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Episode 5: Top Secret Jun 26, 2017

Show notes

Get your trench coats and code books, in this show the Halflings enter the murky world of Cold War espionage with 1980s Top Secret RPG from TSR. DM Liz takes the reins as lead host, and won’t give it back! Thrills, chills, and treachery abounds as we strive to answer the question: Can an Old School RPG have too many tables?

Links mentioned in this show:

Amazon – Top Secret box set
https://www.amazon.com/Top-Secret-Espionage-Role-Playing-Game/dp/0880383488

Gygax FBI Report
http://reason.com/blog/2017/06/15/dd-creator-gary-gygaxs-fbi-records-make
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Episode 4.5: Judges Guild seminar Jun 14, 2017

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Thanks to intrepid reporter DM Jim, we at Save for Half present the 2017 North Texas RPG Con seminar on the history and future plans of the Judges Guild, presented by Bob Bledsaw Jr. If you didn’t make the con (shame on you!) or missed the seminar then get ready for an hour of JG goodness!

Links mentioned in this show:

Judges Guild
http://judgesguild.org/

North Texas RPG Convention
http://www.ntrpgcon.com/

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Episode 4: Cyborg Commando May 17, 2017

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This 1987 RPG, produced by Gary Gygax and Frank Mentzer with Kim Mohan, has a reputation in the gaming hobby as one of the worst RPGs ever designed. But is it really that bad? Your determined Save for Halfling DMs take a dive into this game and see if it lives up to its reputation or is instead a gem in the rough!

Links mentioned in this show:

Designers & Dragons – Evil Hat Productions

New Infinities Productions history on Wikipedia

Sanctum Secorum – A Library of Dark Thoughts

The Kingdoms – Interview with Gary Gygax
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Episode 3.5: North Texas RPG Con Apr 26, 2017

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Welcome to the Save for Half “Sideshow”! These shows are produced erratically and oddly, much like a circus’ sideshow. They are for the bits and bobs we don’t feel fit into the format of the “whole number” shows, so be warned, it gets weird from here on out!

In this sideshow we are joined by Mike “BadMike” Badolato, co-owner/runner/responsible adult/sucker of the North Texas RPG Convention, which is held every first Thursday Weekend of June. During this show we cover emails we’ve gotten over the first two episodes of Save For Half. Then we talk to BadMike about the convention; what’s new, what’s old, what’s what for the 2017 NTRPG Con and why YOU should be there!

Links mentioned in this show:

North Texas RPG Con

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Episode 3: Basic/Expert D&D Apr 11, 2017

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We’re back and ready to find a dragon in a dungeon…so long as it’s Basic/Expert! The terrible trio of DMs Mike, Liz and Corbett throw down on dragons, ghouls, and rules lawyers in this third episode of Save for Half!

Links mentioned in this show:

Dungeons & Dragons Basic set by Tom Moldvay – Wikipedia
Dungeons & Dragons Expert set by Steve marsh/Zeb Cook – Wikipedia

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Episode 2: “Gamma World” Mar 28, 2017

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In our second outing* the Save for Half-lings (with guest-star DM Jim!) look at a seminal old school classic – 1st edition Gamma World. James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet’s over-the-top combination of super-science and deadly, earnest danger set the bar for early science fiction and post-apocalyptic role playing games, and its influence is still felt in gaming 38 years later.

* Original Recording of this show was April 10, 2016

Links mentioned in this show:

Gamma World Playtest rules 1977 found:
https://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?778584-Could-someone-help-me-verify-if-a-find-is-real

Grognard Files
http://armchairadventurerblog.com/

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Episode 1: Doctor Who RPG (FASA) Mar 09, 2017

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No, this isn’t episode 3 of Save for Half. Thanks to the powers of the Time Vortex (and our forgetting to do otherwise) we’re going back in time to give you episode 1 of the Save for Half podcast! DM Corbett joins the podcast posse of DMs Mike, Liz and Jim to discover the mysteries of time and space…according to the 1985 FASA edition of the game. Watch out for disorganized rules, tactical combat movement, and always those pesky Daleks in this episode of Save for Half!

Links mentioned in this show:

Diary of the Doctor Who Roleplaying Games #19

Space-Time Vortex – site for FASA Doctor Who stuff

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Episode 0: New Show! Mar 09, 2017

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“What’s this?” you ask in your best Adam West Batman narration voice? It’s the all new, repurposed, family-friendly Save for Half podcast! Now with 100% more DM Corbett! DMs Mike, Liz, and C-Daddy join you for a talk about what this show is, our Top 5 wishes for future episodes, and generally prattle on about RPG stuff. No Dungeon Crawl Classics were hurt in the making of this show!

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