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A podcast about creating great encounters in Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletop roleplaying games. We're Rosie and Adam, siblings and hard working dungeon masters. Every episode we get forensic on an RPG encounter: why it works, where it could - or did - go wrong and what's cool about it. Whether you play narrative or sandbox, OSR or 5e we want to give you useful tools for thinking about your game. In our show notes, you'll find system neutral write-ups of every encounter discussed, along with an alternative, wild take from the Gelatinous Cube, our squelchy f(r)iend from the depths of the dungeon.

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Gelatinous Cube 18 - This Boss has Phases!

2022/06/07

It's fighting time on Gelatinous Cube as we tackle a multifaceted boss inspired by the big bads of JRPG's. Lots of ideas in play this week but they boil down to a simple core: how do we create interesting monsters? Huge thanks to: Jojiro of https://dungeonantology.com/ and Vance A of https://leicestersramble.blogspot.com/ for all their excellent thoughts :)

Gelatinous Cube 17 - This Party is Dead!

2022/05/13

Adam's brought a lethal encounter to the table this week, and we discuss character death in RPG's. We cover TPK's, liminality, and offer a defense of death rolls. Works cited this week include the luminous ponderings of Emmy Allen, and the firecracker of a game that is Brindlewood Bay.

Gelatinous Cube 16 - This Damsel is in Distress!

2022/04/22

This week we dig into Rosie's encounter "This Damsel is in Distress!" We consider the status of women as victims in ttrpg's, and how we can make them as colourful as the villains they face. You can find Rosie's Princess Stress Response tables, along with the Gelatinous Cube's thoughts on the prompt, right here: https://tinyurl.com/yc24cped

Gelatinous Cube 15 - This Dungeon is Alive!

2022/03/17

Adam and Rosie are back for a discussion of the pitfalls and potentials of living dungeons. We tour beastly bellies, disturb micro-ecologies, and welcome the grotesque. Watch where you step dear listener, it's extremely squelchy in the dungeon this week.

Marina Taken by the Mists: The Curse in Curse of Strahd

2022/02/21

For a special bonus episode Rosie hangs out with her fangs out, pondering the doomed land of Barovia. What is the curse in Curse of Strahd, and how does its horror draw the world together?

Gelatinous Cube 14 - The Spirits are Restless!

2022/02/04

It's ghost stories for Candlemass this week on Gelatinous Cube, as we tackle Rosie's séance encounter The Spirits are Restless! We discuss Pre-Raphaelite ghosts and the artists who loved them, the magic of props and lighting, and a disaster at Castle Ravenloft. SHOWNOTES: Our podcast host has changed things up and no longer embeds shownotes! Catastrophe! But you can find the encounters at gelatinouscast.blogspot.com

Gelatinous Cube 13 - This Story Seems Familiar...

2021/12/07

Team GC are getting AMBITIOUS this week, as Rosie and Adam discuss Rosie's fairytale adventure Red Riding. We discuss the impossibility of originality, the benefits of tradition, and the general headaches of devising RPG's for publication. Then we check back in with the Gelatinous Cube for an encounter that considers how fame might bless and confound an adventuring party. Check our show notes below for the full encounter write-up https://tinyurl.com/yc7cp7ss You can also get the 5e version of Rosie's adventure on Roll20! https://tinyurl.com/sxu8thwj Title music: Shadows in the Night by Adrian Berenguer

Gelatinous Cube 12 - This Thing is Weird!

2021/11/24

We focus on the Weird in RPG's this week, as we contemplate Adam's bizarre chaos-demon confection The Whirlywhip. What makes a thing weird, and how can this quality enliven our games? Then we trip over to the lovely folks from the OSR RPG group on Facebook for more weird and wonderful happenings. Full encounter here Title music: Shadows in the Night by Adrian Berenguer

Gelatinous Cube 11 - This Mushroom is Glowing!

2021/11/10

Rosie and Adam discuss Rosie's mushroom trap, and the importance of shrooms to fantasy and folklore. We ask why mushrooms are so alluring (clue: drugs), what makes a trap a trap, ponder mycophobia and consider how worlds emerge from small player actions. Oh, and there are goblins. There are always goblins. Then it's over to the Gelatinous Cube for a Weird woodland trance party encounter. Check our show notes below for the full encounter write-up https://tinyurl.com/te8u6dxp Title music: Shadows in the Night by Adrian Berenguer

Gelatinous Cube 10 - This Prize Pig Talks!

2021/10/27

This episode we talk Adam's dark fairytale farmyard encounter. Rosie and Ad discuss why the weird is privileged over the uncanny in RPG creation, horror in the familiar, and motivating players through moral appeals. They get into the virtues of over preparation and what do if your players sidestep an encounter than you've spent an age crafting. All that and a disturbing dinner party courtesy of the Gelatinous Cube. Check our show notes below for the full encounter write-up and the Gelatinous Cube's take on the prompt https://tinyurl.com/4c2tr38e Title music: Shadows in the Night by Adrian Berenguer

Gelatinous Cube 9 - This Cleric is Good!

2021/10/13

Merry met, friends! Revelations abound as we shine the divine light of Pelor on Rosie's favourite PC, Moonie the Cleric. Rosie and Ad discuss how players can "presence" their cleric's god to make games more surprising and fun, and explore how clerics tap into the deep magic that happens at the D&D table. Check our show notes below for the full encounter write-up and the Gelatinous Cube's take on the prompt: a rescue mission that would test anyone's faith! https://tinyurl.com/44wc7jfk Title music: Shadows in the Night by Adrian Berenguer

Gelatinous Cube 8 - This Egg Has a Fairy in It!

2021/09/23

Adam's wonderful and strange beer garden. We discuss whimsy in RPGs, micro-sandboxes, the magic of taverns and the pleasures and perils of roleplaying downtime. Check our show notes below for the full encounter write-up https://tinyurl.com/8eh6bkcr Title music: Shadows in the Night by Adrian Berenguer

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jeffffeffff 2022/04/24

A one of a kind, special podcast for game masters.

I had run out of podcasts recently, and decided to do a fresh search for roleplaying related casts. I've listened to a lot of them, but was really loo...

★★★★★

ehhhh-YEEESSSSSS 2022/03/08

Worth your time

This podcast is a hidden D&D gem. If you want inspiration as a DM, great intelligent conversation, and creative fuel, check this out. It also has a re...

★★★★★

freejon 2021/10/30

Fantastic RPG podcast

This is my favorite RPG podcast. It’s focused on encounter building and does a great job of getting my creative mind going (I often have to pause it b...

★★★★★

fan of gelatinous cube 2021/07/09

Best Show on D&D

This show is such a treat. Fun, playful, and deeply informative conversations about navigating D&D as an imaginative, anthropological space with endle...

★★★★★

Gavinator Hawkenstein 2021/07/09

Brilliant Duo

I mean, I already love these two from their Twin Peaks podcast Diane, and now they are talking about my other passion - tabletop games? I’m stoked!

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