Save for Half podcast

You all knew it was coming, sooner or later. Like a undead wraith itself, Vampire: The Masquerade rises from the grave (the 2nd edition anyway) for your Fab Four to review. We cover what’s good, what’s not-so-good, and what sucks (see what I did there?) in White Wolf’s pre-eminent product in the RPG hobby. Get your Goth gear on, find some ankhs, and prepare for fang-u-lous fun! No Kindred were diablerized in the making of this podcast, not even from behind the Elysium! Links mentioned in this show: Vampire: The Masquerade 2nd edition on DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2310/Vampire-The-Masquerade–2nd-Edition?cPath=1_6533 Vampire: The Masquerade on White Wolf Wiki https://whitewolf.fandom.com/wiki/Vampire:_The_Masquerade White Wolf Publishing on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Wolf_Publishing Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Before the age of the OGL, there was a time undreamt of, the time of second generation FRPGS! Join us back in the late 1970s as we cover “The Fantasy Trip” by first Metagaming, then reprinted by Steve Jackson Games. Your fave Halflings consider this precursor to GURPS in all of its rules-light glory. Mana, Wizard Staffs, Solo Adventures, and dollar signs await your listening pleasure in this episode of Save for Half! No Prootwaddles were harmed in the making of this episode, because they only had to roll 2d6 to save! Links mentioned in this show: Legacy Edition: The Fantasy Trip https://thefantasytrip.game/products/core-games/the-fantasy-trip-legacy-edition/ The Fantasy Trip main site https://thefantasytrip.game/ The Fantasy Trip on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Fantasy_Trip Video of sample combat: The Fantasy Trip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LGUaYdA3X_g Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

One of the biggest complaints about Original (little brown book) D&D is that it’s difficult to understand because of layout and order. Not to mention it frequently refers to stuff in Chainmail—sold separately! Never fear, Greyharp has come to the rescue with this sorta-kinda-but-not-really retroclone of the original game. Layout corrections, rules organization, and actual cut-and-pastes of the Chainmail rules help this version be the most playable yet. Or does it? Listen in and find out! No Hobbits were harmed in the making of this podcast, since they made their Saving Throws! Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

It’s that time of year, what you’ve all been waiting for. That’s right, we’ve got BadMike himself from North Texas RPG Con to discuss what we did this year at the best Old School con in the world! We laughed, we cried, we managed to avoid the dealer room! Plus, DM Corbett was there! No really! Honest! We mean it this time! No candy bars were harmed in the making of this show, not even the full size ones that Corbett bought and foisted off on us!   Links mentioned in this show: Facebook – North Texas RPG Con https://www.facebook.com/groups/310434204630/ North Texas RPG Con website https://ntrpg-ui.fuzion.workers.dev/ Tabletop – NTXRPG Con 2022 https://tabletop.events/conventions/ntrpgcon-2022 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

What else need be said? Schemes, treachery, retconning entire seasons…it’s all here in this…erm…RPG (?) game about the hit TV show of the decade, Dallas. Who shot J.R.? Who didn’t shoot J.R.? And did anyone check his colon for gems? All these questions and more are answered on this episode of Save for Half! No Ewings were harmed in the making of this podcast, though it’s open season on the Carringtons!   Links mentioned in this show: Dallas RPG on RPG Geek https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/52787/dallas-television-role-playing-game Dallas RPG on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dallas_(role-playing_game) Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

It’s finals time at the Halfling Hideaway, and we’d probably do well if we weren’t so busy fighting supernatural evil. Yes, it’s cool hijinks and eldritch horror combined in the Savage World supplement East Texas University by 12 to Midnight, Inc. As 3 of your 4 Halflings grew up in ETX, we have opinions. So does DM Jim, for that matter! No pine trees were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even the walking ones!   Links mentioned in this show: East Texas University on DriveThru https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/132701/ETU-East-Texas-University East Texas University on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/University-Savage-Worlds-softcover-S2P10310/dp/1937013480 Pinebox Campaign Setting https://web.archive.org/web/20210729225247/http://12tomidnight.com/campaign-setting/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Yes, it’s the senses-blasting return of that (in)famous Halfling tradition…the Email Hot Tub Time Machine! Guest starring DM Cojo! Well, not exactly…but he has so many emails here you’d think he was in the room! No emails were harmed in the making of this sideshow, though quite a few were in the lost and found! Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

