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This episode takes three relatively recent posts from the Casting Shadows blog and brings them into the audio format of the Casting Shadows podcast - raising three different observations on the members of our hobby for your consideration. Links to those posts and other material mentioned in the episode are below. Voice Comments are welcome at www.speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast (www.speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast)
Adam Neely Links:
Neely Link 1 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hACUz4WVWwk)
Neely Link 2 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8dcFhF0Dlk)
Casting Shadows Blog links:
Silent Majority (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2025/12/14/the-silent-majority/)
A Universe Parallel to the RPG Experience (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/02/03/a-universe-parallel-to-the-rpg-experience/)
From a Certain Point of View... On RPGs (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/09/01/from-a-certain-point-of-view-on-rpgs/)
Rivers of London series links:Rivers of London: Not all Magic and Laughter (or dice) (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/09/09/rivers-of-london-not-all-magic-and-laughter-or-dice/)Rivers of London: Riots, and Jazz, and Sten Guns, oh my! (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/09/13/rivers-of-london-riots-and-jazz-and-sten-guns-oh-my/)Rivers of London: ‘Tis the Season for Novellas (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/09/20/rivers-of-london-tis-the-season-for-novellas/)Rivers of London: Murder, Brutalism, and Cheeky Nandos (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/09/27/rivers-of-london-murder-brutalism-and-cheeky-nandos/)Other Channels: Same0ldJi "What We Do" series (https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGmntsogPAdg&si=1xpmuU2DlF9YSZHG)
Third Floor Wars (https://www.youtube.com/@ThirdFloorWars/featured)
31 Aug 2026
On #RPGaDAY2026 Days 17-31
This is a very brief description of the second half of #RPGaDAY2026 on my written blog, Casting Shadows, in a table of contents style. The responses walk a line between sharing character ideas, exploring how games handle and encourage character and characterization, and offering some ideas about what those characters might be about.
The incredible briefness of all of this may be traumatic for established listeners. Be careful to adjust expectations downward by about an hour. If you are in need of further information density, please consider watching our Event Closing video (https://youtu.be/tvuZbW9PjZ0) for your safety and well-being.
We hope you enjoy this episode. If you are inspired to leave a comment, you can do so at SpeakPipe (https://speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast), on Spotify, or at the following email address: runescastshadows AT gmail.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
Memorable Shares (https://castingshadowsblog.com/?p=15078) Post on the Casting Shadows blog
On Volunteer Translations (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/29/rpgaday2026-volunteer-translations/) for RPGaDAY post on the blog
Peter / Spezbaby (https://bsky.app/profile/spezbaby.bsky.social) on BlueSky
RPGaDAY Feed (https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:5gyouanc37anjnwpwxvtqjjp/feed/aaalqmjuyz76k) on BlueSky
OTHER LINKS:
#RPGaDAY2026 starts August 1st | Casting Shadows (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/01/rpgaday2026-starts-august-1st/)
AUTOCRATIK: Announcing #RPGaDAY2026 in August (https://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html?m=1)
LAUNCH VIDEO (https://youtu.be/JTFIMV3GQfw?si=BnllG60c9-IyeHGH)
MIRKE the MEEK Podcast (https://open.spotify.com/episode/6SZJRFmXInfXBuXYsQi5EG?si=8d1a6af2521b44e3)
17 Aug 2026
On #RPGaDAY2026 So far: Days 1-16
This is a brief description of the #RPGaDAY2026 event as it is playing out so far this year, with some tips and locations to help fight the tide of algorithmic suppression and step out of community siloes. There is also a brief survey of what I have been sharing on my written blog, Casting Shadows, in a table of contents style.
The briefness of all of this will stun established listeners into a shocked state. Be careful to adjust expectations downward by about an hour.
We hope you enjoy this episode. If you are inspired to leave a comment, you can do so at SpeakPipe (https://speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast), on Spotify, or at the following email address: runescastshadows AT gmail.
LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:
WILD RPG SITE (https://www.wildrpg.com/)
OTHER LINKS:
#RPGaDAY2026 starts August 1st | Casting Shadows (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/01/rpgaday2026-starts-august-1st/)
AUTOCRATIK: Announcing #RPGaDAY2026 in August (https://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html?m=1)
LAUNCH VIDEO (https://youtu.be/JTFIMV3GQfw?si=BnllG60c9-IyeHGH)
MIRKE the MEEK Podcaster RPGaDAY Solution (https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026)
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