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First Quest: The Music from 2023-12-11T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at (and listen to) First Quest: The Music, a double LP record of electronic music and narration for an officially licensed (and totally rid...
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The Marvelous Children of Inang-Uri from 2023-12-04T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, Momatoes is back to chat with us about her new RPG, The Marvelous Children of Inang-Uri. It’s a worldmaking game that spans generations, has a spla...
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Good Books 2023, Part 2 from 2023-11-27T05:00
A couple weeks back, Stu talked about some books that came out in 2023 that he thought were notable. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, Hambone’s got his own picks for books that are well wor...
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Russ Nicholson Interview (Remastered) from 2023-11-20T05:00:50
We lost a real legend in Russ Nicholson this year. I can honestly say that Russ and his work sneak into my mind in short order whenever I talk about fantasy art at length, no matter the period. ...
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Good Books 2023 from 2023-11-13T05:00
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 ...
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Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo from 2023-11-06T04:00
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 ...
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The Abyss of Hallucinations from 2023-10-30T04:00
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...
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The Ancestral Trail from 2023-10-23T04:00
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 environme...
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Beyond the Supernatural from 2023-10-16T04:00
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 Ri...
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Halls of Horror from 2023-10-09T04:00
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...
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Don't Play This Game from 2023-10-02T04:00
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 co...
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Realm of Chaos from 2023-09-18T04:00
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 ...
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Barkeep on the Borderland from 2023-09-11T04:00
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 ...
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Bloodsport Gambler from 2023-09-04T04:00
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, y...
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Arkham Investigator's Wallet from 2023-08-28T04:00
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...
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Swordthrust from 2023-08-21T04:00
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. ...
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Tony DiTerlizzi Interview (Remastered) from 2023-08-14T04:00
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, ...
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The Monster Overhaul from 2023-07-31T04:00
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 w...
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The Armory’s 30-Sided Dice Gaming Tables from 2023-07-24T04:00
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) i...
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The Complete Warlock from 2023-07-17T04:00
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 19...
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Dungeons&Dragons ReAction Figures from 2023-07-10T04:00
Toys, toys, toys. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at the new Dungeons & Dragons toys released as part of Super7’s ReActio...
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Erol Otus Interview (Remastered) from 2023-07-03T04:00
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!
The Unknown from 2023-06-26T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at the strange world of the unknown. We chat about a bunch of books (like Time/Life’s Mysteries of the Unknown) and television shows (somehow...
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The Dragon #1 from 2023-06-19T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at The Dragon #1 (1976), the first issue of one of the most important RPG-focused magazines (also known as Dragon and Dragon Magazine, on and...
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Reach of the Roach God from 2023-06-05T04:00
Turn on all the lights! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we delve into Reach of the Roach God, the new, massive hardcover installment of the Thousand Thousand Islands series. It’s ...
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Cycle of the Werewolf from 2023-05-29T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out Stephen King and Bernie Wrightson’s Cycle of the Werewolf (1983). Born as a concept for a novelty calendar, it blossomed into an illus...
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Expedition to the Barrier Peaks from 2023-05-15T12:51
The best of the first wave of TSR-produced D&D modules? Certainly the quirkiest! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out S3: Expedition to the Barrier Peaks. It’s the one wit...
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West Marches from 2023-05-08T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we discuss the concept of the West Marches, a style of play for large groups of players and on-demand GMs (mostly intended for D&D and its derivatives). Wes...
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Empire of the East from 2023-05-01T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out Fred Saberhagen’s classic science fantasy trilogy. The last volume, Changeling Earth, got name-checked in Appendix N, but all three pr...
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Amazing Tales from 2023-04-24T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk about Amazing Tales, a simple RPG designed to introduce children into the hobby. And that’s just what Stu did with his son a couple of week...
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Portents of the Degloved Hand from 2023-04-17T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat with Matt Johnson about Portents of the Degloved Hand, a kinda gross and very risky card-based omen supplement for everyone’s favorite doom...
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Dungeons&Dragons: Honor Among Thieves from 2023-04-10T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, Hambone and Alex (our long-suffering editor), go to see Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves so Stu doesn’t have to! They weave a compelling tal...
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The Highest Level of All from 2023-04-03T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat with Michael Monaco about his new book excavating the history of Fantasy Wargaming called The Highest Level of All. The game is a ...
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BattleCards from 2023-03-27T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out Merlin Publishing’s BattleCards, a neat, if doomed, combat card game that came out in 1993. Design credit goes to Steve Jackson (UK) a...
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A Time to Harvest from 2023-03-20T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out A Time to Harvest, a recently released campaign for Call of Cthulhu where players take the role of Miskatonic University students on a...
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The Maze of Peril from 2023-03-13T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we descend into The Maze of Peril (1986), a fantasy novel by Dr. John Eric Holmes. Holmes is best known for creating the first D&D Basic Rules<...
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James Wallis Interview from 2023-03-06T14:46
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re talking to James Wallis about his forthcoming book Everybody Wins. It’s a fantastic book that charts the recent history of board games throug...
