<description>&lt;p&gt;Here&amp;#39;s a special episode in honor of both Veterans Day and Native American Heritage Month, where I create a version of the iconic G. I. Joe character &lt;a href="https://www.yojoe.com/action/84/spirit.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Spirit Iron-Knife &lt;/a&gt;using &lt;a href="https://www.zozergames.com/modern-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Modern War&lt;/a&gt; from Zozer Games.&lt;/p&gt;
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Here&#39;s a special episode in honor of both Veterans Day and Native American Heritage Month, where I create a version of the iconic G. I. Joe character <a href="https://www.yojoe.com/action/84/spirit.shtml" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Spirit Iron-Knife </a>using <a href="https://www.zozergames.com/modern-war.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Modern War</a> from Zozer Games.

Knowing is Half the Battle

<description>&lt;p&gt;it&amp;#39;s OSR October! What better way to observe it than to dive into my latest&lt;a href="https://www.mythmeregames.com/collections/swords-wizardry?srsltid=AfmBOorRlPXvNMAME7Ilp7kAiR8pKdBsUfwvfQj-YzTVFAUhaDuk0HrS" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt; Swords &amp;amp; Wizardry&lt;/a&gt; game session. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Send me a message!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;​Email me at arcane.alienist@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;​Leave a voicemail at &lt;a href="http://www.speakpipe.com/ArcaneAlienist"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Speakpipe⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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it&#39;s OSR October! What better way to observe it than to dive into my latest<a href="https://www.mythmeregames.com/collections/swords-wizardry?srsltid=AfmBOorRlPXvNMAME7Ilp7kAiR8pKdBsUfwvfQj-YzTVFAUhaDuk0HrS" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"> Swords &amp; Wizardry</a> game session. Send me a message!<ul><li>​Email me at arcane.alienist@gmail.com</li><li>​Leave a voicemail at <a href="http://www.speakpipe.com/ArcaneAlienist">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Speakpipe⁠</a></li></ul>

OSR October - Into the Moat House!

<description>&lt;p&gt;The latest D&amp;amp;D with Drama Kids - the party slogs through the swamp in search of an evil priest, but find lizardfolk, hydras, dragons, and even a couple of lost elves. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;I also have some calls regarding the last episode from podcasters Joe Richter of &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3LMcaHlfCDZrjUGEYEZbYx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Hindsightless &lt;/a&gt;and the Pink Phantom of &lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6FruRifoPx94Vbmi2jGCUr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer"&gt;Phantom Thoughts&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Send me a message!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;​Email me at arcane.alienist@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;​Leave a voicemail at &lt;a href="http://www.speakpipe.com/ArcaneAlienist"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Speakpipe⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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The latest D&amp;D with Drama Kids - the party slogs through the swamp in search of an evil priest, but find lizardfolk, hydras, dragons, and even a couple of lost elves. I also have some calls regarding the last episode from podcasters Joe Richter of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3LMcaHlfCDZrjUGEYEZbYx" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Hindsightless </a>and the Pink Phantom of <a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6FruRifoPx94Vbmi2jGCUr" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Phantom Thoughts</a>.Send me a message!<ul><li>​Email me at arcane.alienist@gmail.com</li><li>​Leave a voicemail at <a href="http://www.speakpipe.com/ArcaneAlienist">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Speakpipe⁠</a></li></ul>

Reptilian Encounters Back in the Swamp

<description>&lt;p&gt;In this episode I just have some reflections on how people increasingly thinks of themselves as a collection of identity markers, not unlike the traits on a character sheet in an RPG. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Send me a message!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;​Email me at arcane.alienist@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;​Leave a voicemail at &lt;a href="http://www.speakpipe.com/ArcaneAlienist"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Speakpipe⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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In this episode I just have some reflections on how people increasingly thinks of themselves as a collection of identity markers, not unlike the traits on a character sheet in an RPG. Send me a message!<ul><li>​Email me at arcane.alienist@gmail.com</li><li>​Leave a voicemail at <a href="http://www.speakpipe.com/ArcaneAlienist">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Speakpipe⁠</a></li></ul>

You Are Not Your Character Sheet (and Neither Are YOU)!

<description>&lt;p&gt;It's #RPGaDay2025&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Each August, we take some time each day to reflect about the positives of the hobby. This year, I am combining several prompts at a time to create some adventure scenarios. Here's what I have for the days 21-31.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Thanks to &lt;a href="https://www.autocratik.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;⁠⁠Autocratik ⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt;and &lt;a href="https://castingshadowsblog.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;⁠⁠Casting Shadows⁠⁠&lt;/a&gt; for always putting this together for the RPG community.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Give a listen to these other creators who have also been participating in RPGaDay this year:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6FruRifoPx94Vbmi2jGCUr" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;⁠Phantom Thoughts⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3LMcaHlfCDZrjUGEYEZbYx" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;⁠HIndsightless⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/48PrG9H7mDbdzdxtET1sI6" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;⁠The Decahedron RPG Podcast⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2rN4slVxXBZpTDxweaR1Ap" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;⁠The GMologist Presents⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;⁠Nerd's RPG Variety Cast ⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Send me a message!&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;​Email me at arcane.alienist@gmail.com&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;​Leave a voicemail at &lt;a href="http://www.speakpipe.com/ArcaneAlienist" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Speakpipe⁠&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;
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It's #RPGaDay2025Each August, we take some time each day to reflect about the positives of the hobby. This year, I am combining several prompts at a time to create some adventure scenarios. Here's what I have for the days 21-31.Thanks to <a href="https://www.autocratik.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠Autocratik ⁠⁠</a>and <a href="https://castingshadowsblog.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠Casting Shadows⁠⁠</a> for always putting this together for the RPG community.Give a listen to these other creators who have also been participating in RPGaDay this year:<ul><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/6FruRifoPx94Vbmi2jGCUr" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠Phantom Thoughts⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/3LMcaHlfCDZrjUGEYEZbYx" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠HIndsightless⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/48PrG9H7mDbdzdxtET1sI6" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠The Decahedron RPG Podcast⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/2rN4slVxXBZpTDxweaR1Ap" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠The GMologist Presents⁠</a></li><li><a href="https://open.spotify.com/show/4oPnUnwitpUqn9saEkFaNf" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠Nerd's RPG Variety Cast ⁠</a></li></ul> Send me a message!<ul><li>​Email me at arcane.alienist@gmail.com</li><li>​Leave a voicemail at <a href="http://www.speakpipe.com/ArcaneAlienist" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Speakpipe⁠</a></li></ul>

RPG a Day 2025, Days 21-31

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