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They Might Be HeroesA Dungeons and Dragons Podcast Author: Brigham Larsen
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TMBH Returns!
Thursday, 21 March, 2013
Erik here, and I just wanted to make an announcement! We're back! We told you we would be! I know there were those, even among our cast, who doubted it. Things ended poorly last season, and I personally will take responsibility for a lot of that. However, we're starting fresh and kicking things in to gear. We have our first session scheduled for April 13th, and are hoping to play bi-monthly. We've changed around when we're sitting down to play, so we won't be inflicting our tired exhausted selves upon our listeners. Also, we've decided to branch out game wise. Last season, They Might Be Heroes had a subtitle of A Dungeons and Dragons podcast. Well, no longer! We're stepping outside the box. I personally own a number of different game systems that I've been itching to try, and we've all been wanting to step outside of the fantasy genre and in to something new. So for the near future we'll be playing short mini-campaigns of each system. We'll put some effort in to explaining the rules as we go, our goal is to put together an episode explaining the rules, and then after the story has played itself out we'll have a review of the system. We'll sit down and get everyone's thoughts on the mini-campaign, and the system as a whole. First up on the chopping block is the Cortex Roleplaying Game, by Margaret Weis Productions. The Cortex system has the beauty of being a universal system. It's been incorporated by its parent company into games such as Serenity (which is no longer in print), Smallville, Leverage and others. It's received a fair amount of praise, and we're excited to give it a try. We'll be headed into a space opera setting, in an adventure that I've entitled "Recovering the Nefertiti." Since each of these systems is going to be a new experience for us there will likely be some hiccups. We'll probably screw up some of the rules, but that's all part of the fun in learning a new game! We've also decided to throw another couple twists in this season. First off, Brandon is going to be taking a turn behind the GM's screen in a future game. This means I'll get a chance to sit down and assume the role of a player character. (Brandon can exact revenge for all those hard encounters!) Our biggest twist, however, is how we're doing characters. At least for the first mini campaign (using the Cortex system) I'll be creating the characters. This will give them a chance to be instantly incorporated into the story. For Cortex I made them all gender neutral, and then we pulled names out of a hat. So each of the players got a random character to play. This will provide a fun and exciting challenge for them as role-players, and will likely bring about hilarity for our audience! As we begin the campaign I'll post a link to our Obsidian Portal page so that you can take a look at character sheets and the like. I think I speak for us all when I say that we're excited to be returning to gaming, and to the podcast. We hope that you as listeners will enjoy our adventures. As mentioned above, our first play session is scheduled for April 13, 2013. The first episode should be available not too long afterwards. We invite you to subscribe on iTunes, subscribe to the blog page, and follow us on Twitter (@tmbhpodcast)! We plan to post a few more blogs between now and the first episode of the new season. Until then, stay safe, and be well, and remember you've always got a seat at our table.
