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Fire n Dice Promo

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Blue Gender pt Final

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 31 Aug 2014 15:45:00 -0500

Our troopers continue on their way to locate the sleepers and liberate them from their holding facility. Blue are all around them, battering their defenses from all sides, reducing their armor to its last strands. Will their mission be a success? Who will survive and who will become bug food? Find out in this conclusion to Blue Gender.

Blue Gender pt 1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Wed, 23 Jul 2014 23:49:00 -0500

After 30 years in hibernation, our troopers have awakened to a nightmare of giant killer alien bugs invading and destroying earth. Resistance forces have set up a safe haven in an orbital space station named Earth 2, but supplies are limited, manpower is limited, and humanity is on the brink of extinction. Will our troopers succeed in this last desperate mission? Find out in Blue Gender played at ApolloCon 2014.

The Houston Con

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sat, 14 Jun 2014 00:52:00 -0500

August 8 - 10th, join us at The Houston Con for all kinds of gaming and convention fun. Fire n Dice will be out there bringing the indie and anime style. Come out and play Corpse Party and chase the students into the clutches of vengeful spirits, or laugh with Avatar: the Last Airbender. See you there!

Tenra Bansho Zero: Gurren Lagann pt Final

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 8 Jun 2014 20:52:00 -0500

The conclusion to the Gurren Lagann module of Tenra Bansho Zero goes out with a bang. Listen in to see how it ends, and don't forget to sign up for ApolloCon if you want to be in the next episodes of Fire n Dice as we bring Attack on Titan Cinema, Baccano Double Cross, and the newest Blue Gender.

Tenra Bansho Zero: Gurren Lagann 1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 6 Apr 2014 18:40:00 -0500

This is the story of a man who has realized his destiny, defeated the Spiral King and reclaimed the earth, who battled against the Anti-Spiralists, snatched victory from impossible odds, and in his final days brought unified peace to the entire universe.

In this first episode of Tenra Bansho Zero, we bring you Gurren Lagann, the tale of five ordinary people who found within themselves extraordinary spirit in a world of adversity. The story of Simon and Kamina continues after the events of the anime series where new worlds have opened up and in twenty years time will all have allied to bring about universal peace. But what happened in that span of twenty years? That's what we are here to find out. Join us for amazing adventure, giant mechs, big guns, huge monsters, and epic monologues. This is TBZ: Gurren Lagann.

Just who the hell do you think we are!?!

ApolloCon 2014

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 30 Mar 2014 13:11:00 -0500

Join Fire n Dice June 27 - 29th, 2014 as we run more games from popular anime. Owlcon was fun, but due to unfortunate circumstances, two games were unable to be played: Baccano! and Attack on Titan. So, we're bringing them back to ApolloCon! In addition, we are adding Blue Gender to the mix.

"In the year 2031, monstrous insect-like creatures known as the Blue replaced mankind as Earth’s dominant species, forcing the remains of the human race to flee into outer space.

After more than two decades in suspended animation, Yuji Kaido awakens to the nightmarish reality of the Blue infestation, finding the world transformed into a wasteland where humans are prey. Hope arises when the elite Sleeper Recovery Team attempts a rescue, but their mission ends in disaster. Yuji must join the Team to endure the killing fields of a ravaged Earth. It won’t be enough to simply escape the Blue – the survival of humanity rests in Yuji’s hands."

So register today and I'll see you out there this summer.

Ghost in the Shell pt 2

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 21 Mar 2014 22:05:00 -0500

One attack after another keeps hitting the financial heart of Tokyo. Section 9 has their hands full trying to clean up the mess and save innocent civilians. Will they be able to locate the source of this threat? Find out in the conclusion to Ghost in the Shell as played through 3:16 Carnage Among the Stars at Space City Con in Galveston, TX.

Ghost in the Shell pt 1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Tue, 4 Mar 2014 23:44:00 -0600

Unexplained tech has been going haywire and attacking the heart of Japan's economic industry. Section 9 is sent in to protect the citizens and to put a stop to the eco-terrorism. This session was played using 3:16 Carnage Among the Stars game mechanics at Space City Con in Galveston, TX.

Space City Con 2014

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Mon, 4 Nov 2013 21:36:00 -0600

Fire n Dice has the privilege of running two games at the upcoming Space City Con, January 4th and 5th, 2014, at the Moody Gardens Hotel in Galveston, TX. Because this is FnD's premier opportunity at SC con, and because it is just a month before our regular gaming at Owlcon, we will be running games that promise to be fun without needing incredible prep time.

So we have decided to run "Ghost in the Shell" using 3:16. In it, players will take on the roles of an infiltration unit belonging to Section 9 and go on an important mission to eliminate a powerful horde.

What will the enemy be? It could be anything from A.I. uprising to a terrorist organization to rogue rebel operatives within the Security Forces. You'll just have to wait to find out.

Second on the list to run will be Shingeki no Kyojin, or Attack on Titan, Cinema, using Zombie Cinema rules. This is a storytelling game where no one will know what might happen until they play. Players take turns telling the story about their character's interaction with the other characters and setting. It'll be lots of fun, so sign up and see you there!

Update (Jan 5, 2014):

Space City Con was an amazing amount of fun. Special thanks to the volunteer crew and Moody Gardens of Galveston. Extra special thanks to the gaming help desk who showed considerable care for all the GM's in the rooms and facilitated gamers in finding the appropriate tables and filling out sign in sheets. You rock!

