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Joe examines a challenging topic: the portrayal of slavery in the early days of tabletop role-playing games. As the holiday season approaches, he takes a moment to reflect on the darker aspects of gaming history that often go unexamined. Beginning with his insights from OSR October and Dave Arneson's First Fantasy Campaign, Joe highlights how slavery is presented as a commodity, complete with pricing mechanisms for male and female slaves. He contrasts this with the portrayals in other early RPGs (Tunnels & Trolls and Empire of the Petal Throne) where the treatment of slavery raises serious ethical concerns. Exploring the absence of slavery in TSR's D&D and how it was used to depict villains in AD&D modules, Joe emphasizes the importance of portraying slavers as true villains in the narrative. He also touches on Judges Guild's manumission rules, offering a glimmer of hope within the context of gaming, suggesting that characters can indeed act as liberators. Throughout the episode, Joe shares his personal stance that slavery has no place in heroic narratives, insisting that players should not embody slavers. He encourages a reevaluation of how these sensitive topics are handled in modern gaming, advocating for narratives that align with values of empathy and justice. Join Joe as he engages with this critical topic, inviting listener feedback and thoughts on the role of morality in gaming. Key Points Covered: * Historical context of slavery in early TTRPGs * Analysis of Dave Arneson's First Fantasy Campaign * The troubling mechanics of Tunnels & Trolls * Absence of slavery in TSR's D&D and its moral implications * The significance of portraying heroes as liberators * Personal reflections on gaming ethics and character choices What are your thoughts on the portrayal of slavery in RPGs? Do you allow players to engage with such themes at your table? Share your feedback with us at feedback@Dekahedron.com or leave a comment. Happy holidays, and until next time: happy gaming, happy life! Share your thoughts via:
Joe wraps up OSR October by exploring Dave Arneson's trade system for Blackmoor. From there, he delves into the evolution of trade mechanics in early RPGs, including the classic Traveller game. Finally he talks about his own system to handle mercantile trade by players characters in D&D and other fantasy role-playing games. Key topics covered: Blackmoor's Trade Mechanics: Discover Dave Arneson's approach to trade. Judges Guild's Trade System: Explore the foundations of trade in RPGs. Traveller's Trade System: Learn from one of the most influential space RPGs. Rolemaster's approach to handling speculative trading. Joe's home-grown solution. Links: Joe's blog post: https://vagabondgm.blogspot.com/2021/06/a-simple-trade-system.html Share your thoughts via:
Journey back to the early days of D&D with this look at random wilderness generation in Dave Arneson's Blackmoor campaign. In this episode, Joe explores the approach to wilderness creation used by one of the pioneers of role-playing games. Discover how Arneson combined random tables with detailed descriptions to bring the world of Blackmoor to life. Share your thoughts via:
For OSR October, Joe explores Dave Arneson's original reward system that he used in his Blackmoor while developing Dungeons & Dragons. Unlike the familiar XP system of modern D&D, Blackmoor required players to spend gold in order to gain experience points. Discover this strange and fascinating peek into the origins of the hobby, and how these mechanics differed from the more traditional approaches we see in modern RPGs. Happy gaming! Happy life! Share your thoughts via:
Welcome back to OSR October! This week, Joe dives deep into the original magic system used in Dave Arneson's Blackmoor, the proto-Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Blackmoor's magic system is very different from what we see in modern D&D. Here, magic users don't memorize spells – they create potions and other formulaic concoctions that need to be prepared beforehand. These ingredients can be dangerous or difficult to find, and spells are single-use! Joe also shares his fascination with single-use magic and mentions his own homebrew rules for creating magical items that are used up after a single cast. Do you think single-use magic could be interesting? Would you try running a game with this system? Share your thoughts in the comments! Links mentioned in the episode: Rules to the Game of Dungeon: https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2012/08/rules-to-game-of-dungeon-1974.html Don't forget to subscribe for more OSR October goodness! Happy gaming! Happy life! Share your thoughts via:
A tentative return to podcasting for OSR October, 2024. This is a rough one as I try to navigate the new recording approach without the benefit of my familiar Anchor app. A thumbnail look at the new system I'm going to try out: Ambition & Avarice by Greg Christopher.You can get a copy at DrivethruRPG: Chubby Funster Games.
