Baldur's Gate 3! (D&D, 5E: Video Game)

Tanner's Campaign: Churwood

Tanner talks about tying together multiple dungeons into one overarching campaign for his home group! (Note: Tanner's mic sounds a little bit hot, but the issues clear up about 9 minutes in. Sorry!!!!). They chat about survival and inventory mechanics, hex crawling and dungeon crawling, revisiting Abberant Reflections, the magic of random encounters, when to metagame and not to metagame, placing dungeons in a homebrew wilderness setting, writing good hex features, verisimilitude (or the lack thereof), and much more! * The Tan Hack by Tanner on Itch: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-tan-hack [https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-tan-hack] * The Ruined Asylum of Uulgreth: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-ruined-asylum-of-uulgreth [https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-ruined-asylum-of-uulgreth] * The Slime Tunnels of Allorala by Tanner on Itch: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-slime-tunnels-of-allorala [https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-slime-tunnels-of-allorala] * Lair of the Keymaster by QuestingBeast: https://questingblog.com/summers-end/ [https://questingblog.com/summers-end/] * Abberant Reflections by Directsun on DrivethruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/419533/aberrant-reflections [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/419533/aberrant-reflections] * Temple of 1000 Swords by Brad Kerr on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/360211/Temple-of-1000-Swords [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/360211/Temple-of-1000-Swords] Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6WV0so9ZuyI&si=toOe6gWOTxcs3UAR] by BernardW100 [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC2d0dORemq2NgCEU4-wh0Kw?si=ZY-bYg3aTVFPv9Bq]!

Cyberpunk 2077! (Cyberpunk: Video Game)

Dusty loves Cyberpunk 2077! But Tanner does not... listen as they compare notes! Discussions include the setting in the tabletop RPG and the video game, low-brow vs high-brow genre fiction, Keanu Reeves, playing male or female player characters, the role of "punk" in Cyberpunk, tired tropes, Americana through the lens of non-Americans, adult content in Baldur's Gate vs Cyberpunk, appealing to different play styles with multiple mission approaches, and Tanner's Duke Nukem impression. * CD Projekt Red, the developers of Cyberpunk 2077: https://www.cdprojektred.com/ [https://www.cdprojektred.com/] * R. Talsorian Games: https://rtalsoriangames.com/ [https://rtalsoriangames.com/] Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6WV0so9ZuyI&si=toOe6gWOTxcs3UAR] by BernardW100 [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC2d0dORemq2NgCEU4-wh0Kw?si=ZY-bYg3aTVFPv9Bq]!

Dragon in the Dungeon! (The Tan Hack)

Tanner ran "Dragon in the Dungeon" for his group! While Tanner's group didn't encounter Frog (will anyone ever?), they did turn on the guards! The guys talk hex dungeons once again, and there's a little discussion about Ben Milton's "The Keymaster!" * The Tan Hack: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-tan-hack [https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-tan-hack] * Dragon in Dungeon: https://drive.google.com/file/d/10e0tj4S4IpJkMBK-f7Lb65MVdehYQ1cv/view?usp=drive_link [https://drive.google.com/file/d/10e0tj4S4IpJkMBK-f7Lb65MVdehYQ1cv/view?usp=drive_link] Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6WV0so9ZuyI&si=toOe6gWOTxcs3UAR] by BernardW100 [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC2d0dORemq2NgCEU4-wh0Kw?si=ZY-bYg3aTVFPv9Bq]!

Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh 2! (Scarlet Heroes)

Dusty finished the classic adventure The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh for Tanner! Long story short, Dusty needs to get better at re-capping prior sessions to recreate immersion. * Scarlet Heroes by Sine Nomine Publishing on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/127180/Scarlet-Heroes [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/127180/Scarlet-Heroes] * The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh on DriveThruRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17069/u1-the-sinister-secret-of-saltmarsh-1e [https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17069/u1-the-sinister-secret-of-saltmarsh-1e] * The Hex Dungeon Manifesto by Tanner on Itch: https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-hex-dungeon-manifesto" [https://thecrystalmaw.itch.io/the-hex-dungeon-manifesto] Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6WV0so9ZuyI&si=toOe6gWOTxcs3UAR] by BernardW100 [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC2d0dORemq2NgCEU4-wh0Kw?si=ZY-bYg3aTVFPv9Bq]!

Neverland! (Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game: Neverland)

Dusty describes running Andrew Kolb's Neverland for his daughter and her friends! They talk arts and crafts as a part of running RPGs, bucket list gaming, setting expectations about hex crawls, affordable gaming, the strengths and weaknesses of OSR systems, and putting "crap" on the table. * Neverland Campaign Setting by Andrew Kolb: https://kolbisneat.com/portfolio/neverland/ [https://kolbisneat.com/portfolio/neverland/] * Basic Fantasy Role-Playing Game: https://www.basicfantasy.org [https://www.basicfantasy.org] * Google Photos album showing Dusty's crafts: https://photos.app.goo.gl/ew17RvXmBYyKZish9 [https://photos.app.goo.gl/ew17RvXmBYyKZish9] Intro / Outro Music: Mirror Image [https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=6WV0so9ZuyI&si=toOe6gWOTxcs3UAR] by BernardW100 [https://music.youtube.com/channel/UC2d0dORemq2NgCEU4-wh0Kw?si=ZY-bYg3aTVFPv9Bq]!