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044 Prince Valiant The Story Telling Game

Dragons Are RealJan 15, 2020

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17:59

Space Aces

Space Aces is an homage to an undying love of happy, hopeful, & campy Sci Fi. A modular, lightweight, optimistic sci-fi tabletop adventure game toolbox for GM-led groups, co-op & solo play. Packed with over 75 tables, oracles & procedural generators for creating near-endless light-hearted rollicking romps through space a la Star Trek meets Futurama meets Hitchhikers Guide To The Galaxy.

Space Aces: The Original Sheets https://p0rthos47.itch.io/space-aces

Space Aces: The New Guidebook: https://p0rthos47.itch.io/space-aces-tng

Space Aces: Accelerated https://p0rthos47.itch.io/space-aces-accelerated

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May 11, 202307:55

Through The Void

Through The Void is a minimalist OSR (Old School Renaissance) inspired RPG for 1-7 players by Tony Vasinda and the Plus One Team. The core rules of the game fit on 1 sheet of paper. Explore abandoned asteroid mines, hulking relics of the solar wars, and lunar labs. Through The Void provides the characters sheets, rules, and procedures you need to build thrilling space adventures and all you need are pencils, dice, and a few hours with your friends.

Through The Void is a Together We Go game based on Down We Go by Markus Linderum.

Together We Go: https://tonyplusone.itch.io/together-we-go

Down We Go: https://plusoneexp.com/collections/1-games/products/down-we-go-hardback

Through The Void: https://tonyplusone.itch.io/through-the-void

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Apr 17, 202307:44

119: 13th Age

A review of 13th Age. In the 13th Age of the world, adventurers seek their fortunes in the Dragon Empire while powerful individuals known as Icons pursue goals that may preserve the empire from chaos, or send it over the edge. It combines the best parts of traditional d20-rolling fantasy gaming with new story-focused rules.

Pelgrane Press: https://pelgranepress.com/13th-age/

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Mar 15, 202319:54

118: Victory Basic

VICTORY BASIC is a classic dungeon delving game inspired by original and basic edition fantasy wargames rules.

The system is based in part on the Dungeon World roleplaying game published by Sage Kobold Productions.

Rules: https://sersavictory.itch.io/victory-basic

Cyclic Dungeon Generation: https://sersavictory.itch.io/cyclic-dungeon-generation

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Jan 19, 202322:08

117: Lord of the Rings Roleplaying 5e

Return to Middle-earth with The Lord of the Rings™ Roleplaying, a brand new adaptation of the works of J.R.R. Tolkien using the rules for 5E. Based on the second edition of The One Ring.

Pre-order: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/store/?product_id=7820499124482

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Oct 26, 202223:47

116: Slayers

Slayers is a tabletop RPG of mercenaries and monster hunters for hire. Known by locals as Slayers, players wander a haunted city, cursed long ago to expand towards the horizon forever. Slayers help clean out the monsters that infest the alleyways and shadows, and those that the city seems to be manifesting on its own

Digital version of Slayers: https://gilarpgs.itch.io/slayers
Physical Version: https://gilarpgs.myshopify.com/products/slayers

Weather in your RPG: https://dragonsarereal.bearblog.dev/weather-in-your-rpg/

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Sep 13, 202219:39

115: Oz by Andrew Kolb

Oz by author Andrew Kolb is a detailed setting, compatible with 5th Edition. Like Andrew's previous book Neverland a great deal of effort has been put into this book for players and GM's alike.

Episode 104 Neverland: https://dragonsarereal.bearblog.dev/104-neverland/

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Aug 14, 202214:20

114: EZD6

A rules-light D6 RPG system that puts creativity over complexity, but delivers a suprising amount of variation and mechanical wiggle. A D6 dice pooling with a few key innovations like boons and banes, strikes instead of hit points and variable damage, and a micro-resource called karma.

EZD6: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/397599/EZD6-Core-Rulebook

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Jul 18, 202221:02

113 Blood & Gold

Blood and Gold is a rules-lite tabletop roleplaying game with old school sensibilities combined with modern fluid mechanics. It is Fast to Learn, Fast to the Table, and compatible with content from the 70s through today!

