Hex Talk #8 – Sandbox Ready Products

Well, 2020 has been kind of a bitch, right? Fear not! Social distancing hasn’t affected the cast and crew of the Hex Talk Podcast. We’re just lazy. We’re back! Again. In this all-new episode of the Hex Talk Podcast, your stalwart hosts Eric, Jason and Jose talk about sandbox ready products and reveal the secret to knowing if a product is truly “OSR” or not. The answer might anger you! If it does, know that we’re laughing. At you. Not with you. http://thecastellanscorner.blogspot.com/2014/01/ https://www.theskyfullofdust.co.uk/bol/ https://watabou.itch.io/one-page-dungeon http://www.necropraxis.com/tag/wonder-wickedness/ http://lowfantasygaming.com https://osricrpg.com/wizardawn https://watabou.itch.io/one-page-dungeon https://dungen.app/dungen/

Welp, this should have been out BEFORE Gary Con, but it’s out now. So, you won’t be able to visit Eric’s hotel room, but you can still visit his home knob (full home address given in the episode…just go right down to the basement). In this episode, Jason, Eric and Jose talk about generating player interest and answer a good listener question about encounter tables. Come check out our Discord server and our new Forums. Calendar and Wiki coming soon! Audio Dungeon Discord (https://discord.gg/vfuxQwN) Audio Dungeon Forums (https://audiodungeon.com/community)

“Just sit right back and you’ll hear a cast, a pod ’bout a hex or two. It’s three old nerdy white guys, hex-talking right to you.” Sing that to the theme of Gilligan’s Island. Not sure why, since we reference the Love Boat theme in this episode. Whatever. Anyways, the guys are back with another irreverent episode of Hex Talk! In episode six, Jason, Eric and Jose talk about player agency and GM anxiety, and they give underpants talks on their shared-GM hex crawl setting, The Forlorn Shores. They also answer a listener question and read some comments. This is the most important thing you’ll listen to during your morning poop, probably. Thanks for listening! Balbi’s “Ouro & Gloria” Campaign on Medium – https://medium.com/ouroegloria Forlorn Shores Hex-ploration Sheet – https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1sAiKnkHixwKlNDVtLeTCeLQc4wL5h3kZ6crDxbFF8VU/edit#gid=938338269 Hex Talk Podcast: Email Address – [email protected] Twitter handle – @HexTalkPodcast Discord Channel – https://discord.gg/vfuxQwN Web Site – https://hextalkpodcast.audiodungeon.com

Here we go! These episodes were recently made available again on the newly launched website for Hobbs and Friends of the OSR.  But now, the first four episodes of Hex Talk are available here on the Hex Talk Podcast feed as well! This is episode number four. “Old Cuatro.” This episode was nominated for an Ennie award, and most people consider it the “Spice World” of podcast episodes. Powerful stuff. We’ll update this post with better show notes soon, but we wanted to get these up on the site ASAP. Thanks for listening! Hobbs and Friends of the OSR Spice World (1997)  

Here we go! These episodes were recently made available again on the newly launched website for Hobbs and Friends of the OSR.  But now, the first four episodes of Hex Talk are available here on the Hex Talk Podcast feed as well! Number three…this one almost didn’t get made. There was a a huge fight, and Dave left to pursue his solo career. But hey, Sammy took up the helm and man did he…..wait. That’s Van Halen. We’ll update this post with better show notes soon, but we wanted to get these up on the site ASAP. Thanks for listening! Hobbs and Friends of the OSR Van Halen  

Here we go! These episodes were recently made available again on the newly launched website for Hobbs and Friends of the OSR.  But now, the first four episodes of Hex Talk are available here on the Hex Talk Podcast feed as well! This is the second episode…we’re really picking up steam in this one. This episode literally doubled the number of Hex Talk episodes we had done. Whoa. We’ll update this post with better show notes soon, but we wanted to get these up on the site ASAP. Thanks for listening! Hobbs and Friends of the OSR  

Here we go! These episodes were recently made available again on the newly launched website for Hobbs and Friends of the OSR.  But now, the first four episodes of Hex Talk are available here on the Hex Talk Podcast feed as well! Here is the first episode, the one that started it all…you know, because it was the first one. That’s how it works. We’ll update this post with better show notes soon, but we wanted to get these up on the site ASAP. Thanks for listening! Hobbs and Friends of the OSR    

“A hex crawl is really just a dungeon where every room has six exits.” -Eric Hoffman “(dumb stares)” -Jason and Jose They’re back! After a long hiatus, Jason, Eric and Jose have returned to service all of your hex-crawling needs! In Episode 5 of Hex Talk, the guys answer some questions from a long-time fan (Cody loves our nuggets), and they reveal their new shared-GM hex-crawl setting, The Forlorn Shores. The guys discuss why and how they created the Forlorn Shores, detail how each GM manages their respective areas, and laugh about first-session follies. If you enjoy this episode, leave a review and let the Hex Talk guys know what else you want to hear! Craig Brasco, artist – https://craigbrasco.com Flower Liches of the Dragonboat Festival, Kabuki Kaiser – https://kabukikabuki.wordpress.com Inkwell Ideas (Hexographer, Dungeonographer) – https://inkwellideas.com   Hex Talk Podcast: Email Address – [email protected] Twitter handle – @HexTalkPodcast Discord Channel – https://discord.gg/vfuxQwN Web Site – https://hextalk.audiodungeon.com