Gaming from the First Age

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A podcast where First Age gets to talk about what is happening in tabletop roleplaying games from his remote and increasingly isolated island.

  1. JAN 1

    The 2025 Review and Look Ahead

    Let's review our 2025 gaming year and look ahead to 2026. The podcast music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa ⁠⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards⁠⁠⁠ NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): ⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/⁠

    1h 10m

  2. 11/04/2025

    Being a Convention Gamemaster

    I run a lot of RPG conventions, so I'm keen to see people step forward and run great games! In this episode I present some thoughts on what makes a good convention GM (or possibly a GM for any occasion). Leave a message at first.age@ttrpg.uk or on Spotify. Some resource links: So You Want to be a Gamemaster? Justin Alexander https://thealexandrian.net/so-you-want-to-be-a-game-master Your Best Game Ever, Monte Cook Games https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/your-best-game-ever/ Return of the Lazy Dungeonmaster, Sly Flourish https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/251431/return-of-the-lazy-dungeon-master How to be a Great GM, Guy Sclanders https://www.youtube.com/@HowtobeaGreatGM Burn After Running, Guy Milner https://burnafterrunningrpg.com/ Safety Tools https://www.dramadice.com/gm-tips/safety-tools-for-tabletop-rpgs/ https://ttrpgsafetytoolkit.com/ CATS https://proleary.com/games/the-cats-method/ Stars and wishes: https://burnafterrunningrpg.com/2022/01/07/stars-and-wishes-because-feedback-is-hard/ https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/blog/stars-and-wishes The podcast music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa ⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards⁠⁠ NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): ⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

    1h 9m

  3. 07/09/2025

    Fools Gold

    Have you found your perfect tabletop RPG system? Of course you have... Leave a message at first.age@ttrpg.uk or on Spotify. The Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa ⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards⁠ NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): ⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

    23 min

  4. 04/13/2025

    Playing Tabletop RPGs Online

    Let's talk about playing tabletop RPGs online. How do you find it? Have a favourite virtual tabletop? How does online play compare with in person? Leave a message at first.age@ttrpg.uk or on Spotify. The Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

    1h 2m

  5. 01/10/2025

    A Grim & Perilous 2025

    Journey with me, forward in time, as we look ahead to the 2025 RPG gaming year. Some links: Liam Philips actual play of Enemy in Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIyh-Q_6KiN9awrxBEzreHmsd9d-AcQ5e Tripod: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/404274/tripod-essence Heroic Fantasy: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/461381/heroic-fantasy-2nd-edition AireCon: https://www.airecon.co.uk/rpgs Garrison Conventions: https://garrison.omnihedron.co.uk/ The Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

    1h 13m

  6. 01/06/2025

    A year of RPGs - 2024

    A summary of my RPG gaming year in 2024, wherein I ask myself, and indeed you, some questions. Leave me a message on Spotify or email me a call-in voice mail at first.age@gmail.com and I may include on an episode! Links Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa  https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ Sqyre Hosting for Foundry https://www.sqyre.app/

    56 min

  7. 11/10/2024

    TravellerCon UK and Traveller News from Mongoose Publishing

    TravellerCon UK and further reflections on Traveller RPG. Send me a voicemail at first.age@ttrpg.uk and the usual channels. UK & Ireland RPG & Board Game Conventions: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p5iZrLlU7EthiItODGO5ZweyhCIOVFu7ULj2c25iPQU/edit?gid=852955442#gid=852955442 State of the Mongoose 2024: https://forum.mongoosepublishing.com/threads/state-of-the-mongoose-2024.125105/ Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://podcastaddict.com/podcast/nerds-rpg-variety-cast/2437056 Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/

    48 min

  8. 09/26/2024

    Traveller - is it better than the sum of its parts?

    Welcome to Season 2 of Gaming from the First Age, a podcast of personal reflections on tabletop roleplaying games. Happy with just the one mortgage? Then why play the Traveller RPG? Let's find out... Send me a voicemail at first.age@ttrpg.uk Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards

    49 min
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A podcast where First Age gets to talk about what is happening in tabletop roleplaying games from his remote and increasingly isolated island.

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