Karl from The GMologist Presents https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez joins me to listen to the entries and pick a winner for this month's contest. Movies/TV shows mentioned so beware of potential spoilers: Predator, Alien, Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Children of the Corn, Terminator, Vampire Hunter D, Aliens, Sunshine, Hard to be a God, G.I. Samurai, Ninja Scroll, Event Horizon, Akira, The Expanse, Hardware, Attack the Block, Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, They Live, A Quite Pl...
Oct 31, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 425
For this System Sunday we look at a classic Halloween board game. I cover the game history and mention all the editions but primarily talk about the 2nd (to include the Widow's Walk expansion), 3rd, and Scooby Doo Betrayal at Mystery Mansion editions. You can buy this game on Amazon or where ever you buy board games. Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been b...
Oct 30, 2022•16 min•Season 1Ep. 424
Warning this episode contains Gratuitous Dog Barking. For this, the last Saturday in OSR October, I will look at the science fantasy Labyrinth Lord compatible products from Goblinoid Games. Starships & Spacemen 2E, Apes Victorious, and of course Mutant Future and it's unofficial Thundarr the Barbarian supplement. Call from Joe (Dekahedron RPG Podcast) https://anchor.fm/jpgill Apes Victorious https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/196062/Apes-Victorious Starships & Spacemen 2E https://www.d...
Oct 29, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 423
I talk about lessons you can take from some of the movies I have watched for Scary Movie Month that you can use in your games. Spoilers for some of the films and Bone Tomahawk after the ending theme song. Remember the last day to enter the Sci-Fi Horror media contest is 28 October 2022, get those entries in! Movies I've watched since episode 415: I Drink Your Blood (1971), Revolt of the Zombies (1936), Garden of the Dead (1972), The End of the World (1977), The Werewolf Reborn (1998), The Beast ...
Oct 27, 2022•37 min•Season 1Ep. 422
I talk about why Aces & Eights was a hit, open the mailbag and unbox Rus, roleplaying in heathen Russia! Thank you to Rob from Down in a Heap https://anchor.fm/rob-c for joining me for this special unboxing. Calls from Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Anthony (Casting Shadows) https://anchor.fm/runeslinger Joe (Dekahedron RPG Podcast) https://anchor.fm/jpgill Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://ww...
Oct 24, 2022•42 min•Season 1Ep. 421
Today for System Sunday I talk about another system designed to run games based on campfire tales and horror movies. Dead of Night PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/81572 Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ Proud member of the Grog-talk 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 co...
Oct 23, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 420
A reading from the 1965 short story, The Girl in the Gem, by John Jakes in honor of The Day of Might! as proclaimed by The Skull, mascot of Goodman Games' Tales of the Magician's Skull. The Skull's decree on YouTube https://youtu.be/sVU2thKYUVk The official announcement text from Goodman Games is copied below because they said it better than I could. "Sharpen your blades and hone your daggers — the Day of Might is finally here! Fans of sword-and-sorcery, heed the Skull’s decree! After sorting th...
Oct 23, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 419
Originally published as "Shooting Ourselves In The Foot During OSR October" a disclaimer has been added to the beginning of this episode and show notes have been updated. Does trying to define the OSR and our internal squabbling hurt the community? Shows I reference: Goblin's Henchman on OSR part 1 https://anchor.fm/ghench/episodes/135---Do-you-even-OSR-e1pgj5o/a-a8nfqan part 2 https://anchor.fm/ghench/episodes/136---OSR--Arts--Craft-movement-Part-2-of-Do-you-even-OSR-e1phhul/a-a8niaa1 The Redca...
Oct 22, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 417
Today on OSR October Saturday we explore how small you can go with an OSR rule set. Swords & Wizardry Light PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/219477/Swords--Wizardry-Light Swords & Wizardry Continual Light PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/223909/Swords--Wizardry-Continual-Light Swords & Wizardry Continual Light Print https://www.amazon.com/Swords-Wizardry-Continual-Tenkar-Stiene/dp/1978276915 Link to various files for S&W Light including an adventure and the rules ...
Oct 22, 2022•12 min•Season 1Ep. 418
Rob C. from Down in a Heap joins me to discuss The Invisible Man franchise. Spoilers within! Movies discussed The Invisible Man (1933) The Invisible Man Returns (1940) The Invisible Woman (1940) The Invisible Agent (1942) The Invisible Man's Revenge (1944) Down in a Heap https://anchor.fm/rob-c Pumpkin Circus PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/413613/Pumpkin-Circus Crush, the Con in San Antonio, TX 21-23 Oct 2022 www.crushthecon.com The Crush Foundation https://www.thecrushfoundation.com/ ...
Oct 20, 2022•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 416
More phone calls and scary movie month film talk. Films discussed: Mephisto’s Waltz (1971), Island of Terror (1966), Dark Glasses (2022), The Witches (1966), The Vampire Bat (1933) Calls from Menion (Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi) https://anchor.fm/menion Jason (Random Screed) https://anchor.fm/jason-hobbs Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Spencer (Keep off the Borderlands) https://anchor.fm/free-thrall Crush, ...
