The Vintage RPG Podcast

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Dragonriders of the Styx Apr 18, 2022

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Strap in, cuz we got bootleg toys! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, direct from the five and dime, we check out Stu's Dragonriders of the Styx toys from the early 80s. For a bunch of cheap fantasy toys, they actually have a fun and weird intersection with Dungeons & Dragons!

Return to Dark Tower Apr 11, 2022

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This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at another board game: Return to Dark Tower. This is Restoration Games' new sequel/revamp of the 1981 Milton Bradley electronic board game Dark Tower that…if not a classic, certainly has a compelling mystique born from the intersection of its rarity, its D&D-like fantasy theming and its place at an exciting and highly nostalgic early era of consumer electronics. How does the new version hold up in comparison? Well, you're gonna have to listen!

Invisibility Apr 04, 2022

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The ring of invisibility is one of the most iconic magic items in RPGs. But where does it come from? (Hint: it isn't Tolkien!)

Troika Mar 28, 2022

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Getting lots of actual playtime in lately. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, Stu's fresh off his first session of Troika and he's keen to share his impressions. It's weird and easy and did we mention weird?

Sailors on the Starless Sea Mar 21, 2022

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This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we've got an after action report for the first half of the Dungeon Crawl Classics 67: Sailors on the Starless Sea, which Zog is running us through. Granted, we're only on the edge of the really weird stuff, but we've seen enough to start ruminating. And there are plenty of corpses already. Honor the fallen!

Glorantha Mar 14, 2022

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This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we're back on RuneQuest, talking about some of the stuff that makes the world of Glorantha special, specifically its approach to mythology, time and its surprising meta-commentary on roleplaying games themselves! That's two RuneQuest episodes and we're still barely scratching the surface.

King Kong Mar 07, 2022

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Scream for me, Fae Wray! This week, the Vintage RPG Podcast travels to Skull Island to discuss some of the surprising influences of the greatest monster movie ever made: King Kong! The 1933 version, of course, get that remake trash outta here.

You can see the still from Son of Kong mentioned in the episode at the bottom of this post.

Travellers Feb 28, 2022

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I recently came into possession of like five feet of Traveller and it made me realize, holy crap, there is a lot of Traveller! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at the span of the Traveller RPG through the 20th century. That's a quick look at both versions of Classic Traveller (1977 and 1983), MegaTraveller (1986), New Era (1993), T4 (1996), GURPS Traveller (1998) and even the not really Traveller, Traveller: 2300 A.D. (1986). So many Travellers!

We also chat with friend of the pod, Levi Combs, about the upcoming kickstarter for Phylactery #4 and the Phylactery Omnibus!

The Awards Feb 21, 2022

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You know what kind of sucks? Awards. Oscars, Grammys, whatever. RPG awards are no exception. But Joe DeSimone doesn't think they need to be that way. So he's starting his own awards for RPGs called The Awards. And you know what? They might suck, too! He's upfront about that. But if they do, they'll suck in a completely new way and maybe even pave the way for something good. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk to Joe about awards, The Awards and how we might be able to do better.

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You can bother Joe on Twitter pretty much all the time.

RuneQuest Feb 14, 2022

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This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we barely scratch the surface of RuneQuest (1978), Chaosium's classic first foray into RPGs. We talk about the games origins in the earlier wargame, White Bear & Red Moon (1975), the skill-based RPG, the limitations of class as a concept, the different sorts of magic and, seriously, that's more than enough for one half hour. We'll be returning to RQ several times in the coming weeks to cover it all!

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