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 ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #278 - 8/22/2024
Merle M. Rasmussen, the man in the tux himself, joins to talk about the Top Secret RPG and his game design career. What was his first (mistaken) ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #275 - 3/29/2024
Wide-ranging geekout with David Finn of Signal of Doom!! Lots of comic book and MCU chat (like, a lot). Pi Day. Doctor Who, ...
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 #273 - 1/31/2024
Strat-O-Matic Baseball might be one of the biggest games you’ve never heard of, and three-time champion William “Bill” Meinhardt joins to share his passion for playing ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #272 - 12/29/2023
Star Fleet Battles is the Star Trek-based wargame that’s been in constant publication since 1979, leading to an expanded range of games and lore known as the Star Fleet Universe. SFB fan, expert, and ...
Shane Plays Geek Talk Episode #268 - 5/30/2023
Author and D&D historian Mike Witwer shares the details on his newest book The Legend of Drizzt Visual Dictionary, which is not only chock full ...
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 ...