Casting Shadows

By Runeslinger

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Episodes: 119

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Runeslinger's podcast about roleplaying games, acting, reacting and interacting with the alchemy of play~ Visit the Casting Shadows blog at https://castingshadowsblog.com Visit us on YouTube at https://youtube.com/runeslinger or search for @Runeslinger For TwiXter, BlueSky, and Facebook: @Runeslinger Do you use Discord? Try me at Runeslinger#7592 Contact me via Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast

Episode Date
A friendly conversation about natural-feeling characters with SettingFirstRPG
Feb 18, 2026
A Friendly Conversation on Character Social Inequality in RPGs
Feb 09, 2026
A Frightfully Cheerful Conversation on Horror and Comedy
Jan 19, 2026
On the idea of a "Better Game"
Dec 19, 2025
On what might be in a name, and Listener Calls
Dec 13, 2025
Biting the Bullet with Jason Hobbs [video]
Dec 06, 2025
Biting Bullets with Jason Hobbs
Dec 06, 2025
A Friendly and Impossible chat with RPG Sean~
Oct 26, 2025
On Memory and RPGs, featuring Arcane Alienist
Oct 18, 2025
Is Immersion Impossible? A Friendly, Abridged Discussion~
Oct 05, 2025
Friendly Chat about Scenario Design, Game Books, and #RPGaDAY2025
Jul 30, 2025
On Interruptions, Others' Topics, and BRP~
Jul 27, 2025
Call of Cthulhu Campaign Cliff's Notes - Recap 1
Apr 08, 2025
On Mystery and Horror Roleplaying with TrilltheDM
Sep 29, 2024
#RPGaDAY2024 Week 2 Highlights + Mordavia
Aug 12, 2024
Sharing some #RPGaDAY2024 Posts that I enjoyed: Week 1
Aug 05, 2024
On #RPGaDAY2025 Week 1 and Ubiquity's Great Campaign
Aug 02, 2024
On the In-Character Character~
Jul 22, 2024
On Call-ins and Practical Advice for "Unusual" RPGs
May 04, 2024
A Conversation with Daniel Jones about sharing less-common RPGs
Apr 19, 2024
On Accommodating Imagination with Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue
Apr 12, 2024
Imagination Calls
Apr 07, 2024
On Imagination and Preparation
Jan 15, 2024
On Preparation for In-character play with Tablerunner Crispy
Jan 04, 2024
A Conversation on Attention and Imagination in RPGS with Primaeval Fantasy
Dec 12, 2023
On Mentors and Peers in RPG Learning; with Che Webster
Nov 27, 2023
Attention and the Rabbit Hole Road to "Immersion"
Nov 26, 2023
On the Fragility or Durability of Immersion
Nov 12, 2023
Halloween OctOSR from the Highway of Madness
Oct 31, 2023
Messages for Runeslinger on the Road!
Sep 24, 2023
Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road: On RPGaDAY 2023 and Hollow Earth Expedition
Sep 14, 2023
On Immersion and Engagement, plus Listener Calls!
Aug 30, 2023
#RPGaDAY2023 Days 21 to 31
Aug 28, 2023
#RPGaDAY2023 Days 11 to 20
Aug 21, 2023
#RPGaDay2023 Days 1 to 10
Aug 01, 2023
On Taming a Lethal Conflict Inside Old School and New School Play [with Umbramancer]
Jul 28, 2023
On Framing Layers as Cakes, Practical Layers, and Lamenting Lacking Lexicons
Jul 24, 2023
Exploring the Experience of Play with Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue
Jul 21, 2023
On Layers and Approaches to RPGs
Jul 15, 2023
On real and imagined sand: RPG sandboxes
Jul 08, 2023
On Editing Games, Morrow Projects, Hobbs and Layers~
Jun 28, 2023
Bonus Episode 3: Runeslinger's Recap & Reflections from the Road - More on Corporia
Jun 06, 2023
Bonus Episode 2: Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road - On Corporia
Dec 14, 2022
Bonus Episode 1: Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road - On Play Experiences
Dec 11, 2022
Episode 3.19 On Multiple GMs (and OctOSR)
Oct 23, 2022
Episode 3.18 On Temporal Techniques and Devouring Minds
Sep 18, 2022
NEWS FLASH: Anchorpocalypse
Sep 01, 2022
#RPGaDay2022 - Day 28 to the End
Aug 31, 2022
Episode 3.17 Call-ins on Skills and Skill Improvement in BRP and related games~
Aug 30, 2022
#RPGaDay2022 - Day 22 through 27
Aug 28, 2022
Episode 3.16 On (My) Call of Cthulhu
Aug 24, 2022
#RPGaDay2022 - Call Ins! and Day 15 through 21
Aug 22, 2022
#RPGaDay2022 Bonus for "Forever GMs" - Week 4 Day 22 through 27
Aug 21, 2022
#RPGaDay2022 - Day 8 through 14
Aug 14, 2022
