Roleplaying History

By Wayne Davis

An exploration of the history of role playing games, including some you might not have heard of.... more

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The podcast currently has 155 episodes available.

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November 03, 2023 Episode 126: Castle Falkenstein and Talislanta
This week, we're checking out a couple of game systems that bring their own spin on the fantasy genre to the table.

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30min
October 27, 2023 Episode 125: The Isle of Dread, Reincarnated
This week, we break down the Goodman Games release: The Isle of Dread, Reincarnated. This hard cover release reprints the original releases of the X1: The Isle of Dread modules as well as updates them to D&D 5th edition. Join us for this trip down memory lane.

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20min
October 20, 2023 Episode 124: Heritage Models & A Sampling of Their Products
This week, we deep dive the short lived miniature and ttrpg company Heritage Models. A dive through their history shows the importance this company has in the history of the industry.
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27min
October 13, 2023 Episode 123: EZ D6
This week we deep dive the EZ D6 game system, and Wayne's done a pretty good job of putting the rules through the wringer. Once you've listened to this week's show, you've probably got a new system to try for YOUR next game.

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29min
October 06, 2023 Episode 122: The Dragonlance Line of Modules for AD&D
This week we cover one of the largest and most popular lines of modules in the history of D&D/AD&D: Dragonlance. See why this line remains as popular as it does today....more than 30 years AFTER it went out of print.
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36min
September 29, 2023 Episode 121: The B series of D&D Modules
Since the Bad GM's been hyper focused on Archon this weekend, he decided to crank out another episode about D&D modules, THIS time covering the B series, which has several modules considered by the masses to be classic.
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39min
September 29, 2023 Archon 46 Announcements
We figured that rather than take 5 minutes of each of our shows to go over all the details we wanted to make sure you knew about, we'd drop a special spot that explains everything. Hope to see ALL of you at Archon 46.

Archon 46 website: archonstl.org

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September 22, 2023 Episode 120: The CA Module Line
This week we get BACK into old school D&D modules with a look at the CA line of modules for the old D&D boxes that came out throughout the 1980's. Some of these you've probably heard of, but we'll bet we've got at least ONE that you haven't.
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24min
September 15, 2023 Episode 119: Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition And Beyond
This week we conclude our look at the various editions of D&D (for now) with a look at the most recent edition. We'll also cover a few of the supplements that have been released over the years AND take a look at what One D&D MIGHT look like.

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29min
September 08, 2023 Episode 118: Alshard and Standard RPG System
This week, we continue our look at RPG's produced outside of the US and UK with a look at the Japanese game Alshard, along with a look at the system it's built on.
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25min

FAQs about Roleplaying History:

How many episodes does Roleplaying History have?

The podcast currently has 155 episodes available.