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The RFI crew reunited to discuss the SSI Gold Box AD&D Computer games over on The Evil DM Youtube channel. Here is a portion of that video. If you want to see the actual game play through head over to youtube.com/theevildm Direction Link: www.youtube.com/live/tbH3VS0m7UI?feature=share Subscribe to the Channel if you want to continue to hearRead More--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rollforinitiative/message
Welcome to the lost episode of the RFI Podcast. Join Vince, Matt, Nick and Will as they talking about gaming, and then open up the mailbag to answer AD&D 1e questions from the community. Note this show was from close to 10 years ago, so the quality is skype quality, which stinks. This isRead More
RFI is back this week, with DM Nick and DM Matt delving in to a late addition to 1st Edition. We talk their origins, usages, and how they were a reflection of gaming at the time and more in this week issue of Roll For Initiative. Follow us on Twitter • The Show – @RFIPodcastRead More
RFI Podcast is back for another episode, join Vince, Matt and Nick as they talk about the racial level limits in the PHB, Unearthed Arcana and the history behind it. Then they finish up the show with talking about respecting the rules at the table, and the Dungeon Master who provides them. Link from theRead More
RFI is live again with another show, as this week Vince, Matt and Nick flip to P116 of the Dungeon Master’s guide and talk about creating magical items, potions, scrolls and other things. They go over what’s needed and then speak about how they handle it in their campaigns. They also talk about the EnchantRead More
Welcome back to the RFI Podcast, where we are kicking off our 10 years on the air celebration with a setting primer, Greyhawk! Listen in as the boys talk about what you need to play Greyhawk, things you should read if you want to really dive into it and sound off on some lesser knownRead More
Merry Christmas everyone! In this episode Vince, Matt and Nick sit down and talk about a game called Four Against the Darkness, a Solitaire dungeon-delving pen-and-paper game, how it works and then talk about a free adventure called Four Against Krampus, giving you ways you can use this little module for your 1e games. EachRead More
We are back for RFI Podcast, Volume 9, as Matt and Nick start review of the D&D cartoon, season 2 start, as we recap the sixteenth episode, talking about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 16 – The City at the Edge of MidnightRead More
We are back for RFI Podcast, Volume 9, as Matt and Nick start review of the D&D cartoon, season 2 start, as we recap the fifteenth episode, talking about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 15 – The Treasure of Tardos Vince’s Video forRead More
We are back for RFI Podcast, Volume 9, as Vince and Nick start review of the D&D cartoon, season 2 start, as we recap the fourteenth episode, talking about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 14 – The Girl Who Dreamed Tomorrow Original airRead More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 9, as Vince and Nick start review of the D&D cartoon as we recap the twelfth episode, talking about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 13 – PRESTO Spells Disaster Original air date:Read More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 9, as Vince and Nick start review of the D&D cartoon as we recap the twelfth episode, talking about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 12 – The Lost Children Original air date:Read More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 9, as Vince and Nick start review of the D&D cartoon as we recap the eleventh episode, talking about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 10 – The Box Original air date: 26Read More
Here’s another interview from Gen Con 51, where DM Matt sat down with Sam Riordan, of MetaArcade, and discuss their newest release, Cthulhu Chronicles. We delve into what it takes to bring the Call of Cthulhu RPG experience to the mobile platforms and lesson learned from their first release Tunnels & Trolls Adventures. MetaArcade -https://www.metaarcade.com/Read More
Well here is the interview we teased about, Vince sits down with legendary writer of various cartoons from the ’80s and ’90s, Buzz Dixon! Listen in as Buzz, talks about his time working with Gary Gygax at his house in California, along with writing the for the D&D cartoon. Buzz touches upon his time writingRead More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 8, as Vince and Nick start review of the D&D cartoon as we recap the tenth episode, talking about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 10 – The Garden of Zinn! Original airRead More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 8, as Vince and Nick start review of the D&D cartoon as we recap the ninth episode, talking about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 9 – Quest of the Skeleton Warrior !Read More
Here is the first of some interviews DM Matt conducted at Gen Con 51. In this one, he had an opportunity to talk with Cherise, Product Mananger, for Japanime Games about their three upcoming Robotech board games. They also go into board gaming over in Japan, what they are looking for when bring board gamesRead More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 8, as Vince and Nick start review of the D&D cartoon as we recap the eighth episode, talk about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 8 – Servant of Evil! Writer: Jeffrey ScottRead More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 8, as Vince and Nick start review of the D&D cartoon as we recap the seventh episode, talk about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 7 – Prison without Walls Writer: Steve GerberRead More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 8, as Vince and Nick start the long requested review of the D&D cartoon. Listen in as we recap the sixth episode, talk about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 6 – BeautyRead More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 8, as Vince and Nick start the long requested review of the D&D cartoon. Listen in as we recap the fifth episode, talk about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! Episode 5 – InRead More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 8, as Vince, Nick and Matt start the long requested review of the D&D cartoon. Listen in as we recap the fourth episode, talk about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! [Episode 4] –Read More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 8, as Vince, Nick and Matt start the long requested review of the D&D cartoon. Listen in as we recap the Third episode, talk about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! [Episode 3] –Read More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 8, as Vince, Nick and Matt start the long requested review of the D&D cartoon. Listen in as we recap the Second episode, talk about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! [Episode 2] –Read More
We are back for a new Volume of RFI Podcast, Volume 8, as Vince, Nick and Matt start the long requested review of the D&D cartoon. Listen in as we recap the first episode, talk about things along the way, and how we can use it in an adventure. Fun for all! [Episode 1] –Read More
RFI is back once this time, with Issue 200. We talking about gaming with the Demogorgon in Table Manners. DM Rules cover bringing ritual casting to your. And some very non-teen Titan are the star of our Creature Feature. And finally there is a big announcement regarding a new project from the guys of RFI.Read More