Oct 17, 2022•26 min•Season 1Ep. 415
For System Sunday we look at Slasher Flick by Spectrum Games which is designed to let you run a game based on movies like Halloween, Friday the 13th, and My Bloody Valentine. Slasher Flick PDFs https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/2340/Spectrum-Games/subcategory/6068_20698/Slasher-Flick Crush, the Con in San Antonio, TX 21-23 Oct 2022 www.crushthecon.com The Crush Foundation https://www.thecrushfoundation.com/ Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, M...
Oct 16, 2022•6 min•Season 1Ep. 414
This is a slightly shorter version without the loud background music. If you listened to the the 9 October version, episode 410, you can skip this one. I look at Simon Washbourne's wonderful Sabres & Witchery based on Swords & Wizardry. It adds some clever twists to the Matt Finch's game and if you want to go monster hunting in the 16th to 18th centuries you could do far worse than grab a copy of this gem. Free PDF https://beyondbeliefgames.webs.com/freestuff.htm Print https://www.lulu.c...
Oct 16, 2022•25 min
For OSR Saturday I want to spotlight the perfect accessory for the DM with players that know monster stats like the back of their hand. They can not do better than the Random Esoteric Creature Generator for Classic Fantasy Role-Playing Games and their Modern Simulacra written by James Edward Raggi IV. Goodman Games edition PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/58916/Random-Esoteric-Creature-Generator-for-Classic-Fantasy-RolePlaying-Games-and-their-Modern-Simulacra Mature art PDF + Print for E...
Oct 15, 2022•11 min•Season 1Ep. 413
An ICRPG media baron joins me for a chat and then I talk about the movies I've watched so far for scary movie month. DO NOT buy Savage Swords & Sorcery from Amazon it is an unauthorized work! You can get authorized versions of the game system in a web based format here: https://sites.google.com/site/zefrsrpg/ and a PDF here: https://www.grey-elf.com/zefrs/ZeFRS_Core_Rules.pdf here is the post where Zeb Cook was contacted and stated the print is not authorized https://odd74.proboards.com/post...
Oct 13, 2022•59 min•Season 1Ep. 412
On this episode I open the mailbox for calls from Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 and Reece, do a special unboxing, and am joined by Ray Otus to talk about 1942's Cat People, full spoilers, plus he gives us his entry for this month's Sci Fi Horror contest! Talk about on the show: The GMologist Presents https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez/episodes/And-then-I-took-a-week--no-a-month-off-e1nk9b7 The Glitterbois https://breakfastpuppies.com/podcasts/glitterbois Smoldering Dung Games ...
Oct 10, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 411
Sorry about the background music being a little loud in this episode. On this System Sunday during OSR October we are looking at Simon Washbourne's wonderful Sabres & Witchery based on Swords & Wizardry. It adds some clever twists to the Matt Finch's game and if you want to go monster hunting in the 16th to 18th centuries you could do far worse than grab a copy of this gem. Free PDF https://beyondbeliefgames.webs.com/freestuff.htm Print https://www.lulu.com/shop/simon-washbourne/sabres-w...
Oct 09, 2022•27 min•Season 1Ep. 410
Today for OSR October I am talking about the only monster book you need for your traveling DM kit. Of course you'll still want the Monster Manual and Fiend Folio to page through at home but the utility of this little product is undeniable for the DM on the go. PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/165763/B-X-Monster-Reference-Index Print https://www.squarehex.co.uk/products/b-x-monster-reference-index Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-1...
Oct 08, 2022•8 min•Season 1Ep. 409
A new contest is announced? I give my spoiler free thoughts on Rob Zombie's Munsters and a weak rant on Hollyweird! l also included are listener calls and a mega unboxing. Very minor spoilers for Alien (1979) and The Thing (1982) during the contest announcement by this month's sponsor, The GMologist Presents podcast https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Contest prizes are physical copies of High Passage (FASA) #3, #4, #5 (Classic Traveller) and Great Rift Adventure 1: Islands in the Rift (Mongoose Tr...
Oct 06, 2022•49 min•Season 1Ep. 408
Callers weigh in on playing evil characters and campaigns prompting me to get Joe from Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 and Eric from The Omega 3D Chicken Coop https://anchor.fm/eric-salzwedel to join me for an indepth discussion that gets down into the weeds. The Redcaps Podcast Charity Contest https://theredcaps.substack.com/p/charity-contest Tim Shorts on Evil Campaigns https://anchor.fm/gothridgemanor/episodes/Evil-Campaigns-e1oinmv Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Mon...
Oct 03, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 1Ep. 407
Daniel Norton of the Bandit's Keep media empire https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton joins me to discuss Cthulhu Dark. Free version http://catchyourhare.com/files/Cthulhu%20Dark.pdf 200 page PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/341997/Cthulhu-Dark Printed book + PDF https://www.indiepressrevolution.com/xcart/Cthulhu-Dark.html Stealing Cthulhu https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/106251/Stealing-Cthulhu Lazers & Feelings http://www.onesevendesign.com/laserfeelings/ (Joe Richter of Hindsightles...
