Ep 20: Delving Into Azure Bonds

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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 20: Delving Into Azure Bonds

The Proving Grounds

1 hour 3 minutes 42 seconds

1 month ago

Ep 20: Delving Into Azure Bonds

Episode 20: Delving into Azure Bonds
We dive into SSI’s 1989 classic Curse of the Azure Bonds: how TSR and SSI built a novel–module–CRPG trifecta, why the Gold Box tactics still shine, and the delightful peripherals like the Adventurer’s Journal, the code wheel, and that old-school hint book. I share why it’s a 4/4, Complete It, Repeat It. We also read your Elminage Original takes and discuss guides versus discovery, then spotlight World of Warcraft’s Delves, what they are, who they serve, and why I'm hooked on them. In news, first impressions of Dual Eclipse, plus a Legends of Amberland III update.

Question of the Week: Are you willing to play games with a Japanese, manga-style art direction, do you enjoy it, or just tolerate it for the gameplay?

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