Let's Roll! - Fire and Water's Role-Playing Podcast

Next up on Let's Roll, Siskoid and his players Daniel Ouellet and Alexandre Hébert discuss GURPS Old West, where the latter two played brothers, and Siskoid started a cross-genre story that is sure to get more play on future episodes. But for now, what is GURPS? How do you role-play a western? And in the GameMaster Advice column, how much should you plan, and how much can you improvise? Relevant i...

Spinning out of Hero Points, it's the debut of FW Presents: Let's Roll, the show that looks at OTHER role-playing games. In this case, GameMaster Siskoid invites two old friends, Marty and Chalif, to talk about the Savage Worlds Evernight campaign they played a decade ago. What made that story so special? What are the basics of the Savage Worlds system and of the Evernight setting? And what univer...

You asked for it! One of the Fire and Water Podcast Network's Patreon stretch goals was for us to finally pull the trigger on a live (well, live-to-tape) DC Heroes role-playing session with Network hosts and guests taking the roles of superheroes they are associated with. A long time in the making (and even longer in the asking), GameMaster Siskoid sits across from the virtual gaming table from pl...

Siskoid sits down with KnightCast's Chris Franklin to compare Batman's DC Heroes RPG stats and his portrayal in the comics. A flagship character like that, surely Mayfair Games got it right! We ask an expert to make sure! Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content? Leave comments on our HERO POINTS website - http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/heropoints9/ Images from this episo...

GameMasters Siskoid and David Gallaher discuss the 1986 DC Heroes adventure module Dream Machine, by Mark Acres, starring the one and only Joker. Can the New Teen Titans or Your Own Heroes defeat him and their worst nightmares? It's an unusual adventure we think can be adapted for a variety of games. Check it out. (The Hero Points Podcast is in no way affiliated with the upcoming Joker movie, but...

Siskoid sits down with The Power of Fishnets' Ryan Daly to compare Black Canary and Zatanna's DC Heroes RPG stats and their portrayal in the comics. Two very different characters, except in terms of fashion. Did Mayfair Games get them right? We ask an expert! Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content? Leave comments on our HERO POINTS website - http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podca...

Siskoid finds his joy when his 11-year-old self buys his first role-playing manual, Grimtooth's Traps Too. What is it? How did it change his life? How did it later intersect his life? And most importantly, how did it help him find his joy? All relevant images in the FWP Supplemental. This podcast is a proud member of the FIRE AND WATER PODCAST NETWORK Visit our WEBSITE: http://fireandwaterpodcast....

Siskoid takes the reigns of the show to dole out GameMaster advice, house rules and campaign inspiration for superhero-themed roleplaying in this bonus episode of Hero Points. Whatever game you're using, we hope you'll find something of interest here. Have a question or comment? Looking for more great content? Leave comments on our HERO POINTS website - http://fireandwaterpodcast.com/podcast/herop...

Siskoid and Shagg finally live their dream and discuss the Ambush Bug adventure module for Mayfair Games' DC Heroes role-playing game, Don't Ask! by Scott Jenkins. You will believe a man can run a humorous superhero game! And if you don't, we'll go over to your house and break all your furniture! (Please send airplane tickets to make this happen.) Have a question or comment? Looking for more great...

When this show started, we said it wouldn't just be Mayfair's DC Heroes RPG, that other systems would get covered. So the Lonely Hearts' Furn joins Siskoid to discuss the most recent DCU role-playing game, Green Ronin's DC Adventures, and the two DCAdv campaigns they were in together. Then, Shagg returns to read your feedback for episodes 4 and 5! Have a question or comment? Looking for more great...

Which is better? Mayfair's DC Heroes RPG or the TSR's Marvel Super-Heroes RPG? In this crossover of sorts with Pulp2Pixel Podcasts' Dial G for Gamer, DC MEGS supporters Shagg and Siskoid debate the finer points of each game with Marvel FASERIP super-fans Only Living Boy's David Gallaher and Pulp2Pixel's Dr. G, Man of Nerdology. It's a battle of systems, character modeling and product quality the o...

For Siskoid, it's the fourth episode of the Hero Points Podcast. For Shag, it's also episode 10½ of the Justice League International: Bwah-Ha-Ha Podcast. For you see, the guys cover the Justice League Sourcebook from Mayfair Games' DC Heroes RPG. Every member of the Justice League, whether of America, Detroit, International, America again, Europe, or Antarctica, plus many of their friends, enemies...

The third episode of our HERO POINTS PODCAST -- the show that tackles role-playing games set in the DC Universe! This time around Shag and Siskoid chat about favorite introductory adventure modules! We recap and discuss Mayfair Games "Project Prometheus" and "The Doomsday Program". Finally, we wrap up the show with your Listener Feedback! Check out images from this episode including scans from the...

The second episode of our HERO POINTS PODCAST -- the show that tackles role-playing games set in the DC Universe! This time around Shag and Siskoid chat about THE ATLAS OF THE DC UNIVERSE, from Mayfair Games released in 1990. First, we interview comics legend and author of the Atlas, Paul Kupperberg. Then, we provide an overview of the Atlas pointing out some favorite bits. Finally, we wrap up the...

The inaugural episode of our HERO POINTS podcast -- the show that tackles role-playing games set in the DC Universe! This time around Shag and Siskoid chat about DC HEROES ROLE-PLAYING GAME, the first edition box set from Mayfair Games released in 1985. Future episodes will be released occasionally and will examine various products from DC's long history of role-playing games. Be sure to check out...