Iteration 134 - Dungeon Medicine

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Happy April Fool's! Ryan tells a tale of pranking his friends. Josh recounts his adventures at Victoria's own Roll for Intiative D&D event, mostly just his elf's lack of a beard. We ask the very important question: what if Kate Moss had a ZZ Top beard? We talk about Ryan's adventures in Minecraft and Dwarf Fortress. And for a main topic, we wanted to ask the question: how to make injuries and wounds more dramatic in a game like D&D? And should we do that?

References and Recommendations:

Er Wang Dong awesome cave thing: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Er_Wang_Dong

Klein Bottle: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Klein_bottle


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Iteration 133 - A Recipe for a Formula

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We start the podcast off with a discussion of alternate universes. We talk about our weekly exploits in Minecraft and Dungeons & Dragons. Then we have a discussion about how an in-story prophecy is like a meta-story formula. Trust me, we wrap it all up by the end.


Cern and Alternate Universes:
http://ca.ign.com/articles/2015/03/22/miniature-black-holes-could-prove-parallel-universes-claim-scientists

Relativistic Swimming:
http://www.scientificamerican.com/article/surprises-from-general-relativity/

Philadelphia Experiment:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia_Experiment

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Iteration 132 - Death and Legos

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Happy Pi Day! Josh attempts speaking German, and we end up making fun of Sweden. Do you really want the Swedish chef by your side in a crisis? We both share our experiences in Minecraft: Ryan plays with Tinker's Construct, and Josh experiments with ranching and cattle slaughterhouses. Ryan makes plans for GottaCon 2016, and we get excited about new free stuff coming from Wizards of the Coast. We propose D&D wands re-skinned as rolls of duck tape. Josh extols the virtues of creative collaboration. And for a main topic, we watched the Lego Movie. We talk about teamwork, and why it's hard to make it look meaningful in an action movie. We talk about the philosophy of Lego, and why it's a capitalist's ideal play medium.


References and Recommendations:

The Tao Manifesto:
http://www.tauday.com/tau-manifesto

Tinker's Construct:
http://www.minecraftforum.net/forums/mapping-and-modding/minecraft-mods/2218638-tinkers-construct

GottaCon Discussion Panels 2015:
https://geekypleasures.com/2015/03/gottacon-2015-diversity-panel-podcast-god-and-the-game-religious-inclusion-and-accommodation-in-gaming/

Roll for Initiative Victoria:
http://www.eventbrite.ca/e/roll-for-initiative-tickets-15951496355

Wind Dukes of Aaqa:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_Dukes_of_Aaqa


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Iteration 131 - The Merits of Stupidity

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In this episode, Josh and Ryan talk about how to properly defend Erebor, and keeping dwarves awake at night, and how to manage their alcohol intake. Ryan does interior decorating in Minecraft.

And for our main topic, the Merits of Stupidity. Josh and Ryan come up with a surprising amount of instances in which it's better to be stupid. We refer to quotes from: Socrates, Dilbert, Lovecraft, John Wayne, Queen, and Michael J Fox.

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Iteration 130 - Inspiration and Motivation

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Josh recounts some of his experiences at GottaCon 2015. We remember Leonard Nimoy. We talk more about GottaCon, and the inspiration required to be an adventure writer. We veer off into art criticism talk. Then we get back to inspiration, and how it's applied in D&D. We talk about how a character in a story might gain an extra bit of focus, or an extra boost of effort in order to accomplish some vital task.

GottaCon: Victoria's Gaming Convention
http://www.gottacon.com/

For GottaCon Panels uploads, bother Jules:
http://julessherred.com/

Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics:
http://scottmccloud.com/2-print/1-uc/