SciFi Writers Playing Old School D&D

One of these days, we’ll learn about splitting the party. Today is not that day.  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or tweet it, we’ll enter you into a monthly drawing to […]

With the crown in hand, now the party has to decide what to do with it. Do they hand it over nice and easy, or… We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or […]

Will the party survive the dungeon deep in the cursed canyon and return with the crown? Or will they perish and join the dead? We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or tweet […]

The party stumbles upon difficult decisions within the canyon. Will they ever find the Crown of Soldiers.  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or tweet it, we’ll enter you into a monthly […]

After discovery a spy-tree, the party find it’s first Goblyns! That’s right, goblyns. Because someon already trademarked “goblin.” It only took half the module to find them…  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, […]

Into a Skeleton-filled Gorge ventures the party! They’ve determined the Crown of Soldiers resting place… but will they survive long enough to find it?  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or tweet […]

The party becomes acutely aware it is ill equipped to set out on the next leg of the adventure! The long awaited meeting with Akriel takes place, and the party doesn’t like their chances. PLUS! Some behind the scenes banter and strategy.  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we […]

It All Comes to a Head! The opening round of werewolf fight club was a bit of a mismatch but the odds even up as the party decides whether to fight or literally fly (out the window).  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help […]

Crime Doesn’t Pay Our party of criminals, er… adventurers, fill their pockets with reckless abandon. And that ends up being a mistake.  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or tweet it, we’ll […]

Not all is as it seems! Expect a Mimic when one is nowhere near. Find a Mimic when you least expect it. Every. Time.  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or tweet […]

It’s burglary time! The party creeps through the Inn. They discover grisly scenes of terror. Do they run? No. Because some scumbag told them there’d be treasure somewhere and if you can’t trust a random NPC scumbag, who can you trust?  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we […]

Promeus the Profound is single and ready to mingle! The party begins to case–I mean investigate!–the local Inn. But are all the patrons as they seem? VERY funny episode!  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this […]

They were on a mission to help a defenseless young maiden, but the, a chance for an inside job! Who cares about the main storyline?  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or tweet […]

New Town, New Problems! Out of the woods, away from the farm and arriving at Skald, the party gets cozy with the local thieves’ guild!  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or […]

There be treasure here! You’ve just slain a horrific wolf-were, what are you going to do next? I’m going to find his house and loot it!  We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, […]

Fight Scene! Wolfwere vs. Adventurers in a no-holds barred fight to the death! It’s the harm on the farm, the battle by the cattle, the disaster by the pasture! We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this […]

A bucolic farm turns into a scene of terror! The party decides to crash at the home of Ontash, only to discover that the things which go bump in the night have teeth…big, sharp ones! We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread […]

“How Comely Is Your Character?” The party hits the open road to begin the journey toward Skald and encounter a Gypsy played by 01 Publishing Editor in Chief, Kat Rocha! We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share […]

Murder in Harmonia! The party figures out what to do after Nick Cole’s character commits a grizzly killing… …spoiler alert: they’re accomplices now. We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or tweet it, […]

Looks like this Ravenloft module has a single player campaign, too! Forbes West’s character decides that he doesn’t need the rest of the group and sets off on his own… …because splitting up the party all goes well. We’re going through the 2nd edition classic Ravenloft module, Feast of Goblyns, and we want you to […]

The Party Escapes Prison, and we begin to see just what type of characters we’re dealing with. Hint: They’re psychopaths and sociopaths. The party has recovered from its failed checks but will they fail to stumble upon the next plot point in this episode? Find out today! We want you to help us spread the […]

“Who’s in this cell? Oh, a manacled and gagged wizard. Let’s just let him out, what could possibly go wrong?” Author John L. Monk joins the show! The party has recovered from its failed checks but will they fail to stumble upon the next plot point in this episode? Find out today! We want you […]

We’ve all been there right? Fail a couple of checks and wait in frustration for the next plot point to come along…  After surviving a close call, the party ends up wishing they’d all just died by the claws of the wolf-were rather than remain stuck and clueless… Surely, not everyone will fail to spot […]

It’s just like that HBO show Oz, only with werewolfs!  The party finds out just what they’re up against after being pressed into service. It’s the first big scrap of the campaign, and the motley crew quickly learn that the creatures of Ravenloft don’t play. They’ll fight there way through the prison, but will they […]

Ah, to be conscripted into service by the local constable!  Author Forbes West joins us in this episode and the party is promptly taken to jail. But the party is healthy and optimistic. Surely they’ll be able to fight their way out of this… We want you to help us spread the word! If you […]

