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
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...
RPGaDay2022 & Scaling Mail Mountain (Face Folio, Vaesen, GOZR, Dark Nation) (episode 204)
August 04, 2022 15:03 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBFeaturing... #RPGaDay2022 days 1 to 4 Calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Dave Paterson's Frankenstein's RPG podcast Call of Cthulhu Starter Set by Mike Mason Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set by Frank Mentzer Warlock of Firetop Mountain by Steven Jackson & Ian Livingstone Middle-Earth Role Playing (MERP) from Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) Face Folio by M Blake Vaesen Mythic Britain & Ireland by Graeme Davis GOZR by James V. West Dark Nation by ...
#RPGaDay2022 & Scaling Mail Mountain (Face Folio, Vaesen, GOZR, Dark Nation) (episode 204)
August 04, 2022 15:03 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBFeaturing... #RPGaDay2022 days 1 to 4 Calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Dave Paterson's Frankenstein's RPG podcast Call of Cthulhu Starter Set by Mike Mason Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set by Frank Mentzer Warlock of Firetop Mountain by Steven Jackson & Ian Livingstone Middle-Earth Role Playing (MERP) from Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) Face Folio by M Blake Vaesen Mythic Britain & Ireland by Graeme Davis GOZR by James V. West Dark Nation by ...
RPGaDay2022 & Scaling Mail Mountain (episode 204)
August 04, 2022 15:03 - 48 minutes - 44.9 MBFeaturing... #RPGaDay2022 days 1 to 4 Calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Dave Paterson's Frankenstein's RPG podcast Call of Cthulhu Starter Set by Mike Mason Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set by Frank Mentzer Warlock of Firetop Mountain by Steven Jackson & Ian Livingstone Middle-Earth Role Playing (MERP) from Iron Crown Enterprises (I.C.E.) Face Folio by M Blake Vaesen Mythic Britain & Ireland by Graeme Davis GOZR by James V. West Dar...
Resistance is Feudal (I Have The High Ground, Primeval Bastionland) (episode 203)
July 29, 2022 14:26 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBFeaturing... Errant by Kill Jester https://errantrpg.carrd.co/ Fléaux! by Kobayashi https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexandrekobayashi/fleaux TTRPG Social Media/Reviewers Database https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSd7B2jmhtN-ABotVvsNH26OrmaGCu3W5igks1XM86ne75-b2g/viewform I Have The High Ground by Jess Levine https://jessfromonline.itch.io/ihthg Primeval Bastionland by Chris McDowall https://drive.google.com/file/d/18qOLDK6GifFGljetTI0NLho8RIFmVtnl/view Music by Timothy J. ...
Bonus Burblings for Tom Barbalet (episode 202)
July 07, 2022 21:39 - 23 minutes - 21.5 MBFeaturing... References to My Rules Better bonus episodes released between June 12th and July 1st https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/my-rules-are-better/id1447857948 The Retired Adventurer's Six Cultures of Play https://retiredadventurer.blogspot.com/2021/04/six-cultures-of-play.html Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Contact me at [email protected] Check out what I'm up to on itch https://free-thrall.itch.io/ --- Send...
Time of the Season (Kriegsmesser, Dungenerator, Cairn Bestiary) (episode 201)
July 04, 2022 13:52 - 26 minutes - 24.7 MBWelcome to season 5! Featuring... Joe Richter of Hindsightless Colin Green of Spikepit Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents... Ascoleth by Monkeyblood Design https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse.php?keywords=ascoleth&x=0&y=0&author=&artist=&pfrom=&pto= Into the Odd Remastered by Chris McDowall https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bastionland/into-the-odd-remastered Warhammer Fantasy Role-Play https://cubicle7games.com/our-games/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay/ Kriegsmesser by Gregor Vu...
Content! (Solo GM Guide, Ascoleth, Kriegsmesser & Into The Odd) (episode 200)
June 26, 2022 16:34 - 59 minutes - 40.6 MBWelcome to my bicentential bonanza! Featuring... Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents Anthony Boyd (Runeslinger) of Casting Shadows Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue Solo Game Master's Guide by Geek Gamers in print https://www.modiphius.net/products/solo-game-masters-guide?_pos=1&_sid=171be2b62&_ss=r and PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/399150/Solo-Game-Masters-Guide-PDF?term=solo+game+masters Geek Gamers on YouTube https://www.youtu...
