S01E15: Pop Culture and Marvel Super Hero Call-ins

Happy Holidays, friends! Today I bestow upon thee, call-ins! We've got great comments from fellow podcasters about mining pop culture for gaming material, marvel superheroes, and other great things.

Follow and check out these great podcasters:
Jason @ Nerd's RPG Variety Cast: https://anchor.fm/jason376
Mike @ Dungeon Master's Handbook: https://anchor.fm/the-dungeon-masters-handbook
Spencer @ Keep Off The Borderlands: https://anchor.fm/free-thrall

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S01E13: RPG Retrofit - Pop Culture Inspirations

Hi folks, Rudy here with RPG Retrofit, bringing you some of my current pop culture inspirations. Movies, TV shows, and books that inspire my RPG play and design. First, a few calls from Eric and Jason followed by a little about the terrific adventure Operation Unfathomable . Thanks for listening!

Operation Unfathomable: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/233145/Operation-Unfathomable

Movies: As Above, So Below / Wounds

TV: The Expanse/The Mandolorian/Ducktales: "House of the Lucky Gander"

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S01E12: RPG Retrofit - Lunch Break

Spent my lunch looking at and briefing discussing a funhouse dungeon module by Skerples called Magical Murder Mansion and John Harper’s Lady Blackbird. 

Magical Murder Mansion: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/276115

Lady Blackbird: http://www.onesevendesign.com/ladyblackbird/

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S01E11 RPG Retrofit: Call-in Show

Greetings, friends. Rudy here with another call-in show for RPG Retrofit. We get a call from Eric about mismatched mashups. A call from Josh about the pamphlet jams. And a series of calls from Jason about past episodes!

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Josh's Pamphlet Jam submission: https://beckelhimer.itch.io/escape-from-castle-iggur

Mapping the Catacombs by Matthew Madsen: https://matthew-madsen.itch.io/mapping-the-catacombs-a-sorceress-witch-adventure

My pamphlet dungeon: https://rudyriot.itch.io/tiny-trouble

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S01E10 RPG Retrofit: Star Frontiers - Crash on Volturnus (1982)

This episode of RPG Retrofit is about the first Star Frontiers adventure module, 1982’s SF0: Crash on Volturnus. I discuss what I like in the module and ways to use elements from it in a science fiction RPG adventure today.

The show ends off with a few call-ins from listeners!

Star Frontiers: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/226710/Star-Frontiers-Alpha-Dawn

Slumbering Ursine Dunes: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/140450/Slumbering-Ursine-Dunes

MCC - Museum at the End of Time: http://www.goodman-games.com/downloads/MCC-Preview-FRPGD16.pdf

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S01E09 RPG Retrofit: Frost Fang Expedition (DCC), OSE, and the rain

Hi, folks. Today's episode looks at one of my favorite DCC modules, Mark Bishop's Frost Fang Expedition from Purple Sorcerer Games. I also talk a little about OSE and the joys of rain during the Thanksgiving holiday weekend. Thank you for listening!

The Frost Fang Expedition: https://purplesorcerer.com/frostfang.php

Old School Essentials: https://necroticgnome.com/collections/old-school-essentials

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RPG Retrofit S01E08: Red City Red Sea and Space Vampires

Hi, gang! Today's episode is me talking out some of my creative process for a zine I'd like to make for next year's ZineQuest initiative on Kickstarter. It's rambly. It's brambly. It's me on the couch with my phone. Me trying to remember the Space Vampire book is kinda funny.

https://creators.kickstarter.com/zine-quest/

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/191097.Space_Vampire

We can all get out there and make stuff. Let's go.

Here's the mock up I did based off Yvette Lopez's painting:


Thanks for listening!
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RPG Retrofit S01E07: Call-in Special!

https://anchor.fm/rudy-mangual/episodes/S01E07-RPG-Retrofit-Call-in-Special-e97gaf

Heya folks, today's episode is my first call-in special. I've got great calls from Jason of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, and Colin Green of Spikepit. I'm starting to loosen up a bit, so strap in as I answer some questions and compliment my fellow Anchorites!
Jason: https://anchor.fm/jason376
Che: https://anchor.fm/rpgrescue
Colin: https://anchor.fm/spikepit

I talk a little about Game Jams on Itch:
"itch.io is a place for hosting and participating in game jams online. Anyone can instantly create and host a jam. 64,339 games have been created for jams hosted on itch.io."

