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Gaming luminaries Chris Pramas and Sean Patrick Fannon join us to talk about those shared experiences all gamers have. From the first time you played, your first set of dice, your first time behind the DM screen, and the first time you lose a character. Remember running into That Guy? Or that first time you realized you were speaking a foreign language? We're talking about all those old memories and those milestones that new gamers have to look forward to. Our Sponsors Drive Thru RPG: The largest selection of digital games on the internet. Audible: We're getting you a special deal to get one FREE audio book when you sign up for a trial! Accursed: The Dark Fantasy campaign setting for Savage Worlds where you play the monsters.   Our Guests Chris Pramas Follow Chris on Twitter Green Ronin Dragon Age Love 2 Hate (Funded, but the Kickstarter has ended) A Song of Ice and Fire Dragon Age Tabletop Episode https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y-61i3R5y9Y Sean Patrick Fannon Evil Beagle Games Shaintar Savage Worl

Batman is dead. The Caped Crusader has perished in an explosion caused by The Joker. With a void in Gotham City, new heroes must rise up to keep the city safe as it tears itself apart from violence and crime renewed in a world without the Dark Knight. This series of Game Table is played using DC Adventures powered by Mutants & Masterminds 3rd Edition. Our Sponsors Drive Thru RPG - Your online source for games. One Degree of Separation - Nick Jarowski interviews the world, one degree of separation at a time. The Players The GM for this season of Game Table is Kat9 Ross Watson plays The Knave Brandon Gensemer plays Dragoon Goodtwin plays The Fireman Summer plays Jeramiah All characters not explicitely created for this recording are owned by and or trademarked by DC Comics. Audio clips are from Batman: The Animated Series, owned by DC Entertainment and Warner Bros Animation. Game presentation is owned by Green Ronin Pubblishing. The Gamer’s Tavern Podcast Networ

Very important but very overlooked, art has been a part of gaming since the start of the hobby. But what goes into making the art for game books? How can art change a game without altering a word? And why does Rob Liefeld come up when we're talking about artists? Affiliate Sponsors Drive Thru RPG - The largest source for digital games on the internet Accursed - The Dark Fantasy setting for Savage Worlds from Melior Via Our Guests Jeff Preston Jeff's Website and Portfolio Jeff on Twitter Jake Burgess Jake's Website and Portfolio Jake on Twitter What We've Been Playing Lately Deathwatch (Jeff) Dragon Age (Jeff) Hero System (Jake) Necessary Evil (Jake) Camp Myth (Jake) Basic Dungeons & Dragons (Darryl) Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set (Darryl) Champions Complete (Ross) Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition (Ross) Mutants & Masterminds (Ross) Gaming Art White Wolf Paranoia Dave Deitrich BattleTech Renegade Legion Seattle Sourcebook CthulhuT

How does live action roleplaying differ from tabletop roleplaying? What different kinds of LARPs are there? We've got a huge panel of guests to talk about just that and to give you valuable tips to start LARPing or run your own event! Our Sponsors Drive Thru RPG Audible Books One Degree with Nick Our Guests Eddy Webb Eddy’s website White Wolf/Onyx Path Vampire the Masquerade Rites of the Blood William Thrasher Kettle of Fish Production Skirmisher Publishing Sequel Cast d-Infinty Live The Jester Dragon's Random Brothel Generator Tammy Keyes Widening Gyre Travels with ten Bunneh What We’ve Been Playing Dungeons & Dragons 4th Edition (Tammy, Ross, Eddy) Doctor Who Adventures in Time and Space (Tammy) Mind’s Eye Theater (Eddy) Cartoon Action Hour (Eddy) Shaintar (Eddy) Arkham Horror (Will) Maid (Will) Dungeons & Dragons new edition (Darryl) Pathfinder Adventure Card Game (Darryl) Pathfinder Emerald Spire Superdungeon (Darryl) Mutants

Have an amazing idea that's too niche or too original to make it through the gatekeepers at the publishers? Whether it's a game, a novel, or something else: Publish it yourself! Learn how to do just that, the strengths and challenges of self-publishing, and how to get your product to the public. Sponsors Audible - The largest source of audio books on the internet. Get your free trial now! Accursed - The dark fantasy setting for Savage Worlds where you play the monsters battling evil witches. One Degree with Nick - Nick Jaworski interviews the world, one degree of separation at a time. Our Guest Jennifer Rehnay Jennifer’s Website The Last Seraph Line by Line Beta Reader What We’ve Been Playing Lately Wildstar (Jennifer) League of Legends (Jennifer) Champions Complete (Ross) Mutants & Masterminds (Ross) Star Trek Online (Ross) Independent Publishing Green Ronin Staff Page Evil Hat Staff Page Mantic Games Super Meatboy Accursed Amazon Createspace Studio 2 (Ross&rsquo

