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Ep. 167 - How to run Vampires and Werewolves as Monsters, NPC's and Player Characters Nov 04, 2021

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To keep the spooky vibes for one more week, we're talking about Vampires and Werewolves in D&D. How do you run them as monsters and interesting NPC's... but also, what happens when a player gets bitten? We'll talk through the best ways to have vampiric and lycanthropic player characters.
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The Cosmic Causeway Ep. 3 - A Whole New World Nov 02, 2021

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Join a ragtag group of life long friends as they head out from Waterdeep on a mission for the Watchful Order, and dive head first into the world of Spelljammer. What they'll find is far more exciting, and terrifying, than anything they could every imagine. Sit back into that helm and hold on tight, we're heading to Wild Space!

Cast
DM: Ben Norris
Bugs: Phoebe Hammond
Zidar: Wesley Crutchley
Halxian: Samuel Walpole
Matches: James Williams
Written and produced by Ben Norris as part of the We Speak Common Network
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Soundtrack:
Ivan Duch - https://ivanduch.com
• Battle of the Dunes
• The Hoard
• The Last Stand
• Daggers in the Dark
• Stormwall
• Edmonds
• One Hundred Friends Tavern
Table Top Audio - tabletopaudio.com
• The Bog Standard

Daniel Birch - freemusicarchive.com
• Growing Pains
Kevin MacLoed - incompetech.com
• Special Harvest
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Ep. 166 - How to Run Horror in D&D Oct 28, 2021

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It's Spooky season! Halloween is right around the corner and we love a special spooky event game here, so this week I'm joined by Patreon Dave to talk all about running horror in D&D. We'll give you some tips for inspiration, what D&D books to grab and how important it is to add light moments in the darkness.
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The Cosmic Causeway Ep. 2 - We're not in Waterdeep anymore Oct 26, 2021

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Join a ragtag group of life long friends as they head out from Waterdeep on a mission for the Watchful Order, and dive head first into the world of Spelljammer. What they'll find is far more exciting, and terrifying, than anything they could every imagine. Sit back into that helm and hold on tight, we're heading to Wild Space!
Cast
DM: Ben Norris
Bugs: Phoebe Hammond
Zidar: Wesley Crutchley
Halxian: Samuel Walpole
Matches: James Williams
Written and produced by Ben Norris as part of the We Speak Common Network
Want to get involved?
Support the Podcast on Patreon
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Theme
"NanoPhage" by Tri-Tachyon (freemusicarchive.org)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Soundtrack:
Kevin MacLoed - incompetech.com
• Promising Relationship
• Screen saver
• Babylon
• Bleeping Demo
• Furious Freak
• Lightless dawn
Daniel Birch - freemusicarchive.com
• Safe As Houses
• Growing Pains
The Fiechters - YouTube
• Into the Unknown
Tabletop Audio - Tabletopaudio.com
• Waterkeep
• Medieval town
Ivan Duch - ivanduch.com
• Edmond’s Field
• Small Town Feeling
• A Warriors Sorrow
• The Streets of Baerlon
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Ep. 165 - How to play Spelljammer in 5e Oct 21, 2021

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"Spelljammer Confirmed!" Okay, okay so we don't know for sure that we are getting a Spelljammer for 5e, but we're willing to bet money on it. If you live in a world where that exists this episode will fill you with inspiration for you campaign and book suggestions to expand those rules. If you're in a world where a 5e Spelljammer book isn't out yet, this episode is everything you need to play Spelljammer in 5e!

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The Cosmic Causeway Ep. 1 - One small step for Ralph Oct 19, 2021

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Join a ragtag group of life long friends as they head out from Waterdeep on a mission for the Watchful Order, and dive head first into the world of Spelljammer. What they'll find is far more exciting, and terrifying, than anything they could every imagine. Sit back into that helm and hold on tight, we're heading to Wild Space!
Cast
DM: Ben Norris
Bugs: Phoebe Hammond
Zidar: Wesley Crutchley
Halxian: Samuel Walpole
Matches: James Williams
Written and produced by Ben Norris as part of the We Speak Common Network
Want to get involved?
Support the Podcast on Patreon
Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon
Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com
Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/
Theme "NanoPhage" by Tri-Tachyon (freemusicarchive.org)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Soundtrack:
Ivan Duch - https://ivanduch.com
• Into The Forrest
• Small Town Feeling
• The Temple
• Escape from Sharlogoth
• Daggers in the Dark
• The Horde
• Battle of the Dunes
• The Streets of Baerlon
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Additional sound effects from https://www.zapsplat.com

Ep 164 - What actually is Spelljammer? Oct 14, 2021

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"Spelljammer Confirmed!" Words we've seen on twitter and shouted from bloggers and YouTubers for years... but what actually IS Spelljammer? This week, James and I delve into the Lore to give you the basics of what the setting is actually made up of. Welcome to Spelljammer 101.
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We Speak Common Presents - The Cosmic Causeway Announcement Trailer Oct 12, 2021

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We Speak Common Presents - The Cosmic Causeway is a Spelljammer 5e mini series. Join a ragtag group of life long friends as they head out from Waterdeep on a mission for the Watchful Order, and dive head first into the world of Spelljammer. What they'll find is far more exciting, and terrifying, than anything they could every imagine. Sit back into that helm and hold on tight, we're heading to Wild Space!
Cast
DM: Ben Norris
Bugs: Phoebe Hammond
Zidar: Wesley Crutchley
Halxian: Samuel Walpole
Matches: James Williams
Written and produced by Ben Norris as part of the We Speak Common Network
Want to get involved?
Support the Podcast on Patreon
Find us on twitter: @WeSpeakCommon
Email us at wespeakcommon@hotmail.com
Visit us online at https://wespeakcommon.com/
Tracks
Kevin MacLoed - incompetech.com
• Bicycle
• Late Night Radio
• Sincerely
• Wholesome
• Exciting Trailer
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Ep. 163 - How to run Descent into Avernus: what we learnt from a 2 year campaign Oct 07, 2021

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We just finished a 2 year Descent into Avernus campaign. Myself and James the DM talk through all the things that went well and what he changed to make the game better for us. If you're getting ready to run DiA, strap in and enjoy.
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Ep. 162 - What is the Feywild really like? Sep 30, 2021

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This week, my friend and player, Wesley tells me all about the Feywild and the mischievous Fey. With Wild Beyond the Witchlight out and in our hands, this episode should give you a great starting point to understanding the wider Feywild before running the adventure, are starting your own in the plane.
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Check out our Partners:
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Podcast Theme:
"Street Dancing" by Timecrawler 82 (freemusicarchive.org)
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