Seeking to up the challenge rating after the simple Alpha rocket build, I chose the Skytracer, a Level 2 rocket… Read more Rocket Build: The Skytracer
Author: Ken Newquist
Geek Archeology: Battle Axe the Fighter
My first two characters for Dungeons & Dragons – rolled up using the 1981 Moldvay Basic Set – were named Magic and… Read more Geek Archeology: Battle Axe the Fighter
S1E21 Fire Emblem Completions, RPGs, GenCon, RPG Ideas, Season 1 Retrospective
Welcome to the Lair of Secrets podcast! The podcast about gaming and being a geek by two forty-something geek dads.… Read more S1E21 Fire Emblem Completions, RPGs, GenCon, RPG Ideas, Season 1 Retrospective
Rocket Build: The Alpha
As a kid, I built a ton of model rockets as part of a 4-H club that my dad ran.… Read more Rocket Build: The Alpha
S1E20 Sail Away, Summer Reading, Gaslands, Self-Healing Switches, Second-hand Tech
I’m David Moore and I’ve been sailing in a boat, which is bumpier than a dirigible, and digging heavily into… Read more S1E20 Sail Away, Summer Reading, Gaslands, Self-Healing Switches, Second-hand Tech
S1E19 Finally Philmont
Ken made it to Philmont and back. That’s it. Summer’s done. Meanwhile, David traveled to a castle in Ohio, moderated… Read more S1E19 Finally Philmont
S1E18 Dyson Fall, 3D Printing, Wilderness First Aid, Disc Golf, Mass Effect Returns
On this episode of the Lair of secrets, David reports out on his productive stay-cation, while Ken hikes, runs, swims,… Read more S1E18 Dyson Fall, 3D Printing, Wilderness First Aid, Disc Golf, Mass Effect Returns
S1E16 Super Science, Dwarven Delves, Magic Skeletons, Work-cation, Horizon Zero Dawn
The Lair of Secrets get a super-science expansion as David and Ken take a look at the new super-sized edition… Read more S1E16 Super Science, Dwarven Delves, Magic Skeletons, Work-cation, Horizon Zero Dawn
S1E15 Temporal Shifting, Ringworld, Resident Alien, Valheim
David and Ken stumble out of Episode 14’s time shift to find the temporal demon known as “Daylight Saving Time”… Read more S1E15 Temporal Shifting, Ringworld, Resident Alien, Valheim
S1E13 Venturing into the RPG Vault
It may be early fall in the current timeline, but in the Lair of Secrets winter’s freezing grasp can still… Read more S1E13 Venturing into the RPG Vault