For the first episode of OSR October, Joe dives into the early days of D&D with Dave Arneson's Blackmoor. He talks about "shallow dungeon dives" and how they evolved naturally from the megadungeons of the early days of the hobby. He also discusses the bottom-up world-building method used in Blackmoor. Get ready for a nostalgic journey through the origins of Dungeons & Dragons! #dnd #osroctober #osrtober #gaminghistory Share your thoughts via:
Joe reflects on the #RPGaDay2024 challenge by expressing his gratitude to viewers and sharing his plans for future content. While he will be returning to his regular long-form podcast and YouTube videos, he hints at the possibility of continuing short-form content in the future, potentially during events like OSR October.
October was a much busier month than I anticipated, so these Q/A call-in answers are a bit late, my apologies! I answer questions/comments about OSR October, OD&D alignment, and module deconstruction from: Jason of Nerd's RPG Varietycast podcast ( ) Bosman Bos of Tales from the Border Baronies ( https://borderbaronies.bearblog.dev/blog/ ) Menion/Rob of Wee Tim'rous Bushie podcast ( https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/menion ) ----- Want to comment/ask questions? Leave a voice message on Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/MichaelChgowiz Leave me an audio clip on Discord to user: chgowiz Email me at chgowiz@gmail.com I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: https://dice.camp/@chgowiz Credits Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) / All music used with permission.
October was a much busier month than I anticipated, so these Q/A call-in answers are a bit late, my apologies!I answer questions/comments about OSR October, OD&D alignment, and module deconstruction from:* Jason of Nerd's RPG Varietycast podcast ( )* Bosman Bos of Tales from the Border Baronies ( https://borderbaronies.bearblog.dev/blog/ )* Menion/Rob of Wee Tim'rous Bushie podcast ( https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/menion )Want to comment/ask questions?* Leave a voice message on Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/MichaelChgowiz* Leave me an audio clip on Discord to user: chgowiz * Email me at chgowiz@gmail.comI blog/podcast at: chgowiz.substack.comI'm on Mastodon! Find me here: https://dice.camp/@chgowiz This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chgowiz.substack.com
Wrap up of OSR October Alpha of Unchained: https://www.patreon.com/posts/unchained-alpha-90153791 Some Creators Celebrating OSR October (if you know of others please let me know) Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confessions-of-a-wee-timrous-bushi/id1498932887 Down in a Heap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-in-a-heap/id1446315881 Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 The Dungeon Master's Handbook Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dungeon-masters-handbook-podcast/id1321200323 Phantom Thoughts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phantom-thoughts/id1634924392 Keep off the Borderlands: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/keep-off-the-borderlands/id1466517108 Links My new podcast - Monsters and Treasure: http://anchor.fm/monsters-and-treasure Join my Discord Server: https://discord.gg/pDyA2jYvSx Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/banditskeep My Blog: https://banditskeep.wordpress.com Send me a message via Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton Calls from : Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 More stuff to check out My YouTube Channel: http://www.banditskeep.com My new Actual Play: OD&D with Chainmail - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLWlyyPUNLSxVSJUJ5hxyqKMDZnE5LQ9M Cerebrevore Podcast (Chainmail): https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E22-Chainmail-Part-Deux-e1s51d2
I take a look at the Halloween themed Issue 3 of Gary's Appendix by Jeff Jones of the RPG Ramblings podcast and do a little wrap up of OSR October 2023. Happy Halloween!
