Down in a Heap

About Down in a Heap

A big pot of old school RPG stew. Cover art photo provided by Mathew Schwartz on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/@cadop

Publisher

Rob c

Category

leisure

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

10 Dec 2018

Latest episode

30 Oct 2025

Latest episodes

312 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   30 Oct 2025

   OSR October #12 Thursday Thaumaturgy

   The Thaumaturgical subject today involves a method for creating minor magic items and scrolls in your OSR game through the spell, Embed.

2. 

   29 Oct 2025

   OSR October #11: Milieu Mea Culpa

   Listening back to my last Monday Milieu, I realized I had completely forgotten one of my favorite settings, and maybe the best one created in the OSR era - the Midderlands by Glynn Seal of Monkeyblood Design. I also do a thumbnail on his adventure, Chewer of Fingers. Sounds pretty creepy for Halloween! 🎃

3. 

   28 Oct 2025

   OSR October #10: Monday Milieu

   A ramble about published campaign settings, both in the “official “ TSR era, plus the independent and OSR sphere. I talk about what I look for (and dislike) in a setting, and why I usually decide to make up my own.

Reach and audience

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Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

3 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 59 / 100

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Quality

83

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

90

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