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PODCAST

Undercommon Taste

Ian Woodworth and James Daley

A podcast where we create and discuss homebrew content for tabletop roleplaying games, primarily Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Here, we try to expand on the options presented to us in the published material, to offer some guidance for aspiring storytellers trying to figure out how to make their big ideas become reality. Here, we stir the pot and lick the spoon. Logo art by David Sutherland - find him on Deviant Art: https://rb.gy/hqmjgo

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All Episodes

59:05

Everyone Gets a Cantrip! - Episode 179

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/11/19

This week, we do a little bit of homebrew worldbuilding, asking the question: what does a setting look like when everyone is capable of casting spells? Join us as we discuss the implications of having a society full of spellcasters, some ways that even combat-focused cantrips could be used as utility spells, and just what to do about Eldritch Blast. Our website is live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and

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57:45

Madness! Fangs! Tentacles!: Extraplanar Dragons, pt.2...

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/11/05

This week, we're venturing into the Chaotic Evil quadrant of the Great Wheel to discuss the extraplanar dragons of Carceri, Pandemonium, and the Abyss. Join us as we discuss feral chihuahuas (relevant), eldritch horrors (RELEVANT), and The Human Centipede (also, unfortunately, relevant). CONTENT WARNING: Once we get to the Abyss (around the 33 minute mark), there are elements of body horror, non-consentual body modification, and other elements which may be upsetting to some listeners. Listener

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74:02

The Haunting of Cobblestone Chateau: Wraithound...

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/10/22

This week, we're playing a one-shot of Cezar Capacle's solo-capable RPG Wraithound. Join us as we build a fantasy ghost hunter, walk him into a spooky mansion, and watch his attempts to identify and banish the spirits haunting the Cobblestone Chateau. Wraithound is one of many excellent games designed by Cezar Capacle. You can find his work on Itch at capacle.itch.io; Wraithound is currently on sale for 30% off. As we mentioned at the end of the episode, Ian is going to be in a livestream game as

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68:23

Dragons in the Deep: Extraplanar Dragons, Part 1 -...

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/10/09

This week, we start our look at the dragons native to the Outer Planes with the Lawful Evil quadrant of D&D's Great Wheel cosmology. Join us as we look at the dragons native to Acheron, Baator, Gehenna, and Hades, as well as the impressive Shadowdrakes living in the River Styx.Our website is live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord. Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary

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44:22

One Shot to Rule Them All - Episode 175

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/09/24

This week, we're brainstorming and developing one-shot outlines inspired by the works of J.R.R. Tolkien, in preparation for a game at a library event celebrating the publication of The Hobbit (not Tolkien's birthday - sorry, got that bit of info wrong). Join us as we figure out how to put the Nazgul on Bikes, how to steal treasure from a dragon, and just how far we can stretch the trope of three kobolds in a trench coat.Once again, friend of the show Danny Mendoza (from our The Lost Bay game last

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118:24

REAP the Whirlwind: 5th Anniversary AP - Episode 174

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/09/10

This week, we're celebrating our fifth anniversary (and Tarrasquemas) with Spencer Campbell's solo souls-like necromancer RPG, REAP. Join us as James reaps his way across the realm of Kyrie, Ian gets *most* of the rules right, and we find out if Petrov the Necromancer can defeat the Horror at the end of the game.You can find REAP, and Spencer Campbell's many other games, through his website gilarpgs.com or his Itch store at gilarpgs.itch.io. This playthrough was inspired by the playthrough by

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01:06:59

Wings of Wrath and Whimsy: Extraplanar Dragons pt.1 -...

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/08/27

This week, we start looking at some of the dragons native to planes beyond the Material. Join us as we discuss dragons from the Feywild, the Underdark (okay, not TECHNICALLY another plane), and the Elemental and Paraelemental Planes.Our website is live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord. Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's

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41:35

The GenCon Recap - Episode 172

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/08/13

This week, Ian is recounting his adventure to the distant city of Indianapolis to be counted among the record 72,000 attendants of GenCon 2025. Join us as he gives a recap of the games he played, shows off the games he purchased, and poorly describes some game mechanics (I was tired, okay?).Here's a list of the games mentioned this week, plus places where you can find them (if they aren't available at your FLGS): Pirate Borg by Luke Stratton (Limithron) - https://www.limithron.com/ If I Were A

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48:43

The Cut of My Jib - Episode 171

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/07/30

This week, we're taking a meme and making the framework for a TTRPG out of it. Join us as we discuss themes and mechanics, define some terms, and just generally have a good time figuring out how we might get our own booth at the 1893 Chicago World's Fair. Here's a link to the meme in question: https://imgur.com/wkK73kR A large amount of the information I know regarding the 1893 World's Fair (the "World's Columbian Exhibition") comes from the book "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson

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01:04:48

One Foot in the Grave, One Wing in the Air: Undead...

