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We in the Rag-NERD-rok Crew have elected to participate in the massive play-test of the newest release of Dungeons and Dragons, D&D Next! Join us, along with special guest and veteran D&D player Derek, for an in-depth discussion of the new version of the classic role-playing game, its strengths, weaknesses and peculiarities. Later, we touch on this year’s E3 in another 10 in 10 segment, and Will stops by to read us his children’s story, Paul the Adventurer. It’s a fun-filled, orc-slaying, dungeon-looting episode, so grab your dice and pray to Pelor that you roll 20s!
(Show notes after the break.)
I. Cold Opening – Role-Playing with Jeph Loeb (00:00:00)
Our favorite psychotic “fan” is back to punish comic book writer Jeph Loeb for his transgressions. (This is really disturbing, folks. We apologize in advance. Even Jeph Loeb doesn’t deserve this.)
II. D&D Next Discussion, Part I (00:01:17)
Meyer introduces the show with his customary self-assurance, and the rest of us do our best to keep him from scuttling the Good Ship Rag-NERD-rok. We also introduce our special guest, veteran D&D player and friend of the Rag-NERD-rok Crew, Derek Muterspaw.
We put our role-playing chops to the test in the D&D Next Playtest!
In the first part of our discussion, we talk about our past experiences playing Dungeons and Dragons, along with the play-test module and characters.
III. Interlude (00:21:37)
IV. D&D Next Discussion, Part II (00:22:57)
We touch on the Next edition’s character backgrounds and themes, as well as its simplified mechanics. All six of us then give our final thoughts about the play-test, as well as a brief review.
V. E3 2012 10 in 10 (00:48:46)
Ed makes an oddly-placed reference to Dave Coulier, and we each take a turn describing the following items in 10 words or less:
Beyond: Two Souls
The Last of Us
Watch Dogs
Assassin’s Creed III
Far Cry III
Halo 4
Gears of War: Judgement
The Wii-U
Star Wars 1313
Dead Space 3
VI. Paul The Adventurer, A Children’s Story by Will Wohlsen (00:57:38)
Will reads to us from his Fake Newberry Award-winning story, Paul the Adventurer, a modern classic that is sure to become a favorite among kids far and wide. Here’s a summary:
When a young man named Paul sets off on a quest to become the world’s greatest adventurer, he realizes early on that he has a lot to learn. Along the way, he encounters greedy colleagues, sketchy art collectors, daring pirates and deadly milkshakes. As Paul explores forgotten castles and ancient ruins, he finds many hidden treasures, but his most important discovery of all is the power of friendship.
(And, apparently, a painting that he found behind a couch. Go figure.)
VII. Outro (01:19:12)
In the final moments of our lives before Meyer drives our airship into the ocean, we wrap things up with the usual schtick.
If you would like to participate in the discussion about D&D Next, give us your thoughts on this year’s E3, or tell us how much you loved Will’s story, you can Like us on Facebook, follow us on Twitter, send us an email, call us at (516) 362 – NERD [6373], or leave your comments below.
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Sound effects courtesy of uair01, Caro Animations, and adcbicycle of Freesound.org.
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Rag-NERD-rok Podcast by Alex Costello, Edward Cress, Erik Dickash, Ryan Mannix and Billy Meyer is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License.
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