Mork Borg: https://jnohr.itch.io/mrk-borg-free

Blood & Gold: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/398574/Blood-and-Gold

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Jul 10, 202217:57

112: 2400 Lo-Fi Sci-Fi RPG

2400 is a plug-and-play toolkit. It’s not just one RPG, but a series of self-contained modules, easy to slot in or ignore entirely. Each one is 3 pages plus a cover, fitting on two sides of a letter-sized sheet of paper.

2400: https://jasontocci.itch.io/2400
24xx SRD: https://jasontocci.itch.io/24xx

Breathless Jam: https://itch.io/jam/breathless-jam/entries
Cargo: https://dragonsarereal.itch.io/cargo
The Hidden: https://dragonsarereal.itch.io/the-hidden

Purple Worm Podcast: https://anchor.fm/purple-worm

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Jun 26, 202209:25

111 Breathless

Breathless is a survival horror role-playing game featuring dreading mechanics. Every skill check brings you one step closer to more dangerous situations. Characters are talented and proactive, but the path that lies in front of them is perilous. They will face difficult tasks, try to catch their breath, scavenge what they can find, and try to get through in one piece.

Breathless SRD: https://fari.games/en/srds/fari-rpgs/breathless-srd
Breathless Itch Page: https://fari-rpgs.itch.io/breathless-srd
Breathless Game Jam: https://itch.io/jam/breathless-jam

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May 16, 202210:12

110 3,2,1...Action! Rule Book

Starting off from a Kickstarter in 2021 as Rocket to Russia, the 3,2,1...Action Rule Book is the core rules from that KS, These core rules can be used as the basis for a game with any style you'd like.

3,2,1...Action! Rule Book: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/330233/321Action-Rules--Point-Nemo--How-To-Play-BETA

Rocket to Russia: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/367404/Rocket-To-Russia

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Apr 05, 202216:15

109 5th Edition Funnels

How to run a Funnel adventure in 5th Edition.

5th Edition Funnel: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/186076/Fifth-Edition-Funnel

The OSR Guide to Playing 5e: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/390592/The-OSR-Guide-to-Playing-5e--Module-Included-Playtest

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Mar 21, 202210:33

108 A5E Trials and Treasures

The final book in the Level Up: Advanced 5e line: Trials and Treasures.

Website: https://www.levelup5e.com/

Everyday Heroes blogpost: https://dragonsarereal.substack.com/p/everyday-heroes

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Feb 15, 202215:57

107 Awfully Cheerful Engine

A look at the new core Awfully Cheerful Engine inspired by the Ghostbusters RPG.

DriveThu RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/87/EN-Publishing/subcategory/266_38831/Awfully-Cheerful-Engine

Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/the-awfully-cheerful-engine-an-rpg-of-action-comedy

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Jan 25, 202218:44

106 A5E Monstrous Menagerie

Level Up: Advanced 5e Monsterous Menagerie is the "Monster Manual" for A5E

Website: https://www.levelup5e.com/

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Dec 28, 202120:23

105 A5E Adventurers Guide

Level Up: Advanced 5e is a standalone 5e tabletop RPG by EnWorld Publishing. Fully compatible with core 5e but adding more depth and variety on the core SRD.

Website: https://www.levelup5e.com/

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Nov 15, 202123:39

104: Neverland RPG

Many have heard of the island of Neverland. Stories of pirates, mermaids and Peter Pan are told by parents around the world to send their children off to a happy, dreaming sleep. But, it’s been a long time since the Darlings first flew to Neverland and a new story is about to be told. Your own.

Take a journey into the world of Peter Pan and its mysterious inhabitants in Neverland: A Fantasy RPG Setting. The book is a feature-length hex crawl campaign, intended for sandbox exploration. Created by Andrew Kolb, you’ll find endless adventure inside, lovingly adapted from the tales of Peter Pan and tailored for an older audience. Each hex is self-contained, brimming with lore from Peter Pan and the Darlings’ escapades.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/331102/Neverland-A-Fantasy-RolePlaying-Setting

Links
Mothership: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gerdling/mothership-sci-fi-horror-rpg-1st-edition-boxed-set/description
Level Up: Advanced5e https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e
3D work: https://www.reddit.com/r/FoundryVTT/comments/ql2kri/3d_canvas_welcome_to_the_true_third_dimension/
The ripper93: https://theripper93.com/
DM Workshop: https://www.shapeways.com/shops/dmworkshop