This week the mysterious Blackstone appears for an mega edition of Blackstone’s Vault, as he reviews the mega dungeon, Barrowmaze. Theme Music provided with Permission, performed and produced by Gloryhammer, find them on facebook.com/gloryhammer/ Follow us on Twitter • The Show – @RFIPodcast • Vince – @TheEvilDM • Matt – @Degenx Contact us • Email:Read More
RFI is back with another Mini Issue. This week the topic is introducing new characters into your existing campaign. They cover the section of the DMG covering this as well as other ideas on added an new PC to a campaign as seamlessly as possible. Theme Music provided with Permission, performed and produced by Gloryhammer,Read More
This week join RFI as they delve into the world of of sixguns and sorcery, as the cover blending Boot Hill into your AD&D campaign. In DM Rules, Chrispy covers using curses in your campaign and we round things out with the Witch NPC Class in the Creature Feature in this weeks issue of RollRead More
This week, we got the last of DM Matt’s interviews from Gen Con 50. In this one he talks to David Robison of Archivos. Archivos is a world building – story mapping web app that takes a very visual approach to creating an designing a campaign world. DM Matt talk with David about the ArchivosRead More
This week RFI is back and cover the scourge of DM’s everywhere, Metagaming. We go over the types of metagaming, how to handle it as a DM and how to avoid it as a players. In the the treasure chest, we find a miniature horseless cart that is the fantasy version of Uber. And thisRead More
RFI is back with another mini issue, and this week DMs Vince, Matt, Chrispy explore divine intervention. It’s briefly mentioned on page 111 of the Dungeon Master’s Guide and the crew expands upon it’s uses in the game and how to avoid the character phoning a deity at any sign of trouble. So sit backRead More
RFI is back and this week delving in the Player’s Handbook as we talk about the in and outs of Multiclassing. From there we moved to the races in the Player’s Handbook, and we get a passionate plea from DM Chrispy on why Gnomes are bad. DM Vince pulls a magic ring out of theRead More
This week, we have an interview DM Matt conducted at Gen Con 50, with David Reid, CEO of MetaArcade; the creator’s of the new Android and iOS game Tunnel and Trolls Adventures. They cover bringing the classic Tunnels and Trolls Solo Modules to the mobile platform as well as the forth coming adventure creation suite,Read More
This week DMs Vince, Matt, & Chrispy are back and discuss the starting new campaigns, covering the initial campaign and PC creation, laying out house rules and more. We then open the treasure chest and find some gauntlets created by none other than the EvilDM himself. And there are just way too many mouths involvedRead More
DM Vince and DM Matt are back this week with a mini issue, and the topic is a golden one, just how much gold is too much. What are the pitfalls of running a ‘Monty Hall’ game where the characters have more coinage than Scrooge McDuck? How do you manage character levels when finding 1Read More
Roll For Initiative is back with a jam packed show. DM Matt does a run down of the historic Gen Con 50, recapping the Gen Con Museum and the some of the retrospective panels among other topics. And then in the main part of the show, review a module by Jeremy Reaban, H5 The IndomitableRead More
At Gen Con 50, DM Matt had a chance to sit down and talk with Rick Loomis of Flying Buffalo. Matt and Rick talk about all things Flying Buffalo, from it’s early days as a play by mail game company, to the origins of Tunnels and Trolls and Nuclear War. We even have a guestRead More
RFI is back and better than ever! Join the gang as they recap the WotC panels from Origins and preview some of the Restropective Panels at Gen Con. And then they delve into the history of the Wraith and variants to torment your players in this weeks Roll For Initiative. The Dungeon Master’s Lament –Read More
This is a very different episode of RFI as DM Matt, records a solo show as he drives to Origins. He talks Origins history, convention going, Wizkids, gaming groups, and doles out some life advice at the end. Hope you enjoy a little something different for this week’s Roll For Initiative.
This week, RFI is back with a mini issue, where we delve into Death Magic Saving Throws vs Magic Saving Throws. We go into the differences between the two and more importantly make sense of the mentioned but not really explained Death Magic Saving Throw.
This week, RFI reaches for the bookshelf and dust off the Wilderness Survival Guide. Released at the tail end of 1st Edition, it brought a lot of new rules for all types of outdoor environments. It’s this book a must have for your AD&D campaign or is it just rules bloat, leading into the birthRead More
RFI is back and delving into a little publication put out by TSR UK, called the Fiend Folio. We discuss the history and internal politics of the book, as well as a scathing review of it from Dragon Magazine. And we also talk about all the wonderful and wacky monsters in the book and whyRead More
Join Vince, Chrispy and Nick take a close look at the Unearthed Arcana book from 1985, where most consider the start of AD&D 1.5E. The boys go over the history of the book, talk about things happening at the time of printing of the book and how this book saved TSR’s butt, when money wasRead More
Listen in as Blackstone takes you on a journey through the module T1 – village of Hommlet! See if you agree with Blackstone, did he cover everything you wanted to hear about, did he miss something, let us know! dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/village-hommlet www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17067/T1-The-Village-of-Hommlet-1e?it=1 Patreon.com/wgp – Support the show and get early access to each show! Follow usRead More
This week RFI goes into the Wayback Machine to the Spring of 1984 as we review Dragon Magazine #91. This issue has everything you’d want to know about some of the lesser known demons, an ecology of the Leucrotta, and lots and lots of glorious ads. So join us on a most excellent nostalgia tripRead More
This week, RFI is the Christmas spirit as we discuss an adventure with a lot of Christmas Spirits; 3 to be exact, as we delve into “A D&D Christmas Carol” by Skylander Games. Does Charles Dickens mix with Gary Gygax to make the best of times? Or is this adventure a giant bah humbug? FindRead More
This week, RFI goes into the module library and pulls out the first one from the UK line of modules UK1 Beyond The Crystal Cave. Will this module be a hidden gem that you should track down or will it leave you begging to play The Forest Oracle? Find out on this week’s TSR UKRead More
This week RFI is back and dip into the mailbag of holding for another edition of Letters to the Editor. We clear out our backlog of of voice mails and emails, and in the process discover which household appliance Vince would be, on this week’s Roll For Initiative.
This week, RFI opens up the vault and finds a lost episode of Blackstone’s Vault where Blackstone reviews, C2 – The Ghost Tower of Inverness! Learn more about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_Tower_of_Inverness Please consider supporting our show on Patreon for as little as $1 a month! patreon.com/wgp Email us at RFIStaff@gmail.com for questions or comments! SendRead More
RFI is back with a show in the “spirit” of the season, as we talk about Haunted Houses and using them in your game. We also delve into Blackstone’s Vault and dust of an interview with Goodman Games. We have all of that and more in the spooky edition of Roll For Initiative.
