Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast

Daniel (Bandit's Keep), Joe (Hindsightless), Mirke (Mirke the Meek), and Special Guest Todd (Hexed Press TTRPG Talk) join me to discuss our experience at ShireCon 2026. My blog where I will put out updates every other Sunday: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" com or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.c...

Joe Richter (Hindsightless) and Mirke the Meek (Mirke the Meek) join me to respond to BJ (The Arcane Alienist) who sent in feedback to my pirate and Conan discussions with Daniel (Bandit's Keep). I'll be back in two weeks with my convention season wrap up for NecronomiCon, Mothman Festival, and ShireCon.

I play calls from Mirke (Mirke the Meek) and Karl (The GMologist Presents) and have a conversation with Daniel from Bandit's Keep about Pirates as a RPG genre. LIke to Bob's (SAFCOcast) blog for the sci fi reading list: https://www.travelleritv.blog/campaign-influences RPG-a-Genre Info Page:  ⁠⁠⁠https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026⁠⁠⁠ Mirke's Contact Info ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTh...

Daniel from Bandit's Keep joins me to discuss his favorite Conan story, Queen of the Black Coast. My blog where I post on opposite weeks from the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" com or ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ My opinions are not necessarily the same as th...

Late calls and follow up calls to the #RPG-a-DAY2026 episodes Mirke (Mirke the Meek), Riley (Diegetic Advancement), and I put out. Calls from Harrigan (Go Bag podcast), Peter aka Spezbaby, Bob (SAFCOcast), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), Spencer (Keep Off the Borderlands), and Mirke RPG-a-Genre Info Page:  ⁠⁠https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026⁠⁠ Mirke's Contact Info ⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.co...

#RPG-A_Day2026 I play and respond to calls about science fiction as a RPG genre, the games people like and the media that inspires them. Calls from Karl (GMologist Presents), Daniel, (Bandits Keep), Mirke (Mirke the Meek), Spencer (Keep off the Borderlands), and Peter aka Spezbaby. RPG-a-Genre Info Page:  ⁠https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026⁠ Mirke's Contact Info ⁠https://www.speakpipe....

Another rebroadcast episode so if you have already heard this on Mirke the Meek's feed you can skip this episode but if you haven't please check this out! Episode page: https://podbypost.com/podcast/mirke-the-meek-podcast/episode/rpg-a-genre-2026-horror When there's something strange in the #RPG-a-Day, call in your experiences for a Horror episode. Contributors - Nerds RPG Variety Cast...

Joe Salvador from Raven God Games joins me to talk about his new fantasy game Voulge. https://www.ravengodgames.com/ Here is the link to learn about our RPG A Day project: ⁠⁠https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026⁠ My blog where I will put out updates every Sunday: ⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/ You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" com or...

This is a rebroadcast of the RPG-a-Genre 2026: Sword & Sorcery episode. All things Sword & Sorcery for RPG-a-Day 2026! Contributors Nerds RPG Variety Cast (⁠https://podbypost.com/profile/nerds-rpg-variety-cast⁠), GMologist (⁠https://podbypost.com/profile/gmologist⁠), Peter aka Spezbaby, Rob, Joe Salvador (⁠https://www.ravengodgames.com/⁠), Ian, Spencer (https://freethrall.substack.com/podc...

Another #RPG-A-DAY2026 rebroadcast from the Mirke the Meek show. This episode, if you choose to accept it, is shaken, not stirred! But it will not self-destruct in five seconds. Contributors Bandits Keep ( https://podbypost.com/profile/bandits-keep ) Nerds RPG Variety Cast ( https://podbypost.com/profile/nerds-rpg-variety-cast ) Jason's Espionage Adventures Episode ( https://creators.spotify.c...

I do a quick catch up on where I am at gaming and what events I will be attending in the new couple months. Starting at 11:30 we go into full spoilers for Spider Man A Brand New Day as I play a call from Joe (Hindsightless). Against the Star Master https://againstthestarmaster.com/ Star Borg https://jpcoovert.com/products/star-borg #RPG-A-DAY2026 what we are doing https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a...

More information here: ⁠https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026 Contributors: Karl (The GMologist Presents) Joe (Hindsightless) Spencer (Keep off the Borderlands) Kevin (Analytic Dice) Daniel (Bandit's Keep) Harrigan (Go Bag) Mirke (Mirke the Meek) Matt (Hogw5h) My blog where I will put out updates every Sunday: ⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠ You can reach me at nerdsrpgvar...

Spoilers start at 11:15. BJ (The Arcane Alienist) and Mirke (Mirke the Meek) join me to discus the newest movie starring our friendly neighborhood Spider-Man! You can find information on the #RPG-a-Day2026 project here: https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026 My blog where I will put out updates every Sunday: ⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠ You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycas...

