I’ve been meaning to get this out in the wild for a while now. I expect this will be a monthly mailing/posting, although newsworthy events may prompt a special update.
The video channels linked here are friends of The Tavern, but the list is curated by me with little to no input from the creators highlighted. If you think there’s a channel that should be added to the Substack, you can message me here or via social media, or email at tenkars.tavern@gmail.com.
I’d like to add some OSR related gaming content to this in the future, but for now, these are some of the best gaming-related channels on YouTube, IMHO.
Tenkar
Tenkar’s Tavern - Gaming news, observations, punditry, and more regarding the OSR. Livestreams Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday Nights @ 8 PM Eastern with various cohosts, including other casters on the TVN. You can also find me at TenkarsTavern.com
Sometimes the wounds are self-inflicted.
Wizard Tower Games
Join Don Semora, Tom Verhault, and your favorite OSR bartender as they talk backstory for PCs.
Tabletop Taproom - Reviewing Frontier Explorer 8: Yazirian Literature, Cuisine of the Core Four Species, Conversion notes for Star Frontiers to Stars Without Number, a new comic, new equipment, a new alien species, new starships, new Frontier fiction, and more.
The foundational elements that laid the ground work for the Satanic Panic of the 80"s and the principle groups involved are reviewed.
The Frontier Explorer fan magazine is available for free: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/129214/Frontier-Explorer--Issue-8
Greyhawk Grognard - Analysis, reviews, and new material relating to the World of Greyhawk Campaign Setting, tabletop gaming, and the OSR, with occasional forays into pop culture and industry/hobby news. Weekly videos on Thursdays, a Greyhawk-themed adventure hook every Sunday, plus other videos as the mood strikes.
I have a new book out now! You can buy it in pdf or hardcover format here (affiliate link): https://tinyurl.com/4pck59xb
I talk about the recent changes to the digital Dungeons & Dragons rulebooks, and their impact on storytelling, villain motivations, and the core assumptions of the game.
Joethelawyer’s Analog Mancave – Joe is an old bastard who puts out videos on D&D, both old school and new. He’s been playing D&D since 1984. Joe is currently wrapping up a 4 ½ year 5e campaign and is about to start up a long long very long 2e campaign. He’s doing a series of videos on how he’s prepping for it, and the campaign is expected to launch in the next couple of months. No, you won’t ever see these games livestreamed. The lack of dignity and decorum in these games would shock, confuse and horrify anyone under 50.
He sometimes does videos with his brother Mike, called the Joe and Bro Firepit Show, where they talk about the D&D games they each play and run, while sitting in his brother’s backyard around his firepit. Roscoe the dog, known as “Squirrelbane” to his enemies, sometimes visits while they yammer on. There’s usually much alcohol and other semi-legal things consumed during these shows, so they aren’t for the faint of heart. Often, they aren’t even coherent or comprehensible. He does unboxings, product reviews—both new and retro, and plans on reading all the books in Gary’s Appendix N soon. God knows he has enough books…he may as well put them to use.
In this video I talk about how a PC's culture will limit the classes you're able to play in my game, but it will also give you some special abilities and powers. Plus, we'll go over a bit of the cosmology/mythology of the setting.
Shameful Roleplay
Weekly OSR-related content.
Today I am doing a video on games between true OSR and newer games like Dungeons and Dragons 5e or Pathfinder. OSR Style games. Where is that sweet spot?
Stuart Robertson
What is the OSR? It has something to do with early editions of Dungeons & Dragons, but what does it mean? Is it a thing or a group? Where did the term come from, and what does it mean today? And why is there so much confusion about it?