Casting Shadows

Is Hindsightless THE most sporadic podcast on the Internet? I am not sure, this one must surely qualify for something in that category. NOTE: The recap portion of this video has been subtitled for your convenience. I have been putting up a in-depth videos on the YouTube channel lately about the nature of RPGs, so this weekend, with my thin strips of free time, I grilled up a recap as a sort of celebration of the great play I have been enjoying with Call of Cthulhu for the past year and a half, and as a possible on-ramp to getting into or at least enjoying the campaign vicariously, for those who don't enjoy YouTube. It was fun for me to go over our calendar of dates and events and spin that into a sort of StoryTime for the Casting Shadows Podcast. I hope you enjoy it, too. If you would like to contact me, please consider leaving a voice message via SpeakPipehttps://speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcastIf you prefer text, you can find me @Runeslinger on BlueSky, TwiXter, and YouTube or at my gmail address: runescastshadows.Recommendation!If you are curious about a great exploration of Chainmail in the context of playing it as the wargame it began life as, rather then the product shoehorned into OD&D, please consider checking out the Diegetic Advancement podcast.

This nearly 90-minute conversation was made possible by the open-minded attitude of TrilltheDM, the interest of MercuriousAulicus and Black Lodge Games, and I suppose, the letter X. In it, we discuss Trill's recent video: Mastering Player Choice in Mystery and Horror RPGs and take it further than the original 10-minute runtime would allow, dive into its specific context, and in general have an enjoyable and interesting discussion. You can find the original video at this link: Mastering Player Choice in Mystery & Horror RPGs (youtube.com) This episode appears in its uncut, video form on my YouTube channel and is also re-distributed there in this audio-only version. CONTACT THE SHOW: ⁠⁠E-Mail⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Voice Message⁠⁠ FIND CASTING SHADOWS: ⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Channel⁠⁠ LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Mastering Player Choice in Mystery & Horror RPGs - YouTube The Imagination series on the Casting Shadows Podcast Sandboxes: Layers and Vectors of Play: Immersion and Engagement: On Immersion On Attention Imagination and Preparation

This episode is in three segments. The first presents links and reactions to just a few of the cool posts I have seen in response to the 2nd week of #RPGaDAY2024. This is part of a series for each week of the event. If you have suggestions for great posts, send me a message with the links! The second segment offers some tantalizing morsels stolen from the freshly unearthed Mordavia: Land of Horror supplement for Leagues of Adventure, Leagues of Gothic Horror, and Leagues of Cthulhu by Triple Ace Games. The final segment runs roughshod over my own responses to the #RPGaDAY2024 prompts in unseemly haste! CONTACT THE SHOW: ⁠E-Mail⁠ ⁠Voice Message⁠ FIND CASTING SHADOWS: ⁠Blog⁠ ⁠Channel⁠ LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: ⁠Autocratik Blog Halls of the Nephilim RPGNet Dodecahedroid Stargazer's World The Other Side Stochasium Triple Ace Games Mordavia on DriveThruRPG

This episode presents links and reactions to just a few of the cool posts I have seen in response to the first week of #RPGaDAY2024. This is intended to be the first of a series for each week of the event. If you have suggestions for great posts, send me a message with the links! CONTACT THE SHOW: E-Mail Voice Message FIND CASTING SHADOWS: Blog Channel LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Autocratik Blog Nerds' RPG Variety Cast Stochastic Agency JDRD30 Pink Phantom Podcast Mirke the Meek Podcast Dungeon Tutor Dekahedron's Joseph Gill Nolinquisitor Channel Creative Play and Podcast Network Miskatonic Playhouse Channel Hindsightless Podcast

In the first segment of this episode I quickly share some of my responses to the first week of #RPGaDAY2024 prompts. Later in the week ahead, I will be sharing cool prompts from other folk that I have found out there on the Internet. The second segment explores the structure and some suggestions for running The Great Campaign from Triple Ace Games for the Ubiquity Roleplaying System. The third segment is a quick overview of Ubiquity for those hearing about it for the first time. CONTACT THE SHOW runescastshadows AT gmail.com Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) UBIQUITY DISCORD SERVER https://discord.gg/cGedvmdG3h Products or Shows mentioned in this Episode: The GMologist Presents The Great Campaign (PDF, PoD)

This episode takes us on a semi-farcical journey into language and imagery to talk about the very necessary nature a lack of meaning and import can have to immersive and engaging in-character play. Curious? I hope so~ Contact me at: runescastshadows at gmail dot com Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com)

