The Great Debate!
Hapless would-be actor and comedy writer Jim Ryan pits his characters against each other in a series of no-holds-barred debates covering anything and everything about role-playing games. But can they do it in under five minutes? Tune in and find out!
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 6 minutes
- Episodes
- 59
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2011
Episode L - The Grand Tour
The Great Debate! has reached 50 episodes! To celebrate Jim takes the audience behind the scenes - or at least, that's the plan...
Acknowledgements
(I ended up thanking quite a few people at the end…
Episode XLIX - Arming the Canon
Is it better to use a pre-existing setting or one that's home-brewed? Our resident demonologist and a lunk-headed superhero load up their intellectual artillery on the subject and fire it at one a…
Episode XLVIII - Do PCs Come in Six-Packs?
Is it a good idea for GMs to pregenerate PCs for their campaigns? A clone and a college professor talk about it.
Panelists:Solomon Eldridge, Professor of Anthropology at Miskatonic UniversityBob 3,…
Episode XLVII - Is It a Race or Is It a Species?
Which genre offers a better choice of playable creatures? Fantasy or Science Fiction? A spaceship pilot and a dwarven skyship engineer attempt to discuss the matter - hopefully without getting i…
ACTION CASTLE Actual Play!
A recording of myself running a quick game of ACTION CASTLE for some bored folks at Dragon*Con who were waiting for a panel to start.
Episode XLVI - Background Noise
How important is having a background story for your campaign? A bounty hunter and a cleric sit down and chat amenably about the subject.
PanelistsFather Vernon Corey, High Priest of the Temple of S…
Not Going to GenCon - 2010
I didn't get to go to GenCon and decided to record a chat about it! I commiserated with three other folks (Kim, Jason and Kent) who also didn't get to go this year. Fair warning: we rambled for abo…
Episode XLV - Getting a Transfer Slip
Is it a good idea to bring an old PC into a new game? A cyber-hacker and a government agent delve into what it means to transfer your character.
Panelists:Reflux (Live via the Neural Net)Special A…
Episode XLIV - House Arrest
Are house rules the way to go when running an RPG or are they a bad idea? A pirate and a futuristic military grunt take each other to task on the issue.
Panelists:Darin Payne, Captain of the Ironb…
Episode XLIII - The Book Was Better
Is it a good idea to adapt an RPG from another source, such as a series of novels? Our two undead panelists ponder the pros and cons of adaptation.
Panelists: Baron Thandor Karn of the Dark Basin …
Episode XLII - The PC's Pain Falls Mainly on the Planes
Is planar travel cool and exciting or is it just a tool to help the Game Master mess with the players? A college professor and a dwarf engineer debate the subject.
Panelists:Solomon Eldridge, Prof…
Episode XLI - My Power Source is Bigger Than Yours
Listen in as an old feud between two fantasy characters comes burbling to the surface. A wizard and a cleric face off to discuss which kind of power is better: Arcane or Divine?
Panelists:Archwizard…
Episode XL - Lawyering Up
Is the guy who always knows the rules a help or a nuisance? A samurai and a superhero talk about the place of rules lawyers in RPGs.
Panelists: Masato Nakajima, Samurai to the Court of Orange Blossom…
Episode XXXIX - Juggling GMs
Is it a good idea to rotate Game Masters in an ongoing campaign? Listen in as preacher and a hacker toss the issue back and forth between them like a rag doll!
Panelists:Reverend Jedediah Black, Dem…
Episode XXXVIII - Are You Ever Going To Role Play That Flaw?
Episode XXXVII - How Not to Host a Murder
Episode XXXVI - PvP!
Episode XXXV - Hotwiring the Submarine
Episode XXXIV - Module or Mind Control?