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SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 142: Spellburn’s March Madness!It’s March and it’s Madness.  This year, I had a fever dream of DCC RPG as a March Madness style tournament. Complete with brackets, groups, and 6 rounds of community voting. We have made it to this ultimate evening, the finale of insanity! Sometime later in this hour, the Judges J of Spellburn will crown the Champion of Madness. The supreme publication of the DCC 3PP community. 64 titles started in the tournament.  The people have spoken and tonight we will choose the Champion of Madness. Who will it be:  Carnival of the Damned written...2025-04-0254 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 142: Spellburn’s March Madness!It’s March and it’s Madness.  This year, I had a fever dream of DCC RPG as a March Madness style tournament. Complete with brackets, groups, and 6 rounds of community voting. We have made it to this ultimate evening, the finale of insanity! Sometime later in this hour, the Judges J of Spellburn will crown the Champion of Madness. The supreme publication of the DCC 3PP community. 64 titles started in the tournament.  The people have spoken and tonight we will choose the Champion of Madness. Who will it be:  Carnival of the Damned written...2025-04-0254 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 127: Invoke Sean Richer!  Hail acolytes of the Dark Master! It’s the last Spellburn of the season and we are invoking a patron! Life’s blood has been spilled; we risk the very fabric of the universe by opening a portal to the author of the Orbital Intelligences, sire of the stratosfiends, circuit councilor supreme Sean Richer of Orbital Intelligence LLC! Strap into your best dungeon kart and get ready for the Drop! This is Spellburn!   Email us all the time at Spellburnband@gmail.com!! Links mentioned in this episode! Indie RPG Creato...2023-12-211h 16SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 127: Invoke Sean Richer!  Hail acolytes of the Dark Master! It’s the last Spellburn of the season and we are invoking a patron! Life’s blood has been spilled; we risk the very fabric of the universe by opening a portal to the author of the Orbital Intelligences, sire of the stratosfiends, circuit councilor supreme Sean Richer of Orbital Intelligence LLC! Strap into your best dungeon kart and get ready for the Drop! This is Spellburn!   Email us all the time at Spellburnband@gmail.com!! Links mentioned in this episode! Indie RPG Creato...2023-12-211h 16SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 124: Let’s Get This Third Party Re-StartedIf you’ve listened to Spellburn for a while, you know I love Third Party material– it’s what DCC is all about, the ferment, the foment, the vomit, the violence, all of it!  I love to see all the new stuff that people are cooking up all the time!  So that’s what we’re doing this month, with our pal Judge James Pozenel, Judge Stephen Surratt and Judge Phil Padovani!  All this and more on this month’s Spellburn! QUESTIONS?  COMPLAINTS?  BAD JOKES? EMAIL SPELLBURN AT:  SPELLBURNBAND@GMAIL.COM Links to James stuff from t...2023-10-0559 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 124: Let’s Get This Third Party Re-StartedIf you’ve listened to Spellburn for a while, you know I love Third Party material– it’s what DCC is all about, the ferment, the foment, the vomit, the violence, all of it!  I love to see all the new stuff that people are cooking up all the time!  So that’s what we’re doing this month, with our pal Judge James Pozenel, Judge Stephen Surratt and Judge Phil Padovani!  All this and more on this month’s Spellburn! QUESTIONS?  COMPLAINTS?  BAD JOKES? EMAIL SPELLBURN AT:  SPELLBURNBAND@GMAIL.COM Links to James stuff from t...2023-10-0559 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 123: GENCON Wrap with Dak, Tim & JoeyWe’ve covered lots of DCC and related third party zines, games and adventures on Spellburn before, but Judge Jen and I are finally sitting down with … maybe the guy who started all the third party madness?  Of course it’s Reverend Dak Ultimak, creator of the DCC ur-zine Crawl as well editor par excellence. And we’ll talk with Dak about ye olden days, plans for Crawl, GENCON, visit the email crypts and then– as if this wasn’t enough– we’re going to go deeper– and reminisce some more with some very special pizza-flavored guests– Joey Royale & Tim Deschene!  ALL TH...2023-09-071h 06SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 123: GENCON Wrap with Dak, Tim & JoeyWe’ve covered lots of DCC and related third party zines, games and adventures on Spellburn before, but Judge Jen and I are finally sitting down with … maybe the guy who started all the third party madness?  Of course it’s Reverend Dak Ultimak, creator of the DCC ur-zine Crawl as well editor par excellence. And we’ll talk with Dak about ye olden days, plans for Crawl, GENCON, visit the email crypts and then– as if this wasn’t enough– we’re going to go deeper– and reminisce some more with some very special pizza-flavored guests– Joey Royale & Tim Deschene!  ALL TH...2023-09-071h 06SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 112: There’s a Hole in the Sky!Tonight we continue our review of seminal DCC adventures from the days of yore… another funnel and instant classic, Hole in the Sky!  We’re going to talk to Judge Brendan about Hole in the Sky, Sabbath vs. Dio, read a few emails and do the usual Spellburn stuff.  Plus a new Dungeon Denizen!  All this on tonight’s Spellburn! Stuff referenced in this episode! Hole in the Sky X-Crawl Classics! Blades Against Bandwidth Hammerheart Brewing, Lino Lakes MN DCC Dying Earth (Kickstarter) Dungeon Denizens, featuring...2021-06-281h 18SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 110: A Super Exciting Spellburn-Exclusive AnnouncementHello and welcome to the exciting 110th episode of Spellburn! You’ve tuned in for a doozy of an episode! Today we are honored to be able to make an incredible announcement. You’ve asked for it. You’ve begged for it. You wouldn’t stop talking about it. When we’d ask you to stop talking about it you just kept going on and on about it anyways. Then when we finally told you to forget about it because it wasn’t going to happen, we then discovered… wait… it IS HAPPENING! That’s right… it’s… (you’ll have to listen to the e...2021-03-3134 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 110: A Super Exciting Spellburn-Exclusive AnnouncementHello and welcome to the exciting 110th episode of Spellburn! You’ve tuned in for a doozy of an episode! Today we are honored to be able to make an incredible announcement. You’ve asked for it. You’ve begged for it. You wouldn’t stop talking about it. When we’d ask you to stop talking about it you just kept going on and on about it anyways. Then when we finally told you to forget about it because it wasn’t going to happen, we then discovered… wait… it IS HAPPENING! That’s right… it’s… (you’ll have to listen to the e...2021-03-3134 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 100: Spellburn and DCC turn 100!What better way to celebrate the 100th episode of Spellburn than by showcasing some of the upcoming 100th Dungeon Crawl Classics adventure! And how are we going to showcase it? With some ACTUAL PLAY! That’s right folks, the day our listeners have been clamouing for and Judge Jen has been dreading! Links to adventures and other stuff in this adventure: Jeffrey Tadlock’s Iron Tavern Podcast (DCC Actual Play!) Cirque Journey to the Center of Aereth A prototype of the spinning wheel used in the adventure! 2020-08-102h 51SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 100: Spellburn and DCC turn 100!What better way to celebrate the 100th episode of Spellburn than by showcasing some of the upcoming 100th Dungeon Crawl Classics adventure! And how are we going to showcase it? With some ACTUAL PLAY! That’s right folks, the day our listeners have been clamouing for and Judge Jen has been dreading! Links to adventures and other stuff in this adventure: Jeffrey Tadlock’s Iron Tavern Podcast (DCC Actual Play!) Cirque Journey to the Center of Aereth A prototype of the spinning wheel used in the adventure! 