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Episode 117 Streamed Live Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Main Topic: Demons & Devils In Dungeons and Dragons Mythological etymology: Demons: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon Devils: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Devil Demons and Devils have been in Dungeons and Dragons since the beginning and continuing to the current edition. They have been forces of evil all along until the current edition, in which all creatures seem to have a human's breadth of perspective. These creatures are mostly possessed of great supernatural powers and physical might, which make them fearsome foes to battle. Their appearance varies greatly, but they tend to be largegrotesque. In myth demon and devil are interchangeable terms, but in DnD they are distinct creatures. Devils prefer order and to lure mortals to wickedness, while demons are unpredictable and prefer outright destruction. They also hail from different planes of existence, devils from The Nine Hells, demons the Abyss. However, mortals are not likely to think the difference very important. Important Links: https://www.kurry.fi/viki/index.php/Blood_war_(Planescape) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hellbound:_The_Blood_War https://screenrant.com/dungeons-dragons-satanism-controversy-demons-devils-tanarri-baatezu/ https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_and_Dragons_Satanic_Panic https://pelgranepress.com/2014/05/01/13th-sage-13-campaign-uses-for-devils/ Chat Spotlight: D&D is Undermonetized/barbarian is a dirty word https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/wizards-of-the-coast-presidents-believes-dungeons-dragons-is-really-under-monetized/ Tenkar: https://youtu.be/k491Ex3MnH0 Venger: https://youtu.be/dReB-0ffHfw OGGM: https://youtu.be/Vuzzc9MN8VE Random Geekitude Report from Big Geek Land Total Party Skills:https://youtu.be/u48l56HZY9A Randy played Rifts again Our Links: PayPal: https://paypal.me/biggusgeekus Streamlabs: https://streamlabs.com/biggusgeekus1/tip Anchor:https://www.anchor.fm/biggusgeekus Ko-fi:https://ko-fi.com/biggusgeekus Website: www.biggusgeekuspodcast.com Email:thegeeks@biggusgeekuspodcast.com Big Geek Emporium: https://biggeekemporium.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus/support
Niece Shannon joins Tenkar for a special Christmas Day Gamers' Health. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Ah, you've gotta love the internet trolls. On yesterday's video, a troll spammed the comments section with my "real" last name (not a secret, it's been public for years on Swords & Wizardry Light and Swords & Wizardry Continual Light). I figured it was time to explain where the name came from, why I used it, why I continue to use it, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Bad Mike is on the Texas Shore. Tenkar is in the Pocono Mountains of North East PA. Together they will be bringing you your weekly allotment of Talking Crit... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Glen and Tenkar are back with a Friday Night Livestream --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
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Bad Mike & Tenkar are joined by Douglas Cole (Gaming Ballistic, Dungeon Grappling, Dragon Heresy, and much more. Nordland Bestiary and Enemies Book launched 11/18/21 https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gamingballistic/nordlond-bestiary-and-enemies-book?ref=39cpby&token=7308c8b7 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Justin LaNassa was nice enough to post a meme about me on Facebook. I put it into context. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Bad Mike & Tenkar are joined by Alyssa Faden, mapper extraordinaire. You have been warned... --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Jon JoetheLawyer & Tenkar, as they talk all things gaming related, and touch upon the new playtest of Joe's Bonze Age Heartbreaker. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Mike & Tenkar are joined by Zach Glazar (Frog God Games) and Joe Bingaman, currently Kickstarting The World of Durmin: A campaign setting for Old-School Roleplaying Games --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Join Bad Mike & Tenkar for a special Friday Night Talking Crit LiveStream. Dungeons, Dragons & Discourse will return in two weeks. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Bad Mike & Tenkar will be joined by Mark Greenberg (Necropolis Kickstarter - Necromancer Games/Frog God Games). The second half of the livestream will be covering This Week in RPG Stupid. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Bad Mike & Tenkar are back with their weekly Talking Crit Livestream. News, events, This Week in Gaming Stupid - its all here. The GoFundMe for Steve Perrin's Wife's medical expenses: https://www.gofundme.com/f/care-for-the-phoenix Mystara Player's Guide Download Pages: https://rpgmp3.com/mystara-players-guide/ --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Bad Mike and Tenkar unbox the new Swords & Wizardry Boxed Set, discuss upcoming projects, and cover the latest update on the Marmoreal Tomb Kickstarter. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Join Bad Mike & Tenkar, as they sit down with Greg Christopher to discuss Avarice & Ambition 2e and then delve into current events in the tabletop RPG hobby. Here's the link to Ambition & Avarice 2e (note, it is an affiliate link) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/359780/Ambition--Avarice-2nd-Edition?affiliate_id=1446 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Rach & Tenkar return with two Gamers' Health LiveStreams. Listen as they talk about their own successes and failures and remember that you are not alone. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
I sit down with the creator and host of Tenkar's Tavern, Erik Tenkar, to discuss bringing young people into the OSR movement. Music by John Page Join us live at twitch.tv/rollinbonesryan Monday nights at 8 PM Central! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/rollin-bones/support