One Sought Adventure feat. Solo Game Master's Guide & Into The Odd (episode 199)
May 31, 2022 13:09 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBFeaturing... Joe Richter of Hindsightless The Prisoner (1967) created by Patrick McGoohan Be Seeing You by Tanya Floaker https://timeoftribes.itch.io/be-seeing-you Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast The Monster Club (1981) dir. Roy Ward Barker Lost Eons by David Blandy https://davidblandy.itch.io/lost-eons 2400 by Jason Tocci https://jasontocci.itch.io/2400 Jason Tocci's blog https://pretendo.games/ James A. Sral of Sub-Class Act James' Itch page https://jamessral.itch.io/ ...
Playtests, Pilgrims & Pamphlets (Pilgrimage of the Sun Guard) (episode 198)
April 17, 2022 13:47 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBFeaturing... Colin Green of Spikepit Pearl & Dean theme "Asteroid" by Pete Moore Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast The Monster Club (1981) dir. Roy Ward Barker Communion (1989) dir. Philippe Mora Orbital Blues by SoulMuppet Publishing A Dirty World by Greg Stoltze The Prisoner (1967) created by Patrick McGoohan Be Seeing You by Tanya Floaker Spikepit Osseous improve https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/452-osseous-rpg/id1411465419?i=1000488990786 Roleplay Rescue Playing ...
Playtests, Pilgrims & Pamphlets (episode 198)
April 17, 2022 13:47 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MBFeaturing... Colin Green of Spikepit Pearl & Dean theme "Asteroid" by Pete Moore Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast The Monster Club (1981) dir. Roy Ward Barker Communion (1989) dir. Philippe Mora Orbital Blues by SoulMuppet Publishing A Dirty World by Greg Stoltze The Prisoner (1967) created by Patrick McGoohan Be Seeing You by Tanya Floaker Spikepit Osseous improve https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/452-osseous-rpg/id1411465419?i=1000488990786 Roleplay Rescue Playing ...
Orbital Blues & Other Maladies (episode 197)
April 01, 2022 18:09 - 1 hour - 45 MBFeaturing... Pearl & Dean theme "Asteroid" by Pete Moore Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast The Black Hack by David Black https://www.squarehex.co.uk/products/the-black-hack-2nd-rule-book The Village (2004) dir. M. Night Shyamalan Goblin's Henchman Moana (2016) dir. John Musker and Ron Clements Colin Green of Spikepit The Street (2019) dir. Zed Nelson Codi M of No Save For You John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries RPG Podcast Pontypool (2008)...
Covid, Call-ins & Lone Eons (episode 196)
March 11, 2022 15:13 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MBFeaturing... Colin Green of Spikepit Kes (1969) dir. Ken Loach Codi M of No Save For You Orbital Blues by SoulMuppet Publishing Cowboy Bebop by Hajime Yatate Mostly Harmless Meetings by Dan Sumption https://peakrill.itch.io/mostly-harmless-meetings Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents... Anthony "Runeslinger" Boyd of Casting Shadows Those Dark Places by Johnathan Hicks https://ospreypublishing.com/those-dark-places Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Wolfen (1981) dir. ...
Mostly Harmless Meetings & Other Encounters (episode 195)
March 03, 2022 12:25 - 36 minutes - 25.1 MBFeaturing... Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Joe Richter of Hindsightless The Legend of Vox Machina Lone Eons https://davidblandy.itch.io/lone-eons The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin Those Dark Places by Johnathan Hicks https://ospreypublishing.com/those-dark-places Folk Horror Revival & Wyrd Harvest Press https://folkhorrorrevival.com/ Call of Cthulhu Andy Goodman https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/grizzly-peaks-radio/id1530832637 Andy's Patreon https://w...
More TV & My Top 3 (episode 194)
February 22, 2022 14:45 - 25 minutes - 23.4 MBFeaturing... Lone Eons https://davidblandy.itch.io/lone-eons Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents... The Legend of Vox Machina Arcane: League of Legends Into the Odd Electric Bastionland The Black Hack Barney Dicker's League of Eternal Guardians CounterpointD6 https://loco-ludus.itch.io/counterpointd6 Trickster's Net https://tricksters-net.itch.io/tricksters-net Neo-Triassic Shoreline Regression Syndrome https://ko-fi.com/locoludus ...
