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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E861 - What is going on with the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum?
October 15, 2020 18:25 - 14 minutes - 13.8 MBThey claim they can license the old TSR logos for publishers to use. They will be selling rebindings of the PH, UA, and OA as a single volume. They are charging a minimum of 50 bucks a head to play a game at their table. Can anyone fill me in? follow up - and its a doozy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZDV2b0e0YVk&ab_channel=ErikTenkar --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tav...
E860 - Can There be Too Large a Team for a Kickstarter? 21 Peeps for Nazi Dracula Must Die!
October 14, 2020 22:20 - 12 minutes - 11.4 MBDoes a 30k Kickstarter need a team of 21? I think not. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E859 - On Tunnels & Trolls
October 14, 2020 00:27 - 11 minutes - 11.1 MBI have a special place in my heart for Tunnels & Trolls, and the Corgi releases simply rock! --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E858 - Keeping Track of Your Thoughts & Ideas
October 12, 2020 23:10 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MBChris over at the tenkarstavern.com blog wrote yesterday about how he memorializes his gaming ideas. I talk about methods that have worked for me - and those that haven't. 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
E857 - Fireside Chat with Vince Florio, the Podfather of the OSR ;)
October 11, 2020 23:36 - 56 minutes - 52.5 MBI sit down at the virtual fireplace with Vince Florio, the man behind some of the most popular podcasts in the OSR. This episode is sponsored by Fail Squad Games and their Maximum XP #4 Zine for 5e and 1e. Available on Kickstarter. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lmetcalf/maximum-hp-undead --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E856Virtual VTTs and the Pandemic: Has Your Group Transitioned from Face to Face to Distance Gaming?
October 10, 2020 23:34 - 12 minutes - 11.1 MBWith the Covid-19 pandemic, most face to face activities have been curtailed or discouraged. How has your gaming group adjusted? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E855 - Gamer's Health with Special Guest JoeTheLawyer
October 10, 2020 03:32 - 1 hour - 57.1 MBJoeTheLawyer spends time with Tenkar & Rach talking about health, both mental and physical, and how to find inspiration. Oh, and we talk some gaming stuff too ;) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E854 - Add The Tavern's YouTube Channel For Your Viewing Pleasure
October 09, 2020 00:19 - 9 minutes - 9.06 MBThe Tavern has had a YouTube Channel for years, and this very podcast is mirrored there. Starting next week I'll be adding Games from the Basement, a retrospective of my game collection from the 1980s to the mix. Additionally, I plan on live streaming some episodes of The Tavern Chat Podcast to enable live feedback. Same with future Fireside Chats. So subscribe at YouTube.com/ErikTenkar --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this p...
E853 - Live on Sunday Afternoon, a Fireside Chat with Vince Florio, Father of OSR Podcasting
October 07, 2020 20:03 - 10 minutes - 9.8 MBI'm sure Vince will disavow being called the Father of OSR Podcasting, but without Vince, there would have been no Roll for Initiative, Save or Die, THAC0's Hammer, The Brainstorm Podcast, and so many others. Vince got me started with podcasting and I'm looking forward to having a Fireside with him to discuss where he's been, where he is, where he is going, and get some opinions from him on the current state of the hobby. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sho...
E852 - New Kickstarter from Kevin Crawford proves The OSR IS a Viable Market
October 07, 2020 00:49 - 9 minutes - 8.74 MBWorlds Without Number, a fantasy OSR sandbox RPG and toolbox is live on Kickstarter and has raised over $120k in less than a day. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E851 - D&D Care Bear Errata Edition - 5e Removes Racial Stat Penalties
October 06, 2020 02:03 - 16 minutes - 15.2 MBNo more STR penalties for Kobolds or INT penalties for Orcs. Weren't those penalties part of the balance built into the racial package? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E850 - Only YOU Can Speak for the OSR
October 05, 2020 02:15 - 10 minutes - 9.32 MBYep, and each and every one of you can individually speak for your corner of the OSR, be it game style, rules, politics, or whatnot. Don't let irrelevant tards speak for you. Vote in your local and national elections --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E849 - You Put Your Politics into Our RPG! - My Thoughts on D&D4Dems
October 04, 2020 00:32 - 13 minutes - 12.4 MBThere's an interesting attempt to use D&D to gather votes in TX-31. I offer my thoughts on it. Call the show and leave a message at 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
E848 - Gamer's Health - WTF is up with the Cost of Prescription Meds?
October 03, 2020 01:28 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBI'm thankful my prescription plans cover most of the cost of my meds, but the suggested retail of price of some f these meds is rediculous.. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E847 - Is That a Pound of Coins in Your Pocket or Are You Just Happy to See Me?
