David and Anthony join me to discuss #RPGaDay 2025. The infographic and a plain text version of the prompts are available on my blog: https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/2025/07/rpgaday2025.html LInks for this episode: You can find the #RPGaDAY stuff here: www.facebook.com/RPGaDAY Dave's blog: www.autocratik.com Dave's Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/autocratik What Dave's been working on here: https://www.autocratik.com/p/about-me.html And the WILD RPG (hint) here: www.wildrpg.com Anth...
Jul 07, 2025•33 min•Season 2Ep. 32
James Sral of the Sub Class Act podcast does a tutorial solo game with me using Eye of Erendor, a modified version of Matt Jackson’s Red, White, & Blue oracle, and The Perilous Wilds. Also mentioned during the show Matt Finch’s Tome of Adventure Design and Kevin Crawford’s Black Streams: Solo Heroes https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/114895/black-streams-solo-heroes Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ...
Jul 05, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 32
James Wiebe helps me pollenate your earholes on this spoiler filled discussion of Jason Statham in The Beekeeper. Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr Follow my blog https://ner...
Jun 29, 2025•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 31
Free Thrall aka Spencer joins me to discuss if The Black Hack is suitable for long term campaign play. You can reach him here: https://freethrall.carrd.co Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr...
Jun 25, 2025•24 min•Season 1Ep. 31
I field calls from Joe (Hindsightless), James (Sub Class Act), and Daniel (Bandit's Keep) before discussing The Reign of the Kingfisher by T.J. Martinson with Arlen Walker (Live from Pellam's Wasteland). There is a spoiler section at the end. Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Dis...
Jun 22, 2025•51 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Jason Wiebe (The Dungeon Plunger) joins me for a RPG ramble! Topics covered include Savage Worlds, 5E, ICRPG, Barbarians of Lemuria, Conan: Lord of the Mount by Stephen Graham Jones, Vampire Hunter D, XDM, OD&D, Pathfinder, Board Games, Magic, E.T., Necromunda, OSRisms, CAG, D&D edition wars, and more! I also answer calls from BJ (The Arcane Alienist), Menion aka Rob (Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi), Joe (Hindsightless), and Karl (The GMologist Presents). Links to things mentioned: ...
Jun 15, 2025•1 hr 40 min•Season 2Ep. 30
Arlen (Live From Pellam's Wasteland) joins me for an intro to skills in RPGs and then Joe (Hindsightless) joins me for Hello Mary Lou Prom Night 2 (1987) the next installment in our Revenge From Beyond The Grave series. Next book review will be The Reign of the Kingfisher by T. J. Martinson. Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variet...
Jun 01, 2025•1 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Listener feedback episode with calls from Anthony aka Runeslinger (Casting Shadows), Riley (Diegetic Advancement), Karl (The GMologist Presents), David (Baffle Box Games & Betelnut Games), Daniel (Bandit's Keep), and Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland). Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audi...
May 25, 2025•30 min•Season 2Ep. 29
Daniel (Bandit's Keep) joins me to talk about Chuck Norris' 1985's Invasion USA and how to run it at your table. Then Joe (Hindsightless) joins me for another segment of Revenge Beyond the Grave to discuss a brace of Clint Eastwood films 1973's High Plains Drifter and 1985's Pale Rider. A Pint of Cthulhu podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/dk/podcast/interveiw-with-nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1651480090?i=1000708661258 Here's the link to the youtube series Daniel mentioned https://youtube.com/playli...
May 18, 2025•1 hr 36 min•Season 2Ep. 28
In this bonus episode I answer feedback from Karl (The GMologist Presents), Daniel (Bandit's Keep), Joe (Hindsightless), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), Bob (SAFCOcast), and Mirke (Mirke the Meek). SAFCOcast https://www.safcocast.com/ Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Au...
