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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 Aug 03, 2022
Wednesday Aug 03, 2022
This week, we're visiting The Concordant Opposition of the Outlands and Sigil, the City of Doors. Join us as we discuss the plane of true neutrality, interplanar travel, the Lady of Pain, and the origins of the multiverse.
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Find our shorts on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@undercommon_taste
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 Jul 27, 2022
Wednesday Jul 27, 2022
This week, we welcome Jack Kellum, a.k.a. Jack the Giant Killer, to discuss building your own homebrewed monsters in 5e. Join us as we discuss methodologies, Vecna, and how to make your BBEG matter in your game.
You can find Jack on Twitter (@JackGogsbane), and you can find his work on his website, ofgodsandgamemasters.com. You can also support him on Patreon (patreon.com/Ofgodsandgamemasters) or Ko-Fi (ko-fi.com/ofgodsandgamemasters66683).
You can find the online resources Jack mentions in the interview here:
5e monster CR calculator: 5e.tools/crcalculator
5e monster stat block generator: tetra-cube.com/dnd/dnd-statblock
This week's shoutout was for Drake, a DM and Twitch streamer who is organizing charity games through the month of August to support the National Network of Abortion Funds (NNAF). You can find him on Twitter (@TheLionKnight42) or Twitch (twitch.tv/TheLionKnight42).
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ucthomebrew
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/undercommontaste
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV
Watch us live on Twitch: twitch.tv/undercommontaste
Find our shorts on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@undercommon_taste
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 Jul 20, 2022
Wednesday Jul 20, 2022
This week, we return to the Twin Paradises of Bytopia to detail the layers of the last Outer Plane in our Modron March. Join us as we discuss the gods of the gnomes, an interplanar trade war, and the truly ridiculous ruins of a tower.
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ucthomebrew
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/undercommontaste
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV
Watch us live on Twitch: twitch.tv/undercommontaste
Find our shorts on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@undercommon_taste
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 Jul 13, 2022
Wednesday Jul 13, 2022
This week, we shamelessly hop onto the bandwagon and bring you a lore dive on the Original Lich: Vecna, the Whispered One. Join us as we discuss the Lord of Secrets, including his history in D&D through the editions, his biography, and some of the many magic items which have Vecna's dusty fingerprints all over them, from the Sword of Kas and the Book of Vile Darkness to the various parts of Vecna himself.
We reference two videos during this episode: one by AJ Pickett, and another by Matt Colville. You can find those episodes here:
"Vecna" by AJ Pickett: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbtd0QBDjjw
"Vecna and Running Epic Bad Guys" by Matt Colville: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BZAjzUBYmU&t=3s
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ucthomebrew
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/undercommontaste
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV
Watch us live on Twitch: twitch.tv/undercommontaste
Find our shorts on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@undercommon_taste
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 Jul 06, 2022
Wednesday Jul 06, 2022
This week, we begin our tour of the Twin Paradises of Bytopia. Join us as we settle into the last plane on our Modron March through the Outer Planes of D&D cosmology.
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ucthomebrew
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/undercommontaste
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV
Watch us live on Twitch: twitch.tv/undercommontaste
Find our shorts on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@undercommon_taste
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 Jun 29, 2022
Wednesday Jun 29, 2022
This week, we're talking liches! Join us for a discussion of how to make them, how to use them in your game, the different varieties of liches - the whole nine yards.
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ucthomebrew
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/undercommontaste
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV
Watch us live on Twitch: twitch.tv/undercommontaste
Find our shorts on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@undercommon_taste
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 Jun 22, 2022
Wednesday Jun 22, 2022
This week, we finish our tour through the Bleak Eternity of Gehenna. Join us as we discuss the palace of a god of thieves, the yugoloths' Blood War contract archive, a living city, and more.
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ucthomebrew
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/undercommontaste
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV
Watch us live on Twitch: twitch.tv/undercommontaste
Find our shorts on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@undercommon_taste
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 Jun 15, 2022
Wednesday Jun 15, 2022
This week, we're joined by John from Valiant Fox Gaming, discussing his 5e campaign setting Fading Embers. Join us as we talk about his world of Nyth, complete with the frozen apocalyptic landscape it presents.
You can find John on Twitter (@ValiantFoxGames), and you can find the Fading Embers supplements through his website, valiantfoxgaming.com.
This week's shoutout was for graphic artist Van J Levent, who contributed artwork for the Fading Embers books. You can find him on Twitter (@leventart), or alongside the other artists featured in John's books at valiantfoxgaming.com/artists-gallery.
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ucthomebrew
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/undercommontaste
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV
Watch us live on Twitch: twitch.tv/undercommontaste
Find our shorts on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@undercommon_taste
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 Jun 08, 2022
Wednesday Jun 08, 2022
This week, we welcome Dr. Mary C. Crowell, Original Friend of the Show, and the songwriter/performer of Massacre Anne, our intro music. She has just released a new album, titled "I Have Missed You At My Table", so we have asked her on to talk about it! Join us for knock-knock jokes with elder gods, mysteriously absent ponies, teleports gone awry, and much more.
You can find Mary on Twitter (@DrMaryCCrowell) and Patreon (patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell), and can purchase Mary's new album, along with her previous works, through her Bandcamp site, marycrowell.bandcamp.com.
Mary had a bunch of fellow artists to shout out! Here's the complete list:
Jeff and Maya Bohnhoff, with their upcoming album Labyrinth (Bandcamp: jeffandmayabohnhoff.bandcamp.com)
Amy McNally, whose band, The Tooles, just wrapped up a successful Kickstarter for their next studio album (Patreon: patreon.com/infamousfiddler)
Betsy Tinney (Bandcamp: stealthcello.bandcamp.com), part of the band Menage a Trio. Mary and Amy were both on a recent album by the band, Live at Conflikt 2019, which can be found here: menage-a-trio.bandcamp.com/album/m-nagerie-m-nage-trio-live-at-conflikt-2019-2.
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ucthomebrew
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/undercommontaste
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV
Watch us live on Twitch: twitch.tv/undercommontaste
Find our shorts on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@undercommon_taste
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 Jun 01, 2022
Wednesday Jun 01, 2022
This week, we welcome Josh, the creative mind behind Lone Colossus Games, to talk about his most recent Kickstarter Project, Injuries and Vile Deeds. Join us as we discuss this interesting, dynamic supplement to add tactical feel and risk management to combat in 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons.
The campaign launched the day before the episode released (May 31st), and has already been fully funded. You can find it, and get it for yourself, here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/lonecolossusgames/injuries-n-vile-deeds?ref=99hh91
You can also find Josh on Twitter at @LoneColossus, and can find all of his previous products on his website, lonecolossusgames.com.
This week's shoutout was for the Cast Die podcast, which you can find on Twitter at @castdiepodcast.
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ucthomebrew
Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
Support us on Patreon: patreon.com/undercommontaste
Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV
Watch us live on Twitch: twitch.tv/undercommontaste
Find our shorts on Tiktok: tiktok.com/@undercommon_taste
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.