Gamer's Haven Podcast

In this episode, we take on the topic of conflicts in your group, both in game and out of game, and how to handle them … well, mostly we just talk about our conflicts … and go on a few tangents along the way.  In the Three Parter, Jeremy reviews Trial of the Underkeep and the The Devious Book of Fumbles and Crits, Nathan reviews Dragon Age 2 for the PC, and Ethan has a Shameless Plug. Running time on this episode is 95 minutes. About Trial of the Underkeep Trial of the Underkeep is a Dungeons & Dragons adventure optimized for 4th edition. Some things are better left buried and entombed, like an entire castle that slid into the earth 1000 years ago, hiding its shameful secrets. It was only a matter of time until it its doors were blundered upon and unsealed, unleashing unimaginable horrors upon a small town. What unknown abominations stir in the slimy subterranean castle? Something has punctured through from another plane of existence. It has tasted your world and found it easy to digest. Worst of all now you have been afflicted by its presence and you must save yourself as well. Can anyone survive the Trial of the Underkeep? 19 New Creatures 26 New, unique Artifacts and Treasures, some that are as dangerous as the Monsters! Buy from the Gamer’s Haven Amazon Store About The Devious Book of Fumbles and Crits Lady Luck…she is a fickle mistress. Why not take her out and get her something nice? Actually, she better be in a hot bath with a glass of wine while you are rubbing her feet, because with “The Devious Book of Fumbles & Crits,” if you roll a “1″ she can make your life a living hell…literally. A 4E D&D Supplement for all levels. 20 Fumbles & 20 Criticals For Magic-Using Players. 20 Fumbles & 20 Criticals For Melee Or Ranged Players. 20 Fumbles & 20 Criticals For The Monsters Too! Turnabout Is Fair Play. Optional Quick Balancing Tools & 40 “Quick Fumbles” for a total of 120 Fumbles/Crits. Rich & Detailed Encounter Add-Ins: 22 New Creatures (unique minions) 63 New, Unique Treasures, Including 6 Item Sets 28 New Hazards & Terrain Powers New Diseases, Crazy Potions & Poisons Buy from RPGNow About Dragon Age 2 Dragon Age II is a role-playing video game developed by Bioware‘s Edmonton studios, and published by Electronic Arts. It is the second major game in BioWare‘sDragon Age franchise. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and Mac OS X on March 8, 2011 in North America, and March 11, 2011 in Europe. Set in the same mythical world introduced in Dragon Age: Origins, the player assumes the role of Hawke, a human mage, warrior, or rogue who arrives in the city of Kirkwall as a lowly refugee but becomes its legendary champion over a turbulent decade of political and social conflict. Buy from the Gamer’s Haven Amazon Store [flgallery id=2 /]

