Black Lodge Trivia Night

Down a Matt and a Patrick, Art continues with another slightly shorter session of The One Ring. Eradan returns to the camps around Lake Evendim with news of what he uncovered on his travels to and from Annuminas. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 6/5/25Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.comIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Down a Matt and a Patrick, Art embarks on a slightly shorter session of The One Ring. After last session's disastrous Council sessions, Eradan decides to investigate on his own with the hopes of uncovering something to help persuade the nearby camps to cooperate.Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 5/17/25Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.comIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

We finally arrive at the end of our second chapter as Matt and Patrick decide how to approach the completion of their Finnish objective. As always, everything goes completely off the rails.Recorded on 5/8/25Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNThe Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.comIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic00:00:00 Intro00:01:29 Trivia00:09:30 Session01:21:06 Post-session thoughts

Down a Matt, Patrick leads Art through an RPG experiment running the first part of an adventure set in a cyberpunk future.Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 5/1/25Music:Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic00:00:00 Start00:02:05 Trivia00:05:38 Session01:29:15 End of session discussion

Not sure if absence makes the heart grow fonder, but the guys were really excited to get back to Free League's Symbaroum. The last two (known) surviving Twilight Friars explore their ruined monastery.Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 4/24/25Free League's Symbaroum site:https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/symbaroum/Music:Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.'Echoes' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au'Computations in a Snowstorm' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.auMaps by Czepeku: https://www.patreon.com/czepeku00:00:00 Intro00:02:33Trivia00:07:13 Start of Session01:17:30 Post Session Chat

Down a Patrick and Matt, Art tries an experiment doing the whole session live on a stream... intros, outros, and all. Only a few SNAFUs but nothing that stops the session from going off.After last session's journey Eradan councils with two encampments trying to align them against the evolving Shadow presence on the western shore of Lake Evendim.Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 4/17/25Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.comIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

We have the gang on deck and dive back into another gonzo session of our Cold War espionage game using Mythras Imperative. Matt's off camera and Art's bad luck with Riverside.fm truly rears its ugly head. And is this the session where the GM's sanity finally breaks?Recorded on 4/10/25Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNThe Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.comIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic00:00:00 Intro00:01:02 Trivia00:02:49 R.I.P. Val Kilmer00:04:42 Shooting the breeze about movies00:17:31 Start of Session

Art is back for another session of The One Ring in Strider Mode. After last session's Fellowship phase, Art receives word from his patron about a disturbance that sends him toward the North Moors.Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 4/7/25Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.comIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic @3Skulls  had the nice Telling Table macro that I mentioned. @OlympusRPGGroup  is the channel that runs everything in GURPs with Fantasy Grounds (including The One Ring as I mentioned)Finally, Eye Awareness is what goes up when you roll an Eye of Sauron outside of combat, not Shadow.

Art is back in Eriador to continue the Tales of the Strider with Free League's The One Ring 2e. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 3/27/25Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.comIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic00:00:00 Intro and rambling00:03:58 Recap00:06:30 Nameless Thing Generation Recap00:10:27 Starting the new session but get distracted thinking about Lord of the Rings Online, some tech stuff, and discussing different The One Ring 2e printings00:17:20 Starting the session... no, for real this time

Our heroes finally depart for Finland where their tough love approach continues as they delve into the mysterious death of a fallen agent.Recorded on 3/13/25Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNThe Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.comIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic00:00:00 Intro00:02:45 Trivia00:05:39 Start of session01:36:17 Fade to black

We finally begin our journey into the world of Symbaroum as we start off at Kloster Umberholt, home of the Twilight Friars - an intelligence gathering arm for the Church of Prios. But right away, things are not as they seem.Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 3/6/25Free League's Symbaroum site: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/symbaroum/Music:Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.'Echoes' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au'Computations in a Snowstorm' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au00:00:00 Intro00:05:52 Trivia00:10:00 Start of session01:25:00 Fade to black/Post session chat

We get the whole team together and riff about Savage Worlds, the generic RPG system that we're all big fans of. We get into a lot of what we like and some of the things we don't... and then get back to the important business of tier-ranking.Here's a link to the channel mentioned about converting some Dark Suns to SWADE:Mastering The RPG - A tabletop RPG PodcastSavage Worlds:https://peginc.com/savage-settings/savage-worlds/Recorded on 02/27/25Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPGMusic:Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.00:00:00 Intro00:01:50 Trivia00:02:01 Spoiler Warning for Trivia00:03:54 End of Spoiler00:04:23 Start of Discussion Topic

