playing my Arkham Horror. Why do they keep playing my Arkham. (39:50) Megan: Megan gotta make megan's mistakes (42:30) Omar on the throne (45:25) Todd: As a GM, the guy who derails the entire session (45:50) Overplanning for the coming challenge (46:20) Not knowing what to do as the GM (51:30) Not know what gaming is and thinking you do (54:05) Fellowship of the Boobs as an example of different play stuff (56:23) "What do you want me to do?" (58:00) How to get past the frustrations (59:40) Same page tool ftw (01:00:00) The Fiasco Companion (01:01:45) Rants (01:03:03) Todd: I'm fine with people and their crotches (except Wonder woman), but why do they text like a 13-year-old girls? Megan: I make as much money making balloon animals for a weekend as I do in the entire week. Scott: Why the fuck is Tanto Cuore a great game? Timo: Katniss Everdeen is just a little bit self indulgent. Just a wee bit. The Jank Cast yes 1:15:15 http://jankcast.com/archives/1446 http://jankcast.com/archives/1446#comments Tue, 07 Jun 2011 16:18:01 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1446 http://jankcast.com/archives/1446/feed 6 Megan,Scott,Todd We talk a little about that weird thing that one person has to do in most games: Gm. It's fraught with a lot of responsibilities and is treated differently in a bunch of different games. What do we see as the characteristics of the GM (or whatever h... We talk a little about that weird thing that one person has to do in most games: Gm. It's fraught with a lot of responsibilities and is treated differently in a bunch of different games. What do we see as the characteristics of the GM (or whatever his name might be), and how do they affect or guide the story at hand? Main topic: What is a GM (28:35) Playing games which spread the Gming among players makes Megan more willing to GM (29:15) GMing like you're a director not a storyteller (30:10) The fun ringleader (31:20) Name calling and what they imply: Dungeon Master, Games Master, Storyteller, Master of Ceremonies, the Authority, the Fool, and others (32:00) Break in action to discuss Lexx's HS football picture (34:10) Effective/defining things GM's do (35:35) Using film terminology: screenshots, montage ending in Fiasco, Zombie Cinema. (40:00) Scenes-based games: Misspent Youth (42:20) non-film descriptiveness (43:00) comic and cartoons: increased importance, increased detail a la Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics (44:00) Megan's living 1st ed game: what are good advice for new GM's? (48:15) The Authority in Misspent Youth is not very Gm-like (59:15) More authority the GM has, the more a player can focus on their character: Remember Tommorrow as an example (01:00:25) the stereotypes: Trad versus Story gaming (01:01:30) Last word from Scott: Gm is not God, God is one of the GM's NPC's (01:02:40) Rants (01:03:00) Scott: I'm very interested in characters because it's hard to find new stories. Megan: Let people play their own games. Todd: Fuck you, Vegas Wedding Planners. The Jank Cast yes 1:14:28 http://jankcast.com/archives/1441 http://jankcast.com/archives/1441#comments Mon, 30 May 2011 16:00:19 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1441 http://jankcast.com/archives/1441/feed 0 Dave,Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd A conversation on how this technique is applied and works in gaming Escalation is a technique used in lots of RPGs. Whether it's written in to the rules or used on the fly, it provides the ratcheting up of tension that makes games fun to play. We spend an hour discussing how this technique is used and what role it plays in games. The Jank Cast yes 1:06:41 http://jankcast.com/archives/1427 http://jankcast.com/archives/1427#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 22:10:48 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1427 http://jankcast.com/archives/1427/feed 7 JOHNKELLY,Megan,Robb,Scott,Todd We talk about bringing personal knowledge and skills in to play in a fun and fancy fashion. Fancy! The problem with playing people who you aren't is that you still keep being who you are. Slapbadger the thief likely doesn't know much about carpentry, but you probably took that class in high school as an excuse to get out of real work, and here you are having to make a table to put all your filthy loot on. In this episode we talk about how outside knowledge plays out in games, how it is brought in to game well as well as poorly. The Jank Cast yes 1:03:50 http://jankcast.com/archives/1414 http://jankcast.com/archives/1414#comments Mon, 16 May 2011 13:47:13 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1414 http://jankcast.com/archives/1414/feed 0 JOHNKELLY,Megan,Timo Replayability is a thing that affects games of many different genres: boardgames, cardgames, rpg's. We talk about what makes a game, module, or scenario fun to replay. Replayability is a thing that affects games of many different genres: boardgames, cardgames, rpg's. We talk about what makes a game, module, or scenario fun to replay. The Jank Cast yes 59:50 http://jankcast.com/archives/1408 http://jankcast.com/archives/1408#comments Fri, 06 May 2011 18:55:13 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1408 http://jankcast.com/archives/1408/feed 1 http://jankcast.com/archives/1395 http://jankcast.com/archives/1395#comments Mon, 02 May 2011 18:47:07 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1395 http://jankcast.com/archives/1395/feed 1 Megan,Scott,Todd Hosts: Todd, Megan, Scott - Banter: Home decor in the style of Jank. Todd's gettin' married by Elvis and Julius Ceaser. The best parts of weddings. Playboy is/was an awesome place to work. Dissection of episode 68 and turning things in to things. Hosts: Todd, Megan, Scott Banter: Home decor in the style of Jank. Todd's gettin' married by Elvis and Julius Ceaser. The best parts of weddings. Playboy is/was an awesome place to work. Dissection of episode 68 and turning things in to things. What did we play: (14:18) Scott: Hansa Teutonica (http://www.zmangames.com/boardgames/hansa_teutonica.htm), Mines of Zavandor (http://www.zmangames.com/boardgames/mines_zavandor.htm) Megan: 1st ed D&D (http://www.retroroleplaying.com/adnd1/index.php) living game (Level up!), Sorceror (http://adept-press.com/role-playing-games/sorcerer/) Todd: Defenders of the Realm (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/65532/defenders-of-the-realm), Sorceror, Vampire (http://wiki.white-wolf.com/worldofdarkness/index.php?title=Vampire:_The_Masquerade), Order and Chaos Online (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/order-chaos-online/id414664715?mt=8) Talk about the Sorceror game for a bit.(20:27) Main topic: Character Death (25:14) Pushing meth on the party to save them (25:30) Death and creative agenda (26:45) Death in 4th edition (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/) (29:50) Reactions to character death (32:00) Dying in Dogs in the Vineyard (http://www.lumpley.com/dogsources.html) is pretty damn rewarding (34:35) Choosing death without the roll: Annie's death in Unhallowed Metropolis (http://unhallowed-met.livejournal.com/). (38:45) Death coming out of risky/rewarding situations (43:00) Houseruling in "one cool thing." (44:00) Wil Wheaton's death on the Penny Arcade AP (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/Article.aspx?x=dnd/4pod/20091016) (45:15) Remembering the dead, making death matter (49:00) GM's and GMing the death (54:20) TPK (Total Party Kill) and who owns the game (58:45) Death in one-shot games: Fiasco (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/), Hell 4 Leather (http://www.rpgnews.com/rpg-news/hell-4-leather-from-boxninja/), Zombie Cinema (http://www.arkenstonepublishing.net/zombiecinema). (01:02:00) Dungeons & Dragons goblin game (01:03:25) Scotts favourite character ever came from meaningless death (01:04:30) Rants (01:05:45) Megan: Straight women are ruining drag. Scott: Telling my conservative southern family that I'm moving in with a gay Puerto Rican man 15 years younger than me will be awesome. Todd: In memoriam Evelyn Caruso. You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:11:29 http://jankcast.com/archives/1393 http://jankcast.com/archives/1393#comments Mon, 25 Apr 2011 20:17:22 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1393 http://jankcast.com/archives/1393/feed 4 Lexx,Todd Hosts: Lexx and Todd - For this episode, we were SUPPOSED to talk about character death with a full cast, but some people cancelled (coughMajdicough) and other people didn't show up (coughJohnKellycough). At first, Hosts: Lexx and Todd For this episode, we were SUPPOSED to talk about character death with a full cast, but some people cancelled (coughMajdicough) and other people didn't show up (coughJohnKellycough). At first, Lexx and Todd said "maybe we should just call it." Then they looked deep into each others eyes in the most manly of ways and realized that true heroes, real heroes, carry on no matter what. Like a couple of Vikings they went into battle, recording a full cast with just the two of them. Bards will sing of this heroic tale for generations, calling it "the greatest accomplishment ever by two humans." Too much? Yeah. Okay. Mostly it's just Lexx and me shooting the shit about the current games we're playing. If that sounds interesting to you, listen and enjoy, if it doesn't, we'll be back next week with a full cast episode. One show note: The Same Page Tool (http://bankuei.wordpress.com/2010/03/27/the-same-page-tool/) which we were recommended to by our friends and compadres over at The Walking Eye. You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes http://jankcast.com/archives/1381 http://jankcast.com/archives/1381#comments Tue, 19 