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Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast

Twice a month (nominally) podcast about tabletop role playing games, exploitation movies, board games, miniature war games, and whatever else attracts my interest. Callers can use my Speakpipe account https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast you can also send an email to nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Ray Otus provided the coffee cup clip art and TJ provides my music. Comments made by me are mine alone and do

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00:31:29

491 Complexity in Roleplaying Games

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/04/21

In this mailbag extravaganza the listeners discuss their thoughts on complexity in roleplaying games. Sam also talks suppressive fire and I say something nice about GURPS! Calls from Joe, Anthony, Amy & Karl, Chgowiz, and Sam. Dungeon Craft The Problem with Crunch https://youtu.be/14wMG2FN70I Find the callers here: Joe Richter (Hindsightless) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-richter9⁠ Anthony aka Runeslinger (Casting Shadows) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger Amy

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00:42:11

490 Reavers of the Mailbag

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/04/18

On this episode we have another Reaver recap plus we open the mail bag for a guest unboxing of CMON's Masters of the Universe Kickstarter, complements for other callers & guests, how to do a movie review, and more thoughts on martial arts in role playing games. Calls from "the Joes", Sam, Anthony, Daniel, and Jason Hobbs. Reaver: Sword & Sorcery RPG Quickstart https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/419427/Reaver-Sword--Sorcery-RPG-Quickstart Hissatsu Folder designed by James

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00:19:15

489 Stay Frosty & Slipgate Chokepoint on System Sunday

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/04/16

This episode we delve into one of my favorite systems and an expansion that is designed to emulate first person shooter video games like Doom, Quake, and Unreal Tournament. Stay Frosty PDF on itch.io https://caseyg.itch.io/stay-frosty Slipgate Chokepoint & Ectotectonics PDFs on itch.io https://andrewwalter.itch.io/ Stay Frosty PDF on DrivethruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/206742/Stay-Frosty Slipgate Chokepoint, Map Pack and Ectotectonics PDFs on DrivethruRPG

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01:36:09

488 The Wolf Man: Rob & Jason vs Universal Monsters Pt 6

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/04/12

Rob from the Down in a Heap podcast joins me to talk about 1941's The Wolf Man! We also discuss 1935's Werewolf of London. Spoiler alert for both films. This is part of a series of podcasts we are doing where we discuss the Universal Monster movies. Down in a Heap https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-c Previous shows in this series Dracula https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rob-c/episodes/Rob--Jason-vs--The-Universal-Monsters-Part-1---Dracula-eu54iq/a-a8ge3u Frankenstein

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00:38:38

487 Ron's Old-School Compendium + Nemesis with Karl...

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/04/08

In the fourth entry in this Year of Pyun where I celebrate the movies of Albert Pyun my friend Karl from joins me to discuss the 1992 sci fi action movie, Nemesis. This podcast is full of spoilers for the movie. First I talk about a brand new rules supplement on Lulu for AD&D 1E type games. "Ron's Old-School Compendium" is a compilation including hundreds of all-new monsters, spells, and magic items designed to be compatible with 1st Edition AD&D, OSRIC, and other old-school

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00:44:04

486 Phone Call Friday

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/04/07

A short reminder of the upcoming fifth anniversary of Art Bell's passing. Calls on martial arts in RPGs from Stan (first time caller!), Colin (Spikepit), & Spezbaby (Peter). Calls on Apocalypse World, The Crow by Joe (Hindsightless). Calls on VTT Character Sheets and more detailed combat by Daniel (Bandit's Keep) and Karl (The GMologist Presents). Daniel also comments on the current management of the Tunnels & Trolls, and Flying Buffalo's, IP. Find the callers here: Colin

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00:25:27

485 Monster & Character Encounters with JE Shields

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/04/05

Artist James Shields joins me to discuss Monster & Character Encounters (MACE) which is currently on Kickstarter. A zine of 50 new monsters, their traps, and treasures. These aren't your daddy's dragons. MACE https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jeshields/monster-and-character-encounters JE Shields https://jeshields.com/ Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145 Speakpipe for international callers: https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast The

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00:15:53

484 Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades with Karl Rodriguez

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/04/02

On this Spotlight Sunday Karl joins me to discuss this Wuxia TTRPG by Brendan Davis & Jeremy Bai published by Osprey Games. Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades PDF https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/339100/Righteous-Blood-Ruthless-Blades-Wuxia-Roleplaying Righteous Blood, Ruthless Blades Kindle https://a.co/d/3BKRwJS Wandering Heroes of the Ogre Gate http://www.bedrockgames.net/Wandering-Heroes-of-Ogre-Gate.html Listen to Karl on his podcast The GMologist Presents

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00:51:16

483 Tag Team Match!

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/31

I talk about the Severed Fate and Random Quest kickstarters plus field calls about Spotify's engineered Anchorapocalypse, tactics in RPGs, Palladium's Recon, VTT online vs in person play, Savage Rifts, Tri Tac Games, my questionable back catalog, the Space Alert board game, Red Dwarf, The Crow, Tunnels & Trolls third party products and my early episodes from 2019! Kickstarter watch: Severed Fate ⁠https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/severedfate/severed-fate Interview with Laurel and

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01:31:53

482 Martial Arts Award Show

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/28

Here it is, the awards show for the March Martial Arts Contest. Join Joe Richter and myself as we play all the entries & announce the winner. Movies discussed Musa the Warrior https://youtu.be/6_935RXjYmo , Shinobi No Mono https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinobi_no_Mono , Kung Fu Hustle, Once Upon a Time in China II, Ultimax Force https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jvyDfU1mh08 , Big Trouble in Little China, Enter the Dragon, The Raid, The Karate Kid, The Next Karate Kid, Kung Fu, Kiss of the

