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RPG Episode 006 The Council of Zelos

In which our heroes confront the looming specter of their dire straits.

Story is based on Namco Bandai's Tales of Symphonia. All rights reserved. Podcast contains full disclaimer and copyright notice.

Music provided by The Brothers Femme, Tyson Emanuel, James Underberg, and Tea Leaves.

Audio clips from Warner Bros' The Matrix, Paramount's Clueless, Warner Bros' Friends, and Paramount's Star Trek Generations.

Get these and other movies from Amazon.

Links mentioned in today's episode:

KDCountry

Businesses lovingly bashed:

Dish Network
Tribune Media Services

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RPG Episode 005 A Dwarven Digression

In which the homesick dwarf Altessa abandons the surface world.

Story is based on Namco Bandai's Tales of Symphonia. All rights reserved. Podcast contains full disclaimer and copyright notice.

Music provided by Tyson Emanuel, James Underberg, and Tea Leaves.

Audio clips from Universal Studios' Back to the Future provided by GotWavs?

Get your own copy of the Back to the FutureTrilogy from Amazon.

Links mentioned in today's show:

KD Country

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RPG Episode 004 Shall I Contact Sir Bud?

In which Zelos flees the Capitol, Colette veils her bitterness, and a slip of the tongue reveals Sheena's affliction.

Story is based on Namco Bandai's Tales of Symphonia. All rights reserved. Podcast contains full disclaimer and copyright notice.

Music provided by Tyson Emanuel, James Underberg, and Tea Leaves.

"Jeopardy" MIDI provided by Don Carroll MIDI Sequences.

Audio clips from Transformers, Transformers: The Movie, and NBC Universal's The Pretender.

Seasons 1-4 of The Pretender and the tv movies are available from Amazon, as are the Transformers Generation 1 series and movie.

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RPG Episodes 001-003

001 A Short Vignette about a Sickly Colette

In which our heroine Sheena reflects upon where life has brought her and looks forward to where it may yet bring her.

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002 What's for Breakfast?

In which a terrifying vision is followed by a flirtatious exchange.

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003 A Cup of Java and a Friendly Conversation

In which our hero Lloyd and our heroine Sheena meet old friends and relive painful memories.

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Story is based on Namco Bandai's Tales of Symphonia. All rights reserved. Podcast contains full disclaimer and copyright notice.

If you'd like a copy of the issue of The Amazing Spider-Man mentioned in Episode 003, check out these links:

Forty years of The Amazing Spider-Man on CD Rom

Marvel Masterworks The Amazing Spider-Man Volume 1 (print)

Music provided by Tyson Emanuel, James Underberg, and Tea Leaves.

Episode 002 Description

In our second episode we learn that less is more when describing what our characters wear. Special thanks to Maurice A. Nigma for suggesting this episode topic. You can find his work on Fanfiction.net and on the Tales Series forums.

Most of Joseph Aland's published fan works can be found at Koinekid Productions Others are hosted at Fanfiction.net

Podcasts mentioned in today's episode

Tales of Symphonia RPG Novel Podcast
AmericanWriters.com Podcast

Resources mentioned in today's episode

A Dash of Style: The Art and Mastery of Punctuation by Noah Lukeman

Rating: (four out of five stars)

Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss

Rating: Unrated

Literary Quote of the Week Author

Charles W. Chestnutt

Other links mentioned in today's episode

Electronic Freedom Foundation
Drudge Report

Music provided by Tea Leaves and James Underberg.

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Episode 001 Holding Audience Attention

In this, our first episode (note the subtle use of the royal plural to raise the author's own sense of self-importance), we learn how to sustain our audience's attention for a long chapter (not to mention a long book) in today's fast paced, mile-a-minute, triple shot venti java chip frappuccino world. Extra whipped cream please.

A young man going by the internet handle Maurice A. Nigma posed this question not too long ago. Mr. Nigma is a writer of fanfiction. You can find his work on popular venue Fanfiction.net. He also posts regularly on the Tales Series forums.

Audio clip from New Line Cinema's The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring.

Music provided by Tea Leaves.

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