Podcast appearances and mentions of Tim Kask

Get ready True Believers for a first…a Prequel Save for Half! We'll be reviewing the West End Games Star Wars D6 RPG in episode 53, but first we invite the Curmudgeon in the Cellar himself Tim Kask on to talk about 1977's Star Wars and its impact on us and the RPG community. Yes, some […]

Andrew & Steve adventured up to Gamehole Con in Madison, Wis. where they got to mingle with past guests Alyssa Faden, Ed Greenwood, Luke Gygax, Tim Kask, Ginny Loveday & Levi Combs who they wined and dined with until he killed Andrew in his Glimmering Crypt of the Ioun King adventure.Out on the town they ran into Gamehole Con main man Alex Kammer, Rick Meints & Jeff Richard of Chaosium, and Mike Merles of WotC, where they talked Magic: The Gathering, how they playtested during covid and his love of their new Warhammer 40K commander set.They played in Stefan Pokorny's (Dwarven Forge) AD&D, 25-person bloodbath where Steve got eaten by a plant in the first five minutes and Andrew survived to fight another day.They played in a Charlie Brown meets Cthulhu D&D 5E game. Got some quality time with Zac Goins of World of Game Design (WoGD), and played in their D&D 5E game of Mayan Epics: The Wrath against the Aether Drill.They stopped by Noble Knight Games on their way out of town and saw Wizards of the Coasters and the original art of Erol Otus' Deities & Demigods cover.--This episode is sponsored by Exalted Funeral, and we talk about their new releases – Screams Amongst the Stars, The Dead are Coming and Running out of Time by Diogo Nogueira of Old Skull Publishing. These terrifying titles will be part of Exalted Funeral's Halloween sale beginning on Oct. 26, through Oct. 31.Follow Diogo: Website, Reddit, Instagram, Facebook--Epic Levels are releasing Hole of Horror, a postcard-sized mini-adventure written and illustrated by our own Tiger Wizard, where you take on famous slashers, cinema's scariest villains and one horrible hole. Starting on Oct. 19th through Oct. 31st this artifact can be added for free to any order at Exalted Funeral, or we'll put a copy in your hand if you can find us at Gamehole Con 2022. Patrons will get one in the mail!--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

Skeeter Green joins to talk RPGs, Skeeter Green Productions, the Independent Publishers Union of small RPG publishers, and his new Kickstarter. The Valley Out of Time is a series of 'zine-sized RPG adventures borrowing heavily from classic dinosaur art, books, and movies (think Frazetta and Harryhausen). Tips and advice for small RPG publishers from Skeeter's seminar series with Zach Glazar. The chances of making a living working in the RPG industry full-time. Defining success. RPG authors versus developers versus editors versus designers. The correct way to pronounce “bulette” according to Tim Kask. The secret origin of the name Skeeter. Favorite sitcoms of the past. Rob Zombie's movies. NASA probing asteroids. Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #263 - 10/19/2022 Like what you hear? Support Shane Plays Geek Talk on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/shaneplays Listen to the Shane Plays Geek Talk podcast on YouTube, SoundCloud, iTunes, Google Play Music, Amazon Music, Podbean and Stitcher (and other fine, fine podcast directories). Hey, you! Yeah, you! Buy cool stuff, support Shane Plays Geek Talk with these affiliate links! Humble Bundle https://www.humblebundle.com?partner=shaneplays DriveThruRPG.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?affiliate_id=488512 SHOW NOTES Kickstarter: The Valley Out of Time for S&W DCC MCC Part 5&6 FINAL! from Skeeter Green Productions https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/science-wizard/the-valley-out-of-time-for-sandw-dcc-mcc-5e-part-5and6-final  Skeeter Green Productions https://www.skeetergreenproductions.com/  Skeeter Green Productions on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12902/Skeeter-Green-Productions  Independent Publishers Union https://www.hyperborea.tv/ipu.html  A NASA Spacecraft Is About to Collide With an Asteroid. Watch Live Here | Science Alert https://www.sciencealert.com/a-nasa-spacecraft-will-collide-with-an-asteroid-on-monday-watch-live-here  --- Dungeons and Desktops: The History of Computer Role-Playing Games 2nd Edition Shane's book! Co-authored with Matt Barton of Matt Chat https://www.amazon.com/Dungeons-Desktops-History-Computer-Role-Playing/dp/1138574643/  

