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We're taking a month's hiatus. But before we do, here's the latest, unedited, warts and all, episode. The gang discover that owning a giant, evil skull might be more trouble than it's worth, as we continue our play of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rules. We'll be back in mid-October.

The gang's goal is almost in sight. But first they need to deal with irked crustaceans and lizards of enormous size, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus city setting using the Dungeon World rule set.

The last acolyte of a blood-mad god lays his curse upon his fellow travelers in a caravan crossing the plains. Death and ruin follow, but can the survivors find hope in a ruined keep? And what mysteries–and treasures–await them there? We run through Julian Bernick's funnel adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics.

The gang manages to wrangle their way into the lowest of the lower echelons of the Killraven Crime League, and are hired to venture into the Dungeon in search of a gilded human skull. Sounds perfectly legit. What could go wrong? We continue our play of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus city setting, using the Dungeon World ruleset.

The plot thickens, as our heroes learn more about their mysterious employers and the machinations in place in the city of Ptolus, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's acclaimed city setting using the Dungeon World ruleset.

The gang are hired by a grizzled, ageing bard and an aloof, impetuous young woman, to venture deep into the city's Necropolis and recover a mysterious item from a decaying family crypt. We continue our play of Monte Cook's "Ptolus" setting, using the Dungeon World rule set.

Following some possibly less than sage advice, the gang has a rancid run-in in the sewers under the city of Ptolus. Our play of Dungeon World, using Monte Cook Games' Ptolus setting continues.

Ahoy...um...mateys! With holidays and life in general getting the way, as per usual, we take a break from our Ptolus campaign for a special one-off Free RPG Day session. Cam, Colm, Damon, and new kid in school Garrison, take a stab (aaarrrr!) at Limithron and Free League Publishing's Free RPG Day adventure for Pirate Borg, Terror in Tortuga. Enjoy! It's a good one!https://www.limithron.com/pirateborghttps://freeleaguepublishing.com/games/pirate-borg/

We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus setting, using the Dungeon World ruleset.

This one's for the birds. We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rule set.

Healing the sick. Slaying hideous beasts. Tossing out quips like ninja stars. Is there anything this crew can't do? We learn more about the sprawling city and our protagonists' backstories, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rule set.

A bit of absolutely not ransoming the dark horse of one noble house, leads to our heroes' first descent beneath the city of Ptolus. Their objective - a mineral so rare that it takes Rob forever to find a picture of it to show us. We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's "Ptolus" city supplement for D&D, using the Dungeon World ruleset.

Our future heroes have barely arrived in the city of Ptolus, when they already get an offer of room and board. What luck! All they need to do is clean out the place first. What could go wrong? We play Monte Cook's "Ptolus" city supplement using the Dungeon World ruleset.

We prepare for an extended foray into Monte Cook's monumental city supplement "Ptolus", using "Dungeon World". We begin with an overview of the system and the supplement, and jump right into character creation, with more than a few sidetracks down rabbit holes.

NOTE: This episode is unedited. All roads to our scheduled game of Ptolus were blocked due to a winter storm. So instead we bed down for the night in a forest for a quick one-shot of Alex Kurowski's "Terror in the Tree" for Dungeon Crawl Classics, from Goodman Games' "Dungeon Denizens Two Page Dungeon Delves".

The conclusion of our playthrough of Wayward Studios' forthcoming "Horror Cinema Classics" TTRPG.

In a change of pace, we sit down to discuss all things Ars Magica and review the forthcoming Definitive Edition from Atlas Games. We also take a brief look at the new D&D 5e giants campaign from Goodman Games, "Terror From The Underdeep".http://www.atlas-games.comhttp://www.goodmangames.com

What could be more horrifying than having our Halloween episode in February? Follow us into a murderous corn maze in rural Wisconsin and find out, as we take a stab at Wayward Studios' forthcoming "Horror Cinema Classics" TTRPG.

