Roll to Save
61 episodes - English - Latest episode: 5 months ago -Roll to Save is a monthly podcast dedicated to RPGs from yester-year. Episodes will cover the history of old roleplaying games, their backgrounds and their systems, as well as round table discussions where we prattle on about our fondest memories. We also do a variety of actual play episodes.
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Episodes
Token of Our Humble Love For you Day - A Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 4
November 22, 2023 22:00 - 36 minutes - 25 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Rapid Response Team 413 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees the team dealing with the consequences of messing around in a power plant, as well some very lively demonstrations of just how well protected a Comp Node actually is. They also *gasp* try and attempt to accomplish their mission objecti...
Computer RPGs
October 24, 2023 01:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBWith a certain Baldur's Gate 3 taking the world by storm, we decided to do an episode on computer RPGs - all those digital versions of our favourite games that we've lost hours to. Join us as we talk about games from the past that we loved (and loathed) and marvel at just how much time Steve has lost to Baldur's Gate 3... Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltosavepod WEBSITE: https://rolltosave.blog HOSTS: Iain W...
Token of Our Humble Love For you Day - A Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 3
October 04, 2023 03:00 - 43 minutes - 30.2 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Rapid Response Team 413 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees our team explore RYI sector where they begin to suspect that Friend Computer isn't as...well..."stable" is a stretch, but isn't as "predictable" as usual. They also explore a cubicle farm and a nuclear reactor, because we all know lett...
Token of Our Humble Love For you Day - A Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 2
May 12, 2023 20:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Rapid Response Team 413 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. Our brave heroes spend this episode navigating a PLC warehouse, trigger happy Army troopers, experimental soft drinks and improvised religious icons. And guess what? More singing. Yes, the singing still isn't good. Thanks to our cast of @manticoretal...
Token of Our Humble Love For You Day - A Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 1
November 22, 2022 01:00 - 37 minutes - 25.7 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Rapid Response Team 413 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees our brave team summoned to their mission briefing where they learn that they will be exploring a totally safe and doubtlessly disarmed missile silo, whilst also looking for game show hosts to interview. Predictably, there is singing. ...
Miniature Wargaming - Part 2
October 11, 2022 15:00 - 1 hour - 49.7 MBDraw a Venn diagram of geeky interests, and there will be a massive circle where RPGs and Miniature Wargaming meet. In this episode, we're going to talk all about this cousin to RPGs, our experiences with it and some recent announcements in the mini wargaming community that have caught our interest. This is our second miniature wargaming episode - if you want more nonsense like this, check out part one. Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: http...
SLA Industries - The Assumptions - Episode 6
September 06, 2022 17:00 - 21 minutes - 14.9 MBSteve's had this great idea that we should do some actual plays of the games we are talking about. So, here is the fourth of these - Episode 5 of "The Assumptions", a SLA Industries actual play podcast. We hope you enjoy it! In this episode, Bob continues his investigation of the sewage plant's records, whilst McTavish and Bovril battle it out with the spider creatures that seems to have taken up residence in Wooly's desiccated corpse. Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] T...
Me and My Shadow Mark IV - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 5
August 30, 2022 18:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBJoin Troubleshooter Task Force 451 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode (and apologies for the delay in it coming out!) sees our intrepid team try to solve the problem of dealing with whatever fell off Mark IV and caused the warbot to stop working. As would be expected, the Troubleshooters are a picture perfect example of teamwork, leaders...
SLA Industries - The Assumptions - Episode 5
August 24, 2022 19:00 - 22 minutes - 15.5 MBSteve's had this great idea that we should do some actual plays of the games we are talking about. So, here is the fourth of these - Episode 5 of "The Assumptions", a SLA Industries actual play podcast. We hope you enjoy it! In this episode, the Assumptions split up - leaving Bob to do some ever so exciting data analysis, whilst Bovril and McTavish go off to investigate Wooly - the missing sewage plant worker. Several doors were harmed in this episode... Contact us at: EMAIL: roll.to...
Miniature Wargaming - Part 1
August 18, 2022 23:00 - 1 hour - 69.4 MBDraw a Venn diagram of geeky interests, and there will be a massive circle where RPGs and Miniature Wargaming meet. In this episode, we're going to talk all about this cousin to RPGs, our experiences with it and some recent announcements in the mini wargaming community that have caught our interest. After recording we realised that there was a ton of other stuff that we wanted to mention, so consider this Part 1 of our trip into the world of plastic crack! Contact us at: EMAIL: roll.to.s...
