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.netTim White - Return to Northmoor & WTFAWDGregory Avery-Weir - Ludus NovusEd Healy - Atomic ArrayDan Repperger - Fear the BootRob & the guys from The Bear Swarm!Anim5 - IDDFOS & The Gutter SkypesJohn Bell - Bell's in the BatfryIndiana Jim Perry - The Adventures of Indiana JimJennifer Hudock - The Goblin MarketStarla Huchton - The Dreamer's ThreadJeff Greiner - The Tome ShowA. David Pinilla - The Podgecast & RPGPodcasts.comKevin & Jen - The Walking EyeThe Encaffeinated ONE - The WEIRD ShowMark Kinney - All Games Considered & The Gutter SkypesShaun & Kristen - This Modern Death & 10 Minutes of MeStu & the guys from Happy Jacks RPG PodcastEddy Webb - The White Wolf BlogcastJ.C. Hutchins - 7th SonKatharina - 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!

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, DemonologistCaptain Radiant of the Integrity Force

Shoutout & Tarrasque Poetry:Jeff Greiner - The Tome Show

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

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

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 GamesThe Walking Eye

How important is having a background story for your campaign?  A bounty hunter and a cleric sit down and chat amenably about the subject.

PanelistsFather Vernon Corey, High Priest of the Temple of St. WilfordDr. Joseph "Doc" Anthrax

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.

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.

Are house rules the way to go when running an RPG or are they a bad idea?  A pirate and a futuristic military grunt take each other to task on the issue.

Panelists:Darin Payne, Captain of the IronbloodSgt. Dan Saunders of the Planetary Exploration Force (voiced by Indiana Jim)

Shoutout & Promo:Indiana Jim Perry - Codename: Starkeeper

Is it a good idea to adapt an RPG from another source, such as a series of novels?  Our two undead panelists ponder the pros and cons of adaptation.

Panelists: Baron Thandor Karn of the Dark Basin Lord Connor Shadowbane

Announcement: Go check out the 2010 Podcast Listener Survey!

Shoutout & Promo: Mark, Carol & Mags - All Games Considered

Is planar travel cool and exciting or is it just a tool to help the Game Master mess with the players?  A college professor and a dwarf engineer debate the subject.

Panelists:Solomon Eldridge, Professor of Anthropology at Miskatonic UniversitySoren Magnus, Chief Engineer of the Dwarven Skyship Flying Hammer