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The Unspeakable Oath from 2023-02-27T05:00:02
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re looking at The Unspeakable Oath, the Call of Cthulhu fanzine from Pagan Publishing (and later, Arc Dream). Debuting in 1990, the zine feel emblematic ...
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Zine Month Round Table from 2023-02-20T05:00:02
Stu took a sick day so this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, Hambone called in Tony Vasinda of Plus One Exp, Adam Vass of Listen
Dungeons&Dragons Toys in 2023 from 2023-02-13T05:00:02
Old friends, new looks! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re looking at NECA’s Ultimates versions of the LJN Dungeons & Dragons action figures Warduke and Grimsword. We also check out Has...
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Liminal Horror from 2023-02-06T05:00:02
Dying malls and office buildings corrupted by extradimensional entities? Sounds like this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re talking about Liminial Horror. A hack of Cairn ...
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Into the Odd from 2023-01-23T05:00:01
We’re embarking on a tour of ultra-lite RPGs for the next few weeks on the Vintage RPG Podcast. Up first: Into the Odd Remastered, Chris McDowall’s extremely streamlined D&D-esque rules...
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Fantasy Gamer's Compendium from 2023-01-16T05:00:02
Back the third party publishing of the 80s — this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at GameScience’s Fantasy Gamer’s Compendium (1983), a collection of six smaller books o...
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Dungeons&Dragons Third Edition from 2023-01-09T05:00:02
And we’re back! Hope y'all had an excellent holiday season. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we sort of tackle the third edition of D&D. Not so much the system (though we hit the broad stro...
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The Rust Monster (Remastered) from 2023-01-02T05:00:02
We decided to take a couple weeks off for the holidays, so we remastered a couple older episodes for your enjoyment. We'll be back with a new episode on January 9.
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Sears Wish Books, 1982-84 (Remastered) from 2022-12-26T05:00:02
We decided to take a couple weeks off for the holidays, so we remastered a couple older episodes for your enjoyment. We'll be back with a new episode on January 9.
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Dragonroar from 2022-12-19T05:00:02
War hedgehogs! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out Dragonroar, the first major fantasy RPG out of the UK, and boy is it British. Beware, for man-eating penguins lie in wa...
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Advanced Fantasy Fighting from 2022-12-12T05:00:02
Fighting Fantasy? That's for babies. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at Advanced Fighting Fantasy, the full-fledged RPG rules derived from the (not really for babies) Figh...
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Down in the Dungeon from 2022-12-05T05:00:02
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at the amazing fantasy RPG-inspired art book, Down in the Dungeon (1981), by Don Greer. This amazing collection of art retells the adventur...
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Cadabra Records from 2022-11-28T05:00:03
Horror stories on vinyl! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we digress a little bit to talk about Cadabra Records and their “nightmares on vinyl.” T...
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Heresy of Rot from 2022-11-21T05:00:02
Back to back heresy, just like we like it. Last week, we did Heirs to Heresy, this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re talking about John’s new adventure Heresy of Rot, co-a...
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Heirs to Heresy from 2022-11-14T05:00:02
They seem to be at the center of every occult conspiracy mystery ever written, so of course they have an RPG! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at Heirs to Heresy, Al...
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Call of Cthulhu 40th Anniversary from 2022-11-07T05:00:02
In 2021, Call of Cthulhu turned 40 years old! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re looking at some of the print products that came out in 2022 to celebrate that mind-blasting anniversary ...
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I6: Ravenloft (Remastered) from 2022-10-31T04:00:01
FLASHBACK to October 29, 2018. Two friends in a remote club house. Lightning flashes. Thunder roars. The rain hammers the window in torrents. Within, they discuss…I6: Ravenloft! Yep, th...
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The Enchanted World from 2022-10-24T04:00:03
There were terrors lurking in the shadows when the world was young! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at Time/Life’s classic series, The Enchanted World. Over 21 lushly illust...
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Colonial Marines from 2022-10-17T04:00:02
Game over, man! Actually, wait, no, as usual, we can’t always trust Stu’s first impressions. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at the Colonial Marines Operations Manual (202...
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Monty Python’s Cocurricular Mediaeval Reenactment Programme from 2022-10-10T04:00:02
And now for something completely different! Well, not completely, but it has been a while since we did an interview. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat with Brian Saliba and ...
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WHPA-13: Weird Heroes of Public Access from 2022-10-03T04:00:02
Hambone is setting the pace this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast as we talk about WHPA-13: Weird Heroes of Public Access (2022) from Get Haunted Ind...
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The Enemy Within from 2022-09-19T04:00:03
Chaos lurks just under the surface. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk about the Enemy Within campaign for Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. We recap the original, theorize about w...
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Battlesystem from 2022-09-12T04:00:03
Chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarge! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at the Battlesystem, TSR’s mostly failed attempt to shoehorn wargaming back into the Dungeons & Dragons experience. We also ta...
