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The GROGNARD RPG files is a podcast that looks at RPGs from 'back in the day and today'. Each episode concentrates on the original rules of a featured game, our experiences of playing the game, PLUS excellent contributions from @dailydwarf selecting highlights from the halcyon days of White Dwarf magazine.
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Comedians John Roy (Star Search, Multiple Late Night Appearances) and Andrew DeWitt (Sundance, Showtime, TV Land and Jimmy Kimmel) nerd out about what drew them into Warhammer: Age of Sigmar, Games Workshop modeling and their philosophies on gaming. Listen to two comedians banter about the state of their favorite game, the kinds of games they like to play, the people they like to play with and the models they love. NSFW language so wear headphones if your boss is around.
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We continue to explore the worlds of monsters in role-playing games (RPGs). In this episode, we are joined by James Holloway, from the Monster Man podcast. He adds a new entry into the ever expanding Appendix G. Judge Blythy and Dirk talk about the famous monsters of Hollywood and beyond and consider what we can learn from them. The end music is Co…
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This time we are looking at bestiaries from our book shelves. We talk about: Numenera, Forbidden Lands, Call of Cthulhu, Dragon Warriors, 13th Age, Vaesen, This was at the request of GROGSQUADer China Miéville who Dirk talked to at an RPG Symposium earlier this year. Next time, James Holloway, Monster Man joins us, because monsters are great. Suppo…
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This time we are looking at bestiaries from our book shelves. We talk about: Numenera, Forbidden Lands, Call of Cthulhu, Dragon Warriors, 13th Age, Vaesen, This was at the request of GROGSQUADer China Miéville who Dirk talked to at an RPG Symposium earlier this year. Next time, James Holloway, Monster Man joins us, because monsters are great. Suppo…
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Image by Lee Williams Following our podcasts about home computing in the 1980s, we turn our attention to the emerging culture of ‘Cyberpunk’ and how it shaped a new imaginative space – especially for gaming. We look at Neuromancer by William Gibson, with writer Alister Davison who has added the novel to Appendix G, the list of media that has inspir…
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Legends of The Painty Men Episode 65: Farewell Battle Schlock
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Comedians John Roy (Late Night, Star Search, Employees on EarWolf ) and Andrew DeWitt (TBS, All Things Comedy, TV Land, Tru Tv) send up their favorite table top game, Age of Sigmar, in another episode of Legends of The Painty Men. On this episode Andrew and John talk about the end of the current edition of AoS, what they want out of the new edition…
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We’ve talked about our formative years in RPGs, what about computers? They were as important as a common-ground to become friends. In this episode Dirk and Blythy talk about their exposure to computers in the 80s. Also, we discuss Rippers for Savage Worlds and the crisis of confidence when creating a setting. Please consider supporting us on Patreo…
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ZX Spectrum Games (with Dan Whitehead) Ep.71 Pt. 1
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At this year’s virtual GROGMEET we were joined by Dan Whitehead, the author of Speccy Nation, who took us on a tour of The ZX Spectrum. The 8-bit computer was a staple of our every day lives in the 1980s. There’s an advert for Third Floor Wars which recently featured Burn After Running’s Guy Milner. The next season of the Book Club features classic…
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ZX Spectrum Games (with Dan Whitehead) Ep.70 Pt. 1
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At this year’s virtual GROGMEET we were joined by Dan Whitehead, the author of Speccy Nation, who took us on a tour of The ZX Spectrum. The 8-bit computer was a staple of our every day lives in the 1980s. There’s an advert for Third Floor Wars which recently featured Burn After Running’s Guy Milner. The next season of the Book Club features classic…
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Legends of The Painty Men Episode 64: Terribly Sorry But There’s Going To Be Some Redundancies
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Comedians John Roy (Late Night, Star Search, Employees on EarWolf ) and Andrew DeWitt (TBS, All Things Comedy, TV Land, Tru Tv) send up their favorite table top game, Age of Sigmar, in another episode of Legends of The Painty Men. On this episode Andrew and John talk about the miniature culling for the new Age of Sigmar. John decides to switch gear…
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ThunderPhase! TTRPG Questions and Answers Ep.70 Pt.2
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Welcome back, just when you knew you had enough of Dirk the Dice and Judge Blythy rambling on and on about TTRPGs, they’re back with more. These are the answers to the GROGPOD listener questions that didn’t fit into the first part. There’s also a Post Bag section, where we talk about to the favourite covers of White Dwarf identified by our listener…
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ThunderPhase! TTRPG Questions and Answers Ep.70 Pt.2
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Welcome back, just when you knew you had enough of Dirk the Dice and Judge Blythy rambling on and on about TTRPGs, they’re back with more. These are the answers to the GROGPOD listener questions that didn’t fit into the first part. There’s also a Post Bag section, where we talk about to the favourite covers of White Dwarf identified by our listener…
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White Dwarf RPG Covers (with ThunderPhase) Ep. 70 Pt. 1
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The return of @dailydwarf with an article about Good, the Bad and downright Odd covers of White Dwarf from 1 – 106 (when they stopped doing RPGs). Join us as we go into a time capsule and review some of our favourites. If you’d like to play along and let us know your favourite White Dwarf cover, then head to Daily Dwarf’s site where he has helpfull…