Mind's Eye Theatre - Roundtable
June 01, 2022 21:00 - 1 hour - 71.1 MBJoin us as we ramble on about the Mind's Eye Theatre - White Wolf's fantastic series of Live Action Roleplay games. We talk about our experiences with the system, the games we've played in, the good times we've had and share the inevitable LARP horror stories. This is part two of our MET episode - part one features a review of the history of this system and how it came to be. Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltos...
Mind's Eye Theatre - History
April 20, 2022 00:00 - 46 minutes - 31.7 MBJoin us as we take a deep dive into the Mind's Eye Theatre - White Wolf's fantastic series of Live Action Roleplay games. We talk about how MET got started, the various supplements released along the way, as well as some of the nuances of the LARPing scene. This is part one of our MET episode - part two will feature a round table discussion where we put on our rose tinted glasses and talk about our favourite memories of the game. Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: ...
2021 - Year in Review
April 05, 2022 18:00 - 1 hour - 80.7 MBOk, ok... 2021 was a LONG time ago and this episode is horrendously late. We know... However we're back - that's the main thing, so settle back and enjoy this - rather long - episode where we warble on about 2021 and all the cool things we've played, bought and backed. WARNING: tangents abound in this episode! EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltosavepod WEBSITE: https://rolltosave.blog HOSTS: Iain Wilson, Jason Downey, Steve ...
Me and My Shadow Mark IV - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 4
November 18, 2021 22:00 - 24 minutes - 16.9 MBJoin Troubleshooter Task Force 451 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees the team get into an argument with a presumptive scrubbot, play a game of "who can get inside the Mark IV first", interpret the Computer's instructions incorrectly and with fatal consequences, and test out the fire suppression systems of the bot they're meant to be...
The Dying World - a Mörk Borg Solo Actual Play Podcast - Episode 2
November 17, 2021 15:00 - 20 minutes - 13.8 MBWelcome to the Dying World - a Mörk Borg solo actual play podcast. In this episode Keftar, Belum and Felban decide to make their way down to the village they discovered last episode and see what the inhabitants are up to. Especially with that creepy, massive coffin... Thanks again to our voice actors. They are, in no particular order: Josh McKeand -Bellum Keeley Wilson - Keftar Tyler Bushman - Felban Tyler has a ton of content over on Tik Tok; you can find him here. If you want to t...
Me and My Shadow Mark IV - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 3
October 27, 2021 20:00 - 44 minutes - 30.7 MBJoin Troubleshooter Task Force 451 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees our intrepid team finally open the crate of mission equipment that Friend Computer generously provided for them. They meet some VERY anti-personnel landmines, have fun with a green clearance doll and generally indulge in a LOT of violence. Seriously, the body cou...
SLA Industries - The Assumptions - Episode 4
October 19, 2021 18:00 - 42 minutes - 29.5 MBSteve's had this great idea that we should do some actual plays of the games we are talking about. So, here is the fourth of these - Episode 4 of "The Assumptions", a SLA Industries actual play podcast. We hope you enjoy it! In this episode, the Assumptions arrive at the water treatment works in Downtown, intent on getting to the bottom of the mystery of the contaminants (and getting paid in the process). Here they meet the crew of the plant, have fun with some padlocks and are introduce...
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay - 4e Review
September 29, 2021 17:00 - 41 minutes - 28.7 MBWe finally get around to reviewing Cubicle 7's Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay 4th edition! As a life long fan of 1st ed, how does this new edition shape up? Will it let us continue to adventure in that grim world of perilous adventure that we're used to, or has it turned into something else? In this episode we talk about everything that is good and bad (in our ever so humble opinion) about 4e including, but not limited to character creation, the system, combat, magic and stealing all your pla...
Me and My Shadow Mark IV - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 2
September 13, 2021 04:00 - 23 minutes - 15.8 MBJoin Troubleshooter Task Force 451 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees our brave team's second batch of clones turning up to the hanger to take over from where their previous incarnations left off. There's no singing in this episode I'm afraid, but there is quite a bit of death. And betrayal. And people throwing each other under th...
Halls of the Blood King - An Interview With Diogo Nogueira
September 09, 2021 12:00 - 57 minutes - 39.4 MBIn this episode, we are lucky enough to be joined by Ennie nominee Diogo Nogueira to talk about his gore-drenched supplement for Old School Essentials, Halls of the Blood King. As well as talking about the supplement that earned him his Ennie nomination, Diogo tells us about how he got involved in RPGs, what led him to create content and the various other projects he's worked on or is currently battling through. If you would like to see some of Diogo's work you can check out the following:...
