Episodic Adventures: TTRPG Module Reviews

Watch out, Sean and Lisa are on the loose and getting earnest as hell! We discuss game prep for public and home games, “scab-picking” and “hugboxing,” and setting session intentions–plus Lisa gives her best Deckard Cain impression.

CW: mentions of homophobia/transphobia

Note: Rules for Fairhaven map making is indeed included in the WHPA-13 core rulebook (and not in one of the many supplements for the game as Sean thought!)

The Madness of Metronax Backerkit 

Caesar Ink shop

“Four Tiny Essays on SF/F”

Good Society

Weird Heroes of Public Access (WHPA-13)

Chris McDowell’s Bastionland Blog

Theme music credited to Zane Little.

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Jordy and Sean reminisce over the fun they had at Gary Con 2026 in a special bonus episode!

The Madness of Metronax Backerkit 

Gary Con 2026 Cosplay Photos Jordy Found on a Guy’s Instagram Account 

Theme music credited to Zane Little.

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Hey! Listen! This week, Sean, Jordy and Lisa lace up their boots and don their pointy green caps to venture through “The Woodland Tomb” and “Overland Map” from Heroes of Cerulea–a Zelda-inspired system. We discuss video game logic, invisible pit traps, moving statues, and 8-bit charm.

“The Woodland Tomb” and “Overland Map” are included in the Heroes of Cerulea core rulebook, written by Lucas Falk and published by Bläckfisk Gaming.

Actual play with creator

Collection of homebrew Heroes of Cerulea content

Intro excerpt from Heroes of Cerulea.

Theme music credited to Zane Little.

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This week, Lisa, Jordy, and Sean investigate “All Hallows Scream,” a Brindlewood Bay mystery. We discuss good leading questions, opinionated games, and what happened to Amanda Delacourt.

CW: references to ageism and sexism

Note: The Brindlewood Bay character cards and needlepoint dice are no longer in production. They’re a bit hard to come by, but available with some gaming supply retailers.

Hey folks--we're aware that some of these early episodes have less-than-optimal audio. We've figured out the issues since then, but don't want to abandon the great discussions we've had over the past couple months to re-records. Please continue to enjoy these episodes in the meantime and stay tuned for crisper audio ahead. Thank you for listening!

“All Hallows Scream” and Brindlewood Bay are written by Jason Cordova and published by Gauntlet Publishing.

Theme music credited to Zane Little.

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It's Sidebar week! We finally discuss Sean’s GM loadout, JordyCon, media we’ve been enjoying, and being “rules activists” (lawyers).

Notes: Our Instagram is @episodic.adventures, not whatever we said. Oops! Also, don't watch All’s Fair. It's bad bad, not fun bad, after the first episode or two.

Hey folks--we're aware that some of these early episodes have less-than-optimal audio. We've figured out the issues since then, but don't want to abandon the great discussions we've had over the past couple months to re-records. Please continue to enjoy these episodes in the meantime and stay tuned for crisper audio ahead. Thank you for listening!

The Windy Realm Gazette Issue 1 Kickstarter

Meeple Source 

Stonehell Dungeon

One Hour Tees

The Book of Alchemy

The Blackhearts Omnibus

Record of Lodoss War

Spectrum: The Best in Contemporary Fantastic Art

Theme music credited to Zane Little.

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This week, Jordy, Lisa, and Sean dig up that which should not be dug up with “Last Things Last,” a Delta Green operation. We discuss 12 hours of paperwork, 2 hours of dicking around in an apartment, and the complicated matter of what to do with a body.

CW: gore, possession, body horror, kidnapping

Note: Hey folks--we're aware that some of these early episodes have less-than-optimal audio. We've figured out the issues since then, but don't want to abandon the great discussions we've had over the past couple months to re-records. Please continue to enjoy these episodes in the meantime and stay tuned for crisper audio ahead. Thank you for listening!

“Last Things Last” is written by Bret Kramer and published by Arc Dream Publishing in the Delta Quick Start known as “Need To Know.”

The Windy Realm Gazette Issue 1 Kickstarter

Theme music credited to Zane Little.

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Finally, some Dungeons and Dragons! Sean, Jordy, and Lisa enter the “Nest of the Eldritch Eye”, a digital, 5th edition, level 3 prequel adventure for Vecna: Eve of Ruin. We discuss NPC conscription, desecrating your buried gays, singing a six second ditty for Oghma, and the god of secrets himself.

CW: eye gore, cults, zombies

Notes: “Nest of the Eldritch Eye” is no longer free–it costs $4.99. Vecna: Eve of Ruin is an adventure for 10th to 20th level characters.

Hey folks--we're aware that some of these early episodes have less-than-optimal audio. We've figured out the issues since then, but don't want to abandon the great discussions we've had over the past couple months to re-records. Please continue to enjoy these episodes in the meantime and stay tuned for crisper audio ahead. Thank you for listening!

“Nest of the Eldritch Eye” and Dungeons & Dragons (5th edition) are published by Wizards of the Coast. 

Vecna: Eve of Ruin

Theme music credited to Zane Little.

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This week, Lisa and Jordy stick our cheese dust-covered hands into a grab bag of gaming questions! We discuss table theatrics, our GM load-outs, dice superstitions, and what to do with an empty cheese ball tub.

CW: brief, fictional mentions of grief and child death

Note: Hey folks--we're aware that some of these early episodes have less-than-optimal audio. We've figured out the issues since then, but don't want to abandon the great discussions we've had over the past couple months to re-records. Please continue to enjoy these episodes in the meantime and stay tuned for crisper audio ahead. Thank you for listening!

Emmy Allen’s blog

Tattooer Chris Orta’s Instagram

Vesta Mandate 

His Majesty the Worm

Suburban Consumption of the Monstrous 

Viva La Queer Bar 

Utz cheddar cheese balls

Theme music credited to Zane Little.

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This week, Jordy, Lisa, and Sean dig through the pulp of “The Horror on Tau Sigma 7", a Mothership pamphlet adventure. We discuss ominous cave art, door puzzles, fun with biohazards, and missing out on the teeth room.

CWs: gore, brief reference to pregnancy

Note: Hey folks--we're aware that some of these early episodes have less-than-optimal audio. We've figured out the issues since then, but don't want to abandon the great discussions we've had over the past couple months to re-records. Please continue to enjoy these episodes in the meantime and stay tuned for crisper audio ahead. Thank you for listening!

“The Horror on Tau Sigma 7” is written by DG Chapman and published by Magnum Galaxy.

Mothership is designed by Sean McCoy and published by Tuesday Knight Games. 

Dying Hard on Hardlight Station

GIRL FRAME 

Decagone, a time loop Mothership module

Dissident Whispers

Intro excerpt from The Horror on Tau Sigma 7.

Theme music credited to Zane Little.

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Tune in for our spiciest episode yet as Lisa, Jordy, and Sean chew on “Hapsy Kordo’s Kitchen Horrors,” a Down We Go module! We discuss quest triggers, taste boils, and what an Azoic Crusher is, even.

CW: body horror, fatphobia

Note: Hey folks--we're aware that some of these early episodes have less-than-optimal audio. We've figured out the issues since then, but don't want to abandon the great discussions we've had over the past couple months to re-records. Please continue to enjoy these episodes in the meantime and stay tuned for crisper audio ahead. Thank you for listening!

“Hapsy Kordo’s Kitchen Horrors” and Down We Go are written by Markus Linderum and published by Plus One EXP.

Cassi Mothwin’s Down We Go flip-through 

Tunnel Goons 

Theme music credited to Zane Little.

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