The Arcane Alienist

As we close out the holiday searon and head to the New Year, I want to thank all my listeners. Now go watch our Mörk Borg Christmas Special actual play " Holiday Hellions " at the GMologist YouTube Channel.

I've got calls about Mörk Borg from Riley of Diagetic Advancement and from Karl and Amy of the GMologist Presents , and a recap of the latest D&D with Theater Kids in which we see why random rolls and referee rulings are the raddest route to robust roleplaying. Also, be sure to check out this episode of Analytic Dice , where Kevin and Gabe discuss Black Sword Hack . It really stirred up some i...

The final installment of my Mörk Borg solo play using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sölitary Defilement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Eldar Rottentoe discovers the corruption that plagues the Rancid Maze of Chrud Nech. Will he survive? Special music for this episode courtesy of romulosandri, from ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pond5.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠

Happy Indigenous People's Month and Happy Thanksgiving to everyone. Not much content here, but this month I did appear on two other podcasts discussing Indigenous Americans in fiction and roleplaying games: Nerd's RPG Variety Cast discussion of Steven Graham Jones novel The Only Good Indians The GMologist Presents discussion of Indigenous people in roleplaying games

Another installment of my Mörk Borg solo play using ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sölitary Defilement⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Eldar Rottentoe must survive an encounter with the walking dead deep within the Rancid Maze of Chrud Nech. Special music for this episode courtesy of romulosandri, from ⁠⁠⁠⁠www.pond5.com.⁠⁠⁠⁠

I've got a call from the GMologist, followed by another installment of my Mörk Borg solo play using ⁠⁠⁠⁠Sölitary Defilement⁠⁠⁠⁠ . Eldar Rottentoe survives a knife fight and discovers a deadly new magical power. Special music for this episode courtesy of romulosandri, from ⁠⁠⁠www.pond5.com.⁠⁠⁠

Another installment of my Mörk Borg solo play using ⁠⁠⁠Sölitary Defilement⁠⁠⁠ . Eldar Rottentoe goes deeper into the Rancid Maze of Chrud Nech and makes a new friend (much to the chagrin of Urm). Special music for this episode courtesy of romulosandri, from ⁠⁠www.pond5.com.⁠⁠

In this episode I recount the latests OSE/Knave game, where I tested out my latest idea - the combat procedure deck.

Another installment of my Mörk Borg solo play using ⁠⁠Sölitary Defilement⁠⁠ . Eldar Rottentoe enters the Rancid Maze of Chrud Nech and must overcome his first battle with its inhabitants. I also have a call from Karl Rodriquez of The GMologist. Be sure to go over to Kickstarter and back Reaver , an amazing game by Joe Salvador of Raven God Games. You can find interviews and actual plays at the GMo...

In this episode I have the latest installment of D&D with Theater Kids, wherein an epic battle with a dragon takes only one round to resolve. Also, we have calls from Joe Richter of the Hingsightless podcast and Riley from Diagetic Advancement . September is suicide awareness month. Help is available at 988 Lifeline. Just call or text 988 or visit the website .

Here's the second installment of my Mörk Borg solo play using ⁠Sölitary Defilement⁠ . The story picks up as Eldar Rottentoe confronts a band of goblins guarding the entrance to the Rancid Maze of Chrud Nech. CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains a reference to suicide. If you or someone you know is experiencing suicidal thoughts, please contact a healthcare professional or go to the closest e...

Just a short episode to commemorate International Talk Like a Pirate Day with some reflections on two of my most pirate-like characters. Also, anyone up for Pirate Borg?

In this episode, I dive into Mörk Borg solo play using the supplement Sölitary Defilement by 1d10+5. Listen as Eldar Rottentoe and his weird little dog approach the Rancid Maze of Chrud Nech! I also have calls from Joe Richter of the Hindsightless podcast and Riley of Diagetic Advancement . Special music for this episode courtesy of romulosandri, from www.pond5.com.

In this episode we go dark and experimental with Mörk Borg character creation and first person narrated solo play. Meet the esoteric warlock, Eldar Rottentoe, and his vicious little dog, Urm. It's mud core, but it's good clean fun. Special music for this episode courtesy of romulosandri, from www.pond5.com. It can be found here: https://www.pond5.com/royalty-free-music/item/124082052-greed...

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