The GROGNARD Files
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The GROGNARD Files

by Dirk the Dice

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.

100 episodes
EN-US language
All Episodes
1
Chaos in RPGs and beyond (with Tomas Rawlings)
1:36:42 Mar 8, 2026
2
The GROGGIES Review of 2025 (with Kalum)
1:40:23 Feb 2, 2026
3
Five Items that Made Chaosium (with Rick Meints)
1:35:50 Jan 1, 2026
4
Dirk’s Dossier – More Gladiator Chat and more
54:25 Dec 24, 2025
5
Swedish RPGs (with Magnus Seter)
1:27:44 Nov 30, 2025
6
Arion Games and other RPGs (with Graham Bottley)
1:29:08 Oct 31, 2025
7
Dungeon Crawl Classics Continued (Ep.85)
1:15:10 Sep 9, 2025
8
10 Years of The GROGNARD Files
1:47:23 Aug 7, 2025
9
Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG (with Brendan LaSalle)
1:34:29 Jul 18, 2025
10
Ars Magica RPG (with Adrian Tchaikovsky) Ep 82
1:36:02 Jun 15, 2025
11
Scarred by Magic in the 70s & 80s (with Stephen Brotherstone)
1:41:34 May 17, 2025
12
More Magic in RPGs (with China Miéville)
1:28:22 Apr 10, 2025
13
Magic in RPGs (with Stu Horvath) Ep.79
1:30:41 Mar 17, 2025
14
Sanction RPG (with Paul Baldowski) Ep 78
1:13:07 Feb 8, 2025
15
2024: A Year in RPGs Ep. 77
1:21:26 Jan 12, 2025
16
Rivers of London RPG (with Ben Aaronovitch) Ep76
1:07:36 Dec 29, 2024
17
1984: A Year in RPGs Ep75 Pt2
58:33 Dec 18, 2024
18
1984: a year in RPGs (with Bob Fischer) Ep75 Pt 1
1:13:43 Dec 4, 2024
19
Flashing Blades RPG Ep. 74
1:41:33 Oct 31, 2024
20
Bestiaries in Role Playing Games (with Tomas Harenstam)
1:22:47 Sep 17, 2024
21
More Monsters in RPGs Ep 73 Pt 2
1:26:01 Aug 11, 2024
22
Monsters in RPGs Ep.73 Pt.1
1:18:28 Jul 28, 2024
23
Cyberpunk RPG Ep.72
1:26:56 Jun 15, 2024
24
80s Computers and RPGs Ep71 Pt2
58:36 May 6, 2024
25
ZX Spectrum Games (with Dan Whitehead) Ep.71 Pt. 1
1:01:42 May 4, 2024
26
ThunderPhase! TTRPG Questions and Answers Ep.70 Pt.2
51:49 Apr 7, 2024
27
White Dwarf RPG Covers (with ThunderPhase) Ep. 70 Pt. 1
1:22:32 Mar 31, 2024
28
Traveller RPG Revisited (with Marc Miller) Ep 69
1:36:57 Mar 6, 2024
29
Five Room Dungeons (with Johnn Four) Ep. 68
1:40:22 Feb 3, 2024
30
Review of 2023 in RPGs (with Gaz Bowerbank)
1:34:55 Dec 23, 2023
31
Cults of Cthulhu (with Mike Mason) Ep 66
1:35:57 Dec 2, 2023
32
Glorantha (with Jeff Richard)
1:27:07 Oct 31, 2023
33
Michael Moorcock Ep. 64
1:47:30 Oct 1, 2023
34
Liminal Inspirations Ep.63 (with C.K.McDonnell) (Part 2)
1:31:27 Aug 31, 2023
35
Liminal (with Paul Mitchener) Ep.63 (Part 1)
1:08:48 Jul 29, 2023
36
Call of Cthulhu Ep.2 (Part 2) – REMASTERED
55:29 Jul 22, 2023
37
UK Games Expo Report 2023
1:27:01 Jun 22, 2023
38
Tale of the Manticore (with Jon Cohen) ep.62
1:46:42 Jun 1, 2023
39
Call of Cthulhu Ep.2 (Part 1) – REMASTERED
1:20:36 May 14, 2023
40
Star Frontiers Ep 61 (Part 2)
1:20:18 May 1, 2023
41
Star Frontiers (with Ben Riggs) Ep.61 (Part 1)
1:47:49 Mar 31, 2023
42
Dangerous Games (with Joseph Laycock) Ep.60
1:33:27 Feb 28, 2023
43
Vaesen (and Moviedrome with Hypnogoria) Ep.59
1:48:06 Jan 27, 2023
44
Review of 2022 (with Bud’s RPG Reviews) Ep 58
1:41:58 Dec 31, 2022
45
Into the Odd RPG at GROGMEET22 (with Chris McDowall) Ep. 57
1:48:42 Nov 23, 2022
46
SwordBearer RPG Ep.56
1:22:45 Oct 21, 2022
47
Savage Worlds (with Christian Nommay) Ep55 (Part 2)
1:50:00 Sep 25, 2022
48
Full Fathom Five (with Paul Fricker) Book Club – Extra
1:42:49 Sep 1, 2022
49
Savage Worlds (with Eric Lamoureux) Ep 55 Pt. 1
2:09:02 Jul 31, 2022
50
Scarred for Life by RPGs (with Stephen Brotherstone) Ep. 54 (Part 2)
1:48:48 Jun 26, 2022
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