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The Arcane Alienist

B. J. (aka “GameDoc”)

Leisure

Frequency: 1 episode/7d. Total Eps: 243

A podcast mostly about tabletop roleplaying games, from game theory and concepts to session recaps to sources of inspiration. I also occasionally delve into other nerdy things like board games, comics, books, movies, and television.

Email: arcane.alienist@gmail.com.

You can leave a voicemail message here or through Speakpipe:

http://www.speakpipe.com/ArcaneAlienist

#oldschoolessentials #d&d5e #mongoosetraveller #talesofthevaliant #morkborg

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29/09/2025
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28/09/2025
#65
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24/02/2025
#91

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https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOx7VJObmeKlCjdSDkKZfTQ
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A Brother's Lament (Part 3) - Black Sword Hack Solo Play

Season 2 · Episode 77

samedi 15 février 2025 • Duration 36:36

Part 3 of my solo adventure with Black Sword Hack. Dolen enters the city slums in search of a wayward nobleman and answers about his brother's death.

Special music for this episode curtesy of Bleupanda at⁠⁠Pond5⁠⁠.

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Email me at arcane.alienist@gmail.com
Leave a voicemail at⁠Speakpipe

A Brother's Lament (Part 2) - Black Sword Hack Solo Play

Season 2 · Episode 76

dimanche 9 février 2025 • Duration 24:32

The second installment of solo play featuring Dolen of Ulber, as he says farewell to his brother and reflects on his origins and how he came to be a courier in the service of House Fulluando.

Special music for this episode curtesy of Bleupanda at⁠Pond5⁠.

Thanks toMirke the Meek for his call in this eposiode. Make sure you listen to his podcast.

Other great podcasts referenced in this episode were theGMologist Presents andDiegetic Advancement.

Send me a message!

Email me at arcane.alienist@gmail.com
Leave a voicemail atSpeakpipe

Indigenous People's Month 2024

Season 2 · Episode 67

samedi 30 novembre 2024 • Duration 04:18

Happy Indigenous People's Month and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Not much content here, but this month I did appear on two other podcasts discussing Indigenous Americans in fiction and roleplaying games:

Nerd's RPG Variety Cast discussion of Steven Graham Jones novel The Only Good Indians

The GMologist Presents discussion of Indigenous people in roleplaying games

In the Mind’s Eye

Season 1 · Episode 123

jeudi 1 septembre 2022 • Duration 27:20

A return to basics with in-person play and theater of the mind. Also, wrapping up #RPGaDay2022 with calls from Jason Connerly and Anthony Boyd.

RPG a Day 2022, Week 5: The Home Stretch

Season 1 · Episode 122

dimanche 28 août 2022 • Duration 21:04

#RPGaDay2022 It’s the final week of questions. Plus more Hyperborea and a passing of the torch (or guiding bolt, actually).

Let’s Jam!

Season 1 · Episode 121

mardi 23 août 2022 • Duration 01:49:09

Spelljammer is here. In this episode I’ll take a deep dive into the new 5e Spelljammer collection, make some comparisons to the original 2e material, and extol the wonder of miniature giant space hamsters. Go for the eyes Boo!

RPG a Day 2022, Week 4: Hyperborea

Season 1 · Episode 120

dimanche 21 août 2022 • Duration 30:37

#RPGaDay2022 This week it’s all about an interesting setting and the characters I play there, leading into an impromptu recap of the latest adventures in Hyperborea.

RPG a Day 2022, Week 3: What Do We Want?

Season 1 · Episode 119

mardi 16 août 2022 • Duration 22:25

#RPGaDay2022 This weeks prompts are all about personal preferences and practices.

RPG a Day 2022, Week 2: My Friend Brian

Season 1 · Episode 118

mercredi 10 août 2022 • Duration 34:07

#RPGaDay2022 continues. I answer the prompts from week 2 and take calls from Jason Connerly, Karl Rodriguez, and Anthony “Could Be Related” Boyd.

RPG a Day 2022, Week 1: D&D with Kids

Season 1 · Episode 117

lundi 1 août 2022 • Duration 38:14

It’s #rpgaday2022. In this episode I answer the questions for week 1 and talk about D&D with adolescents. Also calls from Jason Connerly of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast ( https://anchor.fm/jason376 ) and the man behind RPG A Day himself, Anthony “No Relation” Boyd ( https://anchor.fm/runeslinger ). Also, check out Anthony’s blog: https://castingshadowsblog.com