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The Lost Wave from 2022-08-29T04:00:42
Lost, now found. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at NECA’s “Lost Wave” of Dungeons & Dragons toys. When LJN Toys shut down the D&D toy line, these four toys — Valkeer the Barbarian...
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Painting Miniatures from 2022-08-22T04:00:15
For years I’ve said I wasn’t going to paint miniatures. No talent, I said. No patience, I said. Too expensive, I said. I have enough hobbies, I said. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we tal...
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The Atlantis Bestiary from 2022-08-15T04:00:22
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at The Bestiary (1987) for Bard Games’ Atlantis RPG. While I’m fond of the stuff Bard Games made generally, this book is over-the-top aweso...
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Cults of Cthulhu from 2022-07-18T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out Chaosium’s new Call of Cthulhu sourcebook, Cults of Cthulhu. Despite the big squid being in the title of the game, the Great Old One i...
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Gamer's Handbook of the Marvel Universe from 2022-07-11T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at TSR’s massive, 8-volume compendium of Marvel comics lore, The Gamer’s Handbook of the Marvel Universe (1988-1992). They’re like a...
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Of Shadows from 2022-07-04T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we travel down the darkened hedgerows of British folk magic traditions with a look at Of Shadows: One Hundred Objects from the Museum of Witchcraft and ...
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Monstrous Arcana from 2022-06-27T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat about Monstrous Arcana, a series of sourcebooks and adventures late in the D&D 2E days that explored three of the game’s most iconic monsters in ala...
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Monsters n' Dragons from 2022-06-20T04:00
Another week, another discovery of some weird ass bootleg D&D toys! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, Stu discovers Arco’s dime store line of little plastic monster dudes, Dragons n’ Monster...
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Reverse Dungeon from 2022-06-06T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a turn at being the villains in Reverse Dungeon. An adventure from very late in the 2E D&D line, it is very much the D&D-ification of the c...
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Central Casting from 2022-05-23T04:00
If you like tables, we’ve got some books for you! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out Jennell Jaquays’ series of Central Casting books, for use creating both player and non-player...
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Borderlands from 2022-05-16T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we run to the border…lands. OK, never mind, I’ll leave the jokes to Hambone. For real: this week we’re talking about the RuneQuest box set Borderlands Listen
Players Handbook Rerun from 2022-05-02T04:00
A re-run? Yep, sometimes you just gotta rest the brains. So have a remastered Players Handbook! Originally aired to a whole different world, on December 23, 2019.
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The Fantasy Trip from 2022-04-25T04:00
Coming from an era of RPGs in which you could still get away with just naming your game Wizard, this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast we’re looking at Melee, Wizard and...
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Dragonriders of the Styx from 2022-04-18T04:00
Strap in, cuz we got bootleg toys! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, direct from the five and dime, we check out Stu's Dragonriders of the Styx toys from the early 80s. For a bunch of cheap ...
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Return to Dark Tower from 2022-04-11T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at another board game: Return to Dark Tower. This is Restoration Games’ new sequel/revamp of the 1981 Milton Bradley electronic boar...
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Invisibility from 2022-04-04T04:00
The ring of invisibility is one of the most iconic magic items in RPGs. But where does it come from? (Hint: it isn’t Tolkien!)
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Sailors on the Starless Sea from 2022-03-21T04:00
Our first funnel! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’ve got an after action report for the first half of the Dungeon Crawl Classics 67: Sailors on the Starless Sea, which Zog is r...
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Travellers from 2022-02-28T05:00
I recently came into possession of like five feet of Traveller and it made me realize, holy crap, there is a lot of Traveller! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a l...
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The Awards from 2022-02-21T05:00
You know what kind of sucks? Awards. Oscars, Grammys, whatever. RPG awards are no exception. But Joe DeSimone doesn't think they need to be that way. So he's starting his own awards for RPGs cal...
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Oracles and Stone Giants from 2022-02-07T05:00
Ever buy an old RPG box set and find some maps or a character sheet inside? For me, it conjures up a specific sort of warm feeling. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at some o...
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Zine Month from 2022-01-31T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, Hambone talks to Charlie Ferguson Avery and Alex Coggon of Feral Indie Studios about Listen
Neuromancer from 2022-01-24T05:00
"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." That’s the first line of William Gibson’s 1984 novel Neuromancer and, just like that, he pretty much codif...
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Dungeon Crawl Classics from 2022-01-17T05:00
Like your dungeon crawls to be over the top? This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we go way over the top and check out the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG. It’s got gonzo for days, horrible...
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The Broken Sword from 2022-01-03T05:00
Happy New Year! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we return to Appendix N and check out The Broken Sword, a novel by Poul Anderson. Unlike Three Hearts and Three Lions, it’...
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Monstrous Compendium from 2021-12-27T05:00
We got you some monsters for Christmas! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk about the Monstrous Compendium (1989) for second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. You know what...
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Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide from 2021-12-20T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk about the Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide (1990), the first Dungeon Masters Guide expansion for second edition Dungeons & Dragons. T...
