The new year is finally upon us and Art is here to continue Part 02 of Alone Against the Dark for Call of Cthulhu 7e. Prof. Grunwald explores Athens and uncovers some sinister plots. Recorded on 12/31/24 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro and recap 00:05:45 Start of sessi...
Jan 03, 2025•1 hr 30 min
Bringing back a BLTN favorite, Art runs Patrick through his first CBR+PNK adventure... Crescent Parallax by Sequential James. Recorded on 12/12/2024 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) CBR + PNK: https://emanoelmelo.itch.io/cbrpnk-core Crescent Parallax: https://sequentialjames.itch.io/crescent-parallax-a-run-for-cbrpnk Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:16...
Dec 20, 2024•1 hr 57 min
After breaking up with CoC, Art backslides and hooks up with some Alone Against the Dark. He also gives a quick, incomplete, and error-filled overview of Fantasy Grounds Unity as that VTT makes its first appearance on the channel. Recorded on 12/05/24 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Here's a video walking you through some basics of the CoC Fantasy Grounds character sheet: https://youtu.be/AhF1pUhy5n0?si=J0vLZgUg8jstI0...
Dec 13, 2024•2 hr 6 min
The finale for One Night at the Shelterwood Inn is here. Matt runs Art through the continuing strangeness of Liminal Horror. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 11/21/24 https://goblinarchives.itch.io/ Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:26 Quick Dragonbane Detour 00:04:42 Trivia 00:07:52 Start of Session 01:45...
Dec 06, 2024•1 hr 43 min
We return to English Eerie for the final gonzo chapter of The Inn. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @BLTN@mastodon.social Recorded on 11/14/24. English Eerie: https://trollish-delver-games.itch.io/english-eerie-second-edition Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Sound Effects provided by Pixabay (www.pixabay.com) 00:00...
Nov 22, 2024•1 hr 49 min
A little behind the scenes chat about the chaotic dumpster fire that is our process for deciding the upcoming RPG rotation. Recorded on 11/14/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter: @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.
Nov 18, 2024•15 min
Matt, Patrick, and Art discuss mysteries and fatalism in RPG storytelling in the latest Damn Fine Coffee. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 11/7/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:37 Trivia 00:10:07 Topic Discussion 01:18:00 What's Next?
Nov 15, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Art is back with another system overview. This time it's HarnMaster and HarnWorld from Columbia Games Harn: https://columbiagames.com/harnworld/ Recorded on 11/7/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Rules and Setting Books Overviews 01:16:52 Foundry VTT Module Overview HarnMaster for Foundr...
Nov 08, 2024•1 hr 48 min
Some more Spooky Season action with English Eerie making its return. Art takes the reigns while Matt and Patrick share co-op player duties for Part One of The Inn. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @BLTN@mastodon.social Recorded on 10/24/24. English Eerie: https://trollish-delver-games.itch.io/english-eerie-second-edition Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG ...
Nov 01, 2024•1 hr 17 min
Down a Patrick, Matt and Art embark on a new journey they are both excited about... really diving into the Soulsborne games and the world of Twin Peaks. The inaugural episode covers how Matt and Art found the Souls series and goes through the first "cosmo quiz" that really speaks to them. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 10/10/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Mu...
Oct 18, 2024•1 hr 15 min
Matt picks the reigns back up and leads Art through the second part of our One Night at the Shelterwood Inn. Things continue to get weird and go bump in the night. SPOILER WARNING: The trivia question covers events in the final minute of Twin Peaks: The Return (the last minute of the last episode). Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 10/3/24 https://goblinarchives.itch.io/ Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In ...
Oct 11, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Sticking with the sci-fi vibe, Art goes into some of the Hostile RPG line from Zozer Games. Hostile: https://www.paulelliottbooks.com/ Cepheus: https://stellagamapublishing.co/ Recorded on 10/3/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Hostile and Supplements 01:03:11 Surprise Cameo 01:09:09 Sho...
Oct 04, 2024•1 hr 16 min
Art takes a look at the M-Space RPG and its supplements from Frostbyte Books on the latest Bookhouse Boys. www.frostbytebooks.com/m-space Recorded on 9/23/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic
Sep 27, 2024•1 hr 5 min
The characters escalate matters to a higher level than maybe anyone expected and get some of the answers they seek. Recorded on 9/12/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 Trivia 00:04:45 Start of session 01:13:22 Post-session discussion...
