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TSP: Second Darkness 6 of 6
April 25, 2009 21:58 - 27 minutes - 32.1 MBGeoffrey D. Winn brings us the final installment of our Second Darkness series of The Tome Show Presents. The final interview is with Brian Cortijo and I want to thank Paizo and Geoffrey D. Winn for making this series possible. I hope you enjoy and please email the show if you have another product or line of products you would like to see an in-depth look at for the next Tome Show Presents series.
The Tome Ep 101: Players Handbook 2
April 08, 2009 23:30 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBThis episode, looking at the new Players Handbook 2 has a whole bevy of guests. Guest: Jeremiah McCoy Phillipe-Antoine Menard Will Wong and Ed Healy Sponsors: RPG Now Pick of the Episode: Hard Boiled Armies Other Links: Critical Hits Jeff on Twitter Vorpal Network on Twitter We looked at the PH2 and used a scale of: Good (G) = liked it Unaligned (U) = eh...whatever Evil (E) = didn't like it We looked at... Races: Deva - Good McCoy - U/G Will - G Phil - G Ed - G Jeff - G G...
The Tome Ep 100: Celebrating D&D
April 01, 2009 01:30 - 53 minutes - 49.4 MBIn this episode I am joined by a slew of guests from the various corners of the internet and we're all celebrating the game that made the Tome Show possible, D&D. What does D&D mean to you? Sponsors: RPGNow Pick of the episode: D&D Page GM Dice Amazon.com Widgets Links: Kore New Media Have Games Will Travel Roleplaying Tips Gamer's Haven Icosohedraphelia Basics of the Game RPGPodcast RPGBloggers Jeff's Twitter Vorpal Network Twitter Vorpal Network Website Email
TSP: Second Darkness 5 of 6
March 26, 2009 11:52 - 20 minutes - 23.5 MBGeoffrey D. Winn interviewed writer JD Wiker about the 5th installment in the Pathfinder: Second Darkness adventure path.
The Tome Ep 99: Advice Warlock, Monsters, and Puzzles
March 14, 2009 13:52 - 1 hour - 57.3 MBTim White from the Return to Northmoor podcast joins me to discuss a half-elf warlock build using the Character Generator, how to build your own monsters, and creating dynamic puzzles for your game. This episode is brought to you by: RPGNow Pick of the Episode - The Witch Doctor GMDice Links: Return to Northmoor Asmor One Bad Egg WotC Monster Builder
The Tome Ep 98: PC/DM Resources
February 28, 2009 12:55 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBCharacter Sheet/Folio/Codex/Generator as well as Disposable Heroes, Bonus Tools, Campaign Records, DM Screen, Tokens, Dungeon Tiles, and the D&D Basic Stater Set! There's a lot squeezed into this episode and in a tiny little episode. Hope you enjoy. Amazon.com Widgets Sponsors: RPG Now Pick of the Episode: Bundled Adventures (like Keep on the Shadowfell, Trollhaunt Warrens, Scepter of Spellguard Tower, and Thunderspire Labyrinth) and GM Dice Other Links: Forums Tome Website Vorpal N...
TSP: Second Darkness 4 of 6
February 25, 2009 03:03 - 20 minutes - 23.6 MBGeoffrey D. Winn brings us the fourth installment of the Second Darkness series for this Tome Show Presents. Sit back, relax, and be overwhelmed by the coming darkness.
