The AARPGs bring back Tony, Dave and Kurt from 23rd Century Productions to talk about updates to their successful Kickstarter for Fully Armored and the upcoming Savage Worlds port of Battlelords of the 23rd Century. It was a lot of fun to have them back and talk about their projects, as well as, a little bit about our experiences playing in the dark and humorous Battlelords setting for an upcoming Actual Play season. LINKS!!! Battlelords of the 23rd Century on the webs: http://www.23rdcentury.ne...
Mar 18, 2022•53 min•Season 1Ep. 47
The Mithril Maidens, having defeated the host of undead, delve deeper into the cellars beneath the abbey where they find their way out blocked by a sunken chamber with an iron gate barring their way. The rusty mechanism that appears to control the gate rests some 20 feet below the surface of the cold, dark water. How will they overcome this challenge, and what new horror will they find in the Drowning Pool? Sex, Drugs, and Saving Throws is an actual-play TTRPG set in a homebrew world using the D...
Mar 15, 2022•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 46
The AARPG is very excited to announce that one of our long-time friends, Malcolm, has rejoined the podcast. Malcolm appeared in the first few episodes of our Aliens Destroyer of Worlds story arc but due to some real-world commitments could not finish the story with us. Malcolm will be returning to the podcast for the second chapter of Sex, Drugs, and Saving Throws "Baking the Law", which now that we have combined the two chapters should be around Episode 12 or 13. This interview is a little diff...
Mar 08, 2022•1 hr 31 min•Season 1Ep. 45
The band has been betrayed by Randal, the apple eating scribe, and plunged into the catacombs below the abbey. Now, after getting some much needed rest, and for one of the band, a full belly of questionable food, the group sets off into the catacombs to find the source of the corruption. They will face new dangers and finally learn the answer to the question - is it worse to be attacked by zombies, or saved by a half-orc bard that is high as a kite. Someone is going to get Thunderstruck. Sex, Dr...
Feb 22, 2022•1 hr 24 min•Season 1Ep. 44
The members of the Mithril Maidens continue their deadly fight against the corrupted Dryad and her twisted trees in the dark swamps. They may have found the missing humans, but they will also uncover clues that all might not be right within the walls of the Abbey. Will they uncover the cause of this foul corruption or will they become the next meal in the Eternal Harvest? Sex, Drugs, and Saving Throws is a homebrew, Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition actual-play podcast. Follow our adventurers/hea...
Feb 08, 2022•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 43
Sex, Drugs, and Saving Throws EP04 “Unrest in the Forest” In this episode the members of Mithril Maidens have completed their quest by delivering the druidic book to the Abbey’s head scholar, Master Sylmar, an elf of unusual size and mannerisms. The band has been invited to a feast and even offered a chance for a paid gig to perform. All they need to do now is relax and get ready for their show. Except, the Mithril Maidens are not just a collection big hair, guy liner, and tight leather pants, t...
Jan 25, 2022•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 42
In this episode, the members of the Mithril Maidens have reached the Abbey and found themselves in a refugee camp, just outside the Abbey's walls. There is a great to-do about soup and the band meets Randall, a scribe at the abbey with an obsession with apples. The group gets a tour of the abbey grounds and meets the captain of the guard. Pants will be dropped and blades will be drawn before the group comes face to face with the Master of the Abbey, an elf, of unusual size. Sex, Drugs, and Savin...
Jan 11, 2022•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 41
Sex, Drugs, and Saving Throws – EP02 “Riding the Bulette” Sex, Drugs, and Saving Throws is a Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition actual-play podcast. In our first episode, we met the members of the fantasy heavy metal band Mithril Maidens: Echoes an Eladrin Monk and bagpiper, Raine, a Fae Fighter-Thief and bass lutist, Huilgrim, a halfing barbarian and lead lutist, Zuulja, a half-orc bard and drummer of the band, and Gromarsh, another half-orc bard and lead singer of the band. Our “heros” were hire...
Dec 28, 2021•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 40
A heavy metal band, the Mithril Maidens, are down on their luck and looking for their next big score. They are approached by a secretive half-elf and a gnomish scholar with an offer to make a lot of gold quick. All they have to do is take a book on gardening and animal husbandry to an abbey about a days travel outside of the capital. It should be a cake walk, but things have a way of taking a dark turn between the pages of Sex, Drugs, and Saving Throws.
