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Please use our Ideas!

We had a query from a friend this week asking if we minded her using an idea she thought she’d gotten from us. (She hadn’t, and we’d kinda like to steal the idea she mentioned for our own nefarious porpoises.)

So here’s a general clarification:

We have more ideas than we can use.

We want you to have them.

We’d like it if you dropped us a line to tell us how things went, at which point we will probably say, “Dude, That’s Awesome!” but it’s not a deal-breaker.

Take care and watch out for them porpoises,

Tonya

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Refurbishment!

Eagle-eyed users of the site will notice some changes in the way things work; there are also some visual cues to inform our Reader about the current state of the podcast.

All part of our Serious Commitment to you.  Yes, you.

You’re welcome.

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Episode Six – Food Court Wars

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Craig visits the world of Faerie, Tonya reaches for the Stars, Kev imagines Superheroic Food Service, and Ben goes for Reality TV.

Storyteller Cards
We were contacted by Jason Tagmire, who pointed us at his Kickstart for Storyteller Cards; These idea-prompters are very much where the Big Red Couch lives, and my personal favorite is “Screaming Boxer In Library With Treasure Map”.
If you like the Take An Idea And Run With It basis of the Big Red Couch, these cards are totally worth a look.
Storyteller Cards: A Playing Card Deck To Inspire Creativity

The Gutter Skypes
The Gutter Skypes were kind enough to talk about us on their podcast, due to the emailing talents of listener Bob H, so we’d like to return the favor, & encourage you to wander over and listen to their Actual Play Podcast.
It is through them, and them alone, that I am now aware of the existence of “Leopard Women of Venus”, and my life is better for it. ~craig~
The Gutter Skypes

Current Tabletop RPG Offers
Every single book in the Monsters and Other Childish Things game line from Arc Dream publications is available in a bundle at 75% off until the end of May, or until 100 people take them up on the offer. It’s a fantastic series that gets referenced in the Big Red Couch, and detailed reviews are up at RPG.net.

Additionally, the creators of Fate Core and Fate Accelerated Edition, Evil Hat, have always intended to release PDFs of the games pay-as-you-want.  They have kindly opened the offer early, and have said that Kickstarter backers (such as The Big Red Couch) can share links to downloads of the files, along with donation options should people decide the products are worth money.  Contact us in this thread with an email address or or email us directly at bigredcouch AT hoarde DOT net, and we’ll share the information.  They’re great games, and you’ll undoubtedly be hearing more about them as the Big Red Couch proceeds.

Here are some links to stuff we nattered about

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Episode Five – Bond: Behind The Scenes

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Things get off to a rocky start when Kev has trouble making out Craig’s handwriting, and we nearly had a show about “Band: Behind The Scenes”. In his defense, Craig’s handwriting is pretty bad.

 

 

Kev came up with Bond-Sothoth
Craig wonders why nobody ever thinks of the minions
Ben suggests that a movie shoot can hide many things
Tonya imagines the shadowy battles fought backstage at festivals, and the colossal marketing exercise that is James Bond

Here are some links to stuff we nattered about

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Milestone!

We at The Big Red Couch are pleased to announce a major milestone today.

Come hot on the hells of evidence that we have An Audient comes our very-first spambot.

It’s official: WE HAVE ARRIVED.

We’ve also been getting useful feedback on the ‘casts so far, including some suggestions for handling audio differently.  These might take a while to filter in as we figure out how to implement the suggestions, but stay tuned.