G*M*S Magazine

Gaming can manifest in many ways and it can make us do some very strange things, like web series.

We have had other web series in the past when we had Joanna Gaskell for an interview about her web series, and now we have another producer with a very different offering.

Game Knights is a web series about a bunch of friends who get together and play role playing games. The series is a mix of real-life and animated cartoons and it shows the players around the table and their adventures.

But I rather say nothing else and let you find out from the voice of Javier Palenzuela, the producer of the series.

Enjoy the show! (please)

As usual, your feedback is most appreciated, so please do feel free to email us on podcast@gmsmagazine.com and let us know what you think!

Look forward to hearing from you and hope you enjoy the show!

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Another episode with a twist. In this episode we don’t talk games. Well... not all the time.

I had the pleasure of taking to Joanna Gaskell, the producer, writer, actress and overall brains and passion behind Standard Action, one of the bet produced and funniest fantasy web series out there.

The series has gone through one full season and season two episodes are being screened now, with still some episodes to come. Season three is currently being funded in Kickstarter and has already got enough money to produce the third season, though there are some really cool stretch goals to come.

But there is a lot more than meets the eye to this series and to Joanna as well. And some seriously exciting plans!

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Another episode of the podcast in our new format of just one topic or segment per episode to make them a bit shorter.

Having said that, this episode is nearly 50 minutes, but I assure you is well worth it!

Tabletop Day is the latest initiative from the Geek and Sundry team, who are hell bent on making sure as many people as possible are aware and, hopefully, join the board and role playing game fan-base.

Tabletop Day invites gamer to get out and play games in a public space. At your local games store, your library, a pub, in the street… Any game you like (be sensible!) and that you think people will like. Get it out there and start enjoying the crowd.

To hear and learn more about it, I interviewed Boyan Radakovich, associate producer of the show Tabletop. I got to talk to him about the how and why of Tabletop Day, the genesis and the ideal future the whole production team would like to see coming true.

And a couple of announcements about some very special places where some games could be played. And I kid you not when I tell you some are out of this world!

For the last few minutes, we have a message from our site and I explain what to do if you’d like us to take a look at your game and review it!

As always, we’re more than happy to receive your feedback and to do so you can email us on podcast@gmsmagazine.com or leave a voice message by clicking the tab to the side!

Look forward to hearing from you and hope you enjoy the show!

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2012 is probably going to be the year of the Super Hero. With the Avengers movie taking the cinema spotlight, the Marvel Superheroes RPG from Margaret Weiss productions is going to fit very nicely in the schedule.

Powered by the Cortex system, the game has been designed to be a storytelling experience with plenty of flexibility to fit the Marvel Universe in it and allow both players and GMs to enjoy heroic adventures at any level.

The no mean feat to achieve that, was placed upon the shoulders of talented writer and all round good guy, Philippe-Antoine Ménard, also known as the ChattyDM.

His infectious passion for the game comes accross during the interview, and we go into the ins and outs of this game, the system and all its possbilities.

Question for you, dear listener. How do you retire your character from a long lasting campaign?

Dale and I will talk about it and discuss a few options that might help you move on from your experienced character onto another, newer and more exciting one, without breaking the campaign as your GM has planned it.

Hope you enjoy the show. We'd very much welcome your feedback and your questions. Please feel free to contact us on podcast@gmsmagazine.com.

Until next time!

Paco.

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Welcome to the first episode of 2012!

Delaying this episode a few days has paid off big time! The announcement of the new Dungeons & Dragons RPG edition came just a day before Dale and I recorded this program, which gave us the perfect  opportunity to talk about something current and give you all something to talk about.

Also I spoke for a while wit Ian Lowson, the writer of the awesome Dark Harvest: Legacy of Frankenstein, a dark and gritty game that explores that would have happened if Dr. Frankenstein had got the results he wanted and expected from his experiments.

I talk to Ian about how the game came to be, how it was to develop something that is compelling and well thought as his game is.

Hope you enjoy the program and keep an eye on for the next episode... It will come soon and its going to be VERY interesting!

Paco.

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Again (I know, I know... we seem to be on overdrive at the moment...) here we are again with another show, just before the Christmas season!

This time we have, as a very special guest, Michael Fox, of the Little Metal Dog Show fame and game designer virtuoso (you may  not know that because you haven't played his game (perhaps!) but I have and they're awesome) who has very kindly joined Mark and I to add a touch of class to the show.

