Jenkies! It’s time for another groovy episode of Save for Half! This time the Fab Four are joined by Jon Peterson, author of the book Playing at the World and all around fun guy from Yuggoth to discuss the RPG scene of the 1970s, a time where our hobby first got its roots set into the hearts and minds of millions. Fun, games, and fanzines are discussed, so take a listen on your 8-track, vinyl, or cassette!

No K-Tel records were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even for $19.99 + shipping and handling.

Alarums & Excursions website

Playing at the World on Amazon

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Welcome to the mash…the Monster Mash? Your trio of Halflings (with a surprise 4th joining the cast) delve into an unusual little RPG of the mid-1970s called Monsters! Monsters! by Ken St. Andre. The author of Tunnels & Trolls decided to give the enemies of heroic parties their own side of the game, and we give you the goods….and the bads, and the uglies!

No Crones were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even the young ones!

Check This Artifact Kickstarter by Jim Wampler

Monsters! Monsters! at DTRPG

Monsters! Monsters! hardcopy at Flying Buffalo, Inc.

Swords of Jordoba (Liz & Jim Actual Play)

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Welcome to the Halfling Hideaway of Save for Half! This show we’re looking at a modern set of supplements for the campaign world of Avremier by David A. Hill. It’s made to be run with the Original D&D rules (1974), but is flexible enough to run with most any A/D&D rules set. It’s a big project (Core setting book and 4 supplements) but luckily for us our good friend DM Jim from Frog God Games has joined us to complete this review! We look at the setting, new monsters and magic items, and ask the eternal question…what does this have to do with Patrick Swayze?

No Flutterpotami were harmed in the making of this episode, though we tried!

Avremier on DriveThruRPG

Mothshade Concepts on Facebook

Patrick Swayze on IMDB

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Ahoy there, ye landlubbers! It’s the Halfling crew of the SS SFH here to cut yer jib and keel yer haul…with the role playing game “Privateers & Gentlemen”! Published in 1982, this box set from Fantasy Games Unlimited has sailing ships, mutinous crews, rotten boroughs….but surprisingly few pirates? We delve into the books with the assistance of (brevet) DM Mark from the Tabletop Radio Hour podcast. He’s knowledgeable, informative, and most importantly has read the “Heart of Oak” miniatures rules the ship combat is based on in the RPG!

No cabin boys were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even with belaying pins!

Fantasy Games Unlimited – Privateers & Gentlemen

Heart of Oak miniatures rules on DTRPGDTRPG

Privateers & Gentlemen on BoardGameGeek

Privateers & Gentlemen on DTRPG

Saucer Seekers

Tabletop Radio Hour

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Happy Halloween, Halfsies! The Halflings are back to celebrate the holiday with the granddaddy of all horror RPGS, Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu! We open the 1st edition box and look over the rules, the extras, and most importantly of all the insanities? Death, carnage, madness and flying head butts await you dear listener—in the internet’s greatest podcast brought to you by a guy from Wyoming and a couple of weirdos from Denton (the Home of Happiness!)

This podcast was brought to you by the number 2 and the letters IA!

Call of Cthulhu from Wikipedia

Chaosium

Save or Die Side-Adventure #14 w/Chris Holmes

Tickle-Torture

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Hey all, the Halflings are here again to half the halflings available only to the other “half”! Which means a chat with Satan himself! Right. Well, it’s Mike “BadMike” Badolato; co-owner, marketing hub, and general whipping boy for the North Texas RPG Convention.

We know it’s late….but we brought you Satan to make up for the delay! That’s gotta count for something.

No innocent people were harmed in the making of this show, because Leftenant Victory arrived to save everyone!

Gamehole Con

North Texas RPG Con

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Saddle up y’all, and go for yer guns! The Halflings rustle up a passel of Western catch-phrases for this episode of the podcast! We’re covering Boot Hill (1st and 2nd editions) and talk about weapons, maps, guns and a surprising lack of “Men with No Name”(TM).

No outlaws were harmed in the making of this podcast, except when Liz shot Mike…but she didn’t shoot the deputy!

Boot Hill at Noble Knight Games

Rended Press: Old School Zines

Wikipedia – Boot Hill RPG

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Once again the Save for Halflings dig through the emails in the Halfling Hideaway and answer questions from the listeners…some of them even true! After a break we travel through time and space to sit down with the Blueholme man himself, Michael “Vile Traveller” Thomas. We discuss his RPG, gaming in general, and accents. Lots of accents.

No Time Lords were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even the British ones.

Blueholme Journeymanne rules

Outdoor Survival boardgame

Stan Johansen Miniatures (RW009+)

Catweazle Series 1 Episode 1 – The Sun in a Bottle (Part 1)

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Now that we’ve given our views on the Holmes Basic D&D game, your Triumphant Trio give the Blueholme Journeymanne RPG a gander. This retro-clone of the Holmes game moves beyond the Prentice rules with levels 1-3 and instead carries characters from levels 1 to 20, from beginner to the heights of power and prestige. Thrills, chills, and 3d6 in order await you in this latest show!

No Alignments were harmed in the making of this show, except by DM Mike!

Blueholme Journeymanne rules

DM Liz playing 5E with the Frog Gods

Save or Die #117

Tales of Peril — Black Blade Publishing

Catweazle

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It’s email time in the Halflings’ Hideaway, and after responding to some listener feedback we have a discussion with Chris Holmes! For those not in the know, Chris is the son of J. Eric Holmes, the author of Holmes Basic Dungeons & Dragons! We talk characters, his Tales of Peril project, purple worms, and…Herculoids?

No Tom Hanks were harmed in the making of this episode, not even Pardue the Holy man!

Chris Holmes: Tales of Peril – Facebook

AI Monster Manual

Bard’s Gate with the Frogs

Black Blade Publishing (publisher of Tales of Peril)

Herculoids

Mississippi Bones – Dungeon Hustle

North Texas RPG Con 2018

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