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Alien Post-Mortem from 2021-12-13T05:00
Back in October, Stu ran “Chariot of the Gods,” the cinematic scenario in the Alien Starter Set. Not once, but twice! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast we talk about how it went. Who...
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Holiday Gift Guide (sorta) from 2021-12-06T05:00
It’s a little late for a holiday gift guide, even without the worldwide supply chain issues and shipping delays, so let’s call this episode of the Vintage RPG Podcast “Cool RPG stuff that came o...
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Escape the Dark Castle from 2021-11-29T05:00
We did Fighting Fantasy last week, so this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, it seemed like a fun idea to take a look at a board game inspired by Fighting Fantasy, the spectacular Escape the ...
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Fighting Fantasy from 2021-11-22T05:00
On the Vintage RPG Podcast this week, the guys talk about the famed adventure gamebook franchise, Fighting Fantasy, developed by Ian Livingstone and (English) Steve Jackson. Hambone also has a c...
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Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party Game from 2021-11-15T05:00
And now, here's something we hope you'll really like! Did you know that there’s a Rocky and Bullwinkle RPG? Yup: the Bullwinkle and Rocky Role-Playing Party Game! Do you even h...
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Treasure Hunt from 2021-11-08T05:00
Ships and desert islands and sea shanties and secret treasures: we’re getting nautical on this week’s episode of the Vintage RPG Podcast. First up, N4 — Treasure Hunt (1986), one of the...
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Point Nemo from 2021-11-01T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we're talking 3, 2, 1... Action! with 3, 2, 1... Action! creator Hambone! You probably remember Hambone kickstarted an adventure for the s...
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Babes in the Wood from 2021-10-25T04:00
Halloween is nearly upon us! For the last few years, we've reserved this week to chat about Ravenloft, but this year we thought we'd talk about a game that seems truer to the spirit of the seaso...
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Impossible Landscapes from 2021-10-18T04:00
Have you seen the Yellow Sign? We sure have. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we tackle the massive new Delta Green campaign Impossible Landscapes (2021). It instantly takes its pl...
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Amanda Lee Franck Interview from 2021-10-04T04:00
We’re excited to have game designer and artist Amanda Lee Franck back on the Vintage RPG Podcast this week! Amanda’s got a big old pile of exciting projects to chat about, from a zine about vaca...
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The Dungeon Alphabet from 2021-09-27T04:00
Time to practice our ABCs! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we're taking a look at Goodman Games' series of alphabet sourcebooks: The Dungeon Alphabet, The Monster Alphabet Listen
Black Magic from 2021-09-13T04:00
Horror on the Orient Express Post-Mortem from 2021-09-06T04:00
Choo-choo! Stu recently wrapped up running the Call of Cthulhu campaign Horror on the Orient Express after about a year and a quarter of weekly sessions. A momentous occasion! This week...
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Thousand Year Old Vampire from 2021-08-30T04:00
They say forever is a long, long time and, if Thousand Year Old Vampire is an indication, forever sure does suck. Is that a pun? That might be a pun. Sorry. Anyway, this week on the Vin...
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Erol Otus Interview from 2021-08-23T13:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk to legendary RPG artist Erol Otus! What more can I say?
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Shadows of Yog-Sothoth from 2021-08-09T04:00
Echoing the success of Chaosium’s recent Call of Cthulhu Classic collection Kickstarter, this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast we take a look at the first Call of Cthulhu campai...
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Deities&Demigods from 2021-08-02T04:00
What happened to Cthulhu? Was it a curse? Did TSR finally go to far? Did Chaosium steal the fire of the gods? Was it banned? Was it burned? On this week's Vintage RPG Podcast, we reveal the shoc...
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All the Worlds' Monsters from 2021-07-26T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at the first book of monsters for D&D. The Monster Manual? Oh, no, not that — the first D&D monster book was All the Worlds’ Monsters Listen
Delta Green (2016) from 2021-07-19T04:00
A few weeks back, we talked about the Pagan Publishing Delta Green sourcebooks for Call of Cthulhu. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we’re chatting about the standalone
Encyclopedia Magica from 2021-07-12T04:00
It ain’t treasure unless there’s some magic items, right?
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk about the Encyclopedia Magica, a four volume collection of every magic ite...
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Stu Wrote a Book from 2021-07-05T04:00
For a while now, Stu's been writing a book on RPGs. That changed last Monday, cuz he finished it. Hooray!
On this episode of the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk about the book. In its curren...
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The Throne of Bloodstone from 2021-06-28T04:00
Get to level 100, fight 10,000 zombies, beat up Orcus, steal his stuff and murder Tiamat in H4 — The Throne of Bloodstone, one of the most ridiculous D&D adventures ever published. Is i...
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Andrew Walter Interview from 2021-06-21T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat with Andrew Walter, one of the key artists defining the look of RPGs for the contemporary era. You’ve seen his art on the covers Old School Esse...
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Baron Munchausen from 2021-05-24T04:00
When we recorded this episode, I discovered my microphone was broken, so I fashioned a very large bullhorn using some bamboo poles and the sail cloth from an old schooner in the back yard. I poi...
