Accidental Survivors: the Modern Gaming Podcast
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1. News & Views
People, Places, and Things: You are Here from Second Rat Games

Yo Joe! Pics from the upcoming G.I. Joe movie were here, but they've been taken down. You can read some reactions in this thread. Also, check out what IMDB and Wikipedia have to say.

The 4E rumour mill is soldiering on. After you've scoffed at our uninformed opinions, you can head on over to check out information at WotC and in this thread and this thread at EN World

Check out Have Games, Will Travel

2. Feature: Finding Inspiration
The Article and . . .
The Thread it inspired!

Need more podcasts? Goblin: the Gaming Broadcast Network has got them!

3. The Hook
The situation that inspired the Hook

4. Podcast News
A. The History of Rome
A weekly podcast hosted by Mike Duncan tracing the history of the Roman Empire, beginning with Aeneas's arrival in Italy and ending (someday) with the exile of Romulus Augustulus, last Emperor of the Western Roman Empire.

Found at thehistoryofrome.blogspot.com/.

5. Feedback

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1. News & Views
Arkham Horror
Joss Whedon's Dollhouse
Bell Sympatico sucks

Pulp Gamer: Out Of Character

2. Feature: Franchise Fiasco
d20 Modern
Spycraft
GURPS
Buffy
Ronin
Gnoll Pimp
Demon Bartender
Google Earth
Google Maps

RPGPodcasts.com

Geeklabel Radio

3. Inspiration
Ronin
The Dark Tower series
Deadlands
Secret War
Black Hawk Down
the Ghosts of Medak Pocket

4. The Hook
the Long Kiss Goodnight

5. Podcast News
A) Wapcaplets
Recorded by Chris Engler, a gamer living near Toronto, Ontario, Canada, Wapcaplets is an audio-blog of his opinions and thoughts on gaming. Episodes will come out at least once per week and be around five minutes in length. If you're looking for gamer talk in bite-sized chunks, Wapcaplets might just be for you. Wapcaplets can be found at wapcaplets.podbean.com. If you're wondering about the term Wapcaplet, it's all explained at the site, so go have a look.

6. Feedback
Check out the info on Elseworlds, pointed out by asylum643 on the boards.

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7. Pimpage Zone
The gang over at Fist Full of Comics and Games have been giving Chuck the love . . . in a manner of speaking. Just go and see what I mean. There's something to read and something to listen to.

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1. News & Views
PCGen v5.13.12 (Beta) released! Release notes here.

In memory of the late E. Gary Gygax, Swordâs Edge Publishing will be donating its revenues from March and April to the Christian Childrenâs Fund, a charity to which his family has indicated Mr. Gygax was much endeared.

The Escapistcast

2. Feature: Franchise Fiasco
Get read for the flood of links! Stand well away from the screen.

Brotherhood of the Wolf
d20 Past
A Mighty Fortress
Witchhunter
Savage Worlds of Solomon Kane
Chuck's Web novel, Hellstrom Voyage
Patrick O'Brien
Master and Commander
Last of the Mohicans
Louisbourg
Beast of GÃvaudan
His Majesty's Dragon
William Walker
Filibusters/Freebooters
British East India Company
Zulu
The Thing (and the original)
HP Lovecraft
Sir Richard Burton (the explorer)
First Footsteps in East Africa
Mountains of the Moon
Mutants and Masterminds
DC Universe
Gotham by Gaslight
Deadlands
Transcontinental Railway (Canada)
Wormhole
Sewers of Paris
Steampunk Musha
Crimson Skies
Saving Private Ryan
Dog Soldiers
An American Werewolf in London
The Keep
Operation Jedburgh and the adventure from Empty Room Studios

Game Bag Review Show

3. Inspiration
The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
The Difference Engine and the In Our Time episode with Ada Lovelace
Tunguska Event
Cast a Deadly Spell
Arrowsmith
Flyboys
Public Enemies
The Imperial Age line from Adamant Entertainment, specifically London, British India and the Gamemaster's Guidebook to Victorian Adventure
The Anubis Gates

4. The Hook
One explanation of the Tunguska Event
Tesla (and the David Bowie reference)
Rasputin
Hellboy

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6. Pimpage Zone
Don't forget to check out Defcon 1.

