Philomythia Podcast

Hello Hello Hello!

Welcome...

Rock me like a baby, like I'm in a manger.....

We are visiting our campaign world HYLICA, and what how we would approach running the first session of it.

Hold on to your butts!

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Welcome,

On this episode we talk about the many things we utilize as resources for our games.

We hope these inspire you to create many amazing things.

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Welcome, Welcome,

We are now in season two of Philopmythia.

A conversation about how we perceive heroes.

Join us in this conversation

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Hello, hello, helloooo... greetings road weary adventurer! What's that you say? You got into an argument with a CR 8 Ogre who then called all his buddies and chased you for five miles??? Well it sounds like you should rest your feet awhile and listen to our latest episode, which is all about improving your communication 😊

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Eric’s definition of communication

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EPISODE LINKS

POP Filter (Party Ordered Play)

• House of the Dragon
• Fire and Blood
• Wordnik
• Communicate definition
• Communicare
• Speaking
• Listen
• Robert Greene
• The 48 Laws of Power
• Mastery
• NLP
• Presupposition: The meaning of the message is the response that follows
• Nonverbal communication
• NVC 2
• Zero Session

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Possible Solutions for DMs and Players

Philosophical advice

• Relax
• The truth is that in the age of online play, speech is even cheaper. Make your words count
• Cultivate a desire to understand others (intent)

Listen more, speak less

• This might be really hard if you’re DMing. Hard but not impossible
• Another way to say this is ‘Don’t over-explain.’
• Speak more concisely
• Use clear speech and vocabulary that your players can easily understand
• I’ve learned this one from teaching online for the past couple of years

Match the table

• If your players do joke characters, make a joke campaign. If they want something more serious, match that tone.
• Communicate at the level of your...

Grab yer cowl, some spirit bottles, and a blade or two, cause it's time to take a deep dive into the world of Blades in the Dark! Set in the city of Doskvol, Blades is a world of literal darkness. One where the sun has been blasted out of the sky, where there is a veritable cornucopia of monsters, ghosts, and demons who will swallow your soul without a second thought, where there's a gang on every street corner waiting to take you for everything you're worth. Blades in the Dark is a game that's very close to our hearts and one that you should definitely check out right now on this week's episode!

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EPISODE LINKS

• Johnathan Harper
• Blades in the Dark
• Beginner’s guide
• Playbooks
• Stress & Trauma
• The Devil’s Bargain
• Progress Clocks
• Flashbacks
• Engagement rolls
• Itch.io
• Evil Hat Productions
• Thirsty Sword Lesbians
• FATE
• Dresden Files
• Apocalypse World
• Vincent & Meguey Baker
• Dogs in the Vineyard
• Murderous Ghost
• Powered by the Apocalypse
• Forged in the Dark
• Moar Forged in the Dark

Hello, adventurers! This week we're diving into the world of subclasses and ways you can hack them, bend them, and possibly even break them. Curious about how we're doing this? Listen now to find out!

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Music is provided by Jerry Stenquist. Check his music out at https://theplayercharacter.com/

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LINKS

• Roll20

• Notion

• D&D Beyond

• Synthesis builds

Welcome back, adventurers, to another episode of the Philomythia podcast! This week is all about dice: Their history, how we've used them, and why, and the answers might surprise you! But There's only one way to find out: Listen meow!

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Music is Provided by Jerry Stenquist. Check his music out at https://theplayercharacter.com/

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EPISODE LINKS

• Awesome Dice
• Dragons Modern Dice
• Modern d4
• Modern d4 video
• Knucklebone Comparison
• Basic Dice Glossary
• Detailed Glossary
• The History of Dice in Under 6 Minutes (Video)
• The Royal Game of Ur
• The Game of Senet
• The Game of Astragali
• Basur Hoyuk
• Hardcore History
• The Punic Wars
• Avalon Hill
• Creative Publications Dice Set
• Juryeonggu: Korean d14
• Pentagonal trapezohedron (d10)
• Platonic Solids
• Platonic solids and the elements
• Humorism

**Spoiler alert** We're Talking about Terminator 2: Judgement Day, and we talk about the whole movie.

Welcome adventurers, to the second installment of our 'Philomythia Reviews' series! This time around we tackled the classic movie 'Terminator 2: Judgement Day,' and boy was it a Duesy! Full of killer robots, car chases, and time travel, T2 is chock full of D&D inspo. So join us as we plum the depths of this classic movie.

