Special guest Joe Richter of the Weal or Woe Pathfinder actual play podcast and the Hindsightless podcast comes on the show to discuss Pathfinder, how much lore does a player need to know and speaking in first person. After that is a short, spoiler free impression of the new Netflix dark comedy/thriller/parody The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window. I also have a call from Arlen Walker of the Live From Pellam's Wasteland podcast about his new episode discussing AD&a...
Feb 02, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 312
UPDATE hear Arlen’s response to this episode here https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland/episodes/3-9-Response-to-Menion-on-2e-e1dno1e In this bonus episode Menion aka Rob from the Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi podcast https://anchor.fm/menion defends AD&D 2E. This is related to the previous bonus episode Arlen & AD&D 2E https://anchor.fm/jason376/episodes/Bonus-Episode-Arlen--ADD-2E-e1desin and some calls in episode 311 of my regular show https://anchor.fm/jason376/episodes/311-Na...
Jan 31, 2022•11 min
AD&D gotcha monsters returns! National Puzzle Day related unboxing! Talisman Fantasy RPG session recap! Mail Bag! Messed Up Puzzles https://www.messeduppuzzles.com/ Goblin's Henchman on OSRIC https://anchor.fm/ghench/episodes/116---ADD-1e-vs-OSRIC-e1dbeii Calls from Barry Dewey-Robertson of the Shadow of the GM podcast https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow Colin Green of the Spikepit podcast & YouTube channel https://anchor.fm/spikepit Daniel Norton of the Bandit’s Keep media empire https://anchor...
Jan 29, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 311
Arlen Walker of the Live From Pellam’s Wasteland podcast and YouTube channel calls in with some gripes about AD&D 2E. Next episode we will be back to our regularly scheduled program. https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland
Jan 28, 2022•22 min
At time of recording I was still under the weather so this was to be an abbreviated episode with session recaps for Wrath of The Righteous and REAVER along with a mail bag segment until it also turned into an ill advised comparison between AD&D and Lucio Fulci's 1982 movie The New York Ripper... Joe's recap of the beginning of the Pathfinder Wrath of the Righteous Adventure Path https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9/episodes/281Terendelevs-Lament-e1d91j0 Calls from Spenser aka Free Thrall (Keep Off...
Jan 26, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 310
More AD&D 1E rules discussion! Sorry about my voice but I am recovering from being sick. We will return to a full episode next time. MW’s discussion of the AD&D Sleep Spell https://anchor.fm/mwlewis/episodes/Is-the-Thrill-Gone--Two-New-Segments-e1d1nlp & https://anchor.fm/mwlewis/episodes/Ramblings-of-a-crazed-podcaster-e1d4361/a-a7932fc Calls from Rob (Down in a Heap) https://anchor.fm/rob-c MW (The Worlds of MW) https://anchor.fm/mwlewis Daniel (Bandit’s Keep) https://anchor.fm/dan...
Jan 22, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 309
Is Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist presents podcast correct?! Are all the D&D editions and derivatives adversarial? Counterpoint by Daniel Norton of The Bandit’s Keep media empire. Also a gaming recap and some optional homework. The Diplomatist's blog https://diplomatist2.blogspot.com/ Optional Homework The Worlds of MW Lewis on the AD&D Sleep Spell https://anchor.fm/mwlewis/episodes/Is-the-Thrill-Gone--Two-New-Segments-e1d1nlp Taylor of Clerics Wear Ringmail discussing the difference be...
Jan 19, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 308
Today we have session recaps, unboxings and listener calls. PF2 season recap https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez/episodes/Papers--Paychecks-e1cjjh9 Trickster's Net https://tricksters-net.itch.io/ Calls from Joe Salvador (Raven God Games) https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com/ Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Daniel (Bandit's Keep) https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Taylor (Clerics Wear Ringmail) https://anchor.fm/clerics-wea...
Jan 16, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 307
In this episode: I give an update on my gaming schedule, REAVER session recap, and an unboxing (sort of). Proud member of the Grogtalk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/ 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 coffee cup art for this show, you can find his blog at http://plunder...
Jan 12, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 306
This episode: brain moles, mail bag including calls on the interesting history of the ear seeker, xp for gold, actual play switch-a-roo, hirelings & henchmen, Daniel & Doppelgängers, point buy character generation and more! Boomerang by Oscar Cook read by Tony Walker Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/episode-55-boomerang-by-oscar-cook/id1480201597?i=1000479861642 or if you prefer YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMmt1jlkaQg The GMologist presents episode where K...