The Tome Ep 97: Draconomicon
February 14, 2009 15:58 - 1 hour - 59.9 MBThe Draconomicon is a book to help DMs get more dragons into their games focused on chromatic wyrms. To go through this book bit by bit and figure out if it lives up to that promise I am joined by Quinn the Gamefiend from At-Will and Dave Chalker from Critical Hits. Sponsor Links: RPGNow RPGNow Pick of the Episode: Counter Collection 4th Edition Heroic 1 GM Dice Stone Dice Obsidian 12mm Set and Bag Other Links: Critital Hits At-Will Forum Website Email The Vorpal Network
The Tome Ep 96: Martial Power
February 01, 2009 03:14 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBQuinn "Gamefiend" Murphy, Will Wong, and Jeff Greiner take a look at Martial Power from WotC. Does this book do what it is supposed to do? Namely give you a ton of new options for the Fighter, Ranger, Rogue, and Warlord without breaking the game? Listen to find out! Sponsors: RPG Now Gamemaster Dice Links: Pact of the Angelic Choirs on RPG Now Fake Leather Dice Bags from GM Dice At-Will Blog
The Tome Ep 95: Manual of the Planes
January 23, 2009 00:15 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBWill Wong joins me this time around to review the Manual of the Planes. This episode is brought to you by RPG Now, GM Dice, and the patrons of the Tome's Amazon Store. The RPG Now Picks: Manual of the Planes e-Adventure Tiles: Dragonship GM Dice Pick: Brushed Steel Dice Set with Bag Tome Links: Website Email Forum Vorpal Network
TSP: Second Darkness 3 of 6
January 18, 2009 23:06 - 18 minutes - 21.3 MBGeoffrey D. Winn chats it up about the third installment of Second Darkness, the latest adventure path from Paizo.
The Tome Ep 94: Apelord and Half-Dead
December 31, 2008 03:15 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBJeremiah McCoy brings you this review of two PDFs from One Bad Egg. These are two new races to be used for 4th edition D&D, the Apelord and the Half-Dead. No monkey business, I'm dead serious! Links: RPG Now One Bad Egg Basics of the Game
The Tome Ep 93: Adventurer's Vault
December 26, 2008 03:12 - 1 hour - 56.4 MBJeremiah McCoy, Will, and Jeff review the Adventurer's Vault, 4th edition book of equipment and the rules on how to use them. Links: Basics of the Game Forums RPG Podcasts.com
The Tome Ep 92: DDM Update
December 22, 2008 17:06 - 36 minutes - 33.6 MBGregg Dieckhaus brings us an interview with Jim Ansaldo of the Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Guild to give us an update on all the big news in the D&D Minis line as well as a glimpse into the future of where the skirmish game is going. Links along the way: DiceCast from Polymancer Vorpal Network
TSP: Second Darkness 2 of 6
December 05, 2008 09:00 - 24 minutes - 28.6 MBGeoffrey D. Winn interviews James Jacobs about Second Darkness: The Void Children. This book can be purchased here from the Tome's Amazon Store. Want to learn more about Pathfinder? Read on... Atomic Array: Episode 011: Pathfinder Mad Brew Labs: Lost the Dragon, but Found my Path Nerdage: Pathfinder Adventure Path Questing GM: Path Finding Into Pathfinder The Tome Show Presents: Second Darkness (Chapter II) RPGAggression: Interview with Greg Vaughan Drop by Paizo.com to pick up your...
The Tome Ep 91: DCC 53-55
November 26, 2008 16:07 - 23 minutes - 21.7 MBDungeon Crawl Classics from Goodman Games have gone 4e with these first three installments of 1st level adventures intended to hit the 2e feel. Hear what I think about DCC53: Sellswords of Punjar, DCC54: Forge of the Mountain King, DCC55: Isle of the Sea Drake. The sponsor for this episode is Kobold Quarterly. A gaming magazine for D&D players of 3e and 4e. This episode was inspired by a conversation on the Forum for the show over on the Vorpal Network.
The Tome Ep 90: Pathfinder RPG Update
November 19, 2008 14:51 - 22 minutes - 20.9 MBThe 3.5 Private Sanctuary brings us this update on the Pathfinder RPG and what is going on over at Paizo. The sponsor for the episode is Gnome Stew. Find all things Tome-y at the website.