2020-08-102h 51SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 99: Spellburn on the Starless SeaWe’re approaching DCC# 100 and we’re also approaching Spellburn 100! What better way to celebrate an anniversary than to reflect on some great stuff of the past 8 years!  I want to do a series of episodes on classic (and maybe even new and unsung!) adventures and there’s obviously no better place to start than Sailors on the Starless Sea!  We’ll find out if it was the first or second funnel with the world’s foremost authority on Sailors and on many more DCC adventures! Stuff referenced in this episode! Egg of the Phoenix module (TSR...2020-07-191h 26SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 99: Spellburn on the Starless SeaWe’re approaching DCC# 100 and we’re also approaching Spellburn 100! What better way to celebrate an anniversary than to reflect on some great stuff of the past 8 years!  I want to do a series of episodes on classic (and maybe even new and unsung!) adventures and there’s obviously no better place to start than Sailors on the Starless Sea!  We’ll find out if it was the first or second funnel with the world’s foremost authority on Sailors and on many more DCC adventures! Stuff referenced in this episode! Egg of the Phoenix module (TSR...2020-07-191h 26SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 93: On the Hunt for Actual Play!The Spellburn podcast is now on its 93rd episode!  It’s hard to believe, but it’s true! Back when Judge Jim, Jeffrey and Jobe started Spellburn, they were mainly setting out to verbally pore over the new Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG.   Eight years later, Spellburn is here to stay, but there are other great podcasts about DCC out there, including the Foreign Beggars, Ravenlord and Dirt Boy Blues Actual Play podcasts done by Harrison Hunt and friends, known collectively as the Tabletop Twats.   We’re excited to have another International DCC superstar with us today! Stuff reference...2020-03-231h 20SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 93: On the Hunt for Actual Play!The Spellburn podcast is now on its 93rd episode!  It’s hard to believe, but it’s true! Back when Judge Jim, Jeffrey and Jobe started Spellburn, they were mainly setting out to verbally pore over the new Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG.   Eight years later, Spellburn is here to stay, but there are other great podcasts about DCC out there, including the Foreign Beggars, Ravenlord and Dirt Boy Blues Actual Play podcasts done by Harrison Hunt and friends, known collectively as the Tabletop Twats.   We’re excited to have another International DCC superstar with us today! Stuff reference...2020-03-231h 20SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 88: Gongfarmer’s Digest 2015The Farmers’ Almanac is an annual American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818. Whereas the Gongfarmer’s Almanac is an interdimensional zine that has been in continuous publication since MMXV… and today we are taking a long-overdue deep-dive into the original five volumes published in 2015! Links mentioned in this episode: Gongfarmer’s Almanac 2015 (Collected – $8) Gongfarmer’s Almanac 2015 (PDF) FREE! Julio’s RPG Cove The Necromancer Sahuagin Gish Bulette Old School Essentials The Mighty PoAg, God of Illuminated Scripts 2020-01-061h 03SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 86: Return of the MailbagThe trees have turned, the air is crisp, and the soothing sound of chanting carries on the breeze… And just when we think it’s safe to relax, it’s an avalanche! It’s the dreaded, corrupted MAILBAG!! Adventures mentioned in this episode: The Dread God Al-Khazadhar Outlive, Outsmart, Outkill Sailors on the Starless Sea Creeping Beauties of the Wood Carnival of the Damned Links mentioned in this episode: Bronx Beasts Crypts and Things Coliseum Bar, Madison WI Bunnie...2019-11-251h 04SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 83: There Goes the NeighborhoodLankhmar is huge! Thousands of people dwell within the eleven quarters that make up the City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokes. Anyone new to town is bound to run into some issues. Were you meeting with that fence to offload some newfound treasures tonight at the corner of Carter Street and Cash Street? …or was that Carter and Crafts Street? Or was it that alleyway just off the corner, between those abandoned shops? On the other side of the table — judges, the party may be looking for a place to lay low for a few weeks after barely escaping some dice...2019-09-171h 12SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 83: There Goes the NeighborhoodLankhmar is huge! Thousands of people dwell within the eleven quarters that make up the City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokes. Anyone new to town is bound to run into some issues. Were you meeting with that fence to offload some newfound treasures tonight at the corner of Carter Street and Cash Street? …or was that Carter and Crafts Street? Or was it that alleyway just off the corner, between those abandoned shops? On the other side of the table — judges, the party may be looking for a place to lay low for a few weeks after barely escaping some dice...2019-09-171h 12SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 82: Invoke James Pozenel! (And Tournaments!)Sometimes you come back from the con and instead of pulling all the stops out to do that interesting and informative episode on Clerics, or the birthmarks of djinnis or the ecology of the space-wombat or whatever, you just want to talk about the Con and maybe sneak some relevant content in there… like in this case! Having just arrived back from GENCON 2019, we have the opportunity not only to round up a great show but also we have James Pozenel on board to talk tournaments with us! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Fa...2019-08-281h 10SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 81: Invoke Donn StroudAlright everyone. Today is an important day in the history of Spellburn. We are finally going to address the elephant in the room. The Cleric Class. You might be saying to yourself “But Jeff. Spellburn already covered the Cleric class. You know, back with the original line-up. Back when the show was still good.” And to that, I would respond first with “How dare you?” and second with “Yeah, true. But they didn’t discuss the real problem at hand, which is that WE DON’T NEED CLERICS, WE JUST NEED TO GIVE WIZARDS HEALING MAGIC! Adventures mentioned in t...2019-07-2155 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 81: Invoke Donn StroudAlright everyone. Today is an important day in the history of Spellburn. We are finally going to address the elephant in the room. The Cleric Class. You might be saying to yourself “But Jeff. Spellburn already covered the Cleric class. You know, back with the original line-up. Back when the show was still good.” And to that, I would respond first with “How dare you?” and second with “Yeah, true. But they didn’t discuss the real problem at hand, which is that WE DON’T NEED CLERICS, WE JUST NEED TO GIVE WIZARDS HEALING MAGIC! Adventures mentioned in t...2019-07-2155 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 78: Riding some Dark Trails!Howdy Pardners!  If you’re already a fan of Dungeon Crawl Classics, you have been bombarded with Kickstarter after Kickstarter for DCC products – and that’s just in the first 5 months of 2019! The best part, for our community, is that the majority of these projects have been put out — successfully, I might add — by a whole posse of third-party publishers! We wish we could’ve herded all the polecats and promoted EACH of them, but the stars have finally aligned so we can share one of these with you before its completion!  