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Delta Green (1997) from 2021-05-17T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG podcast we enter a world of conspiracy, spycraft and cosmic horror with a look at the original Delta Green (Arc Dream's stand alone Delta Green RPG...
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Book of Vile Darkness from 2021-05-10T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG podcast we check out Book of Vile Darkness (2002), D&D 3E's super edgy overcorrection of the family friendly 90s era. It's kinda weird! You'd think after de...
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Nick Tofani and Gradient Descent from 2021-05-03T04:00
Artist Nick Tofani joins us this week on the Vintage RPG podcast to talk about...
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David Hoskins Interview from 2021-04-12T04:00
This week, join us in welcoming the amazing David Hoskins to the show. You've ...
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What's in the Warehouse? from 2021-04-05T04:00
Back in November, in our holiday gift guide episode, we talked briefly with Je...
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Black Angel from 2021-03-29T04:00
This week, we check out the famous lost (and found) short film by Roger Christ...
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Fiend Folio from 2021-03-22T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, minds are blown! Somehow, we haven’t don...
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Dark Tower from 2021-03-08T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we journey to Jennell Jaquays’ Dark ...
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Goblinville and Rebel Crown Interview from 2021-03-01T05:00
We are joined this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast by the fine fellows from Narrative Dynamics, Michael Dunn-O'Connor and Eric Swanson. They ar...
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Appendix N: Peter Berbergal Interview from 2021-02-22T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we are joined by Peter Bebergal (Sea...
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Dallas: The Television Role-Playing Game from 2021-02-15T05:00
It was bound to happen eventually: this week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we di...
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Alice is Missing from 2021-02-08T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out what is possibly the first ever silent roleplaying game. A silent RPG? Seems impossible, but that's what Listen
Exalted Funeral Interview from 2021-02-01T05:00
Hold onto your wallets! This week, we chat with our pal Matt Kelley, the fello...
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Gamma World from 2021-01-18T05:00
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Metamorphosis Alpha from 2021-01-11T05:00
Mutants in space! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we dig into James M. Ward's Metamorphosis Alpha, the first sci-fi RPG people care about! Halfway through the massive colony ship'...
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Joe DeSimone Interview from 2021-01-04T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk to Joe DeSimone of The Academy of Games! We talk about ...
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A Visitor's Guide to the Rainy City from 2020-12-21T05:00
This week we on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at a thoroughly modern zine: A Visitor’s Guide to the Rainy City, by Rich Forest, illustrated...
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Palace of the Vampire Queen from 2020-12-07T05:00
Most folks would say Steading of the Hill Giant Chief was the first published adventure for Dungeons & Dragons. And they'd be wrong! While Steading was the first D&D adventure ...
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Chivalry&Sorcery from 2020-11-30T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at Chivalry & Sorcery. One of the earliest RPGs, it is another example of D&D players feeling li...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2020 from 2020-11-23T05:00
The holidays are here again! This year, instead of digging up gift suggestions ourselves, we've turned to the professionals. First up, we talk to Matt Kelley about the strange sights you can see...
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Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay from 2020-11-16T05:00
You asked for this! Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay! Grab your axe, smear some mud on your clothes, strap on some desperation and delve with us into the grim and perilous Old World. Stu laments havin...
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Mark Sable on Miskatonic from 2020-11-09T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat with our pal Mark Sable about his imminent comic series Miskatonic, which takes on Lovecraft, cosmic horror, racism, the Red Scare and more...
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Kathryn Hymes on Xenolanguage from 2020-11-02T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat with Kathryn Hymes of Thorny Games about Xenolanguage. Thorny Games makes games about language (see ...
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Ravenloft Campaign Setting from 2020-10-26T04:00
The mist swirl and we emerge someplace...evil. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we travel the dark and twisting paths of the Ravenloft campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons. Prepare yours...
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Vampire: The Masquerade from 2020-10-19T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we slip into the shadows of Vampire: The Masquerade, a topic far too sprawling for just one episode. We try to cut to the heart of the game's early...
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Thieves' World from 2020-10-12T04:00
Back alleys and dark deeds await in Thieves' World! In the latest episode of the Vintage RPG Podcast this week, we look at Robert Lynn Asprin and Lynn Abbey's gritty, shared-world fanta...
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World Action&Adventure from 2020-10-05T04:00
Who needs brave warriors, interstellar explorers or wise mages when you can roleplay...the mail man? Join us in the latest episode of the Vintage RPG Podcast as we investigate the extremely earn...
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Beasts&Behemoths and More! from 2020-09-28T04:00
Friend of the show Jim Zub is back on the Vintage RPG Podcast this week, with a bag full of fun new projects. First off is the Listen
Lankhmar: City of Adventure from 2020-09-21T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we walk the shadowy streets of Lankhmar: City of Adventure, one of the greatest RPG city sourcebooks. Based on the Fafhrd and Gray Mouser stories b...