In this episode, we all disagree about what roll-playing vs. role-playing is.  In the Three Parter, Ethan forgets what he wants to talk about, Jeremy does a three part PDF review with The Gamer’s Cookbook, … And Our Tummies Growled, and briefly touches on Magic of the Old West, Strongholds I: The Basics, and Bride of Portable Hole, and Nathan talks a bit about Champions Online: Free For All. Total Running Time on this episode is 94 minutes. About The Gamer’s Cookbook Gamers have a bad habit of stuffing their faces when they game, and most of what they use for stuffing is junk food. And when they do eat something remotely considered a decent meal, they tend to go for expensive take-out; pizza, hoagies, cheesesteaks, chinese, fast food, etc. This short cookbook provides you with a small selection inexpensive recipes that most gamers seem to like. Along with being cheap (costing between $0.82 and $3.00 per person to prepare), these are mostly easy to make, if not fast to prepare, with most of them taking less than a half hour to prepare. Best of all, it isn’t the greasy, fat-filled, high-calorie dietary nightmare they usually consume. Just remember, before attempting any of these recipes, make sure you have an appropriately large pot, something along the lines of 12 to 15 quarts. Otherwise, you may find a tendency to end up with a few servings being fed to your stove and counter. These recipes have been taste tested and found suitable for use on all forms of starving artists, underfed college students, tabletop gamers, youth athletic teams, and some small military units. This product is a test marketing product designed to test the market interest for this sort of product. One final note. This is written by a US resident and uses ingredients common here in the United States and Canada. Don’t foolishly assume any cookbook available online is written according to ingredient availability at your own local grocery store. I have enough bad reviews by residents of other continents angry that they made such an assumption and bought a cookbook they can’t use. Buy from RPGNow About … And Our Tummies Growled Being hungry isn?t fun, whether it’s a character or a player. Unfortunately, you can?t just say ?I eat my rations? and be done with it. That’s where this cookbook comes in. Getting together with a group of friends to game is just like any other activity – food almost always gets involved. Many game sessions run after work, during some meal time, or you simply like to snack while you play. This cookbook is a collection of recipes the author has used for her own gaming sessions and other casual entertaining. There are 35 recipes, one per page, and many have suggestions for variations on the dish. All the recipes in …And Their Tummies Growled are designed to be cooked quickly the day of the game, in a crockpot, or can be done in advance when you have more time. Some of them actually taste better the day after they?re made. None of them require fancy equipment (unless you call a crockpot, food processor or a blender fancy), nor do they have complicated techniques. Additionally, each recipe should cost $3 or less per person, if you buy inexpensive or on sale ingredients. …And Their Tummies Growled is compatable with Acrobat Reader 4.0, and comes in a zip file containing the recipes and two versions of the cover (one in full color, the other greyscale) in seperate PDF’s. The 10 page demo is compatable with Acrobat Reader 5.0, and contains the greyscale cover, table of contents, introduction and four recipes. Buy from RPGNow About Magic of the Old West Cowboys who rely on magic often have their own needs that cannot be met by otherwise more commonly recognized weapons and other items. “Magic of the Old West” includes a variety of magical firearms and accessories to help add flavor to cowboy heroes as they gain levels and power. Buy from RPGNow About[...]

In this episode, we talk a bit about game systems, and running them.  It’s a bit broad and generic, but we get a bit long in the tooth when it comes to Savage Worlds and others.  In the Three Parter, Nathan reviews Dead Space 2, Jeremy talks a little about What He’s Into, and Ethan has a shameless plug … Running Time on this Episode is 83 minutes. About Dead Space 2 Dead Space 2 is a survival horror third-person shooter video game developed by Visceral Games and published by Electronic Arts for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360 andMicrosoft Windows. It is the sequel to Dead Space. Unlike its predecessor, Dead Space 2 has a multiplayer mode. A Collector’s Edition is available for all three platforms. The PlayStation 3 Limited Edition includes Dead Space: Extraction as a PlayStation Move compatible title. About Ex-Illis In Ex illis, you play on a large battlefield divided into ‘zones’ and the units move from one zone to another. On a unit’s turn, you choose between the various actions available to your unit in the Rule Keeper software, such as attacking, charging or casting a spell. The screen then shows the miniatures fighting, blocking or evading hits, so both players can witness the results of their actions on enemy troops. The physical battlefield gives you all the game’s macro information (the General’s view), while the Rule Keeper software shows one zone at a time (the soldier’s view) in more detail (Hit Points left, status effects, etc). This means you create all your strategies by looking at the battlefield, and you feel like you are right in the thick of the action as your troops exchange blows with the enemy. Here’s a brief overview of the gameplay… About KantCon On July 9-11, KantCon 2010 was held at the Johnson County Community College Regnier Center. Over the course of the three days, 110 gamers came from as far away as Mt. Gilead, Ohio to participate in role-playing games, card games, board games, miniatures games, and the kind of camaraderie that all gamers love and enjoy.

