192 Barbarians of Lemuria session recap or Remember when Hawkgirl brained Cthulhu?

Summary

Warning: gratuitous dogs in the background. I talk about my latest session of Barbarians of Lemuria, do some unboxings and discuss the time Hawkgirl brained Cthulhu! Also listener feedback from Andy, Daniel, & Graham.

Character generators for old school games https://smolderingwizard.com/2014/01/19/old-school-rpg-character-generators/

Bandit’s Keep https://anchor.fm/daniel-norton

Bandit’s Keep YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0-gfEp3GDT0wT7bdU-CeSw

Expedition to the Grizzly Peaks https://anchor.fm/andy-goodman8

Gaming from the First Age https://anchor.fm/first-age

Grizzly Peaks Radio https://anchor.fm/andy-goodman9

You can leave me a message here on Anchor, at nerdsrpgvarietycast ‘at’ gmail ‘dot’ com or find me on the Audio Dungeon Discord
Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find his blog at plundergrounds.blogspot.com/
TJ Drennon provides music for my show.
A companion blog is located here: nerdsrpgvarietycast.wordpress.com/ — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jason376/message

Transcription

174 Against the Darkmaster using Owlbear Rodeo

On episode 174 of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast I talk about a recent game of Against the Darkmaster using the Owlbear Rodeo Virtual Tabletop. Here are some screenshots from that session.

This first screen shot is of the walled village the player characters were in when it was attacked. You can see two house already on fire.

Here is a closer shot of some tokens, the faded out one is a deceased attacker.

Here you can see the dice roller, the results are shown under the player name (there is also an option to keep them secret)

You can even do fog of war!

Don’t forget to enter my contest, you have until 17 March 2021 to get your entry in and have a chance to win a $20 DrivethruRPG gift certificate! https://nerdsrpgvarietycast.wordpress.com/2021/02/27/contest/

You can leave me a message on Anchor, send an email to nerdsrpgvarietycast ‘at’ gmail ‘dot’ com or find me on the Audio Dungeon Discord.
Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find his blog at plundergrounds.blogspot.com/
TJ Drennon provides music for my show.

Episode 173 Beowulf and Knife Shenanigans

On Episode 173 of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast I do an unboxing, talk about playing 5E Beowulf Age of Heroes and field messages from Joe, Randy, Taylor, Spencer & Ivy.

Here are some pictures of COWBOYS II which I mention during the episode.

Here are some pictures of the complete Sentinels of the Multiverse card game mentioned during the episode.

Beowulf Age of Heroes by Handiwork Games https://handiwork.games/beowulf

Biggus Geekus Podcast https://anchor.fm/biggusgeekus

Clerics Wear Ringmail Blog https://clericswearringmail.blogspot.com/

Hindsightless Podcast https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9

Keep off the Borderlands Podcast https://anchor.fm/free-thrall

Live from Pellam’s Wasteland Podcast https://anchor.fm/pellamswasteland

Live from Pellam’s Wasteland YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHLoibMx57Anui2T4-zVBsQ

The Happy Whisk Blog https://www.thehappywhisk.com/

The Happy Whisk Podcast https://anchor.fm/thehappywhisk

The Happy Whisk YouTube https://www.youtube.com/c/TheHappyWhisk/featured

Weal or Woe Pathfinder Actual Play Podcast https://www.wealorwoe.com/

Worthington Publishing https://www.worthingtonpublishing.com/

You can leave me a message on Anchor, send an email to nerdsrpgvarietycast ‘at’ gmail ‘dot’ com or find me on the Audio Dungeon Discord.
Ray Otus did the art for this show, you can find his blog at plundergrounds.blogspot.com/
TJ Drennon provides music for my show.

Contest!

Colin Green over at the Spikepit RPG Podcast asked me if page count was a fair measure of rules complexity on Episode 172 of my podcast. My roundabout answer resulted in this contest.

