The Small but Vicious Podcast

Episode 53
This time on the small but Vicious podcast we offer up a double helping of career advice. First up we take a look at the guy who knows a little about a lot of things the Dilettante and then we break out in to a discussion of the Ex Convict or possibly even the Escaped Convict with your GM’s approval. Also we discuss a listeners question about a way to radically depart form the WFRP Canon.

Remember you can contact us a Smallbutvicoiuspodcast@hotmail.com
or over on the d20radio forums

So sit back and enjoy another dive into this grim world of perilous adventure.

Episode 52
This time on the Small but Vicious Podcast we return to our Colour of Magic segment and look at the secretive Shadowmancers of the Grey Order in all there illusionary wonder. And in Sects and Violence we ride out with the mighty Knights of the White Wolf to smite the enemy’s of there god Ulric. We also answer some listener emails and talk a little about FFG’s forthcoming Enemy Within expansion.

Small but Vicious Special 4
In this special Interview we talk to veteran WFRP scribe Graeme Davis. Graeme is probably best known to Warhammer fans as the writer of Shadows over Bogenhaffen and worked on the original Enemy within campaign as well as many other projects in his 30+ years in the industry. He has also worked on video games and has published novel. Graeme gives us a great recap on the design and writing proses during early WFRP and also a wonderful spoiler free discussion on the new Enemy Within boxed set from FFG , that he also worked on.

Ever wondered where that 3 legged Goblin form Shadows over Bogenhaffen came from? Well then the answers to this and more are right here for you !

Episode 51
Greetings folks in a little bit of a late Valentines day episode we take a look at love and war. In the Creature Catalogue we discuss the vicious and deadly servitors of the prince of pleasure the Deamonettes. Also in the Career Advise we discussed the Captain career and how to accommodate this career and his attached men into your group.

So sit back and enjoy another episode of the Small but Vicious Podcast.

Episode 50

Join us as we celebrate our 50th episode how all gamers do getting together with friends and reminiscing about shared tabletop experiences. For this special XL episode of the Small but Vicious podcast we welcome our good friend Fiddleback to the show as we just kick back and talk about our best gaming story’s.

Episode 49
Happy Holidays Gamernation! To celebrate this time of year we decided to delve into the Realm of the Ice Queen source book and take a look at the Bear Tamer career and the awesome powers of the Ice Witches of Kislev. We also give a refresher on fate and fortune points and there uses in game at the request of our friends over on the Thac0′s Hammer podcast.

Remember if you have any comments or topics you would like to see discussed drop us an email at smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com or a pm over on the d20 radio network forums

until next time have a great holiday season and a happy New Year
see you all in 2012 !!

Episode 48
Welcome back for another instalment of the Small but Vicious Podcast, the only podcast devoted to Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay in all its forms. This time we celebrate the 25th anniversary of the WFRP as well as looking at the Master Thief career and delving into the Ill met in Bogenhafen Adventure from Sigmars Heirs.

So raise a glass to one of the greatest RPG’s of all time and enjoy the show.

Episode 47
Where back once again ! In this instalment of the Small but Vicious podcast we take a look at the Demon busting White College of magic and the crazed violence of the Cult of the Crimson Skull, BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD ! We also answer some listener mail and wax lyrical about things we fondly remember from older editions of the WFRP rpg.

Episode 46
Once again after an unfortunate delay we are proud to bring you this instalment of the small but vicious podcast, this time take a look at a rather unique question by one of our listeners and discuss how to run games of Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay without any human player characters. We look at the challenges and benefits to running this sort of game and discuss our recommendations for doing so.

Remember if you have any questions or comments you can email us at smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com

or contact us on the d20 radio forums

Episode 45
Yes stop the presses ! We are not dead yet ! SBV LIVES. After our long break we finally have gotten this monkey off out backs and can return to our normal schedule. As for this show we think its a good one , we delve into the dark and indulgent world of the Sybarite cult in Sects and Violence and take a look at a Halfling information broker in the Rouges Gallery. Also we answer listener questions that we have received (quite a while ago now and sorry for the delay) regarding the Champion career, how to survive combat at lower levels and how best to remove insanity.

Welcome back to the Small but Vicious Podcast and we hope not to be away for soo long again.

Episode 44
Welcome back to the Small but Vicious Podcast. In this weeks show we continue our look at he Colours of Magic by looking at the Gold Order and in the Creature Catalogue we look at the illusion creating Deralich from Knights of the Grail. Also we discuss what novels and short story’s we recommend to inspire WFRP Gm’s and players.

As always if you have any comments or questions you can email us at smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com or contact us on the d20 radio forums.

