Episode Twenty – Salt and Empire Building

In which Jim and I briefly discuss the new movie Salt, starring Angelina Jolie. Then female action hero tropes and how Salt measures up. Finally we discuss RPG campaigns that focus on Empire Building, how they can be played, why you may want to, and some of Jim’s very positive experiences with them.

• Movie: Night Watch (the 1st in the trilogy)
• Movie: Day Watch (the 2nd in the trilogy)
• Movie: Dusk Watch (the 3rd in the trilogy, not yet made)
• Movie: Salt
• Movie: The Long Kiss Goodnight
• Movie: Aliens
• Movie: G.I. Jane
• RPG: Star Frontiers
• Book: Sookie Stackhouse Novels
• TV: True Blood
• Book: Dresden Files
• TV: Dr. Who
• TV: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
• TV: Star Trek: The Original Series
• Movie: The Postman
• Wikipedia: First Post Master General, Benjamin Franklin
• Movie: Dune
• Book: Dune
• TV: Pillars of the Earth
• Book: Pillars of the Earth
• RPG: AD&D setting, Birthright
• RPG: Reign
• RPG: D&D 4e
• Podcast: Happy Jack’s RPG Podcast, specifically Season 03 Episode 08

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