Podcasts about folklore, the paranormal, urban legends, creepypasta, gaming, and anything else I happen to find interesting.
Episodes
Jan 13, 2023
Jan 13, 2023
21 min
Earlier today Wizards of the Coast issued a statement regarding the controversial proposed changes to the Open Gaming License. Will this make things better or worse?
Jan 6, 2023
Jan 6, 2023
30 min
Al discusses his thoughts on the recent news of possible changes to Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License.
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Dec 26, 2022
Dec 26, 2022
36 min
As the year 2022 draws to a close let's go out with an episode about one of my favorite hobbies: Dungeons and Dragons!
Historical Gaming is a series where I discuss possible ways to do a D&D campaign in time periods outside of the realm of European inspired classical fantasy. In this episode we'll learn a little about what it was like to be a hobo in early twentieth century America and how you might use this for a campaign set in the 1920s-1930s.
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Dec 23, 2020
Dec 23, 2020
38 min
In part 3 of a 2 part series Al and Chad continue to discuss ways to run a D&D campaign in the time of the New Testament with a focus on the cleric and wizard classes.
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Dec 20, 2020
Dec 20, 2020
47 min
Al and Chad discuss ways to run a Dungeons and Dragons game during the time of the New Testament. We discuss Jewish zealots, Roman legionaries, gladiators, and thieves.
Originally this was to be a two part episode but due to the amount of material presented we are breaking it up into three parts. Part 3 will be coming later this week!
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Dec 8, 2020
Dec 8, 2020
23 min
For the next couple of episodes of Geekery in General we will be discussing how to run a Dungeons and Dragons game in the time of The New Testament. This episode will cover the background of this time period before we get into the gaming aspects.
Part 2 should drop a few days before Christmas.
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Nov 21, 2020
Nov 21, 2020
37 min
Thou hast played Dungeons & Dragons, but art thou ready for Puritans & Pilgrims?
For this episode we'll be taking a look at some ways to run a D&D game in the time of the pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving.
CORRECTION: I mentioned a white wizard kit in the A Mighty Fortress source book. The correct name of the kit is the scholarly mage.
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Jul 20, 2020
Jul 20, 2020
24 min
Al discusses some weapons from Chinese folklore and how you might convert them for use in Dungeons and Dragons.
CORRECTION: I referred to the staff as the Godfather of Weapons. The correct term is "The Grandfather of All Weapons."
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Apr 27, 2020
Apr 27, 2020
20 min
Al takes a look at astras, powerful weapons from the Hindu religion.
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Jan 31, 2020
Jan 31, 2020
21 min
Al takes a look at some weapons from Persian legend and one weapon from Arabian lore.
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