Best Introcaso Podcasts (2025)

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Tom Bloom: Looking Over the Shoulder at D&D | Interview 58:01

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4d ago58:01

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Tom Bloom is the designer of Lancer RPG, author of Kill Six Billion Demons, and self-proclaimed 4e sicko. Tom made some comments about Draw Steel on Bluesky, and I thought it would be interesting to hear his thoughts on Draw Steel, as a designer of a well-liked tactical RPG. We also talk about games not appologizing for their design, how testing ma…

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Core Rules Errata, More Djordice, and Vampire Pre-Orders | August Roundup 15:24

19d ago15:24

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Draw Steel has been out for a month. It's been well received and new people are picking up the game and entering the community all the time. There's also been an update to the released adventures, errata for the core rules, more Djordice are coming, 50 leveled treasure has been released, the kobold ancestry is happening, the vampire class in on pre…

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James Introcaso: Designing Draw Steel | Interview 1:32:42

1M ago1:32:42

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James Introcaso. Lead designer of Draw Steel. Need I say more. I was really excited to have him on, and it was a delight. James talks about going to GenCon, the value of showing that the core rules aren't sacred, how the victory and respite system is core to the Draw Steel experience, and his adventure design philosophy. Links: Shadow of the Demon …

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Draw Steel is Out!, The Delian Tomb is Fantastic, and 50 Leveled Weapons With Art | July Roundup 20:27

2M ago20:27

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It's here! It's finally here! Draw Steel is out! Next is the physical books. There's also the summoner and beastheart classes; the gnome, shadow elf and four more ancestries; an extended version of Fall of Blackbottom, a thorn dragon adventure, and a suicide mission adventure; and details on the Codex VTT. Then there's the crowdfunded weapons colle…

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Hannah Rose: From Arcadia to Horizons | Interview 50:10

2M ago50:10

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This episode I'm joined by Hannah Rose. She's had a busy career and has worked on the Taldorei setting for Critical Role, worked on multiple Wizards of the Coast books, and maybe most famously in the MCDM community, been the managing editor for Arcadia. We talk about her new venture, the quarterly magazine Horizons, trying to maintain a viable free…

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Draw Steel Drops for Patrons, Playtest of the Summoner Class, and Crowdfunders Galore | June Roundup 15:10

3M ago15:10

15:10

June has come and gone, and Draw Steel might be releasing in less than two weeks. But before that happens, I'll tell you about the release candidate of the rules, the updated Monsters manuscript, the summoner playtest and the fantastic community projects that are being published. Links to everything: https://GoblinPoints.com/2513#links Chapters: 00…

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Onslaught Six: Ratcatcher Magazine | Interview 58:24

3M ago58:24

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In this episode I speak with Onslaught Six. He's currently crowdfunding the community magazine Ratcatchers, which features articles from multiple people in the Draw Steel community. We do talk about the magazine, the permissive license they're publishing under, but we start off with the space cowboy RPG he designed, how to find the right game for t…

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Possible Draw Steel Release Date, Side Quest Adventures, and more Djordice | May Roundup 18:08

4M ago18:08

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Looks like we might be drawing steel in July, we know more about the adventures MCDM plans to release in the coming months, we got details on the beastheart class, there'll be more djordice, the third party vampire class got funded, The Dice Society interviewed James. And More! Links to everything: https://goblinpoints.com/2511#links Chapters: 00:0…

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Heart of Arcana: The Many Ways to Design an Adventure | Interview 1:07:01

4M ago1:07:01

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My guest this time is Paul Ligorski, also known as Heart of Arcana. Paul has written quite a few advenuters, not only for Draw Steel, but for D&D 5e, Mausritter and Cypher. He also runs a local game night multiple times a month. We talk about writing adventures for different systems, which TTRPG systems work well for teaching new players, how inter…

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Future Draw Steel Products, Djordice Are Shipping, and Flee Mortals on Foundry | April Roundup 13:55

5M ago13:55

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The Delian Tomb is being tested by patrons, the layout for the core rules is nearing completion, and an adventure to run at conventions is in the works. Also, the dice from the crowdfunder is shipping, and Flee, Mortals! and Where Evil Lives is out on Foundry. Links to everything: https://www.goblinpoints.com/2509#links Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:42 …

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Ananam: The Vampire Class and Crowdfunders | Interview 51:52

5M ago51:52

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I'm joined by Ananam of Triglav Games. They are at the time of publishing this episode crowdfunding a vampire class for Draw Steel. It's an ambitious project and they've pulled out all the stops with professional art, playtesting and layout. In the interview we talk about how they're designing the vampire class, what it's like to designing classes …

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New Burrowing Rules, The Delian Tomb Adventure, and the Vampire Crowdfunder | March Roundup 15:47

