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So if my one fan is still listening, here is where I ramble on about running DCC with our game club, preparing games, and the eventual anxiety. Northside Adventure Gamers Association (NAGA): https://login.naga.net.au/index.php# and on facebook at https://www.facebook.com/NorthsideAdventureGamers MUSIC: Keep Calm and Podcast - "Coffee &Conversation." Keep Calm and Podcast is a collection of royalty free podsafe music that can be used in podcasts. Available at ⁠⁠https://www.podcast.co/music⁠⁠ Please leave me a voice message at ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/HaveToLookThatUp⁠  

Do we have a GM crisis or a player crisis?  It depends… Big thank you to Jason (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376), BJ (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/show/arcanealienist), and Che (https://shows.acast.com/roleplayrescue) for calls and comments!  Please check out their shows! MUSIC: Keep Calm and Podcast - "Coffee &Conversation." Keep Calm and Podcast is a collection of royalty free podsafe music that can be used in podcasts. Available at ⁠https://www.podcast.co/music⁠ Mr. Smith - "Insomnia" - available at ⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia The song featured in the introduction clip is from Belly's"Now They'll Sleep."  Belly reunited for a fantastic new albumyears ago ("Dove") and are still making music. Please leave me a voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/HaveToLookThatUp  

NOTES DGS Presents – the Dead Games Society crew is back! https://www.youtube.com/@DGSPresents   Dungeon Crawl Classics – Free Quickstart https://goodman-games.com/blog/2023/12/22/free-dcc-quick-start-rules/   Shadowdark Free Quickstart: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/shadowdark-rpg-quickstart-set-pdf Judge James at the Living 4 Crits channel (“Shadowdark Sundays”): https://www.youtube.com/@Living4Crits MUSIC: Keep Calm and Podcast - "Coffee &Conversation." Keep Calm and Podcast is a collection of royalty free podsafe music that can be used in podcasts.  Available at ⁠https://www.podcast.co/music⁠ Mr. Smith - "Insomnia" - available at ⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia   The song featured in the introduction clip is from Belly's "Now They'll Sleep."  Belly reunited for a fantastic new album years ago ("Dove") and are still making music. Please leave me a voice message at https://www.speakpipe.com/HaveToLookThatUp

The re-start of the podcast with some new ideas for topics. Please leave me a voice message at ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/HaveToLookThatUp MUSIC: Keep Calm and Podcast - "Coffee & Conversation." Keep Calm and Podcast is a collection of royalty free podsafe music that can be used in podcasts.  Available at ⁠⁠https://www.podcast.co/music⁠⁠ Mr. Smith - "Insomnia" - available at ⁠⁠https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia⁠   The song featured in the introduction clip is from Belly's "Now They'll Sleep."  Belly reunited for a fantastic new album years ago ("Dove") and are still making music. LINKS The band Lake Street Dive and how they used D&D/d20 for song creation: https://atwoodmagazine.com/lsdgt-lake-street-dive-good-together-album-interview-music-feature/ https://www.premierguitar.com/podcast/dipped-in-tone/how-to-write-songs-with-a-20-sided-die-with-lake-street-dives-bridget-kearney RPG Links: Basic Fantasy RPG: https://www.basicfantasy.org/.  CAIRN: https://yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-players-guide and https://yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-wardens-guide STARS WITHOUT NUMBER: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/230009/stars-without-number-revised-edition-free-version Worlds Without Number fantasy RPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/348809/worlds-without-number-free-edition   MORK BORG: https://jnohr.itch.io/mrk-borg-free WORLD OF DUNGEONS: https://johnharper.itch.io/world-of-dungeons SHADOWDARK: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/products/shadowdark-rpg-quickstart-set-pdf CALL OF CTHULHU: https://www.chaosium.com/content/FreePDFs/CoC/CHA23131%20Call%20of%20Cthulhu%207th%20Edition%20Quick-Start%20Rules.pdf RUNEQUEST: https://www.chaosium.com/content/FreePDFs/RuneQuest/CHA4027%20-%20RuneQuest%20Quickstart.pdf DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS: https://goodman-games.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/2023_DCC_QSR_completeLinks_ScreenRes.pdf Dungeons & Dragons 5e: HTTPS://MEDIA.WIZARDS.COM/2018/DND/DOWNLOADS/DND_BASICRULES_2018.PDF.  Pathfinder Archives of Nethys: https://www.aonprd.com/.     