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Stormbringer from 2020-09-14T04:00
Steal your strength and guard your soul: this week, the Vintage RPG Podcast looks at Chaosium's Stormbringer RPG. Designed by Ken St. Andre, Stormbringer is a high power and hi...
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Tales From The Loop from 2020-09-07T04:00
This week, the Vintage RPG Podcast travels back in time to the 80s that never were with Tales From the Loop, an RPG where extraordinary science fiction mysteries crash into the drearine...
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The Green Knight from 2020-08-31T04:00
Death before dishonor! This week, the Vintage RPG Podcast cracks open The Green Knight: A Quest for...
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Three Hearts and Three Lions from 2020-08-17T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we return to Appendix N and check out Poul Anderson's Three Hearts and Three Lions. Even though it starts off in World War II and features lots of ...
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Arduin Grimoire from 2020-08-10T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we crack open David Hargrave’s Arduin Grimoire! The eight book series, started in 1977, is a treasure trove of house rules and hacks for the origin...
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The Schwarzenegger Conan Movies from 2020-08-03T04:00
Crom! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look back that the Arnold Schwarzenegger Conan films, Conan the Barbarian (1982) and Conan the Destroyer (1984). They’re great fantasy films (OK, o...
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White Plume Mountain from 2020-07-27T04:00
Whelm! Wave! Blackrazor! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out the infamous White Plume Mountain, by Lawrence Schick, one of the greatest fun house dungeons of all time, fe...
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Banana Chan on Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall from 2020-07-13T04:00
This week, we talk to game designer Banana Chan about their latest tabletop RPG, Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall (co-written by
Tunnels&Trolls from 2020-07-06T04:00
Trolls! And Tunnels! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we look at Tunnels & Trolls, the earliest Dungeons & Dragons competitor. Designed by Ken St. Andre (Stormbringer), T&...
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HeartQuest from 2020-06-29T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at HeartQuest. Back in 1982, TSR launched a series of Dungeons & Dragons-based interactive novels called Endless Quest. Aimed at children, th...
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Mazes and Monsters from 2020-06-22T04:00
Stu and Hambone did something stupid. They watched the 1982 made-for-TV movie Mazes and Monsters, based on the Rona Jaffe novel of the same name, which is based loosely and idiotically ...
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Petty Gods from 2020-06-15T04:00
Not all gods are mighty. This week we look at Petty Gods, a collection minor divinities, genii locorum and otherwise trivial powers created by the OSR community from 2010 to 2015, colle...
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Back to the Future: Dice Through Time from 2020-06-08T04:00
Something a little different this week: we spoke to Chris Leder, lead designer of Ravensburger's forthcoming game Back to the Future: Dice Through Time. Chris shares his overwhelming en...
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Lord of the Rings Adventure Game from 2020-05-11T04:00
Remember the Lord of the Rings Adventure Game from Iron Crown Enterprises? I bet you don't! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at the short lived gateway game for Iron...
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Lightsaber Dueling Pack from 2020-05-04T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, in celebration of a weird made-up holiday, we take a look at a fun little one-on-one Star Wars game from West End Games: the Lightsaber Dueling Pack Listen
Time Enough At Last from 2020-04-27T04:00
You'd think now that the world is stuck at home, there'd be more time to play tabletop RPGs, right? True enough for Hambone, not so much for Stu. We talk about what we've been up to during the p...
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The Official Advanced Dungeons&Dragons Coloring Album from 2020-04-20T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we flip through the 1979 Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Coloring Album, written by Gary Gygax and illustrated by underground comic artist Greg Irons. Not only ...
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Gavin Norman Interview from 2020-04-13T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat with Gavin Norman, the creator of Old-School Essentials and the forthcoming Dolmenwood campaign setting. Witness his dark mastery ...
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Star Frontiers from 2020-03-30T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we travel to the furthest reaches of known space to explore TSR's space opera RPG Star Frontiers! We give you an overview of the game, the setting,...
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The Shadow People from 2020-03-23T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we journey deep under the earth to read the novel The Shadow People, by Margaret St. Clair. The bonkers 1969 sci-fi/fantasy novel was included in A...
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Bunnies&Burrows from 2020-03-16T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat about a game about playing rabbits: Bunnies & Burrows! This 1976 RPG is surprising for the time period and offered up a ton of innovation for RPG de...
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Wizards&Spells from 2020-03-09T04:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, author Jim Zub is back on the show. He tells us all about Wizards & Spells, the fourth volume of the Young Adventurer's Guides for Dungeons & Dragons. He mi...
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Horror on the Orient Express from 2020-03-02T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a train ride into terror in Horror on the Orient Express. We do an overview of what's in the massive Call of Cthulhu box set, discuss the s...
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The Isle of Dread from 2020-02-24T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we brave the unknown to explore the legendary Dungeons & Dragons hexcrawl, X1 - The Isle of Dread. We discuss the allure of empty maps, dinosaurs, ...
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Fantasy Wargaming from 2020-02-17T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we crack the cover of Bruce Galloway's Fantasy Wargaming (1981), one of several games of the period attempting to make a more realistic (and therefore more ...
