Keep off the Borderlands
335 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 9 ratingsWelcome to Keep off the Borderlands.
Initially a podcast documenting my return to table top roleplay gaming following a thirty-year hiatus.
Currently searching for excuses for why I haven't GM'd yet.
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Episodes
Between the Borderlands: Twice as Mice (Mausritter: The Estate) (E248)
April 12, 2024 20:58 - 11 minutes - 7.85 MBJust sharing a surprise unboxing and a call from Colin Green of Spikepit (podcast). This month’s movie is Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal from 1982. Contributions submitted by the end of April 26th, please. See below for details on contacting the show. Leave me an audio message via https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at [email protected] You can find me in a bunch of other places here https://freethrall.carrd.co You can also find me on Dis...
Between the Borderlands: Virgins & Revisions (E247)
April 02, 2024 15:44 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBJust a little Movie Monday feedback concerning Dragonslayer and Excalibur. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog) Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) Karl Rodriguez of the GMologist Presents… (podcast & YouTube) This month’s movie is Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal from 1982. Contributions submitted by the end of April 26th, please. See below for details on contacting the show. Leave me an a...
Excalibur on Movie Monday (E246)
March 25, 2024 09:16 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBIt’s Movie Monday again and the movie for March was John Boorman’s Arthurian epic Excalibur from 1981. Liam Neeson meets Helen Mirren anecdote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoY0J5jSbTM This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting (podcast) Karl Rodriguez of the GMologist Presents… (podcast & YouTube) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog) Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube) Joe Richter of Hindsi...
Flogging a Dead Dragon & AOB (Further DragonSlayer Feedback) (E245)
March 20, 2024 21:03 - 38 minutes - 26.4 MBWell, March flew by all too quickly. This is me playing catchup before Movie Monday comes around again. This month’s movie is John Boorman’s Excalibur from 1981. Contributions are required for March 22nd. See details for contacting the show below. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog) Menion (AKA Rob) of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast & blog) Karl Rodriguez of the GMologist Pres...
Dragonslayer on Movie Monday (E244)
February 26, 2024 00:01 - 1 hour - 50.5 MBWell, it’s Movie Monday again and this month’s movie was Matthew Robbins’ dark medieval fantasy Dragonslayer, a movie I’d not previously seen. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog) Michael of Mirke the Meek (podcast) Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) Menion (AKA Rob) of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast & blog) Goblin’s Henchman (& co.) (podcast & blog) Lex Mandrake of Dan...
Between the Borderlands: Dungeonmaster/Ragewar, A Missed Movie Monday (E243)
February 22, 2024 17:22 - 23 minutes - 16.1 MBGoblin’s Henchman kindly sent me a review of the former Movie Monday feature Dungeonmaster. I decided to give the movie a watch before listening to that review, having missed the movie the first time around. In this episode, I share my thoughts along with those of the Goblin’s Henchman-fronted Southwest Sofa Crew. The movie for next month is Matthew Robbins’ Dragonslayer from 1981. Submissions required by February 23rd. See details for contacting the show below. Leave me an audio messa...
The Bride of RPGs are Frankenstein's Monsters (E242)
February 17, 2024 11:31 - 43 minutes - 29.9 MBFeaturing awesome messages from Ivan Podgwaite of IvanMike1968 (YouTube), Julz Burgisser of Jewels From NZ (podcast, Twitch), Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast, blog), Michael of Mirke The Meek (podcast), and Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast). Media mentioned: Anthony and Ivan play Ubiquity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXW8hhw_7xc&list=PLZfuKgeD5fl5IEr68OYG7pnTANwtxiaYA Ivan runs Dark Age of Man https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb3HS...
Between the Borderlands: More Bandits Banter Time (E241)
February 06, 2024 20:39 - 22 minutes - 15.7 MBHere’s more Time banter, featuring a message from Anthony “Runeslinger” Boyd of Casting Shadows (podcast & blog) concerning the Voyagers TV show, and mor feedback from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog), Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist presents… (podcast & YouTube), and Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting (podcast). Honourable Mention: Daniel Norton of Bandit’s Keep (podcast & YouTube), Menion (AKA Rob) of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast & blog) The movi...
