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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
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Wednesday May 31, 2023
Wednesday May 31, 2023
This week, we're talking about monsters that come from the sea. Join us as we discuss the mythology and lore of the Lernean Hydra, the Leviathan, the Kraken, and more, and how to incorporate these plot-level monsters into your game.
Our long-time friends of the show over at Worldbuild With Us (Twitter: @LetsWorldbuild) just celebrated a major milestone anniversary: 200 episodes! Congratulations to Rob, Daniel, and Courtney for four years of an excellent show. The episode goes live tomorrow - June 1st, 2023 - and you can find it on worldbuildwithus.com.
Find links to all of our social media, episodes, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord via our Linktree: linktr.ee/undercommontaste
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 May 17, 2023
Wednesday May 17, 2023
This week, we are joined by special guest Dr. Ali Mattu. Dr. Mattu is a clinical psychologist with a focus on anxiety disorders, and we're discussing the intersection of gaming and mental health, from ways that gaming can be helpful for managing anxiety to the portrayal of mental health in media.
May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and tomorrow (May 18, 2023) is Mental Health Action Day. You can find more about Mental Health Action Day at mentalhealthaction.network. It is sponsored by the group Mental Health Is Health, which has its own website with a great variety of mental health tools and resources, at mentalhealthishealth.us.
You can find Dr. Mattu on YouTube (youtube.com/@drali), or on his website, alimattu.com. He also has a new podcast of his own - the first full episode just released - that you can find on all major podcast aggregators, or on his website at alimattu.com/podcast.
This week's shoutout is for Geek Therapy. You can find more about this great mental health resource at geektherapy.org.
Find links to all of our social media, episodes, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord via our Linktree: linktr.ee/undercommontaste
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 May 03, 2023
Wednesday May 03, 2023
This week, we're talking chimeras - those monsters which are made up of pieces of other monsters. Join us as we discuss chimeras in mythology and game lore, starting (of course) with *the* Chimaera of Greek mythology, and continuing through to manticores, catyblepases (catyblepi?), owlbears, and more.
Our friends over at Worldbuild With Us (Twitter: @LetsWorldbuild)recently did a two-part episode where they built a world with a prompt we submitted! Check out Part One of their take on a high-fantasy world's apocalypse when magic suddenly stops working here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-b2u6z-13e7331
As mentioned in the episode, our friends over at Goblin's Corner (Twitter: @goblinscorner)did a great episode on chimeras a while back, where they came up with some great ideas (like the Beholder Shark). You can check out their show at goblinscorner.com, or that particular episode here: https://goblinscorner.com/2022/05/03/episode-105-ludicrous-bestiary-v4-aquatic-atrocities/
As mentioned, we have a special guest joining us for our next episode! We will be joined by psychologist Dr. Ali Mattu to discuss mental health in TTRPGs and how games can be used to help alleviate and deal with anxiety. Dr. Mattu is the host of The Psych Show on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/@drali), and is an expert on anxiety and anxiety disorders. Our interview will be on our Twitch channel (twitch.tv/undercommontaste) on Friday, May 12th, at 2PM Eastern/11AM Pacific.
If you have any questions you would like to ask, you can send it to us via email at undercommontaste@gmail.com, or fill out our Google form here: https://forms.gle/us8fas2oYQVHoLaG6
Find links to all of our social media, episodes, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord via our Linktree: linktr.ee/undercommontaste
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 Apr 19, 2023
Wednesday Apr 19, 2023
This week, we're diving into the lore of four-legged beasties, both in mythology and in game. Join us as we discuss hellhounds, black dogs, and the King of Cats, and the D&D monsters they inspired - yeth hounds, barghests, grimalkin, and more - and how to make them more than just a simple combat encounter.
As we mentioned at the beginning of the episode, we were guests on another podcast! We got to join Aaron and Zak over at Some Patches Required (Twitter: @Patch_Required) for some talk about TTRPGs and how they've influenced - and been influenced by - video games. It was a ton of fun, and we really appreciate the SPR team for inviting us over. You can check it out here: https://www.patchesrequired.com/1383310/12518600-dungeons-dragons-the-influence-of-ttrpg-s-on-gaming
Find links to all of our social media, episodes, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord via our Linktree: linktr.ee/undercommontaste
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 Apr 05, 2023
Wednesday Apr 05, 2023
This week, we're following up our episode on harpies with an episode on merfolk and their variants. Join us as we discuss the lore and game mechanics surrounding merfolk, kelpies, nixies, selkies, and more.
In other news: we were guests on another podcast! We got to join Aaron and Zak over at Some Patches Required for some talk about TTRPGs and how they've influenced - and been influenced by - video games. It was a ton of fun, and we really appreciate the SPR team for inviting us over. You can check it out here: https://www.patchesrequired.com/1383310/12518600-dungeons-dragons-the-influence-of-ttrpg-s-on-gaming
Find links to all of our social media, episodes, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord via our Linktree: linktr.ee/undercommontaste
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 Mar 22, 2023
Wednesday Mar 22, 2023
CW: There is a brief mention of suicide and self-harm, in the context of discussing the harpies as described in Dante's Inferno. This happens at about the 8 minute mark, and lasts for about 20 seconds.
