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Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast

Twice a month (nominally) podcast about tabletop role playing games, exploitation movies, board games, miniature war games, and whatever else attracts my interest. Callers can use my Speakpipe account https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast you can also send an email to nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Ray Otus provided the coffee cup clip art and TJ provides my music.
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Episodes

49 Anachronism and a bit more on Hallucinations

This episode has calls from Free Thrall and John Alan Large, I talk more about hallucinations and have a segment about anachronism in media. The spoiler segment is just shy of two minutes long. This episodes calls are from: Free Thrall of the Keep Off the Borderlands podcast https://anchor.fm/s/6f45028/podcast/rss John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries podcast https://anchor.fm/s/55de8b4/podcast/rss Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/rayotus ...

Jan 16, 202018 minSeason 1Ep. 49

48 Realistic Period Psychological Horror Films

I point out some new podcasts, answer calls about the OSR and hallucinations, do a mystery unboxing, and talk about the recent wave of realistic period psychological horror movies! New podcasts mentioned in the show: The Tentacled Tumbleweeds https://anchor.fm/s/10005428/podcast/rss Goblin's Henchman https://anchor.fm/s/7d26480/podcast/rss Shadow of the GM https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss Our callers were: Joe https://anchor.fm/s/9592550/podcast/rss Lieren https://anchor.fm/s/c4f89c/podc...

Jan 13, 202022 minSeason 1Ep. 48

47 Hallucinations in Games

Some housekeeping regarding the January Cyberpunk Contest and zooming in and out of combat, a discussion about hallucinations in RPG, & a mystery unboxing. I reference Arlen Walker's podcast Live from Pellam's Wasteland during the housekeeping, here is his RSS so you can add it to your podcatcher https://anchor.fm/s/a01c930/podcast/rss Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find him on Patreon https://www.patreon.com/rayotus TJ Drennon provides all the music for my show, you can find hi...

Jan 12, 202017 minSeason 1Ep. 47

46 January Contest & What OSR Means To Me

I discuss the January Cyberpunk Contest where listeners are invited to share their favorite Cyberpunk property and to recommend one song for a Cyberpunk soundtrack. The contest is open until the end of January 2020, one of the entries will be drawn randomly to receive a DrivethruRPG gift certificate. I also discuss what the OSR means to me in this episode. You can leave me a message here on Anchor or find me on the Audio Dungeon Discord. Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find him on Pa...

Jan 09, 202018 minSeason 1Ep. 46

45 Solution to The Question of How to Zoom In and Out of Combat

Calls from Rudy of the RPG Retrofit podcast and Eric of the Games with Eric podcast, a solution to my question on how to zoom in and zoom out of combat and a mystery unboxing! Music by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon.

Jan 04, 202012 minSeason 1Ep. 45

44 Combat length and the possible need for multiple combat mechanisms

This focused episode is about combat length. It features calls by Rudy of RPG Retrofit and Josh of JB Publishing & is mainly being rushed out so Josh has something to listen to at work. The blog I refer to is here: http://www.bastionland.com/2017/05/decisive-combat.html?m=1 and the music this episode was all provided by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon.

Dec 27, 201916 minSeason 1Ep. 44

43 Happy Holidays

Calls from The Happy Whisk, Andy, Barney, John, and Colin. Also a short unboxing. Music by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon.

Dec 24, 201911 minSeason 1Ep. 43

42 RPG Combat Length, Is There a Sweet Spot?

Calls from John Alan Large of the Red Dice Diaries podcast and Josh Beckelhimer of the JB Publishing podcast. I discuss holiday stress, the sweet spot for combat length, and upcoming games. Music by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon.

Dec 21, 201923 minSeason 1Ep. 42

41 ICRPG Colonial Gothic and other recent games

Calls from Andy of Expedition to The Grizzly Peaks and Joe of Hindsightless & Weal or Woe. I also talk a little more about my ICRPG Altered State cyberpunk game and my recent ICRPG Colonial Gothic game. Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon.

Dec 18, 201919 minSeason 1Ep. 41

38 call ins, mystery unboxing, New Year’s resolutions and a lesson learned?

Calls this episode from Free Thrall of Keep Off The Borderlands podcast, John Alan Large of the Red Dice Diaries podcast, and Rudy of the RPG Retrofit podcast. Also a mystery unboxing, the aftermath of my overbooking lessons learned, and my RPG New Year’s resolutions! Music by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon.

Dec 09, 201931 minSeason 1Ep. 38

37 adapting films to games

Calls from Rudy of the RPG Retrofit podcast, Colin of the Spikepit RPG podcast, Pete of the Dragons AreReal podcast, Josh of the JB Publishing podcast, John of the Red Dice Diaries podcast, Barney of the Loco Ludus podcast, and a segment of a previous call from Joe of the Hindsightless& Weal or Woe podcasts. An installment of “what we don’t like about RPGs” and a discussion about adapting films into RPG adventures. Intro and Outro music by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon.

