Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast
651 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 4 ratingsTwice a week (nominally) podcast about tabletop role playing games, exploitation movies, board games, miniature war games, and whatever else attracts my interest.
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529 The Princess Bride on Movie Monday
July 31, 2023 03:45 - 40 minutes - 37.3 MBThis month for movie night we watched Rob Reiner's 1987 fantasy adventure comedy film, The Princess Bride. Next month's film will be 1980's Hawk the Slayer. You have until 25 August 2023 to send in your thoughts on Hawk the Slayer. I will be doing a special on 1983's Revenge of the Ninja in honor of it's 40th anniversary, submissions on it are needed by 1 September 2023. Submissions by Amy (The Crush Foundation), Karl (The GMologist Presents), Free Thrall (The Keep off the Borderland), MW...
528 Gamma World
July 30, 2023 03:59 - 8 minutes - 7.88 MBToday on System Sunday I talk about TSR's Gamma World! Gamma World on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/44/Wizards-of-the-Coast/subcategory/9730_262/Gamma-World Red Dice Diaries now on Substack! https://reddicediaries.substack.com/ Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a varie...
527 Time Enough at Last
July 27, 2023 04:01 - 26 minutes - 24.8 MBMailbag episode! Calls from Anthony aka Runeslinger (Casting Shadows), Peter (Spezbaby on discord), Michael aka CHGOWIZ (The Dungeonmaster’s Handbook), Joe (Hindsightless), and our closer Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail...
526 Nations & Cannons
July 25, 2023 12:30 - 1 hour - 63 MBJoe Salvador of Raven God Games ( https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com/ ) joins me to interview Pat Mooney from Flagbearer Games about a 5E powered historical game focusing on the American Revolutionary War. Where to find Flagbearer Games and Nations & Cannons Revolutionary Choices game: https://www.americanrevolutioninstitute.org/revolutionary-choices-game/ https://www.nationsandcannons.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/flagbearergames Discord link: https://discord.gg/CjNVyGJ Backe...
525 Raven Hawk 1996
July 23, 2023 04:01 - 8 minutes - 8.3 MBIn the seventh entry during this Year of Pyun where I celebrate the movies of Albert Pyun I discuss the 1996 movie Raven Hawk. Spoilers within. Previous shows in the Year of Pyun series The Sword and the Sorcerer https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/episodes/455-The-Sword-and-the-Sorcerer-with-Jason-Hobbs-e1t2plk Cyborg https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/episodes/467-Cyborg-with-Joe-Richter-e1uqi9s Dollman https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/episode...
524 Humpday Hullabaloo
July 19, 2023 04:01 - 47 minutes - 44.1 MBMailbag episode. Feedback from Agent Pumpkin, Daniel, Karl, Anthony, Joe, KR King, Rich. Autocratik's This August - the 10th RPGaDAY blog entry https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html The Dekahedron RPG Podcast for their Hard Sci-Fi Novel Contest http://www.dekahedron.com/ The discussion on layers I referenced: Free Thrall's Blog "The Stochasium" https://freethrall.substack.com/p/pronoun-perspectives-of-play Casting Shadows https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s...
523 Breaking Infinity
July 16, 2023 14:59 - 19 minutes - 18.4 MBFor System Sunday I discuss the free new RPG based on the new movie Breaking Infinity. Breaking Infinity RPG http://www.baffleboxgames.com/pages/games.html Baffle Box Games http://www.baffleboxgames.com/index.html Breaking Infinity Movie Trailer https://www.breakinginfinityfilm.com/ Betelnut Games https://www.betelnutgames.com/ The Lovecraft Variant https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/423957/The-Lovecraft-Variant Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145...
