Gamers exPlane

In the season two finale, Qralloq interviews long time roleplayer, WhtKnt. There is then a meme of the week, a badly accented action news on live-editable character sheets, and then Qralloqian Lore (GxP statistics).

Qralloq and BedzoneII talk gaming, play by post. Does combat cramp PBP? What is gaming in east Asia like? What is best in life?

Long time Gamersplane.com co-players meet face to face for the first time, and discuss roleplaying, play by post, and of course, Gamers Plane.  

Lead in music is “Citadel Miniatures” by Dr. Sparkles  Used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

I asked a bunch of people what they thought were there favourite RPG systems for play by post gaming.  

Timing: Kalajel 0:50;  Remnant 4:50; Lavtodd 13:10; Falconloft 16:10; Harrigan 32:05; WarDomo 45:55; BedzoneII 52:20;  Ezz. 59:35; Antiproduct 1:08:50; WhtKnt 1:15:45 

Lead in music is “Citadel Miniatures” by Dr. Sparkles  Used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

I asked a bunch of Gamersplane.com users if they had advice for dealing with a lagging game.  

Timing: Kalajel 0:50;  Lavtodd 4:35; Falconloft 9:00; Harrigan 12:40; WarDomo 19:10; BedzoneII 23:15;  Ezz./Skeptical_Stun 40:15; Antiproduct 49:00; Remnant 53:30; WhtKnt 1:00:50 

Lead in music is “Citadel Miniatures” by Dr. Sparkles  Used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

I discussed with nine GamersPlane.com users the idea of balancing scenes  between combat/action, intrigue/drama/dialogue, and  mystery/investigation.  

Timing: Remnant 1:00; Harrigan 13:50; Kalajel 22:30; WhtKnt 27:50; Lavtodd 30:10; WarDomo 36:40; Antiproduct 43:30; BedzoneII 45:00; Falconloft 47:35   

Lead in music is “Citadel Miniatures” by Dr. Sparkles  Used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

An interview with Gamersplane.com user Falconloft. We discussed his  history with RPGs and Play by Post gaming, how gaming works for him,  with just a little bit of 13th Age fanboying.  

Also included, a cartoon of the week, Qralloqian Lore (using Notes, Private Notes, and Mentions), and Accented Action News. 

Lead in music is “Citadel Miniatures” by Dr. Sparkles  Used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

I asked eight GamersPlane.com users about when they see a setting or RPG  and decide they first want to be a player or to be a GM in that thing.  These are there answers.  

Timing: WarDomo 0:30; Harrigan 4:00; Antiproduct 11:45; BedzoneII 22:45; Lavtodd 38:40; Remnant 44:00; WhtKnt 47:12; Kalajel 52:45  

Lead in music is “Citadel Miniatures” by Dr. Sparkles  Used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

I asked nine GamersPlane.com users about their GM prepping styles. These are there answers.  

Timing: Kalajel 1:15; Remnant 10:30; Lavtodd 17:25; Falconloft 20:10; Harrigan 34:18; WarDomo 45:05; BedzoneII 50:25; Skeptical_Stun 1:03:33; WhtKnt 1:12:36  

Lead in music is “Citadel Miniatures” by Dr. Sparkles. Used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

Ten Gamers Plane users were asked to contrast and compare live in-person  gaming and play-by-post gaming. These are their responses. 

Note: There are no audio transitions in this episode, so an audio only listener might not know who the interviewees are.  In future ones, I'll add an audio announcement to smooth the jumps.

For now, the guests are from 0:00:30 Skeptical_Stun; 0:08:30 Kalajel; 0:28:20 Remnant; 0:34:00 Lavtodd; 0:44:30 Falconloft; 0:53:30 Harrigan;  1:13:20 WarDomo; 1:19:40 BedzoneII; 1:28:50 Antiproduct; 1:38:30 WhtKnt

In the finale of season 1, Qralloq wrestles Keleth away from his busy schedule in order to talk about Gamers Plane itself: how did it come about, how did he shape it to foster the community we are proud of, and what does the future hold in store.  

Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode 

Play by post tabletop roleplaying on Gamers Plae14ne

The thirteenth episode, to be aired on Friday the 13th. In this spine-tingling, bone-tingling interview, death is on the line for both people as they discuss the controversial, dare we say, taboo topic of game balance and player agency. These are terrible deeds for dark days! 

 Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Qralloq and Knifesedgegames connect across an eight hour time difference and talk about how play by post evolved from play by mail, about running very long campaigns in the remote format, and about how some vintage gamers are sometimes reluctant to try newer systems.  Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Episode 11 features the Commonwealth battle from opposite sides of the planet. Qralloq from North America, Genesisect from Australia. The Pacific parts as these two titans of tabletop clash politely.  Amongst their chief weapons are such diverse elements as: play by post when your health interferes, improvisational GMing, system diversity in your gaming habits, railroading and derailing your own railroad.  Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Episode 10 has 90 minutes of Qralloq and Remnant going head to head on any number of tabletop and play-by-post topics.   

Note: Prior additional segments beyond Player Versus Player will be found in separate videos to be released separately.  

Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Episode 9 sees Qralloq connecting with Phil_Ozzy_Fer and discussing their mutual and separate histories. They also talk about engagement, player facing mechanics, learning new games through play by post, and gaining inspiration.  There are some memes of the week, a QQ&AA on narrative play, and a not so short tip and trick on using the GamersPlane.com dice roller.  

Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

The eighth episode finds Qralloq a thousand miles due north of Harrigan and they discuss a myriad of gaming related topics. Is the science of play by post being invented before your eyes? Maybe. At the very least, a burgeoning awareness of the metaphysics of the hobby shows its nascent self.  Less cerebrally, there is also a Meme(s) of the Week, QQ&AA (Topic: Splitting the Party), an oddly bitter French Action News, and Qralloqian Lore (a short bit on how to make a character and post as such in a game on Gamers Plane).  

Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

Episode 7 sees Qralloq visiting Antiproduct in the Mediterrean, and they discuss finding gaming and then finding Gamersplane.com in a dark dusty corner of the internet. Meme(s) of the week, a QQ&AA (using grid maps and other tools), Canadian Action News, and then Qralloqian Lore on using the Administrative Control Panel.

Episode 6 has Qralloq reconnect with a former game-mate, HeroAmongMen,  and discuss ghosting, and focus a lot on the fifth edition of the  world's most popular roleplaying game, Dungeons & Dragons. The  episode also includes a Meme of the Week, QQ&AA (tools for dealing  with sensitive content), Aussie Action News, and Qralloqian Lore (using  hidden Notes on GP).   Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the  Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

The fifth episode has Qralloq grill gamersplane.com user lavtodd about  her gaming experience (growing up in a gaming household??), juggling  multiple creative outlets, and contrasting the strengths of real-time  against the asynchronous nature of play-by-post.   

lavtodd's webcomic can be found at: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/plus-5d6-years/list?title_no=354842&page=1   

her Etsy store is at: https://www.etsy.com/shop/LavendersVault   

Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/...

In the fourth episode, Qralloq interviews Danish user Runekyndig about  their experiences with tabletop roleplaying, both live and using Gamers  Plane. We talk about gaming in Denmark, engaging new users, and tools to  assist with your play by post games.  After the interview, stick around  for a Meme of the Week, QQ&AA (dealing with players you clash with)  and then a tip on using the Read Last Unread Post feature for a thread.

Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

In the third episode, Qralloq interviews user Skeptical_Stun about their  experiences with gaming and Gamers Plane.  After the interview, stay  tuned for new segments including a Meme of the Week, and QQ&AA  (viewer mail - a question about ghosting players, and another about my  personal in-progress game count).  

Lead in music is "Running With Wise Fools" by Krackatoa, used under the  Creative Commons license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/us/legalcode

This is the audio extract from the Gamers exPlane YouTube channel. 

Season 1 episode 01 - In the inaugural episode of Player Versus Player, host Qralloq  interviews Gamers Plane user Len about roleplaying, play by post, and  their experiences with Gamers Plane.

In the second episode, Qralloq interviews gamersplane.com user Kalajel. They discuss tabletop gaming by the cheap, the Golden Rule, and issues regarding gaming when your native language isn't English.