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LJN Dungeons & Dragons Toys

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • August 5th, 2019

We open up Stu’s toy chest and (CAREFULLY) play with his LJN D&D toys. We also talk about Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night and the D&D Young Adventurers Guides.

Forgotten Realms

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 22nd, 2019

We’re back to the regular format, looking at Forgotten Realms, the Jaws board game and the Tales From the Loop follow-up, Things From the Flood.

Paper Anniversary, plus Planet X Games!

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 8th, 2019

We celebrate our one year anniversary with a look at some of our favorite tabletop roleplaying things. Plus: we talk to Levi Combs of Planet X games about his forthcoming grindhouse D&D module.

Tony DiTerlizzi Interview

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • June 24th, 2019

This week, we have a nice long chat with children’s book author and legendary Dungeons & Dragons artist Tony DiTerlizzi!

Dungeons & Dragons 1.5 Edition

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • June 10th, 2019

Did you know there was an unofficial 1.5 edition of Dungeons & Dragons? There was and it is mostly not good! Stu walks us through the history.

Lovecraft Country/Ghosts of Saltmarsh

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • May 27th, 2019

We’ve doubled the meat this podcast, taking on the Lovecraft Country sourcebooks for Call of Cthulhu and Ghosts of Saltmarsh for 5E Dungeons & Dragons.

Dungeon Masters Guide (plus Chaosium VP Michael O’Brien)

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • May 13th, 2019

In the latest episode, we talk about the Miskatonic University: The Restricted Collection board game, we get philosophical about Gary Gygax’s Dungeon Masters Guide and we chat with Michael O’Brien, vice president of Chaosium.

Skyrealms of Jorune

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • April 29th, 2019

Do you know what a Sholari is? Neither do we! But we discuss the weird tabletop RPG Skyrealms of Jorune anyway.

GURPS

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • April 15th, 2019

GURPS! No, I didn’t just belch, that stands for Generic Universal Role Playing System, from Steve Jackson Games, our main topic this episode. We also talk Cyclades and Pendragon. Have a listen!

Red Box

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • April 1st, 2019

This week, we’re talking about the Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set, the iconic red box. We also chat about the Mixtape Massacre board game and the indie TTRPG distro/publisher Exalted Funeral.

James Lowder Interview (Plus Call of Cthulhu Goodies)

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • March 18th, 2019

We chat with Chaosium executive fiction editor and RPG industry vet James Lowder. We also discuss the Call of Cthulhu Starter Set and Chaosium’s Lovecraft for Beginning Readers series.

Spelljammer

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • March 4th, 2019

Vintage RPG sails the stars of Spelljammer.

Masks of Nyarlathotep (Again)

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • February 18th, 2019

We revisit Masks of Nyarlathotep and chat with the folks behind the upcoming Auction of Many Things art show!

Mouse Guard

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • February 4th, 2019

Mouse Guard! We also take a look at Heimlich & Co. and the Roll20 virtual tabletop.

The Marvel Super Heroes RPG

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • January 7th, 2019

Make ours Marvel! This episode, we discuss TSR’s Marvel Super Heroes RPG, Mysterium and Blades in the Dark.

Best of 2018

Best Professional Wrestling of 2018

By Don Becker and John McGuire • December 31st, 2018

It was no 2017, but 2018 was still a great year for wrestling.

Sears Wish Books, 1982-84

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • December 24th, 2018

Happy Holidays! This episode, the guys look at the Sears Wish Book catalogs that contained Dungeons & Dragons products.

Dragon Magazine

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • December 10th, 2018

The guys talk about Dragon Magazine, Khan of Khans and Stu’s now complete Planescape collection.

Holiday Gift Guide

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • November 26th, 2018

Thanksgiving is in the rear view, so Hambone and Stu put together a holiday gift guide for y’all.

Middle Earth Role Playing

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • November 12th, 2018

Vintage RPG journeys to the Shire to check out Iron Crown Enterprise’s Middle Earth Roleplaying.

