Tavern Chat

Join Old Man Grognard (Glen Halstrom) and Tenkar as they talk old school gaming, Dungeons & Dragons, the OSR, and more.

Rach & Tenkar talk about using the Nintendo Switch for carb-burning exercise, cooking with the Stuffler (stuffed waffles), criticizing oneself, mental health, Covid, and more.

While browsing my Dragon Magazines in search of AD&D 1e tidbits, I came across Tim Kask's article on the incident of "an The Tunnels" incident.

Skeeter joins Tenkar & Bad Mike for an entertaining hexcrawl through the world of tabletop gaming.

You can infer which thief abilities were most used by the players in Gary's campaigns by the number of words Gary uses to further detail, and restrict, these abilities. 

Last week in one of our live streams, it was mentioned that the AD&D 1e Monster Manual had only 5 alignments - maybe 7, if you included good or evil tendencies. It's interesting to see the evolution of the system right before your eyes, and to never have noticed it in the last 40 years at that...

We have follow up voicemails on diseases in AD&D 1e and the pros and cons of social media. https://www.facebook.com/groups/tenkarstavern - over 2,600 members Tenkar's Tavern Group on MeWe - over 700 members Dungeons & Dragons Group on Mewe - over 5,100 members!

Ah, what do you call a livestream that goes off the rails and into the wilds? Iron Rations, apparently ;)

With this week's events, I know gamers on both sides of the political spectrum that are stepping away from social media Are we too wired in?

For someone that wanted to stress game-ability over reality, Gary often mixed the two up. Disease was one of those areas...

Bad Mike & Tenkar look at Ken Whit Whitman, Conan the Barbarian, and whatever else the hex crawl brings them.

My groups invariably used a variation of Method I, but in retrospect, I wish we had used Method III.

Yep, Gary was pretty firm that only Official 3rd party materials should be used with AD&D. Ah, sweet, sweet licensing fees...

It's 2021, and I plan on kicking off a new campaign in the first quarter of this new year. While that new campaign will include monthly VTT sessions, I'm also interested in running a group or more through a play by post campaign in the same setting, and possibly moving characters between the two.

Ah, I can't get beyond the preface of the AD&D DMG without hearing not so subliminal marketing techniques.

Yep, its now 2021, a milestone I wasn't 100% sure I was going to reach. Rach and I talk about what you can do to make 2021 better than 2020.

In a few hours 2020 will be no more and I couldn't be happier. Sure, it could have been worse, but 2021 HAS to be better...

2020 is coming to an end, and it can't come too soon. Bad Mike and Tenkar look back on the year of the pandemic in gaming and look forward to 2021.

Limited Wish, a 7th level MU spell in AD&D 1e, is next to worthless, as its very description shows how limited it is. YouTube.com/ErikTenkar

Recorded from my iPad, as my cat stole my laptop...

2020 was a fairly shitty year, at least for me. But it DID have a number of upsides to it. 2021 will be defined by The Tavern's Community, let me know what topics you want to be covered... Voicemail - 347-509-5168

JoetheLawyer talk Dungeon & Dragons and respond to questions from their live audience.

Ah, Christmas in the World of Covid is different than other years. I cooked the main course for our gathering of 7, and it went well. God bless you all.

It's Christmas Eve, and Rach and I just showered our 10-year-old niece with a shit ton of gifts, many of which were game-related. What games are you using to get the kids in your life into RPGs?

Liz & Mike Stewart (podcasters and RPG creators) join Bad Mike & Tenkar to talk lawsuits, movies, conventions, low carb, and more. https://saveforhalf.com/ https://crusaderpodcast.com/