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A big pot of old school RPG stew. Cover art photo provided by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@cadop

  1. 10/30/2025

    OSR October #12 Thursday Thaumaturgy

    The Thaumaturgical subject today involves a method for creating minor magic items and scrolls in your OSR game through the spell, Embed.

    11 min

  2. 10/29/2025

    OSR October #11: Milieu Mea Culpa

    Listening back to my last Monday Milieu, I realized I had completely forgotten one of my favorite settings, and maybe the best one created in the OSR era - the Midderlands by Glynn Seal of Monkeyblood Design. I also do a thumbnail on his adventure, Chewer of Fingers. Sounds pretty creepy for Halloween! 🎃

    20 min

  3. 10/28/2025

    OSR October #10: Monday Milieu

    A ramble about published campaign settings, both in the “official “ TSR era, plus the independent and OSR sphere. I talk about what I look for (and dislike) in a setting, and why I usually decide to make up my own.

    23 min

  4. 10/26/2025

    OSR October #9: Sunday Sacrilege

    What do you think about the whole prime requisite idea in old versions of D&D? Isn’t having a high score in an attribute already its own reward?

    12 min

  5. 10/14/2025

    OSR October #8 Does Size Matter?

    What happens when you’re playing games designed for 6-8 PCs and you only have 3-4 players?

    11 min

  6. 10/12/2025

    OSR October #7 Yet More Sunday Sacrilege

    I talk about another aspect of classic D&D that I don’t like and don’t use in my games: energy level drain.

    9 min

  7. 10/10/2025

    OSR October #6 Thursday Thaumaturgy

    In Thursday Thaumaturgy I describe a potential new spell for your OSR game. Today is Spirit Track.

    7 min

  8. 10/08/2025

    OSR October #5, Secrets of The Towers

    In today’s Wednesday Wandering I take a look at a little adventure from an old Dungeon magazine that’s had an outsized influence on my adventure and campaign creations: The Secrets of The Towers by Larry Church.

    14 min
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A big pot of old school RPG stew. Cover art photo provided by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@cadop

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  • Creator
    Rob c
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2025
  • Episodes
    314
  • Rating
    Explicit
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