Please welcome Ben Robbins to the show! We talk about Lam Mage's fantastic games (Microscope, Kingdoms, etc) as well as Ben's famous West Marches campaign and touch on things like GMless games and what story gaming is. It was a super fun chat - I hope you enjoy! Show Links Lame Mage: https://www.lamemage.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/lamemage Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lamemage Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro musi...
Jul 17, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Season 1Ep. 152
In todays episode we are going to be chatting with the creators of The Painted Wastelands Chris WIllett and Tim Molloy Show Links Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thepaintedwastelands/the-painted-wastelands Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/cNFRfupp3wGE5Bdh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timmolloyart/ Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com...
Jul 11, 2024•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 151
Today I sit down with Rick Stump who has a AD&D campaign that has been ongoing since 1979 and runs the Don't Split The Party blog. Show Links Blog: https://harbingergames.blogspot.com/ Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick-stump Discord: https://discord.gg/vgDF6QZ Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution...
Jul 02, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 150
Today I sit down with Rui Albino a storyboard artist with Ubisoft and a Tabletop Designer whose game Seas of Infinity I had the pleasure of trying out not long ago at a local game convention Show Links Web: https://seasofinfinity.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558517656821 Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons:...
Jun 25, 2024•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 149
Today I sit down with Father Aaron of Dungeon Minister fame and we chat about CleriCon, Faith and Gaming, and how his parish's town informs his campaign setting. Show Links CleriCon: http://clericon.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDungeonMinister Twitter: https://x.com/MinisterDungeon Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheDungeonMinister Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (i...
Jun 18, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 148
In todays episode we are going to be chatting with Tomas Härenstam from Free League Publishing and we are going to talk about the history of the company and the game DragonBane Show Links Free League: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/ Dragon Bane: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/dragonbane/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/freeleaguepublishing Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin Mac...
Jun 13, 2024•47 min
Today I sit down with Glynn from Monkey Blood Design best known for the creation of the Midderlands setting, an amazing OSR setting. We talk about layout design, monster deisgn, local folklorem and so much more. Show Links Shop: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/7771/monkeyblood-design Web: http://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/Monk3yBlood Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone W...
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 19 min•Season 1Ep. 146
Today I sit down with Eric from the Merry Mushmen as well as some of it's now expanded family with Liam and Joe as we talk about adventure design a new kickstarter, and so much more. Show Links Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/896102915/an-adventure-double-feature-by-the-merry-mushmen Merry Mushmen: https://www.themerrymushmen.com/ & https://discord.gg/4jJFc5ZAT9 Joseph Lewis: https://www.josephrlewis.com Liam: https://twitter.com/Budapestkick & https://budapestkick.itch...
Jun 03, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 145
In today's episode we are going to be chatting with James "Grim Jim" Desborough about creating games, reviewing games, the online TTRPG space, and just discovering a bit more about the man. Show Links Post-Mort: https://post-mort.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grimasaur Youtube: https://youtube.com/postmortemvideo & https://youtube.com/grimstreams Advertisement If you can go check out Tale of the Manticore ( https://taleofthemanticore.blogspot.com/ ) or listen to Episode 127 to hear an in...
May 29, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 144
In todays episode we are going to be chatting with Joaquin from RPG.net and RPGMatch.org about how he created the tinder like site for RPG players Show Links Site: https://rpgmatch.org/ Forum: https://www.rpg.net/ Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: D&D,...
May 25, 2024•1 hr 3 min•Season 1Ep. 143
In todays episode we are going to be chatting with Daniel from the Redwyrm to talk about music, gaming, and his 7yr old DM genius of a son. Show Links Web: https://www.wyrmden.com Twitter: https://x.com/redwyrmofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@redwyrmofficial Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: "I'm a Playa" by Redwyrm from the album "Against the Giants" used with permission of the artist https://wyrmden.co...
May 21, 2024•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 142
In todays episode we are going to be chatting with Brenden from Hammer City Games to talk about the Canadian gaming scene and his new kickstarter Earth After Death. Show Links Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hammercitygames/earth-ad-post-apocalyptic-survival-roleplaying Web: https://www.hammercitygames.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HammerCityGames Recommendation: https://rat-bastard-games.itch.io/hypermall-unlimited-violence Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net...
