The Canon Puncture Show

Canon Puncture 123: At Our Tables

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 26 Jan 2012 05:44:30 +0000

Rich and Arnold sit down to catch up on the myriad of games they’re playing. Of particular note is Arnold’s Dread hack and how he used it to bridge a gap of time in the campaign. Rich just blathers on about the Skype and play-by-forum games he’s playing. Arnold’s Dread questions can be found [...]

Canon Puncture 122: Monster of the Week RPG

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 23:16:44 +0000

Rich interviews Michael Sands about his upcoming RPG Monster of the Week. This exciting modern day hunter game (that isn’t made by White Wolf, Jarvis) is coming soon. Get a beta copy and even more cool goodies by pledging on his Indie Go Go campaign (which ends January 29, 2012). Monster of the Week Indie [...]

Canon Puncture 121: 2011 Wrap-Up

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sat, 31 Dec 2011 15:28:52 +0000

Welcome to our annual year-end wrap-up!

Canon Puncture 120: Game Advocates – Dirty Secrets

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:51:33 +0000

Game Advocates is a series of interviews about a single game, not with the game designer(s) but with people who have thoroughly played the game. In Game Advocates we ask about how the game plays, what’s fun about it, possible pitfalls for new players, and why this and not another game. This episode’s advocate is [...]

Canon Puncture 119: Fifth Season Primer

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:07:39 +0000

We're BACK! We're switching some things up for the fifth season of the show, so Arnold and I sat down to catch up and then talk about what's in store for you. We have a Google Plus Group now (look for Canon Puncture in G+) and we're still on Facebook and as always, we have a forum on the wonderful rpgcrosstalk.webs.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Canon Puncture 118: Kickstart Zombies, Run!

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 06 Oct 2011 03:05:03 +0000

Rich sits down with Adrian Hon of Six to Start and writer Naomi, the brains behind the upcoming smartphone running RPG called Zombies, Run! The Kickstarter ends the morning of October 10th, so check it out now! http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sixtostart/zombies-run-a-running-game-and-audio-adventure-for?ref=live

Gearing up for Season Five!

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 18:48:42 +0000

That’s right, don’t call it a pod-fade! Arnold and I will begin recording episodes for season five of the Diana Jones Award nominated Canon Puncture show and it is going to be the best season ever! We will be continuing the popular Game Avocates series where we talk to regular every day gamers about an [...]

Canon Puncture 117: Jarad Shares the Love

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 31 Jul 2011 13:09:43 +0000

Arnold and Rich have a chat over Skype with their gamer buddy Jarad. We discuss Lady Blackbird and the crossover potential of small press and conventional games.

Canon Puncture 116: Organizing Cons with Arnold

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 20:18:53 +0000

Arnold Cassell sits down with a couple gamer buddies and the organizers of RoundCon for a roundtable about what it takes to make a con work, from a house-con or mini-con or an actual “con” con. Learn some Tips and Tricks from those who are brave enough to do this! * Promo for This Just [...]

Canon Puncture 115: Clash Bowley

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 05:52:57 +0000

Rich sat down to have a nice long Skype chat with the prolific, award-winning game design Clash Bowley of Flying Mice Games. Rich cajoles Clash into talking about a bunch of the games he's developed, how his designs have changed and evolved and even gets him to talk about the four different resolution options he made for Starcluster 3.

Canon Puncture 114: Game Advocates – Hero System

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:17:09 +0000

Canon Puncture 113: Camp Nerdly and Norwood

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 30 May 2011 16:05:16 +0000

In this episode, Arnold and Rich are joined by Chris Norwood, OG from waaay back. Norwood came down to Jax to attend a Clutch (a rock band) music concert with me and I wrestled him onto the mic. (Speaking of “the mic”, there’s a weird sound artifact that I spent a day trying to edit [...]

Canon Puncture 112: Game Advocates – Dragon Age Tabletop RPG

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 09 May 2011 02:01:42 +0000

Canon Puncture 111: The Doubleclicks!!!

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 24 Apr 2011 16:36:19 +0000

This episode, Rich interviews the nerd folk band The Doubleclicks! These girls ROCK! Learn more about them here: http://thedoubleclicks.com/index.html

Canon Puncture 110: Game Advocates – 1,001 Nights

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 10 Apr 2011 04:21:10 +0000

Game Advocates is a series of interviews about a single game, not with the game designers but with people who have thoroughly played the game. In Game Advocates we ask about how the game plays, what’s fun about it, possible pitfalls for new players, and why this and not another game. This episode’s advocate is Evan Torner. Evan advocates for 1,001 Nights by Meg Baker.