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White Dwarf RPG Covers (with ThunderPhase) Ep. 70 Pt. 1
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The return of @dailydwarf with an article about Good, the Bad and downright Odd covers of White Dwarf from 1 – 106 (when they stopped doing RPGs). Join us as we go into a time capsule and review some of our favourites. If you’d like to play along and let us know your favourite White Dwarf cover, then head to Daily Dwarf’s site where he has helpfull…
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Traveller RPG Revisited (with Marc Miller) Ep 69
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In this episode, we have a very special guest. Marc Miller is the creator of the Traveller Role-Playing game and in this interview he talks to Dirk the Dice about his first encounter with Dungeons and Dragons. He also talks about the origins of Traveller and his trip UK Games Day. Judge Blythy, our resident rules lawyer, revisits the rules that we …
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Traveller RPG Revisited (with Marc Miller) Ep 69
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In this episode, we have a very special guest. Marc Miller is the creator of the Traveller Role-Playing game and in this interview he talks to Dirk the Dice about his first encounter with Dungeons and Dragons. He also talks about the origins of Traveller and his trip UK Games Day. Judge Blythy, our resident rules lawyer, revisits the rules that we …
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Legends of The Painty Men Episode 63: Warhammer for DnD
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Comedians John Roy (Late Night, Star Search, Employees on EarWolf ) and Andrew DeWitt (TBS, All Things Comedy, TV Land, Tru Tv) send up their favorite table top game, Age of Sigmar, in another episode of Legends of The Painty Men. On this episode Andrew and John talk about how bad of an actual general Andrew would be with his ADHD, they also talk a…
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Five Room Dungeons (with Johnn Four) Ep. 68
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This episode follows the theme of the previous one, where we looked at Adventure Design. This time at the book club we have the amazing Johnn Four who shares his Five Room Dungeon method and explains how story techniques can add to our gaming. Judge Blythy and Dirk the Dice look back at the games that they have played over the past 12 years and try…
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Five Room Dungeons (with Johnn Four) Ep. 68
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This episode follows the theme of the previous one, where we looked at Adventure Design. This time at the book club we have the amazing Johnn Four who shares his Five Room Dungeon method and explains how story techniques can add to our gaming. Judge Blythy and Dirk the Dice look back at the games that they have played over the past 12 years and try…
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Legends of The Painty Men Episode 62: Let Slip The Grognards of War!
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Comedians John Roy (Late Night, Star Search, Employees on EarWolf ) and Andrew DeWitt (TBS, All Things Comedy, TV Land, Tru Tv) send up their favorite table top game, Age of Sigmar, in another episode of Legends of The Painty Men. On this episode Andrew and John check out some of the Old World Boxed Sets, Andy speculates on what minis he might get …
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Legends of The Painty Men Episode 61: More Like Stank and File (Rank and Foul?)
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Comedians John Roy (Late Night, Star Search, Employees on EarWolf ) and Andrew DeWitt (TBS, All Things Comedy, TV Land, Tru Tv) send up their favorite table top game, Age of Sigmar, in another episode of Legends of The Painty Men. On this episode Andrew and John are perplexed by and roast Warhammer: The Old World while simultaneously only contribut…
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Review of 2023 in RPGs (with Gaz Bowerbank)
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Another year comes to a close, we review the gaming highlights and award The GROGGIES … We talk about our highlights and low lights of the year. Well done to the GROGGIES of the year: https://bonhomiegames.uk/ We mention our appearance on Orlanth Rex’s Gaming Vexes Unconventional GMs What would the Smart Party Do? You can find all of Gaz’s communit…
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Review of 2023 in RPGs (with Gaz Bowerbank)
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Another year comes to a close, we review the gaming highlights and award The GROGGIES … We talk about our highlights and low lights of the year. Well done to the GROGGIES of the year: https://bonhomiegames.uk/ We mention our appearance on Orlanth Rex’s Gaming Vexes Unconventional GMs What would the Smart Party Do? You can find all of Gaz’s communit…
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Cults of Cthulhu (with Mike Mason) Ep 66
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Live from GROGMEET 23, join us as we roll back the years with Mike Mason. We look at the key moments in the history of Call of Cthulhu: its origins and its early campaigns. In Library Use, Blythy and Dirk look at Cults of Cthulhu and Different Worlds and consider the world populated by people who are ‘tuned in’ to Cthulhu. Mike Mason and Paul Frick…
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Legends of The Painty Men Episode 60: Cape Knife
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Comedians John Roy (Late Night, Star Search, Employees on EarWolf ) and Andrew DeWitt (TBS, All Things Comedy, TV Land, Tru Tv) send up their favorite table top game, Age of Sigmar, in another episode of Legends of The Painty Men. On this episode Andrew and John deep dive into the Cities of Sigmar Battletome, , ogle the art, and run bits on the map…
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