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Watching the Deadliest Warrior is like watching a train wreck. You know exactly what’s happening, and what to expect – you just can’t look away. I still can’t understand why these guys are surprised that a given weapon will inflict lethal damage on the human body….
Predictably, the kids walk in and trump both warriors with their own guile and craft!
Now taking bets … Spartan vs Ninja!
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Matt Silbur joins me in the Reaction Chamber today for a stream of consciousness talk about Star Wars, RPGs, the influence of media, and other topics. Oh, yeah, he has a blog and art site too!
Matt Silbur’s Artwork Gallery – http://ganarus.wordpress.com
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Some quick reviews on the Horseclans stories by Robert Adams, How to Train Your Dragon follows. After that, the guys and I sit down and discuss elements of rpg settings and what makes a good one.
Those Horseclan books are hard to find, check the Amazon store to make the job a bit easier!
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The October/November Bard contest is over, and we have some clear results. The Podcasting for Water Benefit book is done, and John Wilkerson speaks a bit about his perspective on the past year. Some cool music from The Get, and the final few days to take advantage of a huge offer from Spirit Blade Productions. Merry Christmas to all!
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Hi, this is Winston from the Critical Mass Podcast over at Critical Press Media.com. The guys and I are really juiced about the new release of the Pathfinder core rules from Paizo Publishing. There’s only one problem
Bards still suck.
This is our mission to you: using the Pathfinder core rules, make a Bardic character that can reasonably substitute for one or more of the four basic dungeon crawl classes: fighter, thief, cleric, or mage. You have 16, that’s 2d8 maxed out, levels with which to build. At least 8 levels must be in the Bard core class; multiple core classes are not allowed. You may use any Prestige class or ability substitution from any published fantasy d20 book, provided you can tell us which book you used. Links to the Pathfinder System Reference document may be found at criticalpressmedia.com.
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The guys and I are well-pleased with the new offering from Paizo. Pathfinder is the next evolution of the d20 fantasy system, and they’ve done it up right. Join us for an enthusiastic review of the new product, and help us decide whether or not Bards truly suck….
Create a Bardic character using the Pathfinder ruleset; the system reference document may be found online in the links below. Characters must take at least 8 levels of the Bard core class and no more than 16 levels total. Characters may not use any other core class. The deadline for submission is Dec 1, 2009. A single winner will be chosen by the committee to receive a CD copy of “Sprit Blade” from Spirit Blade Productions. (‘Cuz I like giving away their stuff.)
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I realize we’re only two episodes into the new television season, but I’m really impressed with Nathan Fillon’s new crime drama “Castle”. I get my father on the phone for a better perspective of television crime through the years, and wrap it up with a review of the newest addition to my gaming library – Savage Worlds!
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I spent the weekend at Fear the Con 2 in St Louis, MO. The guys over at Fear the Boot put this on, and it looks like its going to be a regular event. I debuted the Atomic Earth board game this weekend officially, and got some cool conversations with other podcasters. Also, the Watchmen premiered this weekend, and you’re getting my impressions of that event as well.
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The gang is back in house, properly bribed with chili and cornbread. We caught up on the latest episodes of the new Batman cartoon – Brave and the Bold – and then talked a bit about other animated Batman incarnations, along with other shows. Plus, Curtis and Greg tell me about the new RPG from Palladium Books, “Dead Reign”. Zombie hunters beware!