Podcasts about spellburn

It's March and it's Madness.  This year, I had a fever dream of DCC RPG as a March Madness style tournament. Complete with brackets, groups, and 6 rounds of community voting. We have made it to this ultimate evening, the finale of insanity! Sometime later in this hour, the Judges J of Spellburn will crown […]

Happy Holidays, It's our last Spellburn of the year, Judge James is out there riding his reindeer so we have a special guest host with us tonight – Judge Joey Royale from Joey Royale's Pizza Party!  And our special guest tonight, the atomic overlord himself, Christopher Rick of double ziggurat fame–  we'll talk atomic clock […]

Neither Chuck Barris nor the Unknown Comic will be in attendance this evening. Gonzo – what is it? How do you know your game is gonzo? It is one of those things that you'll only know when you see it? Is DCC RPG the gonzo game some purport it to be?  Making his Spellburn debut, […]

Jen Brinkman is the Operations Manager of Goodman Games, but she is also so much more than that. Host of the award-winning Spellburn podcast, co-creator of the Sanctum-Securum podcast and the legendary Brinkmanicon, the spiritual mother of the DCC RPG community, Jen is an inspiration to us all. I met Jen in 2014 when I went to Gen Con for the first time and I was immediately welcomed by the DCC RPG community. The kindness and warmth from the community and especially from her was remarkable. And it's like this for everyone. The Order of Sheena is there to prover that, and Jen talks a bit about this on the episode. We also talk about her journey in the RPG space, how she doesn't see herself as weird (but I think I convinced her), how she drinks quite a bit of coffee, how balance is so important in life, how we need to remind ourselves from time to time why we do all this... We also talked about a lot of RPG related stuff, like the Indie RPG Summit that will happen in January and how she will be a speaker. We talked about the people in the community that inspires us, the people we learned from, GEN CON, and so much more. We had a great time and we left the conversation with a lot to think about and I hope you all do too! So listen up and let's get weird with Jen Brinkman! Check out Jen's links! Spellburn: https://spellburn.net/ Sanctum Secorum: http://sanctum.media/blog/ Indie RPG Creator Summit Thank you for listening! Please subscribe to the show to keep up with new episodes!  If you would like to support the show, leave a reviewand/or head to our ko-fi page and pay us a coffee! It will help keep the podcast going! It would really help!  ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ko-fi.com/wgnwp⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ You can also support me buy buying one of my games! Kosmosaurs just got released in print, and it is my new RPG inspired by Saturday morning cartoons about Space Dinosaur Rangers defending the galaxy from evildoers!   Get your copy right here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠bit.ly/kosmosaurs⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠ Join our Discord Server: https://discord.gg/Sa5BTrWR (this link is only valid for 7 days from the day the episode is released - always look for a new link in the newest episode). Stuff mentioned in the Episode: Goodman Games: https://goodman-games.com/ Michael Moorcock: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Moorcock Harley Stroh: https://goodman-games.com/store/product-category/harley-stroh/ Gary Con: https://garycon.com/ Brendan LaSalle: https://goodman-games.com/store/product-category/brendan-lasalle/ Joseph Goodman: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Goodman_(game_designer) Joey Royale's Pizza Party: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLjotbAxDry2Isz0_7S2o5Qs4f3_Qrial_

DCC Dying Earth: it's every bit as beautiful and faithful to the source material as we'd hoped, but…is it as daunting as the core book? Since DCC fans have come to Spellburn for the low-down on rules for the past decade, we'll discuss some of the chewier Dying Earth rules with Judge Will Keller, one […]

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Joey Royale's Get Haunted Onine Shop! Sanctum Secorum New MCC Core book! Cats of Rahtlu James P's Patreon Levi Combs kickstarter!

