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Bare Metal Gaming Seminar - The Spring Kraken
May 1, 2026
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Apr 24, 2026
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Mar 30, 2026
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| Date | Episode | Description | Length | ||||||
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| 5/1/26 | Bare Metal Gaming Seminar - The Spring Kraken | While at The Kraken Gaming Retreat, Gaz and Stunt Ben Guy joined legendary game designer Jonathan Tweet to discuss all manner of gaming topics, taking many quandaries live from the audience and delivering sage advice. | — | ||||||
| 4/24/26 | Jonathan Tweet Interview - Live at The Kraken | While at the Kraken gaming retreat, Gaz and Stunt Ben (Guy) caught up with famed game designer Jonathan Tweet to discuss his chapbook for the event - Fighter Wizard Elf — My Rules for Bare Metal D20 Gaming among his many other games, design in general and what it's like to travel to a German Schloss to play games with like-minded folk! | — | ||||||
| 3/30/26 | Public Access with Jason Cordova | We were delighted to be joined by returning guest, Jason Cordova, to talk about his new release of anthology retro horror game, Public Access.You can check out the Kickstarter here.Check out an Actual Play of the game on Unconventional GMs. | — | ||||||
| 3/2/26 | Tim Denee - Blades '68 | Love Blades in the Dark, but want that Swinging 60s vibe? Maybe you're more of a Tinker, Tailor, spy maker kind of guy? Join us this time to go all psychedelic and groovy (or dark and moody) with Tim Denee telling us all about the new Blades '68.With guest Stunt Ben, Chris (aka Dirk the Dice off of The Grognard Files)Out on Backerkit | — | ||||||
| 2/21/26 | One on One Action | There's a new trend of playing with tiny groups, from solo journaling to one-on-one play and just having a pair of folk to game with due to scheduling or family time or many other factors. What's it all about? This time we dive into playing with 1d3-1 other players. | — | ||||||
| 12/6/25 | Wyrd Science Magazine | An enlightening chat with John from Wyrd Science. What does it take to make an RPG magazine in the modern age, and why on earth would you do it? Who reads the publication, and how would you determine what to put in there?You can find more about Wyrd Science here | — | ||||||
| 10/5/25 | 200th Celebratory Show | It's been a long time since Gaz and Ben started this podcast, well over 200 episodes in fact. In this official 200th* show the lads reminisce and consider what they might have learned over recent years.What's been your favourite show?* more than 200 shows are available. | — | ||||||
| 9/11/25 | System Matters with Paul Fricker | Call of Cthulhu Associate Editor Paul Fricker returns to talk about systems in RPGs - are they a help or a hindrance? Have you picked the right system for you? Can you have the best session ever (TM) without rolling any dice?You can listen to Paul's latest project Eldritch Stories hereSee some excellent Call of Cthulhu Actual Play on Unconventional GMs | — | ||||||
| 8/21/25 | Historical TTRPGs with Dirk the Dice | What to make of history? Why, some great gaming of course! We are joined by Dirk the Dice from The Grognard Files to chat about what can be learned from the past and turned into gaming gold.Don't forget to check out the Hexham Heads and other myths! | — | ||||||
| 6/28/25 | Great Adventures - RPG Discourse | Gaz is joined by Unconventional GMs co-host Guy Milner to talk about great adventures, scenarios and other things for ttrpgs. There has been a lot of discourse recently about scenarios being the thing that defines a game or it's designers, so the lads romp through some old and new examples of what is a good (or suboptimal) adventure. Drop a line with your favourites! | — | ||||||
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| 6/3/25 | Out With The Old In With The New | Dirk the Dice, genial host of the Grognard Files joins Gaz this time to talk about humble beginnings, the games we used to play and how that's changed over the years. The tables get turned part way through as interviewer becomes interviewee, but that's no bother as a lovely chat on all things gaming transpires.You can listen to the Grognard Files hereSee great examples of Actual Play at Unconventional GMs, including Dirk the Dice in Deathmatch Island | — | ||||||
| 3/22/25 | Cold City with Malcolm Craig | The long-awaited return of Cold City and Hot War gives the lads a perfect opportunity to talk to designer Malcolm Craig about the new versions of the game, inspiration for cold war Berlin, a deep dive into lazy-GM mechanics and much more!For an Actual Play of the new game in action, go to the Unconventional GMs youtube channel.Check out more details on the games on the Handiwork website. | — | ||||||
