Just as a quick primer for those unfamiliar with the term, Vancian Magic refers to game systems that employ magic spells that are learned in advance of use, are extremely specific, and cannot be ‘tuned down’ into a lesser form. Also known as “Utility Belt Magic”, this was first used in the stories of Jack […]
The not-quite, sorta, almost 3rd Anniversary show! – Pixels & Dice #150
We’ve hit 150 episodes! Woot! That’s effectively three years worth of shows, assuming we actually took a week off here or there, which we don’t, so CLOSE ENOUGH! Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license. See more trash like this at Scormey.com https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/PnD150.mp3Podcast: Play in new window […]
To Kazoo, or not to Kazoo
So with the year nearly over, and my health issues becoming quite pressing, I have been thinking a lot about the podcasts we do here at Scormey.com. I don’t know if you’ve noticed before, but I try to ‘refresh’ the artwork, intros, and outros for the podcasts at the start of each year, at least […]
The Plays the Thing
If you have listened to last Friday’s “Roleplay Domain” podcast, I am looking to work on, and perhaps eventually self-publish, one of my old roleplaying games. I developed multiple tabletop roleplaying games back in the early 1990’s, but haven’t really done anything with them in the last 25+ years. That’s about to change… but I […]
Deconstructing: Call of Cthulhu – Pixels & Dice #149
Taking a critical look at the infamous tabletop RPG, “Call of Cthulhu”, on today’s podcast. Theme Music – “Pinball Spring”, by Kevin MacLeod (Incompetech.com), licensed under the Creative Commons “Attribution 3.0” license. See more trash like this at Scormey.com https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/scormey.com/podcast/PnD149.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Amazon Music | Android | Podchaser […]
Is Funcom even an MMORPG company anymore?
Let me say this, first thing: I love Funcom. My very first MMORPG was “Anarchy Online”, which I have fond memories of, and still play on occasion. One of my favorite MMORPGs ever was “The Secret World”, which has been supplanted by “Secret World Legends”, a game I actively play. All in all, I would […]