#217: Establishing Atmosphere and Tone in an RPG

This week, Morrus, Peter, and Jessica talk about establishing atmosphere and tone in an RPG. In the news, D&D apologizes for Spelljammer race lore, Monty Python licensed RPG on its way, Paizo’s Lisa Stevens retires, a TSR News Update, and more! Plus Five Minutes at DragonCon with Egg Embry interviewing Steve Jackson and a brand new sketch about the party discovering their first Spelljammer ship.

 

Editor's Note: The original upload of this episode was incorrectly exported causing an issue with the audio. It has now been fixed. I apologize for the error.

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News

Monty Python’s Cocurricular Medieval Reenactment Programme https://www.enworld.org/threads/theres-an-official-monty-python-rpg-coming.691377/

News Digest for the Week of September 9 (Munchkin Video Game, Paizo’s Lisa Stevens Retires, Kickstarter Personnel Changes) https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-september-9.691422/

NuTSR Customer Financial Data Breach https://www.enworld.org/threads/nutsr-financial-data-breach.691241/

Wizards of the Coast Requests Injunction Against NuTSR https://www.enworld.org/threads/wizards-of-the-coast-requests-injunction-against-nutsr.691440/

TechCrunch: Patreon confirms security team layoffs https://techcrunch.com/2022/09/09/patreon-security-layoffs/

Wizards of the Coast Apologizes for Spelljammer Race Descriptions https://www.enworld.org/threads/wotc-apologises-for-spelljammer-race-descriptions.691242/

The Anatomy of Adventure by M.T. Black on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1367769523/the-anatomy-of-adventure

A Selection of Slimes by Philip Reed Games on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/philipreed/a-selection-of-slimes-odd-oozes-for-rpgs-by-philip-reed

Free League announces Blade Runner Starter Set https://icv2.com/articles/news/view/52067/free-league-reveals-blade-runner-rpg-starter-set

Critical Role and Hipdog releasing Critical Role Makeup https://www.hipdot.com/collections/critical-role

Dungeon Delver’s Guide from EN Publishing on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/dungeon-delvers-guide-a-sourcebook-for-5e-and-a5e

Hexagram #10, an Old-School Size for The Fantasy Trip from Steve Jackson Games on Kickstarter (ENDING MONDAY!!) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/warehouse23/hexagram-10-an-old-school-rpg-zine-for-the-fantasy-trip

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Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott

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Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

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