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Sstabhmontown Adventures

by Adam

We play old-school D&D, and we try to do it without being awful. Stories from the players of our open-table, drop-in game, plus discussion of roleplaying game and narrative theory, rules experiments, and more. sstabhmontown.substack.com

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Episodes

  1. 9: The Iron Golem

    Deep in the dungeon, the party faces down the Iron Golem—after close calls too many to count—in their quest for the Tiara that The Enchantress keeps locked away. Then, we talk about funny monster interactions, and how to make poison feel fair despite the fact that it's awful—and unexpected rolls...

  2. 8: The Beholder

    This week we get a whole gang together: Ferrius Yew, Lil' Sebastian, Benedict, Margaret, and Toc the Dwarf, to tell us about an incredible fight deep within the dungeon with a horrible monster of eyes. One of the most famous monsters of 80s-style AD&D, The Beholder. This is a public episode. If…

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  3. Running games for strangers

    This week I had the opportunity to run a game for a whole group of new players in one of their homes. I thought I would share some of what I do to make games with new groups happen. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes,...

  4. 7: Ferrius Yew and 'Lil Sebastian the Whomping Willow

    This week Ferrius Yew and 'Lil Sebastian narrate the adventure, including an encounter with the terrifying Banshee, and talk about the Monstrous and gender. Then, 'Lil Sebastian outlines a cockamamie plan to take on the Iron Golem this week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss...

  5. 6: Benedictish, Ser Cleve, and the NPC Party

    This week began with a rumour: that an NPC party following ours into the dungeon had been savagely attacked. We met their attackers within the dungeon—this week Benedictish Frankwich and Ser Cleve tell their stories. Then, we talk about Bendict's Curse, and about how to measure the quality of...

  6. 5: Archibald and the Otyugh

    This week Archibald Arborlax, bird watcher extraordinare, rejoined the party after many months away. In the dungeon, Archibald declared the monster living in a heap of trash to be an “Otyugh”, shortly before being swallowed by the thing. We talk about death, difficulty, and access to the drop-in...

  7. The Basilisk (mini-episode)

    We haven't had a chance to record stories lately, but here's a little treat about everyone's favourite monster, which we've been busy fighting within the dungeon. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit...

  8. Legar the Fighter, The Basilisk, and the Ogre Mage

    This week—two adventures in one podcast! The first week, Legar makes it to level four after a successful exploration of a lower level of the dungeon, in which only one person died, even after Ser Cleve met the party's most feared foe. The week after, the party goes deeper. Then, we roll up a new...

  9. William of Bucket and the Dwarf Friday

    This week, Bill Bucket tells us about exploring a dungeon level, connecting known and unknown parts of a map, and a few battles with strange foes. Then, we talk about the AD&D spell Identify, the limited list we use from Swords and Wizardry White Box, and about learning spells from different...

  10. Toc the Dwarf and the Insect-adillo

    This week, in the dungeon of the Enchantress' Museum, Toc the Dwarf did battle against a strange creature from the history of Dungeons & Dragons—supplement I, Greyhawk, to be specific. Our Actual Play story is told by Toc and Rolph, with further conversation about magic items, history, and D&D...

  11. Benedictish Frankwich and the Quest for the Tiara

    Our first Episode! This week, we hear about how the party came to Lonhall, and why we're delving a dungeon in search of a precious tiara—and then about the disasters that followed when the Gnome Doc Pate attempted to trick three score goblin librarians. Benedictish Frankwich is a powerful fighter...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

We play old-school D&D, and we try to do it without being awful. Stories from the players of our open-table, drop-in game, plus discussion of roleplaying game and narrative theory, rules experiments, and more.

sstabhmontown.substack.com

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Adam

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What is Sstabhmontown Adventures about?

We play old-school D&D, and we try to do it without being awful. Stories from the players of our open-table, drop-in game, plus discussion of roleplaying game and narrative theory, rules experiments, and more. sstabhmontown.substack.com

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Sstabhmontown Adventures is created and hosted by Adam.
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