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Chris Pramas talks Green Ronin's origins, Titansgrave, and Fantasy AGE

     Chris Pramas joins me to talk about Green Ronin and their contributions to the Titansgrave Role-playing game series on Geek and Sundry! Tune in to find out where Green Ronin began, and how the AGE system developed from the Dragon Age licensed game into the system that drives the fantastic show on Geek & Sundry.

Find Titansgrave on the Geek & Sundry site.

Click here for the Titansgrave RPG book at the Green Ronin store.

Click here for the Fantasy AGE book on the Green Ronin store.

 

Check out the latest news from Vigilance Press at the Vigilance Press website, here!

Steve Kenson discusses the new Blue Rose RPG and the Kickstarter

Green Ronin super-star Steve Kenson joins us today to talk about the new edition of the Blue Rose roleplaying game! We discuss what it means to have an "inclusive" setting, what kind of magic and characters you can create in the Blue Rose setting, and Steve drops a Sir Mix-a-Lot reference. Tune in for all the details!

I apologize in advance for any audio issues on my side of the recording. I'm in the process of building out my new podcast recording set-up and it sounds like I need a new microphone. I'll try and have that remedied by next week's episode.

Check out the Blue Rose kickstarter here!

Rodney Thompson Returns! Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition post-release interview!

Now that all three of the core rulebooks for Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition have released, we asked Rodney Thompson to come back and talk some more about the design decisions that went into this amazing new edition of the rules! We talk a bit about the general response the game has received, the design guidelines, and the process of making a game. We also go into details about Rodney's own tasks on the books and some of his favorite Monster Manual entries.

Find out more about Dungeons & Dragons here!

Download the Basic Rules for free here!

John Rogers stops by to talk about The Librarians and Role-Playing Games!

I'm very pleased to announce that John Rogers found some time to talk to me about gaming and his new show "The Librarians." We touch on how gaming and entertainment have influenced each other, and how writing and game design are interrelated. John name-drops a lot of his favorite RPGs, and talks a little about how shows like Leverage can wind up as properties for role-playing games!

You can find out more about The Librarians on TNT's website here: http://www.tntdrama.com/shows/the-librarians.html

You can find out more about ThrillBent on their website, here: http://thrillbent.com/

You can find out more about Fate Core (The game where character "Aspects" are from) Here: http://www.faterpg.com/

And Check out Tianxia: Blood, Silk & Jade at Indie Press Revolution Here: http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/product.php?productid=19207&page=1

Or at Drive-Thru RPG Here: http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/browse.php?cPath=1323_20300

Jack Norris and James Dawsey talk about upcoming projects Galore

This episode serves both as a Part 2 of the Green Ronin Summit podcast for 2014, but we extended it to include a discussion of Tianxia's stretch goal progress, upcoming projects from Vigilance Press, and more!

First, Jack Norris talks about the plans for upcoming releases of the Dragon Age pen and paper RPG. We then talk about AGE, the system driving Dragon Age, and the plans Green Ronin may or may not have. After that, we go into detail about the Tianxia stretch goals as they are going into production and upcoming Vigilance Press projects for Mutants and Masterminds and ICONs.

Whew! There's a lot of content in this episode, almost 2 hours of epic rambling!

Stay Vigilant!

2014 Green Ronin Summit Debriefing with Jon Leitheusser and Steve Kenson

This episode of the Vigilance Press Podcast brings back Jon Leitheusser and Steve Kenson to discuss the upcoming slate from powerhouse RPG imprint Green Ronin!

We discuss Mutants and Masterminds products that are coming out in the next few months, look ahead to next year, and also cover some of Green Ronin's other licenses. In the links below, find some special Halloween goodies, a sale on Green Ronin's The Supernatural Handbook, and a new release from Vigilance Press!

Special links section:

The BETA Men from Drive-Thru RPG (by Vigilance Press for Mutants and Masterminds)

The Supernatural Handbook from Green Ronin for M&M is on sale at this link!

Steve Kenson's Blog!

Jon Leitheusser's Blog!

Darrin Drader Interview: Nuclear Sunset and Legacy of Ruin

Novelist Darrin Drader stops by the Vigilance Press Podcast to discuss his newly released novel Legacy of Ruin, published by Vigilance Press. We also talk about the upcoming Pacific Northwest supplement for Mutant Future, the background to the setting, and putting tentacles on weird monsters. We may or may not have mentioned Rowdy Roddy Piper in a somewhat inappropriate film role...

Nuclear Sunset: Legacy of Ruin by Darrin Drader is now available in a wide variety of formats and locations!

Click Here to find it in PDF, Epub, and MOBI versions at Drive-Thru Fiction!

Click here to order a Print on Demand edition from Create Space!

Click Here to find it in both Kindle and Print versions at Amazon.com!

Game Designer Rodney Thompson talks about the new Dungeons and Dragons edition!

For this podcast, I am joined by Rodney Thompson, one of the key designers on the new Dungeons and Dragons from Wizards of the Coast. We talk about everything from Wizards versus Fighters to the playtesting process. Hear about Inspiration, Advantage and Disadvantage when rolling dice, and more! 

What're you reading this for? Go listen!

You can find out more about Dungeons and Dragons, and even download the free Basic D&D rules, by visiting the Wizards of the Coast website here: http://www.wizards.com/dnd/

Tianxia Pronunciation Guide with Robin Milliken

Robin Milliken joins us for this episode of the Vigilance Press Podcast. A native speaker of Chinese, Robin helps host James Dawsey learn more about the language, pronouncing important place names in the fictional Tianxia setting, and discusses elements of Chinese culture we hope will be relevant to gamers playing Tianxia: Blood, Silk & Jade! James also makes a really bad joke about "Pronuncing" things badly. Just ignore his jokes and listen to the smart guest.

You can find the Tianxia: Blood, Silk & Jade PDF at Drive Thru RPG here:

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/126883/Tianxia-Blood-Silk--Jade

You can find the Tianxia: Blood, Silk & Jade Print and PDF together at Indie Press Revolution:

http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/product.php?productid=19207&cat=0&featured=Y

Our latest Fiction release, Legacy of Ruin by Darrin Drader is now up for sale at our Drive-Thru Fiction Site (Print on Demand edition soon to be announced):

http://www.drivethrufiction.com/product/132177/Legacy-of-Ruin?manufacturers_id=437

Dave Mattingly and Aaron Sullivan tell us about the Algernon Files 3.0 Kickstarter!

For this episode of Vigilance Press Podcast, we invite our friends from BlackWyrm Publishing to talk about their Kickstarter campaign for The Algernon Files 3.0! Tune in and hear Aaron Sullivan and Dave Mattingly field questions about BlackWyrm, the Kickstarter project, and other cool stuff that BlackWyrm will be bringing to this year’s Gen Con!

Check out the Kickstarter page for the Algernon Files here!

Check out BlackWyrm Publishing at their website, here!