Apr 2011 16:47:42 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1381 http://jankcast.com/archives/1381/feed 0 Joe,Jordan,Lexx,Majdi,Timo Hosts: Majdi, Timo, Lexx, Joe, Jordan - Capitalizing on the relentless earth-shattering fame of game designer Majdi we talk with him and Joe and Jordan of Level Zero about the games they are working on, as well as some of the processes of developer. - Hosts: Majdi, Timo, Lexx, Joe, Jordan Capitalizing on the relentless earth-shattering fame of game designer Majdi we talk with him and Joe and Jordan of Level Zero (http://www.levelzerogames.com/) about the games they are working on, as well as some of the processes of developer. Banter: Rainforest Cafe, designing for suicide, the bottom of the foon change, the myr (http://mtg.wikia.com/wiki/Myr) (amir)? Advertising on magic cards. Timo is very appropriately professional Main topic: Design (5:20) Lexx and Timo are just critics: These guys actually make things (bullshit) (5:40) Joe and Jordan and Level zero games: Node, netgain (6:20) Transmedia incorporation (10:10) Octodad (http://www.octodadgame.com/): interfacing with the game is the game (14:40) The future of Octodad: more levels, a steam game, kinecto-dad (18:15) What surprised you about developing a game (21:12) Joe: All the communication you won't be doing (21:35) Large teams and a bug report system (22:30) Jordan: You can't make all of your ideas (Kill your babies) (24:15) Communicating to the players (25:30) The game manual (29:20) What is the fun of the game? (30:30) the language of games (31:00) Cheese moves and exploits (34:30) Octo-Mac (37:15) Playtesting across different types of games (39:10) released unfinished (43:30) Game as entertainment, game as income (45:45) Rants (52:00) Joe: A Story is not a game Jordan: Fuck games of "kill the leader," especially munchkin Majdi: I love playtesters. Really I do. Seriously. Timo: You watch your step, Weiser (http://www.thewalkingeye.com/?p=1124). You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 57:12 http://jankcast.com/archives/1369 http://jankcast.com/archives/1369#comments Mon, 11 Apr 2011 22:56:34 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1369 http://jankcast.com/archives/1369/feed 2 Cass,Courtney,JOHNKELLY,Majdi,Todd The Love Cast is a little old place where we can get together. - Love Cast, baby. - Hosts: Cass, Courtney, Famous Game Designer Majdi Badri, JOHNKELLY, Todd Bumper: Chair in your pocket/giant bird - Banter: Chair in your pocket, cont. The Love Cast is a little old place where we can get together. Love Cast, baby. Hosts: Cass, Courtney, Famous Game Designer Majdi Badri, JOHNKELLY, Todd Bumper: Chair in your pocket/giant bird Banter: Chair in your pocket, cont.  JohnKelly doesn't get a free donut.  Todd is a liar and JohnKelly is a drunk.  Majdi bought Clue.  Star Wars Guess Who.  Star Wars 3D.  Captain EO/Courtney Likes Disney/Disney Hall in 3D/Closet Adventures (we're on a roll!).   Courtney doesn't want to be here and thinks Majdi and JohnKelly are assholes (Todd is making this up).   Majdi's ladyfriend may or may not exist.  Majdi is THE INFEKTOR!  Famous Game Designer Majdi Badri's next game will be "Dr. Touchem."  Max Cadwell.  Peter is confused.  Courtney wonders why Courtney has a microphone.  Toddworth. What did we play this week? JohnKelly: Nothing, because Matt is stupid. Famous Game Designer Majdi Badri: Pathfinder Todd: Sorcerer and Vampire Courtney: Battleheart Cass: Nothing (but D&D is coming up) Topic: Gaming with significant others. How has Famous Game Designer Majdi Badri tricked his ladyfriends into gaming? Courtney likes to levelgrind so JohnKelly suggests 316. Make your significant other comfortable if you want them to game with you. A spoonful of booze makes the game go down. Magic + Logic = A whole different game. Collaborative boardgames. Nerdy media = nerdy gamers. Forbidden Island, the game to sucker your significant other into gaming with. Problems with gaming with a significant other: myth or reality? Rants: Courtney and Todd: Your friends suddenly turn conservative when you get old/No grades = no grammar. JOHNKELLY: Columbia College, Under the Bus. Cass: Dunkin Donuts doesn't have turkey sausage, but says it does.  Jerks. Majdi: No Angry Birds in the dark. You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2011 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com). Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes http://jankcast.com/archives/1365 http://jankcast.com/archives/1365#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 22:14:23 +0000 The Jank Cast http://jankcast.com/?p=1365 http://jankcast.com/archives/1365/feed 1 http://jankcast.com/archives/1361 http://jankcast.com/archives/1361#comments Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:27:33 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1361 http://jankcast.com/archives/1361/feed 3 JOHNKELLY,Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd Hosts: JohnKelly, Megan, Scott, Timo, Todd - Today, in response to the Walking Eye's recent episode on rules drifting, we tackle the subject. I won't say we did it better, but our cast definitely had 100% more of Scott's mustache. - Bumper: Timo. Hosts: JohnKelly, Megan, Scott, Timo, Todd Today, in response to the Walking Eye's (http://www.thewalkingeye.com/?p=1080) recent episode on rules drifting, we tackle the subject. I won't say we did it better, but our cast definitely had 100% more of Scott's mustache (http://jankcast.com/wp-content/uploads/behold!.jpg). Bumper: Timo. What a maroon. Banter: Timo is late. Megan's show. Todd gets internet yelled at. Super Sweet 16 sucks. Bobcat Godthwait will kill those girls in a movie (http://www.avclub.com/articles/bobcat-goldthwaits-next-film-is-about-killing-the,53124/). Birthdays. We make fun of Timo more. JohnKelly does a surprisingly good impression of him. Can we edit Timo into the cast from older casts? Scott's mustache of power (aka, the SLEAZSTACHE (http://jankcast.com/wp-content/uploads/behold!.jpg)). What did we play? Megan: Magic, Lady Blackbird, Nightfall JohnKelly: Fiasco (but wrong) Scott: Battletech Todd: Lady Blackbird, Serenity Timo: Lady Blackbird Topic: Topic, topic, topic, topic, topic. Where were we? Oh yeah. Rules and house rules. We are in dialogue with the Walking Eye who did a convo on drifting the rules with Ryan Macklin, John Wick, the awesomely named Eddy Webb, and our arch-nemesis WEIIIIIIIIISEEEEEEERRRR! What is a rule? Mechanics? Advice? Social contract? All three? Anything in the book, including "the" and "and" is a rule. Also- don't be a dick. You have drifted the rules, which is 100% okay, if you change the setting. We get a little glimpse into JohnKelly's psyche. The Golden Rule- Change what you want. Todd didn't know that West Side Story is based on Romeo and Juliet. But he did. He's lying. No one seems to care if people drift rules. Does everyone do it? Does it make a difference if you're playing a "trad game" or an "indie game"? Why drift the rules in Lady Blackbird, for example? Shouldn't you give them game a try the way it is? Todd wants to know if a game is broken. JohnKelly thinks you can't mess up Call of Cthulhu. What can you mess up? Does anyone run D&D with the rules totally straight? It's always combat that gets drifted, isn't it? Slowing the game down. Is it momentum or time we're worried about? Narrative and mechanics coming together, for example, Dogs in the Vineyard. If you can drift the rules and not affect the narrative at all, what does this mean? Role-playing is, in effect, a drift. Transparency. Why wouldn't anyone change the grapple rules? To demonstrate this, Scott grapples JohnKelly. Run it as right as you can, first, then change it. Rules are there for a reason. If you're drifting the rules of a game, there's probably a different game you can play that would do what you want it to do. Go buy it. Two comes after one. Rants: Megan: Magic! Know your audience. Timo got rid of his TV for free. What's wrong with America? JohnKelly: Gary Gygax tells you what to do from the afterlife. Todd: Fuck Terry Jones. Seriously. Scott: Condolences to Jolly Blackburn's family. See below. Auction for Jolly's Family (http://boardgamegeek.com/thread/636602/charity-auction-for-the-jolly-blackburn-family) Cosplay for a Cause at Pressure! (http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198282656868749) You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2011 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com). Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes http://jankcast.com/archives/1349 http://jankcast.com/archives/1349#comments Tue, 29 Mar 2011 23:05:29 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1349 http://jankcast.com/archives/1349/feed 11 http://jankcast.com/archives/1345 http://jankcast.com/archives/1345#comments Mon, 28 Mar 2011 23:38:24 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1345 http://jankcast.com/archives/1345/feed 4 Ben,Lexx,Megan,Rob,Scott We talk about anthropomorphic gaming, i.e. playing non-humans. Lexx and Scott say I'm going to link a bunch of stuff in the show notes, but there's no way I'm doing a google search for "squid chair" to link it. My gmail adds would be CRAZY after that. We talk about anthropomorphic gaming, i.e. playing non-humans. Lexx and Scott say I'm going to link a bunch of stuff in the show notes, but there's no way I'm doing a google search for "squid chair" to link it. My gmail adds would be CRAZY after that. Hosts: Ben, Lexx, Megan, Rob, Scott Show notes: Bumper: Canadians. Banter: Putting unpleasantness behind us. SuckerPunch is dumb, but pretty. Feed your head! I should sue SuckerPunch. Sounds good to me. Squids. Autotuning. Happy birthday Nathan Fillion. Topic: Anthropomorphic gaming. Like, serious non-humans. Question one: Sex. Obviously. Sentient free willed beings that want GOOOOOOOOLD!!!!! Archetypes or arbitrary types? Are non-human characters just a focus on one aspect of humanity? We're still dealing with things that are mostly human. Human/animal hybrids. Isn't this just what roleplaying is? What's interesting about this: we can explore the dualism of humanity. Rational/animal. Was Whitewolf was going for this conflict in Werewolf? Rob likes to play characters that have an animalistic side because he likes to role-play something that isn't him. Dawg the RPG: Canine Compulsion rules. Lexx is rigid. Ben is open to the secrets of the universe. Watership Down, the cartoon. "A strange desire for carrots and sex, not necessarily in that order." Rob puts his book learnin' to good use: KAFKA! JANK CAST: MAKIN' IT UP! Sorcerer = What Kafka could be. The danger of playing an alienated character. Act out because you have an interesting character, not because you want to be transgressive for the sake of transgression. The sociology of animals. Inevitably, dolphins come up. Ratten! Rants: Ben: Manly commercials think men are stupid and women are harpies. This seems incorrect. Scott: The circle of death. Rob: Sykpe group video blew it. Lexx: Furries. Megan: Everyone at the fest got the flu. Also: Megan will perform nerd themed burlesque at GenCon. Woot. You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com). Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes http://jankcast.com/archives/1339 http://jankcast.com/archives/1339#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 23:43:29 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1339 http://jankcast.com/archives/1339/feed 4 Ben,Lexx,Megan,Rob,Scott Hosts: Charles, JOHNKELLY, Scott, Todd Notes: - (I'm super busy getting ready for a conference, so I don't have time to add links to all the fun stuff in the show notes. If something sounds cool, you're going to have to google it!) - Hosts: Charles, JOHNKELLY, Scott, Todd Notes: (I'm super busy getting ready for a conference, so I don't have time to add links to all the fun stuff in the show notes. If something sounds cool, you're going to have to google it!) Bumper: Fuck Timo, and Fuck That Game Too. Banter: Todd's neighbors bring the funk. Scott's back from China and he brought show and tell! IHOP has fried chicken and waffles. Sweet. Halal KFC leads to CHICKENGEDDON! Sweet Chinese mugs. We're not sexist here on the Jank Cast. We get our Pocky on. TROLLJERGEN!!! The Windy City Burlesque Fest: Megan brings the boobs to Chicagoland. Coming attractions on the Jank: THE CAST OF THE FELLOWSHIP OF THE BOOBS! Kids these days. Majdi is a celebrity and is, hence, too good for us now. What did we play? JK: D&D and Stratego Scott: Wrath of Ashardalon Todd: Lady Blackbird, Serenity, Zombie Cinema Charles: Lady Blackbird, Zombie Cinema, Dresden Files Main Topic: As part of our Media and Gaming series: COMIC BOOKS! Scott talks about C2E2 Scott claims that Corey Glover from Living Colour is Danny Glover's son. He isn't. But it's a sweet rumor, so just keep telling everyone he is. Either way, click here (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xxgRUyzgs0) for awesomeness. Scott's definition of a perfect woman. What can comic book storytelling teach us about gaming? It's a discrete story. We're going to talk about Batman. A lot. Comic books can give visuals but also text description. What's so Civil about War anyway? They have a very complicated world with lots of characters. Our Valued Customers We can use them as inspiration for how to plot a game. Understanding Comics by Scott McCloud: Aspect to Aspect Storytelling. The arrangement of panels on a page is a part of storytelling. Locke and Key Usagi Yojimbo: Telling a story just with visuals. Blah Blah Blah: our new game. Don't attack Superman's strengths, attack his weaknesses. Who is the Villain? Favorite superhero systems to play. Suggestions: Godlike/Wild Talents BASH Mutants and Masterminds Capes Mutant City Blues Marvel Superheroes Aberrant Heroes Unlimited How do you balance a superhero system? Should you even bother? JohnKelly says maybe. Todd says no, just skip the realism and balance and go right to outcomes. Todd says "Captain Marvel" but means "Wonderman." We complain about some of the superhero posters on the wall of Chicagoland Games. Rants: JohnKelly: Have you seen this Majdi? Scott: Future trains! Charles: Most positive rant ever. Todd: Wonder Woman is having a rough time You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com). Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes http://jankcast.com/archives/1333 http://jankcast.com/archives/1333#comments Mon, 14 Mar 2011 15:55:56 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1333 http://jankcast.com/archives/1333/feed 7 Reek,Rob,Timo,Todd Hosts: Reek, Rob, Timo, Todd - We start out talking about when you're playing a game where the "party" isn't a "party," so to speak. This shifts to a discussion about how system fits into this along with how a balance of character goals vs. Hosts: Reek, Rob, Timo, Todd We start out talking about when you're playing a game where the "party" isn't a "party," so to speak. This shifts to a discussion about how system fits into this along with how a balance of character goals vs. group goals shape this. Also: Canada. Shhhhhhhhnotes: Bumper: OH CANADA! Banter: Todd resealed his Dunkin' Donuts coffee. This makes sense because of, you know, filth. Toilet propaganda: know your system, know yourself. Somehow we get talking about something being broken and RPG karaoke. I have no idea what this is all about. The Jank Cast hasn't jumped the shark, but we're definitely Chasin' Steve. Finnish people have issues with women. Black Metal. Scandinavians hate each other. The Z-axis of comedy. What we played: Ticket to Ride (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/9209/ticket-to-ride) Dixit (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/39856/dixit) Jewish Apples to Apples (http://www.oytoys.com/Apples-to-Apples-Jewish-Edition-p/jet-617.htm) Dragon Age II (http://dragonage.bioware.com/) Serenity (http://fireflyrpg.com/) Tangent: Peepsville. Topic: Games where the characters aren't a "party." Does a game's mechanics drive your towards party play or non-party play? We say some games do. For example: Fiasco (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/), Shock (http://glyphpress.com/shock/), and The Mist-Robed Gate (http://summerbird.wordpress.com/the-mist-robed-gate/) drive you away from party play with their conflict/audience mechanics. Story-telling vs. Task oriented gaming? Social norms around the table: are you the audience if your not "in scene?" Human Contact (http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=542309)- Coming out soon! Remember Tomorrow (http://gregorhutton.com/boxninja/remember/index.html): a task oriented game where you're probably not a party. Timo has a threeway with Pluto and Pluto (the dog and the planet, respectively). Timo doesn't like Gwenyth Paltrow. Reek doesn't either, apparently. Why are we mad about Gwenyth Paltrow? Who knows. The Wire is character driven storygaming. Does the game need you to have a "balanced party" and shared goals or not? D&D often does. Zombie Cinema (http://www.arkenstonepublishing.net/zombiecinema)? In a Wicked Age (http://www.lumpley.com/wicked.html)? Not so much. Apocalypse World (http://apocalypse-world.com/) and creating PC-NPC-PC triangles. Dogs in the Vineyard (http://www.lumpley.com/dogsources.html), too. Vincent Baker is good at this. Reek loves Vincent Baker but doesn't want to admit it, so he decides he has a new enemy. BAKER! We discuss definitions of sexuality and Reek attempts to be a gentleman in front of a lady, for a change. Todd says "rim planet" and all hell breaks loose. It takes Reek two minutes to contain himself. What do people expect from the game? How do you give it to them? Canada: The RPG. Rob, painted in blood, chasing people with a machete. NOW THE HUNT BEGINS! Rules again: what do they let you do as far as attacking someone, talking to someone, etc. Does a system give you the freedom to do exactly what you want with your character narratively, or are you shackled to realism? Fiasco lets you do whatever you want. Godlike didn't. How do you GM a character driven game? In the same way you play a character as a PC. Lady Blackbird (http://www.onesevendesign.com/ladyblackbird/) as a great example of a game that lets you decide the fate of your character. Static relationships vs. dynamic relationships. Is this a result of having an external goal? Sorcerer (http://adept-press.com/role-playing-games/sorcerer/): goals that don't intersect at all. This allows you to create dramatic irony at the table. We become more convinced this is all about how much the group has a goal which unites them vs. how much the individual characters have conflicting goals. The Jank Cast yes http://jankcast.com/archives/1316 http://jankcast.com/archives/1316#comments Mon, 07 Mar 2011 19:17:05 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1316 http://jankcast.com/archives/1316/feed 4 JOHNKELLY,Megan,Reek,Todd Hosts: Megan, Todd, Reek, JohnKelly - In this episode, we discuss how to manage your work/gaming balance. And Megan is tired. Very, very tired. - Show Notes: Banter: The worst show ever. LOOK AT MY TEXT!!! OH MY GOD!!!! We're tired. Hosts: Megan, Todd, Reek, JohnKelly In this episode, we discuss how to manage your work/gaming balance. And Megan is tired. Very, very tired. Show Notes: Banter: The worst show ever. LOOK AT MY TEXT!!! OH MY GOD!!!! We're tired. Todd's ladyfriend's parents are in town and he's too embarrassed to introduce them to the people on the cast. The other "Megan Pedersen (http://www.kidkountry.com/usa/kidtalent.php?id=PM02110449)" gets thrown under the bus. What Games Did We Play? (10:10): We finished up Godlike. The less we used the mechanic, the better it was. Greg Stolze agrees (http://gregstolze.com/games.html), interestingly enough. 