{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"Episode 16: Four and Change","description":" \n"4 and change"\nContinuing from last episode: one last Great War tidbit.  A bunch of things related to the number 4 (the square root of 16, which is how many episodes this is), and also things changing.  Nobody was hurt this time, because time may change me, but I can't change the rules of fourth edition D&D.\n \n- Wraith: The Great War (best roleplayer!)\n\nother White Wolf historical settings for the Old World of Darkness\nalso Apocalypse versus Forsaken -- topical, people!\nJustin's Great War GenCon experience\n\n- D&D 4 Essentials\n\nHeroes of the Fallen Lands, Forgotten Kingdoms, and... rules\n"Red Box vs. Unearthed Arcana"\nAnd then the ACTUAL new Red Box\nWhat do you need for D&D?\nRules compendium is really all you need for game except character generator\nPlayer books include all basic rules and equipment\nDM set is weird, and so is the dice box -- for tiles buy frickin' tiles, for dice buy the red box, and for a straight DMG, why not get DMG 1 and 2, probably as cheap as the new box anyway and full of Robin Laws goodness\n\n- Ravenloft: "Is it bigger than a Red Box?"\n\na complete game, great components, just a d20, a zillion minis\nmodular, like Descent or Space Hulk, but with a Dracolich\nIncursion is another grid-tactics boardgame, which we may review later.\n\n- Gamma World: "Why are we even talking about this?! Why aren't we PLAYING?!"\n\nSome pent-up nerd rage: omitted mention of the White Wolf version\nThough it's up for debate -- "...including versions based on d20?"\nBasically 4e but more gonzo!\nBrad Murray's review: http:\/\/www.vsca.ca\/halfjack\/?p=757\nMight be more enjoyable than our GaryCon Tomb of Horrors 3.5E adventure\n\n- iPhone 4: "iPhone, do this!"\n\nVoice activation is pretty good, power is better\nTim Sullivan of Without Software - awesome iOS developer: http:\/\/withoutsoftware.com\/\n\n- Season 4 of Venture Brothers\n\nHasn't aired in Canada yet\nIt will make you grow a blonde mullet.\n\n- Something about change\n\nAlso Heroscape being discontinued.\nKEEP WATCHING THE SKIES\n\n ","author_name":"Squideye and The Bitter Guy","author_url":"http:\/\/satbg.libsyn.com","html":"