S4E14 Pirate Feedback

I play calls from BJ (Arcane Alienist) and Brian before discussing portal fantasy as a RPG genre. REAVER review: https://youtu.be/NtM7L192rOQ?is=-cNX1AY1Mg8cAdFEAgainst the Starmaster interview: https://www.geeknative.com/243213/against-the-starmaster-interview-massimiliano-caracristi-on-space-opera-rules-vehicle-criticals-and-ai-disclosures/ Ever & Anon APA: https://everanon.org The Anchorite APA: https://sites.google.com/view/anchoriteMy blog where I will put out updates every other Sunday: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" comor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show. Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.

Daniel (Bandit's Keep), Joe (Hindsightless), Mirke (Mirke the Meek), and Special Guest Todd (Hexed Press TTRPG Talk) join me to discuss our experience at ShireCon 2026.My blog where I will put out updates every other Sunday: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" comor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show. Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.

Joe Richter (Hindsightless) and Mirke the Meek (Mirke the Meek) join me to respond to BJ (The Arcane Alienist) who sent in feedback to my pirate and Conan discussions with Daniel (Bandit's Keep). I'll be back in two weeks with my convention season wrap up for NecronomiCon, Mothman Festival, and ShireCon.

I play calls from Mirke (Mirke the Meek) and Karl (The GMologist Presents) and have a conversation with Daniel from Bandit's Keep about Pirates as a RPG genre. LIke to Bob's (SAFCOcast) blog for the sci fi reading list: https://www.travelleritv.blog/campaign-influencesRPG-a-Genre InfoPage: ⁠⁠⁠https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026⁠⁠⁠Mirke's Contact Info⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠⁠⁠ mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] comRPG-a-Day Info- Autocratik RPG-a-Day Post (⁠⁠⁠https://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html⁠⁠⁠)- Casting Shadows RPG-a-Day Post (⁠⁠⁠https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/01/rpgaday2026-starts-august-1st/⁠⁠⁠)My blog where I will put out updates every Sunday in August: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" comor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show. Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.

Daniel from Bandit's Keep joins me to discuss his favorite Conan story, Queen of the Black Coast.My blog where I post on opposite weeks from the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" comor ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show. Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.

Late calls and follow up calls to the #RPG-a-DAY2026 episodes Mirke (Mirke the Meek), Riley (Diegetic Advancement), and I put out. Calls from Harrigan (Go Bag podcast), Peter aka Spezbaby, Bob (SAFCOcast), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), Spencer (Keep Off the Borderlands), and Mirke RPG-a-Genre InfoPage: ⁠⁠https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026⁠⁠Mirke's Contact Info⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠⁠ mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] comRPG-a-Day Info- Autocratik RPG-a-Day Post (⁠⁠https://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html⁠⁠)- Casting Shadows RPG-a-Day Post (⁠⁠https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/01/rpgaday2026-starts-august-1st/⁠⁠)My blog where I will put out updates every Sunday in August: ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠⁠⁠You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" comor ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠⁠⁠⁠My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show. Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.

#RPG-A_Day2026 I play and respond to calls about science fiction as a RPG genre, the games people like and the media that inspires them. Calls from Karl (GMologist Presents), Daniel, (Bandits Keep), Mirke (Mirke the Meek), Spencer (Keep off the Borderlands), and Peter aka Spezbaby.RPG-a-Genre InfoPage: ⁠https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026⁠Mirke's Contact Info⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] comRPG-a-Day Info- Autocratik RPG-a-Day Post (⁠https://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html⁠)- Casting Shadows RPG-a-Day Post (⁠https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/01/rpgaday2026-starts-august-1st/⁠)My blog where I will put out updates every Sunday in August: ⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠⁠You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" comor ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠⁠⁠My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show. Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.

Another rebroadcast episode so if you have already heard this on Mirke the Meek's feed you can skip this episode but if you haven't please check this out!Episode page: https://podbypost.com/podcast/mirke-the-meek-podcast/episode/rpg-a-genre-2026-horrorWhen there's something strange in the #RPG-a-Day, call in your experiences for a Horror episode.Contributors- Nerds RPG Variety Cast (https://podbypost.com/profile/nerds-rpg-variety-cast)- GMologist (https://podbypost.com/profile/gmologist)- Bandits Keep (https://podbypost.com/profile/bandits-keep)- Peter aka Spezbaby- Keep Off the Borderlands (https://podbypost.com/profile/keep-off-the-borderlands)- Casting Shadows Podcast (https://castingshadowspodcast.com)RPG-a-Genre InfoPage: https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026My Contact Infohttps://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycastnerdsrpgvarietycast [at] gmail [dot] comMirke's Contact Infohttps://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeekmirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] comRPG-a-Day Info- Autocratik RPG-a-Day Post (https://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html)- Casting Shadows RPG-a-Day Post (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/01/rpgaday2026-starts-august-1st/)My blog where I will put out updates every Sunday: ⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" comor ⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠⁠My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show. Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.

Joe Salvador from Raven God Games joins me to talk about his new fantasy game Voulge.https://www.ravengodgames.com/Here is the link to learn about our RPG A Day project: ⁠⁠https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026⁠My blog where I will put out updates every Sunday: ⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" comor ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show. Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.

This is a rebroadcast of the RPG-a-Genre 2026: Sword & Sorcery episode. All things Sword & Sorcery for RPG-a-Day 2026!ContributorsNerds RPG Variety Cast (⁠https://podbypost.com/profile/nerds-rpg-variety-cast⁠), GMologist (⁠https://podbypost.com/profile/gmologist⁠), Peter aka Spezbaby, Rob, Joe Salvador (⁠https://www.ravengodgames.com/⁠), Ian, Spencer (https://freethrall.substack.com/podcast), Mirke the Meek (⁠https://podbypost.com/profile/mirke-the-meek⁠)Sword and Sorcery Generators: ⁠https://www.hyperborea.tv/resources.html⁠Jason's Contact Info⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠nerdsrpgvarietycast [at] gmail [dot] comRiley's Contact Info⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/DiegeticAdvancement⁠diegeticadvancement [at] gmail [dot] comMirke's Contact Info⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek⁠mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] comRPG-a-Day InfoAutocratik RPG-a-Day Post (⁠https://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html⁠)Casting Shadows RPG-a-Day Post (⁠https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/01/rpgaday2026-starts-august-1st/⁠)You can also just send messages to me and I will get them to the right place. You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" comor ⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast⁠⁠My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show. Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.