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Casting Shadows

By Runeslinger

Runeslinger's podcast about roleplaying games from the perspective of experiencing what specific games are like and how we interact with them to create enjoyment~

Visit the Casting Shadows blog at castingshadowsblog.com
Visit us on YouTube at 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: www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast
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#RPGaDay2022 - Day Seven: System

Casting ShadowsAug 07, 2022

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On Imagination and Preparation

On Imagination and Preparation

This episode responds to listener voice messages, does a surface exploration of the experience of imagination and gets into some practicalities about the benefit of talking about imagination with your group. Listeners are invited to contact me via the methods below to share their thoughts on their experiences of imagination.


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


Thanks to:

Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast

Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue

FreeThrall of Keep off the Borderlands (The new home of Movie Night1)

Joe Richter of Hindsightless


Links Mentioned:

Whispering GM episode - Confessions of a High Prep GM

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-whispering-gm/episodes/Confessions-of-a-High-Prep-GM-e2dr5lp

Roleplay Rescue discussion of the Primeval Fantasy setting with Daniel Jones

https://open.spotify.com/episode/1JnSM0P6bTn4nR5Ja8Mrr8?si=Mm3nYZ_bROWlDUzE-q35mw


Jan 15, 202456:39
On Preparation for In-character play with Tablerunner Crispy

On Preparation for In-character play with Tablerunner Crispy

Preparation is one thing that can benefit from change if you adjust your style or intentions for play. My guest has recently discovered a desire for playing more and more in-character (moving toward in-character as-character) and leaving room for immersion to happen.


WATCH ON YOUTUBE:

https://youtu.be/-01dPAKsvM4


MY GUEST: CRISPY of the @Tablerunner YouTube channel.

Origin: "I'm an RPG enthusiast who came to realize earlier this year that I've only just scratched the surface of what the hobby can be. Now I'm focused on enhancing my experience and that of my players through 'in-character play.' I run an in-person weekly game that has been a going concern for 17 years and hopefully many years to come. I share my experiences as an old hand with a fresh appreciation for actual roleplay on my YouTube channel @tablerunner. You can find me on X at @cfourcrispy." Call-ins:

I have received some great calls since the last episode and I would love to include them in this episode as they are relevant to various points made throughout, but I due to the length of the conversation (1hr4min) I feel it is best to frame an episode around those call-ins and any others that come in the interim. That episode will concern itself more directly with imagination. Therefore, there is still time to leave a message via Spotify (if you dare), Speakpipe, discord, or email about how imagination presents itself to you. How do you imagine a moment of play?


CONTACT ME:

runescastshadows at gmail

Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) Social Media: @Runeslinger

Jan 04, 202401:08:30
A Conversation on Attention and Imagination in RPGS with Primaeval Fantasy
Dec 12, 202301:16:16
On Mentors and Peers in RPG Learning; with Che Webster
Nov 27, 202301:34:26
Attention and the Rabbit Hole Road to "Immersion"
Nov 26, 202343:45
On the Fragility or Durability of Immersion

On the Fragility or Durability of Immersion

This episode continues our survey of the topic of 'immersion" with the help of a meaty call-in from Safer plus a further look at the notion of examining the focus of attention through a split lens of immersion and engagement. Previous episodes on this topic can be found at links below. In addition, written posts supporting these episodes can be found at the Casting Shadows Blog:

https://castingshadowsblog.com/2023/11/12/on-immersion-and-engagement-in-rpg-play/


On Immersion and Engagement episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/WLHX56euFEb

Call-in episode on Immersion: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/ZvjRf5euFEb

Layers of Play episode: https://spotifyanchor-web.app.link/e/S1jutcfuFEb


This episode features a call in from Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting. In that response, he mentions a session of immersive play which was recorded and is available to listen to. That episode and more of Safer's content can be found here:

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/sfc-saferfantasycrafting/episodes/Minis--Make-Believe---A-5e-Lets-pretend-live-play-err6d6/a-a4rln9n


This episode continues ongoing discussions on theory and technique for roleplaying games. It has a series of calls from Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast to connect us despite the month-long gap introduced by RPGaDAY and other commitments (such as tight editing and writing deadlines for RPG stuff) all the way back through the last few episodes of this season: Sandboxes, Layers of Play (Featuring Che Webster), and a practical example of applying these ideas to our play. This episode extends the conversation more fully into immersion as a topic for discussion and exploration. CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD

Nov 12, 202357:46
Halloween OctOSR from the Highway of Madness

Halloween OctOSR from the Highway of Madness

This episode features a call-in from Jason Hobbs, a recap of our current Call of Cthulhu campaign, and a suggestion for a creepy OSR dungeon experience that is PWYW.