6M ago15:47

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It's the silence before the storm. News about Draw Steel is sparse. MCDM is working on new products, but they've barely made into testing. Some more exciting news is the new third party crowdfunder that just launched, for a vampire class. And, of course, I have some highlights from the community creations. Submit questions to Ananam: https://www.pa…

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Andie Margolskee: Do We Need Game Systems? | Interview 1:00:55

6M ago1:00:55

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I'm visited by Andie Margolskee, the author of the first crowdfunded adventure for Draw Steel: The Great Thaw of Gryzmithrak Spire. We talk about the adventure, sure, but with Andie having designed adventures for multiple systems, we end up talking a bunch about what different systems are good at. Links Website that links to Andie's previous projec…

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Rules Changes, Codex VTT News, and the First 3rd Party Crowdfunder | February Roundup 19:20

7M ago19:20

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MCDM is working on the core rules, the monsters, new classes and the Codex, but nothing is ready to be published yet. The community is of course ever flowing with great creations. In this episode I cover the known rule changes, the new classes and the news about the Codex. Links to everything: https://www.goblinpoints.com/2505#links Chapters: 00:00…

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Iron Monocle: The Serial World Creator | Interview 50:12

7M ago50:12

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In this episode I'm joined by Iron Monocle. He's a serial creator of worlds and keeps a blog about his most recent one. We talk about how game rules influence assumptions in the world, about world building as a hobby, and how players can be a fantastic source and contributors of lore and ideas in your world. Links: Blog Bluesky Ironsworn Midst Chap…

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The Launch Adventures, What Comes After Launch, and New Draw Steel Classes | January Roundup 17:09

8M ago17:09

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This is a bit of a weird one. Less than a week before the release of this episode, James basically posted what could've been the script for this episode in a post on Patreon. So in addition to news about the state of the Draw Steel core rules, and future products for Draw Steel, which was also outlined by James, I've got a bunch fantastic creations…

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The Dice Society: The Dice Goblin Episode | Interview 58:31

8M ago58:31

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Is the Draw Steel podcast universe going to implode? This episode, I have The Dice Society on! I really have to give him credit for taking so many of the questions without any preparation or warning, and I think he pulled it off really well. We had a great time talking and I hope you do as well when listening. Links: YouTube Bluesky Chapters: 00:00…

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Draw Steel Is Content Complete, and What Comes After | December Roundup 11:53

9M ago11:53

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This is a shorter episode. It's weird, because in some ways not much new happened in December, but on the other hand, the biggest thing also happened in December: Draw Steel is content complete. All the rules, systems, mechanics and monsters that are supposed to be in the final game are in. Now it's time to polish. Links to everything: https://www.…

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Dojikaan: The Importance of Art and Fanart | Interview 53:31

9M ago53:31

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In this episode I'm joined by Dojikaan. You might know him from the art that he posts in the MCDM community, I know him from the awesome time raider portrait he did a while back. In the episode we talk about art in the MCDM community, the importance of official art for a product, and how fanart self-sustains communities. Links: Dojikaan Illustratio…

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The Illrigger is on D&D Beyond, and shields are out of Draw Steel | November Roundup 17:17

10M ago17:17

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Feature changes in Draw Steel is slowing down, it's mostly tweaking and balancing from here. Codex is getting some exciting features related to elevation on battle maps. The Illrigger has arrived on D&D Beyond. Trenchworx is making more MCDM minis. And we talk about Derelict. Links to everything: https://www.goblinpoints.com/2418#links Chapters: 00…

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Patrick Haesler: Bringing Your Creativity To the Game | Interview 51:45

10M ago51:45

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Welcome to the one year anniversary episode! It's wild to me that it's already been a year. Seems only like yesterday I recorded the 90 second trailer, and the retrospective episode about MCDM. My guest for this episode is the composer of the new theme music, Patrick Haesler. Links: YouTube Music Instagram Mini Painting Instagram Website Spotify Ba…

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New Patreon Packet, Mini STL Files for Patrons, and a Successful Dicefunder | October Roundup 22:34

11M ago22:34

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The dicefunder was a brilliant success, Codex is getting more and more useful for running the game, Draw Steel is getting a lot of tweaks after reviewing the backer packet feedback, and a new patron packet dropped. The packet has tons of changes and updates. Let's jump in. Links to everything: https://www.goblinpoints.com/2416#links Chapters: 00:10…

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Solace: Wrath of the Iresouls, Fun Encounter Design, and Love for Negotiation Rules | Interview 32:23

