Fear of a Black Dragon

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:04:17 - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:32 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:23:02 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:32:25 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:35:42 -  The Hardboiled Hexcrawl 
Companion Adventures
00:48:46 - Films
00:50:29 - RPGs
00:52:00 - Books


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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:56 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:06 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:15:11 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:16:20 -    Gnarly Content Warning
00:22:57 -    End of Gnarly Content
00:23:11 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:26:10 -  Horror Noises and sound effects
Companion Adventures
00:57:00 - Music
00:57:51 - Film
01:01:34 - a YouTube channel
01:02:19 - Video Games

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The Basic Crawl
00:01:16 - Overview
00:06:45 - How have we used this in our games?
00:07:26 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:24:02 - Questions we had about this adventure

The Expert Delve
00:32:24 -  Social Sandbox Session Prep
Companion Adventures
00:49:54 - Films
00:54:51 - TV
00:55:55 - Music
00:56:42 - Games


Special thanks to guest host Jeppe!

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:01:50 - How have we used this in our games?
00:02:12 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:14:29 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:18:26 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:21:27 -  Oops! We accidentally did the adventure right away
Companion Adventures
00:36:01 - Folk Story
00:36:45 - Film
00:37:18 - Books
00:39:23 - Music

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Intro
00:11:07 - Some words from the show's editor Rich

Tom and Jason's Top 5 Favorite Modules / Adventures
00:12:14 - Banter about the top 5 favorite modules / adventures
00:13:33 - Number 5
00:17:38 - Number 4
00:21:07 - Number 3
00:25:19 - Number 2
00:28:46 - Honorable Mentions
00:32:29 - Number 1

Jason and Tom answer Listener Questions
00:40:02 - Question 01 from Ivan
00:44:32 - Question 02, also from Ivan
00:48:26 - Question 03 from Jasper
00:52:30 - Question 04 from McWarmaker
00:59:38 - Question 05, also from McWarmaker
01:02:35 - Question 06 from Dr. DM2
01:09:19 - Question 07 from Jeppe
01:12:26 - Question 08 from Andy
01:15:18 - Question 09 from Necro-grantik
01:17:21 - Question 10 from intobats


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The Basic Crawl

00:00:22 - Overview & Contents

00:03:28 - Things we liked

00:17:57 - Questions we had

00:20:39 - Chain lightning round

The Expert Delve

00:23:09 - Spotlight management

Companion Adventures

00:38:57 - Music

00:39:50 - Game

00:40:10 - Book

 

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:17 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:35 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:17:17 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:22:22 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:25:19 - Isles of the West Marches
Companion Adventures
00:47:30 - Books
00:49:47 - RPGs
00:52:10 - TV

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:57 - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:18 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:21:12 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:29:37 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:33:03 - Interior roleplaying
Companion Adventures
00:52:48 - Film
00:54:58 - Video Games
00:56:02 - Books
00:57:15 - Music
00:58:09 - RPGs

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:54 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:15 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:12:01 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:19:59 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:23:54 - Dragons
Companion Adventures
00:40:58 - Film
00:41:36 - RPGs
00:42:50 - Music
00:42:59 - AdventureLookup.com

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:12 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:37 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:16:24 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:18:54 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:21:51 -  Time loops
Companion Adventures
00:38:38 - TV and Films
00:40:58 - Books
00:41:26 - Video Games

Join our Discord! Pick up The Cross-Stitch here.

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:46 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:05 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:21:20 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:26:04 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:29:27 -  Gothic horror in gaming.
Companion Adventures
00:50:05 - Books
00:51:43 - Films
00:52:40 - TV

Join our Discord! Purchase Die, Grave Robber, Die! here.

The Basic Crawl
00:00:31 - Overview
00:03:09 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:28 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:16:09 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:18:28 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:21:55 -  Mini-games
Companion Adventures
00:36:45 - Dune
00:40:13 - RPGs
00:41:35 - Video Games
00:42:31 - Films

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:05:03 - How have we used this in our games?
00:05:24 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:20:42 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:29:23 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:32:02 - Initiations
Companion Adventures
00:47:19 - Games
00:49:46 - Videos and Movies
00:52:02 - Books

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The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:42 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:30 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:24:20 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:34:08 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:36:43 - Dinosaurs
Companion Adventures
00:45:51 - TV
00:47:32 - Books
00:48:14 - Games
00:48:51 - Podcasts

Join our Discord!

