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Minions and Musings

Minions and Musings

By Evil Jeff

Herein I will talk about RPG gaming with my kids, gaming online, even Play-by-Mail/Post. While I call myself a gamer, I have a love for the older games or OSR-style, if you will. I may even have a minion or two help with the discussion as well. Enjoy!
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Minions and MusingsAug 03, 2019

00:00
15:36
Another musing building a world with elves
Mar 23, 202411:37
What gaming does for me.
Mar 16, 202413:17
Spirits in the material (plane) world (of Fellmyr)
Mar 02, 202427:60
Building and testing.
Feb 24, 202419:06
Gaming, world building, and the podcast
Feb 18, 202441:41
Call-in Collective: Building a world without poison

Call-in Collective: Building a world without poison

I respond to calls from Jason, Daniel, and Mirke. There's some stuff about world building in there, trust me.

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Feb 10, 202426:02
A rose by any other name....
Feb 04, 202427:27
In time it could have been so much more...
Jan 27, 202425:12
New Year, New World
Jan 20, 202423:01
Out with 2023.....
Dec 30, 202330:49
Call-in Collective: The Topic That Will Not Die!

Call-in Collective: The Topic That Will Not Die!

Are building up an immunity to the effects of this topic? Daniel and Mirke the Meek both call in and I try to not go on a rant but will not make any promises about that. There is even a challenge made somewhere in there. I also look ahead and mention possible upcoming topics. Want to leave me a message?  Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Message Evil Jeff⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! to leave it on the Spotify for Podcasters website Click ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Evil Jeff Speakpipe⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to use Speakpipe, OR send an audio file to eviljeff@sc.rr.com or via Discord Join us on the P.L.A.Y. forums! Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.dekahedron.com/boards⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Logo artwork is from the hand of Minion Bravo! Music - "Game On" by Disciple #149 - S05E24

Dec 17, 202324:16
Let's see if I can restart this podcast...
Dec 09, 202324:18
Convention Report - Saturday

Convention Report - Saturday

Herein I talk about my experience attending Mythic Con in Charlotte, NC on its second day. I'll talk about the two games I played in and some other thoughts along the way.

Nov 12, 202330:01
Convention report - Friday

Convention report - Friday

Herein I talk about my experience attending Mythic Con in Charlotte, NC on the 1st day it opens. How was it? What did I play? Did I come down with con crud? Have the good old days of wine, women, and song returned.... sorry, wrong podcast.
Nov 11, 202313:33
Call-in Collective: #OSR 2023 style
Nov 11, 202333:07
#OSRtober - Through Dungeons Deep, part 3
Nov 04, 202320:06
#OSRtober - Through Dungeons Deep, part 2
Oct 28, 202342:29
#OSRtober - Through Dungeons Deep, part 1
Oct 21, 202330:37
#OSRtober - Spotlight

#OSRtober - Spotlight

⁠....Does every game need to spotlight characters or is this different in a more old school game? I ramble on about it.

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Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple

#141 - S05E16

Oct 14, 202319:50
Call-in Collective: An apology to start things...
Oct 07, 202329:10
I had this idea for a regression adventure....
Sep 30, 202316:58
You don't get variation with clones...

You don't get variation with clones...

...so why do we use the same monsters over and over? How can we change things up to provide new challenges for our players? I ponder this idea and would like to know what you think.

I mentioned the Third Kingdom Games product "B/X Advanced Bestiary, Vol. 1". You can find it on DriveThruRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/416741/bx-advanced-bestiary-vol-1

I spoke about the manhua/manga "The Skeleton Soldier Couldn't Protect The Dungeon". Several sites exist out there, please make sure you are using ad-blocking software to cut down on the amount of crap that those sites can show. Least obnoxious site with not much sign of malware can be found here: https://theskeletonsoldier.com/

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Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple

#139 - S05E13

Sep 23, 202311:30
Time to lay down some tracks....
Sep 16, 202315:00
Call-in Collective: Collecting the last month of messages...
Sep 09, 202342:47
True Sandbox? I don't believe it...

True Sandbox? I don't believe it...

...is something we can really have. Let me talk about what I feel a true sandbox is. Let me then tell you what I think we actually do. This should get some calls generated.

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Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple

#136 - S05E10

Sep 04, 202312:12
Evil Jeff's Reading Corner - The Karavans series
Sep 02, 202315:02
RPGaDay 2023 - Days 26-31

RPGaDay 2023 - Days 26-31

#RPGaDAY2023 These are my responses to the prompts for days 26-31.

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Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple

#133 - S05E07

Aug 31, 202311:33
RPGaDay 2023 - Days 21-25

RPGaDay 2023 - Days 21-25

#RPGaDAY2023 These are my responses to the prompts for days 21-25.

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Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple

#132 - S05E06

Aug 25, 202308:48
RPGaDay 2023 - Days 16-20

RPGaDay 2023 - Days 16-20

#RPGaDAY2023 These are my responses to the prompts for days 16-20.

