Undercommon Taste

International House of Vampires - Action 12 Cinema Anniversary AP, pt. 2

This week, we welcome back Michael Ross from The RPG Academy and Rob Hilferty from Worldbuild With Us to play Michael's Ennie-nominated game Action 12 Cinema to celebrate our podcast's fourth anniversary. Join us for the second part of our play session, where we complete the Production Phase of the game, engaging in bad B-movie hijinks to discover the identity of the leader of the Vampires gang and the location of the Last Operational Waffle House (which, for some reason, is in Neo New York City). 

This is the second part of a two-part game. Please be sure to go back and listen to last week's episode "Recipe for Disaster" to catch the Pre-Production Phase, where we establish characters, world, and plot, or you might be lost when the game starts.

 

You can find Michael and his podcast over at therpgacademy.com, and copies of Action 12 Cinema at https://therpgacademy.com/action-12-cinema/. You can also find the portal to order tickets for AcadeCon, which will be November 8-10 in Dayton, Ohio, on the website.

You can find Rob's podcast at worldbuildwithus.com, or on your podcatcher of choice.

 

We want to thank all of our listeners who tune in biweekly to listen to our show. Without you, we would have closed up shop a long time ago. Merry Tarrasquemas, to one and all.

 

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

Recipe for Disaster - Action 12 Cinema Anniversary AP, pt.1

This week, we welcome back Michael Ross from The RPG Academy and Rob Hilferty from Worldbuild With Us to play Michael's Ennie-nominated game Action 12 Cinema to celebrate our podcast's fourth anniversary. Join us for this, the first part of our play session, where we complete the Pre-Production Phase of the game, establishing the details of the crazy B-budget action film we will be playing through in part 2. 

Our next session, where we play through the Production Phase, will be released next Wednesday (September 11th, 2024).

 

You can find Michael and his podcast over at therpgacademy.com, and copies of Action 12 Cinema at https://therpgacademy.com/action-12-cinema/. You can also find the portal to order tickets for AcadeCon, which will be November 8-10 in Dayton, Ohio, on the website.

You can find Rob's podcast at worldbuildwithus.com, or on your podcatcher of choice.

 

We want to thank all of our listeners who tune in biweekly to listen to our show. Without you, we would have closed up shop a long time ago. Merry Tarrasquemas, to one and all.

 

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

Uncanny Valley - Episode 147

This week, we're continuing our look at the rules changes for the D&D 5e 2024 ruleset. Join us as we talk about the changes to spellcasting, weapon properties, and - despite our best efforts - as many classes as we can manage in the time allowed. 

As mentioned in the episode, one of the sources we're using to get our information about the new 2024 ruleset is the YouTube channel Treantmonk's Temple. You can find this channel at youtube.com/treantmonkstemple.

 

In our next episode, we will be celebrating our 4th podcast anniversary! We will be joined by friends of the show Michael Ross (The RPG Academy) and Rob Hilferty (Worldbuild With Us) to play Michael's Ennie-award nominated game Action 12 Cinema. This game will be split across two episodes over two weeks. It was a blast to play with them, so we hope you'll enjoy the game, too. 

 

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

Different, but the Same - Episode 146

This week, we start taking a look at some of the new rules changes announced for the latest version of Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition. Join us as we discuss what's new, what's gone, and what's been clarified.

As mentioned in the episode, one of the sources we're using to get our information about the new 2024 ruleset is the YouTube channel Treantmonk's Temple. You can find this channel at youtube.com/treantmonkstemple.

 

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

Unto Desolation - Episode 145

This week, we begin our transition away from Fallout and back into our biomes series by talking about wastelands. Join us as we discuss types of wastelands, examples of wastelands from both media and the real world, and some ideas on how to implement different types of wastelands into your games.

 

Near the end of the episode, I mentioned a product (and then inserted a correction to get the product name right) called Hexcrawl Toolbox. It contains a ton of terrain tiles and accessories, and was nominated for Ennies for Best Non-Digital Accessory, Best Cartography, and Best Production Value. If you're interested, you can check it out on the Games Omnivorous website, here: https://gamesomnivorous.com/collections/hex-omnivorous/products/hexcrawl-toolbox

 

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

Wild Wasteland - Episode 144

This week, we wrap up our conversation about the Fallout TTRPG by Modiphius. Join us as we discuss the creatures and characters of the Fallout RPG, how to modify them, and how we would build some of the creatures from Fallout lore that didn't make it into the book.

 

As mentioned previously, Modiphius has a free quickstart guide for the Fallout RPG available on their website. It contains all of the basic rules needed to play the game, as well as six pre-generated characters and a short adventure module. You can find it here: https://modiphius.net/en-us/products/fallout-the-roleplaying-game-quickstart-guide-pdf-free

 

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

The Pendulum Worldbuilding Tool - Episode 143

This week, we welcome back returning guest Jon, host of the Tale of the Manticore podcast. We discuss the show, his worldbuilding process, his game One Shot in the Dark, and his worldbuilding aide Pendulum. 

 

 You can find Jon's show on taleofthemanticore.podbean.com, on YouTube @taleofthemanticore, or on your podcatcher of choice. You can also find the show, and Jon's supplemental material for it, on his website taleofthemanticore.blogspot.com/. Jon can be found on social media at @ManticoreTale on Twitter and @taleofthemanticorepodcast on Instagram.

 

You can find Jon's work on DriveThru RPG at https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/publisher/20015/tale-of-the-manticore. Here you can find One Shot in the Dark and Pendulum for a combined $2.50 - really a steal.

 

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

 

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Wasteland Factions - Episode 142

This week, we're returning to Fallout to talk about some of the established factions found within the universe. Join us as we discuss Vault-Tec, the Enclave, the Brotherhood of Steel, the NCR, and raiders, as well as ways to implement them on the table when running the Fallout RPG.

 

As mentioned last week, Modiphius has a free quickstart guide for the Fallout RPG available on their website. It contains all of the basic rules needed to play the game, as well as six pre-generated characters and a short adventure module. You can find it here: https://modiphius.net/en-us/products/fallout-the-roleplaying-game-quickstart-guide-pdf-free

 

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

Opening the Vault - Episode 141

This week, we're breaking out our copies of the Fallout RPG by Modiphius Games. Join us as we give our first impressions of the system, along with some talk about character creation and the basic mechanics of Fallout's 2d20 system.

 

As mentioned in the episode, Modiphius has a free quickstart guide for the Fallout RPG available on their website. It contains all of the basic rules needed to play the game, as well as six pre-generated characters and a short adventure module. You can find it here: https://modiphius.net/en-us/products/fallout-the-roleplaying-game-quickstart-guide-pdf-free

 

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

Death of the Author: An Interview with Sam Leigh - Episode 140

This week, we're joined by returning guest Sam Leigh to discuss her newest game, Death of the Author. Join us as we discuss solo games and meta narratives, and spend way more time than we realize creating an amazing monster in the Monster Mashup.

 

As mentioned, Sam is a returning guest. You can find her on Twitter (@GoblinMixtape), or on Tiktok at tiktok.com/@goblinmixtape. You can also find her other work, including the Ennie nominated solo game Anamnesis, on her Itch store, https://blinkingbirchgames.itch.io/. If you want to listen to her first visit, where we discussed solo RPGs in a more general sense, check out Episode 107 here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-2pqgf-135e5d3

 

Death of the Author went live on Backerkit yesterday (May 14th), and is running for two weeks until May 28th. It's already blown past its funding goal, but you should still go support it to help unlock more of the stretch goals. You can find it here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/blinking-birch-games/death-of-the-author

 

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.