Into the Underdark! First stop: the Forlorn Cliffs and associated puzzling magic portals as we search for Tezzarea's camp. Those quasits were tougher than we expected. Umber hulks, hook horrors, and *oops* we pulled on Fletcher just a tad too ...

Podcast Extra: Spectaculars RPG with Rodney Thompson of Scratchpad Publishing Highlights: Interview with Rodney Thompson about the new Spectaculars superhero RPG from Scratchpad Publishing! Plus: What's Rodney reading right now? What the heck is Neon City Outlaws? What are the ...

Menzoberranzan continues with the tower of Sorcere, including Gromph's Inner and Outer Sanctums! Moon elf graffiti, labyrinthine puzzles, and a long-trapped "drow". Hey, don't shrink away from searching... diamonds are a rogue's best pen. Grappled is not restrained, and restrained ...

Interview with game designer Rodney Thompson about the new Spectaculars superhero RPG from Scratchpad Publishing! Plus: What's Rodney reading right now? What the heck is Neon City Outlaws? What are the design differences between Dusk City Outlaws and Spectaculars? And: ...

If by some chance you haven't been introduced to Inktober as the images begin flowing all over social media each year, here's the elevator pitch from the Inktober website: "Every October, artists all over the world take on the Inktober ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 10/20/2018: Dungeons & Dragons: Art & Arcana with Jon Peterson & Michael Witwer! Highlights: D&D authors / historians Michael Witwer and Jon Peterson discuss their fantastic new Dungeons & ...

What are Shane's first thoughts and reactions to an advance copy of Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana: A Visual History? Hint: he may squee (okay, he actually squees at one point and he's a big manly man not known ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 10/6/2018: Heroic Fantasy & Science Fiction With Cirsova Magazine! Highlights: Heroic fantasy & science fiction with P. Alexander, the editor and publisher of Cirsova Magazine. It’s not just pulp ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 9/22/2018: Judge Dredd & The Worlds of 2000 AD RPG with Morrus! Highlights: Russ Morrissey AKA Morrus of EN World joins to talk his new Judge Dredd & The ...

Ensuring the Internet doesn't organize into something overly useful and inspiring, Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes returns in a spectacular display of pointless carnage. If for some inexplicable reason you want to endure even more, you can check ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 9/15/2018: Michael Berryman & The Hot Springs International Horror Film Festival! Highlights: Scarologist John Burton and actor Michael Berryman (The Hills Have Eyes, Weird Science, The Evil Within) join ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 9/8/2018: The Persistent Mike Myler & Imperial Matchmaker Redux! Highlights: Tabletop RPG designer (and editor of the EN World EN5ider) Mike Myler returns to discuss Kickstarter persistence, not letting ...

The City of Spiders continues and its into Menzoberranzan proper for our intrepid heroes. Drow patrols! Mysterious rescuers! Alley chases! A certain swashbuckling drow mercenary! Spell area of effects. Armor donning and doffing times. Monster CRs and spell saves. Plus: ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 9/1/2018: Comic Book Talk! Highlights:Shane makes a splash and hosts himself as a panel of one while touching on several borders of the comic book industry. Are you on ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 8/25/2018: Uncharted Regions & Weird Geek News! Highlights: It’s a journey into the weird unknown as we talk the Uncharted Regions audio drama & Weird Geek News with the ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 8/11/2018: Godzilla! Highlights: SKREEEEEE-ONNNNNNNK! It’s go, go Godzilla with fellow big green scaly one fans Tony Isabella and Mark Pellegrini! In addition to Godzilla discussion in general: What does ...

Burying the dead after the monstrous Juiblex battle, a visit to Gauntlgrym, and then it's off to lovely Menzoberranzan, the City of Spiders itself, for a ridiculously dangerous infiltration and retrieval mission sans expedition. Speaking of spiders, even low CR ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 8/4/2018: Iron Man with Lennon Parker (the Arkansas Iron Man)! Highlights:It’s all about Ol’ Shellhead, the Golden Avenger himself as guest Lennon Parker the Arkansas Iron Man talks his ...

Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 7/28/2018: D&D / RPG News & Arkansas RPG Con! Highlights: D&D / RPG news and discussion. Plus! Arkansas RPG Con is coming on August 11th! Con Coordinator Carl Heyl ...

Shane has the Star Wars: The Roleplaying Game 30th Anniversary Edition in his hot little hands and he can't wait to get it open and take a look. This represents both the original Star Wars RPG and gaming history... does ...