Podcasts about folklore, the paranormal, urban legends, creepypasta, gaming, and anything else I happen to find interesting.
Episodes
Friday Jan 13, 2023
Friday Jan 13, 2023
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?
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Friday Jan 06, 2023
Al discusses his thoughts on the recent news of possible changes to Wizards of the Coast's Open Gaming License.
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Monday Dec 26, 2022
Monday Dec 26, 2022
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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Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
Wednesday Dec 23, 2020
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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Sunday Dec 20, 2020
Sunday Dec 20, 2020
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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Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
Tuesday Dec 08, 2020
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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Saturday Nov 21, 2020
Saturday Nov 21, 2020
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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Monday Jul 20, 2020
Monday Jul 20, 2020
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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Monday Apr 27, 2020
Monday Apr 27, 2020
Al takes a look at astras, powerful weapons from the Hindu religion.
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Friday Jan 31, 2020
Friday Jan 31, 2020
Al takes a look at some weapons from Persian legend and one weapon from Arabian lore.
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