Keep off the Borderlands

Well, what do you know? It’s Movie Monday again and this month’s movie was Albert Pyun's horror-tinged fantasy The Sword & the Sorcerer, a movie I learn I've not seen before. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog) Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) MW Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis (podcast) Lex Mandrake o...

MW Lewis of The World of MW Lewis finally makes the transition from Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast to join us for movie night, swooping in to defend The Dark Crystal’s honour. This month’s movie is Albert Pyun's The Sword & The Sorcerer from 1982. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on the 27th, submissions by the 25th, please. Leave me an audio message via  ⁠https://www.speakp...

In this episode, after responding to a couple of great calls from Michael of Mirke the Meek (podcast) and Colin Green of Spikepit (podcast), I explore my struggle with solo roleplaying games, playing other roleplaying games solo and getting my head around gaming in general with a host of awesome RPGs getting mentioned along the way. In order of appearance: Phantom Mill’s The Valley of Flowers Chri...

Here’s another Movie Monday feedback episode. I have a couple of calls to share regarding The Dark Crystal episode then the Southwest Sofa Crew look back to this time last year at the first-ever Movie Monday feature, the Harryhausen classic Clash of the Titans. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Va...

Here’s an audio unboxing for your listening pleasure. Jedediah Berry & Andrew McAlpine’s The Valley of Flowers is a fantasy campaign setting of mythic adventure in a world gone strange, for use with Old-School Essentials and Cairn which I think would make a great companion for Chris McDowall’s Mythic Bastionland. Check out this review of The Valley of Flowers on Between Two Cairns https://open.spo...

In this episode, I respond to an awesome call from Joe Richter of Hindsightless regarding Mythic Bastionland before getting into some 4D roleplaying feedback from Anthony “Runeslinger” Boyd of Casting Shadows (podcast & YouTube) and Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue (podcast & blog) that leads to me reassessing of some of my assumptions regarding this approach to play. Get ManaDawn’s Mythic Bastionla...

It’s Movie Monday and this month it’s the turn of groundbreaking puppet fantasy The Dark Crystal directed by Jim Henson and Frank Oz John from 1982. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Colin Green of Spikepit (podcast) Evil Jeff of Minions & Musings (podcast) Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) Michael of Mirke the Meek and Euphonious in Dungeon (podcasts) Jason C...

To celebrate my 250th episode, I'm joined by the wonderful Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus for the long-awaited third installment of The Bastion Social where we take a look at the pre-print PDF of Chris McDowall's forthcoming Mythic Bastionland. Honourable mention: Pilgrimage of the Sun Guard, a solo adventure game by Amanda P. Featured in episode 198 https://open.spotify.com/episode/4Y9E2dcEXKnHnn4Ne...

In this episode I that a look into 4D roleplaying as discussed by Sameøldji on episode 14 of their podcast The Four Dimensional Model of Roleplaying. https://open.spotify.com/episode/035cpq8HK6aK3ekVSI3ln9?si=UYL2wQVhTLqnoL-UWXIfyA I also came across a couple of YouTube videos that relate to the topic. Firstly, Quintin “Quinns” Smith takes a trip to Singapore to investigate the phenomenon of Juben...

Just sharing a surprise unboxing and a call from Colin Green of Spikepit (podcast). This month’s movie is Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal from 1982. Contributions submitted by the end of April 26th, please. See below for details on contacting the show. Leave me an audio message via  ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at   ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me...

Just a little Movie Monday feedback concerning Dragonslayer and Excalibur. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog) Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) Karl Rodriguez of the GMologist Presents… (podcast & YouTube) This month’s movie is Jim Henson's The Dark Crystal from 1982. Contributions submitted by the end...

It’s Movie Monday again and the movie for March was John Boorman’s Arthurian epic Excalibur from 1981. Liam Neeson meets Helen Mirren anecdote https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aoY0J5jSbTM This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting (podcast) Karl Rodriguez of the GMologist Presents… (podcast & YouTube) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast...

