Goblin’s Henchman

Goblin's Henchman

Random thoughts on RPGs - - - There’s a blog: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/7d26480/podcast/rss

152 Episodes

149 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 4
11/30/2025
59:55
Henchling 2 has been listening to Tale of the Manticore podcast and so wanted to play D&D (previously they have played a few sessions of Mausritter RPG) Each Henchling rolled up 2 characters, and Henchling 2's friend had 2 characters. We have:Oliver - 2nd level Dwarf Fighter Karl - 2nd level Human Cleric (Cure light Wounds)April - 2nd level Elf Magic User (Magic Missile; Sleep) Felix - 2nd level Human Thief Derrick - 1st level Human PaladinJeff - 1st level Halfling ThiefThis time, they get hired to enter the maze of the minotaur ...
148 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 3
10/27/2025
1:36:14
Henchling 2 has been listening to Tale of the Manticore podcast and so wanted to play D&D (previously they have played a few sessions of Mausritter RPG) Each Henchling rolled up 2 characters, and Henchling 2's friend had 2 characters. We have:Oliver - 1st level Dwarf Fighter Karl - 1st level Human Cleric (Cure light Wounds)April - 1st level Elf Magic User (Sleep) Felix - 1st level Human Thief Gerald - 1st level Human RangerJonny - 1st level Human Druid I'll admit I had even less time to prep than before, but went for some monster classics and a Zelda-like Lock/Key puzzle solving format
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147 - Henchling runs me through his first dungeon
10/7/2025
35:22
147 - Henchling runs me through his first dungeonI think the Henchling's GMing style has been informed by Tale of the Manticore, my past adventures and Zelda breath of the wildPS - The Henchwife was unaware that I was recording and chips in a few times, principally to enquire when I was to return to my allotted tasks ... Me giving the universal signal that I was recording, sadly fell on deaf ears ... :O\
146 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 2
8/13/2025
1:42:55
Henchling 2 has been listening to Tale of the Manticore podcast and so wanted to play D&D (previously they have played a few sessions of Mausritter RPG) Each Henchling rolled up 2 characters, hard work when you have go guide them both through the process.We have:Oliver - 1st level Dwarf Fighter Karl - 1st level Human Cleric (Cure light Wounds)April - 1st level Elf Magic User (Sleep) Felix - 1st level Human Thief I'll admit I didn't have much time to prep, but went for some monster classics and a novelty staircase I dreamed up a while ago!
145 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 1
8/13/2025
1:58:13
EDIT * When I talked about how hard it was to roll up a Paladin, I meant an AD&D 1e Bard * Henchling 2 has been listening to Tale of the Manticore podcast and so wanted to play D&D (previously they have played a few sessions of Mausritter RPG) Each Henchling rolled up 2 characters, hard work when you have go guide them both through the process.We have:Oliver - 1st level Dwarf Fighter Karl - 1st level Human Cleric (Cure light Wounds)April - 1st level Elf Magic User (Sleep) Felix - 1st level Human Thief I'll admit I didn't have much time to prep, but went for some monster classics
144 - Personality Tree Charts
11/25/2023
8:11
Links :: NPC Personality Profiles – at a glance (also includes 2000 NPC names and 2000 traits): https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2023/11/18/npc-personality-profiles-at-a-glance-also-includes-2000-npc-names-and-2000-traits/ :: Advent(ure) Calendar | 24 Days of Festive Dungeoneering (before there was #Dungeon23 there was #ADVENTureCalendar22): https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/adventure-calendar-24-days-of-festive-dungeoneering/ :: Grimbo Grotto | Christmas Farcical Horror Adventure: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/340232/Grimbo-Grotto--Christmas-Farcical-Horror-Adventure?affiliate_id=774882
143 - To Catch a (Mole Rat) Thief | part 2 of 2 - Mausritter actual play
4/9/2023
53:43
To catch a (mole rat) Thief | part 2 of 2 - Mausritter actual play Henchlings and two friends play Mausritter. Mice: Alder Tunneler; Green Leaf; August Summer; and Blue Star (ages 6-10) Spoilers: :: Back Track to the Goop Pit ur :: Chest & Sausages :: Lava run :: Lava Bird :: Pips alore :: Mole Rat Showdown + Another :: Lava Gem :: Back Home
142 - To Catch a (Mole Rat) Thief | part 1 of 2 - Mausritter actual play
3/27/2023
1:03:12
To catch a (mole rat) Thief | part 1 of 2 - Mausritter actual play Henchlings and two friends play Mausritter before a hotdog break. Mice: Alder Tunneler; Green Leaf; August Summer; and Blue Star (ages 6-10) Spoilers::: King of the Mice needs help !!:: Mirror room:: Croc bridge:: Slime swing:: Creepy doll Hotdog break
141 - Can I Kick it?
2/5/2023
4:22
Here's the Kickstarter LINK
140 - Did I create the Depth Crawl (first)
12/21/2022
15:42
Sorry about the background noise. Link to blog post: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/12/10/did-i-invent-the-depth-crawl-first/ Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message

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Goblin’s Henchman

Goblin's Henchman

152 Episodes

149 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 4

148 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 3

147 - Henchling runs me through his first dungeon

146 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 2

145 - Kids Play AD&D 1e - Session 1

144 - Personality Tree Charts

143 - To Catch a (Mole Rat) Thief | part 2 of 2 - Mausritter actual play

142 - To Catch a (Mole Rat) Thief | part 1 of 2 - Mausritter actual play

141 - Can I Kick it?

140 - Did I create the Depth Crawl (first)