Episode 349 – stats that matter

* (0:31) Why Dan is all alone. * (2:04) Just a few words on Ferguson.  You can find local news at KSDK, KMOV, KMOX, KTVI, and STL Today. * (5:48) The Third XCOM Saga is underway.  We’ve also made some changes to the site to make it easier for users to find the content they want. * (7:58) At 5:00pm Central on September 6th, Fear the Boot will be doing a meet-and-greet with Golbinworks for Pathfinder Online.  The game feed and voice chat will be on their Twitch channel.  We should have the game codes to give away very soon! * (10:10) The first annual RPG Podcast Awards.  Winning shows include Numenera: The Signal (Best New RPG Podcast), RPPR Actual Play (Best RPG Actual Play Podcast), All Games Considered (Best RPG Industry News Podcast), and Fear the Boot (Best RPG Advice Podcast). * (12:08) Word wanking and the unique nuance of jargon within micro-cultures. * (14:00) How games model characters mathematically.  The balance between abstraction and specificity. * (20:17) The role of rules in describing a character’s uniqueness and relationship to the game world. * (25:08) Three questions for determining the right level of specificity for stats. Hosts: Dan