Episode 8 (Feb 2007)

Episode 8 (Feb 2007)
Dead Gentlmen

Don't just read about D&D's latest news and announcements--listen to them as well! And where better to find inside information than from the very halls of Wizards of the Coast? Presenting Episode 8: Dead Gentlemen Productions! In this podcast, Dave Noonan and Mike Mearls discuss Gamers: Dorkness Rising with DGP’s Don Early and Jen Page.

Episode 8

Members of Dead Gentlemen Productions—Don Early and Jen Page—visit the studio to discuss their latest film endeavor, Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising. The conversation not only includes inspiration and making of the film, but turns toward role-playing in general—on screen or at the gaming table.

For more information on Dead Gentlemen, be sure to visit them at deadgentlemen.com. More information on Gamers: Dorkenss Rising can also be found at the-gamers.com.

Some notes from their discussion:

The film festival mentioned? Gamers: Dorkness Rising screened at the International Horror and SciFi Film Festival held in Phoenix, AZ. Don made special thanks to Michael Stackpole for his help.

More on Uber Goober, the documentary on role-playing gamers, can be found at ubergoobermovie.com.

When it comes to in-jokes, check out the Design & Development article on the subject: Why We Aren’t Funny. And when it comes to character names, just try our Character Name Generator.

Haven’t read Nodwick? Well, odds are if you listen to the D&D Podcast, you actually haven't missed Aaron Williams’ comic series!

Download it now! (40.6 Mbs, 49:35 minutes) Click on the link to listen to the file in your browser, or right-click Save As to download to your computer.

To subscribe to the D&D podcast, follow these easy steps.

What is Podcasting?

Podcasting is delivering audio and video content on demand so that it can be enjoyed at the user's convenience. The main benefit of podcasting is that listeners can sync content to their media player and take it with them to listen whenever they want to. But they're not just for iPods...the files are ready to watch or listen to on just about any computer.

Go to http://www.apple.com/podcasting/
Download iTunes version 6
Launch iTunes.
From the dropdown menus, select Advanced --- Subscribe to Podcast
When prompted for a URL, enter http://www.wizards.com/dnd/rsspodcast.xml and click OK.

Once you subscribe to the podcast, iTunes will automatically check for new files and download them to your computer. To ensure that you get timely updates, set your Podcast Settings to check for new episodes every hour (the Settings button is in the lower-right corner of the iTunes window, or you can find it under Edit --- Preferences --- Podcast).

About the Authors

David Noonan is a designer/developer for Wizards of the Coast. His credits include co-designing Dungeon Master's Guide II, Heroes of Battle, and numerous products for the Eberron campaign setting. He lives in Washington state with his wife, son, and daughter.

Mike Mearls is the dark hope of chaotic evil: young, handsome, well endowed in abilities and aptitudes, thoroughly wicked, depraved, and capricious. Whomever harms Mearls had better not brag of it in the presence of one who will inform the Demoness Lolth!

Evil to the core, Mearls is cunning, and if the situation appears in doubt, he will use bribery and honeyed words to sway the balance in his favor. He is not at all adverse to gaining new recruits of any sort, and will gladly accept adventurers into the ranks, but he will test and try them continually. Those who arouse suspicion will be quietly murdered in their sleep; those with too much promise will be likewise dealt with, for Mearls wants no potential usurpers or threats to his domination.