* Contacting Fear the Boot.

* A reminder on Ziggurat con.  The 60-second promo is located here.

* Chad and Dan, revisit their favorite RPGs, this time sticking to store-bought products.

* Dragon and Dungeon magazine shutting down.  The future of RPG media.

* Building affinity between your players and an NPC.

* Running a roleplaying game in the steampunk genre.

* A reminder on World Wide Wing Night 2.

Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, Mike

* Though it will have minimal impact on the show, we've changed our recording date from Saturday to Monday.  Release will still be on Wednesdays.

* We're accepting donations to prepare gaming kits that will be sent down to Ziggurat Con, a gaming convention for soldiers in Iraq.  You can donate using the "Make a Donation" button at the top of our site.  If you prefer to send a check or other donation via postal mail, please send an email to Dan.  All donations must be in by noon Central time on Saturday, May 12th.  Our forum discussion on the effort can be found here.  If you'd like to play a promo on your own show for the fund drive, you can find a 60-second MP3 here.

* Planning has begun for World Wide Wing Night 2.  It will be on Friday, May 18th.  Details can be found here.

* The single favorite RPG of each individual host and why we picked those games.

* A discussion on which actor made the best Batman.

* Tips for running a roleplaying game in the Western genre.

Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, John, Mike

Fear the Boot joined the Groovy Gamer podcast for an episode about remote play (play-by-post, play-by-email, etc) roleplaying games.  Please stop by and check it out!

http://gggc.blogspot.com/

* A discussion of 300.  We promise, there are no spoilers.

* Picking a Star Wars fighter.

* A conversation about costuming leads into an ode to the Brotherhood of Nod.

* DuckTales.  Yes, you read that right.

* Running a sci-fi roleplaying game.

Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, John

* Chris Engler is joining a charity bowling contest that will benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters.  If RPG podcast listeners will pledge enough money, several companies (including Highmoon Media and Sword's Edge) have pledged to give away a ton of RPG-related prizes.  You can find the details on his website or in our forums.

* A Bloodbowl League is forming, using a Java client so you can play online for free.  You can find information in our forums and on the league's page.

* Congratulations to Zanian0 for winning our Chad: The Travesty contest.  You can find his entry here.

* A discussion on Command & Conquer 3 leads into a longer discussion on strategy video games.

* Dealing with cliches when running a genre-based RPG.  The Inspector Gadget joke John makes is in reference to this Robot Chicken clip.

Hosts: Adam, Chad, Dan, John