Jan 10, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 305
I discuss the Daniel controversy, ear seekers in AD&D 1E, Joe vs XP for gold, AD&D actual play switch-a-roo?, more on player empowerment, Karl discusses games he wants to run (call into The GMologist presents podcast if you are interested!), an example of an poorly designed trap from D&D 5E, Cobra Kai Season 4, and more! Calls from Evil Jeff (Minions & Musings) https://anchor.fm/eviljeff Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Menion aka Rob (Confessions of a Wee Tim’r...
Jan 05, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 304
I recap the first game of 2022, a Pathfinder 1E game run by Joe Richter, open the mail bag and do some unboxings. Arduin back in print! https://empcho.com/product-category/arduin/ Flipping & Turning AD&D 1E magazine https://smolderingdung.itch.io/ Calls from Daniel (Bandit’s Keep) https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Menion aka Rob (Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi) https://anc...
Jan 02, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 303
The adventure begins in the AD&D actual play game. I give a recap of the online AD&D game I play in. Also included are some general impressions on the transition to the new year and some things to look forward to. Trickster’s Net https://tricksters-net.itch.io/tricksters-net The Never Nexus by James Sral of Sub-Class Act https://jamessral.itch.io/the-never-nexus DaveCon https://www.davecon.net GrogCon https://www.grogcon.com Proud member of the Grogtalk Empire having been bestowed the ti...
Jan 01, 2022•33 min•Season 1Ep. 302
In this oversized episode I discuss a recent session of Call of Cthulhu and give a long winded recap of my recent game of the DCC powered Ninja City RPG. Also for the last time in 2021 we open the mail bag to talk about “gotcha” monsters, hear a story about henchmen that kill and rob the characters, discuss that old problematic term OSR, debate about the merits of random character generation continues, and finally we wrap up with some Christmas movie talk. I am tipsy in some of my responses to c...
Dec 29, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 301
Mail bag followed by a special R rated spoiler filled review of the 1982 classic movie Blood Beat. If synth music, Wisconsin deer hunters, ghost samurai, battling psychics, the precursor to Predator-vision and the best subtitles ever (“mystical boinging”) sound like the perfect Christmas movie this is the one for you. Back to our regular tabletop gaming segments next episode. Tim Kask YouTube Channel https://www.youtube.com/user/kaskoid/featured Horrible Horror Podcast Blood Beat episode https:/...
Dec 25, 2021•48 min•Season 1Ep. 300
GURPS Traveller session recap. Mail Bag. AD&D 1E actual play. If you don’t want to listen to the actual play (wise choice) you can stop 27 minutes and 30 seconds into the show. Calls from Amy Lee (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Colin (Spikepit) https://anchor.fm/spikepit Menion (Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi) https://anchor.fm/menion Taylor (Cleric...
Dec 22, 2021•47 min•Season 1Ep. 299
AD&D 1E session recap. An unboxing with highs and lows. I open the mail bag. Finally at the end of the episode you’ll find part two of the AD&D 1E actual play segment. Grogtalk Episode 94 Holiday Special https://youtu.be/do8IVe0F6Lk Ray Otus’ Gygax 75 Challenge https://rayotus.itch.io/gygax75 Europa Magazine on archive https://archive.org/details/Europa_6-8-1975-04/page/n21/mode/2up Calls from Joe Salvador (Raven God Games) https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com/ Evil Jeff (Minions & Mus...
Dec 19, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 298
Now that it is finished I look back on our Barbarians of Lemuria: Tale of the Black Grimoire campaign. This episode is all "BoL" all the time with an overview of the system, a recap of the events of the campaign up to the latest session, and a report of that session where the dice gods were firmly against the players as they braved a dangerous jungle & explored a haunted ziggurat. Tales of the Black Grimoire players: Arlen (Live from Pellam’s Wasteland) https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland Eri...
Dec 18, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 297
REAVER session recap, I open the mail bag, do some unboxings and parse through some ability scores in the first segment of my actual play AD&D game. Next show on 18 Dec. Music for the actual play segment from Royalty Free Music - Alexander Nakarada Calls from Goblin’s Henchmen (Goblin’s Henchmen) https://anchor.fm/ghench Rich (Cockatrice Nuggets -a D&D podcast) https://anchor.fm/rich-fraser Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Daniel (Bandit’s Keep) https://anch...
