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The GROGNARD Files hosts The GROGNARD Files, a leisure show with 149 episodes published.
In this episode Dirk and Blythy give their account of UK Games Expo 2026 and talk to Laurence Phillips about his new game, Il Fantasma del Giallo. The post UK Games Expo 2026 Report (with Laurence Phillips) first appeare
In this episode, we return to the world of RPG zines and speak to John Power of Wyrd Science magazine.
In this episode, we talk about The Pirates of Drinax , the epic sandbox campaign created by Gareth Hanrahan , developed and published by Mongoose Publishing . Matthew Sprange from Mongoose talks about the project and Tra
In this episode, we are in Manchester Central Library talking to GROGSQUAD member Tomas Rawlings. He has a long history of working in video games, but he also has many interesting thoughts on role-playing games and he’s
In this episode, Kalum from the Rolistes Podcast is in the zoom of role-playing rambling to talk about French speaking RPGs. He has spoken about Nephilim elsewhere and he tells us more in this episode. He’s also Kickstar
Chaosium is celebrating 50 years since the company was founded by Greg Stafford. Their games have always been at the core of what we play, so it was great to have more time with returning guest, Rick Meints. Rick is the
Do you need a companion as you wash up after a big day of festivities? Here you go. What do YOU do with your left overs? Here at the GROGNARD files, we don’t like them going to waste. We like to splice them together to c
In this episode Dirk talks to Magnus Seter about Outside the Box, How Sweden Conquered The World of Role-Playing Games . Learn the fascinating story of how RPGs reached Sweden and were transformed by the play culture. Th
September and October have been replete with gaming sessions. Can you have too much of a good thing? That’s the question we ask this episode. Dirk is joined in the Zoom of Role-Playing Rambling by Graham Bottley from Ari
This time we return to the topic of Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) with Judge Blythy, our resident zealot. Appendix G, our never-ending list of influences, expands with the wonderful Swords Series from Fritz Leiber nominat
It was 10 years ago today, that we first came out to play! In this episode we jump every shark in sight by reflecting on the past ten years of the podcast. We invited listeners to ask us anything, as long as it was looki
In this GROGPOD, Judge Blythy talks about his initiation into the cult of DCC. We look at what makes it work. Goodman Games , the publisher of DCC, is hosting DCC Day on 19th July 2025. We are joined by Brendan LaSalle w
In this episode, we continue our examination of magic in Role-Playing Games with a look at Ars Magica with Science Fiction author Adrian Tchaikovsky . He talks to us about the setting, the rules and the way that magic wo
Returning guest Stephen Brotherstone, co-author of the Scarred for Life series of books and shows, joins us in the zoom of Role Playing Rambling to examine the witchcraft and horrors that haunted our childhood years. You
Magic in RPGs is a continuing obsession for Dirk the Dice and Blythy in this latest episode of the podcast. We talk about Advanced Dungeons and Dragons (AD&D) and Powers and Perils (Pee & Pee) and marvel at how we played
It’s a kind of magic, in RPGs. This time we are joined by Stu Horvath, podcaster ( Vintage RPG Podcast ) and writer, who talks about his book Monsters, Aliens and Holes in the Ground , which takes us decade by decade thr
This time we are talking about GROGMEET our annual Role Playing Games meet up in Manchester. We were joined by game designer, publisher and entrepreneur Paul Baldowski who talks about Dangerous Journeys, PBMs and his gam
Join us in the Room of Role-Playing Rambling as we investigate the highs and lows of role-playing in 2024. Thanks for supporting us. Why not consider tipping a couple of coins in the beret over at Patreon. The post 2024:
This GROGPOD features a special recording of an interview with writer Ben Aaronovitch, the creator of The Rivers of London series of books . An RPG has been developed by the team at Chaosium. Ben talks about the project,
Following Part 1, we are now ready to open the spurious envelopes on our 1984 experiences. We also issue a challenge to listeners to help us discover new enthusiasms. At Daily Dwarf returns with an overview of what was h
Brendan LaSalle
1 appearance on this show
Adrian Tchaikovsky
Sci-fi author
1 appearance on this show
Ben Aaronovitch
author of the Rivers of London series
1 appearance on this show
Bob Fischer
Superintendent · Haunted Generation
1 appearance on this show
Tomas Harenstam
CEO and co-Founder · Free League
2 appearances on this show
Marc Miller
Canadian Identity and Culture Minister · Happiness Quarterly Magazine
1 appearance on this show
Gaz Bowerbank
The Smart Party
1 appearance on this show
Mike Mason
9 Time X-Games medalist · Texans for Responsible Judges
3 appearances on this show
Michael Moorcock
author, editor, musician
1 appearance on this show
Jon Cohen
Chief Research Officer · Survey Monkey
1 appearance on this show
Ben Riggs
1 appearance on this show
Joseph Laycock
Author, The Exorcist Effect
1 appearance on this show
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