Mirke The Meek

I go through my genre choice for my proposed experiment. Podcasters Mentioned - Hindsightless ( https://podbypost.com/profile/hindsightless ) - Bandits Keep ( https://podbypost.com/profile/bandits-keep ) - Nerds RPG Variety Cast ( https://podbypost.com/profile/nerds-rpg-variety-cast ) - Keep Off the Borderlands ( https://podbypost.com/profile/keep-off-the-borderlands ) - GMologist ( https://podbyp...

I propose a pan-podcaster proposition before answering a couple of calls on karate and Horror on the Hill. Things Mentioned - Arcane Alienist Podcast ( https://podbypost.com/profile/arcane-alienist ) Call-Ins - Hindsightless ( https://podbypost.com/profile/hindsightless ) - Bandits Keep ( https://podbypost.com/profile/bandits-keep ) Feedback and Links: - Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speakp...

I answer a month's worth of Horror on the Hill calls. Strap in for a long one. And thanks to everyone for calling in! Call-Ins - Hindsightless ( https://podbypost.com/profile/hindsightless ) - Bandits Keep ( https://podbypost.com/profile/bandits-keep ) - Nerds RPG Variety Cast ( https://podbypost.com/profile/nerds-rpg-variety-cast ) - Pink Phantom ( https://podbypost.com/profile/pink-phantom )...

Based on the feedback I received, I attempt to formulate a simple system for a martial artist using DCC's might deeds die. Call-Ins - Hindsightless ( https://podbypost.com/profile/hindsightless ) - Bandits Keep ( https://podbypost.com/profile/bandits-keep ) - Nerds RPG Variety Cast ( https://podbypost.com/profile/nerds-rpg-variety-cast ) - Arcane Alienist ( https://podbypost.com/profile/arcane...

Hindsightess Joe calls in to talk about Pathfinder's Monk Archetype: the Kata Master. So I talk more about karate history and how well the Kata Master fits with my understanding of kata. Things Mentioned - Video: Why Boxing Destroyed Karate ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jSLAcC5X8iE ) - Video: (Motobu Choki) The Most Dangerous Karate Fighter ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfXWu4AteXg ) -...

Attempt number three at getting an episode out. Thanks for your collaboration, BJ! Things Mentioned - Predictably Irrational Book ( https://predictablyirrational.com ) - Joe from Hindsightless ( https://podbypost.com/profile/hindsightless ) - Daniel from Bandits Keep ( https://podbypost.com/profile/bandits-keep ) Call-Ins - Arcane Alienist ( https://podbypost.com/profile/arcane-alienist ) Feedback...

I just talk about some of the nerdy stuff going on in my life: Conan the Adventurer and Thundarr; Mission: Impossible and spy games; Winsome West dice size/pools and progression; Play-by-post and Pod By Post ( https://podbypost.com ). Call-Ins - Diegetic Advancement ( https://podbypost.com/profile/diegetic-advancement ) - Keep Off the Borderlands ( https://podbypost.com/profile/keep-off-the-border...

I explore the history of Karate-do and how its modernization might make for an interesting class mechanic, comparing 3 different masters/styles alive during the transition. Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠ Email: mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] com ⁠ My Itch.io Page: ⁠https://mirkethemeek.itch.io/⁠

I play calls regarding my episodes on Conan, Cartoons and Windsome West: Freethrall from Keep off the Borderlands ( https://freethrall.substack.com/podcast ) Daniel from Bandit's Keep ( https://www.youtube.com/banditskeep ) BJ from The Arcane Alienist ( https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist ) Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠ Email: mirke [...

Joe helps me answer some calls regarding my episode on Horror on the Hill: Hindsightless Joe ( https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-richter9 ) Bandit's Keep Daniel ( https://www.youtube.com/banditskeep ) Jason from The Nerds RPG Variety Cast ( https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376 ) Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠ Email: mirke [dot]...

