New Blood in Classic Gaming and the OSR - Nerdcognito Episode 328

About this episode

The episode discusses the influx of new gamers into classic gaming and the OSR community.

There has been a steady influx of new Classic Gamers and castaways from Modern Gaming and D&D. Now more than ever and in greater numbers than ever, folks are discovering that there is more to the hobby than Wizards and Paizo. We talk about this wave of new blood, why they are here, and welcome them to our corner of the hobby! *** SUPPORT THE SHOW! Be a Check Mark Hero: https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=VREXR2J3E6GGA *** Episode Sponsors and Affiliates We earn a small commission for each purchase at no additional cost to you! Check out Aoethra and CritHeads on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/31439/critheads-gaming?affiliate_id=3908211 Looking for dice? ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://onlycrits.com/nerdcognito⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code NERDCOGNITO to save 15%! Grab something from DriveThru! ⁠⁠⁠⁠http://drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=3908211⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get YOUR T-shirt!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3D5xr0z⁠⁠⁠⁠ Shop Amazon and Support the Show: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://amzn.to/3djotja

Topics covered

• Classic Gaming
• Modern Gaming
• D&D
• New Gamers
• Hobby Community

Keywords

• Classic Gamers
• Modern Gaming
• D&D
• OSR
• Hobby
• Wizards
• Paizo

Sponsors

Aoethra, CritHeads, DriveThruRPG, onlycrits.com, Amazon

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: INFAMOUS Media Group, Wizards, Paizo

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