The Adventuring Party

Episode 627 This week's hosts: Warlord Scarr & SavageMick Editor: SavageMick This week the Delirious Duo take another crack at a topic we circle back to from time to time - The eternal allure of the generic campaign setting. ------------------------ Want to actually shout at us? Go to SpeakPipe and tell us how you really feel. We might use a clip of your message in future shows so get ready to be super famous! [ https://www.speakpipe.com/theadventuringparty ] We have a Discord Server...

The Adventuring Party - Episode 626 (If the christmas stream counts as an episode) This week's hosts: Savage Mick and Hida ‘Eoin’ O-win Editor - Scarr This week, The Party do a retrospective on a quirky and beloved scottish RPG, which has recently made a comeback – SLA Industries Show notes: 01:45: Like I get the pun, but to my mind it’s always been ‘Es-El-Ay Industries’. I need the Y, or at least a 4th letter (an E?) to make me not pronounce the three-letter acronym. 02:40: Presumably...

The Adventuring Party - Episode 624 This week's hosts: Scarr and Savage Mick Editor - Liam This week, The Party discuss the hallmarks of the current edition of D&D. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hundred_Flowers_Campaign Want to actually shout at us? Go to SpeakPipe and tell us how you really feel. We might use a clip of your message in future shows so get ready to be super famous! [ https://www.speakpipe.com/theadventuringparty ] We have a Discord Server and it rocks! Get in here! [...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MDzImvv4pqQ We are live for our Christmas Stream! We have uploaded the raw audio here but for best results be sure to check out the stream on our YouTube channel. You can see the many, many links to all the shout-outs, etc. on our Discord. See links below. Currently, the plan is to take a week off over Christmas. We will be back in the New Year with lots of new features, interviews, reviews, advice, news, opinions, banter and experiments. Have a great holiday...

The Adventuring Party - Episode 623 This week's hosts: Savage Mick, Hida ‘Eoin’ O-win, and Liam Editor - Scarr This week, The Party impart some wisdom to the masses, gleaned from the many, many times they have started a new RPG campaign, as either Player or GM. Show notes: 01:03: *I* Judge. 02:00: Liam suggests not locking your characters in right away. 03:15: Marking the Pitfalls. 05:23: Read Twice, Run Once. 06:23: Learning the setting as the player. 07:29: Johnny Mnemonic, from...

Episode 622 This week's hosts: Liam, HidaOwin & Scarr Editor - SavageMick This week the party takes turns laying out their thoughts on the state of board games after a year when flinging chits has been a challenge. There is some reflection on crowd-funded board games, some holiday buying advice, and a couple of recommendations on what to look for and avoid when purchasing a few pounds of cardstock. ------------------------ Want to actually shout at us? Go to SpeakPipe and tell us how...

The Adventuring Party - Episode 621 This week's hosts: Scarr, Savage Mick, and Sean Editor - Scarr This week, The Party take a look into the strange concoction that Wizards of the Coast has freshly brewed for D&D: Tasha’s Cauldron of Everything. ------------------------ Want to actually shout at us? Go to SpeakPipe and tell us how you really feel. We might use a clip of your message in future shows so get ready to be super famous! [ https://www.speakpipe.com/theadventuringparty ] We...

Episode 620 This week's hosts: HidaOwin, Scarr and SavageMick Editor - SavageMick This week the party takes a look at how you might use the DnD 5e rules for things other than genre fantasy. The wheels fall off that fairly quickly but luckily Scarr has some recommendations for alternatives. ------------------------ Want to actually shout at us? Go to SpeakPipe and tell us how you really feel. We might use a clip of your message in future shows so get ready to be super famous! [...

The Adventuring Party - Episode 617 This week's hosts: Scarr, Savage Mick, 'Hida' Eoin, 'Mister' Colin 'E', and Liam. Editor - Scarr This week, we're on to Round 3 of the Bracket Fight. The ranks are thinning and the remaining combatants are squaring up to thin them even more.

Episode 618 This week's hosts: SavageMick, Time and Jazz. Guests: Séan, to discuss DnD Essentials Kit, and Shane (Scarr) to get us up to speed on the world of Gunpla. Editor - SavageMick ------------------------ Want to actually shout at us? Go to SpeakPipe and tell us how you really feel. We might use a clip of your message in future shows so get ready to be super famous! [ https://www.speakpipe.com/theadventuringparty ] We have a Discord Server and it rocks! Get in here! [...

