Call and write-ins from Joe of Dekahedron RPG Podcast (https://www.dekahedron.com/), Riley from Diegetic Advancement (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/diegeticadvancement), and BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist). I am helped by Arlen of Live From Pellam's Wasteland with an answer (https://www.youtube.com/c/LivefromPellamsWasteland/playlists)

Also the Metal Minute where I talk about the nu metal band Body Count.

And finally, another Tales from Fort Thunder, a reading about happenings in from our bi-weekly Hyperborea game.

A panel of experts join me (not an expert) to discuss mythological, literary and historical Greek and Near East influences for table top RPGs.

My panel includes Taylor from Clerics Wear Ringmail (https://www.youtube.com/c/ClericsWearRingmail) and the Whispering GM (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm) and Arlen from Live From Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland/featured)

We discuss a lot of games and other topics. Here is a partial list:

Jackals

Early Empires

On Wine Dark Sea

Blood and Bronze RPG

Wild Talents: Blood of the Gods https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/81501/wild-talents-blood-of-the-gods?src=also_purchased

Godbound https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/185959/godbound-a-game-of-divine-heroes-free-edition

Godsfall - I meant Godforsaken

https://www.montecookgames.com/godforsaken/

"Chest of the Aloeids" https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/Dungeon_Magazine_21

OD&D - Whitebox -Swords & Wizardry https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dungeons_%26_Dragons_(1974)

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/472437/swords-wizardry-white-box-rules

Check out Taylor's discussion of Bronze Age Adventure: https://youtu.be/RVfjvzl0gRI?si=Z7ykx62TiWINlgOZ

You can find a text only Illiad and the Odyssey at the Internet Classics archive:

https://classics.mit.edu/Homer/iliad.html

https://classics.mit.edu/Homer/odyssey.html

Cover clip art by Amy Lee Rodriguez. I mean this was my RenFaire costume...You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email ([email protected]) or to my Speakpipe account: https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents

Call ins from Grahm of Gaming from the First Age (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/first-age) and Jason Connerly (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast; https://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf?si=bdb76dc0d018486c&nd=1&dlsi=7f902814a92a4118). Also, I talk about the games I'm running and the plans for the future in games, conventions, podcast topics. Finally, an actual game play narrative written by one of my players and read by me with music in the background even. Music by StudioKolomna from Pixabay Creepy (Studio Koloma)

Amy and I discuss dual (one-on-one) games that we've played. We discuss games designed to be one-on-one, games adapted to dual play and games we'd like to try dual.

Cover clip art by Amy Lee Rodriguez. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email ([email protected]) or to my Speakpipe account: https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents

Inspired by Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue (https://roleplayrescue.com/podcast/) I ask myself to examine why some of my games have lasted so long. These include T2K - Tales of the Free Krakow Coalition , Traveller - Order of the March, The games played currently by my Home Group (Star Wars - Age of Rebellion, Bloodlords, and The Enemy Within), and "Down and Out..." for Hyperborea.

Twilight: 2000 4th Edition - https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/twilight-2000/

Traveller (MgT2) - https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/traveller-rpgs

Star Wars (Edge/Genesys) - https://www.edge-studio.net/games/star-wars-age-of-rebellion-core/

Blood Lords (PF2e) - https://paizo.com/store/pathfinder/adventures/adventurePath/bloodLords

Enemy Within (WHFRP4) - https://cubicle7games.com/our-games/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay

Hyperborea - https://www.hyperborea.tv/

Calls from B.J. Boyd of the Arcane Alienist (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist) and MW Lewis of the Worlds of MW Lewis (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mwlewis) on the subjects of Failing Forward, Unnecessary Die Rolls, and Attraction of NPCs.

Games mentioned:

Mothership - https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/pages/mothership-rpg

Pathfinder 2 - https://paizo.com/pathfinder

13th Age - https://pelgranepress.com/13th-age/

Burning Wheel - https://www.burningwheel.com/our-games/

Powered by the Apocalypse - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Powered_by_the_Apocalypse

Dungeon World - https://dungeon-world.com/

Amy & I field a couple calls from MW Lewis of the Worlds of MW Lewis podcast (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/mwlewis)

In honor of Indigenous People's Month, I am joined by B.J. Boyd of the Arcane Alienist podcast (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist) to discuss Indigenous American Portrayals in RPGs.

We discuss Coyote & Crow RPG (https://coyoteandcrow.net/), Gazetteer 14: The Atruaghin Clans for BECMI (https://dungeonsdragons.fandom.com/wiki/The_Atruaghin_Clans), The Maztica Setting for AD&D2e (https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Maztica), Machuahuital Whitebox RPG (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/458762/macuahuitl-whitebox-roleplaying-in-the-aztec-empire), and The New World Supplement for 7th Sea (https://www.chaosium.com/7th-sea-the-new-world-hardcover/)

See also: https://www.chaosium.com/7th-sea-land-of-1-000-nations-hardcover/

and our previous discussions & actual play of Coyote & Crow on the GMologist YouTube Channel: (https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLrq-VHIZJHpBVAYF4DNJkV9xodWEGFMno)

and unboxing & review of Macuahuital (https://youtu.be/-2lAtHVihZU?si=hJabyxQH1Eg4ix0u)

also check out Dodekahedron Joe's Podcast & YouTube on the Atruaghin Clans (https://youtu.be/9iuMqhZLSPg?si=P7nTKZR2IR_smUmh)

Just me this time. I discuss my recent play of the Star Wars adventure by Edge Studios Onslaught on Arda I (Spoilers!) and contrast a published adventure with the emergent gameplay of my Traveller & Hyperborea games.

Games Played:

Star Wars - https://www.edge-studio.net/games/star-wars-age-of-rebellion-onslaught-at-arda/

Traveller - https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/traveller-rpgs

Hyperborea - https://www.hyperborea.tv/