Dungeon Deep Dive

This week on Dungeon Deep Dive we search for answers among the stars. We've all heard about the denial of science throughout history, but what would people actually know? Would a medieval world understand the stars, and what would they do if they did? We answer these questions and more as we break down the state of astronomy in the middle ages and how it was used. So cast your eyes towards the heavens and settle in as Lachlan, Danae and Tully discuss astronomy.

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Danae, Lachlan, and Tully get in touch with their scholarly roots once more! Journeying through what makes a library, what comes from censorship, and even a study of the Great Library of Alexandria, we explore the how and why of libraries in your world.

How do we categorise the knowledge in our world? Where do we keep the lore of the universe? Can you really have fun with nothing but a library card? Every fantasy world has libraries, whether they're a convenient plot device, or a setting to build a much larger world. Where would we store our books if not for them? We go for a journey around what makes a historical library, and then delve into how they gain or lose knowledge. Then we even broach the tough topic of censorship. All before we build ourselves a library setting like you've never seen!

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The moon is full, the night is dark, and terrible beasts are on the hunt. Stay a while, safe and secure as we look into werewolves throughout history. Did people ever actually believe in werewolves? Why? and what did wolves ever do to anyone? And 1 in every hundred thousand listeners wi be directed to an episode where we even give an idea of how to use all of that in one quest. Were you lucky enough to hear it?

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This week the team at Dungeon Deep Dive gets morbid, as they explore all things vampire. Get ready for death, disease, and devils!

The vampire has long been a mythological staple around the world, with different interpretations in every corner of the world. This creature has been buried in the human psyche to play on all of our worst fears. From the plagues of the middle ages, through revolutions against power, to that cursed concept of private property, vampires have always been there to take the fall. But do we really understand these pallid, blood-sucking nightmares? We explore how they have played on the depths of our collective fears, how the imagery is linked to disease, and even why they care so much about counting. Enjoy our ramblings on how to bring vampires into your games.

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This week the Dungeon Deep Drive gang dives on into the aquatic world of mermaids to really find out what they’d be like, look like and… love like.

For as long as people have taken to the sea there have been stories about the creatures that live out there, from malevolent behemoths in the deep to mischievous aquatic spirits. However, no myth has quite captured the attention of humanity quite like mermaids. From tales of sailors drowned by sinister sirens, to tales of beautiful maidens just waiting to explore the land above, mermaid stories explore the different dichotomies (such as man and woman, or human and nature) that have existed in various societies throughout history. In order to really understand what mermaids are and what they represent, we look into the attitudes towards, stories about and some of the differences between us and our deep-sea counterparts. We even suggest a story hook using different elements of mermaid mythos, sociology and aquatic biology to create the foundation of a believable mermaid encounter for all your story-telling needs.

It’s a bit of a long one this week! The audio got a little funky at this session, so we decided to treat you to Tully’s extended (but skippable!) takes on different zoological classes of mermaid to apologise. The audio will be back to normal soon, and we hope you enjoy all the same in the meantime!

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This week on Dungeon Deep Dive, we explore domestication and the vast impacts it's had on our world. Lachlan and Tully are alone in the studio once again, so we're in for a wild ride.

It's raining cats and dogs in the studio as Lachlan and Tully investigate pets and domestication! We go for a deep dive in the effects of domestication on the world as we know it. Then, we have a look at what pets will look like in your worlds. After that we introduce a mysterious travelling pet shop for a murder mystery story hook.

Watch out for the *expertly edited* moments where Tully accidentally called Displacer Beasts "gloomstalkers"...

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What is breakfast? Is it important? What's in it? These are just some of the important questions we'll explore as Lachlan and Tully tackle the studio on their own. It's amazing what you can get into with something as simple as a morning meal.

Let the smell of a hot breakfast float you out of bed and right down to this week's episode of Dungeon Deep Dive! Left alone in the studio, Lachlan and Tully get into the weirdly controversial opinions towards breakfast in history, before getting into what the heck even counts AS breakfast? After getting into the history, we look at all the ways to make something as mundane as breakfast as interesting as possible in your story. Finally, we help design a quest where the end of breakfast may just have devastating consequences... Hold on to your corn flakes, it's going to be a wild one.

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This week on Dungeon Deep Dive we talk about all things tattoos and fantasy! We want to stress up top that this episode IS permanent, so consider what that would be like in 30 years before you listen. To help ensure that you understand tattoos and how they have been used, Danäe explains some of the vast and fascinating history of tattoos in the real world and the ever-shifting attitudes towards them. Tully then explores some of the most intense historical techniques for creating tattoos and body modifications. Finally, after going through some of the most important things to consider as a DM or writer wanting to include tattoos in your setting, we discuss a quest centered on tattoos and the spiritual power many believe tattoos possess or represent.

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Aaaaaand welcome back! This week on Dungeon Deep Dive we uncover the secrets of all things chemical. From the poison gardens to alchemist's fire, we take a tour through non-magical (or low magic) alchemy. First Danae takes us on a tour or the history of potions and herbal medicine. Then Tully takes us through chemical warfare through the ages, and brings us some Disney flair before checking out the brand new Pathfinder 2E. Lachlan follows with his sage advice on giving your players anything too powerful, and how to make potions a little more than just spells in a bottle. Finally we pull together a quest to bring these brews to the fore in your story. So strap in once again for Alchemy part 2!

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Behold, listeners, for this week on Dungeon Deep Dive we learn the secrets of matter, magic and even eternal life as we discuss alchemy and transmutation! From chemists through history determined to change the atoms themselves, all the way to some cool ways to include these potent and surprisingly well defined magics in your fantasy settings! So sit back, get comfy, and learn the secrets of turning lead into gold and how a stone can help you live forever. We even come up with a quest you can incorporate right into you own campaigns and stories at home, where you party will learn that powerful magic can sometimes hide the truth.

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