Ep 10: A Rogue In The Pool of Radiance

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The Proving Grounds

JCServant

24 episodes

6 days ago

Welcome to The Proving Grounds, a gaming club that focuses on the RPG genres that started it all. We cover CRPGs, Blobbers, and Traditional Roguelikes from the 1980s through today! Brought to you by Phil (JCServant), a DM of nearly four decades, we discuss the game design, mechanics, and more that make these genres so fun and addictive!

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Ep 10: A Rogue In The Pool of Radiance

The Proving Grounds

1 hour 5 minutes 27 seconds

4 months ago

Ep 10: A Rogue In The Pool of Radiance

🎙️ Episode 10 – Going Rogue with Radiance

It’s our 10th episode, and Phil’s got a brand-new mic to celebrate! In this special installment, we dive deep into two legends of the genre: Rogue, the dungeon-crawling godfather of roguelikes, and Pool of Radiance, the Gold Box classic that brought AD&D to home computers.

In the Main Event, we explore what made Rogue so brutally addictive, how its legacy still shapes modern games, and why Pool of Radiance was a landmark moment for CRPG storytelling and tactical combat.

Plus:
🎧 Listener questions
🎤 Mic check ramblings
🎉 Thoughts on why great gameplay trumps great story telling in CRPGs

Thanks for being part of the journey—here’s to many more!