Chainmail bikinis, cosplayer harassment, lack of female protagonists, and more. Gaming culture has many issues regarding sexism and in Part One of our episode on Sexism, Feminism, and Gaming; we identify the problem areas that make women feel excluded, marginalized, uncomfortable, or even fearful. Affiliate Sponsors Drive Thru RPG: Your source for digital copies of your favorite games One Degree with Nick: Nick Jaworski interviews the world, one degree at a time Our Guests Carinn Seabolt Evil Beagle Games Jennifer Baughman World’s Largest Dungeon Seventh Seas Jazmine and Andrea D20 Girls Website (under construction) D20 Girls Facebook Page Texas D20 Girls Facebook Page Louisiana D20 Girls Facebook Page   What We’ve Been Playing Lately Torg (Ross, Jennifer)  Savage Worlds (Ross, Jennifer, Carinn)  FATE (Jennifer, Carinn)  Atomic Robo (Jennifer)  13th Age (Jennifer) Night’s Black Agents (Jennifer)  Conspiracy X (Jennife

Gamer's Tavern turns to the Dark Side! Want to play evil but are worried about the players turning into murderbunnies? Or dissolving into PvP chaos? We talk about how to use evil player characters and even entire evil parties and still tell great stories and have fun. Affiliate Sponsors Accursed - The dark fantasy campaign setting for Savage Worlds where you play the monsters. One Degree of Separations - The podcast from Nick Jaworski where he interviews the world, one degree of separation at a time. Drive Thru RPG - The Number One source for role playing games online. Jason Yarnell D3 Adventures Facebook Page On Target Training Bryant Smith Marine Corps 1st Tank Battalion Episode 5: Horror Role Playing Games What We’ve Been Playing Dark Nova (Darryl and Ross) Sink the Titanic (Darryl) Pathfinder (Jason) Hero System (Jason) D&D 5th Edition (Jason) World of Tanks (Bryant) Final Fantasy VII (Bryant) Arduin Grimoire (Ross) Champions&

A message from a friend thought lost hits Sol's comm and sends the team out to take on the 2070's biggest spin artists. Gamer’s Tavern Game Table is brought to you by: Hero Labs, the award winning character management program from Lone Wolf Development. Affiliate Sponsors: Drive Thru RPG: The largest store online for all your favorite games instantly in digital format One Degree of Separation with Nick Jaworski, the new podcast from the Gamer’s Tavern editor where he interviews one person a step away from him at a time. Gamemaster: Brandon Gensemer Raef: Ross Watson Sol: Jeff Preston Molly: Kat9 Tank: Darryl Mott Jr. Topps, Inc has sole ownership of the names, logo, artwork, marks, photographs, sounds, audio, video and/or any proprietary material used in connection with the game Shadowrun. Topps, Inc has granted permission to the Gamer’s Tavern to use such names, logos, artwork, marks and/or any proprietary materials for promotional and informational purposes on its website but does not

Sometimes you make the saving throw, sometimes you don't. Why is the risk of death important in a game? How should you use death in your games? How do you cope when your favorite character dies? Can a game be fun if your character can't die? Nathan Dowdell and Lee Langston join us to talk about handling character death in games. Affiliate Sponsors: Audible - The premier source for audio books online! Get a free trial now and support the show! One Degree of Separation - Interviewing the world, one degree at a time. Accursed - The dark fantasy setting for Savage Worlds where you play the monsters. Our Guests Nathan Dowdell Warhammer 40K Roleplay Mutant Chronicles Lee Langston Part Time Gods RoleplayDNA Twitter Facebook Ross Watson GoFundMe Campaign Warhammer 40K: Shield of Humanity (Ross’s last 40K RPG product for now) Warhammer 40K Regicide What We’ve Been Playing Marvel Heroic Roleplay (Nathan) FATE (Nathan) Mutant Chronicles (Nathan) Arduin (Ross) Char