SLA Industries - The Assumptions - Episode 3
August 09, 2021 23:00 - 27 minutes - 19.2 MBSteve's had this great idea that we should do some actual plays of the games we are talking about. So, here is the third of these - Episode 3 of "The Assumptions", a SLA Industries actual play podcast. We hope you enjoy it! In this episode, the Assumptions attempt to register for a BPN - the Blue Print Newsfiles which are the life blood of a SLA operative's employment. They learn the fine art of queuing and paying attention whilst filling out a form. Eventually, they get what they need ...
Palladium Games - Roundtable
August 06, 2021 02:00 - 1 hour - 68.5 MBThis episode we take a look at Palladium games - the company founded in 1981 most famous for its MEGAVERSAL system. Forty years later and the system is fairly unchanged which is charming and wildly frustrating in equal measure... We talk about our experiences with their games, their system and some of the idiosyncrasies that comes with it. We WERE going to do a history episode, but we hadn't spoken in ages so we decided to ramble amongst ourselves instead. EMAIL: roll.to.save.pod@gmail...
The Dying World - a Mörk Borg Solo Actual Play Podcast - Episode 1
August 04, 2021 06:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBWelcome to the Dying World - a Mörk Borg solo actual play podcast. In this episode we discuss WHY we want to do a solo RPG, what Mörk Borg is, and how our campaign is going to be set up. We also meet our characters - Belum, Felban and Keftar, who have set out from the city of Garfdale across the dismal land of Kergüs in search of Döendhopp; wherever or whatever that might be. Thanks again to our voice actors. They are, in no particular order: Josh McKeand -Bellum Keeley Wilson - Keft...
Me and My Shadow Mark IV - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 1
July 29, 2021 03:00 - 36 minutes - 24.8 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Task Force 451 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees our brave team summoned to their mission briefing where they learn that they will be guarding a top secret piece of Alpha Complex technology. There is also - as usual - more singing than you would expect. Oh, and everyone dies. Thanks to our ...
SLA Industries - The Assumptions - Episode 2
May 04, 2021 14:00 - 30 minutes - 21.3 MBSteve's had this great idea that we should do some actual plays of the games we are talking about. So, here is the second of these - Episode 2 of "The Assumptions", a SLA Industries actual play podcast. We hope you enjoy it! In this episode, Bob, MacTavish and Bovril meet up to discuss their next steps in their careers as fledgeling SLA operatives. The site for this meeting of minds? The "Ned's Arms" in Suburbia. Join them as they plan their next steps, and get to know each other alo...
Whitewash - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - All Episodes!
April 14, 2021 11:00 - 2 hours - 112 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Task Force Epsilon 718 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode includes all six Whitewash episodes - listen to the whole saga in one hit. Can your mind handle this much fun in one go? Thanks to our cast of @manticoretale, @4cornersgames, @ubiquitousrat, @great_lawful, @dicepopuli - check them all out o...
Whitewash - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 6
April 14, 2021 10:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Task Force Epsilon 718 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. After a rather explosive introduction to the food vat, Task Force Epsilon 718 settles down to...well...to try and remember what their mission was in the first place. Only now, it seems like they have some help on hand. Thanks to our cast of @manticoreta...
Whitewash - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 5
March 24, 2021 21:00 - 19 minutes - 13.2 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Task Force Epsilon 718 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. After battling with suspect respirators, food vat chemicals and...well...each other, Task Force Epsilon 718 appear to have managed to get the food vat's bot brain to switch on. That's progress, right? Thanks to our cast of @manticoretale, @4cornersgames...
SLA Industries - The Assumptions - Episode 1
March 22, 2021 19:00 - 33 minutes - 23.1 MBSteve's had this great idea that we should do some actual plays of the games we are talking about. So, here is the first of these - Episode 1 of "The Assumptions", a SLA Industries actual play podcast. We hope you enjoy it! Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltosavepod WEBSITE: https://rolltosave.blog HOSTS: Iain Wilson, Jason Downey, Steve SPECIAL GUESTS: Matt Sanderson ALL MUSIC: From the good folks at Epidemic ...
Whitewash - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 4
March 20, 2021 17:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Task Force Epsilon 718 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. After having spent more time than was probably necessary in a corridor singing and arguing about syringes, task force epsilon 718 make their way to CFD sector's food vat with the intent on getting it back up and running. Surely they can't botch this up a...
