Episode 22: The Library and the Heap

Aug 1, 2011

Episode 22: The Library and the Heap

- In which Ilan and Justin develop a pair of regular segments for the show.

Role Playing Games Continued!

• Ashen Stars hit its other preorder!
• Other Kickstarter preorders, incliding Do, Pilgrims of the Flying Temple.
• Vampire 20th Anniversary!
• Like $100
• Released at Grand Masquerade
• Laundry RPG
• Stross books
• The Basic Roleplaying system

The Library!

• Top Secret - The Corporation - 1986
• Conspiracy X - late '90s
• three classic aliens - saurians, venusians, greys
• A game with "default answers"
• Parapsychology resolution system
• Not unisystem - but look for the new ConX, Buffy, Angel

The Heap!

• Chaos in the Old World: Shadow of the horned rat
• Twilight Imperium: Shards of the Throne
• "Subgoals" speed up gameplay
• Cosmic Encounter - Cosmic Conflict
• Alien Frontiers
• Heroscape: Marvel Suporheroes
• Planet Hulk reenactment
• Here I Stand
• "A 7 player Twilight Struggle"
• In practice, "Riskopoly as applied to Diplomacy"

Comics

• Dan Slott Spider Man
• vs. Sinister Six
• Jonathan Hickman's continuing output
• Hickman Fantastic Four - now FF
• incomplte books - Pax Romana and Annihilation
• SHIELD
• Jason Aaron
• Astonishing Spider Man and Wolverine
• all stupid hugely fun
• Wolverine!!!! Scalped
• Pak/Van Lente
• Herc and Alpha Flight
• The Raft, Basilisk, Griffin and Man-Bull
• Eaglesham and Fascist Governments
• Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic (Zayne)
• Zayne, schlemazel jedi
• Flashpoint - variant DC universe
• BATMAN strapping flash to electric chair; would have been better in the Silver age

Next time: Movies! Geek Rock videos!