Canon Puncture 109: PEW, pt. 2

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 16:00:42 +0000

This episode, Arnold and Rich chat about the entries for their PEW Contest and announce the winner! Arnold and Rich do a post mortem on a house con that they affectionately called PEWCon. Lastly, they do mini-reviews of RPGKids and Dread House, two RPGs for Kids (in case the name of the first one fooled [...]

Canon Puncture 108: Game Advocates – Unknown Armies

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 14 Mar 2011 04:43:59 +0000

Game Advocates is a series of interviews about a single game, not with the game designers but with people who have thoroughly played the game. In Game Advocates we ask about how the game plays, what’s fun about it, possible pitfalls for new players, and why this and not another game. This episode’s advocate is Ryan Macklin, member of the Evil Hat team. Ryan advocates for Unknown Armies by Atlas Games.

Canon Puncture 107: IIEE

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 27 Feb 2011 05:41:57 +0000

This episode, Arnold and Rich discuss a conflict resolution approach that the excellent RPG: The Shadow of Yesterday calls "IIEE". Intention, Initiation, Execution and Effect.

Canon Puncture 106: Game Advocates – Feng Shui

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 04:50:33 +0000

Game Advocates is a series of interviews about a single game, not with the game designers but with people who have thoroughly played the game. In Game Advocates we ask about how the game plays, what’s fun about it, possible pitfalls for new players, and why this and not another game. This episode’s advocate is Jim Crocker, owner of Modern Myths LLC. Jim Crocker advocates for Feng Shui by Atlas Games.

Canon Puncture 105: PEW! (Re-release)

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 15:12:04 +0000

This episode, Arnold introduces the concept of Pure Epic Win, the moment of awesome in an RPG that the book doesn't tell you about, but if you could bottle it, it would be the instant you would showcase for the game. We have introduced a PEW contest, too! From now until Thursday, February 24, 2011 at noon Eastern Standard Time, you can enter for the prize, a published RPG gamebook mailed straight to your house!

Canon Puncture 104: Game Advocates – Contenders

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sat, 15 Jan 2011 05:41:30 +0000

Game Advocates is a miniseries of interviews about a single game, not with the game designers but with people who have thoroughly played the game. In Game Advocates we ask about how the game plays, what’s fun about it, possible pitfalls for new players, and why this and not another game. This episode’s advocate is Joe Murphy, editor on Collective Endeavor and free game producer at Palimpsest Games. Joe Murphy advocates for Contenders by Joe Prince.

Canon Puncture 103: 2010 Wrap-Up

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 02 Jan 2011 22:56:25 +0000

Happy 2011! This episode is our wrap-up of 2010, a chat about resolutions past and present and a look forward to 2011.

Canon Puncture 102: Happy Epimas 2010

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 06:00:40 +0000

Are you still searching for some nifty new game to spring on a gamer who is near and dear to you? Are you looking for a cheap way to get yourself some awesome PDFs on the cheap? Epimas is here! What's Epimas? Rich talks to Eppy Ravachol (aka Epiclaus) about Epimas.

Canon Puncture 101: Game Advocates – My Life With Master

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 16 Nov 2010 16:46:27 +0000

This episode’s advocate is Adam Dray (the man who introduced me to Dogs in the Vineyard!), editor on Dresden Files RPG and One Bad Egg's games. Adam advocates for My Life With Master by Paul Czege.

Canon Puncture 100!!! Achievement Unlocked!

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 07:11:59 +0000

Interviews: Luke Crane and Adventure Burner (http://burningwheel.org/) Luke mentioned his Rogue’s Gallery. Here it is: http://www.burningwheel.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Characters Chris Perrin and Mecha (Pre-order page: http://www.myheroicjourney.com/mecha-pre-order-page/) Congrats audio provided by: Remi Treuer, a thoughtful friend and former member of the amazing and inspirational podcast http://www.durham3.com/ Kristian Serrano of http://realityblurs.com/ Renato Ramonda, a very cool Italian fan; his blog [...]

Canon Puncture 99: Game Advocates – Original D&D

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 06:25:38 +0000

This episode’s advocate is Tavis Allison, blogger on The Mule Abides and author in the Fight On! fanzine. Tavis advocates for Dungeons and Dragons in its originally published form.