SLA Industries - Roundtable
March 14, 2021 15:00 - 1 hour - 47.3 MBFor our SLA Industries round table, we're lucky enough to be joined by Jared Earle and Mark Rapson from Nightfall games. We delve into the history of Nightfall, SLA, and all the various supplements and have a chat about what is coming down the line in the future. This is the second part of our SLA Industries overview - the first part focuses on this amazing game's history. Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltosave...
Whitewash - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 3
February 02, 2021 12:00 - 22 minutes - 15.3 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Task Force Epsilon 718 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. Having collected their equipment from the Production Logistics and Commissary warehouse, the team now have to make their way to the nearby food vat to carry out their mission. Pretty simple, right? Well, for something as run-of-the-mill as "walking fr...
SLA Industries - History
January 30, 2021 17:00 - 43 minutes - 30 MBThis episode we take a look at SLA Industries; Nightfall's game of dystopian horror, set in the World of Progress. Fame and fortune are yours to be had, as long as you do what the company wants of you, and you smile for the cameras. Just don't ask too many questions or delve too deeply into secrets that are meant to stay buried. Guns kill, but so does the Truth. The SLA Quickstart can be found here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/284671/SLA-Industries-2nd-Edition-Quick-Start?src=h...
Whitewash - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 2
January 24, 2021 23:00 - 35 minutes - 24.7 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Task Force Epsilon 718 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees our brave team attempting to collect their equipment from the local Production Logistics and Commissary warehouse - should be simple enough, right? Join us for drawn weapons, "helpful" robots, alarms, sirens, accusations of treason and ...
Whitewash - a Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 1
January 19, 2021 18:00 - 27 minutes - 18.9 MBGreetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Task Force Epsilon 718 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees our brave team summoned to their mission briefing where they end up being briefed twice... There's also a disturbing amount of focus on hand sanitiser... Thanks to our cast of @manticoretale, @4cornersgames, @ubiquitousrat, @great_lawf...
Tale of the Manticore - The Show Where Chaos Rolls
December 22, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 42.5 MB"There will be much pain in the days ahead". No, we can't do the same gravelly awesome voice as Jon from The Tale of the Manticore podcast, but we're nevertheless delighted to have him on the show! We talk about how he got started in RPGs, what inspired his podcast, his favourite moments over the last year, and much more! We even manage to joke about Jason's age, and he's not even on this episode! EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.co...
2020 - Year in Review
December 16, 2020 13:00 - 1 hour - 43.5 MB2020 - that was a bag of laughs, wasn't it? Still, it wasn't ALL bad. We take the time to go through our highlights of the RPG year and talk about what we enjoyed most, and what we're looking forward to in 2021. From an RPG perspective, obviously - there's a great chance 2021 is going to be more of the same gloom and doom... EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltosavepod WEBSITE: https://rolltosave.blog HOSTS: Iain Wilson, Jason ...
Legend of the Five Rings - Roundtable
October 29, 2020 01:00 - 59 minutes - 40.7 MBThis episode we take a look at Legend of the Five Rings; the roleplaying game that invites us to become samurai and explore the Emerald Empire of Rokugan. Honour and glory are to be had, as well as lots of opportunities to really, REALLY carefully phrase what you say for fear of offending one of your social betters... This is part two of our L5R episode - part one covers the history of this wonderful game, where it came from and where it is today. EMAIL: [email protected] TWITT...
Legend of the Five Rings - History
October 15, 2020 22:00 - 37 minutes - 25.5 MBThis episode we take a look at Legend of the Five Rings; the roleplaying game that invites us to become samurai and explore the Emerald Empire of Rokugan. Honour and glory are to be had, as well as lots of opportunities to really, REALLY carefully phrase what you say for fear of offending one of your social betters... This is part one of our L5R episode - part two will feature a round table discussion where we put on our rose-tinted glasses and talk about our favourite memories of the game...
Chosen Ones - Cast Interview
September 17, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 57.4 MBThis episode, we're fortunate enough to speak to the cast of the Chosen Ones visual novel, a beautifully produced Youtube series. We cover everything, from how they got involved in tabletop RPGs, what went into their characters, favourite moments from the series and why you - dear listener - should listen to them. Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltosavepod WEBSITE: https://rolltosave.blog HOST: Iain Wilson SPECI...