Between the Borderlands: Extra Time Bandits Bonus (E240)
February 03, 2024 21:12 - 11 minutes - 8.16 MBHere’s a little follow-up to Time Bandits Movie Monday, featuring a missed contribution from Mirke the Meek (podcast) and feedback from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog), Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast), Daniel Norton of Bandit’s Keep (podcast & YouTube) The movie for next month is Matthew Robbins’ Dragonslayer from 1981. Submissions required by February 23rd. See details for contacting the show below. Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of U...
Time Bandits on Movie Monday (E239)
January 29, 2024 08:36 - 1 hour - 50.7 MBHere it is! My first bash at Movie Monday, a feature previously hosted by Jason Connerley over on Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. Jason kindly asked if I could take over hosting the feature, which I was more than happy to do, as he has some other things he would like to devote time to. One such project is his new solo play RPG blog that you can check out here https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.com As you’ve probably guessed, this month’s movie is Terry Gilliam’s classic kids adventure Time Bandits from...
What are the Odds? (E238)
January 22, 2024 14:49 - 21 minutes - 14.6 MBBeginning with another reminder for your Movie Monday entries. This month’s movie is Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits (1981). Please see the various methods of contacting the show below. I respond to a couple of messages kindly sent in by Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast before comparing chances of success in various RPGs I’ve played. Systems mentioned: Chris McDowall’s Into the Odd, David Black’s Black Hack, Gary Gygax & Dave Arneson’s original Dungeons & Dragons, Advanced, Basic an...
The Role of the Dice (E237)
January 14, 2024 22:10 - 12 minutes - 8.78 MBI begin with a reminder for your Movie Monday entries. This month’s movie is Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits (1981). Please see the various methods of contacting the show below. I respond to a message from Michael of Mirke the Meek before contemplating the purpose of player dice rolls. Honourable mentions: Tim Gray’s Jaws of the Six Serpents, Daniel Norton & K.R. King of Monsters & Treasure - episode 56 “DM Controlled Fun”, Mastering Dungeons episode 171 “2023 Review and 2024 RPG Outlook”, Ma...
Between the Borderlands: The Substack Interpretation (E236)
January 11, 2024 15:40 - 5 minutes - 3.88 MBThis is not a regular episode. This is Between the Borderlands. This is a follow-up episode regarding Substack’s decision to remove Nazi content. Special thanks to Joe Richter of Hindsightless. Leave me an audio message via https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at [email protected] You can find me in a bunch of other places here https://freethrall.carrd.co You can also find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623 ...
Between the Borderlands: The Substack Situation (E235)
January 10, 2024 07:00 - 4 minutes - 2.8 MBThis is not a regular episode. This is Between the Borderlands. I just wanted to share my thoughts regarding the Substack approach to content moderation. Leave me an audio message via https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at [email protected] You can find me in a bunch of other places here https://freethrall.carrd.co You can also find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623 This is a public episode. If you would l...
A Boy and His Podcast (E234)
January 06, 2024 23:13 - 17 minutes - 12.2 MBThis episode is primarily a bit of housekeeping, a bunch of stuff that should have been mentioned in the last episode, some end-of-year gaming and the announcement that I will be taking over the hosting of Movie Monday, a feature previously hosted by Jason Connerley over on Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. Movie Monday is a feature in which we choose a movie for listeners to watch each month and send in their thoughts. Those messages are then compiled and shared in an episode that goes out on the ...
The Seduction of Art (E233)
December 23, 2023 22:11 - 21 minutes - 14.5 MBIn this episode, I answer messages from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, Michael of Mirke the Meek, and Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… I take a very brief look at a bunch of RPG books I picked up this year including Modiphius’s The Troubleshooters RPG, Zedeck Siew and Munkao’s Reach of the Roach God, Luka Rejec’s UltraViolet Grasslands 2E, Ben Milton’s Knave Second Edition, Chris McDowall’s Mythic Bastionland, Limitron’s Pirate Borg, Jason Sholtis’ Dungeon Dozen Vol. ...
