Spellburn

Continuing our Classic Adventure series, we pick up with DCC #80– Intrigue at the Court of Chaos!  This adventure has it all– plane-hopping, cosmic entities, potion puzzles and well, lots of intrigue!  We’ll talk about how this adventure came to be with none other than its author, Manly Michael Curtis himself!  All this and more on this week’s Spellburn! Stuff referenced in this episode! NEW! Migh...

We’ve made it two-thirds of the way through the year. Most of us are stuck in the land of online gaming for the foreseeable future, there’s a slight chill to the air in some regions, and you all know the impending nightmare that awaits us … It’s the REVENGE of the MAILBAG! Stuff referenced in this episode! Star Crawl Ziggurat of the Mega-Maiden The Salty Funnel for DCC! Treasury of Archaic Names B...

The continuation of Episode #100.  Judge Jen runs us through part of DCC #100 “The Music of the Spheres is Chaos!”  Featuring original Spellburner, Judge Jeffrey Tadlock! Links to adventures and other stuff in this adventure: Jeffrey Tadlock’s Iron Tavern Podcast (DCC Actual Play!) Journey to the Center of Aereth A prototype of the spinning wheel used in the adventure!

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 other stuff in this adventure: Jeffrey Tadlock’s Iron Tavern Podcast (DCC Act...

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 Sailors on the Starless Sea!  We’ll find out if it was the first or second funnel with t...

We let our blessings get mouldy, and then call them curses.” What’s in a curse? At most gaming tables, they’re uttered by players when critical failures pop up. But curses in DCC are an under-utilized mechanic! They’re not just for the Shudfolk! If you’re looking to switch up your NPC casters to make them unpredictable, offer a touch of magic to players without overpowering the party, or spice up...

“Hello DCC Days! For those listening on your podcatchers, this was a very special LIVE episode where we are answering emails in addition to any questions folks wanna ask us on Twitch!” Stuff referenced in this episode! Spellburn Live @ DCC Days – Twitch DCC Days – June 11-14, 2020 Blades Against Bandwidth Empire of the East for DCC Creep, Skrag, Creep! The One Who Watches from Below The Queen of E...

What has the COVID wrought on the gaming community?  One silver lining in all the con cancellations and lack of gamer funk as well as physical hugs is that we have had the opportunity to meet lots of new friends via Zoom, Roll20, Hangouts and more!   This extends far beyond the continental US across the oceans and even to Europe!  Svebor Midzic joins us as our third international guest to talk vir...

No matter what your tenure as a fan of DCC RPG, you know that this gaming community embraces fan-made material like few others. And that means we also embrace those creators! Our guest for this show has been drafting & sketching DCC monsters since 2012 on his “Appendix M” blog. Until now, we’ve all known him as the silent “Bygrinstow”, the madman behind the Hot Dog Suit class – but tonight we...

Gary Con may have been cancelled but Virtual Gary Con seemed to be quite the hit! And now Goodman Games is hosting its own online convention this weekend – Cyclops Con! So today we’re talking about online gaming in the world of Social Distancing! Stuff referenced in this episode! CYCLOPS CON! Con of Champions Sailors on the Starless Sea DCC: The Purple Planet Blades Against Death The Tower Out of...

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 about DCC out there, including the Foreign Beggars, Ravenlord and Dirt Boy Blues Actu...

Hubris, noun: excessive pride or self-confidence that leads a person to disregard the divinely-fixed limits on human action in an order of chaos. While defying the gods is no longer viewed as a crime, as it was in ancient Greece, it is regarded as a tragic flaw in the human psyche. That said, if you’ve read anything on the Land of Hubris, World of Visceral Adventure, you’re not surprised that it s...

Do you guys remember the year 2016? Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump competed for Mr. and Mrs. America, Justin Beiber was the top of the charts, and people were gleefully wandering into traffic while playing Pokemon Go. And if you were anything like me, you weren’t paying attention to any of that, because you were OBSESSED with DCC RPG. So today, we’ll take a look at the amazing contributions made...

Go to the cons, hang out on the Tweeters and the Faceboxes, and sooner or later, you’ll hear some internet guy or black-tshirt person making the assertion that “DCC is great for one-shot games, but it would never work for a campaign.”  IS IT TRUE? We’re going to find out with none other than Andy Action, campaign OSR Judge extraordinaire as well as yours truly and a little help from Judge Jen and...

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 name: Vance Games. Links mentioned in this episode: Temple o...

The Farmers’ Almanac is an annual American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818. Whereas the Gongfarmer’s Almanac is an interdimensional zine that has been in continuous publication since MMXV… and today we are taking a long-overdue deep-dive into the original five volumes published in 2015! Links mentioned in this episode: Gongfarmer’s Almanac 2015 (Collected – $8) Gongfa...

It’s impossible to keep up with all the great stuff being put out for Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG! It seems like every day has a new barrage of kickstarters, Goodman Games announcements and hot rumors. But what the heck, I figured we might review some of our favorite projects and get the word out, since the abundance of content for DCC is something that makes our community great! Adventures mention...

The trees have turned, the air is crisp, and the soothing sound of chanting carries on the breeze… And just when we think it’s safe to relax, it’s an avalanche! It’s the dreaded, corrupted MAILBAG!! Adventures mentioned in this episode: The Dread God Al-Khazadhar Outlive, Outsmart, Outkill Sailors on the Starless Sea Creeping Beauties of the Wood Carnival of the Damned Links mentioned in this epis...

The moon is full, the wind is howling through the cemetery, and what was that noise? Did I just hear a scream come from that mad doctor’s laboratory? Today Spellburn is getting ooky spooky and discussing Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies… oh my! Adventures mentioned in this episode: Daniel Bishop’s Campaign Elements   Transylvanian Adventures   Book of Treasure Maps (Judges Guild)  ...

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 start the countdown to DCC #100. All this and more in on this.. Mon...

Lankhmar is huge! Thousands of people dwell within the eleven quarters that make up the City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokes. Anyone new to town is bound to run into some issues. Were you meeting with that fence to offload some newfound treasures tonight at the corner of Carter Street and Cash Street? …or was that Carter and Crafts Street? Or was it that alleyway just off the corner, between those a...

Sometimes you come back from the con and instead of pulling all the stops out to do that interesting and informative episode on Clerics, or the birthmarks of djinnis or the ecology of the space-wombat or whatever, you just want to talk about the Con and maybe sneak some relevant content in there… like in this case! Having just arrived back from GENCON 2019, we have the opportunity not only to roun...

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 to that, I would respond first with “How dare you?” and second with “Yeah, true. B...

The DCC Annual was released (on .pdf) to kickstart backers earlier this year and we are concluding our review of the Annual and its numerous fun features! Adventures mentioned in this episode: The Peasant’s Fell Bargain Jewels of the Carnifex Intrigue at the Court of Chaos Journey to the Center of the Aereth Beyond the Black Gate Tower Out of Time Links mentioned in this episode: Carmine Infantino...

We’re way behind on emails but now it’s time to catch up!  Thanks for emailing us!  Keep them coming! Links mentioned in this episode: City of the Damned Campaign on Obsidian Portal Gongfarmers’ Almanac Mothership RPG Dungeon Games, Florida NecronomiCON, Florida Bardmageddon (musical group) DCC Class Cards Spelljammer (AD&D 2nd Edition) Crawljammer #1 Star Crawl Crawl #11 (The Seafaring Issue)...