219 A Giant Encounter

Bundles and another battle in the world of the Dragon SlayersBundles:Death in Space: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/DeathInSpace - Mutants and Masterminds: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/mutants-and-masterminds-classic-rpg-collection - Household: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Household2026 - Household Volume II: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/HouseVol2 - Classic Module Dice Sets: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/beadle-grimms-dd-classic-module-dice-sets-books?hmb_source=&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_7_layout_type_threes_tile_index_1_c_beadlegrimmsddclassicmoduledicesets_bookbundle - Solo RPG list: https://solorpglist.com/search.phpContact me! - email: [email protected] - Google Voice number 864-209-1441 - Speakpipe link: www.speakpipe.com/PhantomThoughts - Discord profile: ThePinkPhantom - Or leave a comment on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@PhantomThoughtsPodcast - Opening music:"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Closing music:"Late Night Radio" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

A bundle and the month of OctOSR endsORCtober game jam: https://itch.io/jam/orctoberBundles:Black Ballad: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/BlackBallad - Contact me! - email: [email protected] - Google Voice number 864-209-1441 - Speakpipe link: www.speakpipe.com/PhantomThoughts - Discord profile: ThePinkPhantom - Or leave a comment on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@PhantomThoughtsPodcast - Music:"Late Night Radio" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

