036: Aliens The
Roleplaying Game
Free League have delivered their hard copies of their Alien The Roleplaying Game, I have an overview of the items I received from the Kickstarter.
Archive
036: Aliens The
035: Dragon
Warriors
Dragon Warriors was an RPG released as a set of paperback books which was a competitor to Fighting Fantasy. A traditional game that was later released as a hardback book.
034: Call Ins
I catch up with some Anchorite call ins.
033: I'm A Designer Too
(AAA Month)
In the final episode for Anchorites Appreciate Arneson month I present a set of light rules written by me. I explain how the rules work and my thoughts behind them. You can download a free copy from this website as a PDF.
032: ICRPG (Index
Card RPG)
A review of ICRPG, a game by Brandish Gilhelm
031: Unsung Hero
(AAA Month)
The fourth episode of Anchorites Appreciate Arneson month is to nominate your Unsung Hero for the RPG hobby, my nomination is Professor John Eric Holmes. The first person to write a readable set of rules for Dungeons and Dragons so that even beginners could learn to play.
030: Ubiquity System
Review
This is a review of the Ubiquity RPG System as used in Hollow Earth Expedition, Leagues of Adventure, All For One, Space 1889 and Desolation.
029: Playing the Game
(AAA Month)
I have a similar history to Dave Arneson, starting as a wargamer and becoming a roleplayer. This episode I talk about how I started in the hobby.
028: Rules We Don't
Need No Stinking Rules
In honour of Anchorites Appreciate Arneson month we talk about a rules lite system we like. My choice is Wanton Roleplay System (WaRP) by Atlas Games used in their 1st and 2nd Editions of Over The Edge.
027: That One Player
(AAA Month)
October is Anchorites Appreciate Arneson month in memory of the late Dave Arneson one of the founders of the RPG Hobby. In the first episode after a call in from Jason, I talk about that one player in the game, like Arneson was in Major Wesley's Braunstein game.
026: Shadow of the
Demon Lord
A short review of Shadow of the Demon Lord by Robert Schwalb.
025: A Quarter of
A Century
I have reached a quarter of a century with the podcast. So to celebrate I have some call-ins.
024: What I've Been
Slaying Plus Free PDF
Call in from Goblin's Henchman about point crawls. I talk about some of the games I have been playing recently. One of the games I ran at my local gaming club was Fear & Fun, a Stranger Things type game that I cobbled together when our regualr GM didn't show. I have written up the rules
023: Hex Crawls and
Point Crawls
The traditional wilderness mapping in OSR games is by use of the Hexcrawl. A hex grid is over-layed the map and is used for traversing the world. In this episode I offer an alternative - the Point Crawl. It holds less information than a hex map but arguably is of more use to a GM and clearer to understand.
022: The Dictionary of
Imaginary Places
A book you may find useful when crafting locations in your games. The Dictionary of Imaginary Places by Alberto Manguel and Gianni Guadalupi.
021: Alien RPG and
Some Alternatives
The Cinematic Starter Kit for the forthcoming Alien RPG by Fria League has been released to backers. If you want some more Alien type games in this episode I give you some alternatives you should check out.
020: Epees and Sorcellerie
(Swords and Sorcery)
Epees and Sorcellerie is a French OSR inspired RPG translated into English. It uses a 2D6 mechanic
019: MDF Flat Miniatures
For RPGs
Flatpack Forces are now producing pre-printed colour MDF flat miniatures designed by One Monk Miniatures. I have bought some of the sets and give my thoughts on them.