Convention Season is upon us! Want to play games at a convention but don't know what to expect? Or are you running a game and want it to be more awesome? Bill Keyes and Robert Dorf visit the Gamer's Tavern to discuss the finer points of gaming at conventions. Affiliate Sponsors DriveThruRPG: Lighten your load at conventions by switching to PDFs! One Degree of Separation: The interview podcast from Gamer's Tavern editor Nick Jarowski Accursed: The Dark Fantasy Savage Worlds campaign where you play the monsters Our Guests Bill Keyes Hero Games Black Wyrm Games Kazei 5 Widening Gyre Robert Dorf Champions Complete Anna’s NPCs Anduniel Companion Kazei 5 What We've Been Playing Lately #RPGnet (Darryl) Over the Edge (Darryl) Skyrim (Robert) Fantasy Hero (Bill) Champions (Bill and Ross) Rogue Trader (Bill) Arduin Grimoire (Ross) Shadowrun 4th Edition (Ross) Star Trek Online (Ross) Surviving Convention Games Gamer’s Tavern Episode 4: Gaming Horror Stories Savage Worlds Iron Age D&D Encounters Pathfinde

What happens when there's not a run going on? A good shadowrunner follows up on the last run and prepares for the next. A good GM plants a crapload of plot seeds! This episode is everything we did between the last episode and the new run next week, roleplayed out for your entertainment! There's a lot of table talk and we go off topic a lot. This is the closest you're going to get to an unedited episode of Gamer's Tavern Game Table! Gamer’s Tavern Game Table is brought to you by: Hero Labs, the award winning character management program from Lone Wolf Development. Affiliate Sponsors: Audible, the internet's largest source of audio books. Click here to get your first book free! One Degree of Separation with Nick Jaworski, the new podcast from the Gamer’s Tavern editor where he interviews one person a step away from him at a time. Gamemaster: Brandon Gensemer Raef: Ross Watson Sol: Jeff Preston Molly: Kat9 Malakai: Kyle Herring Tank: Darryl Mott Jr. Topps, Inc has sole ownership of the names, log

Guest William Thrasher from Skirmisher Publishing and the d-Infinity magazine and podcast join us we recap our experiences at Comicpalooza! The games, the food, the parties, and more! Note: The first hour of this recording was lost due to a technical malfunction.Most of what was discussed got recapped after Will showed up, however. d-Infinity Live! Comicpalooza Special (with guests Darryl and Ross from Gamer's Tavern)

The first annual State of the Industry episode with guests Shane Hensley and Brandon Gensemer. This episode, we talk about where the industry is, where it's going, and where we think it should go. This episode recorded before the big announcements from Wizards of the Coast, but our points still stand. Affiliate Sponsors Drive Thru RPG Your source for digital gaming at a moment's notice Spirit Store Year round costumes, props, and decor no matter your budget One Degree of Separation with Nick Jaworski, the new podcast from the Gamer’s Tavern editor where he interviews one person a step away from him at a time. In other news, Sean Patrick Fannon also has a new website, Sean's Pick of the Day, powered by Gamer's Tavern! Go check it out for daily gaming goodness! Also, don't forget our host Ross Watson and former/future guests Sean Patrick Fannon and Carinn Seabolt have a GoFundMe up right now to help them move to Colorado! Shane Hensley Deadlands Savage Worlds X-Box Originals: Deadlands East Texas Universi

The team's made it through the Ork Underground alive after causing the race riots two weeks ago, and now they're getting their assignment from Bull: Humanis. Deal with them. What is Humanis up to that has Bull more concerned than usual? How will the team "deal with them"? And what will they blow up this time? Gamer’s Tavern Game Table is brought to you by: Hero Labs, the award winning character management program from Lone Wolf Development. Affiliate Sponsors: Spirit Store: Costumes, accessories, and home decor year round! One Degree of Separation with Nick Jaworski, the new podcast from the Gamer’s Tavern editor where he interviews one person a step away from him at a time. Gamemaster: Brandon Gensemer Raef: Ross Watson Sol: Jeff Preston Molly: Kat9 Malakai: Kyle Herring Tank: Darryl Mott Jr. Topps, Inc has sole ownership of the names, logo, artwork, marks, photographs, sounds, audio, video and/or any proprietary material used in connection with the game Shadowrun. Topps, Inc has granted permiss

There are more conventions than ever, and they’re getting bigger every year. Isn’t it time you go to a con? Tom Lommel, the man behind Bill Cavalier the Dungeon Bastard and Grady Elliot join us to talk about how to survive your first (or thirtieth) convention. Where should you stay? What do you need to bring? How do you meet up with people? Find out all the answers in this week’s Gamer’s Tavern! Our Sponsors: Audible - Make that travel time to the convention fly by with two free audio books! One Degree of Separation with Nick Jaworski - A new podcast about real people from Gamer's Tavern editor Nick Jaworski Animation Celebration Galveston - This July 4-6 in Galveston, TX, meet Ross and Darryl in person, along with Gamer’s Tavern guests Robert J Schwalb, Ivan Van Norman, Darrell Hardy, and many more! Our Guests Grady Elliot Terracide Blackwyrm Publishing Tom Lommel Bill Cavalier, Dungeon Bastard Dungeon Bastard YouTube Channel Dungeon Bastard on Twitter Dungeon Bastard

