It's Halloween (spooky), and it's our 13th Damn Fine Coffee (also spooky). With Patrick still out, Matt and Art chat a little about spooky season and take some questions from the Black Lodge Trivia Night discord.
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Recorded on 10/23/25
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(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:06) Trivia
(00:02:47) Horror in Pathfinder and what that means for dark fantasy Pathfinder
(00:05:49) Spooky Season swag check-in
(00:06:29) Check-in after finishing up a Dragonbane adventure with Discord folks
(00:24:21) Quick Conan and Red Sonja check-in
(00:26:58) First Discord Question
(00:35:21) Second Discord Question in four parts
(00:45:43) What's your favorite kind of horror movie/show?
(00:57:26) And what does that say about what you look for in horror RPGs?
(01:01:01) What present day RPG do you wish you could send back in time to yourself as a kid?
(01:05:28) Third Discord Question01:06:18 One last question...
(01:14:25) Wrap-up
Down a Matt and a Patrick, Art gets back to the continuing adventures of the D.S.F. Noctua as they prepare to go investigate a derelict ship that has lost contact.
A quick apology... the last few sessions included a little intro but things were too nuts at the moment to get this recorded and squeeze that in.
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Recorded on 10/21/25
Hostile: https://www.paulelliottbooks.com/
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Down a Patrick, things get saucy when Matt and Art discuss getting horny... for RPGs. What it means, how it happens, and what makes it unique (among other things). The inadvertent double entendres come fast and heavy. Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNp
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Recorded on 10/8/25
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:22 Trivia
00:04:48 Start of Topic
Matt and Art make their way to Latria and get into one of their favorite levels in Demon's Souls.
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Recorded on 9/11/25
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After dispatching a band of heathen squatters, Ebrel and Yaric must decide what to do next with the Cloisters and their newly arrived guests in a roleplaying-heavy session.
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Recorded on 9/24/25
Free League's Symbaroum site: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/symbaroum/
Music:
Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.
'Echoes' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Computations in a Snowstorm' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Maps by Czepeku: https://www.patreon.com/czepeku
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:01:30) Quick discussion of Free League rulebooks and VTTs
(00:09:47) Trivia
(00:14:39) Recap
(00:16:33) Start of session
(01:28:27) End of Session
Our rotation is finally back as we return to Symbaroum to explore the treachery that led to the destruction of The Black Cloaks.
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Recorded on 9/18/25
Free League's Symbaroum site: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/symbaroum/
Music:
Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.
'Echoes' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
'Computations in a Snowstorm' by Scott Buckley - released under CC-BY 4.0. www.scottbuckley.com.au
Maps by Czepeku: https://www.patreon.com/czepeku
00:00:00 Intro
01:52:00 Trivia
00:07:35 Recap
00:16:44 Technical Difficulties
00:18:30 We're back
01:22:51 Post-session chat
Matt and Art tackle the entirety of maybe their least favorite world in Demon's Souls but come away from the discussion with newfound respect for it.
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Recorded on 8/26/25
Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.
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Demon's Souls Lore - Stonefang and the Dragon God: https://youtu.be/TzxAkKGpyII?si=iLvObxBFuZqM0GEg
(00:00:00) Intro and Smithing Ground (2-1)
(00:32:23) The Tunnel City (2-2)
(01:16:25) Underground Temple (2-3)
Down a Matt, Patrick and Art call an audible and dive into a topic that briefly came up in the Rosewood Abbey post-game discussion.Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 9/4/2500:00:00 Intro00:02:30 Trivia00:05:51 Topic Discussion
Art runs Matt and Patrick through the final session of The Rose in the Garden a little quicker than expected, which left time for a nice wrap-up discussion about Rosewood Abbey, the setting, and PbtA in General.Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 8/7/25Rosewood Abbey:https://rolistespod.itch.io/rosewood-abbeyIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic(00:00:00) Intro(00:03:12) Trivia(00:07:19) Recap(00:09:38) Start of Session(00:57:55) Post-game discussion
Down a Patrick, Matt and Art remember that Black Lodge Trivia Night is a TTRPG Actual Play podcast first and dive into a zero session for Swords of the Serpentine from Pelgrane Press. The first half is more of a Bookhouse Boys discussion of the setting and the Gumshoe system as a whole and the second half covers the creation of Art's PC.
Quick note... this is not going to start immediately. There will be a stretch in the relatively near future (probably November-ish?) where it's just going to be Matt and Art and they wanted to have something at the ready they were both excited about.
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Recorded on 8/21/25
Swords of the Serpentine: https://pelgranepress.com/product/swords-of-the-serpentine/
Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.
