Zach talks about playing Tape to Tape , running a Call of Cthulhu campaign, Evil Dead: The Game , and the Hyperborea campaign he's playing in with Andrew. Andrew continues to playtest his upcoming Dungeon Cats game and prepares for his Warhammer 40k Kill Teams extravaganza. -- This episode is sponsored by Exalted Funeral , and we talk about The Mall ., an official adventure module for Liminal Horror (3 stat roll under, fail forward TTRPG hack of Cairn ) by Goblin Archives , for and 3 - 6 players...
May 17, 2023•51 min•Season 2Ep. 4
This week’s guest is Keith Matejk of Thunderworks Games . We talk about how you can play Roll Player and Cartographers with big groups of players, and how you can play every Thunderworks game solo. We then dig into the art and gameplay of Goblin Vaults . Follow Thunderworks Games at: Website - FB - IG - Twitter — Dance Dungeon : Water tubes line massive mirrored walls to power the water wheel torture machine. This device has a lever that goes from “little jig” to “dance machine.” Tethers connect...
May 09, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 14
This week’s guest is Tony Vasinda of PlusOneExp where they make bespoke, alchemical beard & lip balms inspired by classic tabletop tropes, and YouTube and podcast content from interviews with creators to actual play one-shots and campaigns. We talk about his upcoming space crawler Through The Void utilizing their Together We Go system. Follow Tony: Website - Facebook – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube -- Dungeon’s Got Talent : This crowded arena has three tiers and a large circular field with a...
May 04, 2023•52 min•Season 2Ep. 13
On this special Exalted Funeral sponsored episode, our guest is Matt Johnson , owner of Raven Portents , where we talk about his web comic Dew Claw and his new Exalted Funeral exclusive product Portents of the Degloved Hand , an Omen Sacrifice Deck compatible with MÖRK BORG . Back it on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/portents-of-the-degloved-hand-for-mork-borg Follow Matt at Raven Portents on IG — Kibo’s Corner of Eclectic Treasures : This pawn shop & a...
Apr 25, 2023•1 hr 7 min•Season 2Ep. 12
This week’s guest is Brian Shutter. We talk about Neon Lords of the Toxic Wastelands . Swingin’ swords and choppin’ lords vs. mutants and mullets. Gonzo vomit punk cassette-futurist RPG. New adventure Space Bulk involves interstellar space trucks around orbital space stations. Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland “Total Carnage Edition” had a successful Kickstarter! In this game, character creation’s most important aspect is your hairstyle and sunglasses. “Attitude” is how cool you are in civilizat...
Apr 19, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 2Ep. 11
This episode is sponsored by Exalted Funeral , and we talk about about the Old School Essentials Box Set with creator Gavin Norman ( Necrotic Gnome ), artists Erol Otus & David Hoskins , and publisher Matt Kelley ( Exalted Funeral ). Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy is a complete retelling of the classic 1980s Basic/Expert game, including all rules, character options, spells, monsters, and magic items. The Classic Game Set contains the same game as the Classic Fantasy Rules Tome , just ...
Apr 12, 2023•1 hr 5 min
Our guests this week are Johan Nohr & Pelle Nilsson of Ockult Örtmästare Games & Stockholm Kartell. We talk about their MÖRK BORG RPG, Putrescence Regnant LP, and KARTELLIAN CLAMOR podcast. Follow MÖRK BORG at: website - FB - IG - Twitter - store — Nakenben’s Court : A cultist wearing a flayed skin cloak is posted at the door to warn you to not enter these sacred chambers. This desolate, muddy field is filled with webs of sinew and obscuring smoke. Slowly swaying discarded skin suits cov...
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 10
Gary Con 2023 recap episode with Levi Combs of Planet X Games! Levi ran his own modules: Escape from Skullcano Island , Jungle Tomb of the Mummy Bride & the upcoming Three Curses for Sister Saren. Then he played: Weird Frontiers adventure Not So Fast Billy Ray by Brendon Lasalle - DCC's Creep, Skrag, Creep! w/ Stephen Newton. Andrew's highlight game was the DCC Day of the Kaiju written and run by Hector Cruz ! Zach's highlight game was Call of Cthulhu 7e adventure Grindhouse: Highway of Bloo...