Looking at the Strategic Review Alpha of Unchained: https://www.patreon.com/posts/unchained-alpha-90153791 Some Creators Celebrating OSR October (if you know of others please let me know) Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confessions-of-a-wee-timrous-bushi/id1498932887 Down in a Heap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-in-a-heap/id1446315881 Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 The Dungeon Master's Handbook Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dungeon-masters-handbook-podcast/id1321200323 Phantom Thoughts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phantom-thoughts/id1634924392 Keep off the Borderlands: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/keep-off-the-borderlands/id1466517108 Links My new podcast - Monsters and Treasure: http://anchor.fm/monsters-and-treasure Join my Discord Server: https://discord.gg/pDyA2jYvSx Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/banditskeep My Blog: https://banditskeep.wordpress.com Send me a message via Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton Calls from : Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 More stuff to check out My YouTube Channel: http://www.banditskeep.com My new Actual Play: OD&D with Chainmail - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLWlyyPUNLSxVSJUJ5hxyqKMDZnE5LQ9M Cerebrevore Podcast (Chainmail): https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E22-Chainmail-Part-Deux-e1s51d2
Some brief notes for a brief episode. Big thanks for calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi, and Barry Dewey-Robertson aka GM Shadow of Shadow of the GM.Be sure to check out Gus L.'s blog All Dead Generations. Find the free stuff here https://alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com/p/pdf-adventure-archives.htmlMusic 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 in other places 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
Joe concludes OSR October with a groundbreaking twist: re-imagining the thief as a subclass of the Magic User! Join us for this grand finale as we re-tool the very essence of the thief class in classic RPG systems. Joe's innovative approach will leave you spellbound, making it a perfect fit for OD&D, Holmes, B/X, BECMI, and your favorite retro-clones. Discover how the magical thief seamlessly combines the arts of stealth and spellcasting in a way that will forever change the way you approach character creation. Joe's blog: https://vagabondgm.blogspot.com/ The P.L.A.Y. Forums: http://www.dekahedron.com/boards/ Please send feedback using any of these methods: sayhi.chat/dekahedron or podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jpgill/message or email feedback@dekahedron.com or call/text 562-RPG-CAST (562-774-2278). Cover art logo by DesignKat. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Looking at the Strategic Review Alpha of Unchained: https://www.patreon.com/posts/unchained-alpha-90153791 Some Creators Celebrating OSR October (if you know of others please let me know) Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confessions-of-a-wee-timrous-bushi/id1498932887 Down in a Heap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-in-a-heap/id1446315881 Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 The Dungeon Master's Handbook Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dungeon-masters-handbook-podcast/id1321200323 Phantom Thoughts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phantom-thoughts/id1634924392 Keep off the Borderlands: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/keep-off-the-borderlands/id1466517108 Links My new podcast - Monsters and Treasure: http://anchor.fm/monsters-and-treasure Join my Discord Server: https://discord.gg/pDyA2jYvSx Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/banditskeep My Blog: https://banditskeep.wordpress.com Send me a message via Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton Calls from : Dark Fluid of The Silver Key: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-silver-key/id1703910709 Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 Micheal Mentioned : Phantom Thoughts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phantom-thoughts/id1634924392 More stuff to check out My YouTube Channel: http://www.banditskeep.com My new Actual Play: OD&D with Chainmail - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLWlyyPUNLSxVSJUJ5hxyqKMDZnE5LQ9M Cerebrevore Podcast (Chainmail): https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E22-Chainmail-Part-Deux-e1s51d2
I take a look at the supplement, A Guide to Thieves' Guilds by Todd Leback of Third Kingdom Games. It's part of his Filling in the Blanks Populated Hexcrawl Series. Available at Drivethru RPG. Also a call from Jason from Nerd's RPG Variety Cast.
In this third installment of OSR October, Joe reinvents Rangers and Paladins using a minimalist approach. These "new" classes are ready for OD&D, Holmes, B/X, BECMI, and all your favorite retro-clones. Join us as we explore these classic character classes in a whole new light. Joe's streamlined system accommodates either humans or as the "race as class" concept for these two fighter variants. Joe's blog: https://vagabondgm.blogspot.com/ The P.L.A.Y. Forums: http://www.dekahedron.com/boards/ Please send feedback using any of these methods: sayhi.chat/dekahedron or podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jpgill/message or email feedback@dekahedron.com or call/text 562-RPG-CAST (562-774-2278). Cover art logo by DesignKat. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Holmes and Clark here --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rich-fraser/message
A cold has dropped my voice an octave, so please forgive my froggy delivery. Today I look through Gary's Appendix Issue 2 from Jeff Jones at RPG Ramblings Publishing. Check it out at DrivethruRPG.
