Hey all!

This weekend is Camp Nerdly 6, a con held in Virginia (the US) at a campground in the woods. I found a discussion about Camp Nerdly 5 between Arnold, myself and Kelley (before Kelley joined as a host!) and I wanted to share it with you. They give a good rundown about the mini-con and I asked bad questions, since I’d never been.

I’m quite looking forward to going this time around. I’m sure we’ll have more stuff to discuss when we all get back home. Enjoy!

Direct download:

http://canonpuncture.geekyandgenki.com/wp-content/uploads/136-canonpuncture136-Camp-Nerdly-talk.mp3

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Welcome to a new episode of How We Play! This is a miniseries where we offer tips and tricks that are specific to either games we love to play or ways we like to play them.

In this episode, Arnold shares his love of making custom character sheets for games he’s GMing.

Character Sheets Discussed:

• Little Gears Character Sheets and Qualities
• Arnold’s sheet for Misspent Youth
• Usagi Yojimbo (no files available… sorry)

(also, even though it was not mentioned, but it is very cool: Arnold’s custom sheet for the Percy Jackson hack of Trollbabe I ran called Half-Bloods.)

All feedback on this is very much appreciated!

Direct download: http://canonpuncture.geekyandgenki.com/wp-content/uploads/135-canonpuncture135-HWP-charsheets.mp3

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Game Advocates is a series of interviews about a single tabletop role-playing 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 Ed of Geeky and Genki. Ed advocates for Earthdawn, a game by FASA.

(Please note that during the recording, Earthdawn was published by Red Brick. This group is now part of the reborn FASA)

Podcast Promos:

• Ruthless Diastema (http://ruthlessdee.com/)

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Join Arnold, Rich and new co-host Kelley as they wrap-up 2012 and talk about 2013.

• 2012 Gamer Resolution results
• Top 3 2012 Gaming Moments
• 2013 Gamer Resolutions

Podcast Promos:

• Jank Cast (http://jankcast.com/)
• Roll For News (rollfornews.mountzionpress.com)
• Gamerstable (http://gamerstable.com/)

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 55:56 — 51.2MB)

Game Advocates is a series of interviews about a single tabletop role-playing 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 Hans Chung-Otterson of the upcoming RPG reviews site We Are Lost in Play. Hans advocates for Freemarket, a game by Luke Crane and Jared Sorensen.

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This episode Rich and Arnold are joined by guest host Kelley. We catch up and then Arnold and Kelley break down how they organized Games on Demand, what feedback they received and what they want to do in the future.

This is a solid resource if you’re thinking about doing a gaming event at a convention.

Here’s the cool sign they made:

Also, here’s the Fiasco Character Sheet Kelley mentioned.

(And a guide on how to fold the last page)

Direct Download:

http://canonpuncture.geekyandgenki.com/audio/131-canonpuncture131-GoD-Post-Mortem.mp3

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Dear QIN: The Warring States,

I picked you up long ago, when some misguided store sold me a copy for $10 on clearance. You were gorgeous on the inside, and your mechanics seemed novel and just free enough to excite my “get the rules out of the way” sensibilities. Your plentiful illustrations and detailed maps made me think of just how to play, and I wanted to give you a shot.

But then I loaned the book to a friend, and you know how that goes… Only to find out that replacing you would cost… WHAT?!? $45? I mean, you’re pretty and all, so maybe I could … WHAT? Two supplements at $25 each, and the GM Screen is another $20?

Forget it.

But then, the internet spoke to me, coincidentally, through a friend of a friend, and I found the whole lot for a grand total of $35. So I’ll give you another shot.

Do any of you have anything good or ill to speak on Qin’s behalf?

(And yes, for the reference, another audio episode is coming soon. Rich is editing now.)

So I just finished watching season one of The Legend of Korra.  SERIOUS Spoilers after the cut.  Just warning you.