Black Lodge Trivia Night

The characters escalate matters to a higher level than maybe anyone expected and get some of the answers they seek. Recorded on 9/12/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 Trivia 00:04:45 Start of session 01:13:22 Post-session discussion

Patrick and Matt infiltrate GCHQ and pressure their target while discovering someone else might not be who they seem.

Gameplay begins at: 11:00 Recorded on 8/29/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

With Patrick traveling on assignment, Matt takes the wheel and runs Liminal Horror from Goblin Archives. Art takes the role of a radio field producer/aspiring podcaster as he investigates the small town of Coldwater and the aftermath of The Incident. Art dives into one last session for the time being to continue his current, randomly generated, domain. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 8/22/24 https://goblinarchives.itch.io/ Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:35 Liminal Horror Opening Thoughts 00:09:00 Trivia 00:14:50 Getting Started 01:35:00 Post-session Thoughts

Art dives into one last session for the time being to continue his current, randomly generated, domain. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 8/20/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks to @westernman-forelius for creating both the Foundry ruleset for Ker Nethalas and for putting out videos showing how to get everything working.

Vanished: At the Edge of Darkness Trailer.

Upcoming play of Liminal Horror from Goblin Archives.

https://goblinarchives.itch.io/liminal-horror

Art is back for another session of Ker Nethalas to start up a new domain and try out some of the mechanics not present in the starter dungeon.

Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 8/8/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks to LordGwydion for catching my mistake with the cumulative actions penalty and for all his work bringing Ker Nethalas to Sojour. https://youtu.be/D4RUGCtFZVQ?si=C-AmqtfMU6mDUk79 https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/419892/sojour-solo-virtual-table-top-vtt Thanks to westernman-forelius for creating both the Foundry ruleset for Ker Nethalas and for putting out videos showing how to get everything working.

We finally get back to our Cold War Espionage adventure and the compromising of Albie Graham. Recorded on 8/1/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Matt and Art get sidetracked a lot but end up talking about Dungeon Crawls... then get sidetracked one more time that starts them down the road of Tier Rankings. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 7/25/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:30 Some Elden Ring 00:03:57 Trivia 00:08:30 Bonus Trivia 00:09:47 Big Little Lies? 00:12:48 Misery and Stephen King? 00:19:14 Finally getting to the topic 00:59:43 Art tosses a hand grenade that starts the Tier Rankings 01:36:20 Wrapping up

Art stumbles his way through to the end of the introductory Domain, gets some things wrong, manages to catch a few of them, but otherwise has a great time in this oversized session of Ker Nethalas.

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Recorded on 7/24/24

Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module

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Thanks to @westernman-forelius for creating both the Foundry ruleset for Ker Nethalas and for putting out videos showing how to get everything working.

00:00:00 Intro and Recap

00:08:00 Start of Session 02

02:36:00 Overseer Battle

03:05:55 Wrap-Up

As Real Life (TM) stomps on our faces and jams up our recording schedule, Art decides to take Ker Nethalas for a spin. It's a D100 dungeon crawl solo/co-op RPG that brings a little more crunch to the proceedings than usual for this style of game. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 7/21/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module https://blackoathgames.com/ Thanks to  @westernman-forelius  for creating both the Foundry ruleset for Ker Nethalas and for putting out videos showing how to get everything working. 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:10 Setting Overview 00:06:16 Foundry Module List 00:11:17 Character Creation 00:33:40 Into Ker Nethalas 02:27:44 Wrapping up first session

Patrick leads Matt and Art through the ultraviolent, vampire, nazi-killing fantasy RPG "one-shot." Come for the rules-light yes-and roleplaying and stay for another of Art's terrible movie hot takes. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 6/27/24 Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by the Alchemy VTT module Intro 00:00:00 Trivia 00:04:08 Session: 00:07:08 Post-Session Wrap-Up 01:30:10

e're back this week with a Damn Fine Coffee where we get into how we approach finding our characters when rolling them up. We also get off on tangents about Saturday Night Live, F&ck/Marry/Kill settings, and gaslighting Matt into getting back with Degenesis. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 5/23/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.00:00:00 Intro 00:01:40 Trivia 00:09:25 Discussion Topic