Links to the callers featured in this episode can be found below. This episode features calls from Sameoldji (link to his eponymous podcast can be found below), Jason Connerly formely of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast (link to his now complete library of podcast episodes can be found below), and Che Webster of the now intentionally intermittent Roleplay Rescue podcast (link provided below). Topics in this episode are the ongoing YouTube actual play series being run on my channel, and two different points about my recent conversation with Daniel Jones of Primeval Fantasy (link below) from the previous episode. Contact the Show! Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) https://www.speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast or @runeslinger for YouTube, TwiXter, Blue Sky, and Facebook runescastshadows AT gmail or leave a comment on the video version of an episode on my YouTube Channel: @Runeslinger Sameoldji's Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jean-franois-st-onge/episodes/0-Origins-and-directions-from-vlogging-to-podcasts-e2bg1rv/a-aaikrmm Jason Connerly Blog: The Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, er, Blog (nerdsrpgvarietycast.com) Library of Jason's Podcast Episodes: Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue: Roleplay Rescue's Blog – Murmurings from beneath the beard --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

I sit down with a second conversation with Daniel Jones of  @Primaeval , this time about making the culture and approach to play at your RPG table more accessible to others. Do you achieve this goal? Join us and see~ Contact Me: www.speakpipe.com/castingshadowsblog.com runescastshadows@gmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

In this conversation with Roleplay Rescue's host and seeker of immersive and engaging play, Che Webster, we discuss some blog posts about techniques that Che is trying out to get more of what he wants out of play. As that quest is near and dear to my heart, I thought others might resonate with it as well. We talk about making room for imagination, facilitating a more active stance in our imaginations, and consider how we speak to one another when we play. Podcasts mentioned in this episode: Roleplay Rescue Nerds RPG Variety Cast Contact Runeslinger @Runeslinger on YouTube, Facebook, TwiXter, Blue Sky, and others runescastshadows AT gmail https://www.speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

This episode responds to listener calls dating back to the last two episodes of the podcast and continuing the exploration of imagination, memory, and attention as valuable parts of RPG play. Thanks go out to Jason Connerly, Spencer/FreeThrall, and Jean-Francois 'SameOldJi' St-Onge for the calls and the interaction~ Podcasts mentioned in the episode: Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Keep off the Borderlands SameOldJi - An RPG Catharsis Contact Runeslinger runescastshadows AT gmail Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

This episode responds to listener voice messages, does a surface exploration of the experience of imagination and gets into some practicalities about the benefit of talking about imagination with your group. Listeners are invited to contact me via the methods below to share their thoughts on their experiences of imagination. Visit the Casting Shadows blog at https://castingshadowsblog.com Visit us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/runeslinger or search for @Runeslinger For TwiXter, BlueSky, and Facebook: @Runeslinger Do you use Discord? Try me at Runeslinger#7592 Contact me via Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast Thanks to: Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue FreeThrall of Keep off the Borderlands (The new home of Movie Night1) Joe Richter of Hindsightless Links Mentioned: Whispering GM episode - Confessions of a High Prep GM https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/episodes/Confessions-of-a-High-Prep-GM-e2dr5lp Roleplay Rescue discussion of the Primeval Fantasy setting with Daniel Jones https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JnSM0P6bTn4nR5Ja8Mrr8?si=Mm3nYZ_bROWlDUzE-q35mw --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

Preparation is one thing that can benefit from change if you adjust your style or intentions for play. My guest has recently discovered a desire for playing more and more in-character (moving toward in-character as-character) and leaving room for immersion to happen. WATCH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtu.be/-01dPAKsvM4 MY GUEST: CRISPY of the @Tablerunner YouTube channel. Origin: "I'm an RPG enthusiast who came to realize earlier this year that I've only just scratched the surface of what the hobby can be. Now I'm focused on enhancing my experience and that of my players through 'in-character play.' I run an in-person weekly game that has been a going concern for 17 years and hopefully many years to come. I share my experiences as an old hand with a fresh appreciation for actual roleplay on my YouTube channel @tablerunner. You can find me on X at @cfourcrispy." Call-ins: I have received some great calls since the last episode and I would love to include them in this episode as they are relevant to various points made throughout, but I due to the length of the conversation (1hr4min) I feel it is best to frame an episode around those call-ins and any others that come in the interim. That episode will concern itself more directly with imagination. Therefore, there is still time to leave a message via Spotify (if you dare), Speakpipe, discord, or email about how imagination presents itself to you. How do you imagine a moment of play? CONTACT ME: runescastshadows at gmail Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) Social Media: @Runeslinger --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