October 02, 2020 00:38 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBWe follow up episode 846 with a voicemail and some comments about coinage in AD&D. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E846 - Are Coins in AD&D Too Heavy?
October 01, 2020 01:05 - 10 minutes - 9.41 MB80 quarters to a pound. 96 silver Roman coins to a pound. 10 Gold Pieces to a pound in AD&D 1e. WTF? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E845 - A Retrospective - ScrollWorks, Iridia and the current The Tolling of the Great Black Bell
September 30, 2020 00:21 - 8 minutes - 8.27 MBChristian Walker is my inspiration for whenever I feel like my tank is empty. Read his new zine at the great Blackwell.blogspot.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
E844 - The Old School Gaming Forums are Live - and fully embeddable
September 29, 2020 02:33 - 8 minutes - 8.24 MBThe Old School Gaming forums are live on the Tenkarstavern.com home page and can be embedded on any website. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E843 - One Forum to Serve them all, and Let the Light Shine on Them
September 28, 2020 01:32 - 7 minutes - 6.85 MBI’m trying to figure out a way to have one forum that is accessed via multiple blogs and website. I’m THIS close. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E842 - What Ever Happened to the Dream of Swords?
September 27, 2020 01:58 - 10 minutes - 9.56 MBIn June of 2019 the latest schism in the OSR was Sword Dream? Whatever happened to it? Tavern Chat has seen a HUGE spike in downloads over the last few days. If your new to the show, call and tell us how you found Tavern Chat 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
E841 - Gamers’ Health for 9/25/2020 - Yoga and Heart Healthy Recipies
September 26, 2020 02:26 - 19 minutes - 18 MBRach talks some yoga and Tenkar talks some heart healthy recipies. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E840 - The Ties that Bind Us are Stronger than the Differences We may Have
September 25, 2020 00:53 - 8 minutes - 7.88 MBIt’s a stressful time, between the pandemic and social unrest here in the states. Our commonalities, our love of gaming, bring us together. Cherish those ties. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E839 - HeroQuest Coming Back? Sign Me Up!
September 24, 2020 02:30 - 7 minutes - 7.23 MBNews - The Return of HeroQuest, crowdfunded on Hasbro’s own website. TotalCon is going virtual 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
E838 - Further Smack Talk About Live Play Podcasts, JoeTheLawyer Counterpoints
September 23, 2020 01:25 - 10 minutes - 9.66 MBJoeTheLawyer talks about some of the finer points of live play podcasts. Jason talks about why we don’t talk politics. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E837 - I Rant About Live Play Podcasts - and Other Goodies
September 22, 2020 02:22 - 10 minutes - 9.84 MBYep, I rant about live play podcasts. Oh, and Happy Jacks. And D&D Weekend... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E836 - Why I’m Not. Huge Fan of Supers RPGs - and there is a new Batman RPG in the Works
September 21, 2020 01:00 - 10 minutes - 9.8 MBI’ve never been a huge fan of Supers RPGs and I never own the Marvel Supers Game. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E835 - Anchor Played Me like a Fool
September 20, 2020 01:07 - 16 minutes - 15.4 MBI received 7 notifications last night for 3 Anchor Sponsorships that weren’t true sponsorships. I am, however, offering direct sponsorships. Email [email protected] for details --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E834 - Yoga & Biking - Oh My!
September 19, 2020 03:22 - 13 minutes - 12.3 MBRach kicked off her 300 hr yoga instructor training tonight, then we assembled the new bike :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E833 - How Kickstarters Control Costs
September 18, 2020 03:13 - 8 minutes - 8 MBVoicemails from Joe and Jason. Kickstarter is market research. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E832 - Why Print on Demand is an Industry Saver
September 17, 2020 02:56 - 9 minutes - 8.98 MBRemember the D20 Implosion, where gaming companies went under with pallets of unsold gaming books? Print on Demand protects against such, as does releasing books via Kickstarter --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E831 - Do Your Players Tell You “NO!”?