522 #RPGaDAY Contest
July 14, 2023 00:21 - 4 minutes - 4.14 MBI announce the July Contest which is in support of #RPGaDAY 2023. Get your entries by 30 July 2023. Autocratik's This August - the 10th RPGaDAY blog entry https://www.autocratik.com/2023/07/this-august-10th-rpgaday.html Casting Shadows blog entry https://castingshadowsblog.com/2023/07/21/rpgaday2023-10th-anniversary-announcement/ #RPGaDAY2023 Youtube video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JjRGb2b-Xk8 Ways to enter: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for intern...
521 Time Capsule Award Show
July 12, 2023 03:21 - 1 hour - 88.1 MBKarl from The GMologist Presents podcast joins me to review the entries for my June contest. Entries from Joe, Sam, Daniel (Bandit’s Keep), Eric (The Omega 3D Chicken Coop), David (Betelnut Games/BaffleBox Games), Anthony (Casting Shadows), Peter (Spezbaby on Discord), Joe (Hindsightless), Joe (Dekahedron), and Amy (The GMologist Presents) The GMologist Presents (to hear more Karl and Amy) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karl-rodriguez The Dekahedron RPG Podcast (for the July har...
520 Man, Myth & Magic on System Sunday
July 09, 2023 04:01 - 15 minutes - 14 MBToday I talk about another game by Herbie Brennan which does interesting things in teaching how to play, making different backgrounds and classes feel different, & in the incorporation of the idea of reincarnation as a major mechanic of the game. PDFs available here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/32/Precis-Intermedia/subcategory/126_33032/Man-Myth--Magic Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpi...
519 Feedback Friday
July 07, 2023 04:01 - 52 minutes - 48.2 MBIn this episode I field feedback from you, my listeners. Featuring Daniel (Bandit's Keep), Joe (The Dekahedron RPG Podcast), Eric (The Omega 3D Chicken Coop) and Sam. Baffle Box Games and Breaking Infinity http://www.baffleboxgames.com/ Breaking Infinity trailer https://www.breakinginfinityfilm.com/ The "What is a RPG?" episode of The Dekahedron RPG Podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jpgill/episodes/070---What-is-an-RPG-e26huch The PLAY web forum that Joe mentions http://www...
518 Celebrate 4th of July with American Ninja 2: The Confrontation
July 04, 2023 03:59 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBJoe from Hindsightless joins me to discuss the best live action G.I. Joe movie of the 80's, American Ninja 2: The Confrontation. Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr Home p...
517 Cutthroats & Thieves
July 02, 2023 04:01 - 22 minutes - 20.4 MBVic Dorso joins me to talk about DaveCon 2023 and his new kickstarter, the Cutthroats & Thieves card game. Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wizardtowergames/cutthroats-and-thieves-card-game Angry Dwarf Games (Vic's Company) https://angry-dwarf-games.square.site/ The Worlds of MW Lewis https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/pod/show/mwlewis/episodes/Epi-209-Worlds-ASwirl-Around-the-Head-e233gol Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe f...
516 The Morrow Project with Runeslinger
June 28, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 61.1 MBAnthony aka Runeslinger from the Casting Shadows media empire joins me to talk about The Morrow Project. Calls from Anthony (Casting Shadows) and Karl (The GMologist Presents) Casting Shadows https://castingshadowsblog.com/ Dekahedron RPG Podcast (for the hard sci fi book contest) http://www.dekahedron.com/ Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at ne...
515 The Dungeonmaster on Movie Monday
June 26, 2023 04:01 - 57 minutes - 53.2 MBEdit 8 Feb 2024 a call from Goblin's Henchmen was added to the end of this episode. This month for movie night we watched Charles Band’s 1984 anthology film, The Dungeonmaster. Next month's film will be 1987's The Princess Bride. You have until 28 July 2023 to send in your thoughts on The Princess Bride. Submissions from Joe (Hindsightless), Daniel (Bandit’s Keep) Amy Lee (The GMologist Presents), Karl (The GMologist Presents), Sonny, MW (The Worlds of MW Lewis), Dark Fluid, Joe (Raven God...
