Frog God Games' Game Day | May 31, 2020

Adding some bandwidth :)

Hop on over to Frog God Games Discord Channel and join us for Frog God Games' Game Day! Join us to play a game or two for this one-day event on Sunday, May 31, 2020. There are two types of badges available. Sign up today!

Last Call: We have about 25 tickets left for Frog God Games: Game Day happening May 31st. If you are interested here is the registration link:

https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07eh0ajk8q26f20a14&oseq=&c=&ch=

Squire Badge: Free
Knight Badge: Cost $5, but you get $10 in-store credit

Frog Chat Tonight - 9 PM Eastern - Bill Webb, Matt Finch & More!

It's a very special Frog Chat tonight on the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server. Bill Webb and Matt Finch will be the main quests. Chuck Wright should arrive a bit after things kick off and there may even be a Zach Glazar sighting. Ask the questions of all things Frog related and tell them "Tenkar sent me!" ;)

Details are below. Here's an active link you can use to join in:

https://discord.gg/6cGyku

Tavern Chat - Tonight - 9 PM Eastern - Post NTRPG Con Wrap-up

I wasn't in Tavern Chat last week as I was at NTRPG Con in Dallas. Amazing time spent with great friends. If you can get there next year, I suggest you do so. It literally IS the convention not to miss!

Anyhow, Tavern Chat is at 9 PM Eastern on Wednesday nights, and tonight is a Wednesday night :)

We hold it on Discord, and here is the link to the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server:

https://discord.gg/ButZz8

Reminder - Tavern Chat Tonight & Renovations are Complete

Today is a Wednesday, which means tonight is Tavern Chat. Hang out with gamers and creators from the OSR and beyond from all around the world at 9 PM Eastern.

Voice chat (but if you don't want to talk, all you need do is listen) Its been likened to a live podcast that isn't recorded, so if you miss it - you really missed it ;)

Use the following link to join:  https://discord.gg/4sHwScH

Tonight at 9 PM Eastern - Bill Webb and Mark Greenberg talk Lost Lands in Frog Chat - 9 PM Eastern

We host a weekly Frog Chat every Tuesday Night on the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server. Tonight we'll have two special guests who you can pepper with all of you Lost Lands questions - Bill Webb and Mark Greenberg of Frog God Games.

Here's your handy link to tonight's chat:  https://discord.gg/fReGmuD

Have a great time :)

Reminder - RPG Breakfast Club - 10 AM Eastern - Sunday Morning (Tomorrow)

Tomorrow morning at 10 AM Eastern the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server is hosting its weekly RPG Breakfast Club.

What is The RPG Breakfast Club? It's been likened to a convention panel, except that you can listen from the comfort of your own home. Heck, most sessions even take questions and comments at the end as they open up the voice chat for the listening audience.

Tomorrow the guests are:

@Mottokrosh (Mottokrosh Machinations)
@Rob Conley (Bat in the Attic)
@የሁዕዕረቿነ (Strange Gods)
@Todd (our host / Hexed Press)
@Andrew1879 (FASA Games)

Here's the link: https://discord.gg/fReGmuD

Announcing The Networking Group for Designers & Makers on the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server

Last night on the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server we had a meeting with some of our Designers & Makers - folks involved in the making of gaming content. One requested feature was a section on the server to help find folks with specific skills to work on various projects. Similar to the "Looking for Group" section on other servers and gaming forums, our hope is that the new Networking Section will help match creators with projects that are looking for their talents.

Note, the Networking section is only available to those that request the Designers & Makers tag for their profile on the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server.

Already on the server and want access? Just PM Pexx or tenkar and we'll make it happen.

Not a member of the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server?

You can join with the following link:  https://discord.gg/ae568vp

Reminder - Tavern Chat Tonight - 9 PM Eastern - Post Pub Party - I May be a Bit Lit :)

Yep, tonight from 5 PM to 8 PM, my local pub is having its Christmas Party. I may be a bit intox for tonight's chat. It's a damn good thing my local pub is within walking distance :)

What is Tavern Chat? It's been compared to a weekly podcast where all can participate. It's literally a live voice chat with members of the OSR community where we get to hang out and BS.

