Horror – Casting Shadows Podcast

Bonus Episode: On #RPGaDAY2026 Day 17 – 31

Summary

Published: August 31, 2026

This is a Bonus episode swiftly covering my participation on the written Casting Shadows blog in the second half of this year’s #RPGaDAY and some updates about current events and mention of a list of cool #RPGaDAY2026 responses.

The briefness of all of this will no doubt bewilder and disorient established listeners used to much lengthier episodes. Be careful to adjust expectations downward by about an hour and listen in a safe environment. Sit down if you are concerned about fainting dead away from shock.

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 blog

⁠On Volunteer Translations⁠ for RPGaDAY post on the blog⁠

⁠Peter / Spezbaby⁠ on BlueSky

⁠RPGaDAY Feed⁠ on BlueSky

Bonus Episode: On #RPGaDAY2026 So far: Day 1 – 16

Summary

Published: August 18, 2026

This is a Bonus episode covering information for this year’s RPGaDAY (remember to use the Hashtag #RPGaDAY2026 to help others find, enjoy, and share your responses!) and some updates about current and future events along with a farewell to a favorite podcast.

This is a brief description of the #RPGaDAY2026 event as it is playing out so far this year, with some tips and locations to help fight the tide of algorithmic suppression and step out of community siloes. There is also a brief survey of what I have been sharing on my written blog, Casting Shadows, in a table of contents style.

The briefness of all of this will stun established listeners into a shocked state. Be careful to adjust expectations downward by about an hour.

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:

⁠WILD RPG SITE⁠

Bonus Episode: On #RPGaDAY2026 plus some brief updates

Summary

Published: July 31, 2026

Topical Links:

⁠#RPGaDAY2026 starts August 1st | Casting Shadows⁠

⁠AUTOCRATIK: Announcing #RPGaDAY2026 in August⁠

⁠⁠MIRKE the MEEK Podcaster RPGaDAY Solution⁠

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Ubiquity Roleplaying Games Discord

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Episode 73: Blowing the Cover of some Covert Inspirations for Delta Green – with Jason Connerley~

Summary

Published: June 23, 2026

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 Homepage

Stalking the Night Fantastic / Bureau 13

Beyond the Supernatural

Dark Conspiracy

Over the Edge

Unknown Armies

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Episode 70: A Frightfully Cheerful Conversation

Summary

Published: January 19, 2026

What if four fellows with different views on horror in their lives and different approaches to humor found themselves in a chatroom to share their experiences with RPGs? Not telling war stories, not pontificating, but instead finding common ground and simple truths – like we do in a good group of gamers. This time, it’s all about horror, comedy, and when someone gets their comedy in your horror or vice versa~

Special Guests: ⁠ ⁠

⁠⁨@OrcusDorkus⁩ ⁠ ⁠ ⁨⁠

⁠@RPGSean⁩ ⁠ ⁠ ⁨⁠

⁠@ThirdFloorWars⁩ ⁠

Panel Topic: Running Horror, Comedy, or Comedic Horror – in the moment. In this audio-only version of our frightfully cheerful conversation nothing has been cut or lost, but the video version on YouTube has had some extra details, notes, and ideas added to it which you might appreciate. You can also see all the nodding in that version~

Games Mentioned: Call of Cthulhu, Kult: Divinity Lost, Mothership, Ghostbusters, Army of Darkness, The Laundry, Paranoia, Outbreak Undead, The End of the World, Delta Green, Liminal Horror, Rivers of London, and more

LINKS:

GO BAG Podcast

Titterpigs Podcast

Tabletop Talk Podcast

Discomfort, Fear, Terror, and Vast Cosmic Horror, on a dime a day

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Episode 67: Biting Bullets (with Jason Hobbs)

Summary

Published: December 6, 2025

For this episode, I am joined by the host of the seemingly lapsed Hobbs and Friends, and the sadly sporadic Random Screed, by the Mr. Hobbs of Mr. Hobbs’ Gamerhood: Jason Hobbs. He and I dive into some core elements of his recent foray into game writing with his release ‘Bite the Bullet‘ which you can obtain PWYW on itch.io or DriveThruRPG. The game, a western-themed RPG based on Into the Odd, puts a tight focus on who the character is and what they will do to get what they want. We dig into that, and some of the approaches we might take to playing it in this discussion.

You can watch and listen, rather than just listen to this episode as a video podcast directly on Spotify, and on YouTube.

Relevant Links:

⁠Random Screed⁠

⁠Nerds RPG Variety Cast⁠

⁠Roleplay Rescue⁠

⁠Godless⁠

⁠Cole & Hitch Series⁠

⁠Spenser⁠

⁠Spenser for Hire⁠

A relevant post from the Casting Shadows blog might be of interest to some who come to watch or listen to this episode. It was entitled, The Thrill of Victory, and the Agony of Conversation.

