Trailer: Tale of the Manticore

08/25/22 • 0 min

This is a trailer for the dark fantasy actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast Tale of the Manticore.
You can find it here: https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

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This is a trailer for the dark fantasy actual play Dungeons & Dragons podcast Tale of the Manticore.
You can find it here: https://taleofthemanticore.podbean.com/

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Ep 12. The Darkness Beneath the Hill - Call of Cthulhu

In this episode, I take a look at the first scenario in the Doors to Darkness collection aimed at beginner Keepers of Call of Cthulhu 7th edition. The Darkness Beneath the Hill is often touted as a good transition for D&D players into Call of Cthulhu. Whether that's true or not, its a scenario that has some great atmospherics but a bit of dodgy setup.
For this episode I'm joined again by Matthew (@juniperapolo) to discuss how this adventure played for our group.
Further resources:

Doors To Darkness from DungeonLand
Doors of Darkness PDF from DriveThruRPG

Also check out the excellent D&D Actual Play podcast, Tomes of the Chaos Bard.

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Ep 13. Dragons of Despair - Dungeons & Dragons

In this special episode, I am joined by Justin Alexander from the Alexandrian and Atlas Games to talk about the Dragonlance module DL1 Dragons of Despair. For me the Dragonlance novels were a formative part of my childhood and I remember running this adventure for friends back in the 90s with some success. More recently, I brought it to the table for D&D 5th Edition.
I talk to Justin about what makes this a fun adventure, with some of its novel elements and innovations for the time. We also chat about the problems it has for those accustomed to the modern game and how these may be overcome. Justin gives his usual insights into adventure structure and design with hints at how you might remix this for your table. He also talks about some of the fascinating history of the production of the Dragonlance saga.
With a new generation about to be introduced to Dragonlance for the first time, this felt like a timely conversation going back to the roots of the setting.
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