Let’s see how that cat jumps! Adventures...2019-05-291h 05SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 78: Riding some Dark Trails!Howdy Pardners!  If you’re already a fan of Dungeon Crawl Classics, you have been bombarded with Kickstarter after Kickstarter for DCC products – and that’s just in the first 5 months of 2019! The best part, for our community, is that the majority of these projects have been put out — successfully, I might add — by a whole posse of third-party publishers! We wish we could’ve herded all the polecats and promoted EACH of them, but the stars have finally aligned so we can share one of these with you before its completion!  Let’s see how that cat jumps! Adventures...2019-05-291h 05SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 76: Magic & Patrons of Lankhmar!Adventures mentioned in this episode: Home for the Holideath (Mutant Crawl Classics RPG) DCC Lankhmar Links mentioned in this episode: Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcers of Hyperborea Tabletop Twats RPG podcast Second Edition The Blue Star The Bleak Shore Patrons of Lankhmar Call of Cthullhu RPG Mutant Crawl Classics RPG The Spellburners always need more reviews on iTunes. Can you help us out by giving us some stars? Click here to support Spellburn! And s...2019-04-131h 10SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 76: Magic & Patrons of Lankhmar!Adventures mentioned in this episode: Home for the Holideath (Mutant Crawl Classics RPG) DCC Lankhmar Links mentioned in this episode: Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcers of Hyperborea Tabletop Twats RPG podcast Second Edition The Blue Star The Bleak Shore Patrons of Lankhmar Call of Cthullhu RPG Mutant Crawl Classics RPG The Spellburners always need more reviews on iTunes. Can you help us out by giving us some stars? Click here to support Spellburn! And s...2019-04-131h 10SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 74: Invoke Brad McDevitt!Tonight we burn ability points with a man who’s been with DCC from the beginning.  Brad McDevitt has worked with Goodman Games since the 3.5 era and has contributed art to the core rulebook, X-Crawl, Mutant Crawl Classics, Age of Cthulhu and a ton of work for many other companies as well.  He also runs his own clip-art business and moonlights as a ninja. We’ll talk with Brad, try to make Judge Jen tell us things about the DCC Annual and just generally do our best to annoy the Goad…. All this and more on this episode of Spellbur...2019-01-171h 11SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 74: Invoke Brad McDevitt!Tonight we burn ability points with a man who’s been with DCC from the beginning.  Brad McDevitt has worked with Goodman Games since the 3.5 era and has contributed art to the core rulebook, X-Crawl, Mutant Crawl Classics, Age of Cthulhu and a ton of work for many other companies as well.  He also runs his own clip-art business and moonlights as a ninja. We’ll talk with Brad, try to make Judge Jen tell us things about the DCC Annual and just generally do our best to annoy the Goad…. All this and more on this episode of Spellbur...2019-01-171h 11SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 73: Acclimating to LankhmarChances are, you’ve heard a ton about the new Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar material. In this episode of Spellburn, we will go through some of the crucial differences from DCC RPG, including steps for character generation and some of the basic things new players can expect in the setting. Whether you backed the Kickstarter, have already explored the City of a Thousand Score Smokes, have fully dipped your toes into the River Hlal (yuck!), or are completely new to Fritz Leiber and his classic urban fantasy setting, we hope to uncover some of the mystery for you – in what...2018-11-111h 02SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 73: Acclimating to LankhmarChances are, you’ve heard a ton about the new Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar material. In this episode of Spellburn, we will go through some of the crucial differences from DCC RPG, including steps for character generation and some of the basic things new players can expect in the setting. Whether you backed the Kickstarter, have already explored the City of a Thousand Score Smokes, have fully dipped your toes into the River Hlal (yuck!), or are completely new to Fritz Leiber and his classic urban fantasy setting, we hope to uncover some of the mystery for you – in what...2018-11-111h 02SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 72: A Big Old Mailbag Speedball!We are so behind in our emails that our mailbag is overflowing! We have nearly thirty emails dating back more than seven months so we are gonna dive right into in.  I’m Judge Jeff and with me tonight are Judge Jen (greetings!) and Judge Julian (salutations!)  Normally, we would go to Tavern talk and talk about our recent gaming but every minute of this episode is precious, so we are going to skip it and go right to the meat of the episode… SUMMON EMAIL… Adventures mentioned in this episode: Greenwood of the Fey Sovereign2018-09-251h 13SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 72: A Big Old Mailbag Speedball!We are so behind in our emails that our mailbag is overflowing! We have nearly thirty emails dating back more than seven months so we are gonna dive right into in.  I’m Judge Jeff and with me tonight are Judge Jen (greetings!) and Judge Julian (salutations!)  Normally, we would go to Tavern talk and talk about our recent gaming but every minute of this episode is precious, so we are going to skip it and go right to the meat of the episode… SUMMON EMAIL… Adventures mentioned in this episode: Greenwood of the Fey Sovereign2018-09-251h 13SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 71: Invoke Jon HookDungeon Crawl Classics RPG was forged in the fires of Appendix N literature and nothing can be or will be more Appendix N than the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft.  Today our guest is Jon Hook who has written for Age of Cthulhu as well as DCC RPG. We’ll explore Lovecraft, oldschool Chaosium, DCC RPG and more on this episode of Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Chaos Rising (Featuring Elzamon and the Blood Drinking Box) Sailors on the Starless Sea Doom of the Savage Kings Shadow Under Devil’s Reef 2018-08-271h 16SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 71: Invoke Jon HookDungeon Crawl Classics RPG was forged in the fires of Appendix N literature and nothing can be or will be more Appendix N than the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft.  Today our guest is Jon Hook who has written for Age of Cthulhu as well as DCC RPG. We’ll explore Lovecraft, oldschool Chaosium, DCC RPG and more on this episode of Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Chaos Rising (Featuring Elzamon and the Blood Drinking Box) Sailors on the Starless Sea Doom of the Savage Kings Shadow Under Devil’s Reef 2018-08-271h 16SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 70: Invoke Joan Troyer!Following the annual holiday of our people — Free RPG Day — it seems fitting to invoke another Road Crew judge onto the show! Tonight’s guest brings DCC RPG to game shops at least twice a week, in addition to convention appearances. And, in the spirit of inclusivity, we’re ecstatic to welcome the very FIRST guest to the show who … shall we say, differs a bit from every other guest we have invoked here on Spellburn. Adventures mentioned in this episode: Carnival of the Damned Sailors on the Starless Sea Tower of the Black Pear...2018-07-3000 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 69: Into the Sandbox!On this episode of Spellburn we are going to talk about playing in the sandbox. What is a sandbox campaign and how might it help you up your DCC game? Well luckily for all you out there in podcast-land, we have the author “Dispatches from the Raven Crowking Vol. III: Building the Sandbox” with us tonight to help us explore this topic, the incomparable Raven Crowking himself! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Nebin Pendlebrook’s Perilous Pantry The Frost Fang Expedition Hole in the Sky The Isle of Dread Angels, Daemons and Be...2018-06-2851 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 69: Into the Sandbox!On this episode of Spellburn we are going to talk about playing in the sandbox. What is a sandbox campaign and how might it help you up your DCC game? Well luckily for all you out there in podcast-land, we have the author “Dispatches from the Raven Crowking Vol. III: Building the Sandbox” with us tonight to help us explore this topic, the incomparable Raven Crowking himself! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Nebin Pendlebrook’s Perilous Pantry The Frost Fang Expedition Hole in the Sky The Isle of Dread Angels, Daemons and Be...2018-06-2851 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 68: Burning Down the House(Rules)!We love DCC RPG, but you know what makes it even better?  Putting your own customized home table stamp right on the game you play.   We asked the Spellburnt legions to send us some houserules and you did! We’ll review the lot, yak about the pros and cons and I’m going to try my damndest to make each one of us adopt one of these houserules tonight for our next session!   All this and more on the next episode of the Kids-tested, Hobbs-approved Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Free RPG day handout 2017 (Incl. Gnole Hou...2018-05-1451 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 68: Burning Down the House(Rules)!We love DCC RPG, but you know what makes it even better?  Putting your own customized home table stamp right on the game you play.   We asked the Spellburnt legions to send us some houserules and you did! We’ll review the lot, yak about the pros and cons and I’m going to try my damndest to make each one of us adopt one of these houserules tonight for our next session!   All this and more on the next episode of the Kids-tested, Hobbs-approved Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Free RPG day handout 2017 (Incl. Gnole Hou...2018-05-1451 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 68: Burning Down the House (Rules)!We love DCC RPG, but you know what makes it even better?  Putting your own customized home table stamp right on the game you play.   We asked the Spellburnt legions to send us some houserules and you did! We’ll review the lot, yak about the pros and cons and I’m going to try my damndest to make each one of us adopt one of these houserules tonight for our next session!   All this and more on the next episode of the Kids-tested, Hobbs-approved Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Free RPG day handout 2017 (Incl. Gnole Hou...2018-05-141h 22SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 68: Burning Down the House (Rules)!We love DCC RPG, but you know what makes it even better?  Putting your own customized home table stamp right on the game you play.   We asked the Spellburnt legions to send us some houserules and you did! We’ll review the lot, yak about the pros and cons and I’m going to try my damndest to make each one of us adopt one of these houserules tonight for our next session!   All this and more on the next episode of the Kids-tested, Hobbs-approved Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Free RPG day handout 2017 (Incl. Gnole Hou...2018-05-141h 22SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 67: Gary Con X Wrap-up!Another Gary Con has come and gone and what a grand con it was!  One of the few things missing was the “What’s New with Goodman Games?” seminar.  Yes, for the first time in over 5 years, we got no seminar.  This means that this is also the first time in 5 years that Spellburn has been unable to share that recording with those who were unable to join us in Lake Geneva!   So in its stead, we have gathered to share some of our standout moments of the week as well as some of the things coming along down the pipelin...2018-04-301h 33SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 67: Gary Con X Wrap-up!Another Gary Con has come and gone and what a grand con it was!  One of the few things missing was the “What’s New with Goodman Games?” seminar.  Yes, for the first time in over 5 years, we got no seminar.  This means that this is also the first time in 5 years that Spellburn has been unable to share that recording with those who were unable to join us in Lake Geneva!   So in its stead, we have gathered to share some of our standout moments of the week as well as some of the things coming along down the pipelin...2018-04-301h 33SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 65: Mailbag Festival!There’s no need for a long-winded intro for Episode 65 because our guest is familiar to everyone who plays DCC RPG.  We are welcoming back … oh..  Wait, nope he cancelled  .  It’s the EMAIL episode!   We talk mercurial magic, patrons, diversity, Gary Con, MCC, house rules and lots and lots of DCC RPG. You know what?  I didn’t get any freakin’ guest stars for this episode but I have two of the best folks in DCC with me right now!  You know them as Judge Jen… and Judge Jeff! (And after a not-that-long hiatus, we welcome back.. Ju...2018-02-261h 05SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 65: Mailbag Festival!There’s no need for a long-winded intro for Episode 65 because our guest is familiar to everyone who plays DCC RPG.  We are welcoming back … oh..  Wait, nope he cancelled  .  It’s the EMAIL episode!   We talk mercurial magic, patrons, diversity, Gary Con, MCC, house rules and lots and lots of DCC RPG. You know what?  I didn’t get any freakin’ guest stars for this episode but I have two of the best folks in DCC with me right now!  You know them as Judge Jen… and Judge Jeff! (And after a not-that-long hiatus, we welcome back.. Ju...2018-02-261h 05SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 63: Welcoming All PlayersPage 10 of the DCC Core Book asks us to pledge, with our right hand upon our little brown books, that we shall uphold the honor of the hobby of role playing to all comers, whether young or old. In this episode we discuss what it means to uphold the honor of the hobby to all comers and whether or not that only applies to those of different ages. Should we make an effort to make our gaming table and the game itself more open and inclusive to those of all walks of life: regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender...2018-01-2258 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 63: Welcoming All PlayersPage 10 of the DCC Core Book asks us to pledge, with our right hand upon our little brown books, that we shall uphold the honor of the hobby of role playing to all comers, whether young or old. In this episode we discuss what it means to uphold the honor of the hobby to all comers and whether or not that only applies to those of different ages. Should we make an effort to make our gaming table and the game itself more open and inclusive to those of all walks of life: regardless of age, disability, ethnicity, gender...2018-01-2258 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 62: Invoke Steve Bean!What IS Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG?  Is it just a beautifully made OSR game with superior standards of art and more prodigious production of random tables?  Or is it MORE than a retroclone, and if so, how does it differ from the games that hue closer to the traditional elements of the world’s most popular roleplaying game (older edition)?  When we talk about OSR Games or retroclones, WHAT’S fundamentally new and different about DCC?  