Slackman Returns, Dungeon Plumbers & Lost Eons (episode 193)
February 02, 2022 10:50 - 55 minutes - 38.1 MBSo, I finally put together an episode. This is essentially a bunch of recordings made at various points over the last two months. I respond to calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents and Colin "Spikepit" Green. I briefly talk about the games I've played before going through Wayne Robert's Dungeon Plumbers and unboxing David Blandy's Lost Eons box set. Honourable mentions: Atmosphere video board game, Netf...
A Cup of Joe & Jason on Wry with Karly Fries (episode 192)
December 01, 2021 23:39 - 31 minutes - 21.7 MBI dive straight into responding to messages from Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents, talking about The Dee Sanction, All Rolled Up, Mõrk Borg and how I'm not very metal. I then chat about how much I've been enjoying the Netflix series Arcane: League of Legends before treating you to yet another unboxing. This time it's the Haunted Almanac, a fabulous compilation of the work of microgame maestro Nate Treme. Ch...
Unbox-athon Part 3 - Keeping up with the Richters (episode 191)
November 22, 2021 21:43 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBI've gone all Peter Jackson on your ass and turned my two-parter into a three-parter. I respond to calls from Jason of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and B. J. of The Arcane Alienist before opening a few more boxes. Solitary Defilement by 1d10+5 https://1d105.itch.io/solitary-defilement The Dee Sanction: Adventures by Paul Baldowski & Richard August https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/allrolledup/the-dee-sanction-adventures Apparitions of East Anglia by Chris Spalton https://www.etsy.com/uk/lis...
Unbox-athon Part 2 - This Time it's Boxes (episode 190)
November 08, 2021 16:45 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBFeaturing messages from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and Karl Rodriguez. A little more Arthurian chat before we talk about getting serious with Mörk Borg and Call of Cthulhu. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/352086/Chromatic-Dungeons-RPG?term=Chromatic+dungeons https://www.allrolledup.co.uk/?s=dee+sanction&post_type=product https://www.storymasterstales.com/ https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/ Honourable mentions: Safer Fantasy Crafting podcast, Barney Dicker of Loco Ludu...
Unbox-athon Part 1 - Hallow-Zine Special (episode 189)
November 01, 2021 21:56 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBFeaturing messages from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Taylor of Clerics Wear Ringmail. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/373291/Mouth-Brood https://planetary-games-ttrpg.itch.io/amnesiac-space-whales https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/328612/MORK-BORG-CULT-FERETORY?term=feretory https://ozbrowning.itch.io/ozr Honourable mentions: Cairn and One-Shot World by Yochai Gal, Alluvial Plains by Barney Dicker, David Surman & Tom Barbalet, Chris Black's Black Hack 2E, Solitary Defilement...
Darkness Moves and Revenge of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast (episode 188)
October 19, 2021 10:19 - 42 minutes - 29.1 MBI kick things off by taking a look at Perplexing Ruin's evocative Cairn supplement Darkness Moves before responding to calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless, B. J. Boydd the Arcane Alienist and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. A little more Green Knight goodness, alignment and morality, some Best Left Buried and playing in Middle-Earth. Get Darkness Moves here https://perplexingruins.itch.io/darkness-moves Watch The Dungeon Inn - Philosophy in D&D here https://www.youtube.com/...
More Green Knight with Safer and Spoilers (187)
October 07, 2021 21:52 - 40 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this episode, I respond to a lovely message from Safer Fantasy Crafting concerning a theory he has about Sir Gawaine and The Green Knight. Essentially, it's another opportunity for me to witter on about David Lowery's amazing movie. Honourable Mentions: Alluvial Plains, League of Eternal Guardians by Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus, Everyone Games https://everyone-games.com/, Darkness Moves by Perplexing Ruins https://perplexingruins.itch.io/, Andy Goodman of Grizzly Peaks Radio. Music by T...
The Green Knight or How to Get Ahead in Chivalry (episode 186)
October 01, 2021 20:19 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MBI indulge in a little bit of unboxing including Best Left Buried: Deeper by Soulmuppet Publishing, The Hex Hack by John R Davis, Cairn by Yochai Gal and Side Quest: Fortress of Bones by Estragon Helmer. I respond to calls from Jason Connerley of Nerds RPG Variety Cast and Joe Richter of Hindsightless. I try to get to grips with the difference between Classic and Trad play before sharing a little spoiler-free review of David Lowery's The Green Knight. Honourable mentions: Middle-earth Role P...