We have a big rant. We don't like trolls. We don't like the trolls that haunt the Boardgame Geek website and we are giving a piece of our minds in this show.

We also give you our recommendations for what to buy for Christmas if you're on a budget, and also if you are not.

Mark talks to the amazing guys at Rules of Play in Cardiff and last, but not least, we tell you what we'll be playing during the holidays.

What will you be playing?

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We're nearly there for the Christmas season and we are hard at work to bring you three podcasts before we go away!

This one is a long-ish interview with the mighty Patrick Kapera and the no-less-mighty Alex Flagg about the super-mighty Misborn Adventure, the game based on Brandon Sanderson's acclaimed novels.

We talk about the origins of the game, the relationship with the author, the mechanics, magic system, releases... anything you can think of.

Now, a question for you... when is gathering information for your game character meta-gaming?

Dale and I talk about when looking for information so your character can use it in-game is a legitimate thing to do, and when it becomes a cheater's tool that could spoil the fun for everyone and make the GM's life a misery!

And there is a plea for help. We need to find people for our forthcoming shows and we need your help.

Hope you enjoy the show!

Paco.

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Kickstarter is changing the way things work and how things come out into the market. Times are indeed very exciting for anyone who has a project and the self belief to make the effort to bring it out.

However not everyone think that way and some people are sceptical about Kickstarter and its methods.

So I decided to have around for an interview Richard Bliss, also known in the Twitterverse as GameWhisperer to ask him a few questions.

Richard has become the most knowledgeable source of information about the games side of Kickstarter. With many years experience in the marketing business, Richard has placed himself in a position of knowledge when is about the past, present and future of Kickstarter and, as a very nice guy that he is, is more than happy to share that knowledge as you’ll find out in the interview.

Mark and I tell you about the games we’ve been playing recently. Panic Station, Therion 011 and Flash Point among others.

Hope you enjoy the show and remember we’re always open and welcome your questions and your comments. Email us at podcast@gmsmagazine.com.

All the best!

Paco.

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Every year we get to go to Dragonmeet in London.

Organised by Cubicle 7 and run by an amazing gang of volunteers, it is a one day convention where traders, publishers and gamers get together.

This year I tried to record the talks from Ian Livingstone, Cubicle 7, ndie publishers and Pelgrane Press, but, I am shamed to say my recorder failed me, or the memory card did, and all the files have been corrupted.

Thank goodness I had another recorder (always be prepared, right?) and some interviews with Leisure Games, Post Mortem Studios, Pelgrane Press and Tin Man Games.

Dale and I also talk about what's hot in the industry and what's hot in the Christmas lists this year.

And there is another giveaway. If you want to enter the competition, just leave feedback about this podcast in iTunes and you will be entered in all draws until we run out of games to give away. So yes, you could win more than one thing!

Feedback, as always, very welcome and we look forward to hearing from you, so please email us at podcast@gmsmagazine.com!

Paco.

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This episode is quite special for a few reasons.

Firstly I wanted to have an episode with women. I believe there are a lot of women out there who've contributed amazingly to our hobby and they are under-represented and, most importantly, under-acknowledged. Yes, I am going political on this one!

So I went to the top and asked the best known woman in the industry. Margaret Weis.

To my surprise, the creator of Dragonlance, one of the best read and best loved settings for Dungeons & Dragons for well over twenty years, said yes and came to the podcast.

I can’t express for me how wonderful that was. Without Dragonlance I wouldn’t have got into RPGs and thus, I wouldn’t be here. For me, talking to Margaret Weis was like talking to the biggest celebrity on the planet and I had to restrain myself not to be celebrity struck!

But the podcast doesn’t end there. I also asked a legend in the making in the person of Tracy Hurley, better known for her blog Sarah Darkmagic.

Tracy has one of the most amazing talents for RPGs and one of the most amazing personalities you can come across. It was truly terrific to talk to her and I hope you’ll enjoy the interview.

I also talked to one of the contributors to the website, Megan Robertson. Megan has provided with a wealth of knowledge and articles to G*M*S Magazine from her own website, rpg-resource.org.uk and I can’t thank her enough for her contribution to the site.

Also keep an ear till the end of the podcast for information on how to win a set of Rory’s Story Cubes!

Hope you enjoy!

Paco.

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