It’s happened to us all at one time or another. You get hired by a company, given survival training, then stuck in a freeze tube for 200 years. Then when you get out, you find you’ve misplaced your streaming accounts. It’s The Morrow Project, that venerable post-apocalypse RPG from the early 1980s; now in its 4th edition. We discuss combat, some combat, and for a change a bit about combat simulations. Oh and roleplaying of course. If we don’t bleed to death first. All this and Death by Dysentery tables await you in this episode of Save for Half! No muties were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even by the Kentucky Fried State! Links mentioned in this show: Morrow Project 4th edition on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Morrow-Project-4th-Role-play-Post-Apocalyptic/dp/0976604345 The Morrow Project on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Morrow_Project Timeline Ltd Facebook https://www.facebook.com/TheMorrowProject/ To Morrow’s End podcast https://tomorrowsend.rpgstuff.net/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Friend of the Show Jon Peterson, noted author of the RPG industry and all around celebrity joins the Halflings to discuss his most recent work, “Game Wizards: The Epic Battle for Dungeons & Dragons”, by MIT Press. The book discusses the rise of TSR Hobbies in the 1970s until the ousting of Gary Gygax in the mid 1980s from its ranks. We discuss the history of the company, the evolution of Dungeons and Dragons during the period, and most importantly…why you should always save a “Bah!” for the right moment.   No miniatures were harmed in the making of this podcast, but some checking accounts were to purchase them! Links mentioned in this show: Game Wizards by Jon Peterson on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Game-Wizards-Dungeons-Dragons-Histories/dp/0262542951 Playing at the World Blog http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/ Game Wizards Gary and Dave 28mm minis https://mudpuppycomics.com/games/product/game-wizards-gary-and-dave-28mm-minis/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Don’t worry, this isn’t like those old TV shows where you get a “new” episode and it’s just the cast reminiscing and replaying clips from the previous year to fill out a show. This is all new, off the cuff attempts by your Halflings to remember what they’ve done in the past year! DM Mike remembers some work he did for an RPG, and that he got paid for it. DM Jim remembers SciBar; because DM Liz and I got everyone to call the ‘zine that now! DM Corbett asks himself why he’s stuck with all these old coots! All this and more await you, so get to listening while waiting for Santa to bring you that wood-grain box set of OD&D! No manuscripts were harmed in the making of this podcast, except the ones that had only 1 space after a period. Links mentioned in this show: Gamehole Con https://www.gameholecon.com Long Con in Longview, TX https://longconrpg.com Operation: White Box by Small Niche Games https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/251318/OWB001-WWII-Operation-WhiteBox-FREE Total Con 2022 http://www.totalcon.com Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

It’s not a Trek, nor Wars…it’s TSR’s 1982 Sci-Fi game Star Frontiers! Your Halflings delve into this box set of space opera goodies with enough counters to warm any wargamer’s (or DM Mike’s) heart. Laser pistols, bizarre creatures, and Sonic Devastators (TM) abound in this episode of Save For Half! No Dralasites were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even after the bad dad jokes!   Links mentioned in this show: DriveThruRPG – Star Frontiers: Alpha Dawn pdf https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/226710/Star-Frontiers-Alpha-Dawn?src=hottest_filtered Product Listing for Star Frontiers – RPG.net https://index.rpg.net/display-search.phtml?key=system&value=Star+Frontiers Star Frontiers Wiki & Support https://starfrontiers.us Star Frontiers on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Frontiers Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Jinkies! It’s time to pile into the van with your fave talking creature and go solve groovy mysteries with your cool clique of friends in this RPG that pays homage to various cartoons of the 60s, 70s and 80s. The Halflings gather their Spooky Snacks(TM) and prepare to trap monsters, ghosts and pirates in an RPG that just might not take itself entirely seriously. The hosts review the game, reminisce about that ancient bit of ephemera called the Saturday Morning Cartoon, and generally fight over who gets to be the talking dog. Or monkey. Or shark. Or pirate. Or alien.   No Pirate Monkeys were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even by Old Man Potts! Links mentioned in this show: Pandahead Publications http://www.pandahead.com Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

It’s time to review an RPG on one of our favorite BBC Sci-Fi TV shows of the 1970s; Blakes7 by Terry Nation. A show gritty and dark for its time, it was notorious for anti-heroes, rebels losing to the evil empir…er…”Federation”, and bad SF/X. Does the game compare to the show? And what’s up with the build-your-own props info? Will this be the Halfling’s first LARP? Click play and find out! No Rebels were harmed in the making of this podcast, except maybe Roj Blake… Links mentioned in this show: Blake’s 7 Online -Horizon fanclub website http://www.blakes7online.com/news.php Blakes 7 Wiki https://blakes7.fandom.com/wiki/Blake%27s_7_Wiki RPG Geek – Blakes7 RPG https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/51958/blakes-7-role-playing-game Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

What’s this? Your Fab Four Halflings are covering that venerable book of 1st edition RPG goodness? That’s right, this episode we dive into the foundational rules of that newfangled (for 1978) Advanced Dungeons & Dragons. What did we like? Hate? Actually use in our games? Tune in to find out…with maybe a controversy or two as a side-dish! No Half-orcs were harmed in the making of this podcast, but racial class limits were!   Links mentioned in this show: Drivethru RPG 1st edition AD&D Players Handbook https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17003/Players-Handbook-1e?src=hottest_filtered&filters=0_2140_1300_44499_0 Grogcon data & Grogtalk 1E AD&D podcast https://www.grogcon.comhttps://www.grogcon.com Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

