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Gaming from the First Age
by First Age
A podcast where First Age gets to talk about what is happening in tabletop roleplaying games from his remote and increasingly isolated island.
Episodes
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Tangents and Long Form Possibilities
Time consuming tangents in prep and underway, plus another longer form campaign in the thinking stage. How is your last quarter of 2026 gaming shaping up? Aegean RPG: https://www.aegeanrpg.com/ https://we-evolve.co.uk/games/aegean The podcast music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa...
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Half Time Hydration Break
How are your RPG numbers doing at the 2026 half time? What's enthusing you right now? The podcast music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0):...
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How to be a Great Tabletop RPG Player
A moment for us to reflect on what makes a good tabletop RPG player? Play along. Becky’s Blog: https://blackarmada.com/how-to-be-ttrpgs-most-valuable-player/ Becky’s series on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMs5q7TAqXk&list=PLxzETbg_EJH32qfJ9ehHKnjdkzqgZ5Zzq The podcast music: Onwards...
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The 2025 Review and Look Ahead
Let's review our 2025 gaming year and look ahead to 2026. The podcast music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0): https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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Being a Convention Gamemaster
I run a lot of RPG conventions, so I'm keen to see people step forward and run great games! In this episode I present some thoughts on what makes a good convention GM (or possibly a GM for any occasion). Leave a message at [email protected] or on Spotify. Some resource links: So You Want to be a...
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Fools Gold
Have you found your perfect tabletop RPG system? Of course you have... Leave a message at [email protected] or on Spotify. The Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0):...
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Playing Tabletop RPGs Online
Let's talk about playing tabletop RPGs online. How do you find it? Have a favourite virtual tabletop? How does online play compare with in person? Leave a message at [email protected] or on Spotify. The Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa...
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A Grim & Perilous 2025
Journey with me, forward in time, as we look ahead to the 2025 RPG gaming year. Some links: Liam Philips actual play of Enemy in Shadows: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLIyh-Q_6KiN9awrxBEzreHmsd9d-AcQ5e Tripod: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/404274/tripod-essence Heroic Fantasy:...
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A year of RPGs - 2024
A summary of my RPG gaming year in 2024, wherein I ask myself, and indeed you, some questions. Leave me a message on Spotify or email me a call-in voice mail at [email protected] and I may include on an episode! Links Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa...
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TravellerCon UK and Traveller News from Mongoose Publishing
TravellerCon UK and further reflections on Traveller RPG. Send me a voicemail at [email protected] and the usual channels. UK & Ireland RPG & Board Game Conventions: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1p5iZrLlU7EthiItODGO5ZweyhCIOVFu7ULj2c25iPQU/edit?gid=852955442#gid=852955442 State of the...
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Traveller - is it better than the sum of its parts?
Welcome to Season 2 of Gaming from the First Age, a podcast of personal reflections on tabletop roleplaying games. Happy with just the one mortgage? Then why play the Traveller RPG? Let's find out... Send me a voicemail at [email protected] Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa...
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Basic Roleplaying Perfected
Join First Age in the sauna as we explore the Swedish roleplaying game, Hjältarnas Tid (Age of Heroes), that has perfected Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying and delivered a great fantasy game. I'd love to hear from you. Send me a message as text or a recording as an attachment by email:...
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Heroic High Fantasy
In this episode I reflect on the end of a two year campaign of 4th Edition D&D and look forward to the completion of my own Heroic Fantasy 2nd Edition game. I'd love to hear from you. Send me a message as text or a recording as an attachment by email: [email protected] Music: Onwards Upwards by...
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2022 Gaming Year Retrospective
First Age 'froths' about his gaming year of 2022, and looks forward to what 2023 might bring. Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age Send me a message as text or an attachment by email: [email protected] Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa...
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A brief glimpse into my Swedish Fantasy
First Age emerges from the sauna, to briefly talk about his Free League Swedish Fantasy. Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age Send me a message as text or an attachment by email: [email protected] Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa...
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Trudvang Chronicles - A Tale from a Deviant Gamer
First Age returns from out of the heat wave with a feverish exposition on Trudvang Chronicles. Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age Send me a message as text or an attachment by email: [email protected] Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa...
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Conventions in the Real
First Age is back with another podcast, this time talking about experiences from a couple of recent conventions as face to face play returns to the UK. Legends of Avallen: https://www.legendsofavallen.co.uk/ Core RPG: https://www.gmdonline.co.uk/ Colostle: https://www.colostle.com/ Leave me a...