Dec 07, 201931 minSeason 1Ep. 37

36 Dave Discusses D&D 4E and other Listener Calls

All listener calls all the time! Calls from Josh of JB Publishing podcast, Tyler of the A 20sided Life podcast, ShandyAndy of the Unguarded Treasure (B52) podcast, RFED, and Dave of the dpercentile podcast. Music by TJ Drennon, you can find his Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TJD/overview

Dec 04, 201921 minSeason 1Ep. 36

35 Late Entry to the Nov Contest, Overbooking Your Schedule and Listener Calls

Calls from Colin of the Spikepit RPG podcast, Dave of the dpercentile podcast, Free Thrall of the Keep Off The Borderlands podcast, and Joe of Hindsightless & Weal or Woe podcasts. I read a late entry to the Nov Novel to RPG contest from Josh of the JB Publishing podcast, discuss how I overbooked my schedule on Sunday and include a mystery unboxing. Music by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon

Dec 03, 201925 minSeason 1Ep. 35

34 Dave this one’s for you! Interview with RFED on Boardgames

This is a long one folks but I hated to cut any of it. RFED, who you know as a frequent contributor to the Spikepit RPG podcast, talks with me about boardgames at the request of Dave from the dpercentile podcast. Music by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/TJD/overview

Dec 02, 201948 minSeason 1Ep. 34

33 November Contest Entries and Winner

Contest entries from John of Red Dice Diaries podcast (including a dramatic reading of Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge!!), Colin of the Spikepit RPG podcast, Rudy of the RPG Retrofit podcast, Edwin, Pete of the Dragons are Real podcast, Free Thrall of the Keep off the Borderlands podcast, Michael of the lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com , Joe of the Hindsightless & Weal or Woe podcasts, Evil Jeff & Minion Delta of the Minions and Musings podcast, and Arlen of the Live from Pelham’s Was...

Nov 30, 201936 minSeason 1Ep. 33

32 Star Dog Random Generation and Listener Calls

Calls from Joe of Hindsightless, Colin of Spikepit, Dave of dpercentile, Darren (RFED), Cody of No Save for You, and Free Thrall from Keep off the Borderland podcasts. I also create a character and do some random generation with Star Dogs. Star Dog Random Generators are here: https://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2019/11/star-dogs-players-handbook.html The YouTube video you should watch AFTER The Black Hole is "Too naive to understand The Black Hole (1979)" found here: https://www.youtube.com/wa...

Nov 28, 201930 minSeason 1Ep. 32

31 Space Special! Star Dog Players Handbook Review

All about Space! Space based movies, board games, and tv shows are highlighted. Also a rules review of a new space RPG, Star Dogs Players Handbook by Gorgzu Games. I was given a free review copy of the pdf. The blog where you can find more is https://lizardmandiaries.blogspot.com/2019/11/star-dogs-players-handbook.html

Nov 25, 201931 minSeason 1Ep. 31

30 Player Facing Rolls and Hidden Knowledge

I discuss player facing rolls and hidden GM knowledge. In addition we have a call from Rudy and a mystery unboxing. Thank you to TJ Drennon for the music!

Nov 23, 201919 minSeason 1Ep. 30

29 unboxing, game reports, & call ins

Mystery unboxing, game plans and play reports, calls from Lieren, Joe (Hindsightless), Pete Jones, and new caller Edwin. Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon.

Nov 20, 201923 minSeason 1Ep. 29

27 Mystery Unboxing and First November Contest Entry

Feedback on two recent games, calls from John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries, a mystery unboxing, and our first entry in the November Novel to RPG Contest! Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon, you can find him on Patreon.

Nov 16, 201922 minSeason 1Ep. 27

26 November Novel to RPG Contest & Upcoming Game Plans

I announce the details for the November Novel (it can be a short story or poem) to RPG Contest, plug new and newly returned podcasts and discuss upcoming games I am planning on playing in / preparing to run. Music by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon.

Nov 13, 201917 minSeason 1Ep. 26

25 listen to this BEFORE episode 24

Anchor published the wrong file for episode 24, if you haven't listened to episode 24 yet you want the 25 minute version NOT the 35 minute version. Sorry for the hassle.

Nov 09, 20192 minSeason 1Ep. 25

24 Managing NPC Conversations

A mystery unboxing, calls from John Alan Large of the Red Dice Diaries podcast, Pete Jones of the Dragons are Real podcast, Rudy of the RPG Retrofit podcast, Evil Jeff of the Minions & Musings podcast and a discussion of my recent ICRPG Colonial Gothic game and how to manage when a conversation with a NPC should be over. Musical transitions and outro by TJ Drennon who you can find on Patreon.

Nov 09, 201925 minSeason 1Ep. 24

23 Thoughts on my Weekend Games and GM/Player Responsibilities

I discuss GURPS Dungeon Fantasy, ICRPG, Colonial Gothic, The Black Hack 2E, and GM/Player responsibilities. With a last minute call from John Alan Large of the Red Dice Diaries podcast. TJ Drennon provided the outro music, you can find him on Patreon.

Nov 06, 201935 minSeason 1Ep. 23

22 The Black Hack 2E After Action Report!

This episode discusses Dave Aldridge of the dpercentile podcast’s thoughts on the advantages of NOT having a rigid campaign world and a recap of the first session of his new West Marches style TBH 2E game. TJ Drennon did the outro music, find him on Patreon.

Nov 04, 201911 minSeason 1Ep. 22

21 BASI6, The Infinite Game, and more!

Dave Aldridge of dpercentile podcast talks BASI6, Colin Green of the Spikepit RPG podcast weighs in on the Infinite Game, I get a call from Arlen Walker of Live From Pellam’s Wasteland podcast on the Halloween contest, there is a mystery unboxing and I give an after play report on Betrayal at House on the Hill. Musical transitions and outro by TJ Drennon, you can find him on Patreon. My game is available here: https://sharps54.itch.io/jasons-basi6-rpg...

Nov 02, 201926 minSeason 1Ep. 21

20 Halloween 2019 Contest Entries and Winner

I finish up Scary Movie Month with my final reviews, the rest of the horror movie entries and the winner of my 2019 Halloween Contest. Transitional music and outro by TJ Drennon, find him on Patreon.

Oct 31, 201937 minSeason 1Ep. 20
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