WARNING: This episode is unedited. Expect profanity, rambling off topic, wokeness, coughs, stammers, mistakes galore, and things that might be annoying or offensive some listeners (most likely both).In this episode we tackle Rick Maffei's "The Fallen Grove" from Goodman Games' "Two Page Dungeon Delves".PLEASE FOLLOW US IF YOU ENJOY THIS STUFF

Murder threatens to tear the Nuveen comm apart, in part two of our playthrough of Green Ronin's forthcoming "The Fifth Season - Roleplaying in the Stillness" TTRPG, based on the "Broken Earth" trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

We explore the world of N.K. Jemisin's "Broken Earth" trilogy, inthe first part of our two part playthrough of Green Ronin's forthcoming "Fifth Season" Roleplaying Game. Expect rules mistakes.

It's here at last! And we spared no expense, or cut no corner, to deliver the bedazzling finale of our playthrough of the classic TSR giants module, "The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief" by Gary Gygax. There's fire! Explosions! Giants! Expansve, painstakingly detailed sets that would rival "Ben Hur"! Orcs! Dancing! Fire! Fire! Fire! Audio only, so you'll have to take our word for it. But take our word for it.

On the SIXth day of the SIXth month, we drop the SIXth (and clearly most cursed) installment of our DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's classic giants module. Repent after listening!

The orc rebellion against the giants is in full swing, as our heroes delve deeper into the Steading of the Hill Giant Chief.

The largest battle we've ever undertaken continues, in part four of our playthrough of the classic TSR giants module.

Part 3 of our level 4 DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's original 1978 D&D giants adventure. It's starting to get a little epic around here.

By the grace of Rance and Clint Howard, the party ventures deeper into the steading of the hill giants. Will they be any match for what horrors lie inside? Can they withstand Rob's terrible puns? Find out as we continue our DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's D&D classic.

Join us as we play the very first Dungeons & Dragons adventure module published by TSR way back in 1978. What could be more fun? Why, playing it as a level 4 DCC adventure, of course! Other podcasts may be slicker, younger and prettier than us. But what other TTRPG actual play is going to teach you about the works of Rance and Clint Howard?

This week we take a shambling and rambling look at Green Ronin's forthcoming "Fifth Season" roleplaying game, based on N.K. Jemisin's multi-award winning "Broken Earth" trilogy.

"This is a really long playthrough" we hear you say. "When does it end?" Firstly, HOW DARE YOU? Secondly, it ends RIGHT HERE, in the final episode of our 5e actual play of Gary Gygax's intro to the Temple of Elemental Evil, The Village Of Hommlet.

The sound of a dozen tramping, armored feet, followed by an ungodly thunderclap and a mysterious, thick mist billowing through the gaps surrounding it. This door's probably safe to open, right? Right? We continue our 5e playthrough of Gary Gygax's "The Village of Hommlet".

We take a break from Hommlet with a jaunt underground in Harley Stroh's level 3 DCC adventure. It's only six pages long! How hard can it be?

On a rare evening that we have a full complement of players, the party once more ventures into the bowels of the moat house, to investigate what lies beyond the two secret doors.

Our 5e playthrough of the Gygax classic continues.

We take a quick look at what's in Breaker Press Games' Stennard setting for the Dungeon Crawl Classics TTRPG. https://breakerpress.storenvy.com/ https://goodman-games.com/store/product-category/breaker-press-games/?srsltid=AfmBOooUdLa8EixVJoec0apWpBuMQVX0rwz0b8tMMvKhQ5b-cD3ZV1iT

The so-called abandoned moat house begins to reveal a threat to the village of Hommlet far greater than mere bandits, as the party ventures below ground, in the fourth part of our 5e playthrough of the Gary Gygax classic D&D module.

In a fit of productivity (don't get used to it) we give you the third installment of our 5e playthrough of the Gary Gygax classic, "The Village of Hommlet". Having regrouped at the village, the party venture once more into the ruined moat house. This time, they are certain they shall face a basilisk, or worse, their true selves (just kidding - a basilisk).

