TMAYC News
Thank you, and so long
Unfortunately, we've contacted some of the folks on our list to start recording a fourth season, but after numerous missed connections and timing issues, we're packing it in.
Our sincerest apologies to anyone who sent in an email to be in an episode and hasn't gotten a response from us yet.
The truth is that TMAYC has simply been unable to garner enough social media attention to make a volunteer interview show, even one expressly focused on being a positive voice in the RPG-playing community, a viable form of entertainment. For reasons unknown, the show just never found an audience and we've been unable to get enough reshares and links to grow our audience.
And so, it's with slightly heavy heart and a deep sense of failure that TMAYC announces an end to the series.
Our deepest Thank You to our three Patreon supporters - Tim Voves, Evan Edwards, and the folks at Follow Me and Die, and a massive thank you to Jaye Foster, our biggest champion on social media.
by Steve Keller, 03/06/2018
S04E00 Support TMAYC
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No notes for this episode.S03E09 Marc Gunn
We end season 3 with our first musical guest - Marc Gunn brings us his mage/thief/gumbo character and a new phrase to add to your lexicon - organ fight.
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• The Irish & Celtic Music Podcast
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S03E08 Chris Holmes
Chris Holmes brings us a tale from the wild and woolly early days of D&D, when a player was free to invent character classes from whatever ear worms they liked.
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• Chris Holmes' website and art portfolio
Works Mentioned in this Episode
• Tales of Peril: The Complete Boinger & Zereth Stories by John Eric Holmes is published by Black Blade Publishing
• Fantastic! Exciting! Imaginative!
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S03E07 Jarrett Crader
Jarrett Crader stops by this week to tell us about a wizard who's of two minds and is going to pieces.
S03E06 Mike Cugley
This episode, Mike Cugley tells us about a vigilante rogue on the run.
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S03E05 Rick Stump
Rick Stump stops by this week to tell us about a paladin of the old school variety ... really old school.
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• 5 Swords
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• Bushido
• Palladium (TMNT, Ninjas & Superspies)
• GURPS
S03E04 Jeff Dee
Jeff Dee brings us a genre-hopping tailor with a unique, inherited magic item.
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• Tattercloak digital comic page
• Béthorm - Tabletop Role-Playing on the Plane of Tékumel®
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S03E03 Tim Franzke
This week, Tim Franzke brings us a Millennial version of City of Angels that is by far the saddest episode we've had yet.
S03E02 Jen Kitzman
Jen Kitzman joins us this week with a story about a tough as nails gang leader who's really a big softy inside ... and who only sprays people with acid blood when she needs to.
TMAYC News
Multiverse Interviews TMAYC
This week's guest, Larry Hamilton, asked me a few questions about gaming, characters, and the origins of TMAYC. If you're enjoying the series, check out a little of how it came to be.
http://multiverse.world/blog/2017/04/24/steve-keller-tell-character/
by Steve Keller, 04/26/2017
S03E01 Larry Hamilton
In our first episode of season 3, Larry Hamilton brings us the orc-slaying tales of a half elf William Wallace. Plus, DMs punishing players for Star Wars references becomes a trend.
TMAYC News
And we're back!
The new season of TMAYC begins 4/26 and we have no support! We desperately need your help to continue!
Please continue sharing links to episodes, getting the word out about TMAYC helps us find more people with stories to tell.
But did you know we have more planned? Since TMAYC started, we've been hoping to do a second version of the show just for game masters. This second version is meant to fill in the gaps between TMAYC seasons so that we can run the podcast year-round. But we need financial support to get there.
Please consider dropping by our Patreon campaign. For as little as a buck a month you can help us grow TMAYC and continue making this a show tabletop gamers will enjoy for a long time.
by Steve Keller, 04/17/2017
S02E12 Shane George
Shane George wraps up season 2 with his cheese-making cleric.
S02E11 Colleen Bailey
Colleen Bailey tells us about her D&D half-elf ass-kicker.
S02E10 Bannister Nicholas
Bannister Nicholas comes to TMAYC with a story of a one-handed sorceror who lives on as an NPC boogeyman.
S02E09 Adam McConnaughey
Adam McConnaughey brings us a half nymph adventurer with class identification issues.
S02E08 Emily Vitori
Emily Vitori joins TMAYC to tell us about her portal-hoping, Cat Folk rogue.
S02E07 Jim Blanas
Jim Blanas brings us a story about an old school Cthulhu investigator with the oddest good luck charm.
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S02E06 Luke Green
Luke Green has a superhero character to tell us about with a penchant for fan-girling on other supers.
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• Megumi and friends mid-Madison Square Garden fight
• Demon Next Door - Supernatural Slice of Life
• Luke's other books and games on DriveThruRPG
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• D&D
• Fate
S02E05 Corey Allison
Corey Allison stops by to tell us about his magic-wielding federal investigator.
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• D&D 5e
• WoD - Werewolf: The Apocalypse
• WoD - Vampire: The Masquerade
• AARG
S02E04 Jeff Stormer
Jeff Stormer brings us a tale of a cultist who finds redemption in NPC-hood.