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1. News & Views
D&D 4e gets some play at the D&D Experience. Chuck says: "It doesn't suck!"

Dreamwalker: Revised. Initial thoughts, very cool and interesting. More later.

Steven Brust's free Firefly novel, My Own Kind of Freedom.

Gryphcon at the University of Guelph in Southwestern Ontario. Jeff Dunnett needs volunteers!

The Secret Lair

2. Feature: Franchise Fiasco
The Unit: add some vampires and werewolves for the Night Unit.

The Untouchables: add magic and rogue thaumaturges (say that three times fast) and you have the Uncharmables.

Spooks: add the supernatural and you've got Spooky.

Stargate: it's the 1880s, it's on Captain Nemo's island, and Earth is threatened by the hi-tech and/or magical denizens beyond it. This one didn't get a name.

International Detective Dragons from outer Space

3. Podcast News
A. FFoCaG, Your Source for Star Trek News!
FFoCaG has been accepted into Paramount Pictures webmaster program campaign for the upcoming Star Trek feature film being released 12.25.08. The guys at FFoCaG will be getting first hand news and information directly from Paramount to report via their website with other opportunities available down the pike as the release the date draws nearer.

Paramount is also tracking traffic between their site and the official Paramount site for Star Trek, so if you want to visit the official Paramount Star Trek site, do it through www.fistfullofcomics.com/st. If you want the latest news, visit www.fistfullofcomics.com/startrek.

B. The Secret Lair: not so secret anymore!
Chris and KJ who were two of the regular hosts on the late Roundtable podcast from the House of the Harping Monkey are back with the Secret Lair. These two villains crouch like spiders in their lair, waiting for the unwary. Ken Newquist, he of Nuketown Radio Active, has been captured and interrogated in episode 6. None can say who might be next. Perhaps you!

C. The Game That May Be: Mick just couldn't keep away
And the final piece in the Roundtable podcast puzzle has broken cover. Mick Bradley is soloing in the podosphere with The Game That May Be. In Mick's own words: What kind of roleplayer do I want to be? What kinds of games do I want to play, how do I want to play them, and who do I want to play them with? What tools are available to help me figure all that out, and to help me get where I want to go? Exploring the answers to those questions is what this site is about. It's my ongoing chronicle of my roleplaying life. Here's where I ponder, wonder, dream, wrestle, steal, and share. If you're interested, come along.

You can find Mick at harpingmonkey.com/tgtmb.

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Actual Play 2: Electric Boogaloo

This episode continues the actual play session that began in episode 22. If you have not listened to episode 22, please do so before listening to this episode. This episode has only been minimally editted and is not a regular Accidental Survivors podcast episode.

I don't think I wrote episode enough. Episode episode.

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1. News & Views
Gencon files for Chapter 11, with comments from Peter Adkison.

Sword's Edge Publishing interview at the Monday Monkey News.

Mundus Novit will be released from Dark Quest Games.

Fantasy Flight Games gets the Warhammer rights. More info from the FFG website.

Christian Bale in the next Terminator movie.

Star Trek News from Fist Full of Comics and Games

2. Feature: Actually Playing
You'll need the factory map!

This adventure was written during the recording of Episode 21: Writing An Adventure.

On Board Games

3. Feedback
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This is a special episode, so there is no editing and not a lot of forethought. Be prepared. The live play episode, that which will be episode 22, is still coming. This special episode explains why we haven't done so yet.

1. News & Views
End of Warhammer RPG?

Once you're done with us, why not give a listen to:

Gamer's Haven

2. Feature - Actual Without Play

Open RPG
Fantasy Grounds
Digital Adventures
Glitter
iTabletop
Skype
Audacity
Total Recorder
Gizmo
Screen Monkey
Google Docs
PC Gen
RPG Objects' Modern Character Generator
Pathguy d20 Modern Character Generator
Modern 20
Martial Arts 20
Gamer's Haven
Geeks On
Dark Quest Games
Sword's Edge Publishing
Fraser's Blog

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This time, it's all about the Feature!

