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Arlen (Live From Pellam's Wasteland), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), Mirke (Mirke the Meek), and Karl (The GMologist Presents) talk about different magic systems in tabletop role playing games.

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Recorded in August of 2024

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) ⁠⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds⁠⁠⁠

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Part three of our interactive game book series using James M. Ward's Endless Quest Book #19, Conan the Undaunted, from 1984. We read the story to you, the listeners, up to each decision point.  Between episodes listeners will vote on what course Conan should take and we pick back up two weeks later with whatever course of action is most popular.  Voting for this episode ends on 17 May 2023.

Thank you to Joe R, Joe S, Barry, Daniel, Safer for voting this episode! 

Thank you to Colin for the voicemail comment, you can find him on Spikepit https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spikepit

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Recorded in May of 2023

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

Join Karl, Daniel and Jason for our impressions and a discussion of James Bond 007: Role-Playing In Her Majesty's Secret Service by Victory Games that was published from 1983 to 1987 and still stands out as a one of the premier espionage games to the present day.

Classified RPG PDF & Print on DrivethruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/128259/Classified

Classified RPG Print on Lulu https://www.lulu.com/shop/joseph-browning/classified/paperback/product-1jnjgenw.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4

Find the panel members here:

Daniel on Bandit's Keep YouTube http://www.youtube.com/banditskeep Twitter https://twitter.com/banditskeep Podcast https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep Discord Server https://discord.gg/jvPhY8bRs6

Jason on Nerd's RPG Variety Cast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376

Karl on The GMologist Presents https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/karl-rodriguez

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Recorded in April of 2023

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

Part two of our interactive game book series using James M. Ward's Endless Quest Book #19, Conan the Undaunted, from 1984. We read the story to you, the listeners, up to each decision point.  Between episodes listeners will vote on what course Conan should take and we pick back up two weeks later with whatever course of action is most popular.  Voting for this episode ends on 3 May 2023.

Thank you to Joe R, Daniel, Arlen, Barry, Spencer, Joe S, and The Pink Phantom for voting last episode!

Ways to vote:

You can leave a message on the Anchor website for the podcast https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore

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Recorded in April of 2023

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

Colin Green of the Spikepit podcast joins Jason to discuss how our gaming tastes have changed over the years and how Colin has gone about curating his collection to a manageable size.

Find the panel members here:

Colin on Spikepit https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/spikepit

Jason on Nerd's RPG Variety Cast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376

Ways to reach the podcast:

You can leave a message on the Anchor website for the podcast https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore

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Recorded in April of 2023

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

The start of a new interactive game book series using James M. Ward's Endless Quest Book #19, Conan the Undaunted, from 1984. I will read the story to you, the listeners, up to each decision point.  Between episodes listeners will vote on what course Conan should take and I will pick back up in two weeks following whatever course of action as most popular.  Voting for this episode ends on 19 April 2023.

Ways to vote:

You can leave a message on the Anchor website for the podcast https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore

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You can send an email, you can even attach an audio file to it, to cerebrevore@gmail.com

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Recorded in March of 2023

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

We are still here! Feedback from Daniel and the way forward.

Daniel (Bandit's Keep) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/banditskeep Twitter https://twitter.com/banditskeep Podcast https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep Discord Server https://discord.gg/jvPhY8bRs6

You can leave a message on the Anchor website for the podcast https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore

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Recorded in March of 2023

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

The start of our interactive game book series using Swen Harder's rock / comedy gamebook Metal Heroes and The Fate of Rock.  I will read the story to you, the listeners, up to each decision point.  Between episodes listeners will vote on what course Taylor should take and I will pick back up in two weeks following whatever course of action as most popular.  Voting for this episode ends on 8 February 2023.

Ways to vote:

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Recorded in January of 2023

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

We discuss our favorite roleplaying games and campaigns from 2022 then discuss what we are looking forward to in 2023. Please let us know what your favorites from last year were and what you are excited for this year!

Panel Members:

Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland/featured

B.J. (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist

Eric (The Omega 3D Chicken Coop) https://anchor.fm/eric-salzwedel

Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co

Joe (HIndsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9

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

Recorded in December of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

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Join Daniel, Taylor and Jason for another discussion about using Chainmail as the combat system for D&D. 

