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Delve 271 – The Hero’s Journey, Stage 3, Return
Apr 26, 2021
Show notes
As we come to a close in our Delve journey, we look at the Hero’s Journey laid out by Joseph Campbell. How does this apply to our show? More important, how does this apply to some of the prevalent fiction and mythology you have actually heard about? And what can it all mean in gaming? These questions and many more partially answered on this episode. In this episode, we finally reach Stage 3: Return. They say you can never go home again, but actually you kind of have to so you can complete the hero’s journey. How does the trip home affect the hero and their homeland? More importantly, will there be a giant eagle?
You can follow Alex and Nathan on Twitter, as well as the show itself at DelvePodcast. Make sure you follow along to join in on all the topics!
Stop by our Discord server and say hello! Join us in chat, on one of our live shows, or let us know about something you’d like discussed on the show. Big thanks to Drunk Paul for helping us get to a Level 1 Discord server!
We are on iTunes & Google Play! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get finely crafted podcasts like this one!
Check out our YouTube page for more Delvecast projects in video form!
We are also on Twitch. Join us for DelveCast Live on the first Saturday of each month and also check out Alex’s live play channel.
If you have questions for us or would like to be a guest on the show, email us at DelvePodcast@gmail.com.
And yes, we do indeed have a Patreon featuring some extra content. Thank you to our Shiny! level patrons: Bonnie Ainsworth.
Delve 270 – The Hero’s Journey, Stage 2, Initiation
Apr 19, 2021
Show notes
As we come to a close in our Delve journey, we look at the Hero’s Journey laid out by Joseph Campbell. How does this apply to our show? More important, how does this apply to some of the prevalent fiction and mythology you have actually heard about? And what can it all mean in gaming? These questions and many more partially answered on this episode. In this episode, we discuss Stage 2: Initiation. So, let’s do a training montage, meet a goddess and become our dad. Wow, that was some heady stuff. Here, have a boon that makes you a god.
You can follow Alex and Nathan on Twitter, as well as the show itself at DelvePodcast. Make sure you follow along to join in on all the topics!
Stop by our Discord server and say hello! Join us in chat, on one of our live shows, or let us know about something you’d like discussed on the show. Big thanks to Drunk Paul for helping us get to a Level 1 Discord server!
We are on iTunes & Google Play! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get finely crafted podcasts like this one!
Check out our YouTube page for more Delvecast projects in video form!
We are also on Twitch. Join us for DelveCast Live on the first Saturday of each month and also check out Alex’s live play channel.
If you have questions for us or would like to be a guest on the show, email us at DelvePodcast@gmail.com.
And yes, we do indeed have a Patreon featuring some extra content. Thank you to our Shiny! level patrons: Bonnie Ainsworth.
Delve 269 – The Hero’s Journey, Stage 1, Departure
Apr 12, 2021
Show notes
As we come to a close in our Delve journey, we look at the Hero’s Journey laid out by Joseph Campbell. How does this apply to our show? More important, how does this apply to some of the prevalent fiction and mythology you have actually heard about? And what can it all mean in gaming? These questions and many more partially answered on this episode. In this episode we discuss Stage 1: Departure. What happens when the hero gets their call to adventure, maybe kicking and screaming? What happens at the first boss battle? Why are we talking about The Little Mermaid?
You can follow Alex and Nathan on Twitter, as well as the show itself at DelvePodcast. Make sure you follow along to join in on all the topics!
Stop by our Discord server and say hello! Join us in chat, on one of our live shows, or let us know about something you’d like discussed on the show. Big thanks to Drunk Paul for helping us get to a Level 1 Discord server!
We are on iTunes & Google Play! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get finely crafted podcasts like this one!
Check out our YouTube page for more Delvecast projects in video form!
We are also on Twitch. Join us for DelveCast Live on the first Saturday of each month and also check out Alex’s live play channel.
If you have questions for us or would like to be a guest on the show, email us at DelvePodcast@gmail.com.
And yes, we do indeed have a Patreon featuring some extra content. Thank you to our Shiny! level patrons: Bonnie Ainsworth.
DelveCast Live – Big Announcement April Show
Apr 05, 2021
Show notes
Some may think this is an April Fool’s episode, but we really have some big news regarding the show and our upcoming plans.
Also: There are many games we are playing, DC is quite tired, James gasps at least three times, Alex crashes into a planet and Nathan can’t run a civilization.
You can listen to the episode here or download it for later!
So your party decided to be the villains… Or did they just become “morally compromised”? Or are they the anti-heroes? Or did they just steal everything that wasn’t nailed down? Or did they (accidentally) set a town on fire? Or did they moonlight as murder hobos? Chances are some of these scenarios may be familiar to you!
Nathan apologizes ahead of time for the sheer number of Fallout New Vegas references he makes throughout this episode.
You can follow Alex and Nathan on Twitter, as well as the show itself at DelvePodcast. Make sure you follow along to join in on all the topics!
Stop by our Discord server and say hello! Join us in chat, on one of our live shows, or let us know about something you’d like discussed on the show. Big thanks to Drunk Paul for helping us get to a Level 1 Discord server!
We are on iTunes & Google Play! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get finely crafted podcasts like this one!
Check out our YouTube page for more Delvecast projects in video form!