12:30- THE SNEEZE! The other Spider Man Musical (http://thespideyproject.blogspot.com/). Kickstarter.com (http://www.kickstarter.com/) is a thing. The Robocop Statue (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/28/peter-weller-campaigns-fo_n_829059.html). In the future... there will be Huck Finn. Main Topic: Work/Game balance (19:00) Todd Doesn't have time to do high prep GMing anymore. Neither does JohnKelly (so he just doesn't GM). Work never ends for most of us so we have to schedule fun around work. We almost never miss the weekly game, even when we're busy. Reek's life. Beefquest. Tangent: Steven Tyler sucks hard. JohnKelly wants to do one game a week, at least. Gaming to escape? Gaming as a creative outlet? Do you want to get something out of gaming that you don't get out of work? Megan is highbrow. What does "escapist" mean? Are we really trying to "escape" from work? "Gaming with Strangers." Rants! (51:30) Todd: A Public Service Announcement Megan: Bad student interview Reek: All work and no play makes Reek a something something JohnKelly- Drive Angry (what Todd's friend Marnie (http://monkeyropepress.squarespace.com/) calls "NIXSPLOITATION!"). Nicolas Cage flips his shit (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xP1-oquwoL8)! You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com). Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:05:51 http://jankcast.com/archives/1302 http://jankcast.com/archives/1302#comments Mon, 28 Feb 2011 22:51:25 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1302 http://jankcast.com/archives/1302/feed 0 Charles,Megan,Reek,Rob,Timo,Todd Hosts: Megan, Todd, Reek, Rob, Charles, Timo - Gaming and theme are an interesting thing: It may or may not be a thing that is strongly expressed, desired or even present. But what role it takes in game play and how it affects the game and the playe... Hosts: Megan, Todd, Reek, Rob, Charles, Timo Gaming and theme are an interesting thing: It may or may not be a thing that is strongly expressed, desired or even present. But what role it takes in game play and how it affects the game and the players is an interesting topic, and one that we try to address with some breadth and depth. We may or may not succeed: We might just end up punning. It will be upon you to find out. Word of warning, the quality is a little poorer with this one simply because we did not have our microphones and were using a laptop microphone. Also we eat some delicious delicious food as we cast. Behold, our majesty! Banter: Themeless writing, we realise we're bantering, We then turn what we played in to big discussion of creative agenda kind of stuff. What we played this week (3:50) Megan: Godlike (http://www.arcdream.com/godlike/), Magic:The Gathering (http://www.wizards.com/Magic/Multiverse/), Mansions of Madness (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=136) Todd: Arkham Horror (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=6), Serenity (http://www.margaretweis.com/) Main topic: Theme (21:59) Vincent Baker's post on Anyway (http://www.lumpley.com/creatingtheme.html) (22:10) Misspent Youth (http://misspentyouthgame.com/) has theme, issues, situation (24:10) Choice leads to theme: preconceived theme a la Darths and Droids (http://www.darthsanddroids.net/episodes/0534.html) (25:50) Gaming to affirm a theme (28:50) Character theme or leitmotifs (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leitmotif) (30:40) interplay between personal and overarching theme (33:00) Is it worthwhile to force a common theme? (35:45) The Wire (http://www.hbo.com/the-wire/index.html) as an example of changing theme(37:00) Different medias express theme differently (38:40) Do players (not characters) have themes? (40:30) Theme of our Apocalypse World (http://apocalypse-world.com/) game (43:30) Looking for theme in gaming is rough (45:40) So what's the point of theme in gaming? (48:00) System working with and against theme (49:30) Gaming is not a genre (aka Todd throws down some big words) (52:15) George Polti (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirty-Six_Dramatic_Situations), gaming as communal storytelling (54:15) Rob lays down the etymological knowledge (55:35) Rants (57:00) Reek: No homo? what the fuck? Todd: Being asked for autographs is an aweful experience. Megan: Come up with a signature (Behold the Ravening Maw!), Megan is coming down to Kansas () Rob: I don't rant, I'm Canadian Charles and Akure don't like to rant, but they make awesome hosts Timo: What's wrong with my hair? interposed stories about the neighbours sexlife, why isn't there more bird-of-prey sex? You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:11:27 http://jankcast.com/archives/1312 http://jankcast.com/archives/1312#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 20:07:21 +0000 Megan http://jankcast.com/?p=1312 http://jankcast.com/archives/1312/feed 2 http://jankcast.com/archives/1309 http://jankcast.com/archives/1309#comments Sat, 26 Feb 2011 01:01:29 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1309 http://jankcast.com/archives/1309/feed 2 http://jankcast.com/archives/1300 http://jankcast.com/archives/1300#comments Mon, 21 Feb 2011 02:09:52 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1300 http://jankcast.com/archives/1300/feed 3 http://jankcast.com/archives/1296 http://jankcast.com/archives/1296#comments Mon, 14 Feb 2011 21:51:59 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1296 http://jankcast.com/archives/1296/feed 0 Megan,Reek,Scott,Todd Hosts: Scott, Megan, Reek, Todd - In which we discuss Doctor Who and how it may relate to gaming. We'll do this sort of thing from now on. Spoiler alert: there are spoilers! You've been warned. - 1:06- Oh yeah? Why don't you go blog about it? Hosts: Scott, Megan, Reek, Todd In which we discuss Doctor Who and how it may relate to gaming. We'll do this sort of thing from now on. Spoiler alert: there are spoilers! You've been warned. 1:06- Oh yeah? Why don't you go blog about it? 2:30- Facebook v. Boobs. 4:23- Welcome to the Jank Cast! It's the Doctor Who cast and JohnKelly didn't show up, even though it was his idea. We make-a-the-jokes. 5:00- Show might be a little loud because of a store event. We'll post the 12 hours of actual play. 5:30- What'd we play? UMLAUT: THE GAME OF METAL!!! (http://totl.net/Umlaut/) How do you play a whole band? 6:55- Min-maxing your band: Raw Black Metal bands are hosed! 10:45- Megan played Magic: the Slouching. 11:10- Serenity. We need to talk. Everyone's character is too damn libertarian. 12:24- HOORAY FOR PLAYING GAMEZ!!!!!! 12:30- Talking about Doctor Who. Todd whistles the Doctor Who theme. Why does no one stop him? Insert Tardis Noise here. Todd doesn't. 13:00- Kicking off a new series: nerdy media and what we can learn about gaming from it. 13:40- John Kelly is the voice of a new generation. At least according to his superfan. Shout out to JK's superfan: what's up, dude? 14:20- The Doctor Who Roleplaying Game (http://www.cubicle-7.com/doctorwho/Who-front-page.html)- good gateway game. 15:00- Primeval game? Neat. 15:10- Megan is watching every Doctor Who episode she can from the beginning. Hey, look at all the retconing! 17:25- Consistent World vs. Character Dramady? 18:30- Megan likes the episodes where The Doctor goes to random historical locations. 19:00- Joe doesn't like Doctor Who because shit ain't real. 20:40- The Doctor teaches us how to do good character moments. 21:20- Megan don't like time-travel. In Doctor Who it's a MacGuffin, though. 23:08- "I'm sorry. I'm so, so sorry." 24:30- Relationships between aliens and humans: similar, or different? Scott thinks humans are pets. Porno for Pyros (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpkmtweNQ-U) agrees. NINETIES FTW! 25:40- Alien morality < human morality. 27:05- How do you use power? 27:20- Humans shouldn't be able to make decisions. 28:28- When you don't get your props it can be romantic. Huh? 29:00- Choices have consequences. 30:05- The Whoniverse is atheist, and thus takes life experiences very seriously. 31:45- Pregnancy in L5R (http://www.l5r.com/) 33:10- Favorite companion? Martha Jones. Obviously. 34:45- Doctor Who villains. Single minded, non-human logic. Delicious. 41:45- Permanence and consequences. Heavy, man. 43:25- Doctor Who isn't atheistic, it's agnostic. Because he's space Jesus. 46:15- Kids don't get Doctor Who (because they're dumb). 47:35- WHERE DOES THE STUFF BLOW UP????!!!?!!?! 48:15- The glory of MAGGOT TWAT!