Dead Games Society

Our good friend, Kris Vezner chats with artist and game designer, Brad McDevitt to learn more about the genesis of games like It Came From The Late Late Late Show and Nightlife! And don’t forget to check out Brad’s fantastic clip art at his site! Want to talk about your favorite games and game editions no longer in print, why not join us on our Facebook page and share your gaming stories with us on our community page, Fans of the Dead Games Society Planning to hit a convention and want to run events under our banner as part of the DGS Army, we have a facebook group for that too! Follow us on Twitter at @DGS_Midwest and hear the odd thoughts that ramble through my mind on a daily basis. If you are looking for DGS events along the East Coast check out the New England Chapter of the Dead Games Society on Facebook here

It’s Part 2 of our Oriental Adventures deep dive and on today’s episode we feature an interview I first ran on the Roll For Initiative podcast, episode 131.  Big thanks to Vincent Florio and the rest of the RFI team for letting me re-air this amazing interview with freelance game designer, Deborah Teramis Christian in which she talks about her work writing on the Kara-Tur Box-set! If you like what you hear then head over to rfipodcast.com to check out all the other great episodes from Roll For Initiative, as well as the Wild Games Productions website for other great podcasts like Roll For Initiative.  Also check out Deborah Teramis Christian’s World Building Academy to learn the tips and tricks of designing amazing new worlds! Now settle down on the tatami mat as we fill your cup and unlock the way of the master! Want to talk about your favorite games and game editions no longer in print, why not join us on our Facebook page and share your gaming stories with us on our community page, Fans of the Dead Games Society Planning to hit a convention and want to run events under our banner as part of the DGS Army, we have a facebook group for that too! Follow us on Twitter at @DGS_Midwest and hear the odd thoughts that ramble through my mind on a daily basis. If you are looking for DGS events along the East Coast check out the New England Chapter of the Dead Games Society on Facebook here

So Grasshopper, do you run your AD&D using Oriental Adventures and want to incorporate the martial arts system but feel that as written it could unbalance your game?  Maybe you just want to know more about the feel of of an OE campaign.  Well in today’s episode I take us on a trip in the way-back machine to 2013 when I was still co-hosting on the hugely popular Roll For Initiative podcast, to let you hear the discussion I had with RFI DM’s, Vince, Matt and Nick in which we dive deep into the waters of TSR’s martial arts system for 1st edition AD&D.   If you like what you hear then head over to rfipodcast.com to check out all the other great episodes from Roll For Initiative, as well as the Wild Games Productions website for other great podcasts like Roll For Initiative.  And stay tuned for Part 2 where we listen in on another great Roll For Initiative episode featuring my interview with Deborah Teramis Christian, co-writer of the classic Kara-Tur box set! Now settle down on the tatami mat as we fill your cup and unlock the way of the master! Want to talk about your favorite games and game editions no longer in print, why not join us on our Facebook page and share your gaming stories with us on our community page, Fans of the Dead Games Society Planning to hit a convention and want to run events under our banner as part of the DGS Army, we have a facebook group for that too! Follow us on Twitter at @DGS_Midwest and hear the odd thoughts that ramble through my mind on a daily basis. If you are looking for DGS events along the East Coast check out the New England Chapter of the Dead Games Society on Facebook here

All right choombas, this is a big one! Get ready to slot your reflex booster and take a tour of Night City with the solo who stands above all others, that’s right in this episode we are talking with R.Talsorian founder and creator of the epic roleplaying game of the dark future, Mike Pondsmith! Go to the website of R.Talsorian to check out all of the great games Mike Pondsmith and his crew have available! Want to talk about your favorite games and game editions no longer in print, why not join us on our Facebook page and share your gaming stories with us on our community page, Fans of the Dead Games Society Planning to hit a convention and want to run events under our banner as part of the DGS Army, we have a facebook group for that too! Follow us on Twitter at @DGS_Midwest and hear the odd thoughts that ramble through my mind on a daily basis. If you are looking for DGS events along the East Coast check out the New England Chapter of the Dead Games Society on Facebook here The DGS is always excited to be the first official gaming group of Gary Con Really excited to also announce that you can now find cool DGS apparel at Tee-Public. Just go to https://www.teepublic.com/user/dgs. Your purchase helps us pay for the site and the show, and it’s always appreciated. Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies

Three different Star Wars rpg’s have come and gone, but each were excellent in their own way. West End Games was the first, followed by the Wizards of the Coast D20 version and later their follow-up known best as the SAGA Edition. In this episode of the Dead Games Society podcast we plan to talk about each. So hit the spaceport and order a beverage from the cantina because these are definitely the games you are looking for! Want to talk about your favorite games and game editions no longer in print, why not join us on our Facebook page and share your gaming stories with us on our community page, Fans of the Dead Games Society Planning to hit a convention and want to run events under our banner as part of the DGS Army, we have a facebook group for that too! Follow us on Twitter at @DGS_Midwest and hear the odd thoughts that ramble through my mind on a daily basis. If you are looking for DGS events along the East Coast check out the New England Chapter of the Dead Games Society on Facebook here The DGS is always excited to be the first official gaming group of Gary Con Really excited to also announce that you can now find cool DGS apparel at Tee-Public. Just go to https://www.teepublic.com/user/dgs. Your purchase helps us pay for the site and the show, and it’s always appreciated. Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies

There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, Than are dreamt of in your philosophy. – Hamlet Ready to go forth and investigate that which goes bump in the night? Then tag along with the DGS as we bring on our good friend Kris Vezner to help us learn all about Stalking the Night Fantastic, a game published by Tri-Tac Inc. back in 1983 as part of the Bureau 13 series! So grab your beverage of choice and make yourself comfortable as we go in search of that which is hidden! Want to talk about your favorite games and game editions no longer in print, why not join us on our Facebook page and share your gaming stories with us on our community page, Fans of the Dead Games Society Planning to hit a convention and want to run events under our banner as part of the DGS Army, we have a facebook group for that too! Follow us on Twitter at @DGS_Midwest and hear the odd thoughts that ramble through my mind on a daily basis. If you are looking for DGS events along the East Coast check out the New England Chapter of the Dead Games Society on Facebook here The DGS is always excited to be the first official gaming group of Gary Con Really excited to also announce that you can now find cool DGS apparel at Tee-Public. Just go to https://www.teepublic.com/user/dgs. Your purchase helps us pay for the site and the show, and it’s always appreciated. Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies

Today’s episode features a very special guest, Sandy Petersen. So grab a beverage of your choice and kick back in your comfy chair as we talk all about Sandy’s work on Call of Cthulhu, Rune Quest, Ghostbusters and lots more! Check out Sandy’s game company to see Cthulhu Wars and all the other great stuff he currently has out here at Petersen Games And check out Sandy’s youtube channel at Sandy of Cthulhu And don’t forget to check out the Dead Games Society, New England Chapter on Facebook here And of course the DGS is always excited to be the first official gaming group of Gary Con Really excited to also announce that you can now find cool DGS apparel at Tee-Public. Just go to https://www.teepublic.com/user/dgs. Your purchase helps us pay for the site and the show, and it’s always appreciated. Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies

With all the attention we’ve been giving conventions here in the midwest, we decided to bring Kenneth Patterson on to tell us all about the great conventions our New England Chapter of the Dead Games Society are attending out on the east coast! But wait, it gets better because Ken is also on today’s episode to help navigate the frontier of MegaTraveller! So grab a tasty beverage and plunk down in your navigator’s couch to go east young fan! And don’t forget to check out the Dead Games Society, New England Chapter on Facebook here If you are looking for some great conventions out on the East Coast, here are three you need to consider. TotalCon TravellerCon Connecticon And of course the DGS is always excited to be the first official gaming group of Gary Con Really excited to also announce that you can now find cool DGS apparel at Tee-Public. Just go to https://www.teepublic.com/user/dgs. Your purchase helps us pay for the site and the show, and it’s always appreciated. Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies

Are you thinking to GM an event at your local con? Want to know what separates a convention event from a campaign? Then grab a comfy chair and have a listen as we discuss tips and tricks to writing a successful convention event sure to please your table. Really excited to also announce that you can now find cool DGS apparel at Tee-Public. Just go to https://www.teepublic.com/user/dgs. Your purchase helps us pay for the site and the show, and it’s always appreciated. Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies

We’re back, baby!  It’s the season 3 opener of the Dead Games Society Podcast, and while it’s a shorter then usual episode we have a lot to catch up on as we also welcome our new cohost, Dave Bauter.  So grab a comfy chair and your favorite beverage as we talk all about the things we have been doing during our break as well as the things we are gearing up to do. Really excited to also announce that you can now find cool DGS apparel at Tee-Public. Just go to https://www.teepublic.com/user/dgs. Your purchase helps us pay for the site and the show, and it’s always appreciated. Check out the podcasts and online chronicle, the Curse of Caine from our friends Bob and Nate over at Utility Muffin Labs! There you can find their incredible podcasts, “25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade” and the more informal, “Nerdwords“. In addition to the great tee-shirts they make to let you show off the Power of the Muffin Lab! Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies

We’re back and we are excited to make planetfall back onto the fields of the Inner Sphere and beyond with our recap of early Battletech and Mechwarrior!  So grab your comfy cooling jacket and kick back to hear about one of the most well-written game settings out there!  And we also talk about what we’ve been up to since our last episode and what we are doing in the near future! Check out the podcasts and online chronicle, the Curse of Caine from our friends Bob and Nate over at Utility Muffin Labs! There you can find their incredible podcasts, “25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade” and the more informal, “Nerdwords“. In addition to the great tee-shirts they make to let you show off the Power of the Muffin Lab! Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies

If you’re thinking of taking a seat on the other side of the table for a convention and you want some GM tips, well we have some tips as well as a special interview with Tim Kask you need to hear!  On this episode, the Vorpal Chainsword and I are dishing out a bit of wisdom gained through our own years of convention GMing.  And while we’re at it, we will also talk about our own recent experience at Gamehole.   But if our own collected smarts ain’t enough, we brought in one of the big guns to impart some of his own vast knowledge in this area as well as talk about some of his favorite “dead games”.  That’s right, we have included a wonderful interview with the illustrious Tim Task, whom I had the honor of speaking with while I was at Gameholecon V!  So grab a notepad and pen then kick back in your comfy chair as we dive into the Art of the Con! Links of interest… Want to learn more about Gamehole Con? Check them out here! Planning to attend Garycon X in March and considering running an out-of-print game or edition for your own event? Why not run it under our banner as part of the DGS Army. Just go to our Facebook site, Fans of the Dead Games Society and let us know you are interested. Looking for an online gaming experience? Love White Wolf games? Check out the podcasts and online chronicle, the Curse of Caine from our friends Bob and Nate over at Utility Muffin Labs! There you can find their incredible podcasts, “25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade” and the more informal, “Nerdwords“. In addition to the great tee-shirts they make to let you show off the Power of the Muffin Lab! Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies

We are back True-believers and in this episode we are calling all heroes!  That’s right, it’s episode #52 and in this one we get into the superhero genre of gaming and touch down on what made this such a popular area for gaming throughout the last several decades.  So grab a glass of irradiated sludge and kick back in your comfy fortress of solitude as we explain why, with great power, comes great fun! Links of interest… Looking for an online gaming experience? Love White Wolf games? Check out the podcasts and online chronicle, the Curse of Caine from our friends Bob and Nate over at Utility Muffin Labs! There you can find their incredible podcasts, “25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade” and the more informal, “Nerdwords“. In addition to the great tee-shirts they make to let you show off the Power of the Muffin Lab! Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies You can also find great out of print games and game editions at Noble Knight Games, and by using our link you support the Dead Games Society.

It’s episode #51 of the DGS Podcast and we have on the show the founders of the New England Chapter of the Dead Games Society, which I affectionately call, Chapter 2!  Do you live on the East Coast and wanna be involved in DGS events and activities?  Or are you an avid fan of the great old school games?  Well this episode is for you, so sit back in your comfy chair with a drink and soak up the wisdom of James Carpio, Ken Patterson and Bob McAndrews as they talk all about why and how they came to create the New England chapter of the Dead Games Society.  And of course there will be plenty of talk about their favorite out-of-print games and game editions which they run at their own local convention.  It’s gonna be fun! Links of interest… Current DGS Conventions TotalCon Carnage on the Mountain ConnectiCon Cool Con in NJ is DexCon Do you live in New England and want to be involved with the New England DGS Chapter? Send your email here, dgsnewengland@gmail.com Looking for an online gaming experience? Love White Wolf games? Check out the podcasts and online chronicle, the Curse of Caine from our friends Bob and Nate over at Utility Muffin Labs! There you can find their incredible podcasts, “25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade” and the more informal, “Nerdwords“. In addition to the great tee-shirts they make to let you show off the Power of the Muffin Lab! Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies You can also find great out of print games and game editions at Noble Knight Games, and by using our link you support the Dead Games Society.

If you have ever wanted to take your gaming immersion level one step further then the traditional table-top experience, then oh boy, it’s time to talk about LARPs! That’s right and to help me get it straight, we have returning to the show, Nathan Siever and Robert Batton from the Utility Muffin Labs. So get ready to ratchet your game experience up a notch as we explore the world of live action role play! Links… If you want to know more about Vampire: The Masquerade and how the game has changed over it’s various editions, be sure to check out Nate and Bob’s amazing podcast, 25 Years of Vampire: The Masquerade – A Retrospective, where they cover every book ever put out for the game. Also check out their sister-podcast, Nerd Words Or just check out everything offered by the great Utility Muffin Labs And if you like what these guys are doing, help them out on the Patreon site. Also don’t forget to check out Chris Korczak’s amazing online bookstore and use the discount code “DGS” for 10% off! Looking for wicked miniatures, check out some of Iron Wind Metals great miniatures. Want to find a good game store in the Chicagoland area, head on over to see what is offered by our friends at Grognard Games and Hobbies You can also find great out of print games and game editions at Noble Knight Games, and by using our link you support the Dead Games Society.