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:...
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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...
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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...
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Get ready for spells to make opponents (and DMs) cringe with fear! This supplement for a popular unnamed Fantasy RPG of 1979 says ‘Hold my beer!’ to only 9 levels of Magic User spells. No, we have 15 levels! Come for the Flaming Black (Fill in the Blank) spells, stay for the exploding eyeballs! No PC Magic-Users were harmed in...
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This 1987 RPG, produced by Gary Gygax and Frank Mentzer with Kim Mohan, has a reputation in the gaming hobby as one of the worst RPGs ever designed. But is it really that bad? Your determined Save for Halfling DMs take a dive into this game and see if it lives up to its reputation or is instead a gem in the rough! Links mentioned in this show: Designers & Dragons – Evil Hat Productions New Infinities Productions history on...
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Welcome to the Save for Half “Sideshow”! These shows are produced erratically and oddly, much like a circus’ sideshow. They are for the bits and bobs we don’t feel fit into the format of the “whole number” shows, so be warned, it gets weird from here on out! In this sideshow we are joined by Mike “BadMike” Badolato, co-owner/runner/responsible adult/sucker of the North Texas RPG Convention,...
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We’re back and ready to find a dragon in a dungeon…so long as it’s Basic/Expert! The terrible trio of DMs Mike, Liz and Corbett throw down on dragons, ghouls, and rules lawyers in this third episode of Save for Half! Links mentioned in this show: Dungeons & Dragons Basic set by Tom Moldvay – Wikipedia Dungeons & Dragons Expert set by Steve marsh/Zeb Cook – Wikipedia Don’t forget to drop us an...
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In our second outing* the Save for Half-lings (with guest-star DM Jim!) look at a seminal old school classic – 1st edition Gamma World. James M. Ward and Gary Jaquet’s over-the-top combination of super-science and deadly, earnest danger set the bar for early science fiction and post-apocalyptic role playing games, and its influence is still felt in gaming 38 years later. * Original Recording of this show was April 10, 2016...
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No, this isn’t episode 3 of Save for Half. Thanks to the powers of the Time Vortex (and our forgetting to do otherwise) we’re going back in time to give you episode 1 of the Save for Half podcast! DM Corbett joins the podcast posse of DMs Mike, Liz and Jim to discover the mysteries of time and space…according to the 1985 FASA edition of the game. Watch out for disorganized rules, tactical combat movement, and always those...
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“What’s this?” you ask in your best Adam West Batman narration voice? It’s the all new, repurposed, family-friendly Save for Half podcast! Now with 100% more DM Corbett! DMs Mike, Liz, and C-Daddy join you for a talk about what this show is, our Top 5 wishes for future episodes, and generally prattle on about RPG stuff. No Dungeon Crawl Classics were hurt in the making of this show! Don’t forget to drop us an email at...
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