RFI is back this week, for a show that could be hazardous to your health, as we delve into poisons and the alignment concerns with their use. We dip over to the para-elemental plane of Air??? when the Mitsu takes center stage in the Creature Feature. We have all of that an notes from DMRead More
This week RFI take a trip back to Ancient Egypt, as we review Egyptian themed adventure, Sethotep found in Imagine Magazine Issue 16. From an often overlooked UK gaming magazine, is this adventure and oasis of fun or was it overlooked for a reason? Listen to our review and find out. Also lurking in theRead More
This week RFI is back and cover character flaws and how to integrate them in your game, to add depth to your characters and tell memorable stories. From there we talk a quick dash over to the Creature Feature as we cover the Quickling. After that hopefully we’ll be able to stop hitting ourselves asRead More
Vince and Erik continue the North Texas RPG Con special for RFI and speak with various guests at the con. Whom do they speak with? I guess you’ll have to listen in to the show and find out! Just Kidding! We speak to the following people: Rich LeBlanc Zach Glazer Jeff Dee The Frugal GMRead More
Its Friday and the gaming begins, but first Erik Tenkar sit down and do a small intro podcast to set up the next few specials coming out. Listen in as Erik and I talk about a few games we played in along with a new product that Erik picked up! Pick up Mazes & PerilsRead More
In this very show, Vince and Nick are joined by DM Glen of Thaco’s Hammer Podcast to chat about James Spahn’s The Hero’s Journey, a Pay What You Want RPG on RPGNOW. Check it out now and all the great products from James Spahn! Links in today’s show: Thaco’s Hammer AD&D 2e Podcast:Read More
RFI back once again and this time a fungus is among us, as we review the OSR compatible, Fungal Forest adventure setting. It’s a massive network of caves, filled with goblins, pixies, dark fey, and off course lots and lots of fungus. So if you can’t have enough mushrooms in your game or enjoy seeingRead More
The RFI train of reviews is pulling into the station, with a review of an OSR original product that will help spark the creativity in your campaigns. This time we take a long hard look at the Broken Tower Games’ BF1 Beast Folio Volume 1! This product has 4 monsters with complete write ups, includingRead More
The RFI train keeps on going, burning up the tracks as they are here this week with a special guest, Jeff Saidek from Gorilla Games! In the meat of this show the guys talk about what should and should not be brought to the table each week. What would kill the mood and what youRead More
Join Vince this week as he is joined by two special guests from the gaming community to chat about the various topics that are seen on Facebook and talked about in the gaming community. Special Guests: – Timothy Brannan, writer and blogger of the Otherside blog – Erik Tenkar, Blogger of Tenkar’s Tavern. Topics: DungeonRead More
The fab four bring you an interesting show about a campaign world that has been brought up, not once, not twice, but over a dozen times in forums and emails, Imagine Magazine’s Campaign world of Pelinore! Imagine Magazine ran in the UK from the years ’83 to ’85 and it was an excellent magazine andRead More
Welcome to another brand new show from the Bad Boys of Dice, as they talk about the days of dark, the years when it was bad to play D&D out in the open, because you were labeled a “Satanist” or people thought you were dangerous, “The Satanic Panic Years”. It was a time in theRead More
Welcome in 2016 with a new show from the RFI Crew, as they sit down and go over adventures in the Elements and go over the city of brass as an example of how one is designed. For our DM Rules segment we go over the City of Brass and To the City ofRead More
Welcome to the final show of the year, the show a lot of people asked us to do, well we did it! Sit back and relax as Vince, Nick and Sal chat about the Star Wars West End Game D6 first edition RPG. We also go off on tangents about various Star Wars topics,Read More
This week, the Roll For Initiative crew delves into the mind of the most devious trap maker of all time, Grimtooth, as we review Grimtooth’s Traps. Goblin’s make an appearance in the Creature Feature as we discuss how they could benefit from heading the advice of Grimtooth. And also, we also dip into the treasureRead More
This week issue is inspired from a Roger Moore editorial from Dragon Magazine, entitled Tucker’s Kobolds. Demons and Dragons held nothing on Tucker’s Kobolds, and this week RFI delves into making lowly creatures fearsome and vicious to the point, your player’s will be begging to fighting a horde of dragons. tuckerskobolds.com/ Crystal Mountains Blades TwoRead More
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This week Vince and Sal sit back and talk about Life and gaming, how things in game may not be the same as in out of gaming. Please be advised this show is PG13.
Sit back and enjoy a mini issue where Vince and Sal talk about the topic of “Artifact Destruction!” Flip open your DMG to page 164/165 and take a look at the destruction rules, do you follow this?
Sit back and enjoy a mini issue where Vince and Sal talk about the topic of “0hp = Death?”
This week Vince and Nick are joined by Sal of the Brainstorm podcast, as they talk about adventure design, the most requested topic via email
This week The RFI Staff return and dip into the mailbag as they answer all the listeners emails and voice mails.
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Intro – Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com The Wild Games Productions Patreon – www.patreon.com/WGP Table Manners: The OSR: Past, Present, & Future 10:21.345 1. History a. 1999 i. Dragonsfoot.org starts ii. Other fan websites b. 2000Read More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com The Wild Games Productions Patreon – www.patreon.com/WGP Sage Advice -4:05.251 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Cloud World of Arme 20:57.444 Usherwood Publishing www.usherwoodadventures.com/index.htmlRead More
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Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com Table Manners – Secret of Bone Hill Walkthrough 10:16.607 DM Rules – Secret of Bone Hill as a DM 1:08:03.486
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com The Wild Games Productions Patreon – www.patreon.com/WGP Sage Advice – 10:22.339 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Prepping for Game Night – 19:43.344Read More
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RFI is back with another Mini Issue covering skill checks in a 1st Edition game. Some topic discussed are ways of resolving checks, why a more detailed skill system is not needed, and more!
This week RFI is back for a Mini issue covering the Paladin. Here’s some of the topics discussed. — Paladin Alignment — Paladin’s Warhorse — Paladin’s Quests for Holy Avenger — and more!
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Sit down and enjoy a blast from the past as RFI celebrates 5 years! For this very show we decided to go old school, and have the podcast go back to its founding days. Vince sits in with former co-host Jayson Elliot! Listen in as they cover topics talked about back in the day. ListenRead More
This week DM Vince, DM Chad, and DM Matt have a roundtable discussion about running a successful campaign with evil player characters. Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com
Join Vince, Nick and Chad as they clean out the mailbag, answering questions from emails and voice mails. Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com
Join Vince this week as he sits down with Bryan from & Magazine, talking about creating magical items in the game.
Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://theevilgm.com Tenkar & The Badger WOSR 74.0 Tavern Radio tavernradio.com Join DM Vince with special guests Erik Tenkar from Tenkar & The Badger Podcast, and DM Glen from Thac0’s hammer as they sit down to talkRead More
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This week DM Vince and Nick sit down and give a detailed review of the new 5th edition Basic D&D books. They go over how to create your character, detailing each class and comparing how its changed from AD&D 1e to 5b edition. They also go over various spells showing they have changed since earlierRead More
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Intro -0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com Nexus Game Fair – www.nexusgamefair.com/ GameholeCon Sage Advice – 21:37.191 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Whisper & Venom Compendium – 44:36.747 Get 10%Read More
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The final recording done at North Texas RPGCon. Sit down and listen to the various guests in the podcast. We apologize for a little of the audio, things happen on a remote recording session, there is a bit of echo in some spots and apparently towards the end Glen’s audio was faint. www.pacesettergames.com/ greeneyegames.com/ trolllord.com/cnc/Read More
Welcome to the very first day of the broadcast from the North Texas RPGCon. DM Vince is joined by guest co-host DM Glen from Save or Die Podcast. Listen in as they interview various TSR legends, and talk abou the latest happens at the Con!
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Intro -0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com Greyhawk Weather Generator suuronen.eu/wf/ Dragonlance Weather Generator www.dlnexus.com/weather/ Table Manners – Character Creation – 27:36.423 1. DMG p11 – dice rolling method 2. PHB p.15 to 17 Choose Race 3. PHB p14 applyRead More
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Intro – 0: 00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com Sage Advice -14:54.341 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Invincible Overload Box Set Kickerstarter – www.kickstarter.com/projects/judgesguild/city-state-of-the-invincible-overlord Table Manners -Monster Island 37:39.134 Firefly Games – www.firefly-games.com/Read More
Intro – 0: 00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com North Texas RPG Con – ntrpgcon.com/ Sage Advice -14:54.341 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com The Sanctum of Clark Ashton Smith – www.eldritchdark.com/ The HeadRead More
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Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com Sage Advice – 11:58.812 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/greyhawk.html Table Manners – Using Artifacts and Relics in your Campaign 30:43.901 www.greyhawkonline.com/grodog/greyhawk.html
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 11:58.812 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Playing in a Play By Post/Email Game – 36:41.553 www.playiwa.com Read More
This week DM Vince sits down the founder of ConTessa Stacy and talk about the online convention called, “ConTessa”. An online con run by all women, but anyone can play in the evens. Listen as Stacy talks about the convention and how you can play in the events. ConTessa will be taking place this yearRead More
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Intro – 0:00:000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 6:11.694 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Elven Societies 35:26.032 The Grugach – Dragon Magazine Issue 155 pg 10 DMRead More
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Here’s a special interview DM Chad conducted with Alex Kammer, founder of the Gamehole Convention in Madison, Wisconsin Gamehole Convention – www.gameholecon.com/
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This week DM Vince, DM Chad, and DM Matt talk about another RPG that TSR created during the lifespan of AD&D, the Marvel Superheroes Role Playing Game.
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Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Ok, so I’m new to the podcast (been listening to the archives every day to catch up) however I really want to know about something that nobody really seems to be ableRead More
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DM Vince sits down with Jayson Elliot and Luke Gygax from Gygax Magazine. This special insert focuses on Gygax Magazine #2 and Luke’s campaign world. Check it out! Questions? Email us at RFIStaff(at)Gmail.com
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Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 13:22.358 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Walking in Circles the Series – www.wictheseries.com Walking in Circles Trailer youtu.be/2Cu6FTWe8fY Table Manners – HolyRead More
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This weekend RFI is joined by DM Chrispy, as they cover the adventures contained in Dungeon Magazine #5 Intro 0:00:000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Critical Wits – www.critcalwits.info Sage Advice (Vince) 5:00.078 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFIRead More
This week on RFI, DM Vince and DM Matt sit down and talk with Nolan Jones and Richard Zayas of the virtual tabletop, Roll20 www.Roll20.net
This week RFI is joined by guest host DM Angelo for a discussion on bring life to a fantasy staple, the tavern. Intro / Sage Advice – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Dead Man Walking byRead More
This week the RFI crew is joined by Gygax Magazine Editor, James Carpio as they cover the module N2 The Forest Oracle. Intro – Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 18:47.607 Seeking Sage Advice? ContactRead More
This week the guys sit down with special guest host Jason Castle as they dive into the Email Bag of Holding to answer all those questions. After tackling those questions, they jump into a detailed review about the Module N4 – Treasure hunt, which is a module about Zero Level Characters for beginners. Intro –Read More
This week RFI is joined by Bryan Fazekas, the editor-in-chief of & Magazine, a 1st Edition AD&D Magazine. This is a free magazine that is in PDF format…. Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ TimRead More
Lawful stupid is not how a paladin is played, as the group sits down and talks about the various ways to play one. This week the guys are joined by Special guest Jim Wampler, Creator of Marvin the Mage! Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative FacebookRead More
This week the RFI crew is back with a show where the dig deep into the mailbag of holding and answer listeners questions. Everyone loves letters to the Editor, so why not send in your own comments or questions. RFISTAFF (at) Gmail (dot) Com. Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcastRead More
This week, DM Vince and DM Nick sit down with Tim Kask and talk Eldritch Enterprises, Gygax Magazine and much more, with this special insert. This interview was a lot of fun to do as we sat down with Tim, it felt like we were at his gaming table as we chatted away with him!Read More
Gygax Magazine is officially released, as the shipments went out the door to each of its buyers, RFI got an exclusive look at the magazine before it was released. DM Vince sits down in this special insert with former co-host DM Jasyon as they go over the magazine in detail. DM Jayson gives a sneakRead More
After completing the review series of podcasts on the A-Series, it was only perfect to find someone who was involved in the process as this week DM Vince and DM Nick sit down and talk with author of In the Dungeons of the Slave Lords, Lawrence Schick. They talk early TSR, editing the Dungeon Master’sRead More
Wrapping up the Slaver module series with the final installment of the Dungeons of the Slave Lord (A4), as the guys compared this final module vs the supermodule. Check it out if you want to know more and are not decided on which you should decide to run… Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.comRead More
This time the guys will sit down and plan their Assault on the Slave lords by reviewing in detail A3: Assault on the Aerie of the Slave Lords. Emails are answered, laughs are had and fun is implied! Check it out… Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For InitiativeRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 17:16.204 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – The plot and hooks for the adventure -25:16.232 DM RulesRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 25:22.778 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners- Plot Hooks for the Adventure – 1:00:44.943 DM Rules- Tournament RulesRead More
This week DM Vince and DM Will sit down and talk with Anna Meyer of the Maps of Greyhawk website, an online project to make the most comprehensive Greyhawk map ever. Visit the Maps of Greyhawk website at ghmaps.net/ Also an important note for subscribers to the MP3 feed. We are currently in the processRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 2:22.337 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Highlights of the 1st Edition Reprint Contest Entries 33:13.643 LinkRead More
DM Vince sits down and talks with David Hill Jr of Machine Aged Productions about their t current Kickstarter project, a storytelling game The Gospel of Sarah. Have a listen and if you are interested in supporting the project visit their IndieGoGo page, www.indiegogo.com/gospelofsarah For more on Machine Age Productions visit their site at www.machineageproductions.com/Read More
This week RFI talks to DM Jayson about the upcoming release of Gygax Magazine and his new company, TSR Games.