We are also on Twitch. Join us for DelveCast Live on the first Saturday of each month and also check out Alex’s live play channel.
If you have questions for us or would like to be a guest on the show, email us at DelvePodcast@gmail.com.
And yes, we do indeed have a Patreon featuring some extra content. Thank you to our Shiny! level patrons: Bonnie Ainsworth.
So your party decided they want to be heroes… What choices will they make? Is this a choice forced on the players? Do those choices make actually sense? And wait, are they ACTUALLY the good guys!?
Also, can we get 50 Shades of Simon Whistler to start trending?
You can follow Alex and Nathan on Twitter, as well as the show itself at DelvePodcast. Make sure you follow along to join in on all the topics!
Stop by our Discord server and say hello! Join us in chat, on one of our live shows, or let us know about something you’d like discussed on the show. Big thanks to Drunk Paul for helping us get to a Level 1 Discord server!
We are on iTunes & Google Play! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get finely crafted podcasts like this one!
Check out our YouTube page for more Delvecast projects in video form!
We are also on Twitch. Join us for DelveCast Live on the first Saturday of each month and also check out Alex’s live play channel.
If you have questions for us or would like to be a guest on the show, email us at DelvePodcast@gmail.com.
And yes, we do indeed have a Patreon featuring some extra content. Thank you to our Shiny! level patrons: Bonnie Ainsworth.
Delve 266 – A Six-Pack of Biceps
Mar 15, 2021
Show notes
Jason Anarchy has plenty of drinking quests for you to go on and now he has them in a convenient six-pack. We discuss Jason and Nathan’s time working in newspapers, game bars and bladder busters. We brainstorm the next games in his library and ask if you can get dragons drunk. The Drinking Quest Six-Pack comes to Kickstarter March 1.
You can follow Jason on Twitter to learn so much more about grabbing a six=pack of your own and learn more about the Kickstarter here!
You can follow Alex and Nathan on Twitter, as well as the show itself at DelvePodcast. Make sure you follow along to join in on all the topics!
Stop by our Discord server and say hello! Join us in chat, on one of our live shows, or let us know about something you’d like discussed on the show. Big thanks to Drunk Paul for helping us get to a Level 1 Discord server!
We are on iTunes & Google Play! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get finely crafted podcasts like this one!
Check out our YouTube page for more Delvecast projects in video form!
We are also on Twitch. Join us for DelveCast Live on the first Saturday of each month and also check out Alex’s live play channel.
If you have questions for us or would like to be a guest on the show, email us at DelvePodcast@gmail.com.
And yes, we do indeed have a Patreon featuring some extra content. Thank you to our Shiny! level patrons: Bonnie Ainsworth and Nick!
DelveCast Live – Mechs and Pirates
Mar 09, 2021
Show notes
The first half of the live show was mostly about Goat Simulator. So what you are going to hear now is what happens afterwards. We pay our final respects to Anthem and Stadia, discuss the nature of DLC and opine for good mech and pirate games.
There are many reactions you can have when playing RPGs. Some of them are actually in game. On this episode, we discuss reactions, what they are and how they can be used. Also, we get some insight into held actions and action economy. And what about reactions in terms of story? What about automatic reactions? Well, let’s discuss that.
You can follow Alex and Nathan on Twitter, as well as the show itself at DelvePodcast. Make sure you follow along to join in on all the topics!
Stop by our Discord server and say hello! Join us in chat, on one of our live shows, or let us know about something you’d like discussed on the show. Big thanks to Drunk Paul for helping us get to a Level 1 Discord server!
We are on iTunes & Google Play! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get finely crafted podcasts like this one!
Check out our YouTube page for more Delvecast projects in video form!
We are also on Twitch. Join us for DelveCast Live on the first Saturday of each month and also check out Alex’s live play channel.
If you have questions for us or would like to be a guest on the show, email us at DelvePodcast@gmail.com.
And yes, we do indeed have a Patreon featuring some extra content. Thank you to our Shiny! level patrons: Bonnie Ainsworth and Nick!
Delve 264 – Patent Pending
Feb 23, 2021
Show notes
Remember when we talked about how you can’t copyright game mechanics? Well, turns out you can at least patent them. What happened with WB, Shadow of Mordor and the Nemesis system? What if this happened with tabletop gaming? Everything we know and probably stuff we don’t on this episode. Also, did you know someone tried to patent podcasting? Yup!
You can follow Alex and Nathan on Twitter, as well as the show itself at DelvePodcast. Make sure you follow along to join in on all the topics!
Stop by our Discord server and say hello! Join us in chat, on one of our live shows, or let us know about something you’d like discussed on the show. Big thanks to Drunk Paul for helping us get to a Level 1 Discord server!
We are on iTunes & Google Play! Please rate, review and subscribe wherever you get finely crafted podcasts like this one!
Check out our YouTube page for more Delvecast projects in video form!
We are also on Twitch. Join us for DelveCast Live on the first Saturday of each month and also check out Alex’s live play channel.
If you have questions for us or would like to be a guest on the show, email us at DelvePodcast@gmail.com.
And yes, we do indeed have a Patreon featuring some extra content. Thank you to our Shiny! level patrons: Bonnie Ainsworth and Nick!
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