Episode 8

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18th Oct 2024

Eras of TTRPGs, Part 1: Gygax and Michigan

Professors Funky and Aria begin their series on the Eras of Role Playing. They discuss Gary Gygax, Dave Arneson, their epic friendship, and eventual rivalry They even mention writing on napkins, and promise not to sue each other.

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  • The Ambush at Sheridan Springs - The article by Jon Peterson on the corporate machinations at play in Sheridan Springs.
  • Arneson V. Gygax Lawsuit Filings - The best link we could find for info on this lawsuit.
  • Advanced D&D - Rulebook for Advanced D&D on DriveThruRPG
  • D&D Basic - Rulebook for D&D Basic Set on DriveThruRPG
  • Playing at the World - Jon Peterson's Blog. I couldn't find the Internet Archive link for the book. Many apologies. I believe in our listener's abilities more than mine...
  • Chainmail - Full rules of Chainmail available on DriveThruRPG
  • Kriegsspiel - The International Kriegsspiel Society. Great resource to play it and learn more about the modern play of an ancient game.
  • Ironsides - The Ironsides page on BoardGameGeek. I couldn't find an official link.

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Tabletop Hot Takes
with Professor Funky & Aria
A Podcast about Tabletop Role Playing Games (TTRPGs), our thoughts and feeling on them, and, of course, hot takes.

We explore TTRPG history, indie RPGs, advice, recommendations, and all kinds of other great things.

Professor Aria was raised in the fire of TTRPGs having run and played Shadowrun, D&D 5E, Ryuutama, and several indie RPGs. They have Game Mastered for almost ten years. They are trying to make their own system, an exploration of cyberpunk fantasy in an approachable, customizable system.

Professor Funky has run TTRPGs for over 20 years and for far too many systems to count, though he will try. He is in the process of making his own system and publishing a fantasy adventure, The Plot of Conquerors, as well.

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