The Thrill of Victory and the Agony of Conversation

CONTACT:

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⁠Ubiquity Roleplaying Games Discord

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Episode 66: A Friendly yet Impossible chat (with RPG Sean)

Summary

Published: October 26, 2025

THIS IS THE FULL, UNABRIDGED CONVERSATION.

Sean Kelley now host of the ⁠ @RPGSean ⁠ channel joins me for a natural discussion of seemingly tough topic: long-form and campaign play of cosmic horror RPGs. Drawing on experiences in our own play, using our own material, and such fantastic and lengthy campaigns as Impossible Landscapes and Masks of Nyarlathotep, we cruise through some core ideas, some foundational practices, and some notions of goal-setting, which might help alleviate some of that sense of impossibility~

Podcasts Mentioned in this Discussion:

Gaming and BS Podcast

⁠GM Mastermind

GoBag Podcast

Casting Shadows Podcast

Nerds RPG Variety Cast

Noteworthy Products mentioned herein:

Call of Cthulhu – ⁠https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/⁠

Masks of Nyarlathotep

Delta Green – ⁠https://shop.arcdream.com/⁠

Impossible Landscapes

The Annotated King in Yellow

Actual Play Playlists mentioned as examples:

Impossible Landscapes

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Turn of a New Leaf

Notes:

An abridged but helpfully annotated version of this conversation with Sean is also available on my YouTube channel. The link to that episode is here:

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Episode 61: Call of Cthulhu Campaign Recap 1

Summary

Published: April 8, 2025

Is Hindsightless THE most sporadic podcast on the Internet? I am not sure, this one must surely qualify for something in that category.

NOTE: This episode is available as a video on Spotify and as audio on other distributors. The specific recap portion of the video has been subtitled for your convenience.

I have been putting up in-depth videos on the YouTube channel lately about the nature of RPGs, so this weekend, with my thin strips of free time, I grilled up a recap as a sort of celebration of the great play I have been enjoying with Call of Cthulhu for the past year and a half, and as a possible on-ramp to getting into or at least enjoying the campaign vicariously, for those who don’t enjoy YouTube. It was fun for me to go over our calendar of dates and events and spin that into a sort of StoryTime for the Casting Shadows Podcast. I hope you enjoy it, too. It is also available in written form if you would prefer to read it.

Call of Cthulhu Immersive Sandbox Campaign Recap and Reflection ~ 1

Recommendation!

If you are curious about a great exploration of Chainmail in the context of playing it as the wargame it began life as, rather then the product shoehorned into OD&D, please consider checking out the Diegetic Advancement podcast.

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Episode 60: On Mystery and Horror Roleplaying with TrilltheDM

Summary

Published: September 29, 2024

This nearly 90-minute conversation was made possible by the open-minded attitude of TrilltheDM, the interest of MercuriousAulicus and Black Lodge Games, and I suppose, the letter X. In it, we discuss Trill’s recent video: Mastering Player Choice in Mystery and Horror RPGs and take it further than the original 10-minute runtime would allow, dive into its specific context, and in general have an enjoyable and interesting discussion.

You can find the original video at this link:

⁠Mastering Player Choice in Mystery & Horror RPGs (youtube.com)⁠ This episode appears in its uncut, video form on my YouTube channel and is also re-distributed there in this audio-only version.

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

⁠Mastering Player Choice in Mystery & Horror RPGs – YouTube⁠

The Imagination series on the Casting Shadows Podcast

⁠Sandboxes

⁠⁠Layers and Vectors of Play

⁠⁠Immersion and Engagement⁠

⁠On Immersion⁠⁠

On Attention⁠⁠

Imagination and Preparation

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Episode 59: #RPGaDAY2024 Week 2 Highlights + Mordavia

Summary

Published: August 12, 2024

This episode is in three segments. The first presents links and reactions to just a few of the cool posts I have seen in response to the 2nd week of #RPGaDAY2024. This is part of a series for each week of the event. If you have suggestions for great posts, send me a message with the links! The second segment offers some tantalizing morsels stolen from the freshly unearthed Mordavia: Land of Horror supplement for Leagues of Adventure, Leagues of Gothic Horror, and Leagues of Cthulhu by Triple Ace Games. The final segment runs roughshod over my own responses to the #RPGaDAY2024 prompts in unseemly haste!

LINKS FROM THIS EPISODE:

⁠⁠Autocratik Blog⁠

⁠Halls of the Nephilim⁠

⁠Mordavia on DriveThruRPG

NOTES:

#RPGaDAY2024 infographics are available at ⁠⁠AUTOCRATIK: Announcing #RPGaDAY2024 for August⁠