Retro Role Cast

"Serious roleplaying games played by deeply unserious people."

We are a tabletop roleplaying actual play podcast featuring games that remind us of our gaming roots! We play in person with real math rocks! We love gritty, high action dark settings with nuance, but aren't too far away from our bitter, cynical, yet still lovable selves at all times!

Currently: Going way back to many of our players' 1e roots by playing the new third edition of OSRIC (pdf available free on DrivethruRPG, fantastic hard copies available through Mythmere Games) with a home cooked mini (?) campaign in the World known as Greyhawk in the classic era. follow along as the PCs navigate the dangerous environments and tricky politics of the Duchy of Tenh/Theocracy of the Pale border region!

In season one we played Low Fantasy Gaming by Pickpocket Press, Its sequel game Tales of Argosa is released, available, and comes highly recommended by all of us, stop by Pickpocket Games on the web for more info!

Season two saw a transition to a modified Version of Old School Essentials (Advanced) by Gavin Norman, one of many retro offshoots of the world's most popular role playing game. We borrow rules and content from many sources, but with Old School Essentials we used (in no particular order), Old School Feats by Eric Diaz, Into The Wyrd and Wild by Charles Furgeson-Avery, Into the Wild by Todd Leback, The Axian Library by Guiseppe Rotondo, and the Monster Overhaul by Skerples, amongst other sources.

With the close of Season 2 and the addition of two new Retro Role Casters we have moved to a more episodic format for Season 3. We are referring to seasons 1 and 2 as our Zero Level Funnel of Podcasting.

Season three and into the first part of Season four the four OG hosts took turns GM-ing one shots, Three Shadowdark adventures because we love Kelsey's fantastic Old meets New game, Mothership to satisfy our love of the Alien Movies and a Halloween special using the Call of Cthulhu rules.

Podcasting since 2022 • 110 episodes

Retro Role Cast

Latest Episodes

OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep10

This episode is all about the action! the guys protect their rear flank by confronting the larger Giant, Grozig ,and his crew at an encampment in the forest. Fireball is cast for the first time on the pod! No fictional cattle ...

August 14, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 18 • 1:44:25

OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep9

In this slightly more Chaotic Neutral episode than most, the players overhear an argument between Giants, free some villagers after some quick reactions of the halfling scout, find a creature not to be found in the various monster manuals, and ...

August 07, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 17 • 1:27:08

OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep8

The encounter with the ogre on the path takes a turn... The scout picks his way through an abandoned garden to spy upon the denizens of the Baron's abandoned manor. Moonlit discussions as the assault is prepared...Shadows of the...

July 31, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 16 • 1:03:12

OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep7

Where we ponder all possible meanings of the term "explore the hex" and encounter more trolls, squadrons of orcs, and do some probing into the area around the giant occupied manor...Shadows of the Pale is our house written Season ...

July 24, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 15 • 1:37:00

OSRIC, Shadows of the Pale Ep6

Now with the correct episode audio!!! sorry about that, and good job to Rodney for catching it!After nightfall a message is delivered from their foes. decisions and beginning the trek deeper into dangerous territory in search...

July 17, 2026 • Season 4 • Episode 14 • 1:31:47