You'll need the map!

Once you're done with us, why not give a listen to:

Canon Puncture
or
Fist Full of Comics and Games

2. Feature - Writing An Adventure
The adventure is based on Ong Bak by way of Big Trouble in Little China, doing some martial arts mayhem in honour of Chuck's new product Martial Arts 20 for Modern 20. Inspiration for the adventure design from:

Kwai Chang Caine
Shang Chi, Master of Kung Fu
Tony Jaa
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Immortal Iron Fist
Raiders of the Lost ArK
Dozer from the Matrix
Jayne Cobb
Jean-Claude Van Damme
Universal Soldier
Hard Target
Episode 2: Kung-Fu Fighting, our martial arts episode.

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1. News & Views
RPG Podcasters

Marvel Digital Initiative

Walt Simonson doing the World of Warcraft Comic

the Wandering Geek

2. Feature - Starting a New Campaign
Access Denied
Crit or Miss associated with the Dragon's Landing Inn.
EN World message boards and the Gamers Seeking Gamers forum
Gleemax from Wizards of the Coast
Meetup.com and the the Central San Diego Role Playing Gamers Association mentioned in our feedback episode
the Groovecast podcast
Open RPG: use it or Chris from RPG Objects will drop the hammer on Chuck.
Fantasy Grounds
The Group Template and the Group Cohesion episode
Google Calendar
Star Trek: The Next Generation
X-Files

Master Plan

3. Inspiration Time
Fireflypilot
24

4. Podcast News
A. Master Plan

Master Plan is an podcast on the subject of game design and the art of ideas, particularly for role playing, card and board games. Hosted by freelance writer Ryan Macklin, the podcast comes out at least once a month. You can expect interviews with game designers -- both professional and amateur -- as well as advice and news about game design.

Check it out at masterplanpodcast.net.

B. Happy Birthday Tome Show!
The Tome Show has turned one year old, and I didn't even send a card! It's up to 34 episodes, so I guess it's a bit more regular than us. Maybe more fibre in the diet of pure D&D. For those of you not in the know, the Tome Show is a Dungeons and Dragons news, review, and interview show. Jeff, the Tome Host, and the Tome Reporters tell you about what is going on in the world of D&D. You can find it at www.thetomeshow.com.

6. Feedback
Guns, Germs, and Steel
The article I wrote for Sword's Edge based on Guns, Germs, and Steel which I called Magic, Germs and Steel

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WARNING: Instances of strong language may offend some listeners.

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1. News & Views
Heroes, Season Two

It's Vishnu, baby! Er, whoops, I meant it's Vishnu baby

The Unit Season 3: as long as we can kill terrorists and protect country singers, you can have your shadow government.

Music file sharers buy more CDs

Radiohead releases new album on line

All Games Considered

2. Feature - Campaign Design
Sliders

Fantasci

The Postman, novel and movie

The Handmaid's Tale, novel and movie

Stargate, movie and TV series

Firefly

Groovecast

3. Inspiration Time
Lost for its "firm" continuity
X-Files for its "loose" continuity
The Bourne movie series, The Bourne Identity, The Bourne Supremacy, and The Bourne Ultimatum
Justice League/Justice League Unlimited TV series

4. The Hook
This week, I want to provide a hook to lead into a gritty, conspiracy campaign. It's shamelessly stolen from the first two episodes on the new season of the Unit.

The characters belong to a special operations force, perhaps Delta, perhaps JTF-2 or the SAS. They might even belong to something blacker, like the Increment or the CIA Special Activities Division. On their first adventure, they are tasked with escorting a spook on an "interdiction" mission against a drug kingpin's complex. The target doesn't look very drug complex-likeâin fact it looks like a very nice home with large grounds. During the mission, the team is confronted by an individual whom the spook shoots. The spook searches the place and cracks a safe, all the time deflecting questions from the teamâif they ask any.