Dec 15, 2021•34 min•Season 1Ep. 296
I speak to Victor Dorso of Angry Dwarf Games, the coordinator for DaveCon 2022, a gaming convention in Minneapolis, MN from 8-10 April 2022. Listen for a special Blackmoor related announcement! Guests at DaveCon will include David Wesely (yes, the creator of Braunstein), Ernie Gygax, Bill Hoyt, Tim Kask, Tom Wham, Jeff Berry, Frank Mentzer, Carlos Lising, Dan & James of Grogtalk with more to be announced! Website https://www.davecon.net Buy your badges here https://tabletop.events/convention...
Dec 12, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 294
AD&D 1E session recap. Plus calls from Rob (Down in a Heap) https://anchor.fm/rob-c Daniel (Bandit’s Keep) https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton First Age (Gaming From the First Age) https://anchor.fm/first-age Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez 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 ...
Dec 11, 2021•37 min•Season 1Ep. 293
Mail bag episode. Calls from Joe (Hindsightless) Rob (Down in a Heap) Joe (Raven God Games) Barry (Shadow of the GM) Karl (The GMologist Presents) Evil Jeff (Minions & Musings) Daniel (Bandit’s Keep) 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.
Dec 09, 2021•41 min•Season 1Ep. 292
Is the GM cheating if they use short cuts to build NPCs? Also OD&D Oddities and I solicit feedback regarding a proposed AD&D 1E actual play segment on this show. Thread I reference for the proposed AP https://www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=26&t=84347 Calls from Barry (Shadow of the GM) https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow 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...
Dec 08, 2021•24 min•Season 1Ep. 291
All listener feedback all the time! The start of Menion’s RuneQuest Glorantha series https://anchor.fm/menion/episodes/Entering-RuneQuests-Glorantha-6-Seasons-in-Sartar-e1a751e Alarums & Excursions https://www.conchord.org/xeno/aande.html Casting Runes Blog https://castingshadowsblog.com/ Calls from Joe Salvador (Raven God Games) https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com/?m=1 Daniel (Bandit’s Keep) https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Menion aka Rob (Co...
Dec 05, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 290
In this oversized episode I review Goblin’s Henchmen’s new In the Heart of the Land of the Wizard of Oz procedural sandbox setting as well as the 1980’s based DCC funnel Blackout in Crater Valley. Also I discuss an AD&D 1E game I have joined, do some unboxings, and we close out with the popular OD&D Oddities segment. In the Heart of the Land of the Wizard of Oz https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/379474 Goblin’s Henchmen’s Blog (more about Hexflowers) https://goblinshenchman.wordpress...
Dec 04, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 289
Opening the mail bag about OD&D, system mastery, They Live and Cowboy Bebop. Read Jason Vet’s article here https://wastedlandsfantasy.blogspot.com/2019/01/what-is-osr-do-we-need-to-define-it.html?m=1 Calls from Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Daniel (Bandit’s Keep) https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on the Audio Dunge...
Dec 02, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 288
In the OD&D Oddities segment we talk saving throws and lycanthropes. After that I do short spoiler free discussions of the new Wheel of Time and Hawkeye TV shows. Link to the spoiler filled Wheel of Time talk: https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9/episodes/264-The-Sex-of-Time-e1b1puv Call from Daniel (Bandit's Keep) https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Grogtalk YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/GROGTALK/ Grogtalk Podcast https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/ You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at nerd...
Dec 01, 2021•27 min•Season 1Ep. 287
Mailbag episode where we discuss system mastery, player skill and Karl discuss his games. Jason Vey on old school vs new school play https://wastedlandsfantasy.blogspot.com/2019/01/what-is-osr-do-we-need-to-define-it.html?m=1 Joe’s episodes on player skill https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9/episodes/263-Counting-Arrows-is-a-Skill-e184bet and https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9/episodes/269-Counting-Arrows-is-a-Skill-2-e1861g0 Karl’s episode on Kult https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez/episodes/Weekend-at-Kev...
Nov 28, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 286
Clerics & Anti-Clerics in OD&D, Dungeon Crawl Classics session recap, and two very special unboxings. To buy Arduin go to https://empcho.com/
Nov 27, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 285
More calls regarding episode “281 What scares you?” Also in addition to unboxings we have a boxing! Calls from Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez B.J. (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Free Thrall (Keep Off The Borderlands) https://anchor.fm/free-thrall
Nov 25, 2021•26 min•Season 1Ep. 284
