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Hearthstone Tavern #2

June 7th, 2009 | Podcasts

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Episode 2: The Written Word

On Episode 002 of Hearthstone Tavern, we have a roundtable discussion about Blizzard’s Writing contest, Warcraft Comics and how the storylines can affect the lore and your characters in game. The themes for Episode 002 and 003 of Hearthstone Tavern are writing to deepen your character.

On this episode we have special segments!
Lore Library with Richard, Character Development with Mox, RP Made Simple with Brent and The Little Things with Michael.

So grab your mug, settle down by the fire and put your feet up! Enjoy!

WoW ROUNDTABLE – WRITING CONTEST
Blizzard had held a global writing contest. It started at the end of March and the winners were announced on May 22. While no one in the current cast won or made runner up, we want to sincerely congratulate all the winners who took the time to submit their Word-Smithing! We look forward to hearing and reading the works of these authors.

The winner was Sarah Pine who also won an original crafted Frostmourne sword. Congrats Sarah! Information here: Blizzard Global Writing Contest. The Hearthstone Tavern cast discusses the possible reasons the contest was publicly downplayed and what to remember if you want to enter one of Blizzard’s writing contests in the future.

WOW ROUNDTABLE – WARCRAFT COMICS
Warcraft has been publishing a World of Warcraft Comic in which some of the major lore changes and story lines are taking place in them before making it into the game. The Hearthstone Tavern cast discusses the comics, the story and art, as well as what the changes in lore and story lines may mean to your character.

LORE LIBRARY with Richard “Tharion Greyseer”
Richard, blog writer for Lorecrafted,  discusses the half orc assassin Garona Halforcen and the interesting developments of her story which take place inside the World of Warcraft Comics.

CHARACTER DEVELOPMENT with Mox “Kormok”
Mox covers interesting aspects of going beyond the physical description of your character, and also provides in depth examples of thinking deeper with your character.

ROUNDTABLE – RP – PART I
There was SO much to talk about here, that it will take us TWO episodes to get them out! (Stay tuned for Episode 003).

The Hearthstone Tavern cast begins this discussion with answering a common question about RP… Do you need to be a writer to be a role-player? The cast continues to talk about how to develop a brief character description to use in an RP mod inside the game.

LISTENER QUESTIONS – Comments
The cast answers some listener questions and comments.

RP MADE SIMPLE with Brent “Sullivan”
Brent discusses common questions new role-players have about what is IC and OOC, and some other information about the RP server that may be confusing for anyone just starting out. rpmadesimple.org!

THE LITTLE THINGS with Michael “Anansi”
Michael provides some insight into using Warcraft’s vanity pets to accentuate character development. He gives tips and examples of situations where such pets can spark creativity and Role-Play with others. (Reference: www.warcraftpets.com/)

Hearthstone Tavern is a Role Play Podcast! Highlighting the RP in MMORPG.

CREDITS

CAST – Alpha

• Brent (Sullivan)
• Harper (Larisan/Pyrus)
• Jaero
• Matt (Taldarion)
• Michael (Anansi)
• Mox (Kormok)
• Ria (Lannia)
• Richard (Tharion)
• Suzanna (Stardancer)

Other CREDITS

• Announcer (intro/postlude voices) by Brent “Sullivan”
• Opening Drama “Tavern Trail” by Harper “Larisan/Pyrus”
• Engineered by Suzanna “Stardancer”.

Drama “Tavern Trail” Voices

• Mox = Kormok
• Michael = Anansi
• “VooDoo” the kitten = Romily
• Highwayman 1 = Harper
• Highwayman 2 = Julia

SEGMENTS

• Lore Library written and recorded by Richard “Tharion”
• Character Development written and recorded by Mox “Kormok”
• RP Made Simple written and recorded by Brent “Sullivan”
• The Little Things written and recorded by Michael “Anansi.”

Music and Tavern Themes are from World of Warcraft. Hearthstone Tavern theme is arranged for drums by Suzanna. Hearthstone Tavern is Produced & Engineered by Suzanna “Stardancer”. Content is © 2009 Hearthstone Tavern. World of Warcraft is a trademark of Blizzard, Inc.

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- Podcast Time: Approximately 47 minutes