Podcast appearances and mentions of chris mcdowall

The campaign advances into the season of Harvest! The company of Knights has not been idle in the intervening months, their individual quests taking them far afield. Together once more, they decide to help House Hippotropheus with an irksome problem, so that Sir Brunor might be gifted a new and worthy steed.Mythic Bastionland is a complete roleplaying game about Knights on Quests, seeking Glory, and holding to their Oath.Seek the Myths, Honor the Seers, Protect the Realm. The game was designed and written by Chris McDowall, with art by Alec Sorensen, published by Bastionland Press. - Purchase the game ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.- Support Chris's work by subscribing to his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!- Art and graphics from the official book in our videos and promotional material is used with the author's express permission.The hex map of the Adamant Expanse was created using Hex Kit, developed by Cone of Negative Energy.- Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠official website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Access character sheets, maps, past campaigns, and lots more! Watch our ugly mugs on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ version of this episode!Support our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Itch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠RPG Trader⁠⁠Purchase our first adventure scenario for Old-school Essentials, The Tomb of Armansquagulat!⁠⁠⁠⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠Itch⁠ | ⁠RPG Trader ⁠⁠Grab some ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3d6 DTL merchandise⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Portfolio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction and kaazoom.

Felicia Day's new movie,The Guild: Ren Faire’d, funded via Kickstarter, includes a D&D 5.5e campaign setting book and TTRPG created by Hit Point Press, which has already surpassed its funding goals. Justice League Unlimited RPG has launched on Gamefound, marking the first new DC RPG in nearly two decades. Co-authored by Mark Waid, the game allows players to build custom heroes using a variety of origins and powers, with the project already fully written and moving toward production. Chris McDowall is expanding his Bastionland series with Intergalactic Bastionland, a game that departs from traditional sci-fi tropes. Instead of swashbuckling adventures, players take on the roles of crew members aboard a massive starship, navigating a complex hierarchy, office politics, and personal obligations. The game draws inspiration from the claustrophobic atmosphere of Paranoia and the British schooling system, emphasizing a “home base” structure where players troubleshoot issues and occasionally take smaller vessels out for private, time-limited missions. LOOTERS: A Game of Unlicensed Adventure from Mordite Press offers a unique twist on dungeon-crawling by casting players as the brigands, witches, and cultists typically targeted by “heroes.” Designed for one-shot sessions, the game focuses on “smash & grab” gameplay where players must raid dungeons for loot and escape before authorities arrive. The system emphasizes teamwork, inventory management, and careful navigation of dangers. #theguild #justiceleague #bastionland #lootersrpg The Guild TTRPG: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/feliciaday/watchtheguild Justice League Unlimited TTRPG on Gamefound: https://gamefound.com/en/projects/d20-culture/dc-justice-league-unlimited-roleplaying-game LOOTERS, A Game of Unlicensed Adventure: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/573045/looters-smash-grab?affiliate_id=2081746 https://www.mordite.press/projects/looters-a-game-of-unlicensed-adventure/ Mammoth Chronicles Bundle: https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/L0rK3O Pathfinder Second Edition: Bundle of Frogs! https://humblebundleinc.sjv.io/7XLLGg Check this out on Gamefound https://gamefound.com/en/projects/d20-culture/dc-justice-league-unlimited-roleplaying-game Mantic Companion App: https://companion.manticgames.com/ Use our Referral code: MCTXEE Support Us by Shopping on DTRPG (afilliate link): https://www.drivethrurpg.com?affiliate_id=2081746 Matt’s DriveThruRPG Publications: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Matthew%20Robinson https://substack.com/@matthewrobinson3 Chris on social media: https://hyvemynd.itch.io/​​ Jeremy's Links: http://www.abusecartoons.com/​​ http://www.rcharvey.com ​​Support Us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/upturnedtable Give us a tip on our livestream: https://streamlabs.com/upturnedtabletop/tip​ Donate or give us a tip on Paypal: https://www.paypal.com/ncp/payment/2754JZFW2QZU4 Intro song is “Chips” by KokoroNoMe https://kokoronome.bandcamp.com/

The Bastionland Readings revisit blogposts from bastionland.com written and read by Chris McDowall.d6 Paltry Monarchs of the Stoker Counties, original post found here: https://www.bastionland.com/2021/08/d6-paltry-monarchs-of-stoker-counties.html

Retrouvez notre hebdo JDR !Au menu de la semaine, nous vous proposons nos rubriques habituelles : les craquages, les festivals de l'été, le petit monde de l'édition et bien sur les financements.Enfin, nous vous proposons une critique complète de Mythic Bastionland, le jeu de Chris McDowall.Bonne écoute.

The Bastionland Readings revisit blogposts from bastionland.com written and read by Chris McDowall.Born to Play, Doomed to Die, original post found here: https://www.bastionland.com/2021/09/born-to-play-doomed-to-die.html

Sir Aurelius the Dove Knight and Sir Brunor the Iron Knight take part in the Hunt for Rustigore, the dreaded Black Boar of Darkholt! Afterward, a private meeting with the Queen, and a strange petition by disciples of impending doom.Mythic Bastionland is a complete roleplaying game about Knights on Quests, seeking Glory, and holding to their Oath.Seek the Myths, Honor the Seers, Protect the Realm. The game was designed and written by Chris McDowall, with art by Alec Sorensen, published by Bastionland Press. - Purchase the game ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.- Support Chris's work by subscribing to his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!- Art and graphics from the official book in our videos and promotional material is used with the author's express permission.The hex map of the Adamant Expanse was created using Hex Kit, developed by Cone of Negative Energy.- Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠official website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Access character sheets, maps, past campaigns, and lots more! Watch our ugly mugs on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ version of this episode!Support our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Itch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ | ⁠RPG Trader⁠Purchase our first adventure scenario for Old-school Essentials, The Tomb of Armansquagulat!⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠ | Itch | RPG Trader ⁠Grab some ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3d6 DTL merchandise⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Portfolio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction and kaazoom.