Murcanto's Lair:

DriveThruRPG - Samwise7RPG Check out the ivanmike1968 YouTube channel for lots of B/X, LotFP, and other RPG goodness... plus BASS guitar stuff~


Check out the Hindsightless podcast for lots of RPG thoughts, recaps, ice cream, cereal taste tests, nature reports, and whatever else Joe has running around in his brain.


Check out Down in a Heap for thoughtful RPG musings on OS and OS D&D from Rob C.


Members of our Call of Cthulhu campaign are Ivan Podgwaite (YouTube), Joe Richter (Podcast), and Brian Courtemanche (CoC scenario author).


CONTACT ME: [1] ⁠Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com)⁠ [2] Find me on Discord, TwiXtter, Facebook, Blusky, and YouTube @Runeslinger

[3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord

https://discord.gg/MqFYW7DJpq


Oct 31, 202323:08
Messages for Runeslinger on the Road!
Sep 24, 202301:11:02
Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road: On RPGaDAY 2023 and Hollow Earth Expedition

Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road: On RPGaDAY 2023 and Hollow Earth Expedition

Thanks to our callers, BJ and Jason. Thanks also to everyone who participated in whole or in part in RPGaDAY~

CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD


Sep 14, 202301:00:23
On Immersion and Engagement, plus Listener Calls!

On Immersion and Engagement, plus Listener Calls!

This episode continues ongoing discussions on theory and technique for roleplaying games. It has a series of calls from Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast to connect us despite the month-long gap introduced by RPGaDAY and other commitments (such as tight editing and writing deadlines for RPG stuff) all the way back through the last few episodes of this season: Sandboxes, Layers of Play (Featuring Che Webster), and a practical example of applying these ideas to our play. This episode extends the conversation more fully into immersion as a topic for discussion and exploration. CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD Thank you to Jason for the calls! Visit Umbramancer's YouTube channel for more application of his D&D example of resolving conflicting approaches to the game. https://youtube.com/@umbramancer5466?si=KxpXYgOL4_M15Wrf
Aug 30, 202339:17
#RPGaDAY2023 Days 21 to 31

#RPGaDAY2023 Days 21 to 31

The third of three combined posts for the #RPGaDAY2023 prompts. Find daily responses at castingshadowsblog.com
For some great flashbacks to Year One, check out autocratik.com and David Chapman's daily posts.

Get involved! Download the #RPGaDay2023 prompts infographic from castingshadowsblog.com to explore and share what you love about RPGs!

CONTACT ME:
[1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com)
[2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger
[3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord
discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD

Thank you to The Arcane Alienist for the calls!


Aug 28, 202353:51
#RPGaDAY2023 Days 11 to 20

#RPGaDAY2023 Days 11 to 20

The second of three combined posts for the #RPGaDAY2023 prompts. Find daily responses at https://castingshadowsblog.com

Get involved! Download the #RPGaDay2023 prompts infographic from castingshadowsblog.com to explore and share what you love about RPGs! CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/SDxH9xQDfD

Aug 21, 202346:14
#RPGaDay2023 Days 1 to 10

#RPGaDay2023 Days 1 to 10

Get involved! Download the #RPGaDay2023 prompts infographic from castingshadowsblog.com to explore and share what you love about RPGs!

