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This is the first in a series of special recordings from Dragonmeet 2008. This was recorded at Dragonmeet 2008 at Kensington Town Hall, London, UK on Saturday 29th November 2008. Ken Hite and Robin Laws talk about writing roleplaying games and their experiences in the roleplaying game industry and hobby. Insightful discussion as the panellist field questions from the audience. Panellists were Robin Laws, and Ken Hite. Running Time: 01:02:05.
Direct download: Dragonmeet_2008__Robin__Ken_on_RPGs.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:02 AM
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This is the seventh in a series of special recordings from Continuum 2008. This was recorded at Continuum 2008 at John Foster Hall, University of Leicester, Manor Road, Oadby, Leicester, UK on Sunday 3rd August 2008 at 14:00 in the Oakham Seminar Room. A discussion on the new Gloranthan Magic system for HeroQuest 2.0, a return to using the Runes as the core part of the system. Panellists were Jeff Richard, Ian Cooper and Lawrence Whitaker. Additional discussion points by David Scott, Mike Gibb, Alex Ferguson, Ed McDonald, and Nick Brooke. Running Time: 01:06:47.
Direct download: Continuum_2008__Rune_Magic.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:24 AM
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This is the sixth in a series of special recordings from Continuum 2008. This was recorded at Continuum 2008 at John Foster Hall, University of Leicester, Manor Road, Oadby, Leicester, UK on Saturday 2nd August 2008 at 19:30 in the Oakham Seminar Room. An open discussion about history and using it in role playing games. The first 29 minutes suffers from background noise from the air conditioning so the recording had to be *tweaked* to get the discussion audible. Panellist and chair was Mark Galeotti. Running Time: 01:21:56.
Direct download: Continuum_2008__Role_Playing_and_History.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:05 AM
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This is the fifth in a series of special recordings from Continuum 2008. This was recorded at Continuum 2008 at John Foster Hall, University of Leicester, Manor Road, Oadby, Leicester, UK on Saturday 2nd August 2008 at 17:00 in the Oakham Seminar Room. An introduction to the Gloranthan setting for players that have had none or very little exposure to it. The panellists hope to get a basic idea of this huge world of Glorantha to the audience within an hour! Panellists were Lawrence Whitaker, Jeff Richard and Mark Galeotti. Running Time: 01:02:53.
Direct download: Continuum_2008__So_Youre_New_to_Glorantha_.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 8:14 PM
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This is the fourth in a series of special recordings from Continuum 2008. This was recorded at Continuum 2008 at John Foster Hall, University of Leicester, Manor Road, Oadby, Leicester, UK on Saturday 2nd August 2008 at 15:00 in the Rotherley Seminar Room. Introduced by Lawrence Whittaker, Matthew Sprange talks about how Mongoose Publishing is doing. The current lines are discussed and about new and future products in the pipeline. The Flaming Cobra line is for small press publishers to have full use of the Mongoose Publishing machine and distribution while allowing development to remain in-house was mentioned. The Holy Grail of Mongoose Publishing was *almost* discussed as well! Running Time: 00:23:13.
Direct download: Continuum_2008__State_of_the_Mongoose.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 6:16 PM
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Book Reading This is the third in a series of special recordings from Continuum 2008. This was recorded at Continuum 2008 at John Foster Hall, University of Leicester, Manor Road, Oadby, Leicester, UK on Saturday 2nd August 2008 at 14:00 in the Rotherley Seminar Room. As part of the ‘Friends of Glorantha’ group, Greg Stafford reads an excerpt from his forthcoming novel 'Harmast Saga'. This section is titled 'Ten Women Well Loved' and details an Orlanthi myth from the God Time. The second half is an open Question and Answer session with Greg talking about writing and creative works as well as his current situation. Running Time: 00:55:18.
Direct download: Continuum_2008__Greg_Reads_Harmast_Saga.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:59 AM
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This is the second in a series of special recordings from Continuum 2008. This was recorded at Continuum 2008 at John Foster Hall, University of Leicester, Manor Road, Oadby, Leicester, UK on Saturday 2nd August 2008 at 12:00 noon in the Oakham Seminar Room. A discussion on the new Gloranthan setting for HeroQuest 2.0, a return to the old classic Pavis and the Big Rubble. Panellists were Simon Bray, Jeff Richard, Lawrence Whitaker, Rick Meints, and Oliver Dickinson. Additional discussion points by David Scott. Running Time: 00:55:18.
