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A big pot of old school RPG stew. Cover art photo provided by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@cadop... more
FAQs about Down in a Heap:How many episodes does Down in a Heap have?The podcast currently has 316 episodes available.
March 31, 2021Double Vision? Calls about running multiple PCs in the same game.Call-in show about the issues and merits of running multiple PCs in the same game. Contributions from Freethrall, Jason, Daniel, B.J., and Colin. Thanks!...more33minPlay
March 27, 2021Unarmed Combat in Classic D&D (plus the merits of spontaneous casting).A couple calls from Daniel of Bandit’s Keep prompts a look at unarmed combat in classic versions of D&D (AD&D, B/X, & S&W) plus a tangent on the merits of spontaneous casting vs. Vancian fire and forget magic....more33minPlay
March 26, 2021Let’s Roll up a Dragon (or two)!I follow my house rules and go through the process step by step to create a couple unique dragons. Plus calls from Jason, Evil Jeff, and Daniel. Enjoy!...more24minPlay
March 25, 2021Multiple PC’s? The solution, or a problem?Do you allow, encourage, or discourage players to run multiple PC’s in the same campaign? What I’ve proposed (failing so far) as a “solution “ in my small group. Plus calls from Joe from Hindsightless and Goblin’s Henchmen....more27minPlay
March 19, 2021Dragon Deep Dive: Swords & Wizardry and my House Rules for DragonsCalls from Chad & Evil Jeff (Minions & Musings podcast); talk about dragons in BECMI, 2e, Holmes Basic, plus Swords & Wizardry and a rough outline of my house rules for dragons in S&W. Enjoy!...more52minPlay
March 16, 2021Call-in Bonanza 16: “Spellburn”, Subdual, and AuguriesGreat calls and Anchor conversation with Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, Daniel of Bandit’s Keep, Taylor of Clerics Wear Ringmail, Ray Otus of Plundergrounds, and Menion of Confessions of a Wee Timrous Bushi....more38minPlay
March 12, 2021Call-in Bonanza 15Topics include testing the limits of arcane casting, channeling, Subdual in classic versions of D&D, Dragons, and Greg Gillespie’s new Kickstarter: Dwarrowdeep. Thanks for the calls!...more32minPlay
March 04, 2021A Couple More S&W House Rules + Call-in Bonanza 14I outline a few more house rules for my Swords & Wizardry game and calls about new school: old school, Divination magic, Kender, and dragons....more35minPlay
March 04, 2021Barrowmaze Appreciation Day?On his last episode of OSR Blether, creator Greg Gillespie revealed that this upcoming June 24th will mark the 10th anniversary of the first Barrowmaze game session. Let’s have a Barrowmaze Appreciation Day then to celebrate!...more18minPlay
February 28, 2021Dragon Deep Dive: AD&DA close look at the treatment of dragons in the 1E AD&D Monster Manual. Plus, how that changed into a sort of version 1.5 in the first Forgotten Realms boxed set by Ed Greenwood and Jeff Grubb....more54minPlay
FAQs about Down in a Heap:How many episodes does Down in a Heap have?The podcast currently has 316 episodes available.