CONTACT ME:
[1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com)
[2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger
[3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord
discord.gg/WgnVvvze
Aug 01, 202338:04
On Taming a Lethal Conflict Inside Old School and New School Play [with Umbramancer]

On Taming a Lethal Conflict Inside Old School and New School Play [with Umbramancer]

This episode has quite a title, doesn't it? It's not hyperbole, but you may have to check out Umbramancer's series on YouTube for the complete picture. With luck, and your kindness, the parts in this episode will make sense. SEGMENTS: [one] an exploratory conversation About lethality As a feature versus story as a feature. Eloy Cintron, known on YouTube as Umbramancer, shares his practical application of all of this theory talk to D&D as we explore the metric by which he assessed my ideas on Layers of and Approaches to Play: Dungeon Crawl Mode vs Story Mode in Dungeons & Dragons. [two] calls for greater context from Jason Connerley and Che Webster [three] how to get involved in the discussion REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE: [1] People and Podcasts of the Internet: Roleplay Rescue Podcast and Blog, The Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Keep off the Borderlands, Random Screed [2] The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity (Game Histories) Jon Peterson [3] Umbramancer YouTube Channel: Umbramancer - YouTube https://youtube.com/@umbramancer5466 [4] Perspectives on Play by FreeThrall The Stochasium | Free Thrall | SuSubstack [5] dungeon crawl mode versus story mode a video by @Umbramancer on YouTube https://youtu.be/WybpOCUk7-M [6] #RPGaDay2023 NEXT EPISODE: It is time to talk about all of the immersions CONTACT ME: [1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com) [2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger [3] Ubiquity Roleplaying System Discord https://discord.gg/WgnVvvze
Jul 28, 202301:06:37
On Framing Layers as Cakes, Practical Layers, and Lamenting Lacking Lexicons

On Framing Layers as Cakes, Practical Layers, and Lamenting Lacking Lexicons

This episode is filled to the brim with words. With luck, and your kindness, those words will make sense.

SEGMENTS:

[1] The episode begins with the promised reply to Che Webster's epic call-in from the previous episode (Exploring the Experience of Play). To hear that message in its entirety, please refer to that episode. It's right at the beginning so you won't have to search for it; just press play and relax. In this episode, a short and directly relevant section of his call is presented for context but that wee snippet o' Che pales in comparison to the full expression of his ideas. Don't cheat yourself. Go back and revel in the full message. The context of the tiny morsel of Che in this episode reveals the semantic nuance of Frames that were obvious to Che but not to me, and the understanding of switching costs in cognition when "multitasking" or alternating between two tasks - an idea upon which we are in full agreement: at least for certain tasks.

[2] We then move into what might be the meat or might be the side dish of this meal, practical examples of using understanding of layers to inform how we play.

[3] The last main segment of the episode is a recap of ideas I have expressed about a lexicon of useful terms, jargon, and techniques for roleplaying games.


REFERENCES IN THIS EPISODE:

[1] People and Podcasts of the Internet: Roleplay Rescue Podcast and Blog, The Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Keep off the Borderlands, Random Screed, Primeval Fantasy


[2] On Switching Costs: Multitasking: Switching costs (apa.org) [3] The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity (Game Histories)Jon Peterson


[4] Umbramancer YouTube Channel: Umbramancer - YouTube

https://youtube.com/@umbramancer5466


[5] Perspectives on Play by FreeThrall The Stochasium | Free Thrall | Substack


[6] Shared Fantasy: Role Playing Games as Social Worlds

⁠Gary Alan Fine⁠

298 pages | 5-1/2 x 8-1/2 | © 1983

This classic study still provides one of the most acute descriptions available of an often misunderstood subculture: that of fantasy role playing games like Dungeons & Dragons. Gary Alan Fine immerses himself in several different gaming systems, offering insightful details on the nature of the games and the patterns of interaction among players—as well as their reasons for playing.


[7] All for One: Regime Diabolique (Triple Ace Games, Musketeers face Supernatural Threats and Intrigue, Ubiquity) Actual Play Playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZfuKgeD5fl5WyrYbJodpTB9UDYqj3NNH

Solo Player Episode: Margot; An invisible experience of immersion

  • Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/live/mgcY3WTsPmE?feature=share
  • Annotated Version: https://youtu.be/oOqDmmTmFqo
  • IvanMike's Commentary: https://youtu.be/sratz8EghLU Runeslinger's Commentary: https://youtu.be/s-egXZY5OQc




NEXT EPISODE:

The next episode will feature Eloy Cintron, known on YouTube as Umbramancer, who shares his practical application of all of this theory talk to D&D as we explore the metric by which he assessed my ideas on Layers of and Approaches to Play: Dungeon Crawl Mode vs Story Mode in Dungeons & Dragons.


