I'm talking a little about the Field Guide to Hot Springs Island and why it has helped captured my imagination, and really made me want to incorporate this intriguing mini-setting into my own campaign world as potentially a second game.

Please note: This is not a review of any of the Hot Springs Islands product.

If you're interested in checking out HSI you can find it here: https://shop.swordfishislands.com/books/

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In this episode I'm discussing some things that I like to see and don't like to see in character backgrounds when I'm GM-ing a D&D game.

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In this episode I'm musing about using spreadsheets and other such tools in RPGs and how they can overshadow the fun bits of the game.

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In this episode I'm talking about Hot Springs Island, why I'm thinking about running it for a small local convention and why it might be the next semi-regular campaign game I start up; I'm also asking the question do you run more than one campaign in the same game-world?

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In this episode we answer voicemails from a number of callers on recent episodes and discussions of the topics therein. Many thanks to our callers:

• Glen Hallstrom at Radio Grognard
• Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast
• Rob Davis
• Ron Frazier

If you want to check out Glen's recent episode "Oh the humanity!" that we mentioned you can find it here: https://anchor.fm/radio-grognard/episodes/Oh-the-Humanity-e1et1t1

Also check out Dyson Logos for some great maps: https://dysonlogos.blog/

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In this episode I'm talking about why I think some of the dem-human stereotypes common in D&D might actually be useful.

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In this episode I'm taking a look through the LOTFP module Wight Power where the misguided attempts of several religious people to restore the Kingdom of God, birth and abomination, disturb the rest of the Wight, an undead force of malevolence and evil.

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In this episode I'm talking about some of the potential benefits of having a campaign where the PCs are overwhelmingly human.

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I've recently been down a bit of a mental rabbit-hole after reading the Old School Companion Volume 1, it's got me thinking about NPC classes and their utility in D&D so, in this episode I'm asking, how do you stat up your NPCs?

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In this episode we answer voicemails from a number of callers on recent episodes and discussions of the topics therein. You can check out the podcasts of our callers at the links below:

• Glen Hallstrom at Radio Grognard
• Jason of Nerds RPG Variety Cast
• Joe of Hindsightless
• Randy at Biggus Geekus
• Taylor at Clerics Wear Ringmail

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