Undercommon Taste

This week, we tackle a topic we've been wanting to cover for a while: heirloom items, or items that level with your character. Join us as we discuss different types of heirloom items, how to use them in a campaign, and some pointers on how to build your own.  Our Monster Madness tournament has begun, so be sure to keep tabs on our YouTube and Tiktok pages for daily updates on the matchups. You can...

March is right around the corner, so we've decided to celebrate with our own take on March Madness! That's right - we're taking the biggest, baddest, most powerful monsters Wizards of the Coast has given us to play with, and we're pitting them against one another in a one-on-one, single elimination tournament. And you get to join in on the fun! If you want to have a chance to win a fabulous dice b...

This Valentine's Day week, we have special guest Declan, the DM from the podcast Romancing the Dungeon, to discuss incorporating themes of romance into your TTRPGs. Join us as we discuss how to tug at your players' heartstrings, but in a consentual and considerate manner. Because consent is important, y'all. You can find Declan on Twitter at @DeclanDdy , and the podcast at @D8Dungeon .  This week'...

This week, we return for our in-depth survey of the layers of the Infinite Battlefield of Acheron. Join us as we discuss the conflict between the orcs and goblins, the hidden treasures of the Mine of Marsellin, the Hopping Mage, and the vorpal black ice shards of Ocanthus.  Find us on Facebook:  facebook.com/UndercommonTaste Follow us on Twitter:  twitter.com/ucthomebrew Join us on Instagram:  ins...

This week, we begin our tour of the remaining Planes of Law with the Infinite Battlefield of Acheron. Join us for a battle between the orcish and goblinoid pantheons, rust dragons, Chinese thunder gods, and more, all scattered across the floating iron cubes of the Plane of Battle.  Find us on Facebook:  facebook.com/UndercommonTaste Follow us on Twitter:  twitter.com/ucthomebrew Join us on Instagr...

This week, we dive into the dastardly and devious world of trapmaking. We discuss what makes a trap a trap, different types of traps, and how to utilize traps to make sure they feel like they fit. We also give several example traps that we've developed over the years, for you to use or to inspire you to make your own. Early in the episode, we give a shoutout to the YouTube channel Master the Dunge...

This week, we welcome Kate, the "Master Teacher" from the D&D 5e actual play podcast "Of Mice and Men and Monsters" to discuss her methods for adapting literary works for the TTRPG table, as well as some pointers on how to do you own adaptations. Join us as we discuss gothic literature, the Great Gatsby, and what time is the wrong time to read a Cormac McCarthy novel.  During this episode, we ment...

This week, we wrap up our tour of the Tartarian Depths of Carceri, going through each of the six layers in detail. Let's see if I was right, and it wasn't going to be as long as a normal planar episode (spoilers: I wasn't). Join us as we visit the titans, buy some poison, figure out what "sand gorgons" are, and ride the Ship of One Hundred.   Find us on Facebook:  facebook.com/UndercommonTaste Fol...

We're back from our holiday break, and diving straight into our last plane of chaos - the Tartarian Depths of Carceri! Join us as we talk about the prison plane of the multiverse and who we can find here, from the Greek Titans to the spiteful gautiere and the sadistic vaath.  We have a new logo! Meet Kobble the Chef, as illustrated by David Sutherland. We couldn't be happier with our cheerful litt...

This week, we took fan suggestions and brought some various holiday characters to the table. Join us as we discuss and stat up The Nutcracker, Yule Cat, Hershel of Ostropol, and Krampus, as well as some honorable mentions from the films Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and The Year Without Santa. We had fun doing it, and hope you will enjoy it as well. This is the la...

This week, we welcome Andrew and Thomas from Lords of Gallipae Games, LLC, to discuss their game Trail of Heroes. Join us as we discuss this long-running labor of love, with its widely customizable character creation and d100 combat system. Our guests' shoutouts were for Ultimate Games Master ( @TheUltimateGM on Twitter) and the artist Anton Rizofsky ( fiverr.com/warlocklord ). You can check out L...

This week, we went live on Twitch! Following the Thanksgiving holiday, we decided to do something with a little less prep, so we had our inaugural Twitch livestream. Join us as we discuss the State of the Podcast (TM) and upcoming projects, don our foil hats for a bit of D&D lore conspiracy, and do a Monster Mashup with just the two of us, which results in something completely Looney.  We also had...

This week, we dive back into the Heroic Domains of Ysgard to discuss the details of the individual layers of the Plane. It's a long one this week, as we touch on some of the stories from Norse mythology that influence the mechanics of Ysgard, such as why the petitioners revive each day at dawn, or how Odin got his eight-legged rainbow horse, Sleipnir. We also discuss a couple of the things we woul...

