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Geas Quaranstreams

Geas Quaranstreams

By Geas Edinburgh

A podcast by Geas, the Role-Playing Society at the University of Edinburgh, where we talk about role-playing as a way of building community across social distancing during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 2: Geas' History

Geas QuaranstreamsApr 29, 2020

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Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 5: Professional GMing

Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 5: Professional GMing

Episode 5 of the Quaranstreams Podcast by Geas, in which we discuss professional GMing, what it is, and what challenges you may face along the way. Featuring interviews with guests Marie Josselin and Naomi Heathcote.

Marie Josselin
Founder of Thunderdice
Twitter: @Thunderdices
Web: https://www.thunderdices.com/

Naomi Heathcote
Drama Teacher and Professional GM
Twitter: @NayomieJade
Rolldark: https://rolldark.co.uk/

Links to things mentioned in the episode:

Monte Cooke Games Consent in Gaming Handbook:
https://www.montecookgames.com/consent-in-gaming/
(Contact the Equality and Wellbeing Officer about using the checklist in your games.)

Episode 5 of Geas' Quaranstreams Podcast
Produced and presented by Vivek Santayana
Twitter: @viveksantayana
Email: geas.committee@gmail.com
Twitter: @GEASEdinburgh
Facebook: geasedinburgh
Web: http://geas.org.uk/

Music

Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thought
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Geas logo designed by Julia Rowe

Special thanks to Sophie Hine

Jun 10, 202030:14
Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 4: TRPGs and Social Change

Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 4: TRPGs and Social Change

Episode 4 of the Quaranstreams Podcast by Geas, in which we discuss table-top role-playing and social change, and how this intersects with issues of gender. Featuring interviews with guests Jenny Lester and Catherine Wilson.

Jenny Lester
Writer and activist
Twitter: @JennynotJenni

Catherine Wilson
Poet and activist
Twitter: @CWilsonPoet

Geas Anti-Harassment Policy:
http://geas.org.uk/harassment

Geas Complaints Procedure:
http://geas.org.uk/complaints

Geas Equality and Wellbeing Officer:
geas.welfare@gmail.com

Links to things mentioned in the episode:

Catherine Wilson's blog post about D&D for the Young Women's Movement:
https://www.ywcascotland.org/comfort-zone-series-dungeons-dragons/

Night Witches: TRPG about an all-woman Soviet regiment during the Second World War:
https://bullypulpitgames.com/games/night-witches/

Writing the Other: How to write characters who are different from our own experience
https://writingtheother.com/

The Legend of Korra:
Available to stream on Amazon Prime and via Google Play

Adventurers Wanted: London-based company using D&D for live theatre shows
Web: http://www.adventurerswanted.co.uk/
Twitter: @adventurers250

Episode 4 of Geas' Quaranstreams Podcast
Produced and presented by Vivek Santayana
Twitter: @viveksantayana
Email: geas.committee@gmail.com
Twitter: @GEASEdinburgh
Facebook: geasedinburgh
Web: http://geas.org.uk/

Music
Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thought
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Geas logo designed by Julia Rowe

Special thanks to Sophie Hine

May 27, 202039:33
Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 3: Mental Health and Well-Being in Table-Top Role-Playing

Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 3: Mental Health and Well-Being in Table-Top Role-Playing

Episode 3 of the Quaranstreams Podcast by Geas, in which we discuss mental health and well-being in table-top roleplaying, and how this intersects with questions of race and ethnicity. Featuring interviews with guests Dr. Megan Connell and Jonathan Mendoza.

Dr. Megan Connell
Clinical Psychologist and Co-Founder of G33ks Like Us
Twitter: @MeganPsyD
Web: https://www.meganpsyd.com/

G33ks Like Us
Twitter: @G33ksLikeUs
Web: https://www.g33kslikeus.com/

Jonathan Mendoza
Freelance Consultant and Drama Therapy Student
Twitter: @RY0MASA

Mental Health Resources:
Health in Mind: Edinburgh-based mental health charity providing services like counselling or support groups
https://www.health-in-mind.org.uk/

EdSpace: Directory of Edinburgh-based mental health services
https://edspace.org.uk/

Samaritans (UK): Helpline if you are feeling low, anxious, suicidal, or need to talk to someone.
Phone: 116 123

Geas Equality and Wellbeing Officer:
Email: geas.welfare@gmail.com

Links to things mentioned in the episode:

Emberwind Role-Playing System
https://www.emberwindgame.com/game/how-it-works/

Organisations working with therapeutic gaming:
Game to Grow
https://gametogrow.org/

Take This
https://www.takethis.org/

Kat Jones (author of the Revived LARP):
https://thekatreturns.itch.io/

Monte Cooke Games Consent in Gaming Handbook:
https://www.montecookgames.com/consent-in-gaming/
(Contact the Geas Equality and Wellbeing Officer about using the checklist in your games.)

