Castle of Ordeals

Castle of Ordeals 49: The Arc of our Stars

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 51:35

Dog and Dusty discuss character arcs, character tropes and how they play together. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 48: Hitting the Dusty Trail

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 51:35

Dog and Dusty discuss adventure, quests, adventurous quests and so much more. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 47: Villainy Defined

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 41:51

Dog and Tim discuss the difference between antagonists and villains. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 46: Protagonist Bash

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 33:21

Dog and Tim discuss protagonists in fiction, why and when certain ones work and why they don't. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 45: Bugged Hunt

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 1, 1970 47:37

They didn't even nuke us from orbit. Dog and Tim discuss the difference between Alien, Aliens and their modern counterparts. If you agree, maybe you can join us around a campfire and we can sing some songs! Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 44: Magic Item 101

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 38:58

Dog and Tim discuss magical items and their uses in story as well as their balance in DnD 5e and Pathfinder.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 43: The Pathetic Potpourri

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 42:40

Dog and Tim muse on the meaning of life through the lens of a 1999 RTS game and Animal Crossing: New Horizons.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 42: The Hyperdrive Motivator of Star Wars

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 70:48

Dog and Tim discuss Dog's four tenets for Star Wars storytelling that The Mandalorian follows and the Sequel trilogy don't.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 41: Our Position on Exposition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 33:59

Dog and Tim discuss how they feel about exposition in story telling and how they hate when it's done poorly.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 40: The Blight of Skywalker

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 45:29

Dog and Tim discuss their immediate reactions to the Rise of Skywalker before discussing Star Wars content in general.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 39: Weekend Wipeout

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 31:58

Dog and Blizzard discuss Project Winter and Post-Scriptum, two games that had gone free on Steam. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 38: Onwards Backwards

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 47:39

Dog and Tim bemoan Pixar's Onward before Dog rambles about Mount and Blade II: Bannerlord.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 37: The Fault in our Spheres

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 51:08

Dog and Tim Discuss the Spheres of Power system by Drop Dead Studios and Dog finally gets to make a Fault in our Stars pun in the name of the episode.You can find out more about the Spheres of Power here!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 36: Metal Gear Rising and Undertale are the Same Game

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 54:33

Dog and Tim discuss how technically, yes, games are art and compare and contrast Undertale and Metal Gear Rising Revengeance, two games about violence.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 35: Let People Enjoy Things

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 55:51

Dog and Tim re-address and refine the character versus plot debate from a previous episode and discuss genre expectations. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 34: Swipe Right for Dreamworks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 49:41

Dog and Tim finish what they started by glossing over most of the modern Dreamworks movies.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 33: Cabin Fever

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 46:18

Dog and Tim discuss ways to burn time during the quarantines and attempt to take a swing at even remembering half of the Dreamworks movies.You can find the Spheres wiki here!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 32: Tools of the Trade

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 56:47

Tim and Dog discuss different tools and methods to get your first character (or campaign) in Dungeons and Dragons ready and the 7 deadly sins of story writing for both novels and campaigns.Links in the order they're mentioned below!Tetracube DnD Character GeneratorFantasy Name GeneratorAzgaar's Map GeneratorWatabou's City GeneratorSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 31: The Rise and Fall of Pixar

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 44:39

Dog and Tim discuss the underlying messages in the Pixar films and observe a shift that occurred right around when Disney took over.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 30: A Royal Pain

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 53:17

Dog and Tim discuss Rimworld: Royalty, GTFO and other topics in a catch-all episode.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 29: Tem Tem Up

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 44:50

Dog welcomes Blizz onto Castle of Ordeals to discuss Tem Tem, the state of Pokemon as well as other such endearing little indie games. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 28: A Tier Too Far

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 45:36

Dog and Tim discus Tem Tem before Dog creates a tier list of the D&D 5E playable races.You can make your own tier list here!You can also take a look at Dog's tier list here.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 27: Falling Down the Dungeon Hole

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 44:41

Dog and Tim attempt to wrangle AI Dungeon 2 to make a fun story while learning a little something about life.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 26: The Thing About Economy

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 47:37

Dog and Tim try to talk about the DnD economy before rambling for 40 minutes give or take, including John Carpenter's The Thing.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 25: Axis and Allies

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 50:14

Dog and Tim debate where different stories fit on Tim's eccentric quadrant based plot. You can follow along and even fill in some of your own story placements here!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 24: Dogster Strikes Back

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 43:04

Dog and Tim return for a second season before taking turns beating the dead horse that is Disney's murder of the Star Wars franchise.If you're interested in Tim's book you can find it here: Path of RuinSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 23: Not so Secret Skywalker

