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We play and review The One Ring's Starter Set—and we have a "Fellowship of the Wings," a get together where you bring chicken wings and desserts with an LOTR theme. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/238.

We actually play Brewkessel, by Kettlesberg Games (Tom Holmgren). It's (currently) two levels of a Hogwarts-themed megadungeon. (We also had a million players for this session, and people had to share mics; so do forgive us for any gnarly audio.) Show notes page showing player map for this session and a qute quasit: https://ggnorecast.com/237.

We recommend Brewkessel, by Kettlesberg Games (Tom Holmgren). It's (currently) two levels of a Hogwarts-themed megadungeon. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/236.

The players struggle for life in the finale Cloister of the Frog-God. (They all die. Harpies kill them in a cave.) Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/235.

We continue playing Cloister of the Frog-God. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/234. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We start playing Cloister of the Frog-God, shipped all the way from Hungary. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/233. - Buy the Cloister of the Frog-God module: - Directly: https://emdt.bigcartel.com/product/cloister-of-the-frog-god - DTRPG: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/476849/cloister-of-the-frog-god?affiliate_id=433586 - Bryce's review of the module: https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=9043 - Shadowdark RPG Rules: https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We review (positively) the rules and module in the Shadowdark Quickstart, written by Kelsey Dionne and published by the Arcane Library. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/232. Our actual play of the quickstart module is here: https://ggnorecast.com/231. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We play the module in the Shadowdark Quickstart, written by Kelsey Dionne and published by the Arcane Library. Show notes with links to music, materials, and gametable pics: https://ggnorecast.com/231. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

The gang fights a dragon in hopes of finally breaking their deadly geas. Tabletop photo and dungeon map journey on the show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/230. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

Welcome to GUESS THE EDITION, our D&D game show in which the players COMPETE For the GREATEST PRIZES known to MANKIND (HeroForge gift cards) in a CONTEST of KNOWLEDGE, LUCK, and FORTITUDE. The host reads a quote, and the players have to guess which edition it comes from. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/229. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

The party hopes to resolve a misunderstanding with Count Clanton's usurper brother. To gain his trust (and some cash), they head down to the lair of a recently arrived dragon. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/228. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

Seeking to fulfill their deadly geas, the party floats on over to Clanton, Alabamia. But the peaches are withered; there's a civil war brewing; and an aristocrat wants them to slay a dragon. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/227. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We continue Temple of 1000 Swords, an adventure by Brad Kerr. Read Bryce Lynch's review of it here: https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=7505. Show notes with tabletop photos and links to all the module author's stuff: https://ggnorecast.com/226. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We start Temple of 1000 Swords, an adventure by Brad Kerr. Read Bryce Lynch's review of it here: https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=7505. Show notes with tabletop photos and links to all the module author's stuff: https://ggnorecast.com/225. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We start and finish Fabien's Atelier, one of the adventures in the module Wyvern Songs, by Brad Kerr. Read Bryce Lynch's review of it here: https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=8281. Show notes with tabletop photos and links to all the module author's stuff: https://ggnorecast.com/224. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We ggnore:view The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and talk about the lessons it teaches for TTRPGs. Then we review the new DnD movie, Honor Among Thieves. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/223. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We finish up the module "Hideous Daylight" by Brad Kerr. Read Bryce Lynch's review of it here: https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=7079. Show notes with tabletop photos and links to all the module author's stuff: https://ggnorecast.com/222. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We clear a minidungeon in the module "Hideous Daylight" by Brad Kerr. Read Bryce Lynch's review of it here: https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=7079. Show notes with tabletop photos and links to all the module author's stuff: https://ggnorecast.com/221. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We continue the module "Hideous Daylight" by Brad Kerr. Read Bryce Lynch's review of it here: https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=7079. Show notes with links to all the module author's stuff: https://ggnorecast.com/220. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ggnore/message

We start the module "Hideous Daylight" by Brad Kerr. Read Bryce Lynch's review of it here: https://tenfootpole.org/ironspike/?p=7079. Show notes with links to all the module author's stuff: https://ggnorecast.com/219. - Hideous Daylight (aff): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/333639/Hideous-Daylight?affiliate_id=433586 - Demon Driven to the Maw (aff): https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/372360/Demon-Driven-to-the-Maw?affiliate_id=433586 - Brad Kerr's podcast Between Two Cairns: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2042709/ - Brad Kerr's itch.io site: https://brad-kerr.itch.io/ - Swordlords Publishing: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/17426/Swordlords-Publishing

We start a module created entirely by AI, with AI-generated PC backstories, in an AI-generated setting, with AI-generated NPC interactions—and tell you how to do it yourself. Show notes with images and links to AI tools: https://ggnorecast.com/218.

We talk about our experience playing and running first edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/217.

We're DOING IT LIVE!!! RPG advice with questions fielded in real time. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/216.

ADND n00bz try to play the game. We fight skeletons and find secret doors. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/215.

