David Given Schwarm

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Icosahedrophilia Podcast, Episode 187: The Road to Madness, Episode 3

I feel like a missed a few episodes or for some reason I am not tracking the adventure of the crew of the Broken Promise as much as I once was. The party is heading up a frozen river to continue their investigation–there is a lot of talk around crafting skills which do not really…
KNOW DIRECTION 79 – ANALYSING APS

This is a great episode looking at Pathfinder Adventure Paths. Some good history, nice overview, and fantastic audience participation make this a really great place to jump on and start listening.One of my frequent complaints about Know Direction is that it tends to go on a little long & this episode is no exception–I think…
Ghosts of Dragonspear Castle Review (Tome 230)

This is a fantastic episode.Some of the most knowledgeable members of the D&D Community [Jeff Griener, Tracy Hurley, Sam Dillon and Mike Shea] break down the recent release of the first D&D Next product.The comments and criticisms are amazingly on point, the interaction between the hosts is awesome, the agenda and axes are well ground–overall just…
Haste! D&D Next Gets A Price Tag, Drops the "Next".

Another great overview of what is happening in the world of Table Top Gaming–fast, informative, and to the point. This is likely the best aggregation informational podcast that I listen to & I really enjoyed this ones update on D&D Next, the life extending potential of RPGs, and some of the general off the cuff…
D&D Podcast–Dan Harmon

D&D’s Dream Team–Bart Carroll & Shelly Mazzanoble interview Dan Harmon, the guy who created the TV Show community about his latest episode–Advanced Advanced D&D. The last time Community explored D&D it was one of the greatest TV Episodes ever–Chevy Chase was amazing & the in jokes were classic. I cannot wait to see what happens this time.Shelly is very…
Bing Gets the Most Important things Right

I am pleased to report that Bing continues to get most things right. Of course, Google also gets this one right.
Duel Decks at CHOC

Jack & I picked up the Jace vs Vraska Duel Deck on the way to his infusion at CHOC. Infusion is another way to say Chemo which freaks people out so we try to be mellow about it…unless it is Jace vs Vraska and then the entire Multiverse will hear our battle! First a little…
Scourge of the Sword Coast–D&D Encounters S17 S5

I missed Encounters this week–Jack was having some eye pain & headaches from his new glasses.But DM Curtis was there running–I am sure everyone had a blast. Scott looks ready. he is using this fantastic minifig & frog mini–Voldemort! Pew-pew!
Emo Getting it Done

4-0! Against 12 year olds…That my friends is Jace at his finest! Liam still on fire. Jack wearing his glasses. Lisa making muffins. Preston is on fire, Matt had a massive bike crash on the way to Tuesday last week–minor concussion, etc. He was in good form today. Alexander was having a blast. Evan, Cassidy, and Dylan…
"Mother, do you think they will drop the bomb"

This is a 12, which is not that great, but it is magically hanging over the edge of the tile–welcome to another Week at the Bake Brett is now rebuilding Bronco’s, which means he has a lot of cool cars at his house. James got a lot of mini’s out before pizza was even ordered,…