Session recap for my Tale of the Black Grimoire Barbarians of Lemuria game. Also calls from B.J., Joe, Daniel, Ivy, Randy, Barry and other bits & bobs. Bandit's Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-gfEp3GDT0wT7bdU-CeSw Biggus Geekus http://biggusgeekuspodcast.com/ Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Malodorous Miasma Meltdown https://anchor.fm/malodorous-miasma/episodes/Season-13-Finale-HGTVs-The-Monster-Brothers-e4oiis Shado...
Apr 23, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 195
I apologize to Darren Green, Karl Rodriguez, Joe Hardin, and Randy Nichols. Back to normal content next episode.
Apr 18, 2021•9 min•Season 1Ep. 194
Has Andy Goodman stepped in it this time? Mostly listener feedback with messages from Joe, Arlen, Daniel, Barney, John, Darren, and Karl. Conan the Cimmerian Tower of the Elephant Board Game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/312904/conan-cimmerian-tower-elephant Episode 84 RoleMaster Retrospective with SIX guests! https://anchor.fm/jason376/episodes/84-RoleMaster-Retrospective-with-SIX-guests-eg86al Bandit's Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/cha...
Apr 17, 2021•46 min•Season 1Ep. 193
Warning: gratuitous dogs in the background. I talk about my latest session of Barbarians of Lemuria, do some unboxings and discuss the time Hawkgirl brained Cthulhu! Also listener feedback from Andy, Daniel, & Graham. Character generators for old school games https://smolderingwizard.com/2014/01/19/old-school-rpg-character-generators/ Bandit's Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-gfEp3GDT0wT7bdU-CeSw Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks ht...
Apr 15, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 192
Barry comes back to the podcast and answers the listener messages regarding episode 186 TSR D&D versus WotC D&D. Featuring messages from Brian, Joe, B.J., Scott, Daniel, Arlen, Taylor, and Randy. Bandit's Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-gfEp3GDT0wT7bdU-CeSw Biggus Geekus http://biggusgeekuspodcast.com/ Camping With Owlbears https://anchor.fm/lonely-adventurer Clerics Wear Ringmail https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/ Hav...
Apr 10, 2021•56 min•Season 1Ep. 191
Messages from Andy, Karl and Joe, Biggus Geekus type. Listen to Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks episode 343 “Failing to Improve” for the rest of Andy’s defense of his benefactors at Chaosium. Biggus Geekus Podcast http://biggusgeekuspodcast.com/ Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks https://anchor.fm/andy-goodman8 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...
Apr 08, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 190
I talk about recent games, what I've been reading, watching, and drinking plus field messages from Karl, Brian, Joe, Randy & Daniel. Bandit's Keep Podcast https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-gfEp3GDT0wT7bdU-CeSw BattleLords of the 23rd Century http://www.23rdcentury.net/ Biggus Geekus Podcast http://biggusgeekuspodcast.com/ Call of Cthulhu Flotsam and Jetsam Organized Play Campaign https://www.chaosium.com/blogthe-star-brothers-introducti...
Apr 06, 2021•40 min•Season 1Ep. 189
I talk about the end of our Against the Darkmaster experiment, host a guest unboxing, discuss the 1994 film Stargate, and play messages about Barbarians of Lemuria from Karl, Arlen and John. Oh and after the end credits I give a spoiler filled review of Godzilla vs Kong! 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 ...
Mar 31, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 188
I talk about the start of our Barbarians of Lemuria adventure plus messages from Joe & Arlen.
Mar 29, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 187
Barry joins me to discuss why I feel it isn't just "all D&D" in an episode inspired by Colin. Shadow of the GM https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow Spikepit RPG Podcast https://anchor.fm/spikepit Spikepit YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBiIGnQtLfBfYm89BLhAFA Forum posts referenced in episode: Dragonsfoot "Definitional Characteristics of TSR/OSR D&D Versus WotC/Paizo D&D" https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=20&t=83800 Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG News (EN World...
