Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #274 - 2/29/2024
Despite what you might think from its famous box art, Greyhawk (the first D&D setting published by TSR) isn’t just knights and chivalry… so what is it ...
Dig into the world of the D&D Greyhawk setting online and sooner or later you'll run across mentions of an essay from 1996 called "Putting the Grey in the Hawk" by Nitescreed.
However, the essay no ...
Recently while doing some research for a writing project for Planet X Games (it's not my beans to spill on what the project is, so ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #267 - 5/12/2023
Chris Holmes has a unique historical perspective on fiction writer John Eric Holmes and Holmes Basic D&D, given that he’s JEH’s son. Chris is doing cool stuff in his own right, including his fantasy art and a day job where he ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #265 - 2/9/2023
Zach Glazar (Frog God Games), Bill Barsh (Pacesetter Games) and Levi Combs (Planet X Games) share the personal impact (here’s a hint: ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #264 - 11/30/2022
RPG developer and publisher Allan T. Grohe Jr. (aka "grodog") joins to talk AD&D retroclone OSRIC, the OSR, Black Blade Publishing, John Eric Holmes, ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #250 - 11/9/2021
Highlights: Gaming historian Jon Peterson works through the unhappy but fascinating drama of Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, and TSR to bring us the ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #244 - 7/14/2021
Highlights: RPG Designer Julian Bernick on Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth book series ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #243 - 7/1/2021
Highlights: Zeb Cook’s RPG design history includes such important highlights as the "Expert" portion of B/X D&D, AD&D 2nd ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #235 - 12/22/2020
The Elusive Shift: How Role-Playing Games Forged Their Identity with Jon Peterson
Highlights: Jon Peterson discusses The Elusive Shift, his newest in-depth book about role-playing game history. The importance of fanzines ...