The Red Dice Diaries

In this episode I talk about the future of my podcasting endeavours and my decision to relaunch the podcast on Buzzsprout. Please note: I have no intention to delete the old episodes from Anchor, but future episodes will be on Buzzsprout. The link to the new podcast is: https://rddrpgpodcast.buzzsprout.com/ The RSS feed for the new podcast is: https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/977239.rss You can get in touch at: RDDRPGPodcast@gmail.com Or leave us a voicemail message at: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast We're really excited about the new re-launch and hope you'll join us.

In this episode I attempt to put a different spin on the "What is OSR?" and other standard RPG conversations by comparing the glorious roleplaying game to something equally as divine, the BLT. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I respond to a nunber of voicemails received about one-shots and other subjects, rounding off with a heart-warming message from Joe of the Hindsightless podcast. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode of the Red Dice Diaries podcast I give a report on the recent one-day Con where I ran some 5E starter rules using Greg Gillespie's Barrowmaze setting, I'm joined by some special guests including anchorites and online players from my previous games. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I respond to a nunber of voicemails received recently. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I talk a little bit about why I've started moving away from one shots and back towards campaigns. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I'm joined by Johannes Paavola, and we discuss why we think there is such a profusion of mushrooms and herbs in many OSR games and supplements. The supplements/books I discussed in this episode were: The Midderlands, OSR Bestiary and Setting by Monkeyblood Design Behind the Walls, an adventure for the Midderlands published by Monkeyblood Design Fungi of the Far Realms by Melsonian Arts Council Fever Swamp by Melsonian Arts Council Winter's Daughter, an adventure by Necrotic Gnome The Wormskin Zines by Necrotic Gnome Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I'm happy to be joined by my fellow Purple Worm co-host Pete Jones of the excellent Dragons are Real podcast, the first part of this review is available here and part 2 is available on Dragons are Real. Link to Part 2 on Dragons are Real: https://anchor.fm/dragonsarereal/episodes/045-Reviewing-The-Islands-of-Purple-Haunted-Putresence-Part-2-ea7psm You can purchase the Islands of Purple Haunted Putresence on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/130556/The-Islands-of-PurpleHaunted-Putrescence Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this bonus voicemail episode I answer some call-ins concerning the definition of the OSR, labels and our prehistoric ancestors. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

There has been a discussion on the Audio Dungeon Discord Server recently about what the OSR means to people? So I thought that I'd record an episode about what it means to me. If you want to get involved with the Audio Dungeon Discord you can find it here: https://discord.gg/D5Gpe3s Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this bonus voicemail episode I answer some call-ins concerning the topic of primitive humans, evolution and how civilised folk in an RPG setting might respond to the close proximity of a primitive offshoot. Call-ins were by: Joe Richter of the Hingsightless podcast. Jason Connerley of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

A Happy New Year to you all, as we kick off 2020 with Season 3 of the Red Dice Diaries Anchorcast we're Overjoyed to See RPGs, I'm excited to talk about my plans for creating a Colonial Blackpowder D&D campaign setting in 2020. This idea was inspired by ChicagoWiz's excellent podcast and blog: https://chgowiz-games.blogspot.com/ I also talk about the workbook 30 Days of Worldbuilding written by Angeline Trevena. The book is available on Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Days-Worldbuilding-Step-Step-Fictional/dp/1677313129 You can also check out the author's website: https://www.angelinetrevina.co.uk Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.  

