May
02
2013

Episode 15 – Shut Up and Deal

by Rule Zero

Episode 15  - Shut Up and Deal

or

All His Mana Are Moxen!

Before I go on, I have to thank StufferShack.com for letting us submit our website in the RPG Blog of the Year contest. We heard about the contest late and submitted it a day or two after the deadline, but the host of the site was generous enough to allow us to compete! We were up against such giants as Gnome Stew and Kobold Press, and we were grateful for the exposure. We learned about a lot of new blogs to follow, and we are very grateful for the exposure. If you found us from there, welcome! I hope you stay with us! The winner of that contest was Gnome Stew, so congratulations to them!

Now, on with the show!

This week we’re going particularly raw. I’m not doing any cuts to the conversation like I usually do. It’s pure conversation, warts and all. And we’re talking about card games. Not our usual RPG fare, but as Sharon (that’s my wife) our illustrious guest host, pointed out, we say we’re here to talk about ALL games, ALL THE TIME! So, we’ve been playing a lot of card games lately, so we did a show about them.

We have a fellow podcast who is celebrating their 100th episode coming up! Point your wordlwide web decoder to the Fanboy Scoop (www.fanboycomics.net) on May 6th to get the 100th episode of The Fanboy Scoop – Week in Review. As their press release says:

Fanboy Comics (FBC) is an online conglomerate of geek media, providing its readers with daily reviews, interviews, and podcasts that span the pop culture spectrum.  In 2011, FBC added independent comic book publisher to its credits, when it published its first graphic novel, Something Animal.  The company’s second graphic novel, Identity Thief, was released in September 2012.  Fanboy Comics seeks to provide an outlet for up-and-coming artists and writers with a desire to create new works and media.  By facilitating in-house collaborations and providing support and empowerment, FBC hopes to enable the production of professional and marketable creator-owned works.

I’ve listened to a couple episodes so far and I really enjoy the show. Can’t wait to see what they have coming up.

Also in this episode: our first contest! We will give a $5 gift certificate for DriveThruRPG.com to the best submission for anyone who creates an auto-tuned song of Pete speaking in this show. Listen to the show to get the phrase, sample it, make some music! Submit it to rulezeropodcast@gmail.com. We’ll pick a winner (assuming we get any submissions at all) and announce it on the next show.

Don’t forget you can like us on Facebook! Follow us on Twitter as @rulezeropodcast, or email Chris at chris@rulezeropodcast, Pete is pete@rulezeropodcast, and if you want to tell Sharon anything at all, put her name in the subject line and send it to rulezeropodcast@gmail.com.

 

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May
01
2013

Oh Wil Wheaton: Is there anything you can’t do?

by Pete

So, here is a cool link that shows Wil Wheaton addressing a newborn and explaining the nifty of nerd-dom.

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Mar
29
2013

Episode 14 – Girls Game Wild

by Rule Zero

Episode 14 – Girls Game Wild

or

While You’re Up, Honey, Could You Slay Me a Dragon?

Chris talks about his brief but enlightening experience as one of the top 32 in Paizo’s RPG Superstar 2013 Contest.

After that brief break, we talk about the experience women have had in gaming. Actual women take part. They were in my house, guys. The feminine trio of Sharon, Amelia, and Alicia join us for a long and complicated discussion about how women are treated, and how women approach gaming.

Don’t think their experiences match up with yours? Did they miss a major point in the discussion? Totally agree with them? We want to hear what you have to say! Join in the discussion by sending us an email (you can even include an MP3 file!) to rulezeropodcast@gmail.com. We’d love to hear from you!

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Feb
11
2013

Adventure Seed: Come the Investigators

by Rule Zero

In a cold New England town, a dark and ancient evil is stirring. The sinister chants of misguided humans seeking forbidden knowledge have awakened an intelligence from the time before time. Certain townsfolk who remember their little community’s mysterious past suspect that something from another world is whispering dark secrets into the ear of the local librarian. It brings the attention from those who have made it their lives’ work to investigate these intrusions into the material world. Favors are called in, contacts made, help is sought, and then several new strangers arrive in town, seeking clues to unravel the hold the dark and ancient evil has on the town.

What’s a dark and ancient evil to do?

