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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 304 episodes available.
October 12, 2022OSR October: Wednesday Wanderings into The Fungus Forest!This quick adventure review looks at The Fungus Forest by Nash Press from 2016. Available as a PWYW PDF at DrivethruRPG. It’s a large cavern system filled with unusual creatures and (of course!) weird fungi of every imaginable type. Potentially months of exciting play for $3 (recommended price)? What are you waiting for?!?...more14minPlay
October 11, 2022OSR October: Tidbit Tuesday - I Can’t Hardly WaitBlurring the lines between Tidbits and Theories, I talk about the Stages of an Adventuring Party, and how I Can’t Wait for “Name” level to begin the Domain building phase of the game. Plus a Replacement’s song makes anything better...😃...more19minPlay
October 10, 2022OSR October: Monster Monday’s 2It’s Monster Monday #2 and getting into the spooky October feel, I’m choosing a different spin on a classic Undead monster from Barrowmaze Complete by Greg Gillespie. Brains good.......more7minPlay
October 09, 2022OSR October: Supplement Sunday - Do you know your A, B, C’s?In the 2nd OSR October Supplement Sunday, I dive into The Dungeon Alphabet by Michael Curtis. Currently $7.99 for pdf at DrivethruRPG or $19.99 for print + pdf at Goodman-games.com...more18minPlay
October 08, 2022OSR October: Saturday Call-in BonanzaIt’s one week into OSR October, and I have a bunch of calls! Please enjoy this “podcast conversation” with Spencer, Jason, Daniel, Kevin, and Goblin’s Henchman!...more53minPlay
October 07, 2022OSR October: Friend Friday with Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety CastMy fellow Universal Monster Maniac and Podcasting Pal, Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast joins me. Main topics include notable OSR rules sets and movies that to us, capture an OSR feel....more1h 1minPlay
October 06, 2022OSR October: Thursday Theories - Life is CheapI delve further into what makes my personal OSR tick by going through my theme song. “In Old School Games, Life is Cheap.” PCs are overrated. It’s the players, ref, setting: the GAME that matters. Plus Party > any 1 PC....more18minPlay
October 05, 2022OSR October: Wednesday Wanderings in the Slumbering Ursine DunesThe first adventure spotlight for my OSR October shines on Slumbering Ursine Dunes by Chris Kutalik. It’s a sandbox setting and adventure site(s) stuffed with Weirdness & other goodies....more24minPlay
October 04, 2022OSR October: Tuesday Tidbits - Use The Force Luke!The 1st Tuesday Tidbit calls back an old blog post from Jeff’s Game Blog on 4/26/06: “New D&D House Rule, effective immediately”. Get out your d30!...more7minPlay
October 03, 2022OSR October: Monster Monday’s 1I start Monster Monday’s with an entry from Glynn Seal’s Midderlands OSR mini setting and Bestiary. Tired of old goblins? Try the Ocular Goblin on for size. See the Midderlands and get mugged. 🤣...more11minPlay
FAQs about Down in a Heap:How many episodes does Down in a Heap have?The podcast currently has 304 episodes available.