Featuring a call-in from Mirke the Meek, this episode is primarily a first conversation between Daniel Jones of the Primaeval Fantasy RPG podcast/YouTube channel and myself on the topic of in-character play through means intended to facilitate imagination and hopefully immersion in the character's perspective. You can find Mirke the Meek here: Mirke The Meek • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters You can find my guest, Daniel Jones here: Primæval Fantasy RPG - YouTube and here (Podcast RSS): https://anchor.fm/s/7adf4c4/podcast/rss To contact Casting Shadows please leave a message on Spotify (be prepared for it to not function) or Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue was kind enough to return to the podcast for another exploratory conversation about learning and guiding others in their learning of RPGs. CONTACT the podcast and leave a VOICE MESSAGE ⁠Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com)⁠ VISIT the Casting Shadows blog ⁠Casting Shadows | Interactive roleplaying interaction (castingshadowsblog.com)⁠ WATCH Casting Shadows on YouTube ⁠Runeslinger - YouTube⁠ Comments, Call-Ins, Opinions, and References in this episode Podcast – Roleplay Rescue's Blog --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

The focus on Immersion continues. This episode explores how attention transforms our ability to perceive, receive, conceive, and imagine the imagined situations of our gaming into immersive and engaging experiences. CONTACT the podcast and leave a VOICE MESSAGE Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) VISIT the Casting Shadows blog Casting Shadows | Interactive roleplaying interaction (castingshadowsblog.com) WATCH Casting Shadows on YouTube Runeslinger - YouTube Comments, Call-Ins, Opinions, and References in this episode Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters The Silver Key | Darkfluid | Substack Keep off the Borderlands | Free Thrall | Substack Podcast – Roleplay Rescue's Blog Safer Fantasy Crafting • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters Spikepit • A podcast on Spotify for Podcasters --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

This episode continues our survey of the topic of 'immersion" with the help of a meaty call-in from Safer plus a further look at the notion of examining the focus of attention through a split lens of immersion and engagement. Previous episodes on this topic can be found at links below. In addition, written posts supporting these episodes can be found at the Casting Shadows Blog: https://castingshadowsblog.com/2023/11/12/on-immersion-and-engagement-in-rpg-play/ On Immersion and Engagement episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/WLHX56euFEb Call-in episode on Immersion: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ZvjRf5euFEb Layers of Play episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/S1jutcfuFEb This episode features a call in from Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting. In that response, he mentions a session of immersive play which was recorded and is available to listen to. That episode and more of Safer's content can be found here: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sfc-saferfantasycrafting/episodes/Minis--Make-Believe---A-5e-Lets-pretend-live-play-err6d6/a-a4rln9n This episode continues ongoing discussions on theory and technique for roleplaying games. It has a series of calls from Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast to connect us despite the month-long gap introduced by RPGaDAY and other commitments (such as tight editing and writing deadlines for RPG stuff) all the way back through the last few episodes of this season: Sandboxes, Layers of Play (Featuring Che Webster), and a practical example of applying these ideas to our play. This episode extends the conversation more fully into immersion as a topic for discussion and exploration. CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

This episode features a call-in from Jason Hobbs, a recap of our current Call of Cthulhu campaign, and a suggestion for a creepy OSR dungeon experience that is PWYW. Murcanto's Lair: DriveThruRPG - Samwise7RPG Check out the ivanmike1968 YouTube channel for lots of B/X, LotFP, and other RPG goodness... plus BASS guitar stuff~ Check out the Hindsightless podcast for lots of RPG thoughts, recaps, ice cream, cereal taste tests, nature reports, and whatever else Joe has running around in his brain. Check out Down in a Heap for thoughtful RPG musings on OS and OS D&D from Rob C. Members of our Call of Cthulhu campaign are Ivan Podgwaite (YouTube), Joe Richter (Podcast), and Brian Courtemanche (CoC scenario author). CONTACT ME: [1] ⁠Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com)⁠ [2] Find me on Discord, TwiXtter, Facebook, Blusky, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/MqFYW7DJpq --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

