RPG designer Mike Myler returns to talk about converting historical and mythological characters to D&D! He runs down Genghis Khan, then we take a look at Merlin for a spell. Plus D&D / RPG news, Shane and Zach speculate on Avengers: Endgame plot twists and all the usual nonsense and tomfoolery!
Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 4/13/2019
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SHOW NOTES
Podcast Zinger is from Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure
Mike’s Genghis Khan D&D 5E Conversion http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?6212-Mythological-Figures-Genghis-Khan-(5E)
Mike’s Merlin D&D 5E conversion: http://www.enworld.org/forum/content.php?5494-Mythological-Figures-Merlin-Ambrosius-(5E)
EN World Mythological Figures http://www.enworld.org/forum/list.php?category/56-Mythological-Figures
EN World EN5ider https://www.patreon.com/ensider
D&D Ability Score Calculator http://chicken-dinner.com/5e/5e-point-buy.html
Kickstarter update – Critical Role: The Legend of Vox Machina Animated Special https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/criticalrole/critical-role-the-legend-of-vox-machina-animated-s
The #DnDSelfie: Why ‘Dungeons & Dragons’ players are posting selfies in spite of ‘SNL’ | Mashable https://mashable.com/article/dungeons-and-dragons-saturday-night-live.amp
Chinese censors incinerate entire run of a kickstarted Call of Cthulhu RPG sourcebook | BoingBoing https://boingboing.net/2019/03/25/the-sassoon-files.html
Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition Shane’s book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat Pre-order on Amazon now, releases May 12 https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/
Heroes and Angels ComicCon 2019 Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10 AM – 4 PM Sherwood Forest Admission is just $3! Heroes and Angels provides non-medical assistance to families affected by childhood cancer, and to military families in need. Also provides funding to organizations that research the causes and cures of childhood cancer. Heroes and Angels ComicCon is their biggest fundraiser of the year! Come on out, Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 10 AM – 4 PM at Sherwood Forest Admission is just $3!
Arkansas RPG Con registrations are now open! Head on over to ARPGCON.COM for Arkansas RPG Con 2019 on Nov 9th and 10th. This two day event’s early bird badge is only $20 the same as last year’s one day event badge. Get them before the price raises to $30 on July 1st. ARPGCON.COM
