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: OD&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 ...
RPG & Gaming Scholar Jon Peterson – Episode 279 – 9/27/2024
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #279 - 9/27/2024
RPG and tabletop gaming historian Jon Peterson returns for a fantastic conversation on D&D and RPG history, and his related current books and projects. A new ...
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 ...
Tékumel Revisited with Victor Raymond – Episode 245 – 7-31-2021
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #245 - 7/31/2021
Highlights: Tékumel is a deep setting with published fiction, multiple tabletop RPGs, a miniatures wargaming scene, and more. We revisit ...
OSR Gaming & Frog God Games – Episode 234 – 12-11-2020
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #234 - 12/11/2020
OSR Gaming & Frog God Games
Highlights: Who are Frog God Games? The current state of OSR RPG gaming and some OSR history. Recommendations on trying out ...
D&D History: Return to Blackmoor – Episode 221 – 5/16/2020
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 5/16/2020:
D&D History: Return to Blackmoor
Highlights: RPG historian and filmmaker Griffith "Griff" Morgan returns for a follow-up show on Secrets of Blackmoor: The True History of D&D now that ...
Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes XI!
It's been a while but you can't keep a good (term used loosely) Attack of the D&D / RPG Memes down! That's right, the continuing post series that ensures the Internet can never be entirely useful or worthwhile.
If for some deranged reason you want to suffer even more, you can check out all of the ...
D&D History with Stephen R. Marsh! – Episode 211 – 2/1/2020
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 2/1/2020:
D&D History with Stephen R. Marsh!
Highlights: Historic D&D designer Stephen R. Marsh wrote the first D&D Expert rules, created several monsters that have appeared in every edition, ...
Bill Meinhardt: World’s Largest Fantasy RPG Collection! – Episode 206 – 12/21/2019
Podcast version of the Shane Plays Geek Talk radio show from 12/21/2019:
Bill Meinhardt: World's Largest Fantasy RPG Collection!
Highlights: World-class collector and three-time Strat-O-Matic Baseball champion William "Bill" Meinhardt joins to discuss his tabletop Fantasy RPG collection ...