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Episode 142 – Robert Asprin’s “Thieves’ World” with special guest Brian Yaksha

Brian Yaksha joins us to discuss Robert Asprin’s “Thieves’ World”, the give and take of what you’re going to give to the audience, fantasy shared worlds, Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar, Aragorn’s tax plan, Machiavelli, passing off as older for added credibility, rotating GMs, bespoke stat blocks, power levels, player character points of entry, random tables, … Continue reading “Episode 142 – Robert Asprin’s “Thieves’ World” with special guest Brian Yaksha”

Episode 123 – Fritz Leiber’s “The Knight and Knave of Swords” with special guest Ahimsa Kerp

Ahimsa Kerp joins us to discuss Fritz Leiber’s “The Knight and Knave of Swords”, Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser in Riverside, ooh naughty sexy times, sex-obsessed adventurers, the city of Lankhmar, transgressive swords and sorcery, aging characters in fantasy RPGs, moon priestesses, pushing luck mechanics, having identifiably unique cultures, mythic Greece, and much more!

Patron Book Club 107 – Ellen Kushner’s “Swordspoint” with our Patron Book Club

Our Patron Book Club joins us to discuss Ellen Kushner’s “Swordspoint”, typing up D&D character sheets on a typewriter, normalized gay content, the 80s crack epidemic, double- and triple-crosses, characters who think they’re smarter than they are, playing a D&D game in the Riverside, gamifying Honor, staying true to social mechanism in the game, DCC … Continue reading “Patron Book Club 107 – Ellen Kushner’s “Swordspoint” with our Patron Book Club”

Episode 29 – Fritz Leiber’s “Swords in the Mist” with special guest Joey Royale

Special guest Joey Royale of Drinking & Dragons joins us to discuss Fritz Leiber’s Swords in the Mist! (Please also see the Episode 3 and  Episode 18 show notes for additional information about the saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser) Swords in the Mist (Ace Books, 1968) by Fritz Leiber was originally published in … Continue reading “Episode 29 – Fritz Leiber’s “Swords in the Mist” with special guest Joey Royale”

Episode 18 – Fritz Leiber’s “Swords Against Death” with special guest Jen Brinkman

(Please also see the Episode 3 show notes for additional information about the saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser) Swords Against Death (Ace Books, 1970) by Fritz Leiber was originally published in paperback as part of Ace Books’ complete seven volume saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Although Swords Against Death is second … Continue reading “Episode 18 – Fritz Leiber’s “Swords Against Death” with special guest Jen Brinkman”

Episode 3 – Fritz Leiber’s “Swords and Deviltry”

Swords and Deviltry (Ace Books, 1970) by Fritz Leiber was originally published in paperback as part of Ace Books’ complete seven volume saga of Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser. Although Swords and Deviltry is first in the series chronology, it was actually the fourth book published. Leiber and his lifelong friend Harry Otto Fischer created … Continue reading “Episode 3 – Fritz Leiber’s “Swords and Deviltry””