I also got a few cosplay pics. While Jason Momoa, Kristian Nairn, and many other celebrities were there, I got to see them but did not get pics (possible legal reasons) to share online, but I did get these cosplayers permissions. Please comment your name if you would like credit.

OtherSide

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 27 Sep 2013 00:05:00 -0500

Fire n Dice is expanding. We're throwing sushi parties (pics we can't share with you, but oh ho ho are they fun). We're starting our own online adventure game where you the reader can play along and interact using your own dice at home. And now, we're venturing into webcomics with OtherSide, a fantasy parody of Flipside that hopefully will let you, our audience, get a better glimpse into what the fusion of fire and dice is all about. Burners and gamers unite.

Check out OtherSide here, and create your own webcomic at ComicFury.

Owlcon 2014

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 6 Sep 2013 17:37:00 -0500

It's time to once again start thinking about our favorite regular gaming convention, Owlcon. Fire n Dice is proud to present the first selection we plan to run.

Double Cross is a wonderful RPG from Japan, written by Shunsaku Yano and translated into English by Ver. Blue Amusement. Thank you, guys, for your amazing contribution and dedication to the gaming world. Double Cross is a dark supers game about developing powers that you can use to shape the world around you, but with a hefty price. Find out more about Double Cross at J-Rpg.

As you should all be aware, however, I don't run games in their canon, but prefer to mix in my own stories either entirely original or inspired by other works that would mix in seamlessly. For this game I have chosen Baccano!, a great anime that takes place in the 1930s America. It's a story about the events surrounding mafia families at war, bootleggers, kind-hearted robbers, and a deal with a devil. I highly recommend it as an anime to watch, if for no other reason than this is the only one I've watched where I enjoyed the English dub over its original Japanese voice acting. It fits perfectly and they did a wonderful job. Just watch JesuOtaku's review on it for more info:

*Update*
I have decided upon my second game to run next year. Ever since I got my copy of Tenra Bansho Zero I've been trying to decide what anime would work best to run in. TBZ has all kinds of different character types, and it seemed the only story to run would be canon or in my own. The problem is that TBZ has character types that don't mesh well with Kamigan (like giant mecha) and I really, really want to keep them in. I don't want to stray from my own world unless it ties directly into a popular anime. To check out more on the amazing work and dedication of Andy Kitkowski's translation into English of the popular, direct from Japan role playing game, click Tenra Bansho Zero.

So, what then did I finally pick, after months of searching for the right anime? It's silly, it's over the top, it's awesomeness! Who the Hell do you think I am? That's right: Gurren Lagann. It'll be giant mecha, giant guns, giant drills (and for the heck of it lets throw in some giant magic thanks to TBZ) and saving the world from the beast men. And as if you needed a review of Gurren Lagann:

Hope to see you all out at Owlcon 2014.
And remember, keep your dice on the table, or we make 'em burn.

Shin Megami Tensei part 1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 18 Aug 2013 21:33:00 -0500

Welcome to Alpha Elementary, where the students are handpicked for enrollment and are trained to become the next leaders of the world. It is your last day before graduation and time for the awards ceremony, when something goes wrong. Will you face your fears and take your place among the leadership elite?

This episode of Fire n Dice comes to you from Owlcon 2013 and is played through using Monsters and Other Childish Things rule set. This intro episode runs smoothly and is a great start to what could become a wonderful campaign. As you'll see in later episodes, however, the time constraints of running a four hour convention game tend to rush story, but a fun time was still had by all.

Delta H Con 2013

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 31 May 2013 23:10:00 -0500

Fire n Dice is proud to be a part of Delta H Con, the University of Houston anime convention, this year. We'll be bringing you two games, Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple, and Shin Megami Tensei played through Pokethulhu (download a free copy of it for yourself). It will be lighthearted, silly, and fun. If you're in the Houston area, check it out, there will be loads to see and do. Check it out at DeltaHCon.

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BESM: 6Gun Samurai pt Final

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:55:00 -0500

As we come to the conclusion of our convention game, I want to thank everyone at Owlcon for putting on such a wonderful event. I'm so excited to get to be a part of it all, but it's thanks to the wonderful coordinators that I get to meet so many new and different gamers from around the Houston area. Stay tuned for the next upload, Shin Megami Tensei (where we go off the rails and just have fun summarizing a game that was really way too big for a four hour slot...oops, that's just me with too many ideas and not enough time.)

Also, Fire n Dice will be at Delta H Con in July, so come find me there. We're playing a much shorter Shin Megami Tensei in possibly a different system, and I will be trying my hand at the word and story game of Do: Pilgrims of the Flying Temple.

And lastly, check out our facebook page and like us. We want to keep in touch with all our fans and would love to build so many more. So, until next game, keep your dice on the table or we'll light 'em up.

BESM: 6Gun Samurai pt 2

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 00:12:00 -0500

The main characters have all been introduced. As the mystery begins to unfold they all see that they are connected to the events happening in town. Will they work together or will centuries of mistrust and sordid past have them fighting each other?

I had lots of fun running again in the world of Kamigan and its newest neighbor countries. One issue with running a convention game, though, that I still have yet to fully master is timing. At a convention your game is limited to four hours, and I get so excited to run a game in my fantasy world that there are just too many plot hooks and stories I want players to enjoy. At the same time, the players have fun interacting with each other in character that sometimes the story doesn't progress as quickly.

In this episode you'll hear how the players get into character and enjoy interacting with the other players and their characters. As a GM I try to encourage this role playing to a point, so long as it doesn't deviate too far from the game, but I always end up with more for them to play out than I have time for. I would love to have made this convention game into two or even three sessions.

