Live at Gary Con XVIII: Vault of the Drow

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review D3: Vault of the Drow by Gary Gygax in another Gamer Blast from the Past! Recorded live at Gary Con XVIII!Where do you want to see adventure design going ten years from now?Do you follow any particular writing process?What was the adventure that swerved you head-on into the OSR?3:53 Mootsack28:46 Main Review1:02:48 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 13: Live at Gary Con XVIII: Vault of the DrowFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by WatcherDM to review The Belle of the Bog by Tom Lagier.24:09 Main Review54:32 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 12: The Belle of the BogFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Leviathan by Christian Eichhorn, and answer a Mootsack question.How important is Number Appearing?06:30 Mootsack21:37 Main Review51:29 Deep Dive Season 5, Episode 11: LeviathanFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review What Lies Within the Pools Which Lie Upon the Shoreline? by Matthew Morris, and answer a question from the mootsack.Mootsack: How do modern OSR games handle a vacuum after PC death?19:00 Mootsack36:00 Main ReviewSeason 5, Episode 10: What Lies Within the Pools Which Lie Upon the Shoreline?For listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review DA2: Temple of the Frog by Dave Arneson and David J. Ritchie, and answer a mootsack question (and then some!).How do you telegraph traps to monsters?What are examples of adventures that inspired your work?13:23 Mootsack22:55 Mailbag31:07 Main Review1:11:36 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 9: DA2: Temple of the FrogFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review On The Hill by M. Allen Hall, and answer a mootsack question.Mootsack: When do you stop adding or changing stuff in a system?13:14 Mootsack29:15 Main Review54:54 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 8: On The HillFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Ooze Nun by Joey Royale and Tiger Wizard, and answer a question from the mootsack.Mootsack: How do you balance searching for or telegraphing traps?10:11 Mootsack27:47 Main Review56:38 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 7: Ooze NunFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by Directsun to review Dinoplex: Cataclysm by Ian Yusem and CRYO-SIQ by WACO. We also answer a mootsack question... but the call was coming from inside the house!Mootsack: How do you handle the existential dread of changing careers?13:32 Mootsack30:18 Main ReviewSeason 5, Episode 6: Dinoplex: Cataclysm & CRYO-SIQFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review Tiny Fables by Josiah Moore, and answer a mootsack question.Mootsack: How do you know what levels to design for?Weird stranger things ephemera19:58 Mootsack35:25 Main Review1:07:26 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 5: Tiny FablesFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yochai, Brad, and Sam are joined by Liam Pádraig Ó Cuilleanáin to review Pollute the Elfen Memory Water by Michael Raston, and to answer a mailbag question.How do you do notes for prep and during play?23:18 Mootsack39:52 Main Review1:13:24 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 4: Pollute the Elfen Memory WaterFor listener questions, email [email protected] or ask on our discord server.Check out our Patreon Tiers for more ways to support the show!Thanks to Bobby McElver for the show's music and bumpers. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.