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Looking at the Strategic Review Alpha of Unchained: https://www.patreon.com/posts/unchained-alpha-90153791 Some Creators Celebrating OSR October (if you know of others please let me know) Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confessions-of-a-wee-timrous-bushi/id1498932887 Down in a Heap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-in-a-heap/id1446315881 Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 The Dungeon Master's Handbook Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dungeon-masters-handbook-podcast/id1321200323 Phantom Thoughts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phantom-thoughts/id1634924392 Keep off the Borderlands: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/keep-off-the-borderlands/id1466517108 Links My new podcast - Monsters and Treasure: http://anchor.fm/monsters-and-treasure Join my Discord Server: https://discord.gg/pDyA2jYvSx Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/banditskeep My Blog: https://banditskeep.wordpress.com Send me a message via Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton Calls from : Minion (AKA Rob) of Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/confessions-of-a-wee-timrous-bushi/id1498932887 Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 Mentioned : Minions and Musings (Evil Jeff): https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/minions-and-musings/id1465786979 More stuff to check out My YouTube Channel: http://www.banditskeep.com My new Actual Play: OD&D with Chainmail - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLWlyyPUNLSxVSJUJ5hxyqKMDZnE5LQ9M Cerebrevore Podcast (Chainmail): https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E22-Chainmail-Part-Deux-e1s51d2
Old school education had its “Three R's” but what about old school gaming? Plus calls from Karl and Jason. The GMologits Presents (Karl Rodriguez) https://open.spotify.com/show/2rN4slVxXBZpTDxweaR1Ap https://youtube.com/@thegmologist9270?si=Gs5BhfTqSW-zscKD Nerd's RPG Variety Cast (Jason Connerly) https://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf
The perfect excuse to dust off my old TJ Drenon/Logan Howard theme song, ramble through JV West's GOZR role-playing game and respond to some well timed call in's from old friends. Please enjoy. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spikepit/message
Show notes added - Talking abut the Roper from 1975s Strategic review Alpha of Unchained: https://www.patreon.com/posts/unchained-alpha-90153791 Some Creators Celebrating OSR October (if you know of others please let me know) Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confessions-of-a-wee-timrous-bushi/id1498932887 Down in a Heap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-in-a-heap/id1446315881 Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 The Dungeon Master's Handbook Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dungeon-masters-handbook-podcast/id1321200323 Phantom Thoughts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phantom-thoughts/id1634924392 Links My new podcast - Monsters and Treasure: http://anchor.fm/monsters-and-treasure Join my Discord Server: https://discord.gg/pDyA2jYvSx Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/banditskeep My Blog: https://banditskeep.wordpress.com Send me a message via Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton More stuff to check out: My YouTube Channel: http://www.banditskeep.com My new Actual Play: OD&D with Chainmail - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLWlyyPUNLSxVSJUJ5hxyqKMDZnE5LQ9M Cerebrevore Podcast (Chainmail): https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E22-Chainmail-Part-Deux-e1s51d2
Joe is still the Dungeon Master, James is still in the character creation spotlight, and the Dekahedron RPG Cast is still celebrating OSR October. This week we're showcasing a unique method for crafting OD&D, BX, and BECMI characters, inspired by the life-path system from the Traveller RPG. Join us as James rolls the dice and shapes the destiny of a new hero. Joe's blog: https://vagabondgm.blogspot.com/ The P.L.A.Y. Forums: http://www.dekahedron.com/boards/ Please send feedback using any of these methods: sayhi.chat/dekahedron or podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jpgill/message or email feedback@dekahedron.com or call/text 562-RPG-CAST (562-774-2278). Cover art logo by DesignKat. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
Calls and conversation from John Large of Red Dice Diaries, Rich Fraser of Cockatrice Nuggets, and Jason Connerly from Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. Thanks guys! Wanna get in the fun? Email me a voice file to bigbalboni at gmail dot com.
