I do a spoiler free review of The Big Clock, a story hook you can easily adapt to any role playing game and setting. Other movies are mentioned but no spoilers are given.

Calls from Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Anthony (Runeslinger) https://anchor.fm/runeslinger

Movies discussed: See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989) The Big Sleep (1946) The Big Clock (1948) No Way Out (1987) Out of Time (1995)

Game mentioned: Noir: The Film Noir Role-Playing Game

DaveCon ticket give-away: make sure you select Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and enter no later than 24 Nov 2022 https://s.surveyplanet.com/mh84y42y

Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/

Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers:

https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast 

through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.

Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/

Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/

TJ Drennon provides music for my show.

Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

I discuss a pair of noir roleplaying games, other games I've played recently, my Noir November movie of the week, a sci fi folk horror movie from the '70's, and open the mailbag. Spoilers for 1972 TV movie The People from 19:50 to 21:49.

DaveCon ticket give-away: make sure you select Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and enter no later than 24 Nov 2022 https://s.surveyplanet.com/mh84y42y

Games discussed: Secrets & Lies, Cthulhu Confidential, ICRPG Vigilante City, Cyberpunk 2020, Palladium Fantasy

Movies discussed: The Glass Key (1942) The People (1972) 

Calls from Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Daniel (Bandit's Keep) https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton

Secrets & Lies home page with free extras http://danielbayn.com/hardboiled/

Secrets & Lies Hardboiled Triple Feature PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/93814/Secrets--Lies--Hardboiled-Triple-Feature

Secrets & Lies Hardboiled Triple Feature Print https://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-bayn/secrets-lies-hardboiled-triple-feature/paperback/product-1dnp574g.html

Secrets & Lies rules only PDF https://www.lulu.com/shop/daniel-bayn/secrets-lies/ebook/product-1v8dzzyp.html

Cthulhu Confidential home page https://pelgranepress.com/product/cthulhu-confidential/

Cthulhu Confidential Bundle of Holding https://bundleofholding.com/presents/2022CthulhuCon

The episode on Miller's Crossing with Spencer from the Keep off the Borderlands podcast episode 124 way back on 5 Oct, 2020 https://anchor.fm/jason376/episodes/124-Keep-off-Millers-Crossing-ekbute/a-a3d0tj5

Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/

Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers:

https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast 

through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.

Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/

Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/

TJ Drennon provides music for my show.

Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

Vic Dorso of DaveCon joins me to sponsor our November contest. 

Link to the DaveCon ticket give away, make sure to select that you heard about the giveaway on Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast.

https://s.surveyplanet.com/mh84y42y

Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/

Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers:

https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast 

through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.

Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/

Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/

TJ Drennon provides music for my show.

Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

This should be System Sunday but instead I will talk about two different noir RPGs on my next episode. Today I give spoiler free thoughts on Enola Holmes 2 and the surprising cast of Netflix's A Christmas Prince trilogy.

Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/

Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers:

https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast 

through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.

Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/

Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/

TJ Drennon provides music for my show.

Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

I discuss my new episode schedule, recent gaming, Noir November, the Sci Fi Horror Contest, give the final installment of movies I watched for Scary Movie Month, and open the mail bag! Stay after the end theme song for spoilers on selected films listed below plus The Decent (2005) and Invaders From Mars (1953)

Games mentioned: The Hateful Place, Corporia, ICRPG Vigilante City, Starships & Spacemen, FASA Star Trek

Bill Barsh admits he just took the name Pacesetter Games for market recognition here: https://www.acaeum.com/forum/viewtopic.php?cache=1&p=145772&highlight=pacesetter&c=1#145772

Final batch of movies for Scary Movie Month: One Body Too Many (1944) The Curse of the Werewolf (1961) I Married a Witch (1942) Scanners (1981) Near Dark (1987) Cat People (1982) The Hunger (1983) Lord Shango (1975) Barbarian (2022)

This week's Noir November movie: This Gun For Hire (1942)

Shows on The Hateful Place: Bandit's Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/episodes/the-Hateful-place-OSR-October-e1pogmn/a-a8oeru3 Infiltrating the BrOSR https://anchor.fm/brosr/episodes/The-Hateful-Place-e19mbks and one by the author of the game https://anchor.fm/the-hateful-place

Calls from Safer (Safer Fantasy Crafting) https://anchor.fm/sfc-saferfantasycrafting Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Spencer aka Free Thrall (Keep Off The Borderlands)  https://anchor.fm/free-thrall Joe (Raven God Games) https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com/

Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/

Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers:

https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast 

through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.

Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/

Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/

TJ Drennon provides music for my show.

Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

Karl from The GMologist Presents https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez joins me to listen to the entries and pick a winner for this month's contest.

