Following the sad loss of both Val Kilmer and Jean Marsh in April of this year, Ron Howard’s Willow from 1988 was the only choice for May. Written by George Lucas and starring Warwick Davis, Willow is a family-friendly fantasy adventure that has stood the test of time.

This episode features contributions from:

(in order of appearance)

Goblin’s Henchman (podcast & blog) & the Umber Bulk

James Knight, Tyranner the Dwarf and Ellen the Elf

Karl Rodriguez of The GMologist Presents… (podcast, YouTube)

Mirke of Mirke the Meek (podcast)

Darkfluid of The Silver Key (podcast)

Jason Connerley of Nerd’s RPG Variety Cast (podcast, blog)

M.W. Lewis of The World’s of MW Lewis (podcast)

Lex Mandrake of Dank Dungeons (YouTube, itch, Bandcamp)

Henchling 1, Henchling 2

The Movie Monday Letterboxd list https://letterboxd.com/the39thman/list/movie-monday-1/

The Movie for June will be Legend, from 1985, directed by Ridley Scott. Please take a look below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on June 30th, so please send your submissions by the 28th if you’d like to be included in the show.

"Warning" by Lieren of Updates From the Middle of Nowhere

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Hold onto your purse strings, this could be a pricey one!

This is essentially a promotional episode for an upcoming Kickstarter from Jess Levine and Riley Rethal, but I speak about a whole bunch of stuff I’ve backed, too.

The Galactic & Going Rogue Kickstarter can be found here https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars

Here are the itch pages Galactic 2e https://metagame.itch.io/galactic and Going Rogue 2e https://jumpgategames.itch.io/going-rogue

Other games mentioned:

Cairn 2e Boxset by Yochai Gal https://yochaigal.itch.io/cairn-players-guide

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXpR9P6MGZo

Tiny Fables by Josiah S Moore https://josiahsmoore.itch.io/tiny-fables (for Mausritter) plus Playful Void review https://idlecartulary.com/2025/03/15/bathtub-review-tiny-fables/

Sharky by Idle Cartulary https://idlecartulary.itch.io/sharky

Mythic Bastionland by Chris McDowall https://chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-bastionland

Late pledge for Cold City and Hot War by Malcom Craig https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonhodgsonmaptiles2/cold-city-hot-war

Cosmic Dark by Graham Walmsley https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/grahamwalmsley/cosmic-dark

Liquid Steel by Eduardo Mazzitelli & Enrique Alcatena https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/melsonian-arts-council/liquid-steel

Liminal Horror by Goblin Archive https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/space-penguin-ink/liminal-horror-deluxe-edition

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I’m really stretching this “Between” episodes format. There’s enough here to warrant a fully fledged episode, but I’m my own boss, so what you gonna do?

I begin by addressing a shameful omission from the previous episode before diving into a whole bunch of feedback.

Featuring:

James Knight, Ellen the Elf & Tyranner the Dwarf

Goblin’s Henchman (blog)

Joe Richter of Hindsightless (podcast)

M. W. Lewis of The Worlds of M. W. Lewis (podcast)

Menion aka Rob of Confessions of a Wee Tim’rous Bushi (podcast)

There’s a reminder for this month’s Movie Monday, Ron Howard’s Willow from 1988. See below for details on how to contact the show. The episode will air on May 26th, so please send your submissions by the 24th if you’d like to be included in the show.

Then an announcement of a forthcoming Kickstarter campaign launching on May 20th. Jess Levin’s award-winning Star Wars-inspired Going Rogue is coming to print as part of Galactic & Going Rogue, a book combining Jess’ game with Riley Rethal’s Galactic, the game on which it’s based. Find the upcoming crowdfunder here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/galacticgoingrogue/galactic-and-going-rogue-two-ttrpgs-of-war-among-the-stars

Leave me an audio message via ⁠https://www.speakpipe.com/KeepOffTheBorderlands

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You can also find me on Discord by searching for freethrall