May 11, 2025•37 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Daniel (Bandits Keep) joins me to discuss if published settings and modules are a trap and Arlen (Live From Pellam's Wasteland) joins me to discuss David Brin's 1980 novel Sundiver. Discussed in the episode Smugglers Coffee Tales to Astound Blog https://talestoastound.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/thoughts-on-the-play-style-and-fiction-for-classic-traveller/ Esoteric Creature Generator for Classic Fantasy Role Playing Games and their Modern Simulacra from Goodman Games https://goodman-games.com/sto...
May 04, 2025•2 hr 10 min•Season 2Ep. 27
I field more listener feedback from Jason (The Dungeon Plunger Podcast), Karl (The GMologist Presents, Joe (Hindsightless), Safer (SaferFantasyCrafting), Kevin (Analytic Dice), and Michael (Mirke the Meek) Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ...
Apr 27, 2025•19 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Dekahedron Joe (The Dekahedron RPG Podcast) joins me to talk Tunnels & Trolls, Anchorite APA and American Revolution and then Joe Richter (Hindsightless) joins me to talk The Fog (1980). Boston 1775 Blog https://boston1775.blogspot.com/ Emerging Revolutionary War blog https://emergingrevolutionarywar.org/ Emerging Revolutionary War YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0McjpHESQwLyFUzW5nfIVg Tunnels & Trolls 1982 tape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S46dTh7J2M8 Ways to contact me: Sp...
Apr 20, 2025•1 hr 35 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Today is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's historic ride! On this bonus episode I read Longfellow's poem. Text of the poem https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/1861jan/paulrev.htm Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord https://discord.gg/...
Apr 18, 2025•6 min•Season 2Ep. 26
A bonus call in show with calls from BJ (The Arcane Alienist) , Jason (The Dungeon Plunger Podcast), Daniel (Bandit’s Keep), Joe (Hindsightless), and Karl (The GMologist Presents) Also mentioned Death Stalker V’s Random Encounter Show on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RandomEncounterShow Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords in...
Apr 13, 2025•29 min•Season 2Ep. 25
James Knight joins me to discuss Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce (1985) and John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987) as well as Nigel Kneale's Quatermass which inspired them. Full spoilers. Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio D...
Apr 06, 2025•56 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Barry (A Song of Dice and Shadows) joins me to discuss the slow read of The Silmarillion we are doing on the Audio Dungeon Discord and to geek out over Rolemaster. Clip art today is the cover of the 1989 edition of Arms Law & Claw Law by Angus McBride. Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a vari...
Mar 30, 2025•1 hr 9 min•Season 2Ep. 24
Menion aka Rob (Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi) and Joe (Hindsightless) join me for a ramble about Dazed and Confused and other coming of age films, Saint Patrick's Day and how the Irish saved Western Civilization. This is a raw, unedited conversation. Menion playing video games on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68WELA1HNSk How the Irish Saved Western Civilization https://www.amazon.com/How-Irish-Saved-Civilization-Irelands/dp/0385418493 Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for ...
Mar 17, 2025•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 24
Nicky & Arlen join me to discuss Nathan Ballingrud's short story collection Wounds and Joe joins me to discuss Dario Argento's 1985 film Phenomena. Arlen's book reviews on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including th...
Mar 16, 2025•2 hr•Season 2Ep. 23
The Reaver Kickstarter by Raven God Games just went live! Kickstarter page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravengodgames/reaver-sword-and-sorcery-role-playing-game-0 Actual Play https://www.youtube.com/@newedgeswordandsorcery8061 Actual Play https://youtu.be/eVY2nO2i8mk?feature=shared...
Mar 04, 2025•9 min•Season 2Ep. 23
Jason Wiebe from The Dungeon Plunger podcast joins me, I say goodby to Gene Hackman, rant about digital media, and later play calls from Joe (Hindsightless), Spencer aka Free Thrall (Keep Off the Borderlands), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), and Michael (Mirke the Meek) The Dungeon Plunger podcast https://rss.com/podcasts/the-dungeon-plunger/1892944/ Dungeon Plungin’ print and play board game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/31412/dungeon-plungin Hex Talk podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/6iBwT...
