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Volume 2 Issue 76 – Random Role Aids
Posted on March 9, 2012 | No CommentsIntro Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of... -
Volume 2 Special Insert 4 – All About the Angels
Posted on March 3, 2012 | No CommentsRoll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The Legend of Fin... -
Volume 2 Issue 75 – Going Solo
Posted on February 25, 2012 | 2 CommentsIntro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ The... -
Volume 2 Issue 74 – Kenders
Posted on February 13, 2012 | No CommentsIntro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Diehard... -
Volume 2 Issue 73 – Hyborian Campaigns
Posted on February 6, 2012 | 1 CommentIntro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Diehard... -
Volume 2 Issue 72 – Oriental Adventures
Posted on January 30, 2012 | No CommentsIntro 0:00.00 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice... -
Volume 2 Issue 71 – Gah-nomes
Posted on January 22, 2012 | No CommentsIntro – 0:00.000 Winner of the write your own show is announced! Roll For Initative Android App www.amazon.com/Wizzard-Media-Roll-For-Initiative/dp/B0051QJFTA Sage Advice – 11:00.409 Seeking Sage Advice? Contact RFI via our call... -
Volume 2 Issue 70 – Bards
Posted on December 22, 2011 | No CommentsIntro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ RFI... -
Volume 2 Special Insert 3
Posted on December 11, 2011 | No CommentsVolume 2 Special Insert 3 Intro o:ooo Castle of the Mad Archmage greyhawkgrognard.blogspot.com/2010/07/castle-of-mad-archmage-final-release.html DM Matt’s review of Heroes of the Feywild – diehardgamefan.com/2011/12/06/tabletop-review-dungeons-dragons-player%e2%80%99s-option-heroes-of-the-feywild-fury-of-the-feywild-fortune-cards/ Sage Advice – 19:04.270 Dragon Magazine issues... -
Volume 2 Issue 69 – Letters to the Editor
Posted on November 13, 2011 | 1 CommentThis week we have a special very special issue of letters edition of Roll For Initiative. We have an extended Sage Advice where we answer your all your e-mail and... -
Volume 2 Issue 68 – Adventures Dark and Deep
Posted on November 3, 2011 | 4 CommentsThis week we have a little something different on Roll For Initiative. DM Vince had the opportunity to talk with Joseph Bloch, the creator of Adventures Dark and Deep. Joseph... -
Volume 2 Issue 67 – Ravenloft
Posted on October 27, 2011 | 2 CommentsIntro 00.00:000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice... -
Volume 2 Issues 66 – Thieves
Posted on October 20, 2011 | 1 CommentIntro -0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Table Manners... -
Volume 2 Issue 65 – Barbarians
Posted on October 13, 2011 | No CommentsIntro -0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice... -
Volume 2 Issue 64 – Assassins
Posted on October 5, 2011 | 2 CommentsIntro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Producer... -
Volume 2 Issue 63 – RPGA Tournament Handbook
Posted on September 28, 2011 | No CommentsIntro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice... -
Volume 2 Issue 62 – Dragonlance Adventures with Tracy Hickman
Posted on September 19, 2011 | 2 CommentsIntro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Tracy Hickman... -
Volume 2 Issue 61 – Dungeoneer’s Survival Guide
Posted on September 12, 2011 | No CommentsIntro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage Advice... -
Volume 2 Issue 60 – Volume 2 Begins…
Posted on September 4, 2011 | 1 CommentIntro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website http://www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter http://www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ Sage... -
Volume 1 Issue 59 – Farewell to DM Jayson…for now.
Posted on August 29, 2011 | 5 CommentsIntro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog http://www.theevilgm.com/ ... -
Volume 1 Issue 58 – Secondary Skills
Posted on August 22, 2011 | 2 CommentsRFI has returned from their Gen Con hiatus, to bring you your weekly dose of 1st Edition AD&D goodness. We talk about our Gen Con experience and have an extended... -
Volume 1 Issue 57 Alignment Languages
Posted on August 21, 2011 | No CommentsIntro - 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s Blog www.theevilgm.com/ ... -
Volume 1 Issue 56 – Flying and Falling
Posted on July 19, 2011 | No CommentsIntro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s... -
Volume 1 Issue 55 – Take That Chrispy
Posted on July 12, 2011 | No CommentsIntro – 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast OSR Gaming Forums www.osrgaming.org RFI Actual Play rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM Vince’s... -
Volume 1 Issue 54 – Monks
Posted on July 10, 2011 | No CommentsRoll For Initiative is reunited, with the return of DM Jayson, bringing you your weekly dose of old school gaming. The various flavors of Monks are discussed in Table Manners.... -
Volume 1 Issue 53 – More Rambo Than Legolas
Posted on July 10, 2011 | No CommentsRFI returns once again to give you your weekly fix of old school gaming goodness. This week, we talk about a class that is one part Legolas and one part... -
Volume 1 Issue 52 – The Devil Took My Role
Posted on June 18, 2011 | 3 CommentsRFI is back and this week and The Devil made us do it, because the topic of this week’s issue is devils. We give advice on setting the mood and... -
Volume 1 Issue 51 – Con-Con 0
Posted on June 4, 2011 | No CommentsThis week RFI is back and joined by a very special guest, Dragonlance author Tracy Hickman! And Tracy joins us for a round table discussion on conventions. We’ll talk Hickman’s... -
Volume 1 Issue 50 – Don’t Split the Party