I begin by addressing OSR October and why I've been in two minds about involving myself in it before deciding it will be a good opportunity to take a look at some interesting products. I share some great calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and Michael “Chigowiz” Shorten of The Dungeon Masters Handbook.There's a little more about the awesomeness of CLAYMORE's FIST https://claymorerpgs.itch.io/fistColin “Spikepit” Green's link to Alan Moore on the How To Academy Podcast I take a look free zine The Bizarre Brochure from Joel Hines https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/446330/the-bizarre-brochureRounding off with a quick horror movie review for Talk To Me (2022) dir. Danny & Michael PhilippouMusic 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
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
Spicing up the vanilla fighter is a common house rule in OSR games. Here's one method (Fighting Tricks) from Dice Roll Zine #3 by Steve Cook of Hog Town Games.
Joe is joined by James to celebrate OSR October. In this episode: Joe shares a new technique for generating attributes in D&D and other OSR games. The technique is meant to give the players more control than Method 1, but still be true to Old School sensibilities. James uses that technique to makes a T&T character. While it's not D&D the technique works the same. Joe's blog: https://vagabondgm.blogspot.com/ The P.L.A.Y. Forums: http://www.dekahedron.com/boards/ Please send feedback using any of these methods: sayhi.chat/dekahedron or podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jpgill/message or email feedback@dekahedron.com or call/text 562-RPG-CAST (562-774-2278). Cover art logo by DesignKat. Music by Kevin MacLeod.
At time of release, it's the first day of OSR October, so go check out some of the awesome podcasts that are putting out cool OSR content!!, then come back here and check out this episode! In this episode we're talking vampires, trout masks, and different strokes for different folks with the help of Jason, Jason, and Anthony. I kick off the episode with a small announcement of a thing I did. I also recap our latest session of Wrath of the Righteous. Good stuff! Those who Hunt the Night: https://www.audible.com/pd/Those-Who-Hunt-the-Night-Audiobook/B00BBKHIAS?ref_pageloadid=iy3nuaP5vmbsmFtL&ref=a_library_t_c5_libItem_B00BBKHIAS_0&pf_rd_p=80765e81-b10a-4f33-b1d3-ffb87793d047&pf_rd_r=M95PBCJ59QB2FB3TKV5B&pageLoadId=k2yzGqHRul1h35VL&creativeId=4ee810cf-ac8e-4eeb-8b79-40e176d0a225
It's been a while, but already that time of year again: OSR October! I blabber about how it came about, what's happening, what I have planned, and has gamer wanderlust always existed? Plus I drink a blue cheese flavored soda...
Looking at the Strategic Review Alpha of Unchained: https://www.patreon.com/posts/unchained-alpha-90153791 Some Creators Celebrating OSR October (if you know of others please let me know) Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/confessions-of-a-wee-timrous-bushi/id1498932887 Down in a Heap: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/down-in-a-heap/id1446315881 Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/id1494636468 The Dungeon Master's Handbook Podcast:https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-dungeon-masters-handbook-podcast/id1321200323 Phantom Thoughts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/phantom-thoughts/id1634924392 Links My new podcast - Monsters and Treasure: http://anchor.fm/monsters-and-treasure Join my Discord Server: https://discord.gg/pDyA2jYvSx Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/banditskeep My Blog: https://banditskeep.wordpress.com Send me a message via Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton More stuff to check out: My YouTube Channel: http://www.banditskeep.com My new Actual Play: OD&D with Chainmail - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLWlyyPUNLSxVSJUJ5hxyqKMDZnE5LQ9M Cerebrevore Podcast (Chainmail): https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E22-Chainmail-Part-Deux-e1s51d2
The Alpha release is ready! Also talking about my plans for OSR October Mentioned: Alpha of Unchained: https://www.patreon.com/posts/unchained-alpha-90153791 Tractics: https://www.combatrules.com/tracticsrules Links My new podcast - Monsters and Treasure: http://anchor.fm/monsters-and-treasure Join my Discord Server: https://discord.gg/pDyA2jYvSx Support me on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/banditskeep My Blog: https://banditskeep.wordpress.com Send me a message via Spotify: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton More stuff to check out: My YouTube Channel: http://www.banditskeep.com My new Actual Play: OD&D with Chainmail - https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLWlyyPUNLSxVSJUJ5hxyqKMDZnE5LQ9M Cerebrevore Podcast (Chainmail): https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E22-Chainmail-Part-Deux-e1s51d2