The Green Knight or How to Get Ahead in Chivalry (Spoiler Warning) (episode 186)
October 01, 2021 11:00 - 36 minutes - 25.2 MBI indulge in a little bit of unboxing including Best Left Buried: Deeper by Soulmuppet Publishing, The Hex Hack by John R Davis, Cairn by Yochai Gal and Side Quest: Fortress of Bones by Estragon Helmer. I respond to calls from Jason Connerley of Nerds RPG Variety Cast and Joe Richter of Hindsightless. I try to get to grips with the difference between Classic and Trad play before sharing a little spoiler-free review of David Lowery's The Green Knight. Honourable mentions: Middle-earth Role P...
Fun With Categories and a Little Congestion (episode 185)
September 13, 2021 20:44 - 35 minutes - 24.6 MBI finally get around to replacing my copy of Titan: The Fighting Fantasy World. I answer calls from Safer Fantasy Crafting, B.J. of The Arcane Alienist, Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents..., Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. Following the praise of my talented co-host from the last couple of episodes, I contemplate GMing, share my interest in Into The Odd Remastered Kickstarter and Trickster's Net, consider the ca...
RPG Podcast Episode a Month Day (episode 184)
August 31, 2021 20:25 - 50 minutes - 34.8 MBFollowing an unscheduled month off, I'm back with a bumper episode. A long-awaited unboxing. Some equally long-awaited call responses for Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep, Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, Andy Goodman of Expedition from the Grizzly Peaks and Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus. Thanks to James Sral of Sub-Class Act, I discovered Parts Per Million solo aids and consider returning to an Into the Odd solo session from way back in episode 16 https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e4psvi I...
Something Wild and Troika! Time (episode 183)
July 21, 2021 13:44 - 30 minutes - 20.7 MBThis episode features two very special (to me at least) guest appearances, an unboxing of David F. Chapman's Tarot driven WILD RPG from Stoo Goff https://www.wildrpg.com/ and a recap of a recent Troika! session run by Timothy J. Drennon. I played with Jason Connerley who also covered the session in episode 223 of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast https://anchor.fm/jason376/episodes/223-Troika-e1493ni. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Contact me at [email protected]...
What's in the Box? (episode 182)
July 10, 2021 18:15 - 15 minutes - 14 MBAfter responding to a call from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Weal or Woe, I open a box and talk about the contents. Featuring Tortilla Flats by John Steinbeck, the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set and Swords & Wizardry Complete. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Contact me at [email protected] Check out what I'm up to on itch https://free-thrall.itch.io/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall/message This is...
Lands of Legends Review (episode 181)
July 05, 2021 15:56 - 30 minutes - 21.2 MBBack from a brief hiatus, I share some calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Evil Jeff of Minions & Musings and BJ of The Arcane Alienist regarding my improved audio. There's an unboxing/unopening of Bordercholly's Knights of the Road (a Kickstarter I backed for ZineQuest 3) https://bordercholly.itch.io/the-knights-of-the-road, followed by a review of OSR toolkit Lands of Legends from Axion Spice https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18110/Axian-Spice/subcategory/39231/Lan...
Casting the Pod (episode 180)
June 08, 2021 16:07 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBI've got a new microphone. I talk about podcasting and sound quality, almost forgetting I have a couple of call-ins from Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. Honourable mentions: Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, Colin Green of Spikepit, Ray Otus of Plundergrounds, Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor, Jason Hobbs of Random Screed, Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere and Jeff Collier of Tome of All Dooms. Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by L...
An Alluvial Plains Pledge & Scratching That Itch (episode 179)
May 31, 2021 21:25 - 20 minutes - 19 MBI begin with a few calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Weal or Woe, and Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus. I then reflect a little on my part in creating the Alluvial Plains setting for Barney's Vantage system before talking a little about the content of my Itch page https://free-thrall.itch.io/ Osseous, Pura, A Night in Veiglewood. Honourable mentions: Tom Barbalet of My Rules Are Better, David Surman, Dave Arneson, Free Kriegspiel, darkwormcol...
A Groats-Worth of Grotesques (episode 178)
May 27, 2021 19:51 - 29 minutes - 27.4 MBWherein I review George Patterson's rather unique "OSRish" baroque bestiary A Groats-Worth of Grotesques. Grab a copy here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18534/The-Skull-as-a-Complete-Gentleman-Co Including some great calls from Julz Burgisser of Julz from NZ, Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep and Safinho of Alone in the Labyrinth. Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle o...