BLTN finally gets into our Cold War espionage game proper after the previous session zero took care of character creation. We set up the mission, dress down the head of a rival agency, and wonder how Art's audio got even worse. Recorded on 6/16/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:45 Trivia 00:09:30 Session Begins 01:30:03 Wrap-Up

Down a Matt, Patrick and Art improvise a session of Free League's Into the Odd on the fly and the system really does live up to its low prep reputation. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 6/13/24 Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:47 Trivia 00:04:15 Start of session

Art finally gets his turn in the official rotation and kicks off the cold war spy adventure he won't shut up about. Matt and Patrick patiently come along for the ride in this session zero where characters are made. Recorded on 5/30/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG The Design Mechanism: thedesignmechanism.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. 00:00:00 Intro 00:02:04 Trivia 00:03:44 Getting Started

BLTN turns one this month and so we decided to get together to celebrate a little, look back over the last year, and think ahead to what's on deck in year two (spoiler alert - we continue to be horned up). Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 5/23/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

Art concludes his first Strider Mode adventure for The One Ring 2nd Ed. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 3/21/24 Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Maps by Lion Banner Games: https://foundryvtt.com/creators/lionbanner/ 00:00:00 Intro and Recap 00:05:45 Wondering about shadow 00:14:35 Starting the session 01:56:53 Post-session wrap up

Art gets distracted about weather generators in RPGs and fawns over HarnWorld from Columbia Games. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

A brief overview of the combat options available in Strider Mode. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

LTN finally reaches the end of Menace Under Otari... but will it be a happy one? Patrick and Art feel no shame for how much the introductory adventure kicked their butt. Recorded on 5/9/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Pathfinder 2E: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

'The Long Dark' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au 00:00:00 Intro 00:04:13 Trivia 00:07:03 Start of session 01:08:53 Post-session discussion

We get to the end of The Dance of Dreams and wrap up with some overall thoughts. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 5/2/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music is part of the Alchemy Enhanced Vaesen module. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:50 Trivia 00:05:30 Recap and Session 01:23:40 Session Wrap Up 01:29:15 Thoughts on the Vaesen system 01:35 42 Thoughts on Alchemy 01:44:20 Upcoming games

Patrick embarks on his journey into Starforged with character and setting creation. Recorded on 4/28/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Ironsworn: https://www.ironswornrpg.com/ Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Things take a dark and supernatural turn at the Witch Cat Inn as Matt and Art continue Vaesen's intro adventure, The Dance of Dreams Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 4/18/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music is part of the Alchemy Enhanced Vaesen module. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:02 Trivia 00:04:00 Recap 00:06:42 Start 01:09:25 Wrap Up

Patrick and Art push further into the bowels beneath Otari, facing off against terrible foes and their own stupidity. Matt continues to shudder in disbelief. Recorded on 4/11/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Pathfinder 2E: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.00:00:00 Intro 00:02:32 Horn check-in 00:05:37 Trivia 00:10:22 Hot Dr. Pepper? 00:14:42 Menace Under Otari 01:22:50 Wrap-up

Art could either get his taxes in on time or get back to The One Ring using Strider Mode. The choice was obvious. Here's a bonus session where he embarks on his journey to uncover new evils lurking in the North Downs. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 3/19/24 Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Maps by Lion Banner Games: https://foundryvtt.com/creators/lionbanner/ 00:00:00 Introduction and recap 00:02:35 Start of the journey 00:49:51 Arrival to the North Downs 00:55:08 Heading into the North Downs 01:16:47 Combat 01:33:34 End of combat and wrap-up

Matt and Art continue exploring Dance of Dreams, the intro adventure for Free League's Vaesen RPG. After making in roads with The Society in the first session, Matt arrives at The Witch Cat Inn and starts his investigation. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 4/4/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music is part of the Alchemy Enhanced Vaesen module. 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:00 Recap 00:05:30 Trivia 00:08:25 A little Delta Green chatter? 00:20:25 Vaesen 01:22:10 Wrap Up

After a party reboot was required due to a slight TPK, Art and Patrick's new characters have a little more luck surviving under Otari... not much, but a little. Recorded on 3/28/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Pathfinder 2E: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.00:00:00 Intro 00:02:44 Trivia Question 00:05:13 Adventuring Under Otari 01:44:25:00 Post-Session Wrap