CONTACT ME:

[1] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast (speakpipe.com)

[2] Find me on Discord, Twitter, Facebook, and YouTube @Runeslinger



Jul 24, 202301:14:42
Exploring the Experience of Play with Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue

Exploring the Experience of Play with Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue

Thanks to Che Webster for leaving the lavish sensorium that is Roleplay Rescue for a time to drift about in the cemetery of lost content. Yes, I pun. Visit the great stuff that Che is doing at the links below.
The Blog:
Roleplay Rescue’s Blog – Murmurings from beneath the beard

The Podcast:
Podcast – Roleplay Rescue’s Blog

#RPGaDay2023 is on its way. Check the Autocratik blog by David Chapman for all the details! Also, check out this fantastic warm-up contest by Nerd's RPG Variety Cast as we wait for August to arrive!
open.spotify.com/episode/4MbqVZ41yLcUrRqjSJtDYK?si=9elxZk6IS4ao4Ni7kaPa9w

We will respond directly to Che's call at the start of the show in a later episode focused on those ideas. Have no fear!
Visit Keep off the Borderlands, Random Screed, and the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast for more segments and messages along these general lines!

You can interact on these and other gaming topics by sending a voice message via SpeakPipe or sending me a recording via e-mail or Discord.

Contact me on Discord:
Search for Runeslinger#7592 until that platform changes how names work.

Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com

CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE:
www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast

Ubiquity Roleplaying Games Discord
discord.gg/UFaHKQpj



Jul 21, 202301:29:12
On Layers and Approaches to RPGs

On Layers and Approaches to RPGs

This is another one of Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road episodes, now replete and complete with rain and hydroplaning! #RPGaDay2023 is on its way. Check the Autocratik blog by David Chapman for all the details! Also, check out this fantastic warm-up contest by Nerd's RPG Variety Cast as we wait for August to arrive! https://open.spotify.com/episode/4MbqVZ41yLcUrRqjSJtDYK?si=9elxZk6IS4ao4Ni7kaPa9w No Callers were hurt or drowned in the making of this episode. Thanks to Spencer and Jason for their messages! Visit Keep off the Borderlands and the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast for more of those fine gentlemen. References to Roleplay Rescue abound in this episode. Seek it out to learn why! You can interact on these and other gaming topics by sending a voice message via SpeakPipe or sending me a recording via e-mail or Discord. Contact me on Discord You can find me on Discord at Runeslinger#7592 until that platform changes how names work. Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast Ubiquity Roleplaying Games Discord https://discord.gg/UFaHKQpj


Jul 15, 202301:05:47
On real and imagined sand: RPG sandboxes
Jul 08, 202301:02:35
On Editing Games, Morrow Projects, Hobbs and Layers~
Jun 28, 202346:53
 Bonus Episode 3: Runeslinger's Recap & Reflections from the Road - More on Corporia

Bonus Episode 3: Runeslinger's Recap & Reflections from the Road - More on Corporia

NOTICE: Be sure to check out Roleplay Rescue regularly, or if you are curious what kind of conversation I might have with its host, Che Webster, about roleplaying games and RPG experiences for students, check out the Roleplay Rescue episode due on June 10th, 2023.

LINK:

Podcast – Roleplay Rescue’s Blog

Please accept my apologies as this episode of the Casting Shadows Podcast was recorded on the road and the audio quality may suffer for it. Our topic is the Corporia RPG by RPG renaissance man Mark Plemmons of Brabblemark Press. His new release, I am Furious (Pink), is due for general release on June 13th. Visit the link below for more information:

Products - Brabblemark Press


Leave a Voice (or other) message for future episodes by sending a voice message via SpeakPipe or sending me a recording via e-mail or Discord.

Contact me on Discord

You can find me on Discord at Runeslinger#7592 until that platform changes how names work.

Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com

CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast


Guests Appearing in this episode were Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast, Ivan Podgwaite of the ivanmike1968 YouTube channel, Adrienne Edwards-Daugherty, and Douglas Lusby.

