This Modern Death
A podcast dedicated to the darker side of gaming.
Host: Shaun Hayworth, Kristin Sullivan & Randy Davenport
Website: http://www.thismoderndeath.com
Hosted by Shaun Hayworth & Kristin Sullivan, This Modern Death is a podcast about Dark Future and Modern Horror role-playing games, Shadowrun 4th Edition and the new World of Darkness systems in particular.
| Episode Name | Time | Release Date | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 21 - Media Properties & RPGs | 50:39 | 08/28/2008 | This Modern Death Episode 21 - Media Properties & RPGs Running Time: 0:50:39On this episode, Randy and Shaun pretty much hijack the show and talk about how media properties, like Firefly/Serenity, have gotten treated as role-playing games.Promos Played:Narrative ControlRPG... |
| Episode 20 - Icebreakers | 50:42 | 08/19/2008 | Running Time: 0:50:42On this episode, we talk a lot about ending our Shadowrun campaign, getting ready for our Burning Wheel campaign, and a little, as usual, about the Dresden Files RPG. We finish up with a lengthy discussion about using icebreakers during a game session to ease your players into... |
| Episode 19 - Introducing Players to New Games | 1:04:15 | 08/12/2008 | This show, we talk about getting players into new games, both at home and at conventions. We also talk a bit about our playtest of the Dresden Files RPG from Evil Hat. We're having our first contest this week as well! Promos Played GeekNights The Sons of Kryos This show is a member of... |
| Episode 18 - NPCs | 1:09:04 | 08/05/2008 | On this episode of This Modern Death, we have a somewhat disjointed discussion of NPC's, a short discussion of what's up with Shadowrun, and and impromptu contest announcement. We still need a prize for that. Promos Played The Brilliant Gameologists The Rolemonkeys As always, This... |
| Episode 17 - Music | 54:56 | 07/29/2008 | This week, the three of us talk about using music during your game session. In the news, our Shadowrun campaign draws ever closer to the end, and we get drafted into the Dresden Files playtest. Promos played The Brilliant Gameologists HiddenGrid Links Podsafe... |
| This Modern Death : TMD_nonepisode_2008_07_21.mp3 | 07/23/2008 | There is no description for this file! | |
| Episode 16 - Good Omens Con | 1:14:04 | 07/15/2008 | No promos or breaks on this show. Just the three of us gabbing about our GO Con '08 experiences, and then a little bit of the game of octaNe that Randy ran for us this past weekend. Special thanks goes out to Chris and the staff of Endgame in Oakland for the excellent playing space and always... |
| Episode 15 - Player Responsibilities | 59:57 | 07/10/2008 | Lots of good stuff this time around! Shaun gets the Summer Secret Surprise from Burning Wheel Headquarters, Randy gets Houses of the Blooded, and we talk about what responisbilities the players have in an RPG. Promos Played The Bear's Grove The Tome As always, this show... |
| Episode 14 - Hacking Systems | 1:05:03 | 07/01/2008 | This time around, we discuss hacking your game system - why to do it, how to do it, and when not to do it. We also talk about the California Fires, Krisitn's Werewolf one-shot, and the surprise release coming up for The Burning Wheel. Promos Played |
| Episode 13 - Player Buy-In & Creating One-Shots | 1:05:37 | 06/25/2008 | I apologize for the poor audio quality during the first two segments. Something went wrong with Randy's audio. I did my best to fix it. We have since completely fixed the issue, so it won't be happening again. Anyway, this episode, we have a short discussion about getting players to buy into... |