Listen "The Con Game"
Episode Synopsis
Episode 55 Wednesday, September 29,2021
Call ins & Emails from the Outlands
Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast
John of Red Dice Diaries
A.) Joe cheated on Randy: https://youtu.be/RdQN0RNyT0U
Links on Dungeons and Dragons History
https://followmeanddie.com/2017/05/11/review-dave-arnesons-true-genius-robert-j-kuntz/
https://nerdvanamedia.com/gaming/fact-check-lorraine-williams-destroyed-not-created-tsr/13825/
https://dmdavid.com/tag/tag/lorraine-williams/
https://archive.org/details/60_minutes_on_dungeons_and_dragons/60_minutes_on_dungeons_and_dragons.flv
B.) Contest of Champions #2: and the winner is… hockeypuckjr
C.) Next edition of DnD announced? 50th anniversary 2024…5.5E? https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-2024-sixth-edition-fifth-edition/?fr=operanews
Main Topic: The Con Game
Planning, creating, and running a game at Conventions: Big cons, not-so-big cons, and CC
1) Timed or not
2) Pre-gens or not
3) Crunchy or Rules Light
4) Experienced Players or Newbs allowed
5) Scenarios: unique, challenging, not like most home scenarios
6) Managing the table
7) To Kill or not to Kill, is that even a question
8) Safety Tools
Like it, Love it or Leave it
Playing in the Mud:
We didn’t get to play this past Saturday, but we discuss Turning Undead, Saving Throws, Spell descriptions, and Clerics.
Shameless Plug Time:
If you would like to support our show, please help get the word out and check out our website at: www.biggusgeekuspodcast.com/support.
Share with your friends and let us know if there is another way that you listen that we could support better.
Rate us on your favorite podcatcher such as iTunes, or Stitcher.
Check us out on YouTube and Odysee. Please Like and Subscribe.
Our email is [email protected] feel free to send any questions or comments to us.
We would also like to encourage you to check out a few things that we like.
Red Dice Diaries (with John Alan Large and his wife Hannah)
Radio Grognard (with Glen Halstrom)
The Tale of the Manticore (a unique dramatized quasi-actual play)
Tavern Chat (with Eric Tenkar)
Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (Jason)
Shadow of the GM (Barry)
Clerics Wear Ringmail Blog (Taylor)
Legend of Myth (Max and Heathendog)
Call ins & Emails from the Outlands
Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast
John of Red Dice Diaries
A.) Joe cheated on Randy: https://youtu.be/RdQN0RNyT0U
Links on Dungeons and Dragons History
https://followmeanddie.com/2017/05/11/review-dave-arnesons-true-genius-robert-j-kuntz/
https://nerdvanamedia.com/gaming/fact-check-lorraine-williams-destroyed-not-created-tsr/13825/
https://dmdavid.com/tag/tag/lorraine-williams/
https://archive.org/details/60_minutes_on_dungeons_and_dragons/60_minutes_on_dungeons_and_dragons.flv
B.) Contest of Champions #2: and the winner is… hockeypuckjr
C.) Next edition of DnD announced? 50th anniversary 2024…5.5E? https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-dragons-2024-sixth-edition-fifth-edition/?fr=operanews
Main Topic: The Con Game
Planning, creating, and running a game at Conventions: Big cons, not-so-big cons, and CC
1) Timed or not
2) Pre-gens or not
3) Crunchy or Rules Light
4) Experienced Players or Newbs allowed
5) Scenarios: unique, challenging, not like most home scenarios
6) Managing the table
7) To Kill or not to Kill, is that even a question
8) Safety Tools
Like it, Love it or Leave it
Playing in the Mud:
We didn’t get to play this past Saturday, but we discuss Turning Undead, Saving Throws, Spell descriptions, and Clerics.
Shameless Plug Time:
If you would like to support our show, please help get the word out and check out our website at: www.biggusgeekuspodcast.com/support.
Share with your friends and let us know if there is another way that you listen that we could support better.
Rate us on your favorite podcatcher such as iTunes, or Stitcher.
Check us out on YouTube and Odysee. Please Like and Subscribe.
Our email is [email protected] feel free to send any questions or comments to us.
We would also like to encourage you to check out a few things that we like.
Red Dice Diaries (with John Alan Large and his wife Hannah)
Radio Grognard (with Glen Halstrom)
The Tale of the Manticore (a unique dramatized quasi-actual play)
Tavern Chat (with Eric Tenkar)
Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (Jason)
Shadow of the GM (Barry)
Clerics Wear Ringmail Blog (Taylor)
Legend of Myth (Max and Heathendog)
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