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Send us Fan Mail You know that news crawler that pops up in the right-hand corner of your computer screen for those of us two dumb to turn it off. Well, an article popped up that got my interest. The 15 Best TTRPGs For One-Shot Sessions MSN pulled an article from CBR that listed the 15 Best TTRPGS for One-Shot Sessions. It lists games like Crash Pandas, Alien, Mork Borg, Blades in the Dark and Dre...

Send us Fan Mail If you’ve followed the podcast from the beginning, you might notice a theme. We aren’t fans of D&D. Sure, we started with the OGL Scandal and ever since then we have made fun of, complained about, and down right called out Hasbro, Wizards of the Coast, and Dungeons and Dragons. But, that’s just business, right? We must actually like D&D I mean everyone does. It’s the grand...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to you heard it here last, where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. We start this week off with news about a game world that both Mike and Christina love. The World of Darkness. https://www.enworld.org/threads/jason-carl-on-white-wolfs-return-mage-the-ascension-plans.713655/ Paradox Interactive announced that it was rebranding its World of Darkness group to White Wo...

Send us Fan Mail Our 100th Episode. Jen and I were walking through the hallways of the Indianapolis Convention Center. We had just finished setting up the booth for GenCon and we had been talking about all things roleplaying. “Hey, do you think you or Mike would be interested in doing a podcast. We could tie Oddfish Games into it and just chat about roleplaying in general.” I threw out the questio...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to you heard it here last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. We are going to start with an article from Wolfgang Baur the CEO of Kobold Press. Now this doesn’t really constitute news, but I found it very interesting and thought Mike and Christina might agree. https://koboldpress.com/state-of-play-in-it-to-print-it-what-to-know-to-get-your-game-printed/ The art...

Send us Fan Mail “Live Action Roleplaying, you’ve love it. We get together the first Saturday of the month and everybody is really cool.” “I don’t know, I mean it’s one thing to play around a table, but I’m not sure about getting all dressed up and acting it out.” “It’s not like that. Dress however you want; nobody judges you and everybody is chill.” “Fine, I’ll give it a try” That was the recruit...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. https://paizo.com/community/blog/v5748dyo70cy9?Gen-Con-Preview-Blog You may not realize it, but GenCon is just around the corner, and while the online chatter wants to turn the tariff issues into doom and gloom for GenCon, I tend to believe it will be as big as ever. Paizo’s recent announcement about...

Send us Fan Mail William Gibson described Cyberpunk as a fusion of high-tech and low-life, exploring the intersection of technology, cybernetics, and computer networks on human society in a near-future, often dystopian setting. If you don’t know who William Gibson is then shame on you. Like most people out there, my first exposure to Cyberpunk was Blade Runner. The 1982 movie by Ridley Scott blew...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to you heard it here last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. Well it’s finally happened.  I don’t want to talk about it. I said you can’t make me talk about it. But I guess when I started down this podcast road it kinda became my job to talk about it. So here we go. Tariffs. https://www.enworld.org/threads/do-tariffs-apply-to-rpg-books-maybe-maybe-not.712908/...

Send us Fan Mail I think it was the James Bond Roleplaying game, or maybe it was Twilight 2000. My memory is a little fuzzy on this one, but there was a point in my roleplaying past where I started running adventures set in the modern era, And I loved it. Traditionally table top roleplaying games have focused on the Fantasy. Tolkien’s world or some variation of it has the been the centerpiece for...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to you heard it here last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. We are starting with a special request from Christina https://www.mythicalmeats.com/snacks/dungeons-dragons-variety-pack/ She sent me this link along with the following sentence; “I will say I just got a targeted ad for official D&D branded 'adventure snacks' and was overcome by the nee...

Send us Fan Mail In 2003 Shane Hensley and Pinnacle Entertainment released a brand-new generic roleplaying game. The game was called Savage Worlds and it kinda made a splash. The game emphasized speed of play over detail. That may not seem like much today, but at the time it was revolutionary. You see Dungeons and Dragons 3.5 was also released in 2003, which would go on to birth Pathfinder. Steve...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to you heard it here last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. Professor Dungeon Master on his YouTube channel Dungeon Craft announced that the New D&D 2024 Players Handbook only sold 3,773 books in its opening week. That’s right, what was announced as the fastest selling D&D book in history only sold 3,773 physical copies. The rest of those sales were d...