When is it? 9 PM Eastern until whenever. Usually, it lasts for at least two hours, although I have seen it run beyond six hours (Bill, I'm pointing fingers at you!)

Where is it? It's on the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server.
Here's your link: https://discord.gg/fReGmuD

We hang out in the "Speakeasy" voice chat channel.

RPG Breakfast Club - Sunday, 12/9/18 10 AM Eastern - Anything and Everything about Artwork in the RPG Industry

Yep, tomorrow morning is a very special RPG Breakfast Club. Douglas Cole (Gaming Ballistic) and TheGlen are each bringing a special guest to talk everything and anything about artwork in the RPG industry.

The RPG Breakfast Club is a weekly event on Sunday mornings. Its a combination panel/chat hosted by creators in the RPG community. The lineup changes on a weekly basis.

You can find the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server and the events we host using the following link:

https://discord.gg/fReGmuD

RPG Breakfast Club - Sunday, November 25th - 10 AM Eastern

Just a reminder for folks. Tomorrow is a Sunday and that means tomorrow morning at 10 Eastern The Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server will be hosting the weekly RPG Breakfast Club.

What we do is try to get some movers and shakers, or designers & makers, to come and chat via voice. Sometimes we lock the voice chat down for the first hour so they can cover their topics, sometimes we don't. It's up to the hosts and I expect I'll be as surprised as you are.

Here's tomorrow's lineup:

And here's a link to the Discord Server:

https://discord.gg/P9AV67

RPG Breakfast Club Lineups for Sunday, 11/18 and 11/25 Announced (10 AM Eastern)

I'll try to sneak some time in tomorrow and drop into the RPG Breakfast Club held on the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server.. Always a good time. I'm beginning t think these she be recorded as a podcast or such for those that can't make it ;)

Here's the linky:  https://discord.gg/XfGUXC

See you all tomorrow morning :)

Discord - RPG Breakfast Club - 10 AM ti; Noon - Sunday, November 11th

Its time for another RPG Breakfast Club! We have a great line up tomorrow, with Smunchy, Mottokrosh, The Referee, Laramie and Melkor.

Invite to The Tavern's Discord Server:
https://discord.gg/fReGmuD

I'll still be at GameHole Con, so I probably won't have a chance to drop in, but I'll be there in spirit :)

Sunday - 10 AM Eastern - The RPG Breakfast Club - Live on the Tenkar's Tavern Discord

The RPG Breakfast Club is the latest, regularly scheduled live chat event on the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server.

Tomorrow morning, Sunday, November 5th at 10 AM Eastern join our hosts from some lively gaming chat. It's like being at a live podcast - uncensored, unedited and completely uncut ;)

Who's in the lineup for tomorrow?

Douglas Cole (Gaming Ballistic)
TheGlen (Welcome to Mystra)
Vince TheEvilGM (Wild Game Productions)
Joshua Desa (Genius Loci Games)
Hack & Slash (Hack & Slash)

Yep, we have an all-star line up lined up for Y'all. Set your alarm because you won't want to miss it. If you need to skip church, just mail in your tithe ;P

Here's the link: https://discord.gg/wHCS85

RPG Breakfast Club - Discord - 9 AM Eastern

Tomorrow morning at 9 AM Eastern is the inaugural RPG Breakfast Club Chat on the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server.

Looking for an invite? Look no further: https://discord.gg/tdVSQeG

Join your hosts Carl, Doug, Rob, Todd, and Golan as they talk all things OSR and RPG related. Bring your own coffee or tea ;)

I'm setting my alarm for 845 in the morning and my Keurig will be brewing me some tea. I'd love to share but I doubt any will be close enough to partake, so you'll need to brew your own.

Voice Chat will be in the RPG Breakfast Club. No need for a mic if you don't want to talk, but you'll probably want a headset to listen. You'll also want to log into the rpg-breakfast-club text chat channel for auxiliary conversation and any graphical uploads.

If this is well received we'll try to make it a regular feature, so please, drop in and say hello. Your hosts don't bite (but Doug does swing a mean Viking Axe)

State of The Tavern - God, I Need a Drink - Discord & More

Pexx and I sat down today to discuss all things Tavern. For those that don't know, Pexx is my right-hand man on The Tenkar's Tavern's Discord Server since we merged the Frog God Games Server into it, and he's probably the best thing to happen to it, and The Tavern in general, since we opened up our doors many moons ago.