How is it that DCC is perhaps one of the most different RPGs of the OSR, and yet is constantly said to rekin...2018-01-071h 12SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 62: Invoke Steve Bean!What IS Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG?  Is it just a beautifully made OSR game with superior standards of art and more prodigious production of random tables?  Or is it MORE than a retroclone, and if so, how does it differ from the games that hue closer to the traditional elements of the world’s most popular roleplaying game (older edition)?  When we talk about OSR Games or retroclones, WHAT’S fundamentally new and different about DCC?  How is it that DCC is perhaps one of the most different RPGs of the OSR, and yet is constantly said to rekin...2018-01-071h 12SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 61: Divining Magic, Level 1Time to give the Clerics their due! Judge Jen leads us through a 1st level Clerics primer. Plus, funnels!  Plus, Gongfarmers Almanac!  Plus the winner of the Dungeon Denizens contest!  All this and more on this episode of Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: BostonCrawl (X-Crawl adventure, as mentioned…) Outlive, Outsmart, Outkill! Links mentioned in this episode: Nowhere City Nights (setting for Outlive! Outsmart! Outkill!) Hubris Death is the New Pink Announcing our Dungeon Denizen winner, Tim White!  Link to the Dungeon Denizens! The...2017-12-251h 31SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 61: Divining Magic, Level 1Time to give the Clerics their due! Judge Jen leads us through a 1st level Clerics primer. Plus, funnels!  Plus, Gongfarmers Almanac!  Plus the winner of the Dungeon Denizens contest!  All this and more on this episode of Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: BostonCrawl (X-Crawl adventure, as mentioned…) Outlive, Outsmart, Outkill! Links mentioned in this episode: Nowhere City Nights (setting for Outlive! Outsmart! Outkill!) Hubris Death is the New Pink Announcing our Dungeon Denizen winner, Tim White!  Link to the Dungeon Denizens! The...2017-12-251h 31SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 60: Mailbag of Prodigious Wonderment!Sezrekan commands it!  Emails, emails and even more emails! We shut up and let the listeners have their say! (Well, we don’t really shut up.)  All this and more on this episode of Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Shadows Under Devil’s Reef (2017 Halloween Adventure) Sinister Sutures of the Seamstress (2016 Halloween Adventure) Creeping Beauties of the Wood Sword in the Jungle Deep The Purple Planet Links mentioned in this episode: Umerican Survival Guide Cake Boss! Spirit of ’77 Pathfinder RPG Black Crusade RPG2017-11-271h 08SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 60: Mailbag of Prodigious Wonderment!Sezrekan commands it!  Emails, emails and even more emails! We shut up and let the listeners have their say! (Well, we don’t really shut up.)  All this and more on this episode of Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Shadows Under Devil’s Reef (2017 Halloween Adventure) Sinister Sutures of the Seamstress (2016 Halloween Adventure) Creeping Beauties of the Wood Sword in the Jungle Deep The Purple Planet Links mentioned in this episode: Umerican Survival Guide Cake Boss! Spirit of ’77 Pathfinder RPG Black Crusade RPG2017-11-271h 08SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 59: Make Your Own PatronThis week on Spellburn we take a look at how to create a supernatural Patron!  Patrons are one of the coolest and most unique aspects of Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG.  Every Judge will have a reason to make one as a foil, as a PC ally, and of course just for the fun of it!  We’ll talk about how to generate them, how to fine-tune them and what distinguishes them from other fickle entities like the GAWDS.  All this and more on this week’s episode of SPELLBURN! Patron write-up: W.I.G.H.T. Advent...2017-11-131h 32SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 59: Make Your Own PatronThis week on Spellburn we take a look at how to create a supernatural Patron!  Patrons are one of the coolest and most unique aspects of Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG.  Every Judge will have a reason to make one as a foil, as a PC ally, and of course just for the fun of it!  We’ll talk about how to generate them, how to fine-tune them and what distinguishes them from other fickle entities like the GAWDS.  All this and more on this week’s episode of SPELLBURN! Patron write-up: W.I.G.H.T. Advent...2017-11-131h 32SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 58: Invoke Stefan PoagOne of the first things people notice about Dungeon Crawl Classics is the amazing art, inside and out.  In this episode, we’ll get to know one of the minds behind those evocative illustrations, and we’ll find out where else we can find his art — including pieces for RPGs in various languages, entire graphic novels of Lovecraftian influence, and even some breathtaking mosaic tile work! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Shadows Under Devil’s Reef (2017 Halloween Adventure) Tegel Manor Sinister Sutures of the Seamstress (2016 Halloween Adventure) People of the Pit Barrowmaz...2017-10-231h 05SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 58: Invoke Stefan PoagOne of the first things people notice about Dungeon Crawl Classics is the amazing art, inside and out.  In this episode, we’ll get to know one of the minds behind those evocative illustrations, and we’ll find out where else we can find his art — including pieces for RPGs in various languages, entire graphic novels of Lovecraftian influence, and even some breathtaking mosaic tile work! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Shadows Under Devil’s Reef (2017 Halloween Adventure) Tegel Manor Sinister Sutures of the Seamstress (2016 Halloween Adventure) People of the Pit Barrowmaz...2017-10-231h 05SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 56: Invoke Jon HershbergerThis week on Spellburn, we’re waiting for GENCON!   DCC RPG is going to have its biggest presence ever at the world’s biggest gaming convention.  How did we get here?   Jon Hershberger has been involved in oldschool gaming for decades, and running the same campaign for much of that time!   But you may know him as a friendly face behind the dealer’s room booth, the writer-editor of the DCC RPG Index, or one of the people who is making the Gongfarmer’s Almanac happen for the third year in a row!  We’ll talk to Jon about GENCON, the Alman...2017-08-081h 10SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 56: Invoke Jon HershbergerThis week on Spellburn, we’re waiting for GENCON!   DCC RPG is going to have its biggest presence ever at the world’s biggest gaming convention.  How did we get here?   Jon Hershberger has been involved in oldschool gaming for decades, and running the same campaign for much of that time!   But you may know him as a friendly face behind the dealer’s room booth, the writer-editor of the DCC RPG Index, or one of the people who is making the Gongfarmer’s Almanac happen for the third year in a row!  