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 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!
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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...
#ad&d #Osric #OSR #ttrpg #actualplay #rpg #Dnd #oldschoolrpg #tabletoprpg #retrogaming #greyhawk
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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..
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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!
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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. 1 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 Ep 9
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In this player depleted final session of the campaign, we soak up some rads, clear up some misunderstandings, create new misunderstandings, and bring things to an explosive conclusion. To be clear, the robot dog lives...
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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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Mothership!!! Bug Hunting with RRC Ep 8
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The strange and dangerous scream heard on the long range comms is gone, and the crew can now communicate with the mission ship. Before extraction, the crew needs to secure some information...
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Mothership!!! Bug Hunting with RRC Ep 7
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The Crew assaults the Comm Array in hopes of reaching help. Players fight aliens and each other... Panic checks are rolled. Unexpected help is received from the tower...
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RRC Halloween Special! Call of Cthulhu: Dead Light Part 2
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Join the Two Shawns, John and Rodney as we journey back to 1920's Massachusetts to explore the cosmic horror of Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu RPG! This time playing the late Alan Blih's excellent "Dead Light" scenario!
#callofcthulhu #cthulhu #hplovecraft #cthulhumythos #horror #ttrpg #actualplay #rpg #oldschoolrpg
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RRC Halloween Special! Call of Cthulhu: Dead Light Part 3
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Join the Two Shawns, John and Rodney as we journey back to 1920's Massachusetts to explore the cosmic horror of Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu RPG! This time playing the late Alan Blih's excellent "Dead Light" scenario!
#callofcthulhu #cthulhu #hplovecraft #cthulhumythos #horror #ttrpg #actualplay #rpg #oldschoolrpg
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RRC Halloween Special! Call of Cthulhu: Dead Light Wrap Up!
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Join the Two Shawns, John and Rodney as we journey back to 1920's Massachusetts to explore the cosmic horror of Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu RPG! This time playing the late Alan Blih's excellent "Dead Light" scenario!
#callofcthulhu #cthulhu #hplovecraft #cthulhumythos #horror #ttrpg #actualplay #rpg #oldschoolrpg
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RRC Halloween Special! Call of Cthulhu: Dead Light Part 1
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Join the Two Shawns, John and Rodney as we journey back to 1920's Massachusetts to explore the cosmic horror of Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu RPG! This time playing the late Alan Blih's excellent "Dead Light" scenario!
#callofcthulhu #cthulhu #hplovecraft #cthulhumythos #horror #ttrpg #actualplay #rpg #oldschoolrpg
The excellent Call of Cthulhu Role Playing Game and the scenario featured in these episodes (and many more incredible games) can be purchased from the good folks at Chaosium: https://www.chaosium.com
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Mothership!!! Bug Hunting with RRC Ep 6
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Finally Getting the APC in gear, the crew ventures out into the alien planet's wilderness. They soon find that they are not the only humans remaining on SAMSA 6...
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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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Mothership!!! Bug Hunting with RRC Ep 5
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With the unsettling information from the lab reports fresh in their minds, the crew finishes exploring Greta Base, and preps the APC for a trip outside into the storm... Some questionable items are reviewed in the Barracks... The Two Shawns get in an argument about some alien DNA...
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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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Mothership!!! Bug Hunting with RRC Ep 4
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The power restored to Greta Base, the crew encounter the residue of the fleeing alien being, as well as further evidence of the horrific fate of members of the base's staff. A trip to the medical bay answers some questions while posing more...
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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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Mothership!!! Bug Hunting with RRC Ep 3
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The horrors of Greta Base are becoming more apparent as the base's "rescue crew" comes to grips with the situation after the fight in the garage. Restoring power provides little comfort...
#mothershipRPG #Mothership1E #OSR #ttrpg #actualplay #rpg #oldschoolrpg #scifi #scifihorror
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
Visit Lazarus Games' eBay store for retro gaming goodness! https://www.ebay.com/str/lazarusgames
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