It's been everything, everywhere, all at once, but we are back to chat a bit about "old school" LINKS: Che Webster's Roleplay Rescue MUSIC: Keep Calm and Podcast - "Coffee & Conversation." Keep Calm and Podcast is a collection of royalty free podsafe music that can be used in podcasts.  Available at https://www.podcast.co/music Mr. Smith - "Insomnia" - available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia

DISCUSSION: A bit of rambling about our recent "Free RPG Day" DCC funnel adventure, how poorly I roll, setting expectations, and some "RPGconomic" discussion about why WOTC adventures are not dangerous after call-ins from Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) and a good question from BJ (The Arcane Alienist). MUSIC:  Keep Calm and Podcast - "Coffee & Conversation." Keep Calm and Podcast is a collection of royalty free podsafe music that can be used in podcasts.  Available at https://www.podcast.co/music Mr. Smith - "Insomnia."  Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia

A bit of a review of gaming in Singapore and some rambling... MUSIC: Mr. Smith - "Insomnia."  Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia

A short update on some recent games and thoughts as I return to Singapore.  Apologies for the audio quality of the segments recorded at the airport. MUSIC: Mr. Smith - "Insomnia."  Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia

A short note about some of the horrible things people are doing back in the USA - and a big recommendation to go listen to the latest Asians Represent! podcast, Episode 54 on Black and Asian Communities: Strength and Solidarity (https://aznsrepresent.carrd.co/). Simply awesome. Also check out: Secret Nerd Podcast (https://anchor.fm/secretnerd-podcast) MUSIC: Mr. Smith - "Insomnia."  Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia

Discussion about the original TSR Marvel Super Heroes game, what inspired me to think about it this week, and some random thoughts with lots of Friday afternoon background noise.  My apologies if the noise gets too loud during the second half of the pod. Links Jason’s Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast /9https://anchor.fm/jason376) Classic Marvel Resources (https://classicmarvelforever.com/cms/) PODCAST RECOMMENDATIONS Potions and Potpourri /(https://www.buzzsprout.com/1771468) Cantrips and Coffee (https://anchor.fm/cantripsandcoffee) MUSIC:  Music Clip: Aloha Friday Song by Kimo Kahoano Mr. Smith - "Insomnia."  Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia

Content warning: this episode is about BASEBALL Games Pocket Pennant Run: https://payhip.com/pocketpennantrun Payoff Pitch: https://sidelinestrategy.com/ Tabletop Baseball (Sports) Channels and Podcasts: Kurt Bergland's Baseball World The Replay Gamer Digital to Dice podcast MUSIC: Mr. Smith - "Insomnia."  Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia

Feedback on the funnels - and a bit of luck CALL-INS: Jason, Nerd's RPG Variety Cast Joe, Hindsightless Che, Roleplay Rescue MUSIC: Mr. Smith - "Insomnia."  Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia IMAGE ON PODCAST EPISODE: From Goodman Games - "Goodman Games stands with Ukraine!"

CLASSICS series: discussing the Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) Funnel Goodman Games DCC Home Page  Link to DCC Quick start rules (with funnel adventure Portal Under the Stars) For more DCC joy, please check out the Spellburn podcast.  For MCC love, listen to Glowburn IMAGE for podcast episode is from page 27 of the DCC Core Rulebook (Goodman Games) at the bottom of the occupation table.  Let this inspire you to go funnel... MUSIC: Opening clip from one of my favorite songs ever made, Belly's "Now They'll Sleep" Background music from Fesliyan Studios (https://www.FesliyanStudios.com) Mr. Smith - "Insomnia."  Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia

A little bit of talk about Fantastic Lairs and Sly Flourish's Lazy DM Approach to Prep Sly Flourish website: https://slyflourish.com/ Fantastic Lairs site RPG Alliance Role Players for Ukraine (2-3 April): https://warhorn.net/events/role-players-for-ukraine Podcasts from down under (NZ): Toa Tabletop (formerly "Mud & Blood") Jewels from NZ Call-ins from Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) and Joe (Hindsightless) MUSIC: Mr. Smith - "Insomnia."  Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia

A long ramble about time in Singapore and some gaming.  Here are links to stuff in the episode: Battle Quarters at Xpidemix (63 East Coast Road #01-03, Singapore, Singapore) - the store where I gamed, check it out! Kelsey Dionne's fantastic work lives at the Arcane Library (https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/) Podcast recommendation: The Slovenly Trulls: https://www.cantbekilledcreations.com/slovenlytrulls Joey Royale's Pizza Party: streams on the Goodman Games Twitch Channel.  The premiere can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlQMBp58tvk MUSIC: Mr. Smith - "Insomnia."  Available at https://freemusicarchive.org/music/mr-smith/nomad/insomnia