It's ORCtober! Bundles, blogs, a little OctOSR, and a some of the Dragon Slayers have a little adventure on the way homeORCtober game jam: https://itch.io/jam/orctoberBundles:Monster Hunters: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/MotW2026 - Blue Fox Cthulhu: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/BlueFox - Cohors Cthulhu: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/CohorsCthulhu - Yellow King RPG: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/YKRPG2026 - Castles and Crusades RPG Experience: https://www.humblebundle.com/software/castles-crusades-rpg-experience-software?hmb_source=&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_1_layout_type_threes_tile_index_2_c_castlescrusadesrpgexperience_softwarebundle - Candela Obscura: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/candela-obscura-darrington-press-friends-books?hmb_source=&hmb_medium=product_tile&hmb_campaign=mosaic_section_1_layout_index_7_layout_type_threes_tile_index_1_c_candelaobscuradarringtonpressfriends_bookbundle - Map Making Mega bundle (software):https://www.humblebundle.com/software/map-making-mega-bundle-last-chance-software?mcID=102:6ace72ed01b5fa176901061a:ot:56c3dc71733462ca8940297e:1&linkID=6ace755c245d748bce088488&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_content=cta_button&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=mapmakingmegabundlelastchance_modernaigamedevcrashcourse_softwarebundle - Blogs:Prismatic Wasteland - Blogwagon Summons How to Be a Good Player: https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/blogwagon-summons-how-to-be-a-good-player - Jeffs Game Box - Worldbuilding Wednesday The Square Crawl: https://jeffsgamebox.blog/2026/10/14/worldbuilding-wednesday-the-square-crawl/ - Boldvay's Fantastic Wargames Campaigns - Nappendaxia Campaign is Growing-Looking for New Players: https://fantasticwargameswmass.blogspot.com/2026/10/nappendixia-campaign-is-growing-looking.html - Beyond Fomalhaut - Gamemasters Guidelines Announcement and Preview: https://beyondfomalhaut.blogspot.com/2026/08/news-gamemasters-guidelines.html - Beyond Fomalhaut - Gamemasters Guidelines Now Available: https://beyondfomalhaut.blogspot.com/2026/10/supplement-gamemasters-guidelines.html - Contact me! - email: [email protected] - Google Voice number 864-209-1441 - Speakpipe link: www.speakpipe.com/PhantomThoughts - Discord profile: ThePinkPhantom - Or leave a comment on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@PhantomThoughtsPodcast - Opening music:"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Closing music:"Late Night Radio" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bundles, blogs, it's OctOSR time, and a few more city encounters before the Dragon Slayers head homeBundles:Knock!: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Knock2026 - Call of Cthulhu RPG bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/call-of-cthulhu-rpg-bundle - Cthulhu Awakens: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/CthulhuAwakens - Blogs:Jface Games - Did Usage Dice and Clocks Just Evolve?: https://jfacegames.substack.com/p/did-usage-dice-and-clocks-just-evolve?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=268fi - Gorgnardia - Dave Arneson and a New Kind of Game: https://grognardia.blogspot.com/2026/10/dave-arneson-and-new-kind-of-game.html - Swords and Stitchery - The Advantages and Disadvantages of Integrating ACKS II with Arduin RPG: https://swordsandstitchery.blogspot.com/2026/09/osr-commentary-advantages-disadvantages.html - Swords and Stitchery - Exploring the Arduin Trilogy Boxed Set: https://swordsandstitchery.blogspot.com/2026/09/osr-commentary-exploring-arduin-trilogy.html - New School Revolution - The Keys to my Heart: https://newschoolrevolution.com/the-keys-to-my-heart/ - Idraluna Archives - Chainmail Combat for OD&D: https://idraluna-archives.bearblog.dev/chainmail-combat-for-odd-a-reflection/ - Bet in the Attic - Development of the Majestic Fantasy RPG, part 3: https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2026/09/development-of-majestic-fantasy-rpg_01946142753.html - Delta Vector - Game Design #118: The Advantage and Melee: https://deltavector.blogspot.com/2026/09/game-design-118-advantage-and-melee.html - Whose Measure God Could Not Take - NPCs as Magic Items: https://whosemeasure.blogspot.com/2026/09/npcs-as-magic-items.html - Monsters and Manuals - Why Psionics Fails: https://monstersandmanuals.blogspot.com/2026/08/why-psionics-fails.html - Contact me! - email: [email protected] - Google Voice number 864-209-1441 - Speakpipe link: www.speakpipe.com/PhantomThoughts - Discord profile: ThePinkPhantom - Or leave a comment on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@PhantomThoughtsPodcast - Opening music:"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Closing music:"Late Night Radio" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bundles, a podcast and video about organizing campaign notes, and what of the Hamssassins orcs in Tales of the Dragon SlayersKeeping campaign notes:Roleplay Rescue - Evil Jeff - The Notes Behind the Screen: https://www.patreon.com/rpgrescue/posts/evil-jeff-notes-166814984 - Wandering DMs - Keeping Track of Long Running Campaigns:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbHSdjWslP4&list=WL&index=1 - Bundles:Heavy Gear RPG 4E: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Heavy4E - Pirate