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Runeslinger’s podcast about the play of old, new, and future roleplaying games. Here we act, react, and interact intentionally with the very alchemy of play~

For more RPG investigations, visit the Casting Shadows blog

Watch Annotated Actual Plays, RPG discussions and debates, product overviews, and practical tips for playing and running RPGs on YouTube


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Sample Episodes

Actual Play Alien RPG Alien RPG 1e Call of Cthulhu Campaign Play Campaign Recap Co-GM Corporia Cosmic Horror Delta Green gaming GM Advice GM Techniques Group Management Hollow Earth Expedition Horror Imagination in RPGs Immersion and Engagement Learning RPGs Memory player advice Player Techniques Playing NPCs Preparation for Implementation Preparation for Improvisation Pulp Action Roleplaying Games rpg RPGaDAY RPG Characters RPG Concepts RPG Conversation rpgs RPG Vocabulary Special Guest Story as By-product Story as Product Story Divide Sword and Planet System Matters Teaching RPGs This Podcast ttrpg Ubiquity Year Zero Engine

Recent Episodes

On Suspected Inspirations for the Delta Green RPG with Jason Connerley – Casting Shadows

We hope you enjoy our discussion. If you are inspired to leave a comment, you can do so at SpeakPipe, on Spotify, or at the following email address: runescastshadows AT gmail.My guest for this episode was kind enough to join me out of a shared appreciation for the ⁠GoBag podcast⁠. GoBag focuses on covert action RPGs and maintains a lively tone of enthusiasm and a thirst for adventure. At time of recording they are in their second season and focusing on the Delta Green RPG.Jason Connerley, former host of the Nerds RPG Variety Cast, was kind enough to join me in this episode to talk about a variety of RPGs and other media which broke ground in the territory which Delta Green explores so well. These innovative games had to face similar questions and problems, and each has a unique voice in the answers they present. Jason and I hope that returning to look at these old inspirations might be useful to spark ideas and expand understanding about this genre which is thrilling for players, but hard on characters~Topical Links from our Discussion:GoBag Podcast HomepageStalking the Night Fantastic / Bureau 13Beyond the SupernaturalDark ConspiracyOver the EdgeUnknown Armies
  1. On Suspected Inspirations for the Delta Green RPG with Jason Connerley
  2. A friendly conversation about natural-feeling characters with SettingFirstRPG
  3. A Friendly Conversation on Character Social Inequality in RPGs
  4. A Frightfully Cheerful Conversation on Horror and Comedy
  5. On the idea of a "Better Game"

Who is
Runeslinger?

Anthony Boyd

Under the Internet handle, Runeslinger, Anthony has been sharing his ongoing explorations into RPGs online since launching the Casting Shadows YouTube channel in 2009 and the written blog in 2010. A roleplaying gamer since 1983, Anthony enjoys few things more than RPGs.

Described as being indistinguishable from Bacchus minus the wine, revelry, farming, and general licentiousness, Runeslinger is a known appreciator of Roleplaying Games, swords, unlovely music, things that go well with gravy, and efficient sources of caramel.

He lives quietly with his wife and a vast pack of once-discarded dogs, in South Korea, where the mountains hold moot.