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Episodes: 182
Nate from Madison
Dec 31, 2025
This is the best podcast for learning how to run Old School Renaissance Role playing games. There's creative ideas, dense theoretical posts, and simple tips and tricks. Episodes are quick and very useful. When I listen to an old episode again, I usually pick up on another tidbit each time!
Nov 13, 2025
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OSR Blog Posts. Read out loud.
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Announcement: New Podcast! “We Read the Bloggies”
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Feb 12, 2026 |
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Episode 181 – A Spectre (7+3HD) Is Haunting the Flaeness: Towards a Leftist OSR, by Humza K.
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Aug 06, 2025 |
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Episode 180 – Usage & Hazard Dice: How to Emulate Bookkeeping with Dice, by Marcia B.
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Aug 04, 2025 |
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Episode 179 – Flux Space, by Nick LS Whelan
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Aug 01, 2025 |
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Episode 178 – The Rhythm of Procedure, by Retired Adventurer
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Jul 30, 2025 |
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Episode 177 – Spell FRIEND and Enter, by Ty Pitre
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Jul 28, 2025 |
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Episode 176 – Rules Are a Cage, and I’m a Puppygirl, by Jay Dragon
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Jul 25, 2025 |
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Episode 175 – Game Design vs Level Design, by Dwiz
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Jul 23, 2025 |
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Episode 174 – LARPing Lessons Learned, by Joshy McCroo
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Jul 21, 2025 |
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Episode 173 – Tone is Bullshit, by Zedeck Siew
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Jul 18, 2025 |
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Episode 172 – Pleasures of the OSR: Emergent Story and Open Worlds, by Ben L.
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Jul 16, 2025 |
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Episode 171 – An OSR Approach to Spotlight, by Ava Islam
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Jul 14, 2025 |
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Episode 170 – D&D Obsession With Taxonomy, by Zedeck Siew
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Jul 11, 2025 |
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Episode 169 – Roleplaying, Decisions, Intelligibility, by Retired Adventurer
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Jul 09, 2025 |
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Episode 168 – Productive Scab Picking: On Oppressive Themes in Gaming, by Humza K.
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Jul 07, 2025 |
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Episode 167 – 7 Maxims of the OSR, by Gus L.
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Jul 04, 2025 |
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Episode 166 – OSR Play Style 101, by Derek B.
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Jul 02, 2025 |
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Episode 165 – The ICI Doctrine: Information, Choice, Impact, by Chris McDowall
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Jun 30, 2025 |
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Episode 164 – Using Landmarks in Wilderness Travel, by Ben L.
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Jun 27, 2025 |
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Episode 163 – Hexcrawls ARE Pathcrawls, by Ava Islam
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Jun 25, 2025 |
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Episode 162 – An Enemy Appears, The Function of Regular Encounters in JRPGs, by Paolino
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Jun 23, 2025 |
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Episode 161 – How I Got Into D&D, by Wayspell
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Jun 20, 2025 |
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Episode 160 – A Forgotten Monster: The Cruel Jackdog, by Marsworms
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Jun 18, 2025 |
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Episode 159 – Joesky Credit #2: How To Kill Elves, by Humza K.
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Jun 16, 2025 |
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Episode 158 – 5e Alternatives to Darkvision, by Anne Hunter
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Jun 13, 2025 |
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Episode 157 – Advanced Darkness, by Dwiz
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Jun 11, 2025 |
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Episode 156 – Humpty Dumpty Should Die; Fixing Falling Damage, by W.F. Smith
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Jun 09, 2025 |
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Episode 155 – Delvers, by Dan D.
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Jun 06, 2025 |
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Episode 154 – Industry Marches, a Setting Introduction, by Emmy Verte
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Jun 04, 2025 |
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Episode 153 – The Dog Who Speaks Softly, and the Woman Who Barks Like a Dog, by Marsworms
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Jun 02, 2025 |
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Episode 152 – Weird Wonder Multipost: Social Design, by Amanda P.
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May 30, 2025 |
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Episode 151 – Internal Conflicts in OSR Play, by Idle Cartulary
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May 28, 2025 |
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Episode 150 – Normally Exceptional, the Ginzburgian School of NPC Design, by Ènziramire
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May 26, 2025 |
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Episode 149 – Basic Red Multipost: Classes, by Daniel Dean
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May 23, 2025 |
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Episode 148 – Hobbits As Consolation Class, by Daniel Dean
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May 21, 2025 |
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Episode 147 – Initiative Should Kill You, by Daniel Dean
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May 19, 2025 |
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Episode 146 – Mastering the Megadungeon, by Miranda Elkins
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May 16, 2025 |
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Episode 145 – Twelve Angry Rooms, by Emmy Verte
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May 14, 2025 |
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Episode 144 – Bite-Sized Dungeons, by Marcia B.
