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The Vintage RPG Podcast

Join Stu Horvath and John McGuire as they delve into their favorite tabletop roleplaying games from the past, present and future!

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21:44

Good Books 2023

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/11/13

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re looking at some cool books that came out in 2023. Perhaps in a novel twist on frequency bias, Stu noticed a bunch of books hitting shelves that, like steak and red wine, seem to pair well with his own Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground in a variety of ways. So here we are, chatting about Adam Rowe’s Worlds Beyond Time, Astral Eyes’ Spell Bound, Aaron A. Reed’s 50 Years of Text Games, the two-volume Talking Miniatures from Shaggy Dog Publishing and

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23:56

Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/11/06

In January, the Vintage RPG Podcast is going to the Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo (PAGE) to sell some books and play some games, so we thought we’d talk to the expo organizer, Ron Meischker, to see what to expect. Stu’s never been to a game expo! New things are fun and exciting! * * * PAGE runs January 5-7. When buying your pass, be sure to use coupon code VintageRPG to take $15 off the price! * * * Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! Buy it! Patreon? Discord

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28:22

The Abyss of Hallucinations

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/10/30

In the tradition of Ozzy Osbourne asking the long-dead Aleister Crowley what went on in his head, this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we ask the very much alive Max Moon what’s going on in his. As it turns out, he’s working on a third volume of The Abyss of Hallucinations, his RPG setting that merges MÖRK BORG with themes pulled from Crowley’s Book of Lies. The first two volumes, as well as a reprint of Book of Lies were produced as gorgeous zines, but the third will be a frankly stunning

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22:54

The Ancestral Trail

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/10/23

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at The Ancestral Trail (1993), a serialized fantasy fiction released in fortnightly intervals in the UK. Every issue a new environment and a new, monstrous foe. It’s a pretty standard, if sometimes surprisingly gruesome, story, but the real draw is the art by Julek Heller. Amazing stuff! * * * Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! Buy it! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need

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23:57

Beyond the Supernatural

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/10/16

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at Beyond the Supernatural (1987), Palladium’s horror RPG that anticipates a bunch of mechanics and lore that would be important for Rifts and the Megaversal system. Richard Corben on the cover, Steve Bissette doing tons of interiors, this books is worth it for the art alone. * * * Rest easy, Shane. * * * Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! Buy it! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you

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30:45

Halls of Horror

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/10/09

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk about dungeon tiles, specifically Halls of Horror (1986), the set of haunted mansion tiles produced by Games Workshop. We also talk briefly about the board game Mystery Mansion and the fact that Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is pretty much IN STORES NOW. * * * Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! Buy it! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need are right here in one place

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23:40

Don't Play This Game

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/10/02

It’s just a game, right? This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, Hambone talks to Charlie Menzies about the found footage solo RPG Don’t Play This Game. I was busy with book stuff so I couldn't be on this show, and weirdly, I haven’t seen nor heard from Hambone since. It’s weird. I’m sure he’s fine. Anyway, coming to Kickstarter soon. What’s the worst that could happen? * * * Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is up for pre-order now! Buy it now! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things

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20:40

The Dare

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/09/25

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re getting into the spooky season a little early with The Dare (2020), a scenario for Call of Cthulhu that pits some costumed kids against a haunted house and the thoroughly horrific witch that lives there. Originally written by Kevin A. Ross as a somewhat legendary tournament module in the late ‘80s, this modern renovation featuring kid-sized Call of Cthulhu rules brings the game to modern audiences for the first time. It’s notable for being one of the very

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24:30

Realm of Chaos

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/09/18

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we explore the Realm of Chaos, the two-volume opus from Games Workshop dedicated to all things chaotic. Slaves to Darkness (1988) and The Lost and the Damned (1990) detail the four lords of chaos, their armies, the mutations they inspire and so much more, in terms suitable for all the Warhammer games of that period. Even more exciting is the collection of vibrant (if often gross) art by a who’s who of killer Games Workshop illustrators. A high watermark for

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24:33

Barkeep on the Borderland

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/09/11

Pull up a stool and name your poison! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat with W. F. Smith, the mastermind behind Barkeep on the Borderlands! This Ennie Award-winning zine is the product of over thirty collaborators, including 11 guest writers and 17 artists, who worked together to reimagine the classic D&D cavern crawl B2: Keep on the Borderlands as a BAR crawl. You see, in the centuries since the original adventurer’s cleared out the Caves of Chaos, a festival celebrating that