Canon Puncture 98: Sonic Legends Interview

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 20 Jun 2010 21:39:21 +0000

Erika Lieberman & Christy Carew from Sonic-Legends discuss music in table top and live action RPGs. They discuss the pitfalls of music scores and how their specifically crafted music lends itself to enhance "immersion" and also keep players focused.

Canon Puncture 97: Game Advocates – Ganakagok

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:43:58 +0000

Canon Puncture 96: Indie Campaign Games

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 01 Jun 2010 02:32:03 +0000

Rich, Arnold & (cabin boy) Judd come closer to the 100th episode! * Rich brings his Savage World campaign closer to an end as the players attempt to prevent an old god from returning to the land. The end in sight causes him to ponder the next game for that group. They discuss the difference in play style between one shots and long term games and Rich calls out for help in finding an indie game that has some extended play. Judd suggests Burning Wheel, Dogs in the Vineyard and Sorceror. Rich posits The Shadow of Yesterday (TSoY), Prime Time Adventures (shout out to Durham3's Deep Blue) and Lacuna Part 1 Arnold's first choice for a long term game is Usagi Yojimbo. What would you suggest? Let Rich know! Also included: * Drive Thru Review of Tavern Menus: Fantasy Sample Menus by Empty Room Studios Publishing * a little bonus freeform chat after the outtro The episode was sponsored by DriveThruRpg!

Canon Puncture 95: Game Advocates – Poison’d

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 20 May 2010 04:01:15 +0000

This episode’s advocate is Graham Walmsley, author of Play Unsafe. Graham advocates for Poison'd by Vincent Baker.

Canon Puncture 94: Grab Bag

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 13 May 2010 04:58:32 +0000

This episode is a grab bag of a couple discussions Rich had with friends. * Discussion with Doc Holaday about Inspectres and props and hacks * Drive Thru Review of the RPG "soundscape" Prosperous Tavern The episode was sponsored by DriveThruRpg!

Canon Puncture 93: Game Advocates – Xxxxtreme Street Luge

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:26:11 +0000

This episode’s advocate is Ogre Whiteside, host of the Stabbing Contest podcast. Ogre advocates for Xxxxtreme Street Luge by Ben Lehman.

Canon Puncture 92: MegaCon Report, part 2

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 04:26:41 +0000

Rich and Arnold continue their chat about the games they played and ran at MegaCon 2010, an anime convention in Orlando. This episode we discuss the rest of our gaming, including a discussion about Little Fears and Don't Rest Your Head.

Canon Puncture 91: Game Advocates – Vampire

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 18:36:43 +0000

This episode’s advocate is Jason Corley, host on Pulp Gamer's Out of Character podcast, RPG writer with credits on Alpha Omega and long-time GM. Jason advocates for Vampire (all editions) by White Wolf Games.

Canon Puncture 90: MegaCon Report, part 1

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Tue, 30 Mar 2010 04:11:00 +0000

Rich and Arnold sit down and chat about the games they played and ran at MegaCon 2010, an anime convention in Orlando. This episode we discuss our first day of gaming, including a lengthy discussion about Kagematsu as well as a brief mention of Lacuna Part 1 and some chat about our play of Long Live the King.

Canon Puncture 89: Game Advocates – Polaris

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:43:07 +0000

This episode’s advocate is Seth Ben-Ezra of Dark Omen Games, creator of Dirty Secrets, Flower for Mara and Legends of Alyria Seth advocates for Polaris by Ben Lehman and TAO Games. Find out more about Polaris - http://www.tao-games.com/index.php?page_id=243 The episode was sponsored by DriveThruRpg!

Canon Puncture 88: PTA Pitch and Miss

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:29:11 +0000

Mick, Rich and special guest Judd discuss a recent Primetime Adventures Pitch session over Skype that went off the rails and talk about ways to fix it in the future.

Canon Puncture 87: Game Advocates – In a Wicked Age

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Thu, 25 Feb 2010 05:30:20 +0000

Game Advocates is a miniseries of interviews about a single game, not with the game designers but with people who have thoroughly played the game. In Game Advocates, we ask about how the game plays, what’s fun about it and what players enjoy about it. We also chat about possible pitfalls for new players. This [...]

Canon Puncture 86: Indie Games with Pornstars

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 13:44:57 +0000

Rich and Mick are joined by the ever-lovin Judd Karlman to discuss a recent post on the blog called Playing DnD with Pornstars.

Canon Puncture 85: Game Advocates – Sorceror

theshow@canonpuncture.com (theshow@canonpuncture.com) — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:23:35 +0000