BESM: 6Gun Samurai pt 1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Wed, 6 Mar 2013 02:16:00 -0600

We start off the new year in a new land. Ningen have ventured out beyond Kamigan into a godless land named Marukah. The frontier is harsh, unforgiving, and the land holds a secret that the natives fight to protect. There is an evil that has been awakened and the citizens of Ferotown must work with the natives and the Shinsengumi both if everyone is to survive.

It has been a year since Fire n Dice has had a recording. Times have been tough, but I'm happy to bring you more in the ever expanding world of Asian fantasy, now mixed with Western frontier. Look for many new episodes and projects to come in the near future. Thank you for listening.

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2012 Update

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Wed, 21 Nov 2012 21:37:00 -0600

It's been a long time since the last time I've posted and this year has been a real test on everyone. Just so you know, I haven't been on the blog site because I'm still trying to put together a solid gaming group, which isn't always easy, but I have been busy in the meantime. So let me just go over a few things that I've been working on and will hopefully have much more for you as 2013 approaches.

First off, Owlcon 2013 is coming up mid February and I will be running Monsters and Other Childish Things as one of my games. I'm running a modded version of it I developed based off the Shin Megami Tensei line of Japanese games. The two games just seemed to complement each other. If you're not familiar with the series, it centers around a group of kids, usually teenagers, who get a strange program on their phone that allows them to summon demons as the world around them is being destroyed. The players use demons to fight other demons and uncover a dark and interesting story.

The second game I'm running is Big Eyes Small Mouth, and this time I'll be running in my frontier setting of Marukah. It's called Six Gun Samurai and you play as warriors sent in to investigate strange happenings in a small town. If you've ever seen Sukiyaki Wester Django you'll have an idea of the kind of setting I'm going for.

After I get those time sensitive projects taken care of, I have two stories I'm in the process of writing, two game systems I'm working on writing up and publishing, a group I'm putting together for more campaigns and recordings, and continually developing the world I began with Anima so long ago.

I will keep you updated as more becomes available. As for recordings, check back after Owlcon, or if I can get players together, much sooner. Believe me I want to play again, too.

Delta H Con 2012

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Mon, 5 Mar 2012 21:58:00 -0600

Okay, all Fire n Dice fans, I have submitted my volunteer request to play two games out at Delta H Con this year, June 15 - 17. Because this is a mostly anime themed convention I am running BESM twice under licensed anime titles. The first is Slayers, which BESM has actually licensed to create guides for, and you will get to choose your favorite character from the show including: Lina Inverse, the short, hot-headed, flat-chested, fireball wielding sorceress hero; Gourry Gabriev, the empty-headed, light sword wielding bodyguard; and other characters such as Zelgadis, Amelia, Prince Philionel, Xellos, Sylphiel, and Martina.

The second is Fairy Tail. The characters available to run will be Natsu, Lucy, Gray, Erza, Lluvia, Gajeel, (and two more I haven't decided yet, there are so many characters to choose from). Both are magic fantasy games and I will incorporate them into Kamigan. If you haven't seen either anime, you should definitely give them a watch. Hope to see you guys there, and hoping to meet new people to add to our fanbase.

BESM Kamigan: Owlcon pt 2

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 00:03:00 -0600

1st Anniversary Prize to 1st itunes reviewer. Welcome back to Kamigan via Owlcon as our players continue their quest to keep the town of Cua safe, but a new threat arises as they finally meet up with the mysterious Ghost Fox.

Happy Anniversary to Fire n Dice, it has been a full year since we began this adventure and as such I will be awarding a copy of BESM 2nd edition to the first itunes reviewer (in the continental US). All you have to do is be the first to write a review (preferably a positive one) in itunes and send a copy of that review with your name and mailing address to yuureighost@gmail.com and I will ship out your prize. Limited time only, good through Feb 29, 2012. So spread the word, tell your friends, and come join us at the next con. Rumour has it you might find us at Delta H con this June, stay tuned for more information.

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BESM Kamigan: Owlcon pt 1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:40:00 -0600

Kamigan adventures return, this time through Big Eyes Small Mouth at Owlcon. New adventurers emerge to defend their home village of Cua while the rest of the country travels to the Imperial City to witness the Emperor's Coronation. Our guest players are (from left to right) Mikala, Alex, Jeff, Ghost (that's me in the middle), James, Derek, Kevin, and Hero is off screen taking the picture.

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Tri-Stat

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 20:34:00 -0600

Beginning with the Big Eyes Small Mouth one shot being run this year at Rice University's Owlcon, Fire n Dice will be converting all of it's current campaigns to the Tri-Stat system published by Guardians of Order. You've seen changes happening around here lately, Anima has become Kamigan after the setting, Wild Talents is now FeroCity, and Unknown Armies is Space City. These are settings that I am creating with the help of players and plan on doing much more with them in the future. The only constant is change, as they cliche, and that certainly holds much truth with FnD and Swing and a Miss. Maybe we will switch to a different set of systems after Tri-Stat, who knows? What always remains is the setting.

Kamigan will continue to grow, the child emperor will begin a new reign, the Oda-Shichi will unleash their secret plots, and a soon to be revealed enemy from afar will begin a campaign of slaughter and domination over the entire known world. What will become of Nyxth, Mofar, and Giri might never be known, but the world is vast and there are many stories yet to tell.

Space City still holds many secrets. Magic, conspiracies, and a constant struggle across the border continue. The Mnemosyne project still experiments on vessels, living bodies with no discernible consciousness, using them like radio receivers. Brujos de Sinaloa will continue to traffic the Rio border, what their intentions are beyond self fulfillment is unknown, even to many of their own members.