Thanks to our callers, FreeThrall, DarkFluid, Che Webster, Eloy Cintron, Joe Richter, and Jason Connerly. We have messages pertaining to the current topic of Immersion and how it intersects with our cultures and procedures of play. We have a response from Umbramancer to a call from the last episode by Jason. Umbramancer, or Eloy Cintron, was featured in the episode before that. That response connects to our D&D example episode about story as product vs story as by-product. Finally, we have some messages about Ubiquity in general and our recent Hollow Earth Expedition episode in particular. CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, TwiXtter, Facebook, Blusky, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

Thanks to our callers, BJ and Jason. Thanks also to everyone who participated in whole or in part in RPGaDAY~ CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

This episode continues ongoing discussions on theory and technique for roleplaying games. It has a series of calls from Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast to connect us despite the month-long gap introduced by RPGaDAY and other commitments (such as tight editing and writing deadlines for RPG stuff) all the way back through the last few episodes of this season: Sandboxes, Layers of Play (Featuring Che Webster), and a practical example of applying these ideas to our play. This episode extends the conversation more fully into immersion as a topic for discussion and exploration. CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD Thank you to Jason for the calls! Visit Umbramancer's YouTube channel for more application of his D&D example of resolving conflicting approaches to the game. https://youtube.com/@umbramancer5466?si=KxpXYgOL4_M15Wrf --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

The third of three combined posts for the #RPGaDAY2023 prompts. Find daily responses at https://castingshadowsblog.com For some great flashbacks to Year One, check out autocratik.com and David Chapman's daily posts. Get involved! Download the #RPGaDay2023 prompts infographic from castingshadowsblog.com to explore and share what you love about RPGs! CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD Thank you to The Arcane Alienist for the calls! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

The second of three combined posts for the #RPGaDAY2023 prompts. Find daily responses at https://castingshadowsblog.com Get involved! Download the #RPGaDay2023 prompts infographic from castingshadowsblog.com to explore and share what you love about RPGs! CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

Get involved! Download the #RPGaDay2023 prompts infographic from castingshadowsblog.com to explore and share what you love about RPGs! CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/WgnVvvze --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

This episode has quite a title, doesn't it? It's not hyperbole, but you may have to check out Umbramancer's series on YouTube for the complete picture. With luck, and your kindness, the parts in this episode will make sense. SEGMENTS: [one] an exploratory conversation About lethality As a feature versus story as a feature. Eloy Cintron, known on YouTube as Umbramancer, shares his practical application of all of this theory talk to D&D as we explore the metric by which he assessed my ideas on Layers of and Approaches to Play: Dungeon Crawl Mode vs Story Mode in Dungeons & Dragons. [two] calls for greater context from Jason Connerley and Che Webster [three] how to get involved in the discussion REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: [1] People and Podcasts of the Internet: Roleplay Rescue Podcast and Blog, The Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Keep off the Borderlands, Random Screed [2] The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity (Game Histories) Jon Peterson [3] Umbramancer YouTube Channel: Umbramancer - YouTube https://youtube.com/@umbramancer5466 [4] Perspectives on Play by FreeThrall The Stochasium | Free Thrall | SuSubstack [5] dungeon crawl mode versus story mode a video by @Umbramancer on YouTube https://youtu.be/WybpOCUk7-M [6] #RPGaDay2023 NEXT EPISODE: It is time to talk about all of the immersions CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/WgnVvvze --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

