The Canon Puncture Show

Canon Puncture 79: Game Advocates – Little Fears

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:24:01 +0000

This episode features Arnold Cassell talking about why he loves the controversial indie RPG called Little Fears.

Canon Puncture Actual Play 10: Inspectres pt. 3

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:42:44 +0000

Welcome back to Canon Puncture Actual Play! In this episode the newly created Inspectres continue investigating their first job. This is from an Inspectres game run by Rich Rogers at a Jacksonville con called Rapier Con. The players are Desiree, Seth, Chris and Roy (Seth has to leave the game early during this episode; Telka will be [...]

Canon Puncture Actual Play 9: Inspectres pt. 2

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 10:58:56 +0000

Welcome back to Canon Puncture Actual Play! In this episode the newly created Inspectres take their first job. This is from an Inspectres game run by Rich Rogers at a Jacksonville con called Rapier Con. The players are Desiree, Seth, Chris and Roy (we’re later joined by Telka, but she isn’t in this recording). The promo is a [...]

Canon Puncture 78: Extreme Dunder Mifflin at GenCon 09

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 15:36:13 +0000

This episode features the second half of Mick’s chat with Mario Dongu and David Moore at GenCon 09. Mario talks in-depth about the new X-treme Dungeon Master book from Tracy and Curtis Hickman, and also saves some love for Gregor Hutton’s A.D. 316. Mick brings up the Role Playing Girl ‘zine he bought at the [...]

Canon Puncture Actual Play 8: Inspectres pt. 1

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:29:39 +0000

Welcome back to Canon Puncture Actual Play. This episode is the franchise creation piece of an Inspectres game run by Rich Rogers at a Jacksonville con called Rapier Con. The players are Desiree, Seth, Chris and Roy (we’re later joined by Telka, but she isn’t in this recording). Any feedback on Rich’s con GMing would be welcome (it [...]

Canon Puncture 77: The Glock Under the Toilet at GenCon

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:17:11 +0000

In this episode we feature the first half of a GenCon conversation that Mick had with David Moore and Mario Dongu, focusing primarily on Epidiah Ravochol’s new rpg Time and Temp. Show Notes The Game Master Show Time and Temp, Dread and Trial and Terror at The Imagination Sweatshop All Games Considered This episode sponsored by RPGNow

Canon Puncture 76: GenCon 09 Wrap-Up

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 14:53:41 +0000

Rich and Mick are joined by new guest-host Arnold Cassell to report on Mick and Arnold’s recent excursion to GenCon Indy ‘09. And a good time is had by all. Read on for show notes … Show Notes Indie Press Revolution A Penny for My Thoughts Thou Art But a Warrior Polaris Panty Explosion Mist Robed Gate Misery Bubblegum How We Came to Live [...]

Canon Puncture 75: The Secret Railroad to Metagame Keys

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 13:32:10 +0000

Have some fun with Mick-n-Rich before you head to GenCon. First we cover some interesting news and then we break down our thoughts on two bits of Canoneer Booty we collected from around the aether, one on railroading without railroading and another on giving out in-game resource rewards for out-of-game social behavior. Show Notes CP News: Hey, I [...]

Canon Puncture 74: Jerks at the Table and Their Looong Backstories

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:40:57 +0000

Rich is joined by Judd Karlman to discuss jerky players, overblown backstories, and 4th Edition hacking that does not involve slashing. Notes available after the cut: Notes: Nerd Watching: Ejecting Jerks via Dungeon Mastering by Nicholas Judd mentions the Brilliant Gameologists series on avoiding kicking people out of groups (eps 36-39). Character Development Happens In-Game via Life and Times of [...]

Canon Puncture 73: Shark-Jumps and Hobby Hangups

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:10:44 +0000

Rich and Mick gather to share thoughts on a few nifty tidbits of roleplaying media. Seventy-Three down, and miles to go before we sleep. Oh, and congrats to All Games Considered for a well-deserved Ennie nod. (that’s not mentioned in this episode, I’m just including it here because, you know, note-writer’s prerogative and all that.) Show [...]

Canon Puncture 72: A Penny for Paul Tevis

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 13:21:50 +0000

Rich chats with Ennie-winning RPG podcaster, raconteur and game designer Paul Tevis about Paul’s newly-released game A Penny for My Thoughts.

Canon Puncture 71: My First Death

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 13:47:30 +0000

Rich, Mick and Judd are back for more inspired discussion drawn from rpg blog posts and news bits. Wanna know what we talked about? Well, listen to the show, willya? And if you want show notes, then jump down past the ‘read the rest’ and check ‘em out. Show Notes Free RPG Day Q Workshop Orky Dice RapierCon Inspectres JiffyCon Cool Situation [...]

Canon Puncture 70: Your Game Says Something

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:16:22 +0000

Rich and Mick are joined once again by Judd Karlman for the 70th installment of CPS, and of course that means lots of interesting conversation ensues about Fight On! magazine, giving characters depth, alternatives to experience points, and the ups and downs of the notion of escapism in fiction and roleplaying - and if ya stick [...]

Canon Puncture 69: Irrelevant Shared Consortiums

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 26 May 2009 15:07:58 +0000

Rich and Mick return for the 69th voyage of CPS and scratch their itch to climb up on soapboxes and shout about stuff. There’s some news about other podcasts, a little bit about D&D Insider, and then some discussion about the irrelevance of the rpg industry in relation to what actually happens at the table. [...]