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25:43

Bloodsport Gambler

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/09/04

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat with Dillon Morton, the creator of Bloodsport Gambler, a game betting on horrifically brutal arena combat. And, because of all that debt, you can’t afford to lose those bets, so it is also a game about lying, cheating, rigging, sabotaging, sneaking and otherwise finagling any advantage you can scrape together so as to make your wagers count. Avoid the guards, pay off the syndicate, try not to lose everything, or you might wind up in the fighting pits

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18:32

Arkham Investigator's Wallet

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/08/28

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re opening up the Arkham Investigator’s Wallet, from the prop maestros at the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society. It’s a real leather wallet, stuffed with ‘20s-style IDs, paperwork, newspaper clippings, a trolley coin, a mysterious key and much more. The props tie directly with the scenario book The Dog Walker, which is included and can be run for a group or solo using a special PDF. Other items promise to be of use with Chaosium’s forthcoming guidebook to

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24:35

Swordthrust

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/08/21

Climb into the Titan’s ear! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re talking about Swordthrust (1984), a particularly wild scenario from Mayfair’s Role Aids line of D&D supplements. Despite the generic sounding title, this adventure sees players exploring the brain of a hibernating Titan and navigating his dreams made flesh in order to find an artifact of incredible power (sort of). While it is sort of unusually weird for the period, it is also a great example of how a certain amount of “gonzo”

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49:55

Tony DiTerlizzi Interview (Remastered)

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/08/14

Contrary to Mick's claim, time was not on our side this past week, so we had to dig into our archive for another remastered rerun. When we redid the fairly recent Erol Otus interview last time, I made a mental note to stretch further back and pluck our interview with Tony DiTerlizzi out of the mists of time. It remains one of my favorite RPG chats, public or private, and certainly deserves a second moment in the spotlight. Original show notes from June 24, 2019: We have a very special guest this

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23:50

Champions

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/08/07

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re talking about Champions, from Hero Games, a major evolutionary step in point-buy RPG systems, one of the best regarded superhero RPGs of all time AND the cornerstone of the broader, semi-universal Hero System. It’s a whole lot of four-color fun! * * * Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is up for pre-order now! Get in Regular or Deluxe, but maybe consider getting it via Bookshop, yea? Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the

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30:22

The Monster Overhaul

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/07/31

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at The Monster Overhaul, by Skerples, a book that looks to reimagine not just the monsters but the book that contains them and the way we use them in play. It's hugely ambitious, largely successful and full of amazing art by a heap of talented artists; basically a must have for your shelves, folks. (Sorry, wallets). Grab in on Indie Press Revolution! * * * Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is up for pre-order now! Get

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25:31

The Armory’s 30-Sided Dice Gaming Tables

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/07/24

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, Stu finds a book he didn’t know he owned: The Armory’s 30-Sided Dice Gaming Tables. It’s weird and mostly useless, but has some nice (though odd) illustrations (by Greg Barrett, who did the cover of The Dragon #1), and, bizarrely, anchors a small line of increasingly useful sourcebooks. Who’d a thunk? * * * Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is up for pre-order now! Get in Regular or Deluxe, but maybe consider getting it via Bookshop, yea

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24:39

The Complete Warlock

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/07/17

This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at The Complete Warlock, one of the earliest hacks of the original D&D — the rules were compiled from a homebrew California-area game in 1975 and finally saw print in 1978, only to be buried by the then-fresh Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. It’s still an interesting system, especially considering it corrects OD&D in a lot of similar ways Gygax did with AD&D. It also has a number of mechanical innovations that anticipate systems seen later in RuneQuest and

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21:04

Dungeons & Dragons ReAction Figures

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/07/10

Toys, toys, toys. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at the new Dungeons & Dragons toys released as part of Super7’s ReAction Figures line. As with other ReAction toys, these are old style figures with five points of articulation, in the mode of Kenner’s original Star Wars toys. Deliciously, these figures are based on some iconic characters from the covers of D&D books — the Efreeti from the Dungeon Masters Guide, the Sorceress from the Erol Otus Basic Set and the Githyanki from the Fiend

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33:00

Erol Otus Interview (Remastered)

The Vintage RPG Podcast ·

2023/07/03

Stu's got a full plate, so that means a rerun! This week, please enjoy a remastered version of our 2021 interview with legendary RPG artist Erol Otus! * * * Keep up to date on Erol's RPG work by following him on Facebook. Definitely keep an eye out for restocks of his currently sold out line of tees and prints at Bay Merch! Big thanks to Skinner for putting us in touch! * * * Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is up for pre-order now! Get in Regular or Deluxe, but maybe consider

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