This episode is filled to the brim with words. With luck, and your kindness, those words will make sense. SEGMENTS: [1] The episode begins with the promised reply to Che Webster's epic call-in from the previous episode (Exploring the Experience of Play). To hear that message in its entirety, please refer to that episode. It's right at the beginning so you won't have to search for it; just press play and relax. In this episode, a short and directly relevant section of his call is presented for context but that wee snippet o' Che pales in comparison to the full expression of his ideas. Don't cheat yourself. Go back and revel in the full message. The context of the tiny morsel of Che in this episode reveals the semantic nuance of Frames that were obvious to Che but not to me, and the understanding of switching costs in cognition when "multitasking" or alternating between two tasks - an idea upon which we are in full agreement: at least for certain tasks. [2] We then move into what might be the meat or might be the side dish of this meal, practical examples of using understanding of layers to inform how we play. [3] The last main segment of the episode is a recap of ideas I have expressed about a lexicon of useful terms, jargon, and techniques for roleplaying games. REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: [1] People and Podcasts of the Internet: Roleplay Rescue Podcast and Blog, The Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Keep off the Borderlands, Random Screed, Primeval Fantasy [2] On Switching Costs: Multitasking: Switching costs (apa.org) [3] The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity (Game Histories)Jon Peterson [4] Umbramancer YouTube Channel: Umbramancer - YouTube https://youtube.com/@umbramancer5466 [5] Perspectives on Play by FreeThrall The Stochasium | Free Thrall | Substack [6] Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds ⁠Gary Alan Fine⁠ 298 pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 | © 1983 This classic study still provides one of the most acute descriptions available of an often misunderstood subculture: that of fantasy role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Gary Alan Fine immerses himself in several different gaming systems, offering insightful details on the nature of the games and the patterns of interaction among players—as well as their reasons for playing. [7] All for One: Regime Diabolique (Triple Ace Games, Musketeers face Supernatural Threats and Intrigue, Ubiquity) Actual Play Playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZfuKgeD5fl5WyrYbJodpTB9UDYqj3NNH Solo Player Episode: Margot; An invisible experience of immersion Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/live/mgcY3WTsPmE?feature=share Annotated Version: https://youtu.be/oOqDmmTmFqo IvanMike's Commentary: https://youtu.be/sratz8EghLU Runeslinger's Commentary: https://youtu.be/s-egXZY5OQc NEXT EPISODE: The next episode will feature Eloy Cintron, known on YouTube as Umbramancer, who shares his practical application of all of this theory talk to D&D as we explore the metric by which he assessed my ideas on Layers of and Approaches to Play: Dungeon Crawl Mode vs Story Mode in Dungeons & Dragons. CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

Thanks to Che Webster for leaving the lavish sensorium that is Roleplay Rescue for a time to drift about in the cemetery of lost content. Yes, I pun. Visit the great stuff that Che is doing at the links below. The Blog: Roleplay Rescue's Blog – Murmurings from beneath the beard The Podcast: Podcast – Roleplay Rescue's Blog #RPGaDay2023 is on its way. Check the Autocratik blog by David Chapman for all the details! Also, check out this fantastic warm-up contest by Nerd's RPG Variety Cast as we wait for August to arrive! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MbqVZ41yLcUrRqjSJtDYK?si=9elxZk6IS4ao4Ni7kaPa9w We will respond directly to Che's call at the start of the show in a later episode focused on those ideas. Have no fear! Visit Keep off the Borderlands, Random Screed, and the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast for more segments and messages along these general lines! You can interact on these and other gaming topics by sending a voice message via SpeakPipe or sending me a recording via e-mail or Discord. Contact me on Discord: Search for Runeslinger#7592 until that platform changes how names work. Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast Ubiquity Roleplaying Games Discord https://discord.gg/UFaHKQpj --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

This is another one of Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road episodes, now replete and complete with rain and hydroplaning! #RPGaDay2023 is on its way. Check the Autocratik blog by David Chapman for all the details! Also, check out this fantastic warm-up contest by Nerd's RPG Variety Cast as we wait for August to arrive! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MbqVZ41yLcUrRqjSJtDYK?si=9elxZk6IS4ao4Ni7kaPa9w No Callers were hurt or drowned in the making of this episode. Thanks to Spencer and Jason for their messages! Visit Keep off the Borderlands and the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast for more of those fine gentlemen. References to Roleplay Rescue abound in this episode. Seek it out to learn why! You can interact on these and other gaming topics by sending a voice message via SpeakPipe or sending me a recording via e-mail or Discord. Contact me on Discord You can find me on Discord at Runeslinger#7592 until that platform changes how names work. Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast Ubiquity Roleplaying Games Discord https://discord.gg/UFaHKQpj --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

Blame it on the rain. Yeah. Yeah. You can interact on these and other gaming topics by sending a voice message via SpeakPipe or sending me a recording via e-mail or Discord. Contact me on Discord You can find me on Discord at Runeslinger#7592 until that platform changes how names work. Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast Guests Appearing in this episode were Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast, and Joe Richter of Hindsightless. Reference was made to the roleplay rescue podcast and the random screed podcast. For more on my corollary to Chekhov"s Gun otherwise known as Grimaud's Crowbar please follow this link to the Casting Shadows blog: https://castingshadowsblog.com/2018/02/11/grimauds-crowbar/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

Blame both Jasons. You can interact on these and other gaming topics by sending a voice message via SpeakPipe or sending me a recording via e-mail or Discord. Contact me on Discord You can find me on Discord at Runeslinger#7592 until that platform changes how names work. Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

