Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 18: A Grand Finale!

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers conclude their exploration of classic module, I6: Castle Ravenloft. Do they dispatch Strahd?! Where do they go from here?! Listen to find out! Thanks so much for listening to this season of Bourbon & Barbarians. We hope you enjoyed listening... We sure loved playing! 

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/r . Our final track is "Warrior" by Wishbone Ash from the Argus album. All music was obtained legally... And it's so good. We hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 17 The Penultimate Episode!

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers continue their exploration of Castle Ravenloft, with this being the PENULTIMATE session of the season!

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/r Our final track is "Warrior" by Wishbone Ash from the Argus album. All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 16 Post-Combat + PCs = Role-Play!

 Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers continue their exploration of Castle Ravenloft, with this session revolving around the aftermath of encountering Strahd. Apologies for the audio quality on this ep, we had issues with dropped calls a couple times, had to turn off our video, and we had some mics rubbing against a manly beard or two :) 

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

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 15: Strahd + PCs = Roll-Play!

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers continue their exploration of Castle Ravenloft, and stand against STRAHD!!! 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/r . Our final track is "Continuum" by Opeth on their album, In Cauda Venenum. All music was obtained legally... And it's so good. We hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Tabernacle of the Toad Men - A One Page Dungeon Submission!

Hail, Cromrades! Looking for a quick bit of fun around the game table? Well, you're in luck! Below is Luke's submission to this year's One Page Dungeon contest. This 'Borderlands' one-shot is system-agnostic, and is designed to be a fun (if disconcerting) splatterfest!

If you are hungry for more one-page ideas for the gaming table, consider the past years' submissions which are collected and available via Shattered Pike Studio. These past compendiums are chock full of content, and you absolutely can't beat 'em!

 A low-res image of the dungeon is below; you can download the free PDF here!
Otherwise, click on the titles here to also download free PDFs of previous One Page Dungeons, Into the Lair of the Slobbertooth Kobolds and A Grave Night on the Borderlands!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 14: A Nod to a Past Campaign, and Introducing the Big Bad

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers continue their exploration of Castle Ravenloft, and we further explore the catacombs of Ravenloft! Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. "Gnarled Situation" and "Black Vortex" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Likewise Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 13: Moral Relativism in the Catacombs!

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers continue their exploration of Castle Ravenloft, and we further explore the catacombs of Ravenloft! 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/ Our final track is "Silver Spoon" by Paul Kantner and Grace Slick on their Sunfighter album. All music was obtained legally... And it's so good. We hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Bonus Episode about Skullcano Island!

Hile, adventurers! We interrupt your regularly-scheduled Bourbon & Barbarians broadcast for this special release... We are joined by an old school friend from way back, Levi Combs, who spearheads Planet X Games!

Planet X has previously released Jungle Tomb of the Mummy Bride, and An Occurrence at Howling Crater. You may remember a previous episode we did with Levi about a year ago? Well, Levi and Co. are back at it, and have a Kickstarter running for their new D&D 5E module, Escape from Skullcano Island. This is a legit sandbox module, so you'll get uber-playability out of the module. You can back the ca. 150 pg module and get in on the goodness at the $17 mark, so consider getting in on the action! Beyond this, we also talked about Planet X's contribution to ZineQuest 2, which is shipping now to backers! It's legit OSR goodness for yer B/X or First Edition game!!

This was another fun conversation with Levi. We didn't just talk about the Kickstarter, we got into the DIY ethic, art/cartography, and spend some time talking about his process of putting a module together that is ready for publication. Hope you like it!

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/ Themes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. We close the episode with White Zombie's "Super Charger Heaven." All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 12: Protect Ya Neck!

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers continue their exploration of Castle Ravenloft, and we encounters the BRIDES OF STRAHD. 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/ Our final track is "Protect Ya Neck" by the Wu-Tang Clan. All music was obtained legally... And it's so good. We hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 11: Spiral Staircase (Goin' Down)!

