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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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Recent Episodes

On #RPGaDAY2026 Days 17-31 – Casting Shadows

This is a very brief description of the second half of #RPGaDAY2026 on my written blog, Casting Shadows, in a table of contents style. The responses walk a line between sharing character ideas, exploring how games handle and encourage character and characterization, and offering some ideas about what those characters might be about. The incredible briefness of all of this may be traumatic for established listeners. Be careful to adjust expectations downward by about an hour. If you are in need of further information density, please consider watching our Event Closing video for your safety and well-being. We hope you enjoy this episode. 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.LINKS MENTIONED IN THE EPISODE:Memorable Shares Post on the Casting Shadows blogOn Volunteer Translations for RPGaDAY post on the blog⁠Peter / Spezbaby on BlueSkyRPGaDAY Feed on BlueSkyOTHER LINKS:⁠⁠#RPGaDAY2026 starts August 1st | Casting Shadows⁠⁠⁠⁠AUTOCRATIK: Announcing #RPGaDAY2026 in August⁠⁠⁠⁠LAUNCH VIDEO⁠⁠⁠⁠MIRKE the MEEK Podcast
  1. On #RPGaDAY2026 Days 17-31
  2. On #RPGaDAY2026 So far: Days 1-16
  3. #RPGaDAY2026 and some Brief Updates
  4. On Suspected Inspirations for the Delta Green RPG with Jason Connerley
  5. A friendly conversation about natural-feeling characters with SettingFirstRPG

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.