It’s the future — with mutants! That’s right, the Fab Foursome are covering the game Mutant Future by Goblinoid Games, and it’s a world with more Gamma than you can shake a Death Machine at! Based on the Labyrinth Lord system, it’s got all the post-apocalypse goodies you’ve come to expect — mutations, gonzo creatures, and artifacts that can blow your head off if you’re not careful. Even if it’s a refrigerator! No mutant animals were harmed in the making of this podcast, so the ASPCMA can get off our backs! Links mentioned in this show: Goblinoid Games https://goblinoidgames.com/ Mutant Future – Drivethru RPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/86683/Mutant-Future-Revised-Edition Mutant Future Wiki https://mutant-future.fandom.com/wiki/Mutant_Future Mutant Future – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutant_Future Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

It’s time to get your rapier and swing from a chandelier, because the Halflings take a look this episode at the Game Designers’ Workshop edition of En Garde by Darryl Haney and Frank Chadwick (1975). There are all sort of things for PCs to do in the game, be it carouse at pubs, visit mistresses, and…join the army? All this and more await you with a clash of steel and a floppy hat. Oh, and ruffs too. Lots of ruffs! No Bucklers were Swashed in the making of this podcast, though they were nicked! Links mentioned in this show: En Garde Website http://www.engarde.co.uk/history.html En Garde on BoardGameGeek https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7771/en-garde En Garde on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/En_Garde! Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Excelsior, True Believers! The Fab Four Halflings take a dive into that first licensed Superhero RPG of the 1980s, the Marvel Super Heroes Roleplaying Game box set by TSR. Published in 1984, it took a few directions that Supers RPGs hadn’t yet tried such as ranks for both attributes and powers, Karma as both XPs and die roll mods, and of course getting statistics for your favorite Marvel heroes. Well, 8 of them anyway. Sit back and enjoy our Remarkable coverage of an Incredible game in Amazing detail…’Nuff said! No Trademarks were harmed in the making of this podcast, despite TSR’s providing them. A lot. Links mentioned in this show: Classic Marvel Forever website https://www.classicmarvelforever.com/cms/ FASERIP RPG on Drive-Thru RPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/177913/Faserip Marvel Super-Heroes on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marvel_Super_Heroes_(role-playing_game) Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Normalcy is usually overrated, but not this time. The 13th North Texas RPG Con is happening June 3-6, 2021 and the goal is a return to normal con-gaming. As ever, BadMike/Satan is here to regale us with details: the food trucks, an open bar and Starbucks, and most of all gaming! Listen as your Halflings find out the skinny on the con, its Virtual track for those stuck at home, and a promise that his brother won’t be wearing speedos this time. Probably. No shots were prescribed in the recording of this show…not even at BadMike’s table! Links mentioned in this show: BadMike’s B1 game on YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KXXGA8L8N2c NTRPG Con on Tabletop.Events https://tabletop.events/conventions/ntrpgcon-2021 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

School’s out…of its mind? It sure seems that way as your Four Halflings take a dive into one of the oddest RPGs from the early 1980s; that of Alma Mater. Classes, teachers, social cliques, and other hazards for your freshman PC await you in this episode of the podcast. Oh, and a few tables to roll on. Just a few. No Losers were harmed in the making of this podcast, despite the game’s constant encouragement to do so!   Links mentioned in this show: Alma Mater on RPG Geek https://rpggeek.com/rpgitem/45812/alma-mater-high-school-role-playing-game Alma Mater RPG on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alma_Mater_(role-playing_game) Erol Otus –Discogs https://www.discogs.com/artist/2316216-Erol-Otus Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Friend of the show (and author) Jon Peterson joins the Halflings in a wide-ranging discussion of fanzines, RPG theory, and…oh yeah, his new book from MIT Press called The Elusive Shift. When did Dungeons & Dragons stop being a fantasy wargame and become a roleplaying game? Who contributed to the shift? Did they know what they were doing? Was it a smooth transition, or fraught with controversy? Will we ever stop asking questions in this summary? Tune in and find out! No fanzine authors were harmed in the making of this podcast, despite a flamewar. Links mentioned in this show: Alarums & Excursions pdf source https://conchord.org/xeno/aande.html Playing at the World Blog (Rule 0) https://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/2021/01/the-origins-of-rule-zero.html RPG Pop Club Podcast by Falconer https://www.rpgpopclub.com/podcast.html The Elusive Shift on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Elusive-Shift-Role-Playing-Identity-Histories/dp/0262044641 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