Movies/TV shows mentioned so beware of potential spoilers: Predator, Alien, Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors, Children of the Corn, Terminator, Vampire Hunter D,  Aliens, Sunshine, Hard to be a God, G.I. Samurai, Ninja Scroll, Event Horizon, Akira, The Expanse, Hardware, Attack the Block, Gremlins, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, They Live, A Quite Place, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Dr. Cyclops, Them!, The Lost Boys, Halloween, Friday the 13th, Hellraiser, The Shining, Poltergeist, Carrie, Cujo, An American Werewolf in London, The Howling, Cat People, Child's Play, I Know What You Did Last Summer, The Blair Witch Project, Children of the Corn, 24, Jason X, Hellraisier: Bloodlines, Dracula 3000, Leprechaun 4: In Space, Planet of the Vampires, Lifeforce, Terminator 2: Judgement Day, Lady Terminator

Thank you to all our contestants Kevin (The Redcaps) https://www.theredcaps.net/ Barry (Shadow of the GM) https://anchor.fm/gmsshadow Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland Reece (none) Peter (@spezbaby on discord) Joe (Dekahedron RPG Podcast) https://anchor.fm/jpgill David (Betelnut Games) https://www.betelnutgames.com/ MW (The Worlds of MW Lewis) https://anchor.fm/mwlewis Sonny (@Airborneguy on discord) BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://rayotus.carrd.co/

The Crush Foundation https://www.thecrushfoundation.com/

Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/

Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers:

https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast 

through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.

Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/

Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/

TJ Drennon provides music for my show.

Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

For this System Sunday we look at a classic Halloween board game. I cover the game history and mention all the editions but primarily talk about the 2nd (to include the Widow's Walk expansion), 3rd, and Scooby Doo Betrayal at Mystery Mansion editions. You can buy this game on Amazon or where ever you buy board games.

Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/

Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers:

https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast 

through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.

Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/

Warning this episode contains Gratuitous Dog Barking. 

For this, the last Saturday in OSR October, I will look at the science fantasy Labyrinth Lord compatible products from Goblinoid Games. Starships & Spacemen 2E,  Apes Victorious, and of course Mutant Future and it's unofficial Thundarr the Barbarian supplement.

Call from Joe (Dekahedron RPG Podcast) https://anchor.fm/jpgill

Apes Victorious https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/196062/Apes-Victorious

Starships & Spacemen 2E https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/108104/Starships--Spacemen-2e

Mutant Future https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/86683/Mutant-Future-Revised-Edition

Mutant Future (no-art version) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/56282/Mutant-Future-Revised-Edition-noart-version

The Savage Afterworld blog by Tim Snider http://savageafterworld.blogspot.com/

Flying Buffalo physical store https://kuratedkorner.com/collections/flying-buffalo

A very incomplete list media creators that have shown interest in participating are:

Clerics Wear Ringmail https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/ (there is a link to the podcast on the blog)

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

Goblin's Henchmen https://anchor.fm/ghench

Keep off the Borderlands https://anchor.fm/free-thrall

Minions & Musings https://anchor.fm/eviljeff

The Pink Phantom https://anchor.fm/the-pink-phantom/

The Redcaps Podcast https://www.theredcaps.net/

The Red Dice Diaries  https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev/

Tales from the Flooded Realms blog https://floodedrealms.com/

Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/

Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers:

https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast 

through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.

Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/

I talk about lessons you can take from some of the movies I have watched for Scary Movie Month that you can use in your games. Spoilers for some of the films and Bone Tomahawk after the ending theme song.

Remember the last day to enter the Sci-Fi Horror media contest is 28 October 2022, get those entries in!

Movies I've watched since episode 415: I Drink Your Blood (1971), Revolt of the Zombies (1936), Garden of the Dead (1972), The End of the World (1977), The Werewolf Reborn (1998), The Beast With 1,000,000 Eyes (1955), Neon Maniacs (1986), The Curse of Crom: The Legend of Halloween (2022), Demonia (1990), Conquest (1983), Mutant Hunt (1987), Halloween (2018), Halloween Kills (2021), Halloween Ends (2022), First five episodes of Millennium (1996), Santo in the Treasure of Dracula: Sexy Version (1968), Santo & Blue Demon vs Dr. Frankenstein (1974), Santo & Blue Demon vs Dracula & The Wolfman (1973), The Living Ghost (1942)

Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/

Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers:

https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast 

through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.

Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/

Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/

TJ Drennon provides music for my show.

Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

I talk about why Aces & Eights was a hit, open the mailbag and unbox Rus, roleplaying in heathen Russia! Thank you to Rob from Down in a Heap https://anchor.fm/rob-c for joining me for this special unboxing.

Calls from Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Anthony (Casting Shadows) https://anchor.fm/runeslinger Joe (Dekahedron RPG Podcast) https://anchor.fm/jpgill

Remember October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Come to DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/

Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire having been bestowed the title of The Governor Most Radiant Grandeur Baron The Belligerent Hero of The Valley. https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

You can contact me through my Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145, using Speakpipe for international callers:

https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast 

through the podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.

Home page for this show https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co/

Home page for Cerebrevore, the TTRPG panel discussion podcast https://cerebrevore.carrd.co/

Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this show, you can find his blog at https://rayotus.carrd.co/

TJ Drennon provides music for my show.

Colin Green at Spikepit https://anchor.fm/spikepit provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.