Fear the Boot

* World Wide Wing Night 3 ! * Fear the Boot EVE guild . * Spoof Fear the Boot podcast contest. * Tex’s dating update. * A review of Catalyst Game’s new Battletech products. * Festivuscon recap. * Campaign rules. Hosts: Adam, Dan, Luke, Tex

* World Wide Wing Night 3 on November 10th. * Our EVE guild is thriving.  We hope you’ll join us! * Spoof Fear the Boot podcast contest. * The relationship between the number of modules and the success of an RPG. * Ryan and Tim offer a rebuttal to episode 67 in which they defend organized play events. Hosts: Adam, Dan, John, Luke, Tex Guest Hosts: Ryan Dancey, Tim White

* An announcement about announcements. * Keeping track of your GM notes. * Roleplaying game modules. * Our favorite RPG game mechanics. Hosts: Adam, Dan, John, Luke

* How beer has affected this episode. * Spoof contest reminder. * World Wide Wing Night 3 on Saturday, November 10th. * Gaming pet peeves. * Dan’s Ennies speech on YouTube . * Drinking and gaming. * Dealing with the loss of a “hub” character. Hosts: Dan, John, Luke

* A Fear the Boot EVE guild ? * A possible St. Louis con early in 2008, sponsored by Fear the Boot. * Spoof Fear the Boot podcast contest. * The disappearance of FASA Studios. * Making good villains for your roleplaying game. * Designing urban settings for an RPG. Hosts: Dan, John, Luke

* Spoof FtB podcast contest. * Shout-out to Carpe GM and Theory From the Closet podcasts. * See Adam as a furry ! * How do you stop your players from over-planning how to handle a plot point? * At what point should a PC become an NPC? * Immediately drawing the players into a first game. Hosts: Adam, Dan, John, Karla, Luke

With DM of the Rings coming to a close, Fear the Boot is proud to announce Chainmail Bikini , a new RPG-oriented web comic coming to our site, developed by Shamus Young and Shawn Gaston!

* A quick thanks to Zac at the Groovecast . * Flatcon October 5th – 7th in Bloomington, IL. * The revival of the Fear the Boot World of Warcraft guild.  Sort of. * D&D 4th edition. * CDs to help Americans learn accents, courtesy of Pulp Gamer . * GNS theory. * Introducing players to new, complex settings without boring them. Hosts: Adam, Dan, John, Luke, Tex, Shamus

* Atomic Squash game night on October 6th. * Where did Tex get his nickname? * What makes a roleplaying game “mature”? * Organized/persistent/living/etc RPG events. * Sleeping arrangements and other nonsense at Gencon. Hosts: Dan, Dan, Daniel, Eric, John, Scott, Tex, Tony (no, that isn’t a typo)

* Why Dan isn’t on the show. * Light liquor versus dark liquor. * Our tour of the dealer room, including our hands-on with Conan. * Returning to gaming after a long hiatus.  Or why people take long breaks in the first place. * Etiquette for gaming at a con. * Phil arrives to talk about Great War of Magellan. * The conclusion of the Power 16.  You can see the final results here ! Hosts: Adam, Chris...

* Recording with a broken air conditioner. * A shout-out to Accidental Survivors and Gamer Traveler podcasts. * Why we’re a bit slow in responding to email right now. * Gencon podcasting meet and greet reminder. * Festivus Con. * Starcraft Night of Carnage. * What’s up with Spirit of the Century? * Running a military game. * Adding RP to a wargame. Hosts: Adam, Dan, Luke, Phil, Tex

Like all Fear the Boot bonus episodes, this show is neither edited nor on our usual subject.  So if this is your first time here, we recommend checking out a regular episode first.  Also, excuse the jingling in the background.  Two of my dogs were wrestling throughout the entire episode. As for the episode, the title says it all!  This show is about the pitfalls and success stories of internet dat...

