Hold onto your purse strings, this could be a pricey one!

This is essentially a promotional episode for an upcoming Kickstarter from Jess Levine and Riley Rethal, but I speak about a whole bunch of stuff I’ve backed, too.

The Galactic & Going Rogue Kickstarter can be found here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars

Here are the itch pages Galactic 2e https://metagame.itch.io/galactic and Going Rogue 2e https://jumpgategames.itch.io/going-rogue

Other games mentioned:

Cairn 2e Boxset by Yochai Gal https://yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-players-guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXpR9P6MGZo

Tiny Fables by Josiah S Moore https://josiahsmoore.itch.io/tiny-fables (for Mausritter) plus Playful Void review https://idlecartulary.com/2025/03/15/bathtub-review-tiny-fables/

Sharky by Idle Cartulary https://idlecartulary.itch.io/sharky

Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall https://chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-bastionland

Late pledge for Cold City and Hot War by Malcom Craig https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonhodgsonmaptiles2/cold-city-hot-war

Cosmic Dark by Graham Walmsley https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grahamwalmsley/cosmic-dark

Liquid Steel by Eduardo Mazzitelli & Enrique Alcatena https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/melsonian-arts-council/liquid-steel

Liminal Horror by Goblin Archive https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-penguin-ink/liminal-horror-deluxe-edition

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I’m really stretching this “Between” episodes format. There’s enough here to warrant a fully fledged episode, but I’m my own boss, so what you gonna do?

I begin by addressing a shameful omission from the previous episode before diving into a whole bunch of feedback.

Featuring:

James Knight, Ellen the Elf & Tyranner the Dwarf

Goblin’s Henchman (blog)

Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)

M. W. Lewis of The Worlds of M. W. Lewis (podcast)

Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast)

There’s a reminder for this month’s Movie Monday, Ron Howard’s Willow from 1988. See below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on May 26th, so please send your submissions by the 24th if you’d like to be included in the show.

Then an announcement of a forthcoming Kickstarter campaign launching on May 20th. Jess Levin’s award-winning Star Wars-inspired Going Rogue is coming to print as part of Galactic & Going Rogue, a book combining Jess’ game with Riley Rethal’s Galactic, the game on which it’s based. Find the upcoming crowdfunder here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars

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It’s Movie Monday again, and the movie for this month was the Rankin/Bass fantasy animation The Last Unicorn from 1982. Adapted by Peter S. Beagle from his 1968 novel of the same name.

This episode features contributions from:

(in order of appearance)

Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast)

Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)

Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk

James Ting-Edwards

Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast)

Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… (podcast)

M.W. Lewis of The World’s of MW Lewis (podcast)

The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/

And here’s that Cairn 2e unboxing I mentioned https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXpR9P6MGZo

In memory of Val Kilmer, who sadly passed at the beginning of this month, I have chosen Ron Howard’s Willow from 1988 as the movie for May. See below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on May 26th, so please send your submissions by the 24th if you’d like to be included in the show.

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I begin this episode by responding to some Movie Monday feedback for The Neverending Story from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd's RPG Variety Cast.

This leads to me discussing a bunch of different films I've watched over the last couple of weeks.

Phenomena dir. Dario Argenta (1985)

The Quatermass Xperiment dir. (1955)

Lifeforce dir. Tobe Hooper (1985)

I Saw the TV Glow dir. Jane Schoenbrun (2024)

Eyes Without a Face dir. Georges Franju (1960)

Companion dir. Drew Hancock (2025)

Find my Letterboxd profile at https://letterboxd.com/The39thMan/

The movie for April is the Rankin/Bass animation The Last Unicorn from 1982. See below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on April 28th, so please send your submissions by the 26th.

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Welcome to Movie Monday. This month’s movie was The Neverending Story from 1984, directed by Wolfgang Peterson, adapted from Micheal Ende’s children’s fantasy novel from 1979.

Here’s a video comparing the German and international cuts of the film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kw3q65OxtCQ

This episode features contributions from:

(in order of appearance)

Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk

Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)

James Knight, Tyranner the Dwarf and Ellen the Elf

M.W. Lewis of The World’s of MW Lewis (podcast)

Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog)

The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/

The movie for April is the Rankin/Bass animation The Last Unicorn from 1982. See below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on April 28th, so please send your submissions by the 26th.

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A little bonus for you. Here is the audio for a recent YouTube video I made. As I was denied access to YouTube’s advanced features, this is an opportunity to share links I could not share in the video description.

Featuring:

Brad Kerr’s Demon Driven to the Maw https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/372360/demon-driven-to-the-maw?src=DotDem

Yochai Gal’s Rise of the Blood Olms & Beyond the Pale https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/475984/cas-2-rise-of-the-blood-olms?src=DotDem

https://www.lostpages.co.uk/presskit/sheet.php?p=beyond_the_pale

https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/products/beyond-the-pale?srsltid=AfmBOopC45WzIB3Ty9KyevATSrL2L_xGiT6BYZcErwi1KyX7LJZWaWoe

Oozejar’s Illustrated Bestiary https://gourdin-konbo-club.itch.io/illustrated-bestiary

For next Movie Monday I’m sticking with 1984. The Neverending Story directed by Wolfgang Petersen is based on Michael Ende’s fantasy novel from 1979. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on March 31st, submissions by the 29th, please if you want to be included in the show.

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Yay! I’m still alive and Movie Monday feedback is back!

I share an email from Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons, calls from Joe Richter of Hindsightless and Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety cast.

For next Movie Monday I’m sticking with 1984. The Neverending Story directed by Wolfgang Petersen is based on Michael Ende’s fantasy novel from 1979. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on March 31st, submissions by the 29th, please if you want to be included in the show.

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Firstly, apologies for the delay in show notes. I’ve been laid up with a stomach bug the last few days and any kind of infection exacerbates my MS symptoms which effectively leaves me bedridden. But enough about that…

As a tribute to the passing of visionary David Lynch, this month’s movie was Dune from 1985. An adaptation of Frank Herbert’s epic sci-fi novel.

This episode features contributions from:

(in order of appearance)

Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast & blog)

Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)

Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk

M.W. Lewis of The World’s of MW Lewis (podcast)

The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/

Sticking with 1984, March’s film is The Neverending Story directed by Wolfgang Petersen, based on Michael Ende’s fantasy novel from 1979. See below for details on contacting the show. The episode airs on March 31st, submissions by the 29th, please.

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