We went to Gary Con, and we can't stop talking about it... or Tim Kask for some reason! Don't forget about his Curmudgeon in the Cellar YouTube channel where he tells you how it is. Rob continues their progress in Elden Ring, the zeitgeist game of the century. Andrew, Steve and Zach, along with many friends of the show traveled to Lake Geneva to play games with all the greats. We Interview John "Hambone" McGuire of The Vintage RPG Podcast to discuss their Children of UMA Kickstarter for their company 3,2,1…Action! Games.  Next up we make a Mad Dungeon with the map legend herself, Alyssa Faden!Epiclevelsrapgods.comPatreonInstagramTwitterFacebookYou 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.Subscribe 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.Index:Turtle PopeLevi Combs of Planet X GamesEd BickfordMatthew LillardJay Domingo of Mystic PunksJeremy DeramBrian Colin of Vast GrimmAlyssa FadenMÖRK BORG Doug KovacsFlint Dille's Subterraliens: The Jankaamaw WereTim Kask's 0dnd Wheel of BlameHyperborea 3e by Jeffrey TalanianMutant Crawl Classic by Jim WamplerCastles & Crusades - Troll Lord GamesTraveller - Sci-fi RPGDungeon Crawl Classics - Goodman Games

2.8 Welcome RPG Ramblings with Jeff Jones. This a weekly show exploring the various details of the TableTop RPG hobby through discussions with interesting people. This week Tim Kask and Jared Nielsen join me. They have a Kickstarter for a new boxed set, The Curse of the Weaver Queen. While the length of the interview is fairly short, it is packed full of Tim's energy and unabashed opinions. He wasn't pulling any punches. Jared joins us to explain the Kickstarter in more detail. I have Patreon and for the price of 1 dollar a month you not only support me, but you get outtakes from the show. This week's outtakes from Tim are quite hilarious…including a cautionary tale of why you shouldn't talk on a land-line during an electrical storm. You better get strapped in. Tim is going to take us on a wild ride, one which I was not prepared for. Sisters and brothers, it is time to get rambling. Show Notes: ———————————————————————————————— RPG Ramblings Podcast: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2804349736447278 ———————————————————————————————— Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/oldguardgames/curse-of-the-weaver-queen World of Game Design home page: https://www.wogd.com/about Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wogdesign Twitter: https://twitter.com/wogdesign ———————————————————————————————— Jeff Jones Twitter: @I_Am_Jeffrey Itch.io: https://jeffrey-a-jones.itch.io DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?author=Jeffrey%20A%20Jones Intro and Outro Music: Jungle Juice by Wataboi from Pixabay.com/music Sound Effects: https://sound-effects.bbcrewind.com --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jeffrey-jones6/message

Tim Kask and Jared Nielsen join us today to talk the Curse of the Weaver Queen Expanded currently funding on Kickstarter you can back it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/oldguardgames/curse-of-the-weaver-queen --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/wobbliesandwizards/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/wobbliesandwizards/support

We talk to legendary Dungeons & Dragons editor and writer Tim Kask about Curse of the Weaver Queen, currently on Kickstarter, as well as how modules should be played, alignment and more!

