Episode 16: Four and Change

Nov 30, 2010

 

"4 and change"

Continuing from last episode: one last Great War tidbit.  A bunch of things related to the number 4 (the square root of 16, which is how many episodes this is), and also things changing.  Nobody was hurt this time, because time may change me, but I can't change the rules of fourth edition D&D.

 

- Wraith: The Great War (best roleplayer!)

• other White Wolf historical settings for the Old World of Darkness
• also Apocalypse versus Forsaken -- topical, people!
• Justin's Great War GenCon experience

- D&D 4 Essentials

• Heroes of the Fallen Lands, Forgotten Kingdoms, and... rules
• "Red Box vs. Unearthed Arcana"
• And then the ACTUAL new Red Box
• What do you need for D&D?
• Rules compendium is really all you need for game except character generator
• Player books include all basic rules and equipment
• DM set is weird, and so is the dice box -- for tiles buy frickin' tiles, for dice buy the red box, and for a straight DMG, why not get DMG 1 and 2, probably as cheap as the new box anyway and full of Robin Laws goodness

- Ravenloft: "Is it bigger than a Red Box?"

• a complete game, great components, just a d20, a zillion minis
• modular, like Descent or Space Hulk, but with a Dracolich
• Incursion is another grid-tactics boardgame, which we may review later.

- Gamma World: "Why are we even talking about this?! Why aren't we PLAYING?!"

• Some pent-up nerd rage: omitted mention of the White Wolf version
• Though it's up for debate -- "...including versions based on d20?"
• Basically 4e but more gonzo!
• Brad Murray's review: http://www.vsca.ca/halfjack/?p=757
• Might be more enjoyable than our GaryCon Tomb of Horrors 3.5E adventure

- iPhone 4: "iPhone, do this!"

• Voice activation is pretty good, power is better
• Tim Sullivan of Without Software - awesome iOS developer: http://withoutsoftware.com/

- Season 4 of Venture Brothers

• Hasn't aired in Canada yet
• It will make you grow a blonde mullet.

- Something about change

• Also Heroscape being discontinued.
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