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The Candlecreeps finally arrive at the market in Millport and attempt to track down the source of Candlekeep's seemingly cursed books?  Will diplomacy prevail, or will it end in utter chaos like the Saskatoon Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in-store of 2005?

A chance encounter on the road to Millport gets waaaay out of hand for the Candlecreeps, in the second installment of our playthrough of "Mazfroth's Mighty Digressions" from "Candlekeep Mysteries".

Books are attacking browsers at Candlekeep's library.  Could a shady book hawker be the cause?  Have no fear, for the Candlecreeps are on the case.  If anyone can get to the bottom of this mystery it's this gang including definitely not Swamp Thing, what's that video game character?, and certainly not reassuring daytime television attorney Matlock.  And remember to always eat s...

"Sorry, son.  There's no Jesus for you here."   After last week's attack on Lord Scurlock's minions, the Sun Chasers kick back and enjoy some much needed downtime, as our GM Rob leads us through DOWNTIME! (and you can come too). https://www.evilhat.com/home/blades-in-the-dark/ Music: "Never Leave the House" by Barry McCormack (http://www.barrymccormack.com) - used with kind permission

"The beetle-faced woman has the ghost under control."   Our first session of John Harper's wonderful "Blades in the Dark" finally makes it to the table, and it was well worth the wait.   https://www.evilhat.com/home/blades-in-the-dark/ Music: "Never Leave the House" by Barry McCormack http://www.barrymccormack.com (used with permission).

A missing girl, a mysterious medusa, a troublesome new hire, and a horrendous bar tab.  Our heroes get more than they bargained for every step of the way, as they stumble through the thrilling conclusion to our playthrough of Gary Gygax's 1979 D&D classic "The Keep on the Borderlands" using Baz Stevens' "The King of Dungeons" ruleset. Loosely using the scenario from "Into the Borderlands"...

What treasures lie in the secret flap beneath a brutal torturer's sweaty loincloth?  What about Ars Magica?  What about World of Darkness?  These, and other pressing questions will be answered in this week's episode, as we draw ever nearer to the conclusion of our playthrough of Gary Gygax's 1979 classic "The Keep on the Borderlands", played here using Baz Stevens' marvelous "King o...

Our characters level up, and our relationship with King of Dungeons enters its difficult second stage, where its little quirks begin to annoy us, but the sex is still very, very good so we overlook them.  Our heroes, aided by the bandit captain Dee Dee Raven, enter into the caverns that house the Temple of Evil Chaos in a bid to free Millicent from the clutches of the vile Osseus the Filthy....

Our heroes get a little more than they bargained for in their daring attempt to rescue a bandit captain from the clutches of a bugbear clan, as we continue our foray into Gary Gygax's 1979 classic "The Keep on the Borderlands" using the King of Dungeons ruleset. https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/273672/The-King-of-Dungeons Goblins image by Fantasy Flight Games.

Death by Shetland pony.  Blood, swearing, and more blood.  It's hack 'n' slash time, kids!  That is all.

All colors of pony are great.  It just needs to be mean! We continue our visit to Gary Gygax's classic 1979 Basic D&D module "The Keep on the Borderlands",  using  "The King of  Dungeons" ruleset.  Loosely using the D&D5e conversion by Goodman Games.  In part two, the guild sets out to rescue the Castellan's daughter from the dread bandit Dee Dee Raven. https:...

Brent questions everything he believes in, as he finds himself drawn to playing a ranger type. Our session zero for John Harper's Blades in the Dark, which none of us has played  Missing the first 30 mins or so of audio, but you'll get the drift. 

We've pulled out all the stops for our final episode of 2020!  We take Gary Gygax's classic 1979 Basic D&D module "The Keep on the Borderlands", give it a rules overhaul using Baz Stevens' terrific "The King of Dungeons" ruleset, then heap on festive helpings of juvenile innuendo and random references to that celluloid holiday classic, "Point Break".   https://www.drivethrurpg.com/pr...

"I don't need charisma; I'm universally adored!" We reveal a heretofore hidden group obsession with Keanu Reeves and the film "Point Break" , as we go through guild and character creation in Baz Stevens' "The King of Dungeons", published by Grand Scheme Publishing.  And Cam does his laundry, because THIS IS REAL LIFE, MAN! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/273672/The-King-of-Dungeons

The finale of our playthrough of "Frozen Sick" from "The Explorer's Guide to Wildemount".

Things go from bad to worse to even worse to absolutely terrible for the Pearl of Io's rescue and salvage crew.

We're taking the halfling to Eiselcross. Thrill as our heroes shop for good value in rations.  Gasp as they negotiate suitable transportation.  And weep tears of quiet comfort as they share a very special seasonal moment. Our cleric finds a sexy book, our wizard rolls a 2, our rogue wheels and deals, and our fighter once again gets pummeled to within an inch of his life.  Just anoth...

Even when faced with impending doom there is ALWAYS time to argue about dice probabilities A rescue and salvage mission goes seriously awry right out of the gate in our continuing playthrough of Tuesday Knight Games' "Mothership"

"F*** your Honda Civic, I've a horse outside." Can our heroes save the day and rid Palebank of its dreaded freezing disease?   Our playthrough of "Frozen Sick" from "The Explorer's Guide to Wildemount" continues.

Will ruthless bandits and giant ice frogs stand in the way of our intrepid party's quest to track down the possibly cursed loot from a dwarven heist, and prevent them from halting the spread of a terrible disease?  Probably. Part two of our trip to "The Explorer's Guide to Wildemount" in the adventure "Frozen Sick" https://dnd.wizards.com/products/wildemount

Dirty deeds done dirt cheap for bad people...IN SPACE. No edits due to hardware difficulties, so strap in.   Most of the warden's notes were also lost in a hardware crash, so we're winging it here. Using the "Mothership Player's Survival Guide" by Sean McCoy, and "A Pound of Flesh" by Sean McCoy , Donn Stroud & Luke Gearing Both published by Tuesday Knight Games and available at http://mo...

Two old pros and two absolute novices take on "Frozen Sick" from the Explorer's Guide to Wildemount for D&D5e.  The newbies rush the room.   And a level 1 Knowledge Cleric messes up some bandits real, real, REAL bad.

"We saved a frat boy....I sniffed a dead frat boy.  I stand corrected." The grand finale of our sojourn in Monster of the Week ends in a hail of bullets, and an indelible hunk monster.

"The victim always returns to the scene of the crime" Our penultimate foray into the existentially put-upon college town of Towson, Ohio continues with murderous deeds, sinister cults, and a crash course in boiler repair.  And you can win a sticker...or something.

"Betty White is the bacon of celebrities!" AKA Three Investigators and a Baby!  A home cleaning crew takes on a job that's too good to be true, in the first part of our playthrough of Lynne Hardy's "Scritch Scratch".  What we may lack in production values, we make up for in infants!