Dice Roles, Logic Holes & Tipsy Trolls (episode 177)
May 15, 2021 17:13 - 31 minutes - 21.6 MBI touch on a variety of topics thanks to some great call-ins from Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere, John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries RPG Podcast, Joe Hardin of Biggus Geekus, Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus and Goblin's Henchman. Honourable mentions: Safinho of Alone in the Labyrinth, PBTA games, Jackson Malloy's Sword & Scoundrel, Barney Dicker's League of Eternal Guardians. https://free-thrall.itch.io/ Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Mid...
The Ones You're Rolling With (episode 176)
May 07, 2021 06:47 - 40 minutes - 27.9 MBA bunch of great call-ins from Colin "Spikepit" Green, Andy Goodman of Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Weal or Woe, Sanfinho of Alone in the Labyrinth and John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries. Covering a range of topic from Alexei Sayle to the zygomorphic nature of gaming community rivalry. Honourable mentions: The Dice are Screaming, The Alexei Sayle Podcast, Monty Python's Holy Grail, John Ruskin, William Morris,...
The Quest for Inclusivity (episode 175)
May 02, 2021 21:48 - 10 minutes - 9.23 MBA relatively short episode addressing some concerns Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere had about episode 173 "Shirker's Playtime". I also recommend checking out Brian's Have to Look That Up podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/have-to-look-that-up/id1557503258 Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Contact me at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall/...
Story Stuff: The Tale of Brap Crudman (episode 174)
April 29, 2021 09:56 - 27 minutes - 25.1 MBFollowing a call from Jason Connerley of Nerds RPG Variety Cast, I attempt to break down what I'm talking about when I refer to storygame elements using my experience of playing Jackson Malloy's Sword & Scoundrel and Chris Black's the Black Hack. Honourable mentions: Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland, Rollin' Bones with Ryan Howard, Dave Aldridge of dPercentile, and Alexei Sayle. Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Contact me ...
Story Stuff (feat. The Tale of Brap Crudman) (episode 174)
April 29, 2021 09:56 - 27 minutes - 25.3 MBFollowing a call from Jason Connerley of Nerds RPG Variety Cast, I attempt to break down what I'm talking about when I refer to storygame elements using my experience of playing Jackson Malloy's Sword & Scoundrel and Chris Black's the Black Hack. Honourable mentions: Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland, Rollin' Bones with Ryan Howard, Dave Aldridge of dPercentile, and Alexei Sayle. Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Contact me ...
Shirker's Playtime (episode 173)
April 24, 2021 09:56 - 48 minutes - 33.3 MBA star-studded lineup of calls from Safer Fantasy Crafting, Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus, Daniel Norton of Bandits Keep, Andy Goodman of Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks and Grizzly Peaks Radio, Jason Connerely of Nerds RPG Variety Cast, John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries and Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere. I discuss how I construct episodes, session length of online play, Call of Cthulhu handouts, design notes, the possibility of keeping personal politics out of gaming, fast a...
Mia Culpa (episode 172)
April 22, 2021 18:11 - 5 minutes - 6.31 MBJust a quick message addressing an erroneous remark I made regarding The Dice Are Screaming, episode 201: The Gamer Side Hustle. Music by Timothy J. Drennon Contact me at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall/message 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
Your OSR May Vary (with apology intro) (episode 171)
April 22, 2021 06:57 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBFirst, I respond to a bunch of messages from Jason Connerely of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Joe Hardin of Biggus Geekus and Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus. This is followed by an ill-advised leap to the defence of the OSR. I talk about the liberal approach to roleplaying back in the day and the moving away from splatbook bloat. I then talk about the Lavender Hack by Phillip Lewis, B/X compatible rules that incorporates material from a wide variety of gaming sources. Music by Timothy J. Drennon ...
Your OSR May Vary (with apology, Lavender Hack) (episode 171)
April 22, 2021 06:57 - 40 minutes - 28 MBFirst, I respond to a bunch of messages from Jason Connerely of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Joe Hardin of Biggus Geekus and Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus. This is followed by an ill-advised leap to the defence of the OSR. I talk about the liberal approach to roleplaying back in the day and the moving away from splatbook bloat. I then talk about the Lavender Hack by Phillip Lewis, B/X compatible rules that incorporates material from a wide variety of gaming sources. Music by Timothy J. Drennon ...
