Episodes

  • The Ancients Destroy the World, and Laugh!
    Jun 23 2026

    The Ancients talk about times we have most regretted giving some power or other to a PC, and why; about Player Agency and Character Agency, why they are different, and why we care so much about one and not so much the other; about the biggest destruction a PC ever wrought in one of our games, and if they got away with it; about whether the Ancients have people they talk to about the design aspect of games; and Rob throws in a wild card at the end!

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    1 hr and 15 mins
  • The Ancients Get Under the Dragons Thumb
    Jun 16 2026

    The RPG Ancients find themselves again answering questions from a dragon whose name shall be held confidential but whose initials are Mia the Dragon. The ancients cull their eroding memory banks to hold up something to amuse or entice or entertain or even confuse the dragon so she... or he... or they... or whatever... doesn't immolate them in cleansing fire!

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    1 hr and 43 mins
  • The RPG Discover Belated Listener Questions!
    Jun 9 2026

    The ancients discus cons, the two methods of playtest, keeping players involved, hooking player characters, and playing in Old Meyoss

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    1 hr and 8 mins
  • The Ancients Practice in their Echo Chamber
    Jun 2 2026

    The Ancients get together to find our who has the biggest echo! Also listener questions from Frank Filz, AsenRG, and Mia the Dragon. We talk about how we generate cultures, determining if an NPC is male or female, how do PCs seek out worthy problems, how to use RPGs for educational services, and whether or not we have ninjas in our games! Enjoy!

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • The Ancients Consult Our New Electronic Overlords!
    May 19 2026

    Today's questions are from ChatGPT, the Artificial Intelligence application. I asked if it would like us - the RPG Ancients - to answer any questions, and it supplied 12 solid, concise questions! We answer I believe four of them.

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    1 hr and 18 mins
  • Slaves of Mia! Four doddering old fools enslaved by the mighty Dragon Mia try in their fumbling way to do her bidding!
    May 5 2026

    In which we answer a slew of complex and multifaceted questions from Mia the Dragon to our entertainment and delight!

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    1 hr and 26 mins
  • Damn Kids On The Lawn Again! Where'd I Put That Bazooka!
    Apr 28 2026

    The Ancients field more questions from listeners - Subjects are: What is your ideal gaming group size range? How do you handle trading? What do you think about 'Knife Theory'? and the ever thrilling Medievalism???

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    1 hr and 17 mins
  • The No-Bill Prize!
    Apr 21 2026

    The Ancients decide to ignore the pleas of their listeners and ask each other questions for a change! Bill Reich had a senior moment and lost track of what day it was, but luckily Frank Filz stepped in and we had a wonderful time. It was so pleasing to ignore our listeners! It felt so... God-like! So we will be doing this more regularly! Enjoy!

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    1 hr and 1 min