With Call of Cthulhu content now officially out for Foundry VTT, Art decides to take it for a spin and see how it works by running through Alone Against the Flames.Recorded on 02/25/25Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both), or @ BLTN on Mastodon.Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/Call of Cthulhu Starter Set on FoundryVTT: https://www.foundryvtt.store/products/cha-coc-fvtt-en-startersetMusic:Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

We finally arrive at the end of our time with Alone Against the Dark. We face down what awaits in Antarctica in this abbreviated session and impart some closing thoughts.Recorded on 02/20/25Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both), or @ BLTN on Mastodon.Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/Music:Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music:www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

This is going up on Valentine's Day, and nothing says romance like playing a cosmic horror RPG alone... In a slightly shorter session, we wrap up our time in Cairo and head to Bremen to investigate the Antarctic expedition.Recorded on 02/13/25Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both), or @ BLTN on Mastodon.Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/Music:Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music:www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

The rotation continues to rotate as Matt gets his next shot and decides to run Symbaroum from Free League. We spend this session zero chatting about broad ideas for our characters, our faction, and the world itself. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTN Recorded on 1/30/25 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. Free League: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/symbaroum/ 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:08 Trivia 00:08:42 Discussion Start

We finally have a full house after a few months of holiday plans jamming up the rotation. After spending a few moments remembering the late David Lynch, we attempt to return to one of our on-going adventures... The Circus: Cold War Espionage. Matt and Patrick wrap up their interrogations from the last session and decide what to do next. Recorded on 1/23/25 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:26 A moment to remember David Lynch 00:05:23 Trivia 00:07:52 Recap 00:13:22 Start of session 01:17:15: Wrap up

Ernest Holt finally enters the Pyramid of Tell-el-Amarna to explore its dark secrets. Foundry comes to the rescue to manipulate the pyramid map, so a few moments gets spent showing the Call of Cthulhu module for that VTT. Recorded on 01/22/25 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:50 Call of Cthulhu on FoundryVTT 00:12:13 Session

In a slightly shorter session, Ernest Holt explores Cairo a little further and prepares to enter the pyramid. Recorded on 01/15/25 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Ernest Holt continues the investigation after Prof. Grunewald met his grisly end in the last session. Things continue to unfold in Athens and then pick up in Cairo. Recorded on 01/10/25 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

The new year is finally upon us and Art is here to continue Part 02 of Alone Against the Dark for Call of Cthulhu 7e. Prof. Grunwald explores Athens and uncovers some sinister plots. Recorded on 12/31/24 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro and recap 00:05:45 Start of session

Bringing back a BLTN favorite, Art runs Patrick through his first CBR+PNK adventure... Crescent Parallax by Sequential James. Recorded on 12/12/2024 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) CBR + PNK: https://emanoelmelo.itch.io/cbrpnk-core Crescent Parallax: https://sequentialjames.itch.io/crescent-parallax-a-run-for-cbrpnk Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:16 Trivia 00:08:26 Game Intro 00:10:11 Story Set Up 00:13:11 Character Creation 00:24:56 Story Resumes 01:51:32 Wrap Up

After breaking up with CoC, Art backslides and hooks up with some Alone Against the Dark. He also gives a quick, incomplete, and error-filled overview of Fantasy Grounds Unity as that VTT makes its first appearance on the channel. Recorded on 12/05/24 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Here's a video walking you through some basics of the CoC Fantasy Grounds character sheet: https://youtu.be/AhF1pUhy5n0?si=J0vLZgUg8jstI0g4 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro and Fantasy Grounds discussion 00:31:50 Skill Point spend 00:44:27 Session Start

The finale for One Night at the Shelterwood Inn is here. Matt runs Art through the continuing strangeness of Liminal Horror. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 11/21/24 https://goblinarchives.itch.io/ Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:26 Quick Dragonbane Detour 00:04:42 Trivia 00:07:52 Start of Session 01:45:49 End of Session and Closing Thoughts

We return to English Eerie for the final gonzo chapter of The Inn. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @BLTN@mastodon.social Recorded on 11/14/24. English Eerie: https://trollish-delver-games.itch.io/english-eerie-second-edition Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Sound Effects provided by Pixabay (www.pixabay.com) 00:00:00 Intro and a bit of recap 00:01:05 Trivia 00:05:19 A little more recap 00:07:54 Session start 01:17:05 A little sidetracked 01:18:49 Back into the session 01:39:05 End of session and closing thoughts

A little behind the scenes chat about the chaotic dumpster fire that is our process for deciding the upcoming RPG rotation. Recorded on 11/14/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

Matt, Patrick, and Art discuss mysteries and fatalism in RPG storytelling in the latest Damn Fine Coffee.   Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 11/7/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:37 Trivia 00:10:07 Topic Discussion 01:18:00 What's Next?