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Old-School Essentials from 2020-02-10T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at Gavin Norman and Necrotic Gnome's Old-School Essentials, a modular restatement of the 1981 Basic/Expert Dungeons & Dragons rules....
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Fungi of the Far Realms from 2020-02-03T05:00
This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out the super weird, super niche RPG sourcebook from the Melsonian Arts Council, Fungi from the Far Realms, by Alex Clements and illustrated by Shu...
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The Keep on the Borderlands from 2020-01-20T05:00
This week, we take a look at the famed Dungeons & Dragons module B2 - The Keep on the Borderlands. We discuss how easy it is to find the module, even forty years later, the importance o...
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Russ Nicholson Interview from 2020-01-06T05:00
This week, we talk to the incomparable artist Russ Nicholson. Russ has created countless iconic illustrations for tabletop RPGs - you probably best know his work from the original Dungeons & Dra...
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D&D Monster Cards from 2019-12-30T05:00
A short and sweet look at Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Cards from 1981 - these are four sets of 20 cards with original full color illustrations by an all-star team of TSR artists on the f...
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Players Handbook from 2019-12-23T05:00
We crack the cover of the classic Players Handbook (1978) for first edition Dungeons & Dragons. We talk a lot about Trampier's iconic, forbidding cover, of course, but also dig into the equally ...
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Monster Manual from 2019-12-16T05:00
We dig into the original Monster Manual (1977), which is the dividing line between the old white box and the new first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. Along the way, we talk abo...
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Star Wars Galaxy Guides from 2019-12-09T05:00
Because Star Wars is hitting the critical mass point for 2019, we figured we'd add to the fun with an episode that looks at the Galaxy Guides series of sourcebooks for the West End Games Star Wa...
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Dungeons&Drawings from 2019-12-02T05:00
This week, we chat about the new monster art book Dungeons & Drawings, by Blanca Martinez de Rituerto and Joe Sparrow, which collects a little bit of folk lore and pop culture, a little...
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Holiday Gift Guide 2019 from 2019-11-25T05:00
Hi gang! This week, we’re getting ready for the holidays and wanted to help give you a leg up on your gifts for your friends and family around the gaming table (and maybe yourself too, let’s be ...
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Jim Zub, Part 2: Dungeons&Dragons vs Rick and Morty from 2019-11-19T05:00
We are back with the second part of our epic interview with Jim Zub! This time, Jim chats about his work on Dungeons & Dragons comic books, as well as the Listen
The Rust Monster from 2019-11-18T05:00
Hey, we're weekly! We talk about what that means for the podcast going forward (forget that we say its December in the episode. It isn't. Schedules change, OK?).
It would be rad if you jo...
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Jim Zub on the Young Adventurer's Guides from 2019-11-11T05:00
Well hello there, intrepid adventurer. We have quite the podcast for you today! We had the great pleasure of chatting with Jim Zub about the new Young Adventurer's Guides for Dungeons & Dragons....
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The Satanic Panic from 2019-10-28T04:00
This one was a long time coming. This week, we take a long and hopefully definitive look at the moral hysteria of the late 70s through the mid-90s, generally referred to as the Satanic Panic (CW...
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Pacesetter's Chill and an interview with Nathan D. Paoletta from 2019-10-14T04:00
Gather round, Chill Masters! This week, we're discussing the horror roleplaying game Chill (1984), by Pacesetter Games. Is it scary? Is it campy? We don't know, because Chill n...
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Ultraviolet Grasslands and Luka Rejec from 2019-09-30T04:00
This week, its all about artist, writer and game designer Luka Rejec. We discuss Witchburner, Luka's system agnostic witch hunt scenario. Then we dig into the forthcoming Ultraviole...
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Zweihander - Daniel Fox Interview from 2019-09-16T04:00
This week, we sit down with Daniel D. Fox, the creator of the Ennie Award-winning Zweihander Grim & Perilous RPG. We talk about everything from the proper pronounciation of "zweihander...
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Endless Quest from 2019-09-02T04:00
This week, we're talking TSR's Endless Quest gamebooks. They're like Choose Your Own Adventure, but with D&D and, well, boring. Sort of! Maybe we're being too hard on them. We dig in to the firs...
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Dragonlance from 2019-08-19T04:00
We dive right into it, talking the history of Dragonlance - the modules, the novels, the...animated movie? It is the first major metaplot in tabletop RPGs and catapulted Tracy Hickman and Margar...
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LJN Dungeons&Dragons Toys from 2019-08-05T04:00
We start off with a videogame! We both logged a lot of hours in Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night. Lots of videogame food was made.
The main course is the LJN Dungeons & Dragons ...
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Forgotten Realms from 2019-07-22T04:00
Welcome back to the Vintage RPG podcast!
We kick things off with the super-appropriate-for-July, Target-exclusive board game adaptation of Jaws. Its fun!
The main course i...
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Paper Anniversary/Planet X Games from 2019-07-08T04:01
We made it one year! To celebrate our anniversary, we talk about some of our favorite things, and ramble through a number of seemingly random topics, like our love for sniveling cowards, whether...
