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We love Warhammer 40k. We also hate Games Workshop and their damn Wallet-Hammer. Their RPGs, by Fantasy Flight, appeal to our insane nature and we talk about the things we like and don’t about them and the universe they are about. Please click here to listen.

Something about the superhero genre that almost all agree on, a well made supervillain can make or break a character. A cool hero with a lame rogues gallery can have a lot of trouble with legitimacy. In this episode we discuss some of our favorite menaces. Please click here to listen.

Gamer-culture tropes, are they as cool as we want them to be? Please click here to listen.

We wanted to have a discussion about the future of roleplaying games and how MMOs will have an impact. So who better to tackle that topic than Ryan Dancey, CEO of Goblinworks? Please click here to listen.

The processes that writers use to create their stories are as varied as there are styles. We were asked to talk how we create the stories that we play, as game-masters and as players. Please click here to listen.

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Thanks Tom! Had to reach into the way-back machine on a lot of them. But some of the newer games that have mass combat rules are very good, primarily Savage Worlds.

Many moons ago, roleplaying games were begotten from strategy based miniature battles. With this background in war games, and the propensity of massive battles in many of the tropes of fantasy and sci-fi, it is not surprising when you look at a lot of older RPGs and see systems for massive...

So far the contest submissions are a bit slow. Hopefully that means that people are really taking their time. Remember, the creators of the 6 characters used in the production receive free copies of Savage Worlds: Deluxe Explorers Edition The creator of the character deemed "best...

What is a Samurai, and why the hell would anyone play one? That is the question we asked ourselves, at least some of us did, when confronted with the opportunity to play a game that focused on these enigmatic warriors. Is it important to steep ourselves in the legends and lore of the...

Much like our Power of the Darkside campaign, this one will also feature an Obsidian Portal page. Also, for those interested in doing full character creation (though not necessary) you can. The rule set we will use is the Savage Worlds Deluxe core book, the Fantasy Companion and the...

For Gamerstable’s next Roleplay Drama we are doing Savage Worlds Conan. In honor of that, we are conducting a contest. We are asking the community to create the characters for us to play on mic. Official Rules can be found here If you are interested, please send all submissions...

Who says that when you are creating a campaign or making a character for a game that you have to derive inspiration from sources within the same genre as the one that the game is set? There are many different avenues from which a good story or character can come from. We talk about some...

A very popular style of game, in video gaming, is the concept of playing in an open world or sandbox. This gives players the freedom to play the established in-game story or to pursue their own interests. In a lot of ways table-top RPGs were made for this type of gaming, but the term scares...

One of our listeners asked us for some advice on how to transition from being a player in a group to the gamemaster for the group. As we do, we walk around the topic and may or may not actually tackle it. Please click here to listen.

Late in 2011, we started the process of creating our next actual play podcast. Following in the wake of our well received Victoriana series, we wanted to take on something a little larger in scope. It was decided that we would play Star Wars Saga Edition, set it in the Old Republic and make...

If you are interested in our fiction project, please email us with your idea first. We don't want you to start on something that is too similar to other pieces in the works.

We are looking for people who are interested in writing short fiction for our website. The project is this: Works based (loosely or directly) on our actual play podcasts. The tale is up to you; all we ask is that it ties into one of our productions. That means that you may use one, some...

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