Unwinnable Monthly – October 2019 By Stu Horvath • October 17th, 2019 It’s October, and that means the latest issue of Unwinnable Monthly is full of horrors of all sorts…
Pacesetter’s Chill, and an interview with Nathan D. Paoletta By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • October 14th, 2019 This week, we look at the 1984 horror RPG Chill, from Pacesetter Games. We also chat with Nathan D. Paoletta about his games Worldwide Wrestling and Imp of the Perverse.
Ultraviolet Grasslands and Luka Rejec By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • September 30th, 2019 This week, its all about artist, writer and game designer Luka Rejec. We dig into Witchburner, the forthcoming Ultraviolet Grasslands and interview the man himself!
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – September 2019 By Stu Horvath • September 16th, 2019 Welcome to the September issue of Unwinnable Monthly!
Zweihander – Daniel D. Fox Interview By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • September 16th, 2019 We talk to Daniel Fox about his two-handed dark fantasy RPG, Zweihander!
Endless Quest By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • September 2nd, 2019 This week, we check out the old TSR Endless Quest gamebooks, then we get a head start on Halloween with some spooky games.
Dragonlance By Stu Horvath and John McGuire • August 19th, 2019 Get your lance! Get your dragon! We’re talking about Dragonlance this week!
Unwinnable Monthly – August 2019 By Stu Horvath • August 16th, 2019 Summer is on its way out, but Unwinnable Monthly is here to keep your spirits up!
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.
Protected: Notes on Dungeons & Dragons By Stu Horvath • July 25th, 2019 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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.
Unwinnable Monthly – July 2019 By Stu Horvath • July 15th, 2019 You’ve probably already watched the season of Stranger Things, so why not binge on the latest issue of Unwinnable Monthly?
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.
The Burnt Offering Grab Bag By Stu Horvath • July 5th, 2019 Stu has a handful of thoughts on everything from The Name of the Rose to dungeon synth.
Protected: Cacodemon By Stu Horvath • June 27th, 2019 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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!
Unwinnable Monthly – June 2019 By Stu Horvath • June 16th, 2019 Get a nice cold lemonade (bourbon optional) and kick back with the latest issue of Unwinnable Monthly!
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.
The Burnt Offering The One Good Dog By Stu Horvath • June 6th, 2019 When pitches came in for the Pets Issue, Stu expected to get several pitches about the dog from Fable II. He got zero. So he wrote his own, goddammit!
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.
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – May 2019 – PETS! By Stu Horvath • May 16th, 2019 Made possible by our last subscription drive, the Pets Issue is here!
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.
The Burnt Offering The Incorrect Way By Stu Horvath • May 8th, 2019 Stu and David delight in playing serious games on their own terms.
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.
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – April 2019 By Stu Horvath • April 16th, 2019 In the April issue, Unwinnable explores the politics of Godzilla, the hidden commentary of Pikuniku and so much more!
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!
The Burnt Offering Metal is My Church By Stu Horvath • April 4th, 2019 Stu Horvath ponders the alchemy behind taste as he reconsiders a “cheeseball” artist from his nascent metal education.
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.
Protected: The Vengeful Dead, and Other Gothic Horrors from the Fiend Folio By Stu Horvath • March 25th, 2019 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – March 2019 By Stu Horvath • March 18th, 2019 Find out what is inside the March issue of Unwinnable Monthly!
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.
Protected: Mind Flayers By Stu Horvath • February 25th, 2019 There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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!
Letter From the Editor Unwinnable Monthly – February 2019 By Stu Horvath • February 15th, 2019 The February issue is here, with stories on Mirror’s Edge, disabilities representation in games and lots more.
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.
OD&D By Stu Horvath • January 30th, 2019 An interesting thing about tabletop roleplaying games: we can pinpoint their exact genesis.