VeloCity will see the rise of its sister city, FeroCity, come to power. The super detectives may even make crossovers into the world of super mutants.

Also, new character profiles and stories will be added more regularly while a new group of players is being rounded up. The new systems will be:
     Big Eyes Small Mouth - Kamigan
     Dreaming Cities - Space City
     Silver Age Sentinels - FeroCity

Countdown to Owlcon

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 29 Dec 2011 22:36:00 -0600

Preregistration for Owlcon is now open. You'll want to get in as early as possible, many games have already filled all their seats. Look for my games BESM "Dragons and Bandits" and Unknown Armies "Brujos de Sinaloa" and Hero's A Penny for My Thoughts games when perusing the list of tabletop games to choose from.

Very soon I will have character sheets for UA posted up under the Unknown Armies tab, just as the Kamigan character sheets were posted up under the Anima/BESM tab. Also sent off to have business cards made, should be in just in time for the convention. If anyone is interested in joining the gaming group to play in Kamigan or in a new upcoming superhero campaign (a companion to Hero's Wild Talents campaign in a new gaming system) contact Ghost at yuureighost@gmail.com and we will begin that immediately following the convention.

More to come.

BESM Kamigan

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:33:00 -0600

Two annoying things that can happen playing a tabletop game at a convention are having to pick a pre-made character and figure out how that character is supposed to act, and/or making up my own character if the process is long and drawn out. No one time game should lose an hour of it's four hour limit to character creation, nor should I be playing the entire game wondering if I'm living up to the gm's expectations of what my character should be doing. I mean, the gm made this character (assuming the pre-made), I did not.

I'd never even imagined I could make my own character in a con game until I played Dogs in the Vineyard. You have to give credit to indy games. They know what the common gamer struggles with and shapes their entire game structure around addressing those issues. You won't find World of Darkness, Dungeons & Dragons, or Shadowrun creators deviating very far from the tried and true methods that made them so much money. So, DitV showed me that you can make a character in a four hour one shot game, but they still took too long to do so. I think half our game was going through each of eight people creating a character one on one with the gm. Try it, it's actually very fun, just time consuming.

So, you wanna do this right? Some considerations will have to be forfeit in order to save time. I created character templates for players to choose from. It is, in many ways, a borrow from D&D, right? But at the same time I've condensed the process way way down. For normal BESM character creation you'd need the book. It's not simple, and so gives you lots of options. The templates I've made fit the world in which we'll be playing and hopefully should run as simple as: pick the race you want from 7 different, and then pick the class you want from 4 different types each of 3 categories. Warrior class has the balanced fighter, the defender, the ranger, and the dual wield. Deception class has the ninja warrior, the thief, the swindler, and the alchemist. Mage class has the swordmage, the sorcerer, the priest, and the druid. Choose a race, then choose a class, then add the few bonuses listed on the class sheet to the race sheet, grab to d6's, and you're ready to embark on a mystical, magical journey through a world filled with wonder, danger, and excitement.

Kamigan is based on the idea of D&D set in an Asian fantasy universe. It is like many manga/animes in that it can be any mood you want it to be, whether it be silly fun, serious excitement, dark and scary, or sensual. I mean, there are cat-girls in here. So, come take a journey with me, won't you? The snows have just begun to fall, the fire is warm, and the road is long. Who knows what adventures lay before us on the way to see the imperial coronation...

Unknown Armies 3 "Killing is My Business..." pt 2

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 15:16:00 -0500

Our players are confronted with brujos from Sinaloa, their pursuers since the events that they cannot recall. How will they survive such a devastating attack?

Also, after this episode was recorded, the players have decided to take a break for holiday events, faire, and preparing for a new family addition. It is undetermined yet when this storyline will continue. Fire n Dice is looking for new players to continue the Kamigan storyline, so leave a comment if you are interested and live in the area. Be sure to find us spinning fire at Renfaire campgrounds, enjoying Oni-con for the first time Oct. 28-30th, and out at Owlcon where I will be running BESM set in the Kamigan universe, and UA set in Sinaloa where our favorite villains originated. Until next time...

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Unknown Armies 3 "Killing is My Business..." pt 1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 23:20:00 -0500

After their meeting with Malcolm, our players decide the first step in finding out what they can't remember is to head back to the Menninger Clinic and confront Dr. John Carver. They have no idea what is waiting for them.

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Future of Fire

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 20:15:00 -0500

The players sit down and have a discussion on the direction of the group. Jester has great plans for a new campaign, one that sounds rather exciting to play, and will be a welcome relief to me, seeing as how I GM more often than I get to play. I introduce a new system to continue the Kamigan campaign I began with Anima.

Fire n Dice began as a means to separate itself from Swing and a Miss initially by hosting campaign episodes. We still plan on keeping to that ideal, but things have to change, as they often do. At first we planned on Anima, Wild Talents, and Dragonlance, but I was forced to change headings and fill in with Unknown Armies. Now it appears that the Wild Talents game will be put on hold until further notice, but in its place Jester will be running a new campaign, either for the UA group, or a new group entirely plus Jester and myself. (I am Ghost, by the way, just in case.) Listen to this short episode as we discuss the months ahead in store for Fire n Dice.

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Unknown Armies 2 "Train of Consequences"

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 4 Aug 2011 22:07:00 -0500

With no memory of the last few days, our players must figure out who they can trust and what their enemy is after. Mysterious voices, trashed homes, uncontrolled visions, and strange music are their only clues as they begin searching for the truth.