Next Stop King Goosey (The Curse of the Ganshogrr) (E232)
December 08, 2023 11:05 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBThis episode kicks off with a wonderful message Mirke the Meek, whose podcast has had me contemplating the format of my show. We then have a potted history of Traveller courtesy of Micheal “Chigowiz” Shorten of The Dungeon Master’s Handbook and a first-time call for Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (creator of AZAG and 5B). Lex’s creations are available on both DriveThruRPG https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/24684/dank-dungeons?keyword=dank%20dungeons and itch https://dank-dunge...
Get on the Gus Bus (Gus L) (E231)
November 28, 2023 16:15 - 16 minutes - 11.3 MBHere’s another brief episode as I attempt to get back in the saddle. Big thanks to Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… for the birthday wishes. I also have a call from new podcaster on the block Mirke the Meek. Be sure to check his show out here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/mirke-the-meek/id1717660767 Find Gus L.’s blog All Dead Generations free stuff here https://alldeadgenerations.blogspot.com/p/pdf-adventure-archives.html Listen to Jaso...
OSR October - A Brief Debrief (E230)
October 28, 2023 17:48 - 13 minutes - 9.4 MBSome 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.html Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio message vi...
Not The OSR October News (The Bizarre Brochure, Talk To Me)(E229)
October 07, 2023 13:21 - 29 minutes - 20.2 MBI 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/fist Colin “Spikepit” Green’s link to Alan Moore o...
Two-Fisted Attack (FIST: Ultra Edition & PLANET FIST)(E228)
September 18, 2023 21:43 - 28 minutes - 19.4 MBKicking things off in the traditional manner by responding to calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, Anthony “Runeslinger” Boyd of Casting Shadows, and Nate Gillbreath of I’m Right, Your Welcome. I then take a look at CLAYMORE’s FIST Paranormal Mercenary RPG Box Set Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frogappreciator/fist-paranormal-mercenary-rpg-box-set?ref=discovery&term=fist I read the “Playing Fair” chapter from FIST’s referee section before taking to PLAN...
Week 4 & 5 #RPGaDAY2023 Revenant Roundup (E227)
August 31, 2023 15:45 - 36 minutes - 24.9 MBIn this overdue episode, I respond to calls from John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries, Colin Green of Spikepit and Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast followed by the remaining prompts 21 to 31 of #RPGaDAY2023. Find all the prompts here https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html?m=1 Find out more from David F. Chapman and Anthony ‘Runeslinger’ Boyd here Featuring… Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere Grizzly Peaks Radio actual plays: Alien and B...
Week 3 #RPGaDAY2023 Reluctant Roundup (E226)
August 19, 2023 23:01 - 17 minutes - 11.7 MBIn this episode, I respond to a couple of calls from Dr Samuel Johnson and Safer Fantasy Craft and John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries before addressing prompts 15 to 20 of #RPGaDAY2023. Find all the prompts here https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html?m=1 Find out more from David F. Chapman and Anthony ‘Runeslinger’ Boyd here Featuring… Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere Barrow of the Elf King by Nate Treme Pirate Borg by Limithron Spire: The Ci...
Week 2 #RPGaDAY2023 Extended Roundup (E225)
August 14, 2023 21:20 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MBIn this episode, I respond to a couple of calls from John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries, Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Michael ‘Chicagowiz’ Shorten of The Dungeon Master’s Handbook before addressing prompts 7 to 14 of #RPGaDAY2023. Find all the prompts here https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html?m=1 Find out more from David F. Chapman and Anthony ‘Runeslinger’ Boyd here Featuring… Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere Advanced Dungeons & Dragons...
Week 1 #RPGaDAY2023 Retcon Roundup (E224)
August 06, 2023 20:49 - 20 minutes - 14 MBI begin this episode by re-answering the first RPGaDAY prompt then I respond to a couple of calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast and John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries before addressing prompts 2 to 6 of #RPGaDAY2023. Find all the prompts here https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html?m=1 Find out more from David F. Chapman and Anthony ‘Runeslinger’ Boyd here Get Yochai Gal’s Cairn 2E playtest here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Km4LQliCbn-sA...
