Roll to Save
66 episodes - English - Latest episode: about 13 hours ago -Roll to Save is a monthly(ish!)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 and occasionally interview authors.
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Vampire: The Masquerade - Roundtable
May 26, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.5 MBSend us a Text Message. This 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 i...
Vampire: The Masquerade - History
May 23, 2020 00:00 - 40 minutes - 27.6 MBSend us a Text Message. This 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: roll.to.save.pod@gm...
The Kids Review...Call of Cthulhu
April 16, 2020 02:00 - 3 minutes - 2.55 MBSend us a Text Message. The 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 Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] TWITTER: @savepodcast FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/rolltosavepod WEBSITE: https://r...
Star Wars - Roundtable
April 13, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 43.6 MBSend us a Text Message. This 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 specia...
Fighting Fantasy Readthrough - Island of the Lizard King
April 09, 2020 22:00 - 17 minutes - 12 MBSend us a Text Message. Join 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 ...
Star Wars - History
April 07, 2020 22:00 - 23 minutes - 16 MBSend us a Text Message. This episode we take a look at West End Games' Star Wars Roleplaying game - the game that encouraged its GMs to think as movie directors rather than as games masters. Based on the D6 system this game encouraged fast-moving, heroic action that was very much in the mould of the movies! This is part one of our Star Wars 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. C...
Dungeons and Dragons - Old School Essentials Review
March 25, 2020 01:00 - 18 minutes - 12.6 MBSend us a Text Message. In this episode we dive into the world of the Old School Revival, and take a look at one of the D&D retro clones out there - Old School Essentials by Necrotic Gnome. This is a special part three of our D&D episode - what, you honestly thought in a subject this big that we'd only manage it in two? Links to the products mentioned in this episode: Old School Essentials http://www.necroticgnome.com @necroticgnome Contact us at: EMAIL: [email protected] T...
Dungeons and Dragons - Roundtable
March 09, 2020 18:00 - 58 minutes - 40 MBSend us a Text Message. This episode we don our rose-tinted glasses and have a long, nostalgic chat about the game that started it all, Dungeons and Dragons. It's been around for almost HALF A CENTURY and, throughout its rather turbulent history, it has influenced the tabletop RPG genre more than any other game. As a special guest, we have World Famous Games' Designer (TM) Corey Young who talks about his experiences with the game and why 5e D&D is an elegant piece of games design. This...
Dungeons and Dragons - Goblins With Gree
March 07, 2020 01:00 - 1 minute - 1.17 MBSend us a Text Message. Yes, we're back for another episode of "Goblins of Gree", the feature that will see each of my kids being given one of the creatures from the game we've just discussed, for which they will make a case for that creature being "Goblin of the Week". We'll then put up a Twitter poll to let the public decide. The Twitter poll can be found @savepodcast Andrew's desperate for votes this time, as the current score is: Gree: 1 Andrew: 0 Yes - it's complete nonsense, and ...
Dungeons and Dragons - History
March 01, 2020 18:00 - 26 minutes - 18.1 MBSend us a Text Message. This episode we take a look at the game that started it all, Dungeons and Dragons. It's been around for almost HALF A CENTURY and, throughout its rather turbulent history, it has influenced the tabletop RPG genre more than any other game. This is part one of our D&D 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] TWI...
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay - Goblins With Gree
February 18, 2020 02:00 - 2 minutes - 1.92 MBSend us a Text Message. So, my children have decided that they want to get involved with the podcast... The result is this - Goblins With Gree (got to love the alliteration). This (semi-regular) feature will see each of my kids being given one of the creatures from the game we've just discussed, and they will make their case for that creature being "Goblin of the Week". We'll then put up a Twitter poll to let the public decide. Yes - it's complete nonsense, and thankfully brief. Enjoy!...
Gossip From Goblins
February 17, 2020 21:00 - 9 minutes - 6.57 MBSend us a Text Message. We take the time to review feedback from our listeners. It seems that Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay was a really popular game, and a great choice as a first episode! As such, many of you got in touch with us to share your memories of the game and to give other feedback. As such, here's a little bonus episode to tide you over until the next main podcast, where we review those responses and share them with you. Mentioned in the podcast: @calebmoshier 's Youtube Chann...
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay - Setting and System
February 07, 2020 06:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MBSend us a Text Message. Today we're talking a long, nostalgic look back at Games Workshop's flagship roleplaying game - Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Set in their self-styled "grim world of perilous adventure" this game promised to be very different from what had come before. In this episode we take a look at the game's setting and system. The previous part featured a review of the game's history, and the final one will see us sitting down to have a good old chinwag about our favourite mem...
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay - Roundtable
February 07, 2020 06:00 - 58 minutes - 40.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Today we're talking a long, nostalgic look back at Games Workshop's flagship roleplaying game - Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Set in their self-styled "grim world of perilous adventure" this game promised to be very different from what had come before. In this episode we have a good old chinwag about the game and our memories of it. The previous two parts featured a review of the game's history, and a look into its setting and system. If you'd like to get in touch ...
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay - History
February 07, 2020 06:00 - 35 minutes - 24.4 MBSend us a Text Message. Today we're talking a long, nostalgic look back at Games Workshop's flagship roleplaying game - Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Set in their self-styled "grim world of perilous adventure" this game promised to be very different from what had come before. In this episode we take a look at the game's long and checkered history. The next part will feature a review of the setting and the system, and the final one will see us sitting down to have a good old chinwag about o...
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay
February 02, 2020 22:00 - 2 hours - 95.9 MBToday we're talking a long, nostalgic look back at Games Workshop's flagship roleplaying game - Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. Set in their self-styled "grim world of perilous adventure" this game promised to be very different from what had come before. In this episode we take a look at the game's long and checkered history, talk briefly about the setting and the system, before sitting down to have a good old chinwag about our favourite memories of the game. HOST: Iain Wilson CO HOSTS: Steve...