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Nov. 28th, 2009

  • 4:01 PM

  • 02:47 DiceCast™ Episode 5: All about props, is now live and ready for download. Go to tinyurl.com/yjqhfth or subscribe on iTunes. #
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Nov. 18th, 2009

  • 4:01 PM

  • 17:50 These are the quickstart rules for the miniatures wargame PUMMEL!™ ("Pick-Up, Multigenre Miniatures, Easy to Learn™").… bit.ly/1YlbNJ #
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Nov. 16th, 2009

  • 4:02 PM

  • 12:07 A new episode of DiceCast™ is available at dicecast.blogspot.com and on iTunes. We interview @trollgodfather #
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Polyglot is now on Scribd

  • Nov. 16th, 2009 at 1:44 PM

The newest issue of Polyglot™ is now available on Scribd at http://www.scribd.com/doc/22562461/Polyglot-Volume-4-Issue-13. Future issues of Polyglot will be posted to Scribd as well.

Polyglot is Polymancer Studios's game industry newsletter. It contains news, announcements, and press releases directly from the source; the game companies and comics publishers who issue them, themselves. This material is regularly collected in an attractive PDF that displays comprehensive news about roleplaying games, miniatures wargames, board games, card games, comics, graphic novels, computer, and console games, all in one document.

Polyglot is always free to download, free to post to, and free to distribute. Press releases, announcements, and other public information should be sent to polyglot@polymancer.com; attachments are both welcomed and encouraged.

Please note that Polymancer Studios's official web site for publications, newsletters, and game products is now back online at www.polymancer.com.


DiceCast™ Episode 4: An Interview with Ken St. Andre, creator of Tunnels & Trolls™

Ken St. Andre is the creator of Tunnels & Trolls™, one of the first RPGs ever made, in fact the first fantasy alternative to Dungeons & Dragons™. For those who are not familiar, T&T is a classic fantasy RPG with a richly-detailed campaign setting that is equally suited for gritty and light-hearted roleplaying. The game was innovative for making solitaire play possible, for allowing PCs to be orcs, and for being purely optimized for roleplaying, rather than for miniatures play. It holds the record for being the oldest RPG in continuous production by its original publisher (Flying Buffalo, Inc.). This episode is a special treat for fans of the Tunnels & Trolls™ RPG, fantasy gamers, and old school gamers in general.

This interview was done over the phone, so some of the audio is not "radio perfect." Mr. St Andre's words, however, are very clear, every bit as clear as his modesty and his commitment to making the fun, satisfying, and unique RPG that Tunnels & Trolls has been for over 30 years.

In other news, we announce the re-emergence of Polymancer's web site, www.polymancer.com.

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Nov. 15th, 2009

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Nov. 4th, 2009

  • 5:03 PM

  • 11:39 Looking for someone local for a management position ... hmmm is craig's list a good choice? #
  • 12:13 @jesshartley local is Montreal. Thank you for the suggestion I will forward it on to the big boss. :) #
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Oct. 31st, 2009

  • 4:01 PM

  • 21:17 We'll have a table at ExpoZine (www.expozine.ca/en/index.php), in Montreal on November 14. Everyone's welcome to stop by and say hi. #
  • 13:57 If anybody has enjoyed the following RPGs: D&D all eds, Pathfinder, Fantasycraft, or any ret-clones, please e-mail us: info@polymancer.com #
  • 14:00 to clarify: D&D (1 - 4 Ed), Tunnels & Trolls, Pathfinder, Fantasycraft, OSRIC, Labyrinth Lord, Mazes & Minotaurs, and any other fantasy RPG #
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Oct. 29th, 2009

  • 4:01 PM

  • 09:25 Anyone have dealing with a Mr. James 'Grim' Desborough of Post Mortem Studios? If you have please send us an email. #
  • 09:26 Email to address your knowledge of James 'Grim' Desborough is writer.relations@polymancerstudios.com. #
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Oct. 19th, 2009

  • 4:04 PM

  • 16:14 @spakman We know a good breakfast place but it's 4 in the afternoon. #
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Oct. 18th, 2009

  • 4:02 PM

  • 15:50 We left convention swag bags and several mags at #Draconis. We hope you all got them. :) #
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Sep. 3rd, 2009

  • 4:01 PM

  • 22:05 @jesshartley The pleasure was ours. :) Thank you and @adamjury for sitting down to chat with us. #
  • 22:08 Congratulations #FanExpo on another successful show! Kudos to @thebitterguy for a great game room. #
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Sep. 1st, 2009

  • 4:02 PM

  • 20:32 A new issue of Write On!, our newsletter for writers, is now available. e-mail us (write.on@polymancer.com) if you don't already subscribe. #
  • 20:33 We also have a new issue of Polyglot, our game industry newsletter. E-mail us (contact@polymancer.com) if you want to subscribe (it's free) #
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We're working on the terms and conditions for using the forums at our soon-to-be revamped web site. We decided that many of the rules cannot be written in legalese, but in plain English. We came up with this example of expressing Godwin's Law in the language of contracts:

User, in using Forums, hereby attests to, affirms that, understands, and agrees that any contribution to a discussion within Forums (hereinafter designated "Post") where said discussion consists of several Posts on a related topic of interest (hereinafter designated "Thread") which makes reference to the historical entity known as the National Socialist German Worker's Party or members thereof (hereinafter designated "Nazis") or to historic leader of Nazis (hereinafter designated "Hitler") shall end the Thread in which said reference is made. Furthermore, User hereby warrants that any User who had made reference to Nazis or Hitler shall be deemed to have forfeited Thread and all right to claim any advantage (including but not limited to moral or logical correctness) therein.
Our lawyers were not amused, but then again, they don't go online much.

May. 30th, 2009

  • 4:09 PM

  • 13:40 We welcome three of our columnists to Twitter: @The_Lich, @CheapMinisGuy, and @Unknown_Gamer #
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May. 17th, 2009

  • 4:06 PM

  • 21:55 Many thanks to all who met with us, attended our panels, and played our games at CanGames. 300+ people, what a great turnout! #
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May. 16th, 2009

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May. 11th, 2009

  • 4:05 PM

  • 12:30 A new issue of Polyglot, our bi-weekly game industry newsletter, is available now. E-mail subscriptions@polymancer.com to subscribe. #
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