The Tome Ep 89: Dragora's Dungeon
November 15, 2008 16:51 - 17 minutes - 16.3 MBDragora's Dungeon is an adventure from Goodman Games. It's good to get back into the old school reviewing mode again, but I would still love to get reviews from listeners for the show. If you are interested don't forget to swing by the forums or email me. The sponsor for this episode is Roleplaying Tips. And I want to hear what you look for in a published adventure (and we have a thread about if I should do adventure reviews one at a time or several at once with a similar theme) over at the...
TSP: Second Darkness 1 of 6
November 11, 2008 21:10 - 17 minutes - 20.4 MBGeoffrey D. Winn brings us the first installment of the new Tome Show Presents series. This time, we're taking an in-depth look at the Pathfinder Adventure Path series Second Darkness from Paizo Publishing. For this episode he talked to author Greg A. Vaughan. Enjoy!
The Tome Ep 88: FRCG/PG
November 02, 2008 21:07 - 1 hour - 65.4 MBThe Forgotten Realms Character Guide and Players Guide gives us a new look into the world of Faerun for 4th edition. This has been a hotly discussed change and everyone I've talked to seems to have a different opinion on the topic. So it's odd that when I chatted with Chuck Martinell for the show we seemed to have the same impression about most of the parts of the two books that introduce us to this world all over again. This episode is brought to you by Chatty DM. This episode would not ha...
The Tome Ep 87: Rouse at GenCon
October 25, 2008 18:19 - 20 minutes - 28.5 MBThe Fist Full of Comics and Games guys got me this interview from GenCon 2008 with Scott Rouse, D&D Brand Manager at WotC. It's the "Lost GenCon Interview". Duh duh duh. Anyway, I also play a promo for Quarter Life, a fantastic Podcast novel. Also, we have the winners of the Secret Code contest, but by the time I got the names I had already recorded this. So here they are in print, and I'll give them a shout out on the next episode. Alex Wawro Chris Nolen Emmet Ford Christine Forshner Jo...
The Tome Ep 86: Saving Throws
October 21, 2008 23:45 - 1 hour - 125 MBEytan Bernstein joins me for this advice episode. We talk about the freelance work he's been doing for Goodman Games and Wizards, then we discuss the best ways to build a tiefling wizard, and finally we have advice on making Saving Throws work in your game. Amazon.com Widgets The Promo is for the Sell Swords of Punjar Actual Play, which was supposed to be in the last episode except for technical issues. Check out the Vorpal Network. And thank you for all the people who have been using ...
The Tome Ep 85: Wyatt at GenCon
September 28, 2008 21:03 - 29 minutes - 26.8 MBGeoffrey D. Winn snagged James Wyatt to talk about the Player's Handbook 2, Manual of the Planes, the Adventurers Vault, Eberron and so much more. Plus I announced the Secret Code Contest!!! Participating shows are: Atomic Array Ogre Cave Audio Report Brilliant Gameologists Podgecast and the sponsor for the contest, providing 10 $25 gift certificates, is Noble Knight Games. Email your collection of all the codes from the participating show to [email protected] before October 17...
The Tome Ep 84: Kenson at Origins
September 22, 2008 02:05 - 17 minutes - 15.6 MBSteve Kenson of Green Ronin gave me an update on how things were going at Green Ronin with True20 and more. Also, I mention that you can impact the show by visiting the forums. We're a member of the Vorpal Network. The promo was for Return to Northmoor. and that just about covers it all. Hope you enjoy!