Posted on May 24, 2011 | No CommentsIntro- 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast Roll For Initiative Forums http://rfipodcast.com/show/forum/ OSR Gaming Forums www.orsgaming.org RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20 Radio Forums http://www.d20radio.com/forums/ DM... -
Volume 1 Issue 49 – The Dungeon Masters
Posted on May 11, 2011 | 1 CommentThis week on RFI, we discuss the Dungeons and Dragons documentary, The Dungeon Masters. Is this something worth watching or is it a Mazes and Monsters for a new generation?... -
Volume 1 Special Insert 4 – Frank Mentzer “Remembering Gary Gygax”
Posted on April 24, 2011 | 1 CommentI-CON 30, held in Stony Brook, NY, was a rousing success, and a ton of fun. One of the most poignant and fascinating moments was when Frank Mentzer gave a... -
Volume 1 Issue 48 – Sweep The Leg
Posted on April 10, 2011 | 1 CommentIntro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast -
Volume 1 Issue 47 – Get That Boom Boom Boom Out of Here
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsIntro 0:00.000 Roll For Initiative Website www.rfipodcast.com Roll For Initiative Twitter www.twitter.com/rfipodcast Roll For Initiative Facebook Page http://www.facebook.com/RFIpodcast Roll For Initiative Forums http://rfipodcast.com/show/forum/ Roll For Initiative Forum on Dragonsfoot.org www.dragonsfoot.org/forums/viewforum.php?f=76&sid=7f73db353f9aad6e577327841f11da59 RFI Actual Play http://rfiactualplay.tk/ D20... -
Volume 1 Issue 46 – My Father was a Berserker
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsRFI returns this week, to give your fix of AD&D gaming goodness. They discuss fighting in the dark and firing into melee combat. A creature designed to torment magic users... -
Volume 1 Issue 45 – Save That Item
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsRFI is back, busting out the hex maps, as we talk about how opponent adjacency during combat. We also discover, saving throws aren’t just for PCs when we discuss item... -
Volume 1 Issue 44 – I’m a Monster! RARRR!
Posted on April 10, 2011 | No CommentsIssue 44 – I’m a Monster! RARRR! RFI returns this week and approaches the idea of monsters as PC classes. We also answer the ago old question of who would... -
Volume 1 Issue 43 – Honor Thy Options
Posted on February 18, 2011 | 4 CommentsRFI is back this week discussing the more optional aspect of 1st edition, when we talk about Honor and Comeliness. Also we reveal why the worst monster to be would... -
Volume 1 Issue 42 – So Long and Thanks for the Peryton
Posted on February 12, 2011 | No CommentsThis week the RFI staff brings you the answer to the life, the universe and everything. Okay, well actually they bring you the answer to Unseen Servants, Surpise and Perytons... -
Volume 1 Issue 41 – Age Ain’t Nothing But a Die Roll
Posted on February 11, 2011 | 1 CommentRFI brings in this new year, a little older and wiser, discussing the effects of aging in the game. We then lose ourselves in conversation about being lost in the... -
Volume 1 Special Insert 3 – Larry Elmore
Posted on January 30, 2011 | 4 CommentsFor our first recording of the new year, we bring you a special interview with Larry Elmore. Notes: Larry Elmore Interview Larry Elmore’s Website – larryelmore.com/ Smirth – Dragon Issue... -
Volume 1 Issue 40 – Cavalier
Posted on December 21, 2010 | 2 CommentsThis week RFI unearths arcana and discusses the Cavalier. Is this class a worthy addition to your game or is it a lawful stupid paladin on a horse? Find out... -
Volume 1 Issue 39 – Water, Water, Everywhere, and d20 to Drink
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Volume 1 Special Insert 1 – DM Challenge
Posted on December 3, 2010 | 5 CommentsWe’re starting a new semi-regular section, the DM Challenge. Give this week’s special insert a listen for the first DM Challenge, and call the voice mail with your best answers... -
Volume 1 Issue 38 – Sandbox Adventures
Posted on December 1, 2010 | 5 CommentsGamers often complain about being railroaded in a campaign, but giving them complete and total freedom can just as easily derail game. This week on Roll For Initiative, we talk... -
Volume 1 Issue 37 – Hardcore History with Dan Carlin
Posted on November 16, 2010 | 4 CommentsThis week Roll for Initiative has a very special guest – Hardcore History podcast host Dan Carlin. Ancient and medieval societies are discussed, as well as real life counterparts of... -
Volume 1 Issue 36 – House Rules
Posted on November 13, 2010 | 4 CommentsJust because it’s in the book doesn’t mean it’s written in stone. This week RFI discusses house rules. Also on the agenda is a listener question on how best to... -
Volume 1 Issue 35 – The Illusionist
Posted on November 4, 2010 | 2 CommentsIs this talk of the Illusionist being an unplayable class an illusion? What’s this about an extradimensional Pokéball? And which one of the RFI hosts needed to “Rally for Sanity”... -
Volume 1 Issue 34 – The Hallowe’en Issue
Posted on October 28, 2010 | 8 CommentsIt’s the Hallowe’en episode! Witches, Great Old Ones, vampires and other ghoulish things are the topic of conversation – and we find some candy you may think twice about eating... -
Volume 1 Issue 33 – Magic Users
Posted on October 15, 2010 | 7 CommentsThis week, the RFI Staff discusses the role of a magic user in the party, and it’s not just lobbing fireballs behind the rest of the party. A caller from... -
Volume 1 Issue 32 – THACO or not THACO?
Posted on September 30, 2010 | 13 CommentsDoes THACO have a place in first edition? What’s the best way to run a game at a convention? What’s up with the mind flayer? Does DC Comics owe Jayson...
