Iteration 217 - Succession and Transition of Power

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Esquimalt to get a new TV studio space, so the entertainment industry in Victoria is expanding! We talk a bit about the return of the Necromancer class into Diablo, and about how we think a company decides which content to monetize, and which content to make free. Ryan achieves all the achievements for Samhain in the Secret World. Zoey reviews Alice and Wonderland, with a little help from her dad. And for our main topic, well we just couldn't resist the US election, so we try to put a storytelling slant on it. We talk about voting systems like the electoral college. We talk about how power is gained, held, and maintained in our fantasy realms.

References and Recommendations:

Tres Laughin with Josh TreLeaven: https://treslaffin.blogspot.com

Made You Look Media: https://vimeo.com/madeyoulookmedia

Iteration 206 - Being Poisoned Sucks

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We talk about whether and why the film Kung Fu Panda was a better representation of Chinese culture than some Chinese-made films. Then Ryan brings us a conspiracy notion questioning how we know whether the little details haven't been altered. From inventing a fictional baseball player and inserting him or her into history, to inventing an entire new historical sport. We share our adventures in simulations this week: Josh watches Event Horizon and plays Dwarf Fortress. Ryan gets food poisoning and is inspired to talk about poison in role-playing games and stories.

References and Recommendations:

Kung Fu Panda (2008 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0441773/

Kung Fu Panda Should Have Been Made in China (2008 article): http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/07/11/AR2008071103281.html

Event Horizon (1997 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0119081/

Iteration 200 - Magic with Personality

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We start with a discussion about why we think movies bomb at the box office. Then Ryan and Zoey review Finding Dory (2016 film). Josh reports on Love and Friendship (2016 film). Then Ryan points out all the plot holes in Men in Black 3.

Then we talk about how summoning monsters from other planes works, on a technical level, and the variants in which you can summon the same version of the monster every time. And we conclude with a discussion about intelligent or semi-intelligent magic items, and how to deal with them as players, DMs, and storytellers.

References and Recommendations:

Finding Dory (2016 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2277860/

Love and Friendship (2016 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3068194/

Lindybeige: https://www.youtube.com/user/lindybeige

Iteration 181 - Primordial Alphabet Soup

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We start by discussing the sport of boxing, and Josh gives his thoughts on his first boxing lesson. We talk about the evolutionary origins of play and sport. Then we turn to a weird tangent about drinking milk and playing sports. Then why do we eat so much of animals but so rarely ever drink animal blood? Then we talk about evolution, how it works, and what it means for making simulations. And will humans ever go extinct? Finally, Ryan rants about how people don't think enough.


References and Recommendations:

James Naismith, the inventor of basketball: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Naismith

Vibrating Football Game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OJI9sFJ9RXQ

Iteration 159 - Fused and Confused

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We celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day! Then we talk about how to set up your own island nation. We talk about how characters move from interesting to non-interesting. As a writer, should you kill off an interesting character before they become boring? Ryan watches the Dragonball Z movie. And for our main topic, we discuss fused characters. We talk about when two characters get squished into one, like symbiotes. Or like when a writer decides to fuse them. Or when you're playing a role-playing game and someone doesn't show.


References and Recommendations:

DragonBall Evolution (2009 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1098327/

What We Did on Our Holiday (2014 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2725962/

Iteration 150 - Walrus Yes

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In this iteration of the podcast, we recount our adventures in games and movies. Minecraft, Whiplash, the Shadow of the Cat, and Tusk. We have an extended conversation about the Kevin Smith film "Tusk". We cover topics ranging from acting skills to realistically extracting a man from a walrus suit, to American tourists. Spamburgers. And we find out what kind of food Ryan thinks they would have in Mongolia.


References and Recommendations:

Whiplash (film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt2582802/

The Shadow of the Cat (film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055438/

Tusk (2014 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3099498/

Iteration 147 - Castles

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In this iteration of the podcast, Ryan breaks the Tragedy of the Commons. We talk about our week in Dungeons and Dragons and Minecraft and Internet Television. Ryan talks about battling a second-in-command bad guy. And for our main topic, we go with castles, strongholds, and fortresses, and how they might appear in stories.

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Iteration 144 - Stinging Nettle Vampire Hunting

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We start the podcast with a bit of talk about tunneling and artificial islands. We talk about television finales, prompted by the recent season finale of Community. We talk about pilots, and the need for punchlines. We talk a bit about Age of Ultron, and romance in movies, namely the romance between Bruce Banner and Black Widow.

References and Recommendations:

Lookwell (TV pilot) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dBQ3HbB0c8Y

Medicine Man (film starring Sean Connery) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0104839/

Vampire Hunter D (film) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vampire_Hunter_D