The Redcaps Podcast

A podcast about old school roleplaying games. Typically short commentary on OSR and D&D style games.

Episode 152 - Ben Robbins & Lame Mage

Please welcome Ben Robbins to the show! We talk about Lam Mage's fantastic games (Microscope, Kingdoms, etc) as well as Ben's famous West Marches campaign and touch on things like GMless games and what story gaming is. It was a super fun chat - I hope you enjoy! Show Links Lame Mage: https://www.lamemage.com/ Twitter: https://x.com/lamemage Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@lamemage Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: GMless, Story Gaming, Microscope, West Marches, TTRPG, D&D, OSR

07-17
01:10:42

Episode 151 - The Painted Wastelands

In todays episode we are going to be chatting with the creators of The Painted Wastelands Chris WIllett and Tim Molloy Show Links Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/thepaintedwastelands/the-painted-wastelands Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/share/cNFRfupp3wGE5Bdh/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/timmolloyart/ Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: Kickstarter, Comics, TTRPG, OSE, OSR, Knock

07-11
01:06:45

Episode 150 - Rick Stump & Don't Split the Party

Today I sit down with Rick Stump who has a AD&D campaign that has been ongoing since 1979 and runs the Don't Split The Party blog. Show Links Blog: https://harbingergames.blogspot.com/ Podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rick-stump Discord: https://discord.gg/vgDF6QZ Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: AD&D, 1e, D&D, TTRPG, Campaign, 1979, 2e

07-02
01:04:59

Episode 149 - Rui Albino & Seas of Infinity

Today I sit down with Rui Albino a storyboard artist with Ubisoft and a Tabletop Designer whose game Seas of Infinity I had the pleasure of trying out not long ago at a local game convention Show Links Web: https://seasofinfinity.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61558517656821 Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: D&D, TTRPG, OSR, Seas of Infinity, Indy, Canadian

06-25
01:01:00

Episode 148 - The Dungeon Minister & CleriCon

Today I sit down with Father Aaron of Dungeon Minister fame and we chat about CleriCon, Faith and Gaming, and how his parish's town informs his campaign setting. Show Links CleriCon: http://clericon.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheDungeonMinister Twitter: https://x.com/MinisterDungeon Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/TheDungeonMinister Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: D&D, TTRPG, OSR, ClericCon, Church, Dungeons and Dragons, Dungeon Minister, Interview

06-18
01:05:07

Episode 147 - Free League & Dragon Bane

In todays episode we are going to be chatting with Tomas Härenstam from Free League Publishing and we are going to talk about the history of the company and the game DragonBane Show Links Free League: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/ Dragon Bane: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/dragonbane/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/c/freeleaguepublishing Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: Dragon Bane, Free League, Sweden, TTRPG, Gaming

06-13
46:48

Episode 146 - Monkey Blood Design & Midderlands

Today I sit down with Glynn from Monkey Blood Design best known for the creation of the Midderlands setting, an amazing OSR setting. We talk about layout design, monster deisgn, local folklorem and so much more. Show Links Shop: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/7771/monkeyblood-design Web: http://monkeyblooddesign.co.uk Twitter: https://twitter.com/Monk3yBlood Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: D&D, Design, UK, Ennie, Monkeyblood, Midderlands, TTRPG, Gaming

06-07
01:18:43

Episode 145 - Merry Mushmen & New Adventures

Today I sit down with Eric from the Merry Mushmen as well as some of it's now expanded family with Liam and Joe as we talk about adventure design a new kickstarter, and so much more. Show Links Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/896102915/an-adventure-double-feature-by-the-merry-mushmen Merry Mushmen: https://www.themerrymushmen.com/ & https://discord.gg/4jJFc5ZAT9 Joseph Lewis: https://www.josephrlewis.com Liam: https://twitter.com/Budapestkick & https://budapestkick.itch.io/ & https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/25169/liam-padraig-o-cuilleanain Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: D&D, Kickstarter, OSE, Adventures, TTRPG, Gaming