No, it’s not a Spielberg movie. It’s the board game sensation of the 1970s adventure gaming industry, Cosmic Encounter by Eon Productions. A simple yet innovative system lets each of the alien races a player chooses change powers and goals to ensure no two games are the same. Your Fab Four totally normal humans from Earth review the game, how it’s aged, and what inspiration 21st century gamers can find in its mechanics. Nanoo-nanoo! No humans were harmed in the making of this podcast, despite all of us being humans. Totally. Links mentioned in this show: Cosmic Encounter on Fantasy Flight Games https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/products/cosmic-encounter/ Cosmic Encounter on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cosmic_Encounter Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Space, the final frontier — or the first, as far as RPG space gaming went. Gamescience’s Space Patrol beat Traveller to the punch in 1977, but was lost in the shuffle of its better known rival’s little black books. But this little game has some good points to consider, even for today’s jaded gamer. Listen in as we cover aliens, planets, a startling lack of starships…and equipment with no cost? No Kzinti were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even by Blush Gordon! Links mentioned in this show: Space Patrol on RPG Geek https://rpggeek.com/rpg/2547/space-patrol Star Patrol (Space Patrol) on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_Patrol Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

It’s time for your Fab Four Halflings to accept their fates…FATE Core, that is! We sit down and cover our first FATE game in the guise of The Dresden Files RPG, based on the bestselling book series by Jim Butcher. We learn about Fate Dice, Aspects, and how DM Jim’s questions leave DM Corbett with answers that involve a lot of the word “maybe”. Wizards complaining about fireball ranges, vampires in bowling alleys, and more await your ears in this episode of Save for Half! Nevermore! No Black Court Vampires were harmed in the making of this show, because they’re all dead anyway. Links mentioned in this show: Dresden Files Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dresden_Files Evil Hat’s The Dresden Files RPG https://www.evilhat.com/home/dresden-files-rpg/ Jim Butcher’s website – Dresden Files https://www.jim-butcher.com/books/dresden Wuthering Heights RPG http://unseelie.org/rpg/wh/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast (at) gmail (dot) com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D and D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Yes there was in fact a North Texas RPG Con this year; both virtual and live tracks. Your Halflings read some emails and then discuss their time at the con. Chris Holmes, son of J. Eric Holmes, was the only one of us actually in person at the convention, and so he tells the “live” part of the convention activities. Who ran what? Who attended what? And we answer the most important question of all; who killed Colonel Mustard? No Joshua Trees were harmed in the making of this show, not even the walking ones! Links mentioned in this show: North Texas RPG Con 2020 https://tabletop.events/conventions/ntrpgcon-2020 Talking Crit with BadMike (w/DMs Mike & Liz) https://drive.google.com/file/d/1u3VAea4sNp-sd3gcr6eH2IbMtEGB4XD7/view?fbclid=IwAR20XKqcoWTTq3Z5FVZMdMy1nYqT8oXt4SLZEvvj7-KtACuy4z9F2oOhcGU Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Timeship has, let’s say, a checkered reputation in the RPG community. This episode your intrepid Halflings delve into a game that mandates a player play themselves, travel back in time, and (among other things) kill Hitler. What’s not to like? More than you’d think with a opening like that. Will DM Jim ever forgive DM Mike for choosing this game? Listen and find out! No players were harmed in the making of this show, because they brought shotguns to the gaming table…with no energy penalty! Links mentioned in this show: Herbie Brennan on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Herbert_Brennan Timeship on Boardgame Geek https://boardgamegeek.com/rpgitem/54502/timeship Timeship (Noble Knight Games) https://www.nobleknight.com/P/15322/Timeship Timeship (Wikipedia) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeship_(role-playing_game) Timeship (DriveThruRPG) https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/257406/Timeship-Classic-Reprint?filters=0_0_0_44499_0 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

What more can we say about episode 25 of Save for Half? Only they’re awful, they’re green…and they’re from outer space! Yes, it’s that quirky Tom Wham boardgame first published in Dragon magazine #28, and was in its 8th edition in a box set from Steve Jackson Games. Come join the Halflings aboard the Znuta as we fight aliens, no matter what side you’re on! No Awful Green Things were harmed in the making of this podcast, except with a pool cue. Links mentioned in this show: Awful Green Things from Outer Space rules site https://fliphtml5.com/qaad/cppe/basic D50 shades of D&D https://toddaj.podbean.com/ Tom Wham site http://www.tomwham.com/index.html Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Save for Half is back with another sideshow, this time featuring the return of the Arch-RPG Historian himself Jon Peterson! He joins the Halflings for a discussion of the seminal D&D fanzine Alarums & Excursions, and we discuss the first five issues of that APA; now available online as pdfs. Articles, filk songs, and recipes are discussed with varying degrees of efficacy on this somewhat tardy sideshow… No D&Ds were harmed in the making of this sideshow, not even by Complete Warlocks! Links mentioned in this show: Alarums & Excursions Page https://conchord.org/xeno/aande.html Playing at the World: Jon Peterson’s Blog http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