NOTICE: Be sure to check out Roleplay Rescue regularly, or if you are curious what kind of conversation I might have with its host, Che Webster, about roleplaying games and RPG experiences for students, check out the Roleplay Rescue episode due on June 10th, 2023. LINK: Podcast – Roleplay Rescue's Blog Please accept my apologies as this episode of the Casting Shadows Podcast was recorded on the road and the audio quality may suffer for it. Our topic is the Corporia RPG by RPG renaissance man Mark Plemmons of Brabblemark Press. His new release, I am Furious (Pink), is due for general release on June 13th. Visit the link below for more information: Products - Brabblemark Press Leave a Voice (or other) message for future episodes by sending a voice message via SpeakPipe or sending me a recording via e-mail or Discord. Contact me on Discord You can find me on Discord at Runeslinger#7592 until that platform changes how names work. Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast Guests Appearing in this episode were Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Ivan Podgwaite of the ivanmike1968 YouTube channel, Adrienne Edwards-Daugherty, and Douglas Lusby. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger/message

We take a call from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast on Episode 3.19 On Multiple GMs and then describe the launch of a new campaign using Corporia by Brabblemark Press, intended to be mainly run on Discord with some side journeys into Zoom. Casting Shadows Episode 3.19 https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/wxSEDYmnFvb Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor Corporia on DriveThruRPG Corporia RPG - Brabblemark Press | Corporia | DriveThruRPG.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

Using an example from the Halloween Cerebrevore episode, we briefly suggest some ideas about playing for character experience and playing a role in a story~ Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor Cerebrevore: On Serious Horror RPG play https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E15-Running-Serious-Horror-TTRPGs-e1pgt0t/a-a8bvo5r Contact me by leaving an anchor voice message: Casting Shadows • A podcast on Anchor Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

Episode 3.19 broaches another huge topic for potential discussion, touching on a few techniques, perspectives, and organizational principles of sharing the role of GM in a group. BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist podcast left us a message about episode 3.18 (Time Travel Techniques) and the new Star Trek series. The episode finishes with an exploration of what the OSR means to me as an outsider, and where I hope its many strengths can take it. Links mentioned in the episode: (1) One Campaign, Multiple GMs - YouTube https://youtu.be/tt1_k_EN35M THE GM OF MANY PARTS blogpost from February 2011 on https://castingshadowsblog.com The GM of Many Parts | Casting Shadows (castingshadowsblog.com) https://castingshadowsblog.com/2011/02/08/the-gm-of-many-parts/ All for One: Regime Diabolique "Lights in Darkness" campaign Actual Play videos playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZfuKgeD5fl5WyrYbJodpTB9UDYqj3NNH Lights in Darkness Recaps and Reflections playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZfuKgeD5fl41fP1mumHJO8pioQc_pFNt Contact me by leaving an anchor voice message: Casting Shadows • A podcast on Anchor Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

Spinning off from an episode of the Cerebrevore Podcast on the topic of time travel in RPGs wherein I was a panel guest, this episode looks at the notion of metagaming, player skill, and messing with the presentation of time - without resorting to brute force techniques such as the railroad or the quantum ogre. If you would like to reach out to me on this topic or others, you can find me at the following places: Runeslinger (@Runeslinger) / Twitter Runeslinger#7592 on Discord https://castingshadowsblog.com https://youtube.com/runeslinger https://anchor.fm/runeslinger LINKS for this episode! Cerebrevore - Time Travel in RPGs Parts 1 to 4 1)   https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1B12-Concepts-of-Time-Part-1-republished-e1mv02g/a-a8bvo5r 2)   https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1B13-Concepts-of-Time-2-republished-e1n1d2c/a-a8bvo5r 3)   https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1B14-Time-Travel-methods-in-RPGs-republished-e1njopd/a-a8bvo5r 4)   https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E11-Time-Travel-in-RPGs-Panel-Discussion-e1npl6d Phantom Thoughts 1)    https://anchor.fm/the-pink-phantom/episodes/009-Call-ins-Player-Skill-Metagaming-System-Mastery-e1n80l0/a-a8factk 2)   https://anchor.fm/the-pink-phantom/episodes/010-Call-ins-and-More-on-Metagaming-e1nhbu7/a-a8gavui --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

An on location report and editorial from the RoK about the dreaded end to easy voice messaging options on Anchor. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

