The Starship Warden & Metamorphosis Alpha With James M. Ward! - Episode 205 - 12/14/2019

James M. Ward on The Starship Warden, Metamorphosis Alpha (the first Sci-Fi RPG), Gamma World and his newer projects GiantLands and Forgotten Ruin. James's history playing and designing tabletop RPGs. Who was the "biker" that got him into the hobby, and in what unexpected place did they meet? What is James's favorite mutant power, what book was an inspiration for Metamorphosis Alpha, and what game does he consider his crowning achievement? Some insider perspective on that whole Deities & Demigods 1st printing pantheons kerfluffle. Podcast version of the live Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 12/14/2019 Shane Plays airs on Saturdays at 1 PM Central on 101.1 FM The Answer in Little Rock. It can also be heard online at http://1011fmtheanswer.com. Call in at 501-823-0965 or tweet @ShanePlays during the show! Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays Shane Plays Geek Talk is carried on Krypton Radio! Krypton Radio is SciFi for your Wifi. http://kryptonradio.com/ Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Podbean, Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories) after the live show. Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links! Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays DriveThruRPG.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512 SHOW NOTES Podcast Zinger is from The Starlost Topic Notes: The Starship Warden Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676918054/the-starship-warden Metamorphosis Alpha on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metamorphosis_Alpha GiantLands RPG https://giantlands.com/ Forgotten Ruin RPG https://www.facebook.com/forgottenruinbooks/ This is the Conversation Weekly Wrap-Up Show For 12/7/2019 http://thisistheconversation.spacedshare.biz/wrapup20191207/ Thanks for the shout out to Shane Plays! CRC Press is having an End of Year Sale! Get 20% off @mattbarton's and my book Dungeons & Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition… That's cheaper than Amazon and includes free shipping! https://www.crcpress.com/Dungeons-and-Desktops-The-History-of-Computer-Role-Playing-Games-2e/Barton-Stacks/p/book/9781138574649 Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/