S5E4: To celebrate OSR October, I review “Iron Falcon ‘75”, Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game(BFRPG)'s “Adventure Anthology 3”, and “Beneath the Sunken Catacombs” RPG. Some or all of the games can be found on Amazon, Lulu and Drivethru RPG. More information on BFRPG and Iron Falcon (including free PDF downloads) can be found on https://www.basicfantasy.org/. You can contact me at: scotinkyoto@yahoo.com, and Menion @OldShabbyGamer (Twitter). Cheers! Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows: Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/menion/message
I'm in the middle of a physical move from one side of Illinois to the other, so this is just a quick update and some thoughts on what I'll talk about in October. Full credit for the phrase “Chgowiz's Infinite Barrel of Monkeys” goes to Menion/Rob of the podcast “Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi” (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/menion) ----- Want to comment/ask questions? Leave a voice message on Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/MichaelChgowiz Leave me an audio clip on Discord to user: chgowiz Email me at chgowiz@gmail.com I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: https://dice.camp/@chgowiz Credits Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) / All music used with permission.
I'm in the middle of a physical move from one side of Illinois to the other, so this is just a quick update and some thoughts on what I'll talk about in October.Full credit for the phrase “Chgowiz's Infinite Barrel of Monkeys” goes to Menion/Rob of the podcast “Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi” (https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/menion)Want to comment/ask questions?* Leave a voice message on Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/MichaelChgowiz* Leave me an audio clip on Discord to user: chgowiz * Email me at chgowiz@gmail.comI blog/podcast at: chgowiz.substack.comI'm on Mastodon! Find me here: https://dice.camp/@chgowizCredits Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) / All music used with permission. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chgowiz.substack.com
This episode, I ask what YOU want to hear about in OSR October, and I discuss some great call-ins with more about Holmes Basic and OD&D. Help! I'd like to participate in OSR October, but I'm not sure what you'd like to hear about! If you have ideas, suggestions - please let me know by leaving a voice comment (see below). Thank you! ----- Call-in guests Jason of Nerd's RPG Varietycast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376 Daniel of Bandit's Keep: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton ----- Want to comment/ask questions? Leave a voice message on Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/MichaelChgowiz Leave me an audio clip on Discord to user: chgowiz Email me at chgowiz@gmail.com I blog/podcast at: https://chgowiz-games.etinerra.com/wp I'm on Mastodon! Find me here: https://dice.camp/@chgowiz Credits Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) / All music used with permission.
This episode, I ask what YOU want to hear about in OSR October, and I discuss some great call-ins with more about Holmes Basic and OD&D. Help! I'd like to participate in OSR October, but I'm not sure what you'd like to hear about! If you have ideas, suggestions - please let me know! Either comment on chgowiz.substack.com or leave a voice comment (see below). Thank you!Call-in guestsJason of Nerd's RPG Varietycast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376Daniel of Bandit's Keep: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-nortonLinks and ResourcesZach Howard/Zenopus's analysis of the original Holmes Manuscript: https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2013/11/at-long-last.htmlA look at Warlock: https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2016/02/the-warlock-od-spell-point-system.htmlWant to comment/ask questions?* Leave a voice message on Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/MichaelChgowiz* Leave me an audio clip on Discord to user: chgowiz * Email me at chgowiz@gmail.comI blog/podcast at: chgowiz.substack.comI'm on Mastodon! Find me here: https://dice.camp/@chgowizCredits Intro music - Dragonaut by Bradley The Buyer (bit.ly/2ASpAlF) / Outro music - Dream by Wild Shores (bit.ly/2jbJehK) / All music used with permission. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit chgowiz.substack.com
I talk about OSR October, a recent game of Hollow Earth Expedition, and catch everyone up on the current state of affairs. The Adventuring Party - PER, Aug 2023 You (Don't) Need Notice Checks https://open.spotify.com/episode/6eDLNi5wkfJhsgDEeFSUe6?si=EM-iWgoUTHionBKsi0in3g Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr PLAY web forum http://www.dekahedron.com/boards/index.php Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/ Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/ Come to: GrogCon in Orlando, FL on 29 Sep to 1 Oct, 2023 https://www.grogcon.com/grogcon4/ Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/ Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show. Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/message