We’ll talk to Jon about GENCON, the Alman...2017-08-081h 10SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 55: DCC Fan FavoritesSpecial thank you to James V. West for this episode’s banner! Welcome to Spellburn! There’s been a lot of phlogiston in the air recently, as the 2017 ENnie Award nominees were announced…and to our humble surprise, Spellburn was on that esteemed list! To get into the spirit, we asked the community to do a little pre-ENnie voting. We’re going to go over some of those results this week — there are some really entertaining ones in the list! — and we’ll share some of our personal favorites, from the perspective of both player and judge. Links me...2017-07-181h 14SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 55: DCC Fan FavoritesSpecial thank you to James V. West for this episode’s banner! Welcome to Spellburn! There’s been a lot of phlogiston in the air recently, as the 2017 ENnie Award nominees were announced…and to our humble surprise, Spellburn was on that esteemed list! To get into the spirit, we asked the community to do a little pre-ENnie voting. We’re going to go over some of those results this week — there are some really entertaining ones in the list! — and we’ll share some of our personal favorites, from the perspective of both player and judge. Links me...2017-07-181h 14SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 54: Invoke Edgar JohnsonThis week on Spellburn we’re chatting with the Metal God and Atomic Overlord himself… Edgar Johnson! We’re going to talk to him about his hex-crawl adventure “Moon-Slaves of the Cannibal Kingdom”, his science-fantasy “Against the Atomic Overlord”, and whatever else we feel like chatting about. This and more on our 54th episode of Spellburn! Links mentioned in this episode: Microscope RPG Cast-a-Quadrons RPG Mutant Crawl Classics (MCC RPG) Spirit of 77 RPG DCC in Portuguese! Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s Lamentations of the Flame Princess: Free RPG Day (incl. Vag...2017-07-041h 04SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 54: Invoke Edgar JohnsonThis week on Spellburn we’re chatting with the Metal God and Atomic Overlord himself… Edgar Johnson! We’re going to talk to him about his hex-crawl adventure “Moon-Slaves of the Cannibal Kingdom”, his science-fantasy “Against the Atomic Overlord”, and whatever else we feel like chatting about. This and more on our 54th episode of Spellburn! Links mentioned in this episode: Microscope RPG Cast-a-Quadrons RPG Mutant Crawl Classics (MCC RPG) Spirit of 77 RPG DCC in Portuguese! Satanic Panic: Pop-Cultural Paranoia in the 1980s Lamentations of the Flame Princess: Free RPG Day (incl. Vag...2017-07-041h 04SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 53: Summon… The Dark Master!This week on Spellburn we’re celebrating a very special occasion!  Saturday, June 17 marks the 5th FREE RPG DAY since the release of the Dungeon Crawl Classics Roleplaying Game!  The heavens shook and the abyss trembled and the masters of reality feared for their grip on the aether!  Since then, thousands of adventurers since have fought, lived and died (mostly died) for glory and gold, as we learned to imagine the the wizard, the fighting man, the cleric, even the halfling in a whole new way!  How do you celebrate such an auspicious occasion?  By summoning the great immortal Dark Ma...2017-06-1251 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 53: Summon… The Dark Master!This week on Spellburn we’re celebrating a very special occasion!  Saturday, June 17 marks the 5th FREE RPG DAY since the release of the Dungeon Crawl Classics Roleplaying Game!  The heavens shook and the abyss trembled and the masters of reality feared for their grip on the aether!  Since then, thousands of adventurers since have fought, lived and died (mostly died) for glory and gold, as we learned to imagine the the wizard, the fighting man, the cleric, even the halfling in a whole new way!  How do you celebrate such an auspicious occasion?  By summoning the great immortal Dark Ma...2017-06-1251 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 52: Mail Bag of Corruption!Thanks to Reid San Filippo for this episode’s banner! Spellburn is back this week with a veritable potpourri of topics! That’s right, we’re doing some spring cleaning around here, and besides dusting off the artifacts, realigning the tomes on the shelves, and giving the ol’ summoning circle a fresh coat of *ahem* paint, it’s also time to air out the mailbag! Links mentioned in this episode: Classic D&D reprints from Goodman Games North Texas RPG Con events! Spirit of 77 RPG Death is the New Pink RPG (in develop...2017-05-301h 04SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 52: Mail Bag of Corruption!Thanks to Reid San Filippo for this episode’s banner! Spellburn is back this week with a veritable potpourri of topics! That’s right, we’re doing some spring cleaning around here, and besides dusting off the artifacts, realigning the tomes on the shelves, and giving the ol’ summoning circle a fresh coat of *ahem* paint, it’s also time to air out the mailbag! Links mentioned in this episode: Classic D&D reprints from Goodman Games North Texas RPG Con events! Spirit of 77 RPG Death is the New Pink RPG (in develop...2017-05-301h 04SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 51: Third Party Classes!This week on Spellburn we discuss some of the many third-party classes available for DCC RPG. When you deviate from the core book, you can find all manner of strange, exciting, and bizarre classes. Some of them emulate classes from the various editions of the world’s most popular fantasy roleplaying game, others are templates for futuristic or modern day settings, and some are just plain gonzo. We’ll be discussing this and more in our 51st episode of Spellburn! Links mentioned in this episode: Judge Jeff’s DCC Spotify Playlist Paladin Class (Crawl #6) Clowni...2017-05-151h 24SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 51: Third Party Classes!This week on Spellburn we discuss some of the many third-party classes available for DCC RPG. When you deviate from the core book, you can find all manner of strange, exciting, and bizarre classes. Some of them emulate classes from the various editions of the world’s most popular fantasy roleplaying game, others are templates for futuristic or modern day settings, and some are just plain gonzo. We’ll be discussing this and more in our 51st episode of Spellburn! Links mentioned in this episode: Judge Jeff’s DCC Spotify Playlist Paladin Class (Crawl #6) Clowni...2017-05-151h 24SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 50: Ill Met in Spellburn!This week we dive into the topic of urban adventuring…particularly in the City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokes. That’s right, we’re welcoming back for his fourth appearance – fifth if you count the infamous “lost pilot” – manly DCC RPG scribe Mighty Michael Curtis, who’s going to talk with us about his magnum opus, “Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar,” which also happens to be the latest Kickstarter from Goodman Games.  All this and much more on the 50th (!) episode of Spellburn! Links mentioned in this episode: DCC RPG Lankhmar Kickstarter Mutant Crawl Classics RPG Kickstarter (closed) Rat Sna...2017-04-171h 19SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 50: Ill Met in Spellburn!This week we dive into the topic of urban adventuring…particularly in the City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokes. That’s right, we’re welcoming back for his fourth appearance – fifth if you count the infamous “lost pilot” – manly DCC RPG scribe Mighty Michael Curtis, who’s going to talk with us about his magnum opus, “Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar,” which also happens to be the latest Kickstarter from Goodman Games.  All this and much more on the 50th (!) episode of Spellburn! Links mentioned in this episode: DCC RPG Lankhmar Kickstarter Mutant Crawl Classics RPG Kickstarter (closed) Rat Sna...2017-04-171h 19SpellburnSpellburnGary Con IX: What’s New With Goodman GamesThe Goodman Games crew discusses new products for 2017:  DCC Lankhmar, Mutant Crawl Classics, TSR reprints and more! View the video here: Hey folks! The Spellburners need more reviews on iTunes. Can you help us out by giving us some stars? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spellburn-podcast/id661011349?mt=2 2017-04-0700 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 49: Invoke Reid San FilippoThis week on Spellburn we’re very pleased to have with us… Judge Reid San Filippo, creator of the Crawling Under A Broken Moon magazine and now the successful launcher of “The Umerican Survival Guide” Kickstarter!  We’re going to talk to Reid about the History of Broken Moon and about his new project as well as round up Gary Con events!  