On return, the team is called before a government oversight committee. It turns out, the âdrug kingpinâ was the defence minister of a government on poor terms with the PCs' government. Their superiors deny any knowledge of the mission, indicating that the team went rogue. The PCs are hung out to dry and it looks like they are going to do prison time. Their commanding officer, who was left out in the cold as much as the team, orders them to evade arrest and go underground. He's going to take the heat and the PCs need to figure out what is going on.

The truth is that the team have been chosen to take the fall for an operation undertaken by a shadow government conspiracy. The mission was an intelligence operation to retrieve important information from the unfriendly government that the conspiracy feared might be used against them. That information could lead the team to the people behind the conspiracy, could clear their names, and ensure their CO doesn't end up in prison.

The campaign has the team following clues and getting closer and closer to the heart of the conspiracy. Finally, they are able to take out the heads of the conspiracy. Like a snake, the shadow government dies, but the team can't go back out into the open after that. They become an arm's length black ops team, contractors for their government, doing dirty-work but only when they are sure the aims are righteous. It's kind of like the Unit meets the A-Team.

5. Podcast News
A. The End of the Round Table and Misfit Brew

The House of the Harping Monkey is a little bit quieter and less crowded with the demise of two much-beloved podcasts, the Round Table and Misfit Brew. Mick Bradley was involved in both, and with him on the Round Table was Chris Miller and K J Johnston. The Round Table especially will be missed, though Misfit Brew was a great podcast, the Round Table was one of my 'must listen' podcasts. I wouldn't put it in a queue to listen to, I would listen to it as soon as I downloaded it. It's a sad day, but all the participants will be visible in the Podosphere and in the RPG community. Maybe we can actually coerce them onto the Accidental Survivors at some point.

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1. News & Views
Check out Chuck Rice's new ransom/fundable project: Fantasci

Worldwide D&D Game Day

Scientists developing techniques to steer hurricanes

Dragon's Landing Inn

2. Feature - A Year's Retrospective
And there's a lot of talk about us.

d20 Action Maneuvers

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6. SEP News
Fraser sold another story, this time to Black Gate. Black Gate is a major market, and one that Fraser has been trying to crack since 2000.

With Christina (his daughter) taking up so much of his time, and wanting to focus on his fiction writing, Fraser is putting Sword's Edge Publishing on hiatus. The products will remain available at Your Games Now and Steve Jackson Games' e23. Support SEP and support this podcast.

The deal for Mundus Novit: the Changed World fell through as Silven Publishing closed up shop, but Fraser is polishing it up and seeing about a partnership with another publisher to get it out.

Rob has spawned again. Soon the Wakefield brood will blot out the sun!

1. News & Views
Robert Jordan Dies

Fall of Kings book 3 of David Gemmell's Troy Series coming soon

4e and Modern

On Board Games

2. Feature - Game Design
Man in the High Castle
Terminator
Wizards and Wiseguys
Tunguska
the Authority
Sliders
1623
Connections TV Series and Book
Fatherland: the book and the TV movie
Roswell Incident
Indepedence Day
Men In Black
V
Alien Nation the movie and the TV series
Steven Barnes' Lion's Blood and Zulu Heart
Anabaptists
Kabballah
Micronauts
Kraal

Canon Puncture

3. Inspiration
Planetary
League of Extraordinary Gentlemen
Highlander
War of the Worlds
Pulse
Timeline 191 from Harry Turtledove
GURPS Infinite Worlds

4. Podcast News

A) Heroic Cthulu
Logan posted on the ForgedRPG forums to tell us about this actual play podcast. These are recorded sessions of table top roleplaying games using a heavily modified BRP (basic role play) system used by Chaosium's Call of Cthulu. See the boards at http://heroiccthulhu.proboards105.com/index.cgi

B) Monarch Comic Briefing
The Monarch Comics Briefing is one of the podcasts from those guys over at Fist Full of Comics and Games. It's got Tangent (Victor) and Ed from the Monarch Comics store. I'm not collecting comics any more, but I'm very interested in them and I still pick up a few. This podcast keeps me up to date, and has really opened my eyes regarding some titles I otherwise would have missed. Just one thing: I haven't heard them mention Nextwave, Agents of HATE. This may pose a problem. You can find the podcast at http://www.fistfullofcomics.com/podcasts/category/monarch-comics-briefing/

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6. SEP News
Treasure Chest Unlocked: Gems is now available at Your Games Now and Steve Jackson Games' e23.