Mar 02, 2025•1 hr 27 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Reggie Bannister is near the end, entering home hospice care, and if you can send him cards and letters letting him know you are thinking about him it would mean a lot! Reggie Bannister PO Box 4387 Crestline, CA 92325 More here at Bloody Disgusting https://bloody-disgusting.com/news/3855674/phantasm-star-reggie-bannister-enters-hospice-care-write-to-him/...
Feb 22, 2025•1 min•Season 2Ep. 22
Nicky asks me to hit her as hard as I can. Spoilers for both Chuck Palahniuk novel and 1999 David Fincher movie. Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr Follow my blog h...
Feb 16, 2025•1 hr 11 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Barry aka GM Shadow joins me to discuss the Fudge RPG and I field listener calls from Dark Fluid, Karl & Amy Lee Rodriguez, Joe Richter, and MW Lewis. Dekahedron RPG on Fudge https://youtu.be/RZUw02b7hTw?si=xivLGfxmYv1zHejF Audio verison https://www.dekahedron.com A Song of Dice and Shadows https://shows.acast.com/dice-shadows Grey Ghost Games https://www.fudgerpg.com 1995 Edition of Fudge RPG https://www.fudgerpg.com/goodies/fudge-files/download/3-core/3-fudge-1995-pdf.html Carnivore Games ...
Feb 09, 2025•1 hr 4 min•Season 2Ep. 21
Scott from Kongable TSNWO joins me to discuss writing and running espionage adventures. Scott's FaceBook page is: S. Kongable TSNWO Missions If you want to talk espionage missions join the page and the conversation. Scott's Drive-Thru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/28959/kongable-tsnwo Top Secret: New World Order: https://topsecretrpg.com/ Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: ...
Feb 02, 2025•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 20
Karl (The GMologist Presents) joins me for a spoiler filled discussion of the official Bond films from Dr. No to Diamonds are Forever. Sound of 007 documentary can be found on Amazon Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of d...
Jan 26, 2025•1 hr 52 min•Season 2Ep. 20
I'm relaunching my blog and The Old Warlock has a pending kickstarter! https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com Forest of the Moon Denizens https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oldwarlock/forest-of-moon-denizens Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' ...
Jan 24, 2025•3 min•Season 2Ep. 19
I talk about why today, Inauguration Day in the US, we should take time to get to know the teachings of Daryl Davis. TedTalk https://youtu.be/fw0vS0qvYo0?si=tMEnrqt3hNb4FHWH Here is a 6 minute video if you are in a hurry https://youtu.be/X7g3XtTHprI?si=umvLlhnIYWLQDCKW His documentary can be found on Amazon, it is called Accidental Courtesy: Daryl Davis, Race & America and he is on episode 1419 of The Joe Rogan Experience. Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-114...
Jan 20, 2025•6 min•Season 2Ep. 18
Stefan Surratt of Dragon Peak Publishing joins me to discuss how to twist classic adventures and make them your own. We also discuss Stefan's pending Backerkit project, The Conquest of Chaos. Link to Backerkit: https://www.backerkit.com/call_to_action/fd99a511-0822-4450-a6fa-17309edd5177/landing Dragon Peak Publishing site: https://www.dragonpeakpublishing.com Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: ...
Jan 19, 2025•40 min•Season 2Ep. 19
Joe from the Dekahedron RPG Podcast joins me to officially announce The Anchorite APA (Amateur Press Association) plus we dive into the mailbag. The Anchorite APA https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home The Dekahedron RPG Podcast https://www.dekahedron.com/ Joe's YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@jpfgill Listener calls from Graham (Gaming From The First Age), Anthony aka Runeslinger (Casting Shadows), Joe (Hindsightless), Mirke (Mirke the Meek), Barry (A Podcast of Dice and Shadows),...
Jan 14, 2025•1 hr 43 min•Season 2Ep. 17