11M ago32:23

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This episode I have the pleasure of having Solace on. You might know their name as one of the first people to publish homebrew for Draw Steel, once the creator license dropped. What they published was actually the first published adventure made for Draw Steel. Links: First adventure: The Wrath of the Iresouls Encounter Tracker Ability cards Layout …

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Goodbye Caster Kits, War Dogs, and Dicefunder | September Roundup 22:26

12M ago22:26

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I mentioned in last month's roundup that the flood gates of homebrew had opened with the release of the Creator License for Draw Steel. As predicted, that was only the beginning. The amount of stuff being published is almost overwhelming. There's also details about the next packet, the dicefunder and Stawl. Links to everything: https://www.goblinpo…

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Tamwin: Testing Draw Steel, Fun Combat, and Exciting Homebrew | Interview 29:44

1y ago29:44

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This time I'm talking to Tamwin. If you've hung out in the Draw Steel channels on Discord, you've probably seen his name a lot of times. I ask him about knowing the rules seemingly by heart, reverse engineering the kit math, and his experience running tactical test scenarios. Links A Practical Guide to Evil by ErraticErrata A Practical Guide to Evi…

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Dicefunder Correction Episode 2:32

1y ago2:32

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Now, this is a bit embarrassing. It turns out I messed up and included some wrong information about the dicefunder in the most recent episode. The roundup for August. Support the show GoblinPoints.com Stawl.app Discord Server Leave a comment on YouTube or Spotify, or send me an email at [email protected]. Theme music by Patrick Haesler. Art by …

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Backer Packet Release, Djordice Dicefunder, and the Creator License | August Roundup 22:45

1y ago22:45

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The flood gates have opened, and Draw Steel is here in full. The backer packet has dropped, along with the Creator License. More people are playing the game, and homebrew is flooding out from the community. And that's just in the last couple of days of August. But we also got word of a dicefunder, a new Timescape wiki and a few details about Codex.…

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Ashley: MCDM Takes Feedback and Tests Like No One Else, Petal Crash 2, and Lyric's Ledger | Interview Pt. 2 33:31

1y ago33:31

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As promised in the last interview episode, this episode is the continuation of the conversation Ashley and me had. The conversation was recorded at the end of June, so we don't know about the play test packet yet, but we still had much to talk about. Links Paranatural by Zack Morrison Zee Bashew Pack Tactics Petal Crash 2 Crowdfunder Lyric's Ledger…

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The RPG Has A Name, New Play Test Packet, and MCDM on Alchemy | July Roundup 24:15

1y ago24:15

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What a month! MCDM launched on a new VTT, there's a new fan channel on YouTube, and the patron play test packet finally dropped, to much celebration among the patron community on Discord. But it's finally been announced, the MCDM RPG has a name! Links can be found here: https://goblinpoints.com/2409/#links Support the show GoblinPoints.com Stawl.ap…

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Ashley: Designing a Different RPG Instead of Tweaking, and the MCDM Community Vibe | Interview Pt. 1 30:05

1y ago30:05

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This time I have the pleasure of having community member Ashley on the podcast. I was introduced to Ashley in a playtest we did together, and in the post-play chat I found her thoughts interesting. Today I get to share some of them with you! Links Paranatural by Zack Morrison Zee Bashew Pack Tactics Petal Crash 2 Crowdfunder Lyric's Ledger of Legen…

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New Monster Design, Villain Power, Codex, and Playtest Details | June Roundup 29:26

1y ago29:26

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June has been a month of character content, and monster design. With the core system in place, ancestries and classes are being worked on. The team has also focused on how monsters should work, and how to make them fun and easy to run. Lastly, we've got some new details about the virtual tabletop. Links can be found here: https://goblinpoints.com/2…

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TheNatureGM: Nature and Wilderness in Your Campaign | Interview 12:18

1+ y ago12:18

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In this special episode I'm trying something new. My goal has always been to make this podcast about the community for the community, and this is the first step in that direction. In this episode of Goblin Points I'm having a chat with TheNatureGM. Links The Nature Game Master blog Latest post justifying fantasy image as cover art Remarkable Inns &…

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MCDM on D&D Beyond, Character Creation and Encounter Design | May Roundup 25:28

1+ y ago25:28

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May has been an exciting month for the MCDM community. The design team has expanded, MCDM products have launched on D&D Beyond, MCDM is going to Gen Con and the new stuff for the RPG is really interesting. Links can be found here: https://goblinpoints.com/2405/#links Support the show GoblinPoints.com Stawl.app Discord Server Leave a comment on YouT…

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Monsters, Character Creation and 2d10 | April Roundup 26:36

1+ y ago26:36

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April has been a month of renewed focus. With the power roll firmly in place, more systems can be designed. Let's dive in and have a look at what's been happening in the last month over at MCDM. Links can be found here: https://goblinpoints.com/2404/#links Support the show GoblinPoints.com Stawl.app Discord Server Leave a comment on YouTube or Spot…