This week, we begin our journey into the Heroic Domains of Ysgard, the Plane of neutral-good chaos, where warriors fight, die, and are reborn at dawn in an eternal cycle. Join us as we discuss the home of the Norse pantheon - and the other denizens that come with them - as well as the natural interplanar highway that is Yggdrasil the World Ash, and a pair of gods that seem to have been...misplaced...

This week, we welcome Lewis from Dead Channel Studios to talk about his recently concluded successful Kickstarter project, Caravans. Join us as we discuss this fun and unique D&D 5e supplement that lets you create and manage a camp in your downtime in a way that doesn't derail the game and provides meaningful boosts to your characters.  You can find Dead Channel Studios on Twitter at @DCSRPG , or...

This week, we welcome Pat and Lee from the Twitch channel DieselShot to discuss their new queer feminist sci-fi game, Changed Stars. Join us as we discuss some of the lore of the game, from reimagined races from Alien to space otters flying in massive interstellar superstructures, as well as a primer on the mechanical systems found in the game.  The audio quality is a little dodgy in parts on this...

This week, we finish our safari through the Wilderness of the Beastlands, traveling through all three layers. Join us as we roam the sunny glades of Krigala, prowl through the shadows of Brux, and stalk the Vile Hunt in the moonlit depths of Karasuthra. Also, we get to meet Father Bear. Be more like Father Bear.   Find us on Facebook:  facebook.com/UndercommonTaste Follow us on Twitter:  twitter.c...

This week, we begin our trek into the unknown in the Wilderness of the Beastlands. Join us as we discuss the overarching lore of the plane, its denizens, and how to navigate its uncharted depths. Be sure to return next week, when we do our deep dive into the individual layers of the Beastlands.   Find us on Facebook:  facebook.com/UndercommonTaste Follow us on Twitter:  twitter.com/ucthomebrew Joi...

This week, we return to the Windswept Depths of Pandemonium to go through the four layers of the plane and discuss their major landmarks and denizens. Join us as we visit The Madhouse, Windglum, the Unseelie Court, and the Winter Hall of Loki, among others. Content Warning (sorry, forgot this last week): Discussion of madness and mental disorders.   This week's episode was sponsored by 3 Pillars o...

This week, we begin our descent into the Windswept Depths of Pandemonium. It was a long recording session (happens when you keep buying old books and incorporating the information), so we divided it into two parts. This first episode covers the overarching themes of Pandemonium, while the next episode will cover each of the individual layers in depth.  This week's episode was sponsored by 3 Pillar...

This week, we are joined by Matthew Ross and Fernando Dominguez, the creative and artistic minds behind the D&D 5e homebrew website Abyssal Brews. We have invited them on to discuss Campfire, their new 5e supplement which finds the elegant middle ground between montage and random encounter tables for narrating and resolving travel.  You can find Campfire, and all of their other content, on their K...

This week, we welcome Ethan H. Reynolds, the writer behind the new dystopian cyberpunk game Neon Nights, which has just released v1.4. Join us as we discuss his inspirations for the game and its simple yet immersive mechanics, the future of Neon Nights, and how Star Wars is totally a cyberpunk setting. We also have way too much fun in the creature creation portion of the show, ending up with a ter...

Merry Tarrasquemas! It's been one full year of podcast episodes, and we're here to celebrate with a one-shot adventure - specifically, Zikran's Zephyrean Tome from Candlekeep Mysteries. Today's cast has James as the Dungeon Master; Ian as Ereshki, the orc champion fighter; Mary Crowell as Lawbringer Trebin, the hobgoblin war cleric; Mitch Wallace as Gimble Shadowscale, the kobold thief rogue; and...

This week, we climb to the pinnacle of the Seven Heavens of Mount Celestia. Come see all of the ways that law and good are conspiring to save the multiverse, and the tools they plan to use to do it.   Find us on Facebook:  facebook.com/UndercommonTaste Follow us on Twitter:  twitter.com/ucthomebrew Join us on Instagram:  instagram.com/undercommontaste Support us on Patreon:  patreon.com/undercommo...

This week, we jump into the Pit and visit the varied layers of the Nine Hells of Baator. We talk contracts, the Fifth Element, and how everything is actually just Dante's Inferno, as we go through each layer in succession.  We've restructured the pledge values for our Patreon, and have opened up our Discord to everyone! Come on over and talk nerd stuff with us!    Find us on Facebook:  facebook.co...