Download Episode INTRO: 00:00:16 – This is the first part of a two part episode looking at the games and worlds created by Ken St Andre. He’s one of the founders of the hobby and tremendously influential on the development of RPGS. OPEN BOX: 00:04:40 – Live from his Troll Cave in Arizona, The Trollgodfather … Continue reading "Episode 28 (Part 1) Monsters! Monsters! RPG (with Ken St Andre)" The post Episode 28 (Part 1) Monsters! Monsters! RPG (with Ken St Andre) first appeared on The GROGNARD Fi...
Apr 22, 2019•1 hr 30 min
Download Episode I was kindly invited to Games Master a game of Stormbringer by the wonderfully macabre actual play podcast Red Moon Roleplaying. These is a teaser for an upcoming special guest, listen to the show to find out more … Adventure: The Fang and the Fountain from Perils of the Young KingdomsMusic by: Ager Sonus, Cryo … Continue reading "EXTRA – Stormbringer Actual Play (with Red Moon Role-playing)" The post EXTRA – Stormbringer Actual Play (with Red Moon Role-playing) first appeared o...
Apr 12, 2019•1 hr 55 min
Download Episode We’re continuing our Robin of Sherwood theme. We discuss Fate and use it to provide a sample play in Sherwood Forest created by the TV series. We hope that it will inspire you to invest in some FUDGE dice and have a go at creating your own worlds. The post Episode 27 (Part 2) Fate (with Robin of Sherwood actual play) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Mar 19, 2019•1 hr 46 min
Download Episode I attended the first ever PodUk Convention in Birmingham and appeared in a live show. How We Roll podcast hosted a live, actual play, with Scott Dorwood (from The Good Friends of Jackson Ellias) as the keeper. Hope that you enjoy listening to The Necropolis. The post EXTRA – Call of Cthulhu Actual Play (with How We Roll and Scott Dorwood) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Feb 26, 2019•1 hr 19 min
Download Episode INTRO: In this episode we are continuing our exploration of the context of gaming in the eighties, by looking at one of the TV series that influenced how we played. POTTED HISTORY: This is a quick summary of how the programme came to be made and a bit of background about Richard Carpenter. … Continue reading "Episode 27 (Part One) Robin of Sherwood (with Graham Staplehurst)" The post Episode 27 (Part One) Robin of Sherwood (with Graham Staplehurst) first appeared on The GROGNARD...
Feb 17, 2019•1 hr 33 min
Download Episode INTRO: This is an unusual GROGPOD as it was recorded live at GROGMEET 18. Ian Cooper talks about HeroQuest and there’s a chance for you to win a copy of the game thanks to our friends at bonhomiegames.uk Show us your favourite handout, character sheet, floor plan, prop, mini or any other … Continue reading "Episode 26 – HeroQuest RPG (with Ian Cooper) from GROGMEET 18" The post Episode 26 – HeroQuest RPG (with Ian Cooper) from GROGMEET 18 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Jan 21, 2019•1 hr 46 min
Download Episode In this episode we review our year in gaming and dish out our GROGGIE awards. It also features WFRP actual play, hosted by The Smart Party. Subscribe to their feed to catch the rest of it, when it is released. Podcast recommendations: How we Roll, The Chimpions, Vintage RPG podcast, and Appendix N. The post Episode 25 – Review of 2018 (Featuring WFRP actual play) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Dec 20, 2018•1 hr 30 min
Download Episode INTRO: We’ve had another iTunes review (we’d love to get more!) GAMESMASTER’S SCREEN: Graeme Davis takes us on a whistle stop tour around his career so far: check out this book-listing at Graeme’s site for all the references mentioned. WHITE DWARF: @dailydwarf has given another insightful perspective of all of the adventures that … Continue reading "Episode 24 (Part 2) WARHAMMER Fantasy Role Play (with Graeme Davis)" The post Episode 24 (Part 2) WARHAMMER Fantasy Role Play (with...