All this and more on this episode of Spellburn! Links mentioned in this episode: Umerican Survival Guide Kickstarter Crawling Under A Broken Moon Products DCC RPG Lankhmar Kickstarter SUPERS! Revised Edition Art of...2017-04-041h 02SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 49: Invoke Reid San FilippoThis week on Spellburn we’re very pleased to have with us… Judge Reid San Filippo, creator of the Crawling Under A Broken Moon magazine and now the successful launcher of “The Umerican Survival Guide” Kickstarter!  We’re going to talk to Reid about the History of Broken Moon and about his new project as well as round up Gary Con events!  All this and more on this episode of Spellburn! Links mentioned in this episode: Umerican Survival Guide Kickstarter Crawling Under A Broken Moon Products DCC RPG Lankhmar Kickstarter SUPERS! Revised Edition Art of...2017-04-041h 02SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 48: Invoke Paul WolfeThis week on Spellburn, we’re celebrating the resurrection of D.A.M.N., the DCC RPG Adventure Magazine and News ‘zine.  We’ve brought special guest Paul Wolfe on to talk about spearheading this revival as well as his prolific third-party projects.  We’re also really excited for Gary Con, which is just around the corner, so stay tuned for details on where you can find each of us.  And — if that’s not hard-core enough for you — we’re also welcoming a new permanent co-host to the show, Brooklyn’s own Appendix N and DCC acolyte, Judge Jeff Goad! Lin...2017-03-211h 08SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 48: Invoke Paul WolfeThis week on Spellburn, we’re celebrating the resurrection of D.A.M.N., the DCC RPG Adventure Magazine and News ‘zine.  We’ve brought special guest Paul Wolfe on to talk about spearheading this revival as well as his prolific third-party projects.  We’re also really excited for Gary Con, which is just around the corner, so stay tuned for details on where you can find each of us.  And — if that’s not hard-core enough for you — we’re also welcoming a new permanent co-host to the show, Brooklyn’s own Appendix N and DCC acolyte, Judge Jeff Goad! Lin...2017-03-211h 08SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 47: Selling the GameThis week on Spellburn, we’ll dive into a hot topic:  How to win over the uninitiated to the game of Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG!  We’ve all been there before– trying to sell DCC to oldschool grognards, or devotees of newschool games.   We’ll discuss how to prepare a game for newbies, whether at a convention or a FLGS.  And we’ll talk about resources to find new players, as well as the differences between DCC and other systems and how to handle some common questions or perceptions.  And if that’s not enough, we welcome a new judge to the fold...2017-02-0649 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 47: Selling the GameThis week on Spellburn, we’ll dive into a hot topic:  How to win over the uninitiated to the game of Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG!  We’ve all been there before– trying to sell DCC to oldschool grognards, or devotees of newschool games.   We’ll discuss how to prepare a game for newbies, whether at a convention or a FLGS.  And we’ll talk about resources to find new players, as well as the differences between DCC and other systems and how to handle some common questions or perceptions.  And if that’s not enough, we welcome a new judge to the fold...2017-02-0649 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 46: Breaking the GameThis week on Spellburn, we’re going somewhere totally different.  Over the last 45 episodes, we’ve talked about many different aspects of the games:  The classes, the magic system, the mighty deeds, the monsters, and more.  In this episode, we’re going to talk about how people actually use the rules and specifically how people abuse the rules:  What players do to twist and break the game and what Judges might do to respond to those tactics!  And we’ll do it with an eye on con games as well as long term campaigns. Links mentioned in this episode...2017-01-0900 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 45: Seasons in the AbyssThis week on Spellburn, we’re taking a deep, dark look at the world of DEMONS.  Sure they’ve been around since the days of AD&D, although they apparently got a little too hot for some game companies in the late 80s.  But they’ve always been a part of Appendix N and nothing could be more old-school than featuring them in your Dungeon Crawl Classics game.  We’ll talk about how to use them as bad guys, Patrons and NPCs, the spells that bind them and even thoughts about running campaigns on their home turf– in the Abyss. 2016-12-101h 09SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 45: Seasons in the AbyssThis week on Spellburn, we’re taking a deep, dark look at the world of DEMONS.  Sure they’ve been around since the days of AD&D, although they apparently got a little too hot for some game companies in the late 80s.  But they’ve always been a part of Appendix N and nothing could be more old-school than featuring them in your Dungeon Crawl Classics game.  We’ll talk about how to use them as bad guys, Patrons and NPCs, the spells that bind them and even thoughts about running campaigns on their home turf– in the Abyss. 2016-12-101h 09SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 44: Invoke Brendan LaSalleThis episode on Spellburn, we’re introducing an additional permanent co-host to the show, a long-time DCC RPG organizer and game designer. Listen to find out! In addition to this overload of awesome, we’re welcoming the notorious Brendan LaSalle for his first visit to Spellburn. Listeners may know Brendan as “the guy you send emails to for Road Crew swag”, or as the most insane judge at conventions. He’s also the author of the funnel, “Hole in the Sky,” and he is the mastermind behind X-Crawl, one of the most entertaining settings for DCC. Links mentioned in t...2016-11-221h 28SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 44: Invoke Brendan LaSalleThis episode on Spellburn, we’re introducing an additional permanent co-host to the show, a long-time DCC RPG organizer and game designer. Listen to find out! In addition to this overload of awesome, we’re welcoming the notorious Brendan LaSalle for his first visit to Spellburn. Listeners may know Brendan as “the guy you send emails to for Road Crew swag”, or as the most insane judge at conventions. He’s also the author of the funnel, “Hole in the Sky,” and he is the mastermind behind X-Crawl, one of the most entertaining settings for DCC. Links mentioned in t...2016-11-221h 28SpellburnSpellburnGencon 2016: How to Write Adventure Modules That Don’t SuckThe Goodman Games crew discusses their views on how to write good adventures at Gencon 2016. This is an audio dump of the video by Diogo Nogueira and David Baity. View the video here: Hey folks! The Spellburners need more reviews on iTunes. Can you help us out by giving us some stars? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spellburn-podcast/id661011349?mt=2 2016-08-1558 minSpellburnSpellburnGencon 2016: How to Write Adventure Modules That Don’t SuckThe Goodman Games crew discusses their views on how to write good adventures at Gencon 2016. This is an audio dump of the video by Diogo Nogueira and David Baity. View the video here: Hey folks! The Spellburners need more reviews on iTunes. Can you help us out by giving us some stars? https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/spellburn-podcast/id661011349?mt=2 2016-08-1558 minSpellburnSpellburnGencon 2016: What’s New at Goodman GamesJoseph Goodman and his minions discuss the exciting new releases coming from Goodman Games in 2016, including the long-awaited DCC Annual, Grimtooth’s Trapsylvania, Erol Otus-inspired adventures, this year’s Halloween module, Music of the Spheres, Xcrawl Classics, more Mutant Crawl Classics, Lankhmar, and the official announcement of the Dying Earth RPG! This is an audio dump of the video by Diogo Nogueira and David Baity. The full video will be posted online soon. UPDATE: Here is video Hey folks! The Spellburners need more reviews on iTunes. Can you help us out by g...2016-08-1000 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 43: Mutant Crawl ClassicsThis week on Spellburn, the Judges J get the band back together for a very special show! We’re celebrating the Free RPG Day debut and subsequent Kickstarter of the very long-awaited Mutant Crawl Classics RPG. We all burned down to 3’s on the Invoke Patron roll for this one, and our special guest for this show is none other than our very own Judge Jim! Now that MCC is officially out there, Judge Jim can tell us everything he’s had to keep quiet about for the past few years. Links mentioned in this episode: MCC RP...2016-07-111h 14SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 43: Mutant Crawl ClassicsThis week on Spellburn, the Judges J get the band back together for a very special show! We’re celebrating the Free RPG Day debut and subsequent Kickstarter of the very long-awaited Mutant Crawl Classics RPG. We all burned down to 3’s on the Invoke Patron roll for this one, and our special guest for this show is none other than our very own Judge Jim! Now that MCC is officially out there, Judge Jim can tell us everything he’s had to keep quiet about for the past few years. Links mentioned in this episode: MCC RP...2016-07-111h 14SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 42: Invoke Terry OlsonThis week on Spellburn, the Judges J have cast a ritualized version of Invoke Patron to summon a very special guest, Terry Olson. Terry has written several Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures for Goodman Games and even contributed a letter to the Monster Alphabet. Links mentioned in this episode: The Rock Awakens: http://www.goodman-games.com/50841preview.html Tomb of the Immortal Kahl: http://www.goodman-games.com/5085preview.html Elzemon and the Blood Drinking Box: http://www.goodman-games.com/FRPGD14preview.html 50 Fantastic Functions for the D50: http://www.goodman-games.com/4379preview.html 2015...2016-01-161h 03SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 42: Invoke Terry OlsonThis week on Spellburn, the Judges J have cast a ritualized version of Invoke Patron to summon a very special guest, Terry Olson. Terry has written several Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures for Goodman Games and even contributed a letter to the Monster Alphabet. Links mentioned in this episode: The Rock Awakens: http://www.goodman-games.com/50841preview.html Tomb of the Immortal Kahl: http://www.goodman-games.com/5085preview.html Elzemon and the Blood Drinking Box: http://www.goodman-games.com/FRPGD14preview.html 50 Fantastic Functions for the D50: http://www.goodman-games.com/4379preview.html 2015...2016-01-161h 03SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 41: Greater Mailbag of HoldingThis week on Spellburn, we’re going to delve yet again into the mailbag of holding. And, man, you won’t believe how enormous this bag has grown. We’ve got letters stacked up to the ceiling. Links mentioned in this episode: Iron Tavern DCC RPG Actual Play Podcast http://irontavern.com/podcast/ Steel & Fury http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/147952/Steel-and-Fury-DCC Nebin Pendlebrook’s Perilous Pantry http://www.rpgnow.com/product/130050/Nebin-Pendlebrooks-Perilous-Pantry-DCC Crawl Fanzine and D.A.M.N. http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4955/STRAYCOUCHES-PRESS?SRC=Feat...2015-12-161h 17SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 41: Greater Mailbag of HoldingThis week on Spellburn, we’re going to delve yet again into the mailbag of holding. And, man, you won’t believe how enormous this bag has grown. We’ve got letters stacked up to the ceiling. Links mentioned in this episode: Iron Tavern DCC RPG Actual Play Podcast http://irontavern.com/podcast/ Steel & Fury http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/147952/Steel-and-Fury-DCC Nebin Pendlebrook’s Perilous Pantry http://www.rpgnow.com/product/130050/Nebin-Pendlebrooks-Perilous-Pantry-DCC Crawl Fanzine and D.A.M.N. http://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4955/STRAYCOUCHES-PRESS?SRC=Feat...2015-12-161h 17SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 40: A Level 1 Wizard’s PrimerThis week on Spellburn, we’re going to help out some of the new Wizards out there, by giving you a spell primer! That’s right, we’re going to go over the list of 1st-level arcane spells. Whether you’re new to the game or a long-time judge, some spells just aren’t taken seriously enough because they’re taken at face value. We’re here to offer some clarifications, and to de-mystify some magicks. Links mentioned in this episode: DCC RPG 4th Printing Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1409961192/dcc-rpg-4th-printing Iron Tavern DCC RPG...2015-11-191h 10SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 40: A Level 1 Wizard’s PrimerThis week on Spellburn, we’re going to help out some of the new Wizards out there, by giving you a spell primer! That’s right, we’re going to go over the list of 1st-level arcane spells. Whether you’re new to the game or a long-time judge, some spells just aren’t taken seriously enough because they’re taken at face value. We’re here to offer some clarifications, and to de-mystify some magicks. Links mentioned in this episode: DCC RPG 4th Printing Kickstarter https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1409961192/dcc-rpg-4th-printing Iron Tavern DCC RPG...2015-11-191h 10SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 29: Summon Dak UltimakThis week on Spellburn, we finally succeed in summoning forth the Reverend Dak J. Ultimak, one of the driving forces behind the DCC RPG fanzine scene, including the ‘zine that started it all, Crawl! Join us tonight as we ask Dak about his work on his own various zines and publications, plus his mighty editorial pen that seems to turn up in published DCC adventures when you least expect it. We may even uncover Dak’s secret connection to the origins of the Spellburn podcast. And don’t forget to check out this episode’s Dungeon Denizens winner by...2014-09-091h 12SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 29: Summon Dak UltimakThis week on Spellburn, we finally succeed in summoning forth the Reverend Dak J. Ultimak, one of the driving forces behind the DCC RPG fanzine scene, including the ‘zine that started it all, Crawl! Join us tonight as we ask Dak about his work on his own various zines and publications, plus his mighty editorial pen that seems to turn up in published DCC adventures when you least expect it. We may even uncover Dak’s secret connection to the origins of the Spellburn podcast. And don’t forget to check out this episode’s Dungeon Denizens winner by...2014-09-091h 12SpellburnSpellburnEpisode 17: 2013 In ReviewIt’s our end-of-the-year wrap up episode of Spellburn, and we’re glad that you’ve all come along for the ride with us. We couldn’t have done it without an active audience out there downloading and listening to this podcast, as well as contributing your feedback, emails, and show suggestions. This episode we talk about our favorite DCC RPG adventures, game moments, and authors of 2013 – and we preview what’s coming up on Spellburn in 2014! 2013-12-1956 minSpellburnSpellburnEpisode 17: 2013 In ReviewIt’s our end-of-the-year wrap up episode of Spellburn, and we’re glad that you’ve all come along for the ride with us. We couldn’t have done it without an active audience out there downloading and listening to this podcast, as well as contributing your feedback, emails, and show suggestions. This episode we talk about our favorite DCC RPG adventures, game moments, and authors of 2013 – and we preview what’s coming up on Spellburn in 2014! 2013-12-1956 min