Fighting Fantasy - A Mini History
August 22, 2020 01:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MBThis episode we don't take a look at an RPG - instead Iain waxes lyrical about the "gateway drug" that got him into RPGs in the first place - the phenemonon that is Fighting Fantasy. Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltosavepod WEBSITE: https://rolltosave.blog HOST: Iain Wilson VOICE OVER LADY: Keeley Wilson BACKGROUND MUSIC: David Renada (Find him at: [email protected] or on his web page). TITLE, BREAK & C...
Paranoia - Getting Paranoid With Allen Varney
July 30, 2020 23:00 - 56 minutes - 39.2 MBThis episode, we're fortunate enough to speak to the man that most fans of Paranoia credit with bringing the game back from the dead following the dark times of late 2nd edition. Join us as we talk with Allen about how he got involved with Paranoia, what his highs and lows are with this game, and just what exactly went on in the development of Paranoia XP. This is the third part of our Paranoia episodes - part one of the podcast features a look at the history of this wonderful game, whilst...
Paranoia - Roundtable
July 27, 2020 03:00 - 1 hour - 60.1 MBThis episode we take a look at Paranoia; the roleplaying game that took all pre-conceived notions of what an RPG should be, and threw them out the window (probably whilst yelling "TREASON!" Dystopia, techno horror, deceit, betrayal and well...paranoia all rolled into one wonderful package. Oh, and did I mention it was genuinely funny to boot? We put on our rose tinted (or should that be RED tinted?) glasses and talk about our memories of this game. This is part two of our Paranoia episod...
The Kids Review...Heroes Unlimited
July 24, 2020 23:00 - 7 minutes - 4.97 MBThe kids have played a game, and they wanted to share their thoughts on it... Enjoy these ramblings... EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltosavepod WEBSITE: https://www.buzzsprout.com/834286 BLOG: http://rolltosave.blog HOSTS: Kirsty & Andrew BACKGROUND MUSIC: Kirsty
Paranoia - History
July 15, 2020 00:00 - 47 minutes - 32.4 MBThis episode we take a look at Paranoia; the roleplaying game that took all pre-conceived notions of what an RPG should be, and threw them out the window (probably whilst yelling "TREASON!" Dystopia, techno horror, deceit, betrayal and well...paranoia all rolled into one wonderful package. Oh, and did I mention it was genuinely funny to boot? This is part one of our Paranoia episode - part two will feature a round table discussion where we put on our rose tinted glasses and talk about our...
Vampire: The Masquerade - Roundtable
May 26, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBThis episode we take a look at White Wolf's Vampire: the Masquerade; a groundbreaking game that put the emphasis on stroytelling and social interaction rather than combat. Oh, and did I mention that the players took on the roles of the monsters? This is our roundtable discussion where we don our rose tinted glasses and wax lyrical about what we loved about this epic game. This is part two of our Vampire episode - part one is all about the history of the game and its development. Contact ...
Vampire: The Masquerade - History
May 23, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBThis episode we take a look at White Wolf's Vampire: the Masquerade; a groundbreaking game that put the emphasis on stroytelling and social interaction rather than combat. Oh, and did I mention that the players took on the roles of the monsters? This is part one of our Vampire episode - part two will feature a round table discussion where we put on our rose tinted glasses and talk about our favourite memories of the game. Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepod...
The Kids Review...Call of Cthulhu
April 16, 2020 02:00 - 3 minutes - 2.55 MBThe kids have played a game, and they wanted to share their thoughts on it... Enjoy these ramblings... EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltosavepod WEBSITE: https://www.buzzsprout.com/834286 BLOG: http://rolltosave.blog HOSTS: Kirsty & Andrew BACKGROUND MUSIC: Kirsty
Star Wars - Roundtable
April 13, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBThis episode we don our rose-tinted glasses and have a long, nostalgic chat about the space opera game to end all space opera games, Star Wars. The movies have been around for over forty years, and the West End games version of the RPG hit the shelves over thirty years ago. Crazily, it was this game, more than anything else, that shaped the Star Wars universe we know today. We also take the time to talk about the non-West End Star Wars RPGs out there. As a special guest, we have Wesley W...
Fighting Fantasy Readthrough - Island of the Lizard King
April 09, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBJoin us as we look to rescue the young men of Oyster Bay who have been kidnapped by the foul denizens of Fire Island - the eponymous "Island of the Lizard King"! First released in 1984, "Island of the Lizard King" was the seventh book in the huge successful "Fighting Fantasy" series, and remains a firm favourite. I'm joined by my son who steps into the shoes of the brave adventurer seeking to put an end to the Lizard King's reign of terror... If you'd like to get in touch with us you can ...