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 10:11.064 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Origins of HackMaster 4E 20:03.010 DM Rules – Character ClassesRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 29:04.222 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Designing a Walking Dead Campaign 1:05:58.084 Game Mechanics – AddingRead More
In preparation for next week’s double sized Issue 100, RFI clears out the voicemail and e-mail backlog and spends the entire issue responding to listener questions. Intro – 0:00.00 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice 11:51.045Read More
This week DM Vince talks with DM Scotty of The DM’s Craft Youtube show and they discuss creating your own dungeon tiles at home. Then in Table Manners, DM Will joins Vince as the talk about painting miniatures. Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.orgRead More
This week DM Vince and DM Will sit down and talk with the authors of Role Aids Undead and Mayfair freelance writers, Laurel Nicholson and John Keefe. Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Interview with Laurel Nicholson andRead More
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Intro / Sage Advice 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Email 1: From David S. Hey guys! I just wanted to thank you all for doing this podcast! My father got me into D&D when I wasRead More
Intro – 0:00:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Unseen Servant Dice Roller www.unseenservant.com/ Unseen Servant Forums www.unseenservant.us/forum/ Sage Advice – 27:16.037 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Email 1 From IvanRead More
Intro – 0:00:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Tips for DM Will’s Contest Click to access dungeon_writer_guidelines.pdf Sage Advice – 12:44.802 Hi guys, I am a pretty new listener and am listening to your back catalogue, notRead More
Intro -0:00:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 8:16.858 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com E-mail 1 Hi Guys, Have just listened to issue 90 off your show concerningRead More
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Intro / Sage Advice 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Email 1 Hi guys! Love the show, wanted to hear your take on the spells thatRead More
Intro – 0:00:00 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 4:39.442 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Evil PCsRead More
Intro / Surprise Rules 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Surprise Rules DMG pg 61 The Slender Man Game www.parsecproductions.net/slender/ Adventure/Campaign Construction Tips 30:50.690
Intro – 0:00:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Sage Advice – 12:13.557 E-mail 1 Woodchuck is the thief in Record of Loduss War. Always loved that character,Read More
Intro – 0:00:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Con on the Cob – www.cononthecob.com/ Four Tanks and a Healer www.youtube.com/watch?v=A47d3fjDNSQ Sage Advice – 19:46.472 Seeking Sage Advice?Read More
Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Sage Advice – 13:10.99 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Initiative Rules – The Player’s HandbookRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Interview with DriveThruRPG diehardgamefan.com/2012/06/13/origins-2012-coverage-interview-with-sean-patrick-fannon-and-matt-mcelroy-of-drivethru-rpg/ Sage Advice 20:38.988 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.comRead More
Intro – 00:00.000 Sage advice – 21:31.608 Email 1 From Matt Hey folks, I enjoyed your podcast very much. I was a big fan of the Forgotten Realms, but it seemed at some point in the late 90s – they seemed to abandon playing material in favour of historical material. They went a little overboardRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Table Manners- Characters in the planes 1:23.377 Game Mechanics – Magic in the planes 43:53.374 Creature Feature Theater –Read More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Sage Advice- 13:12.584 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail rfistaff@gmail.com Table Manners: Playing in the Forgotten RealmsRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Sage Advice- 4:21.000 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Tim: I served as aRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin DM Will’s Hirsch Art Mold thread – osrgaming.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=45&t=1804 Sage Advice – 17:17.858 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our callRead More
Intro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Sage Advice – 1:22.186 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.co Table Manners – Pixies 13:49.302Read More
This week Roll For Initiative had the opportunity to talk with the talented actress and star of The Gamers 2: Dorkness Rising, Jen Page. Website www.JenPage.net Facebook www.facebook.com/thejenpage JourneyQuest www.journey-quest.com/ Geek Seekers Facebook Page www.facebook.com/GeekSeekers
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Intro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Sage Advice – 16:27.314 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – The DarkRead More
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Intro Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Northern Wrestling Federation – www.nwfwrestling.com GnomeCon gnomecon.org/ Pre Registration Special GnomeCon! Savannah, GA, April 20-22, 2012 Gnomecon Pre Registation Deal! GetRead More
Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin – Where can you find Angels for your campaign? – Different types of Angels? – How would you use them? – AllowingRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin Fang Foom www.epicwords.com/fin Sage Advice – 16:28.688 Town Generator www.rdinn.com/town_generator.php Town Generator mentioned in Issue 38 www.mathemagician.net/town.html Table Manners – Mv1 MidnightRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Diehard GameFAN hiring game reviewers -http://diehardgamefan.com/2012/02/03/diehard-gamefan-is-hiring/ DM Will’s Review of Masterwork Maps: Inn & Taverns diehardgamefan.com/2012/02/09/tabletop-review-masterwork-maps-inns-taverns/ Sage Advice – 11:52.774 Palace of the Silver Princess PDFRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Diehard GameFAN hiring game reviewers -http://diehardgamefan.com/2012/02/03/diehard-gamefan-is-hiring/ Star Frontiers Virtual Con – starfrontiers.info/VirtualCon/ Table Manners -Preparing for a Hyborian Campaign 21:03.496 Game Mechanics – Limiting magic andRead More