I ran Winsome West for some friends and am excited to share the game! Bird Cowboy Song: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BWfGPKsxTQY⁠ Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠ Email: mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] com ⁠ My Itch.io Page: ⁠https://mirkethemeek.itch.io/winsome-west⁠

How a simple solo system (Dungeon Hero) has inspired some of my own games. Dungeon Hero: https://lonespelunker.itch.io/dungeon-hero Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠ Email: mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] com ⁠ My Itch.io Page: ⁠https://mirkethemeek.itch.io/⁠

I got call-ins from: Dekahedron Joe ( https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jpgill/ ), Hindsightless Joe ( https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-richter9 ) Bandit's Keep Daniel ( https://www.youtube.com/banditskeep ). I do another little Pod-by-post experiment with Daniel regarding the episodic adventures of Conan (not grand quests). Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speak...

Joe Richter (Hindsightless) ran a group through Horror on the Hill. I ponder/ramble to unpack the experience—what worked, what didn’t, and why that one trap still bothers me. Joe adds a little bit of his own thoughts. Some topics pondered: setting/assuming expectations, old-school module/dungeon design, faction play, and the tension between running a module “as written” versus making it your own....

I walk and talk about the old Conan cartoon from 1992. For those with kids around age seven, you may want to consider it for giving an early taste of sword and sorcery, sanitized as it may be. Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠ Email: mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] com ⁠ My Itch.io Page: ⁠https://mirkethemeek.itch.io/⁠

In this episode, I think through the idea of what’s possible—and why some strange things in stories feel believable while others don’t. Using examples from Star Trek and Carmen Sandiego, I explore the difference between unrealistic things and things that don’t really make sense at all, touching on the philosophical idea of metaphysical possibility. From there, I connect it to tabletop RPGs and how...

BJ helps me answer a couple of call-ins concerning our psychology discussions. People/Things Mentioned: BJ (Arcane Alienist) ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist⁠ Riley (Diegetic Advancement) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diegeticadvancement Daniel (Bandits Keep) https://www.youtube.com/c/banditskeep Semi-Related Article ( https://www.apa.org/monitor/2025/04-05/role-pl...

Thank you BJ for the discussion! (Arcane Alienist: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist⁠ ) BJ discusses a conference talk about using D&D for therapy. Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠ Email: mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] com ⁠ My Itch.io Page: ⁠https://mirkethemeek.itch.io/⁠

Thank you BJ for the discussion! (Arcane Alienist: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist⁠ ) We finish our discussion of Dr. Donald Robertson's book, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor ( https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250621436/howtothinklikearomanemperor ). Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠ Email: mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [...

Thank you BJ for the discussion! (Arcane Alienist: ⁠https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist⁠ ) I talk my 2026 nerdy aspirations before getting into a discussion of Dr. Donald Robertson's book, How to Think Like a Roman Emperor ( https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250621436/howtothinklikearomanemperor ). Feedback: Speakpipe (90 seconds): ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠ Email...

More Howard, Lovecraft and Sword & Sorcery Talk People/Things Mentioned: Riley (Diegetic Advancement) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/diegeticadvancement BJ (Arcane Alienist) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist Jason (Nerds RPG Variety Cast) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376 Anchorite APA ( https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home ) Feedback: Speak...

How would you describe your game playing: information handling & decision making or imagination & immersion? People/Things Mentioned: Joe (Dekahedron) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jpgill/ Anthony (The Casting Shadows Podcast) https://castingshadowspodcast.com/episodes/ Jason (Nerds RPG Variety Cast) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376 Keep Off the Borderlands ( http...

The final Advent-ure. Will the kittens help these star-crossed lovers?

The Order of the Crystal Ants want you to experience the bounties of the HummingCougar through a Merry Crystmas!

The Sugar Bees are a faction of factions. The Queen Mother sits on her crystal throne, too complacent to see her power is tenuous. Will the kittens be the spark that lights the circumstantial powder keg?