The GMologist presents...

BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist (https://www.youtube.com/@ArcaneAlienist) & I discuss REH's "The Frost Giant's Daughter" We are definitely inspired by Jason Connerrly & Daniel after listening to their discussion of Queen of the Black Coast https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jason376/episodes/S4E12-Cimmerian-September-with-Bandits-Keep-e3ofrfc We also compare the REH...

Happy "Talke Like a Pirate Day" 2026. Here is a Pirate Borg tale - a recap of our Pirate Borg sessions (3) over the last month or so. You can find Pirate Borg Here - https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/pirate-borg/ or here -- https://www.limithron.com/pirateborg Narraration reading created through voice to text on elevenlabs.io using the Gideon voice over. Text is my own creation. TJ...

a great call from Joe Richter of Hindsightless (https://open.spotify.com/show/3LMcaHlfCDZrjUGEYEZbYx)helps me to answer my own question. Also, does one of the D's in D&D stand for drama? For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmo...

We did it! (Days 29-31) This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send...

I am joined by BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist podcast (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/arcanealienist/episodes) and Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland) to discuss the first four novellas of the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells : All Systems Red  (2017) Artificial Condition  (2018) Rogue Protocol  (2018) Exit Strategy  (2018...

We are back for Days 25 to 28! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You c...

We are back for Days 21 to 24! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can s...

Looks like I missed one! Here are days 17-20! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for...

We are back for Days 13 to 16! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can s...

We are back for Days 9 to 12! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can se...

We are back for Days 5 to 8! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can...

Welcome to #RPGaDay2026! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can sen...

I am joined by Stream Rolla & the Arcan Alienist (https://www.youtube.com/@ArcaneAlienist) to continue this discussion. My wife does the cover clip art. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://ww...

I try and answer this by describing the games that I play. I play a lot of D&D in multiple forms -- OSE, OSRIC, Hyperborea, AD&D1e, 5E (and have played 2e, 3.5, Pathfinder 1&2, DCC etc) My wife does the cover clip art. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe....

I talk about NTRPGCon and A Weekend with Good Friends on-line convention. Also a call from BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist about NTRPGCon.

I am joined by BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist (https://www.youtube.com/@ArcaneAlienist) and Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland) to discuss the 1984 novel Icehenge by Kim Stanley Robinson. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41127.Icehenge Thanks for listening! My wife does the cover clip art. Although today the thumbnail is the most rece...

It's that time of year! https://ntrpgcon.com/ My wife does the cover clip art. TJ composed the intro & outro music. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where...

I am joined by BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist (https://www.youtube.com/@ArcaneAlienist) along with Arlen Walker of Live From Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland) to further discuss Alaistair Reynold's novel Chasm City (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/89185.Chasm_City) TJ created the intro and outro music. My wife does the cover clip art. You can send m...

A message from the Arcane Alienist (https://www.youtube.com/@ArcaneAlienist, https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/arcanealienist) prompts me to talk about the state of my games this first quarter of the year. A fun link: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/List_of_novels_in_order_of_publication My wife does the cover clip art. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord,...

I am joined by Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland) to discuss the 2001 novel by Chasm City by Alastair Reynolds.  Set in the  Revelation Space universe , but not party of the major trilogy's story, this novel deals with themes of  identity , memory, and immortality, and many of its scenes are concerned primarily with describing t...

Mr. D. & I discuss upcoming cons we may or may not be attending. Also, I update the latest in the games that I run. My wife does the cover clip art. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel were we've...

One of my buddies Greyic comes on to discuss Greybox Forgotten Realms. Also a call in from Rich of Cockatrice Nuggets (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-GMUP861DCQboDGkXLosoQ) My wife does the cover clip art usually, but today is the cover from the Forgotten Realms Campaign Setting Boxed set by Keith Parkinson. TJ composed the intro & outro music. You can send me a message (voice or text) via...

Hi everyone! Happy New Year! I answer calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/joe-richter9) and Rich ( I think from Cockatrice Nuggets, but I may be wrong -- https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-GMUP861DCQboDGkXLosoQ). Here is the link to the YouTube Joe mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vT7mCYsHo8E&t=430s Here is the Website for Kevin Crawford'...

Happy Holidays & Happy New Year! Thoughts on the games that I'm currently running, briefly, how I feel they are going, a few tools that I use, and games I would like to get to the table in 2026. Also, a comment by Jason Connerrly (https://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf). I am joined by Darkfluid for the answer. Check out the Silver Key on Substack (https://darkfluid.substack....

Once again, I have Paul Wolfe of Mystic Bull Games to discuss progress on his latest Kickstarter - Witch Lords of Skull Mountain, Part 2: the Malkova Wilds. We also discuss design considerations between OSE & OSRIC, 3rd edition and somehow start talking about Traveller. You can find Mystic Bull Games at https://www.mysticbull.com/ My wife does the cover clip art. You can send me a message (voi...