This storyline Mega Death is written by Ghost in collaboration with the FnD players, Javar, Jamie, Ashley, Hero, and Jester. Intro song "El Calmaninos" by El Calmaninos is provided under a creative commons 3.0 license and can be found on Jamendo .

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F@<#book

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Mon, 4 Jul 2011 21:06:00 -0500

The zombie hordes have finally caught up with me, took a huge bite out of my dignity, and turned me into one of their kind. Fire n Dice now has a Facebook page. So, you can either shoot me in the head, or visit our page, subscribe, post comments and suggestions, or whatever it is that all us zombies are supposed to do on these social network sites. The site will grow, but as for now you can find pics of us, the players, and reference materials used in game. Enjoy.

Around the New Table

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sat, 2 Jul 2011 19:06:00 -0500

The new group:

Around the table clockwise from bottom left is Javar, Jamie, Ashley, Hero, Jester, and my backside.

And our two newest unsung heroes and players, Indigo and Frog:

Unknown Armies 1 "Sweating Bullets" part 2

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sat, 2 Jul 2011 18:13:00 -0500

After waking up in a mental hospital with no memory of the past few days, our players team up, investigate why they're here to begin with, and quickly try and find a way out.

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Unknown Armies 1 "Sweating Bullets" part 1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 1 Jul 2011 23:09:00 -0500

Imagine you wake up in a bed that is not your own, in a room you don't recognize, you barely even remember who you are, and a tv screen comes on with a video you don't remember recording of you speaking directly to yourself watching the video and telling you who you really are. That is what happened to Javar, Freya, Lilith, Patrick, and Ben in this introduction episode of Greg Stolze's Unknown Armies.

This storyline Mega Death is written by Ghost in collaboration with the FnD players, Javar, Jamie, Ashley, Hero, and Jester. Intro song "El Calmaninos" by El Calmaninos is provided under a creative commons 3.0 license and can be found on Jamendo .

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Coming Soon

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:28:00 -0500

Okay, FnD fans, I have just had my first meeting with my new gaming group tonight. I will still be bringing you adventures in Kamigan and Velocity with the SaaMies, but very soon I will be bringing you a new campaign with a different play group: Jester, Ashley, Jamie, and Javar. We have decided to run...
(drum roll...)

Unknown Armies!

I am so excited about this campaign. I have been drooling over this game ever since I got the .pdf a year ago, and I finally went out to my local gaming store and bought a copy of the book. This world is gritty, the magic is obsessive and crazy, the madness meters alone will make this campaign. Next week we build characters, and then from there we begin play.

FnD News

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Wed, 8 Jun 2011 20:49:00 -0500

So, yes, May has been very busy. We had the move, we had the Flipside of Con, and this was the tent we got set up to play in.

I got to meet a couple of people out there and almost got a game started, but if you know anything about the Flipside of Con, it's not exactly a follow-the-schedule kind of event. Ever heard of herding cats? Better luck next year, and maybe I'll figure out how better to wrangle a group of gamers, play lead to a communal kitchen, spin my many fire props, and still find time to run around like the "ooh, what's that?" kitties.

But, in better news, I have found a gaming group apart from the Swing and a Miss group. I will still be playing and running with the SaaMies, but while Hero is off plotting his next scheme for world domination from his secret underground volcanic base, I will be putting together another campaign for your listening pleasure, and mine of course. The game has yet to be determined by the group, so stay tuned for that. Any suggestions?

Also, more awesomeness. Hero will be bringing the game back this weekend, so more superhero action will be flyi... uh hum, I mean phasing your way very soon. In the mean time, comment, leave feedback, let us know you're listening and that you like/love/dislike/hate us, whatever you feel, let us know.

Ghost

Summer Supers #5

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Mon, 6 Jun 2011 00:01:00 -0500

This Summer Supers is the long awaited release of Mutants and Masterminds 3rd Edition, released in April of this year. The release of DC Adventures, essentially a Mutants and Masterminds 2.5 but featuring all your favorites from the DC universe, was a welcome addition to the tabletop gaming world in August of 2010, but left Marvel hero fans on the sidelines. M&M3, while not obtaining a Marvel license, allows players the ability to make their own superheros patterned after anything they desire, including Marvel characters, with far greater ease than in prior editions.

M&M3 boasts a streamlined system that allows new and veteran players alike to create a character and begin play in just minutes, using a single die roll to determine outcomes of conflict, and thus playing hours in a game without being bogged down in combat mechanics. If you have played DC Adventures, then you'll be familiar with the system in Mutants and Masterminds, 3rd Edition.

So if you're looking to create some superhero action of your own, give this a try. At only $21.75 on Amazon, you can't beat the price, unless you're getting the Wild Talents Essential Edition, and if you enjoy the book, you'll want to get your hands on the GM Kit and Gamemaster's Guide going on sale July 12, 2011. Also check out the Mutants and Masterminds website. They have already released 22 adventures for you to play for 3rd edition, entitled Threat Reports, on sale for only $0.99 each.

Game on!

Summer Supers #4

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 5 Jun 2011 21:31:00 -0500

(Cover for JUSTICE LEAGUE #1; Art by Jim Lee and Scott Williams;
Colors by Alex Sinclair;
Copyright: DC Comics)

All right, big news in comics, DC has announced they will be relaunching 52 of their major lines of comic series, beginning with Justice League #1, with newer, younger, more modern looking heroes starting this September. Along with this relaunch will also come the release of digital versions of the paperbacks we've all grown up with, set to go on sale the same day as the print releases in stores. This fresher, greener approach to delivering four color action has already been adopted by Archie Comics, but their biggest comic rival, Marvel, has yet to report any desire to follow suit.

