In this BONUS EPISODE we talk with game designer Alan Bahr about: - Gallant Knight Games - Cold Shadows - Game Design - For Coin and Blood - Tiny Dungeons - Tiny Frontiers - Tiny Wastelands - Zorro roleplaying - Pendragon - and much, much more! CHECK IT! Get in touch with Alan below: webpage: https://alanbahr.net/ Pendragon Guide: https://alanbahr.net/2017/03/12/alans-unofficial-totally-biased-essential-pendragon-rpg-book-guide/ Tweet: https://twitter.com/alanbahr Facebook: https://www.facebook....
Jun 27, 2018•56 min
In this episode of Full Metal RPG: Adam reviews Mutant Year Zero! Friday Night Roleplaying Club Season 2 Wrap-Up! DCC Giveaway Results! Hot Takes! Check us: fullmetalrpg.com https://www.patreon.com/fullmetalrpg Our friends: http://darkerdays2.podbean.com/
Jun 15, 2018•1 hr 7 min
It's our 50th Episode man! Can you believe it?! In this episode: Phoenix Fan Fest Comic Cons Dungeon Crawl Classics Happy Time Dungeon Hour 2 Alcoholism Patreon Updates iTunes Reviews and then... The Return of Forever Knight! Check us out on: http://fullmetalrpg.com/
May 31, 2018•1 hr 19 min
In today's BONUS EPISODE, We have the long awaited (overdue) audio of my interview with Christopher Grey! We talk about: Happiest Apocalypse on Earth Dungeons & Dragons Game Design Kickstarters and Life in LA! Many thank yous to Chris for his patience with this episode's slow, almost non-existent release! Link below to find Chris' work! https://www.christopher.world/
May 23, 2018•45 min
We got a lot coming at ya cultists! On today's episode we have: Stormbringer First Edition Reviewed Cthulhu City Mutant Year Zero World of Darkness Crime Stories Patreon Shout-outs and GIVEAWAY WINNERS!!!! CHeeeeeeeeeyyyyyyaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhh!
May 15, 2018•1 hr 14 min
Yo yo yo! In today's episode we are joined once again by Brazilian game design superstar Diogo Nogueria! He talks about his new science fantasy epic Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells. Let me tell you kids, this game sounds hot! Links below! Solar Blades & Cosmic Spells Indiegogo Page https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/solar-blades-cosmic-spells-tabletop-rpg-books/x/18709928#/ Quick Primer For Old School Gaming (FREE) http://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-finch/quick-primer-for-old-school-gaming/eb...
May 10, 2018•54 min
Brendan and Adam have been fuckin busy! In this episode of FMRPG we've got: Updates on the zines! New Mexicon storytelling! Megagame Madness with Watch the Skies! Hot takes! Get at us fools!
Apr 30, 2018•49 min
It's a new BONUS EPISODE! This time we have Christoffer Sevaldsen in all the way from Dubai to talk about the creation of his new game Black Void, now on Kickstarter! This game is very different from a lot of the other stuff that is being kicked right now, so I think that you cultists will really want to hear about it. Patron Richard hits Christoffer up with a question as well. Link to the Black Void Kickstarter below: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/68133405/black-void-rpg?ref=nav_search&a...
Apr 26, 2018•50 min
In this episode: Brendan and Adam do some much needed bookkeeping! We got shout outs to the the first 21 Patrons! A new iTunes Review! Preview of Horrorism #1 New Mexicon news! The End of the World - Revolt of the Machines Giveaway Winner Announced! Adam Reviews: The End of the World - Wrath of the Gods Updates on: World of Darkness: Black Blood Mutant Year Zero
Apr 15, 2018•1 hr
In this BONUS EPISODE, Brendan and Adam team up to interview Sarah Doombringer, co-creator of Bluebeard's Bride and creator of Velvet Glove! We talk to her about her work, women in gaming and her upcoming appearance at New Mexicon April 21st and 22nd in Albuquerque, New Mexico! Caveat Emptor: We had some problems with Sarah's audio file, and so in post production I had to lay a filter over it to remove these very tinny, abrasive, bit-crushed noises out of it. Because of this, it sometimes sounds...
Apr 08, 2018•55 min
It the last day of March and that means brand new episode! We have the homie Chris Zac from Twin Cities by Night here to talk White Wolf, podcasting and supporting the online community. He does a guest review of Ghoul: Fatal Addiction for Vampire: the Masquerade 2nd Edition. If you wanna check out any of Chris' projects, hit the links below: https://www.facebook.com/groups/862703457198327/?ref=br_rs https://soundcloud.com/twin-cities-by-night Adam and Brendan catch people up on their games! Than...
