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Monsters! Monsters! RPG with Ken St Andre Download Episode INTRO: 00:00:16 – This is the first part of a two part episode looking at the games and worlds created by Ken St Andre. He’s one of the founders of the hobby and tremendously influential on the development of RPGS. OPEN BOX: 00:04:40 – Live from his Troll Cave in Arizona, The Trollgodfather tells the story of his origins and influences. Find Ken St Andre works at Trollhalla. WHITE DWARF: 00:40:40 @dailydwarf is back! He’s looking at how White Dwarf provided advice on how to get the best out of your monsters! FIRST, LAST, EVERYTHING: 00:55:10 A brand new feature for the GROGPOD – a member of the GROGSQUAD selects three of their favourite games – the first they played, the last game that got them excited and the game that means everything to them. James Holloway from the Monster Man podcast is up first. GAMESMASTERS’ SCREEN 01:03:40 Blythy and Dirk in the room of roleplaying rambling playing monsters. OUTRO: Check out Save for Half and their episode about Monsters! Monsters! The most recent edition of What would the Smart Party do? podcast covers 70s games. If you’d like to hear a Monsters! Monsters! actual play, go to Whartson Hall. The GROGZINE is coming as a gift for Patreons.The post Episode 28 (Part 1) Monsters! Monsters! RPG (with Ken St Andre) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

Stormbringer Actual Play Download Episode I was kindly invited to Games Master a game of Stormbringer by the wonderfully macabre actual play podcast Red Moon Roleplaying. These is a teaser for an upcoming special guest, listen to the show to find out more … Adventure: The Fang and the Fountain from Perils of the Young KingdomsMusic by: Ager Sonus, Cryo ChamberThe post EXTRA – Stormbringer Actual Play (with Red Moon Role-playing) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

Download Episode We’re continuing our Robin of Sherwood theme. We discuss Fate and use it to provide a sample play in Sherwood Forest created by the TV series. We hope that it will inspire you to invest in some FUDGE dice and have a go at creating your own worlds.The post Episode 27 (Part 2) Fate (with Robin of Sherwood actual play) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

The auditorium was massive! Call of Cthulhu Actual Play (with How We Roll and Scott Dorwood) Download Episode I attended the first ever PodUk Convention in Birmingham and appeared in a live show. How We Roll podcast hosted a live, actual play, with Scott Dorwood (from The Good Friends of Jackson Ellias) as the keeper. Hope that you enjoy listening to The Necropolis.The post EXTRA – Call of Cthulhu Actual Play (with How We Roll and Scott Dorwood) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

Robin of Sherwood (with Graham Staplehurst) Download Episode INTRO: In this episode we are continuing our exploration of the context of gaming in the eighties, by looking at one of the TV series that influenced how we played. POTTED HISTORY: This is a quick summary of how the programme came to be made and a bit of background about Richard Carpenter. If you’d like to know more, I recommend the wonderful, comprehensive books by Andrew Orton  OPEN BOX: Graham Staplehurst talks about his writing in fanzines, for MERP and his role in bringing Robin of Sherwood to life in RPGs. He mentions Other Minds magazine and the audio dramas available from Spiteful Puppet. GROGGLEBOX: A new feature. Blythy and Ed join Dirk to do a commentary on The Seven Poor Knights from Acre episode. OUTRO: A quick update on our latest projects. Also a shout out for The Lost Art of Ray Willner: The Adventures of Robin Hood. The post Episode 27 (Part One) Robin of Sherwood (with Graham Staplehurst) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Episode-26-HeroQuest-RPG-with-Ian-Cooper-21_01_2019-10.46.m4a Download Episode   INTRO: This is an unusual GROGPOD as it was recorded live at GROGMEET 18. Ian Cooper talks about HeroQuest and there’s a chance for you to win a copy of the game thanks to our friends at bonhomiegames.uk Show us your favourite handout, character sheet, floor plan, prop, mini or any other physical item you’ve produced for your gaming before the end of Feb to be in with a chance of winning. INTERVIEW: Ian Cooper talks about his formative years in gaming, oral story telling, Greg Stafford, HeroQuest and his Coming Storm campaign. GAMESMASTER’S SCREEN: Blythy joins me in the Room of Role-Playing Rambling to talk about generic systems. Want to know more about Judge Dredd in the world of GUMSHOE? Then check out Steve Ray’s play reports. OUTRO:  Patreon thanks, the latest news about the GROGZINE and the plans for the next episode.The post Episode 26 – HeroQuest RPG (with Ian Cooper) from GROGMEET 18 first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Episode-25-Review-of-2018-featuring-WFRP-actual-play-20_12_2018-08.20.m4a Download Episode In this episode we review our year in gaming and dish out our GROGGIE awards. It also features WFRP actual play, hosted by The Smart Party. Subscribe to their feed to catch the rest of it, when it is released. Podcast recommendations: How we Roll, The Chimpions, Vintage RPG podcast, and Appendix N.The post Episode 25 – Review of 2018 (Featuring WFRP actual play) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/Episode-24-Part-2-WARHAMMER-Fantasy-Role-Play-with-Graeme-Davies-25_11_2018-15.25.m4a Download Episode INTRO: We’ve had another iTunes review (we’d love to get more!) GAMESMASTER’S SCREEN: Graeme Davis takes us on a whistle stop tour around his career so far: check out this book-listing  at Graeme’s site for all the references mentioned. WHITE DWARF: @dailydwarf has given another insightful perspective of all of the adventures that appeared White Dwarf for the game. OPEN BOX: Blythy and Dirk talk about Warhammer and how they can fit it in their gaming repertoire. OUTRO: Only a few days left to register for a hard copy of the GROGZINE 2019.The post Episode 24 (Part 2) WARHAMMER Fantasy Role Play (with Graeme Davis) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/Episode-23-Part-1-WARHAMMER-Fantasy-Role-Play-with-Graeme-Davis-21_10_2018-11.08.m4a Download Episode INTRO: The GROGNARD files is dedicated to Greg Stafford (1948-2018) OPEN BOX: Graeme Davis talks to us about the genesis of the 1st edition of WARHAMMER and some of the plans for the new edition. You find out more about his long and distinguished career in gaming on his website. WHITE DWARF: The Daily Dwarf reviews the articles that appeared in White Dwarf for WARHAMMER, it’s a long list. JUDGE BAZ RULES!: Baz Stevens from The Smart Party podcast (The UK’s Premier RPG Podcast… mmm?) joins us in the room of role-playing rambling to get deep and dirty into the rules. OUTRO: Join our Patreon before the end of November to get a hard copy of the zine.The post Episode 24 (Part 1) WARHAMMER Fantasy Role Play (with Graeme Davis) first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.

https://thegrognardfiles.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Episode-23-Dungeons-and-Dragons-Storm-Kings-Thunder.m4a Download Episode Intro: It has been a summer of love for the library – there’s too much on there! Open Box: We’re in Port Street in Manchester reflecting on the campaign The White Dwarf: Daily Dwarf goes Against the Giants. Games Master’s Screen: What’s our favourite class? Ed’s Shed: Ed decides to ‘bring out the Gimp‘ when he creates a dynamic, digital table top. Outro: Find out more about the Patreon campaign and the next GROGZINE.The post Episode 23 – Dungeons & Dragons, Storm King’s Thunder first appeared on The GROGNARD Files.