Matt and Art get together to recap and discuss some of the latest BLTN RPG sessions. Then they chat about how much roleplaying they want in their RPGs and why it's important. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 3/24/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. Link to the Raldanash video discussing running Call of Cthulhu in Vaesen: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPy2_fn05yY 00:00:00 Intro 00:01:35 Trivia Question 00:06:45 Vaesen Recap and Discussion 00:37:27 The One Ring Recap and Discussion 00:59:47 Pathfinder 2e Recap and Discussion 01:16:20 Pathfinder Society Discussion 01:21:23 Hey, you got roleplaying in my RPG 01:43:45 Current Horned-Up check in

Art dives into The One Ring 2nd Ed from Free League and takes its Strider Mode solo module for a spin. A lot of rambling ensues. Like a lot. Like we need to apologize a lot. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 3/14/23 and 3/18/23. Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.com Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Prancing Pony background: https://www.czepeku.com/ 00:00:00 Introduction

00:07:48 Character Creation

00:49:22 Selecting a Patron and Art's rambling about suspension of disbelief

00:59:22 Wrapping up character creation

01:07:00 We're going on an adventure! (finally)

01:21:48 List of Foundry VTT modules

01:24:32 How the adventure fits into the overall timeline

01:25:10 Back to the story

01:42:26 Rolling for Patron Quest

01:44:58 Wrap Up

A little bonus off-topic St. Paddy's Day discussion from Menace Under Otari Ep. 05. Recorded on 3/7/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

Art and Patrick introduce their new PCs as everyone does their best to forget that last session's TPK ever happened. The new party is broodier and froggier than ever before as Tamily realizes her mistake hiring retirees to save the town.

Recorded on 3/7/24

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Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

00:00:00 Intro

00:01:10 Epic Announcement!!

00:06:20 Patrick's Bizarro Trivia Question

00:09:55 The Session

01:40:35 Wrap-up

Down a Patrick, Matt and Art start a new one-on-one RPG series with Free League's Vaesen and the introductory adventure, The Dance of Dreams. And for the first time, we give Alchemy VTT a try featuring its enhanced Vaesen module. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 02/29/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music is part of the Alchemy Enhanced Vaesen module.00:00:00 Intro and Kickstarter Horn Check In 00:06:05 Trivia Question 00:08:22 Vaesen Opening Thoughts 00:11:00 Start of the Actual Play 01:46:10 Wrap Up and Sign Off

Matt and Art discuss Free League's excellent fantasy RPG, Dragonbane. Both took the solo rules for a spin and ended up feeling really positively about their respective sessions and the system as a whole.

The trivia question contains a major spoiler for the end of Twin Peaks: The Return, so time stamps are below to help skip that. Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.00:00:00 Intro 00:01:35 Start of trivia (MAJOR SPOILERS) 00:04:52 End of Trivia and Spoilers 01:35:20 Horned Up Check In Dragonbane: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/dragonbane/ Recorded on 2/22/24 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG

Art disastrously concludes his solo run through Free League's Dragonbane. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 02/07/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music: Dragonbane Official Soundtrack

After months of anticipation, we finally get back to one of the campaigns that started it all for BLTN... Menace Under Otari for Pathfinder 2e. The session goes horribly wrong in ways that almost feel statistically impossible.

Recorded on 2/8/24

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Music:

Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

00:00:00 Intro

00:02:40 Trivia

00:08:18 Session Start

01:04:40 Post game discussion

Matt and Art finish off A Night at the Opera as the fates of those missing are uncovered.

Gameplay at 10:15

Post game thoughts on Cybperunk Red: 01:59:00 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG @RTalsorianGames @FoundryVTT https://rtalsoriangames.com/ https://foundryvtt.com/ Maps: https://www.patreon.com/cybermaps Recorded on 2/1/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Matt and Art continue unraveling the mysteries of Night City in our second session of A Night at the Opera. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @[email protected]

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https://foundryvtt.com/ Maps: https://www.patreon.com/cybermaps Recorded on 1/25/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Art takes Free League's Dragonbane out for a spin using the solo rules included with the game. He went in expecting another D20 system and came away pleasantly surprised by how much of the system's old school roots still shine through. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 01/24/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Battle maps by Tom Cartos: https://www.patreon.com/tomcartos

