Fear the Boot

* Some basic information on Fear the Con 3 is up .  More details — and ticketing — will follow soon! * Checking in on how Wayne’s Mutants & Masterminds game went. * Getting your players unstuck. * Bickering about bards.  If you don’t have a 3.5 rulebook handy, you can follow along here .  If you’re interested in entering Critical Press Media’s bard contest, you can find details on their site . * T...

* The top 10 reasons we miss having Chris on Fear the Boot. * Chad makes a special presentation.  You can find the RPG swap thread on our forum .  Be sure to check out Atomic Robo !  The story of Steve Jackson getting in trouble with the government can be read here . * Running a roleplaying game system or setting for the first time, Hosts: Chad, Dan, Pat, Wayne

* Bitter beer.  You can find the beer podcast Mikey Mason is on here . * Keeping your players focused on the game and stopping the table talk. * Getting your players to be more proactive about roleplaying. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Pat, Wayne

You can see Pat’s jack-o’-latern here .

* Fear the Boot is looking for LARPers!  See the forums for details. * Our struggles with miniature war games. * Keeping roleplaying alive in combat. Hosts: Chad, Dan, Pat, Wayne

* Reviewing reviews.  The website we mentioned is Spill . * The odd obscurity of (or at least our ignorance regarding) LARPing rulebooks.  You can find the Fallout LARP pictures here . * The effect of minis on tabletop roleplaying games.  In case you’re not familiar with the annoying Wilhelm Scream, here’s a compilation of them . Hosts: Chad, Dan, Pat, Wayne

* Chris is off to take his PT exam. * Fear the Con 3 has dates!  March 11, 2010 for Wing Night, March 12 – 13 for the con, March 14 – 17 for additional social events. * The City of Villains supergroup on Pinnacle server is still going strong.  Free account reactivation and double XP this weekend. * What makes a game system a LARP? * Why we won’t try to define the terms RPG or LARP. * Recovering mo...

* Fear the Boot just finished its first election …? * Why the website has been coming and going. * Fear the Con 3. After recording this episode, we got the location reserved and dates locked down . * The history and meaning of names. * Video game length. * Superstition and mythology in fantasy roleplaying games. * Psychoanalyzing Pat. Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, Pat, Wayne

In this interview we talk with Jim Pinto from Alderac Entertainment Group .  You can find his gaming blog here and portfolio here . Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, Wayne Guests: Jim Pinto

* I hate Skype. * Happy birthday to Chris! * Pat finds Devil Cremes. * Sherlock Holmes, the upcoming movie , and reimagining popular stories. * Old games that we miss…!? * The creep of roleplaying elements into non-roleplaying games. * Failures of outreach in geekdom. * Bringing roleplaying games into the mainstream. Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, Pat, Wayne

* Sister-kisser redux. * Nerd d**k waving. * The soda map . * Chad’s Fear the Con 3 blog . * Bookstores and bookstoring. * Character advancement and atrophy. Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, Pat, Wayne

* Welcoming Wayne as a host. * What is your favorite word?  Super Troopers meow clip . * This is Chris’ 50th episode! * Pocket gaming books. * One-shot roleplaying games. * Special thanks to Zircher for the Baron’s reply tagged at the end of the episode! Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, Pat, Wayne

* Chad is out sick. * Comic books, trade paperbacks, and graphic novels. Wayne provided links to The Boys and an online “pull” service . * An apology to Rhiannon. * Acclimating a new player to the roleplaying hobby. * Julie Hussey’s Power 16 II acceptance speech. Hosts: Chris, Dan, Pat, Wayne

A final look back at Gen Con 2009, a few shout-outs, and some things we want to do differently next year.

Since I was stuck at home, Chris Hussey took my place on an episode of This Just In…From Gen Con .

Interview regarding Pulp City .

Wednesday was the day Chad, John and I arrived in Indianapolis for Gen Con. They beat me there, and headed over to a different hotel for a hastily assembled “Pot Luck & Beer Tasting” event. By the time I showed, there were about a dozen Booters present. We dined on chili concocted by Martian Bob himself, and tasted a variety of micro brews scrounged up (and some brewed by) Killercheesewedge. Plent...

Fear the Boot Bedtime Stories, part 3.

* Power 16 II has ended!  We’ll announce the bracket and contest winners in the first post-Gencon show. * Gencon is upon us!  If you haven’t already, get signed up for the guerrilla events. * Be sure to subscribe to the Fear the Boot and TOFtBCH Twitter feeds. * Rolling dice versus roleplaying social skills. * Could there be a future without mainstream gaming? * City of Villains guild . Hosts: Cha...

* Power 16 II final battle this week ! * Battletech’s 25th anniversary and the unseen ‘Mechs . * Sign-up continues for our Gencon guerrilla event network ! * A big thanks to Kellum. * Midnight RPG movie . * The Ghostbusters video game and never-made movie sequel. * Overall balance in a roleplaying game. Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, John, Pat

* Where’s Pat? * Power 16 II final battle this week ! * Numbering churches and banks.  (Note from Dan: I checked the ending credits of Contra and realized I had games mixed up.  It was from the credits of Mega Man 3 .  It’s around 2:20 on that clip.) * Urban legends. * City of Villains guild on the Pinnacle server.  It’s NOT a FtB sponsored guild, but a lot of us have joined it.  We have a dedicat...

* iTunes and WordPress are both against us! * The new Mechwarrior game.  After watching the trailer , seeing the restored “unseen” ‘Mechs and flavor they’re going for, Dan retracts his initial disdain. * Our hope for a new Crimson Skies video game. * Deciding what’s worth tracking in a roleplaying game. Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, John, Pat

* Yes, both cities are real places . * This week, the Power 16 II enters the finals for the Denny’s League . * If you’ve enjoyed Skullossus’ bracketology art , check out his comic, The Princess Planet . * Sign-up continues for our Gencon guerrilla event network ! * Chris wins an Edward R. Murrow award !  You can watch his entry here . * A debate on the usefulness of utility spells. * Pocket Tanks...

* Power 16 II continues!  This week is the final round of the Shadowrun League . * Be sure to get signed up for our Gencon guerilla event list . * Chad’s random aside on industrial music. * Five upcoming movies we’re looking forward to: Surrogates , 9 , District 9 , Zombieland , Where the Wild Things Are . * Epic player quests. Hosts: Chris, Chad, Dan, John, Pat