A collision of real world, physical gaming, with digital gaming as desktop tabletop RPGs meet NFTs in The Glimmering. Join us with guests Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Lead Game Designer and Brent McCrossen, CEO of GRIPNR in Episode #187 of The Nifty Show.  The Glimmering is a new 5e campaign designed to preserve the magic of classic tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) while innovating the player experience. The adventure expands beyond the traditional gaming world and onto the blockchain. The Glimmering is also a gate to another plane. A place of darkness, terror, and strange vistas. It is home to otherworldly creatures that you must rally to fight as you rise through the Moonstone Empire and make history for the ages. The Glimmering is the brainchild of the team at GRIPNR, a Web3 technology company founded by data geeks, artists, game designers, musicians, NFT collectors, and TTRPG fanatics who are crazy enough to do this. Learn more about us and why we believe transparency is the key to building a thriving community. TIME STAMPS: 00:00 - Intro 01:35 - Guest introductions for Stephen Radney-MacFarland, Lead Game Designer and Brent McCrossen, CEO of GRIPNR 05:46 - What is The Glimmering?  07:50 - How are the physical games recorded on-chain?  09:55 - You’re using the Polygon chain, so limited gas fees. Are there any other reasons you went with the Polygon chain?  12:45 - What prevents fraud in leveling up characters?  13:55 - What are some of the tools created for players and the roadmap for their release?  15:25 - Can you still mint? Yes! 19:30 - Closing remarks: How to join The Glimmering; enter the community and play the Tower of Power campaign.  FULL SHOW NOTES: http://nifty.show/187 SUBSCRIBE, RATE, & REVIEW: Podcasts: http://nifty.show/itunesSpotify: http://nifty.show/spotifyStitcher: http://nifty.show/stitcherGoogle Play: http://nifty.show/playiHeart: https://nifty.show/iheartYouTube: http://badco.in/youtube FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL MEDIA: Twitter: @theniftyshow - @badcryptopod - @joelcomm - @finallyalignedFacebook: /TheNiftyShow /BadCryptoPod /JoelCommLinkedIn: /in/joelcommInstagram: @BadCryptoPodcast DISCLAIMER: Do your own due diligence and research. Neither Joel Comm nor Zach Comm are FINANCIAL ADVISORS. We are sharing our journey with you as we learn more about this crazy little thing called cryptocurrency. We make NO RECOMMENDATIONS. Don't take anything we say as gospel. Do not come to our homes with pitchforks because you lost money by listening to us. We only share with you what we are learning and what we are investing it. We will never "pump or dump" any cryptocurrencies. Take what we say with a grain of salt. You must research this stuff on your own! Just know that we will always strive for RADICAL TRANSPARENCY with any show associations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.