Here is the challenge: send me an audio message defining Rules Heavy, Rules Light, and Crunchy as they refer to RPGs. You can not use the other terms in a definition (No ‘rules light games are those that aren’t rules heavy’) and you can not just give a game as an example (‘RISUS is rules light’).

You can submit your definitions using the voice message feature on Anchor or you can send me an email (nerdsrpgvarietycast ‘at’ gmail ‘dot’ com) and attach a voice file. I will put all the submissions in a hat and randomly select a winner who will receive a $20 DrivethruRPG gift certificate. All submissions are due by St. Patrick’s Day, 17 March 2021.

Enter the blog!

This blog is mainly a companion to my podcast but occasionally I’ll post stand alone entries like this one!

With ZineQuest3 over at Kickstarter rounding down I wanted to post the projects that I am backing that you still have time to back!

ZineQuest 3: Explore Dungeons Zine #2 A system neutral RPG zine, jam packed full of cool stuff! New monsters, magic, maps, adventures, random tables, and art!!

I am backing this to get print copies of zines 1 & 2 !

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bigrobotgames/zinequest-3-explore-dungeons-zine-2

Horrors of the Sepulchre [Zine Quest] An old-school horror themed deathtrap dungeon zine adventure.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/steve-c/horrors-of-the-sepulchre-zine-quest

Harsch Table, Volume 1 A B&W zine collecting brand new random generation tables to bring excitement, mystery, and danger to your RPG sessions #ZineQuest3

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dmk73/harsch-tables-volume-1

Marching Order – A Solo or Co-op Dark Dungeon Delving Zine Play a backstabbing Rogue in this gritty Old School inspired dark dungeon delve of tactics, chaos, and coin.

You can hear an interview with the creator on the Thought Eater podcast Episode # 179

THOUGHT EATER: Humpday RPG Show 2.3.21 (frothsofdnd.blogspot.com)

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/crumblingkeep/marching-order-a-solo-or-co-op-dark-dungeon-delving-zine

Ninja City: A DCC RPG Zine A role playing game tribute the 1980’s Ninja explosion, built upon Dungeon Crawl Classics rules.

Peanut butter and chocolate have nothing on Ninjas and DCC! Possibly my most anticipated zine.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/darkestdice/ninja-city-a-dcc-rpg-zine

BLACKOUT in Crater Valley: a VHS era Slasher RPG A unique Zinequest RPG adventure set in a small town in the 1980s inspired by VHS era Slasher Films for DCC and old school rpg systems!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/zogsgames/blackout-in-crater-valley-a-vhs-era-slasher-rpg

The Barrier & the Sound ZineQuest 1-bit solo thriller TRPG of surreal coastal weirdness

I managed to get a print copy of this but would still back at the PDF level it I hadn’t managed to score that sweet physical copy!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jwalt/the-barrier-and-the-sound

SIEGE: Pocket Warfare A modular battle-defense system to fuse with your RPGs.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/bitesizedgaming/siege-pocket-warfare

Wizard Funk 3 Wizard Funk 3: a zine about Old School D&D

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/dicebro/wizard-funk-3

Courier – a solo RPG zine Deliver packages across a dangerous landscape while building your reputation and becoming a legend.

I went big on this one and backed for the collector’s edition where I get the zine, a custom storage envelope, bonus printed materials including tables, stickers, and more!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/sleepysasquatch/courier-a-solo-rpg-zine

Hardboiled: A Private Eye Roleplaying Game A Hardboiled Detective RPG zine

How could I resist?

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1572591797/hardboiled-a-private-eye-roleplaying-game

Macabre – Volume I [ZineQuest] A horror zine for the Dungeon Crawl Classics Roleplaying Game.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2022536220/macabre-volume-i-zinequest

Outlaws ‘N’ Owlbears A zine sized RPG set in a fantasy west.

