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Thank you all for playing with me for my birthday weekend! I recap the events, and then talk with B.J. Boyd of the Arcane Alienist (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/arcanealienist) about replaying the classic BX & AD&D1e modules. This is part 1. Part 2 of the discussion will be on the Arcane Alienist! My wife Amy does the cover clip art. You can send me a message (voice or text) vi...

Ben & I get together to talk about his games & his company, New Comet Games. We talk, Call of Cthulhu, Top Secret, Zeta Complex, & Ultimate Dinosaur Fighting! https://www.newcometgames.com/ Also check out our YouTube channel for some of Ben's Games that we have run! Horror at El Dorado Royale parts 1& 2https://youtu.be/IDJ_IuefsUs https://youtu.be/wyq413tcEs8 and my Marvel Multiver...

Arlen of Live from Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWastelandand)Darkfluid of The Silver Key podcast (https://darkfluid.substack.com/) join me to talk about Ozzy and his passing. We also get a call from BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/arcanealienist) to add some more thoughts

Jeff Talanian of North Wind Adventures & I get together for a great conversation of past, present, and future of Hyperborea & North Wind Adventures, with some gaming & music tossed in. https://www.hyperborea.tv/ Today's thumbnail is from the cover of the Hyperborea 3rd Edition, Referee's Manual. Art by Charles Lang. Used with permission. TJ does intro/outro music. You can send...

i get together with my players to discuss the year of our Hyperborea campaign. It was really fun. Thank you to B.J. Boyd of the Arcane Alienist (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/arcanealienist/), Dark Fluid of The Silver Key (https://darkfluid.substack.com/), Tim & Joe for joining me to discuss our thoughts. The game Hyperborea, created by Jeff Talanian can be found here -- https://www...

Paul Wolfe and I talk about games and specifically his latest sandbox set of adventures in Witch Lords of Skull Mountain, part 1. https://www.mysticbull.com/ https://mysticbull.blogspot.com/ https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/4951/Mystic-Bull-Games Today's art is the a clip of the cover of Witch Lords of Skull Mountain by the incomparable Craig Brasco. TJ does intro/outro music. You can...

In this episode I sit down with artist Del Teigler to talk about Sword & Sorcery, Fantasy Art, and creative process. Also, we talk about games. You will recognize his art from Hyperborea, Sword & Wizardry, Arden Vul, and many other games. You can find his work here: https://www.youtube.com/@delteigeler-illustrator https://dteigeler.artstation.com/ https://del-teigeler-illustrations.printif...

Jason Connerrly of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jason376/) joins me to discuss the show Duster, currently on MAX starring Josh Holloway, Rachel Hilson & Keith David, created by J.J. Abrahms & LaToya Morgan. We ask if Duster fits in the category of the Modern Western, and what that might mean. We also talk about what games we could use to model the a...

This is an extra Episode this week! I sit down with Rob Alderman from Pulp Hummock Press, know for his product Gods of the Forbidden North for OSE. Spoiler Warning! Rob discusses Book 3 design considerations. Cover art from the GotFN v.1 book by Terry Vanatta https://pulphummock.com/ You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail.com) o...

Amy conducts an interview with .the Culture Cue Crew! The Experience Sharing Game! Culture Cue is a game about players and their stories. Culture Cue was created as a way for players to connect and share their experiences. Culture Cue connects people through storytelling between different generations. Culture Cue brings people of different backgrounds together. Culture Cue is a game focused on you...

Just me this time. Had a few thoughts driving back from NTRPGCON. Also check out the latest Cerebrevore episode where the Arcane Alienist, Darkfluid & I talk about the Con'. https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/cerebrevorelives/ Please check out our YouTube channel - The GMologist Presents ( ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@thegmologist)⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Today's art is the Cover Art is by Amy...

I get together with Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland)and BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist (https://www.youtube.com/@ArcaneAlienist) to discuss games, books, NTRPGCon and other shenanigans. Oh and there's an unboxing! Eternal Night of Lockwood https://publishing.andrewsmcmeel.com/book/eternal-night-of-lockwood-adventure-for-zweiha...

BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist https://open.spotify.com/show/5vaztEEwKq1Npjg47MtX6A?si=c8c2b1cbd9294df0&nd=1&dlsi=905be28b796041dc and I discuss some of the fundamental changes between D&D 5e 2014 v 2024 version. I also field calls from Jason Connerrly of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast ( https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jason376/ ), and MW Lewis (World's of MW Lewis: https://c...