1. News & Views
0one Games series "Dungeon Under the Mountain" and the free preview Rooms & Encounters: Black Idol.

FanExpo.

Daniel Perez's new podcast, The Digital Front.

David Gallant/Roudi's blog, postMODERNIZED.

Sons of Kryos

2. Feature - Game Design
Design Notes
An EN World thread devoted to Modern 2.0
CORE
Fear the Boot and the Group Template document
Champions
West End Games version of the Star Wars RPG.
Prime Time Adventures
ESOTerrorists
The first episode of the Fear the Boot game design series

All Games Considered

3. Inspiration
X-Men
Avengers
Chris Claremont
CBC Radio
Ultimate X-Men
Prison Break
The new Doctor Who
Walter George Bell's The Great Plague and The Great Fire
The War & European Society series
Black Hawk Down by Mark Bowden
Philadelphia Inquirer and the original Black Hawk Down serial
the Black Hawk Down movie
The Medak Pocket by Carol Off

4. Podcast News
A) The Digital Front
Hosted by Daniel M. Perez, The Digital Front is a podcast that addresses the e-distributed tabletop gaming market, one of the fastest growing segments of the gaming industry. The show features news from e-publishers and e-retailers, as well as anything having to do with the market; interviews with publishers and retailers doing business in the e-distributed gaming market; reviews of digital gaming products for tabletop gaming done by ex-RPGnow Staff Reviewer Mark Gedak; and general editorials exploring the state of this segment of the industry, and where it is headed.

The show is scheduled to release new episodes on a bi-weekly basis, with the occassional bonus episode from time to time. The podcast is being produced by Highmoon Media Productions, a media studio and publisher of roleplaying games also owned by Mr. Perez.

b) The Return of DLI
One of the originals, the Dragon's Landing Inn is back with episode Chupa 83. The episode includes a new segment called the Dragonâs Landing IndieBrew, in which Chris Perrin from the Canon Puncture podcast will be providing semi-regular reviews of the best in Indie Games.

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6. SEP News
Treasure Chest Unlocked: Gems has returned from layout. You should be seeing it soon!

Blutfahne an adventure for Blood & Relics. Nazis . . . I hate these guys.

1. News & Views
WotC announces 4e. There's a great interview on Pulp Gamer: Inside Track and lots of thoughts in the DnD Podcast. Expect plenty of news on the Tome and Groovy Gamers.
Wizards and Wiseguys from RPG Objects and the webcomic Alpha Shade

Nuketown Radio Active

2. Feature - X Marks the Spot
Modern Floorplans from 12 to Midnight and Fabled Environments
CIA World Factbook
Heroclix
Krak de Chevalier
Where Eagles Dare by Alistair MacLean
Holyrood Palace

Gamers Haven

3. Podcast News
A) the Ennies Awards: And the Winner Is . . .!
We want to congratulate Paul Tevis from Have Games Will Travel for winning the gold for Best Podcast at the Ennies. Yog Radio garnered the silver.

4. Feedback
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1. News & Views
Wizards and Wiseguys from RPG Objects
The House of the Harping Monkey - Season Five Episode 1: Story Games Mongoose Publishing's Big Announcement

Canon Puncture

2. Feature - Feedback
Forum Thread with all the feedback we've discussed here.
City of Heroes
Dragon's Landing Inn podcast and Episode 37 with Fraser and Rob.
The Central San Diego Role Playing Gamers Association at Meetup.com.
Aberrant discussion on the Forged RPG forums.
One of the "bounty hunters" in Afghanistan (not Iraq as mentioned in the podcast . . . mea culpa).
The Bounty Hunter Class, which James pointed out but actually didn't write. Yet another mea culpa or me. I need to pay more attention.

