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Runeslinger’s podcast about the play of old, new, and future roleplaying games. Here we act, react, and interact intentionally with the very alchemy of play~

For more RPG investigations, visit the Casting Shadows blog

Watch Annotated Actual Plays, RPG discussions and debates, product overviews, and practical tips for playing and running RPGs on YouTube


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Recent Episodes

On Taking Two Steps Forward and Back in RPGs~ – Casting Shadows

This episode takes three relatively recent posts from the Casting Shadows blog and brings them into the audio format of the Casting Shadows podcast – raising three different observations on the members of our hobby for your consideration. Links to those posts and other material mentioned in the episode are below. Voice Comments are welcome at http://www.speakpipe.com/castingshadowspodcastAdam Neely Links:Neely Link 1Neely Link 2Casting Shadows Blog links:Silent Majority A Universe Parallel to the RPG ExperienceFrom a Certain Point of View… On RPGsRivers of London series links:Rivers of London: Not all Magic and Laughter (or dice)Rivers of London: Riots, and Jazz, and Sten Guns, oh my!Rivers of London: ‘Tis the Season for NovellasRivers of London: Murder, Brutalism, and Cheeky NandosOther Channels: Same0ldJi "What We Do" seriesThird Floor Wars
  1. On Taking Two Steps Forward and Back in RPGs~
  2. On #RPGaDAY2026 Days 17-31
  3. On #RPGaDAY2026 So far: Days 1-16
  4. #RPGaDAY2026 and some Brief Updates
  5. On Suspected Inspirations for the Delta Green RPG with Jason Connerley

Who is
Runeslinger?

Anthony Boyd

Under the Internet handle, Runeslinger, Anthony has been sharing his ongoing explorations into RPGs online since launching the Casting Shadows YouTube channel in 2009 and the written blog in 2010. A roleplaying gamer since 1983, Anthony enjoys few things more than RPGs.

Described as being indistinguishable from Bacchus minus the wine, revelry, farming, and general licentiousness, Runeslinger is a known appreciator of Roleplaying Games, swords, unlovely music, things that go well with gravy, and efficient sources of caramel.

He lives quietly with his wife and a vast pack of once-discarded dogs, in South Korea, where the mountains hold moot.