Borg: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/PirateBorg - XCrawl Role-Playing Game bundle: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/xcrawl-rpg-bundle - Traveller RPG Ultimate GDW Collection: https://www.fanatical.com/en/bundle/traveller-rpg-ultimate-gdw-collection - Contact me! - email: [email protected] - Google Voice number 864-209-1441 - Speakpipe link: www.speakpipe.com/PhantomThoughts - Discord profile: ThePinkPhantom - Or leave a comment on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@PhantomThoughtsPodcast - Opening music:"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Closing music:"Late Night Radio" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bundles a podcast and video about organizing campaign notes and encounters at the Dragon Slayers' keep and the coming Hamssassin stormKeeping campaign notes:Roleplay Rescue - Evil Jeff - The Notes Behind the Screen: https://www.patreon.com/rpgrescue/posts/evil-jeff-notes-166814984 - Wandering DMs - Keeping Track of Long Running Campaigns:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CbHSdjWslP4&list=WL&index=1 - Bundles:Shadowrun Anarchy 1E: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/SRAnarchy1E - Trinity Continuum Core: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/ContinuumCore - Trinity Continuum Aeon: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/ContinuumAeon - The Caverns of Thracia and more: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/caverns-thracia-more-goodman-games-books?mcID=102%3A6a9714df44810c21c60e1059%3Aot%3A56c3dc71733462ca8940297e%3A1&linkID=6a9717ae9f78e1072b0e051a&utm_source=impact&utm_content=5685201&utm_medium=paid&utm_campaign=ShopBack&irclickid=W%3AF1cLWJDxyZTrRW4oTu4SKAUkr2ksWtzXHv1I0&sharedid=&irpid=5685201&utm_term=Online+Tracking+Link&irgwc=1&afsrc=1 - Contact me! - email: [email protected] - Google Voice number 864-209-1441 - Speakpipe link: www.speakpipe.com/PhantomThoughts - Discord profile: ThePinkPhantom - Or leave a comment on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@PhantomThoughtsPodcast - Opening music:"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Closing music:"Late Night Radio" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Bundles, blogs, Midnight Muscadines and city encounters for the Dragon SlayersRPGaDay 2026 - https://www.autocratik.com/2026/07/announcing-rpgaday2026-in-august.html - https://castingshadowsblog.com/2026/07/01/rpgaday2026-starts-august-1st/ - Midnight Mascadines from Pandion Games - https://pandiongames.com/collections/midnight-muscadines - Bundles:Blue Planet Recontact RPG: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/Recontact - Daggerheart Compatible: https://bundleofholding.com/presents/DHCompatible - Dying Earth RPG: https://www.humblebundle.com/books/dying-earth-rpg-collection-book?mcID=102:6a873564dfb57326050f92a9:ot:56c3dc71733462ca8940297e:1&linkID=6a873875a3d3c3784802064f&utm_source=Humble+Bundle+Newsletter&utm_content=cta_button&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dyingearthrpgcollection_bookrbundle - Blogs:Delving Wolf - Let's Create a Dungeon:https://delvingwolf.blogspot.com/2026/08/lets-create-dungeon-with-cairn-2e-part-2.html - From the sorcerer's Skull - Saving Throws and Implied Class: https://sorcerersskull.blogspot.com/2026/08/saving-throws-and-implied-class.html - Bat in the Attic - Development of the Majestic Fantasy RPG: https://batintheattic.blogspot.com/2026/08/development-of-majestic-fantasy-rpg.html - I Cast Light - The OSR is Deadly But Not Dealy Enough to Kill Long-term Play: https://icastlight.blogspot.com/2026/08/the-osr-is-deadly-but-not-deadly-enough.html - Swords and Stitchery - D100 Lovecraftian Encounter Table: https://swordsandstitchery.blogspot.com/2026/08/osr-adventure-fodder-d100-random-sword.html - Contact me! - email: [email protected] - Google Voice number 864-209-1441 - Speakpipe link: www.speakpipe.com/PhantomThoughts - Discord profile: ThePinkPhantom - Or leave a comment on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@PhantomThoughtsPodcast - Opening music:"Strength of the Titans" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Closing music:"Late Night Radio" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 Licensehttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Worldbuilding - The duchy of TellanisWe made it!Contact me! - email: [email protected] - Google Voice number 864-209-1441 - Speakpipe link: www.speakpipe.com/PhantomThoughts - Discord profile: ThePinkPhantom - Or leave a comment on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@PhantomThoughtsPodcast -

Worldbuilding - The duchy's resources and neighborsT mistakenly mention there are no plains on the hexflower, but I was misreading my own markings on the dice - Goblin's Henchman terrain hexflower dice blog post: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2024/03/18/dice-with-a-memory-sort-of/ - I mistakenly call these 'heartbeat' dice in an earlier episode - Impact Miniatures pulse dice: https://impact-miniatures.myshopify.com/products/dice-singles-pulse-fate-dice?_pos=1&_sid=7d277619f&_ss=r&variant=42035795558582 -

Worldbuilding - Duchy status and Emperor's favorabilityI mistakenly called these "heartbeart" dice in the podcastImpact Miniatures pulse dice: https://impact-miniatures.myshopify.com/products/dice-singles-pulse-fate-dice?_pos=1&_sid=7d277619f&_ss=r&variant=42035795558582