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Phantom Thoughts
Capturing the gaming ghosts in my brain and rendering them in audio form. Like if Ghostbusters used a reel-to-reel instead of that foot triggered trap thingy.
Episodes
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RPGaDay 2023 2nd ten days combo episode
2nd ten episodes of RPGaDay 2023 combo It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. These…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 20
Day 20 Keyword-Twenty It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place…
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RPGaDay2023 day 19
Day 19 Keyword-Published It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place…
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RPGaDay2023 day 18
Day 18 Keyword-System It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place a…
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052 Calls and Dangerous Encounters
It's RPGaDay month! I react to calls from Daniel, Rich, and Jason and play out two encounters in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. - Bandit's Keep…
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RPGaDay2023 day 17
Day 17 Keyword-Funniest It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story refers to…
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RPGaDay2023 day 16
Day 16 Keyword-Wish It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story refers to events…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 15
Day 15 Keyword-Module/One Shot It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 14
Day 14 Keyword-Convention It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 13
Day 13 Keyword-Demise It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place at…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 12
Day 12 Keyword-Still It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place just…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 11
Day 11 Keyword-Weirdest It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place…
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051 Why Solo
It's RPGaDay month! I list a whole passal of podcasts YOU should give a listen to, react to calls from Jasons (including, why solo roleplay), talk about MCDM…
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RPGaDay 2023 1st ten days combo episode
1st ten episodes of RPGaDay 2023 combo It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. These…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 10
Day 10 Keyword-Fiction It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 09
Day 9 Keyword-Dice It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place about…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 08
Day 8 Keyword-Character It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 07
Day 7 Keyword-Smartest It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 06
Day 6 Keyword-Never It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story takes place…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 05
Day 5 Keyword-Oldest It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story is a…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 04
Day 4 Keyword-Recent It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story is a letter sent…
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050 Jay, Jason, and the Mad Nomads
It's RPGaDay month! I go into my plans for this great event, react to calls from Jay (new caller!) and Jason and even roll some dice in the aftermath of big…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 03
Day 3 Keyword-Bought It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story is one of the…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 02
Day 2 Keyword-Gamemaster It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story is a…
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RPGaDay 2023 day 01
Day 1 Keyword-First It's RPGaDay month! I use the keywords to generate little stories in the world of Tales of the Dragon Slayers. This story is a…
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049 Don Your Halberds and Helmets, Let's Battle
I talk about Halberds and Helmets, a podcast, game, and blog/wiki by Alex Schoeder, react to calls from Jason, Joe, and Daniel and a mass combat in the world…
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048 The XP Superhighway
A call from Joe from Hindsightless about training. Can the way GM's assign XP put limits on player choices? And more in the world of the Dragon Slayers. -…
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047 Training Time
Calls about how do you refer to the person who runs RPG sessions from Jason, Daniel, and Joe. Old school games have training to level up, but what about…
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046 Orc Wishes
What do you call someone who runs the RPG session? Calls about wishes from Jason, Daniel, and a new caller, Rich(!!) . And the Dragon Slayers are on the road…
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045 I Wish I May
Calls about traps, the Basilisk Hills Breakdown podcast, and the Dragon Slayers make a wish or two - Nerds' RPG VarietyCast (with Jason)…
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044 It's a Trap!
Swords and Wizardry Complete Revised - Call ins from Jason and Joe - Traps in old school games - Tales of the Dragon Slayers…
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043 Player Agency...and Dwarves!
Dicecards drivethrucards page https://www.drivethrucards.com/product/383279/Dicecards - Dicecards wesite http://dicecards.oojits.com/ Hwaet story telling game…
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042 Inventory, Logistics, and the Answer(ing of call-ins)
Nerds' RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376 - Hindsightless (with Joe) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 - Sandbox Generator by Atelier…
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041 The Dice Are Talking
Nerds' RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376 - Hindsightless (with Joe) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 - Goblin's Henchman's blog…
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040 Dragon Fight postgame
How I put together a 1st level party to confront a huge, ancient red dragon, and how well I played both sides and executed the battle. With calls from: -…
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039 Enter the Dragon!
James Atherton Youtube (Halfland scenarios) https://www.youtube.com/@jamesathertonyt - Korg Slayer Kickstarter…
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038 Kicking it on the run
Nerds' RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376 - Swords & Wizardry Complete Revised Rulebook -…
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037 Shall we play a game?
