Down in a Heap

Random Thoughts about organization, D&D Movies, and introducing a recurring segment: Monsters I’ve Never Used. Plus calls from Anthony of Casting Shadows, Cody of No Save For You, and Daniel of Bandit’s Keep.

Don’t call it a call-in Bonanza. Well, it kinda is, but a couple questions from Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast direct most of my attention to the topic of a continuum of role playing vs. adventure.

Random thoughts about campaign region event tables, and PC rumor & lore tables. Plus calls from Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast and Daniel of Bandit’s Keep.

My guess about the two most common house rules for B/X D&D (or Old School Essentials if you prefer). Likes & dislikes. Plus conversation with Jason, Joe & Taylor about genre, house rules, Bards, and cleaning cheese graters. 🧀

Calls from Jason, Cody, Joe, and Daniel continue the conversation about dice. Bottom line: rolling dice is fun! Plus some talk about genre, house rules, and pre-shredded cheese 🧀.

Calls from Jason where I essentially say he’s right; Joe & Goblin’s Henchman on cheese, and a final thought wondering why it’s important to some gamers about who actually rolls the dice (and dice superstitions).

My oldest and dearest friend, Bill, passed away. He will never be forgotten. He had joined me on episode 57 discussing props and handouts in gaming. Love you Bill.

Observations inspired by recent podcasts: are house rules part of RAW (or rules as intended)? Genre emulation, Usage Dice, some cheese nuggets on a few common misconceptions and calls.

Divvying up the loot in adventure games. Equal shares? Meritocracy? Bonuses for risks or valiant acts? Chance? How do you do it? Plus calls from Jason, Daniel, Spencer, Joe, and Colin.

Happy to say Ray Otus is back and dropped a few episodes of Plundergrounds lately. His most recent (310 Learning to Love OSE) has me thinking, and rather than boring his listeners with a bunch of call-ins, I’ll ramble here. 😁