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May 12, 2025 |
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Episode 143 – Empty But Not Nothing: Thoughts on Actionable Empty Rooms, by Warren D.
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May 09, 2025 |
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Episode 142 – Skill, Twenty Percent, by Ian McDougal
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May 07, 2025 |
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Episode 141 – An OSR Aesthetics of Ruinewal? Pende Art in Decay, by Ènziramire
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May 05, 2025 |
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Episode 140 – How to Run 200+ Sessions with 25 Systems in One Year, by Lowell Francis
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May 02, 2025 |
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Episode 139 – La-Mulana, Tomb of the Serpent Kings, and Multi-Layered Tutorials, by Dr Curious VII
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Apr 30, 2025 |
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Episode 138 – How To Set a DC in a D20 Dungeon Game, by Ty Pitre
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Apr 28, 2025 |
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Episode 137 – Question-Based Adventure Design (Q-BAD), by Ty Pitre
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Apr 25, 2025 |
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Episode 136 – Other Crews, by Ian McDougall
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Apr 23, 2025 |
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Episode 135 – The OSR Should Die, by Marcia B.
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Episode 134 – Proceduralism, by Gus L.
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Nov 24, 2022 |
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Episode 133 – False Hydra, by Arnold K.
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Nov 23, 2022 |
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Episode 132 – Psychological Weight in Slot-Based Encumbrance: The Burden of Magic & Sin, by Warren D.
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Nov 22, 2022 |
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Episode 131 – Modern Mimics, by Velexi Raptor
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Nov 21, 2022 |
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Episode 130 – Apolitical RPGs Do Not Exist, by Prismatic Wasteland
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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Episode 129 – Parrot-Fiends of House Manati (and the Unceasingly Useful Dermestid Box), by Marsworms
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Nov 17, 2022 |
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Episode 128 – What Is a Dungeon Crawl?, by Gus L.
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Nov 16, 2022 |
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Episode 127 – Sui Generia, by Brendan S.
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Nov 15, 2022 |
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Episode 126 – Pleasures of the OSR: Secrecy and Discovery, by Ben L.
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Nov 14, 2022 |
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Episode 125 – Space is an Ocean, Spaceships are Submarines, by Emmy
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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Episode 124 – Ten Challenges I Love in Games, by Phlox
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Nov 10, 2022 |
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Episode 123 – A Fracture in Old School Philosophy: Barbarian or King?, by Dwiz
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Nov 09, 2022 |
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Episode 122 – So You Want to Run a Puzzle Dungeon: Tips and Procedures for Pleasant Puzzling, by Direct Sun
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Nov 08, 2022 |
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Episode 121 – Mechanics for Resource Management Part 3: Types of Resources, by Anne Hunter
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Nov 07, 2022 |
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Episode 120 – Positive Gross, by Evlyn Moreau
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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Episode 119 – Planning a Campaign as a Series of Decisions, by Retired Adventurer
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Nov 03, 2022 |
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Episode 118 – The Basis of the Game is Making Decisions, by Retired Adventurer
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Nov 02, 2022 |
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Episode 117 – The Keep on the Borderlands is Full of Lies, by Prismatic Wasteland
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Nov 01, 2022 |
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Episode 116 – Prep Tools, Not Adventures, by Nick LS Whelan
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Oct 31, 2022 |
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Episode 115 – Variations on the Johnson Meet, by Velexi Raptor
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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Episode 114 – Critique 2: The Old School, by marcia
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Oct 27, 2022 |
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Episode 113 – Traits of the Mythic Underworld, by Dwiz
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Oct 26, 2022 |
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Episode 112 – Soft Skills in Running a Game by Joshy McCroo
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Oct 25, 2022 |
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Episode 111, Adventure Writing Tips (Featuring Unicorn Meat), by Dan D.
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Oct 24, 2022 |
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Episode 110 – Memory Problems, by Ava Islam
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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Episode 109 – In Praise of “Silly” Names, by James Maliszewski
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Episode 108 – Meet the New Boss: Some Thoughts on Domain-Level Play, by Joseph Manola
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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Episode 107 – Critique 1: Towards Better Critiques of Games, by Marcia
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Sep 02, 2021 |
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Episode 106 – Six Cultures of Play, by John B.
