Excelsior, True-Believers! We’re putting on the spandex this episode for superheroic adventures; notably SuperBabes: The Femforce RPG published by Selex Inc. and Tri-City Games. Published in 1993, it reflects many of the comic book paradigms of the era as well as a couple of interesting innovations. Take a listen and we’ll bring you 4-color adventure as only audio can! No jugglers were harmed in the making of this episode, not...
Read MoreEpisode 7.5: Gaming Magazines with Tim Kask, pt 1
Back in the day, gaming magazines were the lifeblood of the role-playing hobby. News, plugs, variant rules—it was all in the pages of the magazines at your friendly local game store! Tim Kask joins us for a discussion of his time and work on gaming magazines like The Strategic Review, The Dragon, Adventure Gaming, and Gygax magazine! Part 1 of 2. No cats were harmed in the making of this episode, no matter what you hear. We promise. Links...
Read MoreEpisode 7: Castles & Crusades
This is it, the granddaddy of all the Old School Revival games! Castles & Crusades, published in 2003, has a loyal fan base that has put the PHB on its 7th printing, showing robust life in a field now crammed with retro-clones. Though C&C isn’t a retro-clone per se, it was designed to emulate old-school Fantasy RPGs in a way that Gary Gygax would be happy to write for. Sit down and enjoy as your Save for Halflings crack open this...
Read MoreEpisode 6.5: NTRPG Con Afterparty!
Hey all! We survived the summer rush, so we’re back with a new episode! DM Liz reads emails, we chat about our time at the 2017 North Texas RPG Con (finally!), and a new segment about micro-games is premiered for your listening pleasure. No Corbetts were harmed in the making of this episode. This one, anyway! Links mentioned in this show: Barrel Rider Games (James Spahn) http://barrelridergames.wordpress.com DrivethruRPG...
Read MoreEpisode 6: Classic Traveller by GDW
Welcome to the Far Future as only 1977 can bring it to you! In this show the Halfling trio covers the granddaddy of all space-traveling Sci-Fi games, Traveller by Marc Miller and Game Designers’ Workshop. Starships, aliens, (non-light) saber-fighting (?), and death during character generation – You get it all! Links mentioned in this show: Chris “Clangador” Yoder’s Passing...
Read MoreEpisode 5.5: Top Secret: New World Order
Once again your intrepid Halflings dive into the murky world of Espionage RPGs. No Cold War this time around, instead we jack into the 21st century with Top Secret: New World Order by TSR Games. We are joined by author Merle Rasmussen and TSR Games head honcho Jayson Elliot to talk over what’s old, what’s new, and how this podcast will self-destruct in only 51 minutes! Links mentioned in this show: Kickstarter for Top Secret:...
Read MoreEpisode 5: Top Secret
Get your trench coats and code books, in this show the Halflings enter the murky world of Cold War espionage with 1980s Top Secret RPG from TSR. DM Liz takes the reins as lead host, and won’t give it back! Thrills, chills, and treachery abounds as we strive to answer the question: Can an Old School RPG have too many tables? Links mentioned in this show: Amazon – Top Secret box set...
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I know what you’re thinking listener—and so does everyone else playing Psi World, a 1984 RPG released by Fantasy Games Unlimited! This surprisingly slim box set gives you everything you need to either play as persecuted Psi talents in a dystopian near future, or as the heroic members of the Psi Protection Corps who fight those evil Psi...
Greetings weary travelers! This episode we are privileged to interview Kenzer & Co. CEO Dave Kenzer, and talk some Hackmaster. Dave tells us all about it, including the latest on Hackmaster 25th Anniversary Edition that is live on Kickstarter. Listen to the episode, get excited, and go back the Kickstarter! Links mentioned in this show:...
Hello Crawlers! What do you do when life changes? A lot? Namely when you get kidnapped by aliens and forced to fight in a Magical-tech dungeon where power and loot are the only ways to keep living? You prep by playing Shadow Crawler Carnage of course! This game by Bill Harvat for the Dark Space/Shadowdark RPG is a setting based on Game Lit...
Here’s something a bit…unexpected. A podcast about a print APA??? This episode the Halfling Four discuss issue #9 of the (mostly) print Amateur Press Association ‘zine Anchorite! How do you review an APA? Very carefully, but your Fab Four discuss the good, the bad, and the weird NPCs within. Come for the game articles, stay...
