Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #293 - 7/31/2026
Bill Barsh of Pacesetter Games holds forth on Pacesetter ...
Palace of the Vampire Queen: The First Ever D&D Module with Pacesetter Games – Episode 293 – 7/31/2026
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Category Archives: AD&D
What advice would you give to a D&D 5th Edition player playing an Old School RPG for the first time?
100+ responses on a post asking just this question cover a wide range of advice, with several recurring themes emerging.
One of the clearest themes: it's much more dangerous!
Also, is the DM obligated to balance encounters, gold pieces as XP, hirelings, THAC0, skip the backstory until 3rd level, squad tactics and party ...
Greyhawk With Allan “grodog” Grohe – Episode 274 – 2/29/2024
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 ...
Putting The Grey In The Hawk by Nitescreed
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 ...
All Poison Monster Entries in the AD&D 1E Monster Manual
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 ...
Holmes Basic D&D, John Eric Holmes & Edgar Rice Burroughs with Chris Holmes – Episode 267 – 5/12/2023
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 ...
They Came for the OGL: 3rd Party RPG Publishers Share Their Experience – Episode 265 – 2/9/2023
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: ...
OSRIC & The OSR with Allan T. Grohe Jr. – Episode 264- 11/30/2022
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, ...
D&D History – Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons with Jon Peterson – Episode 250 – 11-9-2021
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 ...
Jack Vance, The Dying Earth & the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG with Julian Bernick – Episode 244 – 7-14-2021
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #244 - 7/14/2021
Highlights: RPG Designer Julian Bernick on Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth book series ...