Welcome to the Saving Throes podcast! This is my Tabletop role-playing game podcast, part of the Red Rooster's Gaming Coop network where I talk gaming and gaming culture every week. Each episode will feature a topic or theme along with my take on current happenings in the world of tabletop role-playing games and semi regular updates on the games I am currently involved with, or new games or products I have come across.

D&D as a game isn't really owned by any one company. While it is true that the brand name is indeed owned, the soul of the game is not. As such, there are plenty of flavours of D&D available that can accommodate pretty well anyone. Due to recent events and mis-steps from WotC & Hasbro, plenty of people prefer not to play the "official" brand of D&D. I thought that it would be good to talk about all the D&D that is still available to the community and discuss the more notable ones. To be clear, I am not talking about those games that deviate too far from the core mechanics of D&D; so no games that use 2D12 instead of a D20 or feature prominent player facing combat. While there is nothing wrong with these games, I want to talk about the games that aim to invoke very clearly, the soul of D&D. Tune in to hear what games I mention and see if there is something in there that might pique your curiosity.

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Welcome to the Pining For Pixels podcast! This is my video game variety show podcast, part of the Red Rooster's Gaming Coop network where I talk gaming and gaming culture every week. Each episode will feature a subject or theme that interests me, and I will speak about what is on my mind in the world of video games!

For # 94 of the top 100 games of all time, I place the original Mortal Kombat as the official selection. This arcade game was born out of the massive success of the arcade fighting game scene after the rise of Street Fighter 2. Mortal Kombat kept that sensation going keeping huge crowds around arcade cabinets. The crowd was there as much to play and put up their quarter on the cabinet to secure the next fight as they were to simply gawk at the outlandish violence they had heard about! Mortal Kombat not only successfully launched a massively successful franchise, but also stirred the pot of concerned parents and politicians, which is the reason we have the ESRB and ratings on our games today. Tune in to hear about the origins of this bone fide classic and marvel at how a game this tame by todays standards rocked the boat in popular culture, transforming the video game landscape forever.

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Welcome to the Saving Throes podcast! This is my Tabletop role-playing game podcast, part of the Red Rooster's Gaming Coop network where I talk gaming and gaming culture every week. Each episode will feature a topic or theme along with my take on current happenings in the world of tabletop role-playing games and semi regular updates on the games I am currently involved with, or new games or products I have come across.

This week I am going over some D&D rules that were larger parts of prior editions that have either changed drastically or no longer exist at all. Some of these rules were very much informed by how the game was played, such as in the early days of the hobby, and some were just interesting ideas that never took hold for one reason or another. This isn't an exhaustive look at all the rules that have changed or disappeared, as there are so many long lost or altered rules to talk about. Instead this is just a small sample of some interesting rules I wanted to focus on and determine if we are better off without them today. Tune in to potentially learn about some very old concepts in the game, for instance, who is the caller at your table?

If you would like to reach out, you can reach me at redroostersgamingcoop@gmail.com - I would love to hear from you!

Follow me on X: @RedRoosterGC