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August 27 · 49 min
Episode 70.5: Dave Kenzer & Hackmaster 25th Anniversary Edition
Greetings weary travelers! This episode we are privileged to interview Kenzer & Co. CEO Dave Kenzer, and talk some Hackmaster. Dave tells us all about it, including the latest on Hackmaster 25th Anniversary Edition that is live on Kickstarter. Listen to the episode, get excited, and go back the Kickstarter! Links mentioned in this show: Kenzer & Co. https://kenzerco.com/ Hackmaster 25th Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/kenzerco/hackmaster-25th-anniversary-edition-a-fantasy-rpg Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
August 9 · 50 min
Episode 70: Shadow Crawler Carnage by Bill Harvat
Hello Crawlers! What do you do when life changes? A lot? Namely when you get kidnapped by aliens and forced to fight in a Magical-tech dungeon where power and loot are the only ways to keep living? You prep by playing Shadow Crawler Carnage of course! This game by Bill Harvat for the Dark Space/Shadowdark RPG is a setting based on Game Lit fiction and the problems we all run into playing CRPGs. Is it worth trying? Is it worth staying with? Is it worth a Zapp Cola contract for sponsorship? Listen in and find out! Now get out there and…Kill. Kill. Kill! Links mentioned in this show: Dark Space RPG on DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/507544/darkspace-core-rules-sci-fi-rules-for-the-shadowdark-rpg Dungeon Crawler Carl novels https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/43C/dungeon-crawler-carl/ Mongo is Appalled podcast https://feeds.buzzsprout.com/2589265 Shadow Crawler Carnage on DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/557459/shadow-crawler-carnage Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
July 11 · 59 min
Episode 69: The Anchorite APA
Here’s something a bit…unexpected. A podcast about a print APA??? This episode the Halfling Four discuss issue #9 of the (mostly) print Amateur Press Association ‘zine Anchorite! How do you review an APA? Very carefully, but your Fab Four discuss the good, the bad, and the weird NPCs within. Come for the game articles, stay for the singing! No hosts were harmed in the making of this podcast, because “It’s the Liiizzz Show”! Links mentioned in this show: Anchorite APA site https://sites.google.com/view/anchorite Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
June 11 · 54 min
Episode 68: The Spellcaster’s Bible 1979
Get ready for spells to make opponents (and DMs) cringe with fear! This supplement for a popular unnamed Fantasy RPG of 1979 says ‘Hold my beer!’ to only 9 levels of Magic User spells. No, we have 15 levels! Come for the Flaming Black (Fill in the Blank) spells, stay for the exploding eyeballs! No PC Magic-Users were harmed in the making of this podcast, because it was all Thump damage! Links mentioned in this show: Spellcaster’s Bible on Scribd https://www.scribd.com/document/503055227/The-Spellcasters-Bible-1979 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
May 7 · 1 hr 13 min
Episode 67: TMNT & Other Strangeness by Palladium
We’ve all been there. A truck spills toxic waste, waste goes into the sewers, turtles are mutated into Ninja Fighting Warriors, and are then trained by a rat. Its an oft told tale, and this show the Halflings delve into that 1980s Palladium license (when it was affordable) of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles into their Palladium RPG system. Come for the dark brooding reptiles, stay for the lack of pizzas? No animals were harmed in the making of this podcast, only mutated to fight ninjas. Yes, we can’t stress that enough! Links mentioned in this show: After the Bomb (Revised full RPG) on DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/61133/after-the-bomb-rpg Palladium Books website https://palladiumbooks.com/ Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles & Other Strangeness on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teenage_Mutant_Ninja_Turtles_%26_Other_Strangeness Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
April 18 · 47 min
Found in the Ruins episode 14: Zombie Apocalypses
…or would that be Apocalypti? I forget my Latin, but one thing Doc Benny and Boom Mike don’t forget is how many varieties of zombie apocs there are out there! We discuss everything from the novel I am Legend to crazy-fast zombies of movies of today, to RPGs and even a few video games. We also ask that age-old question of “Just how many days does it take to train a 12-year old to become the Zombie Slaughterer Pursuivant”? So, take a listen and keep in mind we are spoiler-rich! Especially for 40-year old books and movies… Links mentioned in this show: Breakfast Club of the Dead at NTRPG Con https://tabletop.events/conventions/ntrpgcon-2026/schedule/252 Palladium Books (Dead Reign) https://palladiumbooks.com/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at foundintheruins at that gmail place to give your opinions of the show! And find us on social media: Found in the Ruins at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1430189954589689
March 31 · 52 min
Episode 66.5: Double NTRPG Show!
