Retro Role Cast
"Serious roleplaying games played by deeply unserious people." We are a tabletop roleplaying actual play podcast featuring games that remind us of our gaming roots! We play in person with real math rocks! We love gritty, high action dark settings with nuance, but aren't too far away from our bitter, cynical, yet still lovable selves at all times!Currently: Going way back to many of our players' 1e roots by playing the new third edition of OSRIC (pdf available free on DrivethruRPG, fantastic hard copies available through Mythmere Games) with a home cooked mini (?) campaign in the World known as Gre...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep20
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Skrix, the tiny demon and the ogre mage Bel'Knakk seek to destroy the party as they make their way closer to the prisoners... In the manor, a captured ranger breaks free from his bonds...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or free pdf from DrivethruRPG) This story is set in the fabled World of G...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep19
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The net is tightening on the heroes, but they will not go down without a fight. The wand is discharged another time, the halfling hatches a bold escape plan. The giant's shaky resolve is tested, and a hero draws their last breath...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or free pdf from DrivethruRPG) This st...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep18
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Our adventuring friends are within the Manor, drawing the ire of a couple of it's large inhabitants. one fight leads to another, and the net of their enemies draws ever closer...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or free pdf from DrivethruRPG) This story is set in the fabled World of Greyhawk fantasy setting, on...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep17
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After interrogating their Bandit ally, the heroes creep closer to the manor house, investigating the root cellar tunnel near the summit. untold things skitter in the darkness as the companions try to gain a foothold inside the Giants' hold...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or free pdf from DrivethruRPG) This story is set in...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep16
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Free of the confines of the mine and confronting the smoldering fire ravaged mine village, the concerned heroes plunge back into the forest in hopes that the safety of the villagers they left behind is not in jeopardy. Next steps are discussed and taken, whether to confront or escape their foes in the manor at the top of the hill...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of t...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep15
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***The players did not ignore the treasure this time!*** after a brief painful struggle against a trap, the characters finally get a rest, plan and get ready to confront the other dangers of the Phostwood...
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OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep14
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After the chaos of the fight. the group ventures further into the mine in pursuit of the sinister cleric of Iuz. The Wand of Wonder is employed again... and secrets are revealed...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or free pdf from DrivethruRPG) This story is se...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep13
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All of the unlucky dice rolls and circumstance come to our beleaguered Player Characters on this, our thirteenth episode of the mini campaign. The capabilities of the wand are further explored, and the characters experience sensory deprivation combat as they push further into the usurped silver mine...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available t...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep12
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After the melee with the guards, the characters scatter after an ambush of missile fire from the mine's defenders, and push their way further into the underground to rescue the villagers in the clutches of the enemy warband...
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OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep11
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After the last troll falls, the troupe surveys the damage... An item of wonder is found, some sketchy NPC's are met, and the PC's follow the halfling under the mountain...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or free pdf from DrivethruRPG) This story is set in t...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep10
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This episode is all about the action! the guys protect their rear flank by confronting the larger Giant, Grozig ,and his crew at an encampment in the forest. Fireball is cast for the first time on the pod! No fictional cattle were harmed in the production of this episode.
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing gam...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep9
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In this slightly more Chaotic Neutral episode than most, the players overhear an argument between Giants, free some villagers after some quick reactions of the halfling scout, find a creature not to be found in the various monster manuals, and learn more about the nefarious plans of their enemies!
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep8
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The encounter with the ogre on the path takes a turn... The scout picks his way through an abandoned garden to spy upon the denizens of the Baron's abandoned manor. Moonlit discussions as the assault is prepared...
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OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep7
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Where we ponder all possible meanings of the term "explore the hex" and encounter more trolls, squadrons of orcs, and do some probing into the area around the giant occupied manor...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or free pdf from DrivethruRPG) This story is set i...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep6
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Now with the correct episode audio!!! sorry about that, and good job to Rodney for catching it!
After nightfall a message is delivered from their foes. decisions and beginning the trek deeper into dangerous territory in search of young Caird...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep5
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The ogres (and troll) unleash their fury on the party and villagers. Arrows fly, some of them accurately, The village girl is saved by a miraculous flash, and the denizens of the Phostwood are dealt a blow...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or free pdf from Dr...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep4
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The party discovers a recently abandoned village, and some of the members of the group of knights... Rumors grow of the "giant" menace in the Phostwood. And Eric forgot his character sheet.
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or free pdf from DrivethruRPG) This story is set...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep3
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After a fierce but short struggle at the campsite, the heroes mount up and attempt to pick up the trail once again of the renegade knights, While the hoofprints in the dirt may have washed away, there was one large clue to be found near a new danger...
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, av...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep2
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The group, formed into a posse by two conflicting parties finishes their feast, and heads out into the hills towards the Phostwood, to track down the renegade knights of the Theocracy, and their young ward/hostage..
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available through Mythmere games, or free pdf from DrivethruRPG<...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep1 RRC Episode 100?!!!