I think this is the third Western themed zine I backed this month…

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/corbzor/outlaws-n-owlbears

Grogzilla #2 – Son of Grogzilla! A TTRPG zine from D101 Games for ZineQuest 3

I am a big fan of Newt Newport and his products from D101 Games so this was a no brainer!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/645319106/grogzilla-2-son-of-grogzilla

HERE ARE SOME ZINEQUEST3 PROJECTS THAT I WOULD BACK IF I HAD ANY MORE PLASMA TO SELL

STREETS – Stray animal adventures! A tabletop role-playing game about stray dogs and cats.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/occupiedhex/streets-stray-animal-adventures

Boots Full of Mud elegant overland travel rules and topographic maps for old-school rpg’s

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jasonripplinger/boots-full-of-mud

Zine Quest – Meanderings #5 The 5th issue of Meanderings – DCC RPG Compatible They are reprinting the first four zines if you want a full set…

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/epicrpgblog/zine-quest-meanderings-5

At Your Peril: A Practical Guide to Curses in TTRPGs A zine to help guide everyone who wants to get more fun from curses in their tabletop roleplay games either as a GM or a player

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coreycreates/at-your-peril-a-practical-guide-to-curses-in-ttrpgs

DM Yourselves A system for playing published RPG adventures SOLO or DM-less with friends

There is a reward level that includes last year’s DM Yourself

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tomscutt/dm-yourselves

Sticks & Stones – ZineQuest#3 An official story for the Locus Horror roleplaying game.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cobblepathgames/sticks-and-stones-zinequest3

What Once Went Wrong (Zine Quest 3) A time travel RPG of altruism and discovery inspired by Quantum Leap

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1582756696/what-once-went-wrong-zine-quest-3

I’M NOT SURE IF THIS IS PART OF ZINEQUEST3 BUT IT STILL LOOKS FUN

Inner City Redux Role playing crooks or law enforcement in the melodramatic police television programs of the “60s, ’70s, and ’80s.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1049191732/inner-city-redux

JUST FOR SOME VARIETY HERE ARE SOME BOARD GAMES THAT I AM CURRENTLY BACKING ON KICKSTARTER…

Keep Up the Fire! Deluxe Edition A refreshed deluxe version of KEEP OF THE FIRE! Solitaire game by John Welch on the Boxer Rebellion 1900. Plays in 45 minutes.

Old School Wargames is the ‘grognard wing’ of Worthington Publishing. I have a number of Worthington’s games and they are top notch.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1040417273/keep-up-the-fire-deluxe-edition

Zombicide: Undead or Alive The hit board game is back, reinvented in a western setting! Streamlined rules, different classes, new survivors, and zombies!

The original Zombicide was one of those games that shot up in value after the Kickstarter, I sold my copy for something like $800 profit! The games are OK, not spectacular but I am intrigued by the Western theme and chance to pick up a bunch of Western themed minis.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cmon/zombicide-undead-or-alive

Tiny Epic Dungeons A quick playing cooperative dungeon crawler for 1 to 4 players, featuring a modular dungeon, epic boss battles and detailed miniatures!

Gamelyn Games has been putting out the ‘Tiny Epic’ game series for a while and while some are better than others I think they all offer a pretty good band for the buck.

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/coe/tiny-epic-dungeons

Batman: The Dark Knight Returns – The Game You are Batman coming out of retirement in the board game that brings Frank Miller’s iconic comic series to life!

A solo Dark Knight Returns game?! Insert the Fry take my money meme here!

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/cze/the-dark-knight-returns-the-game

By the way if you are interested in the other ZineQuest3 projects I backed here they are:

The Many Crypts of Lady Ingrade

Project 8Ball

Elvismancer

The Knights of the Road

Swordpoint: A Swashbuckling Zine

Space Weirdos

Dodeca RPG

Bloodstained Hands

The Pamphlet of Pantheons

The Witch, The Wolf & the Wedding: A Story Telling RPG

Planar Compass Issue 2

GrimBlade: A Grim Fantasy RPG

Harrowed Grounds, Volume 1

Wide-eyed Terror Zine

Lowlife

Kill Today, Die Tomorrow

Around Alone: A Solo Sailing RPG