It's the last episode of 2019, and in this Oxidised Schwifty Resonator voicemail episode of the Red Dice Diaries, Barney from Loco Ludus is kind enough to leave me some messages concerning my recent musings on the treatment of prehistoric man in D&D and various retroclones, we have some well-wishes and interesting points of discussion. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this Ostrich Seasonal Roustabout bonus episode of Red Dice Diaries I answer some call-ins about weird races, thieves and photogenic dice. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this Obvious Simian Rebellion episode I talk a bit about primitive ancestors and muse on how they would cope side-by-side with their more modern day descendants. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this Orange Segment Rebellion bonus episode of Red Dice Diaries I answer some call-ins about thieves, notable first, dice colour themes and some other bits & pieces. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this Obsfucations Serpentis Revolution RPG Bugbears episode I talk about that player who always wants to play a weird or kooky race. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this Original Sauce Resurrection episode of Red Dice Diaries I answer some call-ins about thieves, first dice, theme tunes and some other bits and pieces. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I talk about one of the great firsts in my life and encourage listeners to call-in with their own stories. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I respond to some call-ins received concerning my episode about thieves. Many thanks to my callers: - Jason of the Nerds RPG Varietycast - Darren Green (AKA Rfed) - Dave Aldridge of Dpercentile - Colin Green of the Spikepit podcast Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this RPG Bugbears episode I talk about player-character thieves stealing from the rest of the party, and why I'm not a fan, taking a look at some different iterations of D&D to see if I can work out some possible reasons for this phenomenon. Have an opinion or thoughts on this topic? Leave us a voicemail at: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries/message Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this bonus episode I answer some voicemail messages from Pete Jones and Jason Connerley. Links to Burning Wheel actual plays on my YT channel. Trouble in Hochen Dinner for One - Part I Dinner for One - Part II

In this bonus mini-sode I talk a little bit about porting the RPG Bugbears series from my Youtube channel to my podcast. You can watch the original YT series here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMlEyLAkrE_9U5-O2SJyslNuBEZb9FVBV Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I take a look at the rules for property and hiring henchmen in Lamentations of the Flame Princess. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode, Johannes, Mathew and myself discuss our recent Burning Wheel session and chat a little more about this excellent RPG. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

I'm cracking open the Red Dice Diaries voicemail vault to answer some calls from listeners regarding previous episodes, many thanks to all of you for leaving me messages, I really appreciate it and enjoy listening/responding to them. Thanks to: Jason from the Nerds RPG Variety Cast: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere: https://anchor.fm/lieren Rfed Rob C from Down in a Heap: https://anchor.fm/rob-c The RSS feed for Red Dice Diaries is: https://anchor.fm/s/55de8b4/podcast/rss

In this episode I talk about a couple of concerning trends I've noticed recently in RPG books. Theme tune is The Land of the Dead by Rafael Krux, used under Public Domain licence.

Have you ever thought 'Why aren't there more podcasts with British people discussing RPGs?", if so then the Purple Worm podcast is for you, featuring a bevvy of British podcasting Anchorites discussing what is good, bad and ugly in the world of RPGs. First episode is scheduled to be released on 21st October 2019 at 07:00 UK time, you can find the podcast at https://anchor.fm/purple-worm Check out our individual podcasts: Pete @ Dragons are real: https://anchor.fm/dragonsarereal Dave @ dpercentile: https://anchor.fm/dave-aldridge Colin @ spikepit: https://anchor.fm/spikepit John @ Red Dice Diaries: https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries If you want to get in touch leave a voicemail on the anchor app or email us at purplewormpodcast@gmail.com, if we can't answer your voicemail on this podcast we'll do our best to address it in one of our individual casts.

In this episode, I answer some voicemails before musing about buying property and domain play in D&D. Theme tune is The Land of the Dead by Rafael Krux, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode, Hannah and I take a tongue-in=cheek, slightly irreverent look at how easy it is to find information on Dave Arneson when you know very little about him beforehand, and was he really erased from the annals of history. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I have a bit of a grumble about landscape format RPG books. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this short episode I answer Jason's voicemail and chat a little more about magic items. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I ask a question about magic items, how do your players find out what they do? Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I talk a little bit about Cody M's excellent Barrowmaze game, run using the Delving Deeper retroclone. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I give my thoughts on the Stygian Library supplement I used recently in my Midderlands game, and received a call from Cody M. Cody M Dual-podcast with Ray Otus Part 1 on Cody's No Save for You! podcast - https://pca.st/2AaP8p Part 2 on Ray Otus' Plundergrounds podcast - https://pca.st/kYik0o Where can I get Delving Deeper? https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/107184/Delving-Deeper-Ref-Rules-v1-BUNDLE How do I get on the Audio Dungeon Discord? https://discordapp.com/invite/zpeFQQu Where can I get the Stygian Library supplement from? https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/257113/The-Stygian-Library My review of the Gardens of Ynn: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zznd1x-lO48 The two sessions of my Midderlands game where the players explore the Stygian Library: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cwlEzHPR8PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMcpsp79Zko

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

In this bonus episode I answer some voicemails that I've received recently, thanks very much to everyone who left me messages, I really enjoy listening and responding to them. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.    

