Highlights: Veteran RPG designer Monte Cook talks about his innovative new deluxe RPG, Invisible Sun!
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Ready Player One SDCC Trailer:
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Marvel Legend "Fabulous" Flo Steinberg Has Passed Away | Bleeding Cool
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GUEST: MONTE COOK
Monte Cook is a veteran RPG game designer and founder of Monte Cook Games with popular game credits such as D&D 3rd Edition, Malhavoc Press, Numenera and the Cypher System.
Invisible Sun RPG preorder:
https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/invisible-sun-preorder/
Invisible Sun is the innovative new deluxe RPG from Monte Cook Games. A roleplaying game of surreal fantasy, secrets, and magic that is truly magical. Wield fabulous powers as you uncover the secrets of reality itself.
Highlights: Author Gene DeRosa joins to talk about the classic sci-fi thriller anthology TV show The Twilight Zone!
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GUEST: GENE DEROSA
Gene DeRosa is an author and editor with Signature Horror / Samson Publishing Company.
Signature Horror:
https://www.signaturehorror.com/
The Twilight Zone Trivia Book & Encyclopedia order page:
https://www.signaturehorror.com/product-page/the-twilight-zone-trivia-book-encyclopedia
Author Gene DeRosa’s third book is all about The Twilight Zone, the Sci-Fi-Thriller classic television series from the mind of Rod Serling. The book covers the entire original series as well as mentions of the film and two revival series where appropriate.
The Twilight Zone Trivia Book & Encyclopedia is over 800 pages filled with episode synopsis, full cast lists, trivia questions about each episode, as well as a Trivia Extras section filled with interesting facts about the episodes and cast members. There’s also a full index listing every actor, director, writer, movie, TV show, and more.
Highlights: Portalarium's Starr Long and Mathew Anderson join to talk about Richard "Lord British" Garriott's fantasy MMO Shroud of the Avatar!
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‘Doctor Who’: 13th Time Lord To Be Revealed After Sunday’s Wimbledon Final | Deadline
http://deadline.com/2017/07/doctor-who-new-lead-reveal-set-13th-doctor-1202129018/
GUEST: SHROUD OF THE AVATAR
Portalarium’s Starr “Darkstarr” Long (Executive Producer) and Mathew “Berek” Anderson (Senior Community Manager) join to discuss Richard “Lord British” Garriott’s fantasy MMO Shroud of the Avatar.
Shroud of the Avatar: Forsaken Virtues is a fantasy RPG that combines a single player narrative with a sandbox MMO created by a team that includes: Richard “Lord British” Garriott the creator of the Ultima series, Starr Long the Director of Ultima Online, and Tracy Hickman the author of Dragonlance.
Shroud of the Avatar main site
https://www.shroudoftheavatar.com/
Portalarium on SeedInvest
https://www.seedinvest.com/portalarium/series.b
Richard Garriott’s Portalarium to raise equity crowdfunding for Shroud of the Avatar | Venturebeat
https://venturebeat.com/2017/06/04/richard-garriotts-portalarium-to-raise-equity-crowdfunding-for-shroud-of-the-avatar/
Starr Long on Wikipedia:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starr_Long
Highlights: Veteran game designer Chris Avellone talks about the upcoming Pathfinder Kingmaker game from Owlcat Games!
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How big is the table top RPG market? | EN World
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‘Fallout 4’ Makers Sued for $1 Million Over Use of ‘The Wanderer’ in ‘Repugnant’ Ads | The Wrap
http://www.thewrap.com/fallout-4-lawsuit-zenimax-the-wanderer-dion/
GUEST: CHRIS AVELLONE & PATHFINDER KINGMAKER
Chris Avellone on Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Avellone
Chris Avellone on Twitter: @ChrisAvellone
Pathfinder: Kingmaker is the first single-player computer RPG based on the acclaimed Pathfinder Roleplaying Game. The game invites players to Golarion, a world rich with history, mystery, and conflict, and gives players the chance to claim part of this world as their own.
Pathfinder Kingmaker on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/owlcatgames/pathfinder-kingmaker
Owlcat Games: https://owlcatgames.com/