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A while ago I read a comment by Wilhelm on my blog. A bit later I saw a comment by Wilhelm on Google+. A few weeks ago I saw a call for gamers from across the globe on his blog. I left a comment and soon enough I made an appearance on one of his English podcast episodes.
a call for gamers from across the globe
“We discuss the Swiss gaming scene, old school gaming, indie games and building gaming communities.” – Avsnitt 14 / Episode 6 – Alex from Switzerland
Avsnitt 14 / Episode 6 – Alex from Switzerland
Check it out if you want to hear my German accent. 😉
Some links for stuff we mentioned:
2011-09-30 Solar System vs. Old School D&D
2011-11-30 Erzählspiele vs. Labyrinth Lord
2012-02-09 Social Skills Revisited
2011-05-14 Role Play, not Wish Fulfilment
Rules Cyclopedia: A review 15 years in the making
Games mentioned: Labyrinth Lord, Swords & Wizardry, M20, Solar System RPG, [Western City](http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/64449/Western-City-(English), FATE, Spirit of the Century, Der Geist Mesopotamiens, Mountain Witch, Kagematsu, Montsegur 1244, Poison’d, Fiasco, Burning Wheel, Zombie Cinema.
http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/64449/Western-City-(English
OerliCon is the local RPG convention. Spielerzentrale is the old site to find new players. Rollenspiel in Zürich is the Facebook page I created.
What I did not mention is the One Page Dungeon Contest. Gaah! 🙂
#RPG #Indie #Podcast #Old School #OerliCon
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I’ve just listened to the podcast. First of all: I think your accent is negligible.
There were several moments in the interview I really wanted to jump in with an alternative view. For example on “Pirates”, where it was interesting for me as a GM to see that you players were desperately looking for “XP”. And you chose to find that in the “I have sinned” list which led you to do ever new horrible things... That was weird.
Sometimes I feel like there is so much more we could be discussing after play. Even though I try to take my time for that, it never feels enough. sigh.
– lior 2012-04-26 07:47 UTC
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Feel free to leave comments here or on Wilhelm’s blog and we can continue the conversation. 😄
– Alex Schroeder 2012-04-26 07:57 UTC
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Great to hear your thoughts. I’m not an indie gamer but like to think I’m open to cool innovations wherever they come from. I’ve been surprised how old school D&D, often mocked for its simplicity, actually incorporates lots of different types of play and keeps things interesting. So, while I’m happy these indie designers are creating new things, I’m more likely to want to port their cool ideas back to D&D than play their games themselves.
– Telecanter 2012-04-27 01:56 UTC
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I just listened to Canon Puncture 127: Jadeclaw GM Tips which was full of interesting ideas that one of the hosts had lifted from indie games and applied to his current, traditional game.
Canon Puncture 127: Jadeclaw GM Tips
– Alex Schroeder 2012-04-27 23:12 UTC
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Excellent podcast, Alex and Wilhelm, and thanks for the mention.
Alex, I hope this is the first of many podcasts you will taken part in. You have a natural talent for it 😄
– greywulf 2012-04-29 16:07 UTC
