Tavern Chat
1,165 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 2 years ago - ★★★★ - 35 ratings"I listen to the Tavern Chat podcast every morning, sometimes I think its NPR, till the F bomb drops then I remember I am in geek heaven instead!" Enjoy a daily chat with your Old School Gaming Bartender :) Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
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Episodes
The OSR's Definition is Shades of Grey and a Weird Venn Diagram
January 25, 2021 00:50 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBJason calls the show. I attempt to define the OSR and the shades of grey nearly overwhelm me ;) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Iron Rations LiveStream - Joe & Tenkar Define the OSR (kinda) and Trace Feats to their Roots
January 24, 2021 00:35 - 1 hour - 98.8 MBIts time for another Iron Rations. Join JoetheLawyer & Erik Tenkar as they try to define the OSR. Hint - they probably don't agree with each other, and maybe not even themselves. Then they try to track down the root of "feats" in D&D. Could it be the AD&D 1e Unearthed Arcana? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Gamers' Health - Cheesecake Episode ;)
January 23, 2021 04:49 - 23 minutes - 22.1 MBI found a gourmet blueberry cheesecake on Amazon. Sometimes you need to splurge. You can find virtual religious services online. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Biggus Geekus Asks "What is the OSR?"
January 22, 2021 01:18 - 15 minutes - 14.2 MBRandt from Biggus Geekus calls - twice - and asks the question "What is the OSR?" Damn all of these open-ended questions... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Talking Crit with Tenkar & Bad Mike - The Kraken finds a Path to Get Savaged by Kickstarter
January 21, 2021 03:51 - 2 hours - 116 MBPrinting Problems, Pathfinder Savages Kickstarter, A Kraken gets suspended, Vecna gives up a hand and an eye, and more current events get discussed on the Talking Crit Livestream. Catch Bad Mike and Tenkar every Wednesday Night at 8 PM Eastern. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Savage Pathfinder Wields the Hand and Eye of Vecna
January 20, 2021 03:30 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBThe Pathfinder for Savage Worlds Kickstarter launched earlier today and it's already surpassed $170K. The Hand and Eye of Vecna are available for preorder. Own your own Dungeons & Dragons artifact :) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/545820095/pathfinder-for-savage-worlds https://www.dndmini.com/products/d-d-hand-eye-of-vecna --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat...
DTRPG Will No Longer do Saddle Stitch, and There is a New Kickstarter Scam
January 19, 2021 00:44 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBAs of March 1st, 2021, DTRPG will no longer be able to supply saddle stitch books for their publishers, and its going to cause issues for many. Also, there is a Kickstarter that has cloned an Indiegogo. All the news that's fit to podcast :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
The Dark Trails RPG is now Weird Frontiers
January 18, 2021 00:34 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBDavid Baity, the writer/publisher of the Dark Trails RPG that was Kickstarted back in 2019, shared today that the name has been changed to the Weird Frontiers RPG. David went into some of the background behind the decision to change the name of Dark Trails, and I share his post and comment on such. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Dungeons , Dragons & Discourse - Can Two Old Grogs Ever Be Right?
January 17, 2021 00:37 - 1 hour - 67.7 MBJoin Old Man Grognard (Glen Halstrom) and Tenkar as they talk old school gaming, Dungeons & Dragons, the OSR, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Gamer's Health - Nintendo Switch Carb Burning, The Stuffler & More
January 16, 2021 02:52 - 20 minutes - 19.4 MBRach & Tenkar talk about using the Nintendo Switch for carb-burning exercise, cooking with the Stuffler (stuffed waffles), criticizing oneself, mental health, Covid, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Tim Kask had Much to Say About the "Tunnels Incident" in Dragon 30
January 15, 2021 03:42 - 15 minutes - 14.3 MBWhile browsing my Dragon Magazines in search of AD&D 1e tidbits, I came across Tim Kask's article on the incident of "an The Tunnels" incident. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Talking Crit with Special Guest Skeeter Green
January 14, 2021 03:45 - 2 hours - 118 MBSkeeter joins Tenkar & Bad Mike for an entertaining hexcrawl through the world of tabletop gaming. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
A Look at Thief Ability Notations in the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 1e DMG
January 13, 2021 03:03 - 19 minutes - 18.3 MBYou can infer which thief abilities were most used by the players in Gary's campaigns by the number of words Gary uses to further detail, and restrict, these abilities. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
AD&D Started with 5 Alignments - A Look at the AD&D Monster Manual
January 12, 2021 02:14 - 12 minutes - 11.5 MBLast week in one of our live streams, it was mentioned that the AD&D 1e Monster Manual had only 5 alignments - maybe 7, if you included good or evil tendencies. It's interesting to see the evolution of the system right before your eyes, and to never have noticed it in the last 40 years at that... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
More on Disease in the Dungeon Master's Guide (AD&D 1e) & The Pros and Cons of Social Media
January 11, 2021 01:16 - 22 minutes - 20.8 MBWe have follow up voicemails on diseases in AD&D 1e and the pros and cons of social media. https://www.facebook.com/groups/tenkarstavern - over 2,600 members Tenkar's Tavern Group on MeWe - over 700 members Dungeons & Dragons Group on Mewe - over 5,100 members! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Iron Rations with JoetheLawyer and Tenkar - Dungeons & Diatribes, A Livestreamed Sandbox Discussion
January 10, 2021 00:40 - 1 hour - 108 MBAh, what do you call a livestream that goes off the rails and into the wilds? Iron Rations, apparently ;) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Gamers' Health - Is Social Media Healthy?
