Shadow of the GM

I this episode I begin OSR October by review a British OSR inspired game. Warlock! by Fire Ruby Designs. Is it the best game in the world, is it the worst? Well, listen to me rant and then you can decide for yourselves. As always I can be contacted by email at: GMsShadow@hotmail.com And you can leave me a message at: https://www.speakpipe.com/gmsshadow If my amazing sales pitch didn't convince you and you'd like to check out Warlock! for yourselves, then head over to Fire Ruby Designs at: https://firerubydesigns.co.uk/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I discuss my recent thoughts on TTRPG communities. Please note, this episode is mostly my personal feelings and maybe could be a bit ranty, so feel free to skip this if you wish. If you want to contact me with replies, comments questions etc, then feel free to email me at: gmsshadow@hotmail.com Also, if you want to leave me a voice message you can use my Speakpipe link here: https://www.speakpipe.com/gmsshadow --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmsshadow/message

In a detour from my normal episodes, have an unboxing episode for Hexagram 11, a zine by Steve Jackson Games for use with The Fantasy Trip. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmsshadow/message

In this return to my podcast I deliver on my promise to talk more about GURPS. Here I begin by doing a whistle-stop tour of the book "How to be a GURPS GM" by Warren "Mook" Wilson and Sean "Krom" Punch. If you like what you hear then the book can be found at Warehouse 23 following the link below: https://warehouse23.com/ As always, if you want to leave me a voice message you can use my Speakpipe link here: https://www.speakpipe.com/gmsshadow Or email me at gmsshadow@hotmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/gmsshadow/message

This is my contribution for OSR October where I, like many others, wax lyrical about Basic Fantasy RPG! Basic Fantasy RPG can be found here: https://www.basicfantasy.org/ You can find the Redcaps Podcast here with an interview with Chris Gonnerman: https://www.theredcaps.net/ Che Webster of Roleplay rescue also talks about BFRPG in his blog here: https://roleplayrescue.com/2022/10/15/basic-fantasy/ And last and by no means least, if you want to leave me a voice message you can use my Speakpipe link here: https://www.speakpipe.com/gmsshadow --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

What do you mean this episode is long just because I've not published calls for over 6 months! Rude.. oh wait. The many call ins today are from Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, Karl Rodriguez of the GMologist Presents and Kevin of the Redcaps Podcast. Please check out their shows for more great content. To leave a message on SpeakPipe, please use the link below: https://www.speakpipe.com/gmsshadow I'm also on Twitter: @GMsShadow Email: gmsshadow@hotmail.com And you can always try Anchor at: https://www.anchor.fm/gmsshadow --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Spurred on by an episode of The Red Caps Podcast I finally decided to have a bit of a solo play using The Fantasy Trip: Melee rules. The Fantasy Trip: Melee by Steve Jackson Games, available in print and as a free PDF here: http://www.warehouse23.com/products/the-fantasy-trip-melee-pdf Virtual Tabletop was Foundry VTT using the GURPS Game Aid and custom form fillable PDFs Accessed using the PDF Foundry (now deprecated) module for Foundry. If you want to know how I linked the sheets, ask me how, but maybe wait until after Foundry V10 is out with the new PDF viewer! If you don't want to use Anchor to leave a message, I also have a SpeakPipe account here: https://www.speakpipe.com/gmsshadow The Red Caps Podcast can be found here: https://www.theredcaps.net/ My original blog post can be found here: https://gmsshadow.wordpress.com/2022/09/14/the-fantasy-trip-melee-playthrough/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I discuss how I plan (or to some degree don't plan) my GURPS Campaigns. Unlike my episode on Prime Directive this relates to longer running campaigns and how I run them as open worlds. To leave a voice message please use SpeakPipe where you can leave up to an 90 second audio clip: https://www.speakpipe.com/gmsshadow Or you can email me at gmsshadow@hotmail.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