“What’s This?” You ask? No, probably you didn’t but work with me here! It’s the North Texas RPG Con 2026 Sideshow, double sized for 2 guests. That’s right, not only is BadMike “Satan” in the house, but also the God Emperor of NTRPG himself, Gary “Trains Run on Time” Oliver! There will be thrills, Chills, Excitement, Adventure…and a Cookie Truck? Wait, is that even a thing? Find out in this latest from your Fab Foursome! No Con Hosts were harmed in the making of this podcast, except for BadMike who’s Satan anyway! Links mentioned in this show: Talking Crit Live with Tenkar & BadMike https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL8J6oOFX18PeWLTLZv0ln5Z3bFrCeqsHS North Texas RPG Con 2026 https://tabletop.events/conventions/ntrpgcon-2026 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
March 3 · 1 hr 15 min
Episode 66: Fantasy Wargaming, ed. by Bruce Galloway
Welcome to the first game review of 2026, and it’s a doozy. Fantasy Wargaming: The Highest Level of All, edited by Bruce Galloway, and published in 1981, is famous (notorious?) for clunky rules, odd premises, and far too much about how terrible the Dark Ages were. Despite no Halflings or Hobbits in the game, your Fab 4 Halflings review the game and blame DM Mike for choosing it after years of threats to do so. Come for the Lions with one head and two bodies, stay for the Devil Worship! No PCs were harmed in the making of this podcast, though female PCs are pretty ticked off! Links mentioned in this show: Fantasy Wargaming on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Fantasy-Wargaming-Highest-Level-All/dp/0812828623 Fantasy Wargaming on Goodreads https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1541308.Fantasy_Wargaming Fantasy Wargaming on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fantasy_Wargaming Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
January 27 · 47 min
Episode 65: Email Catchups
We really should check our email more often. As an example of this, we provide a show where we catch up with Fall 2025 emails and discuss our goals for the new year. What will we say? What will we plan? Why will you care? Find out in the first Save for Half episode of 2025…er…2026! No emails were harmed in the making of this podcast, because we only barely found them in time! Links mentioned in this show: Anchorite Amateur Press Association https://sites.google.com/view/Anchorite/home Dekahedron RPG podcast on Apple https://podcasts.apple.com/sv/podcast/dekahedron-rpg-podcast/id1646088568?l=en-GB Mutant Crawl Classics RPG https://goodman-games.com/store/product/mutant-crawl-classics-role-playing-game-2/?srsltid=AfmBOoqsnUo5OixJ3AYpZN8t-hQ5_cMOAbCUiOwjjP9wQPblh25ZmV1L Urban Knights: 1970s Crime Drama RPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191967/urban-knights-roleplaying-in-the-world-of-1970s-crime-television Victorious RPG website https://victoriousrpg.com/ Victorious RPG on DriveThruRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/169398/victorious-the-role-playing-game Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
January 8 · 48 min
Found in the Ruins episode 13: All of Us Are Dead
Welcome Wastelanders to lucky episode 13 of the Found in the Ruins podcast! This time around your bunker buddies are reviewing the 2022 Korean television series “All of Us Are Dead”—a series on a zombie outbreak and a high school’s reaction to it. As you might imagine, it’s not quite what you’d think! So, take a listen and keep in mind we are spoiler-rich! Especially for 40-year old books and movies… Links mentioned in this show: All of Us Are Dead on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/All_of_Us_Are_Dead Don’t forget to drop us an email at foundintheruins at that gmail place to give your opinions of the show! And find us on social media: Found in the Ruins at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1430189954589689
Dec 21, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 64.5: Stuff!