514 Timeship on System Sunday
June 25, 2023 04:01 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBI talk about one of the earliest time travel role play games on System Sunday. Timeship PDF on DrivethruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/257406/Timeship-Classic-Reprint Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dun...
513 Shenanigans
June 21, 2023 01:17 - 28 minutes - 26.3 MBMailbag episode this week. Calls from Daniel (Bandit's Keep), Joe (Raven God Games), Joe (Hindsightless), email from Sam Brutal Beerworks https://www.brutalbeerworks.com/ The GMologist Presents episode at Brutal Beerworks https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karl-rodriguez/episodes/PvP-Revisited-on-the-Road-e25h1d0/a-aa0fh74 Sho Kosugi Books https://www.amazon.com/Yin-Yang-Code-Tenkai-Bo-Sho-Kosugi-ebook/dp/B077MMCHF2/ref=sr_1_2 https://www.amazon.com/Yin-Yang-Code-Shadow-Tenkai-Bo-B...
512 Captain America 1990 with B.J.
June 18, 2023 04:01 - 41 minutes - 38 MBIn the sixth entry during this Year of Pyun where I celebrate the movies of Albert Pyun my friend B.J. from The Arcane Alienist podcast joins me to discuss the 1990 movie Captian America. Spoilers within. Audio clips from Shout! Factory TV extras and a recorded Q&A. The Arcane Alienist podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist Previous shows in the Year of Pyun series The Sword and the Sorcerer https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/episodes/455-The-Sword-a...
511 Happy Birthday Sho Kosugi!
June 17, 2023 04:01 - 20 minutes - 18.6 MBToday is the 75th birthday of the man that was instrumental in starting the ninja phenomenon in America. Many Years! Sho Kosugi's Republic of Ninja https://republicoflucha.com/collections/sho-kosugis-republic-of-ninja Sho Kosugi talk at LMU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qlzca3efn6E Sho Kosugi Q&A https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6VMVA-dhHc Ninja City RPG https://goodman-games.com/store/?s=ninja+city&post_type=product Black Belt Magazine Article https://blackbeltmag.com/sho-kosugi W...
510 Politics in Old School Games or En Garde!
June 14, 2023 04:01 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBPolitics in RPGs? Yes please! Calls from from Karl (The GMologist Presents), Jason Hobbs (Random Screed, Hobbs & Friends), Joe (Raven God Games) MUTATION RPG Quickstart https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/372551/MUTATION-RPG-Free-Quick-Start The Dungeonmaster (1984) https://tubitv.com/movies/100001025/the-dungeonmaster DaveCon https://www.davecon.net/ En Garde! http://www.engarde.co.uk/index.html#Top Dark Horse Lodge https://www.darkhorselodge.org/ Midwest Veterans Closet http://w...
509 Dragon Peak Publishing on System Sunday
June 11, 2023 04:01 - 47 minutes - 44.2 MBStefan from Dragon Peak Publishing joins me to talk about his products, an upcoming kickstarter, and Dungeon Crawl Classics. Where you can find Stefan: Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brimstonecradle/the-technomancer-of-candy-mountain-mcc-rpg?ref=18xdqa DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/19023/Dragon-Peak-Publishing Itch.io: https://dragonpeakpublishing.itch.io/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/DMBadWrongFun Goodman Games Twitch: https://www.twitch.tv/...
508 Time Capsule
June 08, 2023 03:52 - 22 minutes - 20.7 MBIn this episode I wrestle with Spotify’s crappy interface, announce a new contest, remember an infamous date 1230 years ago, and field listener calls. Calls from Daniel (Bandit’s Keep) David ( BetelnutGames.com ) and Karl (The GMologist Presents) Micro Mech Warrior http://oldguyrpg.blogspot.com/2009/10/micromechwarrior.html BaffleBoxGames.com Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international ca...
