Til Dice Do Us Part

We couldn't let 2023 end without giving you another episode - even if George has been haunted by some ill tidings of late - and so here we are with a rather chaotic episode we hope you'll still enjoy.   First up is a Quiz, where George once again asks Ailsa to guess the prices of the random nerdy tat he has purchased.  (With a slight twist, this time - only 6 items are actually purchased, the seventh is a sort of red herring!)  Join in on our social media to see the pictures of the items and work out if you would want to be the owner of some of them too - and if Ailsa thinks George was ripped off.....After that we have a first (and possibly only) appearance of Twike's Tasty Treatoes as a real, honest to goodness section of the podcast.  Yes, the Social Media Goblin herself is in charge of a chunk of this episode and has some food and drink for Ailsa and George to try - and frankly, it has more RPG content than the previous section, so who can complain? Along the way you'll find out what happened to Beboke the Goblin; discover what animal is used in the Inch High Incel's vitamin supplements; question if we could have done more to edit the chewing out; made a reference to Cleopatra (the girl group, not the queen) and hopefully had a bit of fun after a long period of no Til Dice activity.We hope you have a wonderful Christmas and New Year!  We hope to produce more content in 2024 for you all.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter, Bluesky and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Fun And Games by Claus AppelLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4690-fun-and-gamesLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

Our usual podcasting pair becomes a talking troika in this episode, as we are joined by education writer and RPG creator DC Bradshaw.  With his help we aim to answer an Ask A GM in which the listener enquires about introducing roleplaying games to an audience of children and how you can tailor your rules and setting towards them.  Since DC Bradshaw has written his very own D&D-for-kids version of 5E, "Little But Fierce", he's the perfect person to help us answer this question - even if he visits the podcast by a slightly unorthodox transport methodAfter that, it's a Til Dice staple in the form of a  Quiz.  But with three people in the room the format changes up - George and Ailsa must team up to answer questions posed to them by their guest, who has brought ten lines of RPG game text that have been bowdlerized into something more "family friendly".  Can the Til Dice Team work out what the games in question are and roughly what the sentence should be?  What games have fluffy bunnies, chocolate milk and Cyril Sneer been inserted into?  Along the way you can expect the usual mish-mash of in-jokes, references, side-rambles and flensing knives.  Find out which member of the Til Dice team has to be a stand-in Carol Smillie, who deals with the Inch-High Incel when he interrupts three people simultaneously, what colours of box the 80s D&D starter sets came in, and what Twike's important question to ask a guest is.  On top of all that, this episode's sponsored segment sees Acerarak the Demilich makes a return - and he wants to take five children into a world of pure imagination.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastBuy your own Twike mini figure from Ramshackle Games!Our theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Fromage by Steven OBrienFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/10409-fromageLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on social media @neilslorance or neilslorance.comSupport the show

“The best laid schemes o’ mice an’ men gang aft agley", as Robert Burns once said, but we've just about managed to get an episode published for January.  Join the gang at Til Dice Towers as we talk roleplaying games but also Scotland in this latest Ask A GM - with Graeme from Vancouver asking us what is the most Scottish roleplaying game.  That's a surprisingly complex question.  What great games are written about Scotland?  What great games are written by Scots?  What fictional properties and characters are more Scottish than you think?  Join us for some patriotic patter.Then you can join us on our Edinburgh Travelogue.  We are nipping across to the East side of Scotland and its capital city to have a wander around the historical monuments and nerdy shops as we take you on a trip through the city we are forced to admit is prettier than Glasgow.  We'll tell you what Edinburgh Castle is built on top of, take shelter in Black Lion Games from a depressing familiar face, and even find time to give some food reviews.Along the way you will learn the answer to questions like: what connects Tony Blair and James Bond?  What author of "Scotch" fiction did George pick a fight with on Twitter?  What street in Edinburgh is the Mailer Daemon determined to visit?  Who arrives at our door to be our first footer?  Most importantly of all, what Antipodean Adventurer has got a slot in our advert break to tell you all about his hunt for the most famous of Scottish cryptids?  Crikey!Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastBuy your own Twike mini figure from Ramshackle Games!Our theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Adventure by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6092-adventureLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on social media @neilslorance or neilslorance.comSupport the show

