Casting Shadows

I am joined by 3 friends that I am fortunate enough to game with regularly, Brian Courtemanche, Brian Gregory (Stochastic Agency on YouTube) and the indefatigable Ivan 'More Bass' Podgwaite. We discuss some gaming topics for quite awhile (made less through the magical power of editing) before diving into some off the cuff inspiration and improvisation with the first few prompts of #RPGaDAY2025. I hope you will join us and stick through to the end! You can find Ivan Podgwaite at ivanmike1968 [https://www.youtube.com/@ivanmike1968] on YouTube, where he talks about RPGs, playing bass, and life. You can find Brian Gregory at Stochastic Agency [https://www.youtube.com/@stochasticagency] on YouTube where he talks about playing RPGs. You can find Brian Courtemanche [https://www.youtube.com/@briancourtemanche9097] on YouTube as well! So far, he has been reviewing short, light, takes on cosmic horror roleplay like the game he mentioned in this episode: Old Ones, Shoggoths, and R'lyeh. You can contact me by e-mail at runescastshadows via gmail or by leaving a voice message through Speak Pipe. Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast [https://www.speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast] Mentioned in this Episode: Roleplay Cafe + - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@roleplaycafe6645]RPG with DBJ - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/@RPGwithDBJ]

This episode possibly resumes more regular releases of the podcast while sharing thoughts on some topics I have missed recently and on that gem of a system, Chaosium's Basic Roleplaying. Casting Shadows Blog [http://castingshadowsblog.com] Send a voice message to CastingShadowsPodcast [https://www.speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast] Runeslinger - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/runeslinger]

Is Hindsightless THE most sporadic podcast on the Internet? I am not sure, this one must surely qualify for something in that category. NOTE: The recap portion of this video has been subtitled for your convenience. I have been putting up a in-depth videos on the YouTube channel lately about the nature of RPGs, so this weekend, with my thin strips of free time, I grilled up a recap as a sort of celebration of the great play I have been enjoying with Call of Cthulhu for the past year and a half, and as a possible on-ramp to getting into or at least enjoying the campaign vicariously, for those who don't enjoy YouTube. It was fun for me to go over our calendar of dates and events and spin that into a sort of StoryTime for the Casting Shadows Podcast. I hope you enjoy it, too. If you would like to contact me, please consider leaving a voice message via SpeakPipe https://speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast If you prefer text, you can find me @Runeslinger on BlueSky, TwiXter, and YouTube or at my gmail address: runescastshadows. Recommendation! If you are curious about a great exploration of Chainmail in the context of playing it as the wargame it began life as, rather then the product shoehorned into OD&D, please consider checking out the Diegetic Advancement podcast.

This nearly 90-minute conversation was made possible by the open-minded attitude of TrilltheDM, the interest of MercuriousAulicus and Black Lodge Games, and I suppose, the letter X. In it, we discuss Trill's recent video: Mastering Player Choice in Mystery and Horror RPGs and take it further than the original 10-minute runtime would allow, dive into its specific context, and in general have an enjoyable and interesting discussion. You can find the original video at this link: Mastering Player Choice in Mystery & Horror RPGs (youtube.com) [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1UyIt-2Fjw] This episode appears in its uncut, video form on my YouTube channel and is also re-distributed there in this audio-only version. CONTACT THE SHOW: ⁠⁠E-Mail⁠⁠ [https://runescastshadows@gmail.com] ⁠⁠Voice Message⁠⁠ [https://speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast] FIND CASTING SHADOWS: ⁠⁠Blog⁠⁠ [https://castingshadowsblog.com] ⁠⁠Channel⁠⁠ [https://youtube.com/Runeslinger] LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: Mastering Player Choice in Mystery & Horror RPGs - YouTube [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a1UyIt-2Fjw] The Imagination series on the Casting Shadows Podcast Sandboxes: [ https://youtu.be/_Yq5COV226g?si=1nPZHnBILUgeAXyG] Layers and Vectors of Play: [https://youtu.be/BzTg54ZaIow?si=WKsKDZfiNyNKoS_v] Immersion and Engagement: [https://youtu.be/eZqAbho-_AM?si=eofQ1Tp3YSLV5dyb] On Immersion [https://youtu.be/fmTYErbymy8?si=LvhBwWq7AGytvN8k] On Attention [https://youtu.be/pfuNEDnL6xw?si=jKKOxj_nZmYe1ZVx] Imagination and Preparation [https://youtu.be/XCxXP-iWDrk?si=YGcfq8KaD_YNwTdu]

This episode is in three segments. The first presents links and reactions to just a few of the cool posts I have seen in response to the 2nd week of #RPGaDAY2024. This is part of a series for each week of the event. If you have suggestions for great posts, send me a message with the links! The second segment offers some tantalizing morsels stolen from the freshly unearthed Mordavia: Land of Horror supplement for Leagues of Adventure, Leagues of Gothic Horror, and Leagues of Cthulhu by Triple Ace Games. The final segment runs roughshod over my own responses to the #RPGaDAY2024 prompts in unseemly haste! CONTACT THE SHOW: ⁠E-Mail⁠ [https://runescastshadows@gmail.com] ⁠Voice Message⁠ [https://speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcast] FIND CASTING SHADOWS: ⁠Blog⁠ [https://castingshadowsblog.com] ⁠Channel⁠ [https://youtube.com/Runeslinger] LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE: ⁠Autocratik Blog [https://autocratik.com] Halls of the Nephilim [https://punverse.blogspot.com/2024/08/rpgaday2024-day-5.html] RPGNet [https://forum.rpg.net/index.php?threads/rpgaday-2024.921492/page-8] Dodecahedroid [https://dodecahedroid.com/blog/2024/08/07/rpgaday-2024-day-7/] Stargazer's World [https://stargazersworld.com/2024/08/08/rpgaday2024-day-8-experiment/] The Other Side [https://theotherside.timsbrannan.com/2024/08/rpgaday2024-rpg-with-well-supported-one.html] Stochasium [https://freethrall.substack.com/p/day-11-of-rpgaday2024] Triple Ace Games [www.tripleacegames.com] Mordavia on DriveThruRPG [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/485781/leagues-of-gothic-horror-mordavia-land-of-horror-revised-expanded]