* A brief request to treat the ENnie staff with courtesy, even if you disagree with them. * We spent the weekend at Archon, so we record a round-up of the con.  Excuse the sound quality as we’re in a hotel meeting room, and Dan is losing his voice from speaking so much at panels. * What we did at Archon. * Phil’s annoyance with 10-year-olds in the gaming room and us feeling old. * Our failed furry...

* Welcoming Tex and Luke as our new hosts! * Clearing Tex’s name. * Power 16 update.  Vote here and check the bracket here . * A call for commission artists that will do custom art (for pay) in a realistic style.  Please send emails with samples, etc, to feartheboot(at)gmail.com. * Favorite video game based on a tabletop RPG. * Knowing when to update or not update your roleplaying game collection....

* A correction on who actually made the flying train picture . * You can find Angstboy’s site at http://www.daddymonkeylives.com . * Don’t forget to vote for us in the ENnie Awards if you haven’t already!  And if you already have, pass it on to your friends or family members.  Voting ends on July 29th. * Determining rank in an RPG. * Little things Game Masters can do to ruin a roleplaying game. *...

In this interview we talk with Jess Hartley, an author working for White Wolf who’s had a big hand in shaping the new Changeling book. Her website: http://www.jesshartley.com/ Hosts: Adam, Dan, John, Mike Guests: Jess Hartley

The Phil praise episode!  We try as hard as we can to be nice to Phil. Also, don’t forget to vote in the ENnie Awards !  And if you voted early on Monday, they had to reset the votes, so be sure to vote again.

* John’s cougar . * Fear the Boot has been nominated for an ENnie Award!  Don’t forget to vote here ! * Power 16 update.  You can see the current bracket here and vote for the next round here . * Selecting the game your group is going to play. * The psychological effects of playing a roleplaying game. * Representing psychological problems in a roleplaying game. * Mike’s PSA. Hosts: Adam, Dan, John...

* Fear the Boot nominated for an ENnie award!  Don’t forget to vote for us from July 16th to July 29th.  You can find the ENnie site here . * Some changes at Fear the Boot. * Using electronic aids to help with voluntary player isolation. * Nazi Zombie Bugbear contest is over!  The song by GoOrange can be found here and also heard at the end of the show.  The winning picture by Angstboy can be foun...

* The Beatles version of Lord of the Rings?!  Also, here’s the song with Leonard Nimoy singing about Bilbo. * Power 16 update.  You can see the bracket here .  And be sure to vote on the next round here . * Fictional religions in a roleplaying game. * Real religions in a roleplaying game. * Religion versus RPG culture.  Here is a link to the Chick tract we keep talking about.  And here’s a link to...

* The Phil Challenge! * Finding a new gaming group. * Gamer desperation when you can’t find a group.  The online play community we mentioned can be found here . * Knowing when it’s time to quit the RPG hobby. * Voluntary player isolation. Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, John, Mike

* Power 16 update.  You can find the current bracket here .  And don’t forget to vote here ! * Star Wars Saga Edition. * Fog of war at the gaming table. * The best RPG purchases we’ve made. Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, John

* What’s the difference between playing a hack n’ slash video game and a hack n’ slash tabletop RPG? * How can you integrate roleplaying into combat? * Gencon event reminders. * Using random encounter charts.  For the Nazi Zombie Bugbear contest,  enter your theme songs here and your pictures here ! * Dealing with involuntary player character isolation. Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, John, Mike

* We’re still messing with the compressor, so hopefully the sound quality is getting a little better. * Fear the Boot’s Power 16!  See the candidates, brackets, and voting both here . * Embarrassing RPG purchases. * Bringing your gaming group back after a long hiatus. * Customizing the gaming experience to suit the players. Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, John, Mike

* Changes to the way the show is recorded and produced. * The results of World Wide Wing Night 2 and planning for World Wide Wing Night 3. * Scourge of Worlds, redux.  The website we’re talking about at one point is Despair.com . * Using the Power 19 to help you create your RPG.  The list can be found here .  Fist Full of Comics podcast can be found here . * Civilization mod, Fall from Heaven II c...