Fear of a Black Dragon

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Public Access RPG Kickstarter Special Mar 13, 2026

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Public Access is coming to Kickstarter March 17th!

In this special podcast episode, Matt and Jason do a deep dive on Public Access—what it is, how it works, and how this edition differs from the version released in 2023. Then, Jason gets very personal talking about the game's inspirations. Finally, Matt and Jason run down what folks can expect in the Kickstarter campaign itself.

Check out the campaign here!

The Stygian Garden of Abelia Prem Aug 26, 2025

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:19 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:44 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:14:23 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:18:03 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:21:30 - Gardens! Companion Adventures 00:37:08 - Books The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911) The Only One Leftby Riley Sager (2023) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 00:38:43 - Location The Duchess of Northumberland's Poison Garden 00:39:15 - Film The Exterminating Angel (1962) dir. Luis Buñuel Hang out with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/K5myJQc4Bc (Jason) https://discord.gg/hnkRcskWZk (Tom)

Corruption of the Blood God Jul 15, 2025

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:22 - How have we used this in our games? 00:06:52 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:21:42 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:24:27 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:27:41 - Bodies of evidence. Companion Adventures 00:44:38 - Reading 00:45:09 - Music 00:45:45 - RPGs https://fulachtfiadh.bandcamp.com/ Corruption of the Blood Godhttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/506610/corruption-of-the-blood-god Literature The Ulster Cycle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Cycle#Texts_in_translation Music Fulacht Fiadh: https://fulachtfiadh.bandcamp.com/ Games Circle of Wolves: https://blog.trilemma.com/2014/07/the-circle-of-wolves.html Against the Cult of the Reptile God: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17056/n1-against-the-cult-of-the-reptile-god-1e The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/327744/the-black-wyrm-of-brandonsford The Madness of Cú Chulainn: https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/237664/Codex--Madness-May-2017 Discord https://discord.gg/K5myJQc4Bc (Jason) https://discord.gg/hnkRcskWZk (Tom)

Ominous Crypt of the Blood Moss Jun 27, 2025

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:34 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:46 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:16:22 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:17:40 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:20:32 - The Company of Salt & Iron Companion Adventures 00:56:44 - TV 00:58:04 - Reading Come hangout with Jason and Tom on Discord!

Crown of Salt Jun 06, 2025

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:05 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:19 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:19:22 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:21:48 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:24:53 - Dopplegangers and Secrets in Online Play Tom's Monsterhearts Mood Trailer video: https://youtu.be/aQWNRhNNwQw?si=Ei5UCXKEF_G_R7aM Companion Adventures 00:45:26 - Music Join our Discord!

The Wassailing of Claus Manor May 27, 2025

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:06 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:24 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:18:12 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:24:15 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:27:16 - In Which Jason Gripes a lot about Tone Companion Adventures 00:53:11 - RPGs 00:56:15 - Films Join our Discord!

Night's Dark Terror (Part 2) Apr 14, 2025

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Butter Princess Mar 31, 2025

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:11 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:52 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:17:43 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:25:02 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:27:08 - Leveraging Familiarity to Create Discomfort Companion Adventures 00:51:13 - Films Join our Discord!

Piercing the Demon's Eye Mar 17, 2025

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The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:24 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:42 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:14:20 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:17:53 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:21:23 - Head-to-head adventure rivals Companion Adventures 00:37:10 - Films 00:38:18 - Music Join our Discord!

The Necropolis Mar 07, 2025

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The Basic Crawl 00:01:46 - Overview 00:04:07 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:54 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:16:59 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:20:18 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:23:24 - Writing horror scenarios Companion Adventures 00:56:46 - Films 00:57:40 - Books Join our Discord!

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