S2E26 Tunnels & Trolls Turns 50

Daniel (Bandits Keep) joins me to discuss if published settings and modules are a trap and Arlen (Live From Pellam's Wasteland) joins me to discuss David Brin's 1980 novel Sundiver.Discussed in the episodeSmugglers Coffee Tales to Astound Blog https://talestoastound.wordpress.com/2014/06/20/thoughts-on-the-play-style-and-fiction-for-classic-traveller/Esoteric Creature Generator for Classic Fantasy Role Playing Games and their Modern Simulacra from Goodman Games ⁠https://goodman-games.com/store/product/random-esoteric-creature-generator-for-classic-fantasy-role-playing-games-and-their-modern-simulacra-pdf/?srsltid=AfmBOoqlrsjiMTSb0Srdiint8ItsaP6TgnZbpA5wysWobUuZDbUxEvhz⁠and from Lamentations of the Flame Princess https://us.lotfp.com/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=61Misty Isles module https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/309791/the-misty-isles-classic-reprintWays to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this showTJ provides music for my show. Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

I field more listener feedback from Jason (The Dungeon Plunger Podcast), Karl (The GMologist Presents, Joe (Hindsightless), Safer (SaferFantasyCrafting), Kevin (Analytic Dice), and Michael (Mirke the Meek)Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this showTJ provides music for my show. Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

Dekahedron Joe (The Dekahedron RPG Podcast) joins me to talk Tunnels & Trolls, Anchorite APA and American Revolution and then Joe Richter (Hindsightless) joins me to talk The Fog (1980).Boston 1775 Blog https://boston1775.blogspot.com/Emerging Revolutionary War blog https://emergingrevolutionarywar.org/Emerging Revolutionary War YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0McjpHESQwLyFUzW5nfIVgTunnels & Trolls 1982 tape https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S46dTh7J2M8Ways to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this showTJ provides music for my show. Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

Today is the 250th anniversary of Paul Revere's historic ride! On this bonus episode I read Longfellow's poem.Text of the poem https://www.theatlantic.com/past/docs/issues/1861jan/paulrev.htmWays to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers: ⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠⁠The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠⁠Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠⁠Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this showTJ provides music for my show. Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

A bonus call in show with calls from BJ (The Arcane Alienist) , Jason (The Dungeon Plunger Podcast), Daniel (Bandit’s Keep), Joe (Hindsightless), and Karl (The GMologist Presents)Also mentioned Death Stalker V’s Random Encounter Show on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@RandomEncounterShowWays to contact me: Speakpipe for international callers:  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠ Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this showTJ provides music for my show. Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

James Knight joins me to discuss Tobe Hooper's Lifeforce (1985) and John Carpenter's Prince of Darkness (1987) as well as Nigel Kneale's Quatermass which inspired them. Full spoilers. Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145Speakpipe for international callers:  ⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠ Follow my blog ⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this showTJ provides music for my show. Spikepit ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

Barry (A Song of Dice and Shadows) joins me to discuss the slow read of The Silmarillion we are doing on the Audio Dungeon Discord and to geek out over Rolemaster. Clip art today is the cover of the 1989 edition of Arms Law & Claw Law by Angus McBride.Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145Speakpipe for international callers:  ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠⁠The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠⁠ Follow my blog ⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠⁠Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠⁠Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠⁠Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this showTJ provides music for my show. Spikepit ⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

Menion aka Rob (Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi) and Joe (Hindsightless) join me for a ramble about Dazed and Confused and other coming of age films, Saint Patrick's Day and how the Irish saved Western Civilization. This is a raw, unedited conversation. Menion playing video games on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=68WELA1HNSkHow the Irish Saved Western Civilization https://www.amazon.com/How-Irish-Saved-Civilization-Irelands/dp/0385418493Ways to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145Speakpipe for international callers:  ⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠⁠The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠⁠ Follow my blog ⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠⁠Join The Anchorite APA ⁠⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠⁠Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠⁠Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this showTJ provides music for my show. Spikepit ⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

Nicky & Arlen join me to discuss Nathan Ballingrud's short story collection Wounds and Joe joins me to discuss Dario Argento's 1985 film Phenomena. Arlen's book reviews on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWastelandWays to contact me: Google Voice Number for US callers: (540) 445-1145Speakpipe for international callers:  ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast ⁠The podcast's email at nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com Find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord. Invite for the Audio Dungeon Discord ⁠https://discord.gg/j5H8hGr⁠ Follow my blog ⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com⁠Join The Anchorite APA ⁠https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite/home⁠Proud member of the Grog-talk Empire ⁠https://www.grogcon.com/podcast⁠Ray Otus did the coffee cup  art for this showTJ provides music for my show. Spikepit ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@spikepit1 ⁠provided the "Have no fear" sound clip.

The Reaver Kickstarter by Raven God Games just went live!Kickstarter page https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/ravengodgames/reaver-sword-and-sorcery-role-playing-game-0Actual Play https://www.youtube.com/@newedgeswordandsorcery8061Actual Play https://youtu.be/eVY2nO2i8mk?feature=shared