Your OSR May Vary (episode 171)
April 19, 2021 10:21 - 39 minutes - 36.8 MBNotes to follow... I promise. Music by Timothy J. Drennon "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere Contact me at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/free-thrall/message
Otherwise Engaged (episode 170)
April 04, 2021 09:07 - 33 minutes - 23.3 MBBriefly joined by a guest co-host before I dive into a bunch of call-ins from Ivy Shorts of The Happy Whisk, Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere, Arlen Walker of Live from Pellum's Wasteland and Che Webster of Roleplay Rescues. A more on immersion, a bit of accessibility, (re)defining storytelling games, dice pools, and a little patience. Thank you for all your calls. Honourabl...
The Joy of Dex & Scoring in a Pool (episode 169)
March 13, 2021 19:34 - 33 minutes - 22.9 MBAfter addressing the mystery of the missing link from last episode, I respond to calls from Jason Connerely of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim'Rous Bushi and Darren "RFED" Green. I talk a bit more about Darren's Dex system playtest before Goblin's Henchman helps me get my head around the probability of success in Year Zero. Honourable mentions: Casting the Runes rpg, Runehammer, Old-School Essentials, Dave "dPercentile" Aldridge and Nathan H. Juran's Jack...
Lost in Immersion (episode 168)
March 04, 2021 16:51 - 33 minutes - 23 MBThis is essentially a collection of musings on the subject of immersion, engagement and online play. Featuring calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Weal Or Woe, Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep and John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries RPG Podcast. I "unbox" Casting The Runes, an investigative horror RPG using the Gumshoe system. You can hear a fantastic interview with Paul StJohn Mackintosh, its creator, here on Barney Dicker's Loco Ludus http...
The Great Pretender (episode 167)
February 13, 2021 12:13 - 25 minutes - 23.5 MBBeginning with a few ZineQuest3 related messages from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Pete Jones of Dragons Are Real and Barry Dewey-Robertson of Shadow of the GM, before I go on a bit of a convoluted ramble in an attempt to explain explaining how I enjoy playing RPGs. Most of the podcast episodes mentioned: Loco Ludus https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/league-of-eternal-guardians-zine-quest-kickstarter/id1488770987?i=1000508017096 Dragons Are Real https://podcasts.apple.c...
Back Log, ZineQuest Special (episode 166)
February 05, 2021 15:46 - 28 minutes - 25.7 MBI answer some messages from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Weal or Woe, and Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus before listing off the ZineQuest3 zines I have backed on Kickstarter. Zine links: The Vast in the Dark https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/appalachia-gothic/the-vast-in-the-dark-exploring-ruins-in-an-infinite-world?ref=nav_search&result=project&term=vast%20 The Drain https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yusem/the-drain?ref=nav_search&result...
Vaesen Take 2, Second Cite (episode 165)
February 02, 2021 11:32 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBA call from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast prompts me to revisit my recent Vaesen overview. I also get a call from my old friend Brandon Marlow (a.k.a. Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus). Honourable mentions: Spirit of 77 by By David Kizzia & Bob Richardson, Monster of the Week by Michael Sands, Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow, Dave Peterson's Frankenstein's RPG podcast. Music by Timothy J. Drennon. Find his Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TJD/posts Special thanks to Lieren of Updates...
You Say Vaesen, I Say Vaesen (episode 164)
January 31, 2021 08:45 - 16 minutes - 15.1 MBJason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast calls in to school me on %Liar and Dave Hargrave's Arduin followed by a brief overview of Vaesen, a game of Nordic folk horror from Free League (Fria Ligan). Music by Timothy J. Drennon. Find his Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/TJD/posts Special thanks to Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere. Contact me at [email protected] --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall/message This is ...
Knave, Glaive & Rogueland (episode 163)
January 21, 2021 15:28 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBFirst, a final word from Joe Richter of Hindsightless on the trouble with thieves, or rogues, or whatever you crazy kids are calling them nowadays, followed by a message from first-time caller Wayne Banacek, creator of the infamous %Liar statistic. I talk a little about Ben "Questing Beast" Milton's Knave rules system before giving a brief overview of Scott Wegener's Glaive and Caverns of Heresy's Rogueland, two zine RPGs based on the Knave rules. You can pick up Glaive here https://teslad...