P.S. Eric is confused as to how full cover mechanics work. 🙃

• Cover mechanics: https://5thsrd.org/combat/cover/

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EPISODE LINKS

• Terminator 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terminator_2:_Judgment_Day

• James Cameron: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Cameron

• Stan Winston: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan_Winston

• Nuke Sequence: https://www.cartoonbrew.com/classic/making-nuclear-apocalypse-iconic-sequence-terminator-2-created-141209.html

• Terminator 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Terminator

• Linda Hamilton: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linda_Hamilton

• Cyberdyne Systems: https://terminator.fandom.com/wiki/Cyberdyne_Systems

• Sly Flourish: https://slyflourish.com/

• Fronts: https://slyflourish.com/fronts_in_dnd.html

• Fantastic Location: https://slyflourish.com/a_focus_on_locations.html

• Changeling: https://eberron.fandom.com/wiki/Changeling

• Mimic: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Mimic

• Lich: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Lich

• Phylactery: https://forgottenrealms.fandom.com/wiki/Phylactery#:~:text=A%20phylactery%20(also%20sometimes%20called,state%20and%20escape%20being%20destroyed.

• Battle Master:

In this episode we’re talking about Vecna, the legendary litch from D&D history! Vecna seems to be everywhere these days, and is only getting more popular. Join us as we delve into the history and secrets of the famous demigod. We even talk about where Wizards of the Coast might be heading in regards to Vecna. Join us to find out!

*Spoiler alert*

We’re going to be talking about the three Vecna adventures, Critical Role campaign one, and Stranger things season 4. If you don’t want any of these thingies spoiled, tread carefully, dear adventurer.

**Trigger Warning**

We also talk about ‘The  Book of Vile Darkness” which is chock full of adult content of the R-rated variety. If you’re sensitive to these darker subjects, you may want to skip this part. 

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LINKS

• Anagrams: https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/anagram
• Jack Vance
• Dying Earth Series: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dying_Earth
• Vancian Magic: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/VancianMagic
• Robert E. Howard: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_E._Howard_bibliography
• Empire of the Petal Throne: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empire_of_the_Petal_Throne
• Creator - M. A. R. Barker: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._A._R._Barker
• Black Razor: https://greyhawkonline.com/greyhawkwiki/Blackrazor
• Numenera: http://numenera.com/
• Dark Sun: ​​https://athas.org/
• Genre tropes
• Gonzo: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Creator/GONZO
• Sword & Sorcery: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SwordAndSorcery
• Science Fantasy: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ScienceFantasy
• Expedition to the Barrier Peaks: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Expedition_to_the_Barrier_Peaks
• Riftwar saga
• Raymond E. Fiest: ​​https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Raymond_E._Feist
• Midkemia: https://midkemia.fandom.com/wiki/Midkemia_Wiki
• Kelewan: https://midkemia.fandom.com/wiki/Kelewan
• (Kelewan

This week the boys are back with another actual play game. This time we delve into the dark forest of Davokar from the Symbaroum setting. To guide us on our journey, we are joined by GM Paul Stead who sat down with us last episode. Will our characters survive this time??? Only one way to find out. Join us as Philomythia plays Symbaroum!

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Website: https://philomythia.com

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Music is Provided by Jerry Stenquist. Check his music out at https://theplayercharacter.com/

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EPISODE LINKS

• Free League: (publisher): https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/

• Symbaroum website: https://freeleaguepublishing.com/en/games/symbaroum/

• Ambria/Davokar map: https://d1vzi28wh99zvq.cloudfront.net/images/11437/244552.jpg

• Symbaroum for 5E: https://www.symbaroum.com/