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Tony DiTerlizzi Interview from 2019-06-24T04:00
We have a very special guest this episode. Tony DiTerlizzi graced us with a full length interview. We chat about his influences, Dragon Mountain, ...
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Dungeons&Dragons 1.5 Edition from 2019-06-10T04:00
We start off with Hambone's experience playing the classic fantasy themed board game Talisman for the first time. He played the recent fourth edition from Fantasy Flight.
Did you...
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Lovecraft Country/Ghosts of Saltmarsh from 2019-05-27T04:00
A double meat episode! First off, Stu gives an overview of Keith Herber's series of Lovecraft Country sourcebooks for Call of Cthulhu: Arkham Unveiled, Return to Dunwich, K...
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Dungeon Masters Guide/MIichael O'Brien Interview from 2019-05-13T04:00
First up, we talk about Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection, the latest Chaosium board game. It's a great companion to 2016's Khan of Khans.
The main course...
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Skyrealms of Jorune from 2019-04-29T04:00
We start off this week with Monarch, a set collecting game about sisters vying for the throne. It has very lovely art....
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Red Box from 2019-04-01T04:00
First up, we talk about Mixtape Massacre, a fun little independently produced horror board game that riffs on classic slasher movies and 80s ...
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James Lowder, Cthulhu Starter&Dagon, Oh My! from 2019-03-18T04:00
Long episode for you this time around!
We kick things off with a couple of unusual Beginning Readers books from Chaosium, R. J. Ivankovic Dr. Seuss-esque adaptations of H.P. Lovecraft's <...
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Spelljammer from 2019-03-04T05:00
We start off discussing the tile placement/currency exchange game Alhambra, which is themed around the 14th century construction of the Alhambra palace in Granada.
The main cours...
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Masks of Nyarlathotep (Again) from 2019-02-18T05:00
We start off talking about Steve Jackson Games' Munchkin, specifically the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle variant. It features art by Kevin Eastman and some rules variants that may surprise you if ...
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Mouse Guard from 2019-02-04T05:01
This week, we’re playing Heimlich & Co., a modern issue of a clever espionage-themed game originally from 1984 (you may know it as Top Secret Spies, Under Cover or
Greg Stafford Remembered from 2019-01-21T05:00
This show is entirely dedicated to the works of the late, great Greg Stafford, who we dearly miss.
Stu takes the helm and starts us down Stafford’s tabletop RPG history with the wargame W...
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Marvel Super Heroes RPG from 2019-01-07T05:01
Happy new year!
For starters this episode, we check out the seance-themed board game Mysterium. It is sort of like Clue meets Dixit, but spooky.
The main...
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Sears Wish Books, 1982-1984 from 2018-12-24T05:00
Happy holidays, folks!
We’re breaking from format this episode to dig deep into the nostalgia and look at the Sears Wish Book, an important part of our childhood Christmas experiences. Sp...
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Dragon Magazine from 2018-12-10T05:00
It is Stu’s Birthday!
We lead things off with Chaosium’s Khan of Khans (01:30), a fast-paced boom and bust board game ...
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2018 Holiday Gift Guide from 2018-11-26T05:00
In this episode, we break format to give you some gifts suggestions of the holidays – whether you give them to your favorite tabletop playing pal or add them to your Christmas lists is entirely ...
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Middle Earth Role Playing from 2018-11-12T05:01
After the opening banter, Hambone leads us off with the SRG Super Show, a card-based professional wrestling game (01:30).
The main event arrives: Middle Earth Roleplaying, also known as M...
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Ravenloft from 2018-10-29T04:01
Hambone breaks it down (00:18).
The guys start off with Ghost Fightin’ Treasure ...
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness from 2018-10-15T04:00
It begins with a pizza joke, naturally (00:30).
The guys talk about the Choose Your Own A...
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Planescape from 2018-10-01T04:00
The guys kick off by talking about the Werewolf party game (01:18). Stu briefly explains how the game...
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Masks of Nyarlathotep from 2018-09-17T03:00
Tongues wind up tied (00:44) as Hambone opens the episode and the guys talk about hard to pronounce fantasy names.
Stu talks about a nifty two-player card game called Listen
West End Games Star Wars from 2018-09-03T04:01
Hambone kicks things off with a quick introduction (00:17). The guys get right to it and talk about a programing board game called Listen
West End Games' Ghostbusters RPG from 2018-08-06T02:00
Hosts Stu Horvath and John McGuire welcome you back and layout the topics for Episode 3 (00:16).
Hambone starts things off with Listen
Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu from 2018-07-23T02:00
Hosts Stu Horvath and John McGuire welcome you back and breakdown what’s coming up on Episode 2 (00:19).
Stu explains his recent obsession with Listen
Pilot: Monster Manual II from 2018-07-08T23:49:54
Our debut episode!
Hosts Stu Horvath and John McGuire introduce themselves, the Vintage RPG Instagram and the podcast that grew out of it (00:17).
Discussion turns to what we’ve be...
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