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qReAbPTJR9g) Rants: Scott is taking Chicago's bad weather to China. Megan: in the internet, everyone can hear you scream. And, while we're at it, what's up with video games with no light? And water. Reek: Role playing a non-human (the old people make Noid jokes). Also- Furry Metal Jacket. Todd: This rant goes out to my grandma. Much love. The Jank Cast yes 57:27 http://jankcast.com/archives/1278 http://jankcast.com/archives/1278#comments Tue, 08 Feb 2011 03:53:15 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1278 http://jankcast.com/archives/1278/feed 3 JOHNKELLY,Lexx,Majdi,Scott,Timo Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Lexx, Scott, Majdi, Timo - We sit down to mock each other over the topic of world creation, pregenerated versus emergent worlds, and a host of topics. - Banter: Starro's eye. Lexx cheats at Foursquare and made his brothers southern, Hosts: JOHNKELLY, Lexx, Scott, Majdi, Timo We sit down to mock each other over the topic of world creation, pregenerated versus emergent worlds, and a host of topics. Banter: Starro (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starro)'s eye. Lexx cheats at Foursquare (http://foursquare.com/) and made his brothers southern, Majdi is flakeish (and quiet), Oscar the Grouch (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oscar_the_Grouch) and Winger (http://www.wingertheband.com/), Gwar (http://www.gwar.net/) created 40K (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warhammer_40,000), Scenes from the Multiverse (http://amultiverse.com/2010/09/16/a-walk-in-the-park/). What we played this week (4:30) Scott: L5R (http://www.l5r.com/rpg/) Timo: Godlike (http://www.arcdream.com/godlike/) and Civilization Boardgame (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/3633/sid-meiers-civilization-the-boardgame) Majdi: Dread (http://www.rpg.net/reviews/archive/11/11974.phtml), Pathfinder (http://paizo.com/pathfinderRPG) Lexx: AD&D 2 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons) JOHNKELLY: 3.5 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons) Majdi's Furry Fantasies and Lexx's chest hair, the horrible methane smell Main topic: World Building (7:20) What prompts you to build a world? (7:50) Idea or character first (9:10) Game design and how well defined the world is (11:50) No such thing as a worldless game (13:50) Themes are not the same as a world (14:50) Opportunities with pre-created worlds (15:50) The significance of characters in the world (17:30) Theme driven world creation (18:45) Prep: what role does it take, and how does it work? (20:15) Getting the setting right matters (25:00) Having an idea and making it work with D&D (28:00) Starting from inspiration (29:40) Design a game from a seed (31:52) Length of the game (33:53) Characters and change (36:00) Genre smashing (37:15) The balance between predefined and character created: getting good group think (39:08) Rants (44:27) Lexx: Sports: THIS is what offends you? Majdi: Damn you, destructive testers, damn you to heck! JOHNKELLY: Theatre people should read plays Scott: Spray-on Tans. No wait, flaky gamers. Timo: Cell phones are a bunch of bullshit because LEXX WON'T LET ME BE MAYOR. You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 51:20 http://jankcast.com/archives/1284 http://jankcast.com/archives/1284#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 05:44:17 +0000 Megan http://jankcast.com/?p=1284 http://jankcast.com/archives/1284/feed 1 http://jankcast.com/archives/1282 http://jankcast.com/archives/1282#comments Fri, 04 Feb 2011 04:06:01 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1282 http://jankcast.com/archives/1282/feed 12 http://jankcast.com/archives/1274 http://jankcast.com/archives/1274#comments Tue, 01 Feb 2011 17:26:48 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1274 http://jankcast.com/archives/1274/feed 7 http://jankcast.com/archives/1258 http://jankcast.com/archives/1258#comments Mon, 31 Jan 2011 20:51:36 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1258 http://jankcast.com/archives/1258/feed 4 Megan,Scott,Sushi Kebab Joe,Todd Hosts: Megan, Joe, Todd, Scott, JOHNKELLY - This cast we talk about the returners, the prodigals, the once-and-now-again: Born again gamers. There's a whole subsection of gamers who gamed once upon a when, disappeared, and returned back to the hobby. Hosts: Megan, Joe, Todd, Scott, JOHNKELLY This cast we talk about the returners, the prodigals, the once-and-now-again: Born again gamers. There's a whole subsection of gamers who gamed once upon a when, disappeared, and returned back to the hobby. We talk about being a born again gamer and what brings people back to the game. Banter: Back on topic, Crazy Joe and the Sound of Cooking, why not punch a fire?, a little about the real Joe. What we played this week (6:50) Godlike (http://www.arcdream.com/godlike/) (Todd, Megan) Civilization Boardgame (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=128) (Megan) Descent (http://www.fantasyflightgames.com/edge_minisite.asp?eidm=5) (Scott) Call of Cthulhu (Scott) (http://chaosium.com/)Dawg (http://www.kenzerco.com/product_info.php?products_id=680) (Scott, Todd, Megan) Serenity (http://www.margaretweis.com/mwp-online-store/serenity) (Todd) Forbidden Island (http://www.gamewright.com/gamewright/index.php?section=games&page=game&show=245) (Todd) Defenders of the Realm (http://www.eaglegames.net/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=EGL1000) (Todd) S/lay W/me (http://adept-press.com/role-playing-games/slay-wme/) (Joe) Main topic: Born again Gamers (14:55) Times away: Todd (8) Megan (15) Joe (10) Megan: Theatre stole my soul, but I dun took it back (16:50) Listening to podcasts from the middle ages got me back in (Critical Hits (http://critical-hits.com/), Major Spoilers (http://www.majorspoilers.com/)) (18:30) (Fantasy Freaks and Gaming Geeks (http://www.ethangilsdorf.com/), The Elfish Gene (http://www.elfishgene.com/)) (21:45) Joe: Paying off the student loans, frustration with the games. (24:30) Finding new games that sounded more better (25:44) Todd was broked! (27:00) Video games showed me the path back (31:15) Losing your group can be the death knell (34:20) Scott: breaking in to a new game group (36:00) Revisiting the books (37:22) JOHNKELLY interrupts(40:00) Joe's presidency (40:15) The addiction creeps up on you. (41:00) Gamer Missionaries (42:35) Todd gets all sociological, and then shuts JOHNKELLY the fuck down (DAMN!) (43:32) Todd is embarrassed by his shows (44:50) If I'm not going to game now, then when? (Scott is no longer the oldest on the cast!) (46:00) Sociology thing: Identity used to come from more stable things (36:40) Giving yourself permission to be nerdy (48:55) Identity is what you're in to, not so much the things you do (50:00) Adults of leisure (52:45) The bubbling! (54:20) When I grow up: not such a hot idea anymore (55:35) This is across hobbies (ravelry (https://www.ravelry.com/account/login), Stich it! (http://stitchitpodcast.com/)) (58:30) Trying to stay near the game (1:01:30) Rants (01:03:43) JOHNKELLY: Cityscape (http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/ps/20061110a) is one of the best 3.5 books ever Scott: Mechwarrior (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MechWarrior_%28role-playing_game%29) is ridiculously crunchy (but my fun is solid) Todd: The Godlike you touch me in weird places Megan: Epic Win (http://www.rexbox.co.uk/epicwin/) is the best thing EVER. Joe: There are too many good games. RETURN OF THE BUBBLING!!!! (01:12:15) You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:13:43 http://jankcast.com/archives/1255 http://jankcast.com/archives/1255#comments Wed, 26 Jan 2011 18:09:40 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1255 http://jankcast.com/archives/1255/feed 8 Lexx,Scott Hosts: Scott, Lexx - Scott and Lexx take a few minutes of time to talk about sports fans and gamers. They have fiery opinions that are loudly vocalized. LOUDLY. The Cast as a whole is sorting out some scheduling things, Hosts: Scott, Lexx Scott and Lexx take a few minutes of time to talk about sports fans and gamers. They have fiery opinions that are loudly vocalized. LOUDLY. The Cast as a whole is sorting out some scheduling things, so this is a short bit to keep you occupied until we get back to your regularly scheduled. You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 13:33 http://jankcast.com/archives/1242 http://jankcast.com/archives/1242#comments Tue, 18 Jan 2011 19:07:09 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1242 http://jankcast.com/archives/1242/feed 4 Lexx,Reek,Scott,Timo,Todd Hosts: Timo, Scott, Lexx, Todd, Reek - Religion is a serious part of peoples lives. A system of belief and faith is one of the pillars of strength that we rely on to be at peace with our world. So what better than to have some atheists, non-believers, Hosts: Timo, Scott, Lexx, Todd, Reek Religion is a serious part of peoples lives. A system of belief and faith is one of the pillars of strength that we rely on to be at peace with our world. So what better than to have some atheists, non-believers, and non-practicers talk about it for an hour as if they have any fucking idea what they're talking about? Am I right? We indulge in a discussion of the unknown. Between Lexx and Timo, some offensive things might get said if you are a person of faith. You have been warned. Banter: Disclaimer, How Timo taught himself not to laugh (and is a giant weepy ball of emo), Community plays D&D (http://cliqueclack.com/tv/tag/community-dungeons-and-dragons-episode/), D&D (http://www.wizards.com/DND/) isn't as nerdy as we think it is, Lexx is worried about the age of the Nerd will end badly, beard beard beard. Main topic: Religion and Gaming (4:40) Disclaimer part 2 (5:17) Atheism as an excuse (Lexx hates intellectual laziness) (7:40) Do gamers tend to be secular? (8:50) Gaming when those around you are concerned/upset about it (9:40) Why gaming gets seen as religiously acceptable (15:00) Timo gets real offensive despite trying REALLY HARD not to be (he's just that good) (17:00) Gaming with a religious/cultural agenda (18:40) Religion in gaming: Testament (http://www.greenronin.com/store/product/grr1019e.html), Second Sight (Timo actually meant (Seventh Seal (http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=3456)), Dogs in the Vineyard (http://www.lumpley.com/dogsources.html) (20:50) Religion in games as fear (25:05) Reek says: Fanaticism (26:05) Clerics without religion: making religion important in a