507 Mega Military May Award Show
June 05, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 108 MBHere is the award show for the military media contest. Thank you to Eric from The Omega 3D Chicken Coop for joining me to discuss the entries. Entries from Kevin Borrup, Jason Hobbs, Daniel, Karl, Dekahedron Joe, Chgowiz, Joey, Adrian Young, Anthony, Vino, Sam, Ray, Peter (Spezbaby) Adrian Young Games https://adrian-young-games.itch.io/age-of-adventure-rpg Camp Hometown Heroes https://www.camphometownheroes.org/ Michael's charity http://www.midwestveteranscloset.org/ Ways to contact me: ...
506 Old School But Still In Print
June 04, 2023 04:01 - 9 minutes - 4.6 MBNot all old school games are hard to find or expensive! OD&D https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/44/Wizards-of-the-Coast/subcategory/9730_9737/DD-Original-Edition Moldvay Basic https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/110274/DD-Basic-Set-Rulebook-B-X-ed-Basic?cPath=9730_9736 Cook Expert https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/110792/DD-Expert-Set-Rulebook-B-X-ed-Basic?cPath=9730_9736 AD&D 1E https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/44/Wizards-of-the-Coast/subcategory/9730_9734/ADD-1st-Ed Bo...
505 Live Large!
June 01, 2023 04:01 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBOn this episode I open up the mailbag and field calls on a variety of topics. "Live Large!" is a quote from author Don Pendleton. It means you should live your life to the fullest. Calls from Runeslinger (Casting Shadows), Jason Hobbs (Random Screed / Hobbs & Friends), Free Thrall (Keep off the Borderlands), Karl (The GMologist Presents), Joe (Hindsightless), Daniel (Bandit's Keep) North Hollywood Shootout https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Hollywood_shootout The Peach House Shooto...
504 Clash of the Titans on Movie Night
May 29, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 58 MBOur inaugural movie for our monthly movie night (thanks again to Goblin's Henchmen for the idea) is Clash of the Titans. This episode features submissions about the movie from from MW Lewis, Joe, Chgowiz, the Henchlings, Goblin’s Henchman, Ray, Sam, Daniel, Runeslinger, Menion, Amy, Karl, and Darkfluid. Thank you to everyone that participated! Article on the Harryhausen's Kraken https://firstfandomexperience.org/2020/06/19/ray-harryhausen-released-the-kraken-in-1938/amp/ Our June movie ...
503 Magnum Fury on System Sunday
May 28, 2023 04:01 - 14 minutes - 13.5 MBNeed a system for your action packed one shot based on your favorite 1980's action movie? Look no further than Magnum Fury by LakeSide Games. LakeSide Games on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/5026/LakeSide-Games Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords inclu...
502 The Agency is in the Dice Roll or REAVER and The Tree of Doom
May 24, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 71.7 MBI talk about a recent session of REAVER and field more calls on suppressive fire amongst other topics. Calls from Spencer aka Free Thrall (Keep off the Borderlands), Safer (Safer Fantasy Crafting), Joe (Hindsightless), Chgowiz (The Dungeon Master's Handbook), Joe (Raven God Games), MW Lewis (The Worlds of MW Lewis), Dekahedron Joe (Dekahedron RPG Podcast), Goblin’s Henchman, The Pink Phantom (Phantom Thoughts), Karl (The GMologist Presents), and Sam. REAVER: Sword & Sorcery RPG Quickstar...
501 HyperspaceD6 on System Sunday
May 21, 2023 04:01 - 14 minutes - 13.1 MBAfter saying goodbye to Jim Brown and Russ Nicholson I discuss Matt Click's HyperspaceD6, a simplified descendent of the WEG Star Wars RPG. Things and people discussed: HyperspaceD6 (follow the links) https://twitter.com/MattClick/status/1522236504411566080 501st Legion https://www.501st.com/ Find Joe on the Dekahedron RPG Podcast http://www.dekahedron.com/ Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.spe...
