The Red Dice Diaries

In this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about session titles, recent OSR October episodes and various old-school primers. Our callers this episode were: Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Kevin at the Redcaps Podcast Spencer from Keep off the Borderlands Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php If you want to check out my Yout...

Inspired by Spencer's excellent Keep off the Borderlands podcast, in this OSR October episode, I'm taking a more positive look at Electric Bastionland and talking about whether I think it's an OSR game. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can find the episode of Keep off the Borderlands that inspired this episode here:...

In this OSR October episode I'm chatting a little bit about Zines within the OSR space and why I think they're valuable. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can find the wikipedia definition of zines I read out here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zine Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: h...

In this OSR October episode I complete my look at the Principia Apocrypha an old-school gaming primer. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can get hold of the Principa Aprocrypha here: https://lithyscaphe.blogspot.com/p/principia-apocrypha.html Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakp...

In this episode we're answering some of your lovely voicemails. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Many thanks to our callers: Jason at the Nerds RPG Variety cast: https://anchor.fm/jason376 Randy at Biggus Geekus: https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus Marcus Weger Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: ht...

In this OSR October episode I'm talking about the Principia Apocrypha an old-school gaming primer. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can get hold of the Principa Aprocrypha here: https://lithyscaphe.blogspot.com/p/principia-apocrypha.html Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speak...

Inspired by Rob C's Down in a Heap podcast , for this OSR October episode I'm talking about one of my favourite supplements, Magical Industrial Revolution by Skerples . Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can check out Skerples blog at: https://coinsandscrolls.blogspot.com/ And his products are on DrivethruRPG: https://www....

In the first of my OSR October episodes I'm taking inspiration from Rob C's Down in a Heap podcast and am talking about what the OSR means to me. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Other podcasts doing OSR October: Down in a Heap - https://anchor.fm/rob-c Nerd's RPG Variety Cast - https://anchor.fm/jason376 Redcaps Podcas...

In this episode I'm giving you some reasons why you might want to consider giving your sessions a title and some tips for creating said title if you do. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with...

We're back after a month break and we're talking about some of the benefits that you can reap from sharing the descriptive load with your players. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with...

𝐓𝐨 𝐛𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝 𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐨 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐨𝐲? Ugo  begins to investigate the ancient families of the boat people seeking  the mystery of the blind beggar, whilst Franco searches for answers to a  more modern puzzle. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus ep...

With  a stolen fetter taken from the Il Redentore church, Aurelio summons a  shade from the dark past of Venice, but will it bring wisdom or  damnation? --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit reddicediaries.substack.com

As our coterie of wanderers and necromantic leg-breakers begin to  investigate the deeper mysteries lurking in Venice, puzzles whose nature  might be linked to the very layout of the city, a more modern diversion  raises its head. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other...

A murdered priest brings a group of unlikely Kindred together in the  damp districts of Venice, and the circumstances of his death threaten to  unearth a greater mystery drowned beneath the city for decades. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get acce...

After wrapping up our Smoke & Snow OSE campaign we've decided to run  a short/finite campaign of a different system and genre, after some  discussion we decided to run a Vampire the Masquerade 5th Edition game  set in Venice. In our session 0 we talk creating characters and what  sort of game we want. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/the-red-dice-diaries/mes...

Inspired by an episode of the Hindsightless podcast I'm pondering why sometimes guns can feel like a bit of a letdown in D&D and OSR games, and I make some suggestions as to what you can do about it. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Check out Hindsightless at: https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Want to get involved in the convers...

In this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about book snobbery, Face Folio and whether or not monsters should follow the same rules as the PCs. Our callers this episode were: Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Randy over at  Biggus Geekus Joe at the  Hindsightless podcast Goblin's Henchman Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electroni...

In this episode of the podcast I'm pondering the question of whether I've become a book snob and discussing what got me thinking about it. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php If you'd like to check out my wife Hannah's YouTube craft channel you can find it at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPFTmjtOmA8SaZldpppB4sw W...

In this episode I'm taking a look at a ZQ4 entry from Goblin's Henchman, the Face Folio. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php The ZQ4 kickstarter for Face Folio can be found here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/facefolio2/face-folio-for-zine-quest-4 You can find Goblin Henchman's Anchor podcast here: https://anchor.fm...

In this episode of the podcast I'm asking whether monsters and PCs should always follow the same rules and am giving my opinion on the matter. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You can leave us a voicemail: https://www.speakpipe.com/RDDRPGPodcast If you're having issues with Speakpipe...

In this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about using cards to generate a random wilderness and how D&D is changing to meet the desires of the modern audience. Our callers this episode were: Ron Frazier Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to get involved in the conversation? You c...

In this episode of the podcast I'm taking a look at a preview of the Folklore Bestiary presented by the Merry Mushmen of Knock fame. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php At the time of recording the Folklore Bestiary as live on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/896102915/a-folklore-bestiary You can purchase the Knock...

In this episode of the podcast I'm talking about an article featured in Knock issue #3 by James Malizsewski, and how it made me think about what I get out of D&D. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can purchase the Knock zine from: https://www.themerrymushmen.com/shop/ You can check out more fom James Malizsewski at: https:...

In this episode of the podcast I'm running through the procedure for creating random wildernesses using playing cards and some D20 as written by Eric Nieudan and featured in Knock issue #3. Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php You can purchase the Knock zine from: https://www.themerrymushmen.com/shop/ You can check out more from by E...

In this voicemail episode I'm responding to calls about using cards in games, ending campaigns, future potential Fate projects and Hyperspace D6, amongst others. Our callers this episode were: Ron Frazier MacKenzie Glen Hallstrom AKA Ol' Man Grognard Joe of the Hindsightless podcast Title Music: Fireworks by Alexander Nakarada (Public Domain) : https://freepd.com/electronic.php Want to g...