As 2021 comes to a close, Dan & Paul reflect on the year that's gone by and the 3rd Season of Wandering DMs. Some our favorites, some of our bombs, and some things we've rethought thanks to our top-shelf brilliant viewers and patrons. Thank you! Watch the Wandering DMs Season 3 Playlist Check some of our favorite clips of the season! Tim Kask on pronouncing BuletteJennell Jaquays on almost having the first-ever published dungeonPeter Adkison on why he didn't hire Paul & Dan Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time. Subscribe to Wandering DMs for new episodes

I speak to Victor Dorso of Angry Dwarf Games, the coordinator for DaveCon 2022, a gaming convention in Minneapolis, MN from 8-10 April 2022. Listen for a special Blackmoor related announcement! Guests at DaveCon will include David Wesely (yes, the creator of Braunstein), Ernie Gygax, Bill Hoyt, Tim Kask, Tom Wham, Jeff Berry, Frank Mentzer, Carlos Lising, Dan & James of Grogtalk with more to be announced! Website https://www.davecon.net Buy your badges here https://tabletop.events/conventions/davecon Victor‘s module Keep at Blood Red Falls can be found here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/307589 You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on the Audio Dungeon Discord Ray Otus did the coffee cup clip art for this show, you can find his blog at plundergrounds.blogspot.com/ TJ Drennon provides music for my show. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason376/message

This week we talk to a living legend among our hobby, The curmudgeon in the cellar, TSR's first full time employee, and former editor of Dragon Magazine.  He is of course, the one and only, Mr. Tim Kask.  Don't miss this episode!  DM Bill gets corrected on getting his dates wrong and DM Scott mispronounces Gary Gygax's last name!  Join us as we go back in time to talk to one of the few left who was there from the very beginning! You can find Tim Kask on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/user/kaskoid If you want to know more about the Wheel Of Blame online game. Head on over to https://tabletop.events/conventions/applecon-1/schedule/62 Tell us what you think about this episode and gaming in general. If you're interested in a certain topic let us know, we'll do an episode on it! Our Home page https://www.thedungeonmastersdojo.com/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TheDungeonMastersDojo On Twitter: https://twitter.com/DungeonDojo Or by Email: TheDungeonMastersDojo@Gmail.com Interested in Supporting the Podcast?  Grab a +1 Charisma Bonus by wearing The DMD's Logo Wear: https://www.thedungeonmastersdojo.com/shop Podcasting is a thirsty business, whet our whistles and buy us a Saki or three, or five. Don't forget to say something nice, or mean, we don't care, you're buying us Saki!  https://www.buymeacoffee.com/TheDMD  

