Thursday, June 30, 2016

Iteration 199 - With Allies Like These



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Josh recounts some of his recent times spent as a Dungeon Master at Roll for Initiative in Victoria. Then we talk about how games like Minecraft get updates these days. Josh watches Man on the Moon. Ryan recounts some of his adventures in The Secret World. Then we discuss an article on elements for creepypasta stories. And our main topic this week is about Friends and Allies, what to do with them as a DM and what to do with them as a player, and the constraints of a work of fiction or a role-playing game in dealing with so many allies.

References and Recommendations:

Roll for Initiative: http://www.rollforinitiative.ca/

Man on the Moon (1999 film): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Man_on_the_Moon_(film)

The Secret World (MMORPG): http://www.thesecretworld.com/

CreepyPasta: https://venngage.com/blog/creepypasta/

Wednesday, June 22, 2016

Iteration 198 - The Town That Wasn't There




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In this, our very special Summer Solstice iteration, we talk about getting to the halfway point of the year of celebrity deaths. After that, Ryan brings us a conspiracy theory rooted in local happenings to us in Victoria. Then we get onto a tangent about The Town That Wasn't There. Josh reports on watching The Maze Runner, and Ryan reports on watching Fury Road. Then we talk about different kinds of zombies, and monsters in Dungeons & Dragons.


References and Recommendations:

Roll for Initiative: http://www.rollforinitiative.ca/

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1392190/

Maze Runner (2014 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1790864/

Monday, June 13, 2016

Iteration 197 - The Animal Singularity and Other Topics



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We start our show off with banter about Math class versus French class. Then we move onto a discussion of the Warcraft movie. Whether or not it's better to make a film to appeal only to fans. And how we would make a D&D movie if it was up to us. Then we talk about Kevin Smith's new movie Yoga Hosers. Josh gets addicted to Cookie Clicker. Ryan watches an old movie called The Pillow of Death and has a beef about its ending in which the wrong characters end up as a couple at the end. And Josh shares a thought about the Animal Singularity.

References and Recommendations:

Warcraft (2016 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0803096/

Yoga Hosers (2016 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3838992/

The Pillow of Death (1950 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037989/

Monday, June 6, 2016

Iteration 196 - Optimal Number of Murder Suspects



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We start off with a bit of talk about the theatrical and storytelling nature of boxing, in light of the passing of Muhammad Ali. For our main topic this week, Ryan watched Calling Doctor Death, and we wonder whether there's an optimal number of suspects for a murder mystery on film or in books. Then in the course of this, we invent a setting for a Western in which every citizen is required to have killed someone.


References and Recommendations:

Cookie Clicker: http://orteil.dashnet.org/cookieclicker/

Calling Dr. Death (1943 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0035706/