May comes in with a Free Comic Book Day, and goes out with a... massive revamp of the DC Universe? After talking about the month's books, Dan and CJ work through their first reactions to DC's new plan. This was recorded before the full September solicit

Kevin sits down with Kenneth Hite, Monte Cook, and Graham Walmsley to discuss the implementation of the Cthulhu Mythos in the RPG world throughout the years. Relevant Links Kenneth Hite Weird Tales Tour De Lovecraft Trail of Cthulhu Cthulhu 101 Whe

Kevin and Clyde talk over skype about their recent gaming experiences at Forge Midwest. We discuss the strengths and weaknesses of Lady Blackbird, and Clyde offers Kevin some constructive criticism about his GMing style. What follows is a pretty good di

Truth, Justice, and... maybe just Truth and Justice. This month, one event ends just in time for another to begin, Dan dips his toe bravely into the "X" side of the Marvel universe, and the Legion of Super-Heroes takes nonlinear storytelling to a new lev

The 2011 Forge Midwest con in Madison Wisconsin was a huge success. While there, Kevin managed to round up several other podcasters to do an All-Star Actual Play of John Harper's Lady Blackbird. It was a lot of fun to game with Luke and David from The Pod

Kevin sits down with a few of his ladyfriends to discuss Feminism, Sexuality, and Identity politics at the gaming table. Feminist blogger Nora Last, podcaster Tori Brewster, and game designer Elizabeth Sampat talk with Kevin about all the different ways t

Who wins the Superboy/Kid Flash race? Who declares herself a "story vampire"? Who dances the Tango of Death? These questions and more will be answered in this exciting episode of the TWE Comics Cast! Comics discussed: Brightest Day #21, 22 Gre

A while ago Kevin stumbled across Chris Chinn's "Deeper in the Game" blog and quickly became a fan. Chris discusses a lot of interesting topics and puts a lot of thought into each post. One entry in particular caught his attention: The Same Page Tool. T

Kevin and Troll sit down with D. Vincent Baker to discuss some of the nitty gritty of Apocalypse World. We talk a fair bit about the philosophy behind Moves, and the inspirations for Apocalypse World. A small note on the audio quality: Vincent's microph

Kevin, Jen, CJ, and Troll gather around to discuss the ins and outs of D. Vincent Baker's Apocalypse World. There were a wide variety of opinions about Apocalypse World, and we spend some time discussing the particulars of the GM style of AW and how the t