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Yet again we prove anything is possible with the power of procrastination! Here in the last days of the month we pulled off an 11th hour recording. Bill was out due to family concerns, but Ed and Lou take up the slack with another episode reflecting on one of the greatest Call of Cthulhu adventures ever written, Masks of Nyarlathotep. In this episode we cover the Kenya chapter of that module. Edwin reveals an incredible GM tool to power through narrative elements of an adventure and Lou tries to remember what convention he was just at… (it was “Fractured Realms” https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&opi=89978449&url=https://www.fracturedrealms.org/home&ved=2ahUKEwiwlt286JKXAxVkpCsGHdhoCVYQFnoECCQQAQ&usg=AOvVaw0nYZ51ooRD60zCy-4xe3Lf ). Oh and (among other brain blocks) the other writer for Dark Sun (with Timothy Brown) was Troy Denning… (https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/strange-owl-games/dragon-kings/pre-launch). And the gorilla booth folks were Big Boy Game Time!

We have had such a fortunate run of getting killer guest hosts on this program, and this episode is not a departure! We have none-other-than, David "Zeb" Cook! We could have talked about a million different products, because Zeb has been so prolific in the industry, but we had to pick just one. It can't be denied that one of the most prolific products he was involved in was Advanced Dungeons & Dragons 2nd Edition! So on this episode we get the chance to hear about its development and kick around our thoughts on how it changed the game and role-playing as a whole. We get to some listener mail concerning last month's "Forest Oracle" episode and promise to get to those Geek Credit questions in September!  I hope you enjoy this recording just as much as we did!

Often sited as being the WORST of TSR pre-published modules, The Forest Oracle lands front and center on the This Ol' Dungeon door step. Bill claims it was Lou's choice while Lou explains it was meant as a threat! We had no mail this month and are still looking for another multiple choice question to have our next Geek Credit segment... Send questions and comments to [email protected] and your quiz questions to [email protected]. Thanks for listening! If you want to check out Pacesetter's choose-your-own-adventure style fanstasy books, here's the Kickstarter: Click Here.

Join us for a discussion about one of the most delightful adventures we've ran across to date! We discuss C1: The Hidden Shrine of Tamoachan along with some discussion about the addition of superfluous monsters in a core book, the completeness of Mutant Crawl Classics, and convention talk. Hang around after hours and get a inside look at Matt Gullett of Long Con Press's newest release a Southern-Fried, Hixploitation, Modern Gothic Apocalypse called Eldritch Wastelands! Back it on Kickstarter.

This is a rough listen, unless you like the persistent rumble of the open road! But, if you can deal with some less than fantastic audio, you can join in with my conversation with Jeff Jones of RPG Ramblings as we come back from North Texas RPG Con and discuss what it means to run a booth at a convention as a small publisher.

This is the episode Luau Lou's computer didn't want you to hear! Yes, after 5 attempts at editing it into an MP3, it finally gave up, and you get this hot bit of broadcasting! In this episode Bill and Lou sit down with Jayson Elliot, creator of Gygax Magazine and Top Secret New World Order. He talks all about his gaming past, the different projects he's been involved with and how some of them went down and his new baby, ModCon  a TTRPG con dedicated to games set in a "modern" timeline. We have a fun letter to respond to (asking us about our craziest D&D game) and cover the original 1975 Boot Hill booklet rules for our "This Ol' Dungeon" segment. Thanks to questions by Mark Wolf and John Williams we get to play a round of Geek Credit with our guest host and prove just what we know (or rather DON"T) about prog rock music, Warhammer, and D&D! Tune in, it's a fun one!

The gang makes a "buzzer shot" to get this episode in the can before the end of the month. We talk about "ages" of collecting thanks to listener mail. We look at the "play as the monsters" D&D supplement: PC2 Top Ballista, and there is a return of the Geek Credit segment! Remember to send your listener feedback to [email protected] and your multiple choice questions with answers to [email protected]. Thanks for listening!

Edwin and Lou talk about the interaction of VTT built-in mechanics and their effects on game experience and get quickly into the "This Ol' Dungeon" segment where they discuss the Chaosium "Stormbringer!" RPG and the starting adventure "The Giant's Stairs." Not going to lie, this episode is short and a bit janky, but hey we promised one episode a month, but there were not quality assurances in that contract! Seriously though, you get a pretty good smear of topics for what it is worth! Please don't forget to send in quiz show questions for a chance to win fabulous RPG prizes ([email protected]) or send us questions, comments, or your own experiences with "Stormbringer!" or the books of Michael Moorcock to [email protected]. Thanks for hanging out with us-here's to a brighter April!

In this late-in-the-month episode, we get up to talking about subdual damage and other interesting sub-systems (thanks to a write-in by John Williams), whether you can actually make a "Slasher Film" RPG, and of course, our "This Ol' Dungeon" focus is the classic RPG: Tunnels and Trolls and a solo adventure for it called "Mistywood." Join us for the next episode by writing in with your thoughts and questions to [email protected] or send us some Geek Credit multiple choice questions to [email protected] for a chance to win RPG related prizes!  Until next time, may your sessions be fabulous!