500 Fang it!
May 17, 2023 04:01 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBI'm on vacation this week but couldn't skip my 500th episode so I talk about what I see going forward, discuss a very generous gift, and open the mail bag to play calls from James, Joe, Tim, & Daniel. I also announce a movie watch along inspired by Goblin's Henchman, your assignment, should you accept it, is to watch Clash of the Titans and call in your thoughts by 26 May. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr Things and people discussed: Dekahedron Podcast http:...
499 Omega Doom with Daniel Norton
May 14, 2023 04:01 - 43 minutes - 39.9 MBIn the fifth entry in this Year of Pyun where I celebrate the movies of Albert Pyun my friend Daniel from Bandit's Keep joins me to discuss the 1996 movie Omega Doom starring Rutger Hauer. We also discuss The Warrior and the Sorceress near the end of the episode. Spoilers within. Previous shows in the Year of Pyun series The Sword and the Sorcerer https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/episodes/455-The-Sword-and-the-Sorcerer-with-Jason-Hobbs-e1t2plk Cyborg https://podcasters.spo...
498 Joe Deals in Lead
May 10, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBJoe from Hindsightless joins me to discuss We Deal in Lead, do a surprise unboxing, and dip into the mailbag for some feedback on my Gaming Red Dawn episode. Don't forget to send me your favorite military media property and what game you would run it with, you have until 26 May 2023. My special guest Joe can be found on Hindsightless https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-richter9 Palladium Books https://palladium-store.com/1001/SFNT.html You can find Che Webster on Roleplay Rescue ...
497 Classified on System Sunday
May 07, 2023 04:01 - 5 minutes - 5.46 MBToday we talk about Classified The Role Playing Game of Covert Operations by Expeditious Retreat Press. This is a retro clone of Victory Games' James Bond 007 RPG from the 1980's. Cerebrevore Episode on James Bond 007 RPG https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/X7vXtHLPmzb Or on YouTube https://youtu.be/B9rzoOTNchw Classified https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/69/Expeditious-Retreat-Press/subcategory/225_20577/Classified Expeditious Retreat Press https://www.xrpshop.citymax.com/page/...
496 Gaming Red Dawn
May 03, 2023 04:01 - 40 minutes - 37.8 MBI discuss board and role playing games in occupied America, some of which were inspired by John Milius' 1984 movie Red Dawn, and open the mail bag. Fantasy Games Unlimited https://www.fantasygamesunlimited.net/ Freedom Fighters https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/888/Freedom-Fighters Year of the Phoenix https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/900/Year-of-the-Phoenix Invasion U.S. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/422861/Invasion-US-First-Edition-Stand-Alone Bearcats https://www.drivet...
495 Sandbox Generator by Atelier Clandestin on System Sunday
April 30, 2023 04:01 - 9 minutes - 9.22 MBOn this System Sunday I talk about the amazing Sandbox Generator by Atelier Clandestin! Atelier Clandestin Home Page https://atelierclandestin.wixsite.com/home Sandbox Generator https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/430675/Sandbox-Generator Free Sandbox Generator Example 1 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/432890/Sandbox-Generator-Example-Part-1 Free Sandbox Generator Example 2 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/433641/Sandbox-Generator-Example-Part-2 Free Sandbox Generator Example...
494 Suppressive Fire Mechanics and a New Contest!
April 28, 2023 04:01 - 35 minutes - 33.3 MBI announce the May Contest, we get some great listener responses about suppressive fire mechanics in RPGs, and Sam tells us about how his feelings for Palladium Games' Recon have changed over the years. Calls from Ricardo, Karl, David, and Sam. Goblin's Henchman https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/ Story from 3rd Bat in Panama https://www.rangerwinnie.com/post/december-20-1989 Find Karl at The GMologist Presents podcast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karl-rodriguez Ways to co...