Sep 20, 2024•1 hr 28 min
Patrick and Matt infiltrate GCHQ and pressure their target while discovering someone else might not be who they seem. Gameplay begins at: 11:00 Recorded on 8/29/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic
Sep 06, 2024•1 hr 18 min
With Patrick traveling on assignment, Matt takes the wheel and runs Liminal Horror from Goblin Archives. Art takes the role of a radio field producer/aspiring podcaster as he investigates the small town of Coldwater and the aftermath of The Incident. Art dives into one last session for the time being to continue his current, randomly generated, domain. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 8/22/24 https://goblinarchives.itch....
Aug 30, 2024•1 hr 49 min
Art dives into one last session for the time being to continue his current, randomly generated, domain. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 8/20/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks to @westernman-forelius for creating both the Foundry ruleset for Ker Nethalas and for putting out videos showing how to get everything working....
Aug 23, 2024•2 hr 42 min
Vanished: At the Edge of Darkness Trailer. Upcoming play of Liminal Horror from Goblin Archives. https://goblinarchives.itch.io/liminal-horror
Aug 23, 2024•1 min
Art is back for another session of Ker Nethalas to start up a new domain and try out some of the mechanics not present in the starter dungeon. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 8/8/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks to LordGwydion for catching my mistake with the cumulative actions penalty and for all his work bringing K...
Aug 16, 2024•2 hr 21 min
We finally get back to our Cold War Espionage adventure and the compromising of Albie Graham. Recorded on 8/1/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic
Aug 09, 2024•1 hr 40 min
Matt and Art get sidetracked a lot but end up talking about Dungeon Crawls... then get sidetracked one more time that starts them down the road of Tier Rankings. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 7/25/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:30 Some Elden Ring 00:03:57 Trivia 00:08:30 Bonus Trivia 00:09:47 Big Little Lies? 00:12:48 Misery and Stephen King? 00:19:14 Finally getting to ...
Aug 02, 2024•1 hr 45 min
Art stumbles his way through to the end of the introductory Domain, gets some things wrong, manages to catch a few of them, but otherwise has a great time in this oversized session of Ker Nethalas. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 7/24/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks to @westernman-forelius for creating both the Foun...
Jul 26, 2024•3 hr 21 min
As Real Life (TM) stomps on our faces and jams up our recording schedule, Art decides to take Ker Nethalas for a spin. It's a D100 dungeon crawl solo/co-op RPG that brings a little more crunch to the proceedings than usual for this style of game. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 7/21/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks t...
Jul 21, 2024•2 hr 29 min
Patrick leads Matt and Art through the ultraviolent, vampire, nazi-killing fantasy RPG "one-shot." Come for the rules-light yes-and roleplaying and stay for another of Art's terrible movie hot takes. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 6/27/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module Intro 00:00:00 Trivia 00:04:08 Session: 00:07:08 Post-Session Wrap-Up 01:30:10...
Jul 05, 2024•1 hr 34 min
e're back this week with a Damn Fine Coffee where we get into how we approach finding our characters when rolling them up. We also get off on tangents about Saturday Night Live, F&ck/Marry/Kill settings, and gaslighting Matt into getting back with Degenesis. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 5/23/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 Trivia 00:09:25 Discussion Topic...
Jun 28, 2024•1 hr 22 min
BLTN finally gets into our Cold War espionage game proper after the previous session zero took care of character creation. We set up the mission, dress down the head of a rival agency, and wonder how Art's audio got even worse. Recorded on 6/16/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.c...
Jun 21, 2024•1 hr 39 min
Down a Matt, Patrick and Art improvise a session of Free League's Into the Odd on the fly and the system really does live up to its low prep reputation. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 6/13/24 Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:47 Trivia 00:04:15 Start of session...
Jun 14, 2024•1 hr 39 min
Art finally gets his turn in the official rotation and kicks off the cold war spy adventure he won't shut up about. Matt and Patrick patiently come along for the ride in this session zero where characters are made. Recorded on 5/30/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:04 Trivia 00:03:44 Getting Started
Jun 07, 2024•1 hr 8 min
BLTN turns one this month and so we decided to get together to celebrate a little, look back over the last year, and think ahead to what's on deck in year two (spoiler alert - we continue to be horned up). Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 5/23/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.
May 31, 2024•1 hr 40 min
Art concludes his first Strider Mode adventure for The One Ring 2nd Ed. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 3/21/24 Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Maps by Lion Banner Games: https://foundryvtt.com/creators/lionbanner/ 00:00:00 Intro and Recap 00:05:45 Wondering about shadow 00:14:35 St...
May 24, 2024•2 hr 2 min