The Bastionland Readings revisit blogposts from bastionland.com written and read by Chris McDowall.Difficulty in Bastionland, original post found here: https://www.bastionland.com/2020/03/difficulty-in-bastionland.html

The Bastionland Readings revisit blogposts from bastionland.com written and read by Chris McDowall.Porcine Bastionland, original post found here: https://www.bastionland.com/2021/07/porcine-bastionland-or-d12-deep-country.html

The Bastionland Readings revisit blogposts from bastionland.com written and read by Chris McDowall.ICI Doctrine, original post found here: https://www.bastionland.com/2018/09/the-ici-doctrine-information-choice.html

The Bastionland Readings revisit blogposts from bastionland.com written and read by Chris McDowall.To Baztium, original post found here: https://www.bastionland.com/2021/11/to-baztium.html

Sir Meridian the Mirror Knight and Sir Malachy the Bloody Knight have reached Actopeion, the Seat of Power, in time for the great feast of Sceptremass. Before the Carpeted Throne, they must swear fealty to Queen Ingelmara, the Sedentant Temporis, and then showcase their prowess at a grand tournament!Mythic Bastionland is a complete roleplaying game about Knights on Quests, seeking Glory, and holding to their Oath.Seek the Myths, Honor the Seers, Protect the Realm. The game was designed and written by Chris McDowall, with art by Alec Sorensen, published by Bastionland Press. - Purchase the game ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.- Support Chris's work by subscribing to his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!- Art and graphics from the official book in our videos and promotional material is used with the author's express permission.The hex map of the Adamant Expanse was created using Hex Kit, developed by Cone of Negative Energy.- Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠official website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Access character sheets, maps, past campaigns, and lots more! Watch our ugly mugs on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ version of this episode!Support our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Itch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ RPG TraderPurchase our first adventure scenario for Old-school Essentials, The Tomb of Armansquagulat!Drivethru RPGItch RPG Trader Grab some ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3d6 DTL merchandise⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Portfolio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction and kaazoom.

The Iron and Mirror Knights do a great favor for a ranking member of the Sidereal Guard, but how much honor does this esteemed Order truly have? Later at the sanctum known as the Iris of the World, the knights are told that knowledge of future events carries a very, very steep price.Mythic Bastionland is a complete roleplaying game about Knights on Quests, seeking Glory, and holding to their Oath.Seek the Myths, Honor the Seers, Protect the Realm. The game was designed and written by Chris McDowall, with art by Alec Sorensen, published by Bastionland Press. - Purchase the game ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.- Support Chris's work by subscribing to his ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!- Art and graphics from the official book in our videos and promotional material is used with the author's express permission.The hex map of the Adamant Expanse was created using Hex Kit, developed by Cone of Negative Energy.- Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠.Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠official website⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Access character sheets, maps, past campaigns, and lots more! Watch our ugly mugs on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ version of this episode!Support our ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Itch⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab some ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠3d6 DTL merchandise⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠!Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Portfolio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction and kaazoom.

After convalescing at the Aerie of the Wheeling Heavens, the company sets a course southward to the mouth of the River Meander, there to seek guidance from the Spectral Seer. On the journey, hospitality is offered at a busy apiary and meadery, where preparations for Sceptremass are at a fever pitch. Later in the grasslands, a victim in dire need of aid necessitates the Knights facing a deadly peril.Mythic Bastionland is a complete roleplaying game about Knights on Quests, seeking Glory, and holding to their Oath.Seek the Myths, Honor the Seers, Protect the Realm. The game was designed and written by Chris McDowall, with art by Alec Sorensen, published by Bastionland Press. - Purchase the game ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.- Support Chris's work by subscribing to his ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠!- Art and graphics from the official book in our videos and promotional material is used with the author's express permission.The hex map of the Adamant Expanse was created using Hex Kit, developed by Cone of Negative Energy.- Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠⁠.Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our ⁠⁠⁠⁠official website⁠⁠⁠⁠! Access character sheets, maps, past campaigns, and lots more! Watch our ugly mugs on the ⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠ version of this episode!Support our ⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games! ⁠⁠⁠⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Itch⁠⁠⁠⁠ Grab some ⁠⁠⁠⁠3d6 DTL merchandise⁠⁠⁠⁠!Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠⁠⁠! Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.⁠⁠⁠⁠Portfolio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction and kaazoom.

Be advised that due to technical hiccups, we lost much of the second half of this episode, but a verbal recap has been attached.The Knights confront a pack of fearsome hounds, with jaws of cruel iron and venting smoke. They seem to be on the trail of the Realm's Seers, and it is the Company's duty to make sure no harm comes to those mystics. Mythic Bastionland is a complete roleplaying game about Knights on Quests, seeking Glory, and holding to their Oath.Seek the Myths, Honor the Seers, Protect the Realm. The game was designed and written by Chris McDowall, with art by Alec Sorensen, published by Bastionland Press. - Purchase the game ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.- Support Chris's work by subscribing to his ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠!- Art and graphics from the official book in our videos and promotional material is used with the author's express permission.The hex map of the Adamant Expanse was created using Hex Kit, developed by Cone of Negative Energy.- Purchase it ⁠⁠⁠here⁠⁠⁠.Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our ⁠⁠⁠official website⁠⁠⁠! Access character sheets, maps, past campaigns, and lots more! Watch our ugly mugs on the ⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠ version of this episode!Support our ⁠⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games! ⁠⁠⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Itch⁠⁠⁠ Grab some ⁠⁠⁠3d6 DTL merchandise⁠⁠⁠!Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠⁠! Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.⁠⁠⁠Portfolio⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction and kaazoom.

A dreadful Citadel looms hazily in the north, beyond the snow-capped peaks of the Expanse. Rumors speak of a dire threat to the Seers. The Mirror, Dove, Iron, and Bloody Knights trek into the Cairngorms in search of dire Omens.Mythic Bastionland is a complete roleplaying game about Knights on Quests, seeking Glory, and holding to their Oath.Seek the Myths, Honor the Seers, Protect the Realm. The game was designed and written by Chris McDowall, with art by Alec Sorensen, published by Bastionland Press. - Purchase the game ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.- Support Chris's work by subscribing to his ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠!- Art and graphics from the official book in our videos and promotional material is used with the author's express permission.The hex map of the Adamant Expanse was created using Hex Kit, developed by Cone of Negative Energy.- Purchase it ⁠⁠here⁠⁠.Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our ⁠⁠official website⁠⁠! Access character sheets, maps, past campaigns, and lots more! Watch our ugly mugs on the ⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠ version of this episode!Support our ⁠⁠Patreon⁠⁠, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games! ⁠⁠Drivethru RPG⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Itch⁠⁠ Grab some ⁠⁠3d6 DTL merchandise⁠⁠!Join our friendly and lively ⁠⁠Discord server⁠⁠! Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.⁠⁠Portfolio⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠Maps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction and kaazoom.

