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Gaming on the Frontier - Our podcast covers the gamut of roleplaying topics from how to handle time travel in your game, playing extreme characters, to topics that every GM ought to know.
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Sunday Mar 21, 2010
Sunday Mar 21, 2010
Welcome to James P. Buchanan. He is our guest this week, the best expert on transhumanism I know. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism
Thursday Dec 24, 2009
Thursday Dec 24, 2009
Christmas Special: Richard Tucholka Interview
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays Fringeworthy fans! As our gift to you we present a very special edition of the Fringeworthy PodCast. This episode is an hour long interview with the creator of Fringeworthy; the one and only Richard Tucholka. Best wishes to you and yours. Enjoy!
01:42 When was Fringeworthy first published and what type of product launch did you do?
02:23 Where did the original idea for Fringeworthy come from?
04:00 Where did you get the idea for portals, pathways, and platforms?
06:46 Why were the portals placed where they were?
08:20 Who were the original playtesters and who was the original Ed Powers?
09:05 What was the make up of the original team?
10:05 What was the reason for wiping out electricity, magnetism, and nuclear material?
11:20 What happens if I go through the portal with a magnetic bottle full of anti-mater?
12:00 How is the platform powered? An insight into some fringe physics.
13:00 When you first designed Fringeworthy did you believe that the future will be as ideallic as it is in that edition?
13:50 Do you feel the new version is grittier and more reflective of the modern condition?
14:50 The original Fringeworthy seems kind of pulpish; what is the genre you are going for today?
17:15 Do you feel as though the Fringeworthy concept is more assessable now due to some of the modern media?
20:40 Why wasn’t Fringeworthy the primary choice as opposed to your other games in the early days?
22:35 Rich discusses his “three versions”.
22:05 How far has Fringeworthy changed from the original concept?
23:25 What effect do you see the new races having on the setting? *Secret Revealed*
24:45 Do the “Old Men” walk everywhere or do they know some secrets to get around easier?
26:05 How many countries is Fringeworthy played in?
27:20 Would you do translated versions of Fringeworthy?
29:10 What are your thoughts on bootlegged (torrented) editions?
33:57 What are your thoughts on doing a POD edition?
35:47 How does your fiancé Melody fit into the TriTac dynasty?
37:15 Melody joins the PodCast as part of the chat.
39:00 Wedding talk with Melody.
40:28 What is your local group like and is there a “type” for Fringeworthy players?
41:30 Does the Order of Leibowitz still exist?
42:30 Talk about the “Bureau 13 is Live” LARP book.
42:45 How did Fringeworthy drop off the map and what is being done now to spark it back to life?
46:35 Where is Fringeworthy going from here on out?
49:35 Final thoughts by Rich.
A special thanks to Richard for taking the time to join us.
Tuesday Nov 03, 2009
Tuesday Nov 03, 2009
We noticed that a number of visitors are from other countries and we wonder if they really know what Fringeworthy is all about. We've done this special introductory episode of the Fringeworthy Podcast to explain the basics of the game (but not game system) - what it is about in layman terms. If you are very familiar with Fringeworthy then please use this to introduce new players to the game. Included is an offer to run sample adventures over skype to encourage new players and to help train new adventure designers. Please let us know if anything is unclear or if we beat the drum a little too hard. Thanks and welcome to Fringeworthy!