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Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple

#131 - S05E05

Aug 20, 202306:31
RPGaDay 2023 - Days 11-15

RPGaDay 2023 - Days 11-15

#RPGaDAY2023 These are my responses to the prompts for days 11-15.

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Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple

#130 - S05E04

Aug 15, 202311:04
Call-in Collective: Yes, this musing is out of order....
Aug 12, 202324:54
RPGaDay 2023 - Days 6-10

RPGaDay 2023 - Days 6-10

#RPGaDAY2023 These are my responses to the prompts for days 6-10.

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Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple

#129 - S05E03

Aug 10, 202312:14
RPGaDay 2023 - Days 1-5

RPGaDay 2023 - Days 1-5

#RPGaDAY2023 These are my responses to the prompts for days 1-5.

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Music - "Regime Change" by Disciple

#128 - S05E02

Aug 05, 202308:04
It's been such a long time.....
Jul 31, 202323:02
So, how have you been?

So, how have you been?

Musing about a few things.

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Music - "You Dropped A Bomb On Me (Original 12" Mix)" by The Gap Band

#126 - S04E27

Mar 11, 202319:00
Mega Call In Collective

Mega Call In Collective

Big batch of calls, mainly Jason trying to refute things I say or something along those lines.

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Music - "You Dropped A Bomb On Me (Original 12" Mix)" by The Gap Band

#125 - S04E26

Jan 11, 202331:55
Does Dungeon 23 hold anything for me or is there more that I have to think about?
Jan 03, 202311:51
Minions and Musings Archological & Anthropolgical dig #4

Minions and Musings Archological & Anthropolgical dig #4

Wow... couldn't get back to push this out until now.  Not too bad since it is New Year's Eve.  This is the last of the digs.  Thank you for joining me this year!

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Music - "You Dropped A Bomb On Me (Original 12" Mix)" by The Gap Band

#123 - S04E24

Jan 01, 202314:33
Minions and Musings Archological & Anthropolgical dig #3

Minions and Musings Archological & Anthropolgical dig #3

I come across a notebook that probably helped spark my love for Play-by-Post games.

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Music - "You Dropped A Bomb On Me (Original 12" Mix)" by The Gap Band

#122 - S04E23

Dec 17, 202217:23
Might have to call this one Minions and Ranting....

Might have to call this one Minions and Ranting....

Yeah, something has bugged me and I needed to say something about it.  You're welcome.

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#121 - S04E22

Dec 15, 202210:44
Minions and Musings Archological & Anthropolgical dig #2

Minions and Musings Archological & Anthropolgical dig #2

Still digging away, I find something that has put a bigger stamp on my gaming than probably anything else.  But, that statement might be a bit premature.

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#120 - S04E21

Dec 10, 202219:16
Minions and Musings Archological & Anthropolgical dig #1

Minions and Musings Archological & Anthropolgical dig #1

It's been a month.  I've been a little lost in looking over things from the past.  Some of it is also gaming related.  So, let's see what I found and what I think about it.

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#119 - S04E20

Dec 03, 202221:22
Ending #OSRtober with a musing.

Ending #OSRtober with a musing.

On Halloween night, I give you a musing about books.

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#118 - S04E19

Nov 01, 202213:40
#OSRtober Call-in Collective Two

#OSRtober Call-in Collective Two

It's #OSRtober and there are call-ins relating to the podcasts so far.  It is always good to hear from the community as they share their thoughts and comments.  Here's who called in:

Calls from Jason of the Nerds Variety RPG podcast - https://anchor.fm/jason376; and Joe of Dekahedron podcast - https://anchor.fm/jpgill

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#117 - S04E18

Oct 29, 202223:12
#OSRtober - Revisiting an OSR product I reviewed some time ago

#OSRtober - Revisiting an OSR product I reviewed some time ago

It's #OSRtober time!  This episode I talk about the BX Options: Class Builder from The Welsh Piper.  Let's modify the BX classes but keep the XP balance between them.  This is one area where we need that balance.

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#116 - S04E17

Oct 26, 202212:03
#OSRtober - A really old school supplement
Oct 22, 202213:16
#OSRtober - A heroic balancing act??

#OSRtober - A heroic balancing act??

It's #OSRtober time!  This episode I attempt to explain, in my own weird way, thoughts about heroic and superheroic gaming as it relates to OSR and game balance.  Wonder if I can stir up controversy?

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#114 - S04E15

Oct 20, 202213:40
#OSRtober Call In Collective #1

#OSRtober Call In Collective #1

It's #OSRtober and there are call-ins relating to the podcasts so far.  It is always good to hear from the community as they share their thoughts and comments.  Here's who called in:

Calls from Kevin of The Redcaps Podcast - https://anchor.fm/theredcaps; Jason of the Nerds Variety RPG podcast - https://anchor.fm/jason376; and Joe of Dekahedron podcast - https://anchor.fm/jpgill

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#113 - S04E14

Oct 15, 202235:07
#OSRtober - Player Skill vs. Character Skill
Oct 08, 202209:33
#OSRtober - My explanation of Rulings over Rules
Oct 06, 202210:51