Episode 43
Welcome back to this slightly delayed episode of the Small but Vicious Podcast. In tonight’s show we take another dive into the colours of Magic but this time we look at how Wizards can expand there characters though creating or binding a Familiar, Brewing potions or casting powerful Rituals.

Also we here at the Small but vicious Podcast would like to once again extend out heartfelt congratulations to GM Brev and His wife on the birth of there son and we wish them and the rest of there family many joyful years together.

Episode 42

In this episode of the Small but Viscous Podcast we take a look at the 2 greatest constants in the universe. In our continuing Colour of Magic series we take a look at the Amethyst order and there Death magic. While in our Careers Advice we take a look at the Toll Collector.

We also answer listener emails from Garth Gergerich and Harrison Pasley

Listen and enjoy !

Episode 41
In this episode of Small but Vicious we return to our usual format. In the Creature Catalogue we take a look at the Giant Spider the classic fantasy monster in all its web spinning glory. Also in a brand new segment the Colours of Magic we take a look at the Jade Collage of wizards and there life magic. So join us for another delve into the world of perilous adventure here on the Small but Vicious Podcast.

Episode 40

Welcome to what is a very special episode of the Small but Vicious Podcast as we turn the big Four Zero! To mark this special occasion I am joined by two wonderful guest hosts, Gm Brev and Kat as we discuss there thoughts on there first WFRP experience in a game I ran two weeks ago. Join these two new converts in this special 2 and a half hour mega show celebrating 40 episodes of Small but Vicious podcasting.

As always you can send us you feedback and questions to smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com

Episode 39

In this episode we focus our discussion on advice for running Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay games ans one shots or at conventions. What do you as the gm need to do to make this short WFRP experience as great as possible find out here tonight.

Liber Fanatica 8 is available at http://www.liberfanatica.net/liber.fanaticaVII.pdf

Grim Pursuits is available at http://www.strike-to-stun.net/download/Grim_Pursuits.pdf

The Dark Path is available at http://www.scribd.com/doc/49127787/The-Dark-Path

Episode 38
On this weeks Small but Vicious Podcast we take a look at those soiled doves and other pedallers who follow the solders around when we look at the Camp Follower career in Career Advice. And we also have a special discussion on how best to introduce WFRP to new players and those who haven’t played RPG’s before.

Episode 37
Happy New Year Gamernation !

This time on the on the Small but Vicious podcast we return for a second helping of Warhammer Adventures with a pun stuffed look at the classic module “Fear the Worst” and we go down into the darkest woods in our Creature Catalogue and encounter the feral and wild Dryads. All this and a look back at our activities over the festive period.

So join us and welcome in 2011 WFRP style !

Episode 36

Seasons greetings Gamernation!

In this festive episode of the Small but Vicious Podcast we take a look at two groups that couldn’t be more different. In Career Advice we examine the Estalian Diestro in all there swashbuckling glory . While in Sects and Violence we look at the group of secretive and secluded , folk magicians, wise women and crones known commonly as the Hedgefolk and discuss how best to use these strange druid like people with there home brew magics in your games. We also have a great story form Praion about getting his group into WFRP after years of D&D.

So sit back , relax, throw another log on the fire and enjoy the Small but Vicious Podcast!

Episode 35

After a short absence SBV is back and with a special episode this week. We are joined by Michael Dowling project lead on the Tilea fan sourcebook Spears of the Maiden. In this special interview we discuss how the book came together as well as what this product has to offer wfrp players and gm’s. So sharpen your Stilettos and get your best Masquerade costume on for this special episode of the Small but Vicious Podcast.

Episode 34
This week we take a look at Dave Morris’s Tetsubo The WFRP 1 rejected supplement is now available at his blog at :
https://docs.google.com/fileview?id=0B63rIuFhh29eZWNkMGIyMzEtYWViYi00M2Q4LWE5MjgtOGIyYTU1Njg2ZmIw&hl=en&pli=1

we also look at the Ancient mighty race of Dragon Ogres and give our thoughts on the Professional mourner career created by our listener Dean Mottershead, check out the career for yourself on the d20 radio forums.

Episode 33
This time on the Small but Vicious Podcast we delve into the world of the macabre. In the Rogues Gallery we present the Dwarf Engineer Ashric Wilhmson and his unending battles with the Army’s of Darkness. Also in Career Advice we look at the ghoulish world of the Grave Robber in all his body snatching glory. Finally we have another great email from one of our listeners and once again our thanks go out to you for your contribution to the show.

Remember you can email us at
smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com

or on the d20 Radio forums at
www.d20radio.com/forums

Episode 32

OK we are back after a delay (longer still due to a total computer breakdown on my part) and we dive into another helping of the old world. In this show we début Sects and Violence wherein we examine the Glorious Revolution of the People. And in our Creature Catalogue we take a look at River Trolls n all there stupid repugnant glory. Thanks go to José Luis Meseguer for suggesting tonight’s topic and for his great email.