Psychology at the Table: Dr. Megan Connell's YouTube Series
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eKZ5Ymwa8Wg

Writing the Other: How to write characters who are different from our own sensitivity
https://writingtheother.com/

Theatre of the Oppressed
https://www.activeinquiry.co.uk/questions.php#toto
An Edinburgh-based arts company that uses Theatre of the Oppressed.

Luxton Technique: how to be sensitive to trauma while gaming
https://briebeau.com/thoughty/2019/03/the-luxton-technique-by-p-h-lee/

Episode 3 of Geas' Quaranstreams Podcast
Produced and presented by Vivek Santayana
Twitter: @viveksantayana
Email: geas.committee@gmail.com
Twitter: @GEASEdinburgh
Facebook: geasedinburgh
Web: http://geas.org.uk/

Music
Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thought
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Geas logo designed by Julia Rowe

Special thanks to Sophie Hine

May 13, 202045:00
Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 2: Geas' History

Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 2: Geas' History

Episode 2 of the Quaranstreams Podcast by Geas, in which we discuss the history of the Society, including what the community was like back in the earlier days of the Society, how things have changed since to reflect big moments in the gaming industry, and about our old web site the Geas Village. Featuring interviews with guests Alan Jackson, David Donachie, and Robyn Higgins.

Alan Jackson
Geas Webmaster and Life Member

David Donachie
Writer, game designer, and Geas Life Member
https://www.teuton.org/~stranger/

Robyn Higgins
Geas President


Archive of the old Geas Village:
https://www.teuton.org/~stranger/geas/description.html
https://web.archive.org/web/19970415033657/http://www.ed.ac.uk/~geas/
https://web.archive.org/web/20020422035813/http://www.eusa.ed.ac.uk/societies/geas/index.html

Arabian Nights by Ch!pz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mRPdl8H7AQ8


Episode 2 of Geas' Quaranstreams Podcast
Produced and presented by Vivek Santayana
Twitter: @viveksantayana
Email: geas.committee@gmail.com

Twitter: @GEASEdinburgh
Facebook: geasedinburgh
Web: http://geas.org.uk/

Music
Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thought
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Geas logo designed by Julia Rowe

Special thanks to Sophie Hine.

Apr 29, 202029:53
Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 1: Gaming Remotely

Quaranstreams Podcast Episode 1: Gaming Remotely

Episode 1 of the Quaranstreams Podcast by Geas, where we discuss remote table-top gaming, including tools we can use, challenges we may face, and opportunities this might present. Featuring interviews with guests Tiggs Cunningham and Chloe Mashiter.

Tiggs Cunningham
Writer, gamer, and event manager at Scaled Events
Twitter: @tiggscunningham
https://scaledevents.co.uk/

Scaled Con: 2 May 2020.
More information: https://scaledevents.co.uk/

Chloe Mashiter
Writer, game designer, performer, and co-producer of Adventurers Wanted
Twitter: @ChloeMashiter
https://rollflipdraw.itch.io/

Adventurers Wanted
More information: http://www.adventurerswanted.co.uk/
Twitter: @adventurers250
Eberron: Terminus: https://www.twitch.tv/adventurerswanted/

Video Conferencing Software

Cisco Webex: on-line video conferencing solution
https://www.webex.com/

Skype Free Conference Calls: free video conferencing without downloads
https://www.skype.com/en/free-conference-call/

Discord: a voice chat app for gaming
https://discordapp.com/

Jitsi Meet: Free, Opensource encrypted browser-based video conferencing app.
https://meet.jit.si

Other Gaming Tools

Rollz: On-line dice roller (not to be confused with the mobility aid company)
https://rolz.org/

OneNote (Free to use. Office365 subscription only required for other office software.)
https://www.onenote.com/download

Google Drive
https://www.google.com/intl/en-GB/drive/

Gimp: Opensource image editor
https://www.gimp.org/

Dungeonpainter: RPG Map-making suite
http://pyromancers.com/dungeon-painter-online/

Tabletopia: On-Line Board Game Platform
https://tabletopia.com/

Storium: On-linte creative writing and story-telling game
https://storium.com/


Episode 1 of Geas' Quaranstreams Podcast
Produced and presented by Vivek Santayana
Twitter: @viveksantayana

For the Glory of
Geas: the Grand Edinburgh Adventuring Society
The Role-Playing Society at the University of Edinburgh
Email: geas.committee@gmail.com
Twitter: @GEASEdinburgh
Facebook: geasedinburgh
Web: http://geas.org.uk/

Music

Deliberate Thought by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3635-deliberate-thought
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Wholesome by Kevin MacLeod
Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/5050-wholesome
License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Geas logo designed by Julia Rowe

Special thanks to Sophie Hine

Apr 15, 202030:54