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Sanctum Secorum #25 – The Fallible Fiend

June 2, 2017 Leave a Comment Written by gatekeeper

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He looked like a cross between a dragon and a catfish, and he could bend iron bars into pretzels with a flick of his hand. But what Zdim the mild-mannered demon really was, was a scholar of logic and philosophy. That’s why when Zdim was drafted for a year’s servitude on the mortal plane, he felt that a monumental administrative error had been made. And even though Zdim resolved to be absolutely obedient and to do exactly what he was told, the wizard who employed him (Dr. Maldivius) soon agreed…

Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast. Tonight we discuss L Sprague de Camp’s satirical fantasy novel The Fallible Fiend as well as Terry Olson’s adventure Elzemon and the Blood-Drinking Box.

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Brunuhville, Clifford Morton, Daniel J. Bishop, David Baity, Dieter Zimmerman, Djilia Phralengo, Doug Kovacs, Dyson Logos, Elzemon and the Blood-Drinking Box, Ethnic Zorigoo, Frozen in Time, Gen Con, Harley Stroh, Heather Alexander, Intrigue at the Court of Chaos, Jobe Bittman, Journey to the Center of Aerth, L Sprague de Camp, Michael Curtis, Not in Kansas Anymore, Peter Gundry, Sailors on the Starless Sea, Southeastern Desert Metal, Tennger Cavalry, Terry Olson, The 998th Conclave of Wizards, The Carnival of the Damned, The Infernal Crucible of Sezrekan the Mad, The Music of the Spheres (is Chaos), The Sea Queen Escapes, The Tribe of Ogg and the Gift of Suss, Yothi Yind

Online Inspiration: The Beareagle

May 30, 2017 Leave a Comment Written by gatekeeper

Where we continue to build on our partnership with Axe Cop co-creator Ethan Nicolle in an effort to warn of the impending bearmageddon as well as bring nightmarish inspiration to your DCC table.
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Sanctum Secorum #24 – Three Hearts and Three Lions

May 5, 2017 3 Comments Written by gatekeeper

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Holger Carlsen is an American-trained Danish engineer who joins the Danish Resistance to the Nazis. At the shore near Elsinore he is among the group of resistance fighters trying to cover the escape to Sweden of an important scientist (evidently, the nuclear physicist Niels Bohr). With a German force closing in, Carlsen is shot – and suddenly finds himself carried to a parallel universe, a world where Northern European legend concerning Charlemagne (“The Matter of France”) is real. This world is divided between the forces of Chaos inhabiting “Middle World” (which includes Faerie) and forces of Law based in the human world, which is in turn divided between the Holy Roman Empire and the Saracens. He finds the equipment and horse of a medieval knight waiting for him. The shield is emblazoned with three hearts and three lions.

Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast. Tonight we discuss Poul Anderson’s seminal work Three Hearts and Three Lions as well as Terry Olson’s new adventure Escape from the Shrouded Fen. We like one of these far more than the other…can you guess which?

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Sanctum Secorum #23 – DCC Lankhmar

April 7, 2017 2 Comments Written by gatekeeper

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Lankhmar is a fictional city in the Fafhrd and the Gray Mouser stories by Fritz Leiber. It is situated on the world of Nehwon, just west of the Great Salt Marsh and east of the River Hlal, and serves as the home of Leiber’s two antiheroes. It is richly described as a populous, labyrinthine city rife with corruption, decadent and squalid in roughly equal parts and said to be so shrouded by smog that the stars are rarely sighted.

Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast. Tonight is our long awaited interview with Michael Curtis as we discuss the even more long awaited DCC Lankhmar kickstarter.

