Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks

Can you make jokes in the face of Cosmic Horror and still play seriously? Prompted by call-ins from Lieren, Barney and Che, I continue my climb up the Grisly Peak of Gaming in the Time of Corona.

I've decided to call it The Deluge. The flood of games that nearly drowned me. But in a good way. Here's the breakdown of Traveller Mongoose 2nd Edition. And in some ways one of the first "failed" systems that I've run.

I'm Baaaaaack

The Investigators get more than they bargained for when they look at Miles Shipley's masterpiece which he keeps locked in a cupboard. Meanwhile Dr Grieves in a blind panic has run down to the basement where she is joined by the kindly old Bertha Shipley. Grizzly  Peaks Radio presents Masks of Nyarlathotep actual play. Written  by  Larry DiTillio and Lynn Willis, new version by Mike...

The beginning of a new Call of Cthulhu adventure. After Professor Henry Roades and his wife Abigail went missing in the Miskatonic Valley, a ragtag team of investigators are called in to find out what happened in the creepy backwaters of Blackwater Creek. This classic adventure penned by the inestimable Scott Dorward is a great introduction to the joys of the grand daddy of horror roleplaying game...

In  the third part of an ongoing series the investigators head to Paris to seek the truth from Nigel Engram, the director of the sanity shattering play, The King in Yellow.  Join me and my guest players, Nicky, Kenneth and Archie as we explore  the Arkham Horror card game inspired campaign The King in Yellow Music and Editing by the maestro TJ Drennon. https://www.patreon.com/TJD/po...

Meet Jack "The Hat" McVitie, a new recruit to the Investigative gang as they take an interest in the art world of 1920's London. Salvador Dali hasn't got anything on the bizarre paintings they find in the attic of a certain Mr Miles Shipley. Grizzly  Peaks Radio presents Masks of Nyarlathotep actual play. Written  by  Larry DiTillio and Lynn Willis, new version by Mike Mason,  ...

In the second part of a (maybe) ongoing series the investigators the socialite Jenny Barnes, the ex-Soldier Mark Harrington and the gravedigger William Yorick make a horrifying discovery in the confinement wing of Arkham Asylum. Can they escape with their lives and their sanity. Join me and my guest players, Nicky, Kenneth and Archie as we explore the Arkham Horror card game inspired campaign The...

Our investigators finally arrive in Old London Town. Hot on the trail of the brutal cultists that have brought death and insanity into their lives they decide to do a bit of sightseeing. I mean it's the sensible thing to do. Grizzly  Peaks Radio presents Masks of Nyarlathotep actual play. Written  by  Larry DiTillio and Lynn Willis, new version by Mike Mason,  Lynne Hardy,...

For our 50th episode a very special treat. This adventure was intended to be showcased at GaryCon XII and was the second part of a scenario based on the amazing Path to Carcosa story cycle from Arkham Horror the card game by Fantasy Flight Games. Well we all know why that didn't happen, so instead we gathered on Roll20 and recorded the game for Grizzly Peaks Radio. Join me and my guest players, Ni...

The Space Dicks are deep in trouble, no ship, surrounded by alien enemies, no idea where they are meant to be headed, situation normal. We're playing the Mongoose Second Edition starter box adventure - Fall  of Tinath. Join me Andy Goodman and the gang Hugo, Jesse, Danny, and Lester as we find out just how many vehicles a team can crash in one  adventure. Music by TJ Drennon: https://www...

To tide you over until Season 2 here is a, hopefully, illuminating chat with my friend and gaming virgin Bert who recently joined my Masks of Nyarlathotep game. Watch out for more Bonus treats in the weeks to come.

Ending season 1.  All things end, some go out with a bang, others with a whimper. Let's see how much sh*t we can blow up with one episode.  In these strange times I'm going to be taking a little pause on the "classic" Grizzly Peaks episodes for a while to take stock and think about what season 2 should be. So to see us out, here's a kind of special dedicated to the Leonardo Da Vinci / Le...

In their new sub-series, Appendicitis, Andy and Barney from Loco Ludus discuss works NOT on the infamous  AD&D Appendix N. In this discussion they look at two poignant and horrifying short stories by Clark Ashton Smith; The Immeasurable Horror and The Metamorphosis of Earth. Both deal with man coming into contact with alien lifeforms and suffering the hideous consequences. Two tales that...

The hapless Space Dicks stumble into a spot of aerial trouble then find a mysterious ancient site, what could possibly go wrong? We're playing the Mongoose Second Edition starter box adventure - Fall  of Tinath. Join me Andy Goodman and the gang Hugo, Jesse, Danny, and  Lester as we find out just how many vehicles a team can crash in one  adventure. This episode was edited and has m...

Before the world went crazy I had the pleasure of a hour or so chat with the legend that is Ron Edwards, writer of Sorcerer and creator of the Forge, Ron was a key figure in the flowering of indie RPG's and the evolution of our hobby into something weirder, more diverse and more ambitious.

Grizzly Peaks Radio presents Masks of Nyarlathotep actual play. Written  by Larry DiTillio and Lynn Willis, new version by Mike Mason,  Lynne Hardy, Paul Fricker and Scott Dorward, for Call of Cthulhu 7th  edition. The delightful little cruise on the Mauretania continues, no drama, no worries, just plain sailing.

Amelia and me play through the second part of the Lost Dungeon of Rickedness for D&D 5th Edition

A grab bag of an episode with plenty of call-ins about my family's two day jaunt to DunDraCon, playing Mutant Crawl Classics and gaming with kids (and anxiety) thanks to all the contributions from Che, Josh, Barney, Edwin, Spencer. And apologies for the car noise. With music as always by TJ - https://www.patreon.com/TJD/posts

In response to my first podcast on Judges Guild. Goodman Games and the Bledsaw racism controversy I had a ton of call ins from all manner of lovely people in the community. Here I try to answer the all and give my final words on the subject. Call-ins from Daniel from NYC,  Tim Shorts https://anchor.fm/gothridgemanor Che Webster https://anchor.fm/rpgrescue Lonely Adventurer https://anchor.fm/l...

"What if everything you knew about the history of Dungeons & Dragons was wrong?" Griffin Morgan the film maker behind the amazing documentary 'Secrets of  Blackmoor, The True History of Dungeons & Dragons'.   Over a period of 6 Years, in 12 different Cities, and comprised of 200 Hours of Interviews, 20,000 Documents and  Photos. Griffin has made an unprecedented investigation into the history of D...

Welcome to our first Traveler Actual Play. We're playing the Mongoose Second Edition starter box adventure - Fall of Tinath. Join me Andy Goodman and the gang Hugo, Jesse, Danny, and Lester as we find out just how many vehicles a team can crash in one adventure.

In this freewheeling discussion Joe Richter and I discuss all manner of nonsense about recording and launching an Actual Play RPG podcast. Joe is the GM for Weal or Woe, the first Pathfinder 2 AP out there and as such is infinitely more knowledgeable about the topic than me, but that didn't stop me inserting my own ignorant opinions into the chat. Hope you enjoy. Check out Joe and his crew at http...

How do we move on from the loss of a player and what lessons can we take from it. A ton of call-ins from the lovely Anchor community to help me think through what to do now.

Final day at a really sweet little convention. Today I'm running a Mutant Crawl Classics '0' Level Funnel at a con for the first time for a bunch of teen gamers. Everything about that last sentence scares me!