September 15, 2020 23:41 - 11 minutes - 10.3 MBI read. Post on Facebook where one of the players told their DM “no, it didn’t happen that way”. Has that happened to you? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E830 - How to Promote your Kickstarter
September 15, 2020 03:20 - 9 minutes - 9.12 MBMorris on ENWorld has a surprisingly good article on promoting your kickstarter from 9/13/2020. I comment on his ideas and give some of my own. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E829 - Playing AD&D 1e at a Local Con in 1986
September 14, 2020 03:06 - 10 minutes - 9.6 MBBack in 1986, I played a session of 1e at a convention held at Columbia University. My high level Druid ensured I would never be invited back... --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E828 - Back in the GM Saddle for the Frog God Gaming Weekend
September 13, 2020 02:17 - 28 minutes - 26.5 MBI ran my first RPG session since TotalCon in February this afternoon and it felt good :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
R827 - Gamers’ Health - 9-11, Health Updated, Mental & Emotional Health and Yoga
September 12, 2020 02:48 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBToday is the 19th anniversary of 9-11. Rach and I talk my recent health updates, Mental and emotional health. Oh, an yoga :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E826 - Roll 20s 1st Quarter Report
September 11, 2020 00:47 - 10 minutes - 9.39 MBI missed the 1st quarter Orr Report from back n May 2020. Interesting numbers. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E825 - Swords & Wizardry Continual Light is Today’s Deal of the Day - I Talk SWL
September 10, 2020 01:23 - 8 minutes - 7.83 MBSwords & Wizardry Light was my retirement project. It was a pleasant challenge. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E824 - Joe the Lawyer Calls with his Own Mail Order Hobby Shop Story
September 09, 2020 01:28 - 13 minutes - 12.7 MBJoe the Layer calls and does a Matt Jackson I follow up with my own D&D is Satan story ;) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E823 - Kotaku.UK is No More - Also, My Mail Order Hobby Shop Story
September 08, 2020 01:03 - 10 minutes - 9.83 MBI shed no tears at the demise of Kotaku.UK. Sadly, the Kotaku.com site still exists. Also, memory lane with the Mail Order Hobby Shop --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E822 - AD&D 1e - Someone Explain Weapon Speed & Multiple Attacks Please ;)
September 07, 2020 02:12 - 8 minutes - 8.14 MBI’ve never understood how weapon speed impacts tied initiative. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E821 - The Boys are Back in Town
September 06, 2020 02:48 - 12 minutes - 11.7 MBSeason 2 of The Boys is on Amazon Prime. Damn it has started out good! Also, a Gamer’s Health voicemail --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E820 - Gamers’ Health with Rachel & Tenkar - If Tenkar Can do it, so Can You
September 05, 2020 03:05 - 20 minutes - 18.9 MBThis has been a busy week, with 3 doc appointments in the bag. Don’t be like Tenkar, and wait until you are on Death’s Door to address your health. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E819 - WotC is Having a D&D Celebration Weekend 9/18-9/20
September 04, 2020 00:33 - 13 minutes - 6.39 MBWant to sit in on some D&D related seminars? Here’s Your chance --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E818 - Old School Humble Bundle - Swords & Wizardry, Castles & Crusades, Barrowmaze, and More
September 03, 2020 02:54 - 11 minutes - 10.6 MBThe OSR makes a huge splash on Humble Bundle. Huge vale for as little as a buck. Go to Tenkar tavern.com if you want to support The Tavern with your purchase :) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E817 - Rach has a Gamers’ Health Project in the works and the Return of the Midnight Setting
September 02, 2020 02:36 - 9 minutes - 8.51 MBRach is going to complete her 500 hr Yoga Instructor training starting later this month, with the intent of offering Zoom Yoga classes online to the community starting 2021. The Midnight setting from 3.0 will be returning for 5.0. I loved that setting. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E816 - Tenkar & Rach discuss Gareth Skarka and his latest project - Star System
September 01, 2020 02:16 - 15 minutes - 14.7 MBHoly F! Gareth is nearly 9 years late with Far West, yet he’s working a new project to separate fools from their money. He makes Ken Whitman look good. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E815 - On AD&D 1e
August 31, 2020 00:54 - 8 minutes - 7.58 MBDM Dan calls the show and asks about the AD&D 1e podcast that never got off the ground --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E814 - On ENworld as a House Organ, Is 5e Coming to a End, and Nine Lives (Less 5 or so)
August 30, 2020 02:19 - 20 minutes - 19.1 MBIt appears to e that as ENworld has turned into a bit of a house organ it has lost some of its luster (and web traffic). With the latest survey from WotC, is this a sign of the end of 5e? Were your bartender a cat, he’d already have buried off about 5 lives, more or less. I’ve been told not to count 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
E813 - Gamers’ Health - Tenkar’s Post Hospitalization Update
August 29, 2020 01:41 - 18 minutes - 17.4 MBI’ve been MIA since last Saturday, as I passed out after having outdoor lunch at my local pub. I explain what happened, what I learned and what I need to do going forward. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support
E812 - Follow-Up on the Combat Wheelchair - We have an Email
August 23, 2020 00:52 - 10 minutes - 10.1 MBWe have an email regarding the combat wheelchair and I do a follow up. I tip my toes into politics and offend both sides. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/message Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/tavernchat/support