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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August 10, 2022 RPG a Day 2022, Week 2: My Friend Brian
#RPGaDay2022 continues. I answer the prompts from week 2 and take calls from Jason Connerly, Karl Rodriguez, and Anthony “Could Be Related” Boyd.
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35min
August 01, 2022 RPG a Day 2022, Week 1: D&D with Kids
It’s #rpgaday2022. In this episode I answer the questions for week 1 and talk about D&D with adolescents. Also calls from Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast ( https://anchor.fm/jason376 ) and the man behind RPG A Day himself, Anthony “No Relation” Boyd ( https://anchor.fm/runeslinger ). Also, check out Anthony’s blog: https://castingshadowsblog.com
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39min
July 20, 2022 Ancient Peoples in your RPG
Some thoughts on adding the traces of ancient peoples to your campaign setting. Plus calls from Rob C ( https://anchor.fm/rob-c ) and Joe Richter ( https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 ). Also check out these great game stores: Guild House Games of Durango ( http://guildhousegames.com/index.html ) and Moon Rabbit Toys of Santa Fe ( https://www.moonrabbittoys.com ).
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40min
July 05, 2022 Session Recap: Queen of the Kobolds
In this episode, a recap form the latest OSE session in the Mythic World of Urd along with some underworld lore. I also have some calls from Jason Connerly and Karl Rodriguez, and a deeper dive in to retainer XP and salaries.
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43min
July 01, 2022 Character Backgrounds (for any system) & Carcass Crawler #2 for Old School Essentials.
I’ve got a call from Joe Richter, some thoughts on character background complexity, and a deep dive into Carcass Crawler #2 for OSE.
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49min
June 21, 2022 A Wizard, an Alchemist, and a Cleric Meet along a Path…
It’s a short episode today. Updates from the Pathfinder 2e games I’ve been playing in.
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26min
June 09, 2022 The Moat House Massacre
Recaps of my ongoing parallel Temple of Elemental Evil campaigns, one with 5e D&D and the other using Old School Essentials.
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29min
June 04, 2022 Session Recap: Right in the Gnoll Hole
The latest recap of my OSE campaign in the Mythic World of Urd. Also Pathfinder recaps and calls from Daniel Norton of the Bandit’s Keep.
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30min
May 01, 2022 Welcome to Hommlet (Hope You Survive the Experience)
A recap of not one, but TWO ongoing campaigns for the Temple to Elemental Evil using two different editions of the game. Plus calls from Karl Rodriguez (https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez), Daniel Norton (https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton), and Joe Salvador (https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com/?m=1). Also, be sure to check out our review of the Northman on the Nerds RPG Variety Cast (https://anchor.fm/jason376) and our panel discussions on Cerebrevore (https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore - or - https://youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA).
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48min
April 13, 2022 All Good Things
The conclusion of not one, but TWO campaigns: Echoes of Fomalhaut for DCC and Storm King’s Thunder for 5e D&D.
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48min

FAQs about The Arcane Alienist:

How many episodes does The Arcane Alienist have?

The podcast currently has 244 episodes available.