Week 1 #RPGaDAY2023 Retcon Roundup (E244)
August 06, 2023 20:49 - 20 minutes - 14 MBI begin this episode by re-answering the first RPGaDAY prompt then I respond to a couple of calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast and John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries before addressing prompts 2 to 6 of #RPGaDAY2023. Find all the prompts here https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html?m=1 Find out more from David F. Chapman and Anthony ‘Runeslinger’ Boyd here Get Yochai Gal’s Cairn 2E playtest here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Km4LQliCbn-sA...
Day 1 of #RPGaDay2023 'First RPG' and Stuff (E223)
August 01, 2023 08:15 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBIn this episode, I respond to a couple of calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries before launching into day one of #RPGaDAY2023. Today’s #RPGaDAY Prompt is ‘FIRST RPG played (this year)’ Find all the prompts here https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html?m=1 Find out more from David F. Chapman and Anthony ‘Runeslinger’ Boyd here Get Yochai Gal’s Cairn 2E playtest here https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Km4LQliCbn-sAH2nzT6W...
The Odd Delusion (Into the Odd, Cairn 2E) (E222)
July 25, 2023 11:31 - 48 minutes - 33.4 MBIn this episode, I respond to a bunch of amazing calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Michael ‘ChicagoWiz’ Shorten of The Dungeon Master’s Handbook, Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, and Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… I get to talk about some of my favourite games including… Chris McDowall's Into The Odd https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/, Electric Bastionland https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/electric-bastionland, Mythic Bastionland pla...
Don't Get Mad, Get Elven! (Mad God, Barrow of the Elf King) (E221)
July 12, 2023 12:56 - 50 minutes - 34.4 MBKicking off with a great bunch of calls from Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents…, Anthony ‘Runeslinger’ Boyd of Casting Shadows, Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, Joe Richter of Hindsightless, and Michael ‘ChicagoWiz’ Shorten of The Dungeon Master’s Handbook. This August marks the beginning of the 10th RPGaDAY month. Find the prompts here. https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html Watch the trailer for Phil Tippet’s 2021 film Mad God here. Find Nate Treme’s exc...
Data Delving (ChatGPT Backchat) (E220)
July 02, 2023 19:46 - 55 minutes - 38 MBThanks to some amazing feedback I received in response to my ChatGPT experiment in episode 218, I found it very easy to put this episode together. Featuring calls from Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi and a very special contribution from Safer Fantasy Crafting. Back the Eco Mofos!! Kickstarter here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/daniellocke/eco-mofos?ref=na...
Bunkers & Billionaires (Mail Order Apocalypse, Eco Mofos!!, Horizon Zero Dawn) (E219)
June 22, 2023 15:49 - 32 minutes - 22.4 MBI kick things off with a couple of great messages from Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue and Michael "ChicagoWiz" Shorten of The Dungeon Master's Handbook. I sing the praises of Substack and share my first real post from The Stochasium "Bunkers & Billionaires: The Future of Dungeon Delving". Christian Buggedei’s Mail Order Apocalypse https://moa.orkpiraten.de is a great read. Here’s both Lost Eons and Eco Mofos!! by David Blandy https://davidblandy.itch.io, the Eco Mofos!! jam https://i...
Computer Says Yes, And... (ChatGPT, Into the Odd, Isle of Ixx) (E218)
June 06, 2023 14:33 - 35 minutes - 24.1 MBThanks to Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and Dark Fluid for your feedback. In this episode, I attempt to teach Google's ChatGPT how to host and play a roleplaying game. Into the Odd SRD Mark of the Odd by Chris McDowall https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1AxH25aVWJETisfWNrxCOAHyKE7OCVgS1 Isle of Ixx by Skullfungus https://gamesomnivorous.com/products/isle-of-ixx?variant=44184939167977 Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere ...