The Tome Ep 83: Rob Heinsoo at GenCon
September 16, 2008 01:11 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBRob Heinsoo, designer at Wizards of the Coast, took the time to talk to Geoffrey D. Winn at GenCon 2008 and shared a bit with him about 4th edition's success and some upcoming books including Martial Power, Players Handbook II, Arcane Power, and more. New classes, power sources, feats, races...there's bits of it all in there. Forums Wizards of the Coast The Monarch Comics Breifing Vorpal Network and Fist Full of Comics and Games
The Tome Ep 82: Ed Greenwood Origins 08
September 12, 2008 22:37 - 1 hour - 69.3 MBEd Greenwood, creator of the Forgotten Realms, took the time to talk to us at Origins 2008 and give us his insights on why the Realms make a good game world, how to use powerful characters in your game well, some insight into the 4e version of the world, and more. As for links you have: The Tome Show Website The Vorpal Network The Forum Candelkeep Icosohedraphelia Podcast
The Tome Ep 81: Paizo Origins Interview
September 05, 2008 02:16 - 28 minutes - 25.9 MBNot much for show notes this time around due to a lack of time. In this episode I talked to Jason Buhlman and Erik Mona of Paizo Publishing at Origins 2008. Links: Paizo Nuketown Radio Active Vorpal Network
The Tome Ep 80: Harley Stroh
August 30, 2008 21:56 - 47 minutes - 44 MBHarley Stroh, the line editor for Goodman Games' Dungeon Crawl Classics took some time before GenCon to chat with me a bit about what 4th Edition products from Goodman Games, what it's like to write adventures for 4th edition D&D, and how to write adventures that don't suck. I also mentioned: The Forums Vorpal Network The Basics of the Game The Email Twitter for me Twitter for Vorpal and probably much much more that I'm forgetting.
The Tome Ep 79: Pathfinder Society
August 27, 2008 01:01 - 1 hour - 67.5 MBPaizo is running organized play along with the Pathfinder product line called the Pathfinder Society. While at Origins 2008 they ran a panel describing what they were planning to do and I was there to record it. The promo was for the Vorpal Network, which also has the show's forums, which you should totally be at right now.
The Tome Ep 78: 2008 Summer Contest
August 15, 2008 00:33 - 1 hour - 85 MBThe Tome's Summer 2008 contest is coming to a close at the end of August. But I wanted to give you one quick chance to hear what sort of quality things you could win. Why haven't you entered yet? What are you thinking?!?!? Get over to the website and enter today before it's too late. Also, I am so very excited to bring you the Vorpal Network, which I serve on the Board of Directors for. Go check out the site, the new forums, and the news page. We have some big plans and want you to be in on...
The Tome Ep 77: Pathfinder RPG Seminar
August 09, 2008 17:29 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBThe Pathfinder RPG/Sticking with 3.5 Seminar from Origins 2008 included Publisher Erik Mona, Lead Designer Jason Buhlman, and Director of Marketing Joshua Frost all of Paizo Publishing. They chat about the Pathfinder RPG, what it is, what it will be, and what you can expect from it. Interested in discussing it? Head to the forums. Swing by the Tome's Amazon Store to support the show. And check out Fist Full of Comics and Games where I made a recent appearance. The promo this time aroun...
The Tome Ep 76: Healing Surges/Raise Dead
August 05, 2008 01:09 - 1 hour - 60.6 MBThe Tome looks at Healing Surges and the Raise Dead ritual for D&D 4e as well as discussing some ways that you can build a good Dwarven Paladin and Dragonborn Fighter. Swing by the Forums and let us know what you think about the advice provided and the character builds discussed. You can find the Tome's Summer Contest 2008 until the end of August. Keith Baker's Blog was discussed. And the promo played was for Playing For Keeps.