Mar 31, 2018•1 hr 13 min
We got another BONUS EPISODE for you! Ryan Schoon stops in to talk about his latest game, Gears of Defiance, now on Kickstarter. To check it out, follow the link below: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/loremastergames/gears-of-defiance?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=gears%20of%20 This is Adam's first solo interview cvltists, and the first episode, ever, of Full Metal RPG without Brendan. So stop in, take a listen and shout out to Adam with some support yo!
Mar 29, 2018•42 min
We got a BONUS EPISODE TODAY!!! It was our pleasure to host Mark Diaz Truman as he talks to us about his narco-crime fiction Cartel, Urban Shadows, Powered by the Apocalypse, Magpie Games, and culture in gaming! It was a real treat to have Mark on the show and I think that game designers, GMs and tabletop gamers everywhere will have something to take from his insights. Here is a link to the Cartel Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/marktruman/cartel-a-mexican-narcofiction-tabletop...
Mar 24, 2018•1 hr 3 min
In this episode Brendan and Adam discuss Total Party Kills and our respective ongoing Lamentations of the Flame Princess and Mutant Year Zero games. Updates on Ben, the Winner of our Starfinder giveaway and Fever Swamp from the Melsonian Art Council Reviewed! Connect to the Melsonian Art Council here: http://melsonia.com/category/rpg-zines Get at us!
Mar 15, 2018•1 hr
Whaddup Everybody??!! Your boys are coming back attcha with a brand new episode on the last day of the month! That's right, now that SHDWSWRN has passed we need to fill up our hours with something and from this point forward, we're doing two episodes a month, plus our usual round up of BOMUS EPISODES with creators as they become ready. In this episode We talk about Brendan's Lamentations of the Flame Princess Game, Adam's Mutant Year Zero Game, Adam presents his review of Death Frost Doom, We an...
Feb 27, 2018•56 min
In this month's episode Adam and Brendan sit down and talk about their disappointments with Warhammer, Valentine's Day, bleakness, writing, Game Club, Game Fair, Happy Time Dungeon Hour...the list goes on and on. Stick around to the very end if you'd like to hear some rad ass freestyle interpretations of select scenes from "The Dark Knight Rises" and we have a Justin Sirois TM inspired giveaway just for you. Get at it son.
Feb 15, 2018•1 hr 11 min
Well kids, it's another episode of Full Metal RPG with you Uncle Brendan, Adam and none other than Jim motherfucking Miller. So here we go! We want to take a second and give a shout out to the winner of our Crit Hit 3 write in contest, Tim Baker! Whaddup playah! The deadline for submissions for our new contest is midnight (AZ time, good luck figuring that one out) Valentines Day, February 14th, 2018. I'm going to put some links to the Crit Hit 3 KS here as soon as it goes live! See you fucks at ...
Jan 16, 2018•1 hr 40 min
It's the Full Metal RPG YEAR IN REVIEW! Get at it kids! Brendan and Adam are joined by Ben (a different Ben, not the usual Ben, THE OG BEN) and we talk about our respective year in gaming. We got some fresh takes, we got some not so fresh takes. We keep this one mostly positive so check it out and get at us with our contest at the back of the show. Thanks for listening!
Dec 17, 2017•1 hr 40 min
Whaddup! We got another episode coming at you fast and hard! This time Brendan sits down with Venger Satanis writer of Blood Dark Thirst and Alpha Blue among many other OSR projects off the beaten trail. We had some difficulties with the audio this show, so please bear with me! Find Venger below: http://vengersatanis.blogspot.com/ Blood Dark Thirst: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/223788/Blood-Dark-Thirst?term=blood+dark+th&test_epoch=0 Alpha Blue: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/168...
Dec 02, 2017•1 hr 3 min
In today's BONUS EPISODE Brendan is joined over Skype by the one, the only Diogo Nogueira, creator of Sharp Swords and Sinister Spells, Old Skull Publishing founder, DCC fanatic, Instagram personality and all-around OSR Legend. We talk about Diogo's creative journey and some of his insights into the OSR movement. Diogo has some mad powerful shit to say, so buckle in on this one kids, it's good! Find Diogo, his work, and his inspirations here: https://www.facebook.com/diogonog?ref=br_rs https://p...
Dec 02, 2017•1 hr 1 min
On today's BONUS EPISODE, we're joined again by Justin Sirois to talk about the projects he's been working on of late, especially, Beneath, the Spire and the Sound which you can find a link to here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/justinsirois/beneath-the-spire-and-the-sound-beneath-book-2?ref=nav_search We talk about creative direction, branding, the difference between art and pornography and of course how all this relates to games. We also get to hear about some of Justin's other projects...