This week, we're talking about the human-bird hybrid creature from Greek mythology - the harpy! Join us as we discuss their description from mythology, how they've been presented in TTRPGs, and how to use them in new and interesting ways in your own home games.
We also mentioned again the Solo But Not Alone 3 bundle on Itch, which is a solo game fundraiser bundle supporting Jasper's Game Day, a gaming suicide prevention charity. The bundle runs until the end of March, and you can find the bundle, which has a whopping 149 games for $10, here: https://itch.io/b/1692/solo-but-not-alone-3
If you're having suicidal thoughts and need to talk to someone, you can reach out to the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline by dialing <988>, or by visiting https://988lifeline.org. The world is better because you're in it; we'd rather spend an hour talking you out of your darkest place than spend the next 40 years without you.
Find links to all of our social media, episodes, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord via our Linktree: linktr.ee/undercommontaste
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 Mar 08, 2023
Wednesday Mar 08, 2023
This week, we welcome Michael Ross from The RPG Academy to discuss his new game, Action 12 Cinema, which is currently live on Kickstarter. Join us as we discuss this GM-less game, its d12 dice system, and our love for B-budget movies.
Between recording and the episode release, Action12 Cinema has hit fully funded! You can check out the project here to help push them up and past their first stretch goal: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/therpgacademy/action-12-cinema
You can find Michael and his podcast, The RPG Academy, at therpgacademy.com, or on Twitter and YouTube @TheRpgAcademy.
Our guest shoutouts this week were for the podcasts Show and Tell (which you can find through The RPG Academy's website), Snyder's Return (Twitter: @ReturnSnyder), and Thinking Critically (Twitter and YouTube: @ThinkCritDnD).
We also mentioned the Solo But Not Alone 3 bundle on Itch, which is a solo game fundraiser bundle supporting Jasper's Game Day, a gaming suicide prevention charity. You can find the bundle, which has a whopping 149 games for $10, here: https://itch.io/b/1692/solo-but-not-alone-3
Find links to all of our social media, episodes, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord via our Linktree: linktr.ee/undercommontaste
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 Feb 22, 2023
Wednesday Feb 22, 2023
This week, we're wrapping up our discussion of lycanthropes in TTRPGs. Join us as we discuss the mechanical aspects of including werecreatures in your game, including how they've functioned throughout the editions of D&D, how to make your own custom lycanthropes, and some fun ideas to elevate your players' lycanthrope encounter experience.
As we mentioned, our next episode is going to be an interview with Michael from the show The RPG Academy (Twitter: @TheRpgAcademy), coming on to talk about his new Kickstarter project, "Action 12 Cinema". It is going live on February 28th, and you can find the landing page for the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/therpgacademy/action-12-cinema. The interview will be on Friday, March 3rd, at 9PM EST on our Twitch channel, https://twitch.tv/undercommontaste.
Ian was also on an episode of The RPG Academy at the end of December; you can find that episode here: https://therpgacademy.com/welcome-to-detention-ep-81/
Ian was ALSO also a guest on a recent episode of The Goblin's Corner, with friends of the show Eric Holden (from our Tarrasquemas anniversary game) and Mike Daniel from 19 Hits the Dragon. You can catch that episode here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/0rI6Qa8ysJ1no5hM4KBatF?si=N-dgUUE0T7W6wRg-IMaRFQ
Find links to all of our social media, episodes, Itch store, and Discord via our Linktree: linktr.ee/undercommontaste
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 Feb 08, 2023
Wednesday Feb 08, 2023
This week, we're talking lycanthropes! Join us as we talk about the prevalence of werewolves in real world mythology and folklore, and the origins of some of the most popular lycan-tropes, like changing under a full moon or the ongoing feud between werewolves and vampires. (Yes, that is a werewolf pun, and no, I will not apologize for it.)
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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 Jan 25, 2023
Wednesday Jan 25, 2023
This week, we discuss morale and disposition. Join us as we discuss ways to drive your enemies before you, bolster the fighting spirit of your allies, and throw some chance into the mix when first encountering NPCs.
This week was also a first, as it was the first time in over 2 years/100 episodes that we recorded an episode in person! The audio quality was a bit off - we apologize for that - but we're working on improving the setup to clean up our audio.
We also took a moment to address where we stand on the ongoing OGL controversy. In short, we are going to continue making our homebrew content, but we are shifting away from making 5e materials and instead moving towards more system-agnostic work. We are also looking into working in other systems for future games and modules.
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
Watch full episodes and shorts on Youtube: @Undercommon Taste
Shop our content on Itch: undercommontaste.itch.io
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.