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Supernaturals, Emerald City, and Watchguard!

Brace yourself for another Double-Sized issue of the Vigilance Press Podcast! Tonight I am joined by Jon Leitheusser and Steve Kenson from Green Ronin to talk about their 2012 publishing schedule for Mutants and Masterminds, including the special new October book "Supernaturals." In the second half of the show, I talk to Charlie McElvy about his current Kickstarter project for the Watchguard and Teen Force 5! Check out the Green Ronin 2012 publishing schedule here! Check out the Watchguard Kickstarter here!

Beacon City Adventure 03

Welcome back to Beacon City! Our heroes are back, looking to find a little R&R, but accosted on all sides by the weird and the wild! Lynn Hill, Rick Jones, Tolly Gipson, and Theron Bretz are our players for this latest episode of the Beacon City podcast campaign. Tune in and learn more about the strangeness that goes on in Beacon City. Also, check out RPGNow to catch the last few days of the Christmas in July sale, all Vigilance Press products are 25% off! :)

Steve Perrin, Jason Tondro, and Dan Houser talk latest releases!

I'm joined today by Dan Houser, Jason Tondro, and Steve Perrin (though not all at the same time) to talk about Homefront Villains and Field Guide to Superheroes volume Four! We also chat up our longest-running campaigns, get distracted by shiny objects, and otherwise shoot the breeze for way longer than we should. Enjoy! :)

Beacon City Campaign Episode 02

The Lamplighter meets some new allies and some new enemies in the fight for justice! Jon Jason Tondro as The Lamplighter, Alex Williamson as Traxx the Traveler, and Tolly Gipson as Timeslip! James Dawsey Gamemasters for Mutants and Masterminds Third Edition. What new enemies will they face? What dark deeds await just around the corner? Tune in and find out! A quick note: there is some background noise on the first 10 minutes of the recording, but it clears up shortly after that. I apologize for not being able to reduce the noise level any more with the editing software I have. I tried to tone it down, but it only seemed to cause other problems with the recording...

Tolly Gipson talks Infrno.net!

Tolly Gipson joins Alex Williamson and James Dawsey to talk about Infrno.net, conventions (online and offline), art, and upcoming news for Vigilance Press. Listen in and check out the links for some great art! Tolly Gipson's sample DC Adventures table at Infrno.net. Alex Williamson's art on the Atomic Think Tank! The new Beacon City Challengers preview art on the Vigilance Press website!

Six Guns and METAs with Alex and Rick

Six Gun author Rick Jones and superhero artist Alex Williamson join me for a discussion on some upcoming products from Vigilance Press! Along the way, Rick Jones talks about doing a "full-on Chris McGlothlin", Alex discusses the finer points of putting Squid parts on a monster, and James Dawsey hosts! Topics covered also include the upcoming METAs project's progress and some other bits and bobs. Thanks for tuning in! Check out Alex Williamson's Brass Falcon here! Check out Rick Jones's Gaming Blog here! Check out the Vigilance Press Website here!

Creating Adventures in Mutants and Masterminds

Tonight I am joined by Steve Kenson, Jon Leitheusser, and Christopher McGlothlin as we explore the topic of creating adventures for Mutants and Masterminds. We talk about encounter balancing, story creation, and how to get the most out of your campaign story arcs without feeling overwhelmed by your players and their sneaky ways. As always, if you have more questions or comments, feel free to leave a comment below! Thanks again to my wonderful guests for helping make this a great show. Brace yourselves for over 2 hours of GM rambling! :)

A Dark and Stormy Night!

At last! Now that the players have come together and the characters are built, it's time for our first campaign session! Listen as The Lamplighter, Jade Witch, Tempest, and Starchild encounter the escaped villain Calpyso and come together to stop her! I apologize for the intermittent sound glitches, they shouldn't be too bad. Lyn Hill, Jason Tondro, Theron Bretz, and Rick Jones play while James Dawsey GMs. If you enjoyed the podcast, please let us know! I hope to bring more episodes to you soon! -James

Beacon City Character Creation 02

Tonight Jason Tondro and Theron Bretz join me to create their characters for the upcoming Beacon City campaign. Listen as we discover the origins of The Lamplighter and Starchild! If you haven't listened to our earlier podcast, you may want to hear that first so you can get an idea of what the setting is like, and what Rick and Lynn have come up with. You can find part 01 here! As always, feel free to comment below and let us know what you think! -James

Avengers Revisited!

Spoilers again! Sorry, gang, but The Avengers is just too big an event for one podcast about supers gaming! Tonight I'm joined by Cam Banks and Jack Norris to talk about Marvel Heroic Roleplaying and how you can relate to the film in terms of gaming. We spend time discussing Milestones, unlockables, resources, and the difference between "Talky" scenes and "Transition" scenes. I hope you enjoy it! As always, feel free to comment on the show and let us know what you think! -James