Night of the Ninja (and More!)
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Ninjas, ninjas, ninjas, they're all Stu wants to talk about these days. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we're dodging shuriken in order to keep talk about shinobi, both generally and somewhat specifically regarding the Night of the Ninja RPG. Also a follow-up on the Worlds of TSR art book and a plug for Graham Barey's excellent graphic novel/Troika supplement Black Orb. * * * Links! (it comes with the Troika booklet!) * * * Instagram? Old news. ! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! ! Patreon? Discord?...
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TSR Art Books
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Art & Arcana? Pffft, go back to the source! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we pull the TSR art books off the shelf. That's , , and The Art of the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Fantasy Game. That's a lot of art! And one more to come! * * * Instagram? Old news. ! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! ! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need ! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast! Edited by the one and only . Send questions, comments or...
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Trollpak
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Troooooooooll! This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out Trollpak, Chaosium's boxset that explores the nature of RuneQuest's trolls. It's a thoughtful approach to a "monstrous" species that sharply contrasts with most games of the period, and a lot of games now, even. Plus: An update on Spellbinders! * * * Instagram? Old news. ! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! ! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need ! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast!...
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Castle Thrax
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Of stock lists and ancient history. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we explore Castle Thrax and the Spellbinders' treasure. That is, Spellbinders Games, a shop in Akron that published Castle Thrax, also had a lot of interesting titles in their stock list that don't seem to exist. Or do they? We'd like to know! * * * Instagram? Old news. ! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! ! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need ! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG...
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The Privilege of Play and Other Topics
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Another collection of chit-chats. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we rummage through the grab bag again. We discuss Lite-Brite, Tony Bath's 1975 article "Fantasy Gaming," Aaron Trammell's The Privilege of Play, Dungeon Crawler Carl and doanes, among other things. * * * Check out Stu's essay on the . Or skip right to the article. * * * Instagram? Old news. ! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! ! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need ! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review...
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Mythic Britain & Ireland
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Exploring a country still all mystery. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we venture to Mythic Britain & Ireland, a Vaesen sourcebook by Graeme Davis. A labor of love, the book presents all you need to run a game of Vaesen in the British Isles, including scenarios, monsters and mystery seeds. But in addition to being an RPG book, it also works as an introduction to the landscape of folklore that's so unique to Britain and Ireland. Fantastic stuff, and gorgeous illustrations to boot. * * * Graeme Davis has a Patreon dedicated to monsters, their lore and resources for their use in...
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Shadowdark
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If the lights go out, you're dead. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out Shadowdark, a recent hack that brings the old school feel to 5E. Pack extra torches! [I think it was Epidiah Ravachol who I saw recently saying "D&D and its shadows] * * * Instagram? Old news. ! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! ! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need ! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast! Edited by the one and only . Send questions, comments or...
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The End Times
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All the news after the apocalypse that's fit to print. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out The End Times, a monthly newspaper from 12 years after the end of the world as we know it. From the minds of Benjamin Percy and some guy named Stephen King. * * * Get a digital subscription to ! Instagram? Old news. ! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! ! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need ! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast! Edited by the one and...
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Delta Green, Among Other Things
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There can be only one. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we chat about the original Highlander film. Also on tap: Delta Green: The Conspiracy and the recently released adventures for the same. And some other stuff that I've forgotten! It'll be a surprise! * * * Instagram? Old news. ! That's where all the cool kids are now! Stu’s book, Monsters, Aliens, and Holes in the Ground is for sale now! ! Patreon? Discord? Cool RPG things to buy? All the Vintage RPG links you need ! Like, Rate, Subscribe and Review the Vintage RPG Podcast! Edited by the one and only . Send questions, comments...
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Dragons & Daggers
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Stu's got more plastic flotsam from the 1980s. This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we take a look at Stu's new(ish) to him plastic tile puzzles from Imperial Toys, featuring gorgeous ripped-off art and bright colors (you'll have to wait until 2027 to see them on the feed, sorry). Also, D&D sliding tile puzzles and the face of the warrior fighting the dragon on the famous Elmore cover painting for the red box Basic Set. Fun fact: Stu bought not one, but two separate vintage sticker sheets from 1983 while recording this episode. * * * Instagram? Old news. ! That's where all the...
info_outlineIt belongs in a museum! Oh, wait, that doesn't work here... This week on the Vintage RPG Podcast, we check out Thousand Year Old Campfire, also known as Old Morris Cave: A Continuous Use Campsite in Mammoth Cave National Park. A descendant of Thousand Year Old Vampire, this game examines presence, absence and time through the excavation of an archaeological site. It's less emotionally charged than TYOV, but no less thought provoking.
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