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Sep 01, 2021 |
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Episode 105 – On the Ecology of Gold & Dragons, by Ava Islam
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Aug 31, 2021 |
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Episode 104 – How to Run a Mystery in TTRPGs, by Prismatic Wasteland
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Aug 30, 2021 |
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Episode 103 – Two Week Megadungeon, by Nick LS Whelan
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Aug 28, 2021 |
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Episode 102 – Traversing Fantasy: Repetition & Drive, by Marcia
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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Episode 101 – Locks, by Larry Hamilton
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Aug 26, 2021 |
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Episode 100 – Maybe Split the Party, by Prismatic Wasteland
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Aug 25, 2021 |
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Episode 99 – Your Demon Lord Doesn’t Need That Many Hit Dice, by Joseph Manola
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Aug 24, 2021 |
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Episode 98 – Keystone Encounter Table, by Scrap Princess
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Aug 21, 2021 |
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Episode 97 – Hollow Hermit, by Evlyn Moreau
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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Episode 96 – Example of Play for Running Traps Without a Search Check, by Nick LS Whelan
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Aug 19, 2021 |
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Episode 95 – Old Games, by Gus L.
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Aug 17, 2021 |
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Episode 94 – It’s 4 am and I’m supposed to be writing a paper but I’m thinking about gorillas instead, by Ava Islam
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Aug 16, 2021 |
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Episode 93 – D&D Doesn’t Understand What Monsters Are, by Dan D.
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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Episode 92 – DCC RPG and Character Death in Old School Gaming, by James Maliszewski
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Aug 12, 2021 |
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Episode 91 – Why Visit the Magician? & A Visit to the Magician, by Zedeck Siew
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Aug 11, 2021 |
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Episode 90 – Downtime Activities: Non-Magical Research, by Ben L.
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Aug 10, 2021 |
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Episode 89 – Resource Management 2: Defining Our Terms, by Anne Hunter
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Aug 09, 2021 |
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Episode 88 – Spoils of the Gorgon Coast: The Degenerate Heir, by Brian Richmond
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Jun 01, 2020 |
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Episode 87 – Space is Boring by Velexi Raptor
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May 31, 2020 |
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Episode 86 – Hymn to the Bow: the Hunters, by Humza Kazmi
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May 30, 2020 |
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Episode 85 – Terminology, Diegetic vs Non Diegetic, by Emmy Allen
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May 28, 2020 |
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Episode 84 – New Class: Book Club Witches, by Dan D.
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May 27, 2020 |
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Episode 83 – Witches like Wizards: A Customizable Witch Class, by Monsieur Le Battlier
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May 26, 2020 |
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Episode 82 – Mechanics for Resource Management: Part 1, The Easy Way, by Anne Hunter
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May 25, 2020 |
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Episode 81 – Further Along the River, and Demon Idols, by Zedeck Siew
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May 24, 2020 |
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Episode 80 – Thoughts Regarding Character Mortality and Old School Dungeons and Dragons, by Gus L.
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May 23, 2020 |
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Episode 79 – Spells: Parasites of the Mind, by Justin Alexander
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May 22, 2020 |
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Episode 78 – Shields Shall Be Splintered, by Brian Murphy
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May 21, 2020 |
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Episode 77 – Hypnophage, by Jeremiah Natty
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Jan 01, 2020 |
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Episode 76 – 20 Non-Gold for XP Progression Systems, by Cacklecharm
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Dec 16, 2019 |
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Episode 75 – Regarding Firewood for Gaming Purposes, by Brian Richmond
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Dec 15, 2019 |
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Episode 74 – The Day the Old School Died, by Justin Alexander
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Episode 73 – Analog, Digital, Procedural by Roger G.S.
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Dec 12, 2019 |
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Episode 72 – First Level Failures, by Humza Kazmi
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Sep 04, 2019 |
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Episode 71 – Should We Start Numbering Hallways On Our Maps?, by Anne Hunter
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Sep 02, 2019 |
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Episode 70 – World Building: Cells in the Carceral Place, by David Wilkie
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May 22, 2019 |
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Episode 69 – Sex in D&D, by Nick LS Whelan
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May 20, 2019 |
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Episode 68 – Men and Magic, by Ramanan Sivaranjan
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May 20, 2019 |
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Adventures on Tape 2: They Met In A Tavern, by Jason Blalock
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May 12, 2019 |
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Episode 67 – Some Places And Stuff, by Jensan
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May 12, 2019 |
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Episode 66 – The Financier (A Class?), by Daniel Dean
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May 08, 2019 |
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Episode 65 – Goblin, a Monster and Magic Item, by Justin Stewart
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May 05, 2019 |
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Episode 64 – FUCK CTHULHU, by Luke Gearing
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May 05, 2019 |
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Episode 63 – The Priest and the Narcoworms, by Dan Domme
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Apr 30, 2019 |
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Episode 62 – How to become a Godzillionaire on DrivethruRPG if your name doesn’t rhyme with Yon Blick, Clobbert Malwb, or Blizzard of the Toast, by Cecil Howe
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Mar 11, 2019 |
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Episode 61 – Unto the Ripening of the World, by Benton
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Mar 01, 2019 |
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Episode 60 – A God in Infancy, by Zedeck Siew
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Feb 25, 2019 |
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Announcement Regarding Removed Episodes
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Feb 14, 2019 |
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Adventures on Tape 1: The Bloodsoaked Boudoir of Velkis the Vile, by Nick LS Whelan
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 59 – Mycology: Yellowed Elkhorn, by David Wilkie
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 58 – 7 Myths Everyone Believes About Druids, by Arnold K.
