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The final episode of the Series 3 Penny Arcade/PvP podcast went live last Friday. Yes, I killed Wil Wheaton's character with a very mean acid pit trap, but Wil broke the cardinal rule of Dungeons & Dragons: Never split the party. Fortunately, Wil was kind enough to focus his ire on Scott Kurtz instead of me. If you haven't heard his spectacular rant, you NEED to listen to the podcast. Like, now. Just don't do it while driving.

If you're wondering why the Series 3 podcasts are shorter than the previous series (30 minutes, down from 45 minutes), it's because Aeofel died unexpectedly and we wanted to end with a bit of a dramatic cliffhanger. What will become of Acquisitions Incorporated without their faithful intern? Will Binwin's father ever start drinking again? These are deep questions,

Episode 5 of the Penny Arcade/PvP podcast went live today, and a few days ago we posted a new cartoon promoting DMG2 and featuring the Lady of Pain.

When we were discussing the script for the latest toon, we knew that the DMG2 had a bunch of stuff on running skill challenges as well as a chapter on Sigil, so we thought it would be funny to have our intrepid announcer, Mike, make a skill challenge to get the Lady of Pain's phone number. The toon doesn't pull off the concept with as much hilarity as I'd hoped, although the "bags of holding" gag rocks. We had no idea that Adam Phillips would go nuts with the animation, but wow! He really went all-out. First bit of useless trivia: The design of the Styx Oarsman tavern was based on a map I'd designed for Expedition to the Demonweb Pits (2007).

The third episode of the Series 3 Penny Arcade/PvP podcast went live today. In case you're wondering, none of the podcasts are rehearsed or scripted ahead of time. It's just four funny guys and one not-so-funny guy playing an honest-to-goodness game of D&D.

One of the weirdest things about doing the Penny Arcade/PvP podcasts is that by the time the episodes are released, I've forgotten all of the details of what happened. People will pass me in the halls and quote lines from the latest episode, and I'm like, "Dude, what the hell are you talking about?" The good thing about having a crap memory is that I can listen to the podcasts and be surprised, just like everyone else.

Series 3, Episode 2 of the Penny Arcade/PvP podcast has been released! Will the heroes of Acquisitions Incorporated launch a full-scale assault on the Ambershard clan, or will they get drunk and play ping pong? Tune in to find out!

I'll be working in the Wizards booth at PAX (Penny Arcade Expo) today, tomorrow, and Sunday. I'm also participating in The Art of Dungeon Mastering seminar on Saturday (4:30 PM, Wolfman Theater). Sounds like a busy weekend. Hope to see you there!