Buenos dias! My wife and I are taking a vacation in Cuba with the kids and I will catch-up with you all when I get back with more Old Scholol Essentials and some call ins and ... a new podcast feature? Take care!Guantanamera | Playing For Change | Song Around The World: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=blUSVALW_Z4…

Re-released due to a distribution technical glitch. Part 3 Character Classes & Advancement of my ongoing series in which I delve into the Old School Essentials Classic Fantasy Rules Tome. The Borderlands Blog: https://dndborderlands.blogspot.com/ Necrotic Gnome: https://necroticgnome.com/

Part 3 Character Classes & Advancement of my ongoing series in which I delve into the Old School Essentials Classic Fantasy Rules Tome. The Borderlands Blog: https://dndborderlands.blogspot.com/ Necrotic Gnome: https://necroticgnome.com/

In this episode I delve deeper into the Old School Essentials Classic Fantasy Rules Tome (the Player Characters chapter) and come out the other side with some intriguing thoughts (in particular) about ability scores and alignment. Or maybe I just kinda talk out of my ass for like 35 minutes. Cheers! Steve CThe Borderlands Blog: https://dndborderlan…

Dice Roll Zine Ramblecast. Old-school gaming. F***ing METAL!!!

Hi Folks! New feature called the "OSE Referee Files" where I read through and talk about the Old-School Essentials games rules, hopefully to expand your love for the OSR play style and games. Also, I catch-up on some long-overdue call inns. Thanks!

5 hours to go! Final rambling thoughts before the end of the KS campaign. And THANK YOU to everyone who supported DRZ #3 on KS!

Dice Roll Zine #3 is funded! Woo hoo! I ramble about how happy and frightened I am. lol DRZ #3 on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steve-c/dice-roll-zine-3-zine-quest The Borderlands Blog: https://dndborderlands.blogspot.com/

Update: Dice Roll Zine issue #3 launched yesterday on Kickstarter's Zine Quest 2 campaign! My apologies for the crappy driving recording! DRZ #3 on Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steve-c/dice-roll-zine-3-zine-quest The Borderlands Blog: https://dndborderlands.blogspot.com/

In this episode I catch up on some stuff I forgot I did in 2019. I talk about detecting and discovering magic items in fantasy games. I do a 2 minute review of Hole in The Oak. I play a call-in from Tim and wish Matt a Happy B-Day, and finally I play a stupid Bob & Doug "tune" I recorded. Hell yeah! My Blog: https://dndborderlands.blogspot.com/…

Hi all! A couple of wonderful callers speak up, then I spew some updates about what I've (not really) been up to with RPGs for the last year, then I talk about the worst house rules ever, and finally I do a 2 minute review of the Troika RPG in way less than 5 minutes. Woot! Enjoy! Steve C My Blog: https://dndborderlands.blogspot.com/…

Hey folks! 2019 has been a long year, no podcasts. Reason: two young (but adorable!) kids and no time for anything but minimal gaming related stuff. Aaaaagh! Anyway, here is my long-ago promised retrospective rambling run-through of the 1987 AD&D Forgotten Realms Boxed Set. Be forewarned - it's a long episode. Cheers! Steve C Here is a link to a ph…

Happy New Year! In this episode I celebrate my picks for the best of the OSR in 2018 and blather about what I hope to do in 2019. Cheers! My Blog: https://dndborderlands.blogspot.com/

Merry Christmas mofos! In this episode I give my RPG week in review, interview a D&D celebrity (ha ha!), and offer up a two-fer of dumbass DM tips! My Blog: https://dndborderlands.blogspot.com/

This episode details my RPG week, a review of a classic ICE book from 1985, and my thoughts about customizing the cleric class in your games. Enjoy!

Tonight I ramble about my RPG week in a nutshell, give a 2 Minute Review of the d30 Sandbox Companion, talk about my favourite RPG supplement of all time, and conclude with a tune by my hero Frank Zappa on the 25th anniversary of his passing ... enjoy!

In this episode I blather about my favourite D&D boxed sets, the forthcoming issue #2 of my OSR Dice Roll Zine, I offer a Dumbass Metalhead DM Trick, and I give an OSR Metal Shout-Out to Gavin Norman's B/X Essentials.

Steve talks about his personal RPG Wonder Women, and describes his first RPG game and his journey from gamer dude to big-time fancy-ass podcaster extraordinaire (ahem).

Steve talks about searching for stuff in the dungeon and starts a new segment of Dumbass Metalhead DM Tricks & Tips.

Steve reviews the Campaign Notebook by Silverwing Armoury.Designed by Veronica Leonard. Visit www.silverwingarmoury.com for more details and purchase links.Plus a new feature to close out the podcast: 'OSR Metal Shoutouts!!!'

Steve reviews the Apollyon Press OSR zine Extinguish the Sun Volume 1.Written by Chance Phillips, art by Michael M & Evlyn R, layout/design by David Shugars. Visit https://apollyon.press for more details & purchase links.

Steve reviews the RPG books Table Fables I & II by Madeline Hale. Visit http://madelinehaleart.com for more details & purchase links.

How do you like your dungeon modules organized and formatted?

Because I'm jealous I can't make it to NTRPG Con, I'm throwing this topic out there. Have fun at the con my OSR tribefolk!

Brief look at skills in D&D editions and how I use skills in my OSR games.

WotC's forthcoming D&D 5e releases and their OSR connection, are you interested? Is WFRP OSR and are you looking forward to 4e by Cubicle 7? And who the f*** has time for campaigns?!?Intro: Under the Northern Star - Amon AmarthFin: Orion - Metallica

I have a GM screen fetish. But I actually don't use one at the table. How about you? I recorded this in my car on the way to work, so apologies for the shitty audio. I'm still figuring this Anchor stuff out!

I ramble a lot in my first podcast. Nerves, eh. I think it's mostly about ability score generation in old-school D&D games!