It’s a legend in the RPG community, M.A.R. Barker’s famous Tekumel is brought to you by the halfling horde’s inimitable wit! Well, half of it anyway… The Empire of the Petal Throne is arguably the first D&D variant world to see publication, and it’s got more detail than you can shake a dice bag at. The Halflings take a review of the world of the Petal Throne, its rules that vary from Dungeons & Dragons, and most importantly discuss…Dire Navigators!   Links mentioned in this show: Empire of the Petal Throne (1975) on Drive Thru https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/2060/TEKUMELR–Empire-of-the-Petal-Throne-TSR Tekumel: The World of the Petal Throne https://www.tekumel.com/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

What’s this? —said in our best Batman ’66 announcer voice — A review of a game that has only just finished its Kickstarter? Your Fab Four Halflings come through again with a review of The Hero’s Journey, 2E! We discuss its (new) mechanics, its good points, and Liz’s disappointment about the color of kobolds. No, really! It’s part of the show! Honest! No Changelings were given jobs as Teamsters on this episode. It was in the Patreon extras. Links mentioned in this show: Barrel Rider Games https://barrelridergames.wordpress.com/ Gallant Knight Games http://www.gallantknightgames.com/ The Hero’s Journey 2nd Edition Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallantknightgames/the-heros-journey-2e Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

Welcome to the New Year! Your Halflings are joined by noted game designer James Spahn to talk about his new update of The Hero’s Journey Fantasy RPG, Kickstarting this month. We discuss his game philosophies, new innovations that make The Hero’s Journey 2E his ideal RPG, and his plans for the future. Tune in, and tune up to the Save for Half Sideshow! No kobolds were harmed in the making of this episode, not even the green ones! Links mentioned in this show: Barrel Rider Games https://barrelridergames.wordpress.com/ Gallant Knight Games http://www.gallantknightgames.com/ The Hero’s Journey 2nd Edition Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gallantknightgames/the-heros-journey-2e Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

What do you do with that 20th level character in AD&D? Start adventuring in the various planes of existence, naturally! Your four halflings take a dive into 1987’s Manual of the Planes by Jeff Grubb and the TSR Bullpen. Soaring vistas, deep Abysses (Abyssi?), and Quasi-Elementals abound in this episode of Save for Half! No Modrons were harmed in the making of this show, because Nirvana has a perfect count.   Links mentioned in this show: Badger Song https://www.badgerbadgerbadger.com/ Manual of the Planes at DrivethruRPG.com https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17009/Manual-of-the-Planes-1e?filters=0_0_0_44499_0 Manual of the Planes History at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manual_of_the_Planes Save for Half Patreon Page https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast

It’s Flash! <insert Queen chorus here> He’ll save—for Half—every one of us! In this latest episode of Save for Half, your Fab Four take a deep dive into 1977’s Flash Gordon and the Warriors of Mongo, a…RPG? written by Lin Carter and Scott Bizar and published by Fantasy Games Unlimited. Adventure, excitement, power rays, and rabid flying squirrelons await you in this episode of Save for Half! None of DM Mike’s friends were harmed in the making of this podcast. We swear! Links mentioned in this show: Fantasy Games Unlimited https://www.fantasygamesunlimited.net/ Flash Gordon for Savage Worlds https://www.peginc.com/product-category/flash-gordon/ Knights of the Braille https://knightsofthebraille.com/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail(dot)com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast

It’s party time here in the Halfling Hideaway, and what’s more of a party than a Party RPG? It says so, right on the box! Yes, it’s the Bullwinkle and Rocky Roleplaying Party game, from 1988. You demanded it (sorta), so we’re here to bring it to you! Can Boris really ‘Kill Moose’? Does Sherman and his boy face weeping angels in the time vortex? Can Dudley Do-right face off against Frost Giants? Ok, only one of those is correct; but you’ll have to listen to find out which one! No mooses were killed in the making of this episode, not even ones with rabbits coming out of his hat! Links mentioned in this show: Boardgamegeek – Bullwinkle & Rocky RP Party Game https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1611/bullwinkle-and-rocky-role-playing-party-game Noble Knight Games – Bullwinkle & Rocky RP Party Game https://www.nobleknight.com/P/-869170550/Bullwinkle-and-Rocky Rick & Morty at IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2861424/ Wikipedia – Bullwinkle & Rocky RP Party Game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bullwinkle_and_Rocky_Role-Playing_Party_Game Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast

What’s this? A Save for Half NTRPG Con wrap-up show before November? Thrills, chills, and Mike Badalatos abound in this overview of what the hosts did at NTRPGC! Well 3/4 of the hosts anyway. We review the con in its entirety, from the Wed. night elevator lines to the mini-tornado that hit the DFW area Sunday morning! Oh, and some gaming too… No conventions were harmed in the making of this show, not even with tornados! Links mentioned in this show: Check This Artifact — Post-Apoc Artifacts for your RPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/275478/Check-This-Artifact Colonial Troopers by Night Owl Workshop https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/173040/Colonial-Troopers Crypt of the Science Wizard https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/274363/Crypt-of-the-SCIENCEWIZARD-SW https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/274360/Crypt-of-the-SCIENCEWIZARD-5E North Texas RPG Con Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/310434204630/ Shane Plays Podcast/Radio show https://shaneplays.com/victorious-rpg-north-texas-rpg-con/ Tabletop site for NTRPG Con https://tabletop.events/conventions/ntrpgcon-2019 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast

It’s Half. Save for Half, and this time the Fab Four are discussing that espionage title of RPGs from the 1980s, the James Bond: 007 RPG from Victory Games. We are joined by a fifth guest host, DM Gary, who is not only well-versed in the game but is the 007 RPG Gamemaster for DMs Mike and Liz’s ongoing “View to a Kill” adventure. Car and snowmobile chases, Ease Ratings, and Five point (or is that Six?) Seductions are all here for your listening enjoyment! No covert agents were harmed in the making of this podcast, only overt ones. Links mentioned in this show: Classified: 007 retro-clone at DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/128259/Classified Designers & Dragons – Evil Hat Productions http://www.evilhat.com/home/designers-dragons/ James Bond 007 RPG on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_007_(role-playing_game) Search & Destroy – Supers Supplement https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/169900/Search–Destroy Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast

It’s a “Super” episode of Save for Half today as the Fab 4 return to talk about the first edition of Champions, the Super RPG. Published in 1981, this 73-page rulebook gives you everything you need to fight crime, supervillains, and…math? We’ll give you the lowdown on the powers, the foibles, and mathematical formulas of this pioneering Superhero RPG; who’s on its 6th printing today! No BODY, STUN, or d6s were harmed in the making of this episode. Not even with Killing Attacks! But we’ve got a little extra-special treat for you right here. Links mentioned in this show: Champions 1E (revised) on DriveThru RPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/256854/Champions-The-Super-Hero-Role-Playing-Game-2nd-Edition?src=hottest_filtered Hong Kong Phooey https://cartoonscrapbook.com/cartoons/hong-kong-phooey-1974/ Instock Trades https://www.instocktrades.com/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast

Jenkies! It’s time for another groovy episode of Save for Half! This time the Fab Four are joined by Jon Peterson, author of the book Playing at the World and all around fun guy from Yuggoth to discuss the RPG scene of the 1970s, a time where our hobby first got its roots set into the hearts and minds of millions. Fun, games, and fanzines are discussed, so take a listen on your 8-track, vinyl, or cassette! No K-Tel records were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even for $19.99 + shipping and handling.   Links mentioned in this show: Alarums & Excursions website http://www.conchord.org/xeno/aande.html Playing at the World on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Playing-at-World-Jon-Peterson/dp/0615642047 Playing at the World blog http://playingattheworld.blogspot.com/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0 And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half at MeWe https://mewe.com/join/the_save_for_half_podcast

Welcome to the mash…the Monster Mash? Your trio of Halflings (with a surprise 4th joining the cast) delve into an unusual little RPG of the mid-1970s called Monsters! Monsters! by Ken St. Andre. The author of Tunnels & Trolls decided to give the enemies of heroic parties their own side of the game, and we give you the goods….and the bads, and the uglies! No Crones were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even the young ones! Links mentioned in this show: Check This Artifact Kickstarter by Jim Wampler https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/checkthisartifact/check-this-artifact Monsters! Monsters! at DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/84227/MonstersMonsters Monsters! Monsters! hardcopy at Flying Buffalo, Inc. http://www.flyingbuffalo.com/mm.htm Swords of Jordoba (Liz & Jim Actual Play) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLptTCxApuRIinLEHii08sDQxW-V2V3d4U Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

Welcome to the Halfling Hideaway of Save for Half! This show we’re looking at a modern set of supplements for the campaign world of Avremier by David A. Hill. It’s made to be run with the Original D&D rules (1974), but is flexible enough to run with most any A/D&D rules set. It’s a big project (Core setting book and 4 supplements) but luckily for us our good friend DM Jim from Frog God Games has joined us to complete this review! We look at the setting, new monsters and magic items, and ask the eternal question…what does this have to do with Patrick Swayze? No Flutterpotami were harmed in the making of this episode, though we tried! Links mentioned in this show: Avremier on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/240921/Avremier-Supplement-0 Mothshade Concepts on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/MothshadeConcepts/ Patrick Swayze on IMDB https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000664/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

