GMS Magazine Podcast

In this episode, Chris and I talk about: Ryan Dancey blatant display of sexism in Twitter an dhe left AEG (Alderac Entertainment Group) in a very tough spot after he dismissed women as game creators in the following tweet: Dancey Tweet: https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1661082087578021888?fbclid=IwAR31m9mLd_EGgGJuDn1DIDlSFhPtcCdWNE3pVYBnjqrH_n6lqh1NKqesD_E OTYS : https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgam...

A few days ago before posting this video/podcast, Quackalope, a well know, large YouTube channel dedicated to board games, came under fire when a company released data que showed what looks like an extortion attempt by the channel’s staff. We go into detail in the video, but in a nutshell, Quackalope offered to scrap some 50 hours of footage they had recorded because they found the game difficult...

After a very long time, Shawn joined me back to have a chat and about what she's been up to for a while. We talked about what it means to be Jewish in the TTRPG community, the issues with WOTC, Honor Among Thieves, Lovecraft Country, The Rings of Power...Really good time! https://rpgtweaks.wordpress.com/category/dungeons-and-dragons-5e/dd-lite/ http://chutzpahvchochmah.wikidot.com/ https://rpgtwea...

Over the last few weeks/months we have seen a ridiculous amount of bills passing in the USA against the Trans and Queer communities. How is that affecting the gaming community and what can we do? Chris and I talked with Matthew Makak, co-founder of Room51 about their experiences and perspective on the matter. Find out more about Matthew: https://linktr.ee/Room51 ***********************************...

Bad experiences at conventions is something most people, luckily, don’t experience. Conventions tend to be pretty awesome places. However, it can indeed happen and, in this episode, Chris and I talk about some of the bad experiences we’ve had over the years. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help...

Mythic Britain & Ireland is the supplement for Free League’s Vaesen written by Graeme Davis and that came to Kickstarter with great success. I had the chance to ask Graeme about the book, how it came to be, what it contains and what makes it worthy of attention. Also about his experience with Free League and creating creatures for the Year Zero Engine. Links: Mythic Britain & Ireland: https://bit....

In this episode, Chris and I talk about tackling tough subjects and what the role of a sensitivity reader is in a game and whether if you get rid of one issue you have to get rid of all of them. We also do reviews of Paleo and Monster Busters. Paleo on the Boardgamegeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/300531/paleo Monster Busters on the Boardgamegeek: https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31996...

What happens when you realise a logo, an image or similar makes an offensive sign? Do you get rid of it? Do you keep it? We talk about that in this episode. Also, review of Dadaocheng, from Soso Studio. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like...

In this episode Chris and I talk about the Blade Runner RPG by  @FreeLeaguePublishing , project backers best practices and what alternatives to Kickstarter are out there and how to use them. ***************************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our w...

In this podcast episode, Chris and I talk about: The Halo Series: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2934286/ Gran Turismo movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4495098/ Titanic II, the animated movie: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0330994/ D&D 3, Wonderfiled and the horror that is the nuTSR D&D RPG Summit: https://alphastream.org/index.php/2023/04/07/the-community-rises-at-the-dd-creator-summit/ No half-s...

In this episode we cover the rather touchy subject of paid previews, reviews and how-to-play. We also talk about the Free League current campaign to fund The Walking Dead RPG, Tolerance, from Dragon Dawn Productions and even discuss a horrible movie I recently saw: Shazam! Fury of the Gods. What an absolutely terrible movie. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated...

********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a couple who love playing games and recording videos about the...

a narrative-driven, cooperative campaign game for 1-4 players set in the Akarios Galaxy. Throughout Stars of Akarios, you will fight in epic space battles, upgrade your ship, and explore the fringes of space. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you...

It does happen that companies go under for many reasons and they have Kickstarter projects that they haven't fulfilled yet. Recently, that has happened several times... we talk about them today. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work...

ChatGPT presents more of a threat for everyone than Midjourney or similar. It’s becoming outstandingly good and since Microsoft bought it a few days ago (at the time of recording). We also talk about how it could end up replacing you as a GM and how people are using it I the RPG scene. And Paco ha a cautionary tale for anyone who wants to be published I a different language/country. **************...

A fast-playing rules-lite solo, co-op and PvP board game where you take control of massive fleets from the cult classic video game. Find the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/modiphius/homeworld-fleet-command-board-game ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscr...

Once more we discuss the latest news about WOTC and the OGL. Making it CC is a pretty bold move and it is a welcome one. Will that be enough to recover the trust people lost in them? We also talk about Cancel Culture and how it is not what people think it is. Third topic is the paid previews some people do and how they are being portrayed as unbiased and independent material. We also do some revie...

ChatGPT probably poses a bigger risk to authors than Midjourney to artists. Spotting AI written text will become harder than spotting images generated by AIs, and proving that there’s been some sort of style or copyright violation will be even harder. Not to mention that it is more accesible than images because it refines the text with more human-like interaction than any of the image generators. ...

We keep looking at the #OGL1.1 mess. Our worst gaming experiences. Review Starlink, Samurai Vassal and preview Terrorscape ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ****************...

The new OGL 1.1 as drafted by Wizards of the Coast/Hasbro, could be truly disastrous for a lot of people all over the place and smaller companies are right to be very worried. As are big ones. Chris Dias is directly affected by this situation, so he is in a very good position to give us credible insight as to why this is so dangerous. Why the new OGL 1.1 mess could destroy D&D and the industry. **...

In this episode, Chris and I talk about our Christmas plans. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine ********************************************** About us: Paco and Martin are a...

The Christmas 2022 episode (very late, we know!) In this episode, Chris and I talk about our Christmas plans. ********************************************** This channel is dedicated to all those games you might never hear about otherwise. Please help our channel by subscribing and commenting. If you like our work, please buy us a Ko-Fi ► https://ko-fi.com/gmsmagazine *****************************...

In this episode, Chris and I talk a but further about the AI ”art” controversy and also review a bunch of games. Among them, Dune: Imperium and The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31.

The AI ”art” controversy will be discussed for a very long time. However, since it is creating such vitriol, please don’t get upset while listening or discussing it.

The RPG Room Podcast: are conventions dying? and Osprey Games Crescendo of Violence review