Article on skills in OD&D https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/2022/11/proficiency-dice-for-0e.html

Panel Members: 

Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co 

Daniel (Bandit's Keep) YouTube http://www.youtube.com/banditskeep Twitter https://twitter.com/banditskeep Podcast https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Bandit's Keep Discord Server https://discord.gg/jvPhY8bRs6

Taylor (Clerics Wear Ringtail) Blog https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com Podcast https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ClericsWearRingmail MeWe https://mewe.com/i/clericswearringmail Twitter https://twitter.com/HoleyArmor Clerics Wear Ringmail Discord Server https://discord.com/invite/kQnrK4YCCn 

Recorded in December of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

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Republished with the audio fixed. On this episode Arlen, Che Webster, and Jason discuss how certain settings and intellectual properties are continually recycled in table top roleplaying games. 

Panel Members:

Arlen (Live From Pellam's Wasteland) Podcast https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLoibMx57Anui2T4-zVBsQ 

Che (Roleplay Rescue) https://roleplayrescue.com

Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co

Recorded in December of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

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Arlen (Live From Pellam's Wasteland), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), and Karl (The GMologist Presents) discuss the media that influence their gaming.

Mirke the Meek episode referenced https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/mirke-the-meek/episodes/Call-Ins-Catchup-Gaming-RewardsMotivations-e2im27e/a-abdmfb5

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Recorded in July of 2024

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) ⁠⁠https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds⁠⁠

Music by TJ 

Join Arlen, B.J. and Jason as they discuss the curious hobby of collecting tabletop roleplaying games.

Panel Members:

Arlen (Live From Pellam's Wasteland) Podcast https://anchor.fm/pellamswastelandYouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLoibMx57Anui2T4-zVBsQ

B.J. (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist

Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co

Recorded in December of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

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We change things up today and bring you a couple one on one interviews. Amy and Joe talk to me about duet (one GM one player) gaming and Joe talks about how sometimes the GM has to make hard decisions before digressing into a ramble of various RPG related subjects. 

Dicey Tales RPG (link to the Kickstarter at top of their page) https://diceytales.com

BSer Con 2 https://tabletop.events/conventions/bs-er-con-2022

Real Play Games Podcast https://www.realplaygamespod.com

Tales from my D&D Campaign https://www.youtube.com/@demonac/featured

The Crush Foundation https://www.thecrushfoundation.com

Voices heard on the show Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co Amy (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9

Recorded in December of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

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In this bonus episode we talk about campaigns we'd like to run and must see movies for the upcoming Christmas season. We discuss games set in the modern world, running mysteries, survivor horror fantasy apocalypse games, and After the Bomb 2E, Palladium Book's hopeful, anamorphic animal post-apocalyptic game. We also discuss how sustainable a long term Romero style zombie campaign would be.  

Link to the latest Boot Hill actual play Jason mentioned at time of publication https://youtu.be/oXImYi-dj5U

Panel Members BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9

Recorded in November of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

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Karl grabs the reins and leads us in a discussion about how to do a sports-centric TTRPG.

Panel Members Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLoibMx57Anui2T4-zVBsQ Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in November of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

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Vic and MW join me to talk about playing AD&D in the 1980's through today the lessons that players today can take from those games.

Panel Members Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co MW (The World's of MW Lewis) https://anchor.fm/mwlewis Vic (DaveCon) https://www.davecon.net

Link to the DaveCon ticket give-away Vic mentions https://s.surveyplanet.com/mh84y42y

GrogCon, the other old school "AD&D centric" convention mentioned https://www.grogcon.com

Recorded in November of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

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I am joined by a group of British horror enthusiasts to discuss horror movies from their perspective to include the video nasties phenomenon, folk horror and of course tabletop role playing games. 

Panel Members James (@james_knight on discord) Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co John and Hannah (The Red Dice Diaries) https://reddicediaries.bearblog.dev Spencer aka Free Thrall (Keep off the Borderlands) https://anchor.fm/free-thrall

James big list https://docs.google.com/document/d/1u2G9_4MVYFOxfQtCAK5KXJx4d0G21Arvod3TeI0XZnI

The Spirit of Dark and Lonely Water commercial https://youtu.be/XNPMYRlvySY

Audio clips in introduction are from the 2010 documentary Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorship & Videotape.