Gamemaster Show

3. Podcast News
A) RPGPodcasts.com
From Ryan Macklin, the man who brings you the Master Plan, RPGPodcasts.com is a directory of audio and video shows about role-playing games and other games, all freely available on the Internet. This gives a nice central location from which to browse podcasts that might be of interest. This has only recently seen the light of day, but go and have a look.

You can find it at rpgpodcasts.com/

B) Goblin, the Gaming Broadcast Network Facing Change
Goblin, the Gaming Broadcast Network, known by its famous GBNcom.com is changing its frontpage. They are going to more of a blog format, and its all very rough right now, but I like what I'm seeing so far. If you haven't checked it out, head on over there. Most of the big gaming podcasts are linked there, and they are doing a nice job of keeping things up to date.

You can find it at gbncom.com/.

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6.SEP News
Albenistan: Election Day available at YGN.com and e23
Kind words about Covert Forces Redux from Chuck Rice on his blog
Treasure Chest Unlocked: Incense has gone to layout.
Get in on the SEP triva contest at the YGN.com message boards

1. News & Views
The Ennies nominees are in and the podcasts that are up for the award are Fear the Boot, Have Games, Will Travel, Godzilla Gaming, Sons of Kryos, and Yog Sothoth Radio. The honorable mention was awarded to Pulp Gamer
Green Ronin's True 20
Dragon Landings' Inn forums, where one would find info on CORE, and the Masks Play by Post

the Gamer Traveler

2. Feature - Flying Solo
Expeditious Retreat's line of 1 on 1 Adventures, including The Pleasure Prison of the B'thuvian Demon Whore
Fear of Girls
Traveller

The Master Plan

3. The Hook
This is stolen directly from Spartan

4. Podcast News
A) Fist Full of Comics (and Games) and the Harry Potter Contest
With the release of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix in theaters, Fist Full of Comics & Games is giving fans a chance to win prizes from Warner Brothers as well as some cool swag from our line of imprinted hero-ware. Fans have two chances to win. The first is a Trivia Contest with 12 questions based on the preceeding four Harry Potter films. Or second contest involves 'spellcasting' and will be of special interest to role-playing gamers. Check out the full contest details at http://www.fistfullofcomics.com/harrypotter/

5. Feedback
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6.SEP News
Covert Forces Redux is now available at Your Games Now.

Treasure Chest Unlocked: Incense is on its way for layout and art.

Albenistan: Election Day is now available at Your Games Now.

1. News & Views
NASA opens space shuttle ride for the earthbound
Battlestar Galactica Ending After Fourth Season and Ron Moore's podcast
Rob has been re-reading the Marvel Star Wars comics.
Monte Cook's new World of Darkness game and the discussion at Forged RPGs
Dogs in the Vineyeard

Fist Full of Comics (and Games)

2. Feature - Running Superhero Games
Marvel Super Heroes RPG
Guardians of Order's Silver Age Sentinels tri-stat and d20
RPG Object's Blood and Vigilance
Palladium's Heroes Unlimited
Hero Games' Champions
Dogs in the Vineyeard . . . again.
WotC's d20 Modern
Green Ronin Publishing's True 20
Evil Hat Productions' Fate
Grey Ghost Press' Fudge
Evil Hat Productions' Spirit of the Century

Mike Stackpole's "Fortress Draconis"

3. The Hook
This is stolen directly from Nextwave: Agents of HATE, but it also has a touch of the Nick Fury vs. SHIELD mini-series: Your group is part of a government covert (or overt) detachment assigned to ferreting out an evil terrorist plot. You are far more successful than anyone anticipates, and you actually uncover the power behind the plot: it's the very organization for which you work.
The organization may have been have been infiltrated long ago and slowly turned to become a tool of the terrorists, or perhaps the terrorist group is a creation of your organization, either wittingly to increase funding and support from the government or unwittingly as a black propaganda project that went wrong. Whatever the case, your bosses are the ones also running the badguys. Now, in order to stop a fiendish terrorist plot, your group has to go underground, use your organizations' assets against it, and destroy this threat to world peace.

