Iain Wilson
Roll to Save
Three middle-aged nerds dive deep into the golden age of tabletop RPGs, covering the classics from the 80s and 90s that shaped the hobby we love today. Iain and Jason banter their way through gaming history while Steve desperately tries to keep them on topic—and occasionally succeeds. Whether you're a grognard who lived through THAC0 or a newcomer curious about what to do with all those lovely polyhederal dice you've aquired, we've got you covered with historical deep-dives, roundtable discussions fueled by questionable nostalgia, and actual play episodes where our players' competence is... va...
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Episodes
Demon: The Fallen - Angels, Faith and a Truncated Release Schedule 03.12.2025 34:06
Get in touch with us! What if rebellion began as an act of love? Demon: the Fallen was the final game in the original World of Darkness line, and we chart it's - painfully - short history. Was it fun to play fallen angels from the dawn of time, or was this just more angst hiding under a different colour of trenchcoat? Join us to find out! Contact us at: EMAIL: roll.to.save.pod@gmail.com F...
The Hollow Men - Session 0 01.12.2025 42:10
Get in touch with us! Welcome to the Hollow Men - our Hunter: The Reckoning solo actual play. In this episode we interoduce you to the world of the Hollow Men as well as providing a walk through of character creation. If you want to skip the boring rulesy bits just listen to the first twenty minutes or so and then you can bounce to episode 1! Thanks to Heather Haneman for voicing The Messengers...
The Hollow Men - Episode 2 01.12.2025 29:22
Get in touch with us! Welcome to the Hollow Men - a dramatised Hunter: The Reckoning solo actual play. Courtney deals with the fall out from the fight at the Depot, and the fact that the police officer helping her appears wron g to her Second Sight. All music and sound effects from Epidemic Sound . Thanks to our voice actors Karen Pope, Heather Haneman, Havilah Coady, Melissa Andres, Jon Cohen a...
The Hollow Men - Episode 1 01.12.2025 30:45
Get in touch with us! Welcome to the Hollow Men - a Hunter: the Reckoning dramatised solo actual play. In this episode, we meet our protagonist, Courtney Webster, whose meeting at a bar with a contact doesn't go exactly as planned. All music and soud effects from Epidemic Sound . Thanks to the following for lending their wonderful voice talent to this episode: Karen Pope, Heather Haneman, Tro...
Wraith: The Oblvion - What if That Voice in Your Head Answered Back? 24.10.2025 1:12:20
Get in touch with us! What happens when an RPG asks you to play the dead, feed on emotion, and also hand over your own inner critic to another player? We go deep on Wraith: The Oblivion, the most haunting corner of the World of Darkness, unpacking why its ideas still feel daring: fetters that tether you to the living, pathos that turns feelings into fuel, and Shadows that weaponise doubt. From fir...
Clay, Cards, and Character Deaths - an Interview with Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore 08.10.2025 56:51
Get in touch with us! Stakes make stories breathe. We sit down with Jon Cohen - writer, host, and designer behind Tale of the Manticore and One Shot in the Dark - to explore why consequence beats comfort, how a hybrid format turns solo play into gripping audio drama, and what it takes to build a one-shot that actually ends in one sitting. Jon walks us through the creative risks, the craft, and the...
Ordinary People, Unseen War -A History of Hunter: The Reckoning 02.10.2025 48:32
Get in touch with us! To: hunterlist@hunter-net.org From: witness1 Fellow imbued, I must report a disturbing incident. Our latest transmission regarding the Mission was compromised. The audio files were corrupted - the music loud, blaring, almost as if something didn't want this information shared. You know what I'm talking about. They got to it. But the Messengers work in mysterious way...
Pendragon Roundtable: Virtues, Passions, and Winter's Embrace 23.09.2025 1:14:20
Get in touch with us! Step into the world of Arthurian legend through Pendragon, the RPG that masterfully captures the essence of knightly virtue, tragedy, and legacy spanning generations. Unlike traditional fantasy games, Pendragon isn't about magical powers or ever-increasing abilities—it's about creating meaningful stories where your knight's personality traits, passions, and fam...
Games That Could Have Been Great: Nephilim 14.09.2025 23:12
Get in touch with us! The golden age of darker, more mature RPGs in the mid-1990s saw numerous games trying to capture the same audience that Vampire: The Masquerade had tapped into. Among these ambitious titles, Nephilim stands out as a fascinating "what could have been" story – a game bursting with revolutionary ideas that never quite delivered on its enormous potential. The question i...
Talisman: The Magical Quest Game 08.09.2025 37:00
Get in touch with us! Embark on a magical journey through gaming history as we explore Talisman, the fantasy board game that's kept players rolling dice and chanting "Toad! Toad! Toad!" for over four decades. Whether you're a veteran who spent nights battling friends for the Crown of Command or a newcomer curious about this legendary game, join us for a deep dive into a magical...
The Perfect Game That Almost Vanished: Pendragon 05.09.2025 29:16
Get in touch with us! What makes a tabletop RPG truly perfect? Not just popular or commercially successful, but flawlessly designed where every element fits together so seamlessly you can't imagine it any other way? Greg Stafford's King Arthur Pendragon stands as one of those rare masterpieces – a game that transcended traditional RPG design to create something genuinely literary and tra...