Canon Puncture 68: If I am the Killy-est Dude …

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 18 May 2009 18:21:38 +0000

Rich and Mick gather to discuss two weeks’ worth of interesting and mind-boggling RPG tidbits culled from the digital aether. As a special treat in the last segment, Ogre Whiteside and Mickey Schulz join in the fun. Show notes await beyond the cut: Show Notes Items of Discussion: The Untapped Potential of Technology – from Mad Brew Labs The [...]

Canon Puncture 67: Tell Us, Tellas

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 05 May 2009 02:47:42 +0000

Another edition of Fun with Mick-n-Rich dive-bombs you with tales of grand schemes, great blog posts, and heaping bucketfulls of enthusiasm. Join us for episode 67! This episode is proudly sponsored by RPGNow. Well, okay, we have no idea if they’re proud of it, really … but they ARE sponsoring it. Go give ‘em some love. Show [...]

Canon Puncture 66: Jason Morningstar on Fiasco

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 19:47:46 +0000

Jason Morningstar of Bully Pulpit Games joins Rich for a discussion on Jason’s upcoming game Fiasco. This episode is sponsored by RPGNow.com Check out Bully Pulpit Games for Jason’s other great games, including Grey Ranks and The Shab-al-Hiri Roach!

Canon Puncture 65: Changing How We Daydream

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 13 Apr 2009 18:02:07 +0000

Rich, Mick, and Norwood are joined once again by honorary canoneer Judd Karlman for an engaging discussion about what whet our rpg appetites last week. Be sure to “read the rest” and comment with your own impressions and follow the links contained in the show notes. Show Notes: Rest in Peace, Dave Arneson Ken Hite’s Out of the [...]

Canon Puncture 64: Ten-Foot Poles

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 15:15:33 +0000

Rich and Mick are joined once again by Judd Karlman for a rousing discussion of play experiences, opinions, and ideas inspired by the following bits of treasure we gleaned during the last week of March. Episode 64 is unleashed!: But I’m Your Long Lost Brother! from Bonescroll Demihuman Oddities from Grognardia Skill Resolution from Keep on the [...]

Canon Puncture 63: Cargo Cults

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 14:12:11 +0000

Recorded on March 26th. Rich and special guest Judd Karlman (from Sons of Kryos) bring you the best of the week's booty and Ryan Macklin stops by to talk with Rich about hacking modules.

Canon Puncture 62: A Corpse of Course

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 23 Mar 2009 15:23:08 +0000

Episode 62 of Canon Puncture features an offering of newsy bits from the Three Canoneers and a discussion that Rich had with Ryan Macklin about NPC scenes. So don't say we no longer offer meaty content, folks because hey, we've got the Macklinator on board.

Canon Puncture 61: License to Roll

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 01:49:24 +0000

Recorded on March 5th. Rich and Mick gather to bring you the best of the week's booty while Norwood stays back on land helping a friend move.

Canon Puncture 60: Don’t Confuse “Modern” with “Better”

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Fri, 06 Mar 2009 18:47:08 +0000

In this episode, the Three Canoneers jump aboard the newly re-fitted HMS Canon Puncture and take her out for a shakedown trip into the aether. In our new format we run through a slew of news items and interesting rpg-related bits that we want to discuss and share with you.

A Canon Puncture Special: GM’s Day Message

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:33:06 +0000

On this "holiday" of GM's Day, Rich shares some thoughts about some GMs who have inspired him

Canon Puncture 59: Taste the Change

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 18:24:09 +0000

the cpst-logo1Three Canoneers discuss a whole new format for the big show, one we're really excited about! It's kinda like a second 'episode 0' highlighting our intentions for Canon Puncture starting with Episode 60 (which will be kinda like a second 'episode 1').

Canon Puncture 58: Playing the CP Way – Scenes

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 16 Feb 2009 10:46:05 +0000

The Canoneers review their styles of play from their years of playing RPGs, giving some advice and examples on how to frame and play through scenes. This episode is sponsored by RPGnow

Canon Puncture 57: Kenneth Hite and Cthulhu

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 17:11:20 +0000

CPS # 57 At GenCon Indy 2008, Rich Rogers picks Ken Hite’s brain about Cthulhu in games and horror gaming in general. This episode is sponsored by RPGnow NOTES: Adventures into Darkness Trail of Cthulhu Dubious Shards Where the Deep Ones Are Promo: Buffy Between the Lines

Canon Puncture 56: Playing the CP Way – Characters

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 19:14:34 +0000

The Canon Puncture Show #56: Playing the Canon Puncture Way, part 1 Catch-up Segment: Chris Perrin has left the building… Norwood is reading Sandman and Hellboy graphic novels Rich is working on Making the Bigs Mick gives a micro-review of Hard Boiled Cultures by One Bad Egg. (find it on RPGnow.com) Playing the Canon Puncture Way, pt. 1: CharacterThe [...]

Canon Puncture 55: Best RPG Moments ‘08 and Resolutions ‘09

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 05:02:37 +0000

CPS 55: Best RPG Moments of ‘08 and Resolutions for ‘09 The Four Canoneers gather to reflect on the best rpg moments of 2008 and share resolutions for 2009. Show notes forthcoming. Discuss the episode on the forums

Canon Puncture 54: Gifts, Species and Adam Dray

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 06:35:54 +0000

CPS 054, Last Second Gifts, Playing Different Species and Adam Dray Direct Download the episode or play it with the link above. Discuss it on the CP forums