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Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast

Twice a week (nominally) podcast about tabletop role playing games, exploitation movies, board games, miniature war games, and whatever else attracts my interest. You can leave me a message here on An... Read more

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75 Is this the end?

75 Is this the end?

Spoiler, it is not the end! I take some calls, do a special unpackaging and discuss games I played or ran since the last... Read more

29 Apr 2020

29mins

Ranked #2

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74 GM Tips from Witchfinding and RPG Session Reports

74 GM Tips from Witchfinding and RPG Session Reports

I answer a call from John, give some more GM tips based on 1968’s Witchfinder General and talk about games I’ve played i... Read more

21 Apr 2020

27mins

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73 More RPG Lessons From Movies

73 More RPG Lessons From Movies

I answer some voicemails and talk about another trio of movies you can mine ideas from for your games, this time from th... Read more

20 Apr 2020

25mins

Ranked #4

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71 Scarlet Heroes, the perfect system for drop in / drop out games?

71 Scarlet Heroes, the perfect system for drop in / drop out games?

Calls from Lonely Adventurer, RFED, and Joe. I also do an unboxing and talk about why Kevin Crawford’s Scarlet Heroes Ma... Read more

8 Apr 2020

21mins

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70 Play by Post Character Generation

70 Play by Post Character Generation

I answer calls from Joe, Ray, Ivy, Michael and Menion plus I roll up characters for a couple Play by Post games. Joe's H... Read more

5 Apr 2020

24mins

Ranked #6

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69 The Runs

69 The Runs

No, it's not a Beavis and Butthead joke, it s a discussion of Cannonball Run (1981), Midnight Run (1988) and Running Sca... Read more

1 Apr 2020

22mins

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66 Romance of the Perilous Land!

66 Romance of the Perilous Land!

I answer some calls from Andy of Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks, talk about a Romance of the Perilous Land game I was f... Read more

21 Mar 2020

20mins

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65 Splish Splash

65 Splish Splash

This is not much of an episode to be honest, I answer some voicemails in the tub and do some unboxings. The episode slat... Read more

17 Mar 2020

19mins

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63 ICRPG Altered State Deep Dive

63 ICRPG Altered State Deep Dive

Only one topic today Runehammer Games newest release, Altered State, roleplaying in a dystopian future! I will warn you ... Read more

29 Feb 2020

35mins

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60 5E Hardcore Mode by Runehammer Review

60 5E Hardcore Mode by Runehammer Review

In this episode I promote Lonely Adventurer of the Camping with Owlbears podcast new Zine Quest 2 project, Glaive, I rev... Read more

19 Feb 2020

20mins

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59 Locke & Key review and what you can nick for your games

59 Locke & Key review and what you can nick for your games

I mention some new, or new to me Anchor podcasts, play reports from recent games, a mystery unboxing, review the Netflix... Read more

14 Feb 2020

23mins

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58 Near And Far Boardgame

58 Near And Far Boardgame

Calls from ShandyAndy, Free Thrall, Pete Jones and John Alan Large, discussion of the Near And Far boardgame, mystery un... Read more

12 Feb 2020

22mins

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57 Putting the "variety" back in Variety Cast

57 Putting the "variety" back in Variety Cast

Ray Otus calls with more cyberpunk ideas, Andy Goodman of Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks makes recommendations for futu... Read more

8 Feb 2020

25mins

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55 January Cyberpunk Entries and Winner

55 January Cyberpunk Entries and Winner

Entries from Spencer of the Keep off the Borderlands podcast, Barney of the Loco Ludus podcast, Tim of the Gothridge Man... Read more

1 Feb 2020

22mins

Ranked #15

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51 Game Prep and Phone Calls

51 Game Prep and Phone Calls

I talk about my game prep for ICRPG Altered State (cyberpunk) and Bushido (feudal Japan). I also take calls from Free Th... Read more

21 Jan 2020

29mins

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50 Urban Fantasy or was that a leprechaun working at the bank?

50 Urban Fantasy or was that a leprechaun working at the bank?

ShandyAndy calls about combat length, I do a short unboxing, plug the January Cyberpunk Contest, and discuss Urban Fanta... Read more

18 Jan 2020

18mins

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48 Realistic Period Psychological Horror Films

48 Realistic Period Psychological Horror Films

I point out some new podcasts, answer calls about the OSR and hallucinations, do a mystery unboxing, and talk about the ... Read more

13 Jan 2020

22mins

Ranked #18

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41 ICRPG Colonial Gothic and other recent games

41 ICRPG Colonial Gothic and other recent games

Calls from Andy of Expedition to The Grizzly Peaks and Joe of Hindsightless & Weal or Woe. I also talk a little more... Read more

18 Dec 2019

19mins

Ranked #19

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22 The Black Hack 2E After Action Report!

22 The Black Hack 2E After Action Report!

This episode discusses Dave Aldridge of the dpercentile podcast’s thoughts on the advantages of NOT having a rigid campa... Read more

4 Nov 2019

10mins

Ranked #20

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Barbarians of Lemuria special episode

Barbarians of Lemuria special episode

Very raw podcast I recorded on the way home from work about this past weekend’s Barbarian of Lemuria game. Call ins from... Read more

21 Oct 2019

25mins

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