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BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist (https://www.youtube.com/@ArcaneAlienist) & I discuss REH's "The Frost Giant's Daughter" We are definitely inspired by Jason Connerrly & Daniel after listening to their discussion of Queen of the Black Coast https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/jason376/episodes/S4E12-Cimmerian-September-with-Bandits-Keep-e3ofrfc We also compare the REH text and the version by Roy Thomas from Savage Tales #1 . Today's Thumbnail is the Cover of this magazine by John Buscema TJ does the intro & outro music. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

Happy "Talke Like a Pirate Day" 2026. Here is a Pirate Borg tale - a recap of our Pirate Borg sessions (3) over the last month or so. You can find Pirate Borg Here - https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/pirate-borg/ or here -- https://www.limithron.com/pirateborg Narraration reading created through voice to text on elevenlabs.io using the Gideon voice over. Text is my own creation. TJ does the intro & outro music. Luke Stratton does the cover art, writing, and layout for Pirate Borg. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

a great call from Joe Richter of Hindsightless (https://open.spotify.com/show/3LMcaHlfCDZrjUGEYEZbYx)helps me to answer my own question. Also, does one of the D's in D&D stand for drama? For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

We did it! (Days 29-31) This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

I am joined by BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist podcast (https://creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/arcanealienist/episodes) and Arlen Walker of Live from Pellam's Wasteland (https://www.youtube.com/@LivefromPellamsWasteland) to discuss the first four novellas of the Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells : All Systems Red (2017)Artificial Condition (2018)Rogue Protocol (2018)Exit Strategy (2018)Here is a link to the wiki on The Murderbot Diaries Series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Murderbot_Diaries Today's thumbnail is from the cover of All Systems Red, painted by Jaimie Jones. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

We are back for Days 25 to 28! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

We are back for Days 21 to 24! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

Looks like I missed one! Here are days 17-20! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

We are back for Days 13 to 16! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

We are back for Days 9 to 12! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

We are back for Days 5 to 8! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

Welcome to #RPGaDay2026! This is year 13 of Autocratik (https://www.autocratik.com/) & Runeslinger's (https://castingshadowsblog.com/author/runeslinger/) celebration of RPGs in the Month of August. fhttps://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html For the GMologist, my wife does the cover clip art. For these podcasts, we use the infographic for #RPGaDay. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

I am joined by Stream Rolla & the Arcan Alienist (https://www.youtube.com/@ArcaneAlienist) to continue this discussion. My wife does the cover clip art. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

I try and answer this by describing the games that I play. I play a lot of D&D in multiple forms -- OSE, OSRIC, Hyperborea, AD&D1e, 5E (and have played 2e, 3.5, Pathfinder 1&2, DCC etc) My wife does the cover clip art. You can send me a message (voice or text) via a DM on Discord, as an attachment to my email (gmologist@gmail) or to my Speakpipe account: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/TheGmologistPresents⁠⁠ Please check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@thegmologist where we play some of these games that we talk about . (and don't forget to Like & Subscribe!)

I talk about NTRPGCon and A Weekend with Good Friends on-line convention. Also a call from BJ Boyd of the Arcane Alienist about NTRPGCon.