Welcome to a new series of Mystery Quest where we're playing Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall. 'Seek the Myths. Honour the Seers. Protect the Realm...' Three Knights bound by solemn oath travel to the distant lands of Saltmere Reach, birthplace of their Mentor, sir Graeme to lay his body to rest. They ride at the behest of the mysterious seers whom guide the knights from the shadows in aide of a great collective purpose: to find and manifest the great City foretold in prophecy. Join: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCd5_xAWJ4yX6NZ5cZaccqPw/join Community Discord: https://discord.gg/z2NW53APFa Merch: https://mystery-quest-shop.fourthwall.com/en-gbp Members and Patrons get $7 off your order - that's like a free membership along with your stylish new adventuring attire! Check out Mythic Bastionland: https://chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-bastionland Podcast: https://www.pickaxe.uk/mystery-quest Patreon link: https://www.patreon.com/MysteryQuest Follow the Cast: Tom: @AngoryTom Dominic Allen:  @apocplayers  Danann McAleer: @apocplayers Harry: https://www.twitch.tv/hrry Editing & Sound Design: Oscar Henderson Thumbnail Art: Jack Bailey Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

For the oath, for the glory, through sorrow and ache…The Adamant Expanse awaits, as we introduce our new campaign of Mythic Bastionland!Titles are bestowed, oaths are sworn, and the Seers enlighten the expectations of play. Mythic Bastionland is a complete roleplaying game about Knights on Quests, seeking Glory, and holding to their Oath.Seek the Myths, Honor the Seers, Protect the Realm. The game was designed and written by Chris McDowall, with art by Alec Sorensen, published by Bastionland Press. - Purchase the game here.- Support Chris's work by subscribing to his Patreon!- Art and graphics from the official book in our videos and promotional material is used with the author's express permission.The hex map of the Adamant Expanse was created using Hex Kit, developed by Cone of Negative Energy.- Purchase it here.- Listen to The Smiling Fox , a top-notch discussion-based Mythic Bastionland podcast. Loads of great advice for running your own campaigns. Explore more 3d6 Down the Line at our official website! Access character sheets, maps, past campaigns, and lots more! Listen to the audio podcast version on all major podcatchers, including:SpotifyApple PodcastsPodbeanSupport our Patreon, and enjoy awesome benefits! Purchase Feats of Exploration, an alternate XP system for old-school D&D-adjacent games! Drivethru RPG Itch Grab some 3d6 DTL merchandise!Join our friendly and lively Discord server! Art, animation, and graphics by David Kenyon.PortfolioBlueskyInstagramMaps used in the channel banner by Dyson Logos.Intro music by Muzaproduction and kaazoom.

Prêtez serment et aventurez-vous dans Mythic Bastionland, un jeu de rôle sur table se déroulant dans le passé imaginaire de Into the Odd et Electric Bastionland, construit sur le même système de règles ultrarapide et extrêmement épuré. Conçu par Chris McDowall et illustré par Alec Sorensen. Dans cette vidéo, P.P. vous partage son avis sur Mythic Bastionland, un jeu de rôle qui propose une vision singulière de la chevalerie, entre errance, mystère, grandeur passée et mélancolie. Pour lui, c'est un chef-d'œuvre, rien de moins. Un jeu comme il s'en fait bien peu dans un paysage ludique pourtant si varié et de grande qualité.

Today AJ does ONE FINAL RECAP of their time at PAX East 2026. If you want to hear AJ's thoughts with worse audio and less forethought, you can listen to their dot.trip episodes on Kofi ~ https://ko-fi.com/dotzip ~. The rest of this month's eps will be member exclusives!Discussed in the episode:AJ on The Content Mill talking about PAXNever Post's Team Chat: We Won't Make Video and You Can't Force Us (Paywalled)Support Never Post!AJ, Brendon, Gianni, and Phil streaming the Godzilla RPG with LanFest! on YouTube (audio is iffy at times)Godzilla: The Roleplaying Game by IDW Games on Kickstarter is still taking late pledges!Indie Press Revolution's websitePlus One EXP's websiteSoothwardens by Navaar JacksonDown We Go by Plus One ExperienceThe Prince of Hounds by Jay DragonMythic Bastionland by Chris McDowallQuinns Quest Reviews: Mythic Bastionland! on YouTubeKala Mandala Playbook by Munkao and Centaur GamesNo Small GamesUnderplayedSix One IndieCrossplay Conversations and Left Behind Game Club: A Video Game PodcastGianniDicrosta on Twitch70% Complete (Phil Bothun)---Support us on Ko-fi!Visit our website!Follow us on YouTube!Follow the show on Bluesky!Check out The Worst Garbage Online!---Art by Tara CrawfordTheme music by _amaranthineAdditional sounds by BoqehProduced and edited by AJ Fillari---Timecodes:(00:00) - Intro (00:07) - It's another podcast (01:08) - Making stuff (04:12) - Talking about PAX (05:21) - It's TTRPG time baby (05:44) - Godzilla the TTRPG (10:33) - More TTRPGs (10:49) - Indie Press Revolution (11:16) - PlusOneEXP (11:42) - Soothwardens by Navaar Jackson (12:28) - Down We Go by Marcus Linderum and Plus One Experience (15:25) - The Prince of Hounds by Jay Dragon (16:29) - Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall (17:52) - Kala Mandala by Munkao and Centaur Games (19:41) - I love games! (19:59) - I met so many folks!!! (23:02) - That's the recap! ★ Support this podcast ★

