A podcast about the fiction that inspired D&D and how we use it in our gaming today.
Shauntelle Benjamin joins us to discuss Roger Zelazny’s “The Hand of Oberon”, TTRPG Twitch streaming, the protagonist’s internal experience, similiar sounding names, casual incest, combat mechanics in literature, cybernetic limbs, life-draining highways, getting stabbed by uncles you’ve just met, interior monologues in gaming, and much more!
Becky Annison joins us to discuss Roger Zelazny’s “Sign of the Unicorn”, female authors, murder-mysteries, audio books, characters with godlike powers, world-building, rooting games in a setting, one-on-one gaming, making allies out of enemies, using player imagination, gaming in the era of Critical Role, and much more!
Hoi and Jeff discuss PVP gaming, turning classic troupes on their head, and the act of imagination and its limits in Roger Zelazny’s “The Guns of Avalon” with special guest Ethan Schoonover.
Hoi and Jeff discuss Roger Zelazny’s “Nine Princes in Amber” with special guest Marc Bruner.
