Have Basement, Will Podcast: Recent Episodes
Rob Gustafson
A podcast about role-playing games,card and board games. Host Rob "OmnusI" Gustafson chats with guests or friends in a weekly show!
Rob is back with an unboxing of sorts.
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Goodman Games' Dungeon Crawl Classics had a promotional day in our recent rear view mirror. If you've never heard about DCC, it's a trip. Let me tell how how different it is from other retro-clones!
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Some new podcasting news!
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The country is hurting, and even the basement can't insulate us. A bit rambly.
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Some random stuff floating through my head, mostly about gaming.
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How much challenge, and how competitive should we be with out children?
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Rob looks at the facelift of a familiar friend. How does it hold up?
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Rob expresses some small troubles in his real-life game and talks solutions.
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A nice opportunity to save some money on games and gaming products is explained here on this podcast!
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Whatever crack the folks at WotC were on to spawn Gamma World 7th Edition as a booster card-selling cash grab, it didn't help...not impressed with the quick scan I give this boxed set.
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Rob unboxes the Ghostbusters RPG from Half-Price Books. Is it complete? Does it look fun?
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How easy is it to go from edition to edition?
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Rob looks into his vault for a vanished role-playing game treasure!
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Happy Mother's Day! Rob talks about something that he didn't agree with in social media regarding gaming. Hilarity ensues...
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Rob gushes about the fun of running a successful super hero game!
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Rob runs down his most memorable early characters in Star Wars RPGs. Happy Cinco de Mayo everyone!
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Rob goes back down Memory Lane with Star Wars.
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Rob discusses the experience of old-school play.
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Today we celebrate the return of a gamer once lapsed. Cheers!
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Rob is happy to report (largely thanks to Troll Lord Games) that Ernie Gygax's Hobby Shop Dungeon Kickstarter is starting to be fulfilled! Get the details here!
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Finally I can reveal the opening premise of my new campaign The Gifter Saga for Mighty Protectors Villains & Vigilantes 3!
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Join Rob as he muses on the importance of good surroundings to a person's productivity ans how necessary good friends are. Thank you all for the ride! Shoutouts go to my friends Vince and Gary and special fan Jenna!
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In agood place with all the bad stuff going around. Rob is thankful.,
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Rob talks about one of his favorite authors, the late Joe Dever, and the wonderful resources at the Project Aon website!
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Rob grumbles...
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We talk about RPGs designed to be used with things beyond bboks, dice and a character sheet.
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Rob is officially done with 3:16 Carnage Amongst the Stars. This remote gaming thing has some serious drawbacks.
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Rob muses about the nature of rules and systems in RPGs.
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Role-playing is like being a gourmet. You can't appreciate the breadth of the overall experience without gaining the context of trying many different forms.
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Rob discusses the best RPG ever!
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On a day Rob feels awful, he'll sacrifice his comfort to podcast, darn it!
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Projects for present-day work...
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Take a gander at a few of the baubles Rob has stashed in his gamespace here in this podcast!
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Can't get away from this Coronavirus thing. I need to get some things off my chest.
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Rob discusses his views on Superman and Star Trek? What unites these two franchises? Listen to find out!
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Rob talks about odds and ends.
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This is Rob'sfirst complete role-playing game (though just the one-page sample-sized version!) Enjoy!
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Responding to a post on social media, I ponder if mechanics for a game are really important.
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Quick update on my son't character levelling and other stuff.
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Talking about my son's relationship to role-playing and a success in the video-making front.
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Rob's Recommendation for the day s 3:16: Carnage Amongst the Stars.
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Straight from Rob, here are a few resources you can use to entertain yourself during any kind of quarantine or lockdown!
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Rob reveals a project he'd neglected for too long.
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Rob muses on the differing experiences of a pandemic disease in modern times opposed to the experience of people in a fantasy realm.
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My dander is up at a video that dismissesthe usefulness of several pieces of adventuring gear! These are my thought...
