About this podcast
A podcast mostly about tabletop roleplaying games, from game theory and concepts to session recaps to sources of inspiration. I also occasionally delve into other nerdy things like board games, comics, books, movies, and television.
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Episodes
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- Cosmic Fantasy · 35 min · Season 2 Episode 106What is Cosmic Fantasy? I have an inkling but I am not completely sure. Some of my favorite podcasters help me explore the topic in this episode, the first one I have created…
- RPG a Day 2026 - Sunday's Child · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 105It's #RPGaDay2026 and I am making a D&D character to represent each day of the week. Thanks to Anthony at Casting Shadows and Dave at Autocratik for organizing this each…
- RPG a Day 2026 - Wednesday's Child · 9 min · Season 2 Episode 104It's #RPGaDay2026 and I am making a D&D character to represent each day of the week. Thanks to Anthony at Casting Shadows and Dave at Autocratik for organizing this each…
- RPG a Day 2026 - Thursday's Child · 11 min · Season 2 Episode 103It's #RPGaDay2026 and I am making a D&D character to represent each day of the week. Thanks to Anthony at Casting Shadows and Dave at Autocratik for organizing this each…
- RPG a Day 2026 - Tuesday's Child · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 102It's #RPGaDay2026 and I am making a D&D character to represent each day of the week. Thanks to Anthony at Casting Shadows and Dave at Autocratik for organizing this each…
- RPG a Day 2026 - Saturday's Child · 8 min · Season 2 Episode 101It's #RPGaDay2026 and I am making a D&D character to represent each day of the week. Thanks to Anthony at Casting Shadows and Dave at Autocratik for organizing this each…
- RPG a Day 2026 - Friday's Child · 12 min · Season 2 Episode 100It's #RPGaDay2026 and I am making a D&D character to represent each day of the week. Thanks to Anthony at Casting Shadows and Dave at Autocratik for organizing this each…
- RPG a Day 2026 - Monday's Child · 16 min · Season 2 Episode 99It's #RPGaDay2026 and I am making a D&D character to represent each day of the week, starting with Monday. Thanks to Anthony at Casting Shadows and Dave at Autocratik for…
- A Very Sad Shield · 22 min · Season 2 Episode 98A recap of my latest home game with the kids, in which they ingore the obvious warning and take up a cursed item. Be sure to listen to this episode of Nerds RPG Variety Cast…
- If You Give a Giant a Cookie · 32 min · Season 2 Episode 97The party abandons combat for shenanigans in the latest session of Horror on the Hill with theater kids. Plus a call from Mirke the Meek. Send me a message! • Email me at…
- The People of the Cave (and the Mighty D6) · 43 min · Season 2 Episode 96In this episode I talk about the utility and ubiquitousness of the humble six-sided die. Plus a recap of my home groups first session of Horror on the Hill where they encounter…
- DM Dad · 41 min · Season 2 Episode 95Happy Fathers Day and Happy (belated) Juneteenth! In this episode I have a recap of my ongoing OSR campaign using Swords & Wizardry Complete with a dash of OSE thrown in for good…
- Delve by Bob Wolrd Builder · 28 min · Season 2 Episode 94In this episode, we have an unboxing and short review of Delve, a supplement for Shadowdark and 5E by YouTube legend Bob World Builder. Also, I give a long overdue response to a…
- Knowing is Half the Battle · 46 min · Season 2 Episode 93Here's a special episode in honor of both Veterans Day and Native American Heritage Month, where I create a version of the iconic G. I. Joe character Spirit Iron-Knife using…
- OSR October - Into the Moat House! · 15 min · Season 2 Episode 92it's OSR October! What better way to observe it than to dive into my latest Swords & Wizardry game session. Send me a message! • Email me at [email protected] • Leave a…
- Reptilian Encounters Back in the Swamp · 37 min · Season 2 Episode 91The latest D&D with Drama Kids - the party slogs through the swamp in search of an evil priest, but find lizardfolk, hydras, dragons, and even a couple of lost elves. I also have…
- You Are Not Your Character Sheet (and Neither Are YOU)! · 17 min · Season 2 Episode 90In this episode I just have some reflections on how people increasingly thinks of themselves as a collection of identity markers, not unlike the traits on a character sheet in an…
- RPG a Day 2025, Days 21-31 · 20 min · Season 2 Episode 89It's #RPGaDay2025 Each August, we take some time each day to reflect about the positives of the hobby. This year, I am combining several prompts at a time to create some…
- RPG a Day 2025, Days 11-20 · 13 min · Season 2 Episode 88It's #RPGaDay2025 Each August, we take some time each day to reflect about the positives of the hobby. This year, I am combining several prompts at a time to create some…
- RPG a Day 2025, Days 1-10 · 12 min · Season 2 Episode 87It's #RPGaDay2025 Each August, we take some time each day to reflect about the positives of the hobby. This year, I am combining several prompts at a time to create some…