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:04:33 - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:54 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:16:01 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:22:03 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:24:47 - Constrained Scenario Spaces
Companion Adventures
00:56:40 - Games
00:57:19 - YouTube video: https://youtu.be/153D_lVCEAk
00:57:59 - Books
00:59:13 - Films   Join our Discord!

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:45- How have we used this in our games?
00:02:57 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:17:28 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:18:54 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:21:52 - So You?ve Summoned an Elder God
Companion Adventures
00:47:33 - Podcast
00:48:49 - Books   Purchase Feast here.

The Darkened Threshold is a new podcast from The Gauntlet, coming in 2023! This is a sneak preview of the first episode; the show will launch with its own feed in late December. In the meantime, join us on The Gauntlet Discord server to discuss all things Brindlewood Bay & The Between.

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:43- How have we used this in our games?
00:04:12 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:18:56 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:21:25 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:23:45 -  DEATH TO CLUES
Companion Adventures
00:44:27 - RPGs
00:44:42 - Podcasts
00:44:59 - YouTube
00:45:15 - RPGs (again)
00:46:53 - Podcasts (again)
00:46:59 - TV

Lowell's talk about Running TTRPG Mysteries: https://youtu.be/AttPTp2Qb8U
Find Block By Block here: https://blockbyblock.carrd.co/

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:15 - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:03 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:18:52 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:22:54 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:25:55 -  Caravans! 
Companion Adventures
00:40:38 - TV and Movies
00:43:01 - Podcasts
00:43:31 - RPGs
00:44:51 - Video Games
00:45:25 - Books  

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:09 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:00 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:21:47 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:24:33 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:27:02 - Tutorial Levels/Invisible Tutorials
Companion Adventures
00:45:07 - a blog article
00:45:22 - website archive
00:45:49 - video game

Further notes from Tom:
Through Ultán's Door (the Ben Laurence thing we couldn't remember the name of): https://throughultansdoor.bigcartel.com/ Tribe 8:  https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/1229/Tribe-8-Rulebook-1st-Edition  Zenopus Archives: https://sites.google.com/site/zenopusarchives/   GMTK - Half-Life 2?s Invisible Tutorial: https://youtu.be/MMggqenxuZc  Fen Orc piece on the legacy of Tower of Zenopus: http://www.fenorc.co.uk/home/legacy-of-zenopus

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:55 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:28 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:16:54 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:22:55 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:25:20 - Western themes
Companion Adventures
00:48:05 - Film
00:50:45 - Novel
00:52:16 - Video Games

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:31 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:59 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:23:01 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:30:24 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:32:44 - Animals

Companion Adventures
00:49:05 - Lake Placid
00:49:47 - Books
00:52:04 - Podcast  

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:04:46 - How have we used this in our games?
00:05:06 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:21:15 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:26:35 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:28:48 - Knowledge as Treasure

Companion Adventures
00:43:21 - Books
00:44:21 - RPGs
00:45:26 - Music
00:46:01 - Video Games   Find The Academy Chrysalis on DTRPG https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/377303/The-Academy-Chrysalis   Support Fear of a Black Dragon and the rest of the Gauntlet Podcast Network: https://www.patreon.com/gauntlet

 

Show Notes:
The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:07- How have we used this in our games?
00:02:27 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:13:50 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:19:08 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:21:23 -  Whimsical Fantasy

Companion Adventures
00:36:57 - Books
00:37:51 - RPGs
00:39:19 - Music
00:40:44 - Films

The Kickstarter Jason mentioned:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/gauntlet/brindlewood-bay-cozy-murder-mystery-rpg

Tom's Panel on Drop-In RPG Meetups:
https://youtu.be/ICm9xTxrXas

Jonah Knight from Roll to Meddle talks to Jason Cordova about Brindlewood Bay, coming to Kickstarter April 26th!

Follow the Kickstarter campaign here!

Show Notes:

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:01:33- How have we used this in our games?
00:01:59 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:13:40 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:16:40 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:18:52 - Unearthing the implied story

Companion Adventures
00:42:13 - Music
00:42:46 - Poetry
00:43:12 - Films
00:43:47 - Books & RPG Companions  

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:04:29- How have we used this in our games?
00:04:48 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:15:33 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:20:41 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:22:52 - Creating a sense of paranoia

Companion Adventures
00:42:56 - Films
00:44:45 - RPGs
00:47:23 - TV
00:48:32 - YouTube
00:49:16 - Music

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:26- How have we used this in our games?
00:02:49 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:15:46 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:19:50 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:21:28 - Folk horror in tabletop roleplaying games.

