Fear of a Black Dragon

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Mortzengersturm Jul 23, 2020

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:11 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:34 - Things we liked about this book 00:18:28 - Questions we had about this book 00:23:07 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:25:24 - The gunfights of John Woo - an approach to information Companion Adventures 00:40:25 - Film 00:44:21 - RPG

A Thousand Thousand Islands Jul 01, 2020

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:23 - Overview 00:03:16 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:07 - Things we liked about this book 00:15:36 - Spoiler alert for Andjang's "bad guys" 00:16:56 - Questions we had about this book 00:22:06 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:23:54 - Using images and illustrations for our games Companion Adventures 00:37:09 - Film 00:38:18 - Books 00:40:45 - Music 00:42:00 - Story Games Jembatan Pensil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7KoqQusDMQ

Winter's Daughter Jun 15, 2020

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:18 - Overview 00:03:13 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:39 - Things we liked about this book 00:19:13 - Questions we had about this book 00:20:54 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:22:23 - Bringing fairytale elements into your game Companion Adventures 00:36:58 - TV 00:38:05 - Film 00:41:37 - Podcasts

Terrors of the Ancient World May 14, 2020

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:01:40 - How have we used this in our games? 00:01:59 - Things we liked about this book 00:10:10 - Questions we had about this book 00:18:04 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:19:50 - How to introduce third-party or new content into your ongoing campaign Companion Adventures 00:33:40 - Book 00:34:20 - Film 00:35:05 - Video Game 00:35:46 - Tabletop Games 00:37:22 - Music 00:37:52 - a Twitter Recommendation

Brindlewood Bay https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307416/Brindlewood-Bay

Power Behind the Throne (Part 2) Apr 30, 2020

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:20 - Overview 00:02:49 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:24 - Things we liked about this portion of the book 00:16:29 - Questions we had about this portion of the book 00:23:27 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:25:44 - How to Encourage your Group to Engage with Complex Plots (spoiler alert: have NPCs be nice to them and tell them) Companion Adventures 00:37:04 - Films 00:39:27 - TV

The Big Fifty Apr 07, 2020

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:19 - Overview 00:21:28 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:23:34 - Tom's intro to the Q&A 00:24:01 - What's next for the OSR? 00:27:46 - What is Jason's favorite nautical adventure? 00:29:51 - Tom, have you noticed any regional trends in gaming? 00:33:34 - What system or module would you use to introduce someone to gaming? 00:37:04 - What aspects of thinking about game design have transferred to your daily life? 00:38:44 - What OSR tropes are essential? Which ones have been done to death? 00:39:21 - Name the most beautiful thing you've found in a dungeon. 00:41:05 - Which of the OSR modules you've discussed is your favorite? 00:42:11 - What are some principles for good adventure design? 00:44:36 - What are some of your favorite modules you haven't yet reviewed? 00:45:16 - What are some upcoming projects you're excited about? 00:45:58 - What OSR modules do you wish you could experience again for the first time? 00:47:41 - What module or game taught you to play better? Companion Adventures 00:50:05 - What's next for FoBD? 00:58:48 - A Stinger

Times That Fry Men's Souls Mar 25, 2020

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:22 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:33 - Things we liked about the module 00:18:16 - Questions we had about the module 00:22:19 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:24:22 - Implied Settings 00:26:19 - Historical RPGs with Implied Settings 00:29:35 - What is an Implied Setting? 00:40:00 - Issues with Implied Settings 00:41:55 - Best Practices for using Implied Settings Companion Adventures 00:43:46 - Film 00:47:41 - TV 00:48:29 - Games

Trophy RPG Kickstarter Special Jan 17, 2020

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Timecodes 00:01:20 - History and development of Trophy 00:11:15 - Trophy Dark 00:13:51 - Trophy Gold 00:21:05 - Trophy Loom 00:25:17 - Kickstarter details

Links Trophy Kickstarter Campaign Page

Through Ultan's Door Jan 07, 2020

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:23 - Overview 00:03:23 - How have we used the zine? 00:04:14 - Things we liked about the zine 00:20:35 - Questions we had about the zine 00:25:04 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:26:45 - Recapping previous sessions Companion Adventures 00:44:25 - Films and TV

Power Behind the Throne (Part 1) Dec 23, 2019

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:28 - How have we used this portion of the book? 00:03:59 - Things we liked about this portion of the book 00:22:00 - Questions we had about this portion of the book 00:27:22 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:28:50 - Handling a large number of NPCs Companion Adventures 00:38:28 - Film 00:40:19 - Music 00:42:10 - Gaming Links Discord server https://discord.gg/jxDbMXV

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