Tales From the Shelf

Tales from the Shelf is two gamers, one American who started with D&D, and an English person...who did not. 

We take on the campaigns we run, the systems we use, the things we learn. 

With deep dives in on specific books, gaming advice and RPG history.

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Episodes

Monday May 25, 2026

Episode 007: Witcher Deep Dive Pt7. The World
We're continuing our deep dive on the Witcher RPG by R Talsorian games.  The Witcher RPG came out in 2018 and since then R Tal. has promised a cleanup of the core book.
With that in mind, we take on the book in detail - with a mind to looking at its strengths, weaknesses and what we'd change.  
In Part 7 of our Witcher RPG deep dive we get past rules and head into its worldbuilding.   
@ us on Bluesky; talesshelfpod.bsky.social
Music by ebunny, find them on Pixabay.
This is an podcast by adults, for adults; some profanity is going to happen.  
Made by incredibly nerdy humans - no AI involved. 

Tuesday May 12, 2026

Episode 006: Witcher Deep Dive Pt6, Combat Pt. 2 of 2
We're continuing our deep dive on the Witcher RPG by R Talsorian games.  The Witcher RPG came out in 2018 and since then R Tal. has promised a cleanup of the core book.
With that in mind, we take on the book in detail - with a mind to looking at its strengths, weaknesses and what we'd change.  
In Part 6 of our Witcher RPG deep dive we continue with combat, continuing with the special rules.  
@ us on Bluesky; talesshelfpod.bsky.social
Music by ebunny, find them on Pixabay.
This is an podcast by adults, for adults; profanity is going to happen.  
Made by incredibly nerdy humans - no AI involved. 

Tuesday Apr 28, 2026

Episode 005: Witcher Deep Dive Pt5, Combat Pt. 1 of 2
We're continuing our deep dive on the Witcher RPG by R Talsorian games.  The Witcher RPG came out in 2018 and since then R Tal. has promised a cleanup of the core book.
With that in mind, we take on the book in detail - with a mind to looking at its strengths, weaknesses and what we'd change.  
In Part 5 of our Witcher RPG deep dive we start at P148 - Combat! (This is going to be long...)   
@ us on Bluesky; talesshelfpod.bsky.social
Music by ebunny, find them on Pixabay.
This is an podcast by adults, for adults; profanity is going to happen.  
Made by incredibly nerdy humans - no AI involved. 

Monday Apr 13, 2026

Episode 004: Witcher Deep Dive Pt4, Magic and Crafting.
We're starting with a deep dive on the Witcher RPG by R Talsorian games.  The Witcher RPG came out in 2018 and since then R Tal. has promised a cleanup of the core book.
With that in mind, we take on the book in detail - with a mind to looking at its strengths, weaknesses and what we'd change.  
In Part 4 of our Witcher RPG deep dive we start at P98 - Magic, the moving on to Crafting (gear and alchemy).  
@ us on Bluesky; talesshelfpod.bsky.social
Music by ebunny, find them on Pixabay.
This is an podcast by adults, for adults; profanity is going to happen.  
Made by incredibly nerdy humans - no AI involved. 

Monday Mar 30, 2026

Episode 003: Witcher Deep Dive  - Gear
We're starting with a deep dive on the Witcher RPG by R Talsorian games.  The Witcher RPG came out in 2018 and since then R Tal. has promised a cleanup of the core book.
With that in mind, we take on the book in detail - with a mind to looking at its strengths, weaknesses and what we'd change.  
In Part 3 of our deep dive we delve into the gear section - coins, economy, gear, how equipment and weapons work, crafting gear, making potions and so on, starting with a quick explainer for skill trees. 
 
Find us on Bluesky;  @talesshelfpod.bsky.social
Music by ebunny, find them on Pixabay.
 
This is an podcast by adults, for adults; profanity is going to happen.  
Made by incredibly nerdy humans - no AI involved. 

Monday Mar 16, 2026

Episode 002: Witcher Deep Dive Pt4, - skills and core mechanics.
We're starting with a deep dive on the Witcher RPG by R Talsorian games.  The Witcher RPG came out in 2018 and since then R Tal. has promised a cleanup of the core book.
With that in mind, we take on the book in detail - with a mind to looking at its strengths, weaknesses and what we'd change.  
In Part 2 of our deep dive we cover skills, the core mechanics and the rest of that chapter.
@ us on Bluesky; talesshelfpod.bsky.social, Music by ebunny, find them on Pixabay.
This is an podcast by adults, for adults; profanity is going to happen.  
Made by incredibly nerdy humans - no AI involved. 

Monday Mar 02, 2026

Episode 001: Witcher Deep Dive - character generation
We're starting with a deep dive on the Witcher RPG by R Talsorian games.  The Witcher RPG came out in 2018 and since then R Tal. has promised a cleanup of the core book.
With that in mind, we take on the book in detail - with a mind to looking at its strengths, weaknesses and what we'd change.  
Part 1 of the deep dive covers character generation - race, careers, stats.
@ us on Bluesky; talesshelfpod.bsky.social, Music by ebunny.
This is an podcast by adults, for adults; profanity is going to happen.  
Made by incredibly nerdy humans - no AI involved. 

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