06-03
58:43

Episode 144 - Grim Jim & Creating Games

In today's episode we are going to be chatting with James "Grim Jim" Desborough about creating games, reviewing games, the online TTRPG space, and just discovering a bit more about the man. Show Links Post-Mort: https://post-mort.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/grimasaur Youtube: https://youtube.com/postmortemvideo & https://youtube.com/grimstreams Advertisement If you can go check out Tale of the Manticore (https://taleofthemanticore.blogspot.com/) or listen to Episode 127 to hear an interview with Jon: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBlEuCLdtPA) Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: D&D, TTRPG, Gaming, OSR, Indy

05-29
01:02:40

Episode 143 - RPGMatch & Finding Games

In todays episode we are going to be chatting with Joaquin from RPG.net and RPGMatch.org about how he created the tinder like site for RPG players Show Links Site: https://rpgmatch.org/ Forum: https://www.rpg.net/ Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: D&D, RPG, Match Making, TTRPG, Gaming

05-25
01:02:40

Episode 142 - Redwyrm & the 7yr old DM

In todays episode we are going to be chatting with Daniel from the Redwyrm to talk about music, gaming, and his 7yr old DM genius of a son. Show Links Web: https://www.wyrmden.com Twitter: https://x.com/redwyrmofficial Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@redwyrmofficial Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: "I'm a Playa" by Redwyrm from the album "Against the Giants" used with permission of the artist https://wyrmden.com/music Tags: D&D, TTRPG, Gaming

05-21
01:00:09

Episode 141 - Hammer City Games & Earth: After Death

In todays episode we are going to be chatting with Brenden from Hammer City Games to talk about the Canadian gaming scene and his new kickstarter Earth After Death. Show Links Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/hammercitygames/earth-ad-post-apocalyptic-survival-roleplaying Web: https://www.hammercitygames.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/HammerCityGames Recommendation: https://rat-bastard-games.itch.io/hypermall-unlimited-violence Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Newsletter / Blog: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: D&D, After School Programs, non-profit, TTRPG, Gaming

05-16
01:01:32

Episode 140 - Harmony Ginger & 1:1 Time

In todays episode we are going to be chatting with Harmony Ginger, a DM who has been experimenting with her game using 1:1 time and Braunstein gaming concepts and chatting about it on Twitter. Show Links Twitter: https://twitter.com/Gingerblast Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@harmony_ginger Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps ⁠⁠⁠Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: D&D, After School Programs, non-profit, TTRPG, Gaming

05-14
59:04

Episode 139 - Mythic Mountain RPG & Folk Gaming

In today's episode I sit down with Ross from Mythic Mountain RPG a folk RPG gaming club in Kentucky and we chat about what folk gaming is, the OSR in general, and recorded sessions. Show Links Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@mythicmountainsrpg Podcast: https://adventuresinthevaletaverncast.podbean.com Reach out to me! Web: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠⁠ Speakpipe: ⁠⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps ⁠⁠⁠Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠⁠⁠ Tags: D&D, After School Programs, non-profit, TTRPG, Gaming

05-10
01:03:35

Episode 138 - John Johnson & Lets Quest

In today's episode I sit down with John Johnson from the non-profit group "Lets Quest After School" which helps schools and libraries setup gaming groups for kids and provides them with great resources. Show Links John on Twitter: https://twitter.com/LetsQuest501c3 Find out More: https://www.letsquestafterschool.org TTRPGKids: https://www.ttrpgkids.com TTRPG in education Discord: https://discord.gg/NcW7W9AjKV Legends of Galhalla: https://www.amazon.com/Legends-Galhalla-Spark-Fates-Hand-ebook/dp/B0CCMBXFRF Reach out to me! Web: ⁠⁠https://www.theredcaps.net⁠⁠ Speakpipe: ⁠⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps⁠⁠ Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠⁠ Tags: D&D, After School Programs, non-profit, TTRPG, Gaming