This episode is inspired by a reply to a comment I made on Twitter. So let me ramble on slightly about game systems I like... but also, that I don't like. Please be warned, this episode does maybe ramble on a bit, but hopefully there's something thought provoking in there as well! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this very short episode I discuss how I built my GURPS Prime Directive episodic adventures. This episode is brought to you at the request of Luke of the EasyGURPS podcast, so please go and check him out. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Do you want a professional Fantasy Bestiary and Enemies book for GURPS? Well look no further than this fully licensed offering by Gaming Ballistic. The Nordlondr Bestiary may be steeped in Nordlond lore but it is so much more than that as Doug and I explore during this interview. If you want to see what we're talking about please jump to the Kickstarter or you can check out the Reddit post below: Kickstarter Page: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamingballistic/nordlond-bestiary-and-enemies-book Recent Reddit Post: https://www.reddit.com/r/gurps/comments/r6ro9l/the_nordlond_bestiary_campaign_ends_december_7/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this special episode I have a special interview with Christopher R Rice of the Ravens N' Pennies blog and Patreon. We discuss all things GURPS including but not limited to, how he got into gaming and GURPS, Ritual Path Magic, Supers Campaigns and GURPS Realms Management. If you've ever thought about playing GURPS but felt it was too complicated, you really need to listen to this episode! Ravens N' Pennies Blog: https://www.ravensnpennies.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Ravenpenny --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I respond to a backlog of call ins regarding Railroading, Episodic Adventures and a bevvy regarding levelling characters in RPGs. Those calling in today include Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Che Webster of the Roleplay Rescue Podcast, Karl Rodriguez of the GMologist Presents, Free Thrall (Spencer) of Keep Off the Borderlands, Joe Richter of the Hindsightless podcast, Daniel Norton of Bandits Keep, Luke of the EasyGURPS podcast and finally to Rob aka Menion from Confessions of a Wee Timrous Bushi. Thank you all for making this such an awesome bumper episode! RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

This episode has been spurred on from a couple of experiences with games I have been playing in, and it got me to pondering about why we play, and what we expect from our games... RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I speak to Doug Cole of Gaming Ballistic about his Nordlond setting, Fantastic Dungeon Grappling and some of GBs products for The Fantasy Trip including their newest product, Tower of the Moon. Gaming Ballistic: gamingballistic.com  GB Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/GamingBallistic  Tower of the Moon: https://towerofthemoon.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I talk about railroading in RPGs. Is it always as bad as you think? Then I have a call in from Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast where we do a final (hopefully) discussion around generic systems. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I recap two of the GURPS games I have been running recently. As a bonus we have some good call ins from Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast and Henry Grady of the GURPStreaming Actual Play Podcast. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Today's episode consists of call ins relating to my GURPS thought experiment episode. It brought in quite a bit of interest from some so I wanted to share that in a dedicated episode. Call ins today are from Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPGs Variety Cast, Karl Rodriguez of the GMologist Presents podcast and Che Webster of the Roleplay Rescue podcast. Thanks also go to Joshua for his email to discuss ranged combat in GURPS. RSS:  https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Today I'm going to start, restart?, the debate on if you should stick to one system and adapt it for specific genre's, or learn multiple systems. I will give my view, but as always I can argue both sides! RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

