198 episodes
The Save or Die Podcast! Wild Games Productions
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4.5 • 99 Ratings
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Remember those thrilling days of yesteryear, when D&D came in a single box? When rules were there to be guided by the Dungeon master, not in control of him? Where extrapolation was king and fun was the major goal of any adventure?
Those days have returned! As with the very title of the podcast, one can
imagine dangerous dungeons, Wiley Non-Player Characters, and monsters that
might just be able to kill your character regardless of your level? Save or
Die podcast intends to cover them all, from the first box set of 1974 to the
last of the 1990s box sets. If its Dungeons & Dragons and came in a box,
we’ll talk about it.
Our fearless Dungeon Masters will regale listeners with tales of past events and future possibilities. Magic, Monsters, and Mayhems will abound as we delve into the ideas of light rules and heavy
role-playing!
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Adventure 161: B2 or not B2?
The Keep on the Borderlands! The name alone evokes images of battling monsters in caverns and wilderness in the earlier days of Dungeons & Dragons. But is the module really all it’s cracked up to be! The Sodcast discusses the good, bad, and chaotic of the most famous basic module.
Link to B2:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17158/B2-The-Keep-on-the-Borderlands-Basic?affiliate_id=421647
Wild Games Productions Discord Server
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OSR Podcasts MeWe group
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Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff
Vince’s Blog – https://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/TheEvilDM
Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP
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Adventure 160: Start! Thief!
The sodcast is joined by Darrold Wagner to discuss the pre greyhawk origins of the thief. Wagner created the thief class that went on the inspire the version that appears in The Greyhawk Supplement. Join us as we discuss the origins of the fourth class of the big four.
We were unable to find out which Jousting game Darrold was remembering so no link for the show notes but we will update you if we ever figure it out.
World of Game Design will be the company that produces the updated Manual of Aurania.
WOGD.com
Wild Games Productions Discord Server
https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR
OSR Podcasts MeWe group
https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff
Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM
Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP
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Adventure 159: Save vs Jennifer L. Holm
The Sodcast is joined by Newberry Award winning author Jennifer L. Holm to talk about her experiences with Dungeons & Dragons and writing historical fiction set in the 1970s. Her latest book “Sunny Rolls the Dice” is a comic set in 1977 when a young girl first learns to play classic Dungeons & Dragons.
Show links
Jennifer L. Holms website
http://www.jenniferholm.com/
Sunny Rolls the Dice
https://kids.scholastic.com/kids/book/sunny-rolls-the-dice-by-jennifer-l-holm/
Wild Games Productions Discord Server
https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR
OSR Podcasts MeWe group
https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff
Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM
Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP
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Adventure 158: Save vs Jason Charles Miller
The Sodcast is joined by musician, actor, and gamer Jason Charles Miller. We’ll talk about basic D&D. Jason’s work in music and acting. And his new show On Tour With Dragons!
Show links
On Tour With Dragons Episode 1
Jason Charles Miller’s Twitch
https://www.twitch.tv/jasoncharlesmiller
Wild Games Productions Discord Server
https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR
OSR Podcasts MeWe group
https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff
Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM
Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP
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Adventure 157: The Myth of Old School Exceptionalism
Jon Peterson joins the SODcasters for a conversation about the chase for the wild goose that is the quentesential old school experience. Was there ever a unified approach to the game? Or is the old school experience what you make of it! We’ll talk about our own experiences. What we percieve as old school. What the gameplay ideas of the time were. And adding 37 to die rolls. Also! We will argue about torches a little more so stay till the end!
Show links
Jon Peterson’s blog Playing At The World
http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/
Aspects of Adventure Gaming by Glenn Blacow
http://www.darkshire.net/~jhkim/rpg/theory/models/blacow.html
Wild Games Productions Discord Server
https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR
OSR Podcasts MeWe group
https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff
Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM
Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP
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Adventure 156: B1 In Search of the Unknown
The Sodcasters are searching for something and they don’t even know what it is! Listen in as we take a deep dive into the classic D&D Module B1 “In Search of the Unknown” and fill in our blanks on what we think of this dungeon.
Show links
Wizard Funk
B1 on Drive Thru RPG :
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17081/B1-In-Search-of-the-Unknown-Basic?affiliate_id=421647 –
Wild Games Productions Discord Server
https://discord.gg/zEpEGwR
OSR Podcasts MeWe group
https://mewe.com/group/5bbccb82a5f4e532eb77a5f4
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Saveordiepodcast/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SaveorDieStaff
Vince’s Blog – http://theevildm.com
Vince’s TheEvilDM Youtube – http://youtube.com/c/TheEvilDM
Support the show and get early access on our Patron – http://Patreon.com/WGP
Note: Lyre Sound by freesound user huggymauve and have been modified.
Customer Reviews
Rhowell_1970
This is a great podcast!!! Sure am missing new episodes. ☹️. Lots of inspiration for your own campaign and play. Going on my third round of listening to all the episodes again. Again thanks to the hosts for putting there time in putting these together over all those years. You can run over and listen to Save for Half and get an awesome podcast by Some of the former hosts.
Thanks again!
Rob
Must Have
This podcast is a must have in your playlist if u are an OG red box kid like myself. Great cast, content, & extremely entertaining.
Awesome Podcast Red Box forever!!!
Love the podcast you guys are great. I’m glad I can find some good old fastRed Box podcasting. Need a couple episodes on companion box set and setting up pc domains. Just started a Basic game with my 7yr old twin girls, had to make a home-brew how to train your Dragon.