In this episode, we take another look at roleplaying and running fear, but not in the same sense as before, way back in an early episode (3 or 4 or something).  We talk a bit about invoking a fear response and doing it responsibly, and a bit about fear in a game. In the Three Parter, Nathan talks a little about What He’s Into with the retro PC game, Pool of Radiance from SSI.  Ethan raves a bit on Conspiracy Theories and how they make games better.  Finally, Jeremy reviews the new AMC television series, The Walking Dead. Running time on this episode is 95 minutes. Commodore version of the box cover for the game About Pool of Radiance Pool of Radiance is a computer role-playing game developed and published by Strategic Simulations, Inc (SSI) in 1988. It was the first adaptation of TSR‘s Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (AD&D or D&D) fantasy role-playing game for home computers. It is the first in a four-part series of D&D computer adventure games. The other games in the “Gold Box” series used the game engine pioneered in Pool of Radiance, as did later D&D titles such as the Neverwinter Nights online game. Pool of Radiance takes place in the Forgotten Realms setting, with the action centered in and around the city of Phlan. Just as in traditional D&D games, the player starts by building a party of up to six characters, deciding race, sex, class and ability scores for each. The player’s party is enlisted to help the city by clearing out the marauding inhabitants which have taken over. The characters move on from one area to another, ultimately confronting the powerful leader of the evil forces. During play the player characters gain experience points, which allow them to increase their capabilities. The game primarily uses a first-person perspective, with the screen divided into sections to display pertinent textual information. During combat sequences, display switches to a top-down perspective. Generally well-received by the gaming press, Pool of Radiance won the Origins Award for “Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1988″. Some reviewers criticized the game’s similarities to other contemporary games and its slowness in places, but praised the game’s graphics and its role-playing adventure and combat aspects. Also well-regarded was the ability to export player characters from Pool of Radiance to subsequent SSI games in the series. About Conspiracy Theories Conspiracy theory was originally a neutral descriptor for any claim of civil, criminal, or political conspiracy. However, it has become largely pejorative and used almost exclusively to refer to any fringe theory which explains a historical or current event as the result of a secret plot by conspirators of almost superhuman power and cunning. Conspiracy theories are viewed with skepticism by scholars because they are rarely supported by any conclusive evidence and contrast with institutional analysis, which focuses on people’s collective behavior in publicly known institutions, as recorded in scholarly material and mainstream media reports, to explain historical or current events, rather than speculate on the motives and actions of secretive coalitions of individuals. Scholars argue that conspiracy theory goes beyond the boundaries of rational criticism when it becomes non-falsifiable. Such a theory is a closed system of ideas which explains away contradictory evidence by claiming that the conspirators themselves planted it. The term conspiracy theory is therefore often used dismissively in an attempt to characterize a belief as outlandishly false and held by a person judged to be a crank or a group confined to the lunatic fringe. Such characterization is often the subject of dispute due to its possible unfairness and inaccuracy. According to political scientist Michael Barkun, conspiracy theories once limited to fringe audiences have become commonplace in mass media. He argues th[...]

About Con on the Cob Con on the Cob is the universe’s most “off the cob” gathering for fans of gaming, science fiction, fantasy, art, comedy music, Japanese animation, cult films, and other assorted aspects of geekdom.  It’s a four day part chock full of fellow fans and like-minded nerds, geeks, gamers, and friends (with the occasional hot chick thrown in for effect).  We’ve got games out the wazoo, a fabulous fantasy and sci-fi art show, the Mama of All Marketplaces, art demos and workshops, seminars and discussions, movies and anime, parties, activities for the kids, one of the world’s most phenomenal lineups of comedy musicians, and a veritable buttload of other amazing entertainments and diversions. This audio file contains interviews with Jodi Black of Beautiful Brains Books and Games, and the wonderful guys from Silvervine Games. [flgallery id=2 /]

We take a a final look at the cooperative worldbuilding system designed by the ClanWebsite.org Dawn of Worlds, a free PDF that can be found here, and finish up the first era.  We take a lot of tangents, as you can see. Alternatively, if that site was to go away, you can click to download the Dawn of Worlds Cooperative World Creation. In this episode, we spend some more time on races and promise to move on to something else. In the Three Parter, Nathan talks a little about what he’s into with retro gaming, Jeremy reviews a few PDFs we were sent by EN Publishing and Three Sages Games, and Ethan raves a bit on Misfit Studios. We end things with some brief random encounters before we let things be. About EN Publishing EN Publishing is the publishing arm of EN World.  EN World is a role-playing game news and reviews website, which has grown from the earlier “Eric Noah’s Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News” site (which was active from 1999-2001). About Three Sages Games Three Sages Games often offers a different twist to our games in a crowded field of game titles. We value game play over flash and many of our titles are geared for family play. Our partners have over 60 combined years of rules tinkering and game playing that is invested into all our games. We are in the middle of California and seek to expand our base of happy customers beyond our local area by providing quality gaming experiences at reasonable prices. Perhaps we will meet you at a store demo or convention this year. About Misfit Studios Misfit Studios is a (currently) small publishing and production company that makes quality products for current game systems. To this end, the company has assembled a fine team of talented people. [flgallery id=2 /]