493 Captain Kronos Vampire Hunter & Evilspeak Double Feature with YeOldeJeff
April 24, 2023 16:30 - 1 hour - 56.7 MBJeff joins me to talk about Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter from 1974 which is a very D&D movie and in honor of Chaosium's release of Elder, an AI powered chatbot, we also discuss the cautionary documentary Evilspeak from 1981. You can find Jeff, YeOldeJeff on various discord servers, on his blog Swords & Schlock https://swordsandschlock.wordpress.com/ Things we discuss: D&D Tropes, Evil Dead Rise (Spoiler Free), Horror Express (Spoiler Free), Creepshow (TV Series) Season 2 Episode 5 "Nig...
492 Demonspore The Secret of the Shrooms on Spotlight Sunday
April 23, 2023 16:05 - 19 minutes - 17.9 MBThis week I highlight Matt Finch's mid level Swords and Wizardry adventure Demonspore The Secret of the Shrooms. This is a 3rd to 6th level adventure for 4 to 8 adventurers that you could use with any TSR era D&D edition or similar game. PDF version https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-finch/demonspore/ebook/product-1k8y45m2.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Print version https://www.lulu.com/shop/matthew-finch/demonspore/paperback/product-1vk6nydd.html?page=1&pageSize=4 Swords and Wizardry Complete R...
491 Complexity in Roleplaying Games
April 21, 2023 00:00 - 31 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this mailbag extravaganza the listeners discuss their thoughts on complexity in roleplaying games. Sam also talks suppressive fire and I say something nice about GURPS! Calls from Joe, Anthony, Amy & Karl, Chgowiz, and Sam. Dungeon Craft The Problem with Crunch https://youtu.be/14wMG2FN70I Find the callers here: Joe Richter (Hindsightless) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-richter9 Anthony aka Runeslinger (Casting Shadows) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinge...
490 Reavers of the Mailbag
April 18, 2023 19:28 - 42 minutes - 39 MBOn this episode we have another Reaver recap plus we open the mail bag for a guest unboxing of CMON's Masters of the Universe Kickstarter, complements for other callers & guests, how to do a movie review, and more thoughts on martial arts in role playing games. Calls from "the Joes", Sam, Anthony, Daniel, and Jason Hobbs. Reaver: Sword & Sorcery RPG Quickstart https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/419427/Reaver-Sword--Sorcery-RPG-Quickstart Hissatsu Folder designed by James Williams https:/...
489 Stay Frosty & Slipgate Chokepoint on System Sunday
April 16, 2023 04:01 - 19 minutes - 17.8 MBThis episode we delve into one of my favorite systems and an expansion that is designed to emulate first person shooter video games like Doom, Quake, and Unreal Tournament. Stay Frosty PDF on itch.io https://caseyg.itch.io/stay-frosty Slipgate Chokepoint & Ectotectonics PDFs on itch.io https://andrewwalter.itch.io/ Stay Frosty PDF on DrivethruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/206742/Stay-Frosty Slipgate Chokepoint, Map Pack and Ectotectonics PDFs on DrivethruRPG https://www.drive...
488 The Wolf Man: Rob & Jason vs Universal Monsters Pt 6
April 12, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 89 MBRob from the Down in a Heap podcast joins me to talk about 1941's The Wolf Man! We also discuss 1935's Werewolf of London. Spoiler alert for both films. This is part of a series of podcasts we are doing where we discuss the Universal Monster movies. Down in a Heap https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-c Previous shows in this series Dracula https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-c/episodes/Rob--Jason-vs--The-Universal-Monsters-Part-1---Dracula-eu54iq/a-a8ge3u Frankenstein http...
487 Ron's Old-School Compendium + Nemesis with Karl Rodriguez
April 08, 2023 23:31 - 38 minutes - 35.8 MBIn the fourth entry in this Year of Pyun where I celebrate the movies of Albert Pyun my friend Karl from joins me to discuss the 1992 sci fi action movie, Nemesis. This podcast is full of spoilers for the movie. First I talk about a brand new rules supplement on Lulu for AD&D 1E type games. "Ron's Old-School Compendium" is a compilation including hundreds of all-new monsters, spells, and magic items designed to be compatible with 1st Edition AD&D, OSRIC, and other old-school fantasy role-p...