Nov 25, 2018•1 hr 23 min
Download Episode INTRO: The GROGNARD files is dedicated to Greg Stafford (1948-2018) OPEN BOX: Graeme Davis talks to us about the genesis of the 1st edition of WARHAMMER and some of the plans for the new edition. You find out more about his long and distinguished career in gaming on his website. WHITE DWARF: The … Continue reading "Episode 24 (Part 1) WARHAMMER Fantasy Role Play (with Graeme Davis)" The post Episode 24 (Part 1) WARHAMMER Fantasy Role Play (with Graeme Davis) first appeared on Th...
Oct 21, 2018•1 hr 34 min
Download Episode Intro: It has been a summer of love for the library – there’s too much on there! Open Box: We’re in Port Street in Manchester reflecting on the campaign The White Dwarf: Daily Dwarf goes Against the Giants. Games Master’s Screen: What’s our favourite class? Ed’s Shed: Ed decides to ‘bring out the Gimp‘ when he creates … Continue reading "Episode 23 – Dungeons & Dragons, Storm King’s Thunder" The post Episode 23 – Dungeons & Dragons, Storm King’s Thunder first appeared on...
Sep 16, 2018•1 hr 37 min
Download Episode INTRO: I’ve got one of those blowers with a feather on the end to celebrate our anniversary and the release of RuneQuest RolePlaying in Glorantha. MOB RETURNS: MOB talks about all the different ways that you can play in Glorantha: 13th Age, HeroQuest, but especially RuneQuest. Here he talks about how RuneQuest appeals … Continue reading "Episode 22 (Part 2) RuneQuest RolePlaying in Glorantha (with Michael O’Brien aka MOB)" The post Episode 22 (Part 2) RuneQuest RolePlaying in Gl...
Aug 07, 2018•1 hr 40 min
Download Episode INTRO: Three years of GROGPODing and Forty Years of RuneQuest seems like a great point in time to revisit the game that we played the most back in the day. RQ3 contributed to us stopping playing, so this is a chance to revisit the game and see what happened when we stopped playing. … Continue reading "Episode 22 (Part 1) RuneQuest RPG Renaissance (with Michael O’Brien aka MOB)" The post Episode 22 (Part 1) RuneQuest RPG Renaissance (with Michael O’Brien aka MOB) first appeared o...
Jul 16, 2018•1 hr 37 min
Download Episode INTRO (00:00) The GROGNARD files finally sells out to one of those new fangled games. There’s a new iTunes review too, that compares us to Ridley Scott’s Hovis advert. OPEN BOX (with Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan) (0:07) We are joined by Gar who tells us about his formative years in RPGs, his role in relaunching … Continue reading "Episode 21 – Night’s Black Agents RPG (with Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan)" The post Episode 21 – Night’s Black Agents RPG (with Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan) first appeare...
Jun 20, 2018•1 hr 45 min
Download Episode INTRO We’ve had a great, positive response to the first part of the episode, and a new iTunes review from Steve Race, host of Squadron Chatter, the Unofficial Podcast for Squadron UK RPG. GM SCREEN (with Simon Burley) Simon Burley returns, to talk about Imagine magazine, his role as a ‘zine editor, … Continue reading "Episode 20 (Part 2) Golden Heroes RPG (with Simon Burley)" The post Episode 20 (Part 2) Golden Heroes RPG (with Simon Burley) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ...