After slaving away at a hot laptop, George and Ailsa bring you a bumper episode out of Til Dice Towers just in time for Christmas.  Why not download this while you are travelling home to see family or friends and hear us talking about... well, travelling, as we discuss World Building and how the differing methods of getting around your campaign world can have a whole lot of knock-on effects on the rest of your game.  Such Christmas-y topics as Icelandic volcanoes,  methods of transport the Simpsons ruined and rock songs about time dilation.  Plus you can find out which member of our cast doesn't travel well by sea.After that it's into one of our Elevator Pitch segments which comes with a content warning for suicide, human remains and child endangerment.  Here, we take time out of being stuck in a theme park to tell you about a roleplaying game that's about being stuck in a theme park.  The game is The Happiest Apocalypse On Earth by Christopher Grey, and we're here to give you some insight on the game from having both read and played it.Along the way we'll catch up with some of our extended cast to find out what they've been up to, discuss the favourite feel good comedy of the Nether Realms, some love for Figment the Dragon, some worrying Secret Santa presents that are perhaps less useful than we'd like, and even a little bonus Christmas gift for our listeners in the form of an extra segment. Plus a sponsored segment with one of our cast giving you a taster of the second series of their own show with a pretty dreadful guest star from the Domains of Dread. Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastBuy your own Twike mini figure from Ramshackle Games!Our theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is X-Mas In The House by Frank SchroeterFree download: https://filmmusic.io/song/7140-x-mas-in-the-houseLicense (CC BY 4.0): https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpetLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on social media @neilslorance or neilslorance.comSupport the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

What's this?  A Til Dice episode appearing in your feed?  Yes, that's right, we're here to let you know that we're getting ready to make a triumphant return - and even have a competition to announce to celebrate our second birthday. Tasty treatos all round!The Ramshackle Games website is https://ramshacklegames.co.uk/.   You can find many miniatures for sale there, but in particular Twike the Social Media Goblin - https://shop.ramshacklegames.co.uk/home/644-twike-social-media-goblin.htmlContact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Our logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

A little PSA follows to let you know our schedule is going to be a bit more relaxed for the next wee while.  We're still going to be putting out content, but not as regularly as before.Thanks for your patience and your continued support - it means a lot to us.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Our logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

OK, this trip to London didn't go quite as planned... this episode has been edited in London City Airport while the Til Dice gang awaits the release of the Mailer Daemon from a crime he absolutely definitely did commit.  Still, we recorded some stuff beforehand that we can share with you, including this World Building discussion on the topic of cities.  They are an integral part of our real life and also our fiction - so here's some tips to help you design cities that are hopefully as worthy of adventure as Ankh-Morpork, Lankhmar, Greyhawk and... Aberdeen?   Along the way are all the references you can expect from a serious RPG podcast - you know, stuff like Hachikō and licensed brothels and why you need strong drill bits to put a curtain rail up in a Glasgow house. Then our roadshow episode gets even more on the road as we share with you our London Travelogue. We give you our thoughts from some parts of the city that may be of interest to our listeners.  This includes discussing some of the local geek and gaming shops like Leisure Games and Orc's Nest, but also some of the other sights that we think of as interesting or inspiring.  We aren't doing it alone either - Tuppy shares her thoughts on which department store has the worst decor, the Mailer Daemon recalls the best thing Aleister Crowley ever did, and Twike is too busy freaking out about London problems to tell us about someone who has been following us on all our socials. On top of that you've got references to art of both the classy and non-classy variety, a tirade about the opening hours of chocolate shops on bank holidays, some political commentary from Tuppy on Border Force, the appearance of a strangely familiar sounding voice behind a till, and even a little cut back to Scotland to see what the team at Shoved Granny Games are working on... and what it doesn't have any of.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Our logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

Covid has come and gone from Til Dice Towers, which means we can finally get back to the studio and record you an episode again!  We are opening with an Elevator Pitch for The Excellents, an RPG of being an Awesome Princess produced by the wonderful people at 9th Level Games.  A game themed around media like She-Ra or Sailor Moon, we talk about the pros and cons of this little game and what happened when we tried running it.  Glitter optional.  (Except for George, apparently)Then we unexpectedly go to a segment we did only once before and you all seemed to weirdly enjoy: Character Generation. This time we return to Fiasco from Bully Pulpit Games.  We reviewed this game back in Episode 13 and now we are going to show you what it looks like to generate a Fiasco with the aid of the Tartan Noir playset.  Of course, we can't do it with just two people this time so we'll have to enlist one or two members of our cast to help out.  Let's hope they don't have some sort of weird baggage?..  In amongst that is all the stuff you expect from a full hour long episode of this podcast.  There's trampolines!  There's dating advice!  There's a nod to The Big Yin!  There's an explanation of what a See You Jimmy hat is!  Plus there's also a sponsored segment by a man who has taken time out of his busy schedule at Miskatonic University to help bring some calm to your life.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Neon Laser Horizon by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/7015-neon-laser-horizonLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is Spiritual Yoga  by chilledmusicLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/9018-spiritual-yoga-License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