Ethan had the chance to sit down with T.S. Luikart a little while back. Luikart is a freelance writer for the game industry, and has done design work for Green Ronin’s Red Star Campaign Setting, Skull & Bones, and Mutants & Masterminds games.  Luikart’s work can be seen most recently in Green Ronin’s Dragon Age RPG, specifically Blood in Ferelden and the Dragon Age RPG Set 1. About T.S. Luikart Todd Steven Luikart (born 1971 in San Diego, California) is an American game designer, fantasy author, and poet. He has worked for Black Industries and Green Ronin Publishing and been a game player for over 30 years. About Green Ronin Green Ronin Publishing is a Seattle based company dedicated to the art of great games. Since the year 2000 Green Ronin has established a reputation for quality and innovation that is second to none, publishing such critical favorites as the Freeport Trilogy, Book of the Righteous, Hobby Games: The 100 Best, and theMutants & Masterminds RPG, and winning over 40 awards for excellence. For an unprecented three years running Green Ronin won the prestigious GenCon & EnWorld Award for Best Publisher. About Dragon Age Dragon Age: Origins is a single-player role-playing video game developed by BioWare‘s Edmonton studio and published by Electronic Arts. It is the first game in the Dragon Age franchise. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in November 2009, and for Mac OS X on December 21, 2009. Set in the mythical kingdom of Ferelden during a period of civil strife, the player assumes the role of a warrior, mage or rogue who must unite the kingdom to fight an impending invasion by demonic forces. BioWare describes Dragon Age: Origins as a “dark heroic fantasy set in a unique world”, and a spiritual successor to their Baldur’s Gate series of games, which took place in the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting of the Dungeons & Dragons franchise. Fantasy roleplaying goes back to its dark and gritty roots with the Dragon Age RPG, the latest game from the company that brought you A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying and Mutants & Masterminds. Based on the critically-acclaimed Dragon Age: Origins computer game, theDragon Age RPG brings the excitement of BioWare’s rich fantasy world to the tabletop. Make your own heroes and control your own destiny as a Blight comes to Thedas once again. Buy the Dragon Age: Dark Fantasy Roleplaying, Set 1: for Characters Level 1 to 5 Buy the Dragon Age Game Master’s Kit Buy Dragon Age: Blood in Ferelden [flgallery id=2 /]

Andre takes a look at Pathfinder Warpath from Adamant Entertainment. About Pathfinder Warpath The clash of grand armies comes to your game world! Designed by Hank Woon (Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Core Rulebook, Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Bestiary) and extensively playtested, WARPATH is a complete set of rules designed to give Game Masters and players all the tools they need to run anything from a tiny border skirmish to an all-out epic battle involving thousands of soldiers. The rules can be used for units as small as one to as many as needed, and is designed to be fully compatible with the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game system. Buy Pathfinder Warpath from RPG Now About Adamant Entertainment Adamant Entertainment has been at the forefront of the electronic publishing segment of the entertainment industry for seven years, offering innovation and standard-setting performance for digital delivery of tabletop role-playing games. In 2007, Adamant was featured in an Associated Press article spotlighting the growth of the ePublishing industry, which was carried in publications ranging from the Washington Post to the South China Morning Post, and online via dozens of sites, including CNNMoney, ABCNews.com and the Nintendo Wii News Channel. Adamant Entertainment’s expanding list of properties include the critically-acclaimed Thrilling Tales pulp series and the forthcoming Tales of New Crobuzon, a licensed fantasy role-playing game based in the world of acclaimed author China Miéville. In 2010, Adamant expanded its focus to include other forms of entertainment media, currently developing a number of transmedia webseries properties– which will include tabletop role-playing games, fiction, graphic novels, music, interactive media and other merchandise as part of the overall entertainment experience. [flgallery id=2 /]