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 57 – The Problem of Sport, by David McGrogan
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 56 – Terrible Horrible Beauty and Wonder, by Dan D.
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 55 – A Character Survival Guide, by Blair Fitzpatrick
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 54 – Dice Clocks, by Smiorgan
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 53 – Monstrum, by Pearce Shea
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 52 – This is Not That List of Questions for your Campaign, by Scrap Princess
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 51 – Fighting Goblins in a Creative Wasteland, by Gus L.
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 50 – Witches and Killers, by Mateo Diaz Torres
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 49 – Party Upgrades in a Deadly Campaign, by James Young
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 48 – Hell Knights, by Scrap Princess
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 47 – Campaigns I want to Run: Dungeons & Decorators, by Anne Hunter
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 46 – Conceptual Density, by Joseph Manola
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 44 – Mercurial Angel, by Red Flanagan
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 43 – 8 Reasons Why D&D is Better than Video Games, by Nick LS Whelan
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 42 – Dead Wizard’s Estate Sale, by Trey Causey
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 41 – Chariot of Worms, by Michael Prescott
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 40 – How to Never Describe a Dungeon, by Diogo Nogueira
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 39 – Running for Big Groups, by James Young
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 38 – Doctrine of Proceduralism, by Brendan S.
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 37 – Proceduralism, by Brendan S.
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 36 – Undead are Pockets of Stopped Time, by Michael Raston
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 35 – SHARKMAN Dreams…, by Evey Lockhart
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 34 – On Romantic Fantasy and OSR D&D, by Joseph Manola
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 33 – d100 Peasant Grievances, by Skerples
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 32 – Minimalism, Elegance, and Multipurpose Mechanics, by Eric Diaz
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 31 – Minimalist Gaming Doesn’t Exist, by Olde House Rules
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 30 – Things from the Feywode, by Evey Lockhart
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 29 – Wizard Weaknesses, by Daniel Sell
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 28 – High Gygaxian, by James Maliszewski
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 26 – Goblinwatch, by Dan D.
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 25 – Product Framing, by Brendan S.
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 24 – Impact by Arnold K.
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 23 – A Spell Called Catherine by Arnold K.
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 22 – Whence Magic?, by Brian Murphy
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 21 – On a Guide for new Dungeon Masters, by Courtney Campbell
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 20 – Layers of the Sandbox by John Bell
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 19 – The Ogre and the Golden Bird by Patrick Stewart
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 18 – Gobbos by Logan Knight
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 16 – Gygaxian “Naturalism” by James Maliszewski
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 15 – The Ages of D&D by James Maliszewski
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 14 – A Better Use for Bookshelves, by Nick LS Whelan
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 13 – On Skill, Character v. Player, by Courtney Campbell
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 12 – Considerations for Restocking Dungeons, by John Bell
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Nov 11, 2018 |
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Episode 11 – Evocative Plus One Sword Replacements, by Gus L.
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 10 – Tiki & D 1: Gary’s Hawaiian Shirts, by Richard G.
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 9 – On Erecting a New Campaign by Courtney Campbell
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 8 – God Hates Orcs, by Arnold K.
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 7 – Questgivers Are Evil, by Nick LS Whelan
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 6 – Basic Wands, by Brendan S.
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 5 – An Orcish Prayer, by Arnold K.
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 4 – Tests of Skill and Tests of Chance, by John Bell
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 3 – Tangle Armor by Brendan S.
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 2 – The Purpose of a Map by Alex Schroeder
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Nov 05, 2018 |
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Episode 1 – Structuring Encounter Tables, by Nick LS Whelan
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Oct 18, 2018 |