The Great Debate!

Jim Ryan
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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!

  1. 06/27/2011

    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 of this episode - here are links for them!) Melissa Avery-Weir - irrsinn.net Tim White - Return to Northmoor & WTFAWD Gregory Avery-Weir - Ludus Novus Ed Healy - Atomic Array Dan Repperger - Fear the Boot Rob & the guys from The Bear Swarm! Anim5 - IDDFOS & The Gutter Skypes John Bell - Bell's in the Batfry Indiana Jim Perry - The Adventures of Indiana Jim Jennifer Hudock - The Goblin Market Starla Huchton - The Dreamer's Thread Jeff Greiner - The Tome Show A. David Pinilla - The Podgecast & RPGPodcasts.com Kevin & Jen - The Walking Eye The Encaffeinated ONE - The WEIRD Show Mark Kinney - All Games Considered & The Gutter Skypes Shaun & Kristen - This Modern Death & 10 Minutes of Me Stu & the guys from Happy Jacks RPG Podcast Eddy Webb - The White Wolf Blogcast J.C. Hutchins - 7th Son Katharina - Every Photo Tells The book I mentioned in the outro is called Abduction Etiquette, and is now in pre-order - feel free to check it out!

    18 min

  2. 12/31/2010

    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 another. Panelists: Reverend Jedediah Black, Demonologist Captain Radiant of the Integrity Force Shoutout & Tarrasque Poetry: Jeff Greiner - The Tome Show

    7 min

  3. 11/22/2010

    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 University Bob 3, Troubleshooter Clone from the Great Biodome (voiced by Jeff Greiner)

    5 min

  4. 10/20/2010

    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 into a dogfight! Panelists: Major Hal Cross of the Interstellar Fleet (voiced by David Selby) Soren Magnus, Chief Engineer of the Dwarven Skyship Flying Hammer

    5 min

  5. 09/09/2010

    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. Parsely Games The Walking Eye

    14 min

  6. 08/25/2010

    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. Panelists Father Vernon Corey, High Priest of the Temple of St. Wilford Dr. Joseph "Doc" Anthrax

    5 min

  7. 08/09/2010

    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 about half an hour! Jason's Blog Kim's Audio Projects For full show notes, go here.

    27 min

  8. 07/23/2010

    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 Agent Jack McCandless Intro by Katharina of the Every Photo Tells podcast.

    6 min
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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!

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  • Creator
    Jim Ryan
  • Years Active
    2009 - 2011
  • Episodes
    59
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2009 Byron James Ryan
  • Show Website
    The Great Debate!