Fear the Boot

* World Wide Wing Night 5!  You can find details here . * GM profile for Chris. * Introducing non-gamers to the RPG hobby.  The FAQ we mention for dealing with religious objections to roleplaying games can be found here . Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, Pat

* If you want to join the Fantasy Football game Dan built, you can find a participating location at http://www.fschallenge.com . * A big thanks to our Gencon TOFTBCHes! * GM profile for Pat. * Send us your GM profile!  If you need to convert your recording format, you can do it here . * Upcoming episodes for non-gamer outreach. * Running world campaigns in your roleplaying game. Hosts: Chad, Dan,...

* Chris’ blog of Gencon can be found here . * What we’ll do differently next year.  You can find information on True Dungeon here . * We answer audience questions live.  Questions came from… Ethan Itamar from Hamishakia Andrew Andy from Amorphous Blob Bill from Dragonlance Canticle Dave from The 2 Half-Squads Dick (?) (I couldn’t quite make out his name on the recording.) Will (The “gaming group”...

Don’t forget to keep checking our forum for changes and more details. I’d also like to give a big thanks to ZeikeCopperEyes for all of his hard work in making this happen!

* The death of Gleemax. * Shout-outs to Cigar_smkr and Jlhburnett of Hex Games . * Check out the new forums here. * One last time: here’s our schedule for Gencon 2008 !  And our social gathering details have been fixed here . * The page Chris will be using to blog his Gencon experience is this one . * GM profile for John.  If you’re interested in reading The Monkey’s Paw, you can find it here . *...

* Fear the Boot welcomes guest hosts, Rob and Matt, from the Bear Swarm podcast . * Our events at Gencon.  You can still find the link for the FtB social gathering here and the general list of all podcasting events here . * Why a horse swarm is far scarier than a bear swarm. * GM profiles for Matt and Rob. * Setting and knowing the goals of player characters in your roleplaying game. * Conducting...

* The Gamer Adventures site can be found here . * Back Seat Producers can be found here . Hosts: Dan, John, Luke, Matt

* Fear the Boot’s Age of Conan guild has migrated to the PvE server, Set. * We’ll be doing several panels and a live recording at Gencon.  Be sure to check out the schedule here . * We’re still planning our social gathering for the Thursday of Gencon.  Details here . * A brief introduction of Pat. * A profile of Chad’s GMing techniques. * Conducting a player revolt against the Game Master. Hosts:...

* The new portal will be uploaded shortly.  If you actually have a recipe for gamer muffins, feel free to post it before the old forums get shut down! * Don’t forget to let us know if you’ll be stopping by our gathering at Gencon ! * A copy of Earthshaker! gets us talking about anachronism and genre-mixing in RPGs. * Identifying and remedying boring Game Masters. Hosts: Chad, Dan, John

* Fear the Boot moves…upstairs. * The new portal is still on its way and should be up soon. * If you’re going to be at Gencon, there’s a get-together for FtB listeners being planned.  Be sure to stop by the forum thread and be counted so we can get a venue of the appropriate size. * John’s acceptance speech from the Robin D. Laws award can be found here . * Back into the gamer’s closet.  This time...

* Chris’ Battletech romance of his wife…?! * The dark history of Dan, Tex, and Chris. * Crappy Kahlua and high quality water. * If you’re playing Age of Conan, stop by and check out our guild!  You can find details here . * A big thanks to forum user, CigarSmoker, for the cigars he’s been sending us! * How do you handle permanent character death in a roleplaying game that allows for so many ways t...

* Chris tries to blame Dan for his flatulence. * A shout-out to Halbert for giving Dan a code for an item in Age of Conan! * How our review show won’t be a review show.  If you want to start getting ready for that show, the first two topics we’ll be discussing are Frank Miller’s graphic novel, Dark Knight Returns , and the RPG, Justifiers .  (Our forum user, JamsTheHobbit, provided us with a link...

