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Oracles and Stone Giants Feb 07, 2022

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Ever buy an old RPG box set and find some maps or a character sheet inside? For me, it conjures up a specific sort of warm feeling. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at some of Tim Hutchings' efforts to preserve that sort gaming ephemera in The Habitation of the Stone Giant Lord, a book collecting homebrew D&D adventures written and illustrated by kids. We also look at Hutchings' reprint of the short-live gaming zine The Oracle. A thrilling expedition into the dusty archives of our hobby's past!

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You can check out more about both projects at Hutchings' Play Generated Map & Document Archive. Physical copies of both can still be had at his shop, as well!

Zine Month Jan 31, 2022

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This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, Hambone talks to Charlie Ferguson Avery and Alex Coggon of Feral Indie Studios about ZiMo 2022, their indie RPG zine showcase, running the whole month of February! ZINES! Get 'em!

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Stu will be back next week, promise!

Neuromancer Jan 24, 2022

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"The sky above the port was the color of television, tuned to a dead channel." That's the first line of William Gibson's 1984 novel Neuromancer and, just like that, he pretty much codified the aesthetic of cyberpunk. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we go ga-ga over the novel and look at the way it influenced cyberpunk RPGs. Or was ripped off by cyberpunk RPGs. We've heard it both ways.

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In the episode, Stu mentions a post by Gibson about Shadowrun. If you have access to the text of that, drop us a line!

Dungeon Crawl Classics Jan 17, 2022

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This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we go way over the top and check out the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG. It's got gonzo for days, horrible dooms, epic spell failures, weird ass dice and enough old school style art to fill a museum with. What's not to love?

Warlock! Jan 10, 2022

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It ain't just D&D that's getting hacked and cloned! Want to play a system that retains the flavors of 80s-era British fantasy? Warlock, from Fire Ruby Designs, has you covered by being a bit more robust than Advanced Fighting Fantasy and a lot less cumbersome than Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay. We check it out on this week's Vintage RPG Podcast.

The Broken Sword Jan 03, 2022

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Happy New Year! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we return to Appendix N and check out The Broken Sword, a novel by Poul Anderson. Unlike Three Hearts and Three Lions, it's a fantastic, violent and often unparalleled work of influential fantasy.

Monstrous Compendium Dec 27, 2021

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We got you some monsters for Christmas! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk about the Monstrous Compendium (1989) for second edition Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. You know what else we talk about? Office supplies and how great they are. Join us for another thrilling episode!

Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide Dec 20, 2021

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This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we talk about the Campaign Sourcebook and Catacomb Guide (1990), the first Dungeon Masters Guide expansion for second edition Dungeons & Dragons. That might sound dull, but I promise you, it is a wild ride into the substrate of the RPG psyche — it's one part deconstruction of the hobby and one part a kind of everyperson's treatise on RPG design theory, written largely by the always engaging Jennell Jaquays. A lot of folks think the blue and silver books are just 2E bloat, but this one should be on the shelves of anyone who thinks deeply about RPG design.

Alien Post-Mortem Dec 13, 2021

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Back in October, Stu ran "Chariot of the Gods," the cinematic scenario in the Alien Starter Set. Not once, but twice! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast we talk about how it went. Who survived? What was left of them? Well, we aren't telling because that would spoil the fun. But we do dig into Stu's general impressions of how the game works and the experience it delivers.

Holiday Gift Guide (sorta) Dec 06, 2021

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It's a little late for a holiday gift guide, even without the worldwide supply chain issues and shipping delays, so let's call this episode of the Vintage RPG Podcast "Cool RPG stuff that came out this year (and is maybe made by our friends)." While it may be too late for the December holidays (though PDFs make for fine gifts, too!), the monopoly December has on gift giving is silly. Give your tabletop pals a cool book in January or February, it'll make their month! Those dreary months need some good cheer too!

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