<p>This is our first episode in quite some time. The initial discussion of "D&D Fifth Edition" (now officially known as "<a href="http://www.wizards.com/dnd/dndnext.aspx">D&D Next</a>") was recorded in February 2012 and is thus, dated; at the time, the most current news about it was in an <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2012/01/10/arts/video-games/dungeons-dragons-remake-uses-players-input.html?pagewanted=all">article in the New York Times</a>. Many recent podcasts (particularly ones made after Gen Con 2012) have discussed this topic in greater detail. We include this discussion to offer some perspective: this illustrates the various expectations and speculations that have been made about what will be the newest edition of what was once the most popular roleplaying game on the market, when it released in 2014 (or is projected to be at that time).</p> <p>Furthermore, we discuss the dividing line between "indie" and "mainstream" roleplaying games. The line is thinner and fuzzier than many people believe and after you hear our discussion, you will have much food for thought.</p> <p>Finally, we interviewed cartoonist extraordinare Stan Sakai at <a href="http://www.montrealcomiccon.com/en/">Montreal Comicon</a> 2011. Mr. Sakai is famous for his work on the <a href="http://www.usagiyojimbo.com/">Usagi Yojimbo</a> comic and many other fine works.</p> <iframe src="http://archive.org/embed/DicecastEpisode17DdNextindieVs.mainstreamRpgsAndAnInterview" width="640" height="480" frameborder="0"></iframe> <b>Other links</b><div><ul><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Polymancer <a href="http://www.polymancer.com/">main site</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Polymancer <a href="http://www.polymancerstudios.com/">corporate web site</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Polymancer on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/Polymancer">Twitter</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Polymancer on <a href="http://polymancerstdio.livejournal.com/">LiveJournal</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Polymancer on <a href="http://www.myspace.com/Polymancer">MySpace</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px;">Polymancer on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Polymancer">Facebook</a></span></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/Dicecast">RSS feed for DiceCast</a></span></li><li><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 13px; "><a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301755656">Subscribe to DiceCast in iTunes</a> </span></li></ul> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">DiceCast is available at the <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301755656">iTunes music store</a>. The RSS feed is http://feeds.feedburner.com/Dicecast.<a href="http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=301755656"><img src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/e0/Music_player_logo.png" align="right" width="80" height="80" alt="Find us on iTunes" /></a></div>