Roll For Initiative

This week, RFI is back with a mini issue, where we delve into Death Magic Saving Throws vs Magic Saving Throws. We go into the differences between the two and more importantly make sense of the mentioned but not really explained Death Magic Saving Throw.

This week, RFI reaches for the bookshelf and dust off the Wilderness Survival Guide. Released at the tail end of 1st Edition, it brought a lot of new rules for all types of outdoor environments. It’s this book a must have for your AD&D campaign or is it just rules bloat, leading into the birthRead More

RFI is back and delving into a little publication put out by TSR UK, called the Fiend Folio. We discuss the history and internal politics of the book, as well as a scathing review of it from Dragon Magazine. And we also talk about all the wonderful and wacky monsters in the book and whyRead More

Join Vince, Chrispy and Nick take a close look at the Unearthed Arcana book from 1985, where most consider the start of AD&D 1.5E. The boys go over the history of the book, talk about things happening at the time of printing of the book and how this book saved TSR’s butt, when money wasRead More

Listen in as Blackstone takes you on a journey through the module T1 – village of Hommlet! See if you agree with Blackstone, did he cover everything you wanted to hear about, did he miss something, let us know! dnd.wizards.com/articles/features/village-hommlet www.drivethrurpg.com/product/17067/T1-The-Village-of-Hommlet-1e?it=1 Patreon.com/wgp – Support the show and get early access to each show! Follow usRead More

This week RFI goes into the Wayback Machine to the Spring of 1984 as we review Dragon Magazine #91. This issue has everything you’d want to know about some of the lesser known demons, an ecology of the Leucrotta, and lots and lots of glorious ads. So join us on a most excellent nostalgia tripRead More

This week, RFI is the Christmas spirit as we discuss an adventure with a lot of Christmas Spirits; 3 to be exact, as we delve into “A D&D Christmas Carol” by Skylander Games. Does Charles Dickens mix with Gary Gygax to make the best of times? Or is this adventure a giant bah humbug? FindRead More

This week, RFI goes into the module library and pulls out the first one from the UK line of modules UK1 Beyond The Crystal Cave. Will this module be a hidden gem that you should track down or will it leave you begging to play The Forest Oracle? Find out on this week’s TSR UKRead More

This week RFI is back and dip into the mailbag of holding for another edition of Letters to the Editor. We clear out our backlog of of voice mails and emails, and in the process discover which household appliance Vince would be, on this week’s Roll For Initiative.

This week, RFI opens up the vault and finds a lost episode of Blackstone’s Vault where Blackstone reviews, C2 – The Ghost Tower of Inverness! Learn more about it here: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ghost_Tower_of_Inverness Please consider supporting our show on Patreon for as little as $1 a month! patreon.com/wgp Email us at RFIStaff@gmail.com for questions or comments! SendRead More

RFI is back with a show in the “spirit” of the season, as we talk about Haunted Houses and using them in your game. We also delve into Blackstone’s Vault and dust of an interview with Goodman Games. We have all of that and more in the spooky edition of Roll For Initiative.

RFI is back this week, for a show that could be hazardous to your health, as we delve into poisons and the alignment concerns with their use. We dip over to the para-elemental plane of Air??? when the Mitsu takes center stage in the Creature Feature. We have all of that an notes from DMRead More

This week RFI take a trip back to Ancient Egypt, as we review Egyptian themed adventure, Sethotep found in Imagine Magazine Issue 16. From an often overlooked UK gaming magazine, is this adventure and oasis of fun or was it overlooked for a reason? Listen to our review and find out. Also lurking in theRead More

This week RFI is back and cover character flaws and how to integrate them in your game, to add depth to your characters and tell memorable stories. From there we talk a quick dash over to the Creature Feature as we cover the Quickling. After that hopefully we’ll be able to stop hitting ourselves asRead More

Vince and Erik continue the North Texas RPG Con special for RFI and speak with various guests at the con. Whom do they speak with? I guess you’ll have to listen in to the show and find out! Just Kidding! We speak to the following people: Rich LeBlanc Zach Glazer Jeff Dee The Frugal GMRead More

Its Friday and the gaming begins, but first Erik Tenkar sit down and do a small intro podcast to set up the next few specials coming out. Listen in as Erik and I talk about a few games we played in along with a new product that Erik picked up! Pick up Mazes & PerilsRead More

In this very show, Vince and Nick are joined by DM Glen of Thaco’s Hammer Podcast to chat about James Spahn’s The Hero’s Journey, a Pay What You Want RPG on RPGNOW. Check it out now and all the great products from James Spahn!     Links in today’s show: Thaco’s Hammer AD&D 2e Podcast:Read More

RFI back once again and this time a fungus is among us, as we review the OSR compatible, Fungal Forest adventure setting. It’s a massive network of caves, filled with goblins, pixies, dark fey, and off course lots and lots of fungus. So if you can’t have enough mushrooms in your game or enjoy seeingRead More

The RFI train of reviews is pulling into the station, with a review of an OSR original product that will help spark the creativity in your campaigns. This time we take a long hard look at the Broken Tower Games’ BF1 Beast Folio Volume 1! This product has 4 monsters with complete write ups, includingRead More

The RFI train keeps on going, burning up the tracks as they are here this week with a special guest, Jeff Saidek from Gorilla Games! In the meat of this show the guys talk about what should and should not be brought to the table each week. What would kill the mood and what youRead More