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https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/Episode-22-Part-2-RuneQuest-Role-Playing-in-Glorantha-with-Michael-OBrien-aka-MOB-06_08_2018-23.47.m4a Download Episode INTRO: I’ve got one of those blowers with a feather on the end to celebrate our anniversary and the release of RuneQuest RolePlaying in Glorantha. MOB RETURNS: MOB talks about all the different ways that you can play in Glorantha: 13th Age, HeroQuest, but especially RuneQuest. Here he talks about how RuneQuest appeals to the gamers from back in the day, through its legacy supplements and how it can appeal to new gamers who have discovered Glorantha through The King of Dragon Pass. He also talks about some of the new releases, such as the Bestiary and 6 Ages as well as some of the fan initiatives such as Encounter Role-Play. He also reveals the plans to create a site for Glorantha fan material using a similar model as The Miskatonic  Repository.   JUDGE BLYTHY ROLLS: We discuss ‘how to get started in Glorantha’ with an emphasis on ‘play’s the thing’. ACTUAL PLAY: Gaz and Baz from The Smart Party podcast with Matt Hart from Steam Forged Games join Dirk in a Diana Jones Award winning segment of Actual Play. If you want to see more then head to their site. JUDGE BLYTHY ROLLS AGAIN: We discuss character creation using the new rules. I try to appeal to the Judge with my new gizmos from Infinity Engine and Q Workshop. OUTRO: There’s three months to go to join the Patreon campaign to receive a hard-copy of the GROGZINE 19.  The post Episode 22 (Part 2) RuneQuest RolePlaying in Glorantha (with Michael O’Brien aka MOB) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/Episode-22-Part-1-RuneQuest-Renaissance-with-Michael-OBrien-aka-MOB-16_07_2018-09.59.m4a Download Episode INTRO: Three years of GROGPODing and Forty Years of RuneQuest seems like a great point in time to revisit the game that we played the most back in the day. RQ3 contributed to us stopping playing, so this is a chance to revisit the game and see what happened when we stopped playing. The sound is a bit haywire on this podcast, hope it doesn’t spoil things too much. OPENBOX: Chaosium’s Vice President tells the stories of his formative years in role-playing and how RuneQuest in Glorantha was so important to him. He was instrumental in keeping the flame alive as a fan as he wrote and developed Sun County, the first RuneQuest supplement produced for 8 years, following Avalon Hill acquiring the game in 1984. He wrote a report in the early nineties for The Tales of the Reaching Moon explaining how the game could be revived.  This is a great chat about the nineties renaissance. THE WHITE DWARF: A survey of RQ3 as it appeared (and disappeared) from White Dwarf, written by the wonderful @dailydwarf JUDGE BLYTHY RULES! Dirk and Blythy pick over the bones of RQ3 and there’s a monster quiz! OUTRO: Check out the RuneQuest Actual Play with The Smart Party   . If you’d like the GROGZINE 19 and The Collected Daily Dwarf Vol 3 and Judge Blythy’s Book of Judgments — then please chuck us a tip in the beret and join the Patreon campaign  The post Episode 22 (Part 1) RuneQuest RPG Renaissance (with Michael O’Brien aka MOB) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/episode-21-nights-black-agents-rpg-with-gareth-ryder-hanrahan-20_06_2018-07-54.m4a Download Episode INTRO (00:00) The GROGNARD files finally sells out to one of those new fangled games. There’s a new iTunes review too, that compares us to Ridley Scott’s Hovis advert.  OPEN BOX (with Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan) (0:07) We are joined by Gar who tells us about his formative years in RPGs, his role in relaunching some of the 80s classics for Mongoose and his role in developing adventures for Night’s Black Agents. ACTUAL PLAY (41:31) The Virtual GROGMEET twittercrew take on Operation: GROUNDWORM. JUDGE BLYTHY: (1:02:00) Judge Blythy sinks his teeth into the finer points of spending points. OUTRO (1:40:02) Up date from the Patreon Projects.The post Episode 21 – Night’s Black Agents RPG (with Gareth Ryder-Hanrahan) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/episode-20-part-2-golden-heroes-rpg-with-simon-burley-17_05_2018-19-36.m4a Download Episode   INTRO We’ve had a great, positive response to the first part of the episode, and a new iTunes review from Steve Race, host of Squadron Chatter, the Unofficial Podcast for Squadron UK RPG. GM SCREEN (with Simon Burley) Simon Burley returns, to talk about Imagine magazine, his role as a ‘zine editor, his passion for the UK convention scene and the design principles behind his Code of … series of games. POST BAG We head for birthday drinks in the hubbub of the Las O Gowrie snug and review some of the correspondence that we’ve received WHITE DWARF @DailyDwarf has written an essay about the articles and scenarios that appeared in White Dwarf to support GOLDEN HEROES. SHAGGY DOG A long rambling story about the worst game ever. OUTRO The usual parish notices and thanks to Patreons.The post Episode 20 (Part 2) Golden Heroes RPG (with Simon Burley) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/episode-20-part-one-golden-heroes-rpg-with-simon-burley-18_04_2018-00-18.m4a Download Episode INTRO: This is a game that embodies the spirit of the podcast. It belongs to a period when the players were informing the gaming industry. Games Workshop decided to do a big budget version of the game. You can see the short film I made here (it’s less