Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast
Twice a month (nominally) podcast about tabletop role playing games, exploitation movies, board games, miniature war games, and whatever else attracts my interest.
Callers can use my Speakpipe account
https://www.speakpipe.com/NerdsRPGVarietyCast
you can also send an email to nerdsrpgvarietycast 'at' gmail 'dot' com or find me on a variety of discords including the Audio Dungeon Discord.
Ray Otus provided the coffee cup clip art and TJ provides my music.
- Update frequency
- every 5 days
- Average duration
- 40 minutes
- Episodes
- 728
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
258 d12GO
I talk about Brad Zimmerman’s light RPG d12GO, big thanks to Julz for making this happen! I also do a quick watch I’ve been watching and upcoming games segment. Don’t forget to enter The October Init…
00:33:06 |
Sat 02 Oct 2021
257 Taylor says give ‘em the d
All listener feedback all the time. Don’t forget to enter The October Initiative, contest closes on 10/20/21. Hashbrown RichterCon 202X Calls from BJ (The Arcane Alienist) https://anchor.fm/arcaneali…
00:37:11 |
Thu 30 Sep 2021
256 Wrangling in a debacle or The October Initiative
Session recap for Darren Green’s Dex, unboxings, Viking Death Squad Hacker’s Core, and an attempt to wrangle the GM Narrative mechanics debacle I created in episode 254. Plus a new contest, the Octob…
01:40:32 |
Wed 29 Sep 2021
255 Listener Call In Bonanza
All listener feedback all the time. Runehammer on Modiphius US store https://modiphius.us/collections/runehammer ICRPG Master Edition & Viking Death Squad PDFs https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/…
00:57:02 |
Sat 25 Sep 2021
254 Vorpal Cat o' Nine Tails or Are GM Narrative Mechanics Needed in RPGs?
Updated 28 Sep 2021 REAVER session recap and discussion about the need for GM narrative game mechanics. Article on UK plans to limit car charging at home https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.driving.co.u…
00:38:47 |
Fri 24 Sep 2021
Prelude to a Hard Rain
A narrative opening to my upcoming Cyberpunk 2020 game in response to episode 258 of Joe Richter’s Hindsightless where he gives his character’s backstory. We’ll return to our regular content and form…
00:04:25 |
Wed 22 Sep 2021
253 Listener Revolt!
Lessons learned from recent games and calls from people taking me to task! Julz on multiple PCs https://anchor.fm/jewelsfromnz/episodes/12-RPG-A-DAY---Think-e15qi10 Hashbrown RichterCon 202X Calls fr…
00:59:26 |
Mon 20 Sep 2021
252 Ahoy Mateys with the Dread Pirate Daniel
It is International Talk Like a Pirate Day and I answer calls from the Dread Pirate Daniel Norton. Hashbrown RichterCon 202X Calls from Daniel (Bandit’s Keep) International Talk Like a Pirate Day htt…
00:36:36 |
Sun 19 Sep 2021
251 Jumping back in the deep end
Interview with Paul (Heptalemma on discord). We talk about his return to gaming and a whirlwind round of GMing new systems. Also listener calls! Hashbrown RichterCon 202X Joe’s podcast responding to …
01:08:43 |
Mon 13 Sep 2021
250 State of the Podcast
Big episode today! We have my future plans, some unboxings, non spoiler plugs for Cobra Kai and Ash vs The Evil Dead. Speaking of spoilers we discuss spoilers in movies, books and RPGs. We talk about…
01:26:49 |
Sat 11 Sep 2021
249 Session recaps are back on the menu
Session recaps for Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea and Raven God Games upcoming Sword & Sorcery RPG REAVER! I also field calls on a variety of subjects. Metal cover of James Bond them…
01:25:53 |
Thu 09 Sep 2021
248 Cyberpunk 2020 character creation with Joe Richter
Special episode where Joe Richter joins me to create a Cyberpunk 2020 character. Back to the normal format next episode. Mike Pondsmith running Cyberpunk Red (actual play) part 1 https://youtu.be/ruI…
01:14:46 |
Tue 07 Sep 2021
247 Metal Up!
Calls on Viking Death Squad result in a special “how to be a Metal DM” segment. Also discussed Runehammer’s Pirate’s Crown card game, the Lowlife zine, spoilers in games, Cyberpunk 2020, & The Morrow…
01:22:32 |
Sun 05 Sep 2021
246 Cyberpunk System Beimo or Why Do The Scottish Drink?
I talk about recent games, what I’ve watched (primarily The Paper Tigers & Major Payne), unbox Wizard Funk 3, answer listener calls. There is also a short Vulcan Dairies segment (starting 52 minutes …
01:06:48 |
Wed 01 Sep 2021
245 ICRPG Master Edition & Viking Death Squad are here!
I give my first impressions on the new Index Card RPG Master Edition & Viking Death Squad which are being published as a collaboration between Runehammer and Modiphius. US preorder site will be live …
01:13:39 |
Mon 30 Aug 2021
Tune in Monday for my 1st Impressions on ICRPG Master Edition & Viking Death Squad
This episode is just a commercial for my first impressions review of Runehammer Games Index Card RPG Master Edition & Viking Death Squad that will be released on Monday night, 30 August 2021. We’ll b…
00:00:47 |
Sat 28 Aug 2021
244 Daniel Norton Messes With Texas!
All listener calls all the time! Roleplay Rescue Che Webster interviews Steve Jackson https://anchor.fm/rpgrescue/episodes/Talking-To-Steve-Jackson-eck40n The Grognard Files https://thegrognardfiles.…
01:09:38 |
Wed 25 Aug 2021
243 Goodbye Sonny Chiba
Born Sadaho Maeda, better known in the west as Sonny Chiba, January 1939 – 19 August 2021. Star of The Street Fighter series, The Bodyguard, Golgo 13: Assignment Kowloon, Wolfguy: Enraged Lycanthrope…
00:14:03 |
Mon 23 Aug 2021
242 The Death of Beer?
RPGs be damned, Karl is worried about the future of beer! After answering that harrowing question I do a RPG session recap, discuss Joe Richter’s fake dad challenge, and play some listener calls. Wit…
01:06:56 |
Mon 23 Aug 2021
241 Happy Birthday Mr. Lovecraft?
“I AM PROVIDENCE” Howard Phillips Lovecraft was born August 20th 1890. He died at 46 after living what was generally a miserably life. What is it about Lovecraft’s literature that allows people to lo…
00:10:11 |
Fri 20 Aug 2021
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