Surprise mini-episode! Alex and Ian do a flash interview with Trevor Cuba about the new convention he's starting, Rokucon! Learn about Rokucon's RPG and other offerings and hear us geek out about all things l5r. Want to learn more about to support Rokucon? Check out the Kickstarter at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/trevorcuba/rokucon Follow Rokucon on its website or Facebook at: https://mailchi.mp/054532d1fd81/rokucon https://www.facebook.com/Rokucon-226197074930196/ Links to various geekery referenced in the interview: The Greatest Story in Gaming, Legend of the Five Rings https://youtu.be/T9jxVbg_RWQ The Gamers: Hands of Fate http://www.watchthegamers.com/ l5r drinks https://craneclan.weebly.com/rokugan-mixology.html Music credit to www.bensound.com

Alex is joined by special guest host David Gordon (of Dave of the Five Rings) to discuss how to use lore and storyline in your tabletop RPG games. Then for the main event, Tyler Parrott, lead developer for l5r, joins in to discuss the storyline, how players drive story events, and more! Interested in Daimyo format? Check out Dave's article on it at: https://www.cardboardrepublic.com/articles/dave-of-the-five-rings/dotr-chapter-thirty-eight Music credit to www.bensound.com

Alex and Ian give their hot takes on dueling in the RPG, then we go on to the main event: an interview with Shawn Carman, former lead designer of L5R. Corrections and Apologies: during the interview we mis-attribute the recent Unicorn novella, "Across the Burning Sands," to Dave Laderoute. It was actually written by Daniel Lovat Clark. Honor's Veil, the adventure module Shawn discusses, can be purchased from Drive Thru RPG at: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/101086/Honors-Veil?src=hottest_filtered Shawn's current projects can be found online at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1860935013/infinitys-edge-a-litrpg-inspired-tabletop-roleplay?ref=user_menu https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/274295/Tiny-Supers?src=hottest Music credit to www.bensound.com

Ian and Alex are joined by Peter Smiley, a twenty-year veteran l5r GM and player, to discuss GMing strategies, their favorite parts of the game, and more. Music credit to www.bensound.com

Alex and Ian discuss Schools in l5r, then they're joined by Melissa Marsh, GM of Rokugan Go, an l5r megagame coming up in Australia. Music credit to www.bensound.com

Meet the hosts of our new rpg-focused l5r podcast Alex Jacobs and Ian MacDougal, then listen as they have an interview with Chris Ward and Cory Mills, campaign administrators for the Heroes of Rokugan living campaign. Music credit to www.bensound.com