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PODCAST

Keep off the Borderlands

"It"s about RPGs and stuff" ~ Free Thrall

Welcome to Keep off the Borderlands. Initially a podcast documenting my return to table top roleplay gaming following a thirty-year hiatus. Currently searching for excuses for why I haven"t GM"d yet. You can leave me an audio message here or via Speakpipe at https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands Email me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.com You can also follow me on Twitter https://twitter.com/FreeThrall and join the podcast Facebook group https://www.facebook.com/FreeThrall/

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41:52

Unbox-athon Part 2 - This Time it's Boxes (episode 190)

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2021/11/08

Featuring messages from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast and Karl Rodriguez. A little more Arthurian chat before we talk about getting serious with Mörk Borg and Call of Cthulhu.https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/352086/Chromatic-Dungeons-RPG?term=Chromatic+dungeonshttps://www.allrolledup.co.uk/?s=dee+sanction&post_type=producthttps://www.storymasterstales.com/https://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk/Honourable mentions: Safer Fantasy Crafting podcast, Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus and League

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40:05

Unbox-athon Part 1 - Hallow-Zine Special (episode 189)

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2021/11/01

Featuring messages from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Taylor of Clerics Wear Ringmail.https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/373291/Mouth-Broodhttps://planetary-games-ttrpg.itch.io/amnesiac-space-whaleshttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/328612/MORK-BORG-CULT-FERETORY?term=feretoryhttps://ozbrowning.itch.io/ozrHonourable mentions: Cairn and One-Shot World by Yochai Gal, Alluvial Plains by Barney Dicker, David Surman & Tom Barbalet, Chris Black's Black Hack 2E, Solitary Defilement from 1D10+5,

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42:23

Darkness Moves and Revenge of the Nerd's RPG Variety...

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2021/10/19

I kick things off by taking a look at Perplexing Ruin's evocative Cairn supplement Darkness Moves before responding to calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless, B. J. Boydd the Arcane Alienist and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. A little more Green Knight goodness, alignment and morality, some Best Left Buried and playing in Middle-Earth.Get Darkness Moves here https://perplexingruins.itch.io/darkness-movesWatch The Dungeon Inn - Philosophy in D&D here

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40:01

More Green Knight with Safer and Spoilers (187)

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2021/10/07

In this episode, I respond to a lovely message from Safer Fantasy Crafting concerning a theory he has about Sir Gawaine and The Green Knight. Essentially, it's another opportunity for me to witter on about David Lowery's amazing movie.Honourable Mentions: Alluvial Plains, League of Eternal Guardians by Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus, Everyone Games https://everyone-games.com/, Darkness Moves by Perplexing Ruins https://perplexingruins.itch.io/, Andy Goodman of Grizzly Peaks Radio.Music by Timothy J

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36:40

The Green Knight or How to Get Ahead in Chivalry...

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2021/10/01

I indulge in a little bit of unboxing including Best Left Buried: Deeper by Soulmuppet Publishing, The Hex Hack by John R Davis, Cairn by Yochai Gal and Side Quest: Fortress of Bones by Estragon Helmer. I respond to calls from Jason Connerley of Nerds RPG Variety Cast and Joe Richter of Hindsightless. I try to get to grips with the difference between Classic and Trad play before sharing a little spoiler-free review of David Lowery's The Green Knight.Honourable mentions: Middle-earth Role Playing

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35:48

Fun With Categories and a Little Congestion (episode...

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2021/09/13

I finally get around to replacing my copy of Titan: The Fighting Fantasy World. I answer calls from Safer Fantasy Crafting, B.J. of The Arcane Alienist, Joe Richter of Hindsightless, Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents..., Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast. Following the praise of my talented co-host from the last couple of episodes, I contemplate GMing, share my interest in Into The Odd Remastered Kickstarter and Trickster's Net, consider the

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50:42

RPG Podcast Episode a Month Day (episode 184)

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2021/08/31

Following an unscheduled month off, I'm back with a bumper episode.A long-awaited unboxing.Some equally long-awaited call responses for Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep, Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, Andy Goodman of Expedition from the Grizzly Peaks and Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus.Thanks to James Sral of Sub-Class Act, I discovered Parts Per Million solo aids and consider returning to an Into the Odd solo session from way back in episode 16 https://anchor.fm/dashboard/episode/e4psviInspired by

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30:07

Something Wild and Troika! Time (episode 183)

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2021/07/21

This episode features two very special (to me at least) guest appearances, an unboxing of David F. Chapman's Tarot driven WILD RPG from Stoo Goff https://www.wildrpg.com/ and a recap of a recent Troika! session run by Timothy J. Drennon. I played with Jason Connerley who also covered the session in episode 223 of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast https://anchor.fm/jason376/episodes/223-Troika-e1493ni."Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of NowhereContact me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.comCheck out

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15:15

What's in the Box? (episode 182)

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2021/07/10

After responding to a call from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Weal or Woe, I open a box and talk about the contents. Featuring Tortilla Flats by John Steinbeck, the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set and Swords & Wizardry Complete. "Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of NowhereContact me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.comCheck out what I'm up to on itch https://free-thrall.itch.io/--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall/message This is a public