Dec 14, 2021•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 39
It is the end of the world as we know it and it is also the end of our story, for now. The remaining survivors flee the college as the Soviet assault continues. Bleeding, bruised, burned, and carrying with them one of their own, fallen in battle, the group stops by the river east of the college, near the bridge that will lead them east toward Zofie's home town. It is a moment of rest, healing, a time to come clean, and a time to say goodbye. But there is not time to rest for long, because there ...
Nov 30, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Hello, it is that time again. The Advanced Age Roleplaying Gamers Podcast will be releasing the next, and second to last, episode of their actual-play podcast - It's Always Cloudy in Kalisz, which is set in the grim apocalyptic world of Twilight 2000 4E, tomorrow, Tuesday November 16th. Episode 16 - "The Last Action Hero" finds our group of survivors still fighting for their lives at the College, beset by Soviet troops and their tank as well as an old rival at the college, as they try to escape ...
Nov 16, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Chaos persists at the College. Our gang is split up into three groups, each fighting their own life or death battles as the Soviet troops close in on them. Thank you for listening. If you have made it this far into the story, we really hope you are enjoying it and having a laugh between serious bits. So if you would really like to help us reach more people, please consider leaving us a review on Apple or on Podchaser at https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/the-aarpg-podcast-1790336 . You can liste...
Nov 02, 2021•1 hr 21 min•Season 1Ep. 36
So as we close on our final three episodes in our current story arch we wanted to flip the switch on the way-back machine, back to March of 2021, when we sat down and created our characters. If you want to get a feel for how a lifepath session plays out at a table, give us a watch. If you want to see how your most/least favorite character from "It's Always Cloudy in Kalisz" came to be, give it a watch! One of the most interesting things is how the intentions of the players changed as their chara...
Oct 19, 2021•1 hr 57 min•Season 1Ep. 35
Hello and welcome to our next installment of Between Two GMs where your Co-Hosts Nathan and Matt sit down and talk to creators within the Table Top Roleplaying Game community. In this episode, Matt & Nathan interview Mitchell of Penny for a Tale about the Kickstarter for their TTRPG, CHEW: The Roleplaying Game, a game based on the Award-Winning Image comic series. We shoot the shit about returning to cons, about the CHEW game itself, how it came about, their take on the Forged in the Dark sy...
Oct 14, 2021•42 min•Season 1Ep. 34
No place, no matter how secure it may appear, is safe from the harsh realities of the post-apocalyptic world. The survivor's short respite is shattered as Soviet artillery begins to rain down on the College, followed by a large-scale ground assault. It is chaos as the group, separated throughout the college, must find safety and each other if they hope to survive. There are consequences in every action, like letting a lone Soviet radio operator survive the battle on the bridge, in the dark and d...
Oct 05, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 33
The survivors find themselves at the gates of the College as "guests" with the hope that they can trade the Russian nuke for supplies as well as get out of there alive. The College boasts plenty of food, water, real beds, and even power, things the players have not had for a long time. Will the group stay and throw their lot in with the College, putting aside their past conflicts with them, will they finally get the supplies they need to take Zofie home, or will fate decide for them. It is never...
Sep 21, 2021•1 hr 33 min•Season 1Ep. 32
The battle on the bridge continues with Russian artillery raining in on the battlefield and nearly everyone on the team with an injury. The fight hangs in the balance between victory and defeat. Blanco continues to earn his reputation as a ghost, Pavlov lets everyone know that he has been shot, repeatedly, and Zofie comes face to face with her past. We hope you are enjoying this story. If so, please like, follow, subscribe, and most importantly leave a review at Apple or Podchaser. Your support ...
Sep 07, 2021•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 31
Nathan, Tyr and Chris of the AARPGs spend some quality time talking to Tony, Dave and Kurt from 23rd Century Productions about the Kickstarter/7th Edition of Battlelords of the 23rd Century. We share some of the history of the game as well as our own personal experiences playing Battlelords and our collective history of growing up with TTRPGs. We spend some time talking about the types of stories that can be told with Battlelords, what sets it apart and why people are still excited to be playing...
Sep 02, 2021•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 30
The battle on the bridge continues. Axel tries to stay alive surrounded by Russian soldiers while trying to wrestle with the fact that Zofie is the daughter of the very Russian commander he is fighting with. The group has been lucky so far but luck can only last so long with so many bullets flying through the air. This is violence World War III style and death stalks the bridge like...well like a ghost. Then there is that Russian with the radio calling something in, wonder what that could be? Th...
Aug 24, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 29
Every show has to do it at some point and we hit that point in this episode. The group of survivors come together to save Minka and Axel from a group of Russian soldiers and the GRU officer that Zofie stabbed in the eye. Blanco does his best Slim Pickens as he rides the nukes while placing a very real bomb on it while Zofie is speeding toward the bridge. Zofie's need for revenge and Miserable Beast's unquenchable lust for blood lead to some gruesome endings for some of the Russian soldiers. It's...
