UK Gamers Podcast

Episode 44 - 2023 and Critical role Dec 22, 2023

A quick look at 2023 and a few highlights followed by a discussion of Critical Role and their RPGs via Darrington Press
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Interesting text review of Candela Obscura by Cannibal Halfling Gaming

My games on DTRPG

Episode 43 - DnD CC BY Jan 28, 2023

After a torrid few weeks/months, the rpg community got some potentially good news yesterday (27/1/23).

DnD Beyond made an announcement re the DnD SRD and OGL, with the option to use the contents of the SRD under CC BY. The exact ramifications of this need to be worked out but right now this looks like a positive move and will begin repairing the damage caused by Hasbro's disastrous plans to move to One DnD and OGL 2.

Episode 43

The DnD Beyond announcement

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1439-ogl-1-0a-creative-commons

The SRD 5.1 CC BY 4L pdf

https://www.dndbeyond.com/attachments/39j2li89/SRD5.1-CCBY4.0License.pdf

Jim

Twitter @jwmuk

Mastodon @dice.camp/@Jwmuk

Me

Twitter @Trebormills

Mastodon @dice.camp/@ukgamerspodcast

Episode 42 - OGL drama Jan 14, 2023

Episode 42 - A look at the Hasbro/DnD drama that has consumed the online RPG community recently. The safe harbour of the OGL is now in doubt and it could be that ORC becomes the new banner that folks flock to. Will the community forgive and forget or is DnD on a slow decline?

Investor Statement

"The one thing I would add is when you think about Dungeons & Dragons Beyond and it being the premier digital tool set, it gives us a great opportunity to expand both internationally, but also the tools and capabilities we give all of our players, it's going to give us a wonderful opportunity to monetize more of our player base than the Dungeon Masters that we are monetizing today."

https://www.fool.com/earnings/call-transcripts/2022/10/18/hasbro-has-q3-2022-earnings-call-transcript/

The DND beyond statement re OGL 1.1

Be aware that the version that is live on the page is different from the version first posted and is subject to being edited. So comments about it could be based on an earlier version

https://www.dndbeyond.com/posts/1423-an-update-on-the-open-game-license-ogl

Video re the OGL statement

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeWaq6pQQW4

The Thermocline tipping point

https://twitter.com/garius/status/1588115310124539904?s=20&t=9aE0Drp3vvUrwpYGgxt58Q

ORC

https://gizmodo.com/paizo-wizards-of-the-coast-dnd-open-rpg-ogl-1-1-1849982443

OGL saved DnD

https://rsdancey.medium.com/22-years-ago-i-saved-d-d-today-i-want-to-save-the-open-gaming-license-77e79eaddfb2

Copyright and games

https://www.americanbar.org/groups/intellectual_property_law/publications/landslide/2014-15/march-april/its_how_you_play_game_why_videogame_rules_are_not_expression_protected_copyright_law/#:~:text=Games%20rules%20have%20never%20been,no%20excuse%20to%20find%20otherwise

News about the OGL drama

https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-wizards-hasbro-ogl-open-game-license-1849981136

Phd thesis on the OGL

https://digitalcommons.osgoode.yorku.ca/phd/58/

Episode 41 - A reading of The Rats in the Walls by H P Lovecraft Oct 12, 2022

For Halloween I have done a reading of The Rats in the Walls by H P Lovecraft. I have changed the name of the cat to Midnight but otherwise left the story as is.

Episode 40 - Anniversary edition Aug 01, 2022

In this Episode I chat about my RPG plans for 2022 and celebrate other 40th anniversaries; namely 1981's DnD B/X and 1982's Call of Cthulhu

This podcast was released to patrons on 7/7/2022

House of the Exorcist

House of the Exorcist - Bart Wynants | DriveThruRPG.com

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Episode 39 - That which is dead can eternal lie Jun 27, 2022

Hello,

Well Covid 19 rather interfered with my gaming plans, but it did act as a huge nudge to get role playing back up and running. A lot of my gaming has thus been steam based board games and online rpgs. This Episode talks about some of the things that have been going on since my last release.