game (27:05) The absence of complex motivation (Morally Therapeutic Deism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moralistic_therapeutic_deism)) (34:00) The structure of belief (36:00) Individuals and the structures (40:00) PCs and mutual reinforcement (44:25) This conversation makes for good game (45:11) Gray games vs Black and White. See also character drama vs adventure (46:30) Problems with players beliefs in game (50:20) Belief in imagined space (Timo offensiveness part 2) (51:20) Culture more than religion: passing all experience through a religious filter (53:15) Dragons without magic from the Podge Cast (http://podgecast.com/) vs Star Wars (56:45) Final points (57:30) Rants (58:38) Todd: Fortune Cookie Timo: Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo. Scott: City folk amaze me Lexx: Gamer diets Reek: Bicycles, sobering up, the clothes rack, I want my broom back, Allure magazine, you'll go deaf like you did. WWJD? You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:09:26 http://jankcast.com/archives/1232 http://jankcast.com/archives/1232#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 21:02:37 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1232 http://jankcast.com/archives/1232/feed 1 Chris Biddle,JOHNKELLY,Megan,Scott,Timo Hosts: Megan, Timo, Scott, John Kelly, Chris Biddle - With a guest appearance by Chris Biddle of Sickest Fucking Stories Ever we decided to tell nasty stories about gaming, or really about everything and anything that amused us. Hosts: Megan, Timo, Scott, John Kelly, Chris Biddle With a guest appearance by Chris Biddle of Sickest Fucking Stories Ever (http://www.sickeststories.com) we decided to tell nasty stories about gaming, or really about everything and anything that amused us. We tell funny stories for the amusement of all, but mostly for the amusement of ourselves. Obviously, this is not one of our more serious casts. We'll be back to the pompousness next episode. You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:13:49 http://jankcast.com/archives/1229 http://jankcast.com/archives/1229#comments Thu, 13 Jan 2011 17:16:27 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1229 http://jankcast.com/archives/1229/feed 2 http://jankcast.com/archives/1208 http://jankcast.com/archives/1208#comments Thu, 23 Dec 2010 20:01:24 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1208 http://jankcast.com/archives/1208/feed 6 Charles,Megan,Rob,Timo,Todd Hosts: Todd, Megan, Timo, Charles, Rob - In this review episode we discuss the latest game from Vincent Baker. Using our own gaming experience as example we talk about what it's like to play this game and some of the intricacies of this immersion-cen... Hosts: Todd, Megan, Timo, Charles, Rob In this review episode we discuss the latest game from Vincent Baker (http://www.lumpley.com/). Using our own gaming experience as example we talk about what it's like to play this game and some of the intricacies of this immersion (http://www.lumpley.com/comment.php?entry=22)-centered game. Holiday Note I've mentioned Epimas (http://epimas.wordpress.com/), and I'll mention it again: Spearheaded by Epidiah Ravachol (http://dig1000holes.wordpress.com/) a number of independent RPG designers have gotten together and offered RPG bundles for the holidays, including one that has Apocalypse World (See? We tie in, yo!). Buy someone a bundle of games as PDF's, and you yourself get PDF copies of the same games. It's gaming for everyone, but only through the 24th so hurry hurry! Banter: The hitchhikers guide (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Hitchhiker%27s_Guide_to_the_Galaxy) as an AW game. (0:50) Review: Apocalypse World (http://www.apocalypse-world.com/) (01:20) Todd's longest campaign evar! (02:50) Ending the game (03:15) Apocalypse world... is post apocalyptic (Gasp, Horror) and setting without specifics (04:25) The first session starts setting the specifics of the world (05:50) Mechanics are about the colour of the setting (07:15) Scarcity (08:00) Prompting (08:20) Who we played (09:10) Leveraging restriction in order to get freedom (10:50) Moves and stat highlighting encourage types of behaviour but don't limit what you can do (14:00) Improvement is not linked to success, just to action (17:30) Hx (18:30) Improving/changing by taking different moves (21:05) NPC's in PC mechanics (23:00) Chopper and his gang versus a Harholder and his holding or a Hocus and her followers (24:40) Memorable scenes: Todd: Midnight talking to her brother Ghost (27:30) Rob: Tork and his synesthesia (Opening his brain to the Psychic maelstrom) (28:55) Charles: Raf delivered Torks child (34:15) Timo: The shootout at the infirmary (how loveletters lead to awesomeness) (37:00) Megan: Silver taking definitive action by trading a pipe organ for safety (39:40) The game thrives on players making hard moves and not playing safe (42:15) Succeed or fail, awesome shit is going to happen (43:20) Moves from the MC's perspective and the dice rolls (47:25) Love and hate for characters: Playing the NPCs (50:00) Just doing what the PC's want to do (53:15) Keeping world details from the MC can be rewarding, but it's dangerous: Helping immersion and keeping the world real. (55:00) The Hx really informs the PC interactions (01:00:30) The sex thing (the online discussion (http://apocalypse-world.com/forums/index.php?topic=507.msg4671#msg4671))(01:01:50) Making the world intertwine (01:08:10) Hacking the game for different settings: Fingers on the Firmament (http://apocalypse-world.com/forums/index.php?board=24.0) (01:09:35) The Jank Cast yes 1:14:25 http://jankcast.com/archives/1225 http://jankcast.com/archives/1225#comments Sun, 19 Dec 2010 01:41:16 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1225 http://jankcast.com/archives/1225/feed 1 http://jankcast.com/archives/1222 http://jankcast.com/archives/1222#comments Sat, 18 Dec 2010 02:14:04 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1222 http://jankcast.com/archives/1222/feed 7 http://jankcast.com/archives/1215 http://jankcast.com/archives/1215#comments Tue, 14 Dec 2010 21:00:03 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1215 http://jankcast.com/archives/1215/feed 8 Lexx,Megan,Pro-Champion (Mike),Scott,Timo,Todd Hosts: Todd, Megan, Mike, Lexx, Scott, Timo - We meander on and about the topic of games and gaming set in the future. It takes us a hell of a long time, but we eventually get to the topic. We then lose that topic in time and space, Hosts: Todd, Megan, Mike, Lexx, Scott, Timo We meander on and about the topic of games and gaming set in the future. It takes us a hell of a long time, but we eventually get to the topic. We then lose that topic in time and space, but we get it ba... The Jank Cast yes 1:37:18 http://jankcast.com/archives/1156 http://jankcast.com/archives/1156#comments Tue, 07 Dec 2010 20:35:36 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1156 http://jankcast.com/archives/1156/feed 0 Jason Morningstar,Steve Segedy,Timo Hosted by Timo - Steve Segedy and Jason Morningstar are the twin uber-brains behind Bully Pulpit Games, the makers of Fiasco, The Shab-Al-Hiri Roach and Grey Ranks. We talk about these games in particular as well as what it's like to publish your own... Hosted by Timo Steve Segedy and Jason Morningstar are the twin uber-brains behind Bully Pulpit Games, the makers of Fiasco (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/), The Shab-Al-Hiri Roach (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/roach/) and Grey Ranks (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/grey-ranks/). We talk about these games in particular as well as what it's like to publish your own games and the trials and tribulations of getting it done. About Bully Pulpit Games: Behold it's majesty! (0:50) Drowning and Falling (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/drowning-and-falling/) (1:30) Grey Ranks is definitely a fun game that is definitely not a comedy game (4:50) Fiasco, Wil Wheaton (http://wilwheaton.typepad.com/) and Penny Arcade (http://www.penny-arcade.com/) (6:35) Fiasco as an accessible game (7:45) Blood Simple as inspiration for a comedy game? (8:45) What was Fiasco designed for? (11:00) Playsets are the heart and soul of Fiasco (14:00) Why it was so hard to get Fiasco after Gencon 2010 (17:40) Janus Design (http://janus-design.it/), the Italian version (http://janus-design.it/prodotti/fiasco) and Lucca comics and games (http://www.luccacomicsandgames.com/) (19:20) Producing an indie Game: We don't want to go in to debt (22:00) The Forge (http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forge/index.php) community was key to bringing out the Roach (23:50) How independent publishing is changing (ex. Kickstarter (http://www.kickstarter.com/)) (26:00) Grassroots and mutualism in action (Wil Wheaton and Penny Arcade again) and social marketing (27:45) Brick and Mortar stores and Bits and Mortar (http://www.bits-and-mortar.com/) (30:25) Loving and hating the self-publishing thing (32:35) Jason takes umbrage: we have no GMless agenda (37:15) We make games for our friends (38:20) Roles and facilities are tied up in the "GM" (39:00) Predefining the story arc in Fiasco: it's not wrong, it's just the immediate social contract (42:00) Short timeframe pushes players to make bold choices (44:50) What makes these systems good for these games? An example: Cowboys with Big Hearts (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/fairplay/category/cowboys-with-big-hearts/) (45:30) When games take direct control of pacing/story arc (48:15) Timo conflates freedom with GM-less (again. Seriously, what's his problem?) (50:30) The star trek theorem (53:00) Rants (55:10) Jason: Fun is a semantic tarpit. Steve: There is not enough time. The Jank Cast yes 58:50 http://jankcast.com/archives/1193 http://jankcast.com/archives/1193#comments Tue, 30 Nov 2010 22:58:50 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1193 http://jankcast.com/archives/1193/feed 8 Chuck,JOHNKELLY,Megan,Pro-Champion (Mike),Timo,Todd Hosts: Megan, Timo, Todd, JohnKelly - Hello all you mad listening fools. This weeks podcast is filled with irreverent humour and madness, plus some occasionally begrudging thanks and good cheer. As such, no show notes, just enjoy the chaos. - Hosts: Megan, Timo, Todd, JohnKelly Hello all you mad listening fools. This weeks podcast is filled with irreverent humour and madness, plus some occasionally begrudging thanks and good cheer. As such, no show notes, just enjoy the chaos. You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:14:19 http://jankcast.com/archives/1187 http://jankcast.com/archives/1187#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 19:03:03 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1187 http://jankcast.com/archives/1187/feed 1 Megan,Scott,Timo,Todd Hosts: Megan, Timo, Todd, Scott - Banter: The Clone Wars were the best part of 1-3, how religions start, Plinkett reviews, Natalie Portman or George Lucas: whos fault is it?, Bambi and biscuits, Timo's S&M fish relationship, Hosts: Megan, Timo, Todd, Scott Banter: The Clone Wars (http://starwars.