Companion Adventures
00:38:53 - RPGs
00:39:59 - Film
00:43:04 - TV
00:44:36 - Literature

Linda Codega article on Dicebreaker: https://www.dicebreaker.com/categories/roleplaying-game/feature/folklore-rpgs-fresh-perspectives-cultures

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:33- How have we used this in our games?
00:04:57 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:22:07 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:25:11 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:27:19 - Grand finales

Companion Adventures
00:49:32- Film
00:50:33 - RPGs 

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:47- How have we used this in our games?
00:04:25 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:20:12 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:23:43 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:25:52 - Zooming Out & Fantasy Procedurals

Companion Adventures
00:43:11 - X-Files (and other TV)
00:44:54 - Podcasts
00:46:44 - Books, RPGs, and fiction

Some links to matters discussed in the episode:
Groversville Radio, September 1997 playlist: https://youtu.be/MUFasKZcH_c?list=PLq6xCUPY2FwIzLraC21zKIKr04hYcs5zw

?A Colder War? by Charles Stross   http://www.infinityplus.co.uk/stories/colderwar.htm 

John Tynes' DG-era website: http://johntynes.com/revland2000/

Tom's DG PbtA rules: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jHtNGtGGeb4qBLrPOhe0Mqx_H3M6-HnAYxPsOtyBQ7A/edit?usp=sharing

?The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:04:10 - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:37 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:23:42 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:29:00 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:31:06 - Ghost Stories

Companion Adventures
00:48:30 - Music
00:49:23 - Films
00:52:02 - YouTube playlist of the module as run by Jason

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:05:27 - How have we used this in our games?
00:05:57 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:21:49 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:29:10 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:30:52 - Not Being Ironic about your Elf Games

Companion Adventures
00:44:56 - Inspiration for the cast of NPCs from the adventure
00:47:24 - Music
00:47:45 - Film

A link to the YouTube playlist Tom mentioned:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z-cg5JOrOs&list=PLq6xCUPY2FwIm1hzDnx6Ezg2yFkLNZxc6&ab_channel=EarthlyHeavens

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:35 - How have we used this in our games?
00:02:57 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:15:52 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:18:41 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:21:14 - Coastal Places

Companion Adventures
00:39:28 - RPGs
00:44:13 - Film and TV
00:46:39 - Books
00:47:11 - Dance (puxada de rede)

A link to the dance Tom mentioned: 
?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOA9yRwN8fI&ab_channel=MarinaRara

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:56 - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:32 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:22:52 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:33:03 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:34:26 - War and Politics

Companion Adventures
00:48:54 - RPGs
00:50:54 - Film and TV

The Basic Crawl
00:00:22 - Overview
00:03:30 - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:18 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:19:12 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:22:04 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:23:49 - Vampires!

Companion Adventures
00:44:50 - Games
00:48:25 - Films
00:51:57 - TV

?The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:04:53 - How have we used this in our games?
00:05:21 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:25:21 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:31:52 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:34:28 - Haunted House dungeons

Companion Adventures
00:52:10 - Literature
00:53:35 - Films
00:54:47 - Podcast
00:55:31 - Dark Ride YouTubers

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:00 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:21 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:14:00 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:17:11 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:19:35 - Sci-fi dungeons

Companion Adventures
00:38:00 - Films
00:39:56 - Video Game
00:40:52 - Music

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:04:33 - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:59 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:19:37 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:21:23 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:24:20 - A world without dungeons, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the random tables. 

Companion Adventures
00:44:12 - Film and TV
00:45:24 - Short Story
00:45:39 - A Blog
00:46:02 - Games

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:03:29 - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:11 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:13:46 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:18:08 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:19:37 - How to GM like Elmore Leonard

Companion Adventures
00:36:03 - Books
00:36:51 - Films
00:38:57 - Music

Link to the Kickstarter

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:43 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:46 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:15:26 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:18:35 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:20:34 - How to make bog standard D&D monsters more interesting.

Companion Adventures
00:35:01 -  Check out Jason's YouTube run of this module!
00:35:55 -  RPGs
00:36:58 -  Books
00:37:29 -  Music
00:38:48 -  Podcasts

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=npMzL0EHsaw

?The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:49 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:08 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:19:29  - Questions we had about this adventure
00:24:14- Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:25:41 - Daylight Dungeoneering!

