Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks

Off the cuff reportage from DunDraCon44 in San Ramon, California. One of the oldest gaming conventions in the world it has run virtually uninterrupted since 1976, it's my first ever visit and I'm really looking forward to it.

Judges Guild were one of the originators of our hobby and it is extremely sad that their legacy is now destroyed forever by the unapologetic racism, anti-semitism and misogyny of the son and grandson of the founder Bob Bledsaw (his offspring have the same name and are II and III). 

APOLOGIES ABOUT THE AUDIO QUALITY OF THIS EPISODE, I'LL GET BETTER I PROMISE :(. 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. Ejected from their home and country our heroic investigators set sail for Southampton, England aboard...

How do we recover as a group from the events of last Saturday. It's been an emotional and tough few days of talking things out and processing feelings. But I feel optimistic finally that we can carry on. I don't think we are stronger for it, but maybe we will be better. I have also come to a decision about the game. We will be changing a few things and lets see. Thanks to all the call ins Jason fr...

A night of tension and disfunction. Is my Masks of Nyarlathotep campaign in a death spiral. Can we recover from the worst gaming session I can ever remember.

My first ever D&D 5th Edition Actual Play. Listen if you dare to a 51 year old man play the Rick & Morty Starter Set adventure with his 3 1/2 year old daughter. All rude words have been substituted!

The first of a series of episodes where I talk about my love for 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons. In this first part I talk about the elegance of character progression and bounded accuracy. Thanks to TJ Drennon for his music mastery. Find him on Patreon at https://patreon.com/TJD

The fallout continues from my 5e episode. Plus plenty of call ins and collaboration. Thanks to Daniel from NYC, James from Those Feckin' Books!, Joe from Hindsightless and Weal or Woe fame, Che from Roleplay Rescue, Barney from Loco Ludus, and some weird f*cker from Texas.

My episode on why people hate 5e triggered a torrent of calls. Seems like my clickbait title worked! Huge thanks to everyone that called in - this is the fertilizer for our gaming minds. Thanks to Spencer, Joe, Jason, Che, Colin and GM’s Shadow and most of all to the amazing TJ Drennon for his gorgeous theme songs. Support him here, https://www.patreon.com/TJD

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. After the horrors at Ju Ju House our intrepid investigators are taken to a safe house at Emerson imports where they nervously wait for passage out of America. Will...

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A rambling series of thoughts on travel, gaming and the Old Schools. With call ins from Jason (Nerds RPG Variety Cast) and Che (Roleplay Rescue).

A show dedicated to an epic call-in from Barney from Loco Ludus. All about GM'ing styles, improv vs narrative, and a "take-down" of my Call of Cthulhu actual play!

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 investigators head to Harlem to try and find help as they prepare to venture into the depths of JuJu House, but forces are aligning against them. Introducing: Claudia Stein , former U-...

As is traditional you've got to end the year with a call in show. So here is the roll of honour.  Thanks to: Spencer, Jason, Josh, Che, Varin, Joe, Shandy Andy, Vance, Danny, Daniel, John, Evil Jeff, and Barney.

Writing my first campaign and going off the deep end. Narrative vs Emergent game play. Mervyn Peake, Lewis Carroll, and Gary Gygax. Plus call ins from some old friends.

Taking running the game literally. Concluding the America chapter of Masks of Nyarlathotep.

Wherein Andy and Amelia do an unboxing. 

A random collection of bits. Turkey carnage, angry at the OSR anchorites, "comedy", thank you's to Jason, Jeff and Spencer. And Out of Office.

Going on at length about my ridiculous prep for Masks of Nyarlathotep

Wherein a 3 and a half year old girl takes her first confident steps into game mastering

Call ins already! This community is really engaged, either that or they are surveillance experts. Seriously though, lovely welcomes from Spencer and Jason (Keep off the Borderlands and Nerd's RPG Variety Cast). Real-time tick removal shenanigans. And it's Game Day.

How exactly do you forget for 30 years about a game that you loved so much

Joining a long tradition of ASMR unboxing audio

Looking back and forward as a lapsed gamer returns to D&D