Magic abilities and Magic Resistance have been the purview of monsters (i.e., Non-Player Characters) through all versions of Classic Dungeons & Dragons. This episode the DMigos talk about magic in their CD&D games, how they play magic-using classes, magic resistance, and certain spell effects for both PCs and monsters alike!

Sites Discussed on the Show:

Basic Alchemist (Den Meister/Baba Yaga Games)

http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/137302/Basic-Alchemist?manufacturers_id=7397

Gary Con DCC RPG Tournament: The Hypercube of Myt

http://www.goodman-games.com/DCCRC1preview.html

Interloper Miniatures

http://interloperminiatures.com/

OD&D Setting via Outdoor Survival

http://initiativeone.blogspot.com/2013/05/od-setting-posts-in-pdf.html

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Original D&D Discussion: http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77

OSR Gaming: http://osrgaming.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8

D20 Radio: http://www.d20radio.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=115&sid=a15d36fc41c9ba45172ff3e007382bf9

This Side Adventure sees DM Mike joined by DM Vince to have a chat with James Spahn, the owner of Barrel Rider Games. They talk the perils of OSR pdf publishing, the Swords & Wizardry White Box mechanics, and Mike reiterates how everyone is wrong about a singular saving throw, darn it!

 

It’s all here at: http://saveordie.info

 

***Sites Discussed on the Show

* Barrel Rider Games – http://www.rpgnow.com/browse/pub/4417/Barrel-Rider-Games

*  Labyrinth Lord – Goblinoid Games – http://www.goblinoidgames.com/labyrinthlord.html

* Swords & Wizardry White Box – http://www.swordsandwizardry.com/whitebox.htm

Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveordiepodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! If writing’s not your thing, then give our voiceline a call at 940-536-3763 (3SOD)!

Support our show on the network, visit WGP Patreon Page – http://Patreon.com/WGP

…and check out our forum at osrgaming.org!

Get your billowy clothes and suntan oil, the hosts are heading for the deserts of the Known World in this episode! Gazapalooza continues with a look at Gazetteer 2: The Emirates of Ylaruam. We give our opinions, observations, and tell it like it is, so be warned… We’ll cover the good, the bad, and the background graphics! Some name-calling also may have occurred.

Sites Discussed on the Show:

Campaigns and House Rules Discussion for OD&D

http://ruinsofmurkhill.proboards.com/

D&D Classics Gazetteer 2: The Emirates of Ylaruam pdf:

http://www.dndclassics.com/product/124832/GAZ2-The-Emirates-of-Ylaruam-Basic

Project on the Borderlands Map

http://breeyark.org/east-of-the-realm-as-the-crow-flies/

Victorious Kickstarter

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/676918054/victorious-the-role-playing-game

The Comics and Art of James V. West

http://www.jwarts.com/

Gary Con DCC RPG Tournament: The Hypercube of Myt

http://www.garycon.com/events.php?dm_name=Jim+Wampler&game_type=0&game_system=0&game_system_other=0&day=0

James M. Ward’s Facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/james.m.ward.7?fref=ts&ref=br_tf

Nathan Bouvier’s Greater Thoul and Gnome class

http://www.mudpuppycomics.com/files/Random_Encounters_105.pdf

Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveordiepodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show!

If writing’s not your thing, then give our voiceline a call at 940-536-3763 (3SOD)!

We have both a facebook page, and a Google Plus hangout! You can find each at…

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast

Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109416923965639413526?cfem=1

…and check out our forums!

Original D&D Discussion: http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77

OSR Gaming: http://osrgaming.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8

D20 Radio: http://www.d20radio.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=115&sid=a15d36fc41c9ba45172ff3e007382bf9

The start of another year brings in the cold wind, the fresh calendars, and New Year’s resolutions. What is the first resolution of the DMigos? Catching up on our email! Sit back, get a towel, and relax for the hot tub time machine, and join us as we bring our email bag into 2015. Well, past January 1 anyway!

Sites Discussed on the Show:

Gagmen Podcast

http://www.gagmen.net/

GaryCon

http://www.garycon.com

Marvin the Mage Web Comic

http://www.mudpuppycomics.com/

Order of the Stick Web Comic

http://www.giantitp.com/comics/oots.html

Otherworld Miniatures

http://otherworldminiatures.co.uk/

Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveordiepodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show!

If writing’s not your thing, then give our voiceline a call at 940-536-3763 (3SOD)!