Eclipse v1.5 update

https://boardgamegeek.com/thread/2023256/eclipse-15th-dawn-galaxy/page/1

Collaborative Adventure 'House of the Exorcist'

https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/375167/House-of-the-Exorcist

Tech (includes my play through of Detroit on PS4)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcuvNc6sum9t-zXJjLsHWeQ

Tabletop gaming

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCttTsZ_c9xYp9YopFf2DgvA

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Tekumel Jan 02, 2022

I recently started hacking the Dee Sanction to play a Tekumel game. In preparation I recorded, a while back, a Reading of the Man of Gold that you might enjoy.

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2022 Jan 02, 2022

Welcome to 2022, I hope to bring you more stuff this year as I have almost finished my studies. To catch up on what I have been doing you can check my youtube channels and my Patreon.

A reading on my Patreon
A recent rpg video
My tech channel on YouTube
My Twitter
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Episode 38 - So Long and thanks for all the Fish Jun 14, 2018

I have created a Patreon Page and have decided to move the podcast to be early access to my supporters. This is the last publicly available podcast without a time delay.
Episode 38
Support my Youtube, Podcast and other creative projects on Patreon

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Episode 37 - The One before Essen Sep 03, 2017

So Essen is coming and its been a long while since I did a Podcast! So time to burble on about games, mostly Kickstarter ones. I have started using Google drive so hopefully the mp3 link works out ok.
Episode 37

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Episode 36 - My top 10 of 2016 Jan 01, 2017

Happy 2017! I join the bandwagon and post a top 10 for games of 2016, also a brief comment on my all time top 10

Episode 35 - 2016 musing and reflection Dec 21, 2016

I ramble on about Games Workshop and Kickstarter as I reflect on 2016, mostly raging re KS exclusives and my regrets on not backing games that funded or shipped in 2016
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160010/conan
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/55690/kingdom-death-monster
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/160081/dungeon-saga-dwarf-kings-quest
https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/176189/zombicide-black-plague

Episode 34 - Holmes Oct 31, 2016

A quick update and a reading to celebrate the first publication of a Sherlock Holmes story.
I do have the reading as a separate audio file for a project i have in mind

Episode 33 - Bonus reading - Polaris by HPL Oct 29, 2016

A bonus reading of Polaris by H P Lovecraft

Episode 33 - Dagon, a reading for halloween of the classic H P Lovecraft tale Oct 28, 2016

Dagon, first published in 1919 by H P Lovecraft.
A reading for the Halloween season

Episode 32 - CRPGs Oct 25, 2016

I quick chat about Computer RPGs, highlighting a few of the key games I feel you should try

Episode 31 - PC Gaming - MMO Sep 18, 2016

A quick update and a mention of PC Gaming - In particular MMOs

Espisode 30 - Part B - An awkward update Jun 13, 2016

Episode 30b
The awkward reversal podcast

My Plans for 2016 Jun 07, 2016

Spend time on TMP, Beasts of War and explore using G+ and Twitter more.
Actually get a proper plan to go to Essen for 2017
Look at getting a sweet Nvidia 1080 card
Record more Youtube and Podcast stuff
Sell a load of games and focus on a smaller higher quality set of Games
Paint some of my Minis mountain
Return to my games in Design and released and look at tweaks and proper publishing options
Play some RPGs

Episode 30 - BGG and News Jun 06, 2016

Episode 30 - A trip to the UKGE, some news and a rant re BGG

Episode 28 - Kingdom Death Monster Introduction Feb 21, 2016

I managed to find some audio for Episode 28. So I recorded it and have uploaded it for your enjoyment. The Introduction for Kingdom Death- Monster
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Episode 29 - OWG Feb 20, 2016

Im not dead
Im feeling better
A quick hello and some plans for the future, I blather on about Osprey Games whilst I struggle to read up on some books to talk about in more depth
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E28 may have got lost - ill see if I can find it

A game what I wrote Aug 09, 2013

Ive uploaded the rules to BGG and a video to youtube re "Plenty of Fish in the Sea?" a board game I created about fish and the cruel ocean- well a bright cheerful but cruel ocean anyway
Check it out at: Plenty of Fish in the Sea

E27 MWO and news Mar 08, 2013

A new year and we are not dead yet- must be time to get excited by new things. So following my youtube vids you may spot a theme here Mech Warrior Online This cast was thrown together in the brief time window I had between work and shooting giant stompy robots

GOG Feb 13, 2013

I suggest you visit GOG.com tomorrow.....the holy grail of lost games shall rise again Plus they have awesome cool games as well

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