The last episode (64) was about the Best of the Dragon, so it’s only right that this episode is about the Best of Stuff. What stuff? The stuff we decide to talk about of course! Our first cons, gaming styles, Combat vs. Role-Playing, and of course the most important things of all, LadderTech! No Player Characters were harmed in the making of this podcast, because those darn PCs thought of ways out of our death traps! Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
Nov 23, 2025 · 54 min
Episode 64: Best of The Dragon Vol. 1
This episode is the Best of the Best that’s Best! Best what? Why Best of Dragon magazine, volume 1! This covers the run of Strategic Review and the first few Dragon magazines, as only your Halfling Horde of 4 can bring it to you! Languages, researching wizards, Heavy Giants, and Nazis shooting at Trolls! What more could you ask for, Dear Listener? No Mutants were harmed in the making of this podcast, not even the Green ones! Links mentioned in this show: Best of Dragon vol 1 on Scribd https://www.scribd.com/document/355474163/Best-of-Dragon-Magazine-001-pdf Tractics from TSR on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tractics Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
Oct 28, 2025 · 1 hr 4 min
Episode 63: Brindlewood Bay RPG by Jason Cordova
It was MURDER! Then again, isn’t it always? The Halflings delve into the mysteries of murders, semi-lightweight Elder Gods, and worst of all small town book clubs! Join us if you dare for snooping old ladies, gardening, knitting, murder mystery books, and fighting Evil Midwives in this RPG about meddling grandmas outdoing meddling grandkids and finding out just who that Elder God behind the mask really is! No Mavens were harmed in the making of this podcast, except for us falling and not able to reach our beers! Links mentioned in this show: Brindlewood Bay PDF at the Gauntlet https://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/brindlewood-bay.html Brindlewood Bay hardcopy at Studio 2 https://studio2publishing.com/products/brindlewood-bay The Great Brindlewood Bay Bake-off Actual Play on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aCl3qEe0C0 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
Oct 2, 2025 · 48 min
Found in the Ruins episode 12: Smackdown — The Omega Man vs. I Am Legend
Greetings Wastelanders! It’s the return of the FITR Zombie Smackdown! In this corner is 1971’s The Omega Man with “glistening” Charlton Heston in his Honkey Paradise. Machine guns, Halloween masks, and convenient lighting abound! In this corner is 2007’s I Am Legend with Will Smith. It has Home Alone-style traps, dodgy medical ethics, and CGI night(ish) monsters! All this with guest host and Vampire movie expert extraordinaire Chris Holmes provide more than enough coverage to make a Fair and Balanced choice. Who will win? Who will lose? Will Hollywood ever really make a movie based on Matheson’s story? Some of these answers will be revealed in this episode of Found in the Ruins! So, take a listen and keep in mind we are Spoiler-rich! Especially for 40-year old books and movies… Links mentioned in this show: Bastard of the Apocalypse – Graphic Audio https://www.graphicaudio.net/our-productions/series/a-e/bastard-of-the-apocalypse.html I Am Legend – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Am_Legend_(film) The Omega Man – IMDB https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0067525/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at foundintheruins at that gmail place to give your opinions of the show! And find us on social media: Found in the Ruins at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1430189954589689
Sep 16, 2025 · 52 min
Episode 62: Tall Tales B/X Wild West by Mark Hunt
Yew’uns better scoot a boot t’wards this here review of the Old West that once shot a man for snorin’ too loud… Save for Half! This episode we discuss Tall Tales, a B/X version of the Wild West as only the OSR can bring it to you. Guns, Steely Nerve…and a shocking lack of ladders are what you can expect in this September Spectacular! No Varmints were harmed in the making of this podcast, because none of us could decide just what a ‘Varmint’ is! Links mentioned in this show: Tall Tales: Wild West on DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/263506/tall-tales-bx-wild-west-rpg Tall Tales print version on Lulu https://www.lulu.com/shop/mark-hunt/tall-tales-bx-western-rpg/hardcover/product-w228pr.html?q=&page=1&pageSize=4 Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
Aug 27, 2025 · 55 min
Episode 61.5: North Texas RPG Con 2025 Wrap-Up
