As promised, here is the first episode of Fear of a Black Dragon!
In this one, Tom McGrenery and I take a look at Scenic Dunnsmouth by Zzarchov Kowolski. The format of this new show is as follows:
The Basic Crawl
We give a brief overview of the module or setting book to be discussed, talk about what we loved, address questions we had about the module, and do the Chain Lightning Round.
The Expert Delve
This is the heart of FoaBD, where we look at the module from a different perspective. Sometimes we’ll talk about ways of re-skinning it, sometimes we’ll discuss it in the context of different rule systems. Overall, it’s a pretty wide open segment that will be driven largely by whatever inspires us from the text.
Companion Adventures
These are recommendations from other media we believe help capture the feeling or tone of the book being discussed.
Thanks so much to our Patreon supporters for putting us over the top and unleashing FoaBD into the world!
Here are your links (this will be updated as we get approval):
RSS
iTunes
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/fear-of-a-black-dragon/id1264621106
(Thanks to Ray Otus for our terrific logo and Paul Edson for the sharp edit)
http://www.gauntlet-rpg.com/fear-of-a-black-dragon/scenic-dunnsmouth
Woohoo!
Woohoo!
Extremely excited for this podcast! Very digestible, for anyone interested.
Extremely excited for this podcast! Very digestible, for anyone interested.
We keep it lean! It’s the Gauntlet way!
We keep it lean! It’s the Gauntlet way!
Oh lordie those section titles rock. Please tell me there will occasionally be a Master and even Immortal section?
Oh lordie those section titles rock. Please tell me there will occasionally be a Master and even Immortal section?
Finally! 🙂
Finally! 🙂
How many casts can Jason host? The world may never know
How many casts can Jason host? The world may never know
2.5?
2.5?
I love that you pulled my keeper name from this module, it’s one of my favorites. Excited to listen on my commute
I love that you pulled my keeper name from this module, it’s one of my favorites. Excited to listen on my commute
Clarissa Dunlop was inspired by Scenic Dunnsmouth, for sure.
Clarissa Dunlop was inspired by Scenic Dunnsmouth, for sure.
I really enjoyed this! Looking forward to more.
I really enjoyed this! Looking forward to more.
Can we get a list of other games with a random map/city gen like this?
Not OSR, but a game called How to Host a Dungeon is a fun little solitaire game that produces intricate dungeons with detailed history in about an hour and change.
Can we get a list of other games with a random map/city gen like this?
Not OSR, but a game called How to Host a Dungeon is a fun little solitaire game that produces intricate dungeons with detailed history in about an hour and change.
Has anyone played/GMed Scenic Dunnsmouth? How’d it go?
I didn’t know much about it before this episode.
Are there other modules that successfully use those kinds of techniques?
Great first episode!
Has anyone played/GMed Scenic Dunnsmouth? How’d it go?
I didn’t know much about it before this episode.
Are there other modules that successfully use those kinds of techniques?
Great first episode!
Hey Tom McGrenery! I think it’s super cool that you mentioned Javanese gamelan music! I’ve been a fan for ages and find it really invigorating for the imagination!
Hey Tom McGrenery! I think it’s super cool that you mentioned Javanese gamelan music! I’ve been a fan for ages and find it really invigorating for the imagination!
Any chance this will end up on Pocket Casts?
Any chance this will end up on Pocket Casts?
Yochai Gal You can just search that RSS link above and it will come up (I also use Pocket Casts)
Yochai Gal You can just search that RSS link above and it will come up (I also use Pocket Casts)
I had trouble adding it to Downcast today. I even tried the RSS. I’ll try again tonight.
I had trouble adding it to Downcast today. I even tried the RSS. I’ll try again tonight.
Wow simply clicking on the RSS from my phone added it to Pocket Casts. Thanks!
Wow simply clicking on the RSS from my phone added it to Pocket Casts. Thanks!
Judd Karlman I have run Scenic Dunnsmouth. I used it as the set-up for Death Frost Doom. I did it with Freebooters, but wish I had used Dungeon World after I did it. Or WoDungeons.
It’s a great book. Very evocative and I will use it again some day. I generally don’t like “modules” anymore, but these are stellar.
Judd Karlman I have run Scenic Dunnsmouth. I used it as the set-up for Death Frost Doom. I did it with Freebooters, but wish I had used Dungeon World after I did it. Or WoDungeons.
It’s a great book. Very evocative and I will use it again some day. I generally don’t like “modules” anymore, but these are stellar.
Thanks. I’ll have to pick it up. I’m genuinely intrigued.
Thanks. I’ll have to pick it up. I’m genuinely intrigued.
Any plans to look at The Dolmenwood in a future episode?
Any plans to look at The Dolmenwood in a future episode?
I can see this is going to cost me almost as much as +1 forward. Really enjoyed this podcast… I feel like the chain lighting bit needs a natty sting like “ch-ch-ch-chAAin lighting lightning lightning… “
I can see this is going to cost me almost as much as +1 forward. Really enjoyed this podcast… I feel like the chain lighting bit needs a natty sting like “ch-ch-ch-chAAin lighting lightning lightning… “
Eadwin Tomlinson maybe I can just do it live. Over Jason’s protests.
Eadwin Tomlinson maybe I can just do it live. Over Jason’s protests.
I’ve been offline most of this week, but this was a great first episode and covered one of my favorite modules. Thanks, Jason Cordova and Tom McGrenery.
I’ve been offline most of this week, but this was a great first episode and covered one of my favorite modules. Thanks, Jason Cordova and Tom McGrenery.