Episodes
A slightly short episode this time, recorded on the fly because Matthew was away on our usual schedule. 00.00.40: Introductions00.04.05: Our interview with Andreas about the My Father's Sword kickstarter00.55.56: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on Tales of the Old West via our new website and download Tales of the Old West...
Published 11/11/24
Published 11/11/24
Our old friend Magnus joins us to talk about his new book. 00.00.40: Introductions00.04.27: World of Gaming: Windheim hitting doormats; My Father's Sword hitting KS; Conan Kickstarter a week left. Broken Empires RPG kickstarter last hours; Salvage Union Starter set; Spelkongress goers heard more about Coriolis the great Dark and stuff; Dreams and Machines setting guide out00.23.17: Old  West News - join our Facebook group00.37.32: Magnus Seter on Out of the Box get it in PDF01.46.15:...
Published 10/28/24
After the kickstarter, a pause. Dave and Matthew discuss the world of gaming, catch us up on that's happening with Tales of the Old West since the kickstarter ended and reflect on Coriolis. 00.00.40: Introductions00.04.41: World of Gaming: Chaosium Launches Companions of Arthur; Electric State hitting doormats; Path of Glory coming; Alien now Evolving; Ars Magica open licence; new edition of The Expanse crowdfunding; more Pirate Borg too; Conan: The Hyborian Age kickstarts; Matthew went to...
Published 10/14/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.03.08: World of Gaming: Terminal State funded; Paragons, a YearZeroEngine-ish Superhero RPG kickstarting now; The QuickStart for Discworld is out; D&D not going anywherer; The Last Caravan looks interesting; Matthew will be at Spiel Essen. 00.24.47: Old West News00.28.33: Our "Ask us anything" stream recorded01.31.28: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League...
Published 09/30/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.03.26 : Welcome to our new patron, Nils L00.07.13: World of Gaming: Space: 1999 on pre-order; one for our Swedish fans, Anders Blixt’s Expert Partisan; Chaosium’s BRP competition finalists announced; Discworld RPG coming to KS soon; Dave got his copy of Agean; we are going to Dragonmeet 00.38.21: Old West News: The KS page doing well!00.46.29: Interview: Chris Vemeren on his Terminal State Kickstarter  - back it now01.28.10: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought...
Published 09/16/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.02.28: Welcome to our new patron, Jed McCLure00.03.59: World of Gaming: Mongoose buys Traveller outright; Luke Crane buys Dungeon World; LotR material available in D&D Beyond; Terminal State Kickstarter; Sentients kickstarter; Troubleshooters Ghosts and Thieves Kickstarter00.31.36: Old West News: The KS page goes live at 4pm BST Tuesday 3rd September!00.41.29: Essay - Difficult Histories01.05.12: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt...
Published 09/02/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.01.51: Welcome to our new patron, Oliver Nøglebæk00.05.07: World of Gaming: The KS page is ready to follow!00.22.16: Interview - Jonathan Hicks, writer of the forthcoming Alien cinematic and Those Dark Places01.00.38: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on our forthcoming crowdfunding via our new website and...
Published 08/19/24
Hear the reaction of the team that wrote Hope's Last Day to the Alien 2nd Edition announcement. Then settle down with Neil Kingham for a chat about editing RPGs, the state of Symbaroum and The Tower of the Lich Lord.  00.00.40: Introductions00.02.28: Welcome to our new patron, James Ramage00.03.11: World of Gaming: SLA Borg; Diana Jones award goes to United Paizo Workers; Ennie winners announced; ALIEN RPG 2nd ed announced00.38.30: Old West News00.42.20: Interview - Neil Kingham, editor...
Published 08/05/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.03.02: World of Gaming: Vaezine's VaesenCon GM submissions are open; Space: 1999 TTRPG announced00.17.48: Old West News00.26.16: Essay - Life-Path character generation 00.57.45: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Effekt Publishing. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Sign up for updates on our forthcoming crowdfunding via our new website and download Tales of the Old West...
Published 07/22/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.02.23: Thank you to our new patron: Ewan Dougall00.06.33: World of Gaming: Building Better Worlds nominated for two Ennies; Black Madonna and Hostile Waters for T2K hitting doormats, Moria available for pre-oder; Dave likes Coriolis (duh!); Eldritch Automata crowdfunding on Backerkit00.19.21: Old West News00.27.10: Interview - Nick Francia talks about Eldritch Automata   01.22.14: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is...
Published 07/08/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.02.08: Thank you to our new patrons: Uhtred43; Sol Franklin and Andy B00.06.07: World of Gaming: Uk Games Expo report (Frank's vid of the tournament); Neil Kingham's Tower of the Lich Lord, a Symbaroum chose your fighting fantasy adventure; Kickstarters: The Dark Age of Theer from Starfleet Captain Liam Sharp(!); AniMort; Hollows from Rowan Rook and Deckard (crowdfunding on Backerkit); Dave Going to Tabletop Scotland00.37.02: Old West News00.49.28: Interview - Andrew...
Published 06/24/24
00.00.40: Introduction00.02.45: Round 1 -  Mutant Year Zero00.07.10: Round 2 -  Coriolis00.10.55: Round 3 -  Vaesen00.14.42: Round 4  -  Alien   00.20.02: Round 5  -  Best of the Rest00.26.20: Round 6 -  Woah - new style year zero goes beyond 6?!00.32.03: Round 7  -  What is this madness? D20? (Symbaroum)00.36.42: Final Round - Taking us up to 20   00.40.00: The Prizegiving00.43.00: Questions from the audience 0.54.10:  Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is...