This is an off-the-cuff episode, wherein I cover a variety of things. Free PDFs: Cairn: Barebones Edition by Yochai Gal https://yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-barebones-edition Intergalactic Bastionland: Beyond Into The Odd: Playtest by Chris McDowall https://open.substack.com/pub/bastionland/p/bastionland-goes-intergalactic?utm_campaign=post-expanded-share&utm_medium=web Books: Promethean Horrors: Classic Tales of Mad Science by Xavier Aldana Reyes for British Library Tales of the Weird The Uncanny by Sigmund Freud It Was All A Dream: An Anthology of Bad Horror Tropes Done Right by Brandon Applegate Films: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1931) dir. Rouben Mamoulian The Black Cat (1934) dir. Edgar G. Ulmer Black Pit of Dr. M (1959) dir. Fernando Mendez The Plague of the Zombies (1966) dir. John Gilling Theatre of Blood (1973) dir. Douglas Hickox Frightmare (1974) dir. Pete Walker Messiah of Evil (1974) dir. Willard Huych, Gloria Katz Phantasm (1979) dir. Don Coscarelli Weapons (2025) dir. Zach Cregger RPG Material: Cosmic Dark by Graham Walmsley The No-Prep Gamemaster: Train Your Brain to Run Tabletop Roleplayng Games Second Edition by Matt Davids https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/524180/the-no-prep-gamemaster-train-your-brain-to-run-tabletop-roleplaying-games Cloud Empress Core Boxed Set by Watts Honourable Mentions: Dave Aldridge of dPercantile (podcast) Weird Studies podcast Episode 86: On E.T.A. Hoffmann's “The Sandman” https://open.spotify.com/episode/5LwYzcmq29EJXXa9C5SSH4?si=vDE7gzUfQQay5i-gWK8uXQ&context=spotify%3Ashow%3A7MtLPVWIcFbl5XPsMiF9f8 Scott Doward of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias (podcast) Andy Goodman of Grizzly Peaks Radio (podcast) Jen Fridy at GrimHumor https://www.jenfridy.com/ Find the Movie Monday Letterboxd list here https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ This month's Movie Monday is The Golden Voyage of Sinbad from 1973. Directed by Gordon Hessler and featuring stop-motion effects of Ray Harryhausen. That episode will air on February 23rd, so please send in your submissions by the 21st if you'd like to be included in the show. Also, be sure not to miss the new podcast I'm involved with, entitled With Wife and I. My wife, Isla, suggested we take turns choosing movies to watch together, then share our thoughts with anyone who cares to listen. You can find it wherever you get your podcasts. “Warning” by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.com, follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social, or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio and find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

"A lot of brainless unicorns swaggering about and calling themselves educated just because they can push each other off a horse with a bit of stick! It makes me tired." Strap on your shield and get ready to seek some myths, Sir Rob and Sir Matt are reviewing Chris McDowall's Mythic Bastionland! Oak and iron guard us well, or else we're dead, and doomed to hell. Free Quickstart Rules: https://bit.ly/mbplaytest   Digital rules: https://chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-bastionland  Print and PDF (Americas): https://plusoneexp.com/collections/bastionland-press/products/mythic-bastionland-1  Print and PDF (everyone else):  https://bastionlandpress.com/products/damaged-mythic-bastionland-hardback-book-plus-pdf  Music: Pac Div - Roll the Dice Follow Dungeon Master of None on Blue Sky: https://bsky.app/profile/dmofnone.bsky.social  More socials Join our Patreon for bonus episodes: https://www.patreon.com/DungeonMasterOfNone   Join the DMofNone Discord!

Having found myself on the wrong side of 55, I attempt to distract from this devastating realisation by responding to some Movie Monday feedback before indulging in a little retail therapy. First up is James Knight with a call about September's movie Richard Donner's Superman, then we have calls from Joe Richter of Hindsighless and MW Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis regarding the October choice Fred Dekker's Monster Squad. I mention a Dungeon Craft review of Chris McDowall's Mythic Bastionland that you can watch here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NsJ5px6_8ew This is followed by that strangest of phenomena, the audio unboxing. I take a peek inside Free League's new Vaesen Starter Set, Casey Garske's Stay Frost Remastered, Loke Battle Mats' Dungeon Designer's Deck (as featured on Geek Gamers) and Diogo Nogueira's Screams Amongst The Stars. Check out the Dungeon Designer's Deck here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3FuEq0yen-Y This month's Movie Monday is 1984's animated pre-Ghibli classic Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind directed by Hayao Miyazaki. That episode will air on 24th, so please send your submissions by the 22th if you'd like to be included in the show. Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ Find the Movie Monday Letterboxd list here https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/ Be sure to check out the new podcast I'm involved with, With Wife and I. My wife, Isla, suggested we take turns to choose a movie to watch together, then share our thoughts with anyone who cares to listen. Here's our very first episode, where we pit Bram Stoker's Dracula against Renfield https://open.spotify.com/episode/29HMVF3BBpClDiAwzczghP?si=ts3ULH8uRgy3rfLXFOyRxw Episode 2: Byzantium Vs. Near Dark is coming soon! “Warning” by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ Follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrallYou can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

With Joe out on vacation, Mary Lou joins as the guest host today! They give advice on how to get more comfortable performing improv at the gaming table, talk about the new TTRPG by Chris McDowall, Mythic Bastionland, and share some of their favorite conspiracy theories! 0:00 Intro 9:40 Yes, And? 51:30 Into the Mystic 1:22:00 Tin Foil Hat 1:42:00 Horror Sweet Spot 1:57:00 GM Fiat Watch the video here: ⁠⁠https://youtu.be/txdwsWljVlY Access exclusive podcasts, ad-free episodes, and livestreams with a 30-day free trial with code "GCN30" at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠jointhenaish.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Join Troy Lavallee, Joe O'Brien, Skid Maher, Matthew Capodicasa, Sydney Amanuel, and Kate Stamas as they tour the country. Get your tickets today at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hubs.li/Q03cn8wr0⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. For more podcasts and livestreams, visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://hubs.li/Q03cmY380⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome to the #RPGaDAY2025 recap. Here are the first 10 prompts for August 2025. #RPGaDAY Material mentioned:Electric Bastionland by Chris McDowall, Random Realities and Everspark by Cezar Capacle, Into the Cess & Citadel by Alex Coggan & Charlie Ferguson Avery, The Weird from Monte Cook Games, Cairn 2e by Yochai Gal, Plot Unfolding Machine by Jeansen Vaars, OZ by Andrew Kolb, The Gardens of Ynn by Emmy ‘Cavegirl' Allen, Throne of Avarice by Brian Yaksha, Vaesen Mythic Britain & Ireland by Graeme Davis. The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/August will be Mad Max month, and I recommend those unfamiliar with the franchise watch Mad Max 2 aka The Road Warrior from 1981. Please take a look below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on July 28th, so please send your submissions by the 26th if you'd like to be included in the show. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ Follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Episode 165 – The ICI Doctrine: Information, Choice, Impact, by Chris McDowall Reading performed by Nick LS Whelan. The original post can be found on Chris' blog, Bastionland. Help offset our hosting costs with a donation on Ko-Fi! The music is a selection from “Journey of Solitude,” composed and performed by Russel Cox, distributed through … Continue reading "Episode 165 – The ICI Doctrine: Information, Choice, Impact, by Chris McDowall"