Oct 02, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 406
A quick brief on OSR October plus a special report from a brave soul that drove from the NorthEast of the US to Florida in a Telsa for GrogCon in Orlando, Florida which is happening despite the hurricane! If you are in the area and hear this the day it is released you can still attend. GrogCon https://www.grogcon.com/ Matt Finch's Quick Primer for Old School Gaming https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-finch/quick-primer-for-old-school-gaming/ebook/product-3159558.html?page=1&pageSize=4 A very i...
Oct 01, 2022•10 min•Season 1Ep. 405
Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep joins me to talk about JD Stirling's excellent system agnostic horror adventure Never Sleep Again. I also discuss games I've played, plug cool things, and open the mail bag. Mentioned in this episode Grogcon in Orlando, FL is still happening this weekend, 30 September - 3 October, 2022 https://www.grogcon.com/ Never Sleep Again https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/374854/Never-Sleep-Again The Ultimate Effort Show about ICRPG on YouTube https://youtu.be/V0qO48PpruY ...
Sep 29, 2022•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 404
Karl, the GMologist, asks about the morality of playing certain things as either a player or GM. I also open mail bag with calls about the pirate award show. Also mentioned The Ultimate Effort Show on YouTube https://youtu.be/V0qO48PpruY which is about ICRPG New Contest from The Redcaps Podcast https://anchor.fm/theredcaps/episodes/Episode-80---Charity--Contest--Call-to-action-e1o62hv/a-a8ije8m New podcast, Dekahedron episode 1 https://anchor.fm/jpgill/episodes/001---Weapon-Damage-in-DD-e39qes C...
Sep 26, 2022•31 min•Season 1Ep. 403
On this System Sunday I give an overview of Honor + Intrigue by Basic Action Games https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/68/Basic-Action-Games/subcategory/224_28160/Honor--Intrigue Tips on running combat from the creator in this forum thread: https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/how-does-honor-intrigues-combat-play.621146/ Also mentioned The Ultimate Effort Show on YouTube, first episode on the evening of Sunday, 25 Sep! https://youtu.be/fixSgwmAJf8 Come to Grogcon in Orlando, FL on 30 Sept...
Sep 25, 2022•9 min•Season 1Ep. 402
I give an overview of the Pirate Borg beta PDF that was just released to backers before opening the buried treasure chest of listener calls. Also spoiler free talk about Cobra Kai and Cyberpunk: Edgerunners on Netflix. Calls from Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Vic (Scourge of the North) https://www.davecon.net/ Rob aka Menon (Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi) https://anchor.fm/menion Come to Grogcon in Orlando, FL on 30 September - 3 October, 2022 https://www.grogcon.com/ ...
Sep 22, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 401
Favorite pirate media contest award show. Special thanks to that buccaneer Capt'n Rob from Down in a Heap https://anchor.fm/rob-c for joining me to discuss the entries. Spoilers for Starz' Black Sails and more adult discussion in part 3 of the show Entries (in order of receipt) John Lenin Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Karl (The GMologist presents…) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Kevin (The Redcaps Podcast) https://anchor.fm/theredcaps Jason (Random Screed) https://anchor.f...
Sep 19, 2022•1 hr 50 min•Season 1Ep. 400
Initial thoughts on the Crimson Cutlass RPG originally published in 1979, I discuss the omnibus edition from 2018. Crimson Cutlass Ominbus PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/249447/Crimson-Cutlass-Omnibus Beginning of the author's walk through on YouTube https://youtu.be/AoazTLC0jsE Also mentioned during the episode Honor + Intrigue https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/68/Basic-Action-Games/subcategory/224_28160/Honor--Intrigue Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed t...
Sep 18, 2022•18 min•Season 1Ep. 399
Last call, the sloop is leaving port! Your pirate contest entries are due by the end of the day 16 September 2022, don’t get stranded matey. Today please join me for a dip into the mailbag and a quick unboxing that lasts just long enough for the heresy detector to go off. Conan talk on Hindsightless https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9/episodes/390-Dragons--Jedi--and-Barbarians-e1no039 Blue Shadows & Boogiemen https://www.betelnutgames.com/game-gunsAndGoons.html Cerebrevore home page https://cereb...
Sep 15, 2022•30 min•Season 1Ep. 398
I apologize for being the Jerry Springer of the RPG Anchorites. Also I give an overview of Blue Shadows & Boogiemen and discuss why She-Hulk fits better in the MCU than Thor: Love & Thunder. Get your entries into the pirate contest, the deadline is 16 Sep 2022. Betelnut Games https://www.betelnutgames.com/ Blue Shadows & Boogiemen https://www.betelnutgames.com/game-gunsAndGoons.html Calls from Joe (Raven God Games) https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com/ Karl (The GMologist presents…) ht...
Sep 13, 2022•28 min•Season 1Ep. 397
