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In this episode we look at the culture of cyberspace and cyberpunk in the world of RPGs The post Cyberpunk RPG Ep.72 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

Following the interview with Dan Whitehead, we discuss our formative years with computers The post 80s Computers and RPGs Ep71 Pt2 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

Special Guest of virtual GROGMEET, Dan Whitehead takes us to the Speccy Nation The post ZX Spectrum Games (with Dan Whitehead) Ep.71 Pt. 1 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

More listener questions are answered by Dirk and Blythy. The post ThunderPhase! TTRPG Questions and Answers Ep.70 Pt.2 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

Let's look back at the wonderful worlds created by White Dwarf covers. The post White Dwarf RPG Covers (with ThunderPhase) Ep. 70 Pt. 1 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

In this episode, we have a very special guest. Marc Miller is the creator of the Traveller Role-Playing game and in this interview he talks to Dirk the Dice about his first encounter with Dungeons and Dragons. He also talks about the origins of Traveller and his trip UK Games Day. Judge Blythy, our resident … Continue reading "Traveller RPG Revisited (with Marc Miller) Ep 69" The post Travel...

This episode follows the theme of the previous one, where we looked at Adventure Design. This time at the book club we have the amazing Johnn Four who shares his Five Room Dungeon method and explains how story techniques can add to our gaming. Judge Blythy and Dirk the Dice look back at the games … Continue reading "Five Room Dungeons (with Johnn Four) Ep. 68" The post Five Room Dungeons (wi...

A review of the highs and lows of gaming in 2023 with a Book Club visit from Gaz from The Smart Party podcast. The post Review of 2023 in RPGs (with Gaz Bowerbank) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

Live from GROGMEET 23, join us as we roll back the years with Mike Mason. We look at the key moments in the history of Call of Cthulhu: its origins and its early campaigns. In Library Use, Blythy and Dirk look at Cults of Cthulhu and Different Worlds and consider the world populated by people … Continue reading "Cults of Cthulhu (with Mike Mason) Ep 66" The post Cults of Cthulhu (with Mike M...

A homecoming. The GROGNARD files returns to Glorantha, the setting where our RPG life began. 4mins – Jeff Richard joins us at the Book Club to talk about The King of Sartar, Greg Stafford’s epic book of The Dragon Pass. The discussion also includes The Cults of RuneQuest. 26 mins – Judge Blythy and Dirk … Continue reading "Glorantha (with Jeff Richard)" The post Glorantha (...

Behold the man! Michael Moorcock joins us in the room of role-playing rambling to talk about memoir, the multiverse, movies and much more. I recommend Sanctom Secorum and Appendix N Bookclub interviews too. I have appeared on Breakfast in the Ruins talking about Letters from Hollywood. I recommend Moorcock’s latest trilogy The Sanctuary of the … Continue reading "Michael Moorcock Ep. 6...

Continuing to find inspiration from urban horror/fantasy, in this episode we look at The Stranger Times and Children of the Stones The post Liminal Inspirations Ep.63 (with C.K.McDonnell) (Part 2) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

Join us as we discover the places and people 'between' with Paul Mitchener, creator of Liminal RPG The post Liminal (with Paul Mitchener) Ep.63 (Part 1) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

Another repeat! This the next in the ongoing campaign to remaster the files from the early GROGPODs. Some of the early ones are difficult to hear, so this has been equalised. It does result in some strange gaps and distortions, but nothing too distracting I hope. The roll of dice are missing from here because … Continue reading "Call of Cthulhu Ep.2 (Part 2) – REMASTERED" The post Call...

You'll need at least two brews and a whole packet of Hob Nobs while we go on and on about UK Games Expo 2023. The post UK Games Expo Report 2023 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

Join Dirk the Dice, climbing to the top of Arthur’s Seat in Edinburgh for an episode that we used to label ‘extra’ but who cares if they have an episode number? Jon Cohen from Tale of the Manticore joins us to share his First, Last and Everything. He mentions Mythic and The Quiet Year in … Continue reading "Tale of the Manticore (with Jon Cohen) ep.62" The post Tale of the...

The early episodes are steadily being remastered with an extra segment reflecting on the episode eight years on. The post Call of Cthulhu Ep.2 (Part 1) – REMASTERED first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

Star Frontiers returns. This time we are looking for adventure! The post Star Frontiers Ep 61 (Part 2) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

This time we look at a TSR classic and consider the history of the company post Gygax The post Star Frontiers (with Ben Riggs) Ep.61 (Part 1) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

Don't panic, it's only a game, sit back have a hob nob, as we explore satan, RPGs and Tom Hanks .... Aye! The post Dangerous Games (with Joseph Laycock) Ep.60 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

We enter the strange world of the cult movies and the macabre in this episode with the help of Hypnogoria Podcast. The post Vaesen (and Moviedrome with Hypnogoria) Ep.59 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

The Armchair Adventurers have had another incredible year of gaming. Dirk and Blythy roll out the red carpet to the GROGGIE awards. At the Book Club, Bud talks about Viral: A Modern Call of Cthulhu Scenario. The post Review of 2022 (with Bud’s RPG Reviews) Ep 58 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

Join us at GROGMEET22 where we meet Chris McDowall, author of Into the Odd and Electric Bastionland. The post Into the Odd RPG at GROGMEET22 (with Chris McDowall) Ep. 57 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .

This is the GROGPOD naked. There’s no interviews or GROGSQUAD sections, it is just Dirk and Blythy talking bobbins. Swordbearer was a game that we played a lot for a brief period. We liked it, but for some reason it didn’t connect and become a game that did not stick in our repertoire. Why not? … Continue reading "SwordBearer RPG Ep.56" The post SwordBearer RPG Ep.56 first appear...

This time we explore the worlds of Savage Worlds from Deadlands to Slipstream and beyond. The post Savage Worlds (with Christian Nommay) Ep55 (Part 2) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files .