* Phil’s wisdom on packaging. * Join Phil in developing his sci-fi setting, Red Earth Saga . * An in-depth explanation of Fear the Boot’s future. * BATMAN! * Dan and the great Lord of the Rings movie marathon escape. * Incorporating side games into a roleplaying game. Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, John, Phil

* Here’s your chance to support a gamer-driven charity for a women’s shelter!  Click here for more information. * Some changes coming to Fear the Boot. * John’s first brush with D&D 4th edition.  You can find the Reaper Mini site Dan mentioned here . * Roleplaying games that are old, obscure, or simply never played. * How to create conflict amongst your player-characters in an RPG.  Yes, you read...

* How not to get the ladies to join your roleplaying game. * “Choose your own adventure” books that play like RPGs. * The rational place for gamer shame.  (For anyone that’s confused by Chad’s use of the word, “hoosier,” it’s local slang that has nothing to do with Indiana University athletics.) * If you’re interested in joining our Age of Conan guild, you can find all of the information here . *...

* An update on episode 100. * Fear the Boot has started an Age of Conan guild, House Nachash, on the Stormrage server.  You can find more information here . * This episode brought to you by Gorkamorka!  The forum user, that is, not the game. * Can you change power-gamers into roleplayers? * What we hate about higher education. * Adding spice to the backstory of an RPG’s setting. Hosts: Chad, Dan,...

In this interview we talk with Luke Crane from The Burning Wheel . Hosts: Dan, John, Luke, Matt Guests: Luke Crane

In this interview we talk with Luke Crane from The Burning Wheel . Hosts: Dan, John, Luke, Matt Guests: Luke Crane WARNING: This version of the interview contains uncensored language.  If you wish to get a “clean” version of the interview, it is available on the feed.

* Episode 100 is coming up next.  If you have any questions for that show, please send them quickly to Dan or Luke.  Also, there may be only a bonus episode since, since 100 will take two weeks to prepare. * Don’t forget Diecon , particularly if you’re into Warmachine. * The end of Living Greyhawk and start of Living Forgotten Realms. * Playing a robot in a roleplaying game. * Comparing point-buy...

* Chris is finally on the podcast, despite being a host for several months. * A big thanks to James, Christopher, and all the folks at I-Con!  Also, congratulations to Christopher for his impending fatherhood. * Converting Adam into the gaming fold, and what kept him from trying out gaming sooner. * A shout-out from Matt to the folks of MidSouthCon. * Players that are a destructive influence to yo...

* For episode 100, we’ll be taking your questions about our views, hosts, or anything else you want to talk about.  So please send your questions to Luke or Dan! * If you’re in the St. Louis area or interested in Warmachine, don’t miss Diecon at the end of May! * This past week, Dan was a guest host on two shows.  The first is the Gamer Traveler episode in which Dan discusses his cruise.  The seco...

In this interview we talk with Erik Mona from Paizo Publishing . Hosts: Dan, Luke, Matt Guests: Erik Mona

* Host absence and…murder…? * Dan and John will be in New York this weekend for I-Con 27 !  While there, Fear the Boot will be receiving the Robin D. Laws Award for Excellence in Gaming. * If you’re in the St. Louis area or a big WarMachine fan, please stop by Diecon in late May. * If you’re interested in helping start a con in or around Richmond, VA, please check out this site ! * Trampas reviewe...

* John and Dan will be I-CON 27 in New York, April 4 – 6.  We’ve also found out we’re to be awarded the Robin D. Laws Award for Excellence in Gaming while there! * If you sent Dan any emails between March 17th and March 20th, please send them again. * If you’d like to see our first Skies of Glass review, you can find it on RPG Realms in their entry for March 19, 2008. * We’re working on a dedicate...

* John and Dan will be I-CON 27 in New York, April 4 – 6. * Skies of Glass, Tier 1, is now available in the Resources section of our site. * Kerrigan, Conan, and Luke’s crappy gaming PC.  You can find Tara Strong’s credits on IMDB . * Do people take gaming too seriously? * A more detailed look at board games.  You can find more info on Atomic Earth here . Hosts: Dan, John, Luke, Matt