Published 06/10/24
It's the big one! The announcement of our free QuickDraw. In this episode Dave and I talk about some of the Westerns, TV, Film and novels that have inspired or influenced the game.-00.00.40: Introduction00.01.58: Thank you to our new Patron, Richard Upton Pickman00.03.35: World of Gaming -  Fall of the Imperium out from Modipheus for Dune; Pilgramage of the Penitent for Mork Borg; Effekt Publishing a a new company that have released their website and made their Tales of the Old West...
Published 05/27/24
Its a weird one-00.00.40: Introduction00.03.40: Old West News00.09.45: World of Gaming -  Path of Glory, a campaign for Dragonbane; Maskwitches of Forgotten Doggerland 2nd (non-AI) edition, only a few hours left on the kickstarter; Mothership arriving in print;     d20 fantasy 2nd edition kickstarting 00.15.23: Interview - Millie the GM on her work with UK Games Expo - sign up for the Dragonbane Tournament, check out Dave's seminar and join our   00.50.55: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is...
Published 05/13/24
Its a Dragonbane (Drakar Och Demoner) Special!-00.00.40: Introductions00.02.58: Thank you to our new patrons: Pontus Sjögren; Jimmy Skoglund; and Josh Leape00.04.11: Old West News00.14.25: Listener Feedback: email from Marcus Bone00.17.58 : World of Gaming: Dragonbane adventure from hmmm.... Marcus Bone; Black Powder and Brimstone Kickstarter; Star Trek Adventures 2; Embracer splits, Dragonbane Tournament at UK Games Expo00.38.55: Essay - Writing Dragonbane adventures01.07.36: Next time and...
Published 04/29/24
Which is the deadliest Year Zero game? The answer will amaze you!  -00.00.40: Introductions00.03.28: Old West News00.13.40: World of Gaming: Planet of the Apes; The Laundry 2nd Edition; Lex Arcana - Rome the Eternal City kickstarter ending soon; Savage World of Solomon Kane from Monolith; Elder Mythos Kickstarter00.40.42: Essay - Year Zero Engine Critical Injuries01.22.36: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with...
Published 04/16/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.01.58: News for Stationary patrons00.06.15: Old West News00.18.18: World of Gaming: Agent Provocateur, YZE spy game ; Rapscallion; Knights of Dust and Neon; Our Brilliant Ruin00.43.25: Book Club - Coriolis: The Great Dark01.47.12: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what we do? Put our brand on your face! (and elsewhere)Buy pdfs via our...
Published 04/01/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.01.18: Old West News00.11.40: World of Gaming: New Coriolis kickstarts Tuesday; Household (5e and reprint) kickstarts; Reign hard copies arriving; Dragonbane monster standees!; Chaosium’s design challenge00.31.40: Coriolis - The Pantheon of the Icons including the CALENDAR (and the blog post, oh I see you used my (Jon's) IMAGE for your post, Dave!)00.53.27: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea,...
Published 03/18/24
In a change to our planned programming we released the interview with Nils and Kosta in a bonus episode last week. This week, we discuss the news and the interview with our great friend Millie the Gm, who is running her own online play through of Mercy of the Icons on YouTube and our Cairo correspondent Mohamed El Dakak 00.00.40: Introductions00.03.49: Welcome to our (brief) new patron - Joachim Buchert00.05.00: Old West News00.10.55: World of Gaming: Star Trek Adventures 2nd Edition; Laundry...
Published 03/04/24
We interviewed Nils and Kosta on our YouTube Channel last week. We were going to include the recording in our episode next week, but so many people have already seen it on YouTube it might be old news for you loyal listeners by then. So instead we are going to have a reaction panel feature, and for those of you who prefer podcasting over YT, here is a slightly edited audio only version of the interview. Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea,...
Published 02/25/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.02.36: World of Gaming: Enworld has the lowdown on Evil Genius; CMOM exclusive deal with Gamefound; Between Clouds landing on doormat; Clare's 24 hr gaming marathon fro charity; Star Trek Adventures: The Federation Klingon War; Dune: Fall of the Imperium has Dave words in; This Blighted Isle: Darkened Hill and Dale KS; Alien nexus available from end the en of the month; Gaia Complex KS00.30.48: Interview: Chris "Shep" Shepperson on the Gaia Complex and Conan: The...
Published 02/19/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.03.28: World of Gaming: Finally! Ad Astra for MYZ; Dragonbane Bestiary; Eldritch Automata KS failed, will restart; We have a busy UKGE planned - Dave’s writing workshop, Effekt's Free League quiz and Free League's National Dragonbane Championships! 0032.40: Rocks Fall Everyone Dies - Masters of the Air in War Stories01.09.12: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of...
Published 02/05/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.01.57: Thank you to our new patron: Calle Nyberg00.02.52: World of Gaming - Electric State beaten into second most anticipated game by Shadow of the Weird Wizard (with a diversion into Dave's Dune writing); kill engn mechs for Cy-borg ; 00.19.16: Interview  - Garry Harper When We Die 01.17.39: Next time and Goodbye Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like what...
Published 01/22/24
00.00.40: Introductions00.01.48: Thank you to our new patrons: brockenwitch and Kevin Campion00.06.00: World of Gaming - Evil Genius lays off staff, folding; Nightfall Games in Terminator AI battle; Cyan Starlight KS; 5e Ruins of Symbaroum books; Role VTT loses its heart; is the Golden Age over ?00.52.39: Patrons in the Hamam - The Year in Review Effekt is brought to you by Fictionsuit and RPG Gods. Music is by Stars in a Black Sea, used with kind permission of Free League Publishing. Like...
Published 01/08/24