We may be a little late (and a little tired) but we got there in the end!  It's Episode 29 of Til Dice Do Us Part and it starts with a return to the Ask A GM mailbag.  The Mailer Daemon might be behaving a bit weird but he still brings us a letter from a player who is finding their GM's constant use of miniatures in every combat irritating.  In our answer we'll talk about the history of miniature use in RPGs, how often we've used them, and even what figure made George's little cousins make an impressed noise.Then, back by popular demand, we return to something we haven't done in many an episode: one of our X Meets Y style mashups in which we roll a D20 on a list of random DVDs, books and the like that we own and attempt to combine two different properties together to get our creative juices flowing.  This time round we're going to be combining such varied ideas as giant monster movies, eighties zombie films, sixties sci-fi masterpieces, and cosy catastrophes in strange and unconventional ways.  Some of these ideas will be better than others... and some will lead us on very strange side rambles including about King Kong Lives, All Flesh Must Be Eaten and The Two Ronnies.On top of all that we've got the usual chaos that comes with an episode of this show.  We've got recollections of student union gaming, predictions of what's more likely to be the next big news event in 2022, explaining who Diana Dors is to younger and/or non British listeners, fighting off the Inch High Incel in our usual fly-swatter equipped fashion, and our latest episode sponsor who is going to take you across time and space to share the most tasty treatos. Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Fun And Games by Claus AppelLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4690-fun-and-gamesLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

This episode it's sequel central at Til Dice Towers - both our sections are flashbacks of sorts to topics we have addressed before.  First off it's a Quiz about licensed role-playing games: ten true-or-false suggestions, just like Episode 4.  This time it's a whole new mix of properties for Ailsa to guess if they really got a tabletop RPG release or if it's absolute nonsense.  It's all brought to us by George's... OK, "George's friend" might be a bit much, but certainly someone he's done a lot of business with and who knows this part of the hobby very well.  Licensing is his middle name!Next up is a whole new segment for the podcast, as requested by a listener.  We are going to do Character Generation live for King Arthur Pendragon, a game we reviewed way back in Episode 2.  The game of Arthurian knights and a game that Ailsa and George have just restarted playing for the first time in a few years; it's one of the jewels of the RPG world which we highly recommend trying.  If you've never played it before then you may wonder: "how does a typical character generation process work?"  Well sit down and find out as, equipped with the core rulebook and the Book of Knights & Ladies expanded character generation book, Ailsa and George talk through the process and Ailsa produces a player character with lots of character and only a ... minor drawback.What else can you expect this episode?  Well, we've got a mention of which RPG uses hand puppets, a rant on how we feel about RPG companies getting involved in NFTs, a nostalgic ramble about Wimpy, the eternal battle to talk about King Arthur without Ailsa doing Monty Python references, and even the reveal of what happened to that book George buried in the old Pictish burial ground last time.  Plus: a sponsor that will make life easier for all the conjurers with a low monthly subscription.  Spellcasting is solved!Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Our logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

Get yourself some popcorn, sit yourself down on your couch, and turn on the television - it's time for an Elevator Pitch that introduces Primetime Adventures.  This is a game we've mentioned a few times before in the podcast but not gone into any detail about until now.  We'll explain how the system works, how the unusual series planning operates, and hopefully not get lost backstage as Ailsa takes us on a scene-setting journey to start with.We've also got a Quiz for you, in which we discuss celebrities with a connection to roleplaying games.  Which of these creatives genuinely have worked to write content for TTRPG publications and which are just tittle-tattle?  Ailsa will try and deduce the genuine gossip from the fraudulent fallacies.  There's a few that will surprise you - and at least one you'll be hugely glad didn't unleash her inner goddess on the world.Of course this episode has plenty of other things going on for you.  There's some discussion about how many dance graduates Starfleet Academy has had, a call-back to a question in a previous quiz, the revelation of which 80s sitcom star George is absolutely determined to meet, and a trip to a bookbinding shop we don't remember existing beforehand .  Finally, there's our usual advertising slot: this time for an app that will help out anyone trying to form a new adventuring party.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Unforgettable Journey by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6661-unforgettable-journeyLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is Experiment 4 by Dark Fantasy StudiosUsed under a paid licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