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Something and Nothing and a Lot Going On
Another podcast from Gaming from the First Age. A couple of call-ins looking at some interesting topics from Che Webster's Roleplay Rescue, some chat about Eventide Subsector and Cepheus Deluxe, some more burble on 4th Edition Dungeons &Dragons, and a round robin catch-up on some of the things...
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Emergent Campaigns
Something on 'campaigns' and how they can emerge in extended play. Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age Send me a message by email: [email protected] Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards...
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A Look Back and Look Forward to 2022
A look back at the gaming of 2021 and a look forward to what 2022 might have in store. How is your gaming year shaping up? Are there particular games you want to be involved in? Might this be the year that face to face conventions are able to make a comeback? Leave me a message on Anchor:...
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Left Dangling
Another Podcast from First Age. Some Tingle responses, sparklers and Degenesis in a mailbag episode. Call-ins from Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, Che Webster of Roleplay Rescue, The Guvnor from the Gaming Tavern Forum, and Garry Snow from Dieku Games Leave me a message on Anchor:...
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Cepheus Tingle
Another Podcast from First Age. Do you Tingle? I'm asking. Listen to Cepheus Tingle and work out if you do. I'm kind of hoping that you do, at least sometimes. We also have some call-ins from Arlen Walker from Live from Pellam's Wasteland, Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast, and Colin Green from...
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Zero Sum Game
Another podcast from First Age. A look at Rule Zero. Is it a Zero Sum Game? We also have some call-ins from Che Webster from Roleplay Rescue and Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. Leave me a message on Anchor: Send me an email at [email protected] Links Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast:...
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Breaking out of a Good Thing
Another podcast from First Age. How are you with long form play? In a great groove, or in a rut? We also have some call-ins from Jason of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast. Leave me a message on Anchor: Send me an email at [email protected] Links Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast: https://anchor.fm/jason376...
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Three Js and a Con4eR
Some listener Call-Ins from Joe (Hindsightless - https://anchor.fm/joe-richter9), Jason (Nerds RPG Variety Cast https://anchor.fm/jason376) and John (Red Dice Diaries - https://anchor.fm/the-red-dice-diaries) Join the Dungeons & Edition 4th Edition Renaissance #4eR by playing the game at Con4eR....
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Everybody Move to Prove the Groove
First Age is back, grooving, with another podcast episode. Have you found an enjoyable gaming groove? Join First Age as he reflects on his unlikely journey into a fulfilling gaming groove. Join me on the podcast. Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age Send me an email at...
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A personal journey through Virtual Tabletops
First Age is back with another podcast episode, diverted onto Virtual Tabletops (VTTs) which, belatedly, he realises might have been better discussed through the medium of video. Join First Age as he reflects on his own personal journey through the rich landscape of VTTs. Join me on the podcast....
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4th Edition - the best version of D&D(?)
Another podcast episode, with the unexpected confirmation that the polarising 4th Edition is, in fact, the best version of D&D. Ever. Well, that depends, but join First Age as he reflects upon this much maligned edition of D&D. Join me on the podcast. Leave me a message on Anchor:...
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Noughty But Nice
Another podcast episode and a confluence of amazement, which I need to share. Get yourself a beverage and prepare for some burbling. So much amazement that I burble for a good 50 minutes... Join me on the podcast. Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age Join the Gaming Tavern:...
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Traveller - Science-Fiction Adventure in the Far Future
Unless you are in the lottery of Low Berth, join me In the passengers' common room for this episode of the Gaming from the First Age podcast, as I'm joined by good friends Dom and Tom to discuss the Traveller roleplaying game. Leave me a message on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/first-age Join the...
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Pathfinder 2nd Edition Complexity?
In this episode, First Age talks with Andrew, a much respected Pathfinder GM, on the complexity of Pathfinder 2nd Edition and how playable it is at higher levels. Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0...
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Generic Systems
In another podcast, First Age talks about generic or, perhaps, genre agnostic roleplaying games. Music: Onwards Upwards by Ketsa https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Ketsa/Metamorphosis/Onwards_Upwards NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0):...
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Omega Actual Play with Generic Comparisons
In this episode I reflect on some Omega system actual play, canter through some generic system comparisons, and talk briefly about current excitement. A favourite snug on the Internet for gaming chat: https://www.gamingtavern.eu/index.php The Owlbear and Wizards Staff:...
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2005 and going strong
Follow me in a bit of a guessing game to work out which tabletop RPG game system I'm talking about. A bit of a homage to this system from the noughties.
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An introduction to the Podcast
This is a one take first episode of Gaming from the First Age, where I talk a bit about where I am coming from and some of the content to come.
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