This is a compiled post for #RPGaDay2022. You can read versions of these at https://castingshadowsblog.com in daily posts with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) and/or watch a composite posting on Runeslinger, my YouTube channel. Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity. #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year. Links mentioned in the episode: - Down in a Heap • A podcast on Anchor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

Following on from the previous episode on (My) relationship with Call of Cthulhu, we take two short listener calls from Menion (aka Rob) of the Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi podcast, who is currently diving deeply into Runequest: Glorantha, and Jason (aka the other Jason) of the Nerd's RPG Variety cast, who continues doubling down on the variety these days with his refreshing breadth of gamer-relevant topics, and stretch them out for almost an hour. Can you survive this gauntlet of game talk?  LINKS: The Previous Episode: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/episodes/Episode-3-16-On-My-Call-of-Cthulhu-e1mth21/a-a8e5cq2 Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi • A podcast on Anchor Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor Bandit's Keep • A podcast on Anchor Interview on Substandard Roleplaying: https://youtu.be/M1mKft2QrOA GM Mastermind Episode - Story? Story. Story!: Blubrry PowerPress Player (gmmastermind.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

This is a compiled post for #RPGaDay2022. You can read versions of these at https://castingshadowsblog.com in daily posts with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) and/or watch a composite posting on Runeslinger, my YouTube channel. Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity. #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year. Links mentioned in the episode: - Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor - Hindsightless • A podcast on Anchor - Spikepit • A podcast on Anchor - Down in a Heap • A podcast on Anchor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

In response to a great series of episodes and call-ins on the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and Bandit's Keep podcast, I have labored to produce this "brief" episode on my relationship with Call of Cthulhu and some of what I have seen of its use in my own groups and out there in the cold, cold world.  Links: Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor Bandit's Keep • A podcast on Anchor - - 380 In Defense of Call of Cthulhu by Nerd's RPG Variety Cast (anchor.fm) Hindsightless • A podcast on Anchor Call of Cthulhu (chaosium.com) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

This is a compiled post for #RPGaDay2022. You can read versions of these at https://castingshadowsblog.com in daily posts with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) and/or watch a composite posting on Runeslinger, my YouTube channel. Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity. #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year. Links mentioned in the episode: - Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor - https://anchor.fm/jason376 - Hindsightless • A podcast on Anchor - The Arcane Alienist • A podcast on Anchor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

A week of #RPGaDay2022 posts about character from the perspective of the GM. For a different take, check out my Week 4 post on YouTube and the written blog~ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

This is a compiled post for #RPGaDay2022. You can read versions of these at https://castingshadowsblog.com in daily posts with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) and/or watch a composite posting on Runeslinger, my YouTube channel. Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity. #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year. Links mentioned in the episode: - Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor - https://anchor.fm/jason376 - Spikepit • A podcast on Anchor - Plundergrounds • A podcast on Anchor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

#RPGaDay2022 - Day 7: Share a cool part of a system you love You can read daily posts on these questions at https://castingshadowsblog.com with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity. #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year. Links mentioned in the episode: - Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor - https://anchor.fm/jason376 - GM Mastermind - RPG Podcast Helping GMs Hone Their Craft - https://gmmastermind.com - Jewels From NZ • A podcast on Anchor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

Question responses for days two through six: 1. Who would you like to introduce to RPGs? 2. What is a great introductory game? 3. When were you introduced to RPGs? 4. Where would you host this first game? 5. Why will they like it? 6. How will you introduce it to more people? You can read versions of these at https://castingshadowsblog.com in daily posts with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) and/or watch a composite posting on YouTube: #RPGaDay2022 - Day 2 through 6 - YouTube Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity. #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year. Links mentioned in the episode: - Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor - https://anchor.fm/jason376 - GM Mastermind - RPG Podcast Helping GMs Hone Their Craft - https://gmmastermind.com - The Arcane Alienist • A podcast on Anchor - Keep off the Borderlands • A podcast on Anchor - Spikepit • A podcast on Anchor - Hindsightless • A podcast on Anchor - Plundergrounds • A podcast on Anchor --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

Question for Day One: Who would you like to introduce to RPGs? You can read a version of this at https://castingshadowsblog.com Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity. #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