Mar 26, 2021•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 186
I talk about using a game journal for session prep online and how I'm running my next Barbarians of Lemuria game with a mix of electronic and physical resources. Also Joe calls me out! Barbarians of Lemuria https://barbariansoflemuria.webs.com/ Runehammer YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCCh5vto8JFstb9Sma9zV25g Spikepit YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBiIGnQtLfBfYm89BLhAFA Spikepit video with an awesome DM Journal! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DtNiztq2pNU HIndsightless http...
Mar 24, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 185
I talk about the 2011 Irish film, The Guard. Also discussed are games I've played, an unboxing, and messages from Daniel, Spencer, Joe, and Barney! Bandit's Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-gfEp3GDT0wT7bdU-CeSw Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Keep off the Borderlands https://anchor.fm/free-thrall Loco Ludus https://anchor.fm/loco-ludus Weal or Woe https://www.wealorwoe.com/ You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at ne...
Mar 22, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 184
I revisit Man of Steel, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Ultimate Edition, and review Zack Synder's Justice League. Spoilers for the first two movies in the body of the show but all the spoilers for the Justice League are after the end theme song. I also play calls from Logan, Joe and Rob C! Have to Look That Up https://anchor.fm/havetolookthatup Sub-Class Act https://anchor.fm/sub-class-actss.com/ Down in a Heap https://anchor.fm/rob-c Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Sword Breake...
Mar 19, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 183
I play all the entries in the Rules Heavy, Light and Crunchy Contest and announce the randomly picked winner! To break up all the definitions I also give play reports of my recently finished Pathfinder 2 & Harn games plus some quick unboxings. Thank you to all the listeners that sent in entries, they are all great! Live from Pellam's Wasteland RPG Discussion: Rules-Light and Rules-Heavy: What Does That Mean? https://youtu.be/qws_fdDT4NA You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at nerdsrpgv...
Mar 18, 2021•1 hr 25 min
Rob C. from Down in a Heap and Ray Otus from Plundergrounds join me for a Saint Patrick's Day tribute to Adam Muszkiewicz and Donn Stroud's Drink Spin Run podcast. Down in a Heap https://anchor.fm/rob-c Drink Spin Run http://drinkspinrun.blogspot.com/ Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Plundergrounds http://plundergrounds.blogspot.com/ The Happy Whisk https://anchor.fm/thehappywhisk Weal or Woe https://www.wealorwoe.com/ Iron Rations with Tenkar, Joe the Lawyer, Matt Jackson and Mike o...
Mar 17, 2021•1 hr 44 min•Season 1Ep. 181
Get those contest entries in, time is running out! I talk about 5E Beowulf Age of Heroes, GURPS Dungeon Fantasy, Daniel weighs in on the thief find traps ability I discuss in episode 178, and I plug a great discussion of the difference between old school play versus new school play, admittedly from an old school point of view. Bandit's Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-gfEp3GDT0wT7bdU-CeSw Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi episode on...
Mar 15, 2021•23 min•Season 1Ep. 180
Due to the nature of some of my calls I will provide time hacks so you can listen to what you want or stop when you want. 0.14 Daniel's wonderful message defending Western RPGs. 3.20 Some explosive comments from Arlen on Gary Gygax. 9:07 Unboxing! 18:47 Arlen finishes putting the stake in the heart of page count being a measure of complexity with a well thought out 10 minute call! 30:21 Karl weighs in on my guest co-host Eric and comments on my rant from episode 176 even though he didn't listen ...
Mar 14, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 179
I talk about a recent session of Menion's Old School Essentials (OSE) Barrowmaze game. In addition I apologize to Colin for accidently leaving out one of his messages and play messages from Taylor, Colin, Daniel, Randy, Joe, and Menion. Bandit's Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-gfEp3GDT0wT7bdU-CeSw Biggus Geekus https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus Clerics Wear Ringmail https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/ Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous...
Mar 11, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 178
Guest Host Eric Salzwedel joins me to talk to Mark Reed of Noble Dwarf Printing about a new Kickstarter project. Plus we respond to feedback from Karl on Harn and Joe on Gary Gygax & how the 80's fuels his soul! The interview is family friendly, the listener calls afterward not so much. Noble Dwarf Printing https://www.nobledwarf.com/ The Magical Draught of Malice https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nobledwarf/the-magical-draught-of-malice/ Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 The O...