Hile, adventurers! Our adventurers continue their exploration of Castle Ravenloft, and take a spiral staircase, goin' dooowwwwnnnnn. 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/ Our final track is "Spiral Staircase" by Kings of Leon. All music was obtained legally;  All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 10: A Whiter Shade of Pale

Greetings, brave wanderers! Herein we continue our third season of Bourbon & Barbarians! Our adventurers enter the castle and hear some creepy organ music. 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/ Our final track is "A Whiter Shade of Pale" by Procol Harum. All music was obtained legally;  All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 9: Get in, Losers! We're Going to Ravenloft!

Greetings, brave wanderers! Herein we continue our third season of Bourbon & Barbarians! Our adventurers 'get on the  bus,' so to speak and are en route to the Keep on the Borderlands (i.e., Castle Ravenloft)!

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/ Our final track is "In the Court of the Crimson King" by King Crimson. All music was obtained legally;  All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 8: Fortune and Glory, Kid

Greetings, brave wanderers! Herein we continue our third season of Bourbon & Barbarians! Our adventurers visit Marweena's cottage, and subsequently visit the Kalish encampment.

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/ Our final track is 'Fortunate Son' by Creedence Clearwater Revivial. All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 7: A Pyre, and Portents of Days to Come

Greetings, brave wanderers! We continue our third season of Bourbon & Barbarians! Herein our adventurers visit the Burgomaster, and prepare themselves to enter the proper, actual, for-real-this-time classic AD&D module, I6: Ravenloft!

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/ Our final track is an abbreviated version of "Epitaph" by King Crimson. All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 6: Passage of Years, then a Letter on the Doorstep!

Hile, travelers! We return to our third season of Bourbon & Barbarians! Herein our adventurers have aged a couple years, learned a couple things, and now piece together the breadcrumbs that lead to STRAHD!

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/ Our final track is an abbreviated version of "21st Century Schizoid Man" by King Crimson. All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 5: Casks of Oil!

Hile, travelers! We have returned with a finale of sorts for the 'prologue' for our third season of Bourbon & Barbarians! Never fear, our current party will embark on a much bigger adventure soon... RAVENLOFT! If you are interested, the entire prologue series of sessions for Season 3 is based on a 'creative commons' module that is free for the taking. See the first episode of the season for details!

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/ Our final track is "Warrior" by Wishbone Ash from the Argus album. All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Bonus Episode with Planet X Games!

Hile, adventurers! We interrupt your regularly-scheduled Bourbon & Barbarians broadcast for this special release... We are joined by an old school friend from way back, Levi Combs, who is now spearheads Planet X Games!

Planet X has previously released their first D&D 5E module, Jungle Tomb of the Mummy Bride, and you may remember our previous discussion of that material. Well, Levi and Co. are back at it, and have a Kickstarter running for their new D&D 5E module, An Occurrence at Howling Crater! This is a legit sandbox module, so you'll get uber-playability out of the module. You can back the module and get in on the goodness at the $15 mark, so consider getting in on the action!

This was a fun episode. We didn't just talk about the Kickstarter. We spent way more time talking through our respective and shared histories with RPGs, and talk about RPGs in general! Hope you like it!

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/ Themes by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. We close the episode with White Zombie's "Electric Head Pt. 1 (The Agony)." All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 4: Fire & Ice!

Hile, travlers! We have returned with another episode of Bourbon & Barbarians! Herein the party anger more kobolds, and uncover some loot!

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/ Our final track is "Warrior" by Wishbone Ash from the Argus album. All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Bourbon & Barbarians, Season 3 Episode 3: Spider Fight!

Hile, travlers! We have returned with another episode of Bourbon & Barbarians! Herein we jump straight into a spider fight!

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/ Our final track is "Warrior" by Wishbone Ash from the Argus album. All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!

Questions? Comments? Feedback? Email us! (thecromcast at gmail dot com)

A Grave Night on the Borderlands - A One Page Dungeon Submission!

Hail, Cromrades! Looking for a quick bit of fun around the game table? Well, you're in luck! Below is Luke's submission to this year's One Page Dungeon contest. This 'Borderlands' one-shot is system-agnostic, and is designed to be a spooky little investigation!

If you have an idea yourself, submit it to this year's contest before May 1st! Entering is free, and past years' submissions are collected and available via Shattered Pike Studio. These past compendiums are chock full of ideas, and you absolutely can't beat 'em!

A low-res image of the dungeon is below; you can download the free PDF here!