This is a catch up episode for various call ins I received plus a recap of the various games I have been running/playing in (mostly GURPS related). Call ins today from Jason of Nerds RPG variety cast and Che Webster of the Roleplay Rescue Podcast. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I talk about the Kickstarter for Delvers to Grow, published by Gaming Ballistic and written by Kevin Smyth. This product is aimed at GURPS Dungeon Fantasy but can easily be used with GURPS fantasy and may be the answer we've all been looking for when it comes to GURPS character creation. Make sure you check it out and back it!! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamingballistic/delvers-to-grow-dungeon-fantasy-rpg-powered-by-gurps --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this epsiode I respond to some call-ins from Luke of the Easy GURPS podcast, Joe from Biggus Geekus and Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue. I then discuss my plans to get back to some good old ICE gaming by starting up a new Spacemaster/Rolemaster game. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I respond to call ins from Darren Green (RFED) and a new listener, LK, from the EasyGURPS podcast here on Anchor. LK has a GURPS project called Randos2Heroes which you should all also check out. I then go on to discuss my two GURPS Fantasy games and consider if I should do a GURPS actual(solo?) play podcast. Blame LK. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I respond to a call in by Daniel from Bandits Keep relating to VTT maps and Minis vs Theatre of the Mind. I then go on to discuss my most recent GURPS After the End game, and discuss the complexities of roll vs role in RPGs. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I respond to call ins from Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue and from Joe Richter of the Hindsightless podcast. I then go on to discuss my up coming GURPS After the End game that I will be playing with Jason and some others, plus more on the Move and Attack manoeuvre based on Jason's feedback... Enjoy! RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this epsiode I respond to a call in from Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast, then talk about my last session in Rob aka Menion's OSE game. Many people died... well, three anyway. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this epsiode I respond to call ins around a possible GURPS Prime Directive Game. I then go on to round up my current GURPS games and future plans, plus talk about how I've been playing the game wrong all these months! Who knew. My thanks go to Che Webster from the Roleplay Rescue podcast and Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast for contributing too and inspiring this episode. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I mostly respond to call ins regarding the two most recent games I have played in, Against the Darkmaster and Pathfinder 2. Contributions to this show come from Jason Connerly of Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Joe Richter of the Hindsightless and Weal or Woe podcasts and Che Webster of the Roleplay Rescue Podcast. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Thank you to Joe Richter of the Hidsightless podcast and Henry Grady of the Generally Unappealing Regular People Streaming podcast for the birthday wishes. In this episode I respond to call ins from Joe and Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast about Against the Darkmaster and a bit about GURPS. Then I go on to ramble a bit about Pathfinder 2nd Edition which I have been fortunate enough to play thanks to Che Webster of the Roleplay Rescue Podcast. Shall I do my usual two sided review of Pathfinder 2e after this... maybe? RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Today I do a quick summary of the Prime Directive (Powered by GURPS) Revised 2020 Edition by Amarillo Design Bureau Inc. I love the setting of the Star Fleet Universe (this isn't Star Trek as such) so hold on to your seats and prepare to go to warp... engage! RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I mostly respond to a couple of Call Ins from Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety cast, as well pick up a couple of my own errors or omissions when I discussed character creation in Against the Darkmaster. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I respond to some call ins and discuss character creation in Against the Darkmaster! Call ins this week are from Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Joe of the Hindsightless podcast and Menion (aka Rob) of Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I discuss the Cypher system by Monte Cook Games. Is this the system for all your generic gaming needs, or is it a pile of drivel that should go straight in the bin... lets find out! RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I respond to call ins from Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast and Che Webster of the Roleplay Rescue podcast. I then go on to give a recap on the first session of my GURPS Dungeon (sort of) Fantasy Game as well as my thoughts on Foundry VTT with my current GURPS game module developed by Chris Normand. If you're interested in the GURPS module it can be found on Github at the following address: https://github.com/crnormand/gurps I suggest you check it out as well as Chris's videos on how to use it. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I discuss my prep work for my GURPS DF voice game on Foundry VTT as well as my prep work for mu GURPS Space Play-by-Post game. I also have a short segment at the end where I discuss the merits of using GURPS community resources that are out there. They will make your GMing life so much easier. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In today's episode I respond to call ins from Che Webster of the Roleplay Rescue Podcast, Henry Grady of the Generally Unappealing Regular People Streaming (GURPS - not a coincidence), and Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast. Then I go on to discuss the optional rules around complimentary skills and working as a team from various GURPS source books. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

After a bit of a delay I finally have another episode. Today I discuss my thoughts on two Steve Jackson Games, The Fantasy Trip and GURPS. Specifically around playing fanatsy with them and how that seems to 'feel'. I also have call ins from Joe Richter of the Hindsightless and Weal or Woe podcasts and Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast podcast. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Today I respond to a call in from Che Webster of the Roleplay Rescue pocast and call about the subject of that call in, my GURPS Horror game we ran in honor of Halloween.  RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

My response to call in from Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast and my brief thoughts on the latest MERP game I ran for Jason and Menion of Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi. Oh, and a last minute entry from Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland. Thank you for a stimulating question. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Today I respond to some calls from Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast as well as discuss more GURPS gaming with the Children. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I talk about running the Middle-Earth Role-playing game with Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast and Rob (Menion) from Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi. Also, a little bit about a possible side project we are considering based on it - while attempting not to violate any copyright laws. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I respond to call ins from Dave Aldridge of Dpercentile and Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue as well as a quick chat about running GURPS for my children. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In this episode I continue my coverage of our GURPS game talking about messing up the adventure without (hopefully) anyone noticing, and discuss how the flow of combat in the game. The intro music for this episode was composed and performed by TJ Drennon who deserves my special thanks for his work. Please find and support this awesome dude on patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TJD RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In today's episode we take a quick look at the intoxication rules in GURPS. Maybe not something you'd use very often, but still lots of fun. Special thanks to Julz from the Jewels from NZ podcast for inspiring this episode with her alcoholic character. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

In today's episode I catch up with my GURPS game news, discuss some of the features I'm using to make my life easier and do a quick overview of the VTTs I'm using and looking into. My thanks to Jason of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Julz of Jewels from NZ and Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting for their call in's and continued support. You are the best and I love you all. RSS: https://anchor.fm/s/122cac60/podcast/rss --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

What an experience. Think about the gaming experience for you and your players. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Day 30, let's take a portal to the End. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

The end in sight, let's ride! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Better late than never, let's talk closure --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

Let's talk about playing favourites. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message

A day late but have day 26, how strange --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow/message