Somebody let Patrick back in, so we finally have a full crew on the mics to discuss breaking up with systems and how those break ups take shape. While we discuss systems we might be leaving behind for the moment, remember that we could "You had me at hello" any of these systems back into our gaming lives for a romantic reconciliation.
Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 1/11/24 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

Matt and Art dive into A Night at the Opera from Tales from the RED. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @[email protected]@RTalsorianGames @FoundryVTT
https://rtalsoriangames.com/https://foundryvtt.com/ Recorded on 12/21/23 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

LTN starts its dive into R. Talsorian's Cyberpunk RED with a Session Zero using FoundryVTT. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @[email protected]  @RTalsorianGames   @FoundryVTT  https://rtalsoriangames.com/ https://foundryvtt.com/ Recorded on 12/14/23 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

The finale to BLTN's Actual Play of the solo RPG Rune.https://runerpg.games/https://gilarpgs.itch.io/rune Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @[email protected] Recorded on 11/28/23 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Matt and Art discuss their thoughts on solo RPGs after spending the last month diving into a few different systems. They also talk about their year in gaming for 2023 and what's on the horizon. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @[email protected] Recorded on 11/30/23. Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. Here are some links to things discussed in this episode: Entity: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/444382/ENTITY Rune and Gila RPGs: https://gilarpgs.com/ English Eerie: https://trollish-delver-games.itch.io/english-eerie-second-edition Midnight Melodies: https://capacle.itch.io/midnight-melodies Star Trek Adventures Captain's Log: https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/sta-captains-log-solo-roleplaying-game Swords of the Serpentine: https://pelgranepress.com/product/swords-of-the-serpentine/ CBR+PNK: https://emanoelmelo.itch.io/cbrpnk-core Pathfinder: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Savage Worlds: https://peginc.com/savage-settings/savage-worlds/ The Dark Eye: https://ulisses-us.com/games/tde/ Lancer: https://massifpress.com/ Orbital Blues: https://usa.soulmuppet-store.co.uk/collections/orbital-blues Eat the Reich: https://rowanrookanddecard.com/eat-the-reich-what-is-it/ Fantasy Age: https://fantasyagerpg.com/

BLTN finally gets the chance to try Rune, a solo RPG that brings the video game Souls series to the table.https://runerpg.games/https://gilarpgs.itch.io/rune Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @[email protected] Recorded on 11/27/23 Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

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BLTN takes a quick look at how we use Foundry VTT in our sessions. While we don't claim to be experts by any stretch of the imagination, Foundry has proven to be an essential part of our actual plays. Recorded on 11/13/23 Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @[email protected] Here are some links to things mentioned in this episode... Foundry Foundry VTT: www.foundryvtt.com Star Trek Adventures for Foundry: https://github.com/mkscho63/sta Harmaster for Foundry: https://github.com/toastygm/HarnMaster-3-FoundryVTT/ Mythras for Foundry: https://gitlab.com/kp-systems/mythras LCARS UI for Star Trek Adventures: https://github.com/FabulistVtt/sta-lcars-ui Lock View: https://github.com/MaterialFoundry/LockView PDF Pager: https://github.com/farling42/fvtt-pdf-pager Simple Fog: https://github.com/League-of-Foundry-Developers/simplefog Challenge Tracker: https://github.com/Larkinabout/fvtt-challenge-tracker RPGs Star Trek Adventures: https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/collections/star-trek-adventures Star Trek Captain's Log: https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/sta-captains-log-solo-roleplaying-game Minutes to Midnight: https://soliver.itch.io/minutes-to-midnight Cold Shadows: https://www.gallantknightgames.com/cold-shadows/ The Service: https://lari-assmuth.itch.io/the-service-playtest Mythras: https://thedesignmechanism.com/ Night's Black Agents: https://pelgranepress.com/nights-black-agents/ Fall of Delta Green: https://pelgranepress.com/product/the-fall-of-delta-green/ Delta Green: https://www.delta-green.com/

Matt and Art had plans to Damn Fine Coffee, but then they stumbled across Midnight Melodies, a solo RPG from Cezar Capacle. With a premise so strong, Matt and Art had to take this absolute gem for a spin. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp

Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @[email protected] Recorded on 11/2/23. Midnight Melodies: https://capacle.itch.io/midnight-melodies Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. Sound Effects provided by Pixabay (www.pixabay.com)

Matt and Art enjoyed English Eerie so much they decided to take it for another spin... with a twist. This time they go with a more traditional GM/Player dynamic as Matt runs Art through another included scenario. Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @[email protected] Recorded on 10/26/23. English Eerie: https://trollish-delver-games.itch.io/english-eerie-second-edition Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Matt and Art enter full spooky season with a co-op run through English Eerie by Trollish Delver Games. Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 10/19/23. English Eerie: https://trollish-delver-games.itch.io/english-eerie-second-edition Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic Sound Effects provided by Pixabay (www.pixabay.com)

Art tackles Entity from Candlenaut Games in a solo one-shot. Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 10/17/23. Entity: https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/444382/entity The Entity youtube playthrough I talk about is from @lone_adventurer : https://youtu.be/JQLulQC3Ft4?si=zqYdvmYDbXA7-_Tx Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

BLTN takes a look at Deus Vult, a setting for the Legend system from Mongoose Publishing. Players take the role of extraordinary monks during the 13th century to battle demonic evils as well as conspiracies within the church. Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG Recorded on 10/5/23. Legend: https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/legend Deus Vult: https://www.mongoosepublishing.com/collections/deus-vult Mythras: https://thedesignmechanism.com/ Savage Worlds: https://peginc.com/savage-settings/savage-worlds/

Scritch Scratch erupts into its finish, but not before BLTN take a moment to focus on self-care and a little treat-yourself. We finish off the session with a quick after-action report of the adventure and some thoughts on Call of Cthulhu as a whole. Recorded on 9/28/23 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Scritch Scratch: https://chaosium.itch.io/scritch-scratch Map: watabou.itch.io Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Not wanting to leave Otari on a cliffhanger, we switch out Call of Cthulhu's Scritch Scratch for more Pathfinder 2e. We dive deeper into the dangers threatening the peaceful coastal town and reveal our full stupidity to the world in the face of a puzzle. GM: Matt, Players: Patrick, Art. Recorded on 9/21/23. Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Pathfinder 2E: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Music: Intro/Ouro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

Black Lodge continues investigating the dangers of Golarion in the second session of Menace Under Otari. GM: Matt, Players: Patrick, Art. Recorded on 9/14/23. Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter:⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Pathfinder 2E: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

The accents come out in the third session of Scritch Scratch as we investigate the town's haunting rat infestation even further. Recorded on 9/7/23 Follow us on Blue Sky and Twitter⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG (for both) Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Scritch Scratch: https://chaosium.itch.io/scritch-scratch Map: watabou.itch.io Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

We take a look at RPG Eclectica, dealing with short hobby attention spans, and staying focused on the good stuff in current games instead of losing it to the new shiny. Intro/Outro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. Recorded on 8/31/23 Some of the games mentioned: The One Ring: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/the-one-ring/ Star Trek Solo Adventures: https://www.modiphius.net/en-us/products/sta-captains-log-solo-roleplaying-game Call of Cthulhu: https://www.chaosium.com/call-of-cthulhu-rpg/ Pathfinder 2e: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Deadlands: https://peginc.com/savage-settings/deadlands/ Warhammer Fantasy RPG https://www.fantasyflightgames.com/en/news/2009/8/12/warhammer-fantasy-roleplay/ Vampire the Masquerade: https://www.worldofdarkness.com/vampire-the-masquerade Mirror in House Hill: https://presspotgames.itch.io/the-mirror-in-hill-house Old Gods of Appalachia: https://www.montecookgames.com/old-gods-of-appalachia-roleplaying-game/ James Bond RPG: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_007_(role-playing_game)

Black Lodge Trivia Night starts a new series - The Bookhouse Boys. Matt and Patrick grab Index Card RPG off the shelf and discuss its mechanics and possibilities at the table. Recorded on 8/24/23 Index Card RPG www.runehammer.online Follow us on Twitter.⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