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Acrassicauda, Al Marconi, Anarchadia, Angelo Badalamenti, Dead Can Dance, Djilia Phralengo, Dracovallis, Fritz Leiber, Jeff Beal, Masks of Lankhmar, Michael Curtis, Nervecell, Reid San Filippo

Sanctum Secorum #22 – Gary Con Special Part 2 – Hiero’s Journey

March 28, 2017 1 Comment Written by gatekeeper

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Per Hiero Desteen is a priest, a telepath — and a highly trained killer. Five thousand years after the holocaust known as The Death destroyed civilization, Hiero explores the mutant-infested wilderness of Canada and North America, riding a mutated, telepathic moose named Klootz. The Abbey has attempted to establish colonies, but the evil Brotherhood of the Unclean was waging all-out war against the few remnants of normal humanity, determined to wipe out all traces of its emerging civilization. Hiero’s task was to bring back a lost secret of the ancients that might save the humans. His eventual allies include Gorm, a telepathic black bear, and Luchare, a princess from the distant kingdom of D’alwah. But his path lay through the very heart of the territory ruled by the Unclean and their hordes of mutated, intelligent, savage beast followers…and the Unclean were waiting for him!

Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast. Tonight is part two of our marathon-long Gary Con special episode! Ernie Gygax rejoins us as we discuss Hiero’s Journey before moving off into the realm of DCC.

As a programming note, the Companion ‘zine for the Gary Con special will release POST Gary Con (likely within 48 hours of this going live).

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Sanctum Secorum #21 – The Dying Earth

February 3, 2017 Leave a Comment Written by gatekeeper

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“The six stories that make up the the first volume of the Dying Earth are all set in an undefined far future Earth, when the sun is nearing the end of its life. The sky ranges from pink to deep blue, lit by a dim red sun, and many strange plants and animals exist. Much of the story is set within the forested country of Ascolais*, and in the ruined cities that dot the landscape. Seekers of wisdom and beauty include lovely lost women, eccentric wizards and man-eating melancholy deodands. Twk-men ride dragonflies and trade information for salt. There are monsters and demons. It is a world where each being is morally ambiguous: the evil are charming, the good are dangerous.”

Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast. Tonight’s episode takes you across the Dying Earth of Jack Vance, introduces you to the new Keeper of Mysteries, and announces the winners of our Tarzan content contest!

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Online Inspiration: Bearboons (x2)

February 2, 2017 Leave a Comment Written by gatekeeper

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Sanctum Secorum #20 – Tarzan of the Apes

January 6, 2017 Leave a Comment Written by gatekeeper

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“Tarzan of the Apes, the story tells of an infant — the son of an aristocratic English couple — abandoned when his parents die in the jungles of Africa. Rescued and reared by apes, he learns to speak their language and imitate their ability to travel swiftly through the treetops. Eventually, his courage, immense strength and exceptional intelligence earn him the respect and admiration not only of the apes, but of all the creatures of the jungle. The ape-man’s story is classic and fast-paced, packed with riveting adventures as Tarzan avenges the killing of Kala, his ape-mother, subdues man-eating beasts of the jungle, meets and falls in love with the beautiful Jane Porter, vanquishes greedy pirate-adventurers, and deals with assorted other threats.”

Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast. Tonight’s episode takes you into the wilds of the Africa of Edgar Rice Burroughs with Tarzan of the Apes!

Online Inspiration: The Bearantula

January 5, 2017 1 Comment Written by gatekeeper

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News: New Year’s Contest!

December 9, 2016 Leave a Comment Written by gatekeeper

The Sanctum Secorum will be celebrating the new year with a discussion of Tarzan of the Apes by Edgar Rice Burroughs, and pairing that with the Treasure Vaults of Zadabad. So, in order to kick off 2017 with the bang it deserves we are holding our first ever contest!

The Keepers of Mysteries will be giving away a copy of the featured adventure (a great bit of work by our friends over at Stormlord Publishing). To enter, all you need to do is submit a piece of Tarzan/Jungle related content for the Sanctum Secorum companion zine. We will choose on submission at random to win our prize (and there may be other Appendix N-ish goodies in the pot if we get enough entries – so submit often). Entries are due by 12:01am EST on December 28th and the winner will be announced on our next episode (airing Jan 6, 2017).

The “legalese” is pretty simple. By submitting an entry you grant Sanctum Media non-exclusive rights to print your submission (in other words, we can publish it, but so too can anyone else you choose) while retaining all of your own copyrights. One or more entries will be selected at random to receive a prize (Treasure Vaults of Zadabad is guaranteed to be awarded).

Send your submissions (monsters, items, patrons, art, NPCs, etc) to TheHub@Sanctum.Media

Enter early, enter often!

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