Art is back with another system overview. This time it's HarnMaster and HarnWorld from Columbia Games Harn: https://columbiagames.com/harnworld/ Recorded on 11/7/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Rules and Setting Books Overviews 01:16:52 Foundry VTT Module Overview HarnMaster for Foundry VTT: https://foundryvtt.com/packages/hm3 Harn Foundry VTT Discord: https://bit.ly/44vZ10j

Some more Spooky Season action with English Eerie making its return. Art takes the reigns while Matt and Patrick share co-op player duties for Part One of The Inn. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @BLTN@mastodon.social Recorded on 10/24/24. English Eerie: https://trollish-delver-games.itch.io/english-eerie-second-edition Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Sound Effects provided by Pixabay (www.pixabay.com) 00:00:00 Cold Open 00:01:52 Intro 00:03:50 Trivia 00:07:45 Trivia Part II 00:10:03 Starting English Eerie 00:18:09 Small Talk During Tech Issues 00:19:30 Restarting After Some Tech Issues

Down a Patrick, Matt and Art embark on a new journey they are both excited about... really diving into the Soulsborne games and the world of Twin Peaks. The inaugural episode covers how Matt and Art found the Souls series and goes through the first "cosmo quiz" that really speaks to them. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 10/10/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Link to the article 'What Your Favorite Soulsborne Game Says About You" by Abigail Lonngi: https://www.thegamer.com/favourite-soulsborne-game-personality-type/ Bonfireside Chat: https://www.bonfireside.chat/ VaatiVidya:  https://www.youtube.com/@VaatiVidya EpicNameBro:  https://www.youtube.com/@EpicNameBro An example of a video going into how Dark Souls 2 feels off: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DrjrMQ-m7Bs

Matt picks the reigns back up and leads Art through the second part of our One Night at the Shelterwood Inn. Things continue to get weird and go bump in the night. SPOILER WARNING: The trivia question covers events in the final minute of Twin Peaks: The Return (the last minute of the last episode). Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 10/3/24 https://goblinarchives.itch.io/ Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:05:17 Some Mike Flanagan discussion 00:10:33 Trivia 00:15:35 Start of session 01:16:23 Some post-session thoughts

Sticking with the sci-fi vibe, Art goes into some of the Hostile RPG line from Zozer Games. Hostile: https://www.paulelliottbooks.com/ Cepheus: https://stellagamapublishing.co/ Recorded on 10/3/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Hostile and Supplements 01:03:11 Surprise Cameo 01:09:09 Shocking Twist Ending

Art takes a look at the M-Space RPG and its supplements from Frostbyte Books on the latest Bookhouse Boys. www.frostbytebooks.com/m-space Recorded on 9/23/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

The characters escalate matters to a higher level than maybe anyone expected and get some of the answers they seek. Recorded on 9/12/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 Trivia 00:04:45 Start of session 01:13:22 Post-session discussion

Patrick and Matt infiltrate GCHQ and pressure their target while discovering someone else might not be who they seem. Gameplay begins at: 11:00 Recorded on 8/29/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

With Patrick traveling on assignment, Matt takes the wheel and runs Liminal Horror from Goblin Archives. Art takes the role of a radio field producer/aspiring podcaster as he investigates the small town of Coldwater and the aftermath of The Incident. Art dives into one last session for the time being to continue his current, randomly generated, domain. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 8/22/24 https://goblinarchives.itch.io/ Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:35 Liminal Horror Opening Thoughts 00:09:00 Trivia 00:14:50 Getting Started 01:35:00 Post-session Thoughts

Art dives into one last session for the time being to continue his current, randomly generated, domain. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 8/20/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks to @westernman-forelius for creating both the Foundry ruleset for Ker Nethalas and for putting out videos showing how to get everything working.

