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| Episode 55 |Announcements
New caption comic is up, get on it! Our finalists for the Excellence In Innovation Award are: Masterplan, Roll20, Character Distiller, Fantasy Grounds, Lost Tools, Dark Theatre’s Character Folio, and Tabletop Forge. Come to our panel this year for some conversation and to find out who wins the award. We hope to see you at gencon!
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Dragon’s Game Board
Yet another virtual tabletop emerges into the arena to vie for our attention and dollars, Dragon’s Game Board seems like a cool concept. A bit of a twist from the usual virtual setup that incorporates your smart phone into the mix, tune in ans Michah and I pontificate!
Dragon’s Bard
Not to be confused with the above project, Dragon’s Bard is a slick looking new fantasy board game set in the world of Dragonlance and is up on Kickstarter. We’re not sure exactly how the game goes down but we know it sure is pretty, and that you guys might like it. Check it out!
Gencon Tips
The Illuminerdy, Critical Hits, The Dread Gazebo, and quite a few other blogs are giving out their best tips for Gencon this year. These tips mostly apply to every con you might attend so take heed and absorb what you can whether this is going to be your first con or your five hundredth! Micah and I also give you a tip or two of our own.
Tip Corner
Last session kind of a drag? Make something explode at the start of the next one! Your players want excitement and they will overlook the blatantly obvious “you just made that up” moment when the session starts.
Twitter Question(s)
@TheUniverseGM – What do you do with a drunken sailor, early in the morning?
Music Credits | Intro: “Prelude” | Outro: “Stande Alone” | by LukHash |
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Dragon’s Bard is not based on or set in the setting of Dragonlance. It is a separate project by Tracy and Laura Hickman.
Thanks for clearing that up for us!