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Avengers Re-Assembled!

SPOILER ALERT! Tonight, James Dawsey is joined by Mutants and Masterminds creator Steve Kenson and Pop-Culture Evil Mastermind Professor Christopher McGlothlin! Tonight we discuss in detail the Avengers film, and how Game Masters and Players can relate to various scenes from it in terms of a Mutants and Masterminds game. Watch carefully for the Sanford and Son cameo. ;) Thanks for tuning in! Let me know what you think in the comments section... and as always, Stay Vigilant!

Character Creation Podcast 01

Welcome to our first Beacon City Campaign podcast! Tonight James Dawsey GMs and introduces two of our players, Lynn Hill and Rick Jones. Listen to James "Pitch" the game setting, giving the players a feeling for what the city is like and what the themes of the game will be like, and Lynn and Rick bat ideas back and forth to come up with their basic character concepts. Guest appearance by the Quickstart Character Creator! More Campaign stuff to come, soon!

Steve Kenson, Jon Leitheusser, and Aaron Sullivan talk Threat Reports!

James Dawsey hosts and is joined by three Green Ronin luminaries to discuss the newly-released Threat Report Compilation for Mutants and Masterminds! We talk about the nature of the book, the process of collaborating with the different authors involved, and some of the extra characters added in for the new collection. Thanks again to Steve Kenson, Jon Leitheusser, and Aaron Sullivan for taking the time to join us! Oh, and I apologize for the 'moment of silence' as someone sent me some artwork in the midst of the podcast. I'll have to share that artwork with you very soon to apologize for the distraction. :) Stay Vigilant!

Jason, Christopher, and Lynn talk Campaigns and upcoming projects!

In this episode, we discuss some upcoming projects from Jason Tondro (Our "Doctor Comics"!), Christopher McGlothlin, and Lynn Firestone Hill! We also spend some time discussion superhero campaigns and how to 'Get the heroes together'. Feel free to comment below and let us know if there are any other topics you'd like us to cover! James Dawsey hosts.

DC Adventures Heroes and Villains Volume 2- Jack Strikes Back!

Welcome back to the Vigilance Press Podcast! A somewhat sniffly Jack Norris and Coffee Bean-munching James Dawsey talk about upcoming Vigilance Press Products, Marvel Heroic Roleplaying from Margaret Weis Productions, and the recently published PDF for DC Adventures Heroes and Villains Volume 2 for Mutants and Masterminds 3E! Two solid hours of meandering musings on superhero RPGs and some little teases here and there of things to come. Thanks for tuning in! As always, feel free to comment below and let us know what you think! Coming soon: Doctor Comics pronounces the fates of The Forgotten Five and more!

Steve Kenson and Jon Leitheusser talk DC Adventures and Power Profiles!

Host James Dawsey interviews Jon Leitheusser and Steve Kenson from Green Ronin about their latest release, DC Adventures Heroes and Villains Volume 2. We also talk about some upcoming releases including the fourth and final book in the DC Adventures series ("Universe") and the Power Profiles for Mutants and Masterminds. Some good stuff in there, if you're a fan of DC Adventures or the Power Profiles for Mutants and Masterminds! Enjoy! As always, your comments are welcome!

James Clayton talks Status Quo Video Game

James "Cheshire" Clayton and Alex Godi from Miffed Kitty Press stop in to talk up their ongoing project to transform their tabletop game into a video game. James Dawsey hosts. You can check out the original Status Quo: Chronicles of a Universe at War tabletop rpg (for free!!) at the miffed kitty website. You can participate in the Status Quo fundraiser at: indiegogo.com Thanks for stopping in, guys!

Christopher McGlothlin talks about Heroes and Villains Vol. 2

As Green Ronin prepare to put DC Adventures Heroes and Villains Volume 2 up for sale on their online store, Christopher McGlothlin, scholar and gentleman that he is, stops in to chat with me about his work on the book! We chat up the Silver Age characters in the book, and talk about the 'Iconic' approach to covering every version of a character possible. ... and Christopher McGlothlin talks about his delight at being able to stay on "Top" of some of his favorite characters in the DC Universe. :) James Dawsey hosts!

Marvel Actual Play Demo

Greetings, True Believers! This special demo podcast features the brand new Marvel Heroic Roleplaying! Jason Tondro, Rick Jones, and Theron Bretz play Iron Man, Spider-Man, and Luke Cage respectively. James Dawsey counts his dice as The Watcher (GM) for the game. Brace yourselves for an epic adventure that spans almost three hours!! If you like the game, please feel free to leave a comment and let us know! We made some mistakes (our first time with this one) but very minor ones- I missed some opportunities for Extraordinary Success and neglected some of the rules until later in the session- But that's how you know it's "For Reals!" :) Enjoy the show, and Stay Vigilant!

Cam Banks talks Marvel Heroic Roleplaying Release!

Cam Banks from Margaret Weis Productions returns to talk about the release of the Marvel Heroic Roleplaying game (which should be live in mere minutes)! Jason Tondro co-hosts with James Dawsey as we discuss upcoming releases, some aspects of the rules and how the game is different from other Superhero games, and which characters might be available as "DLC" in the near future. We also answer some questions from various listeners and talk about which "Era" of Marvel we like best! Check Drive-Thru RPG for the release of the Marvel PDF (should appear in this space around Midnight EST) Check MWP website for more info about the Marvel Heroic RPG and other MWP products!