Remember if you would like to contact us you can at:
smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com

Episode 31
In this episode of the Small but Vicious we roll out two more brand new segments for you to enjoy. In the Rouges Gallery we unveil the daring Roadwarden turned Highwayman Reiner Remarque. And in Warhammer Adventures we take a look at the much loved Oldenhaller Contract.

Episode 30

With this our 30th episode we thought it was about time we gave the show an overhaul and introduced new segments and generally tried to improve or production. With that in mind we debt two new segments this week

the Creature Catalogue featuring the cadaver munching Goul
and Career Advise featuring the Coachman career

as always feedback can be sent to Smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com
or contact us on the new d20 radio forums at www.d20radio.com/forums

Episode 29
In this episode we look at the Journey to Black Fire Pass Adventure, we discuss what we like, what we don’t like and we also give guidelines for adapting other adventures to your preferred wfrp edition. We also dive into the listener mail bag and answer a question from jormi_boced, and here about an interesting campaign being run by Dean Mottershead.

The journey to blackfire pass adventure can be found here
And have a look on the d20 radio forums for my conversions of the characters to 2nd edition rules in the event you want to run this adventure with that eddition

Episode 28
This time on SBV we discuss a listener request at length about the pros and cons of allowing a player to play as an Ogre. Can this dumb brutish race make good player characters? Or should they be limited to npcs?

Andy Law’s Imperial Ogre pdf proves invaluable this week and is available free here

Also please take a look at the forthcoming Deathwatch special edition

And while your shopping why not stop by the brand new Small but Vicious Online Store and show your support for the only 1st and 2nd edition WFRP podcast.

Episode 27
In this episode we look at brining new characters into established campaigns and what are the benefits or pitfalls involved in this. We also discuss whether we feel the Dwarf race is broken mechanically.

If you have any questions or requests please contact us at
Smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com

Small but Vicious Special 3

For this special I am joined by Iron-Liz and we talk about Wood Elves and just about every other topic under the sun in this very random but rather entertaining special show.

For more form Iron Liz check out her sight filled with video logs and RPG revues.

http://thefoundary.blogspot.com/

Episode 26
This week on SBV we enter the second year of programming and celebrate by taking a look at two different time periods that can make for an interesting setting for your WFRP games. We take a look at the political backstabbing and anarchic themes of the Time of Three Emperors as well as a look at the epic saga filled days of the Time of Sigmar.

Also why not head over to http://thefoundary.blogspot.com/ and check out Iron Liz’s RPG revues.

Episode 25

Hello Gamernation!
After some unfortunate technical hiccups last week, we are back bringing you another episode of the Small but Vicious Podcast. In this show we take a look at the much feared Witch Hunters and offer advice on playing them and discuss ways to make your Witch Hunters more than one note clichés.

If you like this episode of Small but Vicious why not head over to I-tunes and leave us a revue, we really would appreciate it.

Episode 24

This week we take a look at the Paths of the Dammed campaign for WFRP 2nd edition. We do a overview of the 3 adventures we tell you what we like what we don’t like and what we think you can change for the better. So from the ashes to the forges join us as we look at the 1sp published campaign for WFRP 2nd edition

Small but Vicious Special 2

In this our second Small but Vicious special, we chat to Alfred Nunez (a.k.a. Mad Alfred) writer of such excellent 1st edition gems as Dwarfs Stone and Steel , The Empire at War and web master of MadAlfred.com one of the best WFRP fan pages on the internet. Join us as we wax lyrical about old products we love and we plum the depths of Alfred’s 22 years of WFRP experience.

Chock full of articles scenarios and maps, Alfred’s web page can be found at www.madalfred.com

Please send any comments or feedback to Smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com

Or head over to our forums at www.d20radio.com/forum

Or leave us a revue on I-tunes

Episode 23

In this episode we tackle a request from one of our forum members and take a look at ways to make your Warhammer world come alive, ways to make npc’s memorable or interesting and how to really immerse the players in the setting.

As always please send all feedback to
smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com

Or check out the forums at www.d20radio.com/forums

Episode 22
Were back a bit latter than normal this week but we hope this more than makes up for the wait. This week Oldscool and Schubudha take a look at all things Green skinned and how to utilize them in interesting ways in your WFRP games.
Also this episode we answer some listener questions from Michael Jordal (Jormi Boced on the forums) on whether to allow an Elven player to be able to acquire an Elven Steed and what is the difference between a Smith, Armour and Weapon Smith?

Episode 21

In this episode Oldscool and Schubudah look at taking your WFRP character out of the empire and journeying to the other nations of the old world. We discuss reasons why one may leave there home nation and what problems they could face in foreign lands.