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Episode 100!!! We start play in our First Edition-y OSRIC fueled Greyhawkian campaign with a prisoner swap by the river bordering the Duchy of Tenh and the Theocracy of the Pale, where the adventure commences. Thanks again to all that have tuned in for the first hundred episodes!
Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season 4 OSRIC mini(?) campaign where we play the amazing third edition of the OSRIC rule set. (retroclone of the first advanced edition of the worlds most well known role playing game, available t...
OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep0
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It's RetroRoleCast episode 99 (gasps of surprise and horror)
we're going all the way back to our roots and are playing first edition, in the form of the wonderful OSRIC 3 by Mythmere Games, available via free download from DriveThruRPG! In this session zero we discuss the characters to be played, some rules, and laying out the particular corner of Greyhawk that our mini campaign will be set in.
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Shadowdark! The Usurpers of Oarhand's Tomb Ep7 Final
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With the mysterious departure of the halfling witch, the rest of the party gathers themselves to plumb the mysteries to be found in the old dwarven tomb that has now gone eerily quiet...
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Shadowdark! The Usurpers of Oarhand's Tomb Ep6
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A furious melee erupts beneath the mountains as the band of heroes confront the snake beings, and find that sometimes the deadliest monsters are sometimes the least exotic...
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Shadowdark! The Usurpers of Oarhand's Tomb Ep5
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The strange half snake half man monstrosity slithers back into the inky blackness, but not for long, and the battle hardened adventurers and their hair are put to the test...
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Shadowdark! The Usurpers of Oarhand's Tomb Ep4
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The lost Dwarven halls are located. Smashed statuary and the tomb of a deceased swine lead to further dangerous delves...
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Shadowdark! The Usurpers of Oarhand's Tomb Ep3
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After the frogs have cleared away the snakes, and the debate over caltrop deployment has ended, the crew connsult the cairn stone to find their way into a hidden ravine...
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Shadowdark! The Usurpers of Oarhand's Tomb Ep2
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The gang scales the mountain leading to the pass and cairn, fighting against the scales of time, and the scales of... other things.
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Shadowdark! The Usurpers of Oarhand's Tomb Ep1
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Season 4 is here! Please welcome Bryan (AKA "Doc") to the Retrorolecast Revolving GM Chair! With a new assembly of 5th level Shadowdark heroes, we start on some familiar paths heading up into the forbidding mountains to find the Tomb of a long dead Dwarven King...
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune and Season 3 Wrap-up
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Join us as we wrap up our experiences with The Well of Shune and our thoughts on the game and season. Once again, thanks to all who has joined us on the journey, and particularly to the Shadwdark and Mothership fans that welcomed us into their playlists this season! Season 4 will launch very soon (a few weeks to a month, or so). More games to come!
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune Ep. 9 final session part 2
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The viperian cultists flee, but from the well rises the object of their ritual...
this is the second part of the final session of the adventure and season!
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune Ep. 9 final session part 1
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The tension builds as the delvers follow the thrumming sounds of a distant chant, the Well of Shune is revealed...
This is the first part of the last recording session of this adventure and this season. the second part and wrap will release in a few days! Thanks for tuning in!
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune Ep. 8
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Deeper into the caverns go the adventurers, confronting water, Yeti, a homicidal caravan guide and DEX checks. The GM's dice finally give some respite...
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune Ep. 7
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The Adventurers push further into the caverns, becoming ever more concerned about the deenizens to be found there, and the whereabouts of the missing caravan guide. a furious fight ensues...
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune Ep. 6
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The Caravan guards turned underground explorers are confronted with a deep mine shaft, only accessible by undertaking perilous actions to descend lower. Halflings are thrown, arguments are made, strange beings are encountered, and the torch count gets ever lower...
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune Ep. 5
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With the crew huddled for warmth in a nervous evening under the eaves of the dwarven ruin, plans are made, and the first steps taken to explore the deeper halls to uncover the secrets therein...
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune Ep. 4
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The Avalanche has left some members of the caravan free and clear, and it has left others buried in the ice. The digging out process uncovers many things, both pertaining to the caravan, and to the history of the pass...
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune Ep. 3
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A the howling north winds dump snow upon the mountain pass, the beleaguered caravan is beset by dangers from claw and from the mountain itself. tensions continue to rise...
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune Ep. 2
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The slow progress of the wagon train leaves members of the company feeling mutinous... A halfling becomes a cat toy... A novel use of pickpocketing... and we devote slightly more time than is necessary to pondering the luminescence and celestial position of a waning crescent moon...
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Shadowdark! The Well of Shune Ep. 1
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Player Shawn becomes GM Shawn and GM Shawn becomes player Shawn in an all new Shadowdark adventure! The Story begins in the Frozen North as a small ragtag band of mercenaries and outcasts escorts a heavily laden caravan over the mountain passes...
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Mothership!!! Bug Hunting with RRC Wrap-up
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Two Shawns, a John and a Rodney discuss the Mothership system, and veer into other related topics like game design choices, Star Wars games and movies, and other sci-fi and fantasy stories. In short, run and buy a copy of Mothership for your gaming table!
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This episode features Mothership, the fantastic Space Horror RPG from the good folks at Tuesday Night Games! Visit them at: https://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/pages/mothership-rpg
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