#RPGaDay2022 - Day Seven: System
Aug 07, 2022
#RPGaDay2022 - Day Two through Day Six!
Aug 05, 2022
#RPGaDay2022 - Day One - Who?
Aug 01, 2022
#RPGaDay2022 - Day 0 - Overview and Intentions
Jul 31, 2022
3.15a Bonus - In Defense of the Mook, Minion, and Fodder for Cannons (Pulp RPGs)
Jul 21, 2022
Episode 3.15 Putting the Pulp in our RPGs
Jul 19, 2022
Episode 3.14 Pulps, Pulp RPGs, and Me
Jul 17, 2022
Episode 3.13 Alien, Encouragement, and Immersion - oh my!
Jun 11, 2022
Episode 3.12 Updates and Immersions
Jun 01, 2022
Episode 3.11 On Troupes, Generation Games and Listener Call-ins~
Apr 02, 2022
Episode 3.10A Bonus Content - One Use of Operation: Mindcrime
Mar 28, 2022
Episode 3.10 Music in Preparation for Improvisation of RPGs
Mar 27, 2022
Episode 3.9 Three Favored Systems? A contest~
Feb 23, 2022
Episode 3.8 Alien RPG Series, part 7
Feb 09, 2022
Episode 3.7: Alien RPG Series, Part 6
Nov 26, 2021
Episode 3.6: [Actual Play] Sky Riders and the Silent Outpost
Nov 25, 2021
Episode 3.5 - Alien RPG series, part 5
Sep 14, 2021
Episode 3.4 - Alien RPG series, part 4
Sep 06, 2021
Episode 3.3 - Alien RPG series, part 3
Sep 03, 2021
Episode 3.2 - Alien RPG series, part 2
Sep 02, 2021
Episode 3.1 - Alien RPG series, part 1
Sep 01, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 31 - Thank
Aug 30, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 30 - Mention
Aug 29, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 29 - System
Aug 28, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 28 - Dream
Aug 27, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 26 - Fraction
Aug 26, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 26 - Theory
Aug 25, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 25 - Tradition
Aug 24, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 24 - Solve
Aug 23, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 23 - Memory
Aug 23, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 22 - Substitute
Aug 21, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 21 - Challenge
Aug 20, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 20 - Ally
Aug 19, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 19 - Theme
Aug 18, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 18 - Duel
Aug 17, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 17 - Nemesis
Aug 16, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 16 - Move
Aug 15, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 15 - Supplement
Aug 14, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 14 - Limits
Aug 13, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 13 - DOOM
Aug 12, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 12 - Consensus
Aug 11, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 11 - Heavy
Aug 10, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 10 - Conscience
Aug 09, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 9 - Medium
Aug 08, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 8 - Stream
Aug 08, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 7 - Small
Aug 06, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 6 - Chase
Aug 05, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 5 - Gamble
Aug 04, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 4 - Weapon
Aug 03, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 3 - Image
Aug 02, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 2 - Plan
Aug 01, 2021
#RPGaDay2021 - Day 1 - Scenario
Aug 01, 2021
Episode 1.12: On Playing on Multiple Levels
Jan 04, 2021
Episode 1.11: On Playing Proactively
Dec 07, 2020
Episode 1.10: On 'Story'
Nov 11, 2020
Episode 1.9: Corruption and 'You'
Oct 26, 2020
Episode 1.8: Can I Play SANs Madness?
Oct 20, 2020
Episode 1.7: On Facilitating Fear
Oct 19, 2020
Episode 1.6: Sky Riders and the Mist Pirates - A Venus Chronicles Serial
Oct 08, 2020
Episode 1.5: On "What is a Roleplaying Game?!"
Oct 07, 2020
Episode 1.4: On Cracking Open the Skull of Evil
Oct 07, 2020
Episode 1.3: On Genre being Rule 0
Oct 07, 2020
Episode 1.2: On Character Poisoning
Oct 07, 2020
Episode 1.1: On Premature Imagination
Oct 07, 2020
Casting Shadows (Trailer)
Oct 06, 2020