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Wars:_Clone_Wars) were the best part of 1-3, how religions start, Plinkett reviews (http://www.redlettermedia.com/plinkett.html), Natalie Portman (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000204/) or George Lucas (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000184/): whos fault is it?, Bambi and biscuits, Timo's S&M fish relationship, Brilliant Gameologists (http://brilliantgameologists.com/) are truth-knowing, Janksgiving (http://jankcast.com/archives/1179) and puns (1:10) Main topic: Characters (14:48) Fuck you darth wannabees! (15:20) How the conversation started (15:35) Differentiating between characters (the example of Charles) (16:00) Helping others at the table differentiate between characters (17:35) Apocalypse World (http://apocalypse-world.com/) NPC's: finding a voice to get a face (18:15) Scott's non-voice acting and his L5R (http://www.l5r.com/rpg/) technique (21:25) Improv technique: lead with your body (the jankcast drinking game) (24:00) Using a voice to create a character (25:35) Props and their use: Rob's really good at it (Timo's a panda!) (27:30) When you're in character versus just narrating, body language, and the animals in pants (29:15) Body language when you're just sitting there (30:50) Taking 3rd person to distance character from player (gamer dysfunction at work) (32:20) No more secret impregnations (34:50) Very real, natural characters (35:20) Ticks and habits (36:55) The southern accent is the voice ghetto (38:35) Chaim: playing old and doddering (41:00) Using photo reference (42:50) Name an actress (Portia De Rossi (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005577/)) (44:35) Drawing from people (Rachel Maddow (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1882629/), Lindsay Weir (http://www.imdb.com/character/ch0021368/) from Freaks & Geeks (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0193676/), Annie Oakley (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Oakley), Pearl Hart (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pearl_Hart), Calamity Jane (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calamity_Jane) on Deadwood) (45:50) Letting the character create themselves (47:40) Having character ticks fail (49:00) Playing the asshole (51:15) Fighter in a box and how you don't always need this (52:45) Trouble finding the character in Dark Sun (http://www.wizards.com/dnd/darksun.aspx) (55:00) Choosing your answers in video games (56:15) Rants (57:36) Todd: I'm sick only once a year, being half the year Megan: Hey Megan, stop eating donuts in to the microphone. Bonus rant about JohnKelly speaking (He's Octodad (http://octodadgame.com/)!). Timo: I've deliberately picked up a card addiction, and the fight is hard. Scott: Timo, we can help you with your DM bad touch. You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:06:01 http://jankcast.com/archives/1183 http://jankcast.com/archives/1183#comments Mon, 22 Nov 2010 23:08:53 +0000 Megan http://jankcast.com/?p=1183 http://jankcast.com/archives/1183/feed 3 http://jankcast.com/archives/1179 http://jankcast.com/archives/1179#comments Sat, 20 Nov 2010 18:52:08 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1179 http://jankcast.com/archives/1179/feed 1 http://jankcast.com/archives/1173 http://jankcast.com/archives/1173#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 22:52:33 +0000 Megan http://jankcast.com/?p=1173 http://jankcast.com/archives/1173/feed 0 http://jankcast.com/archives/1169 http://jankcast.com/archives/1169#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 05:50:35 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1169 http://jankcast.com/archives/1169/feed 1 http://jankcast.com/archives/1154 http://jankcast.com/archives/1154#comments Tue, 16 Nov 2010 15:58:27 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1154 http://jankcast.com/archives/1154/feed 11 JOHNKELLY,Megan,Rob,Scott,Todd Hosts: Megan, JohnKelly, Todd, Rob, Scott - Banter: Playing our fiasco, Remember Tommorrow and GMful play, respecting and welcoming other players, hive mind gaming (01:15) - Main topic: International Gaming (11:15) Welcome back Scott Hosts: Megan, JohnKelly, Todd, Rob, Scott Banter: Playing our fiasco (http://jankcast.com/archives/1009), Remember Tommorrow (http://gregorhutton.com/boxninja/remember/index.html) and GMful play, respecting and welcoming other players, hive mind gaming (01:15) Main topic: International Gaming (11:15) Welcome back Scott John Kelly is no longer a gamer. True story. (11:50) Todd's ladyfriend is shocked (shocked!) by the Illinois southerners (14:10) There's nothing on cross-cultural gaming on the webs (14:45) Lingual segregation (17:45) The Europeans love the Cthulhu (http://www.chaosium.com/) (19:50) The italian translations (Janus and Lucca Games (www.luccacomicsandgames.com/)) (20:35) In which the terrible truth (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada) about Rob comes out (21:15) Gaming in Canada is not so different. Except the Quebecquois (22:45) le grog (http://www.legrog.org) (25:50) International game exhange? (28:40) Gaming in China (the Chinese do play Go, by the way. They call it Weiqi) (29:30) How does european style fantasy translate to Chinese culture? (32:00) What resources are available (34:00) Couldn't really find complex chinese games (35:50) The Americas vs the Brits (37:35) Leisure games (http://www.leisuregames.com/), Simon Washbourne (http://www.1km1kt.net/tag/simon-washbourne), Umlaut (http://totl.net/Umlaut/) (39:40) Are we just missing the cultures? Tell us! (44:10) The chinese experience (48:35) Die Shwarze Auge (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dark_Eye), Ratten!, John Sinclair: Geisterjager (http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geisterj%C3%A4ger_John_Sinclair) (50:00) Joy box games in china (53:30) Birthdays in restaurants (Hooters (www.hoooters.com) in china, Boy/girl, Ed debevics (http://www.edebevics.com), the wiener circle) (54:00) Relating the segue back to the topic (1:00:15) Projeckt Kopfkino (http://www.projekt-kopfkino.de/) (in which Todd goes "squeeee!") (01:02:00) Rants (01:04:05) Todd: I hate Russia for your cool Fallout Larp (http://www.google.com/images?q=fallout+larp+russia&hl=en&client=firefox-a&hs=h3G&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&prmd=iv&source=lnms&tbs=isch:1&ei=CijcTNCDNsynnAejuYQX&sa=X&oi=mode_link&ct=mode&ved=0CAcQ_AU&biw=1400&bih=833) Rob: Visa's are fucking annoying, America. Can't I just stay? Scott: Culinary adventures in China: The beauty soup is made from frog genitals and served in a fruit! Megan: Crossed the line JohnKelly: Netflix streaming is hot shit, and you should see: Dr Who, Battelstar Galactica, Being Human, IT Crowd, Firefly, Buffy, Angel, Torchwood, BBC Sherlock Holmes. Board Game Geek (www.boardgamegeek.com/) is good for finding gaming groups (01:12:25) Scott's interview with Vivian and tik (01:13:30) How were you introduced to european style gaming? (01:14:45) Strategy and Abstract games for tik, big dice pools for Vivian (01:15:50) Translating games (01:16:45) Costs of games, buying from Hong Kong or Online, local stores (01:18:10) The gaming club, it's members and the tea house (01:19:00) Other games: cards, miniatures, RPG's (01:23:00) tiks own game design (01:24:23) You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:27:49 http://jankcast.com/archives/1163 http://jankcast.com/archives/1163#comments Sat, 13 Nov 2010 16:31:41 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1163 http://jankcast.com/archives/1163/feed 0 http://jankcast.com/archives/1158 http://jankcast.com/archives/1158#comments Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:30:16 +0000 Todd http://jankcast.com/?p=1158 http://jankcast.com/archives/1158/feed 5 http://jankcast.com/archives/1141 http://jankcast.com/archives/1141#comments Tue, 09 Nov 2010 18:55:51 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1141 http://jankcast.com/archives/1141/feed 1 Lexx,Megan,Timo Hosts: Timo, Megan, Lexx - Ok, an apology is neccessary. We've been late a couple weeks in a row now, and it's totally my (being Timo's) fault. But we'll be better from hereon in, we promise! But this does mean that some of our things are time shif... Hosts: Timo, Megan, Lexx Ok, an apology