Joe & Tenkar talk about various houserules, campaign styles, and wherever the live audience takes them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Bad Mike & Tenkar return to the scene of the crime, with a follow-up and updates to last week's episode on the latest iteration of TSR. Plus, LaNasa threats of legal action are nothing new. Edit: Forgot to add this to the notes: Giantlands at Harvard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEKCJVI9pRc --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Mike & Tenkar look at the latest company to bear the initials TSR. Who are they, what have they produced, are they the inheritors of the Original TSR, what are their plans for the company and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
It's a double episode of Gamers' Health. Rach and Tenkar were live at NTRPG Con and a week later did a post con wrap-up, complete with possible con crud. Huzzah! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
A special NTRPG Con Livestream hosted by Tenkar & Bad Mike, with special guests as they do a series of whiskey tastings supplied by the Frugal GM. Tenkar & Glen are live from NTRPG Con --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Join Bad Mike and Tenkar as they broadcast live from NTRPG Con's PreCon Get It On! Numerous unscheduled Special Guest appearances :) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
S2E20 (60) Into the Mists: Diving into Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft Pt 1 Our intrepid crew takes their first steps into the Domains of Dread and tackle Chapter 1: Character Creation. New trinkets we've found during our travels: · Tenkar's Tavern (Youtube) https://www.youtube.com/user/trublunite · Ledges https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1652983757/gm-screen-slip-on-ledges · Wanderer's Guide to Merchants & Magic https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/eventyrgames/merchants-of-magic-5e · Academy of Adventures 2021: D&D Online Summer Camp https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/rmalena/academy-of-adventures-2021?ref=discovery_category · Critical Role: Campaign 2 is wrapping up https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/critical-role-campaign-2-finale-extra-sized/ Social Links Bite-Sized Gaming|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bitesizedgames Zac Goins|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/xzacklee Troy Sandlin|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/troysandlin Jon Christian|Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwarfpower Katherine Linquist|Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sparklyandglitter This podcast is powered by Pinecast.
Glen & Tenkar talk Pathfinder, Paizo, 5e, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Tenkar and Bad Mike are joined by Alex Kammer of GameHole Con. They talk conventions, Covid, gaming and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Bad Mike & Tenkar are joined by Ben Burns, winner of the NTRPG Con Three Castles Award and currently kickstarting Corsairs of Cthulhu - A Call of Cthulhu® Campaign Book --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Bad Mike & Tenkar are joined by NTRPG Con Special Guest Jason Braun, as they talk art, cons, current events in the gaming industry, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Old Man Grognard and Tenkar are joined by Bad Mike Badolato of NTRPG Con and Frog God Games. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Bad Mike & Tenkar are joined by Jeff Talanian (Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea) as Talking Crit kicks off a series of NTRPG Con 2021 Special Guests for their weekly Livestream. Got questions for Jeff? Ask them in the chat. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Rach & Tenkar escaped to the Poconos for the first time in 14 months, and it was emotional. Doing something that was normal prior to the pandemic was refreshing. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Watch Joe & Erik as they talk about Critical Role and is it really D&D, live-playcasts, D&D editions, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Glen & Tenkar talk about improvisational adventure techniques one can use in their game sessions. How to improv on the fly ;) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Tenkar & Bad Mike talk about the announcement that Jeff Grubb's lost Mystara manuscript will now see the light of day, NTRPG Con updates, Covid policy and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Join Rach & Tenkar as they do their weekly livestream addressing health issues that affect much of the gaming community. This week was focused on coping with stress. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Join JoetheLawyer & Tenkar as they look at the change of dungeoneering over the years and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Randy from the Biggus Geekus podcast calls and tells me I'm not a cog, which is true. But I'm not a cog because I work for each one of you... Voicemail 347-509-5168 --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Join Bad Mike & Tenkar as they talk about the past week in tabletop gaming news. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