Yellow mold! Throwing axes at spiders! Verbal mapping! Failing to open doors! Looking things up! Audible frustration! Our first foray into ADND 1e dungeon delving truly has it all. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/214.

An archaeology of play for First Edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons! Gary says to start play by entering a village, finding a tavern, and buying gear. So that's what we do. This is not a "best practice," but it is the THE RULES. Join us as the PCs learn about the area and get ready to head out to adventure. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/213.

Answering questions from Reddit and our patrons: What to do about a bad priest? My players don't like old school??? Best modules? Houserules to foster dramatic play? Best encumbrance rules? Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/212.

A spooky Halloween one shot of the excellent module Demon Driven to the Maw, using the Cairn RPG rules. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/211.

We finish up our preview of Neoclassical Geek Revival 2e, using the module A Thousand Dead Babies, both by Zzarchov Kowolski. Kickstarter for the 2e rules: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1594988817/neoclassical-geek-revival-acidic-edition. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/210.

We continue the 1K Dead Babies module using the 2e preview of Zzarchov's Neoclassical Geek Revival system. (Apologies for the weird background noise—will fix that for next time.) Show notes: ggnorecast.com/209.

We have a preview copy of the 2nd edition of Zzarchov Kowolski's Neoclassical Geek Revival, and we run it with his classic module A Thousand Dead Babies. We have a preview copy of the upcoming 2nd edition of Zzarchov Kowolski's (patreon: https://www.patreon.com/zzarchov, drivethrurpg: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/4140/Zzarchov-Kowolski) Neoclassical Geek Revival, and we run it with his classic module A Thousand Dead Babies (aff link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/110659/A-Thousand-Dead-Babies?affiliate_id=433586). Went a bit off the rails this time, from checking in at the tavern to making a heist on a church, and then everything went sideways. We chat in some detail about the mechanics of NGR 2e; so do listen if you're interested in this ruleset. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/208.

We finish up Thulian Echoes and give our thoughts. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/207.

GG NO RE answers your RPG questions again, from the technical to the social. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/206.

We start up Thulian Echoes by Zzarchov Kowolski, an innovative and clever module that's easy to slot into most campaigns. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/205.

Asa runs a Star Wars game using the Galaxy Far Away ultralite rules from d66 Kobolds. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/204.

Welcome to the dark future. We're playing the quickstart (excuse me, jumpstart) rules for Cyberpunk Red, the newest edition of the Cyberpunk roleplaying game. Keanu Reeves may or may not have guest starred! Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/203.

DRAGONS OF DESPAIR comes to its desperate end with a sequence-breaking dragon fight. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/202.

The fellers trek overland to find a white stag and an ancient city. We set a record for the most flavor text read in a single session. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/201.

We play Dragonlance, Dragons of Despair, to be specific. No one has ever played this since 1983, and that is an empirical fact. Show notes: ggnorecast.com/200.

We walk through the highlights of the rest of the module and talk about its pros and cons. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/199.

We continue playing B3: Palace of the Silver Princess. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/198.

We start our playthrough of the classic module B3: Palace of the Silver Princess. We follow procedures exactly, become the bane of the elderly, fight tons of orcs, and get lost due to verbal mapping. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/197.

Yeah, I'm thinking we're back. Listener question, Dear Gary, and amusing digressions. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/196.

We discuss our experience with the downtime rules in Xanathar's Guide to Everything. Topics: fictionally involved vs summarized, small addition to campaign vs focus of campaign, using the rules to improvise a campaign, mechanical details of the activities. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/195.

We discuss and show off Talespire, a virtual tabletop in closed beta right now on Steam. Show notes: ggnorecast.com/194.

Our first actual play screencast. Our dungeon academy students have a school phase, follow some personal quests, see what it's like to be in dungeon-school, observe portents, and then head back into the dungeon for some wilderness crawling and find a secret entrance to a new dungeon level. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/193. ~~~Make a Search Check~~~ patreon: https://patreon.com/ggnore youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFNIRjq48x60-bTW-bY0dQA soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/ggnorecast itunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/gg-no-re/id994417067 twitter: https://twitter.com/ggnorecast anchor: https://anchor.fm/ggnore

The gamers discuss the function of art in RPGs and enact coronavirus discourse. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/192.

An update about how gg no re is going quarantine mode. We're still playing, and we should have another group podcast soon. This virus has also opened the door to remote play to us. Daniel talks about how he's running a megadungeon on roll20. Show notes page with examples and roll20 settings: https://ggnorecast.com/191.

Tim and Daniel recap the events of the first proper foray into the dungeon beneath the academy. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/190. Music is "Monarchy" by Mosh: https://iammosh.bandcamp.com/track/monarchy

We actually enter the dungeon. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/189.

We recount the events of last session and promise to be good boys and actually record the next actual play. Show notes: https://ggnorecast.com/188. Music is "Monarchy" by Mosh: https://iammosh.bandcamp.com/album/monarchy