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The GROGNARD Files

The GROGNARD Files

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The GROGNARD RPG files is a podcast that looks at RPGs from 'back in the day and today'.

Each episode concentrates on the original rules of a featured game, our experiences of playing the game, PLUS excellent contributions from @dailydwarf selecting highlights from the halcyon days of White Dwarf magazine.The Armchair Adventurers
Episodes
  • Dirk’s Dossier – More Gladiator Chat and more
    Dec 24 2025

    Do you need a companion as you wash up after a big day of festivities? Here you go. What do YOU do with your left overs? Here at the GROGNARD files, we don’t like them going to waste. We like to splice them together to create a treat for Patreons.

    Given it is the season to be jolly, we are giving this edition Dirk’s Dossier in the main feed for you to enjoy. You’re welcome.

    In here Judge Blythy talks about Into the Dungeon Revived, Graham Bottley talks about Savage Gladiators while we reflect on running our fantasy, mass-participation online game of Gladiators before more from Magnus Seter.

    If you would like to hear more of this bobbins in the future, follow the Patreon

    The GROGNARD files episode is coming soon.

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    54 mins
  • Swedish RPGs (with Magnus Seter)
    Nov 30 2025

    In this episode Dirk talks to Magnus Seter about Outside the Box, How Sweden Conquered The World of Role-Playing Games. Learn the fascinating story of how RPGs reached Sweden and were transformed by the play culture.

    Thanks to Fandrake, the publisher of Outside the Box, we have books to giveaway. Share this episode and make a comment below to be in with a chance of being drawn from the hat (finishes on 31st December 2025).

    Judge Blythy is in the Room of Role-Playing Rambling talking about Mutant: Year Zero RPG.

    Make sure you keep it Eldritch by listening to Mason and Fricker’s Eldritch Stories.

    The play out music is Mumble One by Aidan

    Support the podcast and the stuff we do by joining Patreon.

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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Arion Games and other RPGs (with Graham Bottley)
    Oct 31 2025

    September and October have been replete with gaming sessions. Can you have too much of a good thing? That’s the question we ask this episode.

    Dirk is joined in the Zoom of Role-Playing Rambling by Graham Bottley from Arion Games, which is celebrating 20 years publishing games and supplements. It has had the licence for Advanced Fighting Fantasy, Mealstrum and more, so continues to publish vintage RPG material.

    In September, we participated in Glorantha Games, Owl Bear and the Wizard’s Staff, and MORPcon as well as playing loads of games. We talk about Hidden Isles, Blade Runner RPG as the NEW games that we have played.

    We are trapped in the worlds of Gareth Ryder Hanrahan as we are playing in Pirates of Drinax for Traveller, The Borellus Connection for Fall of Delta Green and Dirk is about to do Dracula Dossier in 24 Hours.

    The conversation also covers Planescape and much more.

    An advert for Mason and Fricker’s Eldritch Tales.

    To support the podcast, you can tip some coins in the beret over at Partreon

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    1 hr and 29 mins
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