Jun 06, 202301:10:39
Bonus Episode 2: Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road - On Corporia
Dec 14, 202233:24
Bonus Episode 1: Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road - On Play Experiences

Bonus Episode 1: Runeslinger's Reflections from the Road - On Play Experiences

Using an example from the Halloween Cerebrevore episode, we briefly suggest some ideas about playing for character experience and playing a role in a story~

Nerd's RPG Variety Cast

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor

Cerebrevore: On Serious Horror RPG play

https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore/episodes/S1E15-Running-Serious-Horror-TTRPGs-e1pgt0t/a-a8bvo5r


Contact me by leaving an anchor voice message: Casting Shadows • A podcast on Anchor

Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com  

CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast

Dec 11, 202235:04
Episode 3.19 On Multiple GMs (and OctOSR)

Episode 3.19 On Multiple GMs (and OctOSR)

Episode 3.19 broaches another huge topic for potential discussion, touching on a few techniques, perspectives, and organizational principles of sharing the role of GM in a group. BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist podcast left us a message about episode 3.18 (Time Travel Techniques) and the new Star Trek series. The episode finishes with an exploration of what the OSR means to me as an outsider, and where I hope its many strengths can take it. 


Links mentioned in the episode:

(1) One Campaign, Multiple GMs - YouTube
https://youtu.be/tt1_k_EN35M

THE GM OF MANY PARTS blogpost from February 2011 on https://castingshadowsblog.com

The GM of Many Parts | Casting Shadows (castingshadowsblog.com)

https://castingshadowsblog.com/2011/02/08/the-gm-of-many-parts/


All for One: Regime Diabolique "Lights in Darkness" campaign Actual Play videos playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZfuKgeD5fl5WyrYbJodpTB9UDYqj3NNH

Lights in Darkness Recaps and Reflections playlist

https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZfuKgeD5fl41fP1mumHJO8pioQc_pFNt


Contact me by leaving an anchor voice message:
Casting Shadows • A podcast on Anchor

Contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows at gmail dot com

CONTACT ME VIA SPEAKPIPE: https://www.speakpipe.com/CastingShadowsPodcast

Oct 23, 202247:34
Episode 3.18 On Temporal Techniques and Devouring Minds
Sep 18, 202256:31
NEWS FLASH: Anchorpocalypse

NEWS FLASH: Anchorpocalypse

An on location report and editorial from the RoK about the dreaded end to easy voice messaging options on Anchor.
Sep 01, 202221:04
#RPGaDay2022 - Day 28 to the End

#RPGaDay2022 - Day 28 to the End

This is a compiled post for #RPGaDay2022. You can read versions of these at https://castingshadowsblog.com in daily posts with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) and/or watch a composite posting on Runeslinger, my YouTube channel.

Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity.   #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year.

Links mentioned in the episode:

- Down in a Heap • A podcast on Anchor

Aug 31, 202222:30
Episode 3.17 Call-ins on Skills and Skill Improvement in BRP and related games~
Aug 30, 202251:00
#RPGaDay2022 - Day 22 through 27

#RPGaDay2022 - Day 22 through 27

This is a compiled post for #RPGaDay2022. You can read versions of these at https://castingshadowsblog.com in daily posts with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) and/or watch a composite posting on Runeslinger, my YouTube channel.

Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity.   #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year.

Links mentioned in the episode:

- Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor 

- Hindsightless • A podcast on Anchor

- Spikepit • A podcast on Anchor

- Down in a Heap • A podcast on Anchor

Aug 28, 202230:41
Episode 3.16 On (My) Call of Cthulhu

Episode 3.16 On (My) Call of Cthulhu

In response to a great series of episodes and call-ins on the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and Bandit's Keep podcast, I have labored to produce this "brief" episode on my relationship with Call of Cthulhu and some of what I have seen of its use in my own groups and out there in the cold, cold world.

Links:
Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor
Bandit’s Keep • A podcast on Anchor
- - 380 In Defense of Call of Cthulhu by Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (anchor.fm)
Hindsightless • A podcast on Anchor
Call of Cthulhu (chaosium.com)
Aug 24, 202201:14:56
#RPGaDay2022 - Call Ins! and Day 15 through 21

#RPGaDay2022 - Call Ins! and Day 15 through 21

This is a compiled post for #RPGaDay2022. You can read versions of these at https://castingshadowsblog.com in daily posts with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) and/or watch a composite posting on Runeslinger, my YouTube channel.

Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity.   #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year.

Links mentioned in the episode:

- Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor  - https://anchor.fm/jason376

- Hindsightless • A podcast on Anchor

- The Arcane Alienist • A podcast on Anchor


Aug 22, 202249:45
#RPGaDay2022 Bonus for "Forever GMs" - Week 4 Day 22 through 27

#RPGaDay2022 Bonus for "Forever GMs" - Week 4 Day 22 through 27

A week of #RPGaDay2022 posts about character from the perspective of the GM. For a different take, check out my Week 4 post on YouTube and the written blog~
Aug 21, 202239:48
#RPGaDay2022 - Day 8 through 14

#RPGaDay2022 - Day 8 through 14

This is a compiled post for #RPGaDay2022. You can read versions of these at https://castingshadowsblog.com in daily posts with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) and/or watch a composite posting on Runeslinger, my YouTube channel. 


Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity.   #RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year.  


Links mentioned in the episode:  

- Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor  - https://anchor.fm/jason376

- Spikepit • A podcast on Anchor

- Plundergrounds • A podcast on Anchor

Aug 14, 202240:27
#RPGaDay2022 - Day Seven: System

#RPGaDay2022 - Day Seven: System

#RPGaDay2022 - Day 7: Share a cool part of a system you love


You can read daily posts on these questions at https://castingshadowsblog.com with lots of extras and more context (precious context!) 

Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity.   

#RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year.  


Links mentioned in the episode:  

- Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast • A podcast on Anchor  - https://anchor.fm/jason376

- GM Mastermind - RPG Podcast Helping GMs Hone Their Craft - https://gmmastermind.com

- Jewels From NZ • A podcast on Anchor


Aug 07, 202220:02
#RPGaDay2022 - Day Two through Day Six!
Aug 05, 202240:54
#RPGaDay2022 - Day One - Who?

#RPGaDay2022 - Day One - Who?

Question for Day One: Who would you like to introduce to RPGs?

You can read a version of this at https://castingshadowsblog.com

Do you want to get involved? Get the infographic with all the questions at https://autocratik.com and leap into this adventure in positivity. 


#RPGaDay2022 is part of an annual event now in its 9th year. 

Aug 01, 202212:01
#RPGaDay2022 - Day 0 - Overview and Intentions
Jul 31, 202226:33
3.15a Bonus - In Defense of the Mook, Minion, and Fodder for Cannons (Pulp RPGs)
Jul 21, 202231:54
Episode 3.15 Putting the Pulp in our RPGs
Jul 19, 202201:34:10
Episode 3.14 Pulps, Pulp RPGs, and Me
Jul 17, 202258:12
Episode 3.13 Alien, Encouragement, and Immersion - oh my!

Episode 3.13 Alien, Encouragement, and Immersion - oh my!

Please join me as I navigate three very different topics with the help of some kind callers. This episode features calls from hosts of The GMologist Presents, Hindsightless, Spikepit, and Nerd's RPG Variety Cast podcasts. Karl, Joe, Colin, and Jason were kind enough to listen to one or more episodes of this podcast and have called in to give depth and meaning to the conversation. Links to those shows are below.


Topic One: Difference between Cinematic and Campaign Modes in Free League's Alien RPG 

Topic Two: RPGaDay Call-ins 

Topic Three: Immersion, call-ins, and commentary 


LINKS:

Casting Shadows blog   -  https://castingshadowsblog.com

Runeslinger on YouTube -  https://www.youtube.com/runeslinger


PODCASTS mentioned or calling in to this episode:

Spikepit  - https://anchor.fm/spikepit

Hindsightless  -  https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9

Nerd's RPG Variety Cast   -   https://anchor.fm/jason376

The GMologist Presents   -   https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Jun 11, 202244:55
Episode 3.12 Updates and Immersions

Episode 3.12 Updates and Immersions

Sections include notes on my appearance on Roundtable Roulette ( https://youtu.be/3PlkIWaajKs ) with Craig Shipman and Seth Skorkowsky, thoughts about the next RPGaDay, more on our ongoing but sometimes interrupted Alien Campaign, and a special focus on the once-again recent and always interesting topic: immersion thanks to an interesting series of observations and call-ins appearing on the Nerds' RPG Variety Cast.