May 17, 2018•1 hr 46 min
Download Episode INTRO: This is a game that embodies the spirit of the podcast. It belongs to a period when the players were informing the gaming industry. Games Workshop decided to do a big budget version of the game. You can see the short film I made here (it’s less than 5 minutes) OPEN BOX … Continue reading "Episode 20 (Part 1) Golden Heroes RPG (with Simon Burley)" The post Episode 20 (Part 1) Golden Heroes RPG (with Simon Burley) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Apr 18, 2018•1 hr 19 min
Download Episode INTRO: Thanks to a Poll of Patreons, we are examining a game that we never played back in the day … PARANOIA. OPEN BOX: (with Paul Baldowski): Paul Baldowski was a writer for the Mongoose edition. He’s also runs Just Crunch which publishes The Cthulhu Hack. Also, make sure you check out the … Continue reading "Episode 19 – Paranoia RPG (with Paul Baldowski)" The post Episode 19 – Paranoia RPG (with Paul Baldowski) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Mar 21, 2018•1 hr 43 min
Download Episode INTRO A new review on iTunes WHITE DWARF @dailydwarf “2000ad and Me” a personal reflection on the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic GAMES MASTER’s SCREEN Marc Gascoigne returns to talk about Fighting Fantasy, EarthDawn (!), The Black Library and Angry Robot. Also, the famous ‘lost’ RPG – Dark Future. JUDGE BLYTHY RULES an examination of … Continue reading "Episode 18 (Part 2) Judge Dredd RPG (with Marc Gascoigne)" The post Episode 18 (Part 2) Judge Dredd RPG (with Marc Gascoigne) first ap...
Feb 16, 2018•1 hr 27 min
Download Episode INTRO: Warning, there’s an unnecessary David Bowie impression in this bit, as the Judge Dredd Board Game appeared in Labyrinth. POTTED HISTORY: (00:05:00) A brief publication history of Judge in RPGs and news of the forthcoming game from EN Publishing. OPEN BOX (with Marc Gascoigne): (10:44) We are joined by a giant in … Continue reading "Episode 18 (Part 1) Judge Dredd RPG (with Marc Gascoigne)" The post Episode 18 (Part 1) Judge Dredd RPG (with Marc Gascoigne) first appeared o...
Jan 16, 2018•1 hr 41 min
Download Episode Intro: For this GROGPOD, we take a break from the usual format, instead of concentrating on a single subject, we are looking back at some of the experiences that we have had over the year. Thanks to Phil the Dice Mechanic for his review Groggies Pt 1: Our annual awards are determined by … Continue reading "Episode 17 – Review of 2017 in RPGs" The post Episode 17 – Review of 2017 in RPGs first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Dec 16, 2017•1 hr 31 min
Download Episode INTRO: A dedication to Carl T. Ford, the publisher/ editor of Dagon Fanzine. GAMESMASTER’S SCREEN 00:02:20 (With Mike Mason) Mike faces the Keeper’s Screen to talk about Traveller, D&D and the all new Masks of Nyarlathotep (coming soon). DAILY DWARF 00:40:00 @dailydwarf does an incisive assessment of the scenarios that appeared in White Dwarf. CURSE … Continue reading "Episode 16 (Part 2) More Call of Cthulhu (with Mike Mason)" The post Episode 16 (Part 2) More Call of Cthul...
Nov 22, 2017•1 hr 43 min
Download Episode INTRO 00.00.16 We are returning to one of our favourite games, Call of Cthulhu, to consider what has changed for the game over the past 2 years, since the last episode. OPEN BOX (with Mike Mason) 06.00 At the time of recording, Mike had just returned from his trip to NECRONOMICON and was … Continue reading "Episode 16 (Part 1) More Call of Cthulhu (with Mike Mason)" The post Episode 16 (Part 1) More Call of Cthulhu (with Mike Mason) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Oct 20, 2017•1 hr 39 min
Download Episode INTRO This time we are looking at James Bond 007, a game we didn’t play back in the day, but the GROGSQUAD suggested that we should give it the once over. We had a great review from Mike Hobbs from Meeples and Miniatures POTTED HISTORY 03:43 This is the story of Chris Klug realising … Continue reading "Episode 15 – James Bond 007 RPG" The post Episode 15 – James Bond 007 RPG first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Sep 19, 2017•1 hr 48 min