The movie John Alan Large was in, 2013's Zombie Hood https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2369573/

Recorded in November of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

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Arlen, BJ, and Karl discuss mythology, superheroes and even touch on superhero TTRPGs.

Panel Members Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland  BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in October of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

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On this episode we discuss how to run a horror table top role playing game with a serious atmosphere and tone. Panelists include the hosts of Runeslinger/Casting Shadows and the Ultimate Effort Show! 

Blog article: Discomfort, Fear, Terror, and Vast Cosmic Horror, on a Dime a Day https://castingshadowsblog.com/2010/06/13/evoking-atmosphere-in-horror-games/

Review of Never Sleep Again https://anchor.fm/jason376/episodes/404-Never-Sleep-Again-Halloween-module-review-e1o526e

Panel Members:

Alex from Ultimate Effort Show https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-HadoR5eT9FOx4pxbosaLw

Anthony aka Runeslinger Blog https://castingshadowsblog.com YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Runeslinger Podcast https://anchor.fm/runeslinger 

Jason from The Nerd's RPG Variety Cast https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co

Joe https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17332/JDStirling Ultimate Effort Show https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-HadoR5eT9FOx4pxbosaLw

Recorded in October of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

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The panel discusses designing dungeons and megadungeons. This is a dual effort with Hexed Press, see the follow on YouTube video where we use the tools discussed to create a dungeon here: https://youtu.be/a3sWUWzEdfE

Spoilers for B4 The Lost City

Alexandrian articles on Jaquaying the Dungeon https://thealexandrian.net/wordpress/13085/roleplaying-games/jaquaying-the-dungeon

Panel Members:

Daniel from The Bandit's Keep YouTube http://www.youtube.com/banditskeep Twitter https://twitter.com/banditskeep Podcast https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Patreon https://www.patreon.com/banditskeep

Jason from The Nerd's RPG Variety Cast https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co

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

Todd from Hexed Press https://www.youtube.com/c/hexedpress

Recorded in October of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

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Now that the OSR renaissance or revival is done we discuss how to better label these games. Stay after the closing song for some Star Wars & Star Trek talk.

Panel Members:

Arlen from Live From Pellam's Wasteland https://www.youtube.com/c/LivefromPellamsWasteland & https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland

BJ from The Arcane Alienist https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist

Jason from The Nerd's RPG Variety Cast https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co

Kevin from The Redcaps Podcast https://www.theredcaps.net

Todd from Hexed Press https://www.youtube.com/c/hexedpress

Recorded in October of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

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We got the band back together! Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast), Karl (The GMologist Presents), and Mirke (Mirke the Meek) discuss the idea of rewarding players in game rewards like Inspiration or XP for out of game actions.

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Recorded in April of 2024

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) ⁠https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds⁠

Music by TJ 

In this bonus episode we discuss DM Scotty's Luck Dice, handling communal property (ships, bases of operations) in D&D, getting player buy in to the DM's game world, D20 systems versus D100 systems, plus we play and respond to a call from MW Lewis. Plus stay after the closing song for some thoughts on Palladium Fantasy and Rifts.

Luck Dice https://www.questgivers.com/product.php?p=20

EZD6 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/397599/EZD6-Core-Rulebook

ICRPG https://www.runehammer.online/online-store/Index-Card-RPG-Master-Edition-PDF-p495157491

How Dragonlance Ruined Everything http://grognardia.blogspot.com/2008/04/how-dragonlance-ruined-everything.html

Lamentations of the Flame Princess Free Version https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/115059/LotFP-Rules--Magic-Free-Version

The Worlds of MW Lewis podcast https://anchor.fm/mwlewis

Panel Members Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland  BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in September of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

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In this episode Daniel of Bandit's Keep and Taylor of Clerics Wear Ringmail come on to talk about their experiences using Chainmail as the combat system for the original 1974 edition of Dungeons and Dragons. Things mentioned in this episode: 

