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!
 
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***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

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Side Adventure 9: Barrel Rider Games

The first and only podcast about Basic Dungeon &amp; Dragons, if its in a box we’ll talk about it!

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The Keep on the Borderlands! The name alone evokes images of battling monsters in caverns and wilderness in the earlier days of Dungeons & Dragons. But is the module really all it’s cracked up to be! The Sodcast discusses the good, bad, and chaotic of the most famous basic module.
Link to B2:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17158/B2-The-Keep-on-the-Borderlands-Basic?affiliate_id=421647
 
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Vince’s Blog – https://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/TheEvilDM
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Adventure 161: B2 or not B2?


The sodcast is joined by Darrold Wagner to discuss the pre greyhawk origins of the thief. Wagner created the thief class that went on the inspire the version that appears in The Greyhawk Supplement. Join us as we discuss the origins of the fourth class of the big four.
We were unable to find out which Jousting game Darrold was remembering so no link for the show notes but we will update you if we ever figure it out.
World of Game Design will be the company that produces the updated Manual of Aurania.
WOGD.com
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Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM
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Adventure 160: Start! Thief!


The Sodcast is joined by Newberry Award winning author Jennifer L. Holm to talk about her experiences with Dungeons & Dragons and writing historical fiction set in the 1970s. Her latest book “Sunny Rolls the Dice” is a comic set in 1977 when a young girl first learns to play classic Dungeons & Dragons.
Show links
Jennifer L. Holms website
http://www.jenniferholm.com/
Sunny Rolls the Dice
https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/sunny-rolls-the-dice-by-jennifer-l-holm/
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OSR Podcasts MeWe group
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Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff
Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM
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Adventure 159: Save vs Jennifer L. Holm


The Sodcast is joined by musician, actor, and gamer Jason Charles Miller. We’ll talk about basic D&D.; Jason’s work in music and acting. And his new show On Tour With Dragons!
Show links
On Tour With Dragons Episode 1

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https://www.twitch.tv/jasoncharlesmiller
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Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff
Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM
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Adventure 158: Save vs Jason Charles Miller


Jon Peterson joins the SODcasters for a conversation about the chase for the wild goose that is the quentesential old school experience. Was there ever a unified approach to the game? Or is the old school experience what you make of it! We’ll talk about our own experiences. What we percieve as old school. What the gameplay ideas of the time were. And adding 37 to die rolls. Also! We will argue about torches a little more so stay till the end!
Show links
Jon Peterson’s blog Playing At The World
http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/
Aspects of Adventure Gaming by Glenn Blacow
http://www.darkshire.net/~jhkim/rpg/theory/models/blacow.html
Wild Games Productions Discord Server
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OSR Podcasts MeWe group
https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff
Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM
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Side Adventure 9: Barrel Rider Games

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