January 09, 2021 04:13 - 20 minutes - 19.2 MBWith this week's events, I know gamers on both sides of the political spectrum that are stepping away from social media Are we too wired in? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
You Got Your Disease in my D&D! Disease in the AD&D 1e DMG
January 08, 2021 04:36 - 13 minutes - 12.9 MBFor someone that wanted to stress game-ability over reality, Gary often mixed the two up. Disease was one of those areas... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Talking Crit - Whit Whitman, Conan & More
January 07, 2021 04:49 - 2 hours - 116 MBBad Mike & Tenkar look at Ken Whit Whitman, Conan the Barbarian, and whatever else the hex crawl brings them. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Methods I-IV of Character Generation in the AD&D 1e DMG - Which Did You Use?
January 06, 2021 01:26 - 11 minutes - 11 MBMy groups invariably used a variation of Method I, but in retrospect, I wish we had used Method III. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
As Per the 1e DMG, ONLY Official 3rd Party Resources Should be Used
January 05, 2021 02:40 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBYep, Gary was pretty firm that only Official 3rd party materials should be used with AD&D. Ah, sweet, sweet licensing fees... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
What Tools do You Use to Run a Play by Post Campaign?
January 04, 2021 01:53 - 11 minutes - 10.9 MBIt's 2021, and I plan on kicking off a new campaign in the first quarter of this new year. While that new campaign will include monthly VTT sessions, I'm also interested in running a group or more through a play by post campaign in the same setting, and possibly moving characters between the two. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Wherein I Talk About the 1e DMG - Players Listening Face a Dishonorable Death!
January 03, 2021 02:07 - 14 minutes - 13.3 MBAh, I can't get beyond the preface of the AD&D DMG without hearing not so subliminal marketing techniques. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
New Year, New Gamers' Health - 2021 is a New Start
January 02, 2021 03:57 - 22 minutes - 20.6 MBYep, its now 2021, a milestone I wasn't 100% sure I was going to reach. Rach and I talk about what you can do to make 2021 better than 2020. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
A Big FU to 2020 and Some Plans for The Tavern in 2021
December 31, 2020 23:46 - 11 minutes - 10.4 MBIn a few hours 2020 will be no more and I couldn't be happier. Sure, it could have been worse, but 2021 HAS to be better... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Talking Crit LiveStream - Bad Mike & Tenkar Look Back The Year of the Pandemic and Try to Predict 2021
December 31, 2020 04:20 - 2 hours - 116 MB2020 is coming to an end, and it can't come too soon. Bad Mike and Tenkar look back on the year of the pandemic in gaming and look forward to 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
Why is Limited Wish so Limited?
December 30, 2020 02:43 - 15 minutes - 14.4 MBLimited Wish, a 7th level MU spell in AD&D 1e, is next to worthless, as its very description shows how limited it is. YouTube.com/ErikTenkar --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
933 - AD&D 1e - Who Really Used the 3rd Level Flame Arrow Spell?
December 29, 2020 02:34 - 12 minutes - 11.6 MBRecorded from my iPad, as my cat stole my laptop... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E932 - 2020 in Review, 2021 is The Future
December 28, 2020 02:32 - 16 minutes - 15.5 MB2020 was a fairly shitty year, at least for me. But it DID have a number of upsides to it. 2021 will be defined by The Tavern's Community, let me know what topics you want to be covered... Voicemail - 347-509-5168 --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E931 - Iron Rations with JoetheLawyer & Tenkar - LiveStream Every 2nd & 4th Friday on YouTube
December 26, 2020 20:27 - 1 hour - 79.6 MBJoetheLawyer talk Dungeon & Dragons and respond to questions from their live audience. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E930 - Gamers' Health - Christmas Episode - Precautions, Hearth Healthy Cooking and More
December 26, 2020 02:00 - 20 minutes - 18.7 MBAh, Christmas in the World of Covid is different than other years. I cooked the main course for our gathering of 7, and it went well. God bless you all. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E929 - What Games are You Using to Bring Pre-Teens to the World of Tabletop RPGs?
