Podcasting D&D Games

Reader PoC wrote to give us a heads up on RPGmp3.com, a site that (wait for it) allows you to download reviews of D&D modules in audio format. These include live, unscripted excerpts from gaming sessions trying out the modules. If you've never played D&D before, this is a safe and cheeto-free way to check it out. They even have exerpts from sessions in the awe-inspiring ($100 US) World's Largest Dungeon.

Comments

Re:D&D turns 30

[Zonk]

There are indeed lots of folks who play Roleplaying Games that are socially..."special", but I would wager that the vast majority of RPG gamers are socially adept, bathe, and have no problem with the fairer sex.

I wish I could quote you a study here, but I don't have one available. I can only talk from my personal experience.

Among my own circle of gaming friends, nearly every one of them has a girlfriend. Many of the girlfriends game with us. I am happily in a circle of gamers that includes half a dozen women. This is not typical, from what I understand, but it is becoming less rare as the hobby regains popularity thanks to the D&D revival phenomenon. Within the group there is a married couple, an engaged couple (myself and my SO, actually), and a couple that has been together for almost 6 years.

We get together twice a week in two groups of four, with another bunch of folks that I haven't had the chance to game with yet getting together on another night during the week. Everyone shows up bathed, clothed, and no one stares at the women when we game. Of the group, I'm the only one who you'd have to worry about lifting dead weight if I were to fall unconcious. Everyone else in the group is of normal human proportions.

Again, I don't have data so I'm not sure of the general trends.

I do know your odd, cut and pasted reply to this story is a pretty shallow look at a diverse group of people who have a penchant for storytelling.

Re:World's Largest Dungeon?!

[bigdady92]

I've bought this thing and it's well worth it. It's got over 18 unique regions which have 2'x2' maps all in color that correspond to each section. You can virtually take one region and use it for your own game or take the whole thing, it's a toolkit for DM's to use, maybe they want one and not the other, so they can just cut one section and use it.

The sections are well done up, the stats are spot on and very usable, traps are in detail, DC's are simple, the format is easy to read and not cramped. This thing is well put together and very very flexible.

$100/18 regions works about to $5/region with a full blown map. You can't beat that cost ratio!