This is a podcast about tabletop role playing games, exploitation movies, board games, miniature war games, and whatever else attracts my interest.
Ray Otus provided the coffee cup clip art and TJ provided my music.
Comments made by me are mine alone and do not represent the opinion of anyone else and comments by callers and guests do not represent me.
Daniel (Bandit's Keep), Joe (Hindsightless), Mirke (Mirke the Meek), and Special Guest Todd (Hexed Press TTRPG Talk) join me to discuss our experience at ShireCon 2026.
My blog where I will put out updates every other Sunday: https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/ (https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/)
You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" com
or https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast (https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast)
My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show.
Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.
27 Sept 2026
S4E14 Pirate Feedback
Joe Richter (Hindsightless) and Mirke the Meek (Mirke the Meek) join me to respond to BJ (The Arcane Alienist) who sent in feedback to my pirate and Conan discussions with Daniel (Bandit's Keep).
I'll be back in two weeks with my convention season wrap up for NecronomiCon, Mothman Festival, and ShireCon.
19 Sept 2026
S4E13 Talk Like a Pirate Day Pirates as a RPG Genre
I play calls from Mirke (Mirke the Meek) and Karl (The GMologist Presents) and have a conversation with Daniel from Bandit's Keep about Pirates as a RPG genre.
LIke to Bob's (SAFCOcast) blog for the sci fi reading list: https://www.travelleritv.blog/campaign-influences (https://www.travelleritv.blog/campaign-influences/)
RPG-a-Genre InfoPage: https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026 (https://podbypost.com/nerds/rpg-a-day-2026?utm_source=episode125)
Mirke's Contact Infohttps://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek (https://www.speakpipe.com/MirkeTheMeek) mirke [dot] the [dot] meek [at] gmail [dot] com
RPG-a-Day Info- Autocratik RPG-a-Day Post (https://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html (https://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html?utm_source=podbypost))- Casting Shadows RPG-a-Day Post (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/01/rpgaday2026-starts-august-1st/ (https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/01/rpgaday2026-starts-august-1st/?utm_source=podbypost))
My blog where I will put out updates every Sunday in August: https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/ (https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/)
You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycast "at" gmail "dot" com
or https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast (https://www.speakpipe.com/nerdsrpgvarietycast)
My opinions are not necessarily the same as the other people you hear on my show.
Thank you to Ray Otus for the coffee cup clip art and to TJ for the intro and outro music.
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