May 16, 2024•1 hr 2 min•Season 1Ep. 141
In todays episode we are going to be chatting with Harmony Ginger, a DM who has been experimenting with her game using 1:1 time and Braunstein gaming concepts and chatting about it on Twitter. Show Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gingerblast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@harmony_ginger Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed unde...
May 14, 2024•59 min•Season 1Ep. 140
In today's episode I sit down with Ross from Mythic Mountain RPG a folk RPG gaming club in Kentucky and we chat about what folk gaming is, the OSR in general, and recorded sessions. Show Links Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mythicmountainsrpg Podcast: https://adventuresinthevaletaverncast.podbean.com Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech...
May 10, 2024•1 hr 4 min•Season 1Ep. 139
In today's episode I sit down with John Johnson from the non-profit group "Lets Quest After School" which helps schools and libraries setup gaming groups for kids and provides them with great resources. Show Links John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LetsQuest501c3 Find out More: https://www.letsquestafterschool.org TTRPGKids: https://www.ttrpgkids.com TTRPG in education Discord: https://discord.gg/NcW7W9AjKV Legends of Galhalla: https://www.amazon.com/Legends-Galhalla-Spark-Fates-Hand-ebook/dp/...
May 07, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 138
In this episode, I sit down with Ben Riggs and talk about his amazing book Slaying the Dragon. Show Links Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/benriggs_ Bens Website: https://www.writerbenriggs.com/ The Book!: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/slaying-the-dragon/ Ben on the OGL Saga: https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-ben-riggs-1850211730 Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Newsletter...
Mar 17, 2023•1 hr 17 min•Season 1Ep. 137
In this episode, I sit down with Russ from YumDM and discuss his amazing zine D12 monthly. Show Links YumDM - https://yumdm.com/ Get the Zine - https://yumdm.com/zines/ Support via DTRPG - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/21858/YUMDM On Social - https://twitter.com/yum_dm Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Newsletter: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theredcaps Mastodo...
Feb 28, 2023•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 136
In todays episode we are going to talk about weird dice, well more specifically we are going to talk to someone who makes weird dice - Alexander Davis from Turningdice joins us on the show Show Links See the Dice: https://tinyurl.com/turningdice1 Another Video: https://tinyurl.com/turningdice2 Turning Dice: https://turningdice.com/ Alex's Social: @Alexander_Anotherskip_Davis@dice.camp Sponsor Information Today's episode is brought to you by Manscaped.com use promo code REDCAP for 20% off your or...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 135
In today's episode, we talk about a fantasy adventure scenario I've had rolling around in my head and how it's inspired by a scifi book I recently read. Show Links: Earthside by Dennis E Taylor: https://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sv_adbl_subnav_ref1_8 Call in from Che: https://roleplayrescue.com/podcast/ Legend of Bones: https://legendofthebones.podbean.com/ Mythic 2e: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/422929/Mythic-Game-Master-Emulator-Second-Edition Sponsor Information Today's ...
Feb 19, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 134
In today's episode, we are chatting with Thom Wilson about his latest Kickstarter, his many many projects, the great zine back to basix, and much more. Show Links: Kickstarter: Trouble at Mill Manor - A Seize Your Destiny Solo Adventure by Thom Wilson — Kickstarter Throwigames: ThrowiGames LLC Website Shirecon: ThrowiGames, LLC - ShireCon 4 RPG Products: DriveThruRPG.com - ThrowiGames - The Largest RPG Download Store! Band Recommendation: Unleash The Archers | Canadian Power Metal Sponsor Inform...
Feb 15, 2023•1 hr 20 min•Season 1Ep. 133
In today's episode, we are chatting with Alessandro from Tin Hat games about their latest Kickstarter the True OSR. Show Links: Kickstarter: The TRUE OSR - Obsolete Shitty Rules by Tin Hat Games — Kickstarter Youtube: Tin Hat Games - YouTube Twitter: https://twitter.com/TinHat_Games Storefront: Tin Hat Games Sponsor Information Today's episode is brought to you by Manscaped.com use promo code REDCAP for 20% off your order and free shipping. #sponsored #ad #manscapedpod Reach out to me! Web: http...