Download Episode INTRO: News about a new PBM ‘zine that we’ve inspired – Bones of the Lost God – if you like Phil’s monsters, he’s put some of his art on Red Bubble. GAMESMASTER’S SCREEN (with Ian Marsh): Ian Marsh returns to talk about his editorial-ship at White Dwarf and his involvement in Games Workshop. He … Continue reading "Episode 14 (Part 2) RPG Fanzines (with Ian Marsh)" The post Episode 14 (Part 2) RPG Fanzines (with Ian Marsh) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Aug 19, 2017•1 hr 38 min
Download Episode INTRO Welcome to the world of fanzines. OPEN BOX (with Ian Marsh) The first part of an interview with Ian Marsh, who was the editor of DragonLords fanzine and went on to become the editor of White Dwarf. DAILY DWARF For one episode only @dailydwarf becomes the Daily Dagon as he looks at … Continue reading "Episode 14 (Part 1) RPG Fanzines (with Ian Marsh)" The post Episode 14 (Part 1) RPG Fanzines (with Ian Marsh) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Jul 15, 2017•1 hr 36 min
Download Episode INTRO 00:05 By a strange quirk of fate, Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes has suddenly become available as a PDF from Drive Thru RPG. We’ve had another five star review on iTunes, this time it’s from Baz, of The Smart Party podcast. OPEN BOX 05:30 Dirk returns to Whartson Hall to visit Big … Continue reading "Episode 13 – Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes (with Jon Hancock)" The post Episode 13 – Mercenaries, Spies and Private Eyes (with Jon Hancock) first appeared on The GR...
Jun 17, 2017•1 hr 31 min
Download Episode INTRO – We’re still taken aback at the scale of response to the first part of this episode, but we’re conscious enough to issue a warning about Hob Nob balls. POTTED HISTORY (3.49) – Kindly provided by @hobgoblinorange who provides an overview of the major players and developments in the miniature figure art in … Continue reading "Episode 12 (Part 2) Games Workshop & Citadel (with Tim Olsen)" The post Episode 12 (Part 2) Games Workshop & Citadel (with Tim Olsen) first ap...
May 16, 2017•1 hr 24 min
Download Episode INTRO (15 secs) This is an unusual episode as it is about a place more than a thing. This is about the remembered place that was Games Workshop, when we were kids, and the magical lead figures we found there. POTTED HISTORY (6.32) The story about how school friends came together to form … Continue reading "Episode 12 (Part 1) Games Workshop & Citadel (with Tim Olsen)" The post Episode 12 (Part 1) Games Workshop & Citadel (with Tim Olsen) first appeared on The GROGNARD Fi...
Apr 18, 2017•1 hr 28 min
Download Episode For your eyes only. Don’t accept this Podcast if the seal is broken. INTRO: I love the world of espionage and this is the first in our ‘Spy Sequence’ that we’ll be peppering through the next year. We’ve had another iTunes review too – please give us one if you haven’t already. OPEN … Continue reading "Episode 11 – Top Secret RPG" The post Episode 11 – Top Secret RPG first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Mar 18, 2017•1 hr 32 min
Download Episode INTRO Blimey Charlie! This is the twentieth podcast! 1:53 GAMESMASTER’S SCREEN Rick Meints, President of Chaosium, joins us once again. This time we roll on a special ‘plunder’ table to search his fabled collection as he recounts past adventures from back in the day. 42:08 OPEN BOX Borderlands is Chaosium’s classic campaign from 1982 – … Continue reading "Episode 10 (Part 2) More RuneQuest RPG (with Rick Meints)" The post Episode 10 (Part 2) More RuneQuest RPG (with Rick Meints)...
Feb 15, 2017•1 hr 31 min
Download Episode INTRO We’re back for more podcasts in 2017! We’re returning to our origins and looking again at the game that we began with back in 1981. OPEN BOX 4.31 – the only President from the USA who really matters is the President of Chaosium, Rick Meints, who joins us to open the box … Continue reading "Episode 10 (Part 1)More RuneQuest RPG (with Rick Meints)" The post Episode 10 (Part 1)More RuneQuest RPG (with Rick Meints) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files ....
Jan 18, 2017•1 hr 35 min
