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A podcast where we create and discuss homebrew content for tabletop roleplaying games, primarily Dungeons and Dragons 5e. Here, we try to expand on the options presented to us in the published material, to offer some guidance for aspiring storytellers trying to figure out how to make their big ideas become reality. Here, we stir the pot and lick the spoon. Logo art by David Sutherland - find him on Deviant Art: https://rb.gy/hqmjgo
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Older Than Bones - Episode 155
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
Wednesday Nov 27, 2024
This week, we're having a chat about Appalachia with our friend and West Virginia native Kelly West. Join us as we discuss the history and culture of Appalachia and some ways to incorporate it as a setting in your home games. Please excuse the quality of Kelly's audio. I cleaned it up as best I could, and hopefully the content of our conversation overrides any unpleasantness with the audio quality.
Submissions for the Solo But Not Alone 5 charity bundle are now open! If you have a solo game (or a game that can be played solo) that you would like to submit, follow this link to the official Google form: https://forms.gle/zcFV3vta8cdW5ofN9
We have officially left the smoldering corpse of Twitter. Thank you to everyone who followed us over there, but the platform has gotten too toxic and opportunistic for us to keep an account, even one that's mostly inactive. We're trying to get back into more regular social media use over on our BlueSky account, which you can find on our Linktree or here: https://bsky.app/profile/undercommontaste.bsky.social
Our website is 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.
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
The Green and the Inner Dark: Old Gods of Appalachia RPG - Episode 154
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
Wednesday Nov 13, 2024
This week, we're talking about the Old Gods of Appalachia roleplaying game by Monte Cook Games. Join us as we discuss the inner workings of the Cypher system and how it has been modified to run games set in 1930s Appalachia.
To pick up a copy of OGoA, you can visit the Monte Cook website (https://www.montecookgames.com/store/product/old-gods-of-appalachia-roleplaying-game/), or check your local game store.
To check out the (briefly) mentioned Seth Skorkowsky story of The Scott Brown Incident, click here: https://youtu.be/mMesEO5_lWA?si=2BYhxEs4v0_9-l6j (Warning: contains mature language).
We have officially left the smoldering corpse of Twitter. Thank you to everyone who followed us over there, but the platform has gotten too toxic and opportunistic for us to keep an account, even one that's mostly inactive. We're trying to get back into more regular social media use over on our BlueSky account, which you can find on our Linktree or here: https://bsky.app/profile/undercommontaste.bsky.social
Our website is 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.
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
All Flesh Is Surplus Jam: The Mall of Horrors - Episode 153
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
Wednesday Oct 30, 2024
This week, we're taking a break from our regular episodes for a one-shot game of The Lost Bay. Join us as we try to find our way through the darkness and out of the mall.
Special thanks to Kris for writing and running the adventure, and to Danny for coming on to play with us. Kris didn't have any media links he wanted to provide, but Danny can be found with the handle @dannyrmendoza on Twitter and Instagram.
Additional thanks to Iko for organizing the All Flesh Is Surplus jam, and to David (Verdant Core) for managing the signup sheet for all of the different games played during the jam. You can find more information about the jam, including a sale which runs until November 1st, at thelostbaystudio.com.
All ambience and background audio is sourced from Tabletop Audio: tabletopaudio.com.
We used a bit more profanity than normal during this game, so listener discretion is advised.
Our website is 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.
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Werewolves and Warlocks and Vampires, Oh My! - Episode 153
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
Wednesday Oct 16, 2024
This week, we're talking about Monster of the Week! Join us as we discuss the Powered by the Apocalypse system, monster hunting, and game mechanics, and highlight some of our favorite playbooks in the base ruleset.
At about the 30 minute mark, we mention a game where you play as cats. It's called "Magical Kitties Save the Day", by Atlas Games, and you can find it here: https://www.atlas-games.com/magicalkitties/
Our website is 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.
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Till the Streetlights Come On - Episode 151
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
Wednesday Oct 02, 2024
This week, we're talking about Kids on Bikes! Join us as we discuss the themes and mechanics of the game, and culminate with trying our hand at character creation.
Hurricane Helene hit our region of East Tennessee hard. While we both got out safe and sound, many folks in nearby communities weren't so lucky. If you want to help in this area specifically, please consider making a donation to the East Tennessee Foundation's Neighbor to Neighbor Fund. You can find their information and online donation link here: https://easttennesseefoundation.org/grants/neighbor-to-neighbor-disaster-relief-fund/
Also, we have a content warning for this episode. Once we get to character creation (at ~39 minutes), the conversation does start to get into topics of bullying, as well as references to emotional and domestic abuse. While we don't go into anything graphic or specific, listener discretion is still advised.
Our website is 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.
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
The Future is Now, Old Man - Episode 150
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
Wednesday Sep 18, 2024
This week, we (mostly) finish our discussion of the changes to the classes in the new D&D 2024 ruleset. Join us as we discuss quality of life improvements, forget to mention the rogue, and James voices his... opinions.
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.
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
International House of Vampires - Action 12 Cinema Anniversary AP, pt. 2
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
Wednesday Sep 11, 2024
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.
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Recipe for Disaster - Action 12 Cinema Anniversary AP, pt.1
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
Wednesday Sep 04, 2024
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.
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Uncanny Valley - Episode 147
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
Wednesday Aug 21, 2024
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.
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Different, but the Same - Episode 146
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
Wednesday Aug 07, 2024
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.