A short episode where I get some things off my chest about a recent blog/MeWe interaction concerning James Edward Raggi's recent "controversial" picture on the LOTFP GenCon catalogue. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.     

In this bonus episode I answer three voicemails from Spence (AKA Free Thrall), you should check out his podcast here:  https://anchor.fm/free-thrall 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

Short RPG discussions with Hannah & myself, prompted by the #RPGaDay2019 info-graphic. You can find out more about RPGaDay here:  http://autocratik.blogspot.com/2019/07/launching-rpgaday-2019.html 

In this episode, Johannes, Dennis, Mathew and myself talk a little about the fantasy roleplaying game The Burning Wheel. Available here:  https://www.burningwheel.com/  Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.   

In this interview I speak to Jarin Dnd from Power Up Gamers about their forthcoming book L'gats Tome of Amazing Creatures Vol III currently on Kickstarter. Link to Kickstarter:  https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/pug/lgats-tome-of-amazing-creatures-volume-3/  Link to PUG on Facebook:  https://www.facebook.com/groups/PowerUpGamers/  Link to PUG on DrivethruRPG:  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12331/Power-Up-Gamers  Link to Blog of Holding monster creator article:  http://blogofholding.com/?p=7338  Link to Con+2, online RPG convention discussed at the end of the episode:  https://conplus.live/ 

In this episode I'm talking a little about the recent session 0 for our upcoming CSI Midderlands game, I'm looking forward to running it, thanks very much to my players: Ian F White Colin 'Spikepit' Green Rob Fitzpatrick Johannes Paavola Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.   

As a bonus episode for #RandomThingThursday I'm looking at Raphael Sadowski's Elegant Creature Generator, it's available as PWYW on Drivethru RPG:  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/263673/Elegant-Fantasy-Creature-Generator  Check out the Thought Eater frothcast:  https://anchor.fm/thoughteater  If you want to make your own random charts try Chartopia:  https://chartopia.d12dev.com/  Don't forget to check out the random chart goodness on my own blog:  https://reddicediaries.com/random-charts-and-tables/  

I answer some voicemail messages received over the last week. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.   

In this episode I talk a little bit about the X-card mechanic, you can find more about it here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1SB0jsx34bWHZWbnNIVVuMjhDkrdFGo1_hSC2BWPlI3A/edit Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.    

In this episode I chat a bit about setting agnostic and setting specific RPGs. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.   

In this episode I chat about our decision to use Castles & Crusades for our upcoming Midderlands game and some of the things that I like about the system. Theme tune is Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.     

In this episode I talk a bit about my own recent GM-ing rough spot and how I kept my enthusiasm going, I also answer some voicemails.  Theme tune was Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.    

In this episode I talk about White Star written by James M Spahn, a game of OSR sci-fi that I had great fun running at UK Games Expo 2019 for Games on Demand. A PWYW PDF version of basic White Star is available on Drivethru RPG.  Theme tune was Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.   

In this episode I answer a voicemail from Colin Green and talk about adapting Faction Turns from Stars Without Number for my future Midderlands game. 

In this episode I talk a little about Eldritch Tales, an OSR game of the Cthulhy Mythos by Joseph D. Salvador. I ran this game at UKGE2019 and had a great time, I also muse on the topic of running a horror game in 2 hours. Theme tune was Exotica by Juanitos, used under Public Domain licence.  

In this episode I answer a voicemail from Colin 'Spikepit' Green about the game Alas for the Awful Sea. You can find out more about the game at Storybrewers website. Theme tune was Exotica by Juanitos, using under Public Domain licence. 

