Iteration 014 - Furnishing your Elemental Plane - 11 Dec 2012

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Discussion Question: When you make a simulation for entertaining people, should you deliberately leave room for fan content?
Discussion Question: How to furnish your elemental planes?

References and Recommendations:
Creepy Pasta
Brotherhood of the Wolf

Iteration 013 - Misfortune Comes to the Delve - 4 Dec 2012

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Discussion Topic: Bad Luck
Second Discussion Topic: Non-violent challenges
Third Discussion Topic: What have we learned?

Iteration 012 - Combat Roles and DM Bribes - 27 Nov 2012

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Discussion Topic: What of Combat Roles in role-playing games?
Second Discussion Topic: Bribing the Dungeon Master.


Recommended reading: we recommend that you track down the following comics from days gone by:

Dick Tracy
Calvin and Hobbes
The Far Side

Iteration 011 - When Being a Noob Is Better - 20 Nov 2012

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Discussion Topics: Ryan gets back from Las Vegas and the Hoover Dam.
Topic Two: Getting stuck in the rules of the game, or why it's better to be a noob. And how to rise above it.
Topic Three: How do mimes portray beauty?

Culture mentioned in this podcast:
Watchmen http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watchmen
Dwarf Fortress http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dwarf_Fortress

Iteration 010 - Dwarven Cupid - 8 Nov 2012

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Ryan's moment of illumination: dolphins mimicking human speech
Discussion Topic: Fictional Holidays
Second Discussion Topic: How mythological do you want your game setting to be?


Mentioned in this Iteration: 

Homer's world: The Mediterranean in a bowl
Popehat

Iteration 009 - Our Pet Projects - 6 Nov 2012

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Nanowrimo! nanowrimo.org
Gotham by Gaslight: http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/batman-gotham-by-gaslight

Ryan's Illumination: Why did Disney buy Lucasfilm?
Discussion Topic: Doing character profiles and backgrounds
Discussion Topic: When using an established setting, do you use the established characters, like Elminster?

Iteration 008 - Neanderthal, Moses, and Fairies - 30 Oct 2012

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Discussion: Sasquatch, Neanderthals, and Moses
Ryan's Conspiracy Moment
Discussion Topic: Range versus focus in a roleplaying game system.
Discussion Question: Fairies, demons, aliens; what will we fear in 500 years?

References:

William Shatner Weird or What http://natgeotv.com/ca/william-shatners-weird-or-what
The Barenaked Ladies cover Lovers in a Dangerous Time http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lovers_in_a_Dangerous_Time

Other Podcasts Referenced:
Smodcast.com
Penn's Sunday School George Takei interview http://pennsundayschool.com/