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April 2015

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42: C2E2 Special!

Ben and Brad hit Chicago’s premier comic convention, C2E2 this past weekend, and we are coming at you with a pair of interviews of interest for you! First we talk to the folks over at Gobhoblin Pictures who just completed a web series entitled Roll Four: The Summer Campaign. The series is about a DM, his players, and their characters over one summer. It’s The Guild meets The Gamers and for those of us interested in taking gaming more seriously, it is a case study. Find  ...

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41: Sci-Fi and the Death of the Future

Flying solo this week, Ben talks about how science fiction is facing serious challenges as a genre, based largely on the fact that the future is becoming harder and harder to envision. The Hugo Awards controversy, The Rapture of the Nerds, and Shadowrun all get call outs in this episode! Relevant Links   Slate.com on the Hugo Awards http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/04/08/_2015_hugo_awards_how_the_sad_and_rabid_puppies_took_over_the_sci_fi_nominations.html   The LA Review of  ...

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40.2: Champions’ “Day of the Destroyer”

In the ultimate episode of our time on Champions, we take a good hard look at Day of the Destroyer and learn of Dr. Destroyer’s plan to kill nine of every ten humans on the planet in three days (the three day delay being a kindness on his part, but he would recommend we don’t use them praying, because any gods that exist would loathe humanity for its weakness) and did you know you can buy uranium on Amazon.com? This week, we also take a load off with guest geek, Torii Swader!  ...

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40: Champions and Superheroes as Genre

In part one of this two parter, the gang takes a look at the classic Champions rpg, and superheroes more broadly. This week, we also take a load off with guest geek, Torii Swader! (He’s single!)    Like us on Facebook to keep up with our goings-on, write us a review on iTunes to help the show, find us on Twitter, or contact us via email at plotpointsemail@gmail.com. Thanks as always to Chris Koterba for producing magic! 

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