Mar 30, 2023•1 hr 1 min
Our Guest this week is Luke Gygax of Gaxx Worx and Gary Con . We talk about Gary Con, his World of Okkorim campaign setting, The Heart of Chentoufi , The Eye of Chentoufi , and the upcoming Fate of Chentoufi. We talk Strange & Grimm RPG , made for Everyday Heroes RPG . Gary Con at: IG - FB - Twitter - TikTok — Diesel Djinn : This gasoline-soaked airplane hanger hosts a clunky rocket pack that’s oozing diesel. Pull the ripcord (str check) to call forth Jason Sludgetham, an oozing Earth djinn ...
Mar 22, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Season 2Ep. 9
This week Zach runs a new Call of Cthulhu 7E modern adventure for his friends and is enjoying the new Hogwarts Legacy game. We discuss how both Lovecraft and Rowling are problematic and how that impacts our enjoyment of the worlds they created. Andrew continues playtesting Thorin Thompson's Blights ov the Eastern Forest adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC). Both Steve and Andrew discuss the finale of their two year long D&D 5E campaign where they fought the Tarrasque, pulled an Ocean's...
Mar 15, 2023•48 min•Season 2Ep. 201
Our Guest this week is David Lapp of Pine Box Entertainment where we talk about his collectable card games 7th Sea: City of Five Sails & Doomtown: Weird West Edition (originally Deadlands: Doomtown). We also hit on the history of CCG’s including AEG, Chaosium, Legend of the Five Rings, and Warlord: Saga of the Storm. Follow Pine Box at: Linktree - FB - IG - YouTube - Discord -- Spudlings’ Secret Garden : This old retired couple are root vegetable monsters with poisonous tendril whips. He’s a...
Mar 08, 2023•44 min•Season 2Ep. 8
No guest this week as Andrew, Rob & Steve discusses the games they've been playing this winter. Andrew played a Magic the Gathering meets Warhammer 40k commander extravaganza with Necrons, Tyranids and a Sol Ring . Steve played Smash Up where you combine themed card decks to take over bases. Rob continues playing World of Warcraft: Dragon Flight to flex their dragon riding skills. -- Idon’tcaribou and the Igloo Warriors : This barn is missing two walls. Outside is an infinite tundra of icy c...
Mar 01, 2023•46 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Our Guest this week is Brendan LaSalle adventure writer for Goodman Games ’ Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC). We talk Xcrawl RPG and his latest adventure is 2023 Valentine’s Day Module: Love Mutants of Castle Heartache : Follow Brendan at Twitter - FB - IG Goodman Games : IG - FB - Twitter - Reddit - YouTube - Twitch -- Ricksanthemum Garden : A field of flowers obscures a mysterious smoking chasm. Save when you enter the room or you're compelled to descend into the chasm to feed Rick all your good v...
Feb 22, 2023•1 hr•Season 2Ep. 6
Our guest this week is Justin Sirois of Severed Books and we talk about his projects Caver , Cube Dice & Sickest Witch . The Dead Milkmen and his artwork in Lost Tomb of the Bitchin’ Chimera by Andrew Ervin. He’s currently Kickstarting his latest: SIS/TR: A Rare Geometry for Mothership RPG . Follow Severed Books at: Website - IG - FB - Twitter -- This Flail Milk factory houses Crystal Shit , a three-headed cow beast who’s fused to the floor. Neighbor Head: Their extendo-neck ends in one of t...
Feb 15, 2023•58 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Vainglory Hole : This room is bisected. On one side is a washroom with three magic mirrors promising a better you. Mirror 1 (Charm Hole): Shows you with great charisma, beautiful, a leader. Mirror 2 (3rd Eye Hole): Shows you with a 3rd eye in your forehead and with infinite cosmic power. Mirror 3 (Power Hole): Shows you with massive muscles and dexterous ability. None of the mirrors do what they promise. There’s a stand that’s holding instructional pamphlets on how to use the magic mirrors and t...