Vanished: At the Edge of Darkness Trailer. Upcoming play of Liminal Horror from Goblin Archives. https://goblinarchives.itch.io/liminal-horror

Art is back for another session of Ker Nethalas to start up a new domain and try out some of the mechanics not present in the starter dungeon. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 8/8/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks to LordGwydion for catching my mistake with the cumulative actions penalty and for all his work bringing Ker Nethalas to Sojour. https://youtu.be/D4RUGCtFZVQ?si=C-AmqtfMU6mDUk79 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/419892/sojour-solo-virtual-table-top-vtt Thanks to westernman-forelius for creating both the Foundry ruleset for Ker Nethalas and for putting out videos showing how to get everything working.

We finally get back to our Cold War Espionage adventure and the compromising of Albie Graham. Recorded on 8/1/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Matt and Art get sidetracked a lot but end up talking about Dungeon Crawls... then get sidetracked one more time that starts them down the road of Tier Rankings. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 7/25/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:30 Some Elden Ring 00:03:57 Trivia 00:08:30 Bonus Trivia 00:09:47 Big Little Lies? 00:12:48 Misery and Stephen King? 00:19:14 Finally getting to the topic 00:59:43 Art tosses a hand grenade that starts the Tier Rankings 01:36:20 Wrapping up

Art stumbles his way through to the end of the introductory Domain, gets some things wrong, manages to catch a few of them, but otherwise has a great time in this oversized session of Ker Nethalas. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 7/24/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks to @westernman-forelius for creating both the Foundry ruleset for Ker Nethalas and for putting out videos showing how to get everything working. 00:00:00 Intro and Recap 00:08:00 Start of Session 02 02:36:00 Overseer Battle 03:05:55 Wrap-Up

As Real Life (TM) stomps on our faces and jams up our recording schedule, Art decides to take Ker Nethalas for a spin. It's a D100 dungeon crawl solo/co-op RPG that brings a little more crunch to the proceedings than usual for this style of game. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 7/21/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks to  @westernman-forelius  for creating both the Foundry ruleset for Ker Nethalas and for putting out videos showing how to get everything working. 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:10 Setting Overview 00:06:16 Foundry Module List 00:11:17 Character Creation 00:33:40 Into Ker Nethalas 02:27:44 Wrapping up first session

Patrick leads Matt and Art through the ultraviolent, vampire, nazi-killing fantasy RPG "one-shot." Come for the rules-light yes-and roleplaying and stay for another of Art's terrible movie hot takes. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 6/27/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module Intro 00:00:00 Trivia 00:04:08 Session: 00:07:08 Post-Session Wrap-Up 01:30:10

e're back this week with a Damn Fine Coffee where we get into how we approach finding our characters when rolling them up. We also get off on tangents about Saturday Night Live, F&ck/Marry/Kill settings, and gaslighting Matt into getting back with Degenesis. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 5/23/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 Trivia 00:09:25 Discussion Topic

BLTN finally gets into our Cold War espionage game proper after the previous session zero took care of character creation. We set up the mission, dress down the head of a rival agency, and wonder how Art's audio got even worse. Recorded on 6/16/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:45 Trivia 00:09:30 Session Begins 01:30:03 Wrap-Up

Down a Matt, Patrick and Art improvise a session of Free League's Into the Odd on the fly and the system really does live up to its low prep reputation. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 6/13/24 Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:47 Trivia 00:04:15 Start of session

Art finally gets his turn in the official rotation and kicks off the cold war spy adventure he won't shut up about. Matt and Patrick patiently come along for the ride in this session zero where characters are made. Recorded on 5/30/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:04 Trivia 00:03:44 Getting Started

BLTN turns one this month and so we decided to get together to celebrate a little, look back over the last year, and think ahead to what's on deck in year two (spoiler alert - we continue to be horned up). Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 5/23/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

Art concludes his first Strider Mode adventure for The One Ring 2nd Ed. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 3/21/24 Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Maps by Lion Banner Games: https://foundryvtt.com/creators/lionbanner/ 00:00:00 Intro and Recap 00:05:45 Wondering about shadow 00:14:35 Starting the session 01:56:53 Post-session wrap up

Art gets distracted about weather generators in RPGs and fawns over HarnWorld from Columbia Games. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.