4. Podcast News
A)GAMA Retailer Seminars Available Online from Pulp Gamer
The first of the seminars recorded at the 2007 GAMA Trade Show has just been released and is now available without charge. Pulp Gamer, a podcast provider specializing in non-electronic games,recorded the seminar tracks and will continue to release them on a regular schedule. They are available through iTunes, other leading podcast directories, and pulpgamer.com.

The seminars are designed to aid new and growing retailers. Topics range from the management and marketing of one store to managing multiple stores. Making these seminars freely available extends the reach of the GAMA Trade Show and will help a larger audience of retailers. With business ranking as one of the most popular podcast directories, the seminars will be reaching beyond the borders of the game industry and provide a service to other small businesses.

The GAMA Retailer Seminars are available at pulpgamer.com

B) Michael A Stackpole podcasts his novel "Fortress Draconis"
The epic fantasy novel "Fortress Draconis" is now a podcast, coming to you in weekly installments, read by the author, Michael A. Stackpole. Mr. Stackpole has been very active in podcasting, as well as being a prolific author who has New-York Times best-sellers to his credit. His podcast "the Secrets" is essential listening for aspiring writers. "Fortress Draconis" offers a rare opportunity to hear an author reading the entirety of one of his works for free.

"Fortress Draconis" is available at http://www.stormwolf.com/podcasts/fd/fdpreview.html

Also, don't forget the fantastic writers' podcast, I Should Be Writing, and the podiobook 7th Son from J.C. Hutchins.

5. Feedback
You can email us at accidental@swordsedgepublishing.ca

you can join the Accidental Survivors Podcast group on Facebook and leave comments for us there

You can hop on over to our section at the ForgedRPG forums at www.forgedrpg.com

You can call or fax us at 206-222-2519

You can leave us an ODEO.

1. News & Views
South Korea plans code of ethics for robots
Lucas thinks Spider-man 3 is "silly"
Canadians Overpay Millions on Copyright Tax
Video Games Turn 40
YouTube wants meeting with U.S. military on Web ban

Geeklabel

2. Feature - Spandex and Trenchcoats: Superhero Characters
Guardians of Order's Silver Age Sentinels
Marvel Super Heroes RPG
Fear The Boot
Ten techs that give you superpowers

Pulp Gamer

3. Inspiration
The Captain
Daredevil, especially the Born Again era
Black Bolt
Iron Man
Cloak

4. Podcast News
A) 2d6 Feet in a Random Direction and Pulp Gamer have both recently interviewed Chris Pramas

Why is this important? Listen to Accidental Survivors Episode 8 (Chainmail Bikini) and listen to Mr. Oh-So-Superior ridiculing the correct pronunciation of Green Ronin. Check out the interviews if you think I'm lying. Mr. Pramas did some research, and there is a correct way to pronounce the name, which Rob apparently does not know.

The 2d6 Feet episode can be found at http://www.2d6feet.com/?p=31 the Pulp Gamer episode can be found at
http://www.pulpgamer.com/2007/02/22/inside-track-012-chris-pramas-and-green-ronin/.

B) The Dragon Page: Cover to Cover
Probably everyone else in the podosphere has heard of this show before, but I have only recently caught on to it. I learned about it from Mike Stackpole's The Secrets Podcast. Cover to Cover is all about fantasy and science fiction literature. There are interviews with authors and industry insiders and lots of related chatter. Lots of interesting stuff for those of us out there who enjoy our spec fic lit.

5. Feedback
Marcos, we did not abandon you! We shall indeed discuss your email soon, but until that episode, everyone can discuss it at the Accidental Survivors' forum

You can hop on over to our section at the ForgedRPG forums at www.forgedrpg.com

You can call or fax us at 206-222-2519

You can leave us an ODEO.

6. SEP News
Covert Forces Redux is in layout. The writing for Election Day is about three-quarters done. We are now looking at art for Treasure Chest Unlocked: Incense.

