New Unofficial Muppet Role Playing Game on "Barking Alien" Blog

Greetings Muppet fans! As we've discussed many times before, showcasing the work of Muppet fans has always been one of our primary goals here on The Muppet Mindset--and today is no exception! We've got quite an exciting new fan project to show off today: a role-playing-game from the mind of friend of the blog Adam Dickstein. Adam is hosting the game on his blog and would really appreciate it if you checked it out--and it's pretty cool... so you really should check it out!

Hi, I'm Adam Dickstein of the Role Playing Game and general nonsense blog Barking Alien.

My two biggest hobby loves are role playing games and the Muppets. For those unfamiliar with role playing games, they are one part game, one part improv theater, and one part interactive storytelling exercise. Remember those Choose Your Own Adventure books from the early 80's? It's a lot like those. The most famous role playing game to enter the pop culture lexicon is Dungeons & Dragons.

Essentially, a role playing game is played when a group of players create characters using their preferred rules of choice and go on adventures created by a referee player, often called a Gamemaster. All you need is pencils, papers, some dice, a set of rules and your imagination to create heroes, fantastic worlds and epic stories.

With my blog becoming more and more popular I thought it was a good time to let people see a little pet project I've been working on for, oh, over 20 years now. I made a Muppets Role Playing Game. Over the course of the entire month of March, I will be posting the rules, ideas on what to do with them and ways to incorporate the Muppets or Muppet themed ideas into already existing role playing games. In addition, several of the more popular RPG bloggers are going to make "guest appearances" on my blog, incorporating their own affection for gaming and the Muppets.

I hope other Muppet fans will join us and check out all the fun over at http://barkingalien.blogspot.com. If even one Muppet fan finds the game fun or one game revitalizes their love of the Muppets, I'll be a happy camper.

Thanks and Enjoy,
Adam Dickstein
Barking Alien

The Muppet Mindset by Ryan Dosier

News Update: February 18, 2010

NEWS UPDATE: February 18, 2010
There is news today! First of all, The Muppet Vinylmation collection is available online at the Disney Store. So if you're a fan of Muppets shaped like Mickey Mouse or Bean Bunny collectible items, then these are for you! You can buy a box of 24 for $238 (?!?!?!) or single blind-boxes for $9.95 (plus shipping, of course). Personally, I'll be waiting to pick some up when I go to Disney World next month... but that's just me!


Muppet King Arthur #2 will be released next Wednesday (February 24) in comic shops everywhere (or most everywhere, anyway). Featuring covers by David Petersen and Dave Alvarez, issue #2 continues to follow Arthur (Kermit) and his band of rag-tag knights as they attempt to reinvigorate England's hierarchy. Be sure to check it out when it's released next Wednesday!

Elmo, everyone's favorite third-person talking monster, is starring in a new series within the regular series called "Elmo's Backyard." Sesame Workshop officially launched the webpage for the series today and it's being dubbed, "Indiana Jones of the Backyard" which is both fun and exciting at the same time (funciting!). There are also some fun video clips on the site, so check it out!

Our wonderful friends over at ToughPigs have coverage from this year's Toy Fair in New York earlier this week. They of course got the scoop on anything Muppety, Sesame, or Fraggle they could find and they have some great pictures and coverage to check out.

Our other good friends at StichKingdom.com have also reported some great news from Toy Fair New York, including the fact that there will be a re-release of Muppets Monopoly from a few years ago, along with a new Muppets Yahtzee game with the cup shaped like Kermit's head (don't ask me how that works). Our contact at Stitch Kingdom has also mentioned some other exciting Muppet products but wasn't specific. Once I know more information I'll relay it here!