The Roock & the Crook

Yochai, Brad, and Sam review The Rook & the Crook by Taron Pounds, and answer a few mailbag questions.What techniques do you use when a session/campaign has to end early?How do you keep track of non-mechanical stuff in a game?10:48 Mootsack 114:53 Mootsack 2 27:10 Main Review01:06:03 Deep DiveSeason 5, Bonus Episode 18: The Rook & the CrookFor 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 Troubled Troll Grotto by Dougal Cochrane, and answer a mootsack question.Do you portray NPCs in the first person, or the third person?10:16 Mailbag26:49 Main Review52:44 Deep DiveSeason 5, Bonus Episode 17: Troubled Troll GrottoFor 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 Ryan Lynch to review Red Gwen's Bandit Hideout by stonedrunkwizard. We also answer a mailbag question and make a ruling.Perils & Princesses15:52 Mootsack31:20 Make a Ruling48:57 Main ReviewSeason 5, Bonus Episode 16: Red Gwen's Bandit HideoutFor 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 The Tragic Curse of Grimhill Fort by Reverse Ettin Games, and discuss what they've been playing.The Great MorelMushrooms in ChinaDeath HowlARC RaidersIsley BrothersGorillaz video20:43 What Are You Playing?35:24 Main Review53:28 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 15: The Tragic Curse of Grimhill FortFor 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 Tower of the Mad Mage Mazdor by William Toporek, and answer a mailbag question.How do you handle PCs going rogue with a Faction?15:46 Mailbag24:08 Main Review42:33 Deep DiveSeason 5, Episode 14: Tower of the Mad Mage MazdorFor 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 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.