…and check out our forum at osrgaming.org!

Support our show on the network, visit WGP Patreon Page – http://Patreon.com/WGP

The tavern is the most familiar starting place for fantasy games and novels, be it at low level or mighty lords and ladies traveling on missions to save the world. But they can get repetitive at the best of times. How do we use them, abuse them, and otherwise find trouble in them? The DMigos reveal their experiences in such wretched hives of scum and villainy.

Plus we revisit AC1: Shady Dragon Inn for opinions and general rumor tabling!

Sites Discussed on the Show:

Dark Corners of RPGing Blog

http://darkcornersofrpging.blogspot.com/

Inn Mage Inn and Tavern Generator

http://www.mapmage.com/innmage.html

Donjon Random Tavern Generator

http://donjon.bin.sh/fantasy/inn/

The Red Dragon Inn board game

http://slugfestgames.com/games/rdi/

Roll20 — virtual tabletop gaming that tells a story

https://app.roll20.net

Silver Harp Tavern

http://beneaththescreen.blogspot.com/2008/09/use-this-tavern.html

Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveordiepodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show!If writing’s not your thing, then give our voiceline a call at 940-536-3763 (3SOD)!We have both a facebook page, and a Google Plus hangout! You can find each at…

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast

Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109416923965639413526?cfem=1

…and check out our forums!

Original D&D Discussion: http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77

OSR Gaming: http://osrgaming.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8

D20 Radio: http://www.d20radio.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=115&sid=a15d36fc41c9ba45172ff3e007382bf9

From the very beginning of Dungeons & Dragons, one of the biggest complaints about the game is a lack of a skills system. Love it or hate it, its one of those topics that is brought up regardless of edition or year. Not enough skills? Too many? We know DM Mike’s opinions, but on this episode the other two hosts get their turn.

Also the DMigos consider the latest module from Small Niche Games, “The Shrine of St. Aleena.” This homage to the Mentzer Basic D&D set gets the full treatment, with no cleric casualties this time. Honest!

Sites Discussed on the Show:

Coleens World

http://www.colleensworld.com/

Custom Crown Royal Bags

https://www.crownroyallabels.com/product.cfm?prodCode=BCR&LDA=Y

Dangerous Games: What the Moral Panic over Role-Playing Games Says about Play, Religion, and Imagined Worlds by Joseph P. Laycock

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0520284917/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1421193016&sr=1-2

Drink Spin Run podcast

http://drinkspinrun.blogspot.com/

Genius Loci Games

http://geniuslocigames.blogspot.com/

Small Niche Games at RPGNow.com

http://www.rpgnow.com/index.php?manufacturers_id=3356?

U-Con Gaming Convention

https://www.ucon-gaming.org

Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveordiepodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show!

If writing’s not your thing, then give our voiceline a call at 940-536-3763 (3SOD)!

We have both a facebook page, and a Google Plus hangout! You can find each at…

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast

Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109416923965639413526?cfem=1

…and check out our forums!

Original D&D Discussion: http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77

OSR Gaming: http://osrgaming.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8

D20 Radio: http://www.d20radio.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=115&sid=a15d36fc41c9ba45172ff3e007382bf9

Ask anyone when they started reading Dragon magazine, and the answer will invariably be measured by which D&D comics were appearing in the magazine at that time. This episode, we share our personal favorites, talk about the rest, and let you know where these classic D&D comics can be found today.

 

Sites Discussed on the Show:

Brainstorm Podcast

http://brainstormpodcast.info

Ol’ Man Grognard

https://www.youtube.com/user/SmokestackJones

Drink Spin Run podcast

http://drinkspinrun.blogspot.com/

Finieous Fingers Treasury:

http://janscarton.com/boltlobbers/FinieousFingers.pdf?

Snarfquest :

http://larryelmore.com/store/books-stuff

What’s New? archive online:

http://www.airshipentertainment.com/growfcomic.php?date=20070107

Wormy – online:

https://sites.google.com/site/wormycollected/Home?

U-Con Gaming Convention

https://www.ucon-gaming.org

Erfworld webcomic

http://www.erfworld.com/erf_stream/view

By the Book webcomic

http://bythebook.smackjeeves.com

Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveordiepodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show!

If writing’s not your thing, then give our voiceline a call at 940-536-3763 (3SOD)!

We have both a facebook page, and a Google Plus hangout! You can find each at…

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast

Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109416923965639413526?cfem=1

…and check out our forums!