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Nov 03, 202120:46

103 Dark Streets and Darker Secrets

Dark Streets & Darker Secrets is a Street & Sorcery Rules Light Role-Playing Game with an Old School spirit. It’s a game about modern adventures in the world we live today, only with a layer of supernatural weirdness and horro

DriveThru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/266741/Dark-Streets--Darker-Secrets

Level Up: 5e Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/enworld/level-up-advanced-5th-edition-a5e

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Oct 21, 202128:19

102 Fifth Edition Monster Mash

I look at building Monsters in 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons and calculating if encounters are deadly for your players.

Links:

The Dungeon Masters Guide: https://dnd.wizards.com/products/dungeon-masters-guide
Volo's Guide to Monster: https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/volos-guide-to-monsters
Tasha's Couldron of Everything: https://dnd.wizards.com/products/tabletop-games/rpg-products/tashas-cauldron-everything

Kobold Press Tome of Beasts https://koboldpress.com/kpstore/product/tome-of-beasts-for-5th-edition/
Total Party Kill Bestiary: https://store.2cgaming.com/products/total-party-kill-bestiary-pdf

Sly Flourish The Deadly Encoiunter: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05VWofhNMHI

Runehammer: 5e Hardcore Mode https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/303156/5e-HARDCORE-MODE

Blog of Holding: http://blogofholding.com/?p=7338

New 5e: https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/09/wotc-announces-new-evolution-of-dd-coming-in-2024.html

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Oct 06, 202116:50

101 Chase rules in Role Playing Games

A look at Chase rules in roleplaying games over the last 4 decades.

Rules covered: James Bond 007, D&D 5e, Savage Worlds, Blades in the Dark, Pathfinder 2e, Gumshoe Bights Black Agents, Classic Spycraft, Ultra Violet Grasslands, Adventures in Middle earth, FATE, Index Card RPG and Low Fantasy Gaming

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Sep 23, 202121:20

100 ICRPG Master Edition

After a short break from podcasting I'm back with a review of the new Index Card RPG Master Edition from Runehammer and Modiphius Entertainement

https://www.modiphius.net/pages/runehammer

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Sep 14, 202125:19

099 Neon City Overdrive

Neon City Overdrive by Nathan Russell is a fast-playing RPG of cyberpunk action. With a focus on story and action.

Website: https://www.perilplanet.com/
DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307995/Neon-City-Overdrive

Knock Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/896102915/knock-issue-two
Mazes Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/9thlevel/mazes

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Jun 07, 202128:06

098 Kickstarter News 26 May 2021

The latest news on RPG crowd funding projects on Kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/

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May 26, 202122:21

097 Kickstarter News 19 May 2021

The latest news on RPG crowd funding projects on Kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/

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May 19, 202119:55

096 Old School and Cool Zines

A Review of Old School & Cool Zines, volume 1 & 2.

Knight Owl Publishing: https://knightowlpublishing.com/

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May 16, 202110:32

095 Kickstarter News 12 May 2021

The latest news on RPG crowd funding projects on Kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/

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May 12, 202113:35

094 Kickstarter News 05 May 2021

The latest news on RPG crowd funding projects on Kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/

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May 05, 202122:13

093 Kickstarter News 28 Apr 2021

The latest news on RPG crowd funding projects on Kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/

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Apr 28, 202126:59

092 Stitched Brutal Dark Demons

I review 3 of my ZineQuest haul:

BEstitchARY

Brutal Quest

Darkest Dungeons, Demons & Devils

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Apr 26, 202113:13

091 Kickstarter News 21 Apr 2021

The latest news on RPG crowd funding projects on Kickstarter.

https://www.kickstarter.com/

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Apr 21, 202123:26

090 2d6 Fantasy RPGs

2d6 Fantasy is a good alternative to d20 and d100 Fantasy games. In this episode I look at 4 products that tackle the 2d6 Sword and Sorcery genre.