This week, Morrus and Peter bring us up to date with the goings-on involving the TSR Games fiasco. In the news, a free Dungeons & Dragons adventure promoting the Magic: The Gathering tie-in expansion released, more casting news for the D&D movie, the Marvel Multiverse playtest rules are available for pre-order, and more! Plus a brand new sketch about the importance of linear time in communication. ------------------- News Free Adventures in Forgotten Realms Adventure Released https://magic.wizards.com/en/articles/archive/magic-story/scarlet-flames-2021-06-30 Marvel Multiverse Playtest Pre-Orders Available https://amzn.to/2Tl2UFv Goodman Games Kickstarting Jack Vance's Dying Earth for Dungeon Crawl Classics https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/devillich/dcc-dying-earth Numenera Vertices Free Preview https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/361919/Vertices-FREE-PREVIEW?affiliate_id=36142 All these are covered in the News Digest for the Week of July 2 https://www.enworld.org/threads/news-digest-for-the-week-of-july-2.681087/ Rifts for Savage Worlds: Atlantis Rising Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545820095/rifts-for-savage-worlds-atlantis-rising How Do Opportunity Attacks Work in D&D 5e? https://www.enworld.org/threads/how-do-opportunity-attacks-work-in-d-d-5e.680925/ Benedict Cumberbatch Cast in Dungeons & Dragons Film https://www.enworld.org/threads/benedict-cumberbatch-joining-d-d-movie.681008/ Hugh Grant's Costume Revealed https://www.enworld.org/threads/check-out-hugh-grants-d-d-movie-costume.680665/ Free Safety Tools for Roll20 https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/roll20/news/roll20-rpg-safety-tools-official-support RPG Kitchen Roleplaying Game Rental https://rpg.kitchen/ Loke Battlemaps to Make Official Cyberpunk RED Map Books https://rtalsoriangames.com/2021/07/01/cyberpunk-red-alert-loke-and-rtg-team-up/ Dungeons of Drakkenheim Kickstarter Headed to $1 million https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2144996758/dungeons-of-drakkenheim ------------------- Kickstarters S5E: Superheroic Roleplaying for 5th Edition https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sigil/s5e-superheroic-roleplaying-for-5th-edition Spells of the Ages: Archmagic for D&D 5th Edition from EN Publishing https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/spells-of-the-ages-archmagic-for-dandd-5th-edition Keep up to date with all the RPG crowdfunding projects ending soon every week with Egg Embry's RPG Crowdfunding News https://www.enworld.org/threads/rpg-crowdfunding-news-%E2%80%93-rifts-spells-of-the-ages-s5e-and-more.680961/ ------------------- TSR Games Saga TSR is Back…Again! https://www.enworld.org/threads/tsr-is-back-again.680779/ Ernie Gygax on New TSR, WotC Beefs, Trademarks, Licensees, 5E, and More https://www.enworld.org/threads/ernie-gygax-on-new-tsr-wotc-beefs-trademarks-licensees-5e-more.680877/ TSR (2) Confirms TSR (3)'s Acquisition of Trademark (Updated!) https://www.enworld.org/threads/tsr-2-confirms-tsr-3-s-acquisition-of-trademark-updated.680906/ Companies & Freelancers Distance Themselves from the New TSR https://www.enworld.org/threads/companies-freelancers-distance-themselves-from-the-new-tsr.680974/ From the Port City Daily, “Wilmington Republican primary rivals spar over candidate's YouTube videos” https://portcitydaily.com/municipal-elections/2020/02/23/wilmington-republican-primary-rivals-spar-over-candidates-youtube-videos/ Gail Gygax Lawsuit and Trademark Disputes https://www.enworld.org/threads/updated-again-gary-gygaxs-widow-tsr-settle-trademark-dispute.663449/ Tim Kask video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fe34PFuwwn4&t=2820s TSR3 Blames Widespread Pushback On WotC https://www.enworld.org/threads/tsr3-blames-widespread-pushback-on-wotc.681048/ Who's Running the TSR3 Social Media Accounts? https://www.enworld.org/threads/whos-running-the-tsr3-social-media-accounts.681100/ TSR Games (Elliot) aka TSR2 is now Solarian Games https://twitter.com/TSRgames/status/1411153710122602497 ------------------- Please support us on Patreon at http://patreon.com/morrus Don't forget to join the Morrus' Unofficial Tabletop RPG Talk Facebook group at https://www.facebook.com/groups/1033145023517295/ and join us on Discord at https://discord.gg/VAuxX8M ------------------- Hosts: Russ “Morrus” Morrissey and Peter Coffey Editing and post-production: Darryl Mott Theme Song: Steve Arnott Kickstarter Game Research: Egg Embry Kickstarter Game Theme: Lyrics by Russ Morrissey, Vocals by “drwilko”, Guitar by Darryl Mott Malach the Maleficent played by Darren Morrissey