Ahoy there, ye landlubbers! It’s the Halfling crew of the SS SFH here to cut yer jib and keel yer haul…with the role playing game “Privateers & Gentlemen”! Published in 1982, this box set from Fantasy Games Unlimited has sailing ships, mutinous crews, rotten boroughs….but surprisingly few pirates? We delve into the books with the assistance of (brevet) DM Mark from the Tabletop Radio Hour podcast. He’s knowledgeable, informative, and most importantly has read the “Heart of Oak” miniatures rules the ship combat is based on in the RPG!   No cabin boys were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even with belaying pins! Links mentioned in this show: Fantasy Games Unlimited – Privateers & Gentlemen https://www.fantasygamesunlimited.net/product-category/pg/ Heart of Oak miniatures rules on DTRPGDTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/736/Age-of-Fighting-Sail-Heart-of-Oak?it=1 Privateers & Gentlemen on BoardGameGeek https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/7779/heart-oak-naval-miniatures-rules-age-fighting-sail Privateers & Gentlemen on DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/82553/Privateers-and-Gentlemen?src=hottest_filtered Saucer Seekers http://entireprizeenterprises.com/saucerseekers/ Tabletop Radio Hour https://tabletopradiohour.wordpress.com/ zortic http://entireprizeenterprises.com/zortic/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

Happy Halloween, Halfsies! The Halflings are back to celebrate the holiday with the granddaddy of all horror RPGS, Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu! We open the 1st edition box and look over the rules, the extras, and most importantly of all the insanities? Death, carnage, madness and flying head butts await you dear listener—in the internet’s greatest podcast brought to you by a guy from Wyoming and a couple of weirdos from Denton (the Home of Happiness!) This podcast was brought to you by the number 2 and the letters IA!   Links mentioned in this show: Call of Cthulhu from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Cthulhu_(role-playing_game) Chaosium http://www.chaosium.com Save or Die Side-Adventure #14 w/Chris Holmes http://saveordie.info/?p=1687 Tickle-Torture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickle_torture Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

Hey all, the Halflings are here again to half the halflings available only to the other “half”! Which means a chat with Satan himself! Right. Well, it’s Mike “BadMike” Badolato; co-owner, marketing hub, and general whipping boy for the North Texas RPG Convention. We know it’s late….but we brought you Satan to make up for the delay! That’s gotta count for something. No innocent people were harmed in the making of this show, because Leftenant Victory arrived to save everyone!   Links mentioned in this show: Gamehole Con https://www.gameholecon.com/ North Texas RPG Con http://www.ntrpgcon.com/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

Saddle up y’all, and go for yer guns! The Halflings rustle up a passel of Western catch-phrases for this episode of the podcast! We’re covering Boot Hill (1st and 2nd editions) and talk about weapons, maps, guns and a surprising lack of “Men with No Name”(TM). No outlaws were harmed in the making of this podcast, except when Liz shot Mike…but she didn’t shoot the deputy!     Links mentioned in this show: Boot Hill at Noble Knight Games https://www.nobleknight.com/Products/Boot-Hill Rended Press: Old School Zines https://rendedpress.blogspot.com/p/old-school-zines.html Wikipedia – Boot Hill RPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boot_Hill_(role-playing_game) Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

Once again the Save for Halflings dig through the emails in the Halfling Hideaway and answer questions from the listeners…some of them even true! After a break we travel through time and space to sit down with the Blueholme man himself, Michael “Vile Traveller” Thomas. We discuss his RPG, gaming in general, and accents. Lots of accents. No Time Lords were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even the British ones.   Links mentioned in this show: Blueholme Journeymanne rules http://www.rpgnow.com/product/208800/BLUEHOLMETM-Journeymanne-Rules Outdoor Survival boardgame https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/1511/outdoor-survival Stan Johansen Miniatures (RW009+) http://www.stanjohansenminiatures.com/Road.htm Catweazle Series 1 Episode 1 – The Sun in a Bottle (Part 1) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cgIHS7am9g Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

Now that we’ve given our views on the Holmes Basic D&D game, your Triumphant Trio give the Blueholme Journeymanne RPG a gander. This retro-clone of the Holmes game moves beyond the Prentice rules with levels 1-3 and instead carries characters from levels 1 to 20, from beginner to the heights of power and prestige. Thrills, chills, and 3d6 in order await you in this latest show! No Alignments were harmed in the making of this show, except by DM Mike! Links mentioned in this show: Blueholme Journeymanne rules http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/208800/BLUEHOLMETM-Journeymanne-Rules DM Liz playing 5E with the Frog Gods https://www.twitch.tv/froggodgames Save or Die #117 http://saveordie.info/?p=1394 Tales of Peril — Black Blade Publishing http://black-blade-publishing.com/ Catweazle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cgIHS7am9g&feature=share Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