Oh no! It's Judge Jeff's last episode of Spellburn! We're gonna chat about the good old days, what things are like now, and what we see in the future for ourselves and DCC. Stuff referenced in this episode! Xanadu – coming soon for DCC! 2020 DCC Adventure Pack (including the Heist by Harley!) Hive of […]

Tonight we continue our review of seminal DCC adventures from the days of yore… another funnel and instant classic, Hole in the Sky!  We're going to talk to Judge Brendan about Hole in the Sky, Sabbath vs. Dio, read a few emails and do the usual Spellburn stuff.  Plus a new Dungeon Denizen!  All this […]

“From parts unknown… Secret knowledge, sacred rituals, and exotic practices. Marvel at the beauty of unbridled humankind! We have scoured the highest mountains, the driest deserts, the hottest jungles to add some spice to your life!” On this episode of Spellburn, we bring you one of the most welcoming, imaginative, and brutal DCC judges, fresh […]

Hello and welcome to the exciting 110th episode of Spellburn! You've tuned in for a doozy of an episode! Today we are honored to be able to make an incredible announcement. You've asked for it. You've begged for it. You wouldn't stop talking about it. When we'd ask you to stop talking about it you […]

What better way to celebrate the 100th episode of Spellburn than by showcasing some of the upcoming 100th Dungeon Crawl Classics adventure! And how are we going to showcase it? With some ACTUAL PLAY! That's right folks, the day our listeners have been clamouing for and Judge Jen has been dreading! Links to adventures and […]

We're approaching DCC# 100 and we're also approaching Spellburn 100! What better way to celebrate an anniversary than to reflect on some great stuff of the past 8 years!  I want to do a series of episodes on classic (and maybe even new and unsung!) adventures and there's obviously no better place to start than […]

The Spellburn podcast is now on its 93rd episode!  It's hard to believe, but it's true! Back when Judge Jim, Jeffrey and Jobe started Spellburn, they were mainly setting out to verbally pore over the new Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG.   Eight years later, Spellburn is here to stay, but there are other great podcasts […]

Spellburn is back with another first-time guest, an author of third-party DCC adventures that have already become cult classics. Players who've tried to escape an insane computer while fighting a yeti, explored temple ruins while beset by giant hamsters, or failed to leave an evil, sentient inn once getting sucked in, will know the press […]

Spellburn is here again with a first-time guest Marzio Muscadere, author of Steel and Fury, Death Slaves of Eternity and the winner of the 2017 Rodneys Design Award, Star Wound of Abaddon!  We're going to waste copious points of Stamina, Strength and Agility as we hang out with Marzio, learn exactly how to pronounce his name and […]

Judge Harley, Judge Jen, Judge Haley and Judge Brendan do a master class on DCC RPG! View the video here: The Spellburners always need more reviews on iTunes. Can you help us out by giving us some stars? Click here to support Spellburn!

Alright everyone. Today is an important day in the history of Spellburn. We are finally going to address the elephant in the room. The Cleric Class. You might be saying to yourself “But Jeff. Spellburn already covered the Cleric class. You know, back with the original line-up. Back when the show was still good.” And […]

Chances are, you've heard a ton about the new Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar material. In this episode of Spellburn, we will go through some of the crucial differences from DCC RPG, including steps for character generation and some of the basic things new players can expect in the setting. Whether you backed the Kickstarter, have […]

On this episode of Spellburn we are going to talk about playing in the sandbox. What is a sandbox campaign and how might it help you up your DCC game? Well luckily for all you out there in podcast-land, we have the author “Dispatches from the Raven Crowking Vol. III: Building the Sandbox” with us […]

Another Gary Con has come and gone and what a grand con it was!  One of the few things missing was the “What's New with Goodman Games?” seminar.  Yes, for the first time in over 5 years, we got no seminar.  This means that this is also the first time in 5 years that Spellburn […]

Time to give the Clerics their due! Judge Jen leads us through a 1st level Clerics primer. Plus, funnels!  Plus, Gongfarmers Almanac!  Plus the winner of the Dungeon Denizens contest!  All this and more on this episode of Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: BostonCrawl (X-Crawl adventure, as mentioned…) Outlive, Outsmart, Outkill! Links mentioned in […]

Sezrekan commands it!  Emails, emails and even more emails! We shut up and let the listeners have their say! (Well, we don't really shut up.)  All this and more on this episode of Spellburn! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Shadows Under Devil's Reef (2017 Halloween Adventure) Sinister Sutures of the Seamstress (2016 Halloween Adventure) Creeping […]

