Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 2 Prologue: Knock, Knock... Wait, Who's There?!?

Greetings, adventurers! We return with an all new season of Bourbon and Barbarians. Herein, we present a short interlude, and do a little bit of world-building for our continued campaigning...

We here at The Cromcast are continuing a laid-back modular campaign. We're using the B/X Dungeons and Dragons rules system, with a few minor additions. If you aren't familiar with the 'big bad' encountered here, this session is based on the prologue of "Vecna Lives!" This module, WGA4, was put out for AD&D 2nd Edition.

From here, our campaigning will take us into "Death Frost Doom," which is a neo-classic module for LotFP. We hope you enjoy these occasional episodes. If this doesn't happen to be your bag, just sit tight... We'll be back soon with another exciting episode of The Cromcast!

Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. "Gnarled Situation" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Likewise Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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Season 6, Episode 04 - Thieves' House

Art by the late great Keith Parkinson

Welcome back, Cromrades! This week, we join Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser on a delve into the lair of Lankhmar's hidden masters. What secrets lie hidden deep within the heart of Thieves' House? Accompany us, if you dare!

This story is notable in the way it subverts your expectations. It presents a quest, then quickly glosses over that quest to show us how things shake out once the treasure has been acquired.  Leiber quickly takes the narrative in unexpected directions! What do you think of this story? Let us know!

One Things

Jon: Astro City comics (especially #48 with the dogs!)
Josh:  Odin: The Origins, History and Evolution of the Norse God
Luke: Mr. Robot Season 3

Next week, we'll be back with a double shot of Fafhrd & The Gray Mouser! The Bleak Shore and The Howling Tower! Find them both in Swords Against Death!

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Legal Mumbo-Jumbo
Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Beginning theme: Sudden Defeat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

Closing theme: Run DMC - Run's House. Whose House?! All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Season 6, Episode 03: Jewels in the Forest

Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser, by Tom Kidd

Hello, Cromrades! The new year is well underway, and we hope 2018 is treating you kindly thus far! And, we hope you are still in the holiday spirit, as we recorded this episode just before Christmas! Gather your treasure hunting effects and prepare for a journey! We have a scroll which contains a riddle to solve, and we believe it will lead us to riches beyond our wildest dreams! Join us as we accompany Fafhrd and The Gray Mouser on a search for Jewels in the Forest, and delve further into the life of Fritz Leiber! A full text of this story is difficult to find online, but you can read it in Swords Against Death (Amazon, AbeBooks).

One Things
Jon: X-Men: The Animated Series, and to a lesser extent DeWalt Cordless Drills, sponsor of our newest show segment, "Whatcha Been Drillin'?" (An Obvious Fabrication!)
Josh: Dickens! Particularly modern takes on the classic "A Christmas Carol", such as Scrooged, starring Bill Murray.
Luke: The anthology Echoes of Valor 3 edited by Karl Edward Wagner. Full of pulpy sword and sorcery! Check it out!

Next time: We return to Lankhmar to settle some unfinished business with the guild of cutthroats inhabiting Thieves' House.

Questions? Comments? Curses?
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We're also on Stitcher Radio and Google Play!
Finally.... Call us! (859) 429-CROM!

Legal Mumbo-Jumbo
Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Beginning theme: Sudden Defeat by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.

Closing theme: Gogol Bordello - Trans-Continental Hustle. We think the jangly sound of Gogol Bordello fits the world of Nehwon! All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!