Oct 26, 2017•57 min
In Episode 40 we discuss what it means to be a traditional gamer vs. an indie gamer and where we lie on that spectrum Additionally we talk about our writing projects, the FMRPG roleplaying club and Beneath, the Spire and the Sound.
Oct 17, 2017•1 hr 15 min
Welcome back! We're a couple of days late on this one, sorry. There is a little trouble with the audio on Adam's line and we weren't able to smooth it out so please accept our apologies about the sound quality on this one. In this episode Brendan, Adam and Ben sit around and just sort of chat about where they are at with gaming in a style very reminiscent of older episodes. We talk about: What really makes D&D, D&D? What have we been up to lately? FMRPG Friday Night Game Club FMRPG Write...
Sep 19, 2017•1 hr 12 min
In the second of our series bringing you in touch with the thoughts and insights of game designers themselves, Full Metal RPG is proud to present our interview with James Vail, creator of Xas Irkalla and lead creative at Atramentis Games! In this Bonus Episode James Vail Skypes in to talk about art, music, game design, Kickstarter and most importantly, his game: Xas Irkalla! We hope that you enjoy this episode, the second in our game desinger series. You can find the Xas Irkalla Kickstarter here...
Aug 24, 2017•1 hr 5 min
The gang's all here! The Warlord Amanda joins Brendan, Adam and Ben to recap the games played this summer 2017! Links to Hot -ass Kickstarters and such the like. Don't wait!: Xas Irkalla https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/855767049/xas-irkalla?ref=user_menu Spire https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gshowitt/spire-rpg?ref=user_menu Atramentis Games website: http://atramentisgames.com/ Art by Rich "Nerdgore" Sampson Music by Legion, The Blues Brothers, Will Smith and GNR
Aug 15, 2017•1 hr 4 min
In this episode Brendan, Ben and Adam gather to lend a hand to anyone who is thinking about putting together a collection of Vampire: the Masquerade. If you are not familiar with the game, but would like to become so, we give an outline of some of our favorite books and let everyone know where to get started with a collection. Skip Ahead: 00:00:30 - Intro 00:16:06 - Forever Knight Episode 09 00:32:15 - Main Conversation Brendan's List Starter: Vampire: the Masquerade 2nd Edition Core 2nd Edition...
Jul 31, 2017•1 hr 27 min
At last! Brendan, Adam and Ben are joined, IN PERSON by none other than Justin Sirois of Severed Books at Crit Hit 2017. Justin talks to us about he the genesis of Beneath the Inverted Church, teases it's sequel and talks about the challenges and rewards of self-publishing in the game industry. Check out links below for BtiC on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Beneath-Inverted-Church-Justin-Sirois/dp/1537387642/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1501204402&sr=8-1&keywords=beneath+the+inverted+chur...
Jul 28, 2017•59 min
In Episode 38 of Full Metal RPG, Brendan, Adam and Ben are joined by the Warlord Amanda to discuss roleplaying inside of and Intellectual Property such as a film, television series or novel. Each host then presents an IP game that they recommend Brendan - A Song of Ice and Fire Roleplaying Adam - Star Wars Saga Edition Ben - Stormbringer Amanda - Firefly Here's a cheat sheet to hear what and when: Intro: 00:00:30 IP Gaming Explored: 00:15:13 Reviews: 00:42:41 Outro: 01:26:01 Art by Rich "Nerdgor...
Jul 15, 2017•1 hr 37 min
Welcome back! On Episode 12, the gang is all here and we have Brendan, Adam and Ben all together to discuss the game of games: Vampire: the Masquerade. In this Episode we discuss our favorite and least favorite Signature Characters from the V:tM line and how we think you can get some gaming miles out of them. Each host has two characters to present that they love, and one character to present that they hate. We also review Episode 08 of Forever Knight, "Cherry Blossoms" oh boy. Art by Rich "Nerd...
Jul 02, 2017•2 hr 5 min
Whaddup Cultists?! In this Episode Brendan Carrion and Adam Sink are joined by none other than the elusive Aleks aka "Legion" to discuss the relative merits and flaws of OSR gaming vs. their "Vintage" or "Classic" counterparts. We wrestle with a concept pitched to us by Jamie at Colosseum Rex in Sunderland: "Do we need creators to emulate bygone systems or games when we live in a world where we have access to the original games from that time period, whether in physical copies via eBay, Amazon e...
Jun 16, 2017•1 hr 45 min