Andre takes a look at the Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide from Paizo Publishing About the Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide Players may be the heroes of the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game, but whole worlds rest on the Game Master’s shoulders. Fortunately for GMs, the Pathfinder RPG GameMastery Guide is here to back you up. Packed with invaluable hints and information, this book contains everything you need to take your game to the next level, from advice on the nuts and bolts of running a session to the greater mysteries of crafting engaging worlds and storylines. Whether you’ve run one game or a thousand, this book has page after page of secrets to make you sharper, faster, and more creative, while always staying one step ahead of your players. Buy the Pathfinder Gamemastery Guide from the Gamer’s Haven Amazon Store About Paizo Paizo Publishing®, LLC is a leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, board games, and novels. Paizo’s Pathfinder® line of rules, adventures, sourcebooks, and campaigns combines decades of game design experience into one evocative system compatible with the 3.5 rules. Paizo’sGameMastery® accessories offer easy-to-use tools aimed at improving the tabletop RPG experience. Paizo’s board game imprint unleashes fun, challenging games like Kill Doctor Lucky™ and Yetisburg™ that appeal to both families and casual gamers alike. Paizo’s Planet Stories® line of science fiction and fantasy novels promise thrilling adventure of the like not seen since the legendary pulps. Paizo.com is the leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world. In the seven years since its founding, Paizo Publishing has received more than a dozen major industry awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry. [flgallery id=2 /]

Andre takes a look at the Pathfinder: Freeport Companion from Green Ronin Publishing. About Freeport Companion For a decade now Freeport has stood as one of fantasy gaming’s most distinctive cities. Home to pirates, foul cults, terrifying monsters, vicious gangs, crime lords, and corrupt politicians, Freeport is a dynamic setting that offers a unique blend of high adventure and cosmic horror. Now the City of Adventure returns to its roots with the Freeport Companion: Pathfinder RPG Edition, a rules supplement for the Pirate’s Guide to Freeport. Its 160 pages are packed with all the support you need to run a Freeport campaign with the Pathfinder RPG. In addition to giving game stats for all the city’s major characters, the Freeport Companionprovides new core classes like the corsair and monster hunter, new prestige classes like the musketeer and witch hunter, famous magic items, an insanity system, new spells and incantations, and an introductory adventure. Celebrate 10 years of the City of Adventure with the Freeport Companion: Pathfinder RPG Edition! Buy the Pathfinder Freeport Companion from the Gamer’s Haven Amazon Store About Pathfinder The Pathfinder Roleplaying Game is an evolution of the 3.5 rules set of the world’s oldest fantasy roleplaying game, designed using the feedback of tens of thousands of gamers just like you. Players need only the single 576-page Pathfinder RPG Core Rulebook to play, while the Game Master who controls the action will also want the Pathfinder RPG Bestiary, a massive tome containing more than 350 fantastic foes for your adventurers to face. The Pathfinder RPG is a fully supported roleplaying game, with regularly released adventure modules, sourcebooks on the fantastic world of Golarion, and complete campaigns in the form of Pathfinder Adventure Paths like Council of Thieves and Kingmaker. About Green Ronin Publishing Green Ronin Publishing is a Seattle based company dedicated to the art of great games. Since the year 2000 Green Ronin has established a reputation for quality and innovation that is second to none, publishing such critical favorites as the Freeport Trilogy, Book of the Righteous, Hobby Games: The 100 Best, and theMutants & Masterminds RPG, and winning over 40 awards for excellence. For an unprecented three years running Green Ronin won the prestigious GenCon & EnWorld Award for Best Publisher. [flgallery id=2 /]