Hold onto your purse strings, this could be a pricey one! This is essentially a promotional episode for an upcoming Kickstarter from Jess Levine and Riley Rethal, but I speak about a whole bunch of stuff I've backed, too. The Galactic & Going Rogue Kickstarter can be found here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars Here are the itch pages Galactic 2e https://metagame.itch.io/galactic and Going Rogue 2e https://jumpgategames.itch.io/going-rogue Other games mentioned: Cairn 2e Boxset by Yochai Gal https://yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-players-guide https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXpR9P6MGZo Tiny Fables by Josiah S Moore https://josiahsmoore.itch.io/tiny-fables (for Mausritter) plus Playful Void review https://idlecartulary.com/2025/03/15/bathtub-review-tiny-fables/ Sharky by Idle Cartulary https://idlecartulary.itch.io/sharky Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall https://chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-bastionland Late pledge for Cold City and Hot War by Malcom Craig https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonhodgsonmaptiles2/cold-city-hot-war Cosmic Dark by Graham Walmsley https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grahamwalmsley/cosmic-dark Liquid Steel by Eduardo Mazzitelli & Enrique Alcatena https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/melsonian-arts-council/liquid-steel Liminal Horror by Goblin Archive https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-penguin-ink/liminal-horror-deluxe-edition "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere You can leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands Email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com ⁠Follow me on BlueSky @freethrall.bsky.social or look me up on Discord by searching for freethrall You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also hear me in actual plays on Grizzly Peaks Radio This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Questing beast channel https://www.youtube.com/@QuestingBeastQuesting Blog https://questingblog.com/Making DnD Monster Tokens out of Magic Cards! Making DnD Monster Tokens out of Magic Cards! Scrye Magazine https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ScryeShadowrun CCG https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/2123/shadowrun-the-trading-card-gameDark Age CCG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dark_Age_(card_game)Guardians CCG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guardians_(card_game)Sorcery TCG https://sorcerytcg.com/LOTR LCG https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/the-lord-of-the-rings-the-card-game/Gary Con https://garycon.com/Merry Mushmen https://www.themerrymushmen.com/Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow https://www.themerrymushmen.com/product/nightmare-over-ragged-hollow/Reach of the Roach God - Thousand Thousand Islands https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/centaurgames/reach-of-the-roach-god-part-of-a-thousand-thousand-islandsValley of Flowers https://ninepinpress.com/products/the-valley-of-flowersBlackmoor - Dave Arneson https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/51494/dave-arneson-s-blackmoor-core-campaign-bookDirect sun - Arnald K. - Lair of the Lamb https://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/2020/04/lair-of-lamb-final.htmlVermis Video: Vermis: The horror game that doesn't exist Blogs:False Machine - Patrick Stewart https://falsemachine.blogspot.com/Goblin Punch https://goblinpunch.blogspot.com/Monsters and Manuals - https://monstersandmanuals.blogspot.com/Chris McDowall's Blog https://www.bastionland.com/ Knave https://shop.swordfishislands.com/knave-2e/Maze Rats https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/197158/maze-rats Into the Odd https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/into-the-odd/ Perilous Wilds https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/407161/the-perilous-wilds-revised-editionFreebooters on the Frontier https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/157011/freebooters-on-the-frontierPeter Mullen https://www.instagram.com/pmullenillustrations/?hl=enThrough Sunken Lands https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/340976/through-sunken-lands-and-other-adventuresKnave Game Jam https://itch.io/jam/knave-2e-adventure-jamThe Waking of Willowby Hall - Adventure https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/348439/the-waking-of-willowby-hallVeins of the Earth https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/209509/veins-of-the-earthFire On The Velvet Horizon https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/148614/fire-on-the-velvet-horizonWinter's Daughter https://necroticgnome.com/products/dolmenwood-winters-daughter Lord of the Rings RPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lord_of_the_Rings_Roleplaying_GameBrindlewood Bay https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/brindlewood-bay.htmlTraveller https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/traveller-rpgs?srsltid=AfmBOoptf8vISBOjN_zSaRYVYtvWsV6s3Ikecw76bVhqD3bZBkocp539 Timestamps:00:00 Intro07:00 State of the OSR17:26 Choosing books to review25:25 Tips for Youtubers?32:13 Knave49:24 Writing Adventures56:16 Broadside Barrage

Here's an audio unboxing for your listening pleasure. Jedediah Berry & Andrew McAlpine's The Valley of Flowers is a fantasy campaign setting of mythic adventure in a world gone strange, for use with Old-School Essentials and Cairn which I think would make a great companion for Chris McDowall's Mythic Bastionland. Check out this review of The Valley of Flowers on Between Two Cairns https://open.spotify.com/episode/7sc1zPwSRdYpvVD5yrgpHG?si=YosoqEAkTpmOkF74zUh7vA Honourable mention: Fallen by Perplexing Ruins This month's movie is Albert Pyun's The Sword and the Sorcerer from 1982. Contributions submitted by May 25th, please. See below for details on contacting the show. Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

To celebrate my 250th episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus for the long-awaited third installment of The Bastion Social where we take a look at the pre-print PDF of Chris McDowall's forthcoming Mythic Bastionland. Honourable mention: Pilgrimage of the Sun Guard, a solo adventure game by Amanda P. Featured in episode 198 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Y9E2dcEXKnHnn4NecVsu4?si=qDz0F055S6ifj4dErAWv6A Grab a copy here: https://weirdwonder.itch.io/sunguard Eco Mofos, a weirdhope crawl by David Blandy (art by Daniel Locke & Aaron Cattoir) can be found here: https://davidblandy.itch.io/eco-mofos This month's movie is Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal from 1982. Contributions submitted by the end of April 26th, please. See below for details on contacting the show. Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#762 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Chris Mc Dowall is the designer of the rules light flavor heavy trifecta of games Into the Odd, Electric Bastionland and Mythic Bastionland. In this episode we talk about Chris' latest game Mythic Bastionland, its sources of inspiration, design process, and the spirit behind its ruleset. Bastionland blog & Patreon https://www.bastionland.com/ https://www.patreon.com/bastionland Mythic Bastionland preorders https://mythicbastionland.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders The Lost Bay - suburban gothic RPG on Kickstarter ⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thelostbay/the-lost-bay-suburban-dark-fantasy-rpg⁠ Follow the The Lost Bay Podcast ⁠https://twitter.com/thelostbay⁠ ⁠https://bsky.app/profile/thelostbaystudio.com⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/thelostbaystudio/⁠ ⁠https://www.thelostbaystudio.com/⁠ Produced by Iko Editing Laura Elle Music Avery Isles Intro ad music David Blandy

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk to Chuck Kranz and Adam Rose about their forthcoming RPG, Teenage Odyssey. Set in a small town in the early '90s, the game casts players as teens navigating humdrum lives that are periodically thrown into chaos by bizarre supernatural events. Featuring art by Marie Enger and a light and flexible system based on Chris McDowall's Into the Odd, the game is on Kickstarter RIGHT NOW! * * * Stu's book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! Buy it! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need are right here in one place! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast!

