Fear the Boot

In this episode, we have a very candid discussion about violent crime and morality in roleplaying games.  We felt it was important to cover this topic, but some of the content may be unsettling to some listeners.  If you are sensitive to such issues, or listen to the show around people that are, please use discretion. We promise episode 131 will be full of ponies and rainbows. Hosts: Chad, Chris,...

* Welcoming back Ed Healy of Atomic Array . * Fear the Con’s hotel block is now ready for reservations.  You can find details on the con’s website .  If you’re looking to share rooms or rides, you can find classifieds on our forum .  We’re also pleased to welcome comedian Mikey Mason as an addition to this year’s offerings. * Julie (that’s Mrs. Hussey) comes on to talk about the Battletech love le...

* Sign up for Fear the Con !  And if you’re interested in running a game, be sure to contact Chad . * If you’re interested in playing Warhammer Online, join us on the Order side, Monolith server.  You can find more information on the forums . * Tuning your GameDAR to find your fellow nerds.  The song Chris referenced is Hail to the Geek by Deaf Pedestrians. * The virtues and follies of the DM scre...

Listen along as Chris reads the Battletech love letters he wrote his wife back when they were dating!

* The awesome result of our Cattletech charity drive. * Voting on the GM profile entries has ended.  Congratulations to Keith for winning! * Fear the Con 2 is ready for your sign-up! * Some tips for cheating the game, which leads into a discussion about how we would each deal with such antics at our own gaming tables. Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, Pat

* Embarrass Chris and feed a village!  You  just can’t lose with this charity.  We’re collecting money to purchase livestock for struggling communities around the world.  Each animal purchased will not only provide much needed labor, wool, or sustenance to these people, but it will also ransom out one of Chris’ Battletech love letters for reading on the air.  If you’ve got a little extra cash this...

* The Fear the Con site is now up for registration.  If you want to run a game, sign up first and then contact Chad , telling him about the game you’re running (title, description, system, desired timeframe, and number of player slots). * Introducicng our guest hosts, Andy and Arthur.  If you can’t remember their forum titles, here’s a little mnemonic: Andy sounds like “sandy,” and he’s SandPunk. ...

* This episode was recorded in Seattle, so I was away from my normal equipment.  Tex and I were joined by Ed Healy from Atomic Array . * Kobold Quarterly’s place among gaming magazines. * Game days versus major cons.  You can find information on the Emerald City Game Fest here . * A shout-out to Heath White and Shawn (or Sean or however you spell his name). * Marketing and promoting a roleplaying...

* If you haven’t already, be sure to visit the blog!  You can find Dragonlance Canticle here . * Chris and his photon torpedo. * John’s confession. * Tom Bombadil and other things regarding Lord of the Rings. * Chris gets a gaming date. * Playing music while you game. * Player-characters as adversaries.  You can learn about the etymology of MacGuffin here and here .  Searching around more, I learn...

We put out the call for listener-submitted GM profiles, and we got some excellent entries!  Check out the show and then head over to the forum to vote for the profiles you thought were the best.  A big thanks to Brian, Chris, Geoff, John, Keith, Nicholas, and Sam for their entries!

* Last call on World Wide Wing Night 5 !  The podcast we mention is Game On . * You can find the thread on the forum card game here . * If you send us email from a Yahoo address, be sure to watch your Bulk folder! * Chris Engler’s show, Wapcaplets , can be found here. * Pat’s Blow Pop as an object lesson for RPG mechanics. * Having players use temporary characters in a roleplaying game. Hosts: Cha...

* An online Diplomacy game is starting!  If you’d like to join, click here for more information. * World Wide Wing Night 5!  You can find information about the St. Louis and other locations here ! * Fear the Con 2 information can be found at http://www.fearthecon.com or http://www.warhorn.net/fearthecon .  If you’re looking for a ride to Fear the Con 2, check out the carpool thread here . * Be sur...

* World Wide Wing Night 5 on November 8th!  You can find the details for the St. Louis location here .  If you’re not in St. Louis, you can find a list of gatherings in other cities here . * Fear the Con 2 on March 6th and 7th!  What details we have can be found on the Warhorn site or our forums . * Our new blog is up at http://www.feartheboot.com/ftb .  Or just click the “Fear the Boot” link on o...

* Murphy’s Law strikes again! * The Warhammer Online guild is going strong.  You can find the details here . * World Wide Wing Night 5.  You can find details here . * Email addresses for all hosts are back. * This is the last week for the GM profiles!  Be sure to get yours in! * Why is self-destruction a constant in all of John’s characters? * Fear the Con 2 is set to go!  It’s on for March 6th an...

* World Wide Wing Night 5 on Saturday, November 8th is coming up soon.  You can find details here . * The Seinfeld/Microsoft commercials. * Our Warhammer Online guild is doing unexpectedly well!  Join us on the Order side of the Thorgrim server.  More information can be found here . * Character, role, and personality archetypes. * Implied archetypes we’ve only seen once. Hosts: Chad, Chris, Dan, P...

* The episode 115 tutorials are NOT available on CD.  We’re having problems getting CafePress to process the sound files properly.  However, if you want to create your own CD, we’ve compiled the MP3 files in a CD-ready format (intro music removed, etc) in a zip file that you can download here . * World Wide Wing Night 5 on Saturday, November 8th is coming up soon.  You can find details here . * Ou...

* Chris is old! * Will we outgrow roleplaying games? * The episode 115 tutorials are NOT available on CD.  We’re having problems getting CafePress to process the sound files properly.  However, if you want to create your own CD, we’ve compiled the MP3 files in a CD-ready format (intro music removed, etc) in a zip file that you can download here . * World Wide Wing Night 5 on Saturday, November 8th...

An explanation of the diversity you’ll see in how people play or modify their RPGs.

Like every hobby, roleplaying has its own jargon.  We’ll help you make sense of it.

If you’re willing to give roleplaying games a try, where should you start?  We explain what you’ll need and where you can find it.

We tackle the four most common objections to the RPG hobby.

Reasons why roleplaying games are a beneficial and worthwhile hobby.

A general definition of “role playing game,” along with a quick example of play.

An introduction to the series.  We explain who we are and why we’re putting these shows together.

We’re doing something a little unusual with our “new gamer” and “non-gamer” episodes, so we wanted to explain what you can expect.