Barbarians of Lemuria
BoL Original: http://www.1km1kt.net/rpg/barbarians-of-lemuria
Mythic: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/144526/Barbarians-of-Lemuria-Mythic-Edition
Legendary: https://www.lulu.com/en/us/shop/simon-washbourne/barbarians-of-lemuria-legendary-edition-hardcover/hardcover/product-1626p88y.html

Sword of Cepheus: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/304840/The-Sword-of-Cepheus
Barbaric!: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/348272/Barbaric
Quantum Sorcery: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/351911/Quantum-Sorcery

089 Kickstarter News 14 Apr 2021

A new mini series recorded every Wednesday and released simultaneously on Audio podcast and YouTube.

New RPG crowd funding projects on Kickstarter and those ending shortly.

https://www.kickstarter.com/

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Apr 14, 202120:04

088 Cepheus Engine

Traveller is a science fiction role-playing game, first published in 1977 by Game Designers' Workshop. Cepheus Engine uses the Mongoose SRD and is a clone of the original game. In this episode I talk about Cepheus Engine and some of it's derivatives.

Traveller SRD: https://www.traveller-srd.com/open-game-license/

Cepheus Engine SRD: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/186894/Cepheus-Engine-System-Reference-Document
DriveThru PDF: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/237247/Cepheus-Engine-RPG

Cepheus Light: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/257644/Cepheus-Light
Cepheus Faster Than Light: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/263755/Cepheus-Faster-Than-Light
Cepheus Quantum: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/280143/Cepheus-Quantum
Cepheus Atom: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/324514/Cepheus-Atom

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Apr 11, 202115:15

087 Those Dark Places

Those Dark Places is a rules lite Industrial Science Fiction Horror game by Jonathan Hicks and released by Osprey Games.

https://ospreypublishing.com/store/osprey-games/osprey-roleplaying

Discord Sale: https://venturebeat.com/2021/03/22/discord-exploring-sale-that-could-be-worth-more-than-10-billion/

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Mar 24, 202118:00

086 Star Trek: Adventure Gaming in the Final Frontier

The first Star Trek RPG was not by FASA but by Heritage Models in 1978. I look at this long forgotten RPG.

Asacolips Powered by the Apocalypse System for FoundryVTT: https://gitlab.com/asacolips-projects/foundry-mods/pbta

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Mar 02, 202117:25

085 Journeys in RPG's

How to handle Journeys in RPG's and make them more interesting.

Zines:
Repugnant: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tokenterrors/repugnant-the-worlds-most-disgusting-ttrpg
Siege: Pocket Warfare : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitesizedgaming/siege-pocket-warfare/
The Vitacernis: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brstf/the-vitacernis
3Die6: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tentaclemag/3die6-a-dungeon-creepy-crawler-roleplaying-game

Getting There is Half the Fun: https://theangrygm.com/getting-there-is-half-the-fun/

Random Campfire Events: https://zenithgames.blogspot.com/2013/06/200-random-campfire-events.html

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Feb 23, 202119:05

084 Quest RPG - ideal for newcomers

A review of Quest RPG a great game for newcomers to Roleplaying.

Quest: https://www.adventure.game/
Community Creators Resource: https://www.adventure.game/resources

ZineQuest:

Old School & Cool Volume 2: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dragonstabber/old-school-and-cool-volume-2
Cosmic Hooligans: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/octapoc/cosmic-hooligans
Noctis Labyrinth:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/morditepress/noctis-labyrinth

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Feb 13, 202113:50

083 ZineQuest Part 5

Lets Role: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lets-role/lets-role-an-immersive-and-easy-to-use-virtual-tabletop
Shard Tabletop: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/shardtabletop/shard-tabletop-a-5e-virtual-tabletop-and-character-sheet
Arkenforge (Sci Fi Masters Toolkit) : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/arkenforge/the-sci-fi-masters-toolkit
Dungeon Alchemist: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1024146278/dungeon-alchemisttm

Zines:

TRash Planet Epsilon 5: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pandesmos/trash-planet-epsilon-5
Endless Banquets: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/silverhooves/endless-banquets
Lacuna Read Once and Destroy: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jsorensen/lacuna-read-once-and-destroy
Children Of The Dust: A Survival RPG: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/threestrangefolks/children-of-the-dust-a-survival-rpg
Chronicles of the Space Jammer: Enoch's Wake: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/r-rook/chronicles-of-the-spacejammer-enochs-wake
Beta Red: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scottuhls/beta-red-a-cyberpunk-genre-rpg
Dying on Hardlight Station: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/magnumgalaxygames/dying-hard-on-hardlight-station-a-mothership-adventure
External Containment Bureau: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/mythicgazetteer/external-containment-bureau-a-zine-quest-rpg
Kill Today, Die Tomorrow: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jowzam/kill-today-die-tomorrow

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Feb 10, 202112:58

082 ZineQuest Part 4

Part 4 of releases of zines for ZineQuest 2021

The Zines:

Tomb of Immolation: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yogdugames/tomb-of-immolation
Bloodheist: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/leohunt/bloodheist
Realms of Peril: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spellsword/realms-of-peril
Dodeca: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/garblag/dodeca-rpg-zinequest3
Scoundrels: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1580058713/scoundrels-make-your-games-criminal
Cast Away: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/afterthoughtgames/cast-away
Space Weirdoes: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/casgar/space-weirdos
Grimblade: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/beckelhimer/grimblade-a-grim-fantasy-rpg
Definitely Wizards: A Game About Not Being a Wizard: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/elliothtart/definitely-wizards-a-game-about-not-being-a-wizard
Swordpoint: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallantknightgames/swordpoint-a-swashbuckling-zine
The Lighthouse At The Edge Of The Universe - Solo RPG: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ellalim/the-lighthouse-at-the-edge-of-the-universe-solo-rpg
Brutal Quest: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/brutalquest/brutal-quest-a-miniature-narrative-game

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Feb 07, 202113:00

081 ZineQuest Part 3

Part 3 of my look at ZineQuest 2021

RPG Zines Gacebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/551466285487694
Plus One Exp Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/PlusOneExp
Tenkars Tavern Podcast: https://anchor.fm/tavernchat
Bone Box Chant: https://boneboxchant.wordpress.com/

The Zines:

Elvismancer: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kingyak/elvismancer
Through Ultan's Door: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/through-ultans-door/through-ultans-door
Lands of Legends: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/giusepperotondo/lands-of-legends-five-zines-for-zinequest3
Pungeon Quest: A Pun-Packed Land of Eem Adventure: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/landofeem/pungeon-quest
Scrap Rats RPG: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitesizedgaming/scrap-rats-rpg
Pistol Packing Bondage Nuns from Dimension Sex: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/454731644/pistol-packing-bondage-nuns-from-dimension-sex
All Must Bow: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/705664176/all-must-bow-zinequest3
Bucket of Bolts: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jhrrsn/bucket-of-bolts-a-solo-rpg-zine
Bounty Hunter TTG: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/guysclanders/bounty-hunter-a-ttrpg

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Feb 04, 202114:29

080 More Zines - Zinequest Part 2

The second pick of the bunch from ZineQuest 3.

The Many Crypts of Lady Ingrade:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gothridgemanor/the-many-crypts-of-lady-ingrade-zine-quest
BEstitchARY for Mork Borg: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/neonon/bestitchary-for-mork-borg
The 2020 Bestiary: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1353144702/the-2020-bestiary
Lowlife: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/583799276/lowlife-0
Skullbox: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/scavenger/skullbox-dungeon-mayhem-magyk-ttrpg-zine
Torq: rallyraid roleplaying: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/willjobst/torq
Gordinaak: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/526878157/gordinaak
The Knights of the Road: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bordercholly/the-knights-of-the-road
The Lair of the Manticore: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/frankt/the-lair-of-the-manticore-zinequest
The Power Words Engine: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/domliotti/the-power-words-engine
Major Arcana: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/alexwilcox/major-arcana-0

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Feb 02, 202111:54

079 ZineQuest 2021

ZineQuest 3 runs during the month of February I look at the first release that drew my interest.