Beginning with another reminder for your Movie Monday entries. This month's movie is Terry Gilliam's Time Bandits (1981). Please see the various methods of contacting the show below.I respond to a couple of messages kindly sent in by Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast before comparing chances of success in various RPGs I've played.Systems mentioned: Chris McDowall's Into the Odd, David Black's Black Hack, Gary Gygax & Dave Arneson's original Dungeons & Dragons, Advanced, Basic and Fifth Edition D&D, Brandish “Runehammer” Gilhelm's Index Card RPG, Pelle Nilsson's Mörk Borg, Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu, Free League's Vaesen, Pith by Free Thrall Games, Graham Walmsley's Cthulhu Dark. Podcasts & YouTube Videos: Rich Fraser's Cockatrice Nuggets, Yochai Gal & Brad Kerr's Between Two Cairns, Anthony “Runeslinger” Boyd's Casting Shadows, Colin Green's Spikepit, Riley's Diegetic Advancement, ivanmike1968. Coming soon: Andy Goodman's Grizzly Peaks Radio - Plague of Fools Honourable mention: Scott Dorward of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

In this episode, I answer messages from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Michael of Mirke the Meek, and Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… I take a very brief look at a bunch of RPG books I picked up this year including Modiphius's The Troubleshooters RPG, Zedeck Siew and Munkao's Reach of the Roach God, Luka Rejec's UltraViolet Grasslands 2E, Ben Milton's Knave Second Edition, Chris McDowall's Mythic Bastionland, Limitron's Pirate Borg, Jason Sholtis' Dungeon Dozen Vol. 2, Monty Cook's The Weird, and Skerples' Monster Overhaul. Honourable mentions: Free League's Vaesen and Dragonbane, Johan Egerkrans, Peter Mullen, and Yochai Gal's Cairn 2E. Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠Subscribe to my newsletter The Stochasium You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠You can also find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

I welcome back Chris McDowall, who is the author of the influential games of Into the Odd, and Electric Bastionland. Chris will be kickstarting his newest venture Mythic Bastionland which has been billed as rules light roleplaying in a dreamlike world of knights and myths. Learn more at: https://www.bastionland.com https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bastionland/mythic-bastionland-rpg-before-into-the-odd --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diekugames/message

I noodle about a mash-up of B/X with combat inspired by Chris McDowall's game Into the Odd. Will two great flavors create a new taste sensation ala Reese's, or would it be like topping your Count Chocula with sauerkraut?

12th Episodes! And today we have a very special guest, a game designer that has been influential to my work and to so many other game designers I admire as well, Chris McDowell! Chris is a TTRPG designer in Manchester UK, known for Into the Odd, Electric Bastionland, and the upcoming Mythic Bastionland. He makes rules-light flavour-heavy games and writes at ⁠bastionland.com⁠. I had the pleasure and honor to meet Chris at Gen Con 2023. We talked a little bit, I gave him some of my games, and it was certainly one of the highlights of the convention for me.  It's hard to know what to say about Chris McDowall's work. He creates ver well thought out and crafted games that are very simple to use, but that have so much depth both in terms of setting and mechanics to explore. His work, as he says himself, has influence from miniature games and boardgames and reminds me some of my favorite of those games. Those that have very simple and minimal mechanics but that offer so much possibility and space for exploration for them. This lets everyone play the game, but offer those interested in it a lot of room for mastery. He is also very generous with the knowledge he accumulated making games and studying them. Not only his games have an unique way to teach of how to play them better and to make the best use of its possibilities, he also maintains a gaming blog where he talks about theory, design, playtesting, and anything gaming related that is really a treasure trove of knowledge. And if that was not enough, Chris is constantly helping out and uplifting other creators, talking about their work in his channels, making the gaming engines he creates available for other to work with for FREE mind you, and a lot more. Anyway, in this chat we got to talk about what is weird, how we find it in the absence of things, how we can explore this "void" in the game design we make. We talked about art, artists, game design and game designers, how non-combat encounters are so interesting, his different creative approaches, what we value and what has a real impact in our lives, our problems with anxiety, and all sorts of weird thing in between. Oh, and we obviously talked quite a bit about his upcoming Mythic Bastionland RPG, which will bring mythology to Bastionland in a total unique way! So listen up, and let's get weird with Chris McDowell! Check out Chris McDowall's Work! ⁠www.bastionland.com⁠ ⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bastionland/mythic-bastionland-rpg-before-into-the-odd⁠ Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a review and/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help! ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me buy buying one of my games! Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!  Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠

The pod rallies their gang of technofreaks for the hunt in The Doomed, an apocalyptic monster-hunting skirmish wargame by Chris McDowall. The copy came free from Osprey! Find the The Doomed rules here: https://ospreypublishing.com/us/doomed-9781472854254/ Support Fortified Niche on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/fortifiedniche Follow the creators of Fortified Niche on social media!    JcDent:Barrel Drill blogCohostT-shirt store Cassa:Instagram Show editing by Serf McSerfington Show intro/outro by Bevan Tanttu

In this episode, I respond to a couple of calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries before launching into day one of #RPGaDAY2023.Today's #RPGaDAY Prompt is ‘FIRST RPG played (this year)'Find all the prompts here https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html?m=1Find out more from David F. Chapman and Anthony ‘Runeslinger' Boyd here Get Yochai Gal's Cairn 2E playtest here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Km4LQliCbn-sAH2nzT6WhLTnGKZyijLx/viewHonourable mentions: Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere, Existence by David Brin, Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous, The Midderlands by Glynn Seal of MonkeyBlood Design, Dolmenwood by Gavin Norman of Necrotic Gnome, The League of Guardians and CounterpointD6 by Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus, Risus by S. John Ross, Into the Odd by Chris McDowall.Music by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of NowhereLeave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands⁠You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠Subscribe to my newsletter The StochasiumYou can also find me here ⁠https://twitter.com/FreeThrall⁠, here ⁠https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/⁠, here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ and on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623 This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Yochai & Brad are joined by Chris McDowall to review The Bureau by Josh Domanski and Goblin Archives, and answer a mailbag question.Question: What makes a good non-combat encounter?Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music.For listener questions, email betweentwocairns@gmail.com!Check out our Patreon to support the show. Also stickers.Find more Between Two Cairns here.