| 1/29/25 | Black Armada Games Interview | This time Becky Annison and Josh Fox of Black Armada Games join us to talk about the new edition of Lovecraftesque, GMless games, design and small press publishing. Find out all about Black Armada on their website. Check out fast-paced Actual Play at Unconventional GMs! | — | ||||||
| 1/20/25 | Keeping Pace | Gaz is joined by (Stunt Ben) Guy to talk about pacing in games. How do you manage pace and get the most out of your sessions? Check out Unconventional GMs for pace-filled games! | — | ||||||
| 12/23/24 | Reviewing Reviews | Hi All It's been a minute, we've had a lot to deal with on the home front, but I've pulled out the stops and got you some Stunt Bens in to chat about reviews in gaming - how useful they are and what we want from them. Have a great festive season - all the best! Gaz & Ben | — | ||||||
| 9/14/24 | D&D Done Differently | With a new edition of D&D on its way, more evolution than revolution, what elements could be done differently? The lads dive into other games and new ideas to see what could make the hobby's big player even better. | — | ||||||
| 9/2/24 | Preparing New Games | How do you prepare a new game for running at a convention, event or just with your friends? Gaz is joined by Stunt Ben, Guy from the Burn After Running blog and Craig from Third Floor Wars to give you all the advice you need and more! | — | ||||||
| 7/27/24 | Jason Cordova Interview Two | We were delighted to have returning guest Jason Cordova on to talk about all things Brindlewood Bay, The Gauntlet and more! The Gauntlet Feat of a Black Dragon The Darkened Threshold Burn After Running Unconventional GMs | — | ||||||
| 6/13/24 | Player Agency | How much should players contribute to the ttrpg experience? How much are they allowed too? The lads discuss getting more out of your gaming sessions. | — | ||||||
| 5/8/24 | Adventure Games with Robin D Laws | Live From the Spring Kraken 2024 in Germany, Gaz joined forces with game designer Robin D Laws and fellow Unconventional GM Guy Milner to give a seminar on running adventures games for ttrpgs. If you dig actual plays played with vim and vigour, check out the new Unconventional GMs YouTube channel. | — | ||||||
| 3/25/24 | Character In Your Characters | How do you put more character in your #ttrpg character? You don't have to go full method actor, here are some simple and actionable ideas to get you started. If you dig actual plays played with vim and vigour, check out the new Unconventional GMs YouTube channel. | — | ||||||
| 2/8/24 | What Games Workshop Can Teach Us | Episode 186 – What Games Workshop Can Teach Us There's a lot of crossover between geeky hobbies, and with the lads both working for the big Games Workshop back in the day, what can skirmish games teach us about RPGs? If you dig actual plays played with vim and vigour, check out the new Unconventional GMs YouTube channel. | — | ||||||
| 1/23/24 | Cities | Episode 185 – Cities (aka Fantasy Tripadvisor) After wandering the wilderness and diving down dungeons, plucky adventurers wish to go to an enthralling city. Maybe your entire campaign is based around one location. The lads explore various cities from ttrgps and the merits and flaws thereof! If you dig actual plays played with vim and vigour, check out the new Unconventional GMs YouTube channel. | — | ||||||
| 1/23/24 | Hot War, Cold City | Episode 184 – Hot War, Cold City (with Jon Hodgson and Malcolm Craig) Joining the ‘cast this time, Jon Hodgson of Handiwork Games and RPG author and academic Malcolm Craig. The Cold War period and monster hunting in Berlin come to the fore as the lads dive into Hot War and Cold City among other great games from the Handiwork studio! You can find out more about Malcolm Craig here. And here are some links for Handiwork Games:Hot War & Cold CityFiveEvilMaskwitchesBeowulf If you dig actual plays played with vim and vigour, check out the new Unconventional GMs YouTube channel. | — | ||||||
| 1/23/24 | Unacceptable! | Episode 183 – Unacceptable! (a.k.a. It’s Not You It’s Us) There are a plethora of gaming events to go to these days and you meet all kinds of people and playstyles. Often this is a cause for celebration, a way to pick up new ideas and techniques. Sometimes though, it’s suboptimal. There are still some people who haven’t got the memo about gaming with others, and this time the lads aim to set things straight. | — | ||||||
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4 placements across 3 markets.
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4 placements across 3 markets.