The Arcane Alienist

By B. J. (aka “GameDoc”)

A podcast mostly about tabletop roleplaying games, from game theory and concepts to session recaps to sources of inspiration. I also occasionally delve into other nerdy things like board games, comics... more

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How many episodes does The Arcane Alienist have?

The podcast currently has 244 episodes available.

The Arcane Alienist episodes:

September 22, 2023Call-In Roundup: Heavy Metal Magery & Arcane Archaeology
Calls from Jason Connerly and the Pink Phantom. Be sure to listen to their latest episodes:
Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf
Phantom Thoughts: https://open.spotify.com/show/6FruRifoPx94Vbmi2jGCUr

Also, here a link to the book series Jason mentions in his call:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07XM3SG56
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14min
September 16, 2023 Inspiration: Michael Moorcock's Elric Saga
Let's talk about the greatest dark fantasy character of all time: The White Wolf, the Sailor on the Seas of Fate, the Eternal Champion, Elric of Melnibone. We also have calls from Jason and Daniel. Plus check out these cool OSE Spell Cards by David Nielson (links below).
OSE Spell Cards... https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/408131/OldSchool-Spell-Cards-OldSchool-Essentials-OSE-B-X-OSR?src=hottest_filtered
Nerd's RPG Variety Cast (Jason Connerly)... https://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf
Bandit's Keep (Daniel Norton)... https://open.spotify.com/show/02QTUpzgKCv2aT6sH6G5rk
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56min
September 10, 2023 Heavy Metal Magery
I have an idea for how wizards collect spells, inspired by the Knave with a little bit of Holmes Basic thrown in.
Here are the two episodes of Bandit’s Keep I reference:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1XB2dZtiF4J3T11ztfFqcl?si=jQWRYbBvQ3emIx-eNGJNgA
https://open.spotify.com/episode/5ieb5pUL4699m96r9QfqPj?si=IWBtkaH5RLefe3MpYph8TA
And be sure to check out the Knave RPG by Ben Milton:
In Print... https://lfosr.com/product/knave-standard-edition/
In PDF... https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/250888/
Knave 2nd Ed Coming Soon... https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/questingbeast/knave-rpg-second-edition/
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44min
September 03, 2023RPG a Day 2023 Call-In Roundup
In this episode, we have calls from various podcasters about #RPGaDAY2023.
Jason of Nerds' RPG Variety Cast

Daniel of Bandit's Keep

Karl & Amy of The GMologist Presents
Be sure to check out their podcasts as well!
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34min
August 31, 2023 RPG a Day 2023: Day 31
#RPGaDAY2023 comes to a close (Whew!). Maybe your favorite RPG is the friends you made along the way.
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8min
August 30, 2023 RPG a Day 2023: Day 30
It's #RPGaDAY2023. In this episode: obscure role-playing games you may or may not have hear of.
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6min
August 29, 2023 RPG a Day 2023: Days 28 & 29
It's #RPGaDAY2023 and we are finally caught up. In this episode, the scariest thing I have done to a DM and a very memorable encounter (both of which happen to be the same event).
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11min
August 28, 2023 RPG a Day 2023: Days 26 & 27
It's #RPGaDAY2023. In this episode, I dodge the question on favorite character sheets and new editions.
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9min
August 27, 2023RPG a Day 2023: Days 24 & 25
It's #RPGaDAY2023. In this episode, complex vs. simple RPGs and the games I have on the shelf waiting to be played. Plus a call from Jason Conerly.
Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, https://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf
Also, check out the amazing art of Johan Egerkrans
https://www.johanegerkrans.com/
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21min
August 26, 2023RPG a Day 2023: Days 21, 22, & 23
It's #RPGaDAY2023. In this episode, we look at licensed properties, cool looking products, and secondhand purchases. Plus, a call from medial baron Daniel Norton. Check out his podcast:
Bandit's Keep, https://open.spotify.com/show/02QTUpzgKCv2aT6sH6G5rk
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20min

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