Plot Points is a monthly podcast which discusses table-top role-playing games and their supplements as literature. Our quirky panel discusses games old and new, spotlights innovations in the hobby, and links to literature.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 8 days 3 hours 43 minutes
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Is the RPG Business Bubble About to Burst? Ep. 178
The RPG business has been growing like gangbusters since the Great Recession. Recent numbers from Diamond Comics and Kickstarter provoke a question: Is that growth coming to an end? Ben’s book on RPG adventure design, Encounter Theory, is on...
Explore the Vampire New Blood Starter Pack- Ep. 177
Vampire: The Masquerade 5th edition tries to re-start and re-introduce itself to the gaming community with the . Designed for gaming novices, the product tries to introduce the player to the system, setting, and gaming itself. A hard task. Does it...
Appendix N University- 3 Hearts and 3 Lions- Ep. 176
Possibly no novel had a greater impact on Dungeons & Dragons than Three Hearts and Three Lions by Poul Anderson. Law, chaos, the paladin, the troll, the list goes on. Ben Riggs discusses the novel with gaming great Gareth...
A Deadly Threat and the Last Fleet: Ep. 175
The only thing keeping humanity from extinction among the stars is , a new role-playing game by Joshua Fox using the Powered by the Apocalypse engine. Ben interviews Josh, covering design, inspiration, and thoughts on D&D and even JRR Tolkien....
Ed Greenwood Sold the Forgotten Realms for $5,000- Ep. 174
Ben Riggs interviews Ed Greenwood, father of the Forgotten Realms, about his 1987 agreement with TSR wherein he sold the rights to the Realms for $5,000. They also discuss the origin and publication of the Realms, and Ben is able to tell Ed,...
Best of Plot Points: FIreborn
In this Best of Plot Points episode, the gang checks out a gem from the early aughts from Fantasy Flight, Fireborn! It's a game where you play a reincarnated dragon living in a London where magic is coming alive again. Vote for us in this poll...
Best of Plot Points: Shadow of the Demon Lord
Enjoy Robert J. Schwalb's delve into dark fantasy with Shadow of the Demon Lord. Tremble in fear, be afraid, and game away! New Plot Points will arrive in the new year! Vote for us in this poll on ! In January, an episode of Appendix N...
In Forgotten Lawsuit, TSR Sued Wizards of the Coast- Ep. 173
In August of 1996, TSR employees rushed from the exhibit hall at Gen Con to the federal courthouse in downtown Milwaukee to sue Wizards of the Coast and Acclaim Entertainment, filing the lawsuit before the convention was even over. Why? About what?...
R. Talsorian Games Seminar Gen Con 2019
R. Talsorian Games is one of the ancient and storied RPG companies of the 1980s which has really hit the ground running again in the second decade of the 21st century. They are most well known for 1987’s Cyberpunk, the first neo-noir,...
Zombie World! Ep. 171
Zombie World takes the Powered by the Apocalypse engine and breaks it out into decks of cards. It promises, fast, fun, and bloody undead action. Brad, Sarah, and Ben try it out at their gaming table! Ben’s book on RPG adventure...