Intro 0:00.00 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice 36:42.396 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com From Tim, “Does AD&D 1E have rules on Exorcisms? and if so,Read More
Intro – 0:00.000 Winner of the write your own show is announced! Roll For Initative Android App www.amazon.com/Wizzard-Media-Roll-For-Initiative/dp/B0051QJFTA Sage Advice – 11:00.409 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Red Box Games – red-box-games.com/shop/ Table Manners – Gnomes 16:41.199 Player’s Handbook pg 16 “Gnomish Point of View” – Dragon MagazineRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ RFI “Write Your Own Show” Contest – osrgaming.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=1281 Table Manners – Bards 12:54.092 Players Handbook pg 117 Game Mechanics – Ability Score Generation – 32:34.558 DungeonRead More
Volume 2 Special Insert 3 Intro o:ooo Castle of the Mad Archmage greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com/2010/07/castle-of-mad-archmage-final-release.html DM Matt’s review of Heroes of the Feywild – diehardgamefan.com/2011/12/06/tabletop-review-dungeons-dragons-player%e2%80%99s-option-heroes-of-the-feywild-fury-of-the-feywild-fortune-cards/ Sage Advice – 19:04.270 Dragon Magazine issues covering the Underdark: The Wanderers Below – Dragon Magazine Issue 152 pg 28 To the Center of the Oerth – Dragon Magazine Issue 131 pgRead More
This week we have a special very special issue of letters edition of Roll For Initiative. We have an extended Sage Advice where we answer your all your e-mail and voice mail questions. Then in a listener suggested segment we discuss adding some variety to the run of the mill fighter. So sit back andRead More
This week we have a little something different on Roll For Initiative. DM Vince had the opportunity to talk with Joseph Bloch, the creator of Adventures Dark and Deep. Joseph Block took the writings of Gary Gygax’s ideas on what should be in 2nd Edition and attempted to create that game using the OGL. SoRead More
Intro 00.00:000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 9:40.688 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Roleplaying in the Land of Barovia 16:26.799 “GoodRead More
Intro -0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Table Manners – Thieves 1:49.984 Player’s Handbook pg 26 Thief-Acrobat – Dragon Magazine issue 69 pg 20 The Well Rounded Thief – Dragon Magazine Issue 104 pgRead More
Intro -0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 10:54.324 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Adventure Generator www.dizzydragon.net/adventuregenerator/home Table Manners – Barbarians 43:06.000 Unearthed Arcana pgRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Producer Matt’s Review of Oubliette Issue 6 www.diehardgamefan.com/2011/09/22/tabletop-review-oubliette-issue-6/ Sage Advice- 9:36.000 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Gygax Memorial FundRead More
Intro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 7:14.929 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – How To Run a Tournament 30:10.000 C6 TheRead More
Intro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Tracy Hickman www.trhickman.com Scribe’s Forge www.scribesforge.com Roll For Initiative! Gaming Screen osrgaming.org/main/products.html Sage Advice – 23:25.260 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or ViaRead More
Intro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 5:06.000 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners “Non-Weapon Proficiencies 12:06.083 Dungeoneer’s Survival Guide pg 23 GameRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website http://www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter http://www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 21:21.372 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Appendix 1 – Zero lvl Characters 37:39.311Read More
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RFI has returned from their Gen Con hiatus, to bring you your weekly dose of 1st Edition AD&D goodness. We talk about our Gen Con experience and have an extended edition of Sage Advice. We then talk about the usefulness of secondary skills and how to flesh out your characters with them. We weight inRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 4:16.000 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Grappling, Overbearing, Pummeling Rules – Dungeon Master’s GuideRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 4:00.059 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners Falling DamageRead More
Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 10:23.070 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com Table Manners – Lethal DamageRead More
Roll For Initiative is reunited, with the return of DM Jayson, bringing you your weekly dose of old school gaming. The various flavors of Monks are discussed in Table Manners. We talk about Morale checks in Game Mechanics. Algoids join us in Creature Feature Theater and we stumble across a Bag of Beams in TheRead More
RFI returns once again to give you your weekly fix of old school gaming goodness. This week, we talk about a class that is one part Legolas and one part Rambo, the Ranger. Our next segment involves segments as we break down the rules for actions in combat. The Pech appears in our Creature FeatureRead More
RFI is back and this week and The Devil made us do it, because the topic of this week’s issue is devils. We give advice on setting the mood and how to roleplay a devil. Asmodeus makes an appearance in The Creature Feature Theater. We even show demons some love when we talk about TheRead More
This week RFI is back and joined by a very special guest, Dragonlance author Tracy Hickman! And Tracy joins us for a round table discussion on conventions. We’ll talk Hickman’s Killer Breakfast, XDM, swap stories for conventions past, convention do’ and don’ts and more. You’ll definitely want to listen to this very special convention editionRead More
Intro- 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast Roll For Initiative Forums http://rfipodcast.com/show/forum/ OSR Gaming Forums www.orsgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice – 4:16.833 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call in line 570-865-4210 or Via E-mail RFIStaff@gmail.com “What is Dungeons and Dragons” by JohnRead More
This week on RFI, we discuss the Dungeons and Dragons documentary, The Dungeon Masters. Is this something worth watching or is it a Mazes and Monsters for a new generation? Listen in and find out in this week’s issue of Roll For Initiative. Intro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast RollRead More
