Iteration 169 - How Villains Die

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In this iteration of the show, we discuss Nanowrimo, the Grey Cup, and Captain Jack Sparrow. Plus Ryan's weird dream creatures. And for our main topic, we discuss epic death options for the villains of our stories.

Iteration 168 - The Infinite Palette of Character Creation

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In this episode: we brainstorm some chalk ideas for Minecraft, enthuse about the shows we've watched, and the games we played. We talk about the kinds of computer code that is going to bring about the Singularity. Ryan likes Pacific Rim (2013 film). And for our main topic, character creation and the infinite palette, we talk about extremely non-standard characters, defining the limits of what counts as a character.


References and Recommendations:

Vikes Improv. https://www.facebook.com/VikesImprov/

Pacific Rim (2013 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1663662/

Tri-Stat Role-playing system: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tri-Stat_dX

Iteration 167 - The Flourishing Desolate Wasteland

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In this episode: Link (from Legend of Zelda) now has a sister. Fallout 4 released, but Josh and Ryan play their old games instead. Wooly Mammoths. What happens to whale bodies when they die in the ocean? "I prefer the radium." Space Monks. We even get into the bioethics of setting up shop in a so-called wasteland that might actually have life in it.

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Iteration 166 - Robots in Simulations

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In this iteration: Update on our nanowrimo projects (spoiler: we procrastinated). Ryan comes up with a right-wing conspiracy theory. We play hardball with Warren Buffett on the ship of fools that is Las Vegas? Josh and Ryan play video games and watch TV. Ryan reviews the Mr. Peabody and Sherman movie. Our main discussion topic is just about robots. Robots as characters, robots versus aliens, robots as bad guys, and robots as loot and treasure.



References and Recommendations:

National Novel Writing Month: http://nanowrimo.org/

Kathy's vlog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kQ5QmD8UbQ

Mr. Peabody and Sherman (2014 film) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0864835/

Girl Genius (webcomic) http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php

Iteration 165 - Clone Club

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In this iteration, we talk about the Halloween that just happened, and mutant chicken trees. Ryan favourably reviews The Man With the Iron Fists film. We talk about our plans for National Novel Writing Month. Ryan comes up with a conspiracy theory on time travellers leaving old coins in his tip jar. Which leads to our main scenario, we invent a scenario in which we discover temporal duplicates of ourselves.

The Man with the Iron Fists (2012 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1258972/

National Novel Writing Month: http://nanowrimo.org/

Iteration 164 - Mascots, Faces, and Figureheads

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We start off by arguing whether or not movie theatres will still exist in ten years. Then we talk about our hopes for Star Wars Episode Seven. We talk about improv, video games, comic books, and more video games. Ryan rants about how much he hated the film adaptation of Ouija. And for our main topic, we talk a bit about having a personality who represents an adventuring party, or any other group really.

References and Recommendations:

Whale Rider (2002 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0298228/

Atlantis (2001 animated film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0230011/

Dracula (1931 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021814/

Ouija (2014 film) (Ryan actually did not recommend): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1204977/

IF Con: http://ifconvictoria.com/

Come and join us at Roll for Initiative Victoria: http://www.rollforinitiative.ca/

Iteration 163 - The Hero and the Office

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We open the episode with a brief discussion about time travel. We then note the Canadian federal election happening the day after this recording. Josh plays Don't Starve, and reports on a Paper Street Theatre show. Ryan reports on Metropolis, the 1927 film. And for our main topic, we talk about the office as a setting for adventures and stories in general, and what function the office plays in an exciting or funny story.

References and Recommendations:

Paper Street Theatre: http://www.paperstreettheatre.ca/

Metropolis (1927 film): http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0017136/

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

IFCon: http://ifconvictoria.com/

National Novel Writing Month: http://nanowrimo.org/