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Gaming from the First Age

First Age

Leisure

Frequency: 1 episode/66d. Total Eps: 34

A podcast where First Age gets to talk about what is happening in tabletop roleplaying games from his remote and increasingly isolated island.

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🇨🇦 Canada - games
03/08/2026
#54
🇨🇦 Canada - games
02/08/2026
#39
🇫🇷 France - games
13/07/2026
#92
🇫🇷 France - games
12/07/2026
#84
🇫🇷 France - games
11/07/2026
#57
🇫🇷 France - games
10/07/2026
#51
🇫🇷 France - games
09/07/2026
#35
🇫🇷 France - games
08/07/2026
#25
🇬🇧 Great Britain - games
22/05/2026
#99
🇬🇧 Great Britain - games
21/05/2026
#69

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https://anchor.fm/first-age
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https://anchor.fm/jason376
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Traveller - is it better than the sum of its parts?

Season 2 · Episode 1

Thursday, September 26, 2024 • Duration 48:56

Welcome to Season 2 of Gaming from the First Age, a podcast of personal reflections on tabletop roleplaying games.

Happy with just the one mortgage? Then why play the Traveller RPG? Let's find out...

Send me a voicemail at first.age@ttrpg.uk

Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa

https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards

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Basic Roleplaying Perfected

Season 1 · Episode 22

Tuesday, July 18, 2023 • Duration 43:18

Join First Age in the sauna as we explore the Swedish roleplaying game, Hjältarnas Tid (Age of Heroes), that has perfected Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying and delivered a great fantasy game.

I'd love to hear from you. Send me a message as text or a recording as an attachment by email: first.age@ttrpg.uk

Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards

NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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Left Dangling

Season 1 · Episode 14

Wednesday, November 24, 2021 • Duration 29:51

Another Podcast from First Age. Some Tingle responses, sparklers and Degenesis in a mailbag episode.

Call-ins from Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, The Guvnor from the Gaming Tavern Forum, and Garry Snow from Dieku Games

Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age

Send me a message by email: first.age@ttrpg.uk

Links

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

Roleplay Rescue: https://roleplayrescue.com/podcast/

Gaming Tavern: https://www.gamingtavern.uk/index.php

Dieku Games: https://diekugames.com/

Sentry Box: https://www.sentrybox.com/

Cepheus Deluxe: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/370075

Degenesis: https://degenesis.com/

Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards

NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

Cepheus Tingle

Season 1 · Episode 13

Friday, September 24, 2021 • Duration 01:04:16

Another Podcast from First Age. Do you Tingle? I'm asking. Listen to Cepheus Tingle and work out if you do. I'm kind of hoping that you do, at least sometimes.

We also have some call-ins from Arlen Walker from Live from Pellam's Wasteland, Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, and Colin Green from Spikepit.

Leave me a message on Anchor: Send me an email at first.age.games@gmail.com

Links

Cepheus Deluxe: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/370075

Live from Pellam's Wasteland: https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland

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

Spikepit: https://anchor.fm/spikepit

Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards

NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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Zero Sum Game

Season 1 · Episode 13

Sunday, August 8, 2021 • Duration 52:59

Another podcast from First Age. A look at Rule Zero. Is it a Zero Sum Game?

We also have some call-ins from Che Webster from Roleplay Rescue and Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast.

Leave me a message on Anchor: Send me an email at first.age.games@gmail.com

Links

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

Roleplay Rescue: https://anchor.fm/rpgrescue

Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards

NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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Breaking out of a Good Thing

Season 1 · Episode 12

Sunday, August 1, 2021 • Duration 47:59

Another podcast from First Age. How are you with long form play? In a great groove, or in a rut?

We also have some call-ins from Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast.

Leave me a message on Anchor: Send me an email at first.age.games@gmail.com

Links

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

Roleplay Rescue: https://anchor.fm/rpgrescue

Degenesis: https://degenesis.com/

Ron Edwards' Adept Play: https://adeptplay.com/

Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards

NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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Three Js and a Con4eR

Season 1 · Episode 11

Saturday, June 12, 2021 • Duration 48:11

Some listener Call-Ins from Joe (Hindsightless - https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9), Jason (Nerds RPG Variety Cast https://anchor.fm/jason376) and John (Red Dice Diaries - https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries)

Join the Dungeons & Edition 4th Edition Renaissance #4eR by playing the game at Con4eR. Sign up at this event on Warhorn:

https://warhorn.net/events/Con4eR

Leave me a message on Anchor:
Send me an email at first.age.games@gmail.com

Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards,<br> NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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Everybody Move to Prove the Groove

Season 1 · Episode 10

Sunday, April 25, 2021 • Duration 48:07

First Age is back, grooving, with another podcast episode. Have you found an enjoyable gaming groove? Join First Age as he reflects on his unlikely journey into a fulfilling gaming groove. Join me on the podcast. Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age Send me an email at first.age.games@gmail.com Join the Gaming Tavern: https://www.gamingtavern.uk/index.php Join the Tavern Discord: https://discord.gg/Bgxkn52x5J Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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A personal journey through Virtual Tabletops

Season 1 · Episode 9

Wednesday, February 17, 2021 • Duration 44:22

First Age is back with another podcast episode, diverted onto Virtual Tabletops (VTTs) which, belatedly, he realises might have been better discussed through the medium of video.

Join First Age as he reflects on his own personal journey through the rich landscape of VTTs.

Join me on the podcast. Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age

Join the Gaming Tavern: https://www.gamingtavern.uk/index.php

Join the Tavern Discord: https://discord.gg/Bgxkn52x5J

Roll20: https://roll20.net/
Lets Role: https://lets-role.com/
Role: https://www.playrole.com/
Foundry: https://foundryvtt.com/

Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards

NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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4th Edition - the best version of D&D(?)

Season 1 · Episode 8

Tuesday, December 29, 2020 • Duration 39:52

Another podcast episode, with the unexpected confirmation that the polarising 4th Edition is, in fact, the best version of D&D. Ever.

Well, that depends, but join First Age as he reflects upon this much maligned edition of D&D.

Join me on the podcast. Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age

Join the Gaming Tavern: https://www.gamingtavern.uk/index.php

Join the Tavern Discord: https://discord.gg/Bgxkn52x5J

Get the D&D 4th Edition Quickstart: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/110212/H1-Keep-on-the-Shadowfell--QuickStart-Rules-4e

Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards

NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

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