Featuring... Calls from Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents... and Safinho of ALONE IN THE LABYRINTH Check out Cerebrevore on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA or on your favourite podcatcher Possum (2018) dir. Matthew Holness Garth Marenghi's Darkplace (2004) dir. Richard Ayoade The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water (Public information film 1973) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNPMYRlvySY My list of British and Irish horror movies https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/british-and-irish-horror/ Goblin's Henchman defines OSR https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/135-do-you-even-osr/id1492513079?i=1000583229392 Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep defines OSR https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/31-days-of-osr-the-age-of-conan-osr-october/id1532907284?i=1000584543183 Horrified by Ravensburger The Good Friends of Jackson Elias discuss video nasties https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/is-horror-dangerous/id664563082?i=1000585412757 Honourable Mentions: Hanna & John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries RPG Podcast, James Knight, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Safer Fantasy Crafting, Menion a.k.a Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi, Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus and special thanks to Rob C. of Down in a Heap 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
I discuss my new episode schedule, recent gaming, Noir November, the Sci Fi Horror Contest, give the final installment of movies I watched for Scary Movie Month, and open the mail bag! Stay after the end theme song for spoilers on selected films listed below plus The Decent (2005) and Invaders From Mars (1953) Games mentioned: The Hateful Place, Corporia, ICRPG Vigilante City, Starships & Spacemen, FASA Star Trek Bill Barsh admits he just took the name Pacesetter Games for market recognition here: https://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?cache=1&p=145772&highlight=pacesetter&c=1#145772 Final batch of movies for Scary Movie Month: One Body Too Many (1944) The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) I Married a Witch (1942) Scanners (1981) Near Dark (1987) Cat People (1982) The Hunger (1983) Lord Shango (1975) Barbarian (2022) This week's Noir November movie: This Gun For Hire (1942) Shows on The Hateful Place: Bandit's Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/episodes/the-Hateful-place-OSR-October-e1pogmn/a-a8oeru3 Infiltrating the BrOSR https://anchor.fm/brosr/episodes/The-Hateful-Place-e19mbks and one by the author of the game https://anchor.fm/the-hateful-place Calls from Safer (Safer Fantasy Crafting) https://anchor.fm/sfc-saferfantasycrafting Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Spencer aka Free Thrall (Keep Off The Borderlands) https://anchor.fm/free-thrall Joe (Raven God Games) https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com/ Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/ You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/ Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/ Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show. Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason376/message
Warning this episode contains Gratuitous Dog Barking. For this, the last Saturday in OSR October, I will look at the science fantasy Labyrinth Lord compatible products from Goblinoid Games. Starships & Spacemen 2E, Apes Victorious, and of course Mutant Future and it's unofficial Thundarr the Barbarian supplement. Call from Joe (Dekahedron RPG Podcast) https://anchor.fm/jpgill Apes Victorious https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/196062/Apes-Victorious Starships & Spacemen 2E https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/108104/Starships--Spacemen-2e Mutant Future https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/86683/Mutant-Future-Revised-Edition Mutant Future (no-art version) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/56282/Mutant-Future-Revised-Edition-noart-version The Savage Afterworld blog by Tim Snider http://savageafterworld.blogspot.com/ Flying Buffalo physical store https://kuratedkorner.com/collections/flying-buffalo A very incomplete list media creators that have shown interest in participating are: Clerics Wear Ringmail https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/ (there is a link to the podcast on the blog) Down in a Heap https://anchor.fm/rob-c Goblin's Henchmen https://anchor.fm/ghench Keep off the Borderlands https://anchor.fm/free-thrall Minions & Musings https://anchor.fm/eviljeff The Pink Phantom https://anchor.fm/the-pink-phantom/ The Redcaps Podcast https://www.theredcaps.net/ The Red Dice Diaries https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/ Tales from the Flooded Realms blog https://floodedrealms.com/ Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/ You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/ Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason376/message
