On this episode, we talk about the top mistakes we made running ShadowDark (aka “how Ken accidentally enabled hard mode for his campaign”). Our mistakes include “overly complicate torch management”, “create deadlier rat diseases”, “don’t use Luck points”, and more! Looking for more ShadowDark content? Check out these Lair episodes: Listen to the Episode Watch […]
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Our group of wastelanders (and one former Vault dwelling weapons tester) defend the fortified town of Covenant from raiders in the latest chapter of our Fallout 2d20 Actual Play campaign. The raiders defeated, the group gains access to Covenant, where they uncover rumors about a ghoul named Thriftway dealing in slaves for the Enclave. Chapters
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Fallout 2d20 uses zones instead of conventional battle maps or theater of the mind to describe where your characters (and their enemies) are in the game world. In this episode, we talk about how Fallout zones work, offer advice on how to use them, and take a peak at some other games that use zones.
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As our Fallout 2d20 Actual Play campaign continues, the party treks across the wasteland toward the settlement of Covenant. Along the way they encounter dangers both grotesque and ridiculous, from gutting radioactive bugs for dinner to dodging their own teammate’s grenades. And yeah, Steve’s still trying to recover his prototype laser pistol from the bandit
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On this episode, we delve far from the light to geek out about Shadowdark. The old-school-inspired RPG strips Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition to its essentials, and then adds in some modern sensibilities. We talk about our favorite mechanics, how it’s impacted our other games (looking at you D&D 5th Edition!), and our players’ penchant
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We kickoff our Fallout 2d20 campaign with the protagonists (not sure we can call them “heroes” just yet) waking up in the Wasteland. Chapters 0:00 – Intro & Audio Shenanigans3:15 – Meet the Survivors8:40 – Escape from the Hospital Basement14:55 – Reg the Super Mutant Chef22:10 – Journey Through the Wasteland29:30 – EyeBot Encounters &
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Our Fallout 2d20 Actual Play follows a group of apocalypse survivors through the Commonwealth (as featured in Fallout 4). Our crew consists of: Episodes Related Links
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In our “Build Better Cities” episode of Campaigns & Coffee, we talked about how to make your city real and lived in. This time around, we’re ignoring all that advice, and looking at a bunch of random generators you can use to spawn instant cities (aka insta-cities) for your role-playing games. Watch to the Episode
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Ken loves monsters, and the 2024 edition of the Monster Manual for Dungeons & Dragons has tons of them! After getting the book out of the box, Ken looks at what’s new and different with the 2024 Monster Manual, including some new options for old favorites like hill giants and goblins. Chapters 0:00 – Intro
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Ken elaborates on the Attention Economy – how many things people need to keep track of – for D&D 2024, and how it differs from the 2014. (and yeah, this explains his initial reaction to the Blade Ward cantrip back in Episode 5). He reviews the idea of the Action Economy (how many things a
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