Role-Playing Games
Carnagecast 44: Running Role-Playing Games at Conventions
By Tyler on June 3, 2013
In episode 44 of Carnagecast, Joe makes his return appearance to the show to talk about the finer points of running role-playing games within the parameters of a tabletop gaming convention. The constraints and advantages of fitting a role-playing adventure within the schedule of a gaming convention create a unique landscape for a GM and […]
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Posted in Carnagecast | Tagged Carnagecast, conventions, GMing, podcasts, Role-Playing Games, the day after ragnarok
GM Sign Ups Open for Carnage on the Mountain 2013
By Tyler on May 23, 2013
As spring turns to summer, so do the thoughts of the Carnage staff turn to the question, “Who wants to run some games at this year’s convention?” Now you, the discerning game master, can answer that question with the utmost expedition. The GM sign up form is now up and running! Carnage wants passionate GMs […]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Field Marshal Reports, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, carnage on the mountain, ccgs, miniatures, Role-Playing Games
Carnagecast 43: Role-Playing with Gaylord
By Tyler on May 13, 2013
In episode 43 of Carnagecast, Gaylord joins us to talk role-playing games. His personal history with the form goes back to watching his stepson play with college friends in the dining room, including a notable encounter with the lich Adolf Hitler. From there, he went on to Vampire: The Masquerade, Call of Cthulhu and more. […]
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Posted in Carnagecast | Tagged call of cthulhu, Carnagecast, gaylord, GMing, horror, modern, podcasts, Role-Playing Games, vampire: the masquerade
Carnagecast 41: Crowdfunding Tabletop Games
By Tyler on April 15, 2013
In episode 41 of Carnagecast, Rod and Tyler discuss the boom of crowdfunding, the process whereby individuals contribute money to the creation of an item or event in exchange for backer rewards, and the tabletop game hobby. Before the meat of the conversation, they talk Carnage on the Mountain, the way to reserve rooms at […]
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Posted in Carnagecast | Tagged Board Games, Carnagecast, crowdfunding, indiegogo, kickstarter, podcasts, Role-Playing Games
Carnagecast 40: Gygax Magazine and Gary Con
By Tyler on April 1, 2013
In episode 40 of Carnagecast, James Carpio, games editor of Gygax magazine, joins us to talk about the launch of the periodical, the process of assembling a magazine’s worth of content and finding the balance in the old and new schools of role-playing. He also shares some of his trip this past March to Gary […]
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Posted in Carnagecast | Tagged Carnagecast, chapter 13 press, conventions, dungeon crawl classics, dungeons & dragons, gary con, gygax magazine, james carpio, podcasts, Role-Playing Games, tales from the fallen empire
Carnagecast 39: Carrion Crown: Broken Moon
By Tyler on March 18, 2013
In episode 39 of Carnagecast, Dan, Hunter and Toby return to discuss the third chapter of the Carrion Crown adventure path, Broken Moon. Our heroes ventured into the Shudderwood of Ustalav, wherein Victor the unflappable coach driver made his debut, resolute against the strains of ethereal music. At an exclusive hunting lodge and in the […]
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Posted in Carnagecast | Tagged actual play, broken moon, Carnagecast, carrion crown, dan, fantasy, hunter, pathfinder, podcasts, Role-Playing Games, toby
Carnagecast 37: Carrion Crown: Trial of the Beast
By Tyler on February 11, 2013
In episode thirty-seven of Carnagecast, Dan, Hunter and Toby return to the show to discuss their further adventures in the Pathfinder adventure path, Carrion Crown, following on from their first excursion in The Haunting of Harrowstone. From the sleepy village of Ravengro, the heroes stride further to the relative metropolis of Lepidstadt, embroiling themselves in […]
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Carnagecast 36: Back from Hiatus
By Tyler on January 28, 2013
In episode 36 of Carnagecast, we emerge from hiatus just in time to still be able to wish everyone a happy new year. Pillar of the Carnage board Rod Sheldon is with us to talk about the highlights of this past Carnage Noir, the gaming we’ve gotten in over the holidays and plans for 2013: […]
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Posted in Carnagecast | Tagged Board Games, card games, carnage noir, carnage on the mountain, connecticon, council of 5 nations, Green Mountain Gamers, killington, ogc, pathfinder, Role-Playing Games, stack academie, totalcon, unity games, vermont
Fiasco at Carnage Noir
By Tyler on December 12, 2012
The New England Role Players Association (NERPA) had its recorder out and rolling at Carnage Noir last month. Freshly released in their actual play podcast is a session of Fiasco that went down on Saturday of the convention. Fiasco is more of a story-telling game than a traditional role-playing game “about ordinary people with powerful […]
Posted in Role-Playing Games | Tagged actual play, bully pulpit games, fiasco, nerpa, podcasts, Role-Playing Games
Here’s Trading With You, Kid: A Carnage Noir No-Ship Math Trade
By Tyler on October 9, 2012
Thanks to the efforts of Matt Golec, Carnage-goers once again have the opportunity to participate in Here’s Looking At You, Kid, a no-ship math trade with their fellow conventioneers. As Matt explains, “Math trades are a great way to swap games you no longer play for games you’d love to add to your collection. You […]
Posted in Board Games, CCGs, Miniatures, Role-Playing Games | Tagged Board Games, boardgamegeek.com, card games, carnage noir, ccgs, math trade, miniatures, Role-Playing Games