As I'm sure you can tell, FnD crew members are inherently more Marvel fans than any other (though I personally have only ever read from the DC Vertigo line), and so this new line up of fresher re-releases, aimed at the newest generation of the kids in everyone, will maybe hold some appeal for die hard Marvel fans. I know prepping for Hero's VeloCity campaign had me looking for a super hero cartoon fix, and I found myself watching the most recent Justice League cartoons over the older 1990s X-Men cartoons I'd watched as a kid. I'd already made up my character for Hero's game before I watched Justice League and thought it funny to see J'onn J'onzz as almost the same, at least as far as powers go.

So, whether you're a veteran of four color, or new to the genre and feel like starting up your own collection, give DC's Justice League a chance, starting again at #1 in September, 2011.

Summer Supers #3

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sat, 4 Jun 2011 23:18:00 -0500

This next Summer Super comes from Scornavacco Martial Arts Academy in Longmont, Colorado. They are a private institution that specializes in offering kids training in the forms of practical self defense, safety skills, and character development. In the summer they have a super hero camp program for your kids. In the camp you get superhero training along with creating an identity, finding a cool name, designing and making your costume, as well as instruction on how to identify and overcome the nefarious plots of your villains.

The online brochure only lists June 6 - 11, 2010 as active dates. Hopefully the superhero project was such a success, as I know it is imagining it, that it is still continuing. A superhero camp sounds like a great way to spend a summer vacation. I'd like to hear from some of the kids who attended, let FnD fans in on your superhero identity, and if you would like, maybe the FnD crew can make up characters in Hero's VeloCity under the same identity.

Summer Supers #2

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 3 Jun 2011 22:06:00 -0500

Summer Movie Blockbusters.

Summer is the season for action, and comic super heroes are swinging, flying, shooting, and fighting their way onto the screen, all competing for your attention. With the release of Thor in 3D just last month, Green Lantern to open June 17, Captain America set to release July 22, a reboot of Spider Man set for summer of 2012, and X-Men First Class opening tonight, comic fans have a buffet of movie choices.

The FnD Crew, Hero mostly, are die hard comic fans, especially of the X line, X-Factor in particular. The release of this new movie is welcomed about as well as the newest Star Trek movie, where it deviates from all of the actors we've grown to associate as the main characters. As die hard fans we will watch the newest edition to the family, but are skeptical of the many changes. Often, the movies that take the origins approach feel too much like they're targeting the younger audience, alienating those of us who have grown up with our favorite comic characters.

But, until we can get another fix from Hero's Super VeloCity engine, we entertain ourselves in the ways the world provides, fantasizing about the superhero we imagine ourselves would like to be.

Flame on!

Summer Supers #1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 2 Jun 2011 01:46:00 -0500

The summer is here and it is once again time for blockbuster action. While we wait for more of Hero's Wild Talents in Velo City, let's look at some up and coming super hero action. FnD's first look is at X-Men the new anime from Japan.

"The X-Men are reunited following the death of a teammate, and are summoned by Charles Xavier to Japan following the abduction of Hisako Ichiki (Armor). There, they confront the U-Men, a lunatic cult that steals and transplants mutant organs to further strengthen their own army, and the battle for justice is on." - Marvel

What could be a better way to start off our Summer Supers than with a new anime that combines the fantastic elements of Japanese culture, similarly in Anima, and super hero action, as in Wild Talents. I've watched the first episode and it is pretty intense. This is a show for a more mature audience, unlike the X-Men cartoon that aired in America in the 1990s. About the only issue I have with the series is that it is voiced in Japanese, which has never been a problem in the past. I prefer the original language animes over dubs, but hearing characters I have grown up with suddenly speaking to each other in a new language challenges my suspension of disbelief. I would have liked a Blood: the Last Vampire approach of Japanese and English language mix throughout. Also, there are some characters that have deviated in their look from the original design. Storm and Beast have been overhauled and look almost like new characters. In all, it's different, but if you love anime you'll love this twist on classic comic mutant heroes.

More Summer Supers to follow in greater detail. Power up and game on.

Busy May

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 22 May 2011 19:36:00 -0500

The Fire n Dice crew have been put on hiatus for the month of May. People moving homes, changing jobs, and prepping for The Flipside of Con, we haven't had time to return to the wonderful worlds of Kamigan or Velocity. But that's all about to change very soon. We have another session played through and being edited now, and a new guest player will be coming into Hero's campaign, and hopefully the other campaigns as well.

For now I wanted to show you all the game book we are using to play Wild Talents. From the game creator who brought you Unknown Armies and Monsters and Other Childish Things comes Wild Talents, Essential Edition. This is a great book at the absolute best price you can ask for in a hard copy. At only $10, the Essential Edition contains everything any player and GM needs to begin playing in their own comic book style, super hero game. The book explains all the rules you need for any situation, from combat to skill checks, and all the rules you need to build your character. It even has some pre-gen characters for players who want to jump right into gaming.

What the book does not have is story setting. The world of Wild Talents is entirely up to the play group with this bargain book, which is perfect for the Fire n Dice crew, seeing as we have a tendency to completely ignore canon in our games. Apart from that, a creative GM will be able to pick up this book at a steal and have all the resources necessary to run an awesome game. So be sure to pick one up at your local gaming store or online, you won't be disappointed.