Feedback Loop 2: The Answering (We Deal in Lead, D&D Honor Among Thieves, DDC Dying Earth) (E217)
May 28, 2023 16:50 - 35 minutes - 24.3 MBThanks to Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast for your awesome calls. We Deal In Lead By Odin's Beard https://byodinsbeardrpg.com/books/we_deal_in_lead/ Mail Order Apocalypse by Christian Buggedei https://moa.orkpiraten.de Frontier Scum by Karl Druid https://frontierscum.com Inevitable by Soulmuppet Publishing https://soulmuppet-store.co.uk/products/inevitable-quickstart Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) Dir. Jonathan Goldstein & John...
Feedback Loop (The Spine of Night, Eco Mofos!!, Knave Second Edition) (E216)
May 08, 2023 14:20 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBThanks to Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and Colin Green of Spikepit for your calls. Apocalypse World by D. Vincent & Meguey Baker http://www.apocalypse-world.com Index Card RPG (ICRPG) by Runehammer https://www.modiphius.net/pages/runehammer Medieval Fantasy Campaign & TURN by Marcia B https://traversefantasy.itch.io Errant by Kill Jester https://www.killjester.com/errant Lost Eons and Eco Mofos!! by David Blandy https://davidblandy.itch.io and...
Learning to Crawl (Apocalypse World, TURN & Mail Order Apocalypse) (E215)
April 25, 2023 20:36 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBThanks to Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Colin Green of Spikepit for your calls Apocalypse World by D. Vincent & Meguey Baker http://www.apocalypse-world.com The Good Friends of Jackson Elias https://blasphemoustomes.com/2023/04/25/son-of-listener-suggestions/ Mike Shae aka Sly Flourish aka The Lazy DM https://slyflourish.com Chris McDowall’s Bastionland blog https://www.bastionland.com/2023/04/getting-rules-wrong.html & https://www.bastionland.com/2023/04/taking-action.html Marcia B...
How to Proceed? (Into The Odd, Electric & Mythic Bastionland) (E124)
April 03, 2023 17:29 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MBFeaturing... Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Excerpts from Chris McDowall's Into The Odd https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/, Electric Bastionland https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/electric-bastionland and Mythic Bastionland https://drive.google.com/file/d/18qOLDK6GifFGljetTI0NLho8RIFmVtnl/view Special thanks to... Menion AKA Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi, Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep, Max Moon of Max Moon Games, Geek Gamers, Solo Tabl...
How to Proceed? (Into The Odd, Electric & Mythic Bastionland) (E214)
April 03, 2023 17:29 - 33 minutes - 22.8 MBFeaturing... Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Excerpts from Chris McDowall's Into The Odd https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/, Electric Bastionland https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/electric-bastionland and Mythic Bastionland https://drive.google.com/file/d/18qOLDK6GifFGljetTI0NLho8RIFmVtnl/view Special thanks to... Menion AKA Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi, Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep, Max Moon of Max Moon Games, Geek Gamers, Solo Tabl...
Further Ado (Indie Roundup and The Honest & Plain Village of Scio) (E213)
March 19, 2023 22:44 - 1 hour - 42.3 MBYes, it's been a minute, as they say across the pond. I'm having a bit of a Spring clean in an attempt to get the podcast back on track. Kicking things off with a few calls from Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue and Jason Connerley of Nerds' RPG Variety Cast. A couple of other places you may have heard me... Cerebrevore on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA or on your favourite podcatcher Tom Barbalet’s My Rules Are Better http://www.myrulesarebetter.com Then ...
Overdue Overview (Noctis Labyrinth, Vault of the Blood Mage, The Calling, Action 12 Cinema) (E212)
December 11, 2022 23:17 - 17 minutes - 16.2 MBIn this episode, I finally get around to promoting the good works of creators who've reached out to me in recent months. Featuring... Noctis Labyrinth by Duamn Figueroa https://mrdrhobo.itch.io/noctis-labyrinth Vault of the Blood Mage by Robert Waluchow https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/399852/Vault-of-the-Blood-Mage Loaded for Bear by Robyn Green https://postrobynist.itch.io/loaded-for-bear The Calling by Ohad Reiter https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/405239/The-Calling Hit the R...
