Cantrips and Coffee

Cantrips and Coffee

By Ruin OrtegaLeisureGames
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Cantrips and Coffee episodes

  • 8. Top Up: Dadlands Christmas Special

    2020 has been a wild ride, but sometimes things happened to make it all seem irrelevant—like newborn children and jolly fat men. In celebration of the better parts of this year, we bring you a special holiday treat: a one shot of Dadlands by the McElroy Family. Put down the coffee, top up the mug with some of that holiday cheer and join us as we have one daaaaaaad Christmas.

    Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth your time and money. We'll be back next episode for our regularly scheduled Side Table #2.

    Questions, comments, or crippling criticism? Email [email protected], or find us on all major social media platforms as cantripsandcoffee (instagram, tiktok, facebook) or cantripsncoffee (twitter, snapchat).

    2 hr 31 min
  • 7. Dungeon Crawl Classics (Demo): Espresso
    We're back at it with Dungeon Crawl Classics by Goodman Games, but this time we take a look at the celebrated Appendix N, creating a curated list of resources. If you were just as intrigued by DCC as we were, this episode is dedicated to letting you know which materials you need to explore to get started.
    Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth your time and money. Join us next time for a return to the Natural 20 Cafe, where we'll be discussing various TTRPG related topics in Side Table #2.
    Coffee of the batch: Cooper's Kenya Medium Dark Roast, rated 4/5 Untimely Demises. Questions, comments, or crippling criticism? Email [email protected], or find us on all major social media platforms as cantripsandcoffee (instagram, tiktok, facebook) or cantripsncoffee (twitter, snapchat).
    32 min
  • 6. Dungeon Crawl Classics (Demo): Review
    It's self proclaimed as the "Deadliest game alive", but does it walk the walk? This week on Cantrips and Coffee, we put down the mugs and have a tough conversation about the system, and also why it may just be the Pokemon Nuzlocke challenge of tabletop. 
    Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth your time and money. Join us next time for our in depth analysis and review episode of Dungeon Crawl Classics, by Goodman Games.
    Coffee of the batch: Cooper's Kenya Medium Dark Roast, rated 4/5 Untimely Demises. Questions, comments, or crippling criticism? Email [email protected], or find us on all major social media platforms as cantripsandcoffee (instagram, tiktok, facebook) or cantripsncoffee (twitter, snapchat).
    1 hr 5 min
  • 5. Dungeon Crawl Classics (Demo): Actual Play
    Deadly traps, grueling combat, custom dice, and a tiny cow? Dungeon Crawl Classics doesn't mess around, and the C&C crew may have bit off more than we can chew in this Appendix N inspired fantasy Tabletop RPG. Listen as poor townsfolk venture forth to find their fortune, only to be met with horrific (and vaguely comedic) death.
    Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth your time and money. Join us next time for our in depth analysis and review episode of Dungeon Crawl Classics, by Goodman Games.
    Coffee of the batch: Cooper's Kenya Medium Dark Roast, rated 4/5 Untimely Demises. Questions, comments, or crippling criticism? Email [email protected], or find us on all major social media platforms as cantripsandcoffee (instagram, tiktok, facebook) or cantripsncoffee (twitter, snapchat).
    2 hr 3 min
  • 4. Side Table #1

    In our very first Side Table episode, we gather at The Natural 20 café and talk about the rise of nerd culture, our personal introductions to tabletop games, the necessity of house rules, and skill rolls versus play autonomy.  

    Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth your time and money. Join us next time for our actual play episode of Dungeon Crawl Classics, by Goodman Games. 

    Coffee of the batch: Rocket Fuel by Beans Coffee Bar and Bistro, rated 4/5 Elder Gods. Questions, comments, or crippling criticism? Email [email protected], or find us on all major social media platforms as cantripsandcoffee (instagram, tiktok, facebook) or cantripsncoffee (twitter, snapchat).

    46 min
  • 3. Call of Cthulhu: Espresso
    In our first Espresso episode, we talk about how you can get started playing Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu. Ruin and Cade discuss which of H.P. Lovecraft's stories will inspire Keepers and Investigators most, and which module is a must have.
    Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth your time and money. Join us next time for our first episode of Side Table, where we'll be talking nerd culture, our own initiations to tabletop, and the intricacies of rules.
    Coffee of the batch: Rocket Fuel by Beans Coffee Bar and Bistro, rated 4/5 Elder Gods.
    Questions, comments, or crippling criticism? Email [email protected], or find us on all major social media platforms as cantripsandcoffee (instagram, tiktok, facebook) or cantripsncoffee (twitter, snapchat).
    40 min
  • 2. Call of Cthulhu: Review

    In our sophomore episode, we give an in depth analysis and review of Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu. Listen as we discuss what makes this system unique, and whether you should spend your hard earned dollars on it, or let it slumber eternally in the depths of the ocean.

    Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where each month we roast up a fresh batch of episodes on different tabletop roleplaying games. In our "anything but D&D" format, we explore different systems and review them to help you decide if they're worth your time and money. Join us next time for our Call of Cthulhu: Espresso, where discuss 'must have' supplements for Cthulhu beginners.

    Coffee of the batch: Rocket Fuel by Beans Coffee Bar and Bistro, rated 4/5 Elder Gods.

    Questions, comments, or crippling criticism? Email [email protected], or find us on all major social media platforms as cantripsandcoffee (instagram, tiktok, facebook) or cantripsncoffee (twitter, snapchat).

    1 hr 3 min
  • 1. Call of Cthulhu: Actual Play

    In our inaugural episode, we try our hands at Chaosium's Call of Cthulhu, using their quick start scenario: The Haunting. Welcome to Cantrips and Coffee, where we explore tabletop RPGs and review them to help you decide if it's worth your time. In our "anything but D&D" format, we provide weekly episodes, where each month is focused on a different series. Join us next time for our in depth analysis and review. Coming soon: Call of Cthulhu: Espresso, Side Table #1, and Dungeon Crawl Classics.


    Coffee of the week: Rocket Fuel by Beans Coffee Bar and Bistro, rated 4/5 Elder Gods.

    Questions, comments, or crippling criticism? Email [email protected], or find us on all major social media platforms as cantripsandcoffee (instagram, tiktok, facebook) or cantripsncoffee (twitter, snapchat).

    1 hr 42 min
  • Teaser
    Our teaser for the upcoming series on tabletop reviews and coffee talk. Join us every Monday, starting November 2, 2020, as we explore different rpg systems, review, and recommend, all while trying to stay caffeinated.
    11 min

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Reviewing Tabletop RPGs to help you know where to put your hard earned dollars. Rule 1: anything but D&D.