This episode, Darryl talks about the lawsuit filed by Wizards of the Coast against Cryptozoic over their online card game, Hex: Shards of Fate, explaining the various aspects of the lawsuit and predicting how it may turn out. The story from The Escapist Wizards of the Coast Press Release The lawsuit filing (Warning, this is boooooring to read) Cryptozoic's Kickstarter for Hex: Shards of Fate US Patent 5 662 332 on Magic: The Gathering

This episode, the team finds out they're too hot for anyone to touch them after their high profile runs, so they have to find something to do on their own. Left to their own devices, they're driven by the guilt of Raef and Sol as they go to the Ork Underground to make amends for the fall-out from the riot they caused. Gamer's Tavern Game Table is brought to you by: Hero Labs, the award winning character management program from Lone Wolf Development. Affiliate Sponsors:Accursed, the dark fantasy setting for Savage Worlds where you play the monsters as you fight the witches who cursed you. One Degree of Separation with Nick Jaworski, the new podcast from the Gamer's Tavern editor where he interviews one person a step away from him at a time. Gamemaster: Brandon Gensemer Raef: Ross Watson Sol: Jeff Preston Kat9: Molly Kyle Herring: Malakai Darryl Mott Jr.: Babysitter Topps, Inc has sole ownership of the names, logo, artwork, marks, photographs, sounds, audio, video and/or any proprietary material used in connect

Say any of these races, classes, clans, builds, backgrounds, or archetypes online and you will be deluged with hate. Why is it everyone thinks bards suck, or Kender are too annoying to let live? And is it possible to redeem these characters? Colorado Area Gamers! There is an awesome charity event happening this weekend! Gamers Giving is hosting Spring Giving on May 10 at Total Escape Games in Bloomfield, CO! All proceeds will go to Home Front Cares, benefiting soldiers in need and their families. Sponsors: Outbreak: Deep Space Kickstarter The new sci-fi zombie survival RPG from Ivan Van Norman One Degree of Separation Discovering the human condition, one interview at a time Drive Thru RPG The #1 RPG download store with the largest selection of games anywhere Our Guests Brandon Gensemer Malifaux: Through the Breach Ympulse101 on Twitch Gamer's Tavern Game Table   Justin Suzuki Roleplay DNA Smiling Jacks' Bar and Grill Gamers Giving GhengisCon Rocky Mountain Savages   What We've Been Playing D&D N

Everyone can rattle all nine off the top of their heads. But what do each of the alignments actually mean? Ross and Darryl can't agree, so how can the gaming community? And do we even need alignments anymore? In this episode, your hosts Ross Watson and Darryl Mott Jr. go it alone as they discuss one of the biggest flamewar igniting topics in gaming - Alignment! Our Sponsors Accursed - The dark fantasy Savage Worlds campaign setting that Abstruse from Ain't It Cool Tabletop calls "Like someone secretly slipped Ravenloft some PCP!" Spirit Store - Your year-round source for costumes, props, and decor! Ross Watson Ross’s New Site Accursed Darryl Mott Jr. Ain't It Cool News Gamer's Tavern Episode Zero (my apologies for the shitty audio quality)  What We’ve Been Playing Shadowrun 4th Edition (Darryl and Ross) Blood Bowl Video Game (Ross) Arduin Grimoir (Ross) Accursed (Ross) Savage Worlds (Ross) Champions (Ross) Cards Against Humanity (Darryl) Tavern Tales Shadowrun 3rd Edition Counter Monkey &ndas

The Halloweeners are squaring up against the team as they head to clear out the Squatter Mall. Everyone's tense and just waiting for the balloon to go up. Is a firefight going to happen? And will it be enough to send the Halloweeners packing, or will the team have to take more drastic measures? Find out Gamer's Tavern Game Table. Gamer’s Tavern Game Table is brought to you by HeroLab, the award winning character creation software from Lone Wolf Development. Affiliate Sponsor: Audible, the largest source for audio books. Try free for 30 days, or get 50% off your first three months Gamemaster: Brandon Gensemer Raef: Ross Watson Sol: Jeff Preston Kat9: Reaver Kyle Herring: Malakai Darryl Mott Jr.: Babysitter Topps, Inc has sole ownership of the names, logo, artwork, marks, photographs, sounds, audio, video and/or any proprietary material used in connection with the game Shadowrun. Topps, Inc has granted permission to the Gamer’s Tavern to use such names, logos, artwork, marks and/or any proprietary m