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 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/

Iteration 194 - Righteous Anger and Good Guy Rivalries

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In this iteration of the Simulationist podcast, Ryan gives us his thoughts on the Neverending Story Part III. He also reviews a movie called "Sssssss" and we get a review from Zoey on Monster High. And a short review of Dragonball Z Resurrection F. We also talk about our adventures in Minecraft. Josh recaps the season finale of Grey's Anatomy.

For our main topic, we talk about rivalries between good and powerful heroes who nevertheless seem to have beefs with each other. We then spill over into a discussion about why Superman doesn't spend more of his time stopping accidents.

References and Recommendations:

Neverending Story III (1994 film) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0110647/

Sssssss (1973 film) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0070622/

Monster High: Haunted (2015 film) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4137924/ 

Dragonball Z Resurrection F (2015 film) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt3819668/

Grey's Anatomy (TV series) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0413573/

Iteration 189 - Monsters on the Big Screen

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In this iteration of the podcast, we ask if Ryan was a member of the Paw Patrols, which dog would he be? Ryan's conspiracy moment: muffins are actually three-dimensional cookies. This leads us into a discussion of physics. We talk about visual changes in Blizzard's Overwatch game. We recount our own personal weekly adventures in simulations. We talk about Marvel's weird villain Ruby Thursday. And for our main topic, we were inspired by Ryan's watching of King Kong vs Godzilla, and we wonder why we don't see more screen time for monsters in monster movies?

Iteration 188 - Hag Trouble

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In this week's iteration: we talk about the influence of entertainment companies on politics, and also the game of politics. We compare politics to Call of Cthulhu, Pac-man, and Dwarf Fortress. Josh discovers the joy of forest fires in Minecraft. And recounts his day as an actor in a web short. Ryan plays more of the Secret World and Marvel's Avenger's Alliance. And for our main topic, Ryan delves into Ravenloft, discovering some untold stories of hags, and we ponder why these stories have been left untouched. We talk a bit about the concept of ugliness and beauty, in light of the archetypal hag.

References and Recommendations:

The Age of Persuasion (CBC show) http://www.cbc.ca/ageofpersuasion/

Iteration 138 - Superstitions

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Ryan gushes some more about the upcoming Avengers movie. We examine some of the mechanics of Spider-Man. Ryan relates his experience with guilt as a motivating factor for our heroes in video games, with regard to The Secret World video game. And for a main topic, we talk about superstitions, their origins, and how they can be used in a magical setting.


References and Recommendations:

The Secret World: http://www.thesecretworld.com/
The Stanley Parable: http://www.stanleyparable.com/
Cicadas and Prime Numbers: http://io9.com/5895840/why-do-cicadas-know-prime-numbers
Weasel Hunting Dance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xsGs6oEGxJM

Iteration 080 - Zombie Sasquatch, or Sasquatch Zombies?

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In this iteration, Josh and Ryan talk about world events and how they relate to storytelling and gameplay. Josh leaks more hints about the Collectable Trading Card Game he's working on. Ryan plays Marvel Avengers Alliance and discusses his frustration at random drops. Ryan demands alternative weird storylines from his X-Com games, expanding into ghosts, zombies, and zombie sasquatch. And Ryan asks how you can make your readers and players care more about their characters.

Discussion Topic: Playing as a squad in a game, as opposed to the singular hero, or the massive army. In particular, how does a player manage to care about each individual member of a squad?

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References and Recommendations:

Dave Morris: davemorrisisa.com

Marvel: Avengers Alliance http://www.facebook.com/avengersalliance

Tri-Stat Universal Game System: http://tristat.wikispaces.com/

Community: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mn-X090DpOE

Iteration 077 - Wielding Believable Monsters

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Iteration 067 - Continuity and the Wolfman's Brain

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References and Recommendations:

Questionable Content Web Comic http://questionablecontent.net/


Discussion Topic: Keeping Continuity: how important is it really?


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