Episode 23: Freakshow Characters Part 2 and The Conflict Navigation System for Lyrica
Show Notes
It’s not too late if you want to game with me at Dragon*Con
I’m going to be on a panel Friday evening at Dragon*Con, come and see me at the Gaming Podcast panel run by Jim Van Verth from The Vintage Gamer Podcast
I am really enjoying the stuff coming out of GenCon Almost Live
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Music: Pachelbel’s Canon for Strings by Steven Kreinberg
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Posted by Sam Chupp |
Really enjoying your ongoing podcasting efforts. Thanks for coming back from the brief break. The Freakshow segment really got me thinking. I’ve LONG despised freakshow character concepts (as a GM and a fellow player); always seemed like the easy way out of avoiding nuissance and subtlety in character development, but these days I’m more of a “to each their own” mindset. Ironically though, when surrounded by “freakshows” in so many games, the most unique concepts I’ve seen and enjoyed playing are the stereotypes! I guess when everyone just has to be something ten steps beyond, those stereotypes become exotic. :-)
September 4th, 2006 | #