“You stand accused of crimes against orcdom!” The PCs have been captured and brought to the volcanic orcish city of Zajar Mal to stand trial. Will your dwarven public defender Anoya get you through this bureaucratic nightmare of gladiatorial fights and iron gut contests? Or, will the orc prosecutor, Cruelty DeKill be able to prove your weakness with surprise witnesses and violent objections to the dishonorable Judge YouDie and an unwitting jury of kidnapped citizens?This week's guest: Tim Kask was hired by Gary Gygax as the first employee of TSR and helped establish Appendix N, the backbone of the Dungeons & Dragons OSR. He was editor of Little Wars & The Strategic Review, which later became The Dragon, and then Dragon Magazine. He edited the original D&D rules: Eldritch Wizardry, Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes, and Swords & Spells. Tim now hosts his YouTube show Curmudgeon in the Cellar where he answers the internet's questions about Od&d and the early days of TSR. Tim drinks Sparkling Ice with caffeine and NOS orange... like a true gamer.Follow Tim Kask on YouTube / FacebookThanks for listening to the Epic Levels Mad Dungeon podcast, where D&D hip hop group Epic Levels and a guest create a system-neutral, playable one-page adventure map using improv, comedy, and lifetimes wasted on roleplaying games.Let us know if you run this or any of our other adventures and use the hashtag: #maddungeonYou 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/epiclevelsinstagram.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.© 2021 Epic Levels. All characters in this adventure–even those based on real people–are entirely fictional.

Dan & Paul are joined by special guest Tim Kask (really!): Game designer, editor of the Original Dungeons & Dragons Supplements (including works by Gygax and Arneson), inaugural editor of Dragon Magazine, YouTuber, wargamer, and so much more! We’ll bend his ear for insights into Original D&D, the challenges in polishing it for the market, and his thoughts on gaming today. Don’t miss this one! Subscribe to Tim’s YouTube channel here — https://www.youtube.com/user/kaskoidWatch Tim’s explanation of the “Wheel of Blame” game format — https://youtu.be/ecdeBrXYum8Then watch Tim play a princess in the Excellents (with Peter Adkison, Stefan Pokorny, and Mike Pondsmith) — https://youtu.be/GUvvSOPa2_MAnd see our prior interview with Adriel Wilson, designer of the Excellents — https://youtu.be/Sy6gTKBGG_Q Wandering DMs Paul Siegel and Dan “Delta” Collins host thoughtful discussions on D&D and other TTRPGs every week. Comparing the pros and cons of every edition from the 1974 Original D&D little brown books to cutting-edge releases for 5E D&D today, we broadcast live on YouTube and Twitch so we can take viewer questions and comments on the topic of the day. Live every Sunday at 1 PM Eastern time. Subscribe to Wandering DMs for new episodes

While browsing my Dragon Magazines in search of AD&D 1e tidbits, I came across Tim Kask's article on the incident of "an The Tunnels" incident. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support

On this installment we speak with the legendary Tim Kask, who was famously the first full time employee at TSR in the fledgling days of Dungeons and Dragons. Tim speaks candidly on his time at TSR, which rules change he talked Gary Gygax into and the blunt honesty that earned Gary Gygax's respect and trust.

On this installment we speak with the legendary Tim Kask, who was famously the first full time employee at TSR in the fledgling days of Dungeons and Dragons. Tim speaks candidly on his time at TSR, which rules change he talked Gary Gygax into and the blunt honesty that earned Gary Gygax’s respect and trust.

I watched a video of Tim Kask (TSR) talking about his time at the company and how the infamous Bulete monster appeared in issue #1 of Dragon Magazine. In this episode I look at the original from that magazine. Tim Kask on first 5 years at TSR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwKztsXquoM Dragon Magazine: https://archive.org/details/DragonMagazine260_201801 --- Website: https://petejones.neocities.org/ Blog: https://dragonsarerealpodcast.tumblr.com/ OSR Anchorites on Audio Dungeon Discord Server: https://discord.gg/VpRjr3A Music Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.com/ License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's a miniepisode! Morgan chats with Dallas Barnett about being the Dungeon Master on TVNZ's highly-entertaining reality challenge show, Survive the 80s! We also talk about working on The Hobbit films, the AFK webseries, growing up with D&D in Ohio, and Dallas's connection to one of the most infamous cases in the history of Dungeons & Dragons. New show Friday July 10th! Tickets available now! Live streaming will be available too! Watch the Diceratops social media for more! Links: Dallas Barnett website Survive the 80s episode 5 AFK webseries Wikipedia entry on James Dallas Egbert III Short Youtube clip with early D&D creator Tim Kask talking about the James Dallas Egbert case Our theme music is The Sunday Song by The K1500 Project - and they have a new side project you should definitely check out: Mr Muscovado Orange. It's toe-tappingly weird! Get in touch on the socials at diceratopsnz, or email us, diceratopsnz@gmail.com! We also have an email newsletter, sign up to that too! Find out more at https://diceratops-presents.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

Hoi and Jeff interview Tim Kask, the co-compiler of the Appendix N list, who gives us some interesting insight into its history!