The Adventuring Party - Episode 617 This week's hosts: Scarr, Savage Mick, and Gavin Editor - Scarr This week, the party come clean about our dark secret. Sometimes, we don’t use....all of the rules. Show notes: 01:00: Whoops, dating our recording a little. 01;59: Savage is clearly a fan of the New Normal. 03:11: That would be Pathfinder, dear listeners, if you weren’t aware. 03:38: Apparently there was still ice in someone’s glass at this point. 06:40: WARNING – A lot of nice...

Episode 613 This week's hosts: Scarr, HidaOwin, Liam Editor - SavageMick This week the party gathers their thoughts on the Gaelcon weekend just past. This year the major difference is the need to run the convention online due to the current Covid restrictions. As veterans of many a Gaelcon, the party examines what went well, where the organisers can improve and muse about the pros and cons of attending gaming events online. Enjoy! -------------------------------------------- We have...

The Adventuring Party - Episode 615 This week's hosts: Scarr, Savage Mick, and returning Party Members Graham and Shane Editor - Scarr This week, the party finish Round 2 of the battle to determine the Greatest RPG In The World! Out of 64 RPGs, only 16 remain! Show notes: 01:00: Damn, my Shane-based plan backfired! 01:50: We’re here every week, folks. 03:03: I’m sure I’ll get bored of saying it that way eventually. 04:13: ‘Data-driven Idiots’ is a $50 billion industry these...

Episode 614 This week's hosts: Graham, Evil Robot Shane, Barbarian King Scarr, SavageMick Editor - Liam Gaelcon online is on the digital horizon. The party discuss how to sign up and what's going on. You can trust us but can you trust your players? Can you trust your GM? Can you even trust the publishers?!?! Tune in to find out! -------------------------------------------- hereGaelcon site We have a Discord Server and it rocks! EVERYONE! Get in here! [ https://discord.gg/VW6NUJe ] Come...

Episode 613 This week's hosts: SavageMick and HidaOWin Special Guest - Emmet Byrne Editor - SavageMick The Adventuring Party: The Interview: Emmet Byrne: Cubicle 7: Producer: Age of Sigmar: Soulbound. Ahem... Age of Sigmar is a thing and it's now been 5-6 years since the newer vision of Warhammer hit the tables, so get used to it. Now it's time to explore the worlds of the Mortal Realms with paper and pencil, so we grabbed producer Emmet Byrne and Soulbound him to a microphone to...

The Adventuring Party - Episode 612 This week's hosts: Gavin, Scarr and Savage Mick Editor - Scarr Image Credit - "The Devil's Own" 88th Regiment at the Siege of Badajoz by Richard Caton Woodville This week, the party square up to begin Round 2 of the battle to determine the Greatest RPG In The World! Show notes: 01:40: See the 4 episodes of Round 1...

Episode 611 This week's hosts: Mr.E and Savagemick Editor - SavageMick Well now we know. In this double episode week, Mr.E and Savage sit down to chew over all that we now know about the re-issue of HeroQuest announced by Hasbro / Avalon Hill yesterday. Tune in to hear two shaggy dogs remember the days when they were young pups, the summers were endless and dice and cardboard were all you needed to be happy forever. Also, some bitching about what should have...

Episode 6120 This week's hosts: Gavin, Scarr and Savagemick Editor - SavageMick It's in the title folks, we're going early and unprepared as Hasbro and Avalon Hill reveal what they have in store for HeroQuest later today! Join us in the Discord to follow along when the announcement goes live. We have a Discord Server and it rocks! EVERYONE! Get in here! [ https://discord.gg/VW6NUJe ] Come ear-watch us on Youtube. Leave a comment! [...

Episode 609 This week's hosts: SavageMick, ice, and whiskey. Special Guests: Conrad Kinch and Xaosseed Editor - SavageMick This week we start a new feature called the Bits Box. It is a collection of interesting odds and ends we've found along the way that we hope you will enjoy. Pull up a pew and listen in while we stick it all together. Dark Age Irish - Wargames Atlantic - https://wargamesatlantic.com/collections/blood-oaths Braille?!?! What was I talking about? - Savagemick The...

The Adventuring Party - Episode 608 This week's hosts: Savage and Scarr. Special Guest: IGA PRO Xander! This week, the party sync up our routers with Irelands Premier Gaming Convention, as Gaelcon goes charging onto the Information Superhighway! Show notes: 00:44: Special Guest: A Public Relations Officer of some sort! You can find the things he relations for here: http://iga.ie/ http://gaelcon.com/ 02:02: Rank #1 on Google in 2020 and Earn Your Degree! 02:20: Every sensible con, at...