In this episode, I respond to a bunch of amazing calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Michael ‘ChicagoWiz' Shorten of The Dungeon Master's Handbook, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, and Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents…I get to talk about some of my favourite games including…Chris McDowall's Into The Odd https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/, Electric Bastionland https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/electric-bastionland, Mythic Bastionland playtest https://drive.google.com/file/d/18qOLDK6GifFGljetTI0NLho8RIFmVtnl/view and Mark of the Odd (Into the Odd SRD) https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AxH25aVWJETisfWNrxCOAHyKE7OCVgS1Yochai Gal's excellent Cairn 2E playtest https://newschoolrevolution.com/2023/07/10/cairn-2e-playtest. You can find more information here https://cairnrpg.com/wip/2e/You only have a few more days to back Eco Mofos!! on Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/daniellocke/eco-mofos?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=eco%20mofos!!%23Honourable Mentions: Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus, Nate Treme's Barrow of the Elf King https://natetreme.itch.io/botek, Christian Buggedei's Mail Order Apocalypse ⁠https://moa.orkpiraten.de⁠, Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting, By Odin's Beard's We Deal in Lead https://byodinsbeardrpg.com/books/we_deal_in_lead/, Ben Milton's Maze Rats https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/197158/Maze-Rats?term=maze+rats, Knave https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/250888/Knave, Knave 2E Preview https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/435009/Knave-2e-Kickstarter-Preview and Marc Miller's Classic Traveller https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/355200/Classic-Traveller-Facsimile-Edition?cPath=4767Music by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of NowhereLeave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands⁠You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠Subscribe to my newsletter The StochasiumYou can also find me here ⁠https://twitter.com/FreeThrall⁠, here ⁠https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/⁠, here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ and on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623Check out Osseous, Pith and whatever else I might “working on” here ⁠https://free-thrall.itch.io/⁠ This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

Thanks to Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and Dark Fluid for your feedback. In this episode, I attempt to teach Google's ChatGPT how to host and play a roleplaying game. Into the Odd SRD Mark of the Odd by Chris McDowall https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AxH25aVWJETisfWNrxCOAHyKE7OCVgS1 Isle of Ixx by Skullfungus https://gamesomnivorous.com/products/isle-of-ixx?variant=44184939167977 Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands⁠ You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ Subscribe to my newsletter The Stochasium https://freethrall.substack.com Find me here ⁠https://twitter.com/FreeThrall⁠, here ⁠https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/⁠ and here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ Check out what else I might be up to here ⁠https://free-thrall.itch.io/⁠ It's been brought to my attention (thanks Yochai) that the Audio Dungeon Discord link has expired. Find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall/message

I was leafing through the latest edition of Miniature Wargames magazine when I came across an advert for a new game called The Doomed, scheduled for release in early August 2023 by Osprey Publishing.The Doomed immediately jumped out to me, and I wanted to learn more. It looks like another exciting miniature agnostic title to add to my collection. I tracked down author Chris McDowall (Into the Odd, Electric Bastionland), and he was kind enough to spend some time with me talking about the game, as well as his hobby history. Oh, and we also briefly touched upon reading toothpaste ingredients whilst sitting on the toilet in the mid-90s. Halcyon days...

Featuring... Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Excerpts from Chris McDowall's Into The Odd https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/, Electric Bastionland https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/electric-bastionland and Mythic Bastionland https://drive.google.com/file/d/18qOLDK6GifFGljetTI0NLho8RIFmVtnl/view Special thanks to... Menion AKA Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi, Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep, Max Moon of Max Moon Games, Geek Gamers, Solo Tabletop Blog, Perplexing Ruins, Scott Dorward of The Good Friends of Jackson Elias, Andy Goodman of Grizzly Peaks Radio, Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus and End of Plays, Nicky Haller, Jen Fridy, T.J. Dennon, Safer Fantasy Crafting and Blogs on Tape. Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via https://anchor.fm/free-thrall or https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.com Find me here https://twitter.com/FreeThrall, here https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/ and here https://freethrall.carrd.co Check out what I'm up to on itch at https://free-thrall.itch.io/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall/message

We're embarking on a tour of ultra-lite RPGs for the next few weeks on the Vintage RPG Podcast. Up first: Into the Odd Remastered, Chris McDowall's extremely streamlined D&D-esque ruleset that is so distilled it becomes a sort of commentary on the tropes of roleplaying games broadly. Next up: Cairn!New year, new Noble Knight discount code! Use VRPG23 for 10% off all your purchases online or in the store!Hang out with us on the Vintage RPG Discord!If you dig what we do, join us on the Vintage RPG Patreon for more roleplaying fun and surprises! Patrons keep us going!Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast!

While you're here, contribute to AAPI support networks (https://anti-asianviolenceresources.carrd.co/) and Black Lives Matter (https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/). On this episode, we rank the best stuff of 2022! For spoilers and links to our favorites, check them out below: . . . . Most useful randomizer Adam: hand-made oracle cards Will: hand-churned google sheets randomizers Character of the year Will: John Locke from LOST Adam: Pumpkin kid from @hh_toys_inc Worst WIP Adam: SOULBURNER Will: Heckhead Clutchest graphic design asset Adam: Blkmarket dust and scratch pack (https://blkmarket.com/product/dust-and-scratches/) Will: A ruler and a square Shape of the year Will: Pringle Adam: Klein bottle Best font Adam: Glassure (https://www.behance.net/gallery/80102797/Glassure-Typeface-v10) Will: Work sans (https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Work+Sans) Zoo animal (from Adira!) Will: Emu Adam: Capybara Dice result Adam: 1 Will: 0, 00 Snack (from Kayla!) Will: Almonds Adam: El Matador tortilla chips Immaculate vibes (from Dan!) Adam: Frankenstein (the doggie) Will: Warhammer: Darktide clutch Most tone (from Dan!) Adam: Bloodbeam Badlands by Viditya Voleti (https://vidityavoleti.itch.io/bloodbeam-badlands) Will: Cybermetal 2012 (https://www.worldchamp.io/store/cybermetal-2012) Fav Brain Trust episode Will: Gen Con episodes Adam: Games jam Fav game you read Into the Odd, by Chris McDowall (https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/) Favorite video game Adam: Horizon Forbidden West Will: Citizen Sleeper Favorite social media alternative Adam: Coffee shop Will: Playing rpgs with friends Most outlaw rpg (from Dan!) Adam: TORQ (https://goodluckpress.co/products/torq) Will: ad&d ____ Find Adam on Twitter at @wcgameco and Will at @will_jobst Music by Will Jobst, available at https://soundcloud.com/willjobst. Also, there's a discord! We'd love for you to join! Find the link here: https://discord.gg/vGB9UYYveK

Join us at GROGMEET22 where we meet Chris McDowall, author of Into the Odd and Electric Bastionland.