Mar 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 177
In this episode I talk about a character I made for a new Masks game I am playing in, I do an unboxing, I play and occasionally comment on feedback from Ivy, Eric, Colin, Joe, Barney, Spencer, & B.J. After the ending credits there is a short social commentary / rant that is not at all RPG related and may be offensive to my friends in the Commonwealth of Nations (American listeners may need to look that up) but it is not meant to be. At 1827 EST I uploaded a new version of this episode as I e...
Mar 08, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 176
John Alan Large joins me to talk about the ZineQuest3 projects we backed during February. I'll have the promised listener feedback next episode. Red Dice Diaries https://reddicediaries.com/
Mar 04, 2021•50 min•Season 1Ep. 175
I talk about recent games of HarnMaster and Against the Darkmaster. Pictures of Owlbear Rodeo VTT are on my blog here https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.wordpress.com/2021/03/03/174-against-the-darkmaster-using-owlbear-rodeo/ Against the Darkmaster https://www.vsdarkmaster.com/ HarnMaster http://columbiagames.com/cgi-bin/query/cfg/zoom.cfg?product_id=4001 Owlbear Rodeo VTT https://www.owlbear.rodeo/ You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on the...
Mar 03, 2021•21 min•Season 1Ep. 174
I do an unboxing, talk about playing 5E Beowulf Age of Heroes and field messages from Joe, Randy, Taylor, Spencer & Ivy. Don’t forget about the contest, you have until St Patrick’s Day to send an entry! Pictures of the unboxing are on my blog https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.wordpress.com/2021/03/02/episode-173-beowulf-and-knife-shenanigans/ Beowulf Age of Heroes by Handiwork Games https://handiwork.games/beowulf Biggus Geekus Podcast https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus Clerics Wear Ringmail Blog http...
Mar 02, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 173
I ramble about Shane Black's film The Nice Guys and field a message from Colin questioning if a game can be judged on page count alone. I also announce a contest! https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.wordpress.com/2021/02/27/contest/ Spikepit RPG Podcast https://anchor.fm/spikepit 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...
Feb 27, 2021•29 min•Season 1Ep. 172
I do an unboxing, see my new blog for pictures, and answer calls from Randy, Karl, Rob C., Daniel, Joe, & Spencer on topics ranging from human versatility to movies to human learning. Bandit's Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Biggus Geekus https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus Down in a Heap https://anchor.fm/rob-c Keep off the Borderland https://anchor.fm/free-thrall Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Here is the article Karl mentions: "Not Learning From Failure—the Greatest Failure ...
Feb 26, 2021•31 min•Season 1Ep. 171
I talk about a couple recent games that I played in, answer messages from Joe & Randy, and do an old school unboxing! Biggus Geekus https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Weal or Woe https://www.wealorwoe.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...
Feb 25, 2021•32 min•Season 1Ep. 170
I talk the origins of human versatility in RPGs, answer a couple calls from Randy and discuss the exploitation film Ms. 45. RPG content ends at 22:30 so if you aren't interested in the movie talk, which is explicit, you can stop at that point. Kickstarter Horrors of the Sepulchre https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steve-c/horrors-of-the-sepulchre-zine-quest Biggus Geekus podcast website: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus Interview with Zoë: http://dantenet.com/er/chats/interviews/zoe/zoe.html Fea...
Feb 20, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 169
I answer calls on Conan the Destroyer, Call of Cthulhu skills and GM brain farts from Safer, Barry, Menion, Daniel, Colin, Rob C., Free Thrall, Joe, & B.J.
Feb 19, 2021•30 min•Season 1Ep. 168
What subsystem in CoC defies logic? Also Conan the Destroyer best D&D movie ever?
Feb 13, 2021•12 min•Season 1Ep. 167
I don't play D&D 5E but I did make a mistake while running a recent game of Against the Darkmaster. In this episode I talk about ZineQuest, the huge DM mistake that I made (twice), plug new podcasts, talk about games I've played in recently and take a call from a new caller who isn't thrilled with either the Cypher system or 13th Age. Podcasts mentioned: Biggus Geekus website https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus RSS Feed https://anchor.fm/s/62b9d40/podcast/rss Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi w...
Feb 08, 2021•28 min•Season 1Ep. 166