The new year is well and truly underway now, so it's time for Til Dice Do Us Part to resume new episodes. First up it's  an Elevator Pitch in which we discuss one of the most gothic of games: Vampire the Requiem, the 21st century reboot by White Wolf of their Vampire RPG.  We hope to help you decide whether this is for you by discussing our experiences reading and playing this game, and along the way, we name check almost every Vampire movie we can think of, talk about our angsty teenage years, and try to find yet more D10s for our dice pool..  After that we get an Ask A GM letter in - one in which we have been asked about trying to change game system in the middle of a campaign.  Our letter writer wants to change to a newer version of the same system they are using and the players are very much not up for it.  This is something George and Ailsa have experienced in their own gaming history, so we've got plenty of thoughts on this topic - including why new editions happen, the merits of small vs large edition changes, and a surprising tangent on Disney movies that is at least.... partially relevant?Along with all this there's the usual mixture of weirdness.  Broken photocopiers, musical numbers, cast tension, Skittles sandwiches, "whiff factors" and comparisons between RPG books and online recipes.  There's even the return of Shoved Granny Games with another Kickstarter they want to advertise to you - one that will take your wargaming to New Horizons.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is We Are The Best Team! by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6235-we-are-the-best-team-License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is The Myst by Dark Fantasy StudiosUsed under a paid licenseAdditional music is... totally used just for a short parody skit, oh for the love of god please don't sue.Our logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

It's Christmas time!  Join the Til Dice Do Us Part team for a party.... er, I mean avery sensible team meeting in this special podcast episode!  First up, we've got some inspiration as George & Ailsa share their experiences at advent-themed adentures when they talk about Christmas In Gaming. They'll tell you about some Christmas-y themed adventures they have played in a few different games, including D&D, and give some suggestions for how you can come up with your own holiday special.  Then pull on your biggest boots as we go trudging through the snow to an Elevator Pitch - albeit it's more pantomime than pathos as we introduce you to Kobolds Ate My Baby!  It's a game designed to be played with Beer & Pretzels, so even slightly tipsy gamers can give this one a go.  We'll tell you how the game works, what its good and bad bits are, plus we'll even talk a little about King Torg. ALL HAIL KING TORG!Our selection box has a few more tasty treats for you.  There's return visits from some old friends like Nigella Lichson and Acererak the Demilich, a discussion on which Doctor Who villain gives Ailsa the jibblies, an explanation of the game Bogies, a horrifying glimpse into the world of Mr Blobby; and a special message from Shoved Granny Games who have the album you've all been waiting for.  Plus, maybe an extra segment appears in the episode?  Truly it's a Christmas miracle! We hope you all have a lovely Christmas and New Year.  We may be a little late on our next episode but we'll be back in 2022.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Christmas Angel by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6289-christmas-angelLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is Christmas Theme 3 by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4776-christmas-theme-3License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is Happy Hour by Frank SchröterLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/8709-happy-hourLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is Christmas Theme 1 by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4774-christmas-theme-1License: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is Santa Claus Is Not Coming To Town by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/8637-santa-claus-is-not-coming-to-townLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

There has now been a whole year of the Til Dice Do Us Part podcast.  Truly, that's a magical milestone.... and we've got a magical World Building discussion to start things off.  Join us as we discuss things to consider with your game world involving magic-users, psychics, super-powered individuals and the like.  How common are they?  How are they trained?  How are they legally controlled?  Along the way we'll touch on a mixture of topics and reference points including 90s fantasy novels, 90s sci-fi TV shows and 90s Mel Gibson rom-coms.   Obviously.After that we can get going with yet another Quiz - as soon as we've sorted through this mail that isn't for us.   George has a list what he purports are ten genuine D&D classes, some from the beginning of D&D and some from the much more recent past - and some absolute nonsense, naturally.  Ailsa is going to be challenged to see if she can spot the real from the fake - and you can play along at home too.  Maybe we say some of your favourites?  Maybe you think some of the false classes sound good enough to be real ones?  Maybe you're too busy in your blue house, with a blue little window and a blue corvette....But wait, there's more!  We've got discussions about who is using the  photocopier, musings on who actually buys Tatler, a very poorly explained reference to TV magician Paul Daniels, Ailsa discussing which 80s cartoon intro makes her cry, George trying to remember that essay about baby eating, and an advert spot bought by.... oh.  Oh no.  If we had known it was him trying to sell that we would never have agreed to it.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Devil's Hymn by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4801-devil-s-hymnLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