is neccessary. We've been late a couple weeks in a row now, and it's totally my (being Timo's) fault. But we'll be better from hereon in, we promise! But this does mean that some of our things are time shifted by a week. For now, enjoy our latest endeavour (In which we classify our problems). Banter: The babysitting list, CTA Incidents the halloween version, Robert Evans (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0263172/) on Sportscenter (http://espn.go.com/blog/sportscenter), the stores anniversary (http://www.chicagolandgames.com/) Main topic: Gaming obsession (3:20) Lexx's job is basically to be an addict (3:20) Drug dealers should do their own drugs (4:15) Being a gamer addict can be hard on the monies (5:00) Dragon hoarding: It's not need it's want (07:45) Transformers segue (08:05) Childhood behaviour and the saving and packaging thing (10:10) Is it about the personality and not actually about gaming (12:00) We invent things to be obsessed about (13:20) Lexx, APBA (http://www.apbagames.com/stadium/index.html), and Finning out (14:10) Different styles of addiction (16:10) Is obsession different for gamers? (17:30) The signs of addiction (http://www.wrongdiagnosis.com/c/computer_addiction/symptoms.htm#symptom_list) (19:30) The list breaks down: Gaming is a social activity (20:50) Megan's gaming is humiliating (shyah right) (21:40) Why is it ok for cat's and not for people (the kitten limit) (23:00) Social isolation of a group (26:25) The character builder thing (and the alternate (http://www.pathguy.com/cg4.htm)) (28:05) Making characters just to make characters (29:50) Just being focused on some things is not the same as obsession (31:50) But gaming obsession is a real thing (people, just bathe) (33:45) Gamers encourage and praise obsessive behaviour (or Lexx just projects) (35:30) Escapism: can be good, but can be bad (37:10) Rants (38:45) Megan: Burlesque performers should be more understanding with their fake blood. Timo: I need to stop getting punched in the face. Lexx: Chicagoland Games 2nd anniversary (October 31st) You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 48:31 http://jankcast.com/archives/1136 http://jankcast.com/archives/1136#comments Fri, 29 Oct 2010 22:24:06 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1136 http://jankcast.com/archives/1136/feed 9 James,Megan,Timo Hosts: Megan, James, Timo - yeah, so we lost everything. Computers are awesome. So awesome we're going to talk about them for just over an hour! And you, you poor fools, are going to listen to us do so. - Hosts: Megan, James, Timo yeah, so we lost everything. Computers are awesome. So awesome we're going to talk about them for just over an hour! And you, you poor fools, are going to listen to us do so. Other than the fact that Lexx and his computer are douches. We go on to talk about Microsoft vs Apple. Turns out we're all money-grubbing whore. Flash is a piece of crap. Main topic: Technology in gaming (5:00) Cardflopping and the metagame (aka another game of Smallworld (http://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/40692/small-world)) (5:10) Using the internet to build your fun deck (8:15) Character builder and getting your game information from a unified source (8:50) Oh the hard world of the Mac user gamer (that thing megan mentioned ()) (10:20) Build your own application to help you game (12:00) Building a digital library (iPad or other handhelds/PC's) (13:50) Wiki's (talking about, yes, our wiki (http://chicagoindiegaming.wikispaces.com/)) (14:40) The negative argument: codifying the fiction (20:00) Answering questions away from the table can help frame out the world (28:15) Finding your personal balance of too much and too little (29:15) Sharing what you imagine so that people are on the same page (30:10) Megan and the 20 person first edition game: leveraging a yahoo group (http://groups.yahoo.com/) (32:10) WE ARE CYBORGS!!! (34:00) MMO's and investing emotionally (35:25) finding unusual satisfaction from MMO's (41:20) augmenting a non-virtual game vs playing virtually (43:30) Bringing technology to the table (Critical Hit (http://www.majorspoilers.com/media/criticalhit.xml)) (45:00) Exillis (http://ex-illis.com/) and allowed complexity (47:00) Computers are stupidly smart (50:00) Playing MMO's with your friends and family (51:30) Rants (55:20) James: Pricks. Timo: Vak's mohawk is gone, and so is my will to live. Megan: Dumb bitches in the front row. REMINDER: October 29th Zombie PARP (http://jankcast.com/archives/1128)! Remember! (1:00:25) You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:02:43 http://jankcast.com/archives/1131 http://jankcast.com/archives/1131#comments Fri, 15 Oct 2010 21:23:27 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1131 http://jankcast.com/archives/1131/feed 1 http://jankcast.com/archives/1128 http://jankcast.com/archives/1128#comments Wed, 13 Oct 2010 22:06:31 +0000 Megan http://jankcast.com/?p=1128 http://jankcast.com/archives/1128/feed 1 http://jankcast.com/archives/1030 http://jankcast.com/archives/1030#comments Tue, 12 Oct 2010 21:53:11 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1030 http://jankcast.com/archives/1030/feed 9 Lexx,Megan,Timo,Todd Hosts: Megan, Lexx, Timo, Todd - How better to address the topic of what a hero is than by me (Timo) being a douchebag? Oh, the humanity! We get together to discuss the nature of heroism, and how it applies to characters in gaming. - Hosts: Megan, Lexx, Timo, Todd How better to address the topic of what a hero is than by me (Timo) being a douchebag? Oh, the humanity! We get together to discuss the nature of heroism, and how it applies to characters in gaming. We don't bante... The Jank Cast yes 1:20:55 http://jankcast.com/archives/1016 http://jankcast.com/archives/1016#comments Tue, 05 Oct 2010 15:40:10 +0000 Timo http://jankcast.com/?p=1016 http://jankcast.com/archives/1016/feed 8 Majdi,Megan,Reek,Timo,Todd Hosts: Todd, Reek, Megan, Majdi, Timo - We finally, FINALLY manage to get this episode out. Sheesh. We go long, but it's a good conversation. Note: Reek's mic is a bit wonky at the beginning, but we fix it after a few minutes. - Hosts: Todd, Reek, Megan, Majdi, Timo We finally, FINALLY manage to get this episode out. Sheesh. We go long, but it's a good conversation. Note: Reek's mic is a bit wonky at the beginning, but we fix it after a few minutes. Banter: Break a leg playset (http://jankcast.com/archives/1009), Remember the Wheaton, Recording from the Bowels, House-sitting Scott and the magic slingbox (http://www.slingbox.com), the Colony (http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/colony/) (don't fuck with science), Lexx's beard must go, Todd is Alan Tudyk (http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0876138/) and the obsession with facial hair, it doesn't stink of death down here no more, Todd's fantasy world and Reeks homosexual power (01:20) Main Topic: sexuality in gaming (Strong and warm and wild and free) (11:20) Gender in gaming vs sexuality in gaming (13:00) Apocalypse world's character splats (http://www.apocalypse-world.com/) (13:45) S/lay w/me (http://adept-press.com/role-playing-games/slay-wme/) mechanics (14:30) twosie games (15:55) asexual or your own sexuality: Ricky the Munchkin (17:30) Hiding our sexuality (20:00) Majdi games Twilight (http://www.stepheniemeyer.com/twilight.html) (20:50) relationships in games (22:25) Sex in Fiasco (http://www.bullypulpitgames.com/games/fiasco/) (25:15) Playing non-cartoony sex (26:15) Our sexuality is dangerous/vulnerable part of us (27:20) Burlesque (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burlesque) and being on board for sexuality (28.45) role-playing out sex, lines and veils (31:05) Libidinal Economy (32:00) Sex and intimacy (33:50) Non-sexual intimacy in Unhallowed Metropolis (http://www.hallowsevedesigns.com/unmet.html) (36:30) the sexy chinese android assassin and the sex that Enzo didn't have (38:00) Sexual defense mechanisms are OK (41:00) Getting to know your groups (42:00) Sexuality in LARP, the Majdi experience(42:35) Sexuality of villains (Randall Flag in The Stand (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Stand) (45:30) Reek leaves (53:00) Knowing Rob: even when you trust someone it doesn't mean intimacy is easy (53:30) It's dumb to not RP sexuality (Kalevala (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalevala) as an example) (55:15) Gaming as fun escape (57:15) Meisner (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meisner_technique): fight or fuck (58:30) Party play works against sexuality (1:00:00) People against AW sex moves (1:01:20) Sex mechanics good and bad (1:03:30) twosie games allow exploring one relationship (1:07:45) Kagematsu (http://sites.google.com/site/creamaliengames/Home/kagematsu-the-rpg) (1:10:00) Rants (1:17:35) Todd: The world is laughing at us all. Majdi: Chicago likes to trick us Timo: Taking it in the ass with a Chevy Trailblazer. Megan: I get hit on as a gamer, but not as a burlesque performer. Wtf? You have been listening to The Jank Cast, copyright 2010 under the creative commons license. You can find out more about us at jankcast.com. All the music in the show is from the song, “Jank is a Dork Word” written and recorded by Todd and is used with his permission. You can send comments and feedback to feedback@jankcast.com (mailto:feedback@jankcast.com) Again, we are sponsored by Chicagoland Games, and this is JOHNKELLY reminding you to support your local gaming store. Now go out and roll some dice. The Jank Cast yes 1:31:37 http://jankcast.com/archives/1013 http://jankcast.com/archives/1013#comments Mon, 04 Oct 2010 02:54:35 +0000 Megan http://jankcast.com/?p=1013 http://jankcast.com/archives/1013/feed 4