Well, March flew by all too quickly. This is me playing catchup before Movie Monday comes around again. This month’s movie is John Boorman’s Excalibur from 1981. Contributions are required for March 22nd. See details for contacting the show below. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog) Menion (AKA Rob) of Confe...

Well, it’s Movie Monday again and this month’s movie was Matthew Robbins’ dark medieval fantasy Dragonslayer, a movie I’d not previously seen. This episode features contributions from: (in order of appearance) Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog) Michael of Mirke the Meek (podcast) Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast) Menion (AKA Rob) of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi...

Goblin’s Henchman kindly sent me a review of the former Movie Monday feature Dungeonmaster. I decided to give the movie a watch before listening to that review, having missed the movie the first time around. In this episode, I share my thoughts along with those of the Goblin’s Henchman-fronted Southwest Sofa Crew. The movie for next month is Matthew Robbins’ Dragonslayer from 1981. Submissions req...

Featuring awesome messages from Ivan Podgwaite of IvanMike1968 (YouTube), Julz Burgisser of Jewels From NZ (podcast, Twitch), Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast, blog), Michael of Mirke The Meek (podcast), and Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast). Media mentioned: Anthony and Ivan play Ubiquity https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXW8hhw_7xc&list=PLZfuKgeD5f...

Here’s more Time banter, featuring a message from Anthony “Runeslinger” Boyd of Casting Shadows (podcast & blog) concerning the Voyagers TV show, and mor feedback from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog), Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist presents… (podcast & YouTube), and Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting (podcast). Honourable Mention: Daniel Norton of Bandit’s Keep (podcast &...

Here’s a little follow-up to Time Bandits Movie Monday, featuring a missed contribution from Mirke the Meek (podcast) and feedback from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog), Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast), Daniel Norton of Bandit’s Keep (podcast & YouTube) The movie for next month is Matthew Robbins’ Dragonslayer from 1981. Submissions required by February 23rd. See...

Here it is! My first bash at Movie Monday, a feature previously hosted by Jason Connerley over on Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. Jason kindly asked if I could take over hosting the feature, which I was more than happy to do, as he has some other things he would like to devote time to. One such project is his new solo play RPG blog that you can check out here https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.com As you’ve pro...

Beginning with another reminder for your Movie Monday entries. This month’s movie is Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits (1981). Please see the various methods of contacting the show below. I respond to a couple of messages kindly sent in by Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast before comparing chances of success in various RPGs I’ve played. Systems mentioned: Chris McDowall’s Into the Odd, David B...

I begin with a reminder for your Movie Monday entries. This month’s movie is Terry Gilliam’s Time Bandits (1981). Please see the various methods of contacting the show below. I respond to a message from Michael of Mirke the Meek before contemplating the purpose of player dice rolls. Honourable mentions: Tim Gray’s Jaws of the Six Serpents, Daniel Norton & K.R. King of Monsters & Treasure - episode...

This is not a regular episode. This is Between the Borderlands. This is a follow-up episode regarding Substack’s decision to remove Nazi content. Special thanks to Joe Richter of Hindsightless. Leave me an audio message via  ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at   ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here  ⁠https://freethrall.carr...

This is not a regular episode. This is Between the Borderlands. I just wanted to share my thoughts regarding the Substack approach to content moderation. Leave me an audio message via  ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands You can email me at   ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠ You can find me in a bunch of other places here  ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠ You can also find me on Discord by...

This episode is primarily a bit of housekeeping, a bunch of stuff that should have been mentioned in the last episode, some end-of-year gaming and the announcement that I will be taking over the hosting of Movie Monday, a feature previously hosted by Jason Connerley over on Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. Movie Monday is a feature in which we choose a movie for listeners to watch each month and send in t...

In this episode, I answer messages from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, Michael of Mirke the Meek, and Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… I take a very brief look at a bunch of RPG books I picked up this year including Modiphius’s The Troubleshooters RPG, Zedeck Siew and Munkao’s Reach of the Roach God, Luka Rejec’s UltraViolet Grasslands 2E, Ben Milton’s Knave Second Edition, C...