Ravenloft (1983)

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • October 29th, 2018

To celebrate the spookiest time of the year, we’re talking Ravenloft this episode. Happy Halloween from Vintage RPG!

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles and Other Strangeness

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • October 15th, 2018

Turtle Power! The guys discuss the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles RPG from Palladium Books.

Planescape

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • September 30th, 2018

Explore the multiverse with Vintage RPG as they dig into Planescape, the classic D&D campaign setting.

Masks of Nyarlathotep

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • September 16th, 2018

Things get dicey for the guys as the international horror conspiracy of Masks of Nyarlathotep for Call of Cthulhu threatens to swallow them whole.

The West End Games Star Wars RPG

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • September 3rd, 2018

Learn about the Star Wars RPG, Colt Express, Big Trouble in Little China board game and more in this episode of the Vintage RPG podcast.

Episode 4: Dark Sun

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • August 19th, 2018

On tap this week: Dark Sun, Tales From the Loop and World Champ Game Company!

Episode 3: Ghostbusters

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • August 5th, 2018

On tap for Episode 3: The Ghostbusters RPG, Bill & Ted’s Excellent Board Game and Goodman Games’ Into the Borderlands!

Episode 2: Call of Cthulhu

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 22nd, 2018

In Episode 2 of the Vintage RPG Podcast, Stu and John discuss Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu, Tales from the Loop, the board game Azul and much more!

Pilot: Monster Manual II

By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • July 8th, 2018

The debut episode of The Vintage RPG Podcast! Stu and John discuss Monster Manual II for first edition Dungeons & Dragons, the Big Trouble in Little China board game and much more!

An Interview with Mark Torres

By John McGuire • August 21st, 2012

John McGuire interviews It Came from the Radio’s Mark Torres about his comic book character, Sunburst.

No Cable

By John McGuire • July 27th, 2012

In the quest for cable television, young John McGuire would stop at nothing.

Absinthe Makes the Heart Grow Fonder

By John McGuire • January 31st, 2012

John McGuire visits the Punchdrunk production Sleep No More and manages to escape with his sanity.

Searching for Gold – An Interview with Toy Hunters Creator Jordan Hembrough

By John McGuire • January 12th, 2012

John McGuire chats with Jordan Hembrough about his new Travel Channel show, Toy Hunters.

Innistrad

Innistrad Helps Halloween Stay Around, Just a Little Bit Longer

By John McGuire • October 30th, 2011

John McGuire finds it irritating when he sees Christmas decorations in stores before Halloween. He thinks Innistrad will be the ticket to keeping Halloween alive!

Ikusa and the Art of War

By John McGuire • September 29th, 2011

Hambone gathers his troops and marches them into feudal Japan with his review of Ikusa from Avalon Hill/Wizards of the Coast.

Mole Man Attacks New York City

By John McGuire • August 23rd, 2011

Exclusive truth behind the earthquake that shook the tri-state area.

Showdown! Conan vs. Jerry Dandridge in the Battle of the ’80s Movie Remakes!

By John McGuire • August 23rd, 2011

A double feature of ’80s remakes Conan the Barbarian and Fright Night proves to be a fun time for all involved.

I Double Dog Dare You To Go See Rise Of The Planet Of The Apes!

By John McGuire • August 19th, 2011

John McGuire dares readers to go see Rise of the Planet of the Apes.

‘Geek Stuff’ Host Robbed

By John McGuire • July 29th, 2011

The Geek community was shaken this month as ‘Big Kev’ Schwoebel’s home was burglarized. His show, ‘Geek Stuff’, is currently suspended as he attempts to recoup his losses.

A Rush and a Push and the Land is Ours (or Everybody Wants to Rule the World)

By John McGuire • July 28th, 2011

John ‘Hambone’ McGuire played Dungeons and Dragons: Conquest of Nerath and now everyone else on Team Unwinnable wants in on the fun.

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