Grey-Elf Games (Jason Vey) resource page https://www.grey-elf.com/ Jason Vey current projects https://www.elflair.com/ 

AFG: Adventure Fantasy Game https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/125513/Adventure-Fantasy-Game 

Seven Voyages of Zylarthen https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/224895/SEVEN-VOYAGES-of-ZYLARTHEN-Electronic-Edition 

Monster Man on Pathetic Ascetic Andy Bartlett http://drbargle.blogspot.com/2013/02/the-old-school-is-pathetic-rant.html Monster Man https://monsterman.libsyn.com/special-episode-the-pathetic-aesthetic Diplomatist blog http://diplomatist2.blogspot.com

Panel Members Daniel (Bandit's Keep) Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co Taylor (Clerics Wear Ringmail) 

Daniel YouTube http://www.youtube.com/banditskeep Twitter https://twitter.com/banditskeep Podcast https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton 

Taylor Blog https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com Podcast https://anchor.fm/clerics-wear-ringmail The Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ClericsWearRingmail The MeWe https://mewe.com/i/clericswearringmail The Twitter https://twitter.com/HoleyArmor CWR Discord Server https://discord.com/invite/kQnrK4YCCn Ring-mail and WW&W - https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/search/label/weapons%20wits%20and%20wizardryThe Ash Coast OD&D / Chainmail game - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwLV78FITa3q4NxH9bSYy7GNIHRembjxj 

Recorded in September of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

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The panel touches on the “is Conan a hero” controversy then move on to answering calls from The Pink Phantom on adjusting monster stats on the fly, rolling morale and reactions checks for the player characters, and alignment language. 

Featured this episode are calls from The Pink Phantom (Phantom Thoughts) https://anchor.fm/the-pink-phantom 

Also mentioned is the video on alignment language by Bandit's Keep https://youtu.be/iPX0Ce6f6Qk

Panel Members Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland  BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in September of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com or you can send a Speakpipe message

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An all star panel assembles to discuss time travel in table top role playing games.

Panel Members

Anthony aka Runeslinger Blog https://castingshadowsblog.com YouTube https://www.youtube.com/user/Runeslinger Podcast https://anchor.fm/runeslinger

Barney @Loco_Ludus Podcast https://anchor.fm/loco-ludus Kofi (support his Neo-Triassic Shoreline Regression Syndrome game) https://ko-fi.com/locoludus

Jason Nerd's RPG Variety Cast home page https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.carrd.co

Joseph D Stirling https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17332/JDStirling

Safer Podcast https://anchor.fm/sfc-saferfantasycrafting

Spencer aka Free Thrall Podcast https://anchor.fm/free-thrall

Recorded in September of 2022.

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com or you can send a Speakpipe message

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Bonus episode, today we present the third of a four part series on time travel. The first three parts were previously aired on Safer's wonderful podcast, Safer Fantasy Crafting https://anchor.fm/sfc-saferfantasycrafting , and the fourth and final part will be a panel discussion on time travel in role playing games.

This episode originally appeared on his show as Time Travel Methods in RPG's on 17 August 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com or you can send a Speakpipe message 

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Bonus episode, today we present the second of a four part series on time travel. The first three parts were previously aired on Safer's wonderful podcast, Safer Fantasy Crafting https://anchor.fm/sfc-saferfantasycrafting , and the fourth and final part will be a panel discussion on time travel in role playing games.

This episode originally appeared on his show as Concepts of Time 2: Multiverse and Nodal Universe on 25 June 2022 

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

Bonus episode, today we present the first of a four part series on time travel. The first three parts were previously aired on Safer's wonderful podcast, Safer Fantasy Crafting https://anchor.fm/sfc-saferfantasycrafting , and the fourth and final part will be a panel discussion on time travel in role playing games. 

This episode originally appeared as Concepts of Time Part 1 - The fixed time continuum in June of 2022 on the Safer Fantasy Crafting podcast:

https://anchor.fm/sfc-saferfantasycrafting/episodes/Concepts-of-Time-Part-1---The-fixed-time-continuum-e14djh2/a-a64lc6p

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

This week the panel talks about alignment in tabletop roleplaying games. 