The Tome Ep 75: Secrets of 4e Sem (Mearls)
August 01, 2008 19:54 - 1 hour - 78.7 MBMike Mearls conducted a seminar at Origins 2008 titled "Secrets of 4e" where he gave some more insight into how 4e works, why it works, and what you can do to make it work better. Promo is for Accidental Survivors Head to the forums to join in the conversation. Next up...the first 4e advice episode...Oooo! Be impressed. :-)
The Tome Ep 74: DDM Starter Set
July 29, 2008 00:51 - 23 minutes - 21.4 MBGregg Dieckhaus brings a review of the Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures Starter Set, the first of the new series of D&D Minis (DDM). The episode sponsor is: Mentioned in this show are: Gamer's Haven Ennie's Special Ennie Awards Voting The Tome Forums (to discuss future Origins coverage, to share your thoughts on DDM, or to just talk about life as a geek)
The Tome Ep 73: 4e Workshop
July 23, 2008 23:11 - 1 hour - 82.7 MBMike Mearls conducted a 2 hour workshop on how to tweak 4th edition D&D to fit your liking as well as discussing some possible game-breaking issues. This recording is missing the last 30 minutes of the seminar, but you get a pretty good idea of what was covered. If you want to ask more questions hop onto the forums on the Tome's website. The promo played is for Pulp Gamer's Accent your Character CDs, which are some of the prizes you can win with the Tome's Summer 2008 Contest.
The Tome Ep 72: Forgotten Realms Transition
July 17, 2008 21:33 - 27 minutes - 25.7 MBForgotten Realms Transition is an episode where I give you 5 reviews, quick, to the point, and then on to another subject. You are going to hear about Cormyr, Shadowdale, Anauroch, The Grand History of the Realms, The Orc King, and an update on what to expect for the 4th edition version of the Realms. Amazon.com Widgets If you want to know more head over to the forums to discuss it. Remember to enter the contest at the website. Promo is for the Ennie's nomination of Wandering Geek.
TSP: Blood of the Gorgon 3 of 4
July 14, 2008 23:13 - 24 minutes - 22.2 MBThe Tome Show Presents: Blood of the Gorgon brings you my thoughts on Senior Patronage and an interview with a Senior Patron, Ben McFarland.
The Tome Ep 71: Chambers at Origins
July 12, 2008 14:44 - 32 minutes - 29.4 MBJaime Chambers is a VP at Margret Weis Productions. He sat down with myself and JJ "The Workingman" Lanza of Fist Full of Comics and Games and spoke to us about what is coming down the line for his company. This interview has two different versions, the one you get here is more focused on D&D related topics, while Fist Full of Comics and Games is releasing a version that focuses more on the Cortex games (Serenity, Battlestar Galactica, etc.) that they produce. So be sure to head over and chec...
The Tome Ep 70: Game Night
July 09, 2008 18:52 - 30 minutes - 27.7 MBGame Night is a comedy gaming novel. Not technically a D&D novel, but the inspiration is there and so it was that Gabe Gregoire and myself give you our two cents on it. Don't forget to check out the Tome's Summer 2008 Contest page at the website and if you want to let me know where to go with the Origins content head over to the forums. Promo this time was for RPG Podcasts.
The Tome Ep 69: Mearls at Origins08
July 07, 2008 19:01 - 26 minutes - 24.5 MBMike Mearls took a few moments out of his busy convention schedule to answer a few questions for the Tome. There are also seminars that he lead that I recorded that you can expect to hear in future episodes, but this is the first official report from Origins, as promised. Don't forget to check out the Tome's forums, website, and email. Promo is for Amorphous Blob Games/The Amorphous Blobcast. Enjoy!
The Quest for Origins (VIDEO)
July 02, 2008 20:33 - 24 minutes - 291 MB VideoThat's right. Just to give you a sneak peek to what I did at Origins here's me rambling on about various things along my trip to the convention interspersed with footage of the people I met and talked to along the way. Don't expect video to become a regular occurrence, but for special events like this, I don't mind putting something together. Hope you enjoy!
The Tome Ep 68: Rise of the Runelords
July 01, 2008 21:50 - 19 minutes - 18 MBGeoffrey D. Winn reviews Rise of the Runelords, the first Pathfinder Adventure Path. Also discussed are the forums, Summer 2008 Contest, 3.5 Private Sanctuary, and Origins. Check it out and enjoy. More coming later this week...
