Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi

Series 2, episode 3: Tentative outline of world building for my own fantasy roleplaying setting. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Series 2, episode 2: Some feedback from Jason of Nerds RPG variety cast on my previous soul-searching episode about the political-economy of D&D, followed by my personal RPG news. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 Inter...

Series 2, episode 1: Help! I’ve discovered the political-economy of D&D by mistake! A review of Dave Aldridge’s Anchor podcast episode Treasure Economy In Old-School spirals out of control and polymophs into a long and unscripted personal examination of monsters, treasure and alignment. What could go possibly go wrong? Dave’s episode is available here and elsewhere: https://anchor.fm/dpercentile/e...

Series 1, episode 41: Greyhawk Now! I get excited about prepping with color pencils, provide a recap of my Greyhawk campaign to date, and describe the latest developments. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International...

Series 1, episode 40: More call-ins: mescaline, story-telling and evolution, human relations, and zen.  Answered with the power of whisky. Thanks to Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks, Updates from the Middle of Nowhere, and Tristan. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by htt...

Series 1, episode 39: A follow up on call-ins about new takes on old systems/settings in role-playing games.  Thanks to Spencer of Keep Off The Borderlands and Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribu...

Series 1, episode 38: A follow up on call-ins about the semantics and practical implications of immersion/engagement in role-playing games.  Thanks to Spencer of Keep Off The Borderlands and Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://w...

Series 1, episode 37: A "Frankenstein" episode given life of a sort. I follow up on some call-ins about using early Warhammer Fantasy Battle for roleplaying in an old-school world, and then take things in an entirely different direction and consider how to overturn preconceptions about fantasy roleplaying games and settings.  Thanks to Safer of SaferFantasyCrafting, Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variet...

Series 1, episode 36: A brief update! Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Series 1, episode 35: One vision? Certainly not! I wanna shake it up! Safer of SaferFantasyCrafting and Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast spur me on to a much needed clarification and simplification of the ideas from the previous episode. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted...

Series 1, episode 34: Some no-news from my Greyhawk strike, call-ins from Che Webster on the gaminess of level drains, and some questions to heavens about the meaning of immersion, personas and roleplaying. Thanks to Roleplay Rescue’s Che Webster for the call-ins. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://...

Series 1, episode 33: Call-ins from Colin Green (Spikepit), Safer (SaferFantasyCrafting) and the Lonely Adventurer (Camping with Owlbears), together some thoughts and a report on my first one shot. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Att...

Series 1, episode 32: Warhammer, Oldhammer - can you hack it? A few very tentative thoughts on revisiting pre-WFRP Warhammer Battle as the basis of a roleplaying setting. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International...

Series 1, episode 31: We look at puzzles, “avatar play” and “variety”. Refreshingly blunt and naive: “I like call ins because they save me the effort for coming up with ideas for episodes.” Thanks to Safer Fantasy Crafting (not gaming) and Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune...

Series 1, episode 30: I consider rules modifications (optional and house) to improve balance and enjoyment. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Series 1, episode 29: Warning! This episode includes drunken roleplay ramblings and angry cicadas. Thanks to Roleplay Rescue’s Che Webster and Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast for supplying the real meat and bones of this episode. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by htt...

Another update on my reading and Greyhawk campaign. And some Jason from Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. More cicadas. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows: Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A short update on my reading and Greyhawk campaign. Special guest appearance by the cicadas. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows: Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Series 1, episode 26: An update from my Osaka Greyhawk campaign, and call-ins from Safer Fantasy Gaming, Roleplay Rescue, RPG Variety cast and Spikepit, with discussions about roleplaying in general as well as specific talk about Star Frontiers, Warhammer Fantasy Role Play and Role Master. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows: Otog...

Series 1, episode 25: My memories of a typical school role-playing games club in an ordinary English Home Counties town some 35 years ago, and the group that developed from it. It’s a simple tale of imagination, growth, acceptance, grief and friendship in just over 11 minutes. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows: Otogi2 by PeriTun...

Series 1, episode 24: Individual motivation ebbs and flows, but the community remains supportive! Thanks to Roleplay Rescue’s Che Webster and Safer Fantasy Crafting. Safer Fantasy Crafting’s wonderful episode can be found here: https://anchor.fm/sfc-saferfantasycrafting/episodes/White-Dwarf-65---Balancing-act---rules-vs-roleplaying-eeu6bs Details of the music for this podcast, available free of ch...

Series 1, episode 23: My period of role-playing game system flux continues. With call-ins from Jason of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/li...

Series 1, episode 22: I slip into the bottle to explain my desire to ramble on. With call-ins from the Lonely Adventurer, and Jason of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)...

Series 1, episode 21: A low-key episode pondering the mainstreaming of geek culture, and rejecting the pressure to conform to tribal/market forces. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://cre...

Series 1, episode 20: Call-ins and thoughts on Oriental Adventures, arguments, gender and archives. Details of the music for this podcast, available free of charge from Free Stock Musical, are as follows:   Otogi2 by PeriTune | http://peritune.com Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/