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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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43:03

Planar Compass

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2022/05/23

Show Notes: The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:07- How have we used this in our games? 00:02:27 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:13:50 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:19:08 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:21:23 - Whimsical Fantasy Companion Adventures 00:36:57 - Books 00:37:51 - RPGs 00:39:19 - Music 00:40:44 - Films The Kickstarter Jason mentioned: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/brindlewood-bay-cozy-murder-mystery-rpg Tom's Panel on

46:43

Brindlewood Bay Kickstarter Special

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2022/04/22

Jonah Knight from Roll to Meddle talks to Jason Cordova about Brindlewood Bay, coming to Kickstarter April 26th! Follow the Kickstarter campaign here!

45:13

A Tower Darkly

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2022/04/01

Show Notes: The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:01:33- How have we used this in our games? 00:01:59 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:13:40 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:16:40 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:18:52 - Unearthing the implied story Companion Adventures 00:42:13 - Music 00:42:46 - Poetry 00:43:12 - Films 00:43:47 - Books & RPG Companions

51:07

Behind Closed Doors

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2022/03/17

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:29- How have we used this in our games? 00:04:48 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:15:33 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:20:41 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:22:52 - Creating a sense of paranoia Companion Adventures 00:42:56 - Films 00:44:45 - RPGs 00:47:23 - TV 00:48:32 - YouTube 00:49:16 - Music

47:24

Where the Wheat Grows Tall

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2022/02/04

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:26- How have we used this in our games? 00:02:49 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:15:46 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:19:50 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:21:28 - Folk horror in tabletop roleplaying games. Companion Adventures 00:38:53 - RPGs 00:39:59 - Film 00:43:04 - TV 00:44:36 - Literature Linda Codega article on

55:16

Empire in Flames (Part 2)

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2022/01/17

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:33- How have we used this in our games? 00:04:57 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:22:07 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:25:11 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:27:19 - Grand finales Companion Adventures 00:49:32- Film 00:50:33 - RPGs

51:19

Convergence

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/12/20

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:47- How have we used this in our games? 00:04:25 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:20:12 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:23:43 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:25:52 - Zooming Out & Fantasy Procedurals Companion Adventures 00:43:11 - X-Files (and other TV) 00:44:54 - Podcasts 00:46:44 - Books, RPGs, and fiction Some links to matters discussed in the episode: Groversville Radio, September 1997 playlist:

53:50

The Ghost of Mistmoor

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/11/22

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:10 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:37 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:23:42 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:29:00 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:31:06 - Ghost Stories Companion Adventures 00:48:30 - Music 00:49:23 - Films 00:52:02 - YouTube playlist of the module as run by Jason

50:11

Baptism by Fire

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/10/25

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:05:27 - How have we used this in our games? 00:05:57 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:21:49 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:29:10 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:30:52 - Not Being Ironic about your Elf Games Companion Adventures 00:44:56 - Inspiration for the cast of NPCs from the adventure 00:47:24 - Music 00:47:45 - Film A link to the YouTube playlist Tom mentioned:

51:00

The Sea Queen Escapes!

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/09/30

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:35 - How have we used this in our games? 00:02:57 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:15:52 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:18:41 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:21:14 - Coastal Places Companion Adventures 00:39:28 - RPGs 00:44:13 - Film and TV 00:46:39 - Books 00:47:11 - Dance (puxada de rede) A link to the dance Tom mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOA9yRwN8fI&ab_channel=MarinaRara

54:35

Empire in Flames (Part 1)

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/09/14

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:56 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:32 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:22:52 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:33:03 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:34:26 - War and Politics Companion Adventures 00:48:54 - RPGs 00:50:54 - Film and TV

56:20

Halls of the Blood King

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/08/24

The Basic Crawl 00:00:22 - Overview 00:03:30 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:18 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:19:12 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:22:04 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:23:49 - Vampires! Companion Adventures 00:44:50 - Games 00:48:25 - Films 00:51:57 - TV

58:13

Castle Amber

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/07/20

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:53 - How have we used this in our games? 00:05:21 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:25:21 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:31:52 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:34:28 - Haunted House dungeons Companion Adventures 00:52:10 - Literature 00:53:35 - Films 00:54:47 - Podcast 00:55:31 - Dark Ride YouTubers

44:48

Hard Light

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/06/15

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:00 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:21 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:14:00 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:17:11 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:19:35 - Sci-fi dungeons Companion Adventures 00:38:00 - Films 00:39:56 - Video Game 00:40:52 - Music

49:42

Leviathan

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/05/20

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:33 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:59 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:19:37 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:21:23 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:24:20 - A world without dungeons, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the random tables. Companion Adventures 00:44:12 - Film and TV 00:45:24 - Short Story 00:45:39 - A Blog 00:46:02 - Games

43:25

An Unchained Melody (Orbital Blues)

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/04/26

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:29 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:11 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:13:46 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:18:08 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:19:37 - How to GM like Elmore Leonard Companion Adventures 00:36:03 - Books 00:36:51 - Films 00:38:57 - Music Link to the Kickstarter

41:09

The Maze of Nuromen

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/04/16

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:43 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:46 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:15:26 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:18:35 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:20:34 - How to make bog standard D&D monsters more interesting. Companion Adventures 00:35:01 - Check out Jason's YouTube run of this module! 00:35:55 - RPGs 00:36:58 - Books 00:37:29 - Music 00:38:48 - Podcasts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npMzL0EHsaw

50:49

Prison of the Hated Pretender

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/03/31

The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:49 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:08 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:19:29 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:24:14- Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:25:41 - Daylight Dungeoneering! Companion Adventures 00:42:28 - Film 00:47:15 - Games 00:48:23 - Mythology

39:04

Revolution Comes to the Kingdom

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/03/22

Jason interviews Tom 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:38 - Tom, where's the nerd stuff? 00:05:31 - Some quotes from the game and notes on tone 00:07:05 - Mechanics talk 00:13:41 - Squads 00:16:26 - Setting Imagery and Inspirations 00:18:39 - Why did Tom make this game? 00:20:32 - The Supernatural Side of RCTK 00:23:55 - What are the Eight Evil Thoughts? 00:26:24 - A run-through of one of the Fastnesses 00:33:25 - Where can you get RCTK? https://www.patreon.com/porcupinepublishing

48:52

The Death Ziggurat

Fear of a Black Dragon ·

2021/02/22

The Basic Crawl 00:00:25 - Overview 00:02:16 - How have we used this in our games? 00:02:39 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:14:07 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:18:13- Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:19:54 - Running a frozen-wastes based adventure 00:25:15 - Performance Tips 00:29:19 - Mechanics Ideas 00:34:37 - Thematic Techniques Companion Adventures 00:41:45 - Film 00:42:32 - Video Games 00:43:37 - Music 00:44:16 - RPG 00:46:19 - YouTube playthrough

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