Celebrating OSR October Featuring... Calls from Joe Richter from Hindsightless who opens the show with some wonderful birthday wishes (Get well soon, Joe), John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries RPG Podcast and Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents... Adventure Perilous by Dirk Stanley https://dirkstanley.itch.io Tome Robbers of the Crystal Frontier by Gus L https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/357799/Tomb-Robbers-of-the-Crystal-Frontier ANNA-X66 by Slade Stolar https://scablandspress.itch.io/anna-x66-redux Honourable mentions: Chris McDowall's Into The Odd and Electric Bastionland Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message via https://anchor.fm/free-thrall or https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.com Find me here https://twitter.com/FreeThrall and here https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/ Check out what I'm up to on itch at https://free-thrall.itch.io/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-thrall/message

Rob relives his WoW dreams as they grind out levels in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Andrew descended into Limbo to save his comrades in his Dungeons & Dragons 5E gameSteve played with electricity and water in his fishy Electric Bastionland (by Chris McDowall) adventure as he fought octo-sharks as he plays through the Isle of the Plangent Mage (Donn Stroud).  So many delicious oysters and clams around horrible sea centipedes.News: We talk with Alex Kammer, founder of Gamehole Con (Oct. 20-23) and his upcoming adventure "The End of Everything" by Frog God Games.Follow Alex Kammer: Website, TwitterMagic Item: Gjom - the hard gelatin mix that is immovable, just add water and cool. Whatever you put it on is impervious for 30 minutes.--This episode is sponsored by Exalted Funeral, and we talk about their new release – BESTIARY by Ben Jones and Jake Milner - Feed the Tongue or it will forever tell lies about you... BESTIARY is a book of monsters for MÖRK BORG or any other tabletop RPG. It is chock full of wild monstrosities, horrors, myths, and tall tales from the swamps, cities, and frozen wastes. From the Iron Tongue to the Voringen Wyrm, these twisted things are here to confront and terrify your players as they struggle to survive in the end of the world.--You can support us via Patreon for early episode releases, bonus map content, extra art, access to our discord server, and lots of other exclusive goodies.Epiclevelsrapgods.compatreon.com/epiclevelsJOIN OUR DISCORDinstagram.com/epic_levelstwitter.com/epic_levelsfacebook.com/epiclevelsrapgodsSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast player, leave a comment and tell your friends.Get nerd merch and stay up to date at EpicLevelsRapGods.comThe Epic Levels Mad Dungeon podcast is hosted by Andrew Bellury, Rob Bellury & Steve Albertson.Produced by Zach Cowan.Theme song by Epic Levels and beat by Inner Resting AKA Mason Grant who also makes tabletop games that you can purchase at Gamma Wave Games.© 2022 Epic Levels. All characters in this adventure–even those based on real people–are entirely fictional.

Rob plays the same things they always are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and TFT: Teamfight Tactics. They go over how the TFT ranking system works and how they finally moved from Silver Elite Guardian to Master Elite Guardian 2.Andrew played the DC Deck-Building Game with his wife, but has been up to his elbows printing shirts for the Old-School Essentials Box Set Kickstarter with art from Erol Otus and David Hoskins. Steve went to FLGS Giga-Bites Cafe to play Electric Bastionland (by Chris McDowall, author of the critically-acclaimed Into The Odd) and got mixed up in some body swap shenanigans as he play in the adventure Isle of the Plangent Mage by Donn Stroud. News: We talk to Luke Gygax, son of Gary Gygax, about  creating Gary Con, family, legacy and adventure writing at his company Gaxx Worx inside of his World of Okkorim! and his module The Heart of Chentoufi.EL Updates: On Aug. 29, 2022, we're hosting Dungeons & Dragons at Sabbath Brewing in Atlanta! Bring your dice and get ready for an afternoon adventure with Epic Levels and friends! We've made posters for the Mekavoid Motokult adventure and we want play it with you! Each ticket gets you one copy of the Poster, one beverage from Sabbath Brewing, and 3 hours of space biker gang fighting action! We'll be using 5th Edition Spelljammer rules for this afternoon gaming extravaganza! There will be LA-style tacos provided by DMTaqueria! Get your TICKETS HERE!Dragon Con 2022: Sep. 1 – Sep. 5.  we'll be running games at the following times:Friday 1pm - Mystic Punks RPG: Blood Mud, from Epic Levels Mad Dungeon PodcastSaturday 1pm - D&D 5E Spelljammer: MekaVoid MotoKvlt, from Epic Levels Mad Dungeon PodcastSunday 1pm - Mystic Punks RPG: NekroBarge of Pawlee the Elder Lich, from Epic Levels Mad Dungeon Podcast--You can support us via Patreon for early episode releases, bonus map content, extra art, access to our discord server, and lots of other exclusive goodies.Epiclevelsrapgods.compatreon.com/epiclevelsJOIN OUR DISCORDinstagram.com/epic_levelstwitter.com/epic_levelsfacebook.com/epiclevelsrapgodsSubscribe to us on your favorite podcast player, leave a comment and tell your friends.Get nerd merch and stay up to date at EpicLevelsRapGods.com

Justin connects with Chris McDowall and Johan Nohr to learn all about the remastered edition of the critically acclaimed Into The Odd. Into The Odd's remastered printing will be available online at freeleaguepublishing.com and your FLGS later in the summer. Follow Chris McDowall's blog at bastionland.com Follow Johan Nohr on twitter @JohanNohr And stay up to date with other amazing projects by visiting Stolkholm Kartel Our theme song is by Epic Game Music Follow us on Twitter at @dicewarriors and support the show by becoming a patron at patreon.com/terriblewarriors