I field listener feedback on noir movies, puzzles in RPGs and the Cypher system to include thoughts on GM Intrusions compared to Aspect Compels in FATE. I also talk about my upcoming Against the Darkmaster game. Calls from Spenser from Keep Off The Borderlands, Joe from Hindsightless & Weal or Woe, Daniel from Bandit's Keep, Arlen from Live From Pellam's Wasteland, Karl GM Extraordinaire, John from Red Dice Diaries, and Che from Roleplay Rescue. You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at ...
Jan 29, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 165
We talk private eye fiction and noir films. Calls from Joe of the Hindsightless and Weal & Woe podcasts, Edwin, Evil Jeff of the Minions and Musings podcasts, and Rob C. of the Down in a Heap podcast. In addition Rob C. joins me for a discussion of noir films. Back to games next episode!
Jan 26, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 164
Non-RPG related goodbye to Tyger, if you do not want to hear a grown man get all choked up and emotional you should skip this one. Next episode we will be back to the regularly scheduled program consisting of a noir call in show and a movie conversation with Rob C. from Down in a Heap.
Jan 25, 2021•2 min•Season 1Ep. 163
Rabid members of the Monte Cook cult tear me a new one... Roleplay Rescue https://anchor.fm/rpgrescue Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Weal or Woe https://www.wealorwoe.com/ Red Dice Diaries https://reddicediaries.com/ You can leave me a message here on Anchor at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on the Audio Dungeon Discord. Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find his blog at plundergrounds.blogspot.com/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show...
Jan 20, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 162
I explain why the Cypher system rubs me the wrong way and conclude with an overdue goodbye to an icon. Roleplay Rescue Episode 804 https://anchor.fm/rpgrescue/episodes/804-Cyphering-eokoa2/a-a49l0ga You can leave me a message here on Anchor at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on the Audio Dungeon Discord, among others.
Jan 19, 2021•16 min•Season 1Ep. 161
This is mostly my responses to Rob C. of the Down in a Heap podcast's messages on player skill vs character skill but Joe of the Hindsightless & Weal or Woe podcasts also manages to get a word in!
Jan 16, 2021•22 min•Season 1Ep. 160
Spencer, also known as Free Thrall, from the Keep Off The Borderlands podcast joins me to clarify his recent calls on puzzles. I also have some call ins from Daniel over at the Bandits Keep podcast on puzzles and Joe of the Hindsightless & Weal or Woe podcasts describes his group's love / hate relationship with puzzles. Spencer and I do ramble on about other games and movies later in the conversation. Angry GM The Suckiest Ability Scores Ever! https://theangrygm.com/ask-angry-the-suckiest-ab...
Jan 14, 2021•57 min•Season 1Ep. 159
This is a Jason Hobb’s style recorded in my van addition to my thoughts on Arlen and Spencer’s calls to episode 157 plus I ramble about Private Investigator fiction and noir films. In addition we have calls from Spencer, Evil Jeff and Karl! If you only care about RPGs stop listening when I start talking about the PI stuff
Jan 13, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 158
I talk about recent games and answer calls.
Jan 12, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 157
I’m back! I talk about where I’ve been, what I’ve been up to with games and media consumption plus I give some mediocre tips on how I put together and run one shots RPG sessions.
Jan 09, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 156
In this ‘lost episode’ Rob from the Down in a Heap podcast joins me to discuss Universal Monster movies and the collecting of RPGs and board games. Be warned this is a rambling discussion that goes all over the place. Down in a Heap podcast https://anchor.fm/rob-c URL https://anchor.fm/s/79fc2c8/podcast/rss You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com, or find me on the Audio Dungeon Discord Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find his blog at pl...
Dec 24, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 155
John Alan Large of the Red Dice Diaries RPG Podcast joins me to talk about the intersection of rules, immersion and game enjoyment. Stay until the end to hear some Burning Wheel love! Where to find John https://wheretofind.me/@Reddicediaries also https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries The Burning Wheel discussion episodes are here: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/episodes/Talking-about-Burning-Wheel-e4kbkp https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/episodes/Further-Burning-Wheel-Discussion-e9...
Dec 22, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 154
Quick gaming recap of MERP, Cyberpunk Red and Deep7’s 1PG before I take a short hiatus from podcasting. I hope to be back before the end of the year.
Dec 18, 2020•4 min•Season 1Ep. 153
I take a call from Joe about Barbarians of Lemuria, talk about games I played including Full Clip (1PG RPG), Monster of the Week, Dungeon Crawl Classics and Cyberpunk Red. In addition I cover the 1989 films Collision Course and Fletch Lives! Rev. Derek’s podcast where the Stephen King book discussion is being held https://anchor.fm/derek-mcclean4 Joe’s podcast https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9
Nov 29, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 152
Calls from Barney and Joe plus game recaps of Barbarians of Lemuria, Harn, MERP, and creation of a Cyberpunk Red character.
Nov 26, 2020•25 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Closing out our discussion on Cyberpunk Red's IP system including a short chat with Eric while he walks his dogs. Loco Ludus Website Loco Ludus • A podcast on Anchor RSS https://anchor.fm/s/f972340/podcast/rss The Omega 3D Chicken Coop Website The Omega 3D Chicken Coop • A podcast on Anchor RSS https://anchor.fm/s/4a9ada4/podcast/rss Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find his blog at plundergrounds.blogspot.com/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show, you can find him on Patreon www.pat...
