Some thoughts on reading RPG books in public, starting with Dungeon Crawl Classics.  Then I start a brief tangent discussion on the current 5e hardback books Wizards of the Coast produces.  There is some talk of the original TSR Marvel Superheroes RPG.  I thought it would be a short episode, but I suppose I rambled on for quite a bit...

Thanks to Che for the call-in (Roleplay Rescue)

Links mentioned:

Classic Marvel (TSR game) Forever

Indie RPG Reading Club by Paul Beakley

Podcast to consider:

Diceology by Mad Jay Zero

Trying to conclude my discussions with some thoughts on the Free Kriegsspiel Revolution (FKR).  

Links to content mentioned in the show:

d66 Classless Kobolds has a lot of FKR material: Basic explanation of FKR and 20 games to answer the d66 kobolds design challenge to build an "FKR game"

Darkworm Colt from Norbert Matausch has a lot of great FKR content.  Norbert also publishes the Never-ending Drachenschwanz zine, found at https://matausch.itch.io/

Lastly, Revenant Quill posted a list of good FKR games

Podcasts to Consider:

The Lost Bay: https://anchor.fm/thelostbay

Glowburn: http://podcast.glowburn.org

Thanks to Call-ins from:

Daniel from Bandit’s Keep 

Jason from Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast

Che from Role-play Rescue

The introduction contains a clip from Belly's "Now They'll Sleep," from the 1995 release "King."  I would put King on my list of 5 albums for a desert island, only 5 albums to listen to forever, etc... it's that good.

More lengthy discussion about some of "new" RPG games/systems (to me, at least) - with thoughts on PBtA and cypher system games from an outsider's view.

Mentioned on this show:

Good historical look at the OSR is found at the OSR Simulacrum blog.

If you have not seen No Thank you Evil, a great RPG for kids (and anyone), check it out at the website: http://www.nothankyouevil.com

For some FKR inspiration, check out https://d66kobolds.blogspot.com

Podcast recommendation: The Rolistes

Thank you to the call-ins from:

Jason: Nerd's RPG Variety Cast

Daniel: Bandit's Keep

Che: Roleplay Rescue

The introduction features a clip from Belly's "Now They'll Sleep," a track from the excellent album King.  Still always fills me with joy to hear the opening of this song...

More discussions about old school gaming and a look at Matt Finch's "Zen" moments in his Old School Primer

Links:

Jason from Nerd's RPG Variety Cast

The Unbreakable D&D Supplement series https://unbreakablerpg.com

Matt Finch’s Quick Primer for Old School Gaming, found at Lulu 

Podcasts to peruse:

Bastionland podcast: https://anchor.fm/bastionland

DM of none: https://dmofnone.libsyn.com

Introduction song is an excerpt from Belly's "Now They'll Sleep."  I could listen to this all day...

The start of my discussions on "old-school" gaming, "new" games (and game systems), and the "free kriegsspiel revolution" with a prelude discussion on diversity... it's a lengthy rant, so hopefully you will stay with me.

Please check out the itch.io bundle to support Tiago Rolim, Latin American RPG creator of NUMA, at https://itch.io/b/833/help-tiago-rolim-fight-covid-19?ac=Wr7UchMaVvG

Podcasts mentioned during episode:

Dice are Screaming (https://anchor.fm/Thedicearescreaming/)

Down in a Heap (https://anchor.fm/rob-c)

Asians Represent (https://aznsrepresent.carrd.co)

Thanks to the call-ins from:

Jason, Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (https://anchor.fm/jason376)

Spencer from Keep off the Borderlands (https://anchor.fm/free-thrall)

Che from Role-play Rescue (https://anchor.fm/rpgrescue)

Three podcasts for consideration:

Three black halflings (https://headgum.com/three-black-halflings)

D20 dames (https://d20dames.com)

Venture maidens (https://venturemaidens.com) - they have a kickstarter open now for a great 5e campaign source book.  Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2cgaming/venture-maidens-campaign-guide-for-5th-edition

The song featured in the introduction clip is from Belly's "Now They'll Sleep."  Belly reunited for a fantastic new album a few years ago ("Dove") and are still making music.

A lot of rambling about Strat-O-Matic baseball, a fantastic tabletop simulation/RPG of the US national pastime. Also a brief discussion about a great baseball rpg called “Deadball.”

Links:

Strat-O-Matic: https://www.strat-o-matic.com (although I discussed the baseball board game, they have football, basketball, and hockey as well)

Deadball by W. M. Akers: http://wmakers.net/deadball

Introduction music clip from Belly’s “Now They’ll Sleep.” I could spend a very nice evening playing Strat-O-Matic while listening to Belly albums.

Some (not so) scholarly discussion about economics, the large 5e company, independent content creators, and great things to find at the library.

Thanks to Jason from Nerd's RPG Variety Cast (here on anchor) for the call.

The introduction clip is from Belly's "Now They'll Sleep."  I'm not sure if I mentioned how much I love this band and this classic 90s track.

Tales of my travels to Singapore at the start of the year and discovery of a fantastic local game store, Sunny Pair O' Dice, and an in-person D&D game.  

Sunny Pair O' Dice (Singapore): https://sunnypairodice.com 

The adventure we ran: CCC-RPSG-06 Of Caravans and Crossings by Petrina Ho, Erika Ho, Pearline Ho, Jason Koh, available at https://www.dmsguild.com/product/341677/CCCRPSG06-Of-Caravans-and-Crossings

Podcast recommendation: “Cantrips and Coffee,” https://anchor.fm/cantripsandcoffee/

Intro Song: Excerpt from “Now They’ll Sleep,” by Belly. Please go to https://bellyofficial.com to hear more great music.

A discussion about my discovery of Dungeon Crawl Classics, why I enjoy it, and bunch of tangents.

"Now They'll Sleep" song excerpt from Belly

A bit of a rambling discussion about my origins with tabletop rugs, how I came back to the community, introducing my son to D&D, and some thoughts about topics for future episodes.

Introduction song: "Now They'll Sleep," by Belly.  I love this band.