December 25, 2020 03:46 - 12 minutes - 12 MBIt's Christmas Eve, and Rach and I just showered our 10-year-old niece with a shit ton of gifts, many of which were game-related. What games are you using to get the kids in your life into RPGs? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E928 - Talking Crit with Bad Mike & Tenkar, Special Guests Liz & Mike Stewart
December 24, 2020 03:36 - 1 hour - 106 MBLiz & Mike Stewart (podcasters and RPG creators) join Bad Mike & Tenkar to talk lawsuits, movies, conventions, low carb, and more. https://saveforhalf.com/ https://crusaderpodcast.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E927 - Some of the Prices on D&D Collectibles are Mind Boggling
December 23, 2020 01:53 - 12 minutes - 11.8 MBBad Mike sent me a list of recent D&D collectible prices items went for on eBay. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E926 - A Fireside Chat with Alyssa Faden (RPG Cartographer)
December 22, 2020 01:21 - 1 hour - 56.9 MBI sit down for a virtual Fireside Chat with Alyssa Faden, RPG Cartographer) https://www.twitch.tv/alyssafaden https://www.patreon.com/alyssafaden --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E925 - Listen for the Tenkar Easter Egg on RPG Ramblings Podcast
December 21, 2020 01:00 - 11 minutes - 10.7 MBJeff Jones has a new podcast where he interviews creators in the gaming community. The first episode of the RPG Ramblings Podcast is live, and it includes a nice easter egg with yours truly ;) RPG Ramblings Podcast --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E924 - Weis & Hickman Withdraw Lawsuit Against WotC, Gen Con and PAX East Make Plans for Physical Cons in 2021
December 20, 2020 02:22 - 9 minutes - 9.1 MBWeis & Hickman had their lawsuit against WotC dismissed without prejudice, so they could theoretically refile. It looks like a deal was made. Gen Con and PAX East make plans for in-person conve3ntions in 2021. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E923 - Gamers' Health with Rach & Tenkar - Using the Nintendo Switch to Sneak in Exercise
December 19, 2020 03:17 - 16 minutes - 14.9 MBWe got our Nintendo Switch on Wednesday, and we are already experimenting with different games that use motion controllers to track movement and encourage the sneaking in of exercise to one's video gaming. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E922 - I Feel Like the 5 o'clock News Citizen's Advocate for the OSR
December 18, 2020 05:05 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBI just went toe to toe with UPS over some missing / mis-delivered packages. Strangely enough, fighting with Kickstarter scammers but me in a good position to do so... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E921 - Talking Crit with Bad Mike & Tenkar, w/ Special Guest JoetheLawyer
December 17, 2020 04:30 - 1 hour - 103 MBJoin Mike, Tenkar & Joe as they talk the upcoming D&D movies, theatres, D&D 6e, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E920 - Chris Pine, the "New" Capt Kirk, Signed to Upcoming D&D Movie
December 16, 2020 03:27 - 8 minutes - 8.17 MBChris Pine, Captain Kirk in the rebooted Star Trek movies, has signed on to play an as-yet unrevealed role in the upcoming D&D movie. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E920 - DC Universe Movies will release on HBO Max and in Theaters Simultaneously
December 15, 2020 00:23 - 11 minutes - 10.8 MBStarting with Wonder Woman 1984, DC Universe movies will release simultaneously on HBO Max and in movie theaters. Is this the future of gaming conventions? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E919 - AD&D 1e Gamers Were "More Sophisticated Players"
December 14, 2020 02:49 - 13 minutes - 12.5 MBI'm quoting from page 6 of B1, In Search of the Unknown, 1st print. The divide was real, as TSR intended. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E918 - When Grey Ooze Killed My AD&D 1e Monster Manual (and other observations)
December 13, 2020 01:36 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBI lost one of my original core books to some kind of grey ooze in my basement and was lucky to snag a new copy a few years later. Tonight, I peek inside. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E917 - Gamer's Health with Rach & Tenkar, Improv Meals, Compensating for Deficiencies & More
December 12, 2020 02:50 - 29 minutes - 27.6 MBRach & Tenkar talk health, healthy meals, ways to compensate for deficiencies and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E916 - Wine, Avarice and Feral Cats
December 11, 2020 04:36 - 11 minutes - 10.5 MBI'm two LARGE glasses of wine into tonight, just completed the weekly Tavern Chat hangout on The Tavern's Discord Server, looking forward to Ambition & Avarice 2e and David Baity has a Feral Cat Raffle/Fundraiser. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E915 - Talking Crit with Bad Mike & Tenkar. with Special Guest Tim Connoly
December 10, 2020 03:54 - 1 hour - 109 MBBad Mike, Tenkar, & Tim talk AD&D 1e, Benchlydale Academy, Jaws, and more. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E914 - On Obedience & Experience in AD&D 1e
December 09, 2020 02:40 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBI look closer at the Obedience & Experience entries in the back of the AD&D 1e Player's Handbook. Donate to help feral cats at: https://tenkars-tavern.games/Ashley --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E913 - A Fireside Chat with Jeff Jones (layout artist and content creator)
December 07, 2020 23:50 - 1 hour - 81.2 MBI sit down for a virtual fireside chat with Jeff Jones, layout artist for Torchlight and content creator. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E912 - Not So Secret Ways to Building a Successful Podcast
December 07, 2020 01:08 - 23 minutes - 22.2 MBThere are some common sense methods for building a successful podcast. These are by no means all of them, just a handful that worked for me. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support