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I really enjoyed the interview. It covers a lot of ground. The first part focuses a lot on the genesis of 4th Edition.

Andy Collins: ... And as far as the transition from 3rd to 4th, the thing I like to say is it took the company going out of business for going from 2nd to 3rd, and we weren't really eager to replicate that business model. So rather than wait until it was too late, we decided to be a little more proactive there.

Whilst browsing the web the other day, in search of a quick guide on keeping healthy I came upon an article on the CNN site called “How to keep your mind sharp: Preventive action” written by a doctor from the MayoClinic.  Being more than a little interested I began to read.

It spoke of exercises for the mind and how important it is to keep your mind sharp and agile.  As I looked down the list I noticed a pattern…

1.      Learning to play a musical instrument

Well now I've gone and done it! I just submitted our podcast to the Ennies. I am proud of our rag tag Lords and Ladies of Tyr and how much fun we have had doing these podcasts. Our 1000+ and growing listenership tells me that we are doing something interesting. I have really enjoyed seeing our little podcast grow. I have especially enjoyed our podcasts with our special guests over the last year. So here is to the competition! I was looking at the list of podcasts so far that have entered and I have been a listener to them all. Why? Because they are darn good podcasts. I won't feel bad if we don't win. There are many deserving entries and I have enoyed their shows almost as much as I enjoy ours.

I came across this review, by Michael Tresca of the Chicago Examiner. It is of a book called "Dungeons & Desktops"

In research for my upcoming book, Paper & Pixels, I came across a series of articles on Gamasutra about the history of computer role-playing games (CRPGs).  It was the most exhaustive approach on the Internet that I'd ever seen and was valuable in framing my chapter on CRPGs. When I came across Dungeons & Desktops, I noticed some similarities and sure enough, Matt Barton wrote both.

Welcome to the Lords of Tyr D&D Podcast!

We are a Dungeons and Dragons gaming group that has been meeting twice a month since 2002. We now stream our game nights live on the Internet using uStream. Check out our site at http://lordsoftyr.com for more information

Lords in attendance: Stephanie, Brian, Chad, Mike, Rob, Rich Baker

Topic 1: D&D Experience and a New Play Experience

Submitted by Chadarius

Topic 2: University of Alabama Killer Dr Bishop and D&D: When Will the Idiots Stop?

Submitted by Chadarius

Topic 3: How about a happy D&D Story Now? How D&D Can Make You a Better Writer

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Lords of Tyr podcast 20100221 Richard Baker.mp3

The whole family went to the ENWorld Game Day at Games Plus last Saturday. I met a lot of really nice people there. One of the people I met was Michael Shorten. He writes an RPG column for the Examiner and he gave us a shout out in his latest column.

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