The party ventures east of the village of Hommlet, and finally investigate the ruined moat house, only to find that the abandoned ruins may not be so abandoned after all.

We kick off our SIXTH season (??!!!) with a 5e playthrough of Gary Gygax's classic module "The Village of Hommlet". There's a village. There's a shifty priest. There's a ruined moat house. Everything is fine. SUBSCRIBE LIKE SHARE COMMENT

Having awoken deep within the mausoleum of the Onyx Queen's opulent palace, can our survivors unravel the so-called merciful monarch’s horrible dark secret? Spoiler alert: our final episode of 2024 is just under 30 minutes long. Apologies in advance for some minor audio issues during this episode.

What's that you say? All you want for Christmas is a new Thankless Roll Players episode? Well, okay then...

Having made their blood sacrifice, our intrepid party of inept rabble venture deep into the horror-filled corridors of the Temple of Herlezzect (yeah, we can't pronounce it either) in the concluding part of our playthrough of Nick Baran's "The Precipice of Corruption" for Dungeon Crawl Classics. Get it here: https://breakerpress.storenvy.com/?osky_origin=googlepla&osky_source=cpc&osky_campaign=PMAX_Storenvy_MP_No_Assets&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwpbi4BhByEiwAMC8JnS7zj7aHYy-zeoKfXPKjqg0NNTb8aOMqz0jC6TNa-WAF3E2vWGBcXRoCSGIQAvD_BwE

The town of Stennard finds itself in desperate need. The crops have failed and famine is imminent. In a bold effort to save the town, the constable sends their best hunters in search of game, treading into the forbidden lands to the west. But when they fail to return, only an unseemly mob of cutthroats and fortune seekers are willing to take on the task. Come with us to the Mangled Hills as we take on Nick Baran's "The Precipice of Corruption" for Dungeon Crawl Classics. Get it here: https://breakerpress.storenvy.com/?osky_origin=googlepla&osky_source=cpc&osky_campaign=PMAX_Storenvy_MP_No_Assets&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwpbi4BhByEiwAMC8JnS7zj7aHYy-zeoKfXPKjqg0NNTb8aOMqz0jC6TNa-WAF3E2vWGBcXRoCSGIQAvD_BwE

Something is amiss in the town of Fairhaven. It's the night before the regional roller derby championship, and our beloved local team are acting decidedly out of character. Can cable access hosts Jake Tooley, Link Thickneck, Erasmus Polk, and Captain Puddles get to the bottom of things and save the day before it's too late? Of course they can, for these are no ordinary tv hosts - they are the Weird Heroes of Public Access! Back it here: https://www.backerkit.com/c/projects/get-haunted-industries/weird-heroes-of-public-access

The operatives undertake a somewhat legal contract for the Bloodcutters - transporting a body containing valuable experimental organs across the Wash. But there's a slight snag. It appears somebody else also wants those organs, and will stop at nothing to get them, as we continue our playthrough of "Cities Without Number".

A saxaboom plays a forlorn space jazz tune as the sun fails to rise yet again over the sprawling technopolis known as the Wash. Our band of operatives undertake their first heist, stealing a cult guarded processor from a shadowy corporation, in our continuing playthrough of Cities Without Number.

Harold the Forest Druid, the thief Tomi Tynglefingers, aided once more by Timothy the Immolator, and their new friend Growly Pete, are hired on by a high priestess of the Iron King to breach a mysterious stone demon head atop a hill overlooking a village and retrieve an artifact she apparently can't just get herself. What could go wrong?

Download the free rulebook and form-fillable character sheet (https://preview.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/449873/Cities-Without-Number-Free-Version), and follow along as Rob guides us through character creation in Kevin Crawford's sandbox cyberpunk TTRPG "Cities Without Number".

After almost half a century has Gary Gygax's legendary demilich Acererak finally met his match at the hands of the fearless and cunning Thankless Roll Players? What do you think?

The party honor Gary Gygax by making some spectacularly bad decisions in the second episode of our three part (so far...) playthrough of "Tomb of Horrors".