Companion Adventures
00:42:28 - Film
00:47:15 - Games
00:48:23 - Mythology

Jason interviews Tom
00:00:21 - Overview
00:02:38 - Tom, where's the nerd stuff?
00:05:31 - Some quotes from the game and notes on tone
00:07:05 - Mechanics talk
00:13:41 - Squads
00:16:26 - Setting Imagery and Inspirations
00:18:39 - Why did Tom make this game?
00:20:32 - The Supernatural Side of RCTK
00:23:55 - What are the Eight Evil Thoughts?
00:26:24 - A run-through of one of the Fastnesses
00:33:25 - Where can you get RCTK?
https://www.patreon.com/porcupinepublishing

The Basic Crawl
00:00:25 - Overview
00:02:16 - How have we used this in our games?
00:02:39 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:14:07  - Questions we had about this adventure
00:18:13- Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:19:54 - Running a frozen-wastes based adventure
00:25:15 - Performance Tips
00:29:19 - Mechanics Ideas
00:34:37 - Thematic Techniques

Companion Adventures
00:41:45 - Film
00:42:32 - Video Games
00:43:37 - Music
00:44:16 - RPG
00:46:19 - YouTube playthrough

Perseverant: A Story Game of Desperate Survival by Ben Dutter was the name of the RPG mentioned but not named in Companion Adventures

The Basic Crawl
00:00:20 - Overview
00:02:45 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:04 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:22:03  - Questions we had about this adventure
00:25:21 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:27:52 - Designing or Modifying Scenarios for Emergent Horror

Companion Adventures
00:45:35 - Film
00:49:25 - Music
00:49:48 - Games

Mother, directed by Vsevolod Pudovkin: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HlP9uGQ56ag

??The Basic Crawl
00:00:20 - Overview
00:01:44 - How have we used this in our games?
00:02:05 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:11:52  - Questions we had about this adventure
00:19:47 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:21:04 - How can you build on a small dungeon?

Companion Adventures
00:39:50 - Film
00:40:38 - Interactive website
00:41:11 - RPG
00:42:22 - YouTube playthrough

The Bruja, The Beast and the Barrow
Gauntlet Community Open Gaming

TWO Basic Crawls
00:01:22 - Tom reviews Unholy Land
00:06:28 - Jason reviews DCC module - The Doom that Came to Christmas Town

The Expert Delve
00:14:11 -  Running RPGs for your non-gamer friends (who you might need to hang out with during the holidays)

New Year's Gamer Resolutions
00:35:30 - Tom's Resolutions
00:38:45 - Jason's Resolutions
0040:14 - Listener Resolutions

Companion Adventures
00:48:48 - Presents for Mystery Gamers
00:49:16 - Movies and TV Shows
00:53:38 - A Poem

Trophy RPG is now available for preorder! Check out the Trophy preorder store here.

In this special episode Trophy author Jesse Ross sits down with Trophy publisher Jason Cordova to announce the preorders, give an update on the state of the project, and talk about some of the additions and refinements that are being made to Trophy since it was originally released in Codex. 

More links:

To keep the discussion going, join us on the Trophy Discord server! 

Check out The Trophy Podcast!

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21 - Overview
00:06:28 - How have we used this in our games?
00:06:47 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:26:48 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:32:35 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:35:55 -  The Middle Eight, from Tom

Companion Adventures
00:45:42 - Games
00:46:32 - Podcast
00:47:59 - TV
00:49:40 - Music

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21  - Overview
00:04:06 - How have we used this in our games?
00:04:55 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:19:43 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:26:15 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:29:01 -  Tom schools us on intertextuality

Companion Adventures
00:45:42 - Books
00:50:04 - Music
00:51:06 - Films
00:52:10 - Podcast
00:53:29 - Game (Southern Holler - https://lhcodega.itch.io/southern-holler)

?Texas Monthly article:  https://www.texasmonthly.com/articles/the-power/

The Basic Crawl
00:00:21  - Overview
00:03:26 - How have we used this in our games?
00:03:48 - Things we liked about this adventure
00:14:18 - Questions we had about this adventure
00:24:16 - Chain Lightning Round

The Expert Delve
00:26:32 - How to adapt older adventures so they appeal to a modern audience

Companion Adventures
00:46:36 - Film
00:47:41 - Game
00:48:15 - Book
00:49:00 - Some Kobold Ken from Jason