Fore more information on Wild Talents, check out their site.

Wild Talents 1: Foreshadow

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:13:00 -0500

Jump straight into action with Ace played by Ball-z, Pham played by Ghost, and Church played by Mono, as Hero brings you the missions of H.U.N.T. in Velo City.

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Kiwi6

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 7 Apr 2011 13:48:00 -0500

Due to bandwidth issues and the ever growing Fire n Dice audience (thank you guys so much for that, please spread the word), we are changing file hosts to Kiwi6 which should hopefully be able to handle all your future downloading needs. If you had been experiencing downloading issues, slow dl time due to limited bandwidth, I hope that this update will address those issues. Thank you for baring with us, keep listening and soon Hero's Wild Talents first campaign episodes will be arriving shortly.

Also, the new files should be showing up in itunes. They are the same, so far, as the previous files, just from a different location, but if you couldn't download them before, or had to wait to get them, hopefully that issue has been resolved now. Thanks again, and happy gaming.

New Games and Fan Pics 2

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Mon, 4 Apr 2011 22:09:00 -0500

We just started Hero's Wild Talents campaign last night. The first episode will be coming to you very soon, and I am excited by this campaign, looking forward to many more sessions. I won't spoil it until the edit is finished, but I will introduce the silver-tongued Church played by Mono, the lightning-fast powerhouse Ace played by Ball-z, and I am Pham "the Phamtom" Huy.

Also, we just got another art submission from Nano, who is only four years old. She drew this pic of your lovely Anima GM, me, that is Ghost:

So, anyone else want to send in pics or photos, or even story of our heroes in Kamigan, or later in Hero's Velo city for Wild Talents, post a reply and we'll see about getting your submissions put up here in the blog and commented on in the podcast.

Happy gaming.

Fire n Dice joins RPGPodcasts.com

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 19:13:00 -0500

The title says it all. Check out the many different rpg podcasts listed at RPGPodcasts.com.

Anima 5: Coronation Day

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 01:08:00 -0500

This is the conclusion of the Prologue Arc where our heroes take some much needed vacation from adventuring and fighting, lots of drinking, singing, playing games, and meeting with important figures from across Kamigan to determine in what direction they want their lives to head. We will return to more adventures in Anima: Beyond Fantasy after Hero's Wild Talents campaign, coming up next. So stay tuned.

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Kamigan Map

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 22:55:00 -0500

I'm happy to announce that the Fire n Dice troupe have finished the Anima: Prologue arc with session 5 soon to be edited and released. Stay tuned for more exciting adventures with Giri, Mofar, Nyxth, and the rest after a break. In the mean time we will bring you adventures in the world of super heroes with Hero's Wild Talents campaign, coming up next. For now, here is a pic of the map to Kamigan, if you want to follow our adventures:

Stay tuned for more exciting adventure from Fire n Dice...

Anima 4: Dragons & Ninjas & Traps, Oh My! pt3

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 21:38:00 -0600

You ready? You gotta be quick to catch sight of one. Here they come...Ninjas!!! There are two of them, and they are powerful. Did you see them? Look again. Don't worry if you missed them, there will be plenty more to come in later episodes, so stay tuned.

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Anima 4: Dragons & Ninjas & Traps, Oh My! pt2

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 15:50:00 -0600

Can our heroes survive their first encounter with a real monster? Find out when they face off against a baby earth dragon. Do you think they could survive without the help from their korobokuru friends, Hong and Fong?

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Anima 4: Dragons & Ninjas & Traps, Oh My! pt1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Wed, 9 Mar 2011 23:46:00 -0600

Our heroes learn the benefits of meditation and decide to take Hong and Fong up on their offer to explore a nearby sealed off temple set into a mountain. Traps, ghosts, and dragons await them.

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New Anima Supplement: Dominus Exxet

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 23:16:00 -0600

*New Update* As far as I know, Dominus Exxet doesn't release for another month, but I was just up at our local gaming store and they have two copies sitting on the shelf. If I wasn't in the store to buy Unknown Armies (because I can't find a cheaper copy online anywhere) I would have gotten it, but the $39.95 price tag for such a small book is too steep for me.

*Update* Dominus Exxet pre-orders are now going on sale. You can order a copy at Amazon for $26.37 and will release July 12, 2011.

From Fantasy Flight Games website comes the news that a new supplement to Anima Beyond Fantasy is soon to be released:

http://fantasyflightgames.com/edge_news.asp?eidn=1985

"The mysterious force known as Ki flows through all life, its ethereal current linking the spirit and the physical body. But the most exceptional among us can learn to channel and control their own Ki, and in so doing break the barrier that separates the material world from the spiritual one. Those able to tap into the Dominion of Ki gain the potential to surpass all normal human limitations, and as they cultivate their powers, they approach a total fusion of body and soul. To those of noble spirit, the Dominion of Ki grants balance, peace of mind, and the means to fight injustice. But to those who would abuse its power, this sacred knowledge is twisted into a terrible weapon."

"Fantasy Flight Games is proud to announce the upcoming release of Dominus Exxet: The Dominion of Ki! This supplement for the popular roleplaying game Anima: Beyond Fantasy is dedicated to the incredible applications of Ki, the innate inner power channeled by the greatest martial artists in the world."

"Dominus Exxet: The Dominion of Ki delivers countless combinations of character possibilities, useful for players and gamemasters alike. Elevate your combat to a new level of spectacular cinematic splendor, as you create amazing new techniques, invoke fantastic creatures, or awaken long-dormant ancestral powers."

