Simon is back to finish our look at the final instalment in the first Corum trilogy... The King of the Swords... and, as it runs ramraid style into the conclusion of The Vanishing Tower, we roped in Miles too, because he'd only recently read it! This is another pivotal book in Moorcock's oeuvre, and for … Continue reading The King of the Swords Part Two – The Vanishing Tower
Tag: Stormbringer
Entropic Dice Report – Games and Grog
For the first time in several years I recently managed to make it to one of the UK's premier RPG gatherings, GROGMEET, a joyous celebration of roleplaying games hosted by Dirk of The Grognard Files. And this time... I TOOK PHIL... so we decided, 'what the fluff!' and recorded our reflections on a cracking weekend … Continue reading Entropic Dice Report – Games and Grog
Moorcock & RPGs Part VII – Reflections on The Void
Pig-bombs, priests in daisy dukes, dressing down the Theocrat of Pan Tang and getting torn apart by dogs are just some of the highlights as I’m joined in D&Ts once again by Steve Round to talk Stormbringer gaming and this time he’s brought the whole damn party. The wandering beer table returns and, as a … Continue reading Moorcock & RPGs Part VII – Reflections on The Void
Tales From Strange Cupboards – Moorcock and RPGs Part VI
For our latest exploration of multiversal gaming, friends of the show Dave and Steve bring games mastering knowledge and expertise to Derry and Toms (as well as a couple of afternoon libations of course). Whilst we consider whether Stormbringer is the Moorcockian RPG to rule them all, we also yak about the lineage of the … Continue reading Tales From Strange Cupboards – Moorcock and RPGs Part VI
Moorcock, Art & Comics PART I
Simon Perrins joins me in Derry and Toms to discuss Moorcock, art, comics, Tolkien, TV adaptations, role-playing games, tortured poet musicians we adored in our youths and generally go totally fugazi. Simon is the man behind our banner art, logo, Gerard Arthur Connelly portraits and pretty much our entire visual identity. Follow him on Twitter … Continue reading Moorcock, Art & Comics PART I
Moorcock and RPGs Part V – Stormbringer Redux!
Moorcock & RPGs V - Stormbringer Redux! Ted AKA @tedankhamen joins me in Derry and Toms for the second leaf of our Summer diptych musing on Moorcock, gaming and whatever else enters our eyeline. Some choice cuts in here including miniature bashing, Tolkien (again), a shock Strongbow appreciation story, chaosium-isms... but mostly some good, chewy … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part V – Stormbringer Redux!
Moorcock and RPGs Part Four – Sandboxing the Multiverse
Moorcock and RPGs Part Four - Sandboxing the Multiverse We're back in Derry and Toms to talk gaming again, this time with CLARKY THE CRUEL. Dave gets shocked by the crap number of TV channels we had in the UK as kids, Clarky tells us about his sandboxing adventures beyond the ultraworld, and I get … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part Four – Sandboxing the Multiverse
The Fortress of the Pearl – Part One
The Fortress of the Pearl - Gollancz SF 1989 The Fortress of the Pearl - Part One Loz returns to Derry & Toms to revisit an old adversary, Michael Moorcock's The Fortress of the Pearl. Join us and marvel at our declining energy. Bridle, as Loz declares The Chronicle of the Black Sword a shit … Continue reading The Fortress of the Pearl – Part One
Moorcock and RPGs Part Three – A Deep Fix?
In the third and final part of our Moorcockian RPG triptych Rob (aka OldShabbyGamer), host of the Confessions of a Wee Tim'rous Bushi podcast, joins me at Derry & Toms to talk Moorcock, D&D, when a beer is not a beer, and Tolkien! Graham, Neil and Norman also drop by to talk Stormbringer 3e, ploons, … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part Three – A Deep Fix?
Moorcock and RPGs Part Two – STORMHACK!
Moorcock and RPGs Part Two - STORMHACK! We're back in Derry and Toms and returning to Moorcock's influence and presence in RPGs in the company of Ralph Lovegrove, host of the Fictoplasm Podcast and designer of STORMHACK! We talk Moorcock (obviously), gaming, podcasting and other bits n bobs, as well as Ralph's own take on … Continue reading Moorcock and RPGs Part Two – STORMHACK!
Breakfast in the Ruins Podcast 