Matt and Art get back together to finish Mind the Gap, the intro adventure for CBR+PNK. Recorded on 8/10/2023 CBR + PNK: cabinetofcuriosities.games https://emanoelmelo.itch.io/cbrpnk-core Follow us on Twitter.⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Black Lodge finally embarks on its journey into Golarion with the first session of Menace Under Otari. GM: Matt, Players: Patrick, Art. Recorded on 7/27/23. One note... Art had technical issues on his end that did impact his audio near the top and near the end of the session. Apologies for that, it all should be worked out going forward. Follow us on Twitter.⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Pathfinder 2E: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

Patrick continues to lead Matt and Art closer to the edge of madness, or at least closer to the source of that smell, in the second session of Scritch Scratch. Follow us on Twitter.⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Scritch Scratch: https://chaosium.itch.io/scritch-scratch Map: watabou.itch.io Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Black Lodge gets its starting rotation up and running with a Session 00 for Pathfinder 2e and Menace Under Otari. We look at character creation and work through the features of the excellent Pathfinder 2e Foundry module. Matt GMs while Patrick and Art get limber and develop their characters. Follow us on Twitter.⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Pathfinder 2E: https://paizo.com/pathfinder Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.

Black Lodge Trivia Night kicks off its first "campaign" with Scritch Scratch for Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed. Patrick runs the show while Matt and Art await the inevitable decline into madness. Follow us on Twitter.⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Call of Cthulhu 7th Ed: https://www.chaosium.com/ Scritch Scratch: https://chaosium.itch.io/scritch-scratch Map: watabou.itch.io Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Damn Fine Coffee - Episode 2

We take a look at rules-light/low-prep RPGs after spend the last month or so exploring a few titles in that category. Intro/Outro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. Recorded on 6/29/23 Some of the games mentioned: The Long Dark Space Between the Stars: https://reed-hb.itch.io/the-long-dark-space-between-the-starshttps://reed-hb.itch.io/ CBR + PNK: cabinetofcuriosities.games https://emanoelmelo.itch.io/cbrpnk-core Conspiracist: https://www.patreon.com/sjrpgdesign/creatorshttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/211512/Conspiracist-the-Game-THEY-Dont-Want-You-to-Play Score: https://gilarpgs.itch.io/score Wandering Stars: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/357512/Wandering-Stars The game Art couldn't remember during the discussion: English Eerie https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/322499/English-Eerie-Second-Edition

Patrick and Art conclude The Conspiracist One-Shot, making their way into the very heart of the Department of Agriculture/Hoover Dam Illuminati presence.
Recorded 6/28/2023 Conspiracist: https://www.patreon.com/sjrpgdesign/creatorshttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/211512/Conspiracist-the-Game-THEY-Dont-Want-You-to-Play Follow us on Twitter.⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Patrick and Art enter the world of the Illuminati with the RPG Conspiracist. It ends up spilling over into a second session that will be coming soon.
Recorded 6/8/2023 Conspiracist: https://www.patreon.com/sjrpgdesign/creatorshttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/211512/Conspiracist-the-Game-THEY-Dont-Want-You-to-Play Follow us on Twitter.⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Matt and Art get back into another one-shot with CBR+PNK. It ends up spilling over into a second session coming soon. Recorded 6/1/2023 CBR + PNK: cabinetofcuriosities.games https://emanoelmelo.itch.io/cbrpnk-core Follow us on Twitter.⁠ @BlackLodgeRPG PA Sound Clips: "Mind The Gap PA Announcements" Emanoel Melo & Luigi Calistrato LICENSE This sound effects pack is permitted for non-commercial use under license "Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International" (CC BY-NC 4.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/legalcode Music: Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod. In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic

Episode one of Black Lodge Trivia Night to talk Twin Peaks, RPGs, coffee, pie and combat. Find out what makes us tick and find out what's coming up next?

Intro/Outro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod - released under CC-BY 4.0.

Matt and Art kick Black Lodge Trivia night off with a one-shot of The Long Dark Space Between the Stars. Recorded 5/4/2023 Buy The Long Dark Space Between the Stars here.

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Black Lodge Trivia Night is a podcast hosted by three dads navigating their obsession with Twin Peaks and epic RPG adventures, all while balancing their real-life roles as fathers.

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Debuting May 2023. Music: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.