Alien Playlist: Alien Actual Play: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLZfuKgeD5fl48SdwKEP0m0mbv-BLiQsgd

Jun 01, 202243:18
Episode 3.11 On Troupes, Generation Games and Listener Call-ins~

Episode 3.11 On Troupes, Generation Games and Listener Call-ins~

Joe of Hindsightless and Karl of the GMologist Presents were kind enough to leave voice messages to which I could respond in part of this episode and then seque into talk about two favorite techniques for RPGs: troupes of characters and games spanning generations of such characters~
Apr 02, 202236:58
Episode 3.10A Bonus Content - One Use of Operation: Mindcrime

Episode 3.10A Bonus Content - One Use of Operation: Mindcrime

Bonus Content - This is a more detailed description of how Queensryche's concept album Operation Mindcrime informed the play of a Mage: The Ascension chronicle in the mid-nineties called Broken Homes. 

Mar 28, 202245:18
Episode 3.10 Music in Preparation for Improvisation of RPGs

Episode 3.10 Music in Preparation for Improvisation of RPGs

Music can be a useful tool when playing an RPG, but in my experience, I have found it to be even more useful in preparation for play. in this episode I survey some of the ways I have found to aid my preparation for improvisation with music and playlists. We also touch on, thanks to the interest of The GMologist Presents and Hindsightless podcasts, the use of the incredible Operation: Mindcrime in these pursuits~ 


Part 1 - Context of using music for Improvisation and Example 1: character playlists 


Part 2 - Example 2: Using Operation: Mindcrime by Queensryche on the metalevel for preparation and reference in play 


Part 3 - Using variations, covers, and remakes and Example 3: Tom Waits songs to inspire an NPC 


Further Example Playlists: 


Tom Waits: Delta Green - tRUST   

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/4HxiFwdUhC86M8EmakmAh0?si=4b43a704eba44fa1


Icecream Man - God's Away on Business - Murder in the Red Barn - What's he Building? - 16 shells from a 30.06 


Tragically Hip 

Delta Green - Seasons of Deepening Dismay 

https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6gEBc1EfGYcNpgsFxsGfEA?si=c211bcdb03324daa


She Didn't Know - 38 Years Old -  Little Bones -  Locked in the Trunk of a Car -  Nautical Disaster -  


Various Artists (re: Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds) 

Dimensional Shambles Red Right Hand covers, variations, and remakes


https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7mlggy3RMWhJlJ1WmdAtA6?si=fde0cf8cf5da4c22



Mar 27, 202247:24
Episode 3.9 Three Favored Systems? A contest~
Feb 23, 202231:46
Episode 3.8 Alien RPG Series, part 7
Feb 09, 202229:46
Episode 3.7: Alien RPG Series, Part 6
Nov 26, 202117:47
Episode 3.6: [Actual Play] Sky Riders and the Silent Outpost

Episode 3.6: [Actual Play] Sky Riders and the Silent Outpost

This is a partial interlude in the Alien RPG series on horror and improvisation in that it is a different example of the use of improvisation toward a specific genre and player-experience goal for atmosphere and context, but unlike Alien, is high adventure pulp heroics in an implausible setting of super-science and derring-do. Some of the techniques are similar, some are identical, and some are divergent from what we have discussed in the series so far.  This session uses one of our favorite systems (Ubiquity) to support a setting of my own invention. I hope that you enjoy it~

If you would like to watch this on YouTube rather than just listen to it the link is provided below:

Sky Riders and the Silent Outpost

If you would like the watch the original session:

Sky Riders and the Mist Pirates of Venus

If you would like to listen to the podcast version with its commentary on the session, that is Episode 1.6 of this podcast.

Episode 1.6 [Actual Play] Sky Riders and the Mist Pirates of Venus

Nov 25, 202102:25:52
Episode 3.5 - Alien RPG series, part 5
Sep 14, 202128:58
Episode 3.4 - Alien RPG series, part 4
Sep 06, 202129:15