E187 - The Games You Own vs The Games You Play vs The Games You Want to Play
I blame Joe the Lawyer for today's topic. I own far more RPG material than I will ever play or even read for that matter and yet have games I want to play that I have yet to do so.
19 Nov 201810min
E186 - TARGA - Its History, Its Death and an Inside View - Are We Doomed to Repeat?
I apologize in advance for the extra-long episode. As I was putting the pieces of the episode together, I discovered a post on our very own TenkarsTavern.com from 2014 that shed further light on the b...
18 Nov 201825min
E185 - Does the Graphic Define the OSR or Does the OSR Define the Graphic? Does the Graphic Matter?
Voicemails on Mundane Magic kick us off. It really seems to have an audience. Then we address Stuart R's OSR Logo / Graphic and whether it was ever really needed. I think a TARGA follow up episode wil...
17 Nov 201815min
E184 - Mundane Magic - Spells and Items - Why is This Overlooked in Most Fantasy RPGs?
I got it into my head today to think about mundane magic. I understand why RPG rulebooks focus on the magic aimed for adventuring, but in societies where magic replaces technologoy, wouldnt there be m...
17 Nov 201811min
E183 - I Tell a Story of Mid 80s Convention Play, Rules Lawyering and the Mantra "Don't be a Dick"
I'm not sure if I actually made my save vs Con Crud. It may be a delayed reaction. Back in 86 or 87, I went to my first gaming convention at Columbia University in Manhattan. It was one of the few tim...
16 Nov 201813min
E182 - There's a Humble Bundle for Warhammer & 40k Audio Fiction - and one with Digital Talisman Too
Its not often that I talk about something that is time sensitive, but both the Warhammer / Warhammer 40k Audio Collection and the Warhammer / Warhammer Digital Games Collection have about 6 days left ...
14 Nov 201810min
E181 - A True Story and a Possibly True Story of the TSA - Who Watches the Geeks that Watch Us?
The adventures of a gamer going to and returning from a game convention. Someone made a huge luck roll - allegedly...
14 Nov 201812min
E180 - Home, Tired and Thoughts on How to Combat Con Crud (and other offenses)
I flew home from Madison and boy are my arms tired. My legs, back, and body overall have joined in. I have some ideas on how to combat Con Crud as well as some ideas on personal hygiene at cons. Stink...
13 Nov 201812min