486 Phone Call Friday
April 07, 2023 04:04 - 44 minutes - 40.8 MBA short reminder of the upcoming fifth anniversary of Art Bell's passing. Calls on martial arts in RPGs from Stan (first time caller!), Colin (Spikepit), & Spezbaby (Peter). Calls on Apocalypse World, The Crow by Joe (Hindsightless). Calls on VTT Character Sheets and more detailed combat by Daniel (Bandit's Keep) and Karl (The GMologist Presents). Daniel also comments on the current management of the Tunnels & Trolls, and Flying Buffalo's, IP. Find the callers here: Colin (Spikepit) https...
485 Monster & Character Encounters with JE Shields
April 05, 2023 04:01 - 25 minutes - 23.6 MBArtist James Shields joins me to discuss Monster & Character Encounters (MACE) which is currently on Kickstarter. A zine of 50 new monsters, their traps, and treasures. These aren't your daddy's dragons. MACE https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeshields/monster-and-character-encounters JE Shields https://jeshields.com/ Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The podcast...
484 Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades with Karl Rodriguez
April 02, 2023 04:01 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBOn this Spotlight Sunday Karl joins me to discuss this Wuxia TTRPG by Brendan Davis & Jeremy Bai published by Osprey Games. Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/339100/Righteous-Blood-Ruthless-Blades-Wuxia-Roleplaying Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades Kindle https://a.co/d/3BKRwJS Wandering Heroes of the Ogre Gate http://www.bedrockgames.net/Wandering-Heroes-of-Ogre-Gate.html Listen to Karl on his podcast The GMologist Presents https://podcasters.spoti...
483 Tag Team Match!
March 31, 2023 04:01 - 51 minutes - 47.4 MBI talk about the Severed Fate and Random Quest kickstarters plus field calls about Spotify's engineered Anchorapocalypse, tactics in RPGs, Palladium's Recon, VTT online vs in person play, Savage Rifts, Tri Tac Games, my questionable back catalog, the Space Alert board game, Red Dwarf, The Crow, Tunnels & Trolls third party products and my early episodes from 2019! Kickstarter watch: Severed Fate https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/severedfate/severed-fate Interview with Laurel and Jo...
482 Martial Arts Award Show
March 28, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 85 MBHere it is, the awards show for the March Martial Arts Contest. Join Joe Richter and myself as we play all the entries & announce the winner. Movies discussed Musa the Warrior https://youtu.be/6_935RXjYmo , Shinobi No Mono https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobi_no_Mono , Kung Fu Hustle, Once Upon a Time in China II, Ultimax Force https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvyDfU1mh08 , Big Trouble in Little China, Enter the Dragon, The Raid, The Karate Kid, The Next Karate Kid, Kung Fu, Kiss of the ...
481 Dollman with Joe Richter
March 26, 2023 04:01 - 1 hour - 65.1 MBIn the third entry in this Year of Pyun where I celebrate the movies of Albert Pyun my friend Joe from joins me to discuss the 1991 sci fi action movie, Dollman. This podcast is full of spoilers for the movie. Dollman is free on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUXw0NOElk8 Where to find Joe: Hindsightless https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-richter9 Come to: DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ GrogCon in Orlando, FL on 29 Sep to 1 Oct...
480 How to kill a fan base (Tunnels & Trolls)
March 24, 2023 13:18 - 4 minutes - 4.38 MBThe company that bought Flying Buffalo and the Tunnels & Trolls brand has asked DrivethruRPG to remove all third party T&T products. Discussion on Vin’s T&T TrollBridge https://trollbridge.proboards.com/thread/4243/3rd-party-stuff-off-dtrpg Contact Kurated Korner (Flying Buffalo webstore) & Webbed Sphere Inc to tell them we want a good third party publishing avenue for Tunnels & Trolls. Flying Buffalo contact https://kuratedkorner.com/pages/contact Webbed Sphere Inc contact https://w...