The Noble Art of Running Away: Recent Episodes
Sos the Rope
I’m already doing a podcast on books. This is a catch-all cast to cover running, gaming, and everything else.
A brief look at an OLD game seen for the first time in troubled days...
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The Anglo-Saxon poem Deor, a meditation on the sufferings of the legendary and mythic heros of the past.
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Join me as I build a new setting for Dungeons & Dragons 5e. Ongoing work in progress player facing version of my home 5e campaign world!
https://homebrewery.naturalcrit.com/share/1iWm7iXFjlLCJItH4_HSXNXutvbFRENRCTTKNujENCOAQ
FEATURES: - low magic (initially) - gritty social interactions - weird rumours and history - detailed tactical combat - obsessively detailed shopping lists - ominous magical lore lurking in the background waiting to invade "normality" - epic exploration (coming soon)
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Game of the year. RPG game design meets video games meets ridiculous dressing up sim.
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A brief intro to a book that's anything but brief. Warning: adult reading!
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A quick rundown of the Survivors mini-system tucked away inside Van Richten's Guide to Ravenloft, disguised as a gushing fanboy rant
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A shallow dip in the vast pond that is the 5e D&D DMG, shamelessly coattailing the Tome Show's far superior deep dive!
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Verflucht! A simple yet fun coop card game of van Helsing monster hunting
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Bilbo's elven blade versus giant spiders: the CARD GAME?! Did they really make it? Sadly not, but this is still great stuff.
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A SHAMELESS endorsement of a game I love way too much. If you can buy into the idea of rolling dice to get dice, this games has endless fun for you.
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A solo game of figuring out complex rules for simple things.
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A look back in alternative history to the game that inspired Cluedo (to give it it's proper name).
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I unashamedly love Seven7s.
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Much belated and unfinished attempt to explain why I LOVE the combat system in D&D 5th edition. More coming soon...
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An underrated dice game and a misunderstood steampunk movie
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A great set of components and mini games waiting for an actual game.
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A train wreck of a game. Do not buy. That said, fascinating as train wrecks are, an internet conspiracy rant in board game form.
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A new series of mini podcasts appreciating strange games and gaming kit on my SHELF OF SHAME. First up my new favorite poker deck ever! Shamelessly good art and bit of good old English metal style mate.
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How to get people to the finish line together
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Running, running things, and running games
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A controversial and contentious conversation... only kidding. Random and insightful tangents as usual!
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A call-in from Spencer leads me on an urban adventure to discover the true meaning of narrative in RPGs...!
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"The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss, a novel composed of 100% downtime: https://nerdylegion.com/episodes/bibliophileadventures-12
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We need to make this happen. Based on:
https://twitter.com/DissectingWrlds/status/1293095862990757888
and
https://twitter.com/quasidog1/status/1292788600560476160
Combining the best of dice collection, beer mats, and shameless promotion.
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This is an extra-long episode (a whole hour!) of me talking you through the whole of the game (thingie) I'm working on and hoping to present at Nerd Burger Con 2020 next week! I want your feedback :-) tell it how it is :-) But please, so we're on the same page, first read this short, free PDF of The Pool: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/210088/The-Pool
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I’m sorry, two episodes in a day?!
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I’m feeling strangely upbeat despite some setback today and you know a huge global crisis. Must be those nice people calling me and a good old run!
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I literally just read the - absolutely brilliant - foreword to this incredible book, the first Steampunk series. And leave a short afterword remarking why it’s relevant right now. For a vast, rambling odyssey through the whole book listen to my 3 episode series on Bibliophile Adventures at NerdyLegion.com
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I’m still able to walk and even sort of jog after my 11km long run! More slow jogging musings.
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I share the first half of my podcast playlist and tip you off to the best audio ear candy around.
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I go for a jog and you get to hear the live action podcast commentary! 11km and two weird jogging stories later we’re back for a beer in the virtual bar: https://mikkeller.com/locations/mikkeller-virtual and slow jogging is here: https://youtube.com/watch?v=9L2b2khySLE
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Lost in the Mists of Tyme, The Forge website had some amazing ideas floating round. One that’s survived is the Pool RPG System by JV West. It’s handfuls of d6 and your imagination, unlimited hacking potential and it’s a free PDF. Still not persuaded to go find it?! Listen up!
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I take a whirlwind tour round a forgotten and underrated mad as anything game system with a nice concept and insane mechanics and have a bit of a laugh during quarantine.
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Putting to rest the old controversy.
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I bring you the first look at the first Valiant movie ever!
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Valiant Comics FIRST movie is out tomorrow night! I’m going! I’ll bring an EXCLUSIVE first look at the first Bloodshot movie. Call in and let me know if you’re seeing it too.
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I’m up for an audio dungeon radio play experiment. And i reminisce about some bizarre adventure outlines from years gone by. And I issue a challenge to make an Audio 5-Room Dungeon!
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I’m delving into some gaming topics as I give my rundown on how to play Sentinels of the Multiverse, what I liked about it, and how it compares to another minimalist superheroes RPG (Valiant Universe). I also say swinginess way too many times. Call in and ask me questions or set up a game with me online.
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Every journey begins with a single faltering step! Stumble into hot pursuit and talk about... well, everything!
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