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The Power Roll, and Language & Research | March Roundup 20:38

1+ y ago20:38

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March has been a more interesting month than February, mostly down to the changes in the die system. Let's dive right in. Links can be found here: https://goblinpoints.com/2403-march/#links Support the show GoblinPoints.com Stawl.app Discord Server Leave a comment on YouTube or Spotify, or send me an email at [email protected]. Theme music by P…

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Negotiation, and Language & Literacy | February Roundup 20:17

1+ y ago20:17

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December was massive with official news, January was full of people playing the game, while February has been somewhat quiet. This is not for the lack of progress, rather the opposite. Links can be found here: https://goblinpoints.com/2402-february/#links Support the show GoblinPoints.com Stawl.app Discord Server Leave a comment on YouTube or Spoti…

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Post-Crowdfunding Campaign | January Roundup 21:30

1+ y ago21:30

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It feels longer ago, but it's barely a month since the crowdfunding campaign for the RPG closed. It ended up being MCDM's biggest crowdfunder to date. Matt mentioned that it'll probably be their biggest ever, and I'm not inclined to disagree. There's something of a "lightning in a bottle" feel about it. Nevertheless, we don't know what the future h…

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Crowdfunding Campaign Galore | December Roundup 28:27

1+ y ago28:27

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December has been a Goxomoc of a month! The crowdfunder launched, and went completely gangbusters; and the play test packet for patrons went out before the year's end. Links to everything is available here: https://goblinpoints.com/2312-december/#links Support the show GoblinPoints.com Stawl.app Discord Server Leave a comment on YouTube or Spotify,…

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The Talent, The RPG, and the Revised Illrigger | November Roundup 17:22

2y ago17:22

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We're officially out of November, and it's time for the first monthly roundup. Links to everything is available here: https://goblinpoints.com/2311-november/#links Support the show GoblinPoints.com Stawl.app Discord Server Leave a comment on YouTube or Spotify, or send me an email at [email protected]. Theme music by Patrick Haesler. Art by Chr…

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When Last We Left Our Heroes 11:10

2y ago11:10

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This time we take a trip down history street and have a look at where MCDM started. Support the show GoblinPoints.com Stawl.app Discord Server Leave a comment on YouTube or Spotify, or send me an email at [email protected]. Theme music by Patrick Haesler. Art by Chris Malbon.By Jon de Nor

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Intro 1:29

2y ago1:29

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Velkommen! I'm Jon de Nor and this is Goblin Points - a podcast covering MCDM, the MCDM community, and whatever else MCDM related. This introductory episode is a short explanation of what this podcast is about. Support the show GoblinPoints.com Stawl.app Discord Server Leave a comment on YouTube or Spotify, or send me an email at tips@goblinpoints.…

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Episode 80 - The Final Battle 59:07

5y ago59:07

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Here it is! The final battle! Will our heroes defeat Xancrown and save the Luna Valley (and Faerun), or will they lose the fight and BIG STAKES BIG ENDING TUNE IN TO HEAR THE END! We hope you have enjoyed listening to The Demonplague! Please follow our DM and players on the following social medias! www.twitter.com/jamesintrocaso www.twitter.com/rud…

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Episode 79 - Appetizer Before Entree 35:45

5y ago35:45

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Well, well, well. What HAAAAVE we here? Looks like an evil lair. Pretty nice, if you're into that kind of thing. Sure would be a shame if four heroes just KNOCKED OVER THIS VASE. If they TORE THESE CURTAINS. If they KILLED THE OWNER OF IT. Actually, geez that last one is pretty heavy. OH WELL TIME TO DIE.…

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Episode 78 - Unlocking the Door to Xancrown 42:41

5y ago42:41

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THEY HAVE THE KEYS. The keys - they are had! But... now what? The keys must be used on the puzzle door! Can our heroes solve the puzzle without messing it up? Is there something on the other side BESIDES Xancrown?! Tune in to find out!By Dont Split The Podcast Network

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Episode 77 - Key Smashin' 43:15

5y ago43:15

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Well, our heroes have gotten all the keys... sort of? Cause these aren't your normal keys - each of them is a puzzle into itself! Puzzle keys for another puzzle! Are you ready for puzzleception?!By Dont Split The Podcast Network

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Episode 76 - Oldest Lady Esobel 43:32

5y ago43:32

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Roc ran into a trap! Roc ran into a trap! Save her save her save her!!! Also... watch out for those ghosts! With that visage... that may cause some... effects. Yeah. If you know, you know. If you don't, you will.By Dont Split The Podcast Network