The Original Gamer's Haven Podcast

In this episode of the Gamers Haven Podcast, Ethan, Jeremy, Nathan, and Noah dive deep into the challenges of modern gaming—both digital and tabletop. The crew shares birthday laughs, Baldur’s Gate 3 impressions, and even a few horror stories about exploding microwaves and cursed printers. But the heart of the discussion tackles a serious issue: […]

After an eight-year hiatus, the hosts of The Original Gamer’s Haven are back, reflecting on how much has changed in their lives and the world of tabletop gaming. The episode kicks off with the hosts catching up, sharing personal updates about fatherhood, midlife crises centered around collecting retro computers and vintage RPG books, and taking […]

“Darkness took me, and I strayed out of thought and time… the stars wheeled overhead, and every day was as long as a life age of the earth… but it was not the end. I felt life in me again. I’ve been sent back until my task is done.” — Tolkien, J. R. R. The […]

In this episode, we talk about running a new system. What to do, what to try, and what to avoid. Running a new system can be a multi-faceted problem, from players to GMs. In the Three Parter, Nathan reviews Pathfinder from Paizo Publishing,

In this episode, we talk about what the podcast is doing, what we've done, and what we intend to do. It's a general status report about the show and the new website, plus some tidbits about other things going on in the Gamer's Haven world.

In this episode, we hit the mailbag to see what our listeners are thinking about. We also talk some news, and give a brief and mysterious update on KantCon. Also, if you haven't already guessed, we've moved, incorporated, and are open for business!

In this episode, we talk about NPCs -- making them, running them, and all that stuff.  We've talked about it before, but we wanted to talk about it again ... In the Three Parter, Ethan reviews Shootin' Ladders from Smirk & Dagger Games,

In this episode, we talk about our experiences and our impression of LARPing (Live-Action Role-Playing). We do what we can to talk about how it can influence your tabletop experience and vice versa. In the Three Parter, Nathan reviews an old PC game,

In this episode, we talk about running one shots, albeit with many tangents. In the Three Parter, Jeremy reviews some free Monster PDFs from a user at ENWorld (The Book of Distant Stars and The Book of the Dead), Nathan rants on Downloadable Content,

In this episode, we go off on some random encounters and just shoot the breeze. Running time for this episode is 87 minutes. This episode is sponsored by RPGNow.com. Please visit our sponsor and let them know that the Gamer's Haven sent you!

In this episode, we talk about going too far. In the three parter, Jeremy and Nathan rant on D&D Online, Jeremy Reviews the Manual of the Planes, and Ethan gives us a shameless plug. Running time for this episode is 92 minutes.

In this episode, we talk about gaming addictions, both online and offline.  In the three parter, Ethan rants on metagaming ... again, Nathan gives us a new segment on What We're Into, and Jeremy reviews the Eberron Campaign Guide.

In this episode, fresh on the heels of KantCon, we talk about what worked, what didn't work, and what we want to see next year. We are joined by a number of convention attendees, who give us their two cents about KantCon. Finally,

In this episode, we respond to the small mountain of feedback we hae managed to generate over the last few weeks ... Total Running Time for this Episode is 95 minutes. This episode is sponsored by RPGNow.com.

In this episode, we break open the Mountain Dew and celebrate episode 50 with a little storytelling from the vault of games past ... In the Three Parter, Ethan reviews the Battlestar Galactica board game, Nathan raves on LucasArts' decision to re-relea...

In this episode, we have a general discussion on board games. In the Three Parter, Ethan introduces a new segment, The Shameless Plug, Nathan Rants on Terminator Salvation, and Jeremy gives us his follow-up review to his beloved Blot Throwers from Blac...

In this episode, we talk about gaming in small groups vs. large groups works, and how we handle them. In the Three Parter, Jeremy rants on his insults on the British Isles, Nathan reviews Arkham Horror from Fantasy Flight Games,

In this episode, we talk about how accurate you can be, and how accurate you really have to be in a fantasy game. How does history influcence your fantasy games, and how does it influence a player's perception of a fantasy game? In the Three Parter,

In this episode, we talk about gaming PDFs, Wizards of the Coast's decision to cease PDF publication, and more about electronic gaming. In the Three Parter, we dish out three reviews, one of Age of Conan, one of Black Tree Designs,

In this episode, we talk about gaming stores - what we like and dislike about 'em, what you should look for, and the best and worst. In the Three Parter, Ethan tells us a Gamer Story, Nathan raves on Doctor Who, and Jeremy gets cut off ...