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30:54

Lands of Legends Review (episode 181)

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2021/07/05

Back from a brief hiatus, I share some calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Evil Jeff of Minions & Musings and BJ of The Arcane Alienist regarding my improved audio. There's an unboxing/unopening of Bordercholly's Knights of the Road (a Kickstarter I backed for ZineQuest 3) https://bordercholly.itch.io/the-knights-of-the-road, followed by a review of OSR toolkit Lands of Legends from Axion Spice

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19:27

Casting the Pod (episode 180)

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2021/06/08

I've got a new microphone. I talk about podcasting and sound quality, almost forgetting I have a couple of call-ins from Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast.Honourable mentions: Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, Colin Green of Spikepit, Ray Otus of Plundergrounds, Tim Shorts of Gothridge Manor, Jason Hobbs of Random Screed, Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere and Jeff Collier of Tome of All Dooms.Music by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of

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20:42

An Alluvial Plains Pledge & Scratching That Itch...

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2021/05/31

I begin with a few calls from Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Weal or Woe, and Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus. I then reflect a little on my part in creating the Alluvial Plains setting for Barney's Vantage system before talking a little about the content of my Itch page https://free-thrall.itch.io/ Osseous, Pura, A Night in Veiglewood.Honourable mentions: Tom Barbalet of My Rules Are Better, David Surman, Dave Arneson, Free Kriegspiel,

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29:57

A Groats-Worth of Grotesques (episode 178)

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2021/05/27

Wherein I review George Patterson's rather unique "OSRish" baroque bestiary A Groats-Worth of Grotesques. Grab a copy here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/18534/The-Skull-as-a-Complete-Gentleman-CoIncluding some great calls from Julz Burgisser of Julz from NZ, Safer of Safer Fantasy Crafting, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Daniel Norton of Bandit's Keep and Safinho of Alone in the Labyrinth.Music by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of

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31:27

Dice Roles, Logic Holes & Tipsy Trolls (episode 177)

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2021/05/15

I touch on a variety of topics thanks to some great call-ins from Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere, John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries RPG Podcast, Joe Hardin of Biggus Geekus, Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus and Goblin's Henchman. Honourable mentions: Safinho of Alone in the Labyrinth, PBTA games, Jackson Malloy's Sword & Scoundrel, Barney Dicker's League of Eternal Guardians. https://free-thrall.itch.io/Music by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of

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40:39

The Ones You're Rolling With (episode 176)

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2021/05/07

A bunch of great call-ins from Colin "Spikepit" Green, Andy Goodman of Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks, Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Weal or Woe, Sanfinho of Alone in the Labyrinth and John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries. Covering a range of topic from Alexei Sayle to the zygomorphic nature of gaming community rivalry.Honourable mentions: The Dice are Screaming, The Alexei Sayle Podcast, Monty Python's Holy Grail, John Ruskin, William Morris, Jackson

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10:05

The Quest for Inclusivity (episode 175)

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2021/05/02

A relatively short episode addressing some concerns Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere had about episode 173 "Shirker's Playtime". I also recommend checking out Brian's Have to Look That Up podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/have-to-look-that-up/id1557503258Music by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of NowhereContact me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall/message This is a

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27:23

Story Stuff: The Tale of Brap Crudman (episode 174)

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2021/04/29

Following a call from Jason Connerley of Nerds RPG Variety Cast, I attempt to break down what I'm talking about when I refer to storygame elements using my experience of playing Jackson Malloy's Sword & Scoundrel and Chris Black's the Black Hack.Honourable mentions: Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland, Rollin' Bones with Ryan Howard, Dave Aldridge of dPercentile, and Alexei Sayle. Music by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of NowhereContact me at

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48:31

Shirker's Playtime (episode 173)

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2021/04/24

A star-studded lineup of calls from Safer Fantasy Crafting, Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus, Daniel Norton of Bandits Keep, Andy Goodman of Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks and Grizzly Peaks Radio, Jason Connerely of Nerds RPG Variety Cast, John Alan Large of Red Dice Diaries and Lieren of Updates from the Middle of Nowhere.I discuss how I construct episodes, session length of online play, Call of Cthulhu handouts, design notes, the possibility of keeping personal politics out of gaming, fast and slow

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5:31

Mia Culpa (episode 172)

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2021/04/22

Just a quick message addressing an erroneous remark I made regarding The Dice Are Screaming, episode 201: The Gamer Side Hustle.Music by Timothy J. DrennonContact me at spencer.freethrall@gmail.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/free-thrall/message This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit freethrall.substack.com

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40:47

Your OSR May Vary (with apology, Lavender Hack)...

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2021/04/22

First, I respond to a bunch of messages from Jason Connerely of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Joe Hardin of Biggus Geekus and Barney Dicker of Loco Ludus.This is followed by an ill-advised leap to the defence of the OSR. I talk about the liberal approach to roleplaying back in the day and the moving away from splatbook bloat.I then talk about the Lavender Hack by Phillip Lewis, B/X compatible rules that incorporates material from a wide variety of gaming sources.Music by Timothy J. Drennon"Warning" by

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