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 38:30

Dog and Tim return early to lose their marbles over a Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker leak. Leak may or may not ring true but the boys panic anyway.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 22: I was Reincarnated as a DnD Player

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 91:58

Dog and Tim are reincarnated as they discuss the woes of laying down the law as a Dungeon Master, Star Wars 9 and the games Dog has been playing in his off time as they close off the first season of Castle of Ordeals.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 21: Kung Fu Ghost Bride

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 49:14

Dog and Tim discuss three of their favorite movies: The Princess Bride, Ghostbusters and Kung Fu Panda.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 20: Tropes to Trifle With

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 46:35

Tim and Dog explore TV tropes to dig deeper into the the recurring themes in story telling.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 19: Trouble in Tarot Town

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 45:28

Dog and Tim explore the use of Tarot to generate characters and stories whether it's for Dungeons and Dragons or novel generation. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 18: Halloween Dreams Are Made of These

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 32:33

Dog and Tim debate some of Halloween's classic monsters and discuss some short Dungeons and Dragons campaigns to run to turn any lame Halloween party into an exciting (and much nerdier) experience.You can find all the Homebrew's we discuss here: https://walrock-homebrew.blogspot.com/Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 17: The Strife Aquatic

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 55:59

Dog and Tim work through creative decisions for a Dungeons and Dragons Module mashing X-COM:Terror From The Deep and Fifth Edition.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 16: Monster Mash

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 52:16

Dog and Tim discuss their favorite and least favorite Dungeons and Dragons monsters, the do's and don'ts of critical failures and the flaws and boons of playing multiple characters at once. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 15: Prehensile Tales of Woe

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 34:31

Tim and Dog create a pathfinder sheet for a monkey goblin player character and discuss party dynamics, crappy dungeon masters and the price of nobility. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 14: Classy, Self Indulgent Drivel

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 34:02

Dog and Tim discuss their favorite types of characters, Dog elaborates about some of the characters he's played and he and Tim isekai themselves.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 13: Character Generation 101

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 49:30

Dog and Tim work through the process of character creation for Dungeons and Dragons fifth edition.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 12: Power Creeper

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 47:28

Dog and Tim discuss power creep and how a prospective DM can tackle it, perform a radio play and discuss the video game that's taken the podcast by storm.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 11: DnD 101

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 64:59

Tim and Dog do silly voices and try to provide a primer for new players and dungeon masters looking to get into adventuring. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 10: Alignment Uncharted

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 49:57

Dog and Tim analyze and discuss DnD alignments as well as Tim's favorite movies. Warning: Spoilers for Babylon 5 and the Star Wars side stories. An additional warning, we discuss some heavy stuff towards the evil alignments that's genuinely uncomfortable. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 9: Harry Potter Took My Lunch Money

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 42:20

Dog and Tim and Tim and Dog discuss Harry Potter, min-maxing in DND and attempt to deconstruct how Harry Potter is a Chad book by book.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 8: Villain in the Mirror

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 35:13

Dog and Tim discuss the foils in fiction, the upsides and downsides of a foil ethos, discuss a question from the audience and whine about people who level Dex.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 7: Dog's Bizarre Adventure

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 43:02

Dog and Tim discuss horror as a genre and it's connection to the viewer's tolerance for the weird and surreal.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 6: Batman Sucks

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 41:17

Dog and Tim discuss Darkness and Light in character design and story. Characters are put on a slider of dark to light and some startling revelations about DC's villains come forth.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 5: Extremely Annoying and Incredibly Tense

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 48:48

Dog and Tim explore tension throughout several different intellectual properties. Spoilers for Alien, Dead Space and something else. Also Barotrauma. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 4: Bablyon Number 5

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 61:09

I thought of a better name! Today we discuss Babylon 5, the new Disney Star Wars flicks (again,) and Legend of Zelda lore. Expect spoilers for all three!Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 3: Beyond Beyond

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 43:49

Dog and Tim discuss Mordhau, RPG magic and The Beyond and Titan, two movies on Netflix bordering on cruel and unusual. Spoilers for both movies.Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 2: Elvish Boogaloo

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 43:25

The second episode of Castle of Ordeals in which we whine further about Star Wars and address Elves. Vile, isn't it? Includes spoilers for Star Wars 7-8.Trope Talk-Pure Evilwww.youtube.com/watch?v=1-XprjlATEoSupport this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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Castle of Ordeals 1: 3 Weeks Late Edition

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 31, 1969 34:14

Dog and Tim whinge about the Star Wars 9 teaser trailer and other various garbage. Support this podcast at — https://redcircle.com/castle-of-ordeals/exclusive-content

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