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7/23/2020

Mortzengersturm

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​The Basic Crawl
00:00:21  - Overview
00:04:11  - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:34 - Things we liked about this book
00:18:28 - Questions we had about this book
00:23:07 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:25:24 -  The gunfights of John Woo - an approach to information

Companion Adventures
00:40:25 - Film
00:44:21 - RPG
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7/1/2020

A Thousand Thousand Islands

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:23  - Overview
00:03:16  - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:07 - Things we liked about this book
00:15:36 - Spoiler alert for Andjang's "bad guys"

00:16:56 - Questions we had about this book
00:22:06 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:23:54 - Using images and illustrations for our games

Companion Adventures
00:37:09 - Film
00:38:18 - Books
00:40:45 - Music
00:42:00 - Story Games

Jembatan Pensil: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z7KoqQusDMQ
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6/15/2020

Winter's Daughter

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:18  - Overview
00:03:13  - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:39 - Things we liked about this book
00:19:13   - Questions we had about this book
00:20:54 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:22:23 - Bringing fairytale elements into your game

Companion Adventures
00:36:58 - TV
00:38:05 - Film
00:41:37 - Podcasts
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5/13/2020

Terrors of the Ancient World

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:01:40 - How have we used this in our games?
00:01:59 - Things we liked about this book
00:10:10  - Questions we had about this book
00:18:04 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:19:50 - How to introduce third-party or new content into your ongoing campaign

Companion Adventures
00:33:40 - Book
00:34:20 - Film
00:35:05 - Video Game
00:35:46 - Tabletop Games
00:37:22 - Music
00:37:52 - a Twitter Recommendation

​Brindlewood Bay https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/307416/Brindlewood-Bay
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4/30/2020

Power Behind the Throne (Part 2)

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:20 - Overview
00:02:49 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:24 - Things we liked about this portion of the book
00:16:29  - Questions we had about this portion of the book
00:23:27 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:25:44 - How to Encourage your Group to Engage with Complex Plots (spoiler alert: have NPCs be nice to them and tell them)

Companion Adventures
00:37:04 - Films
00:39:27 - TV
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4/7/2020

The Big Fifty

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:19 - Overview
00:21:28 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:23:34 - Tom's intro to the Q&A
00:24:01 -  What's next for the OSR?
00:27:46 - What is Jason's favorite nautical adventure?
00:29:51 - Tom, have you noticed any regional trends in gaming?
00:33:34 - What system or module would you use to introduce someone to gaming?
00:37:04 - What aspects of thinking about game design have transferred to your daily life?
00:38:44 - What OSR tropes are essential? Which ones have been done to death?
00:39:21 - Name the most beautiful thing you've found in a dungeon.
00:41:05 - Which of the OSR modules you've discussed is your favorite?
00:42:11 - What are some principles for good adventure design?
00:44:36 - What are some of your favorite modules you haven't yet reviewed?
00:45:16 - What are some upcoming projects you're excited about?
00:45:58 - What OSR modules do you wish you could experience again for the first time?
00:47:41 -  What module or game taught you to play better?

Companion Adventures
00:50:05 - What's next for FoBD?


00:58:48 - A Stinger  ​
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3/24/2020

Times That Fry Men's Souls

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:22 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:33 - Things we liked about the module
00:18:16 - Questions we had about the module
00:22:19 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:24:22 - Implied Settings
00:26:19 - Historical RPGs with Implied Settings
00:29:35 - What is an Implied Setting?
00:40:00 - Issues with Implied Settings
00:41:55 - Best Practices for using Implied Settings

Companion Adventures
00:43:46 - Film
00:47:41 - TV
00:48:29 - Games
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1/17/2020

Trophy RPG Kickstarter Special

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Timecodes
00:01:20 - History and development of Trophy
00:11:15 - Trophy Dark
00:13:51 - Trophy Gold
00:21:05 - Trophy Loom
00:25:17 - Kickstarter details

Links
Trophy Kickstarter Campaign

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1/7/2020

Through Ultan's Door

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:23 - Overview
00:03:23 - How have we used the zine?
00:04:14 - Things we liked about the zine
00:20:35 - Questions we had about the zine
00:25:04 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:26:45 - Recapping previous sessions

Companion Adventures
00:44:25 - Films and TV
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12/22/2019

Power Behind the Throne (Part 1)

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:28 - How have we used this portion of the book?
00:03:59 - Things we liked about this portion of the book
00:22:00 - Questions we had about this portion of the book
00:27:22 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:28:50 - Handling a large number of NPCs

Companion Adventures
00:38:28 - Film
00:40:19 - Music
00:42:10 - Gaming

Links
Discord server
https://discord.gg/jxDbMXV
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