Today on OSR October Saturday we explore how small you can go with an OSR rule set. Swords & Wizardry Light PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/219477/Swords--Wizardry-Light Swords & Wizardry Continual Light PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/223909/Swords--Wizardry-Continual-Light Swords & Wizardry Continual Light Print https://www.amazon.com/Swords-Wizardry-Continual-Tenkar-Stiene/dp/1978276915 Link to various files for S&W Light including an adventure and the rules in Word https://www.tenkarstavern.com/2017/01/updated-swords-wizardry-light-pdf-with.html World of Dungeons https://johnharper.itch.io/world-of-dungeons A very incomplete list media creators that have shown interest in participating are: Clerics Wear Ringmail https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/ (there is a link to the podcast on the blog) Down in a Heap https://anchor.fm/rob-c Goblin's Henchmen https://anchor.fm/ghench Keep off the Borderlands https://anchor.fm/free-thrall Minions & Musings https://anchor.fm/eviljeff The Pink Phantom https://anchor.fm/the-pink-phantom/ The Redcaps Podcast https://www.theredcaps.net/ The Red Dice Diaries https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/ Tales from the Flooded Realms blog https://floodedrealms.com/ Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/ You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/ Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/ Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show. Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason376/message
Featuring... Calls from Joe Richter from Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Jeremy "Frothsof" Smith's Thought Eater podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/thought-eater/id1448611668 Ben Milton's The Glatisant: A Questing Beast Newsletter. Subscribe here https://questingbeast.substack.com 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
There's a bunch of stuff in this one. I got two recaps from recent games, more cyberpunk talk, and a few super nice messages about my reaching 400 episodes. Since we're halfway through October, I also talk about what I've learned so far about the OSR from listening to everyone's awesome OSR October episodes. Thanks for all the content, boys!
For OSR Saturday I want to spotlight the perfect accessory for the DM with players that know monster stats like the back of their hand. They can not do better than the Random Esoteric Creature Generator for Classic Fantasy Role-Playing Games and their Modern Simulacra written by James Edward Raggi IV. Goodman Games edition PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/58916/Random-Esoteric-Creature-Generator-for-Classic-Fantasy-RolePlaying-Games-and-their-Modern-Simulacra Mature art PDF + Print for European from the Lamentations of the Flame Princess store http://www.lotfp.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=299 Mature art PDF + Print for the United States from the Lamentations of the Flame Princess store https://us.lotfp.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=61 Crush, the Con in San Antonio, TX 21-23 Oct 2022 www.crushthecon.com The Crush Foundation https://www.thecrushfoundation.com/ A very incomplete list media creators that have shown interest in participating are Clerics Wear Ringmail https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/ (there is a link to the podcast on the blog) Down in a Heap https://anchor.fm/rob-c Minions & Musings https://anchor.fm/eviljeff The Pink Phantom https://anchor.fm/the-pink-phantom/ The Redcaps Podcast https://www.theredcaps.net/ The Red Dice Diaries https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/ Tales from the Flooded Realms blog https://floodedrealms.com/ Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/ You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/ Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/ Ray Otus did the coffee cup art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show. Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason376/message
Sorry about the background music being a little loud in this episode. On this System Sunday during OSR October we are looking at Simon Washbourne's wonderful Sabres & Witchery based on Swords & Wizardry. It adds some clever twists to the Matt Finch's game and if you want to go monster hunting in the 16th to 18th centuries you could do far worse than grab a copy of this gem. Free PDF https://beyondbeliefgames.webs.com/freestuff.htm Print https://www.lulu.com/shop/simon-washbourne/sabres-witchery-rpg/paperback/product-20994192.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Soundtrack mentioned is for the movie Blood on Satan's Claws. Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/ You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/ Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason376/message
It's the start of OSR October, so I'm going to talk about my most recent session of Pathfinder's Wrath of the Righteous adventure path. What the heck does that have to do with OSRtober? I don't have a clue, but it was a cool session and I want to talk about it. I also take calls from BJ, Kevin, and Jason. Good times!
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