I-CON 30, held in Stony Brook, NY, was a rousing success, and a ton of fun. One of the most poignant and fascinating moments was when Frank Mentzer gave a talk remembering his old friend and TSR boss Gary Gygax. We hope you’ll enjoy listening to Frank speak. Have a happy Easter, and see youRead More
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Intro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast Roll For Initiative Forums http://rfipodcast.com/show/forum/ Roll For Initiative Forum on Dragonsfoot.org www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=76&sid=7f73db353f9aad6e577327841f11da59 RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Todd Hughes’s I’ve Got a Crush on You I’ve Got a Crush on You Sage Advice – 12:57.551 Seeking SageRead More
RFI returns this week, to give your fix of AD&D gaming goodness. They discuss fighting in the dark and firing into melee combat. A creature designed to torment magic users is the focus of Creature Feature Theater. And while RFI won’t toot their own horn, they will toot Valhalla’s when talking about the Horn ofRead More
RFI is back, busting out the hex maps, as we talk about how opponent adjacency during combat. We also discover, saving throws aren’t just for PCs when we discuss item saving throws. A Meelock pops out of its lair to torture us in our dreams in Creature Feature Theater, and Arlock the Wizard joins usRead More
Issue 44 – I’m a Monster! RARRR! RFI returns this week and approaches the idea of monsters as PC classes. We also answer the ago old question of who would win a foot race between two player characters and a hippopotamus, when talking about chase rules. And Blackstone returns this week reviewing the final moduleRead More
RFI is back this week discussing the more optional aspect of 1st edition, when we talk about Honor and Comeliness. Also we reveal why the worst monster to be would be a hemophilic Firedrake. All of that, plus Paris Hilton’s Con score is in this weeks issue of Roll For Initiative. Intro – 0:00.000 RollRead More
This week the RFI staff brings you the answer to the life, the universe and everything. Okay, well actually they bring you the answer to Unseen Servants, Surpise and Perytons but that’s close enough. Also hitchhiking his way to this issue is Arlock the Wizard bringing us another Prestidigitator’s Council. So go grab your towelRead More
RFI brings in this new year, a little older and wiser, discussing the effects of aging in the game. We then lose ourselves in conversation about being lost in the woods and we are joined by an old friend, Mr. Blackstone and a new friend from the Prestidigitator’s Council. All of this and some GenConRead More
For our first recording of the new year, we bring you a special interview with Larry Elmore. Notes: Larry Elmore Interview Larry Elmore’s Website – larryelmore.com/ Smirth – Dragon Issue 55 Page 74 Donato Giancola – www.donatoart.com/index.html Defenders of the Realms boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/65532/defenders-of-the-realm
This week RFI unearths arcana and discusses the Cavalier. Is this class a worthy addition to your game or is it a lawful stupid paladin on a horse? Find out in this weeks issue of Roll For Initiative. Intro 00:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook PageRead More
We’re starting a new semi-regular section, the DM Challenge. Give this week’s special insert a listen for the first DM Challenge, and call the voice mail with your best answers to the challenge! Our voicemail is (570) 865-4210. (Challenge was canceled, no winner was decided)
Gamers often complain about being railroaded in a campaign, but giving them complete and total freedom can just as easily derail game. This week on Roll For Initiative, we talk about the ultimate free flowing campaign, the sandbox campaign. And we have a special guest DM, as Stephan McClanahan joins us for a very stickyRead More
This week Roll for Initiative has a very special guest – Hardcore History podcast host Dan Carlin. Ancient and medieval societies are discussed, as well as real life counterparts of AD&D classes. Also, this weeks Creature Feature Theater has roots in ancient Greece, as we discuss caryatid columns. All of this and more is inRead More
Just because it’s in the book doesn’t mean it’s written in stone. This week RFI discusses house rules. Also on the agenda is a listener question on how best to fortify a castle. And Creature Feature Theater returns this week with a guest DM. All of this and more is on this weeks Roll ForRead More
Is this talk of the Illusionist being an unplayable class an illusion? What’s this about an extradimensional Pokéball? And which one of the RFI hosts needed to “Rally for Sanity” after last weeks Cthululu discussion? Find out on this weeks issues of Roll for Initiative. Intro – 0:00:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll ForRead More
It’s the Hallowe’en episode! Witches, Great Old Ones, vampires and other ghoulish things are the topic of conversation – and we find some candy you may think twice about eating in the Dragon’s Hoard. Intro 0:00:00 Todd Hughes Brains for Dinner, Brains for Lunch Roll For Initiative Website Roll For Initiative Twitter Roll ForRead More
This week, the RFI Staff discusses the role of a magic user in the party, and it’s not just lobbing fireballs behind the rest of the party. A caller from a galaxy far far away ask what is everyone’s favorite monster. We take a look at a magic item worthy of Ned Flander’s Leftorium, theRead More
Does THACO have a place in first edition? What’s the best way to run a game at a convention? What’s up with the mind flayer? Does DC Comics owe Jayson an apology for the AD&D comic books? Listen and find out… Intro 0:00 RFI Facebook Page www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast RFI Forums rfipodcast.com/show/forum/ RFI Twitter twitter.com/RFIpodcast/ RFI SpreadshirtRead More
EpicWords.com creator Jonathan Cruz joins us this week as we talk about everyone’s favorite option from the DMG – psionics! We discuss the when, where, why and how of this love it or hate it system, and encounter a surprise in the Creature Feature Theater. IMPORTANT NOTE ABOUT THE FREE LAPTOP SLEEVES: The free laptopRead More
We welcome Patrick Murphy, AKA “The Mad Irishman” this week. Patrick is known throughout the gaming community for his old school (and new as well) character sheets for myriad systems, including 1E AD&D, of course. Patrick comes on to talk with us about creating new supplements and materials for old school games, and we geekRead More
This week we welcome Michael and Colin from the Dead Games Society. More plans are made for our old-school gaming convention Low Tech Con, and we talk about crossover games. Get some Gamma World in your AD&D! How about sending your paladin to Boot Hill?