Send us Fan Mail I couldn’t tell you the date, but I remember sitting in my parent’s basement, my buddy Dave was over and spending the night. We were staying up late, drinking why too much Dr. Pepper and eating all the popcorn we could get our hands on. We were watching late night movies and having a blast like most 10-year-olds. That’s when we watched what I would later figure out, was my first P...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. In 1992 I was working night shift, which meant that on my days off I stayed up all night to keep my body in sync. What did you do to help you stay up all night in the 90’s…well you either drank, or watched movies. I tended to do both. But I had a buddy that worked at a movie rental place and he was a...

Send us Fan Mail I started roleplaying in the early days. When character sheets could fit on an index card and the only rolls you made were for combat or avoiding traps. The games were one long dungeon crawl, slowly mapping out confusing underground caves with traps around every corner. Every time the space widened up into a 10 by 10 room you had a fight. For no reason. I mean, every single thing...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to You Heard it Here Last, where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. I am a big fan of James Bond. I remember as a kid watching Dr. No on television and it blew my mind. Starting with Moonraker, I saw every James Bond film in the movie theater until the last one, No Time To Die. And while some were good, some were great, and some were just flat out bad, I didn’t care...

Send us Fan Mail Let’s Make a Game When I first got into this hobby it was all about the game for me. The rules, the books, the miniatures, the dice, and of course the adventure. Like most people once I settled on my game of choice…GURPS of course. I couldn’t get enough. GURPS 3rd Edition seemed to come out with a new sourcebook every month and my bulging bookshelf can attest to how many of those...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. https://www.enworld.org/threads/diamond-comic-distributors-files-bankruptcy-sells-alliance-game-distributors.709593/ Diamond Comic Distributors, the owner of Alliance Game Distributors has filed for bankruptcy. In a message from Chuck Parker the President of Diamond comic Distributors he outlines the...

Send us Fan Mail You know the old saying, Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one. And of course, if you have an opinion you gotta share that with as many people as possible, it’s the law. Now that might sound somewhat hypocritically coming from the host of a podcast that is based solely upon sharing our opinions, but you know what, I’m gonna own that shit. We love to talk about our favorite...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to you heard it here last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. https://ennie-awards.com/revised-policy-on-generative-ai-usage/ It seems that the Ennies Awards, an annual fan-based celebration of excellence in tabletop roleplaying, has taken a stand on AI. In 2023 the Awards added some language regarding the use of Generative AI that was a bit confusing. In 2025...

Send us Fan Mail Ok, You’re going to love it. It’s a great game. And, it’s easy to play. First, Obtain a 20-sided polygonal artifact (hereafter referred to as the Orb of Random Fate), as well as a collection of various other polyhedral trinkets with sides numbering 4, 6, 8, 10, and 12. The Orb of Random Fate should be stored in an arcane pouch (or sock) when not in use. If you forget the sock, thi...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to You Heard it Here Last, where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. While doing a little research for news to talk about, I wandered down a deep rabbit hole. https://www.enworld.org/threads/evil-genius-games-attempts-to-remove-bad-press.709776/ Evil Genius Games, the publishers of Everyday Heroes and a slew of IP content like Escape From New York, Crow, Highlander,...

Send us Fan Mail I remember playing my first Call of Cthulhu game. It was at GenCon many years ago when GenCon was in Milwaukee and the Safehouse was the place to be. At the time all I knew was that Call of Cthulhu was a horror roleplaying game. The idea sounded cool and the game fit into my schedule so why not. I had a blast. It truly was a wonderful game that fundamentally changed many of my tho...

Send us Fan Mail Welcome to You Heard it Here Last where we talk about news, you’ve already heard. https://www.enworld.org/threads/diamond-comic-distributors-files-bankruptcy-sells-alliance-game-distributors.709593/ Diamond Comic Distributors, the owner of Alliance Game Distributors has filed for bankruptcy. In a message from Chuck Parker the President of Diamond comic Distributors he outlines the...