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Verbal, Somatic, Material - the three types of spell components in AD&D 1e. How much of that has carried over to the OSR clones. Segments, spell interruption, shield size and number of use - we've dropped them all. Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server RPG Breakfa...

Thanks to James Spahn, we now have the Tenkar's One Shot Roleplaying Community on Facebook. So, what exactly is TOSR? Listen and find out... https://www.facebook.com/groups/2317672128253902/ Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server RPG Breakfast Club Coast to Coast Podca...

Gizmodo and its associated properties were sold earlier today to a private equity firm for less than half the price that was paid for them in 2016. Expect a significant number of layoffs and resurgence of#learntocode. https://www.niemanlab.org/2019/04/gizmodo-media-group-is-sold-to-a-private-equity-firm-and-univision-is-out-of-the-english-language-website-business/ Support Tavern Chat https://anch...

In today's installment in the Designers & Makers Fireside Chats I sit down with Glynn Seal - aka Monkeyblood. Glynn is one of the premier mapmakers in the OSR and his Midderlands setting is second to none. Be warned - our recording app hiccuped about 27 minutes into the episode, but we recovered. We talk everything and anything related RPG and old school gaming. https://www.kickstarter.com/pro...

Tonight I sat down with James Spahn of Barrel Rider Games, White Star, White Box and so much more. James is a close friend and the conversation goes in some unexpected directions ;) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4417/Barrel-Rider-Games?affiliate_id=1446 (Note - affiliate link. A portion of sales using this ink will support The Tavern) Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/supp...

Today I sat down for a Fireside Chat with Andrew, line developer for the 1879 RPG. We talk games, gamemastering, historical alternative fiction and more. https://fasagames.com/1879-home/ https://fasagames.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=108_111 https://www.patreon.com/wanderingbeekeeper Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patr...

Gail is still at it. More than a dozen disjointed postings on Facebook today about DeSanto, Luke Gygax and even little ole me. Could it be that the DeSanto lawsuit and the revelation of a second will that does not leave the rights to the IP with Gail (or her designated inheritor) after her death is pushing her to the edge. Or is it manipulation, and attempt to appear incompetent to get out of the...

Gail returns with a dream and tells us that Gary is visiting her and helping her write an adventure. Interesting times. Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server RPG Breakfast Club Coast to Coast Podcast

When a Kickstarter funds at $1.3M and still fails to fully fulfill and needs a white knight like Chaosium to buy them and their obligations out, you know its just another day in the RPG Community ;) Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server RPG Breakfast Club Coast to Coa...

Its April 1st and we have some foolery from Gail Gygax. She is planning a series of tell all postings on Facebook. Today I talk about her most recent postings. Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server RPG Breakfast Club Coast to Coast Podcast

"Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly". Oh, and April 1st, 2019 is the last day for Google+. You might be out of time to save your data. Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server RPG Breakfast Club Coast to Coast Podcast

Satine Phoenix's contract as Community Manager for WotC's Dungeons & Dungeons brand ends on March 31st. Want to relocate to Seattle for a one year contract to work on the D&D Brand? Neither do I, but you never know ;) http://company.wizards.com/content/jobs?gh_jid=4235887002 Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar'...

In today's episode I sit down with Jay of Feral Games. We talk about Kickstarters, self publishing, Wraith Recon (funding on Kickstarter through March 31st, 2019), video and computer games of yore and much more. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/feralgamers/wraith-recon-a-fantasy-rpg-of-covert-operations-an https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/9012/FeralGamersInc?term=feral+&affiliate_id...

In the latest of the Designers & Makers series of Fireside Chats I sit down with Cavin aka YourProGM. We talk gaming expectations, gamemaster theory, social media and more. Strangely enough, we don't talk much about professional GMing. We'll have to do a follow up ;) Links: Twitter @Datum7113 https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQ6eI4pUYRrz_cfSzD1Kbfw?view_as=subscriber https://www.instagram.com/...

The Sassoon Files, a Call of Cthulhu Mythos sourcebook, was destroyed by Chinese censors, reasons unknown. Is this something RPG publishers should be concerned about? Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server RPG Breakfast Club Coast to Coast Podcast

In today's entry in the Designers & Makers series of Fireside Chats I sit down with Joshua Desa of Genius Loci Games. We talk publishing, kickstarters, past and future works, fair cost of art and generally chew the fat. INHO, Josh's Pyramid of the Lost King is one of the best setting / adventure releases one can find in the OSR.  (yes, that there is an affiliate link) Support Tavern Chat...

The Tavern Chat Podcast should surpass 100k plays sometime on 3/25/19. Woot! In the first session of James Spahn's new Swords & Wizardry Complete Campaign, we blew ourselves up. And I get to play in Tim Shorts' new campaign tonight. Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discord...

In this entry in the Designers & Makers series of Fireside Chats I sit down with Tobias / Owlbear of the D20Pro Virtual Table Top . We talk VTTs, gaming, systems and more. https://d20pro.com/ Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server RPG Breakfast Club Coast to Coast...

Tavern Chat is less than 500 plays from 100k. The Tenkar's Tavern Discord has over 1800 members. Ernest Gary Gygax Jr.'s Marmoreal Tomb Campaign Starter Kickstarter hits more snags - detailed critical review forthcoming. Oh, and I'm going to be playing in not one but TWO OSR campaigns starting Sunday / Monday. As a player! Woot! Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the...

Yep, I sat down, again, with Alex Macris, best known in the OSR for the Adventure Conquerer King System rules, to talk about his new release available on Amazon - Arbiter of Worlds: A Primer for Gamemasters https://amzn.to/2UPlfWp (note - this is an affiliate link and using such will support The Tavern) Link to the original Fireside Chat with Alex Macris https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/episodes/E258-...

This is the first of a weekly series called Talking Crit with Erik & Mike. Michael Badolato (Bad Mike) and myself (Erik Tenkar) are well known to be able to riff of each other for hours on end. We've been told we should take the show to the podcast airwaves and so we have. We talk Gary Con, a pulled Kickstarter, Paizo, WotC and whatever else catches our attention. Squirrel! Support Tavern Chat...

In today;s Fireside Chat I talk with Jeff "Jolhoeft" of the Virtua Rasa Virtual Table Top. We had some technical issues with the voice server on Discord while recording the first 25 minutes or so, but we ended the chat strong :) Basic Access to Virtua Rasa is free. We’re trying to fund Virtua Rasa entirely with the community’s support! We don’t collect anything but your email address, and we don’t...

I sat down with Janet of World Anvil for a Fireside Chat. World Anvil is an amazing tool for authors, artists and most importantly for us, Gamemasters. Janet and I discuss the history of World Anvil and some of its many features. Best of all, its basic features are free :) https://www.worldanvil.com/about Support Tavern Chat https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on P...

There is a narrative going around the gaming community that I wrote Swords & Wizardry Light to steal the thunder from Swords & Wizardry Complete 3rd Printing. I figured its time to set the record straight. Support Tavern Chat - https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server RPG Breakfast...

Today we bring back Courtney Campbell, he of the Hack & Slash blog and author of the recent Autarch release - Eyrie of the Dread Eye . (there is an affiliate link above. using the Tavern's affiliate links help to support The Tavern) Support Tavern Chat - https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/support Support the Tavern Chat Podcast on Patreon Read the Tenkar's Tavern Blog Join the Tenkar's Tavern Discor...