We continue using the ClanWebsite.org Dawn of Worlds world creation method, a free PDF that can be found here, and finish up the first era.  We take a lot of tangents, as you can see. Alternatively, if that site was to go away, you can click to download the Dawn of Worlds Cooperative World Creation. This episode came in long as well, and we didn’t take many pictures, so no enhanced podcast this time around.  I will post images as soon as possible, and we’ll have a long slideshow of the development of the world. In the Three Parter, Ethan reviews ICONS from Adamant Publishing, Jeremy talks about the Prince of Wolves, a Pathfinder novel from Paizo Publishing, and Nathan talks about the upcoming Gamer’s Haven Halloween Party. We wrap things up with some random encounters and a new installment of Munchies for Munchkins. About ICONS What kid raised in recent generations hasn’t pretended to be a superhero at some point: worn a cape, “flown” around, bounced imaginary bullets or shot “blasts of power” from hands or eyes? Why not? After all, the superhero is the perfect modern fantasy: powerful, respected, and loved by the public, but with a message of responsibility, duty, truth, and justice that appeals to parents as well as kids. In countless comic books, graphic novels, cartoons, and live-action television shows and films, superheroes continue to thrill and capture our imagination while also celebrating some of our better qualities. Who wouldn’t want to be a hero? With ICONS, you can be! Steve Kenson, the designer of the best-selling Mutants & Masterminds delivers a superpowered new role-playing game, inspired by the fast-playing old-school games and the new generation of narrative role-play! Within its pages are complete rules for character creation, abilities and powers, random adventure generation, a rogue’s gallery of villains, a complete adventure and all the superheroic action you can handle! Buy ICONS from RPGNow Buy ICONS from the Gamer’s Haven Amazon Store About Adamant Publishing Adamant Entertainment has been at the forefront of the electronic publishing segment of the entertainment industry for seven years, offering innovation and standard-setting performance for digital delivery of tabletop role-playing games. In 2007, Adamant was featured in an Associated Press article spotlighting the growth of the ePublishing industry, which was carried in publications ranging from the Washington Post to the South China Morning Post, and online via dozens of sites, including CNNMoney, ABCNews.com and the Nintendo Wii News Channel. Adamant Entertainment’s expanding list of properties include the critically-acclaimed Thrilling Tales pulp series and the forthcoming Tales of New Crobuzon, a licensed fantasy role-playing game based in the world of acclaimed author China Miéville. In 2010, Adamant expanded its focus to include other forms of entertainment media, currently developing a number of transmedia webseries properties– which will include tabletop role-playing games, fiction, graphic novels, music, interactive media and other merchandise as part of the overall entertainment experience. About Pathfinder Tales: Prince of Wolves For half-elven Pathfinder Varian Jeggare and his devil-blooded bodyguard Radovan, things are rarely as they seem. Yet not even the notorious crime-solving duo is prepared for what they find when a search for a missing Pathfinder takes them into the gothic and mist-shrouded mountains of Ustalav. Beset on all sides by noble intrigue, mysterious locals, and the deadly creatures of the night, Varian and Radovan must use both sword and spell to track the strange rumors to their source and uncover a secret of unimaginable proportions, aided in their quest by a pack of sinister werewolves and a mysterious mute priestess. But it’ll take more than merely solving the mystery to finish this job. For shadowy figures have taken note of the pair’s investigations, and the forces of dark[...]

Andre takes a look at the Pathfinder Advanced Player’s Guide from Paizo Publishing. About The Advanced Player’s Guide Explore new and uncharted depths of roleplaying with the Pathfinder RPG Advanced Player’s Guide! Empower your existing characters with expanded rules for all 11 Pathfinder Roleplaying Game core classes and seven core races, or build a new one from the ground up with one of six brand-new, 20-level base classes. Whether you’re designing your own monstrous helpers as an enigmatic summoner, brewing up trouble with a grimy urban alchemist, or simply teaching an old rogue a new trick, this book has everything you need to make your heroes more heroic. Buy the Advanced Player’s Guide from the Gamer’s Haven Amazon Store About Paizo Publishing Paizo Publishing®, LLC is a leading publisher of fantasy roleplaying games, accessories, board games, and novels. Paizo’s Pathfinder® line of rules, adventures, sourcebooks, and campaigns combines decades of game design experience into one evocative system compatible with the 3.5 rules. Paizo’sGameMastery® accessories offer easy-to-use tools aimed at improving the tabletop RPG experience. Paizo’s board game imprint unleashes fun, challenging games like Kill Doctor Lucky™ and Yetisburg™ that appeal to both families and casual gamers alike. Paizo’s Planet Stories® line of science fiction and fantasy novels promise thrilling adventure of the like not seen since the legendary pulps. Paizo.com is the leading online hobby retail store, offering tens of thousands of products from a variety of publishers to customers all over the world. In the seven years since its founding, Paizo Publishing has received more than a dozen major industry awards and has grown to become one of the most influential companies in the hobby games industry. [flgallery id=2 /]