It’s that time of year again! Your Fab Foursome (well, 3 anyway) discuss this year’s North Texas RPG Con and its gaming goodness. Danger! Excitement! Semi-open pools! And the answer to the question that baffles us all… Who put the doughnuts on the Save For Half table? No Mummies were harmed in the making of this podcast, though we certainly tried! Links mentioned in this show: Diplomacy on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Game_of_Diplomacy Divine Right at Boardgamegeek.com https://boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/23/divine-right Victorious RPG: https://www.victoriousrpg.com Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
Jul 30, 2025 · 1 hr
Found in the Ruins episode 11: RPGs of the Cold War
Your Post-Apoc duo Boom Mike and Doc Benny are joined once again by that guy who’s a little too fond of BBQ Pork; Doc Jared! We discuss growing up in the Cold War and our favorite RPGs from that period, notably Aftermath and Gamma World. Nostalgia leads to more modern games such as the recent edition of The Morrow Project and our 2 1/2 year campaign to battle The Great Yazoo for control of the Delta Wastelands! So, take a listen and keep in mind we are Spoiler-rich! Especially for 40-year old books and movies… Links mentioned in this show: Aftermath on DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/584/aftermath Aftermath box set – FGU https://www.fantasygamesunlimited.net/product-category/aftermathbooks/ Deathlands authors from Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deathlands Gamma World 1E on archive.org https://archive.org/details/gamma-world-original-rules Tomorrows End Podcast https://tomorrowsend.org/ Don’t forget to drop us an email at foundintheruins at that gmail place to give your opinions of the show! And find us on social media: Found in the Ruins at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1430189954589689
Jun 28, 2025 · 56 min
Episode 61: Urban Knights RPG by C. Michael Hall
<Insert Waka-chica/Waka-chica/Waka-chica> It’s time to hit the mean streets of San Francisco with Barnaby Jones and Police Woman to save Starsky and Hutch in Vega$! We’ve got the TV goodness of the 1970s with Urban Knights, a RPG based on the television shows and movies of that unforgettable decade. Rogue cops, drug busts, and wild outfits are the norm and death the exception, at least for the heroes. Join the Fab Four as they ponder what polyester outfit would go with their guns? No Police or P.I.s were harmed in the making of this podcast, because they never die on-screen! Links mentioned in this show: C. Michael Hall blog https://cmichaelhall.blogspot.com/p/games.html Urban Knights on DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/191967/urban-knights-roleplaying-in-the-world-of-1970s-crime-television Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf
May 29, 2025 · 40 min
Found in the Ruins episode 10: Radio Nowhere by Lee Beard
Welcome to the Bunker, Wastelanders! This time your hosts with the mosts Boom Mike and Doc Benny talk with the Post-Apocalyptic author Lee Beard on her Young Adult book Radio Nowhere; a viral apocalypse that was written well before Covid. We talk about the PA genre, her sequel and third book in the works, and the most important question of all…what wouldn’t you eat in the wastelands? So, take a listen and keep in mind we are spoiler-rich! Especially for 40-year old books and movies… Links mentioned in this show: Elevation (film) on Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elevation_(film) Homepage of the Dead https://www.homepageofthedead.com/ Radio Nowhere by Lee Beard on Amazon https://www.amazon.com/Radio-Nowhere-Lee-Beard/dp/0692879544 Don’t forget to drop us an email at foundintheruins at that gmail place to give your opinions of the show! And find us on social media: Found in the Ruins at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/groups/1430189954589689
May 18, 2025 · 1 hr 16 min
Episode 60: Fifty Years of D&D by MIT Press
Behold! We review a book, and it’s…a thing. Your Fab Foursome delve into this informative and controversial book of essays discussing various aspects of Dungeons and Dragons from 1974 to 2024—and beyond? Sit back, grab a cold one and join the SfH Book Club’s first (and possibly last!) meeting! No authors were harmed in the making of this podcast, though Demi-Humans were certainly put through the wringer! Links mentioned in this show: Fifty Years of D&D – MIT Press https://mitpress.mit.edu/9780262547604/fifty-years-of-dungeons-and-dragons/ Fifty Years of D&D – Zenopus Archives https://zenopusarchives.blogspot.com/2024/04/50-years-of-d-forthcoming-book-from-mit.html Don’t forget to drop us an email at saveforhalfpodcast(at)gmail.com to give your opinions of the show! Be sure to check out our forums at: Save for Half at Original D&D Forums http://odd74.proboards.com/board/77/save-half-podcast And find us on social media: Save for Half at Facebook https://www.facebook.com/saveforhalf/ Save for Half Patreon https://www.patreon.com/saveforhalf

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