In this episode, we talk about getting the game going, and all that it entails. In the Three Parter, Nathan rants on model building, Ethan tries to review the GSL the best he can, and Jeremy tells us about his game room!

In this episode, recorded recently, we talk about using miniatures in your game, and playing miniatures games in general. In the Three Parter, Ethan rants about WotC's recent decision about their Character Buidler for 4th Edition,

In this episode, recorded way back in April of 2008, we talk about roleplaying when you're young, the gamer stigma, and getting into the game from an early age. We also talk about our early experiences in gaming. In the Three Parter,

In this episode, we take a look back at what was done, what we did, and what we played in 2008. Total Running Time for this Episode is 67 minutes. This episode is sponsored by RPGNow.com.

In this episode, we catch up on some of our backlog with an episode recorded many months ago. We are joined by Jeremy's wife Robin and Nathan's wife Becca, who help us talk about women in gaming. We talk about gaming in general,

The Gamer's Haven is proud to present Episode 39 - Loot Bag! In this installment, we catch up on things -- including D&D 4E, Gen Con, interviews, and what we've been doing all summer! This episode is brought to you by RPGBomb.com,

The Gamer's Haven is proud to present their Vorpal Network coverage of Gen Con 2008! In this installment, we give you the last round of our interviews with Steve Kenson from Green Ronin Publishing, Christopher Clark from Inner City Game Designs,

In this episode, we kick off our Gen Con 2007 coverage with the recording of How to Make Adventures that Don't Suck, a seminar presented by Goodman Games. They were kind enough to let us record their panel!

This part wraps up with the discussion of races and some interesting aspects of other cultures.

We continue to talk about technology and it's place in today;s podcast. We go off on a few tangents, talking about levels of magic and what not ... also dogging on Lord of the Rings (gasp!). We then talk about races and their place.

Another long show this time, but nobody seems to be complaining ... We begin to wrap up our world building series with a talk about magic, technology, and different races in a world. This one's being split up into three parts. In this first part,

To make up for being absent the last two weeks, this episode is extra long to satiate you ravenous hordes of fans ... but, we talk about Empires, Society, and Culture today, including the impact of different races and the effect of them on society,

We wrap up mythology in today's episode. We also hit on some feedback we got, as well as discussing creating history of your world.

Finally, we get back to the religion, gods, and mythology of a world! Creating gods, myths, and a religion comes into the conversation, as well as cultural isolation. In this part, we focus on Gods ...

We begin talking about religion, creation, and creation myths!

We finish up our world synpses this week. Jeremy takes over this episode by talking about his world, Theyra!

We start down the long road of World Creation. We're starting off with a synopsis of our different worlds. To start out with, we've got Nathan's fantasy world, and a Ethan's Superpowered world. We also get a bunch of feedback out of the way.

Our second part of the Superhero Genre discussion.

We begin a two-part discussion on superhero gaming. Well, we try and talk about superhero gaming ...

We talk about modern gaming, as well as espionage, war, and integrating modern into your games. We discuss how modern can be a part of all kinds of genres.

We delve into a true American genre, the western. We discuss the genre from the aspects of history, character, and style. You want "The Duke?" Or do you want "The Man With No Name?" We've got it all.

We continue on our fantasy series!

Fantasy! Where it all started ... we talk about magic and technology, governments, and much more!

We tackle the genre of Science Fiction in today's podcast - from the distopian sci-fi of the 1970's to the fantastic vistas of Star Wars, Star Trek, and Babylon 5.

Our startling conclusion to Horror! We tackle insanity and perception.

The Horror Podcast continues into this ... uh ... Holiday season with a look at more things to make your game spooky!

We begin with our Horror Podcast series, part one of three! We look at building atmosphere, sources of inspiration, movies, music, and more!

We start off with our Genres series, with a look at all kinds of genres. This episode will be the starting point of a series of shows we're going to do on various different genres.