This week on Spellburn we take a look at how to create a supernatural Patron!  Patrons are one of the coolest and most unique aspects of Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG.  Every Judge will have a reason to make one as a foil, as a PC ally, and of course just for the fun of it! […]

This week on Spellburn, we're waiting for GENCON!   DCC RPG is going to have its biggest presence ever at the world's biggest gaming convention.  How did we get here?   Jon Hershberger has been involved in oldschool gaming for decades, and running the same campaign for much of that time!   But you may know him […]

Special thank you to James V. West for this episode's banner! Welcome to Spellburn! There's been a lot of phlogiston in the air recently, as the 2017 ENnie Award nominees were announced…and to our humble surprise, Spellburn was on that esteemed list! To get into the spirit, we asked the community to do a little […]

This week on Spellburn we're chatting with the Metal God and Atomic Overlord himself… Edgar Johnson! We're going to talk to him about his hex-crawl adventure “Moon-Slaves of the Cannibal Kingdom”, his science-fantasy “Against the Atomic Overlord”, and whatever else we feel like chatting about. This and more on our 54th episode of Spellburn! Links […]

This week on Spellburn we're celebrating a very special occasion!  Saturday, June 17 marks the 5th FREE RPG DAY since the release of the Dungeon Crawl Classics Roleplaying Game!  The heavens shook and the abyss trembled and the masters of reality feared for their grip on the aether!  Since then, thousands of adventurers since have […]

Thanks to Reid San Filippo for this episode's banner! Spellburn is back this week with a veritable potpourri of topics! That's right, we're doing some spring cleaning around here, and besides dusting off the artifacts, realigning the tomes on the shelves, and giving the ol' summoning circle a fresh coat of *ahem* paint, it's also […]

This week on Spellburn we discuss some of the many third-party classes available for DCC RPG. When you deviate from the core book, you can find all manner of strange, exciting, and bizarre classes. Some of them emulate classes from the various editions of the world's most popular fantasy roleplaying game, others are templates for […]

This week we dive into the topic of urban adventuring…particularly in the City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokes. That's right, we're welcoming back for his fourth appearance – fifth if you count the infamous “lost pilot” – manly DCC RPG scribe Mighty Michael Curtis, who's going to talk with us about his magnum opus, “Dungeon Crawl […]

This week on Spellburn we're very pleased to have with us… Judge Reid San Filippo, creator of the Crawling Under A Broken Moon magazine and now the successful launcher of “The Umerican Survival Guide” Kickstarter!  We're going to talk to Reid about the History of Broken Moon and about his new project as well as […]

This week on Spellburn, we're celebrating the resurrection of D.A.M.N., the DCC RPG Adventure Magazine and News ‘zine.  We've brought special guest Paul Wolfe on to talk about spearheading this revival as well as his prolific third-party projects.  We're also really excited for Gary Con, which is just around the corner, so stay tuned for […]

This week on Spellburn, we'll dive into a hot topic:  How to win over the uninitiated to the game of Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG!  We've all been there before– trying to sell DCC to oldschool grognards, or devotees of newschool games.   We'll discuss how to prepare a game for newbies, whether at a convention or […]

This week on Spellburn, we're going somewhere totally different.  Over the last 45 episodes, we've talked about many different aspects of the games:  The classes, the magic system, the mighty deeds, the monsters, and more.  In this episode, we're going to talk about how people actually use the rules and specifically how people abuse the […]

This week on Spellburn, we're taking a deep, dark look at the world of DEMONS.  Sure they've been around since the days of AD&D, although they apparently got a little too hot for some game companies in the late 80s.  But they've always been a part of Appendix N and nothing could be more old-school […]

This episode on Spellburn, we're introducing an additional permanent co-host to the show, a long-time DCC RPG organizer and game designer. Listen to find out! In addition to this overload of awesome, we're welcoming the notorious Brendan LaSalle for his first visit to Spellburn. Listeners may know Brendan as “the guy you send emails to […]

This week on Spellburn, the Judges J get the band back together for a very special show! We're celebrating the Free RPG Day debut and subsequent Kickstarter of the very long-awaited Mutant Crawl Classics RPG. We all burned down to 3's on the Invoke Patron roll for this one, and our special guest for this […]

This week we talk about the Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC) role-playing game by Goodman Games. We ask Jen Brinkman, from Spellburn and Sanctum Secorum podcasts, to help us explain the rules and mechanics of this cool fantasy-based rpg. Inspired by the original Appendix N, DCC is a game that makes it clear that adventuring is dangerous,... The post 071 Dungeon Crawl Classics Part 1 appeared first on Gaming and BS RPG Podcast.

