Last week was a rough one so I’m just trying to play catch up here. Fortunately, I have some awesome messages to share from Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube) & Matthew Chiamis of Monomyth Games (itch.io), Murke the Meek (podcast), and Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast).

Find Castaway here https://monomythgames.itch.io/castaway and the new solo supplement here https://monomythgames.itch.io/stranded

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A fun-packed episode right here! First some Fallout feedback from Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast), Riley of Diegetic Advancement (podcast), and Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog).

Then we have a special message from Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube) all about The Jim Henson Hour.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G8f6_k6xPkU&list=PL8Q9sP0ERTn6ED3aNVsG86w7nXiMM9JKy

I talk about playing Jim Henson’s Labyrinth The Adventure Game with my 7-year-old daughter. Get the PDF here https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/320014

I also reflect on running Yochai Gal’s Cairn (rules freely available here https://cairnrpg.com) using Yochai’s adventure Rise of the Blood Olms (https://yochaigal.itch.io/rise-of-the-blood-olms) and Chris Bissette’s Feast (https://loottheroom.itch.io/feast)

I round things off by taking a look at the awesome work of David Blandy & Daniel Locke in Eco Mofos!! (https://davidblandy.itch.io/eco-mofos)

Honourable mentions: Fallout, The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, Mass Effect, Portal, Driver, Batman: Arkham City, Fallout: The Roleplaying Game by Modiphius, Fallout RPG by Arcane Arcade, War For The Wasteland by Bloat Games, War Never Changes by Brandon J. Morgan, Wastoid by Jason Tocci, After the Bomb by Aaron King, Jim Henson’s Storyteller, Into the Odd, Electric Bastionland & Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall

This month’s movie is Don Bluth's The Secret of Nimh from 1982. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on July 29th, submissions by the 27th, please.

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In a break from the regular 80s fantasy theme, to honour the work of Roger Corman who sadly passed last month, this month’s movie was 1963’s The Raven.

This episode features contributions from:

(in order of appearance)

Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog)

Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)

James Knight

Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube)

Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk

The movie for next month is Don Bluth's The Secret of Nimh from 1982. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on July 29th, submissions by the 27th, please.

Music by Timothy J. Drennon

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I kick things off by responding to some messages regarding my struggles with solo play (see episode 255 “False Starts in Solo”) from Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog), MW Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis (podcast), and John Alan Large of The Red Dice Diaries (podcast & YouTube).

As the title suggests, this episode is about the Fallout franchise, an I.P. I’m surprised I’ve never spoken about considering the amount of time I’ve spent immersed in this world.

In order of appearance:

Magical Kitties Save the Day! by Matthew J Hanson

Dungeons & Dragons solo adventure modules by TSR

Fighting Fantasy series by Steve Jackson & Ian Livingston

Fallout (TV series) on Amazon Prime Video

Fallout 3, 4 & 76 from Bethesda

Other TV shows: Taskmaster, Reacher, The Change, Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Inside No. 9, Black Mirror, Arcane

Adam Curtis (creator of The Century of the Self & The Power of Nightmares)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eJ3RzGoQC4s

Mad Max dir. George Miller

A Boy and His Dog by Harlen Ellison

Forbidden Planet dir. Fred M. Wilcox

Flash Gordon by Alex Raymond

Fallout from Interplay

Fallout 2 from Black Isle

Fallout: New Vegas from Obsidian

Sandbox Generator by Atelier Clandestine

Fallout Lorecast “The 300th Episode Celebration w/ Special Guests

https://open.spotify.com/episode/7zN8KOYfq6bilb5ywegrJv?si=mACcClW_Sw--FxmwGbkH0Q

This month’s Movie Monday is Roger Corman's The Raven Sword & The Sorcerer from 1963. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on the 24th, submissions by the 22nd, please.

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Well, what do you know? It’s Movie Monday again and this month’s movie was Albert Pyun's horror-tinged fantasy The Sword & the Sorcerer, a movie I learn I've not seen before.

