* Fear the Boot store update.

* A preview of the upcoming interviews.

* The backlog of resource documents.

* Gaming comics.

* Players and GMs make the game.

* Designing character advancement for your new roleplaying game.

Hosts: Chad, Dan, Mike

The resource document for this episode will be rather extensive, so it won't be up along with this episode, but it should be posted by the end of the week.

* John's date report.

* Chad's comments on gaming in the window of a shop in the mall.

* Why Mike hasn't GM-ed in years, and whether GMs make the best players.

* Considerations when designing character creation for a new roleplaying game.

* Skied of Glass Q&A.

Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, John, Mike

Since starting this podcast, Fear the Boot has made contact with quite a few professionals in the gaming market.  Rather than let these opportunities go to waste, we decided to start a new interview series.  For our kick-off show, we chat with Ryan Dancey about his experience working for Wizards of the Coast, the data he's seen on the gaming population, and the future of the hobby.

If you'd like to hear more from Ryan, be sure to check out his blog!

Hosts: Adam, Dan, John, Mike

Guests: Ryan Dancey

During the show, we make a few jokes about an "oooooh" noise.  During the show I said I would link the video that comes from, so here it is.  Please be aware it includes foul language.

* Katie, I can't understand the email address in your voicemail.

* A writer's critique group is running on our forum.  To join, send a private message (on the forum) to Tony, who both heads up the critique group and is a host of the Fanboy Smackdown, movie review podcast.

* The new FTB banner page can be found here or under the "Banners" link at the top of the page.

* The FTB store can be found here or under the "Store" link at the top of the page.  It features FTB 9000 Compliant, Baron von Badass, and show logo gear.

* Why do gamers all enter the hobby with the same preconceptions?

* Is it possible to bring what we enjoy from tabletop gaming into video games?

* Designing the economy and itemization for your new roleplaying game.

* Skies of Glass Q&A

Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, Mike

Like all Fear the Boot bonus episodes, this show is neither edited nor on our usual subject.  So if this is your first time here, we recommend checking out a regular episode first.

This particular episode is primarily about "gamer shame", meaning the embarrassment most gamers feel about their chosen hobby.  However, before we get into that, we spend a few minutes talking about turn-based strategy games and waning attention spans.

* A review of World Wide Wing Night.

* Our take on Wizards of the Coast's D&D club sponsorship program.  You can find the article we're discussing here.

* Based on some feedback we've gotten, we return to the subject of RPG art.  The RPG publishers we mention are Highmoon Media and Sword's Edge Publishing.

* We continue the game design series with a discussion of social rules for your roleplaying game.

Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, John, Mike