Nov 22, 2020•26 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Whoops, I missed part of the rules yesterday so while I share some very insightful calls from Barney and Eric they may have a different opinion after this episode... Loco Ludus Website https://anchor.fm/loco-ludus The Omega 3D Chicken Coop Website https://anchor.fm/eric-salzwedel
Nov 21, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Quick discussion of Cyberpunk Red’s innovative XP system and their well deserved shout out to Seth Skorkowsky! My wife and Mattie also make an appearance. Loco Ludus Webpage https://anchor.fm/loco-ludus
Nov 20, 2020•9 min•Season 1Ep. 148
Arlen from Live from Pellam’s Wasteland and Barney from Loco Ludus weigh in on the dice conversation. Thank you to Ray Otus for the art and TJ Drennon for the music. Also mentioned is Sinster Red a zine by Rudy of the RPG Retrofit podcast. Here’s the link to Arlen’s episode https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland/episodes/2-75-Rolling-the-Dice-When-That-Matters-eml79n
Nov 18, 2020•19 min•Season 1Ep. 147
Note that on 16 Nov 2020 I added an audio clip of the conversation between Barney and Isaac at the end of this podcast, if you have already listened to my episode 146 or Barney's interview you can skip it . Do you have an opinion on how often we should roll dice? How about success ratios? I reference this episode of Loco Ludus in the episode, you don’t have to listen to it but I highly recommend it. https://anchor.fm/loco-ludus/episodes/Interview-with-Isaac-Williams-about-Mausritter-2-0-em51t2...
Nov 16, 2020•13 min•Season 1Ep. 145
What I've been watching, playing and a bunch of calls regarding when to roll dice and what kind of success rates are acceptable. I talk about Veronica Mars, Truth Seekers, New Tricks, and Dungeon Crawl Classics. I also play a short clip from the Loco Ludus podcast with the dice discussion the callers are referring to. Loco Ludus episode the clip is taken from: https://anchor.fm/loco-ludus/episodes/Interview-with-Isaac-Williams-about-Mausritter-2-0-em51t2/a-a10bofm Down in a Heap Website https://...
Nov 16, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Listener mail from John, Joe, Arlen, and Colin.
Nov 08, 2020•22 min•Season 1Ep. 144
Eli joins me to talk all about Hackmaster! Here is a link to the Hackmaster Players and GM's (Unofficial) discord https://discord.gg/HPhbDQWket Here is a link where you'll be able to play in a demo game later this month https://tabletop.events/conventions/rpg-alliance-con-2020-november-21-22 For the actual play podcasts the links are below Raktus Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/raktus Know Your Roll Website https://anchor.fm/raktus RSS Feed https://anchor.fm/s/226d686c/podcast/rss Raktus Youtube Ch...
Nov 06, 2020•43 min•Season 1Ep. 143
I talk about the board game Star Fleet Captains and my first ever 5E game, Adventures in Middle Earth. Oh yeah, Karl also stops by and talks about his recently finished short campaign using Call of Cthulhu Invictus! Arlen's podcast Live from Pellam's Wasteland Website https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland RSS Feed https://anchor.fm/s/a01c930/podcast/rss Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find his blog at plundergrounds.blogspot.com/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show, you can find him o...
Nov 04, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 142
All listener mail, all the time! Calls from Joe, Menion, Colin, Lonely Adventurer, Rob C., Andy, Spencer, and Derek. Camping With Owlbears Website https://anchor.fm/lonely-adventurer RSS Feed https://anchor.fm/s/12c448e0/podcast/rss Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi Website https://anchor.fm/menion RSS Feed https://anchor.fm/s/133db0f4/podcast/rss Down in a Heap Website https://anchor.fm/rob-c RSS Feed https://anchor.fm/s/79fc2c8/podcast/rss Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks Website https://anch...
Nov 02, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 141
A short, inadequate tribute to Sir Thomas Sean Connery 25 August 1930 - 31 October 2020.
Oct 31, 2020•10 min•Season 1Ep. 140
Where I discuss Maniac Cop (1988) Maniac Cop 2 (1990) and Maniac Cop 3: Badge of Silence (1993). I also briefly touch on Maniac (1980). No RPG content here just B movie campy horror goodness. Happy Halloween!
Oct 30, 2020•20 min•Season 1Ep. 139
Wherein I discuss games I’ve been in the last week or so. Middle Earth Role Playing, two OSE games, Barbarians of Lemuria Mythic Greek edition. I also talk about getting bitten the hand, the Manic Cop films, and do an unboxing.
Oct 29, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 138
Wherein I talk at length on 1983's The Being, rant on separation of art from the artist with Polanski’s Chinatown, and also touch on Hack-O-Lantern, Enola Holmes & Die, Monster, Die!
Oct 28, 2020•29 min•Season 1Ep. 137
Eric of the Omega 3D Chicken Coop and I have a tipsy conversation about how you can still have fun as a GM while allowing player agency. We do ramble a bit as well on a variety of topics. The Omega 3D Chicken Coop website https://anchor.fm/eric-salzwedel RSS Feed https://anchor.fm/s/4a9ada4/podcast/rss
Oct 26, 2020•1 hr 22 min•Season 1Ep. 136
