Adventures in Oz (Atomic Array 059)

F. Douglas Wall created a fantastic game set in the land of Dorothy and the Emerald City, the Gnome King and the Scarecrow. In Adventures in Oz, each player controls a character participating in stories set in Oz. We asked Mr. Wall to walk us down the Yellow Brick Road - to take us on a journey through this magical dreamscape made roleplaying game.

Adventures in Oz: http://www.adventuresinoz-rpg.com/

Ed’s Pick: Return to Oz

Rone’s Rant: “Open-Mouthed Coughing”

Sponsors:
* d20Pro
* Hero Lab

Also Mentioned:
* DNDNext
* RPG Countdown Best of $2011 Giveaway
* Iron GM
* MegaCon
* Dave Mallon
* Ashton Sperry

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Would you like an extra $2,011 in cold hard cash?

On February 15th, we’ll be releasing the RPG Countdown Best of 2011 show, during which we’ll count down the 100 best-selling RPG products of 2011.

Want a chance to win BIG MONEY!?!

Just listen to the show.

Visit your local game store.

Buy one of those 100 best-selling products mentioned on the RPG Countdown Best of 2011.

Send us the receipt.

We’ll put all the receipts in a drawing, and send the winner a check for $2,011!

The Details:
1) Your receipt must have a time stamp on or after February 15, 2012.
2) We must receive your envelope no later than March 15, 2012.
3) You must write your name and email address on the back of your receipt.

IF WE CAN’T READ YOUR NAME AND EMAIL, YOU CAN’T WIN!

The Address:
Moonstew
ATN: Best of 2011 Contest
PO Box 386
DuPont, WA 98327

We will announce the winner of the RPG Countdown Best of $2011 Giveaway on March 30, 2012.

Gamers: Contact us via email if you have any questions.

NOTICE: By law, we have to say No Purchase Necessary, so if you don’t want to go support your favorite game store and mail us a receipt, or you don’t have a local game store, you can also enter by sending in a 3×5 card with your name, email, phone number and mailing address. You still have to write so we can read it, though.

Oh, and lest we forget…

We’re also giving away $2,011 in free advertising to a retailer!

Every receipt submitted in conjunction with the RPG Countdown Best of $2011 Giveaway will also double as a ballot for your friendly local game store. After we draw the name of the winning consumer, we’ll also draw a second receipt and give the retailer listed on that receipt $2,011 in FREE advertising on some of the most popular RPG websites.

Retailers: Contact us via email for more information about how you can help promote this event.

Interested in advertising on the RPG Countdown Best of 2011 show? Send us an email.

NOTICE: Employees of Moonstew LLC their sponsors, advertisers, employees and immediate families of each are not eligible to win this contest. Immediate family includes the spouse, great-grandparents, grandparents, parents, brothers, sisters, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren of the employee and his/her spouse. This also includes individuals for whom the employee is current legal guardian.

A complete copy of the official rules may be found here.

Make sure you’re subscribed to the RPG Countdown feed, or join us on the RPG Countdown Facebook page.

RPG Countdown Best of $2011 Giveaway

Masks (Atomic Array 058)

Engine Publishing is at it again, making great system-neutral product to help Game Masters. The latest Engine release is Masks: 1,000 Memorable NPCs for Any Roleplaying Game; the title says it all.

Martin Ralya and Phil Vecchione join us to talk shop about NPCs and the Masks they wear…

Engine Publishing: http://www.enginepublishing.com/ (listen for special discount!)

Ed’s Pick: Catch Me If You Can

Rone’s Rant: “Out Of My Element (Part 2)”

Also Mentioned: The Geek Seekers

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For the last two years, we’ve been counting down the ten hottest-selling RPG products every two weeks.

Since Gen Con in August, you may have noticed that we have not released a new RPG Countdown.

That’s because we’re changing up the format.

Instead of a bi-weekly release schedule, we’re switching to quarterly.

And instead of just featuring ten products, we’ll be expanding to the Top 25.

In addition, we’ll be doing an annual Countdown of the Top 100 RPG products, which we’ll release in February.

Why are we doing this?

It’ll allow us to get better rankings because we’ll be able to work with more retailers without risking burn-out by going back to them every two weeks.

So stay tuned. Make sure you’re subscribed to the RPG Countdown feed, or join us on the RPG Countdown Facebook page.

RPG Countdown New Format Announcement

Horror Show (Atomic Array 057)

Bedrock Games takes on Horror, with this new addition to the Network System. We have Brendan Davis on to talk about the world of cinematic terror, Horror Show as a one-shot horror adventure system, villains, monsters and more.

Bedrock Games: http://www.bedrockgames.net/

Ed’s Pick: Audition

Rone’s Rant: “Out Of My Element (Part 1)”

Also Mentioned:
Gamerati Tour 2011: http://tour.gamerati.com/

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Feel free to ask questions, or leave a comment on the site. You can also share Atomic Array with a friend, or contact us directly. In fact, we’d love to hear what you think about the games you’re playing. Tell us what you like (or don’t), and what you’d like to see on the Array in the future.

Did you enjoy this episode? Please leave a comment, and share it with others. Consider subscribing so that you will get future episodes delivered to you - you won’t have to remember to download each one.

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