Audio EXP discusses who might replace Cynthia Williams as the D&D and Magic: The Gathering boss after her resignation from Wizards of the Coast.
Audio EXP Podcast: #237 – Adventure of the Black Company Apes
Adventure Time picks 5e for its new RPG, Planet of the Apes will use a variant of West End Games’ D6 System for its RPG while Arc Dream Publishing won’t use either for the new The Black Company RPG. Also, in this podcast, we talk about Hasbro cashing in on Monopoly in a way that might highlight the dangers of capitalism.
Monte Cook Games’ free online character builder opens
Cypher is a multi-genre system, and Monte Cook Games notes that the character builder supports a range of supplements and games. Several are mentioned:
Audio EXP Podcast: #236 – Gremlins and Conpulsion
A catch-up after a week off at Scotland’s old tabletop games convention that gets into D&D beyond year 50, loads of bundles, and branded shoes that seem a little weak.
Publisher Spotlight: May 2024 vote opens to Patrons
Throughout the month, site and podcast backers of any tier can vote for an indie creator, curator, or publisher to feature. The perks, such as free merch or gaming goodies, are ad hoc but, hopefully, welcomed.
Audio EXP Podcast: #235 – Gary Con 16 at 50
A round-up of trailers with aliens and ghosts, plus a hype analysis of Gary Con 16 where Luke Gygax is running a bigger D&D festival than Wizards of the Coast have. That and the Tomb Raider TTRPG, and a time war we lost.
Audio EXP Podcast: #234 – Theories on WotC, D&D and AI
Let’s unpick what Wizards of the Coast might be up to with AI and what they might not be doing to help people find games of D&D. In movie news, who faces more pressure? The Crow or Beetlejuice Beetlejuice?
Wizards of the Coast have teamed up with StartPlaying – so what?
D&D’s partnership with StartPlaying was announced alongside D&D 50th’s anniversary news. It suggests strongly that Wizards of the Coast aren’t doing their own Looking For Group site.
Audio EXP Podcast: #233 – RPG in Spaaaace
When NASA does RPGs, and the makers of the Dune roleplaying game slyly time their bundle deal with the blockbuster movie hit. Oh, and there’s some Fallout.
Audio EXP Podcast: #232 – Unknown scares
Predators in the darkness, the challenges of IP RPGs, The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx and the unknown scares.