Original D&D Discussion: http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77

OSR Gaming: http://osrgaming.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8

D20 Radio: http://www.d20radio.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=115&sid=a15d36fc41c9ba45172ff3e007382bf9

This year, U-Con in Ypsilanti, MI added an OSR Track to their convention, and one-third of the DMigos was there to cover the action and record the “What is the OSR, Anyway?” panel discussion. While this is often a contentious topic online, host Ryan Thompson and panelists Tim Snider (Goblinoid Games), Adam Muszkiewicz (Metal Gods of Ur-Hadad), Doug Kovacs (Goodman Games), and Jim Wampler (yeah, that guy) were able to discuss the matter with humor and almost no use of the Star Trek original series battle music. Enjoy!

Links mentioned in this episode:

U-Con Gaming Convention

https://www.ucon-gaming.org

Savage Afterworld

http://savageafterworld.blogspot.com

Deviant Database for Mutant Future 2.0

http://savageafterworld.blogspot.com/2014/07/deviant-database-20-for-mutant-future.html

Doug Kovacs

http://dougkovacs.com

Metal Gods of Ur-Hadad / Dispatches from Kickassastan

http://www.kickassistan.net/p/metal-gods-of-ur-hadad-zine.html

This week we’re talking to Lesser Gnome chief honcho Zach Glazer, who’s here to tell us all about his latest and greatest kickstarter: an old school deluxe box set adventure for every version of D&D from Basic to possibly even 5E, “Death & Taxes.” For those of you who enjoyed “Whisper & Venom” you’ll be in for a treat!

LISTENER BONUS: Thopas has provided the following special code that entitles the bearer to 25% OFF all purchases at the Lesser Gnome webstore until December 15, 2014! When ordering, just type in the code “SOD25”

Sites Discussed on the Show:

Death & Taxes Kickstarter by Lesser Gnome:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nogrod/death-and-taxes-a-complete-role-playing-box-set-ad

Free PDF Samples & Downloads at Lesser Gnome:

http://www.lessergnome.com/download

Lesser Gnome Publications main site:

http://lessergnome.com

Breeyark.org OSR Resource:

http://breeyark.org

Project on the Borderlands:

http://breeyark.org/tag/project-on-the-borderlands/

Ponyfinder campaign setting

http://rpg.drivethrustuff.com/product/125583/Ponyfinder–Campaign-Setting?

Spellburn #30:

http://spellburn.com/2014/09/23/episode-30-advanced-dcc-magic/

Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveordiepodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show!

If writing’s not your thing, then give our voiceline a call at 940-536-3763 (3SOD)!

We have both a facebook page, and a Google Plus hangout! You can find each at…

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast

Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109416923965639413526?cfem=1

…and check out our forums!

OSR Gaming: http://osrgaming.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8

D20 Radio: http://www.d20radio.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=115&sid=a15d36fc41c9ba45172ff3e007382bf9

This is it, the big 100th episode of the Save or Die! Podcast. We’ll have retrospectives, retellings, recantings – most anything with an “R” will be part of this show! We have commentaries from the current hosts as well as a guest appearance from DM Vince, the creator of the Podcast. We (sorta) reminisce, ponder, and generally talk about what SoD is, where it’s been, and where its going now that we’ve exceeded the use of percentile dice!

Sites Discussed on the Show:

Fat Dragon Games (Provider of Contest Prizes!)

http://www.fatdragongames.com

Gamehole Con

https://www.gameholecon.com/

GaryCon

www.garycon.com

Gothridge Manor Blog

http://www.rpgblogplanet.org/blog/tag/gothridge-manor/

Greyhawk Grognard Blog

http://greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com/

North Texas RPG Con 2014

http://ntrpgcon.com

OSWARP Convention

http://oswarpconvention.blogspot.com/

Semper Initiativus Unum Blog

http://initiativeone.blogspot.com/

Tenkars Tavern Blog

http://www.tenkarstavern.com/

Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveordiepodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show!

If writing’s not your thing, then give our voiceline a call at 940-536-3763 (3SOD)!

We have both a facebook page, and a Google Plus hangout! You can find each at…

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast

Google Plus: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/109416923965639413526?cfem=1

…and check out our forums!

OSR Gaming: http://osrgaming.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=8

D20 Radio: http://www.d20radio.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=115&sid=a15d36fc41c9ba45172ff3e007382bf9