Calls from The Pink Phantom check out his podcast https://anchor.fm/the-pink-phantom 

Also mentioned is the episode on alignment language by Bandit's Keep https://youtu.be/iPX0Ce6f6Qk

Panel Members BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Julz (Julz From NZ) https://anchor.fm/jewelsfromnz Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

The social media Julz plugged https://www.fateofisen.com/ ttps://www.questbook.nz/storytellers/julz https://www.patreon.com/jewelsfromnz

Recorded in August of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds 

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

Summer is here and it is harder for the panel to assemble so today I am republishing a wonderful episode from one of the panel members, Karl Rodriguez of the GMologist Presents podcast ( https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez ) on why you should consider playing Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. I have slightly truncated Karl's episode and added an intro, if you want to hear the original, uncut version that appeared March 4th 2022 on The GMologist Presents podcast, here is a link to that original podcast: https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez/episodes/Why-you-should-play-Warhammer-Fantasy-RPG-e1etv54 

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://rayotus.carrd.co 

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

Listen to this podcast on YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

In this bonus episode we create characters for ICRPG Vigilante City. Be warned this is just a raw, unedited recording of three guys sitting around making characters. 

Panel Members 

Eric (The Omega 3D Chicken Coop) https://anchor.fm/eric-salzwedel

Jason (Nerds RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376

Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9

Recorded August 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://rayotus.carrd.co 

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

Listen to this podcast on YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

In this rebroadcast of a 2021 episode of the Down in a Heap podcast Rob joins Jason for more classic monster movie talk. This time, it’s The Bride of Frankenstein from 1935. Enjoy! Spoiler alert for the film.

Down in a Heap https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-c

Nerd's RPG Variety Cast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376

You can leave a message on the Anchor website for the podcast https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore

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YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

Original Broadcast Date for Down in a Heap October 12, 2021

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

Jason and Joe answer listener calls and discuss why fantasy is the predominant genre for table top role playing games and whether character creation should be done alone or as a group.

Feedback from The Pink Phantom, Free Thrall of Keep of the Borderlands podcast https://anchor.fm/free-thrall and Joe from Raven God Games https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com  

Interview with James of GrogTalk https://anchor.fm/jason376/episodes/367-Interview-with-James-from-GrogTalk-e1l8988

GrogTalk on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/GROGTALK

GrogTalk as a podcast https://www.grogcon.com/podcast/

Panel Members: Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9

Recorded in July of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://rayotus.carrd.co 

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

Listen to this podcast on YouTube www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

Our panel discusses rulebook layout, what works and what doesn't.

Purple Sorcerer's Dungeon Crawl Classics Crawler App https://purplesorcerer.com/crawler.php

Panel members: BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Karl (The GMologist Presents...) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in July of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

This bonus episode has an impromptu panel who discuss some feedback from our listeners and continue the discussion about movies that have influenced their gaming.  

Panel members:  BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Karl (The GMologist Presents...) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez  

Recorded in June of 2022  

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://rayotus.carrd.co 

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon  

Listen to this podcast on YouTube https://youtu.be/yJW1asSJE_0   

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

Our panel discusses common player tropes in D&D.

Panel members: Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 Karl (The GMologist Presents...) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in July of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://youtu.be/73EKmLWa-tQ

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

This bonus episode has an impromptu panel where we discuss some movies that have influenced our gaming.

Panel members: Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 Karl (The GMologist Presents...) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in June of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://youtu.be/73EKmLWa-tQ

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

Our panel discusses gunpowder in your fantasy roleplaying games. The stinger after the end theme song contains spoilers for The Watchmen graphic novel and movie.

Panel members: Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Karl (The GMologist Presents...) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in March of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://youtu.be/73EKmLWa-tQ

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

This bonus episode has an impromptu panel of old fogies that discuss organized D&D play. 

Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast also answers calls from Brian of the Have to Look That Up podcast. 

