I had the chance to sit down with Ben at his table and talk about all manner of things. We talked for about two hours so I broke this into two episodes.

Show Notes:

Tao Games http://www.tao-games.com/

Ben's old blog http://benlehman.blogspot.com/

Edible Dirt http://eddirt.frozenreality.co.uk/

Story Games forum http://www.story-games.com/forums/

The Mutualism thread http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=6071&page=1

The episode of Theory From The Closet that spawned it http://theoryfromthecloset.com/2008/03/19/show030-mutualism-is-dead/

Mutualism group hug thread http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=6082&page=1#Item_18

With Great power... http://www.incarnadinepress.com/

Capes http://www.museoffire.com/Games/index.html

The Forge forum http://www.indie-rpgs.com/forum/

Rpg.net http://www.rpg.net/

Riddle of Steel http://www.theriddleofsteel.net/

Hungry, desperate, and Alone http://index.rpg.net/display-entry.phtml?mainid=5170

Charnel Gods http://www.sorcerer-rpg.com/product.php/charnelgods.html

Game Chef http://www.game-chef.com/

My WWII game thread http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=5941&page=1#Item_61

SG Names Project http://www.lulu.com/content/404111

The Dreaming Comics and Games http://thedreamingcomics.com/

Indie Press Revolution http://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/home.php

Dont Rest Your Head http://www.evilhat.com/home/?page_id=101

Faery's Tale http://firefly-games.com/

Prime Time Adventures http://www.dog-eared-designs.com/games.html

Shooting the Moon and Breaking the Ice http://www.blackgreengames.com/games.html

Jeepform http://www.jeepen.org/dict/

Dogs In The Vineyard http://www.lumpley.com/games/dogsources.html

SLC Punk http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0133189/

GURPS http://www.sjgames.com/gurps/

D&D http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/welcome

Warhammer Fantasy Battles http://us.games-workshop.com/games/warhammer/

World of Warcraft http://www.worldofwarcraft.com/index.xml

Independant Insurgency episode with Epidiah Ravachol http://independentinsurgency.libsyn.com/index.php?post_id=310654

G.I. Joe http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G.I._Joe#A_Real_American_Hero_.281982-1994.29 Specifically the 6" G.I. Joes Ben and I grew up on.

Snake Eyes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake-Eyes

Silent Interlude http://www.yojoe.com/comics/joe/joe21.shtml

Sorry about the sound on this one. Kevin's a little quiet, and I should've asked people not to mess about on the table while recording.

Some really good stuff here. Especially early on when we talk about wanting characters to fail.

Show notes:

Rpgpodcasts.com http://www.rpgpodcasts.com/

Cyberpunk http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyberpunk#Games

Bruce Sterling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Sterling

William Gibson http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Gibson

What's a mary-sue? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_sue

Spirit of the Century http://www.evilhat.com/home/?page_id=103

The FATE system http://www.evilhat.com/home/?page_id=105

Gumshoe http://www.dyingearth.com/gumshoe/index.html

221B Baker St. http://www.boardgamegeek.com/game/1275 

Sherlock Holmes, Consulting Detective: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_Consulting_Detective http://www.thevintagegamer.net/?p=49

Glenn Cook: http://www.xmission.com/~shpshftr/GC/GC-Home.html  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Cook

Jake Garrett P.I. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glen_Cook#Garrett_P.I.

Greeter the comic: http://www.greetercomics.com/

Comfort Guides: http://www.comfort-guide.com/

Mickey's Cassanova game, or at least a thread about it http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=5697&page=1#Item_23

Jersey Boys, a musical about Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Boys

the Flaming Taft game thread http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jersey_Boys

2300 AD http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2300AD

John Wick's Thirty http://www.wicked-dead.com/thirty/

My WWII game thread, which I need to update with things that have changed during playtest http://www.story-games.com/forums/comments.php?DiscussionID=5941&page=1#Item_40

Mick Bradley's The Game That might Be http://harpingmonkey.com/tgtmb/

The Godzilla Gaming Podcast http://godzillagamingpodcast.libsyn.com/

Sons of Kryos http://www.sonsofkryos.com/

Independent Insurgency the home of Rob Bohl http://independentinsurgency.libsyn.com/

I left out some co-hosts of these shows, and I'm sorry for that. Cam, Jeff, and Storn are awesome.