05-07
58:02

Episode 137 - Ben Riggs & TSRs History

In this episode, I sit down with Ben Riggs and talk about his amazing book Slaying the Dragon. Show Links Ben on Twitter: https://twitter.com/benriggs_ Bens Website: https://www.writerbenriggs.com/ The Book!: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/slaying-the-dragon/ Ben on the OGL Saga: https://gizmodo.com/dungeons-dragons-wizards-of-the-coast-ogl-ben-riggs-1850211730 Reach out to me! Web: ⁠https://www.theredcaps.net⁠ Speakpipe: ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps⁠ Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Newsletter: ⁠https://theredcaps.substack.com/⁠ Youtube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/@theredcaps⁠ Mastodon: ⁠https://social.theredcaps.net/@theredcaps⁠ Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License ⁠http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/⁠ Tags: BX, Classic D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, OSR, OSE, TTRPG, RGP

03-17
01:17:18

Episode 136 - YumDM & d12 Monthly

In this episode, I sit down with Russ from YumDM and discuss his amazing zine D12 monthly. Show Links YumDM - https://yumdm.com/ Get the Zine - https://yumdm.com/zines/ Support via DTRPG - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/21858/YUMDM On Social - https://twitter.com/yum_dm Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Newsletter: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theredcaps Mastodon: https://social.theredcaps.net/@theredcaps Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: BX, Classic D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, OSR, OSE, TTRPG, RGP

02-28
01:12:18

Episode 135 - Alexander Davis & TurningDice

In todays episode we are going to talk about weird dice, well more specifically we are going to talk to someone who makes weird dice - Alexander Davis from Turningdice joins us on the show Show Links See the Dice: https://tinyurl.com/turningdice1 Another Video: https://tinyurl.com/turningdice2 Turning Dice: https://turningdice.com/ Alex's Social: @Alexander_Anotherskip_Davis@dice.camp Sponsor Information Today's episode is brought to you by Manscaped.com use promo code REDCAP for 20% off your order and free shipping. #sponsored #ad #manscapedpod Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Newsletter: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theredcaps Mastodon: https://social.theredcaps.net/@theredcaps Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: BX, Classic D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, OSR, OSE, TTRPG, RGP

02-22
01:07:17

Episode 134 - A fantasy scenario pitch

In today's episode, we talk about a fantasy adventure scenario I've had rolling around in my head and how it's inspired by a scifi book I recently read. Show Links: Earthside by Dennis E Taylor:  https://www.amazon.com/?_encoding=UTF8&ref_=sv_adbl_subnav_ref1_8 Call in from Che:   https://roleplayrescue.com/podcast/ Legend of Bones:   https://legendofthebones.podbean.com/ Mythic 2e:   https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/422929/Mythic-Game-Master-Emulator-Second-Edition Sponsor Information Today's episode is brought to you by Manscaped.com use promo code REDCAP for 20% off your order and free shipping. #sponsored #ad #manscapedpod Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Newsletter: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theredcaps Mastodon: https://social.theredcaps.net/@theredcaps Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: BX, Classic D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, OSR, OSE, TTRPG, RGP

02-19
12:59

Episode 133 - Back to BasiX with Thom Wilson

In today's episode, we are chatting with Thom Wilson about his latest Kickstarter, his many many projects, the great zine back to basix, and much more. Show Links: Kickstarter:  Trouble at Mill Manor - A Seize Your Destiny Solo Adventure by Thom Wilson — Kickstarter Throwigames:  ThrowiGames LLC Website Shirecon:   ThrowiGames, LLC - ShireCon 4 RPG Products:  DriveThruRPG.com - ThrowiGames - The Largest RPG Download Store! Band Recommendation:  Unleash The Archers | Canadian Power Metal Sponsor Information Today's episode is brought to you by Manscaped.com use promo code REDCAP for 20% off your order and free shipping. #sponsored #ad #manscapedpod Reach out to me! Web: https://www.theredcaps.net Speakpipe: https://www.speakpipe.com/theredcaps Phone (USA): 385.273.3227 Newsletter: https://theredcaps.substack.com/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@theredcaps Mastodon: https://social.theredcaps.net/@theredcaps Intro music: Eyes Gone Wrong by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Tags: BX, Classic D&D, Dungeons and Dragons, OSR, OSE, TTRPG, RGP

02-15
01:19:43

Archlyte

Joe has become a nemesis of yours in my imagination. I'm born and raised in Southern California and his accent sounds really severe so I enjoy the contrast with the host in sound and context. That having been said I have the backstory debate Perma-saved. Great stuff. Here because of RpR.

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