Feb 14, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 132
In today's episode, we hear from a bunch of people on Twitter and the fediverse about what makes a good player in TTRPGs. If you get a chance check out all the voices you heard on their various socials, there is lots of great content and voices out there. Contributions From: @banditskeep @angrygamesinc @blackdragongamescan @rat_blind @SumtaPenDragon @DyingBreedTT @cbk_studio @dododecahedron@dice.camp @bobbydellis@dice.camp Sponsor Information Today's episode is brought to you by Manscaped.com us...
Feb 12, 2023•13 min•Season 1Ep. 131
Todays episode we are sitting down in conversation with Eric of the Arcane Bindery to talk about binding books, programming games, designing products, and much more. Sponsor Information Todays episode is brought to you by Manscaped.com use promo code REDCAP for 20% off your order and free shipping. #sponsored #ad #manscapedpod Show Links! Playerwrap Kickstarter- https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/player-wrap/the-ttrpg-player-wrap/ Arcane Bindery - https://www.arcanebindery.com/our-story DropIn...
Feb 08, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 130
Welcome to The Redcaps Podcast, In today's episode, we are joined by Scott from the AngryGM blog. Topics AngryGM Blog: https://theangrygm.com/ AngryGM Games: https://angry.games/ AngryGM on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AngryGamesInc Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Newsletter: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theredcaps Mastodon: https://social.theredcaps.net/@theredcaps In...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Welcome to The Redcaps Podcast, In today's episode, we talk about the Doomsday clock, some podcast news, and some hobby news Topics Doomsday Clock: Doomsday Clock - Wikipedia Blades in the Dark: https://bladesinthedark.com/progress-clocks WoTC SRD CC License: OGL 1.0a & Creative Commons - Posts - D&D Beyond (dndbeyond.com) Interesting commentary on situation: Wizards of the Coast Releases SRD Under Creative Commons License (CC-BY-4.0) | Hacker News (ycombinator.com) Reach out to me! Web:...
Jan 28, 2023•12 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Welcome to The Redcaps Podcast, In today's episode, we are joined by Jon the amazing host of the Solo RPG podcast Tale of the Manticore Topics Tale of the Manticore Podcast: https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/ One Shot in the Dark RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/366526/One-Shot-in-the-Dark?affiliate_id=3323577 Tale of the Manticore Blog: https://taleofthemanticore.blogspot.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/manticoretale Headstrong: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G2KQZHhEx-s Reach ...
Jan 27, 2023•1 hr 8 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Welcome to The Redcaps Podcast, In today's episode, we have a guest to help educate us a bit on gaming with neurodivergent kids. Topics Peter on Twitter: https://twitter.com/RollForKindness Peters Website: https://rollforkindness.com/ UoW Article: https://www.tacoma.uw.edu/news/world-builder Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Newsletter: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@there...
Jan 20, 2023•1 hr 9 min
Welcome to The Redcaps Podcast, In today's episode, we are going to talk about a well known house rule regarding shields Topics Trollsmyth Blog: Trollsmyth: Shields Shall be Splintered! Original Edition Campaign Supp: Original Edition Campaign: Additional Rules for Fantasy Medieval Campaigns: Johansson, Erik: 9789179699840: Amazon.com: Books Delta Dan: OED Games: Supplements for old-school D&D Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Ph...
Jan 19, 2023•9 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Welcome to The Redcaps Podcast, In today's episode, we are going to talk about Dungeon 23 with Todd from Hexed Press Find Todd Dungeon 23 Helper: https://hexedpress.itch.io/dungeon23-helper Website: http://hexed.press/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/hexedpressman Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@HexedPress Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@hexedpress Topics Dungeon 23 Original Post: https://twitter.com/seanmccoy/status/1599809865836363782 Lamy Fountain Pen: https://www.lamy.com/en/fountain-pens/ G...
Jan 15, 2023•1 hr 23 min
Welcome to The Redcaps Podcast, In today's episode, we are going to talk about the Kickstarters and I have a friend here to help me!. Find Direct Sun Here Mastodon: https://dice.camp/@directsun Directsun Games Print Store: http://directsunGames.com/ Directsun Games Itch.io: https://directsun.itch.io/ Directsun Games DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18471/directsun Designing OSR-Style Puzzles: https://directsungames.blogspot.com/2022/12/designing-osr-style-puzzles.html Directsun Gam...
Jan 11, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 1Ep. 123