Unveiling the Eldritch Lore: The Impact and Evolution of Call of Cthulhu 05.09.2025 31:57
Get in touch with us! Step into the shadows of the unknown with us as we unearth the fascinating history behind the Call of Cthulhu RPG, a game that turned tabletop horror on its head. We'll trail the game's evolution, from Sandy Peterson's early work to the atmospheric depths of the 1920s setting, and delve into the ingenious Sanity Score. Prepare to celebrate the game's uni...
Enemy in Shadows Companion: Review 28.08.2025 25:44
Get in touch with us! Join us as we crack open Cubicle 7's supplement for the Enemy Within campaign, The Enemy in Shadows Companion - the essential guide to adventuring in the Reikland (allegedly). Is this a storehouse of useful added extras, or something that trades on nostalgia for nostalgia's sake? Listen along and find out... Contact us at: EMAIL: roll.to.save.pod@gmail.com FACEBOOK:...
Dark Conspiracy Roundtable 25.08.2025 1:39:11
Get in touch with us! The dark minions may have tried to sabotage our first episode, but we're back with a deep dive into the fascinating world of Dark Conspiracy, GDW's dystopian monster-hunting RPG from 1991. Dark Conspiracy occupies a unique place in roleplaying history – a game that bridges old-school wargaming crunch with forward-thinking character development systems. We explore ho...
[SOUND REMASTERED] Dark Conspiracy - Problematic Aliens? Grab Your Storm Rifle! 23.08.2025 40:44
Get in touch with us! PRODUCTION NOTE - INCIDENT REPORT #DC-001 Subject : Anomalous Audio Interference During Initial Recording Classification : Empathic Incursion (Suspected) Status: RESOLVED Fellow Minion Hunters, We regret to inform you that our initial release of this episode experienced what can only be described as supernatural audio interference. During the original recording session, our c...
Enemy in Shadows: A Critical Review 22.08.2025 25:32
Get in touch with us! What happens when a beloved classic gets reimagined three decades later? That's the question at the heart of my deep dive into Enemy in Shadows, Cubicle 7's director's cut of the legendary Enemy Within campaign for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. As someone who first attempted to run this campaign as a 12-year-old back in 1988, this review comes from a place of bot...
Unboxing the Terrors of Space: A Deep Dive into Mothership RPG Kickstarter 07.05.2024 49:11
Get in touch with us! Discover sci-fi horror as we unwrap the Mothership RPG Kickstarter rewards and share our candid reactions. Picture the tense corridors of "Alien" and the haunting void of "Dead Space" as we analyze the game's system, designed for hair-raising one-shot adventures. Our friend Ryan hops aboard for this interstellar discussion, comparing editions and deba...
Call of Cthulhu Roundtable Part 2: Tabletop Terror and the Gamble of Crowdfunding Ventures 06.05.2024 33:50
Get in touch with us! Prepare to be immersed in the spine-tingling realm of Cthulhu board games as we continue to recount our harrowing yet delightful experiences from the comfort of our tabletops. From the sudden demise of the Mythos card game that left us in academic nostalgia to the complex machinations of Arkham Horror, our tales are fraught with the kind of player interaction that only eldrit...
An Odyssey into Cosmic Dread: A Roundtable Discussion on Call of Cthulhu 05.05.2024 1:09:50
Get in touch with us! Step into the shadows with us and special guest Matt Sanderson, a distinguished author of the eldritch horror RPG Call of Cthulhu, as we convene for a spine-tingling, two-part roundtable discussion. Our personal forays into the game's chilling depths provide a backdrop to our broader conversation, which spans the intellectual challenges and invigorating horrors that have...
Token of Our Humble Love For you Day - A Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - All Episodes! 31.03.2024 2:56:11
Get in touch with us! Greetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Rapid Response Team 413 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. I've heard from some listeners who apparently like to listen to the whole series in one go so, this monster episode is for you folks...
Token of Our Humble Love For you Day - A Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 5 31.03.2024 40:26
Get in touch with us! Greetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Rapid Response Team 413 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees the team enter silo RYI as they attempt to complete their mission (whatever that might be). Naturally, it's a fiasc...
Token of Our Humble Love For you Day - A Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 4 22.11.2023 36:21
Get in touch with us! Greetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Rapid Response Team 413 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees the team dealing with the consequences of messing around in a power plant, as well some very lively demonstrations of ju...
Computer RPGs 24.10.2023 1:20:46
Get in touch with us! With a certain Baldur's Gate 3 taking the world by storm, we decided to do an episode on computer RPGs - all those digital versions of our favourite games that we've lost hours to. Join us as we talk about games from the past that we loved (and loathed) and marvel at just how much time Steve has lost to Baldur's Gate 3... Contact us at: EMAIL: roll.to.save.pod...
Token of Our Humble Love For you Day - A Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 3 04.10.2023 43:56
Get in touch with us! Greetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Rapid Response Team 413 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. This episode sees our team explore RYI sector where they begin to suspect that Friend Computer isn't as...well..."stable" i...
Token of Our Humble Love For you Day - A Paranoia Actual Play Podcast - Episode 2 12.05.2023 35:27
Get in touch with us! Greetings citizen! Join Troubleshooter Rapid Response Team 413 as they take on another fun, routine task for your friend and mine, The Computer. As with most Troubleshooter missions, this one will be perfectly safe for everyone concerned. Our brave heroes spend this episode navigating a PLC warehouse, trigger happy Army troopers, experimental soft drinks and improvised relig...
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