In this episode I'm joined by Lloyd Gyan and my lovely wife Hannah to talk about our experience of Games on Demand at UKGE2019. Check out UK Games Expo's sponsor The RPG Pipeline. Theme tune was Exotica by Juanitos, using under Public Domain licence.

In this episode I discuss what I've been up to recently and the new Midderlands game I'm going to be starting in July.

In this podcast episode I'm joined by Whitt, John Drury and Lloyd Gyan to talk about the role of the GM in tabletop RPGs.

Vlog about last night's pre-LARP drinks evening in Coventry.

I ramble a bit about LARP & RP friends.

I answer some voicemails, chat about recent RPG acquisitions anc what I'm doing this weekend.

In this episode I answer some voicemails and talk abit about our recent session. The one-page dungeon I discuss in this episode can be found here: http://ogreplays.com/index.php/2018/06/26/one-page-dungeon-submission-2018/

I chat a bit about a recent SWN session.

In this episode I answer some voicemails and chat a bit about my thoughts following my first Thousand Lands hex-crawl game.

In this episode I respond to a couple of voicemail messages received.

In this episode, myself and Johannes Paavola begin initial discussions on a sci-fi toolkit project that we're planning to collaborate on.

I'm two sessions into the second season of our Rose of Westhaven game and thought I'd talk a little bit about the current state of my bullet journal.

In this episode Johannes Paavola and myself chat about our recent playtesting of 'Behind the Walls' and also discuss me taking a unique foci for my character in his Stars Without Number campaign.

In this episode I talk about my recent experiences in Jason Hobb's excellent Kalmatta game.

In this podcast episode I answer some voicemails and talk a little bit about group creation of settings and also settings created entirely by the GM.

In this episode Lloyd Gyan, Johannes Paavola and myself discuss downtimes in RPGs.

In this episode my wife Hannah and I talk about my upcoming Midderlands adventure 'Behind the Walls' and how she converted it for her Star Trek Fate game.

In this episode I talk about some of the projects I've been working on and some stuff I'm planning to start working on soon.

In this episode I talk about some of my ideas for more manual prep methods in my games going forward.

A podcast about where we are with my Rose of Westhaven campaign, how we dealt with a TPK and what the future holds for the campaign.

In this episode, Lloyd, Dennis, Mathew and myself discuss some of the pitfalls and issues to consider when starting an RPG campaign.

In this episode I get some of my dis-satisfaction with Google Hangouts off my chest.

I'm joined by Whit, John Drury, Mathew Bryan and Johannes Paavola to discuss Cyberpunk in RPGs. If you want to check out Whit's Black Code game you can find out more here: https://www.dicemachine.com

In this podcast episode, Hannah, Lloyd and myself discuss the WOD, vampires and how our playing styles have changed.

In this group podcast I'm joined by Johannes Paavola, Dennis Bach, Andre Martinez and Mathew Bryan to talk about over-production in RPGs.

Answering some voicemail messages and musing on an idea I've been considering recently for my Rose of Westhaven campaign.

In this episode I talk about five of my likes and dislikes when it comes to RPGs.

In this episode I answer a few voicemail messages that I've received about our recent OSR and V5 podcast episodes.

Lloyd Gyan, Johannes Paavola and myself discuss the role of combat in RPGs. Uncut version can be found here: https://www.twitch.tv/videos/309244204?collection=ReYILUy9UxVYmw Music on Podcast Title Shinigami by XTaKeRuX: http://freemusicarchive.org/music/XTaKeRuX/Empty_Grave/Shinigami Used under creative commons licence: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Having just gone through character creation with people from The Grand Coterie group I talk about some of my first impressions of V5.

I ramble a little about being spoilt for choice amongst OSr games and some of the strengths of such products.

Just back from LARP I reflect on a few reasons why you might fancy playing a thoroughly good person for your next character.

I'm once more joined by the excellent Johannes Paavola, we chat about SWN, the OSR and other game related stuff.

In this episode I'm joined by Johannes Paavola, to talk about his V20 Sabbat game 'What Rough Beast' and the World of Darkness in general.

