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Fear of a Black Dragon

Jason Cordova

This is a podcast about tabletop roleplaying game modules and setting books.

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52:45

The Sinister Secret of Saltmarsh

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/11/13

The Basic Crawl 00:00:23 - Overview 00:03:15 - Our experience with the module 00:04:04 - Things we liked about the module 00:10:28 - Questions we had about the module 00:18:35 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:20:35 - Running a seafaring adventure Companion Adventures 00:45:36 - Film and TV 00:48:03 - Music 00:50:23 - Books Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

46:20

The Arasaka Brainworm

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/10/12

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:27 - Our experience with the module 00:02:48 - Things we like about the module 00:14:45 - Questions we had about the module 00:20:20 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:24:35 - Using Grim Portents to be a “fair” GM Companion Adventures 00:41:31 - An incomparable selection 00:42:17 - Book recommendations 00:43:13 - Music recommendations 00:44:05 - Film recommendations 00:44:52 - History Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon

35:27

Codex Volume 1 Kickstarter Special

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/10/01

The Gauntlet Gaming Community, which produces this podcast, is launching its very first Kickstarter on October 2nd! We’re raising money to create a beautiful hardcover book collecting the first 13 issues of our zine, Codex. This special podcast episode features Lowell Francis and Jason Cordova discussing the history and development of the zine, the Kickstarter campaign, and the future of The Gauntlet community. It’s a fantastic conversation. Enjoy!

48:27

Tales of the Scarecrow

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/09/26

The Basic Crawl 00:00:22 - Overview 00:01:31 - Our experience with the module 00:02:10 - Things we liked about the module 00:12:14 - Questions we had about the module 00:16:16 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:18:12 - Selling horror at the table (player side) 00:25:52 - Selling horror at the table (GM side) 00:40:15 - Selling horror at the table (online play) Companion Adventures 00:43:42 - Bluebeard’s Bride 00:44:45 - Film 00:45:38 - Music 00:46:00 - Other game products Links Our website

46:17

Shadows Over Bögenhafen

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/09/13

The Basic Crawl 00:00:25 - Overview 00:04:10 - Things we liked about the module 00:15:00 - Questions we had about the module 00:24:30 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:27:15 - NPC motivations 00:35:30 - Adding texture to your NPCs’ lives Companion Adventures 00:41:17 - Game books 00:43:50 - Film 00:44:48 - Music Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG Wide Open Road by Noel Griffin is licensed under a

53:44

The Gardens of Ynn

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/08/23

The Basic Crawl 00:00:27 - Overview 00:03:25 - Our experience with the module 00:03:56 - Things we liked about the module 00:15:35 - Questions we had about the module 00:19:12 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:21:34 - Other Spaces in fantasy games Companion Adventures 00:41:10 - Film 00:45:29 - Music 00:46:10 - Literature 00:47:02 - Television 00:49:35 - Gaming Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

56:46

Carcosa (Part Two)

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/08/05

The Basic Crawl 00:00:24 - Overview 00:02:28 - Our experience with this part of the book 00:03:11 - Things we liked about this part of the book 00:10:05 - Questions we had 00:20:00 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:23:02 - Managing a hex crawl 00:25:30 - Adam Koebel 00:31:00 - Eric Vulgaris 00:39:27 - Other notes Companion Adventures 00:50:13 - Films 00:51:15 - Visual inspirations 00:53:02 - Internet resources Links WoDu: Carcosa

46:44

Tomb of Horrors

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/07/13

The Basic Crawl 00:00:22 - Overview 00:05:18 - Things we liked about the module 00:12:41 - Questions we had about the module 00:17:00 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:19:20 - Traps Companion Adventures 00:39:42 - Films 00:42:32 - Games Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

47:11

Fever Swamp

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/06/26

The Basic Crawl 00:00:20 - Overview 00:02:57 - Things we liked about the 00:11:05 - Questions we had about the module 00:17:04 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:19:54 - Running a swamp-based adventure Companion Adventures 00:40:00 - Games 00:42:15 - Films 00:45:05 - Music Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

55:00

The Ultraviolet Grasslands

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/06/11

The Basic Crawl 00:00:22 - Overview 00:05:40 - Our experience with the book 00:06:18 - Things we liked 00:20:14 - Questions we had 00:25:30 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:27:33 - Making journeys interesting Companion Adventures 00:49:10 - Music 00:50:33 - Films Links Summer Pride by Loyalty Freak Music is licensed under a CC0 1.0 Universal License. Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