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/07/16

This week, we discuss the variety of undead dragons available in the D&D rulebooks. Join us as we discuss the mechanics of undeath with regards to dragons, create a dragon mummy, and revel in the terror from the 3.5e Fiend Folio that is the Hullathoin.As mentioned in the episode, we discuss the dracolich at length in Episode 92, "Lich Please". Here is a link to that episode: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-9987i-12605dd Our website is live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links

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01:02:08

You've Got One Shot - Episode 169

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/07/02

This week, we take a look at the Module Maker Kit for One Shot in the Dark, the solo-capable game written by Jon from Tale of the Manticore. Join us as we assess the advice, play with the Mythic GM Emulator, and start our work creating a module for One Shot in the Dark.We forgot to mention it in the actual episode, but you can find all of Jon's work on DriveThruRPG (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/20015/tale-of-the-manticore), as well as everything affiliated with his podcast, Tale of the

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01:05:08

All Aboard the Time Machine: Dragons from Past...

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/06/18

This week, we're turning back the clocks to look at some of the dragons from 2nd and 3rd Edition D&D which haven't been updated to 5E in official books. Join us as we discuss seven different types of dragons - each one interesting and, often, unreasonably deadly - that have been relegated to the annals of time.Our website is live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord. Our theme song is Massacre Anne,

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01:01:24

Spawn Point: An Interview with C.R. Rowenson -...

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/06/04

This week, we welcome returning guest Clark (C.R.) Rowenson, who has come to discuss his new LitRPG novel Spawn Point. Join us as we discuss the his new book, the LitRPG genre as a whole, and some ways to adapt LitRPG into your tabletop games (and vice versa).You can preorder Spawn Point for Kindle here (Release date Oct. 24th, 2025): https://www.amazon.com/Spawn-Point-New-Eternity-Book-ebook/dp/B0DVF4LX4N/ You can find Clark's other work on his website (crrowenson.com), his Patreon

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59:11

And Now For Something... Kinda Different: Non-D&D...

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/05/21

This week, we make the best of our scheduling conflicts to talk about some of our favorite depictions of dragons in non-D&D media. Join us as we talk about some of our favorite dragons, what makes them different, and ways to change up how you run dragons in your game.As noted, we had some scheduling conflicts come up and were unable to get our interview with C.R. Rowenson done in time for this week's release. We have rescheduled, and will be releasing that interview as our next

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01:15:41

Flying Facets: Gem Dragons - Episode 165

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/05/07

This week, we return to our draconic conversation by visiting the third major dragon category - the gem dragons. Join us as we discuss these neutral, neurotic, and psionic dragons, plus how to incorporate dragons narratively into your game in a meaningful way.The Solo But Not Alone 5 bundle is almost over! You still have until May 20th, 2025 to pick up this bundle, which you can find here: https://itch.io/b/2865/solo-but-not-alone-5. The bundle goes to support the mental health charity Take

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54:34

Coming Back For More - Episode 164

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/04/23

This week, we're taking unconventional inspiration from the holiday season to discuss different ways to bring characters back from the dead. Join us as we talk about boons from otherworldly entities, reincarnation, reanimation, and what comes back when you call across the veil.The Solo But Not Alone 5 bundle is also still ongoing, and it has reached its $20k goal! You still have until May 20th, 2025 to pick up this bundle, which you can find here: https://itch.io/b/2865/solo-but-not-alone-5. The

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01:22:15

'Cuz I'm Shiny: Metallic Dragons - Episode 163

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/04/09

This week, we're continuing our draconic conversation by discussing the metallic dragons. Join us as we talk about ways to play with the "physical vs. magical" nature of dragons, the evolution of metallic dragons through the editions, and some interesting ways to implement metallic dragons in your settings.I mentioned a video by TikTok creator Felix in this episode. Here's a link to the video in question: https://www.tiktok.com/@nobody.important000/video/7487847148566957367 Here's a link to his

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47:14

Time to Celebrate - Episode 162

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/03/26

This week, we're revisiting an aspect of a previous topic and talking about festivals. Join us as we discuss celebrations of all types, a food-eating contest minigame, and some ideas about how to implement these ideas in your home game.As mentioned in the episode, we had another episode a little over a year ago where we talked about creating holidays for your game. There are multiple topics which overlap between the two, so if you'd like to listen back to that episode, you can find it here:

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01:32:25

Taste the Rainbow: Chromatic Dragons - Episode 161

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/03/12

This week, we're fulfilling a promise from almost a year ago and starting our discussion about dragons. Join us as we briefly discuss D&D cosmology from a draconic perspective, followed by an analysis of the five primary chromatic dragon types - black, blue, green, red, and white - and some unconventional ways to incorporate them into your games.The Solo But Not Alone 5 bundle is finally live! You can find it here: https://itch.io/b/2865/solo-but-not-alone-5 Our website is live! Head on over

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47:09

TTRPG Econ 201: Player Economy - Episode 160

Undercommon Taste ·

2025/02/26

This week, we're still talking about the economy, but not the monetary kind. Join us as we discuss different forms of player economy, from action economy in game design to how to prioritize which (and how many) aspects of gameplay you want to focus on with your players at the table.As I mentioned in the insert at the beginning of the episode, we were invited by Eric and Matt to join them for The Goblin's Corner's 200th episode. It's a bit of a beast, but we had an amazing time. Here's a link if

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