In this episode I answer a voicemail and attempt to highlight what--for me--are the main difference between B/X Essentials and BFRPG.

In this episode of the podcast I talk about why I original stopped using dice and why I picked them up again.

In this episode I respond to a voicemail from Colin at the Spikepit and waffle for a bit about the value of GMs actually playing in the games they run.

I talk about why it's important to maintain some mystery when it comes to your campaign world's background.

In this episode I talk about some ideas that I'm slowly formulating into a campaign setting for B/X essentials.

Myself, Johannes and Lloyd have decided to answer all the RPG a day questions, spread across three podcast entries. You can find out more about RPGaDay here: http://autocratik.blogspot.com/

Myself, Johannes and Lloyd have decided to answer all the RPG a day questions, spread across three podcast entries. You can find out more about RPGaDay here: http://autocratik.blogspot.com/

Myself, Johannes and Lloyd have decided to answer all the RPG a day questions, spread across three podcast entries. You can find out more about RPGaDay here: http://autocratik.blogspot.com/

In which I rant a bit about some stuff I recently read online where people were spouting off about B/X Essentials.

I respond to some voicemail messages that I've received and also talk about some recent communication I've had with Anchor tech support.

In which I ramble about my personal history with WFRP, why I'd love a review copy of the latest edition but am unlikely to shell out for a copy.

In this episode of the podcast Hannah talks about her love/hate relationship with the Modiphius Star Trek system.

In this episode I'm talking about countdowns, one of the tools that I use to help track plotlines in my games.

In this episode of the podcast I talk about an idea for combining B/X Essentials with some elements of Warriors of the Red Planet that I've had kicking around in my head.

I chat a bit about some books I've purchased recently.

In this episode my lovely wife Hannah is back to talk about her method of choosing RPG books, and what she looks for.

In this episode of the Podcast I wax lyrical about some of the benefits of using random tables and charts. You can find some random charts made my me at my blog: https://reddicediaries.com/random-charts-and-tables/

In this episode I chat about my the ongoing struggle for map supremacy between functionality and coolness/looking good.

In this episode I respond to a couple of voicemails received from Old Man Grognard and Colin from the Spikepit about our recent D&D Market Dominance episode. - Radio Grognard: https://anchor.fm/radio-grognard - The Spikepit: https://anchor.fm/spikepit

In this episode of the podcast I talk about a recent game of LOTFP that I played in, ran by Ian Christiansen. Free, no-artwork version of LOTFP available here: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/115059/LotFP-Rules--Magic-Free-Version Christopher Harewell the character I played: https://drive.google.com/open?id=1cghu_gZ2iRiIV9h_MuILhBCiC5CvRMEm

Lloyd Gyan, Johannes Paavola and myself talk about the upsides and downsides of D&D's market dominance, and I use the word "like" far too many times (I blame tiredness).

In episode 9 of the podcast I talk about why simple games appeal to me and also Untold Adventures by James Spahn: http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/243331/Untold-Adventures-Swords--Wizardry

In this episode I talk about my recent experiment with casual sandbox gaming, what worked and what didn't.

In this episode I talk a little bit about Tremulus, a PBTA Mythos game that I very much enjoy, and a recent game that I played in.

In this episode of the Podcast I talk about how you can enhance your appreciation of a game by focusing your character on the bits of the game that you enjoy.

In this extra episode I talk a little about Con +1, an online convention where you can enjoy playing games and help raise money for a very worthy cause. Convention website: https://conplus.live

In the latest episode of our Podcast I talk about the trend for unnecessary prologue pages in some RPGs.

In this episode I talk a little bit about a couple of games I'm playing in at the moment and how 'finding my fun' helped me enjoy different game systems.

It's a warm Saturday in Merry Old England and I'm rambling about what grabs hold of me in an RPG.

In our second episode, Hannah has been reading through my Midderlands books and takes a few minutes to talk about what she likes in them.

In the first episode of the podcast I'm creating a Dresden Files Accelerated character for a game my friend is running.