Jams I've participated in:
Pamphlet Jam: https://itch.io/jam/pamphletjam
(My entry: https://rudyriot.itch.io/tiny-trouble)

Goon Jam: https://itch.io/jam/goonjam
(My entry: https://rudyriot.itch.io/afterlifers)

Thanks for listening!

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RPG Retrofit S01E06: Buck Rogers and Die Hard in Spaaace

Hi, friends! Today I look at a Buck Rogers adventure called Deimos Mandate and discuss what I think worked well in the module and what could be used for your own adventures in space. We've got giant space elevators and air duct passageways! What more could a boy of the 25th Century ask for?

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Show notes at https://rpgretrofit.blogspot.com/

Thank you for listening!

https://anchor.fm/rudy-mangual/episodes/S01E06-RPG-Retrofit---Buck-Rogers-Die-Hard-in-Spaaaace-e92q3k

RPG Retrofit S01E05: AD&D Minding The Store conversions

Heya, folks! Rudy here with a new episode of RPG Retrofit. This time I'm looking at the terrific 2 page adventure, Minding the Store, from the City of Greyhawk boxed set for AD&D. I talk about how to use the adventure in different systems in the Black Hack, Old School Essentials, D&D 5th Edition, and even Scum and Villainy and Blades in the Dark.

https://anchor.fm/rudy-mangual/episodes/S01E05-RPG-Retrofit---ADD-Greyhawk-Minding-the-Store-e8vj72

Thanks to Jason from Nerd's RPG Variety Cast for the call-in: https://anchor.fm/jason376

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Or email: rpgretrofit at gmail

City of Greyhawk box set: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/224789/The-City-of-Greyhawk

Intro/outro music from my album The HighEnd Sound: UrbanLoungeSupreme https://open.spotify.com/album/04o4IPN4cT3gvywAcRmZV2

RPG Retrofit S01E04: Chill - Village of Twilight

Spooky greetings, friends! Today's episode I look at the Chill scenario, Village of Twilight. I discuss using dreams for identifying magic items and thinking about language in your rpg sessions.

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For a great history on 1st Edition Chill and Pacesetter games, listen to the Vintage RPG Podcast:
https://open.spotify.com/episode/1AT2o0RaYpVWjyXTIKChrc

RPG Retrofit S01E03: Buck Rogers & Old Clue Books

Hi, folks! Today's episode of the podcast is about using old computer rpg hint/clue books as GM resources. I go through a clue book I found for the second Buck Rogers rpg computer game that reads like a great GM module with tons of maps and encounters.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buck_Rogers:_Matrix_Cubed

https://anchor.fm/rudy-mangual/episodes/S01E03---RPG-Retrofit-Podcast-Buck-Rogers--Old-Clue-Books-e8qflb

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S01E02: RPG Retrofit SIDEQUEST - Game Jams (Are Awesome)

Hey folks, our second episode is a "driving episode", aka a side-quest. I was on the road to a birthday celebration and had game jams on my mind. So join me as a wax unpoetic about the last couple of game jams I participated in, and the current one I'm mulling over. Apologies, as always, about the poor sound quality.

Jams mentioned:

Ad Astra Jam: https://itch.io/jam/ad-astra-jam

Goon Jam: https://itch.io/jam/goonjam

Pamphlet Dungeon Jam: https://itch.io/jam/pamphletjam

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RPG Retrofit Podcast - Episode 1: Blades in the Chocolate

RPG Retrofit
Season 01 Episode 01

Here's the first episode for the RPG Retrofit podcast, hosted by yours truly, Rudy Mangual.

In this episode I introduce the concept for the podcast and briefly relate my experience using the Lamentations of the Flame Princess module "Blood in the Chocolate" by Kiel Chenier in a game of Blades in the Dark.

Blood in the Chocolate: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/199571/Blood-in-the-Chocolate
Kiel Chenier's Blog: https://dungeonsdonuts.tumblr.com/
Blades in the Dark: https://bladesinthedark.com/
John Harper's other works: http://www.onesevendesign.com/