In our seventy-second regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast explores the application of cultural touchstones as roleplaying conventions for immersive play.  They also read some listener mail, speculate on the necessity of social abilities in

In our seventy-first regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast explores the controversial application of social skills in an immersive roleplaying scenario.  They also touch on the new D&D Players Handbook and retooling their 5e characters, evalu

In our seventieth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast discusses the engaging opportunities presented by matching character backgrounds as described in 5th Edition D&D with disparate class combinations.  They also talk about a recent sandb

In our sixty-ninth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast discusses how the fun and fantastic surprise events we all love to see affect the narrative and the GM's ability to drive the story.  They also talk about this weekend's GameDay experie

In the latest episode of our interview series, Erik enjoys the rare opportunity to conduct an in-house interview with renowned geek-centric musical comedian Mikey Mason to discuss gaming, comedy, and the geek community at large.  We talk game cons, gro

In our sixty-eighth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast explores the newest edition of Dungeons & Dragons, now available as a downloadable PDF.  They also discuss some of the challenges involved in leaning heavily on less invested roleplaye

In our sixty-seventh regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, the cast tackles the arcane process of introducing new players into an existing group.  They also spend a little time discussing how to balance casual roleplaying opportunities with material

In the latest episode of our interview series, Erik sits down once again with veteran game designer and friend to the Tsunami community Jim Pinto of Post World Games to discuss his latest invention Toolcards 2, now funding on Kickstarter.  We talk g

In our sixty-sixth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous, Erik records an interview conducted by Wichita-based board gamer website Cardboard Carnage about TsunamiCon.  Gregg interviews Erik about the origins of the Prismatic Tsunami community, the str

In our sixty-fifth regular episode of Metagamers Anonymous and another installment of "things Erik apparently doesn't understand about good gaming", the cast holistically climbs aboard the plot train to discuss the view.  The topic is railroading, with a