Continuing in our decent into the Pandemic Abyss, we are fortunate to take a break from madness to speak to Tim Kask! Tim’s work in TTRPG is legendary; first employee of TSR and editor of Dragon magazine to name a few. GROGTALK posts episodes every week and is available at www.grogcon.com/podcast/ Subscribe via iTunes, GoogleRead More

I get to chat with special guest Tim Kask about his experiences with setting up for Virtual Gary Con and making the switch! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maximumhp/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/maximumhp/support

It is Stu's Birthday! We lead things off with Chaosium's Khan of Khans (01:30), a fast-paced boom and bust board game about cattle thievery in Glorantha, by Reiner Knizia. The main event: Dragon Magazine (05:38). Stu gives a brief history of the publication (06:00). Hambone remembers seeing it in book stores in the mall (07:45). Stu reveals how Dragon Magazine gave him the collecting bug (09:41) and how his large run functions as a sort of history of the tabletop RPG hobby (11:00). Stu talks about how editor Tim Kask worked to keep Dragon semi-independent from TSR (13:00). Editor Roger E. Moore's tenure comes up (13:54) along with Dungeon Magazine. While Dragon slowly became an advertorial publication, Stu doesn't mind because it allows us to see D&D evolving on a month to month basis (15:00) and Hambone segues into the Dragon+. Stu gets into Dragon's experimental tendencies (17:30) and explains how Forgotten Realms was (kinda sorta) born in the magazine (19:22). Preservation comes up (21:00). A brief encouragement to subscribe to Unwinnable Monthly during our Holiday Subscription Drive (24:25). Stu gets excited about completing his Planescape collection (25:00). See you in two weeks! * Clarification: Stu meant Rubbermaid, not Tupperware Correction: Despite his whip-fast certainty, Stu was wrong. Pong came out in 1972.

HUR-rey, HUR-rey! HUR-rey! Come one, come all to the Save for Half Sideshow! We read some more emails from the fans, discuss minis at the table, and move into Part 2 of our talk with The Curmudgeon himself—Tim Kask. This show he talks about his return to the hobby in the 2000s and his work […]

HUR-rey, HUR-rey! HUR-rey! Come one, come all to the Save for Half Sideshow! We read some more emails from the fans, discuss minis at the table, and move into Part 2 of our talk with The Curmudgeon himself—Tim Kask. This show he talks about his return to the hobby in the 2000s and his work […]

Back in the day, gaming magazines were the lifeblood of the role-playing hobby. News, plugs, variant rules—it was all in the pages of the magazines at your friendly local game store! Tim Kask joins us for a discussion of his time and work on gaming magazines like The Strategic Review, The Dragon, Adventure Gaming, and […]

Back in the day, gaming magazines were the lifeblood of the role-playing hobby. News, plugs, variant rules—it was all in the pages of the magazines at your friendly local game store! Tim Kask joins us for a discussion of his time and work on gaming magazines like The Strategic Review, The Dragon, Adventure Gaming, and […]