In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic
(00:00:00) Intro
(00:02:36) Trivia
(00:06:40) General Discussion of Swords of the Serpentine and Gumshoe
(00:53:28) Session Zero Character Creation
(01:51:44) Post-Session thoughts
Matt and Art continue their journey through Demon's Souls by discussing The Lord's Path (World 1-2) and finding much more to chat about than they expected.
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Recorded on 8/13/25
Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.
In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic
After fumbling through the first session's character creation and story introduction, we finally collect ourselves enough to properly dive into the mystery surrounding The Rose in the Garden.
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Recorded on 8/7/25
Rosewood Abbey:https://rolistespod.itch.io/rosewood-abbey
00:00:00 Intro
00:01:02 First Trivia Question
00:07:29 Matt's Second Trivia Question That Is Actually Twin Peaks Related
00:11:38 Recap
00:15:42 Start of Session
01:16:47 End of Session/Post Session Chat
Down a Patrick, Matt and Art decide to get back to something that has sat unloved for too long... talking about Souls games. This episode discusses the Nexus and opening level in Demon's Souls (Gates of Boletaria 1-1).Follow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 8/6/25Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic
We get the whole band back together this week but need a little bit of time to get back into the swing of things, so we decided to try some Rosewood Abbey, a Carved From Brindlewood game of 13th century monks solving mysteries. Two quick notes, this is much more of a Session Zero... we barely start the story (see timestamps). And things go completely off the rails a lot since the three of us hadn't gotten to record together in a while.
We had a blast and can't wait to properly get into The Rose in the Garden.
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Recorded on 7/24/25
Rosewood Abbey:https://rolistespod.itch.io/rosewood-abbey
00:00:00 Intro
00:02:40 Trivia
00:07:04 Start of Character Creation
00:34:08 Choosing the Ancient and Chatting About Rules
00:41:32 Start of Story
01:05:04 End of Session
Having just received Coriolis: The Great Dark, Art decides to revisit The Third Horizon and go into the two books a little bit. A little warning... Art's initial impressions of The Great Dark lean a little more negative if that's not your thing.
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Recorded on 7/20/25
Coriolis: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/coriolis/
Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.
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00:00:00 Intro
00:00:39 The Third Horizon
00:46:03 The Great Dark
01:00:02 Wrap Up
Down a Patrick, Matt and Art decide to give the Forged-in-the-Dark based Space Train Space Heist a try for a really fun one-shot. Designed by Sam Dunnewold.
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Recorded on 7/10/25Space Train Space Heist:https://sdunnewold.itch.io/space-train-space-heistIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.
In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic00:00:00 Intro00:02:14 Trivia00:04:06 Start of session01:18:52 Post session wrap up
Art dives into the first actual play session for Zozer's gritty hard-sci fi Hostile: Solo. Crew gets assembled, some background gets fleshed out, and a mission gets assigned.Join us on our Discord: https://discord.gg/tQGJVsrnNpFollow us on Blue Sky and X @BlackLodgeRPG and on Mastadon @ BLTNRecorded on 7/8/25Hostile:https://www.paulelliottbooks.com/Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusicSound Effects by SOUND_GARAGE and by freesound_community from Pixabay
WARNING: This is not at all what our usual content is like and Art is definitely not an expert (as you will soon hear). We are a TTRPG Actual Play channel. Also, not sure how well this will play with audio only.
A Youtube comment saying Art overthinks his audio inspired this examination of just how stupidly he has overthought his audio through the years - it's a little disconcerting. Covers the mics and interfaces he's used and discusses them from the perspective of someone who came into streaming audio production with essentially zero knowledge. Maybe there's something here that helps you skip a few steps getting to the audio you're looking for.
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Recorded on 7/3/25
Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.
In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic
00:00:00 Intro
00:04:05 Start of microphone tier ranking
00:43:34 Start of interface tier ranking
01:02:23 Wrapping up
Art decides to go for it and give Hostile: Solo a shot in this session zero focusing on rolling up the crew.
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Recorded on 6/25/25
Hostile:https://www.paulelliottbooks.com/Intro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic
Sound Effects by SOUND_GARAGE and by freesound_community from Pixabay
The second Tales of the Strider chapter concludes as Eradan decides how to proceed after witnessing the horrors at the Vale of Gold.
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Recorded on 6/17/25
Free League: www.freeleaguepublishing.comIntro Theme: Dances and Dames by Kevin MacLeod.In session music provided by Tabletop RPG Music: www.patreon.com/tabletoprpgmusic