#RPGaDay is an annual event in August which runs all 31 days of this important month for gaming and gamers. The event is intended to increase the signal of positive posts about the hobby and help strengthen awareness of great games, great gamers, and great gaming ideas. Post in whatever form you like, wherever you congregate socially online and tag those posts with #RPGaDay2022. Don't forget to share cool posts that you see from others, too. The video version of this episode can be seen here: https://youtu.be/AmTkYoCLoBU You can get the infographic from: http://facebook.com/RPGaDay http://autocratik.com or http://castingshadowsblog.com We look forward to seeing what you share! #RPGaDay2022 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

With specific examples from and focus on Mythras, Ubiquity, and FFG Star Wars, this episode goes into some justifications for Mook rules in RPGs. What are they for? How can they differ from game to game? Why do some gamers dislike them? This topic was released simultaneously on the Casting Shadows YouTube channel where it is a part of three ongoing series on playing the three systems in question, as well as continuing the general theme of in-character as-character play, particularly with regard to preparation for improvisation. We hear from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast in this episode. You can find his show at the link below. Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor https://anchor.fm/jason376 If you prefer to watch this as a video instead, the link is below. In Defense of the Mook, Minion, and Fodder for Cannons (Pulp RPGs) https://youtu.be/VAPekOR41D0 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

Featuring calls from Menion aka Rob from Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi, Joe Richter of Hindsightless, and Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast, we expand the conversation about pulps and pulp games to address the questions of how some example systems can affect pulp play, group size for fun and pulpiness, and PCs of unequal capabilities. I hope you will join in on the discussion as despite the length of this episode there is still more to dig into~ Links You can reach Runeslinger at gmail via runescastshadows Menion's podcast can be found at the link below: Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi • A podcast on Anchor https://anchor.fm/menion Joe's podcast can be found at the link below: Hindsightless • A podcast on Anchor https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Jason's central and supportive podcast can be found at the link below: Nerd's RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor https://anchor.fm/jason376 Blog Articles Referenced in this Post or Relevant to it: Imbalance Principle The Imbalance Principle | Casting Shadows (castingshadowsblog.com) https://castingshadowsblog.com/2010/09/15/imbalance-and-you/ Snap, Crackle, and Pulp | Casting Shadows (castingshadowsblog.com) https://castingshadowsblog.com/2011/04/05/snap-crackle-and-pulp/ The 2-Hour Fuse: How NOT to run Pulp Adventures | Casting Shadows (castingshadowsblog.com) https://castingshadowsblog.com/2011/03/23/the-2-hour-fuse-how-not-to-run-pulp-adventures/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

Inspired initially by discussions in the Saturday Alternators Book Club for RPG players, then finally and fruitfully inspired into actual production by Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi and his callers and guests, this episode explores thoughts on pulp heroic characters and explores some of my connections with these stories in life and gaming. What pulps were "my" pulps? Aren't pulps problematic? Aren't pulp characters set and unchanging (and by extension unrelatable, uninteresting, and unbelievable)? Can such characters be presented in RPG terms? What is the point of playing such characters? Sound interesting? Then please strap in: this turned out to be a long one... go figure. You can find Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi at the link below: Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi • A podcast on Anchor https://anchor.fm/menion https://anchor.fm/menion --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

Please join me as I navigate three very different topics with the help of some kind callers. This episode features calls from hosts of The GMologist Presents, Hindsightless, Spikepit, and Nerd's RPG Variety Cast podcasts. Karl, Joe, Colin, and Jason were kind enough to listen to one or more episodes of this podcast and have called in to give depth and meaning to the conversation. Links to those shows are below. Topic One: Difference between Cinematic and Campaign Modes in Free League's Alien RPG Topic Two: RPGaDay Call-ins Topic Three: Immersion, call-ins, and commentary LINKS: Casting Shadows blog - https://castingshadowsblog.com Runeslinger on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/runeslinger PODCASTS mentioned or calling in to this episode: Spikepit - https://anchor.fm/spikepit Hindsightless - https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Nerd's RPG Variety Cast - https://anchor.fm/jason376 The GMologist Presents - https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message

Sections include notes on my appearance on Roundtable Roulette ( https://youtu.be/3PlkIWaajKs ) with Craig Shipman and Seth Skorkowsky, thoughts about the next RPGaDay, more on our ongoing but sometimes interrupted Alien Campaign, and a special focus on the once-again recent and always interesting topic: immersion thanks to an interesting series of observations and call-ins appearing on the Nerds' RPG Variety Cast. Alien Playlist: Alien Actual Play: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZfuKgeD5fl48SdwKEP0m0mbv-BLiQsgd --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/runeslinger/message