Amy and I have a great discussion with Dee McKinney of Kismet Games on her projects, crowdfunding and gaming in general. You can find Kismet Games at https://www.kismet.games/ and their games catalog at DTRPG (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/browse?keyword=kismet%20games) Check out some information on their Rustwater World using the Black Sword Hack! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5ezx78bay4 htt...

I am joined again by Darkfluid of the Silver Key podcast ( ⁠⁠https://darkfluid.substack.com/) ⁠⁠ who explains the game Rolemaster to me. This third episode is on Spell Law and we discuss Rolemaster adjacent games. Also a call in from Joe Richter of Hindsightless (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/joe-richter9/) Please also check out the recent podcast from Nerd's RPG Variety Cast where...

Hitting some 'ends' in some games. I discuss what's next and what maybe to do when you hit the end of an adventure, story arc, game, etc. Cover art by Amy Lee. Thanks TJ for the intro/outro music. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail.com) or to my Speakpipe account: https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents

I am joined again by Darkfluid of the Silver Key podcast ( ⁠https://darkfluid.substack.com/) ⁠ who explains the game Rolemaster to me. The second part has been Skill & Arms Law. We have plans to revisit this topic to discuss Spell Law and run some combat challenges. Please also check out the recent podcast from Nerd's RPG Variety Cast where Jason discusses Rolemaster with GMShadow (https:/...

I am joined by Darkfluid of the Silver Key podcast ( https://darkfluid.substack.com/) who explains the game Rolemaster to me. The first part has been Basic Rules and Character Creation & Concepts. We have plans to revisit this topic and run some skills challenges & combats. Please also check out the recent podcast from Nerd's RPG Variety Cast where Jason discusses Rolemaster with GMSha...

I talk about the games that I have run both regularly and as one-shots this quarter. Also a call in and response from MW Lewis of the Worlds of MW Lewis Podcast (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/mwlewis/episodes/316-Fantasy-Literature-Review-of-The-Well-at-the-Worlds-End-e2imf99). Check out the podcast linked above for his discussion about William Morris (https://fantasy.bnf.fr/en/understa...

I have a great conversation with Arlen Walker of Live From Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland) about our current The One Ring game. We discuss the current rules set from Free League and previous editions of the game! https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/the-one-ring/ Please check out our YouTube channel - The GMologist Presents ( ⁠⁠⁠www.youtube.com/@thegmol...

I have a great conversation with Joe Salvador of Raven God Games (https://www.ravengodgames.com/ ). Check out his ongoing Reaver Kickstarter (https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravengodgames/reaver-sword-and-sorcery-role-playing-game-0/description) and his Eldritch Tales Products on drivethru (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/250356/eldritch-tales-lovecraftian-white-box Please check out o...

Inspired by a message from BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist podcast (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist), I talk about Metallica and that connection to H.P. Lovecraft and Call of Cthulhu. It's pretty cool! Also a Metal Minute on the band Pantera - The band that saved Metal in the 90s IMO. Also, some gaming talk. Please check out our YouTube channel - The GMologist Presents ( ww...

I am joined by Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland) to talk about our recent forays into games set in Roman Times. We also talk about Call of Cthulhu and Cohors Cthulhu, rules sets used in a couple of games we played this week. https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-getting-started/ https://modiphius.net/en-us/pages/cohors-cthulhu A...

Just me this time. I catch us all up on the games that I run currently and mention a few I play. Monday - Traveller, Coyote & Crow Tuesday - Twilight:2000, Tales of the Valiant Wednesday - Corsairs of Cthulhu, Hyperborea Thursday - Pathfinder 2, Warhammer Fantasy Friday - Cohors Cthulhu Saturday - The One Ring Sunday - AD&D 1e Also the Metal Minute where I talk about the album Hemispheres...

I get together with Steve Grodzicki from Pickpocket Press to discuss Tales of Argosa (Low-Fantasy Gaming 2nd edition) and other games. Check out Pickpocket Press https://lowfantasygaming.com/ Other Games: Primeval Thule https://www.sasquatchgamestudio.com/products/primeval-thule/ Harnworld https://columbiagames.com/harnworld/ Today's clip art is the cover for Tales of Argosa with the cover art...