than 5 minutes) OPEN BOX (with Simon Burley): As the co-creator of the game, Simon shares the story of its ups and downs. You can find SQUADRON UK at Drive Thru by following the link. JUDGE BLYTHY RULES: We examine the rules with our resident rules lawyer. OUTRO: News of the latest Patreons. and the aims of the campaign.The post Episode 20 (Part 1) Golden Heroes RPG (with Simon Burley) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/episode-19-paranoia-rpg-with-paul-baldowski-21_03_2018-09-53.m4a Download Episode INTRO: Thanks to a Poll of Patreons, we are examining a game that we never played back in the day … PARANOIA. OPEN BOX: (with Paul Baldowski): Paul Baldowski was a writer for the Mongoose edition. He’s also runs Just Crunch which publishes The Cthulhu Hack. Also, make sure you check out the Fighting Fantasy accessories at All Rolled Up. WHITE DWARF: @dailydwarf provides a survey of the surprising amount of PARANOIA material that appeared in White Dwarf after Games Workshop printed the second edition in the UK ACTUAL PLAY: A sample from an online game of PARANOIA. You can’t beat a bit of bully. GAMESMASTER’S SCREEN: One of Blythy’s clones talks about the game and why we never played it back in the day. OUTRO: Thanks to Patreons and best wishes to Kalum of the Roliste PodcastThe post Episode 19 – Paranoia RPG (with Paul Baldowski) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/episode-18-part-2-judge-dredd-rpg-with-marc-gascoigne-16_02_2018-02-22.m4a Download Episode INTRO A new review on iTunes WHITE DWARF @dailydwarf “2000ad and Me” a personal reflection on the Galaxy’s Greatest Comic GAMES MASTER’s SCREEN Marc Gascoigne returns to talk about Fighting Fantasy, EarthDawn (!), The Black Library and Angry Robot. Also, the famous ‘lost’ RPG – Dark Future. JUDGE BLYTHY RULES an examination of the system and setting of Judge Dredd RPG OUTRO Details of the GROGSQUAD patreon campaign and an interesting project to document the early years of Games Workshop.The post Episode 18 (Part 2) Judge Dredd RPG (with Marc Gascoigne) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/episode-18-part-1-judge-dredd-rpg-with-marc-gascoigne-16_01_2018-23-20.m4a Download Episode INTRO: Warning, there’s an unnecessary David Bowie impression in this bit, as the Judge Dredd Board Game appeared in Labyrinth. POTTED HISTORY: (00:05:00) A brief publication history of Judge in RPGs and news of the forthcoming game from EN Publishing. OPEN BOX (with Marc Gascoigne): (10:44) We are joined by a giant in the world of Science Fiction and Fantasy publishing. He tells stories about his time editing DragonLords fanzine , working with Games Workshop and designing Judge Dredd. DAILY DWARF: (00:48:24) @dailydwarf writes an introduction to some of the great material that appeared in White Dwarf, before the sun set on its coverage of RPGs. ATTIC ATTACK: (01:07:00) Blythy joins Dirk in the loft to reflect on 2000ad and how it influenced our play. OUTRO: (01:37:00) Dirk is running Judge Dredd at Spaghetti ConJunction in Birmingham on 10th Feb 2017. Also, there’s news about how to get PDFs of the GROGZINE and the forthcoming Virtual GROGMEET.The post Episode 18 (Part 1) Judge Dredd RPG (with Marc Gascoigne) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/episode-17-review-of-2017-16_12_2017-21-501.m4a Download Episode Intro: For this GROGPOD, we take a break from the usual format, instead of concentrating on a single subject, we are looking back at some of the experiences that we have had over the year. Thanks to Phil the Dice Mechanic for his review Groggies Pt 1: Our annual awards are determined by the random subjects written on the spurious envelopes. In this section we look back on the year in games mastering – some of the highs and lows – we award the Messianic Megalomaniac award for the year. The Trial of RuneQuest: Earlier in the year, Dirk took the RPG Academy to Apple Lane. This is an edited extract. You can find the full version here and the you tube video here (if you really need to). Groggies Pt 2: This is the Olive Kinnisberg Memorial Award for players, playing and players and the games that we play. There’s a mention of UK Games Expo, The Heroes Journey and Star Trek Adventures. Postbag Pt1: Mark Hides has written a memoir of his experiences of RPGs in Sheffield. You can get his book here. Groggies Pt 3 There have been lows as well as highs Postbag Pt2 Rog Coe and Wayne Peters are regular correspondents to this site. Groggies Pt 4 The new game that we have been playing and some of the hopes for the new year. Outro: Thanks to Patreons and you’ll find details about the Spaghetti Conjunction here The post Episode 17 – Review of 2017 in RPGs first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/episode-16-part-2-more-call-of-cthulhu-with-mike-mason-22_11_2017-18-22.m4a Download Episode INTRO: A dedication to Carl T. Ford, the publisher/ editor of Dagon Fanzine. GAMESMASTER’S SCREEN 00:02:20 (With Mike Mason) Mike faces the Keeper’s Screen to talk about Traveller, D&D and the all new Masks of Nyarlathotep (coming soon). DAILY DWARF 00:40:00 @dailydwarf does an incisive assessment of the scenarios that appeared in White Dwarf. CURSE OF THE BONE was the winner of his 2015 Scenario Slam JUDGE BLYTHY RULES! 01:00:00 We take a look at some of the changes in the 7th Edition rules. OUTRO: 01:40:00 More news about the Patreon Campaign.The post Episode 16 (Part 2) More Call of Cthulhu (with Mike Mason) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.