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Can't wait for the rest to be released...show has promise. I mean, it's no TMD, but hey, you're trying and that's what counts... ;)
Nah, sounds good though. I'll finish up listening while printing end-of-month bills tomorrow. Good job, kids. :)

For and episode 0? We rocked the house. Now just to get these forums to cooperate and do quotes and HTML.

Thanks Babe!

I'm an asshat and haven't gotten to listen to the show yet. Fortunately, it's on the iPod, so I'll be listening to it in the car on the way to Seattle.

Posted By: ShaunI'm an asshat and haven't gotten to listen to the show yet. Fortunately, it's on the iPod, so I'll be listening to it in the car on the way to Seattle.

No sweat, it's short (23 min) so it will be easy to fit in, especially driving to PAX. Have a great time at the expo.

Hello. I just came across your show from John Wick's LJ and have begun to download. Welcome to the podcasting trenches. I'll be sending you info to join the RPG Podcasters Yahoo! Group as well.

Daniel
The Gamer Traveler
The Digital Front

Posted By: HighmoonHello. I just came across your show from John Wick's LJ and have begun to download. Welcome to the podcasting trenches. I'll be sending you info to join the RPG Podcasters Yahoo! Group as well.

Daniel
The Gamer Traveler
The Digital Front

Hey Daniel, thanks for checking it out. Despite the number of RPG podcasts that already exist, so far everyone I've talked to has been incredibly inviting. Thank you for the welcome and I look forward to checking out the group.

Saw you joined so rock on. I'll be listening to your shows this week and will come back to give feedback.

Have fun.

Posted By: HighmoonSaw you joined so rock on. I'll be listening to your shows this week and will come back to give feedback.

Have fun.

Sweet. Good, bad or ugly, let me know what you think.

Posted By: SeanNittner

Posted By: HighmoonSaw you joined so rock on. I'll be listening to your shows this week and will come back to give feedback.

Have fun.

Sweet. Good, bad or ugly, let me know what you think.

Yes, let him know what you think...and I'll join you in mocking him.

Thanks Justin. I always know you've got my back.... way back!

Wow-I figured he'd at least be nice to his henchpeople. Just another reason to be McGee, I guess...

In this episode you mentioned that you used a solitaire game and an egg timer to create stress for the player to pick a lock.
What was the solitaire game you gave to the player to abstract the lock picking?

Posted By: cheinzmannIn this episode you mentioned that you used a solitaire game and an egg timer to create stress for the player to pick a lock.
What was the solitaire game you gave to the player to abstract the lock picking?

Hey Cheinzmann, the game I used was called Phoenix. It's actually a two player game, but works as a solitaire game if you add a timer. In that game you have a number of different colored pawns that you are trying to get into a specific (color) order based on some randomly placed colored blocks. You move the pawns backward and forward in a line based on cards you play. I based the number of pawns they had to line up on how successful their 'security' (in this case is was an electronic lock) skill roll was so that it still tied to their character sheet.

I wanted to give a similar feel to 'hacking' a security system in the Bioshock video game (if you've had a chance to check that out)...and almost went with the Waterworks card game instead but it seemed too steampunky for Firefly.

Justin,
Thanks for the reply. I found a tanagram set with 60 puzzles with it at the house and bought a timer that 'ticks'
depending on the lock / task I can just add time and # of puzzles that need to be solved. Thanks I will look at Phoenix.

Chris

Tanagrams! That's a good idea too. Bonus points if you can make a tanagram that looks like the bomb you are diffusing or the lock you are picking. You might also want to check out a board game called Ubongo that uses tetris like tanagram puzzles that all players are trying to finish before the sand timer runs out.

I just found out about your podcast. Here's where I heard of it from:
http://postgeek.blogspot.com/2011/07/podcast-update.html?showComment=1310876604467#c1318308920533476229

So far I have listened to the first 4 episodes, good stuff. I may be the only person who has never listened to an RPG podcast before who is listening to yours - but you mention that several times in the episdoes I have listened to, and thought you'd like to know that there are *some* folks out there for whom Narrative Control is there first RPG podcast.

Chris