Canon Puncture Complete

Canon Puncture 130: Kickstarter and Mecha Combiners

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Sun, 27 May 2012 13:56:26 +0000

This episode Rich has on Original Co-Host Chris Perrin to talk about what he’s learned from his first Kickstarter. Plus, Chris shares info on his ongoing Mecha Combiners Kickstarter. Check out the Kickstarter, which ends on May 31, 2012. Direct Download: http://www.canonpuncture.com/audio/130-canonpuncture130-mechacombiners.mp3

Canon Puncture 129: Game Advocates – Beat to Quarters

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Thu, 17 May 2012 15:31:14 +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 Ryan Shelton, another fine member of the gamer forum Roludo. He's also the host of the new podcast Roll for News. Ryan advocates for Beat to Quarters, a game by Neil Gow.

Canon Puncture 128: How We Play Dogs in the Vineyard

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 02:54:18 +0000

Welcome to the first episode of How We Play! This is a miniseries that Arnold and I will be trying out where we offer tips and tricks that are specific to a single RPG based on what we’ve read and found in actual play. All feedback on this is very much appreciated! Direct Download: http://www.canonpuncture.com/audio/128-canonpuncture128-HWP-dogs.mp3 [...]

Canon Puncture 127: Jadeclaw GM Tips

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 03:38:51 +0000

Arnold interrupts a regular catch-up episode by dropping some serious knowledge on us. He shares how his GM Toolbox aides him in running Jadeclaw, an anthropomorphic Asian fantasy game. Some really intriguing techniques discussed in application here!

Canon Puncture 126: Game Advocates – Lady Blackbird

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 05:38:04 +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 Jason Pitre, another fine member of the gamer forum Roludo. Jason is the head honcho of Genesis of Legend Publishing. Jason advocates for Lady Blackbird by John Harper.

Canon Puncture 125: Kiss My Axe Interview

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 04:05:02 +0000

Rich interviews Fraser Ronald of the Accidental Survivors Podcast about his new Viking RPG called Kiss My Axe. KMA is a high action RPG with light rules to get you started quickly. Tune in to learn more about the game. You can find the Kiss My Axe bundle (the game plus an adventure to get [...]

Canon Puncture 124: Game Advocates – Barbarians of Lemuria

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 06:21:11 +0000

Canon Puncture 123: At Our Tables

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Sat, 24 Dec 2011 15:51:33 +0000

Canon Puncture 119: Fifth Season Primer

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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

Canon Puncture 117: Jarad Shares the Love

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 14:17:09 +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 Joel Rojas. Joel advocates for the Hero System Role-Playing Game (by Hero Games).

Canon Puncture 113: Camp Nerdly and Norwood

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Mon, 09 May 2011 02:01:42 +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 Daniel Perez. Daniel advocates for the Dragon Age Tabletop Role-Playing Game.

Canon Puncture 111: The Doubleclicks!!!

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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.

Plot IS Character Game (Final Entry Version)

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Tue, 11 Jan 2011 05:45:22 +0000

Here is the entry I sent in for Emily Care Boss’s RPG Solitaire contest. Much thanks to Noam for the suggestion of using “foil”, thanks to Emily for feedback on the goal-risk ratio, thanks to Lee Hammons for the suggestion to use the game mid-session and warm feelings for Devon, Evan Torner and Eppy for [...]

RPG Solitaire Entry – Plot IS Character DRAFT

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 06:32:53 +0000

Plot IS Character Being a Game Master is often a big responsibility. Most of your work is done before the game, prepping the scenarios, dreaming up characters, figuring out relationships and charting out plots for your playgroup. Sometimes, you can daydream a game idea and make it work. Other times, you have to sit at [...]

Canon Puncture 103: 2010 Wrap-Up

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — Sun, 13 Jun 2010 00:43:58 +0000

Canon Puncture 96: Indie Campaign Games

theshow@canonpuncture.com (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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 (Rich Rogers and Mick Bradley) — 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.