Honestly  - we were only away for a week and it's absolute chaos here at Til Dice Do Us Part studios!  We can still knock together an episode however, and in amongst the pandemonium we've got another Quiz for you.  This time it's Play Your Monsters Right: a format inspired by the old British quiz show Play Your Cards Right  (or Card Sharks if you want to get North American about this) in which Ailsa has to try and guess if a given monster from the 3rd Ed D&D Monster Manual is stronger or weaker than the previous one.  Come find out how weak a Kobold is, what George has spent the Ko-Fi money on, and what the correct response to "You don't get anything for a pair" is.Then we've got an Ask A GM - even if we have some slight issues getting a question.  This time we're responding to a query from @Darkade on Twitter who wants some guidance on ending sessions.  Do too many cliffhangers create tension fatigue?  Does the energy of the game suffer if session just stop?  Along the way we'll discuss a few general session pacing points like how to manage end times, how to explain to players the fight would take too long tonight, and why £1 Jack and Coke mixers are a bad idea.But that's not all, oh no!  We've also got a large amount of custard, an unexpected return visitor going all Maleficent on us, a staff member trying to start their own podcast, a breakdown of how Eastenders episodes end, an explanation of how ninjas work, and an advert for those who prefer their lovers to be mean, green killing machines.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Fun And Games by Claus AppelLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4690-fun-and-gamesLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is It's Funky Time by Claus AppelLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/8371-it-s-funky-timeLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is This Is Electro by Claus AppelLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4701-this-is-electroLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

The secret is out - Ailsa and George got a Civil Partnership!  This special episode of Til Dice Do Us Part takes you right into the thick of the geek social event of the decade, where the great and the good are all in attendance.  We're going to take you to our hotel room right after the ceremony for a little Quiz where we'll be guessing the prices of some high quality, much desired items.... OK, no, actually it's more tat from Wish.Com, but hey - it's the thought that counts!  (Also the beep-boops, and everyone's favourite beep-boopist).Then it's time for an Elevator Pitch broadcast straight from the honeymoon home of our intrepid hosts.  Here they'll be getting cozy in their log cabin and telling you about Dread, the horror roleplaying game by The Impossible Dream.  (Hey, just because Halloween was last episode doesn't mean we can't be spooky again!)  It's got a very unusual core resolution mechanic which involves no dice or cards, but does involve a Jenga tower.  No, don't run away - it's actually really clever!  (Also if you run away you might have an accident, like all those teenagers in the cabin next door...) In amongst all this you can find out why Ailsa and George got their Civil Partnership in Edinburgh, not Glasgow, which of our cast looks "masterful", what Twike considers to be good and bad sound effects, why George and Ailsa always laugh at the word "bobcat", and even a little sponsored segment by an elite grooming product for the Dwarf population.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Rustic Ballad by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4720-rustic-balladLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

We're back!  We've rested our bodies and minds and healed any alligator inflicted injuries, so it's time for Til Dice Do Us Part to resume!  Our first episode back is also our Halloween special, and we start proceedings with a bloodcurdlingly brilliant  Elevator Pitch.  The game we are talking about this time is Spooktacular by Yaruki Zero Games, a retro-clone that recreates the long out-of-print Ghostbusters RPG. Ailsa and George will give you a guide to this rules package which gets the mechanics of this game in your hand for a reasonable sum, just as soon as they can get the television to work...After that we've got a Quiz themed around the most horrifying films of 1980s UK culture - the Video Nasties, a list of films which were apparently so shocking that they were banned from distribution on VHS for a time.  The tabloids loved shrieking about them and their lurid titles - but are they really any worse than those of RPG books?  Ailsa has to determine that very question as George gives her a list of ten titles, some of which are Video Nasties and some of which are official RPG products.  How many can you identify? How many will bamboozle Ailsa? How many will offend the Mailer Daemon? Along the way we will very much slip into old habits as our episode also includes such discussion topics as: what was the first RPG officially translated from Japanese to English; what George has Ailsa saved as on his phone; a controversial opinion on rarely appreciated Rocky Horror sequel Shock Treatment; and what George thinks the biggest crime of James Raggi is.  On top of that our TOTALLY REAL episode sponsor this week is here to tell you why that British schoolboy with the forehead scar is Totes Suspish.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Metal by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6554-metalLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseAdditional music is The Evil Inside by Dark Fantasy StuidosUsed under a paid license.Our logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