Feb 08, 2023•42 min•Season 2Ep. 4
Ichor Heart of War-Den : This swampy room comes to life when you enter the chamber. Veins move black ichor throughout these walls and ceiling made of flesh and machine. Sprinkles of black ichor fill the room, making it difficult to breathe. The floor slants toward the center like a bowl, shifting and popping you into the air towards War-Den (Dex save). War-Den is a 10-ft., sentient, beating robot heart of black diamond who’s spewing noxious fumes into the air. A legendary, emerald skull hovers a...
Feb 01, 2023•57 min•Season 2Ep. 3
Shrine of the Technosaurus Rex : This room is covered in thick, sloppy, dripping layers of colorful paint. Each wall has a massive throbbing orifice that’ll occasionally spray a deluge of paint into the room. In the center of the room is a mound of paint covering long-dead cyber-sloths cultists, reaching to pull the lever that summons the T-Rex. An eldritch dial surrounding the lever can be moved to change the orifice liquids, 99% chance it’s paint. Under the layers of paint, in a corner is a se...
Jan 25, 2023•58 min
Welcome to the first episode our Season 2! This time around we'll create a single room with each of our guests until we've populated an entire Mad Dungeon! This week we talk about our plans for 2023 and our sweet new Mad Dungeon format. Room 201 - Celebratory Configuration : This cyberpunk room is quartered into red, blue, green & yellow sections, and is cluttered with discarded tech trash. A hoarding gremlin is organizing it all by color. In the center of the room is an infernal Tandy 1000 ...
Jan 18, 2023•39 min•Season 2Ep. 1
In our season one finale, you’re wearing holiday themed costumes while volunteering at the mall’s Christmas Town when an evil wizard dressed as Prancer unleashes a ghost-blizzard santa-storm that sends the mall into an arctic pocket dimension. You must assemble the Candy Cane of Doom, confront Necroprancer, and reverse his necrocamera spell to save the holiday season across the multiverse. We finish up an exciting first season with a wholesome family episode to celebrate the holiday season with ...
Dec 28, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Zach talks Parks by Keymaster Games , and explained the holiday game he plays with his family called Holiday Taskmaster . Andrew drafts the new Magic the Gathering set, The Brothers' War , and explains his plans to host a Warhammer 40k super game. Steve goes to a holiday party and plays What do you MEME? , Relative Insanity , and The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31 . Playing Whamageddon . Our Kickstarter project Armor Classy CDungeon goes through Jan. 13th. Support our Kickstarter here: Epic Leve...
Dec 21, 2022•1 hr 18 min•Season 1Ep. 40
Andrew continues his playtest of Thorin Thompson 's upcoming Blights ov the Eastern Forest , an expansion of Sky ov Crimson Flame for Dungeon Crawl Classics . Steve & Andrew have defeated another round of D&D 5E devils before returning to the material plane to find a whole new set of problems to solve. We discuss our new Kickstarter project that goes through Jan. 13th, and fully funded on day one! The Armor Classy CDungeon is a full-color, system-agnostic tabletop role-playing game adven...
Dec 13, 2022•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 39
We discuss our new Kickstarter project that launched today Friday, Dec. 9, and has funded! The Armor Classy CDungeon is a full-color, system-agnostic tabletop role-playing game adventure module based on Epic Level’s debut album Armor Classy , packaged in a digipak case with the full album on CD. Support our Kickstarter here: Epic Levels - Armor Classy CDungeon Inspired by a post-Gamehole Con visit to Wisconsin oddity attraction The House on the Rock, this mini-adventure features a ten-room dunge...