More information here: https://podbypost.com/podcast/mirke-the-meek-podcast/episode/rpg-a-day-2026-dungeons-dragons This episode is mostly a rebroadcast of Mirke the Meek's episode. Contributors - Keep Off the Borderlands ( https://podbypost.com/profile/keep-off-the-borderlands ) - Diegetic Advancement ( https://podbypost.com/profile/diegetic-advancement ) - Nerds RPG Variety Cast ( https://po...

I'm back for a limited engagement! Or is it? Here is the link to learn about our RPG A Day project: https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026 You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" com or https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show. Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for t...

Harrigan (Go Bag) joins me to talk about firearms in RPGs. Games discussed Boot Hill, Top Secret, Bureau 13 Stalking the Night Fantastic, GURPS, Palladium’s Recon, Twilight 2000, Cyberpunk 2020, Aces & Eights, and CY_BORG with some other honorable mentions.  Go Bag Podcast https://www.gobagpod.com Harrigan’s Hearth https://harriganshearth.substack.com Natalie and Tara Try Stuff: 18th Century B...

Joe (Hindsightless) joins me for the final episode of Season 2, Season 3 starts on Valentine's Day 2026. On this episode we field calls from NPC (The Glitterbois), Karl (The GMologist), Dark Fluid (The Silver Key), Anthony aka Runeslinger (Casting Shadows), Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland), and Riley (Diegetic Advancement) with a little help from Jason Hobbs (Bite the Bullet). Ways to...

Jason (The Dungeon Plunger) joins me to discuss the entries and pick two random winners for the contest that asked, "If you could only play games from one company for the rest of your life what company would it be and why?" Entries from Age of Adventure, Arlen (Live from Pellam's Wasteland), Spencer aka Free Thrall (Keep Off the Borderlands), Matt (Pint of Cthulhu), Ben (Coldlight Pr...

Jason Hobbs joins me to talk about social conflicts in RPGs and then Joe (Hindsightless) joins me for the latest installment of our Revenge Beyond the Grave series, Avenged (2013). Forgotten Christmas Movies on The Dekahedron RPG Podcast https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jpgill/episodes/BONUS-Christmas-Movies-2025-with-Jason-e3caj2t Bite the Bullet https://hobbs665.itch.io/bite-the-bullet B...

Joe (Hindsightless) joins me to talk about John Keel and field calls from Jason (The Dungeon Plunger), Mirke (Mirke the Meek), Spencer aka Free Thrall (Keep Off the Borderland), and Riley (Diegetic Advancement). My Contest https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com Adventure Site III Contest https://coldlightrpgpress.weebly.com/home/just-threemoredays Movie Monday https://freethrall.substack.com...

I give my first impressions of the new sword & sorcery game by Newt Newport based on The Black Hack 2E as well as shout out a few new and returning podcasts. Also get your contest entries in, the deadline is 19 December 2025!. Contest details https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/2025/11/end-of-2025-contest.html The Silver Key https://darkfluid.substack.com/ The GMologist and Darkfluid...

Ben Gibson of ColdLight Press joins me to discuss the desirable attributes in a science fiction RPG. We also discuss the Adventure Site III Contest which is live now! Adventure Site III Contest https://coldlightrpgpress.weebly.com/home/adventure-site-contest-iii-now-open Mercs and Mayhem https://www.amazon.com/Mercs-Mayhem-Raconteur-Press-Anthologies/dp/B0FYDFSJQN Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for...

Joe (Hindsightless) joins me for a special Thanksgiving episode of Revenge Beyond the Grave discussing 1982's Conan the Barbarian. Also please enter our contest! Adventure Site Contest III https://coldlightrpgpress.weebly.com/home/adventure-site-contest-iii-now-open Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCas...

Jason Wiebe helps me launch a new contest and I field calls from Mirke (Mirke the Meek), Joe (Hindsightless), Jason Hobbs (Hobbs & Friends), Karl (The GMologist Presents), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), Eric (Omega 3D Chicken Coop), Riley (Diagetic Advancement), Spencer aka Free Thrall (Keep Off The Borderland), and Anthony aka Runeslinger (Casting Shadows). Matt Jackson’s blog https://www.msjx.org...

Anthony aka Runeslinger shares his conversion of the film Six String Samurai into Basic Role Playing (BRP) and provides the sound effects for today's shenanigans. Casting Shadows blog on this topic where you can see the character sheet https://castingshadowsblog.com/?p=13914 Casting Shadows Podcast / Youtube https://castingshadowspodcast.com Runeslinger Youtube https://www.youtube.com/user/Run...