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Bart, Bomo, and Gary were tasked with defeating the Second Age of Man and gained the help of Grant to find their way. Tragedy struck just as the team made their way to the doors of the temple and then they plunged into the unknown. Whatever they hope to find within, it is assured to be a deadly challenge in Colossus Arise!, a level 8 DCC Scenario. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month w...

On our second journey through DCC, the cast stops to talk about inspiring sources for your next sword and sorcery campaign. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth your time and money. Join us next...

Three friends wake up in a vault. Within, 5 doors are sealed by the mysterious Calindor. The blacksmith Erod tasks them with unleashing a celestial planeswalker who is storied to be the only match for the evil that binds them all. To do so, the friends must travel through four separate universes and destroy the chains of Pruct. Their first stop: Collosus Arise!, a level 8 Dungeon Crawl Classics sc...

The creeping swamp awaits our heroes, as Dench, Calziban, and Salaman journey onwards, the Summer Prince's contract binding them. Their only hope of saving the lost village hangs upon this one last task, and unfortunately it is a perilous one.  Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D...

While their first task was over in a breeze, Calziban, Dench, and Salaman get their hands bloodied in their quest to free a logging village from the Summer Prince’s contract. Ruin steps aside this week as Jayden DMs part three of a four part Dungeons and Dragons scenario for our Summer Content. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabl...

Salaman, Dench, and Calziban found themselves transported to the feywild, and Calziban has a hard time trusting the Summer Prince. They soon set off on a mission to clear contracts to set free the village lost in time. Ruin steps aside this week as Jayden DMs part two of a four part Dungeons and Dragons scenario for our Summer Content. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a...

A missing village? A mysterious prince with dubious contracts? Enter Salaman, Dench, and Calziban, three lords sent to uncover the mystery of the Summer Prince in the Feywilds. Ruin steps aside this week as Jayden DMs a four part Dungeons and Dragons scenario as part of our Summer Content. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop...

Jayden puts Ruin in the hot seat, asking the tough questions. Grab your nearest cold brew and sip it on ice while we enjoy the sunshine and talk table top. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth y...

Ruin and Jodi reflect on a long friendship and the memories they made over a years worth of playing tabletop games. Grab a tumbler full of that sweet cold brew and listen to these two recap their journey in season one together. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we exp...

Ruin and Jayden sit down and get to know each other just a bit better. Grab a tumbler full of that sweet cold brew and listen to these two recap their journey in season one together. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to hel...

Ah, what a life, soaking up them suns and sippin those ice cold cold brews! Here's a special episode where we get to know our host Cade a bit better. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth you...

Arkelon Chronicles is an upcoming tabletop RPG that is a magic and tech combination that has a little something for everyone! Grab a mug of the cold brew, and sit and listen to our casual conversation with Jonathon from Wendigo Studios, publisher of this fully backed Kickstarter, debuting in 2022. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different t...

We’ve been vocal that our time with Monster of the Week has been “surprisingly fun” but does that mean it’s for everyone? Listen along as we critically evaluate whether this tabletop game is worth getting the gang together for. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we exp...

Last episode ended with the final revelation of Larry's personal connection to the Djinn, and it seems as if the hunters had finally figured out how to stop channel surfing. Just as they thought they'd won, the Djinn changed genres again. Where will they find themselves next? Will they ever escape? Zoinks! Find out now in our thrilling conclusion to our Monster of the Week actual play! Welcome to...

Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth your time and money. Join us next week for a return to the Natural 20 Café for casual coffee talk about all thing table top in Side Table. Coffee of the batc...

Djinn: [noun] Origin, Arabic. 1) A spirit whose purpose has been tied to fulfilling the wishes of a master, and colloquially known as a genie. 2) A trickster. Larry, Alex, and Carl are three quirky, teenage brothers who woke up to find their lives, and their good friend Peter, were being controlled by a genie. After making their way through a 90s sitcom, they then investigated a mystery as three w...

Monster of the Week is a TTRPG system built upon B movie nostalgia, and serial television homage. Luckily for us, Ash vs. Evil Dead is both. Groovy. Grab a mug, and fill it full of the hot stuff while we mix things up and take a deep dive into this awesome franchise, and the series by Sam Raimi. Whether it's your first or 100th game of MotW, this will surely inspire you with its all out camp, styl...

Alex, Larry, and Carl are three teenage brothers who woke up to find they'd been trapped in a 90s' sitcom, laugh track and all. Just as they were about to confront the big bad, they were snapped into end of show credits. Will they spend the rest of their lives being laughed at? Will they discover why their friend Peter has a role in the chaos? Will we all learn some wholesome moral about being a g...

Rips and Darts? Alberta and On-tear-e-o? What in the maple soaked madness is this?! It's two Canadian TTRPG podcasts talking sweet nothing's into your eardrums and, for once, we're not sorry. Join us for our second collaboration episode with Jason and Jeremy from old Men Rolling Dice, as we explore a group coffee rating, and discuss "why games end". Trust us, this episode is hotter than an order o...

Monster of the Week is grounded in serialized television and B Movies, particularly of the horror genre. A rules light system that promotes group storytelling and the GM to be the players' biggest fan, it certainly is a wild ride. Buckle in for part one of an original scenario by host Ruin-- it's our most absurd actual play yet. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh...

They say you need to "respect your elders" and, holy crap, we sure have nothing but mad respect for Jason and Jeremy from Old Men Rolling Dice. We'd love to say that this episode is "raw and uncut", but truth is that there was far too much in this episode we simply couldn't release. We value our jobs, wives, and ears of the innocent children far too much. What remains though is, hands down, the fu...

Zweihander is massive; like, tome sized massive, but does it's presence do more than just look good on a bookshelf? Listen along as the guys at C&C discuss the ins and outs, the nitty gritty, and everything you need to inform you Grim and Perilous Studios' expensive TTRPG. Trust us, we have a lot to say about this system. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh bat...

Living up to the creators namesake, Zweihander has become Grim and Perilous, indeed. A death has rocked our adventurers and they are determined to find those responsible. Join us, this episode, for the finale of our Zweihander Actual play, and uncover answers to Vorberg's 12 year secret of betrayal.  Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on dif...

Welcome back to the Natural 20 Cafe, we gather here to drink coffee and discuss all things tabletop. Each week we get together with four topics, and debate the finer points, hoping to inspire. This week, we look at: 1. What type of fantasy is our preferred to play? 2. Do mini figures actually make a game better? 3. Is combat or roleplay a better way to play TTRPGs? 4. If we could put one of our ch...

Wives who mysteriously disappeared? Disturbingly gruesome deaths? All is not well in Vorberg, and our three protagonists have ill feelings about the man who hired them to retrieve a stolen bride token. Now they journey forth to reconnoiter the adjacent mountains. A word of caution: innocents will not walk away unscathed in part 3 of our Zweihander actual play. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where...