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It's important to appreciate those around you. If you have a gaming group, enjoy what they bring!
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Rob looks back at successful strategies and opportunities left by the wayside nin his latest struggle against a dragon!
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Rob outlines his pregame activities as he looks forward to tonight's game. Do you have any rituals for your games? Feel free to share at the OmnusI FaceBook page, my email address omnusi@att.net or at the HBWP Anchor voicemail!
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Rob talks about the works he's nealry ready to unleash on the ganing public.
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We try to make some sense of the role of adventurers in society.
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Rob tries to fi,nd something useful in the unpleasantness of global pandemics. Check out this YouTube channel! Modern History TV!
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Rob shares his find with you!
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Recap on a fun little night in the face of the oncoming apocalypse.
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Rob gives a testimonial of the hairy life for the benefit of others.
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If you're here for the gaming stuff, you might want to skip this one. If you want a snapshot into the mind of a small-time podcaster and creator for YouTube, here it is.
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Rob dishes on the sweet game he found in a new game store. If you like older board games, you might enjoy this one! (It is hoped you will enjoy it even if older board games are not quite your thing. Really.)
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On the slow road to recovery after a case of the Death Plague, Rob dishes on the campaign he has yet to start.
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Today's discussion: how to create a pantheon of gods and goddesses for your fantasy town, city, nation or world!
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Join us for storytime! Enjoy the story of the once-played character Friedrich the Sly, Cleric of Ares and his exploits!
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Nostalgia can make us do some funny things. Here is my take on decisions i made fueled by this fickle feeling!
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Join Rob and Greg as we look back to the cinematic flop that was the D&D movie to see what gems we can mine!
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Rob talks about some people's dislike for hit points and works on his next character accent.
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This episode is an extended musing on the nature of the prevalence of altered Earth, future Earth or Apocalypse Earths in gaming.
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Rob discusses card and board games that hold somesimilarities to role-playing games that might satisfy some cravings for a role-play experience.
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Today's discussion caps off the discussion on why GMPCs exist and a warning of their dangers when abused. Also, Storytime from Rob's first high school gaming exploits from his hometown!
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Greg honors me with his sage advice and insights as we discuss the problem with using (or overusing) powerful NPCs, especially GM insert characters. Enjoy!
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Finding a suitable ending for your story can be tough. Here's one of mine I hope you enjoy!
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One of the great things about campaignsis that they can fit almost any time window you may find yourself with.
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Happy birthday to my good friend Vince and my thoughts on edition wars.
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If you were given the choice, which wuld you choose, one million dollars or superpowers? Without knowing the superpowers you could get and more money if a million is trivial for you, would the possibility of unspeakable power dwarf the allure of financial freedom? Please E-mail me your answer at omnusi@att.net !
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Join a star-struck Rob as he recounts his feelings about being freind-requested by a luminary of the game industry!
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We are pleased to have ur first guest on the podcast, Greg from Have Basement, Will Game! Can Greg survive the grueling introductory questions as we talk about gaming philosophy and our history? Stay tuned!
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Happy Valentine's Day to all my wonderful listeners! Here are some thoughts about using love in a role-playing game for you!
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Today we celebrate the birthday of my beautiful wife and I talk about holiday traditions while I procradtinate dealing with cold and snow.
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Rob wraps up the discussion on the supremacy Dungeons & Dragons enjoys in the RPG market!
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Why is Dungeons & Dragons so dominant in the RPG industry? I believe its class structure helps it out in luring new players in and rewarding longer play.
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In this podcast, I begin to puzzle out exactly why Dungeons & Dragons is the industry-leading juggernaut that it is. This is the first of several such segments!
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Join me as I flex my voice and talk about Wizards of the Coast's aborted effort to put forth a Love domain for their clerics and I reflect a bit on the use of voice in character and game mastery!
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Hello, I'm Rob! Thanks for listening to my podcast! This weekly podcast (clean) is all about games, especially role-playing games! Join us for conversation about gaming stories and experience, ideas, inspirrations and more!
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