This episode we celebrate 2025 by looking back…to 1979? That’s right, author, game designer, and all around excellent person Pauli Kidd has released her first setting and megadungeon for those wishing a taste of Old School goodness. We discuss the location, the wilderness encounter areas, and the interesting NPCs….and kill them. Not really, but it is Old School so who knows? Come for the monster-filled castle, stay for the frog sausages!

No founts of evil and depravity were summoned in the making of this podcast, not even the chartered accountants!

Wolf’s Head Tor on DTRPG

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It’s a new dawn….of the dead? This time the Dyspeptic Duo of Boom Mike and Doc Benny talk the second movie smackdown of the show; Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978) versus Zack Snyder’s Dawn of the Dead (2004)! Thrills, chills, shuttle buses and pies thrown at zombies abound in this episode of Found in the Ruins. Come for the green makeup, stay for the zombie babies!

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Y2K (film) on Wikipedia

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What’s this? Not just another retro-clone, the White Box Cyclopedia takes an innovative path that moves the White Box to new heights of simplicity and adventure! Coming to a Kickstarter near you, the Fab 4 Halflings talk with the author James Spahn about his ideas, his development of the game, and most importantly…why are there no ladders on the equipment list?

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White Box Cyclopedia on Kickstarter

White Box Cyclopedia on Substack

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If you’re stuck on Band Aid brand, cuz Band Aid’s stuck on you…then you’ll enjoy this episode of Found in the Ruins! Boom Mike and Doc Benny are joined again by Doc Jared for some discussions on medical treatment in the Post-Apoc, both how it’s portrayed and ‘reality’ for what it’s worth. Come for the medical debate, stay for the Snake Oil tonics!

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Earth Abides on MGM+

Feral Historian – Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome

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Living up to our “modern games inspired by them” tag line, we’re covering a relatively new kid on the block (???) of the RPG scene, the Shadowdark game by Kelsey Dionne. This award winning RPG took Kickstarter by storm and marries Old School mindsets with New School mechanics to reach a level that even DM Mike can’t “Bah” (though DM Corbett might)! Thrill to the use of Advantage/Disadvantage! Chill at the thought of more undead than you can shake a Wand of Orcus at, and bask in a review that only your Halfling Foursome can provide!

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Arcane Library – Shadowdark products

Shadowdark Quickstart (free) on DTRPG

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Ever watch a bad Horror movie and say to yourself, “If I’d been there I’d have totally owned that monster!” Well, this month’s RPG is for you! Your Fab Four Halflings dive into a 1990 game that answers the question “Who knew Weekly World News was a monster source?” Sit back, relax, pop a cold one, and keep an eye out for those Bloodsucking Spiky Iguanas… They’re everywhere ya know.

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JC Penney 1990 Catalog

JC Penney Christmas Catalog on archive.org

Nail Gun Massacre on IMDB

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That’s right, it’s that decade where we loved to end the world, the 1980s! Specifically, it is 1985, the year that saw the first book in The Guardians series by Richard Austin published, helpfully named The Guardians. Your two favorite Wasteland survivors Boom Mike and Doc Benny both literally grew up on these books, so expect a nostalgia-rich ride in this latest episode of Found in the Ruins!

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The Guardians by Richard Austin

Liberation at Riverton for The Morrow Project

Mail Order Zombie Podcast

Victor Milan on Memory Alpha

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As with most adventures, this RPG starts at a rock concert. While you wait, you chat with a fellow rocker dude in his tricked-out van with a wizard painted on it. Then, adventure ensues! Want to know more? Well, listen to your Fab Four Halflings as they delve into James Spahn’s latest FRPG creation, Wizard Van! Adventure! Danger! Treasure! and Gnarley Rock soundtracks abound in this short but open-ended adventure into fantasy-Techno-Rock!

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Dungeoneers novel on Amazon

Gallant Knight Games

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Let’s talk about something safe…Cannibalism! Like it or not, it comes up in virtually every Post-Apocalyptic tale you can imagine. Beyond the inevitable questions of “would you or wouldn’t you”, how do these tales treat the ramifications of engaging in this cultural taboo? What games deal with it, and how? Is there a such thing as a “Good Cannibal”? Come for the deli, stay for the Anthrax Ripple!

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Bite by K.S. Merbeth

Zoo by James Patterson

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It’s August, and you know what that means…or should mean; it’s North Texas RPG Con wrap-up info time! But just so you don’t get too bored listening to con events, we’re also interviewing Stephen Miller of Battlefield Press! We talk the Gaslight Victorian Fantasy RPG, its soon to be revised edition on BackerKit, and answer the most interesting question of all: What happens when you cast a Fireball spell in a gas works?

No Gaslamps were lit in the making of this podcast, because someone cast a Fireball spell at the gas works!

Battlefield Press International

Encyclopedia of Fantastic Victoriana by Jess Nevins

Gaslight BackerKit Launch

Retro Arcana podcast

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