38:15

Legerdemain

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/05/24

The Basic Crawl 00:00:22 - Overview 00:06:58 - Our experience with the module 00:07:20 - Things we liked about the module 00:12:24 - Questions we had about the module 00:17:09 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:19:27 - How to be your own personal OSR Companion Adventures 00:33:51 - Internet resources 00:34:22 - TV shows 00:35:32 - Film 00:36:25 - Books Links Session 1 of Jason's Legerdemain game: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mPveNx6mc8E Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon

50:14

Masks of Lankhmar

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/05/08

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:48 - Our experience with the module 00:04:55 - Things we loved about the module 00:11:43 - Questions we had 00:15:12 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:17:53 - All things in medias res Companion Adventures 00:45:22 - Books 00:47:08 - Music Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG https://patreon.com/gauntlet

55:27

Operation Unfathomable

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/04/24

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:06:01 - Our experience with the book 00:06:34 - Things we liked about the book 00:14:57 - Questions we had about the book 00:23:04 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:25:56 - Good characterizations Companion Adventures 00:51:04 - KS video 00:51:27 - Music recommendations 00:54:06 - Game recommendation Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com   Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet   Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

56:38

Yoon-Suin (Part Two)

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/04/11

The Basic Crawl 00:00:22 - Overview 00:05:45 - Our experience with the materials 00:08:33 - Things we liked about the book 00:20:02 - Questions we had about the book? 00:24:03 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:28:00 - Lessons from Yoon-Suin 00:34:55 - Turning Issues and Assets into Fronts Companion Adventures 00:50:12 - Music 00:52:10 - Film 00:53:47 - Books Links Tuvan throat singing video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tbj3ihvYEso&t=59s Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon

54:21

Carcosa (Part One)

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/03/26

The Basic Crawl 00:00:45 - Overview 00:06:11 - Things we liked about the book 00:17:00 - Questions we had 00:21:25 - Chain lightning round The Expert Delve 00:24:18 - Playing with dark content Companion Adventures 00:47:50 - Books 00:49:07 - Internet resources 00:50:23 - Films 00:51:15 - Music 00:52:22 - Zines

51:41

The Secret of Castronegro

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/03/11

The Basic Crawl 00:00:20 - Overview 00:07:36 - Things we liked about the module 00:17:40 - Questions we had about the module 00:25:25 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:26:35 - Themes and motif Companion Adventures 00:46:15 - Music selections 00:46:45 - Film selections

45:51

Ravenloft

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/02/21

The Basic Crawl 00:00:25 - Overview 00:05:36 - Things we liked about the module 00:17:52 - Things we had questions about 00:24:32 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:27:45 - Kicking off the adventure Companion Adventures 00:40:03 - Music recommendations 00:41:27 - Film recommendations Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

41:46

Qelong

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/02/07

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:05:30 - Things we liked 00:13:21 - Things we have questions about 00:20:43 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:23:00 - How to have a satisfying mini-campaign of Qelong Companion Adventures 00:34:50 - Film recommendations 00:39:15 - Music recommendations Links Our website www.gauntlet-rpg.com Our Patreon patreon.com/gauntlet Follow us on Twitter @GauntletRPG

52:39

Into the Fire

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/01/18

The Basic Crawl 00:23 - Overview 04:31 - Things we liked about the module 13:07 - Questions we had about the module 21:38 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 23:53 - Adapting OSR modules to World of Dungeons (Overview) 25:00 - Preliminary matters 29:24 - General concepts 31:27 - In Medias Res and the Die of Fate 34:31 - Low level characters 36:35 - Encounter tables 37:41 - NPC and monster stats 41:25 - Simple conversions 42:55 - Fictional positioning 45:06 - Final notes Companion Adventures

51:29

Slumbering Ursine Dunes

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2018/01/02

The Basic Crawl Overview (00:23) Defining the various types of crawls (02:05) Things we liked about the module (05:58) Things we had questions about (14:08) Chain Lightning Round (18:41) The Expert Delve The Golden Barge Adventure Front (21:43) Setting expectations with sandbox material (22:45) Why are the player characters here? (30:00) The mystery sandbox (34:50) Companion Adventures Music recommendations (43:10) Book recommendations (45:18) Charity recommendation (47:58) Notes Music: Hammer and

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