This week on Spellburn, the Judges J have cast a ritualized version of Invoke Patron to summon a very special guest, Terry Olson. Terry has written several Dungeon Crawl Classics adventures for Goodman Games and even contributed a letter to the Monster Alphabet. Links mentioned in this episode: The Rock Awakens: http://www.goodman-games.com/50841preview.html Tomb of the […]

This week on Spellburn, we're going to delve yet again into the mailbag of holding. And, man, you won't believe how enormous this bag has grown. We've got letters stacked up to the ceiling. Links mentioned in this episode: Iron Tavern DCC RPG Actual Play Podcast http://irontavern.com/podcast/ Steel & Fury http://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/147952/Steel-and-Fury-DCC Nebin Pendlebrook's Perilous Pantry […]

This week on Spellburn, we're going to help out some of the new Wizards out there, by giving you a spell primer! That's right, we're going to go over the list of 1st-level arcane spells. Whether you're new to the game or a long-time judge, some spells just aren't taken seriously enough because they're taken […]

This week on Spellburn, we take the wayback machine to give a recap of the world's largest gaming convention! We'll look at the new DCC RPG releases – or at least that huge Goodman Games Program Guide -and find out more about the DCC events and tournaments that were run. Let's do a belated Gen […]

Today on Spellburn, your intrepid hosts take a look at monsters and DCC. From a look at some of our favorite monsters in the core rule book to making monsters mysterious and even a look at incorporating the Monster Alphabet into your game! Links mentioned in this episode: Appendix M http://appendixm.blogspot.ca/ The Crawler's Companion (free […]

This week on Spellburn your hardy hosts delve into the treasure vaults to uncover every adventurer's favorite loot: magic items! We're going to dive deep into the rules for potions, scrolls, magic staffs, magic swords, rods, wands, and more… Links mentioned in this episode: The Crawler's Companion (free DCC RPG dice roller app) http://purplesorcerer.com/crawler.php

This week on Spellburn we talk about Free RPG Day, take a brief journey into our Mailbag of Doom, and reveal the next Dungeon Denizen. Links mentioned in this episode: Free RPG Day http://freerpgday.com/ DCC Judge's Screen http://www.goodman-games.com/FRPGD15preview.html

This week on Spellburn we take an in-depth look at Dungeon Crawl Classic's dragons! Everything from what makes them unique to using the Dragon tables to create our very own dragon on tonight's episode. Links mentioned in this episode: Chuck Whelon Kickstarter (Look for the DCC RPG original artwork) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/whelon/pewfell-in-drain-of-chaos Death Frost Doom http://www.lotfp.com/RPG/products/death-frost-doom Cheryl […]

This week on Spellburn, we return from a holiday and deadline-enforced hiatus to welcome a guy that we've been trying to get on the show forever. Tonight, we welcome notable publisher and author of third party adventures for the Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG, Thick Skull Adventures' own Stephen Newton. Links mentioned on the show: Thick […]

Adventures! Adventures! Come and get your adventures! This week on Spellburn we're going to review three recent Third Party Publisher adventures for the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game: Claytonian JP's “The Wizardarium of Calabraxis,” Carl Bussler and Eric Hoffman's “Prayers of the Forgotten,” and Stephen Newton's “Stronghold of the Wood Giant Shaman.” Links mentioned […]

This week on Spellburn we do something that wizards in the Dungeon Crawl Classics Role Playing Game absolutely, never, ever do. We're going to share some of our knowledge of advanced magic. Beyond simple spellchecks or spellburn, we're going to delve deep into and talk about the lesser-known areas of the DCC magic system, including […]