Aug 10, 2021•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 28
In this episode, Axel is taken prisoner by the GRU officer that Zofie stabbed in the eye and Minka demonstrates that if the war hadn't broken out she could have taken gold in the 400 meter dash. The rest of the survivors encounter a ghost from Blanco's past who now works for the College. When shots are fired, Mason leads the group on a wild ride through the woods to save them, dragging the nuke behind them on a makeshift sled. In the chaos, Blanco begins planning for the endgame. You can read mo...
Jul 27, 2021•1 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 27
Now that the group of survivors have found the missing nuclear weapon they have to decide what to do with it. But nukes are not the only thing that the group is worried about. Supplies are low, Misérables Beast is low on fuel, and Pavlov is terrified he'll ruin Minka's rabbits. Oh yeah, the group also reunites with an old "friend".
Jul 13, 2021•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 26
Join your co-hosts Nathan and Matt as we sit down to talk to Sean Roberson from Pinnacle Entertainment Group about their Kickstarter for RIFTS Atlantis Rising. You can check out and contribute to their kickstart - along with the 1300+ fans that have already thrown their support behind the release at: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545820095/rifts-for-savage-worlds-atlantis-rising?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=rifts%20atlantis You can check out Pinnacle's whole line of RIFTS an...
Jun 30, 2021•55 min•Season 1Ep. 25
The group of survivors deals with the aftermath of having all of their ill gotten goods taken from them by the College and the revelation that the College is looking for a downed aircraft. The group does some soul searching and some strategizing to plan out their next move; but, life in the dark and unforgiving world of Twilight 2000 likes to throw the most unexpected things their way, plans be damned.
Jun 29, 2021•1 hr 26 min•Season 1Ep. 24
With a face for radio and a voice for print, we wrap up our first series of Meet the Cast by sitting down with co-host and voice of Pavlov Onajetski, Matt. Sean and Nathan ask all of the tough questions like "just how bad did you mess up the rules when you started playing?" to "why did you mess up the rules so much in your most recent game?" Seriously, it is just me answering the same questions the rest of the crew answered but in a much more long-winded way. You can also watch me fumble my way ...
Jun 22, 2021•44 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Minka and Pavlov return to the group with good news, the town of Ostrzeszow and it's leader, Radislov, are willing to trade them much needed goods for their excess weapons. Minka and Pavlov return to the town with Blanco and Zofie, who is hoping to find information about her relatives. The group's spirits are high at the prospect of getting new gear and maybe even some luxury goods. On a day like this, even the dark world of the apocalypse doesn't seem so bad. What could go wrong? #twilight2000 ...
Jun 15, 2021•1 hr 30 min•Season 1Ep. 22
In this installment of Meet the Cast we turn the tables and the cast interviews Nathan, Co-Host, sound tech wizard, and Game Master for both our Alien Destroyer of Worlds and our Twilight 2000 stories. Learn more about his gaming history, favorite games and characters, and why he loves gaming so much. As an added benefit, guest interviewer, Sean, gets down to the brass tax on the issues we all care about....falling asleep on the toilet. You can read more about Nathan and the rest of the cast at ...
Jun 08, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 21
The group of survivors finds themselves shaken up after the firefight at the farm with members of the College. They gather up a big stash of weapons from the dead and decide to try to sell them at a nearby town. As the group settles in to a temporary camp, Gunnery Sergeant Mason tries to come to terms with executing the two American deserters while trying to take stock of how the group is doing. In the end, someone has to go to the town and try to sell the equipment or find out it's a trap....
Jun 01, 2021•1 hr 36 min•Season 1Ep. 20
Hello and welcome to our first installment of Between Two GMs where your Co-Hosts Nathan and Matt sit down and talk to creators within the Table Top Roleplaying Game community. In our first installment we sit down with Mitchell Wallace, co-founder and COO of Penny for a Tale, to talk about their Kickstarter for Necrobiotic, an Italian roleplaying game set in a grim future where humans and the dead must share a dystopian world. You can check out Penny for a Tale at https://www.pennyforatale.com/a...
May 28, 2021•35 min•Season 1Ep. 19
In this Meet the Cast Nathan, Tyr, and Matt sit down with Chris to talk about how they got into gaming, some of their favorite characters and games, and of course why they look like a Lego.
May 25, 2021•33 min•Season 1Ep. 18