Affinity Publisher sale: https://affinity.serif.com/en-gb/publisher/

Stories from the Slough: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/storiesfromtheslough/stories-from-the-slough
Rebel Scum: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/9thlevel/rebel-scum
Mysteries of the Mist: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/byodinsbeardrpg/mysteries-of-the-mists-zine-quest-edition
The Drain: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/yusem/the-drain
The Haunted Hamlet - and other hexes: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lazylitch/the-haunted-hamlet-and-other-hexes
Back Again From The Broken Land: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/clovenpinegames/back-again-from-the-broken-landzinequest
Isometric Blanks: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/fishinthepot/isometric-blanks
The Merovingian Hack: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/justinb541/the-merovingian-hack
Darkest Demons, Devils, and Dungeons: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/spookymonkey/darkest-demons-devils-and-dungeons-a-zine-quest-thing
Wild Blue Yonder: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sivads-sanctum/wild-blue-yonder
The 13th Fleet: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/639598290/the-13th-fleet
Into the Black: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/wolvesbanemanor/into-the-black-1
The Vast in the Dark: by Charles Ferguson-Avery: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/appalachia-gothic/the-vast-in-the-dark-exploring-ruins-in-an-infinite-world
The Island of the Excellent: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/malcolminspace/the-island-of-the-excellent-a-hexcrawl-zine-0
Journeylands: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dgchapman/journeylands-1?

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Feb 01, 202114:33

078 Mothership

Mothership by Tuesday Night Games is a Science Fiction Horror game.
Available from DriveThru RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/13232/Tuesday-Knight-Games

White Lies: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/164226/White-Lies
Gauntlet: Podcast Production https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/the-gauntlet-podcast/podcast-production-the-gauntlet-process
Chris's Dynamic Compression 1.2.6 for audacity: https://theaudacitytopodcast.com/chriss-dynamic-compressor-plugin-for-audacity/
Mork Borg: https://morkborg.com/
ZineQuest: https://www.kickstarter.com/zinequest

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Jan 30, 202116:53

077 Knave

Knave is a set of rules by Ben Milton for running old school fantasy RPGs without classes. Highly compatible with OSR games, so you can use any bestiaries, adventure and spell books you already own.

Knave: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/250888/Knave
Knave hacks amd Add-ons: https://buildingsarepeople.blogspot.com/2018/08/knave-mini-review-hacks-additions-and.html
Grave: https://jasontocci.itch.io/grave](https://jasontocci.itch.io/grave
Rogueland: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/335988/ROGUELAND
Kuf: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/276227/Kuf
Bone Marshes: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/275159/Bone-Marshes?1892600

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Jan 18, 202122:01

076 Maze Rats

In this episode I review Maze rats by Ben Milton.

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/197158/Maze-Rats

Froth's Humpday RPG

Podcast: http://anchor.fm/thoughteater
Blog: https://frothsofdnd.blogspot.com/

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Jan 08, 202114:14

075 Dungeons and Dragons 5e Basic Rules

Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition is available in many forms, both in print and in Digital. You can play up to level 20 with a free PDF available from Wizards of the Coast.

Basic Rules: http://media.wizards.com/2018/dnd/downloads/DnD_BasicRules_2018.pdf

SRD: https://www.5esrd.com/

Essentials and Players Handbook are available from your local gaming store or online via usual outlets.

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Dec 14, 202013:54

074 3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars

A review of 3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars where you play troopers killing bugs on Alien planets, think Starship Troopers.

YouTube Actual Play with John Harper: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ykmZg2M1_AI&list=PLJ0snHDJGuC1_AwX35dj_xsiYvIAbGS_a

Mythic Table VTT: https://www.mythictable.com/

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Nov 26, 202023:13

073 Liminal

Liminal is a self-contained tabletop roleplaying game about those on the boundary between the modern day United Kingdom and the Hidden World- the world of secret societies of magicians, a police division investigating Fortean crimes, fae courts, werewolf gangs, and haunted places where the walls between worlds are thin.

Liminal: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/267203/Liminal

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Nov 04, 202015:13

072 AiME Thoughts After First Session

Following last weeks review of Adventures in Middle Earth, I give my thoughts of the game after playing the first session. Callins from Jason, Karl and John.

AiME for Foundry VTT: https://gitlab.com/alakar1/aime-module
Manifest URL: https://gitlab.com/alakar1/aime-module/-/raw/master/module.json

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Oct 27, 202019:46

071 Adventures in Middle Earth

In this episode I briefly talk about a new upcoming VTT that I have joined the team - Mythic Table.

