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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 Jan 11, 2023
Wednesday Jan 11, 2023
This week, we are joined by Sam Leigh ( @GoblinMixtape ), solo RPG creator and author of the Ennie-nominated solo RPG Anamnesis. Join us as we discuss solo RPGs, Sam's creative process, and the Anamnesis Game Jam.
You can find Sam's work for sale at blinkingbirchgames.itch.io, and you can find all of her social media links at samleigh.carrd.co.
This week's shoutout was for game designer, writer, illustrator, and layout designer Kaden Ramstack. Find his games for sale at k-ramstack.itch.io, and find his other links at kadenramstack.carrd.co.
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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.
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
Wednesday Dec 14, 2022
This week, we talk some more mechanical aspects of incorporating food into your games. Join us as we touch on trail rations, malnutrition, spoilage, and food as rewards.
This is also our last episode of the year! Thank you all for another year of listening. We'll return on Friday, January 6th at 9PM Eastern with an interview with solo RPG creator Sam Leigh over on our Twitch channel (twitch.tv/undercommontaste).
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
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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.
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
Wednesday Nov 30, 2022
This week, we come off of the Thanksgiving holiday talking about food. Join us as we discuss ways to use food as a vehicle for worldbuilding, and as we return to our town of Verdigris to build out some cuisine culture for the denizens.
This week's episode is sponsored by Fireball Forge and How Not to DM, and their current Kickstarter project, Too Hot One Shot, which is running until December 7th, 2022. You can find the already fully funded project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2h1s/too-hot-one-shot-turn-up-the-heat-in-your-5e-game?ref=740v9u
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
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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.
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
Wednesday Nov 16, 2022
This week, we're talking with Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble, the co-hosts of Dragon Talk, the official Dungeons and Dragons podcast. Join us as we discuss their new book, Welcome to Dragon Talk, as well as aspects of their careers and TTRPG experiences before and during their time at Wizards of the Coast. You can pre-order "Welcome to Dragon Talk: Inspiring Conversations About Dungeons & Dragons and the People Who Love to Play It" here, via the University of Iowa Press: https://uipress.uiowa.edu/books/welcome-dragon-talk
Greg Tito is on Twitter (@Gregtito) and Instagram (@greg_tito). Shelly is on both Twitter and Instagram (@shellymoo). You can find Dragon Talk on your podcatcher of choice; here's a link to Podbean: https://www.podbean.com/podcast-detail/d4579-7876/Dragon-Talk---An-Official-Dungeons--Dragons-Podcast
Shoutouts this week were for Doctor B (Twitter: @TheeDoctorB) and his organization Take This (Twitter: @TakeThisOrg), and Women of DnD (womenofdnd.com, Twitter: @WomenofDnD)
This week's episode is sponsored by Fireball Forge and How Not to DM, and their current Kickstarter project, Too Hot One Shot, which is running until December 7th, 2022. You can find the already fully funded project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2h1s/too-hot-one-shot-turn-up-the-heat-in-your-5e-game?ref=740v9u
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
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Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
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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.
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
Wednesday Nov 02, 2022
This week, we return to our homebrewing roots to present a new player class for 5th Edition Dungeons and Dragons - The Spellblade. Join us as we discuss this new half-caster class that augments their martial prowess with arcane magic in a torrent of spell and steel.
We now have an Itch store! Head on over to undercommontaste.itch.io to get a copy of Ian's new Liminal Horror adventure, Beneath the Lake! The page itself is still a work in progress, but it should be doctored up over the next week.
Also, be sure to join us over on Twitch on Friday, November 11th at 9PM Eastern, as we interview special guests Greg Tito and Shelly Mazzanoble, co-hosts of Dragon Talk, who are coming to promote their new book, Welcome to Dragon Talk!
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 Oct 19, 2022
Wednesday Oct 19, 2022
This week, we are pleased to welcome Goblin Archives to discuss his game, Liminal Horror. Join us as we discuss game design, horror in TTRPGs, and the Tales From the Void game jam.
