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Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast

Jason
Dungeons & Dragons
Role-Playing Games
Tabletop Role-Playing Games
Tabletop Rpgs
The One Ring
Dungeons and Dragons
Tabletop Games
Barbarians Of Lemuria
Kickstarter
Role Playing Games
O. J. Simpson
Rolemaster
Barbarian's Lemuria
Stephen Graham Jones
Extreme Prejudice
Adventure Sites
Roger Corman
Robert E. Howard
Wolfen
Mapping the Interior

This is a podcast about tabletop role playing games, exploitation movies, board games, miniature war games, and whatever else attracts my interest. Ray Otus provided the coffee cup clip art and TJ provided my music. Comments made by me are mine alone and do not represent the opinion of anyone else and comments by callers and guests do not represent me.

PublishesTwice weeklyEpisodes763Founded7 years ago
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Latest Episodes

I play calls from Mirke (Mirke the Meek) and Karl (The GMologist Presents) and have a conversation with Daniel from Bandit's Keep about Pirates as a RPG genre.

LIke to Bob's (SAFCOcast) blog for the sci fi reading list: www.travelleritv.blo... more

Daniel from Bandit's Keep joins me to discuss his favorite Conan story, Queen of the Black Coast.

My blog where I post on opposite weeks from the podcast: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://nerdsrpgvarietycastblog.blogspot.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠

You can reach me at nerdsrpgvarietycas... more

Late calls and follow up calls to the #RPG-a-DAY2026 episodes Mirke (Mirke the Meek), Riley (Diegetic Advancement), and I put out.

Calls from Harrigan (Go Bag podcast), Peter aka Spezbaby, Bob (SAFCOcast), BJ (The Arcane Alienist), Spencer (Keep Of... more

#RPG-A_Day2026 I play and respond to calls about science fiction as a RPG genre, the games people like and the media that inspires them. Calls from Karl (GMologist Presents), Daniel, (Bandits Keep), Mirke (Mirke the Meek), Spencer (Keep off the Borde... more

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Recent Guests

Karl the Geologist
Guest, caller featured for pirate RPG discussion
Geologist
Episode: S4E13 Talk Like a Pirate Day Pirates as a RPG Genre
Karl Rodriguez
GMologist Presents guest on sci-fi gaming calls
GMologist Presents
Episode: S4E10 RPG-A-DAY2026 SCI FI as a Genre
Mirke the Meek
Caller with multiple sci-fi game recommendations
Episode: S4E10 RPG-A-DAY2026 SCI FI as a Genre
Anthony Boyd
RPG A Day 2026 co-manager
RPG A Day 2026
Episode: S4E9 RPG-A-DAY2026 Horror as a genre
Daniel (Bandits Keep)
Guest from Bandits Keep
Bandits Keep
Episode: S4E6 RPG-a-DAY2026 Espionage as a Genre
Matt (2)
Member of Hogwash Games; contributor to superhero media discussion
Hogwash Games
Episode: S4E4 RPG-a-DAY2026 Superheroes as a Genre
Spencer (referred)
Host of Keep Off the Borderland; mentioned as a caller and organizer
Keep Off the Borderland
Episode: S4E4 RPG-a-DAY2026 Superheroes as a Genre
Merc the Meek
Host of Merc the Meek podcast, invited to explain RPG A Day collaboration
Episode: Back for RPG A Day 2026
Jason Wiebe
The Dungeon Plunger, a gamer and host.
Episode: S2E41 New Contest, The Dungeon Plunger, and Listener Feedback

Host

Jason Hobbs
Host of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast; involved in RPG discussions and game design topics.

Reviews

5.0 out of 5 stars from 29 ratings
  • He Does It All

    Jason is one man machine. His podcast covers a lot of rpg subjects. He has many guests that have fun conversations. And Jason, I think he's worse than me buyoing gaming products and Kickstaters.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Gothridge Manor
    United States5 years ago
  • Variety is Right!

    This is a wonderful podcast in which you never know what you're going to get next! Lovely little segments to break it up with unboxings, reviews, mixed in with chat and ideas. The host Jason is a caring and thoughtful person and you can tell he really loves RPG and the community that play it. A wholesome and thoroughly interesting listen, that leaves me full of ideas for my own games. Get this one on your must listen list today!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Marley Kraff
    New Zealand6 years ago

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Guests and host engage playfully while exploring deep RPG mechanics.
Listeners praise breadth of RPG topics and variety of guests.
Show balances nerdy analysis with lighthearted conversations.

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Apple Podcasts
#127
United Kingdom/Leisure/Games
Apple Podcasts
#195
Australia/Leisure/Games
Apple Podcasts
#113
Sweden/Leisure/Games
Apple Podcasts
#179
Spain/Leisure/Games
Apple Podcasts
#238
Japan/Leisure/Games

Talking Points

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S4E12 Cimmerian September with Bandit's Keep
Q: Why did you pick Queen of the Black Coast for Sumerian September?
Daniel explains it's his favorite Conan story because it elegantly blends action, romance, and world-building, while also offering a nuanced look at Conan and Belit as leaders and lovers, making it a standout entry point for discussions about Howard's world.
S4E8 Voulge by Raven God Games
Q: How do spellcasting and scroll creation work in the basic rules?
Any level caster can create scrolls, given time and money; the feature can be taken as a trait early on, letting lower level characters craft scrolls, with downtime rules that differ from Reaver but still keep the spirit of a flexible, accessible magic system.
S4E8 Voulge by Raven God Games
Q: So this new game that you have out, Voulge, what makes this different than all the BX clones out there? What differentiates us from BX or OSE or Labyrinth Lord or insert Lamentations?
Voulge aims to be a rules-light game with a white-box feel, focusing on a streamlined character build and systematic but not overpowering customization through ancestry and traits, while keeping the core D&D-like experience intact rather than reinventing the wheel.
Season 2 Finale
Q: What do you think about the fairness of character abilities in role-playing games?
Riley discusses the nuance of fairness in the context of player's ideas versus their character's abilities, suggesting that sometimes, allowing a character to bypass normal actions could lead to unfair outcomes.
S2E44 Social Conflict with Jason Hobbs
Q: How can social conflict be interesting in role-playing games?
Incorporate player interactions and creative descriptions to enhance storytelling beyond typical mechanics.

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