Caller: Brian (Have to Look That Up) https://anchor.fm/havetolookthatup     

Panel members: B.J. (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Karl (The GMologist Presents...) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Matt (@urx on various discords) 

Recorded in June of 2022  

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon  

YouTube version here https://youtu.be/73EKmLWa-tQ  

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

Daniel Norton of the Bandit's Keep media empire joins us to discuss the merits of buying published modules vs writing your own.   Panel members: B.J. (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Daniel (Bandit's Keep) https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376  Karl (The GMologist Presents...) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Recorded in May of 2022 Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon YouTube version here https://youtu.be/73EKmLWa-tQ You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

We blather about various topics including movies, D&D, and other role playing games. Minor spoilers for Obi Wan episodes 1&2, the three Star Wars trilogies, and all seasons of Stranger Things.

Bandit's Keep episode discussing usage dice for hit points https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton/episodes/Combat-results-and-calls-e1j610n/a-a81nagk

Panel members:

B.J. (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376  Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9

Recorded in June of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://youtu.be/73EKmLWa-tQ

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

Four busy gamers tackle the question, "How can we stay positively engaged with the hobby when we've little time or energy to do so?"

Things mentioned this episode: 

DrivethruRPG May D&D Sale ends sometime on 30 May 2022 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/sale.php?filters=0_0_0_0_0_45711

Che Webster Roleplay Rescue https://roleplayrescue.com/

Andy Goodman Grizzly Peaks Radio https://anchor.fm/andy-goodman9

ThoughtEater https://frothsofdnd.blogspot.com/

CHGOWIZ The Dungeon Master’s Handbook https://anchor.fm/thedungeonmastershandbook

Lieren Updates from the Middle of Nowhere https://anchor.fm/lieren

DPercentile https://anchor.fm/dpercentile

Flipping and Turning Magazine https://smolderingdung.itch.io/

Dropkick Murphys https://dropkickmurphys.com/

Cody M. No Save For You! https://anchor.fm/nosaveforyou

Kevin M. Dungeon Musings https://www.youtube.com/c/DungeonMusings

Free Thrall Keep Off The Borderlands https://anchor.fm/free-thrall

Bandit’s Keep Chainmail for OD&D https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton

Panel members: 

Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376  Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9  Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez  Mention aka Rob (Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi) https://anchor.fm/menion

Recorded in May of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://youtu.be/73EKmLWa-tQ

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

In this rebroadcast of a 2021 episode of the Down in a Heap podcast Rob joins Jason to talk about 1931's Frankenstein! Spoiler alert for the film. 

Down in a Heap https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-c

Nerd's RPG Variety Cast https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376

You can leave a message on the Anchor website for the podcast https://anchor.fm/cerebrevore

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YouTube version here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCDpDqfU6pUPs2bdW8t23YVA

Original Broadcast Date for Down in a Heap October 5, 2021

Show Mascot art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

Bonus episode featuring calls from our listeners! Calls from Colin, Joe, and James.

Spikepit podcast https://anchor.fm/spikepit

Spikepit YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCrBiIGnQtLfBfYm89BLhAFA

Bandit's Keep podcast https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton

Bandit's Keep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/BanditsKeep

Raven God Games https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com

Sub-Class Act podcast https://anchor.fm/sub-class-act

Panel members: BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 and Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in May of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

Youtube version here https://youtu.be/cYf1qwYPoh4

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

Part two of our discussion on sanity and stress in tabletop roleplaying games. Suicide Hotline in the US 1-800-273-8255 

Panel members: Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 and Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez 

Recorded in March of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds 

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://youtu.be/73EKmLWa-tQ

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

In this bonus episode B.J., Jason and Karl use the Marvel Multiverse RPG Playtest to create characters and run a combat between the pre-generated characters of The Black Panther and Captain America.

Panel members: B.J. (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 and Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in April of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version here https://youtu.be/cmnlfgWraFE

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com

Part one of our discussion on sanity and stress in tabletop roleplaying games. Suicide Hotline in the US 1-800-273-8255

Panel members: Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland) https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcanealienist Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) https://anchor.fm/jason376 and Karl (The GMologist presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez

Recorded in March of 2022

Cover art by Ray Otus (Plundergrounds) https://anchor.fm/plundergrounds

Intro and outro music by TJ Drennon

YouTube version of this episode https://youtu.be/C9sCAFcSoFQ

You can email us at cerebrevore at gmail dot com