This episode features contributions from:

(in order of appearance)

Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog)

Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)

MW Lewis of The Worlds of MW Lewis (podcast)

Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube)

James Knight

Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk

The mentioned Nerd's RPG Variety Cast episodes are…

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/episodes/455-The-Sword-and-the-Sorcerer-with-Jason-Hobbs-e1t2plk

455 The Sword & the Sorcerer

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/jason376/episodes/565-Alien-From-L-A--1988-e29l0c9

565 Alien from L.A.

Honourable mentions: Jason Hobbs of Random Screed and Hobbs & Friends (podcasts), Nicomeiden's Tower by MW Lewis, Smouldering Dung Games' Flipping & Turning, Daniel Norton of Bandits Keep (podcast & YouTube), The Clash of the Titans dir. Desmond Davis, Conan the Barbarian dir. John Milius, Krull dir. Peter Yates, The Dark Crystal dir. Jim Henson & Frank Oz, Hawk the Slayer dir. Terry Marcel, Excalibur dir. John Borman, Dragonslayer dir. Matthew Robbins, Return of the King dir. Jules Bass & Arthur Rankin Jr, The Lord of the Rings and Wizards dir. Ralph Bakshi, Star Wars dir. George Lucas, Bad Dreams dir. Andrew Fleming, Laserblast dir. Michael Rae

The movie for next month is Roger Corman's The Raven from 1963. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on June 24th, submissions by the 22th, please.

Music by Timothy J. Drennon

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MW Lewis of The World of MW Lewis finally makes the transition from Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast to join us for movie night, swooping in to defend The Dark Crystal’s honour.

This month’s movie is Albert Pyun's The Sword & The Sorcerer from 1982. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on the 27th, submissions by the 25th, please.

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In this episode, after responding to a couple of great calls from Michael of Mirke the Meek (podcast) and Colin Green of Spikepit (podcast), I explore my struggle with solo roleplaying games, playing other roleplaying games solo and getting my head around gaming in general with a host of awesome RPGs getting mentioned along the way.

In order of appearance:

Phantom Mill’s The Valley of Flowers

Chris McDowall’s Mythic Bastionland and Into the Odd

Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu

Jon Sutherland’s Watchers of Walberswick from White Dwarf issue 50

Amanda P’s Pilgrimages of the Sun Guard

Nerd Siren’s Corny Groń and Beyond Corny Groń

Ockult Örtmästare Games and Stockholm Kartell Mörk Borg and Dark Fort

Yochai Gal’s Cairn 2E and Beyond the Pale

Corkboards & Curiosities – How being a Teacher made me a better Game Master

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aVKhKTprEuw

David Blandy’s Lone Eons, Lost Eons, and Eco Mofos

Free League’s Dragonbane

Man Alone – The Best Book for Improving Your Solo Skills

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQC3xHdERsk

Cezar Capacle’s Random Realities and Lisergia

Jason Graham & Del Branham’s Dark Age of Man

By Odin’s Beard’s Runecairn Wardensaga Remastered and Runecairn: Into the Nine Realms

Tuesday Knight Games’ Mothership

Honourable mentions: Andy Goodman of Grizzly Peaks Radio

The movie for next month is Albert Pyun's The Sword & The Sorcerer from 1982. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on the 27th, submissions by the 25th, please.

Music by Timothy J. Drennon

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Here’s another Movie Monday feedback episode. I have a couple of calls to share regarding The Dark Crystal episode then the Southwest Sofa Crew look back to this time last year at the first-ever Movie Monday feature, the Harryhausen classic Clash of the Titans.

This episode features contributions from:

(in order of appearance)

Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)

Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog)

Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk aka The Southwest Sofa Crew

This month’s movie is Albert Pyun's The Sword & The Sorcerer from 1982. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on the 27th, submissions by the 25th, please.

Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands

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