Direct download: Continuum_2008__Pavis__Gateway_to_Glorantha.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 4:50 PM
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This is the first of the special recordings from Continuum 2008. This was recorded at Continuum 2008 at John Foster Hall, University of Leicester, Manor Road, Oadby, Leicester, UK on Saturday 2nd August 2008 at 10:00 in the Oakham Seminar Room. Covering new and future products from Moon Designs and Mongoose Publishing plus a discussion on the current state of Glorantha as a game setting. Panellists were Ian Cooper, Simon Bray, Jamie ‘Trotsky’ Revell, Jeff Richard, Rick Meints, Matthew Sprange, Greg Stafford, and Lawrence Whitaker. Addtional discussion points by David Scott. Running Time: 01:27:32. *Interesting to note that all the ‘Dara Happa Stirs’ sold out after this seminar!
Direct download: Continuum_2008__The_Future_of_Glorantha.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:39 PM
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This is the fifth and final of the special recordings from Tentacles Fumble 2008. This was recorded at Tentacles Fumble 2008 at Castle Stalheck, Bacharach, Germany on Sunday 11h May 2008 at 13:00 in the Seminar Room. A discussion about working on Glorantha, working with Greg Stafford and discovering secrets and surprises along the way. Detailing some of the current projects both panellists have worked on and the ‘cool stuff’ discovered. Also covering new and future products from Moon Designs and Mongoose Publishing plus a discussion on the current state of Glorantha as a game setting. Panellists were Lawrence Whitaker and Jeff Richard. Further contributions by Nick Brooke, Simon Bray, David Durham, Neil Robinson, Ian Cooper, Alex Ferguson, Charles Corrigan, Dan Barker, Ed McDonald, and Bazz Hoftijzer. Running Time: 00:52:53. Further details at: http://www.tentacles-convention.de/
Direct download: What_I_Learnt_About_Glorantha_MP3.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 2:01 PM
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Actual Play This is the fourth in a series of special recordings from Tentacles Fumble 2008. This is a demonstration of the new HeroQuest 2.0 rules in an old setting of Glorantha, Pavis. This will also be the new starting point in Glorantha for the all new HeroQuest. This game took place on the Saturday night of the convention at the top of the main tower in Castle Stalheck – there was a lot of stairs to climb! The HeroQuest narrator is Jeff and the players are Claudia, Rick, Colin, Lawrence, Almost Evil Ed, Nick, David Durham, Neil, David Scott, Simon, and Darran. Keeping that lot under control took nerves of steel! Well done Jeff! This is the concluding part of the game with the Heroes find what is in the centre of the puzzle canal! Running Time: 01:21:24.
Direct download: Jeffs_Huge_Gloranthan_HeroQuest_Game_part_3_MP3.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 7:55 AM
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Actual Play This is the third in a series of special recordings from Tentacles Fumble 2008. This is a demonstration of the new HeroQuest 2.0 rules in an old setting of Glorantha, Pavis. This will also be the new starting point in Glorantha for the all new HeroQuest. This game took place on the Saturday night of the convention at the top of the main tower in Castle Stalheck – there was a lot of stairs to climb! The HeroQuest narrator is Jeff and the players are Claudia, Rick, Colin, Lawrence, Almost Evil Ed, Nick, David Durham, Neil, David Scott, Simon, and Darran. Keeping that lot under control took nerves of steel! Well done Jeff! This is the second part of the game with the Heroes getting ready to set off in boats on the way to adventure! Running Time: 01:14:46.
Direct download: Jeffs_Huge_Gloranthan_HeroQuest_Game_part_2_MP3.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 3:11 PM
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Actual Play This is the second in a series of special recordings from Tentacles Fumble 2008. This is a demonstration of the new HeroQuest 2.0 rules in an old setting of Glorantha, Pavis. This will also be the new starting point in Glorantha for the all new HeroQuest. This game took place on the Saturday night of the convention at the top of the main tower in Castle Stalheck – there was a lot of stairs to climb! The HeroQuest narrator is Jeff and the players are Claudia, Rick, Colin, Lawrence, Almost Evil Ed, Nick, David Durham, Neil, David Scott, Simon, and Darran. Keeping that lot under control took nerves of steel! Well done Jeff! We start Part 1 in an old Tavern in New Pavis… Running Time: 01:04:00.
Direct download: Jeffs_Huge_Gloranthan_HeroQuest_Game_part_1_MP3.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 11:01 AM
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This was recorded at Tentacles Fumble 2008 at Castle Stalheck, Bacharach, Germany on Friday 9th May 2008 at 18:00 in the Rittersaal [Knights Hall]. Covering new and future products from Moon Designs and Mongoose Publishing plus a discussion on the current state of Glorantha as a game setting. Panellists were Robin Laws, Lawrence Whitaker, Jeff Richard, Rick Meints, Simon Bray and Jamie ‘Trotsky’ Revell. Further contributions by David Durham, Neil Robinson, Ian Cooper, Alex Ferguson, and Charles Corrigan. Running Time: 01:08:30. Further details at: http://www.tentacles-convention.de/
Direct download: Gloranthan_Gathering_Tentacles_2008.mp3
Category: podcasts -- posted at: 10:18 AM
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