The Arcane Alienist

The Arcane Alienist

By B. J. (aka “GameDoc”)LeisureGames
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The Arcane Alienist episodes

  • The Three R’s of OSR October
    Old school education had its “Three R’s” but what about old school gaming? Plus calls from Karl and Jason.
    The GMologits Presents (Karl Rodriguez)
    https://open.spotify.com/show/2rN4slVxXBZpTDxweaR1Ap
    https://youtube.com/@thegmologist9270?si=Gs5BhfTqSW-zscKD
    Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (Jason Connerly)
    https://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf
    23 min
  • Good Friends, Good Times

    In this episode, I have calls from Anthony Boyd (aka, Runeslinger) of the Casting Shadows blog/podcast/YouTube, and Jason Conerly of the Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. We’ll discuss our recent Hollow Earth Expeditions game, and a little bit of debate about the nature of gunslingers.


    Casting Shadows/Runeslinger

    • Blog: https://castingshadowsblog.com/
    • Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/0sEnjb4ECR6CcfU6Bvug7p
    • YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPNsDvSNFQuknLu_8sakzLQ


      • Nerd's RPG Variety Cast

      • https://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf
        • 23 min
      • Review: We Deal in Lead
        The GMologist, Karl Rodriguez, joins me in this episode as we roll up a character and review We Deal In Lead, a weird west game from By Odin's Beard RPG. The game uses a version of the Cairn rules and is set in a realm inspired by Steven King's series, The Dark Tower.
        You can view this episode on YouTube
        https://youtu.be/RBxZbNLv-wM?si=yW37eTuZyO6YjXI5
        You can check out more about the game here:
        https://byodinsbeardrpg.com/books/we_deal_in_lead/
        https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLMM-_Btq0jhRq4qQiQQzRpbwpWfK84gR1
        And be sure to check out Karl’s podcast and YouTube channel
        https://open.spotify.com/show/2rN4slVxXBZpTDxweaR1Ap
        https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist9270
        51 min
      • Call-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
              • 14 min
            • 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
              56 min
            • 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/
              44 min
            • RPG 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!


                34 min
              • 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).

                11 min

              About The Arcane Alienist

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              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, books, movies, and television.