The Tome Ep 67: 4e DMG and MM
June 24, 2008 21:08 - 52 minutes - 47.8 MBThe 4th Edition Dungeon Master's Guide and Monster Manual are 2/3rds of the core books for 4th edition Dungeons and Dragons. In this episode William Pall and Jeff Greiner take an in depth look at what we like and what we question about these two books focused on making the job of being a DM easier. If we missed something, you had a question, you agree or disagree, please swing by the forums and let us know. We would also like to hear about your experiences playing 4e D&D. Also, we are off...
The Tome Ep 66: 4e Player's Handbook
June 24, 2008 00:17 - 1 hour - 55.2 MBThe 4e Player's Handbook review is upon you! William Pall returns and joins your regular Tome Host for an in depth look at the 4e Player's Handbook. If there is anything in the review that's missing, wrong, or confusing, please swing by the forums to discuss it. Also the Tome officially starts the 2008 Summer Contest. Check out the Contest link on the website in order to enter and learn more about the prize support brought to you by the contest sponsors. The promo for this episode is from ...
The Tome Ep 65: Swordmage
June 20, 2008 22:35 - 1 hour - 61.9 MBSwordmage is the first D&D novel based in the new 4th edition system. Not only does Gabe Gregoire and myself review the novel but we also chatted with the author, Richard Baker. You can find Richard's Blog here. Dungeons and Dragons is here. You can buy the book here: And of course the Candlekeep forums, the place to be if you're looking at the Forgotten Reams (and here is the Tome Forums where we also discuss these things). Naturally you should check out the Basics of the Game. And ...
The Tome Ep 64: Shadowfell AP 2
June 19, 2008 17:36 - 3 hours - 93 MBThe feedback was very positive from the last Actual Play episode. So here is part two. From here on out, however, if you want the rest of this I think it's easiest to just head over to the Gamer's Haven AP page where you can enjoy all that they have to offer. More 4e stuff coming soon so we can get back to what will become the regular format of the show now that the 4th edition of Dungeons and Dragons has launched!
The Tome Ep 63: 4e Core First Glance
June 03, 2008 19:18 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBWilliam Pall is back to bring us an early look at the 4th Edition core books (Player's Handbook, Dungeon Master's Guide, and Monster Manual). This is just a skimming of the coverage you can expect in the next month for 4th edition, but it will also probably be the last episode for a week or two while your humble Tome Host moves 1200 miles. If you want to order your 4th edition books you can click below or check out the Tome's Amazon Store. There is once again no promo, but you can check o...
The Tome Ep 62: Shadowfell AP1
June 02, 2008 17:17 - 4 hours - 111 MBThe Tome brings you it's first ever Actual Play episode where you can get your first taste of running a game in 4th Edition. For those not in the know Actual Play (AP) is a recording of an entire game session. So it is long, it is mostly unedited (sorry about language issues if that offends), and it is entertaining if you can give that much time to listening. The group is from Gamer's Haven and arranged by Ethan from that show. You can buy the Keep on the Shadowfell adventure at the Tome's A...
The Tome Ep 61: Heirs of Ash
May 16, 2008 03:08 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBThe Tome brings you a review of the Heirs of Ash trilogy of Eberron novels. Will and Geoffrey D. Winn are our reviewers for this episode. And the episode is sponsored by Sinister Adventures. If your interested in the books check them out here or the Tome's Amazon Store. And feel free to visit the website, email the show, and of course swing by the forums. The Tome continues to be a proud member of the Fist Full of Comics and Games Cooperative as well as Goblin, the Gaming Broadcast Netwo...
The Tome: Ep 60 Blight Elves Interview
May 10, 2008 19:02 - 39 minutes - 35.9 MBThe Tome brings you an interview with Ed Healy and Rone Barton (Werecabbages), editors and project manager of Blight Elves and the Blighted Beastiary. Two books about the horrid elven beings in the True20 setting from Reality Deviant Publications called the Blood Throne. You can find these books at Drive Thru RPG (from One Book Shelf), Paizo, Your Games Now, RPG Objects. Also mentioned and promo'd in this episode is once again Wapcaplets.