The seed: One thing I often wonder about investigative Cthulhu games is this: What does this adventure look like from the monster’s point of view? Of course, part of the genre is that the monsters are unfathomable mysteries that have desires and motivations beyond anything mere humans can understand. But the evil things that lurk in the darkness of investigative horror must at some point be aware of the investigators, and some of the things monsters do in horror games, well, you just have to wonder: Are they just fucking with the humans?

So, while I don’t really have the inclination to stat up the adventure, I offer it as an idea for those who enjoy a light-hearted romp into unimaginable horror. It would make a fun one-shot for a group that might have had too much investigation in their games lately (or simply too much to drink one night). If this were to be played as a convention game, the  GM could reward players (as monster PCs) for making the investigators work harder unnecessarily. Extra points for driving an investigator so insane he kills another investigator. There could be lots of ways you could play it out.

I offer this game adventure concept to you free of charge, a gift from Rule Zero to you.

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Jan
28
2013

Interviewed, BABY!

by Pete

Hey All!

Yours truly has gotten himself on Judd Karlman’s Githyanki Diaspora talking about my love of Greyhawk and the nifty that the box set inspired in me over the years.

Check it out!

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Jan
22
2013

Chris Rules?

by Pete

Our very own Chris is one of the TOP 32 FINALISTS IN PAIZO’s RPG SUPERSTAR 2013! SHRIEK!
HUGE props to my pard’ner and if you wanna check it out here is the link:
http://paizo.com/rpgsuperstar

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Jan
18
2013

Episode 13 – As Lazy As They Wanna Be

by Rule Zero

Episode 13 – As Lazy As They Wanna Be

or

A Wild SlyFlourish Appears!

Mike Shea of SlyFlourish (@SlyFlourish) joins us for a discussion about his latest book, The Lazy Dungeon Master. We discuss what brought the idea about, and why these ideas could help you in your game.

Mike also shares his thoughts on indie publishing in general, where the gaming market is going (citing the Mongoose State of the Mongoose article), and the Superman Trailer.

You won’t want to miss a minute of the action this time.

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Jan
08
2013

Hey! Happy Gaming New Year!

by Pete

Hello gamers!

Well, Chris and I had a fairly cool Holiday Season. At least, I think we did. Chris wasn’t accepting my calls; so I guess that the honeymoon is officially over. I’m not terribly broken up about this, but still…

We hope YOU had a great Holiday Season and now we are looking forward to a potentially exciting gaming new year. Wil Wheaton’s Table Top continues to be an inspiration; as does the slew of podcasts, blogs, and forums that we here at Rule Zero follow regularly. The conventions this year hold the promise of awesome for all of us.

And Rule Zero Podcast will have its very first non-party interview with Mike Shea of Slyflourish.com! Stay tuned! This is coming soon.

I think.

Provided Chris will talk to me.

Game on, y’all!

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Dec
06
2012

Episode 12 – Winging It!

by Rule Zero

Episode 12 – Winging It!

or

Cheating to Win

in which Chris recounts his tale of running a one-shot interlude in the Pathfinder game, only to have to make stuff up on the fly! Goodness! Is that even legal? Fortunately, we have Pete to talk him down off the ledge. The basic discussion is about making things up on the fly for the good of the game. When is it OK to improvise? How much preparation is not enough preparation?

We have to preface this podcast with a mild apology. Pete references jumping in front of a train, but this is not a deliberate reference to the recent subway incident. This part of the conversation was actually recorded before (USA’s) Thanksgiving holiday, so no insensitivity to current events is intended. It was just an unfortunate coincidence.

The opening skit uses music by CadillacMatt95, which I got here  and for which we thank him greatly.

Having a full time job kind of caused this episode to be delayed, as I had to make up time from the hurricane. Why don’t they outlaw those things? Seems silly.

Share your thoughts on the episode with us at rulezeropodcast@gmail.com and be sure to find us on Facebook and Twitter.

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Dec
04
2012

Pod-faded? NOT HARDLY! More like Sandy-faded…

by Pete

Hi, gang! Pete here. We haven’t been able to get any new stuff up due to difficulties caused by Hurricane Sandy. Yes, even a month later, that nasty lil storm has wreaked havoc upon the Rule Zero Studios. However, we shall have a new episode up soon! This is exciting for me, because it marks my one year anniversary with the RZ team! YAY me!

So, stay tuned and keep your eyes on the Twitter.

Game on!

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