Nutmeg and Salt

There are a lot of D&D sourcebooks to collect and it’s hard to know where to begin. The D&D Essentials Kit, and it's adventure Dragon of Ice Spire Peak, offers a convenient and inexpensive place to start. This week we review our play-through of it, first giving you a spoiler free overview of the product as a whole then delving into the adventure details for all the DMs out there.Our theme was written and produced by Saea Havea - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/If you liked what you heard and want to hear more please consider rating, reviewing and subscribing. Or tell a friend word of mouth is incredibly helpful to get the word out there. If you have any suggestions or requests, you can find us at eldritchllama.net

Its coming to the end of the year and I wanted to cover some updates for nutmeg and salt and Eldritch as a wholeOur theme was written and produced by Saea Havea - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/If you liked what you heard and want to hear more please consider rating, reviewing and subscribing. Or tell a friend word of mouth is incredibly helpful to get the word out there. If you have any suggestion or requests, you can find us at eldritchllama.net

Technology has made some amazing leaps in the last few years, especially in virtual and augmented reality. In this episode we explore how some of these advances are shaping D&D right now, and what this new technology could mean for the future of the game.Our theme was written and produced by Saea Havea - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/If you liked what you heard and want to hear more please consider rating, reviewing and subscribing. Or tell a friend word of mouth is incredibly helpful to get the word out there. If you have any suggestion or requests, you can find us at eldritchllama.net

Fighters are the bread and butter of a D&D party: Reliable, simple, and with enough freedom in their aesthetic to spice them up however you like. This week we explore those possibilities and take a closer look at some of the tropes at work in their design.Our theme was written and produced by Saea Havea - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/If you liked what you heard and want to hear more please consider rating, reviewing and subscribing. Or tell a friend word of mouth is incredibly helpful to get the word out there. If you have any suggestion or requests, you can find us at Eldritch Llama.Net

This time around we take a closer look at the downtime between adventures and what this can mean for both low and high level characters. We explore how both players and DMs can use this time to progress their narrative or to simply enjoy a break from the high-stakes world of adventuring. We also touch on those strange moments of quiet when characters find themselves with unexpected time on their hands.Our theme was written and produced by Saea Havea - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/If you liked what you heard and want to hear more please consider rating, reviewing and subscribing. Or tell a friend word of mouth is incredibly helpful to get the word out thereIf you have any suggestion or requests, you can find us at Eldritch Llama.Net

This week we take a look at the fiends of Enta'kos in the form of spiders.We discuss tarantulas, funnel-web, trapdoor, jumping, wolf, wandering, redback, and black widow spiders.Our theme was written and produced by Saea Havea - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/If you liked what you heard and want to hear more please consider rating, reviewing and subscribing. Or tell a friend word of mouth is incredibly helpful to get the word out thereIf you have any suggestion or requests, you can find us at Eldritch Llama.Net

This week we have each chosen three topics we are interested in but couldn’t make into an entire episode. We discuss how a DM can choose and control a pace for their game that they are happy with. Looking into how magic contributes and changes the landscape of crime and the investigation of those crimes. Finally, we dive into underwater civilizations, from how to approach them as a concept, to how that can change your setting as a whole.FillibusterFrog (Magical scars) -Patron - https://www.patreon.com/filibusterfrog/overviewTwitter - https://mobile.twitter.com/filibusterfrog?lang=enTumblr - https://filibusterfrog.tumblr.comOur theme was written and produced by Saea Havea - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/If you liked what you heard and want to hear more please consider rating, reviewing and subscribing. Or tell a friend word of mouth is incredibly helpful to get the word out thereIf you have any suggestion or requests, you can find us at Eldritch Llama.Net

This deep dive delves into barbarians. We explore where they came from and where you can take them. We cover things from fitting your barbarian into regular societies, to Lycanthropy and much more.Our theme was written and produced by Saea Havea - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/If you liked what you heard and want to hear more please consider rating, reviewing and subscribing. Or tell a friend word of mouth is incredibly helpful to get the word out thereIf you have any suggestion or requests you can find us at Eldritch Llama . Net

In previous episodes we have done quite a bit of race building and expanded the lore surrounding them. Now its time to fill our world with monsters

For this episode we discuss how to make and expand on your merchants.Music by - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/

We continue the lore building for our insects This time we finish the Beetles, Wasps, Bees, and Dragonflies

Its time for our second deep dive this time covering the Paladin First, we are learning about where the Paladin as a class came fromThen we see where we can take it Music by - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/

We wanted to take a break from our insect settingSo for this week we take a beloved monster from the monster manual and take it furtherTaking our inspiration from the Owlbear and making more hybrid creaturesMusic by - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/

We have done 3 episodes building out the stats and physical characteristics for some our insect-based homebrew. Now its time to expand off that delving into the lore of that world We start the lore with the same insects we started this series with; the ants Music by - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/

Building out another 3 of our insect based races This week its bees, wasps and dragonflies Music by - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/

This time the three of us start our first deep diveWe take one topic and spend the whole episode exploring itThe topic this time is airshipsMusic by - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/

For this episode we delve into the world of magicCovering some of our favourite spells And how to flavour you character with and around them

This episode we're continuing our insect-based campaign setting by building the beetle raceWe have each chosen a type of beetle to help create the next raceDelving into some of the entomology of Lady Beetles, Rhinoceros Beetles, and Bombardier Beetlesto create our subraces

For this episode we have each chosen a topic we find interesting and explore it with one another Tom will cover how and why he uses trapsJune will be talking about curses, booms and banes and how they can affect narrative Matt will discuss mono theism and how you can use it in your world building

For our first episode we start the process of building out an insect focused DND setting.A core part of this show is to take a little part of the world around us and apply it to Dungeons and Dragons.My whole life I have been fascinated by insects of all kinds. The way they function as creatures, how they interact with each other and the world around them.Combining what we know with some basic entomology we begin the process of building.We are not entomologists nor are we scientists, but we hope to learn and teach a little about the world we live in and have some fun while doing it.This podcast is brought to you by the people of EldritchLlama.NETPlease enjoy Episode one of Nutmeg and SaltMusic by - https://www.instagram.com/saeamusic/