Bourbon & Barbarians: Episode 4

Hile brave adventurers! Here we return with yet another episode of Bourbon and Barbarians, an actual play recording of The Cromcast getting into some old-school D&D! This week: A party member sobers up, and a new character joins the fray!

We'll see you 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. "Black Vortex" 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 4, Episode 13: King Solomon's Mines, Part One

Cromrades, welcome back! This week, we present King Solomon's Mines by H. Rider Haggard! This adventure story was published in 1885, and has been highly influential, attributed to be the first Lost World novel. You can trace a direct line from King Solomon's Mines to The Lost World by Arthur Conan Doyle, to King Kong and beyond, right up to Jurassic World present day!

We split the novel into two episodes, and discuss the first half of the book through about Chapter 10 for part one. Primary research for this episode was found in part by browsing a King Solomon's Mines study guide, found here.

One Things
Jon - The Lost City of Z by David Grann
Josh - Wicked Bugs: The Louse that Conquered Napoleon's Army and Other Diabolical Insects by Amy Stewart
Luke - The Virgin Suicides film from 2000, directed by Sofia Coppola and starring James Woods, Kathleen Turner, Kirsten Dunst, Josh Hartnett, Michael Paré, Scott Glenn, Danny DeVito, and A.J. Cook.

Next time: King Solomon's Mines, part two! Will Quartermain and his associates make it to the fabled King Solomon's Mines? Let's find out!

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Beginning theme: "Sudden Defeat" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0.
Closing theme: "Hey Man, Nice Shot" by Filter from their 1995 album Short Bus.
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Bourbon & Barbarians: Episode 3 - Into The Wild

Hile brave adventurers! Here we return with yet another episode of Bourbon and Barbarians, an actual play recording of The Cromcast getting into some old-school D&D! In this episode: one of the players has a little too much bourbon, and danger surrounds the efforts to build a campfire...

We'll see you 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. "Black Vortex" 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 4, Episode 12: Join us in "The Temple of Abomination"!

Greetings Cromrades! Today we join Cormac mac Art and his buddy Wulfhere as they inch their way through the Temple of Abomination. It's a creepy tale with religious overtones as only Robert E. Howard himself could write it!
 

Show Notes Time points: New business and mailbag time: 1-7:00 One Things: 8:30 Story Discussion: 17:00 Further reading: Price, Robert M. “Christ and Conan: Howard’s View of Christianity.” Cromlech 1 (Spring 1985): 14-23.  Pan's Death and the Birth of Theology: http://taylormarshall.com/2014/09/death-of-pan-death-of-christ.html One Things! Jon: The Greates Movies You'll Never See by Simon Braund Luke: Season two of Better Call Saul  Josh: The Unique Legacy of Weird Tales by Justin Everett and Jeff Shanks Talk to us! Questions? Comments? Curses? Email us! (thecromcast at gmail dot com) You know you want to follow us on Twitter!
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Finally.... Call us! (859) 429-CROM! When next we meet! Dust off your dime store copy of H. Rider Haggard's "King Solomon's Mines" as we head to Africa with Allen Quartermain! Then, we will be checking out the film adaptation of Haggard's "She"! Good times all around! Legal mumbojumbo 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: "Look out There's a Monster Coming" by Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band
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Bourbon & Barbarians: Episode 2: In which our Heroes Journey North of the Keep

Hile brave adventurers! Here we return with yet another episode of Bourbon and Barbarians, an actual play recording of The Cromcast getting into some old-school D&D! Make sure to check out the details in the post related to the first episode!

We'll see you soon with another exciting episode of The Cromcast! In the mean-time, watch your back as you travel over the these barren hills.... You might run into a dread long-necked weasel-cat!

Our episode is freely available on archive.org and is licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. "Black Vortex" 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 4, Episode 11: Robert E. Howard's Conan: Adventures In An Age Undreamed Of

Welcome back, Cromrades! On the show this week we have Jeffrey Shanks and Jason Durall, two Hyborian Age scribes who are part of a large collaborative effort to bring forth the definitive Conan RPG experience, Robert E. Howard's Conan: Adventures in an Age Undreamed Of!  Thank you to everyone who sent in questions for us to ask! We tried to get to as many of them as possible! Big thanks to Jared Cvetas, Eddie Coulter, and John dAuteuil for sending in questions for Jeffrey and Jason! 
Check out the Kickstarter for this project if you haven't already!  And here is a link to the free Quick Start rules. Let us know what you think!
Next time: We journey to the Temple of Abomination with Cormac and Wulfhere! Questions? Comments? Curses? Email us! (thecromcast at gmail dot com) You know you want to follow us on Twitter!
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Legal mumbojumbo 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/ "Sudden Defeat" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0. Closing theme: "Dungeon Master" performed by Visigoth from the 2015 album "The Revenant King." All music was obtained legally; we hope our discussion of this content makes you want to go out and purchase the work!