"Unlock the secrets of this ancient philosophy, including:

* New Dominion Techniques: More than a hundred powerful techniques designed for use by any character. Also included are detailed rules for the creation of customized Ki Techniques, with dozens of new effects and exclusive advantages.
* Ars Magnus: A complete and exhaustive list of unique capabilities that will allow fighters to carry out the most incredible wonders, from controlling primordial energies in combat to transforming so as to acquire new levels of power.
* Impossible weapons: Rules to effectively create and wield amazing weapons. Summon hundreds of flying swords with only the power of your soul.
* Martial arts: Sixteen new martial arts and alternative systems of learning that allow characters to improve the advantages that their fighting styles grant them at the same time that their abilities increase.
* Legacies of Blood: More than twenty powers latent in the blood of the characters. Raise the dead and use them like marionettes, or devour existence to increase your own spiritual energy.
* Advanced Combat: All the rules necessary to carry out combats at the highest level. Create earthquakes with your blows, go through mountains, or move so fast that your antagonists are incapable of seeing you.
* Seals of Invocation: Rules to invoke creatures using Ki with the five seals of the Samsara.
* And much more: New Ki Abilities, Combat Styles, Advantages, Limits, rules of learning for Ki, and the frightful powers of Nemesis."

Hopefully this will mean that more supplemental books will be translated into English very soon. There had been talk that FFG had put Anima on hold in place of it's other, more popular line, Warhammer 40k, but it looks, with this second supplement focused on Ki, that FFG and Anima fans who don't read the native Spanish editions have much to look forward to. You can guarantee I will be purchasing this copy when it is released this spring. Ki abilities and additional rules will be greatly more useful to my campaign than the first supplement, Gaia, which covers the world setting that I am not using. Thank you FFG.

Anima Fan Pics

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Tue, 8 Mar 2011 21:33:00 -0600

We have our first fan pics. First is Giri the Oni weaponmaster:

And next is everyone's favorite little scamp, Filch. Where do those hotdogs come from?

Thank you, Ball-z, for your submissions. We're looking forward to seeing more character sketches from you, our fans.

Anima 3: Kagi

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 3 Mar 2011 11:53:00 -0600

Our heroes have survived their first battle. How will they make it past the border guards, and what other colorful characters await them down the road they travel and into the town of Kagi? Find out in Anima, session 3.

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Anima 2: Imperial Border pt 2

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Wed, 2 Mar 2011 00:59:00 -0600

This episode is for the technical gurus who want to learn more about Anima combat mechanics. Because the system is complex and covers many different possibilities and powers in combat, we spent more time learning and perfecting the mechanics and less time on story flair. If you want to hear more story, stay tuned for the next episode which will be posting soon, and will conclude this session and begin session 3.

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Anima Combat

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Tue, 1 Mar 2011 20:52:00 -0600

Part 2 to our 2nd Anima session will go up tomorrow. As a warning, it is very technical and doesn't have the kind of flair that SAAMies are known for, mostly because the Anima combat system is very complex and we are still acclimatizing ourselves to it. Future combat will be more seamless as we have a better grasp of the mechanics and won't have to refer back to the book so often, a book that did not come with an index. Anima Project Studio, please invest in indexes, I know you have one in Gaia, a sourcebook that I am not using since this game takes place in a world of my own creation, Kamigan. So, next posted pod will be for all the technical gurus out there who want to learn more on the mechanics of Anima. The conclusion will follow and pick up the story that got bogged down in mathematics.

Anima 2: Imperial Border pt 1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Tue, 1 Mar 2011 16:19:00 -0600

Our heroes find trouble waiting for them on the road into the Imperial Circle, their pasts come to haunt them. Join FnD as we explore the combat mechanics of Anima: Beyond Fantasy for the first time.

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FnD Photos

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Mon, 28 Feb 2011 21:08:00 -0600

Oh no, you can see us now!!!

Anima: the Board Game

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 03:40:00 -0600

Yay, we got through a second session of Anima. It turned out to be almost entirely one single combat session. I think it went well and helped us to better understand how the system works so that in future games it should run more smoothly. I will edit and post tonight's session soon, it may be short just for entertainment purposes.

Anima 1: Kamigan pt 2

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sun, 20 Feb 2011 00:05:00 -0600

Storytime continues...

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Anima 1: Kamigan pt 1

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 16:02:00 -0600

We begin our first session with Nyxth, an Oni ranger played by Hero, Giri, an Oni weaponsmaster played by Ball-z, and Mofar, a human illusionist played by Mono, as they travel to the Imperial Circle for the largest celebration in over 50 years in honor of the new Emperor's coronation. On the way they meet X'iang, an elderly Tanuki, who invites them to share stories in a cave by a fire while passing time through a snowstorm.

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Artwork

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 21:24:00 -0600

Anyone interested in submitting artwork for Anima to use on the site? I put together this pic quickly for the front page on itunes. So far I can't see it, still working on the kinks, so here it is for now. Stay tuned for our first session, coming soon.

Fire n Dice intro

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:25:00 -0600

This is an intro promo to test itunes and kiwi6 compatibility with Fire n Dice.

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Coming Soon: Anima Beyond Fantasy campaign Kamigan

yuureighost@gmail.com (YuureiGhost) — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 12:01:00 -0600

The Swing and a Miss troupe is expanding. Ghost will be creating his own podcast feed on itunes to host just the upcoming campaigns, from his own Anima: Beyond Fantasy campaign to Hero's Wild Talents campaign to Ball-z's Dragonlance campaign. So, stay tuned for more to come soon.