We are also joined by MostlyJoe for part of the cast who adds his gamming knowledge to the mix.
We at Small but Vicious are pleased to welcome Joe back onto the D20 Radio airwaves and wish him luck with all his future projects.

Episode 20

In this episode we are joined by Michael Jordal, a new addition to the WFRP playing community and also a new GM to the System. We discuss what attracted him to Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, What his games have gone like so far and what challenges he has found not just with running WFRP but also running the Paths of the Dammed campaign. We also offer advice on how to bring character backgrounds into your adventures in a way that really adds to the roleplay and gives further depth to the characters.

We hope you all enjoy this episode! we where all beginners at one point and its good to know that the WFRP 2nd Ed community is still growing, and is filled with people like Michael who we can tell is going to go on to have an excellent time running his game.

Episode 19

This week we take a look at the Karak Azgal supplement for WFRP 2nd Ed and we wax lyrical about what we like and what we don’t like. Why wasn’t this used to provide a good amount of info on dwarf holds as a setting? How do we feel about the idea of dungeon crawls in our wfrp games? And how much fun is Halfling darts? All these answers and more can be found on this weeks show.

Also this week we answer a listener question from Jormi Boced on the d20 radio forums regarding the humble Ratcatcher and why he doth have such a pole.

Episode 18

Join us as we travel to a land of Knights, Damsels and grubby Peasants and present you guys with Bretonia as an alternate setting for your wfrp games.

For this cast we are joined by Jonathan Stevens aka Donovan Morningfire who brings his passion and enthusiasm for the subject and we would like to thank him once again for making the time to take part in this episode.

So ready your amour and grab you lance as glory awaits in Bretonia. Now pass me that plate of Snails and the Garlic sauce!

As always send feedback or questions to smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com

Episode 17
In the final part of our look at the major cities of the Empire we come to the smoke blackened tenements of Nuln. A city of technology and industry, political chaos and a violent underworld of street gangs. So ready yourself for a Fusillade of game ideas and story hooks from the Gunnery school to the lavish court of the Countess its all there tempered and ready to quench in the Forges of Nuln

Episode 16

Happy new year Gamernation

This week we step just outside the Empire to visit the greatest port in the Old World Marienburg. Join us in the city where money is law and everything has a price. Whether your looking for a short sidetrack or a whole campaign Marienburg offers you a wealth of options.

The free 2nd edition Marienberg PDF can be found at
http://www.scribd.com/doc/7722145/Marienburg-WFRP-V2

As always if you have any questions or comments send them to us at
smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com

Episode 15

In this episode we continue our look at the cities of the Empire as we travel to its grand capital. They say all roads lead to Altdorf and weather you are on a Religious pilgrimage to the holiest sight in the Sigmarite faith or weaving the web of lies, blackmail and power plays that is court politics, or even just trying to make your way in the world Altdorf provides a great setting for your adventures.

Episode 14

In this episode we take a look at the City of Middenheim. Home of the Cult of Ulric and the great bastion of the northern Empire.

Also we would like to announce our support for the Youtube Gamers against Cancer charity and hope members of the gamernation will show there support as well

Head over to http://ytgac.org for more info and to find out how you too can help out especially ant this difficult time of year

Episode 12

In this episode we answer a couple of listener requests. First of all we discuss the Warhammer time line and the imperial calendar and how to work it into your WFRP adventures. Also on this show we discuss house rules and what ones we include in our games.

Remember you can Email us at Smallbutviciouspodcast@hotmail.com

Episode 11: Blood Bowl
This week we swerve to avoid a blitz and discuss how to use the WFRP rules to play games in the Blood Bowl universe and how to include Blood Bowl into your regular WFRP games.
So grab yourself a Bloodwiser and turn up your DiE-Pod for this sports filled show.

Episode 10
In part two of our discussion on Chaos we look at letting your players embrace the power of the dark gods. Be they Cultists working to subvert the empire, Norsican Raiders looking to loot and pillage or just regular Joes who have just made the biggest mistake of there gaming career and been tempted by the power offered by the chaos gods.
Also at the request of the Hawve we take a look at the lesser chaos god Hashut and his twisted and industrious followers the Chaos Dwarfs.

Small but Vicious Special 1

In this our first special edition of the Small but Vicious Podcast we bring you our interview with Steve Darlington, writer of fantastic WFRP 2nd ed products such as Children of the Horned Rat and Nights Dark Masters. We talk Skaven, Vampires and mad doctors as well as all things wfrp in this episode.
Once more we at the SBVP would like to thank Steve for being a part of the show and giving us an opportunity to hear from one of the writers of the game we all love the way we do.