In this episode the gang talks about the PAGE convention, the subtle effects of designing mechanics, and have our spirits lifted by some really kind letters from the listeners! This month's adventure is G2, which, admittedly we have sort of covered a bit before, but here we give it the full "This Ol' Dungeon" treatment. And ONCE AGAIN we get to try out the  new version of our Geek Credit segment, with some really good/tough questions from our listeners. You too can write into the show at [email protected] or you can send us some multiple choice questions (with the answer marked) to [email protected]. If we use your quiz question on the episode you will be put in a drawing for some swell RPG prizes!

Your dungeon architects are back at it, with this third installment of Masks of Nyarlathotep. This time we take a look at the Australia leg of that world-hopping campaign. We have a good letters section about Christmas RPG memories and some good discussion of using "ships" as the base of an adventuring group. Bill is mysteriously absent from this episode...or is he? You'll have to listen to the whole thing to know for sure!

Edwin and Lou get a chance to hang with friend of the show Jason Hobbs and talk about his "Into the Odd" inspired Civil War-Era, Post-Apocalyptic Western, "Bite the Bullet." He's doing some cool things with social interaction rules in this among other things! Its a tight RPG that really pushes into character play and leaves a lot of room for setting building that is still supported by in-game themes and mechanics pushing the "wild west" pseudo-apocalypse genre. We also get to hear a bit about Edwin's test-run of his in-development "Dungeon Survivor" RPG system during his running of Crawl for the Cure.  You can check out "Bite the Bullet" as a pay what you want here: Bite the Bullet on DrivethruRPG

Alright, if you have followed the podcast for any length of time, you know that I (Luau Lou) have this weird ambition to do a podcast with my childhood buddy, Christopher Tupa, where we just talk. It's not about gaming. It is not even really tangent to the theme of This Ol' Dungeon, but I inflict it on you all nonetheless. This year instead of another Halloween episode, we branch off to Christmas! So, if you need the company of conversation, turn us on. If not, you may want to pass. If you have thoughts of your own about some of the topics we cover, please write in at [email protected]. Or drop some messages on our Facebook page.  Both Christopher and I (and Edwin!) will be on The Crawl for the Cure this Saturday (12/13/25).  Here's the blurb: Live on the DCC Mayhem Twitch Channel:   Time Judge / System / Adventure 7:00:00 AM CK Chuck Cumbow - Castles & Crusades - The Dark Crypt of Nagízotl 10:00:00 AM Judge Brendan Lasalle - Xcrawl Classics - The 36 Chambers of Xcrawl 2:00:00 PM Judge Tim Deschene - DCC/MCC MASHUP - Powerman and Defenders of the Cosmos 5:00:00 PM Judge Edwin Nagy - Dungeon Survivor - The Sweetest Curse 8:00:00 PM Judge Luau Lou/Insanti Clawz - Mutant Crawl Classics - A Convenient Stop with Special Guest Chris Holmes 11:00:00 PM Director Randy Miller - Horror Cinemas Classics - Legion on the Lakefront with Special Guests Paul Fricker (Chaosium) and Jon Hook (Modern Mythos)   Additionally, Freelance Artist Christopher Tupa will be putting up the incredible artworks pictured for raffle, as well as hanging out in the dcc_mayhem Twitch chat to take your requests for custom artworks! Starting at $25 for a black ink drawing and starting at $50 for color, this is NOT an opportunity you’ll want to miss!   The memorial play-a-thon is in memory of Jerry Stefek: gamer, father, friend and altruist. We tragically lost Jerry to aggressive lymphoma in 2018. ALL proceeds will be given to cancer research and patient assistance through Tiltify to the American Cancer Society!

In this One Shot Epsiode, Lou gets to sit down with listener Alexander Another Skip Davis and learn about his experiences both playing the Mechwarrior RPG and taking it to the next level as a LARP! Though he hasn't mentioned it on the show before, this creative dude also manufactures a cool style of dice that work as rings rotating around a string or necklace chain. You can check them out at his link here: Turning Dice - for fans of funky dice, these are a must have...and Christmas is around the corner, how convenient!

This time we get up to a real classic, "Expedition to the Barrier Peaks" by the man himself - E. Gary Gygax! On top of this beaut, we have a great selection of listener mail and (drum roll) the return of Geek Credit! Thanks to the submission of questions by the listeners, we were able to do our first round of the new and improved quiz show! If you have some fun Geek Credit questions for us and want to be inline for a chance to win fabulous RPG prizes, send your questions to [email protected]. Thanks for giving us a listen, and we'll be back in December with another episode! Here are the links listener John Williams gave for looking at his 2nd Edition Warhammer materials. For legal purposes, the show is not affiliated with this but loves the archival nature of what he's doing and wants to see fans connect over the love of old systems and gaming material!   Hosted on google drive.  https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/19ZGff8aGyf3g3pR7GN9BkbcnEaOLn1IK?usp=drive_link   On DakkaDakka forums.  https://www.dakkadakka.com/dakkaforum/posts/list/816543.page   On the 3rd ed 40k facebook group.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/294172802284175   In the 3rd ed 40k discord server.  https://discord.gg/hj9s2ZEU