The Party Enters Harmonia…it’s something to sing about! Ravenloft demands that the Sci-Fi Writers SING! SING! SING! (We promise this is in the module and we’re not making it up!) The priest is in trouble and the toll into Harmonia is hefty, unless you’re willing to obey the Meistersinger’s rules… We want you to help us […]

The Mists of Ravenloft have entered the campaign, whisking our adventurers to the realm of Kartakass! Dark forest paths, a jumpy party, and a terrified monk! We want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, or tweet it, we’ll enter you into a monthly drawing to win free […]

The mandatory “why are you all together?” part of the adventure is finished! Now on to business… The story continues as our NPC figures out that the party he’s putten together isn’t quite right for the holy work at hand! We want you to help us spread the word! If you share this post of facebook, […]

Eerie Mists have brought the show to Ravenloft, where AD&D 2nd Edition Rules…uh, rule. It’s the start of a hilarious new season as Dungeon Master Jason Anspach leads Science Fiction authors Nick Cole, Chris Pourteau, Forbes West, Jon Frater, Christopher Boore, & John L. Monk through the classic old school module FEAST OF GOBLYNS! We […]

…Comes the Portal. And also a God Lich. No big whoop. The final episode of season one is here! Who will live and who will die? Will Gonsalvo be undone by another critical rope failure? Can Barabosa outmuscle an ancient sorcerer? Our cleric is low on spells, our monk is pondering the nature of transcendence, the elf is […]

The party thaws an ancient techno dwarf and cuts their way through a horde of dwarven zombies. And you thought dwarves smelled bad on the outside! The end game is in sight in this penultimate episode of season one. The band of murderous hobos also known as an adventuring party comes closer to fulfilling the quest Fay’zuz […]

Ever have a gaming session for your podcast, realize the microphone was off, and then record the whole thing again the next month? Oh. Us neither.   The party thaws out an ancient dwarf played by Jason Rennie of the Hugo Nominated Sci Phi Journal. Who knew Thorson’s dwarven ancestors all had Australian accents? This may […]

The Bard finally does something helpful and heroic…and then promptly blows it. What dungeon crawl is complete without spiders of unusual size? The party explores subterranean fungal gardens, battle through webs and monsters and–gulp–is the end of Season 1 finally in sight? Oh, and if you want to be the first to read some of […]

Dungeon Confusion The party misses its best chance to lose the Bard with the mouth, who survives by the narrowest of chances when facing an ancient Dwarven Construct. From there, they search the maze-like confines of the lost city, trying to find that plot point, er… portal.     Oh, and if you want to […]

A Pair of Ghosts offer the party some BASIC INSTRUCTIONS about the afterlife! The party raided an ancient tavern and fell into deep trouble with ghostly monks, the former brew-masters, who aren’t keen on the new faces haunting their old watering hole. A total party kill seems imminent, which is what happens when you run up […]

“Oh. Hey. You can’t go in there…” As the party explores the ancient Dwarven ruins, they discover Golem Construct whose stood guard for centuries. He’s as bored as you can imagine. Voiced by Indie Editor Legend David Gatewood, listen as the party tries to navigate around a dry, deadpan, mountain of a sentry. Listen to […]

We love the smell of mutton in the morning… The first wave of ogres was no sweat. The second wave? Not so much. But hey, a race of Goat People are arrived to save the day… aaaand, we’re captives. Captured by a race of goat-people, Barabosa the Barbarian must defeat the goat-champion in order for […]

Fellow Adventurers! How’s Your Quest Going? Us? Oh, Uh, Well… An ancient Lizard Man sent the party on a road trip to find the God Bridge! This adventure features an excruciating climb, epic rope fails, a Bard foaming with early onset lycanthropy, and a chance for our Barbarian to test his muscle against some monsters of […]

  The darkness has passed and our heroes find themselves facing a corpulent evil as their vision returns! Fay’zuz is rescued (hooray)! Now, the party must figure out how to get out the ropes that bind them. Maybe the Barbarian can flex himself free.. It’s adventuring at its most hilarious as the full moon draws closer, […]

We’re back and adventuring in the sandy terrains of the Eastern Wastes! The party has reached the wandering city! Now, to figure out how to infiltrate the wicked Drow and rescue the captive Fay’zuz. It’s adventuring at its most hilarious as the Barbarian slices through waves of evil fallen elves, the bard grapples with potential […]

Welcome to Episode 2 of SciFi Writers Playing Old School D&D. This episode includes a dramatic reading of the characters’ bios, some lovely musical numbers (including a piece by MMO Wildstar composer Jeff Kurtenacker), and an interview with author Forbes West (our annoying yet necessary bard, Farson Windhoek)–first time D&D player–by author Jason Anspach (aka […]

The debut episode of the Sci-Fi Writers Playing Old School D&D Podcast – we hope you enjoy it!