This is a long episode, and you may notice it’s a video download.  That’s because it’s an enhanced podcast.  In this episode we take on ClanWebsite.org Dawn of Worlds world creation method, a free PDF that can be found here. Alternatively, if that site was to go away, you can click to download the Dawn of Worlds Cooperative World Creation. As you can tell, this episode came in long, and it’s only part one … so expect us to continue this series over the next few episodes. In the Three Parter, we have a trio of reviews when Nathan gives us his take on Warhammer Fantasy Battles 8th Edition from Games Workshop, Ethan goes deep into the realm of Dark Sun for Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition, and Jeremy talks briefly about the Mantic Games Kings of War Beta (which can be found here). We have no real random encounters this episode due to the site’s downtime, but Noah did get us a new Munchies 4 Munchkins segment to air, which you’ll find at the end of the episode. Total Running Time on this episode is 149 minutes. [flgallery id=2 /]

In this episode, we’re joined by listener Noah Gibbs, a bona-fide chef from the Culinary Institute of America.  Together, we all talk about feeding your gamers, whether it be in the actual game, or at the gaming table.  In the special Four Parter, Ethan rants on inMotion hosting, Jeremy reviews Victoriana from Cubicle 7, Noah tackles Outbreak Undead from Hunters Books and Apparel, and Nathan reviews some minis he recently got from Mantic Games. About Victoriana The new science has done more than bring incredible technologies into the homes of everyday people. It has brought with it a new way of looking at the world. A way based on observation and logic that threatens the ancient dogma of Aluminat church teachings. Buy Victoriana from RPGNow Buy Victoriana from Noble Knight About Cubicle 7 Cubicle 7 Entertainment is primarily concerned with the gaming and media markets. We publish a variety of games (Role Playing, Card and Board games) based on both original and licenced backgrounds. About Outbreak Undead “Outbreak: Undead” is a Zombie Survival Simulation RPG that is not only fun, but an essential step in surviving the Undead. We at Hunters Books have provided the most dramatic, effective, and above all realistic means in which to (safely) simulate the events of a zombie uprising and try your chances at survival! Buy Outbreak Undead from Hunter Books and Apparel Total Running Time on this episode is 103 minutes. [flgallery id=2 /]

Ethan had the chance to sit down with John Rogers, co-creator of the hit TNT television series, Leverage.  As it happens, John is an avid gamer, and has done many things in the world of gaming.  They had a chance to talk about how Hollywood has influenced his games, and how his games have influenced his work in Hollywood.  Oh, and they talked about Catwoman, too. About John Rogers John Rogers is a screenwriter, comedian, film producer, and comic book writer. Although born in Worcester, Massachusetts, he attended McGill University in Montreal and is better known publicly as a Canadian writer. While at McGill, he wrote for the school’s comedy magazine The Red Herring. Rogers wrote the first draft of the script for the live-action movie Transformers, released in 2007. He wrote an early screenplay for Catwoman and created the cartoon series Jackie Chan Adventures. He also co-wrote the science fiction adventure film The Core. In 2004 Rogers wrote and executive-produced a television pilot based on the graphic novel Global Frequency. Although the pilot was never aired on network television, it achieved brief notoriety when it was leaked onto the internet and accrued an international fan base. He co-created and serves as executive producer for the TNT TV series, Leverage. About Leverage Leverage is an American television drama series on TNT that premiered in December 2008. The series is produced by director/executive producer Dean Devlin’s production company Electric Television. Leverage follows a five-person team of professional thieves, computer experts and con artists, headed up by former insurance investigator, Nathan Ford, who use their skills to right corporate and governmental injustices inflicted on common citizens. Buy Leverage from the Gamer’s Haven Amazon Store Total Running Time on this Episode is 38 minutes. [flgallery id=2 /]