We talked for two hours. Two VERY productive hours (and we left with even more to discuss in two weeks.) Some changes you will see in the coming days, weeks, and months were probably initiated today. Some quick highlights:

We've merged the Publishers Group and the Content Creators Group on The Tavern's Discord Server into a single new group - Designers & Makers. If you publish, create, blog, podcast, vidcast, etc in our corner of the hobby, this is where you can snag your own channel for announcements and discussion of your creations. If you have a channel already, please, use it. It is there for you. If you don't yet have a channel, message Pexx or myself on Discord and we'll be happy to set you up. We currently have 29 channels in the Designers & Makers Group and are always happy to add more.

I've rejiggered the goals on the Tenkar's Tavern Patreon, which currently has 47 patrons. At 50 patrons, we add a monthly, off hours, Tavern Chat for our overseas community. This would probably be in the AM here on the East Coast, so the evening on the flip side of the world. Almost there.

Pexx and I will organize a virtual gaming con (TenCon?) once we hit 75 patrons (it was 150, and that was simply too far off). We'll use The Tavern's Discord Server to host voice & chat, and probably use Roll20 and of Fantasy Grounds for the VTTs. Add in some panels and "Ask Me Anything" and all you'll be missing is the unwashed masses. It's closer than you think ;)

We plan on hosting more interviews for The Tavern Chat Podcast, using a voice channel (for listening live) and a text channel (for commenting live) on the Discord Server, preferably in the evening hours, to make it more accessible to the majority of the community.

On a side note, I'm going to look into uploading The Tavern Chat Podcast onto YouTube. It should lead to more visibility (doh) and it would allow the use of automatic closed captioning. It won't be perfect, but for those with hearing disabilities, it should help them access the podcast material.

We discussed A LOT MORE. It was, after all, a two-hour discussion. This is stuff that is of the more immediate nature. We are sneaking up on 1,100 members and we want to make sure the community is not just engaged but listened to. I'll touch on that with a later update.

Oh, we are considering adding a few moderators to the mix on The Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server. If you are active in the Discord side of the community and wish to help out, reach out to Pexx or me on Discord.

Onward to tonight's Tavern Chat!

Link to The Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server - https://discord.gg/fReGmuD
 

The Mass Migration of the OSR from Google+ has Begun

Yep, Google+ was given a notice today than in 10 months, Google will be pulling the life support plug on their social media platform. The OSR is strong on Google+, or it was. What is the point of staying with a dying social media platform? Who wants to be the one tasked with turning off the lights and locking the door?

Facebook is an option, but not all want to do Facebook. I understand that. The Tavern has a Facebook Community which can be reached at https://www.facebook.com/groups/849179298513223/

But what if you don't want to do Facebook? Or what if you simply want more options?

Discord is certainly an option. There is an OSR server which can be reached here: https://discord.gg/36Hfr2

There is also a Tenkar's Tavern server which does double duty as the Official Frog God Games Discord Community. Its active day and night, 24/7. You can join with this link:
https://discord.gg/fReGmuD

But you know what is on fire today? MeWe.com. Seriously, it seems to be a very viable Google+ alternative. There is an OSR Group (I am one of the admins) as well as a new, as of 2 hours ago as I type this, Tenkar's Tavern Group. Huzzah! Join us on the non-Google+ / non-Facebook alternative!

MeWe OSR Group - www.mewe.com/join/osr1

MeWe Tenkar's Tavern Group - www.mewe.com/join/tenkars_tavern

edit - if you want to "friend" me on MeWe, here's the link:  www.mewe.com/i/erik.tenkar

The Tavern Chat Podcast - Episode 88 - Some Free Adventures & Using Discord to Play

The Far Away Land Adventures by Dirk Stanly are PWYW and virtually systemless. Really, they are a no-brainer pick up if you are an OSR gamer.