In the main topic my thoughts on Adventures in Middle Earth.

Mythic Table VTT: https://www.mythictable.com/

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Oct 04, 202019:12

070 ICRPG Alfheim Setting

Index Card RPG fantasy setting: Alfheim.

Drivethru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/10923/RUNEHAMMER-GAMES
Episode 58 Blood and Snow: https://anchor.fm/dragonsarereal/episodes/058-Blood-and-Snow-eequ2d

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Ruff by Cellophane Sam
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Happy Whistling Ukulele by Rafael Krux
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Sep 24, 202027:39

069 Three Wuxia RPGs

Wuxia novels and films are a fascinating genre. I discuss three different RPG's that allow you to experience that Wuxia feel at the table top:

Art of Wuxia: https://dwdstudios.com/artofwuxia
Feng Shui 2: https://www.atlas-games.com/fengshui/
Wushu: http://danielbayn.com/wushu/

Translated works Wuxiaworld: https://www.wuxiaworld.com
Deathblade YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgf8s70_dmcDIqXruv2MS2g

Call-ins from Jason of the Nerds Variety RPG Podcast and Ray Otus from Plundergrounds Podcast

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Intro and Outro Music
Ruff by Cellophane Sam
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Fill
Happy Whistling Ukulele by Rafael Krux
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Sep 15, 202038:52

068 ICRPG 2e Quickstart

I look in depth at the new Index Card RPG 2e quickstart rules.

Drivethru: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/221038/INDEX-CARD-RPG-Free-Quickstart

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Intro and Outro Music
Ruff by Cellophane Sam
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Fill
Happy Whistling Ukulele by Rafael Krux
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Sep 06, 202027:44

067 Numenera Discovery

A review of Numenera Discovery by Monte Cooke Games (https://www.montecookgames.com/)

Kickstarters
Old School Essentials: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/old-school-essentials-advanced-fantasy
Hellboy: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/manticgames/hellboy-the-next-chapter

Murder Hobo Show Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvNG-bTRGNdH7SCDbQavx0g

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Intro and Outro Music
Ruff by Cellophane Sam
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Fill
Happy Whistling Ukulele by Rafael Krux
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Sep 02, 202023:56

066 Cortex Prime

Cortex Prime the generic role-play system has been released as a PDF to backers. I take a look at the PDF, call-ins from John Alan Large, Spencer (Free Thrall) and Jason from Nerds RPG Variety Cast.

Software mentioned in the episode:

Dungeon Scrawl: https://probabletrain.itch.io/dungeon-scrawl

RPG Map Editor II: https://deepnight.net/tools/rpg-map/

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Intro and Outro Music
Ruff by Cellophane Sam
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Fill
Happy Whistling Ukulele by Rafael Krux
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Aug 28, 202022:28

065 Prose Descriptive Qualities

The PDQ (Prose Descriptive Qualities) system is a rules-light game engine that has three different levels of task resolution for any situation, in order to let players resolve encounters in as much or as little detail as desired.

Atomic Sock Monkey: http://www.atomicsockmonkey.com/products.asp

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Intro and Outro Music
Pure Adrenaline by eddy
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Fill
Happy Whistling Ukulele by Rafael Krux
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Aug 10, 202026:38

064 Bitesize: The Bulete (aka Landshark)

I watched a video of Tim Kask (TSR) talking about his time at the company and how the infamous Bulete monster appeared in issue #1 of Dragon Magazine. In this episode I look at the original from that magazine.

Tim Kask on first 5 years at TSR: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwKztsXquoM

Dragon Magazine: https://archive.org/details/DragonMagazine260_201801

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Welcome to the Show by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.com/ License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Aug 01, 202006:13

063 Judge Dredd RPG's Part 3

In part three of these series I look at the Traveller based version of Judge Dredd released by Mongoose in 2009.

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Ruff by Cellophane Sam
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Happy Whistling Ukulele by Rafael Krux
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Jul 08, 202018:49

062 Macho Women With Guns

A game that was to change the landscape of the RPG industry, and yet no one has heard of this game. Today I look at Macho Women With Guns, but don't try and buy it anywhere as the author no longer sells it.