Klerikos, clericus, clerk, clergy, cleric… it’s one of the most storied words in the Romance languages, and one of the most versatile classes in AD&D. We examine clerics, from their roles in an adventuring party to the rationale (or irrationality, depending on your viewpoint) of prohibitions on edged weapons. Also this week, a classic MonsterRead More
Julie Hoverson joins us from 19 Nocturne Boulevard this week as we talk about traps, tricks, and ten foot poles. Jim & Debbie from Gamers Rule show us The Ultimate Unofficial Collector’s Guide to AD&D, and we smash Nick’s monster to bits in the Creature Feature Theater. Errata – we mention the new book fromRead More
We’re back from Gen Con, and the glow will take days to wear off. This issue is devoted to our interview with Frank Mentzer. Dig in and enjoy. Show notes: Chad from Dead Games Society joined us for the interview, you can find their site at dgsociety.com/
We’ll be doing ongoing “special dispatches” from Gen Con from now until Sunday. They’ll be going into the regular podcast feed
It’s just a few days until the start of Gen Con 2010, and we’re raring to go. This week, we discuss XP – when to pump it up and damp it down, splitting evenly among the party vs. calculating per character, and the great debate over 1gp = 1xp. Also, more about the goblin spider,Read More
Seventy-eight percent of all adventures start in a tavern (according to a statistic I just made up on the spot), but how do you bring a tavern or an inn to life? Also in this week’s issue, Sage Advice talks about level limits (again!), we build our artifact in the Adventure Construction Set, bravely resistRead More
Issue 23 – and you know what that means… CONSPIRACIES! Table Manners is about introducing conspiracies into your game We introduce a new segment – the Adventure Construction Set From the Dragon’s Hoard, we pull out the Sword of Sharpness DM Nick runs the Creature Feature Theater And in the Poll of the Week, weRead More
AD&D is a human-sized world, where players are often rewarded by the rules for playing humans. In issue 22, we talk about playing the most dangerous animal of all – MAN. Table Manners – Making humans enticing to play The Dragon’s Hoard – Ring of Animal Friendship Creature Feature Theater – DM Vince leads usRead More
This week’s show includes: Sage Advice – Magic items and props Table Manners – Playing with Evil PCs Sticklers Spotlight – The dreaded LEVEL LIMITS discussion Creature Feature Theater – What will we encounter this time?
We’re finally here at issue 20 – after this one, you’ll no longer be able to roll a d20 to figure out which back issue to listen to… As befits a natural twenty, we’re talking about dice this week. Show notes for this week: Sage Advice: Collectors’ guides, cutout minis, and finding a gaming groupRead More
In Sage Advice, we tread on the touchy ground of 1st Edition vs. – well, you know. Table Manners is about NPC dialogue – do you write it beforehand? Do you act it out, or speak in the third person? The Creature Feature Theater is a little different in this issue – join us asRead More
This week’s guest on the show is none other than legendary author Margaret Weis. Together with Tracy Hickman, she is best known for the Dragonlance novels and game world. Margaret has written over fifty books, including the Starshield, Darksword, and Dragonships series. She has two game companies which produce Dragonlance games, as well as theRead More
It’s t-shirt week, the shirts are finally on sale and we’re having a giveaway. Between now and Sunday May 23rd at noon, anyone who comments on the Facebook wall for RFI will be in the drawing to win a free shirt. (We’re not going to be rules lawyers about it, but please comment about somethingRead More
This week we’re talking about all things were-. Sage Advice addresses armor class in AD&D and OSRIC, and we discuss the Poll of the Week. Our “Playing Tips” section has been renamed Table Manners, and we talk about problem players at the table, and how to handle them. The Creature Feature Theater looks at lycanthropy,Read More
Our topics for issue 15 seem to have cast a curse on us this week. After missing a week to get to this show, we were faced with mysterious silences, stolen words, phantom sounds, and eldritch interruptions. You’ll hear Nick sounding a little different this week, as the gremlins forced him off his mic andRead More
This week we talk about the new weekly feature on RFIpodcast.com, +2 to Save, and the latest installment, “How to Create Your Own Adventure.” We explore a sometimes-overlooked creature, the gnoll, how to play a thief, and the Beaker of Plentiful Potions. 00:06:04 Creating Your Own Adventure 00:28:21 Creature Feature: The Gnoll 00:48:53 Playing aRead More
This week we welcome special guest Jeff Grubb! Jeff started at TSR in 1982, where he contributed to the Monster Manual II and Unearthed Arcana, and wrote The Manual of the Planes. Within the D&D universe, Jeff is also known for helping to create both the Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms worlds. In this issue: 0:00:00Read More
This week is devoted to the tales of the cleric Thane, and the introduction of a brand new diary from the mysterious Deirdre. 01:59 Thane, shipwrecked 08:06 Deneb 14:53 Thane and Deneb depart 19:56 Deirdre, shipwrecked DMs Vince, Jayson, and Nick will return next week for an all-new issue of Roll For Initiative.
In this issue, we talk about: Poison in AD&D – too complicated, or too simple? Playing Tips – Interrogation; not with a Paladin around? The Dragon’s Hoard – Girdle of Femininity / Masculinity Creature Feature Theater – Golems! The Library – Dungeons & Dorks Blackstone’s Vault – U3 The Final Enemy
In issue 10, we dive into the mailbag and the phonebag to answer some questions about laptops at the table, magic spells underwater, and whether Jayson sounds like Sheldon from some television show he’s never seen before. Topics this week: Miniatures in 1st Edition AD&D Creature Feature Theater – The Doppleganger Playing Tips – EstablishingRead More
Hey all! We want to know what you guys do to populate cities and towns. Plus, how would YOU use the disenchanter? Henchmen and hirelings: what’s your strategy? Let’s hear it folks!
Issue # 9! We are back, bringing you the very best in AD&D 1E! On the slate this week, we talk about the Rust Monster
Join the DMs this week as they bring a small updated, and go into the letters in Sage Advice and then Stickler’s spot light talking about, Encumbrance rules. Blackstone’s second segment is included as well! Sit back and enjoy
After a small break we are back! In sage advice we answer some emails, feature 1 we talk about Divine intervention, in the Creature Feature we speak of Flolites, Playing Tips we talk about DMs bringing in new players to an already running campaign, The Vorpal sword on the Dragons Horde, and Jayson talks someRead More
....tips on grading your players and an interview segment with S&W developer Matthew Finch. Enjoy everyone! Happy New Year!
Another episode of RFI comes to you this week, as YOUR X-Mas gift! Listen in as DM Vincent and Jayson go through the game you loved to play
Week number 3 talks about re-binding your old hardcover books, and features a mysterious scroll delivered from the world of Greyhawk… This week’s chapters: Re-binding your books Letters From Greyhawk: Thane’s Tale Creature Feature Theater: The Beholder Playing Tips: Alignment The Dragon’s Hoard: Glowing Globe Sticker’s Spotlight: Keeping Track of… The Library: Quag Keep
Week number two has our first interview, a discussion about where to find the books we all need, and it’s our first show as a member of the D20 radio network! Show notes for this episode: Where to find 1st edition AD&D books Creature Feature: The Automaton Game Mechanics: V,S,M: All about Magic-User spells TheRead More
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