Rollin' Bones with Ryan Howard

21/05/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, Wonkee returns for another edition of Get in the Ring! Join us for some design talk at 8 PM Central!

The Wonkee and I discuss the importance of using resources correctly, dealing with competition from AI, and using art effectively in your RPG. Music by John ...

14/05/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones I'm joined by Dunder Moose to discuss bringing 1:1 timekeeping, patron play and Braunsteins into your gaming table. Join us live at 8 PM Central!
https://www.youtube.com/live/Fg3uCgKcrK0?si=5j5d3DN9p9yHwQB1

30/04/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, The Wonkee returns for the first in a series on designing games and entering the creative arena called "Get in the Ring!" Join us live at 8 PM Central!

My partner in Guts N' Glory, The Wonkee, joins me for the first entry in a series of conversations about game design, publishing, and the creative process. ...

23/04/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones I'm joined again by DM Blackwall. Join us live at 8 PM Central!

DM Blackwall returns with his co-author Nate to discuss historical arms, tactics and warfare and how they can raise your RPG IQ. Music by John PageT-shirts a...

16/04/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm joined again by John McGowan to discuss Games Workshop, culture clashes in RPGs and so much more! Join us live at 8 PM Central!

John McGowan returns to discuss the various cultures vying for popularity and prestige in RPGs as the monolith of Dungeons & Dragons continues to crumble. Mu...

09/04/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones I examine the most recent video from MCDM and give my thoughts on the game's progress so far. Join me live at 8 PM Central!

I discuss the most recent update in he MCDM RPGs development, handling character death and so much more! Music by John PageT-shirts and more available on Tee...

02/04/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm joined by my good friend Poncho Goblin to discuss the goings on in the RPG world. Join us live at 8 PM Central!

My friend Poncho Goblin joins me for a roundup of RPG news, discussions on Traveler and SWADE, and so much more!Music by John PageT-shirts and more available...

26/03/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm joined by AlchemicRaker to discuss the recent tent discourse, player agency and so much more! Join us live at 8 PM Central!

AlchemicRaker returns to discuss the tent controversy, player agency and so much more!Music by John PageT-shirts and more available on TeePublicRollin' Bones...

19/03/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, Viktor Gorchev returns for another chat about modern fantasy adventuring and his latest Kickstarter campaign for Modern Necessities! Join us live at 8 PM Central.

Dutch Dynamo Viktor Gorchev returns to Rollin' Bones to talk about the latest Kickstarter campaign for Modern Necessities, a modern rules supplement compatib...

12/03/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, Greg Gillespie returns (for real this time) to discuss concepts of Scottish history and folklore that you can use at your table! Join us live at 8 PM Central!

Dr. Greg Gillespie returns to discuss concepts from Scottish history and folklore and how you can use them at your gaming table. Music by John PageT-shirts a...

06/03/2024

Rollin' Bones is cancelled this evening due to scheduling conflicts. We'll be back with a new show next week.

05/03/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm joined by Greg Gillespie again to discuss using elements of Scottish history and folklore in your games. Join us live at 8 PM Central!

Dr. Greg Gillespie returns for the inaugural edition of Histories & Heritage to discuss incorporating the history, folklore and mythology of Scotland into yo...

27/02/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm joined by Harmony Ginger to discuss what brought us to the esoteric fringe of the online RPG world. Join us live at 8 PM!

Harmony Ginger joins me to discuss our RPG journeys and what brought us to the more obscure, fringe and esoteric side of the RPG discussion and what we can a...

13/02/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm joined again by my brother-in-arms The Wonkee to talk all about our upcoming Kickstarter for Guts N' Glory vol. 1 and the revolution we're kicking off! Join us live at 8 PM Central!

The Wonkee returns to Rollin' Bones to discuss our joint venture of Guts N' Glory Games and our upcoming Kickstarter campaign for Guts N' Glory Vol. 1, a col...

06/02/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones we've got SHOCKING BREAKING NEWS that will forever change RPGs!!!!!...Or maybe we're just gonna talk about how annoying RPG discourse has become. Tune in at 8 PM Central to find out for sure.

Hasbro is selling D&D! D&D is dead! Wait, that was all nonsense. We discuss the recent trend in RPG content creation to chase breaking news and how it echoes...

30/01/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm flying solo as I read through the original White Box edition of D&D in honor of its 50th anniversary! Join me live at 8 PM Central.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of Dungeons & Dragons original 1974 release, I dive into the original three books to see what aspects are still with us and...

16/01/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm joined by Ash of Creativity and GreyMage for a debate on how magic items should be used in RPGs. Join us live at 8 PM Central! https://www.youtube.com/live/Mh4J1GQLeHo?si=S1Y5wPyicWbRyYoI

13/01/2024

Do you like medieval weapons? I do too and today's Substack is all about them! Check it out and be sure to subscribe!

How weapons should be handled in RPGs

09/01/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, Malaky and Krafty Matt Kraft join me to examine the marketing push behind the forthcoming MCDM RPG to see if any game could live up to this hype. Join us live at 8 PM Central on YouTube and X

We take a look at the videos, marketing materials and Backerkit campaign for Matt Colville's MCDM RPG and discuss just what is going on behind this touted "D...

09/01/2024

My latest article is available now on Substack! Check it out and be sure to subscribe if you enjoy reading these.
https://open.substack.com/pub/rollinbones/p/charting-the-course-for-2024?r=2imek8&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcome=true

02/01/2024

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm joined by John N McGowan to discuss his forthcoming book "The Living Campaign." Join us live at 8 PM Central over on YouTube and X.

John N McGowan join us to discuss his forthcoming book "The Living Campaign"Music by John PageT-shirts and more available on TeePublicRollin' Bones is live e...

19/12/2023

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm joined by Black Lodge Games to discuss the failures of Candela Obscura. Join us live at 8 PM Central over on YouTube!

Ginger Frasier and Young Steve Buscemi aka Black Lodge Games join me to discuss vampire LARPs, Candela Obscura and unhinged fans.Music by John PageT-shirts a...

18/12/2023

My latest article is available now on Substack! Check it out and be sure to subscribe if you enjoy these articles.

Fostering growth in new players

12/12/2023

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I am joined once again by Jeffro Johnson to discuss innovations in domain play from his gaming table. Join us live at 8 PM Central over on YouTube!

Jeffro Johnson returns to discuss his recent ideas on making patron play a more active part of the gaming experience. Music by John PageT-shirts and more ava...

05/12/2023

Tonight on Rollin' Bones, I'm joined by Ash of Creativity to discuss the fundamentals of game design and how RPGs have forgotten them. Join us live at 8 PM Central over on YouTube.

I am joined by Ash of Creativity to discuss the core fundamentals of designing games and how so many of them are ignored by RPG designers. Music by John Page...