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01:10:23

481 Dollman with Joe Richter

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/26

In the third entry in this Year of Pyun where I celebrate the movies of Albert Pyun my friend Joe from joins me to discuss the 1991 sci fi action movie, Dollman. This podcast is full of spoilers for the movie. Dollman is free on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UUXw0NOElk8 Where to find Joe: Hindsightless https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-richter9 Come to: DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ GrogCon in Orlando, FL on 29 Sep to 1 Oct,

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00:04:43

480 How to kill a fan base (Tunnels & Trolls)

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/24

The company that bought Flying Buffalo and the Tunnels & Trolls brand has asked DrivethruRPG to remove all third party T&T products. Discussion on Vin’s T&T TrollBridge https://trollbridge.proboards.com/thread/4243/3rd-party-stuff-off-dtrpg Contact Kurated Korner (Flying Buffalo webstore) & Webbed Sphere Inc to tell them we want a good third party publishing avenue for Tunnels & Trolls. Flying Buffalo contact https://kuratedkorner.com/pages/contact Webbed Sphere Inc contact

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00:47:03

479 Runeslinger on PbtA

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/22

Daniel and Anthony weigh in on the recent conversation about how good a GM you need to be to run Powered by the Apocalypse style games. There is also talk about tactics skills and abstract vs very detailed combat. Karl discusses the Anchorapocalypse and I do a quick run down on my most recent game sessions. Calls from: Daniel (Bandit's Keep) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/daniel-norton Anthony (Casting Shadows) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/runeslinger Karl (The GMologist

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01:05:58

478 Bureau 13 Stalking the Night Fantastic on...

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/19

In this super stuffed episode I discuss Tri Tac Games' history and their classic game of investigative urban fantasy in all its various forms. Tri Tac Games website https://tritacgames.com/ Tri Tac Games on DrivethruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/12036/Tri-Tac-Games-LLC Richard Tucholka interview https://tritacsystems.podbean.com/e/christmas-special-richard-tucholka-interview/ Come to: DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ GrogCon in Orlando, FL

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00:41:19

477 The Devil is in the Details

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/15

Callers weigh in on the conversation about tactics and detailed combat in RPGs. Dungeon Musings YouTube Channel https://youtube.com/@DungeonMusings Reaver: Sword & Sorcery RPG Quick Start https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/419427/Reaver-Sword--Sorcery-RPG-Quickstart Deluxe Revised Recon https://palladium-store.com/1001/category/RECON.html Calls from Joe (Raven God Games) https://ravengodgames.blogspot.com/ Joe (Hindsightless) https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/joe-richter9 Karl (The

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00:05:46

476 Media Blitz!

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/13

Quick bonus episode to plug two things. My friend's AD&D module is a just a few dollars and days away from funding and Chaosium's All The World's Monsters books are on sale until March 15th. I also play a call from The Pink Phantom. Nicomeidens Tower https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/worldsofmw/nicomeidens-tower-a-dungeon-rpg-adventure All The World's Monsters 1 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1712/All-the-Worlds-Monsters-Vol-1 All The World's Monsters 2

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00:13:48

475 Iron Falcon Handbook of Monsters and All The...

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/12

I talk about Chris Gonnerman's Iron Falcon Handbook of Monsters and why it is worth your attention if you are into old school games. I also mention Chaosium's All The World's Monsters series at the end of the show. Iron Falcon https://www.ironfalconrpg.com/getit.html All The World's Monsters 1 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1712/All-the-Worlds-Monsters-Vol-1 All The World's Monsters 2 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1713/All-the-Worlds-Monsters-Vol-2 All The World's Monsters 3

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00:36:26

474 Down but not out

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/11

I talk about why I haven't been around much, Neon Genesis Evangelion, remind everyone about our martial arts movie contest, and open the mail bag. RPGPUB thread on CthulhuTech https://www.rpgpub.com/threads/lets-read-cthulhutech.4856/ Goblin's Henchmen Perception Checks https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2023/03/07/perception-like-checks-too-transparent-add-an-uncertainty-opacity-die/ Glitterbois Episode 118 On Perception Rolls from February 3 2023

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00:19:30

473 Apocalypse World on Spotlight Sunday

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/03/05

Joe from Hindsightless joins me to talk about Apocalypse World and Powered by the Apocalypse style games on today's Spotlight Sunday. Hindsightless Podcast https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 Apocalypse World https://lumpley.games/apocalypseworld/ Apocalypse World: Burned Over (no sex moves) https://lumpley.games/burnedover/ Also mentioned: Dekahedron RPG Podcast http://www.dekahedron.com/ Masks https://magpiegames.com/pages/masks Monster Hearts https://buriedwithoutceremony.com/monsterhearts Monster of

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00:11:17

472 Dirty Pair / Gunsmith Cats Disclaimer!

Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast ·

2023/02/27

A follow up thought to Episode 471 Double or Nothing on Spotlight Sunday. Be aware the Dirty Pair and Gunsmith Cats manga are for mature readers only, the 1985 Dirty Pair TV show is not and is fine for general audiences. Call from Joe (Hindsightless) https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9 and Karl (The GMologist Presents) https://anchor.fm/karl-rodriguez Come to: DaveCon in Bloomington, MN on 13-16 April, 2023 https://www.davecon.net/ GrogCon in Orlando, FL on 29 Sep to 1 Oct, 2023

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