Virtual Play
A podcast of roleplaying games
Topics: Actual Play, Gaming Advice
Website: http://virtualplay.podbus.com
A podcast of roleplaying games
| Episode Name | Time | Release Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 33: Dexcon Recap, Part 2 | 08/23/2008 | More RPG actual play from Dexcon 11, July 2008. This is the second half of the Dexcon recap show. In it, my brother Bill and I discuss the games we played at Dexcon which included Traveller, Ganakagok, Blossoms Are Falling, Beasthunters, With Great Power, Serial, and Dungeons and... | |
| Episode 32: Dexcon Recap, Part 1 | 54:35 | 08/16/2008 | Actual Play from Dexcon XI, July 2008 I had a great time at Dexcon last month, and my brother Bill and I spent some time talking about the various games over Skype. I’ve broken our conversation and associated game excerpts into two shows. This show covers Bill’s “I,... |
| Episode 31: Origins Replay | 52:15 | 07/13/2008 | Roleplaying game highlights from Origins Game Fair, 2008 I played a relatively wide mix of roleplaying games at Origins, at least in chronological terms. The games ranged from one of the oldest, Classic Traveller, to a couple new ones that are still in development: Serial, by Michael and Kat... |
| Episode 30: Overheard at Origins | 17:14 | 07/07/2008 | Players discuss a variety of role-playing games. Listening to the audiofiles of games from Origins, I’ve found that at the end of the Nine Worlds game Paul Czege ran, Paul and the players, Bill White, Cary Collett, and Phil and Jen Lewis spent about fifteen minutes talking about their... |
| Episode 29: Dungeons & Dragons 4E | 23:49 | 06/07/2008 | A first look at Dungeons & Dragons 4E using the introductory adventure ‘Keep on the Shadowfell’ Last week I was the ‘Dungeon Master’ as my friends and I tried out the Keep on the Shadowfells adventure. I enjoyed the game; it was fun to be once again playing the game... |
| Episode 28: Making Characters Awesome | 33:34 | 05/03/2008 | Game excerpts highlighting things that can interfere with player characters being awesome. I’ve come to a realization about why I play roleplaying games. I like the intrinsic reward of seeing my character be ‘awesome’ in play. And I like to run games to give players that same... |
| Episode 27: Player Stance | 28:09 | 04/01/2008 | The purpose of this episode is to point out some of the different stances players use in the portrayal of their characters. I think my ‘default’ stance is author stance, but I enjoy shading to actor stance and director stance, too. I may drift into director stance too... |