On this episode of Radio Active, geek fitness gets a gut check, Nuketown delves deep into statistics, I discover a new path to gaming adventure with the Pathfinder RPG alpha, I try two new online productivity tools and offer my thoughts on how to write a better role-playing game adventure in less time.
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Show Notes
Nuketown News
Pathfinders: Curse of the Crimson Throne
Starting a Pathfinder PBEM with Daniel Perez of the Gamer Traveler. Just converted my character over from the Dark City campaign; visit Nuketown for a comparison.
Baseball Feedback
Heard from Rich at the Cannon Puncture podcast after Radio Active #65, who agreed with me about the geekiness of Baseball, and wondered why I wouldn't be going to Yankee Stadium in its last year. Which is a good question.
Lies, Damn Lies and Analytics
Nuketown gets some upgrades, namely in the form of a new FeedBurner feed for Radio Active. Trying to figure out how many of the 8,500 "mp3 requests" last month were real.
Promo: 3.5 Private Sanctuary
http://www.35privatesanctuary.com
Netheads
Gut Check Podcast
Two geeks (Doug from GeekAcres, Zach from Geek Survival Guide) get serious about losing some weight. The podcast and blog chronicles their efforts.
http://www.gutcheckcast.info
Twiddla
A team whiteboarding application, allows people to chat and talk in real time, draw on the canvas, and co-browse web pages. Could be useful for an online game, though minis would be problematic.
http://www.twiddla.com/
Evernote:
Sychronizable note-taking system for Mac, Windows and mobile devices.
Experimenting with using it to organize my notes for my KODT web scryer columns (though I suspect private bookmarks to delicious would be easier)
http://www.evernote.com/
Save Every Edit with Subversion for Writers
http://lifehacker.com/381728/save-every-edit-with-subversion-for-writers
Promo: The EscapistCast
http:://theescapistcast.blogspot.com
Feature: The Three Page Manifesto
I talk about how to write a better adventure in less time by focusing on the content you need, rather than the fluff you don't.
Read the text version.
Promo: RPGPodcasts.com
http://www.rpgpodcasts.com
Outro
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