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Gamer’s Haven Episode 90 – News, Reviews, and More 5th Edition

DC Adventures: Heroes & Villains Vol. 2

No, we’re not dead, just busy.

We tackle this episode with some more freestylin’ and hit up some news, reviews, and chat a bit more about 5th edition.  It’s an aimless episode, but we needed to get together to record, and it’s been two months … life has been busy.

In the Three . . . → Read More: Gamer’s Haven Episode 90 – News, Reviews, and More 5th Edition

One Shots – D&D 4th Edition Dark Sun: It’s Always Sunny in Athas

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In this redux of a KantCon game session, Ethan, Nathan, and Jeremy and some others get the chance to finally play some Dark Sun!

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Gen Con 2011 – Hunter’s Books and Outbreak Undead

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Ethan had the pleasure to speak with Ivan Van Norman of Hunters Books, publishers of the hit role-playing game Outbreak Undead (who Ethan interviewed a while back in September 2010).  Since then, Outbreak Undead has become a huge hit, and Hunters Books had a few things to announce this year, besides being distributed through . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Hunter’s Books and Outbreak Undead

Gen Con 2011 – Crafty Games Seminar

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While at Gen Con 2011, Ethan made it to the Crafty Games Seminar, detailing what Crafty Games has up its sleeve for the foreseeable future.  Hot on the heels of announcing that they are putting out a role-playing game based on Brian Sanderson’s Mistborn, Crafty Games has a slew of new stuff they’re working . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Crafty Games Seminar

Gen Con 2011 – Battle Bunker Games

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While walking the floor of Gen Con 2011, Ethan had the chance to stop off at Battle Bunker Games, publishers of Dice of the Dead, Please Stand By, and Adventurer’s Tiles.

This is the first in a series of short interviews from Gen Con 2011.

About Battle Bunker Games

Battle Bunker . . . → Read More: Gen Con 2011 – Battle Bunker Games

Gamer’s Haven Episode 85 – KantCon 2011 Awards Ceremony

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As with last year, Jeremy and Ethan take to the podium to dole out the awards for KantCon 2011!

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Gamer’s Haven Episode 83 – Finding Religion

Lamentations of the Flame Princess

Lamentations of the Flame Princess

In this episode, we sit down and talk some religion … in your game, that is.  We talk about how you can use religion, both as an abstract, and as a direct motivator, including religious organizations.  We touch on using religion in a fantasy setting, and in a . . . → Read More: Gamer’s Haven Episode 83 – Finding Religion

Episode 81 – House Rules

Monster Vault

Product Review: Monster Vault for D&D Essentials

In this episode, we try out some new theme music courtesy of TheLoneGunman.  Please let us know if you like it or not, as it is a grand experiment!

On to the meat of the episode, we all talk about implementing house rules in your game, . . . → Read More: Episode 81 – House Rules

Forums Working Again

We’ve had some log-in issues with the forums recently, but Ethan got them resolved. So head on over and join in on the conversation!

Justice City Superpowered PDF Now Available!

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The Gamer’s Haven is proud to announce the release of our first PDF release for sale, Justice City Superpowered!

For those of you who are following the ongoing M&M 3E Justice City Unitedcampaign in our actual play, you know that Justice City is a part of the Superpowered universe that was previously featured in the Freedom . . . → Read More: Justice City Superpowered PDF Now Available!

Gamer’s Haven Episode 77 – Fears

Commodore version of the box cover for the game

In this episode, we take another look at roleplaying and running fear, but not in the same sense as before, way back in an early episode (3 or 4 or something).  We talk a bit about invoking a fear response and doing it responsibly, and a bit about fear in a game.

In the . . . → Read More: Gamer’s Haven Episode 77 – Fears

Gamer’s Haven Episode 76 – Cooperative Worldbuilding Part 3

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We take a a final look at the cooperative worldbuilding system designed by the ClanWebsite.org Dawn of Worlds, a free PDF that can be found here, and finish up the first era.  We take a lot of tangents, as you can see.

Alternatively, if that site was to go away, you can click to download . . . → Read More: Gamer’s Haven Episode 76 – Cooperative Worldbuilding Part 3

Gamer's Haven Special Edition – An Interview with Rob Schwalb

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In this episode, Ethan sits down with Rob Schwalb, one of the busiest freelancers in the gaming industry. His work includes many titles with Wizards of the Coast and Green Ronin Publishing.

You can check out our Rob Schwalb selection in our Amazon Store here.

Running time on the interview is 35 minutes.

This . . . → Read More: Gamer's Haven Special Edition – An Interview with Rob Schwalb

Gamer's Haven Episode 65 – Character Creation

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In this episode, we tackle creating characters in various systems, but specifically talk about D&D, Call of Cthulhu, and Mutants & Masterminds. We go into creating memorable chracters, and how to balance fluff and crunch.

In the Three Parter, Ethan has Character when he talks about using the Spirit of the Century Character Creation . . . → Read More: Gamer's Haven Episode 65 – Character Creation

Gamer's Haven Snippet Episode 16 – Word on the Street

In this episode, Ethan talks about the Origins Award nominee from Out of the Box Games, Word on the Street.

This episode is brought to you by FRP Games.

Gamer's Haven Episode 64 – Fantasy Politics

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In this episode, we dive into the conundrum of using politics in your fantasy game – what works, and what doesn’t work.

In the Three Parter, Jeremy reviews the Player’s Handbook 3 from Wizards, Nathan talks about what he’s been into lately, and Ethan raves on Mass Effect 2.

Running time for this episode . . . → Read More: Gamer's Haven Episode 64 – Fantasy Politics

Gamer's Haven Special Edition – An Interview with Wolfgang Baur

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Ethan sits down with Wolfgang Baur, of Kobold Quarterly.

Kobold Quarterly creator, Wolfgang Baur. Wolfgang has been in the business for years, and took time out of his busy con schedule to talk with Ethan.

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You can check out our Wolfgang Baur selection in our Amazon Store here.

You can visit Wolfgang Baur’s . . . → Read More: Gamer's Haven Special Edition – An Interview with Wolfgang Baur

Gamer's Haven Snippet Episode 15 – Deadlands Dice from Q-Workshops

In this episode, Ethan talks about the new Deadlands Dice from Q-Workshops.

This episode is brought to you by FRP Games.

Gamer's Haven Episode 63 – Bitching

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In this episode, we are joined by Shea, one of Ethan’s co-hosts on the RedPhoneZone, and host of his very own If You Shea Show. The topic of discussion was bitching in and out of game. This episode runs long, as we had a lot to talk about, both in topic and on random . . . → Read More: Gamer's Haven Episode 63 – Bitching

Gamer's Haven Episode 62 – Running a New System

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In this episode, we talk about running a new system. What to do, what to try, and what to avoid. Running a new system can be a multi-faceted problem, from players to GMs.

In the Three Parter, Nathan reviews Pathfinder from Paizo Publishing, Jeremy raves on Godchecker.com and Wikipedia, and Ethan shamelessly plugs his . . . → Read More: Gamer's Haven Episode 62 – Running a New System