Keep off the Borderlands "It's about RPGs and stuff" ~ Free Thrall

I kick things off by responding to some messages regarding my struggles with solo play (see episode 255 “False Starts in Solo”) from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog), MW Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis (podcast), and John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries (podcast & YouTube).
As the title suggests, this episode is about the Fallout franchise, an I.P. I’m surprised I’ve never spoken about considering the amount of time I’ve spent immersed in this world.
In order of appearance:
Magical Kitties Save the Day! by Matthew J Hanson
Dungeons & Dragons solo adventure modules by TSR
Fighting Fantasy series by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingston
Fallout (TV series) on Amazon Prime Video
Fallout 3, 4 & 76 from Bethesda
Other TV shows: Taskmaster, Reacher, The Change, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Inside No. 9, Black Mirror, Arcane
Adam Curtis (creator of The Century of the Self & The Power of Nightmares)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s
Mad Max dir. George Miller
A Boy and His Dog by Harlen Ellison
Forbidden Planet dir. Fred M. Wilcox
Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond
Fallout from Interplay
Fallout 2 from Black Isle
Fallout: New Vegas from Obsidian
Sandbox Generator by Atelier Clandestine
Fallout Lorecast “The 300th Episode Celebration w/ Special Guests
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zN8KOYfq6bilb5ywegrJv?si=mACcClW_Sw--FxmwGbkH0Q
This month’s Movie Monday is Roger Corman's The Raven Sword & The Sorcerer from 1963. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on the 24th, submissions by the 22nd, please.
Music by Timothy J. Drennon
"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere
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Well, what do you know? It’s Movie Monday again and this month’s movie was Albert Pyun's horror-tinged fantasy The Sword & the Sorcerer, a movie I learn I've not seen before.
This episode features contributions from:
(in order of appearance)
Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog)
Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)
MW Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis (podcast)
Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube)
James Knight
Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk
The mentioned Nerd's RPG Variety Cast episodes are…
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/episodes/455-The-Sword-and-the-Sorcerer-with-Jason-Hobbs-e1t2plk
455 The Sword & the Sorcerer
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/episodes/565-Alien-From-L-A--1988-e29l0c9
565 Alien from L.A.
Honourable mentions: Jason Hobbs of Random Screed and Hobbs & Friends (podcasts), Nicomeiden's Tower by MW Lewis, Smouldering Dung Games' Flipping & Turning, Daniel Norton of Bandits Keep (podcast & YouTube), The Clash of the Titans dir. Desmond Davis, Conan the Barbarian dir. John Milius, Krull dir. Peter Yates, The Dark Crystal dir. Jim Henson & Frank Oz, Hawk the Slayer dir. Terry Marcel, Excalibur dir. John Borman, Dragonslayer dir. Matthew Robbins, Return of the King dir. Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr, The Lord of the Rings and Wizards dir. Ralph Bakshi, Star Wars dir. George Lucas, Bad Dreams dir. Andrew Fleming, Laserblast dir. Michael Rae
The movie for next month is Roger Corman's The Raven from 1963. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on June 24th, submissions by the 22th, please.
Music by Timothy J. Drennon
"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere
Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands
You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠
You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠
You can also find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623


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MW Lewis of The World of MW Lewis finally makes the transition from Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast to join us for movie night, swooping in to defend The Dark Crystal’s honour.
This month’s movie is Albert Pyun's The Sword & The Sorcerer from 1982. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on the 27th, submissions by the 25th, please.
Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands
You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠
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In this episode, after responding to a couple of great calls from Michael of Mirke the Meek (podcast) and Colin Green of Spikepit (podcast), I explore my struggle with solo roleplaying games, playing other roleplaying games solo and getting my head around gaming in general with a host of awesome RPGs getting mentioned along the way.
In order of appearance:
Phantom Mill’s The Valley of Flowers
Chris McDowall’s Mythic Bastionland and Into the Odd
Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu
Jon Sutherland’s Watchers of Walberswick from White Dwarf issue 50
Amanda P’s Pilgrimages of the Sun Guard
Nerd Siren’s Corny Groń and Beyond Corny Groń
Ockult Örtmästare Games and Stockholm Kartell Mörk Borg and Dark Fort
Yochai Gal’s Cairn 2E and Beyond the Pale
Corkboards & Curiosities – How being a Teacher made me a better Game Master
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVKhKTprEuw
David Blandy’s Lone Eons, Lost Eons, and Eco Mofos
Free League’s Dragonbane
Man Alone – The Best Book for Improving Your Solo Skills
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQC3xHdERsk
Cezar Capacle’s Random Realities and Lisergia
Jason Graham & Del Branham’s Dark Age of Man
By Odin’s Beard’s Runecairn Wardensaga Remastered and Runecairn: Into the Nine Realms
Tuesday Knight Games’ Mothership
Honourable mentions: Andy Goodman of Grizzly Peaks Radio
The movie for next month is Albert Pyun's The Sword & The Sorcerer from 1982. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on the 27th, submissions by the 25th, please.
Music by Timothy J. Drennon
"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere
Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands
You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠
You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠
You can also find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623


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Here’s another Movie Monday feedback episode. I have a couple of calls to share regarding The Dark Crystal episode then the Southwest Sofa Crew look back to this time last year at the first-ever Movie Monday feature, the Harryhausen classic Clash of the Titans.
This episode features contributions from:
(in order of appearance)
Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)
Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog)
Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk aka The Southwest Sofa Crew
This month’s movie is Albert Pyun's The Sword & The Sorcerer from 1982. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on the 27th, submissions by the 25th, please.
Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands
You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠
You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠
You can also find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623


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Here’s an audio unboxing for your listening pleasure. Jedediah Berry & Andrew McAlpine’s The Valley of Flowers is a fantasy campaign setting of mythic adventure in a world gone strange, for use with Old-School Essentials and Cairn which I think would make a great companion for Chris McDowall’s Mythic Bastionland.
Check out this review of The Valley of Flowers on Between Two Cairns
https://open.spotify.com/episode/7sc1zPwSRdYpvVD5yrgpHG?si=YosoqEAkTpmOkF74zUh7vA
Honourable mention: Fallen by Perplexing Ruins
This month’s movie is Albert Pyun's The Sword and the Sorcerer from 1982. Contributions submitted by May 25th, please. See below for details on contacting the show.
Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands
You can email me at ⁠spencer.freethrall@gmail.com⁠
You can find me in a bunch of other places here ⁠https://freethrall.carrd.co⁠
You can also find me on Discord by searching for FreeThrall/KeepOffTheBorderlands#7623


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