The Compleat Enchanter by L. Sprague de Camp and Fletcher Pratt is a compilation of the first three novellas in the Harold Shea/Enchanter series, “The Roaring Trumpet” (1940), “The Mathematics of Magic” (1940), and “The Castle of Iron” (1941, revised 1950). The Compleat Enchanter was first published as a Nelson Doubleday/Science Fiction Book Club hardcover in 1975 before being released as a Del Rey paperback in 1976, featuring a charming Brothers Hildebrandt cover painting. The three adventures in this book take place in the worlds of Norse Mythology, Edmund Spenser’s epic poem The Faerie Queene, and Ludovico Ariosto’s epic poem Orlando Furioso. De Camp and Pratt would later team up for two more Harold Shea stories, “The Wall of Serpents” (1953), and “The Green Magician” (1954). These stories fall outside of the Appendix N Book Club reading list since they were not collected in paperback until 1979, but Gary Gygax and Tim Kask must have been big fans since “The Green Magician” made its first reappearance in print since 1960 in issues 15 and 16 of The Dragon (1978)! In any case, the Harold Shea series undoubtedly left its mark on Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, most obviously in the magical spell component requirements in The Players Handbook and the Against the Giants series of modules.

Within a year of D&D’s first release, the game became the biggest thing in the war gaming community. Not long after, the popularity of the game began to creep into the college world. College kids all over the world began forming clubs and entering the fantasy world of Dungeon and Dragons. What really propelled the game from an activity played by small groups of people to a name that would become familiar to everyone, whether they played it or not, was the unfortunate circumstances of a 16-year-old college student named James Dallas Egbert III. It was what happened to Egbert that began the belief in many that this fantasy roll-playing game was actually a promotion of such practices as Satanism, witchcraft, suicide, pornography, and murder. Show notes and links: * Bigfoot Days Ice Cream Social Sept. 3 | Festivals (trinityjournal.com) * Gary Gygax – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (wikipedia.org) * The Dungeons and Dragons Experience Documentary PT 1 (youtube.com) * Dungeon Master – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (wikipedia.org) * David Ewalt, “Of Dice and Men: The Story of Dungeons & Dragons…” | Talks at Google (youtube.com) * Tim Kask on TSR #4: The Steam Tunnel Incident (youtube.com) * Untitled Document (kismetrose.com) * The great 1980s Dungeons & Dragons panic (bbc.com) * 60 Minutes on Dungeons and Dragons (youtube.com) * William Dear (detective) – Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (wikipedia.org) * Robertson: ‘Demonic’ Dungeons & Dragons ‘Literally Destroyed People’s Lives’ (rightwingwatch.org) * Dungeons & Dragons, Satan, and Psychology (psychologytoday.com)

This week we finish our interview with industry insider, Tim Kask.  Sorry about the short length.  We don't always know how long an episode will end up when you start to edit.  tune in next week for the 200th episode.  We will be revealing secrets that we have never published.  Stuff only whispered in the back of cars at 3 AM on the way back from cons.

This week we have the worthy Tim Kask telling us about a great new set of products that would be great enhancements and adventures to your Tri Tac gaming, especially Fringeworthy and Weirdzone. Tim was the first TSR employee, an editor of the gaming magazine Dragon, and a lead designer for many many products over the years.  Recently he has started a new company when he isn't writing for Gygax magazine and has produced the products mentioned above. Listen carefully for a wealth of gaming anecdotes and great new products to enhance your gaming experience.

This week, DM Vince and DM Nick sit down with Tim Kask and talk Eldritch Enterprises, Gygax Magazine and much more, with this special insert. This interview was a lot of fun to do as we sat down with Tim, it felt like we were at his gaming table as we chatted away with him!Read More

The guys get into Black Friday by not getting into it, lament the passing/changing of a great publication, and look ahead to a new magazine with a familiar name. Featuring- The Black Friday myth- Kobold Quarterly is ending publication- Complete coverage of Gygax Magazine... who, what, when, and if, specifically.- Is the market right for GM? Pros and Cons. Links Kobold Quarterly Folds, A New Adventure BeginsGygax MagazineGygax Family Split Over MagazineAn update from Tim Kask (from Gamers & Grognards)Tim Kask Q&ALoremaster interview with Luke Gygax    Subscribe on iTunes!  Follow us on twitter @GiRPodcast or shoot us an e-mail at girpodcast@gmail.com