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TMAYC News
Squirrely characters issues fixed
We had some issues with squirrely characters in a JSON file that was causing the RSS for season 1 to break and the Blaine Capatch episode fail to play. Those issues have been fixed.
Blaine should now play fine and all of last season's episodes should return to the RSS and to iTunes soon.
by Steve Keller, 10/31/2016
S02E03 Blaine Capatch
Blain Capatch has a story for TMAYC about a character who is not Blackie Green.
S02E02 Daniel Bayn
Daniel Bayn joins us to talk about a Cthulhu investigator who goes from Scully to Mulder to Krycek in a single campaign.
S02E01 Lowell Francis
Lowell Francis opens season 2 with a hardscrabble deck jockey with some serious health concerns.
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• The Age of Ravens, Lowell's blog
TMAYC News
Season 2 is here!
Season 2 is done and we're ready to launch into twelve new episodes of favorite characters starting this very Monday. It's our first full season and we couldn't be prouder of it.
But we also need your help. Our options for growing the podcast - both in terms of storage space and monthly cap - are limited. But we want everyone who loves RPGs to listen and take part in TMAYC and that's where you come in.
Please consider sponsoring the podcast through our Patreon campaign. For as little as a buck a month - that's a sponsorship of just fifty cents an episode - you can help us cover our hosting costs and keep the TMAYC archive open and free as we grow larger.
So please consider signing up. $1 a month. $12 a year. It'll really make a difference to the growth of this new podcast.
And thanks!
by Steve Keller, 10/14/2016
TMAYC News
We're Putting Together Season 2 Right Now!
We're sending out invites to the folks who've contacted us about being on TMAYC, but we still don't have 12 interviews and we need you!
If you've got a story about a great character you've had, we want to hear it! We've put together a little advice page for interested folks to answer a few questions and offer some advice on your interview.
After you've scanned it, maybe drop by our contact page and throw your name in the hat!
We'll get in touch shortly and arrange a chat.
by Steve Keller, 06/14/2016
S01E06 Raymond Terry
Ray Terry tells us about his favorite character - a Drow thief who suffers the worst kind of indignity at the hands of his GM
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• Ray could use a hand - please hop over to his Fundrazr and help him out
• Ray is +RaymondTerry on G+ and his Facebook page is here
• SHINOBIGAMI: Modern Ninja Battle RPG can be found at Shinobigami.com, and theres an active Shinobigami G+ community for updates
• Planescape was created by Dave "Zeb" Cook
• TravellerRPG.com maintains a detailed wiki page on Classic Traveller and Game Designer's Workshop manages the current 5th edition of the title
• Wikipedia has a good article on DC Heroes by Mayfair Games
S01E05 Arlene Medder
Arlene Medder joins TMACy to tell us about her favorite character - a Star Wars noble with a secret
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• A little information about Star Wars d6 by West End Games
• Champions is currently published by DoJ through Hero Games
• Iron Crown is still published by Iron Crown Enterprises
• Wizard's Realm, by Mystic Swamp doesn't have much of a web presence, but you're welcome to try
• Shadowrun on the other hand has dozens of web places, but for this podcast's purposes you want the Shadowrun table top RPG currently published by Catalyst Game Labs and owned by Topps
• Evil Hat's Fate RPG has a solid presence, and Spirit of the Century is still well maintained
• Ironclaw is published by Sanguine Games
S01E04 Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards tells TMAYC about her favorite character - a Nosferatu with more secrets than fangs
S01E03 Jaye Foster
Jaye Foster tells TMAYC about his favorite character - a gungan with a hand grenade addiction
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• A little about the Star Wars Roleplaying Game
• The 6d6 RPG home page
• 6d6 Blog
• The Morrow Project is by Timeline Ltd
• Abberant, the White Wolf super heroes game
• The text of Melandros is here and more information can be found in the Melandros G+ community
S01E02 Kyrinn S. Eis
Kyrinn S. Eis joins TMAYC to tell us about her favorite character - an anime-tinged Gamma World enigma in Greyhawk
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• Visit Kyrinn's blog at The Grand Tapestry
• An intro primer to Kyrinn's setting Urutsk: The World of Mystery
• The original Battle Angel OVA, with English subs on YouTube
S01E01 Alex Roberts
Alex Roberts joins TMAYC to tell us about her favorite character - a 1000 year-old kleptomaniac robot
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• Visit Alex at her podcast on OneShot - The Backstory Podcast
• Alex' personal site is at HelloAlexRoberts.com
• Neptr's name inspiration doing a little work time rap
• Some information on the English Release of Anima:Beyond Fantasy
TMAYC News
Tell Me About Your Character begins!
Today's the day! We're taking a risk!
Wait, that's the wrong podcast.
Today's the day we launch the TMAYC web site!
As we wait for iTunes to catch up and a few other features to be worked out, enjoy this short introduction episode to kind of get an idea what the show will be about. We'll be posting weekly, beginning Monday, April 18th, so be sure to subsrcibe through your favorite RSS feed reader or iTunes (when it's ready) or just check back here for weekly episode downloads.
And thanks for checking out TMAYC!
by Steve Keller, 04/14/2016