I opened up more than I had planned to with this episode, but the truth is, we are all on this journey together. No one is alone, nor should they be. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Join Glen & Tenkar, as they talk about freelancing in the RPG community and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Join Bad Mike & Tenkar as they talk about recent news events in the world of TableTop Gaming. In This episode they talk about the Perfect RPG Kickstarter Fiasco & Luke Crane losing his VP position at Kickstarter, the fallout from Candlekeep Mysteries, the disputed Gary Gygax will, Judges Guild & more. Talking Crit is recorded live every Wednesday Night at 8 PM Eastern. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Episode 29 Wednesday March 24, 2021 The Positive Material Plane “Something positive about TTRPGs that we have learned over the years” We get to be heroes! Call-Ins & Sundry Jason from Nerd's RPG Variety Cast John from Red Dice Diaries Making High level Play Playable (in D & D) 1. What are the issues? 2. Why this topic? OSR friends, recent discussions on Tenkar's Iron Rations 3. Making the campaign open to higher level play at the start. 4. Skip the temptation to make it Monty Haul. 5. Managing player expectations. Defining/Clarifying PC goals. 6. Respect, expect, and encourage the use of your PCs awesome abilities! 7. Taking breaks: You can't save the universe every other month nor can you defeat Smaug once each summer. 8. De Planes De Planes!!! Class/Level vs Point-Buy System is the Wrong Argument A package of “benefits” vs You want a granular advancement without a path. A Cabin Con Moment High level at Cabin con. What are the moments? Was Elysium high level? Beat This Game (in the ground) 3rd edition Dungeons and Dragons (not 3.5 nor 3.x nor Pathfinder) Shameless Plug Time If you would like to support our show, please check out our website at: www.biggusgeekuspodcast.com/support Any contribution is much appreciated, and we thank you for your consideration. Please share the podcast with your friends. Its available most places you can get your podcasts. If you have an app that's unsupported, let us know! Our email is questions@biggusgeekuspodcast.com feel free to send any questions or comments to us. We would also like to encourage you to check out a few podcasts that we like: Red Dice Diaries (with John Alan Large and his wife Hannah) Radio Grognard (with Glen Halstrom) The Tale of the Manticore (a unique dramatized quasi-actual play) Tavern Chat (with Eric Tenkar) Nerd's RPG Variety Cast (Jason) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus/support
Joe & Tenkar talk about what makes a dungeon real, sandboxes, and running a campaign. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Rach & Erik talk about mental health issues in the pandemic, and how to address them. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Bad Mike & Tenkar sit down with Levi Combs and talk OSR, Kickstarter, DCC RPG, Star Wars, Grindhouse movies, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Tenkar was joined this fine Monday morning by Mark Reed of Noble Dwarf, a printing, minis, and apparel company for gamers. They talked Kickstarters, print on demand props, conventions, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support
Episode 22 Recorded on Wednesday February 3, 2021 The Gaming NEWS: Rob Kuntz, TLB Games and Legends of Roleplaying Additional Info Free Sunken City Map Package Immersion and Roleplaying Zinequest 3 Call Ins We really appreciate the praise! Red Dice Diaries- John Alan Large comments on episode 20 and about the OSR Hobbs & Friends of the OSR - Jason Hobbs [Low Fantasy Gaming] comments on episode 21: Railroad vs Sandbox Min-Topic - OSR Redux Re-cap and re-hash our discussion on 3D with E.Tenkar and G. Halstrom on the Dungeons, Dragons , & Discourse livestream last week. General thoughts on the 4-man Livestream: good fun and even better company the OSR is a welcoming DIY community in the best sense Negatives to OSR games(maybe): Vancian magic, Low Level Play Another Mini- Topic: The +1 [Newbie Player Advice] …First Timer Vs General newbie Tl;dr don't overdo it A Cabin Con Moment Old guard; OSR in the house! Building A Better Gaming World OSR is in the future. Shameless Plug Time: If you would like to support our show, please check out our website at: www.biggusgeekuspodcast.com/support Any contribution is much appreciated, and we thank you for your consideration. Please share the podcast with your friends. Its available most places you can get your podcasts. If you have an app that's unsupported, let us know! Our email is questions@biggusgeekuspodcast.com feel free to send any questions or comments to us. We would also like to encourage you to check out a few podcasts that we like: Red Dice Diaries (with John Alan Large and his wife Hannah) Radio Grognard (with Glen Halstrom) The Tale of the Manticore (a unique dramatized quasi-actual play) Tavern Chat (with Eric Tenkar) --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus/support
Thursday December 3rd, 2020 We opened with our usual intro but deviated the norm to play a few messages from John of The Red Dice Diaries. These were great and we appreciate the time he took to listen and comment. Thanks John!!! Shout outs to Tenkar's Tavern and Roleplay Rescue as well We went on to discuss Randy's lack of gaming and my excess of gaming. The Gaming News: Clarification #1: Comparing “Free League, the company who is responsible for Alien RPG/Tales from the Loop etc.) Revolutionary League (Anarchists) vs the Free League (the Indeps). Clarification #2: GF9 made Korean Version-WOTC's translator OK'd it but ended up having issues as well as issues with the French translations. 1.) Pinnacle to Savage Pathfinder (and Rise of the Runelords): 2.) Tasha's Cauldron of Everything is the Beginning of ch-ch-ch-changes for D&D 3.) And more dumbness/Uggghhhh 4.) And EVEN more foolishness! 5.) WOTC to be sold…maybe???...nah…we will see 6.) Darth Vader has truly fallen 7.) Holiday gifts for your GM PC Power Disparity And How To Handle It At The Table Defined as “a great difference”, we discuss its implications in tabletop play with Dungeons and Dragons as well as other games. We discuss its importance or lack thereof and whether, or not it is just a player issue or a system issue. A Cabin Con Moment Cabin Con had its own issues with disparity, we talk about that too. Building A Better Gaming World We determine that we at least want to acknowledge disparity when designing our game/world Shameless Plug Time Please share, like or review our podcast on Anchor, Breaker, Apple Itunes, Spotify, Stitcher, etc. If you'd like to support the show then please go to biggusgeekuspodcast.com/support where we have several options. Any contribution is appreciated, and we thank you for your consideration. Email us at: questions@biggusgeekuspodcast.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus/support
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