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Gothridge Manor

by Tim Shorts

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/gothridgemanor/subscribeWelcome to my Anchor channel. You'll find nothing serious here. I talk about tabletop RPG gaming with a focus on the older editions and retro clones. Some folks call it the OSR, I just call it gaming. If you like rolling weird dice, talking in weird voices and just being weird, pull up a chair and stay a while.

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Episodes

  1. Prepping for the Start of My Shadowdark Campaign

    Some of the rabbit holes I explored yesterday while prepping for my campaign. How to track it. Record events. And so on.

  2. Starting a ShadowDark Campaign

    It's that exciting time. That time before a campaign begins. Working out the details. I love this time.

  3. Unboxing Knave 2

    It's been a while, but I'm back with an unboxing of Knave 2. It's got more tables than a dining room furniture store.

  4. 5th Level PCs, Torchbearer Sub-Class, and Refitting OSE Adventures for Shadowdark

    The title pretty much covers everything. And a call in from the walker of the land, John Alan Large.

  5. What I Learned from GMing Shadowdark

    I recently ran a three session one shot using Shadowdark. I learned a lot during this brief time and never, ever, give your most precious resource to a 12 year old boy.

  6. This One is for Jason

    An episode to Jason Connelly to keep his podcast going.

  7. Unboxing Rats

    Rats of Ul-Gul to be exact. A collection of Shadowdark adventures from Menagerie Press.

  8. Local Folklore

    A quick conversation about adding local lore to your game. . Come join us on Monday night at 8pm est.

  9. Rolling Dice with the Kids

    My experience of running a game with a horde of savage teenagers.

  10. Creating an Adventure Live on Monday Night

    This week was the first of a series where we create an adventure with the help of a live YouTube audience.

  11. Running with the Kids

    At the end of the month I am running a ShadowDark game for a group of kids. The group is somewhere between 6 and 12 and I only have 90 minutes. Errr, no problem?

  12. Mothman Has Landed

    I have a thing for mothman. I'm not ashamed.

  13. A Conversation With You

    I eat lunch, sorry for the chewing noises, and talk about the writing struggles I've had.

  14. A New Youtube Show Coming Soon

    Joe the lawyer and I've been talking about getting together to collaborate on a new YouTube show.

  15. The Basic Fantasy Field Guide 2

    I unbox a copy of the newest monster collection for The Basic Fantasy RPG.

  16. Working on the Kickstarter

  17. So You Want to Be a Dungeon Master

    I unbox the Jason Alexander book, so you want to be a Dungeon Master and cards I recently received from a Phil Reed Kickstarter... Enjoy!

  18. Consequences for Choices in a Campaign

    I love this topic. So much meat on the bone. I talk about how choices players choose echo for the length of a campaign.

  19. Kickstarter Talk

    A little bit about mine. A little bit about Rob's. And a little about ones I've backed.

  20. Leaving an Enemy Alive

    What? Leave an enemy alive? Why yes. Let's talk about the benefits of allowing an enemy to walk away. It's fun. Really.

  21. Using Random Encounters to Enhance Your Game

    I go through the years of a random encounter table. How to get the most out of a random table.

  22. ShireCon Baby

    I went to ShireCon and all I got was this lousy podcast.

  23. Hexploration with Ivy

    Searching those mysterious hexes is a major part of old school gaming. I talk about it and then do an Unboxing of a Kickstarter with Ivy.

  24. What game do you want to spend your precious time on?

    A reaction to the excellent Roleplay Rescue podcast where Che and Jason have a conversation about this subject. I give my view on the topic with examples that I can remember while driving home.

  25. Swords & Wizardry Complete

    I opened another box. And I talk about it.

  26. Will there be dice?

    Just had a crap day, but then I had a notification my dice order came in. Will my crappy day continue our will there be dice?

  27. The Battle of AI Art

    We had a heated show on the Random Party Generator over at Tenkars Tavern last night. I share my take on it and how being the owner of the RPG Zine Group on Facebook, influences the future of zines.

  28. OSE and Shadowdark a Match Made for My Campaign

    Started a new adventure combining OSE and Shadowdark.

  29. Security Taught Me More Than College

    Jason C calls in! Apparently I can get messages. This episode I go down a non-gaming rabbit hole. I talk about how my security Work as a while taught me way more how to deal with people than college ever did. And a specific story about the time I worked security for a tarot card reader.

