This week's show Troy has the great fortune to interview Jaye Wizziefingers again, and they talk about the really cool and awesome things in Vanguard. The conversation goes a bit long, since they were having so much fun talking Vanguard.  In response, Troy postpones the Highlight of the Healer Classes to next week and cuts his other features short.  To close the show out, Troy talks about his new blog, the Emerald Tablet at www.emeraldtablet.wordpress.com.

From the ancient stone vaulted arches and bridges of Thelaseen
where even the cloying mist that shrouds the primordial columns of grey, basalt mark their age in millennia. To the stormy plateau of the Gardens of Xia Liu where thunder rolls across the heavens
like waves crash along the jagged rock strewn cliffs of Martok
Ending in the isle of Garuzamut where something is awakening, a life force that is so evil that the skies darken at high noon, where the rivers flow with ichor dredged up from some deep well within the forgotten Peninsula, and the adventurers blood turn ice cold in their veins!

This week Troy has the great honor to sit down with Jaye Wizziefingers and talk seriously about Vanguard.  He follows the lengthy discussion with his Shout Outs to friends, the Voyages of Vanguard Friend's Network; and Rumors, Tips, and Bugs on Vanguard.  Troy then has an email he talks about and continues with his 2nd of 4 part special on the Offensive Fighters of the Game.  He wraps the show up with his Brotherhood experience and briefly talks on his new blog, the Emerald Tablet.

Tips:
#who vovfriends
/giveplayerlootitem <player name> <item link>
/stuck

Blog:
www.emeraldtablet.wordpress.com

Interesting Posts:
http://forums.station.sony.com/vg/posts/list.m?topic_id=18817
 
http://forums.station.sony.com/vg/posts/list.m?topic_id=18623

This week in episode 18, Troy takes the opportunity to shout out to several new and old friends.  He is elated that the Voyages of Vanguard Friends' Network is finally seeing the light of day and is encouraging players on Seradon or Xeth to join the vovfriends chat channel.  Troy brings back the tips of the week, and has several new tips as well as a couple of old tips to tell the listeners.  Starting this week, Troy starts a new segment called The Classes of Vanguard, and talks about the Protective Fighter class of characters.  Rounding out the show, Troy is excited about Brotherhoods.  Troy sits down with Johnathan from The Online Gamer's Anthology and talks about the Big J's new monster video card. Troy wraps the show up with is current rant about why does his toons have all the fun and he has to work and do all the chores around the house.

Topics
-I am the Captain of my Own Ship
-Shout Outs
-Voyages of Vanguard Friends' Network
-Vanguard Tips
-Listener Emails and Questions
-Highlight on the Melee Classes of the Game
-Brotherhood with Pidge and Ratook
-Brotherhood with the Small Fries
-The Big J is back and he has a New Video Card
-Upcoming Guests

Links
http://www.regressionx.com/core/Nadger/vanguard/CoreUI3_Beta2.zip

Commands
/join vovfriends
/autojoin set vovfriends
/flush

This week Troy has an interview with Steve Williams, diplomatic lead and game designer at Vanguard.  Enjoy!