Buy Korg Here: https://ko-fi.com/s/df1fa8e2a7 - Check out the Basilisk Hill Breakdown podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/todd-leback/episodes/ -…
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Quick hit - All the World's Monsters
The All the World's Monsters books Jason talks about on the 3/12/23 episode of The Nerds' RPG Variety Cast "System Sunday" are part of the GM's Day sale on…
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036 A Nerd's Variety of Denizens and Alienists
A new Denizen of the North - Call-ins from Jason of the Nerds' RPG Varietycast about Backstory, RPG and skirmish games, and from Jason and BJ of the Arcane…
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035 Denizens and the OGL Bruhaha
A new denizen of the North, a Call from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, I talk about next steps if Wizards of the Coast implements the leaked OGL 1.1 -…
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034 Story, History, Backstory
A short ramble wheerein I believe I've spotted the core difference between old school and new school gaming. (YMMV) - Hindsightless (with Joe)…
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033 Denizens, Calls, and Plotting About...Plot
The last December Denizen of the North, Call-ins from Jason and Joe (podcast links below) and I ponder plot, living worlds, and player input in campaigns -…
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032 Dungeons and Denizens: Procedures, Plot, and the Latest Poop
Phantom Feedback from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, another Denizen of the North, and discussion on #dungeon23, procedures, plot in OSR style games…
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031 Procedures, Orcs, and Joe
Call ins from Joe from the Hindsightless podcast (link below), another Denizen of the North, and I ask can using procedures in RPGs go too far? - Hindsightless…
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030 Skills and Chill(y)
Something on Twitter caught my attention. - A call from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. - Skills in OD&D style OSR games. - Another Denizen of the North…
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029 And Yet
Phantom Feedback from Jason of the Nerd's RPG Variety Cast - Some final thoughts on OctOSR and themed months for podcasts - Start of a December-long feature…
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028 Inside the beast
I discuss what valuable things might be inside large critters. Also a call from Jason at Nerds RPG Variety Cast - Check out the 1 Player podcast episode of So…
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027 What R We Doing
My take on the "R" in OSR and calls from Jason and Joe! Check out their padcasts, linked below: - Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason)…
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026 More Rule Zero
I expound a little more on Rule Zero, what I think it's sometimes perceived to be and what I believe it is. Also a contender to end the Anchorpocalypse.
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025 OctOSR Phantom Feedback: Theater of the Railroad
Call ins from Spencer aka Free Thrall from Keep off the Borderlands podcast about aphasia - Joe from Hindsightless about maps and minis - and Daniel from…
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024 OctOSR Rule Zero and Mean Gary
My take on why Rule Zero is. And why does Gary Gygax seem so mean to players in the AD&D DM Guide? Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR: -…
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023 OctOSR Phantom Feedback - DM Notes and Theatre of the Mind
Calls from Jason of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast on how he manages his DM Notes and using Theatre of the Mind to run RPGs - Also check out these podcasters…
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022 OctOSR - Theatre of the Mind vs Maps and Minis
Exploring the notion of Theatre of the Mind RPG play that seems very widespread in OSR groups - Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR: -…
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021 OctOSR - Call-ins - Rulings and Player Skill
Call-in from Evil Jeff of Minions and Musings and Jason from Nerds' RPG Variety Cast about Rulings over rules and Jason on Player skill - Check out their…
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20 OctOSR Campaigns
Campaigns are a staple of OSR play. But how many ways are there to do a campaign? And is railroading always bad? Also check out these podcasters participating…
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019 OctOSR - Player Skill
Player skill in OSR games - Also check out these podcasters participating in OctOSR: - Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason) https://anchor.fm/jason376 - The…
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018 OctOSR - Call-ins - This is our (procedural) domain
Call-ins covering domain play, the main character in OSR campaigns, and does rules light mean procedural heavy - Evil Jeff's take on ruling over rules…
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017 OctOSR - Domain Play
Talking about domain play as an extension of the party centered play of the OSR. OctOSR related episodes…
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016 OctOSR - Old School Characters
A brief talk about old school characters - Check out these other podcasts participating in #OctOSR - Nerd's RPG VarietyCast (with Jason)…