Sat, 10 May 2008 In Episode 47, the guys continue with the second
part of their RPG pitch experiment, where they pitch to each other
secret ideas they've developed for games and try to flesh them out. But
first, Kyle reveals a shocking controversy that he has only just
discovered. On a tip from an anonymous source... one of his brothers,
but not Boner... Kyle learned that a recent WotC
product contained an idea remarkably similar-- some would say
identical-- to an idea he developed in March of 2004 and discussed
publicly on the podcast last July. Kyle's lawyers have advised him not
to make any accusations of intellectual property theft, so he is
careful not to. But he does state a rather strong opinion about how the
similarities between his idea of Gemini's Glade and the Father Llymic villain in WotC's Elder Evils could potentially be explained. Kyle then pleads for the book's author, Robert J. Schwalb,
to come on the podcast to clear up the situation. So after half an hour
of this nonsense, the guys pitch four ideas, two of which suck and two
of which are awesome, but remarkably similar.
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