George might be a little.... blood-lossy, but he's still going to try and run Ailsa through a Quiz segment.  We are talking about the choose-your-own-adventure style adventure gamebooks that so many of us grew up with - whether it was Fighting Fantasy books or more Famous Five.  It seems everything had game books made of it in the 80s and 90s... or did it?  With our true or false quiz we're going to see if we can spot the accurate adventures from the lying librums - will you be able to keep up with Ailsa?There's also a visit from the Mailer Daemon who brings us another Ask A GM message scroll.  This time our anonymous contributor is unhappy about a player who always picks the same type of character, no matter the game - for example they always play an Elf Ranger, or always choose a Dwarf Fighter etc.  How should a GM cope with someone who turns up with Thognar the Barbarian XIII for their next Blue Rose campaign?  Is it even really a problem?Mixed in with all this is controversial discussion on the best Crystal Maze host, a comparison between role-playing games and Derry Girls, a contractual update from Mrs Shawney,  some more inspiration for Frank and Bunty of Shoved Granny Games, and a sponsored segment with one of our cast trying to branch out with their own show. A short hiatus may follow, but we'll be back as soon as George heals up!Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Additional music is Acid Trumpet by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/3340-acid-trumpetLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

Sometimes this podcast brings you carefully planned items with meticulously honed scripts.... and sometimes we just wing it, as we do in this episode's X Meets Y segment.  Once again George and Ailsa have a list of 20 books, films, TV shows and games and they're going to try and randomly combine some pairs together to come up with some gaming inspiration.  Hear us combine Netflix shows with  Bill Murray vehicles!  Wonder how we'll fuse respected English books with well-known manga series!  Even if our ideas aren't to your liking, hopefully the process will still be interesting as we brainstorm live.Then we ask you sit down for an Elevator Pitch about a game worth breaking the time-space continuum for as we cover indie time travel RPG  Time & Temp.  This little game combines comedic time travel antics with the reality of being a millennial stuck in temporary employment in a fusion we think you should hear more about.  It seems some other people want to talk about it too, as some suspiciously older looking people are skulking around the Til Dice studio while we record...On top of all that we've got time loops, Paul Hardcastle number one songs, time loops, admiration for Natasha Lyonne, time loops, Blackadder and time loops.  Plus we've got a sponsor that will help you learn spells from home at an affordable rate, because every podcast gets sponsored by them eventually.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Our logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show

Content Warning: This episode contains brief references to sexual assault, violence, racism, torture, starvation, child death, mental health, panic attacks and drug use.  There is no detail to these mentions and no explicit language is used. Get your children out of the room, switch off Granny's hearing aid, and make sure that your boss can't hear what's on your headphones as we have some more risqué content for our 18th episode!  That's not to say there isn't practical chat though, as Ailsa and George have a very long discussion on Consent In RPGs.  How do you make sure everyone is comfortable at your table, whether it's obvious triggers or more subtle ones?  We've got some personal experiences to share on this topic, as well as some ideas from the fantastic free PDF Consent in Gaming, which we highly recommend you grab.After that Ailsa is taking on a different role than usual as she hosts a Quiz in which George is asked questions on the Book of Vile Darkness, the third edition D&D book that went full grimdark leather-and-gore edgelord after the game had spent a decade playing it safe to keep angry mums at bay.  Some of this adults-only D&D book ended up bleeding into mainline D&D books of the era, but other bits.... well, turns out 2002 was a different planet, you know?  Why not play along and see if you can get the questions on arch-devils, posing pouches and Ed Sheeran correct.You can also expect to hear Tuppy read from a barely amended Video Standards Council Script, Twike get very excited about an Indiana Jones themed video, the Mailer Daemon get really angry about a potato peeler, the Inch-High Incel battle with insulation foam, and an advert for two ladies who you maaaaaaybe shouldn't look up on your work computer.Contact us by email on tildicepodcast@gmail.comWe can be found on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram under @tildicepodcastOur theme music is Funny Adventures by WinnieTheMoogLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/6048-funny-adventuresLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/Endlessless by Sascha Ende®Link: https://filmmusic.io/song/26-endlesslessLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur logo is by Neil Slorance - check out his work on Twitter under @neilslorance or Facebook as "Art by Neil Slorance"Support the show (https://ko-fi.com/tildicepodcast)Support the show