You can find Goblin Archives on Twitter (@goblin_archives) or on Itch (goblinarchives.itch.io), where you can find Liminal Horror and his published supplements for it. You can also find his work, along with the free core rules for Liminal Horror, on his website: goblinarchives.blot.im/.
The shoutout for this week's episode was for Josh Domanski, the co-author of the Liminal Horror module "The Bureau". You can find him on Twitter @Unenthuser.
We also gave a shoutout to Iko, over at The Lost Bay podcast. You can find him on Twitter @thelostbay, and can find his amazing Discord through a link on his website, thelostbaystudio.com.
Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste
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Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste
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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 Oct 05, 2022
Wednesday Oct 05, 2022
This week, we are joined by Cassie, the GM for the Call of Cthulhu actual play podcast The Lovelycraftians. We discuss the horror genre - more specifically cosmic horror - as well as some advice for having a safer and more rewarding horror TTRPG experience at your table.
You can find Cassie on Twitter (@LovelyGM_Cassie), or running the game with the Lovelies (@Lovelycraftians). They just wrapped up Season 4, which you can find in your favorite podcatcher, or on lovelycraftians.com.
This week's shoutout is for Ballad of the Seven Dice, and their newly started game cast "Escaping Carcosa". Find more on Twitter, @Ballad7Dice.
Cassie brought up the game Ten Candles during the episode. Here is the review of the game by our friends at The Goblin's Corner that we mentioned: https://goblinscorner.com/2020/10/31/episode-17-we-review-ten-candles/
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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 Sep 28, 2022
Wednesday Sep 28, 2022
This week, we welcome Hannah, Mary, and Eric back one more time to discuss the adventure we just wrapped up. We discuss the things we liked, the things we didn't, and some character details that may have been missed during play.
Cast:
Hannah Miller is the editor of 19 Hits the Dragon (@19HitstheDragon), and can be found on Twitter (@Bad8uddhist), Twitch (twitch.tv/Bad8uddhist), and Tiktok (as telithbygrace).
Mary Crowell is a piano teacher, composer, and singer/songwriter. You can find her work on Bandcamp (marycrowell.bandcamp.com) or on Patreon (patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell), and you can follow her on Twitter at @DrMaryCCrowell.
Eric Holden is one of the co-hosts of the podcast The Goblin's Corner. You can find them on Twitter @goblinscorner, or on YouTube or your podcatcher of choice by searching "The Goblin's Corner".
The Tarrasque Task of Moreen Trask is a module written by DM Dave, and released by Tabletop Audio through their Patreon. You can find the module here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/32632802. You can find more of DM Dave's work on his website, dmdave.com/
All background audio tracks for this actual play provided by Tabletop Audio.
The Akashic Paladin, played by Mary Crowell, can be found in the supplement "Empyrian Investigations" by Richard Malena-Webber. You can find it on DriveThru RPG here: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/329102/Empyrean-Investigations
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Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
Wednesday Sep 21, 2022
They've found Suzen Khahlo, and they've found Blightspore. But how are they going to get back out?
Cast:
James Daley as Mica
Hannah Miller (@Bad8uddhist) as Bangarang
Eric Holden (@goblinscorner) as Oxley
Mary Crowell (@DrMaryCCrowell) as Vaca
The Tarrasque Task of Moreen Trask is a module written by DM Dave, and released by Tabletop Audio through their Patreon. You can find the module here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/32632802
All background audio tracks for this episode provided by Tabletop Audio.
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Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
Wednesday Sep 14, 2022
This week, the party executes some ingenuity to navigate the upper regions of the tarrasque's digestive tract, all while continuing their search for the leader of the Ironfield and the magical sword she possesses.
Cast:
James Daley as Mica
Hannah Miller (@Bad8uddhist) as Bangarang
Eric Holden (@goblinscorner) as Oxley
Mary Crowell (@DrMaryCCrowell) as Vaca
The Tarrasque Task of Moreen Trask is a module written by DM Dave, and released by Tabletop Audio through their Patreon. You can find the module here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/32632802
All background audio tracks for this episode provided by Tabletop Audio.
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