I talk briefly about Dirk Stanley's adventures for the Far Away Land RPG and using them with the ruleset of your choice. I also touch upon using Discord for running RPG sessions online. tenkars-tavern.games/Discord - tenkars-tavern.games/FALadventures (affiliate link)

Link to Episode 88 - https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/episodes/Episode-88---Some-Free-Adventures--Using-Discord-to-Play-e20klr

We've Seen Amazing Growth This Week with Tenkar's Tavern Discord Community - What are You Waiting For? ;)

I was talking with Pexx about The Tavern's Discord Server and we are both really impressed with the growth its seen in the past few weeks, not just with new members but third-party publishers and content creators.

Want some numbers?

In the past week, we've added 45 members to the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server. This puts us OVER 780 members. That is HUGE. We thank you all, old and new. Oh, and the week still has a few hours left ;)

How about third-party publishers? We now have ten with their own channels: Autarch, Barrel Rider Games, Bat in the Attic, Battlegrounds Games, Gaming Ballistic, Hack n Slash, Infinibadger Press, JB Publishing, Kort'thalis Publishing, Saga RPG, and Silver Bulette.

Looking for "content creators?" Gothridge Manor, Mystara, Middle Kingdoms, Megadungeon Games, Tabletop Bellhop, and Uncle Matt's RPG Studio. Phew!

Want to help us grow more? Invite your gaming buddies. Need a link to send them?
tenkars-tavern.games/Discord

Know an old-school publisher, podcaster, blogger, Youtuber or the like that isn't on the above lists? We'd love to add them. Drop me a PM on Discord with their contact info and we'll try and make it happen. Are YOU an old-school publisher, podcaster, blogger, Youtuber or the like that isn't on one of the above lists? What are you waiting for? Email me at tenkarsDOTtavern at that gmail thing and we'll set it all up for you.

Want to take it a step further? Download the Discord Client for Windows, OSX, Linux, iOS or Android. Here's an easy link: tenkars-tavern.games/DiscordApp Just download and install. It can run in the background. It gives you easy access to The Tavern's Community on Discord. Your community. I always have Discord open on my second monitor when I'm working, browsing, watching YouTube or Netflix and sitting at my desk. Because of you. And maybe even that other guy but I can't be sure.

The more folks that are members, the more members logged in at any given moment of time, the more active The Tavern's Community will be, to the benefit of all of us. Maybe if we play our cards right, we can become a Discord Partner with high-end servers for our voice channels and a spiffy link that isn't random letters and numbers :)

Tavern Chat Podcast - Episode 84 - The Voices in Your Head Will Make Them Believe

Ask anyone that has played in a game session with me, I love to use different voices. I feel it makes NPCs more memorable and furthers your players' ability to suspend disbelief.

Today I talk about using voices - accents and catchphrases, to make your NPCs come to life. I also talk about how the Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server has channels for third-party publishers and content creators.

Link to Episode #84 - https://anchor.fm/tavernchat/episodes/Episode-84---The-Voices-in-Your-Head-Will-Make-Them-Believe-e1vpju

Other Links:

tenkars-tavern.games/patreon

tenkars-tavern.games/Discord

The Tenkar's Tavern Discord Server Got a Facelift Today - We Now Offer Channels for Content Creators

Pexx and I had a discussion about The Tavern's Discord server this morning (Pexx is/was the Admin of the Frog God Discord server which has mostly been merged into the tavern's - he's also my right hand on the Tavern's Discord server). We discussed how to make The Tavern's Discord server even more community friendly.

One of the things we've done is add channels for specific Content Creators. We already had channels for gaming publishers (if you are a publisher of gaming content, particularly old school but also system agnostic ping either Pexx or myself on Discord and we'll set you up with your own channel) but we lacked channels for podcasters, Youtubers, Twitchers, bloggers and the like, we've started to address that. Again, ping Pexx or myself over on Discord and we'll set things up for you.

This does not mean those with their own Discord Servers for their communities should be moving theirs to The Tavern's. Specific gaming communities all have their own flavor but having a channel at The Tavern is certainly a way to expand one's audience. The Tavern's Discord server is currently at 725 active members and growing. Join us. The water is fine. Really. All we ask is that you don't pee in the pool ;P

Invite to The Tavern's Discord Server: 
https://discord.gg/fReGmuD