Ostensibly Suppositious Romanticism (Reflecting on OSR October) (E211)
November 10, 2022 20:24 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBFeaturing... 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....
OSR Or OSRn't - SchrOSRdinger's Unboxing (Adventure Perilous, Tomb Robbers of the Crystal Frontier, ANNA-X66) - OctOSR OSRtober (E210)
October 29, 2022 18:10 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MBNotes to follow... 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 [email protected] 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
OSR or OSRn't - SchrOSRdinger's Unboxing (Adventure Perilous, Tomb Robbers of the Crystal Frontier, ANNA-X66) - OctOSR OSRtober (E210)
October 29, 2022 18:10 - 54 minutes - 37.7 MBCelebrating OSR October Featuring... Calls from Joe Richter from Hindsightless who opens the show with some wonderful birthday wishes (Get well soon, Joe), John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries RPG Podcast and Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents... Adventure Perilous by Dirk Stanley https://dirkstanley.itch.io Tome Robbers of the Crystal Frontier by Gus L https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/357799/Tomb-Robbers-of-the-Crystal-Frontier ANNA-X66 by Slade Stolar https://scablandspre...
OSR A Jason't (How OSR is Bastionland?, The Dungeon Dozen) - OctOSR OSRtober (episode 209)
October 22, 2022 20:19 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBCelebrating OSR October Featuring... Calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Jason Sholtis' The Dungeon Dozen can be found here http://roll1d12.blogspot.com Chris McDowall's Bastionland blog https://www.bastionland.com/2020/07/how-osr-is-bastionland.html Goblin's Henchman talks OSR https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/135-do-you-even-osr/id1492513079?i=1000583229392 Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Leave me an audio ...
New Spells From Old Magic #OSR #OctOSR #OSRtober (episode 208)
October 17, 2022 18:14 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBFeaturing... 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.speakpi...
New Spells From Old Magic - OSR October OctOSR OSRtober (episode 208)
October 17, 2022 18:14 - 24 minutes - 22.1 MBCelebrating OSR October 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-thra...
New Spells From Old Magic - OSR October #OctOSR #OSRtober (episode 208)
October 17, 2022 18:14 - 24 minutes - 22.4 MBFeaturing... 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/...
Please Do Not Bend (Cthulhu Dark, Orc Borg, Feast) (episode 207)
October 02, 2022 12:28 - 39 minutes - 27.4 MBFeaturing... Calls from Joe Richter from Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Time travel chat on Cerebrevore https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qz5AgdLQT8w&t=102s & Safer Fantasy Crafting https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/safer-fantasy-crafting/id1517897309 Barney Dicker's Neo-Triassic Shoreline Regression Syndrome https://ko-fi.com/locoludus & Biosphere Guardians https://loco-ludus.itch.io/biosphere-guardians-2050 Old Farts fun from Loco Ludus https://podcasts.a...
#RPGaDay2022 Roundup 11 to 31 - The RPGaDay After Tomorrow (episode 206)
September 10, 2022 17:53 - 39 minutes - 27 MBFinally, it's here, the rest of #RPGaDay2022. Featuring... Calls from B.J. (aka "GameDoc") from Arcane Alienist, Menion (AKA Rob) from Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi, Joe Richter from Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. Barney Dicker's Neo-Triassic Shoreline Regression Syndrome https://ko-fi.com/locoludus Jason Tocci's 2400 https://jasontocci.itch.io/2400 Chris McDowall's Into the Odd https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/into-the-odd/ and Electric Bas...
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RPGaDay2022 Round-up 5 to 10 (episode 205)
August 10, 2022 14:48 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBFeaturing... #RPGaDay2022 days 5 to 10 Calls from Colin Green of Spikepit and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Trickster's Net https://tricksters-net.itch.io/tricksters-net One Night Games by Brian Hazzard https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brianhazzard/one-night-worlds-zero-prep-gm-less-one-page-ttrpgs?ref=4zr8f4&token=ee76f5e7 Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Contact me at [email protected] Check out what I...