Dec 09, 2022•10 min
Monstrous big cats are maiming the denizens of the deep jungle. Ratfolk survivors have found their ancient cave home and have hired you to help them put an end to this terror for good. Battle through cat cultists and their saber shark synth tigers (SSSTs) to stop the murder, mutilation and the feline goddess Meowmodon from entering your realm. Dinosaurs, aliens & elder gods! We talk with game designer and artist Diogo Nogueira about his new game Primal Quest- Essentials. He’s the creator of ...
Dec 07, 2022•2 hr 10 min•Season 1Ep. 22
Rob trains their dragon in the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Dragonflight . Andrew plays Call of Duty: DMZ before playing Song Stump by Bloat Games and Paladone's Say What You See Movie Edition , a Catchphrase Game with his family over the Thanksgiving weekend, where he knew more songs and movies than any of his bloodline. Total pop culture victory! Steve finally finished his three year Mystic Punks RPG campaign by destroying an evil rat god with a godtainment unit and a godcinerator. Post...
Nov 30, 2022•34 min•Season 1Ep. 38
Rob gets down and dirty in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II in DMZ mode looting, shooting and extracting. Andrew joins Rob in CoD:MW2 , and digs into the Warhammer 40k mobile game Tacticus to gain more points in his lore attribute for grim dark knowledge. Steve & Andrew continue their D&D 5E gauntlet of fighting devils through the first layer of hell. This week includes a bunch of Spined Devils , Barbed Devils , a Tiefling , a Pit Fiend , and a Bone Devil . Steve also ran the Mad Dungeon ...
Nov 22, 2022•48 min•Season 1Ep. 37
Producer Zach introduces us to the extraction looter shooter Marauders , and dives back into the world of Mass Effect with Mass Effect Legendary Edition . Andrew takes Thorin Thompson 's upcoming Blights ov the Eastern Forest for a test drive, an expansion of Sky ov Crimson Flame for Dungeon Crawl Classics . Steve talks about how Andrew and his D&D 5E has become a gauntlet of fighting devils through the first layer of hell. This week includes an ice devil , two erinyes , a black dragon abish...
Nov 17, 2022•46 min•Season 1Ep. 36
Andrew puts his trigger finger to work with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II , but then takes a Halloween cabin in the woods vacation to play games with friends including Warhammer 40K Kill Team , Sidereal Confluence , and Blood on the Clocktower . Steve got his Halloween on as well and played Hyperborea RPG rules set, but adventured through DCC 's Shadow Under Devil’s Reef by Jon Hook . He also descended into the Nine Hells in his D&D 5E game where he answered prayers, avoided meteors, cavor...
Nov 08, 2022•50 min•Season 1Ep. 35
After a night of partying at the space docks with your celebrity pal Juice Maloose, you wake up with a hangover in the parking lot of El Malört's, a 24-hour Chicago themed Mexican space diner. You’re here to participate in an eating competition to win an alien martial arts manual. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of The Malört Conspiracy before you become the newest El Malört's franchise owner? *Malört brand used with permission. This week’s guest is Amelia Antrim , we talk about game des...
Nov 02, 2022•2 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 21
Andrew & Steve adventured up to Gamehole Con in Madison, Wis. where they got to mingle with past guests Alyssa Faden, Ed Greenwood, Luke Gygax, Tim Kask, Ginny Loveday & Levi Combs who they wined and dined with until he killed Andrew in his Glimmering Crypt of the Ioun King adventure. Out on the town they ran into Gamehole Con main man Alex Kammer, Rick Meints & Jeff Richard of Chaosium , and Mike Merles of WotC, where they talked Magic: The Gathering, how they playtested during covi...
Oct 26, 2022•23 min•Season 1Ep. 34
We bring on our pal Diogo Nogueira of Old Skull Publishing to talk about his upcoming releases, but first we talk about what we've been playing. Diogo has been pitting his Primal Quest players against Jurassic terminators and playtesting his car combat business card game called CAR[D] BATTLES . Rob continues to level up in WoW Classic and leveling up in being a parent. Andrew & Steve went up to Heaven in their D&D 5E game and answered beauty pageant questions to earn godly boons and deci...
Oct 20, 2022•44 min•Season 1Ep. 33