  30. WotC Pinkerton's Come Knocking

    Don't get early accidental access to magic the gathering cards or you may get a visit from the WotC heavies.

  31. Getting Inspiration from Nonfiction Books

    I find it lot of great material for games delving into books about small sectors of cultures, customs, and beliefs. I find the process a lot of fun and it adds a depth to my game.

  32. New DM Guide Coming Soon

    WotC had announced a new version of their DM Guide for the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons. Why not.

  33. Half-Races/My Kickstarter/ShadowDark/Running a Game for the Kiddos

    I meander from discussing a little about the latest dumb ass focus instead of focusing on creating 'good' content. I quick swerve into my Kickstarter. The new laptop that'll be helping me with that. The amazing ShadowDark RPG and how I plan to use it to run a game for a group of teenagers. I...

  34. Learning the Difference Between What I Can Control and What I Can't

    This episode is a bit more personal. It is a long journey of an episode of how I tie my life lesson into gaming. But I get there.

  35. Adding a Supernatural Element into Your Game

    I love spooky stuff. I love adding spooky stuff in my game. But the fantasy genre is difficult to work in supernatural elements. I hope to give a few nuggets of advice on how to work in the mystery of the supernatural.

  36. The Bad, the Post Office, and the Good in Gaming

    A calmer episode about the recent interviews with Kyle Brink and my not so nice thoughts about them. My battle with the post office. And Exalted Funeral's awesomeness.

  37. OGL and Morality Rant

    It's been a while. This episode catches up with what I've been doing. My rant on the current OGL bullshit. And I end it with one of my famous unboxings. Enjoy.

  38. Evil Campaigns

    Inspired by Jason over at Nerd's RPG Variety Cast, I give examples of how evil, or perceived evil, campaigns can work. And why they can't.

  39. Will WotC Make it Harder for 3td Party Publishers for 5.5?

    Just a quick opinion of what I see coming.

  40. Review of the Best Starter Set: Dragons of Stormwreck Isle

    I give my opinion on the newest Starter Set from Wizards of the Coast.

  41. Unboxing: Swords of Cthulhu and The Redoubt of Chandra

    I grabbed two OSR products from RPG Drive thru recently. Swords of Cthulhu is a source book to assist in adding everyone's favorite cosmic horror into their game. The Redoubt of Chandra is a short adventure through an undercity with even more evil cults. Can you have enough cults? Don't answer. I...

  42. Unboxing: New Big Dragon

    I'm a big fan of anything Richard LaBlanc creates. I bought and went through two zines, The Dragon Horde, and a monster collection called Creature Cache. Get your copies on Lulu Publishing.

  43. My New Top 3 Monsters

    Another topic I stole from Red Dice Diaries podcast, choosing a new top 3 Monsters!

  44. Ending a Campaign

  45. Dealing With Shitty Players

    I give a few brief tips on how to deal with problem players.

  46. Do Dungeons Need to Make Sense?

    Call ins from Matt Jackson and Rob C. And i take a swing at whether dungeons need to make sense.

  47. Divine Acts

    In campaigns I run in my Komor Forest setting I use a thing called Divine Acts. I've taken the turn undead ability and fused it with a multipurpose tool. The effects are determined by the player and GM because these are not in the ruleset. It is a freeform tool to allow clerics to get their kiss...

  48. Old School GMs are Afraid of High Level Characters

    I borrow and twist a topic from Rob C from the Down in the Heap podcast. He talked about why campaigns don't usually go much farther than 5th level. I say that old school GMs are afraid of high level characters.

  49. Zombie NPCs and Generating Treasure for the Froghemoth

    A couple of calls about my recent undead episode from Che Webster and John Large which led me to discuss my most recent creations, zombie NPCs. Then Cody M called in about the Froghemoth episode. Which now I need to generate magic items and treasure. I go over a few if items I plan to include.

  50. The Froghemoth

    How I use high level monsters in your game. In this episode I feature the strange, but wonderful Froghemoth. It turned out to be an epic battle.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Become a Paid Subscriber: https://anchor.fm/gothridgemanor/subscribeWelcome to my Anchor channel. You'll find nothing serious here. I talk about tabletop RPG gaming with a focus on the older editions and retro clones. Some folks call it the OSR, I just call it gaming. If you like rolling weird dice, talking in weird voices and just being weird, pull up a chair and stay a while.

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Tim Shorts

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