It’s email time in the Halflings’ Hideaway, and after responding to some listener feedback we have a discussion with Chris Holmes! For those not in the know, Chris is the son of J. Eric Holmes, the author of Holmes Basic Dungeons & Dragons! We talk characters, his Tales of Peril project, purple worms, and…Herculoids? No Tom Hanks were harmed in the making of this episode, not even Pardue the Holy man!   Links mentioned in this show: Chris Holmes: Tales of Peril – Facebook https://www.facebook.com/pg/BlackBladePublishing/photos/?tab=album&album_id=758140394348915 AI Monster Manual http://aiweirdness.com/post/172170729017/dungeons-and-dragons-creatures-generated-by Bard’s Gate with the Frogs https://www.twitch.tv/froggodgames Black Blade Publishing (publisher of Tales of Peril) http://black-blade-publishing.com/ Herculoids http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0061262/ Mississippi Bones – Dungeon Hustle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcDpKBYbODM North Texas RPG Con 2018 http://ntrpgcon.com/2-current/20-ntrpgcon-2018 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

It’s the grandaddy of Basic D&D, the blue book edited by Dr. J. Eric Holmes! This little gem from the late 1970s brings us the question of trying to sell RPGs in mass market stores. It also begs other questions, such as how many ogres you need to mug to level up, why unicorns blow, and what vampires are doing in a game that limits players’ characters to levels 1-3? All this and more will be answered on this episode of Save for Half! No ogres were harmed in the making of this episode, not even the ones with 500 gold pieces in their bags. Links mentioned in this show: Holmes compares his D&D to Moldvay’s update http://swordandshieldrpg.blogspot.com/2011/07/holmes-compares-his-basic-d-boxed-set.html J. Eric Holmes site http://www.holmeswest.com/ Manicorn (follow link at your own risk, and don’t say we didn’t warn you) http://rlfcomic.com/toyetic/ Top 10 Ogre Colors https://www.thetoptens.com/ugliest-colors/ Zenopus Archives: Holmes Basic D&D Blog http://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

Space is big, really big, but Star Trek by FASA is definitely bigger. Be prepared to sit on the edge of your seat in anticipation of the awesome spectacle that is the Save for Half Podcast crew Trekkin it up! With an Easter egg that you don’t have to wait for the end of the show to catch, because DM Jim is in da house! On top of that we have DM Jeff! Who is that, you say, well only the Trekkin-ist Trekkie to ever go on a Trek. You will get to hear about all the Trek you can eat! Learn the secrets of a forty year old game and then feel good about it later. So don’t walk, run! Unless you’re carrying scissors, then walk — to your local podcast dealer and download Save For Half Episode 9! Supplies are limited, act now! No DM Mikes were harmed in the making of this podcast — despite his ominous silence… Links mentioned in this show: Star Trek RPG Resources: Frylock’s Gaming & Geekery https://gsllc.wordpress.com/fasa-star-trek-rpg-resources/ The Old Dragoon’sBlog (DM Jeffís Blog) http://theolddragoon.blogspot.com/ Royal Manticoran Navy http://www.trmn.org/portal/ Star Trek: The RPG on Memory Alpha http://memory-alpha.wikia.com/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Role_Playing_Game_(FASA) Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

HUR-rey, HUR-rey! HUR-rey! Come one, come all to the Save for Half Sideshow! We read some more emails from the fans, discuss minis at the table, and move into Part 2 of our talk with The Curmudgeon himself—Tim Kask. This show he talks about his return to the hobby in the 2000s and his work as consulting editor of Gygax magazine. We wrap up with discussions of where publishing is going in the digital age, so listen! No magazines were harmed in the making of this episode, not even the digital ones! Links mentioned in this show: Curmudgeon in the Cellar – Tim Kask https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGZxCpsSS2FlkBz-3G7R88uwHGXhj2ewh Gygax Magazine #1 http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/111516/Gygax-magazine-issue-1?filters=0_0_0_44499_0 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0

Excelsior, True-Believers! We’re putting on the spandex this episode for superheroic adventures; notably SuperBabes: The Femforce RPG published by Selex Inc. and Tri-City Games. Published in 1993, it reflects many of the comic book paradigms of the era as well as a couple of interesting innovations. Take a listen and we’ll bring you 4-color adventure as only audio can! No jugglers were harmed in the making of this episode, not even Kid Jugular.   Links mentioned in this show: AC Comics site http://www.accomics.com/ Public Domain Superheroes http://pdsh.wikia.com/wiki/Public_Domain_Super_Heroes SuperBabes Supplements Noble Knight Games https://www.nobleknight.com/Product/2147386178/AC-Unbound Wargames: Supers of the Cold War http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/69095/Wargames-1-Superhuman-Threats-of-the-Cold-War Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast Save for Half at OSRGaming http://www.osrgaming.org/forums/index.php?board=37.0