1. News & Views
Walt Robillard (Kroh on the Forged RPG forums) and Dominique Sumner (DSumner) will be deployed to Iraq soon. We want to take the opportunity to wish them both well and let them know we will be remembering them in our prayers or in our thoughts
Stalker: Shadows Over Chernobyl and a review
Talisman comes to your computer

2. Feature - Four Colour to Ashen Gray: Superhero Campaigns
Guardians of Order's Silver Age Sentinels
Accidental Survivor's Episode 006 - Group Cohesion

3. Inspiration
The Invisibles
Planetary
Suicide Squad
Nextwave: Agents of H.A.T.E.
Spider-man
Spawn

4. The Hook
Courtesy of Rob.

5. Podcast News
Paul Tevis' "For A Few Games More"

6. Feedback
You can email us at accidental@swordsedgepublishing.ca

You can hop on over to our section at the ForgedRPG forums at www.forgedrpg.com

You can call or fax us at 206-222-2519

You can leave us an ODEO.

7. SEP News
Covert Forces Redux has entered the editing stage. The pics have been compiled. Once the editing is finished, it'll head to layout and you should be seeing it in the second quarter of this year.

Work has begun on Election Day, an adventure for release through the "Modern Dispatch" subscription package, and through SEP. This is a short adventure set in Albenistan.

The writer of Treasure Chest Unlocked: Gems, Craig Churchill, has handed in some rough drafts for Treasure Chest Unlocked: Incense. It is still in the early stages, but all indications are promising.

No Bloopers this time due to time constraints. There weren't that many good ones anyway.

Don't forget the Joe Murphy Memorial Fund at http://www.joemurphymemorialfund.org

1. News & Views
The Accidental Survivors are on MySpace
Gen Con Trade Day, thanks to Daniel at the Gamer Traveler for the scoop
Great Canadian Baycon, thanks to Raptor from the forums for the link
New Highlander RPG being produced by Margaret Weis Productions using the same system as Serenity
Green Ronin's Black Company
Adamant Entertainment's Imperial Age
WotC's Star Wars SAGA edition

2. Feature - Been Caught Scene Stealing
Blade Runner and the Roy Baty chase.
Kill Bill Vol 1 and the Crazy 88s
Accidental Survivors Episode 002: Kung-Fu Fighting
The Warriors
Spider-Man and the fate of Uncle Ben.

3. Inspiration
As above, with reference to:
Sin City and the Marv story "The Hard Goodbye"

4. Podcast News
A)Horror on the Orient Express Audio Game - Full Steam Ahead!
For those who enjoyed Yog-Sothoth's last Call of Cthulhu audio campaign, the Masks of Nyarlathotep, well here's the beginning of a new one for 2007. The Bradford players have got on board the Cthulhu train again as they make their way into the classic Horror on the Orient Express campaign from Chaosium.

The episodes are available in MP3 format, but this time are released in even higher quality, 96KBPS stereo (twice that of before) and feature 3D Surround Sound, so you can hear where the players are around the games table, as if you were in the middle of it all. (Try Episode 01 on headphones for full effect.)

So, feel free to follow along as the new party receive a phone call and an old friend asks a small favour...

You can find a selection of materials in support of the audio game via: http://www.yog-sothoth.com/express including handouts, party photos and initial character sheets, so jump on board! You can find more information at http://www.yog-sothoth.com/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=358

B. Pulp Gamer posts report of Games Expo 2007
Don Dehm walked the floor at Games Expo 2007 gathering information you can hear at Pulp Gamer. There are interviews with a number of influential members of our industry, including Mark Simmons, Klaus Teuber, Guido Teuber, and Peter Adkison. You can hear it all at Pulp Gamer at http://www.pulpgamer.com/.

5. Feedback
Looking for games? Some ideas are:
EN World has a Gamers Seeking Gamers section at http://www.enworld.org/forumdisplay.php?f=49
For D&D or d20, Wizards has an RPG Gamer Classifieds at http://boards1.wizards.com/forumdisplay.php?f=347
There's the RPG Registry at http://www.rpgregistry.com/</