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The Sanctum Secorum podcast plumbs the depths of Appendix N as it applies to DCC RPG. Each show reviews one piece of Appendix N media — be it literature or film — and then discusses how to bring aspects of it to the table for your DCC game. We explore how the selected piece might already easily fit into particular modules and DCC settings, and we highlight one specific DCC module that really ties into the Appendix N material.

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Sanctum Secorum #49 – The Charwoman’s Shadow

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Tonight the Keepers of Mystery discuss a work by Lord Dunsany, The Charwoman’s Shadow. Published in 1926, before the term “fantasy” had ever been used to describe the genre.

An old woman who spends her days scrubbing the floors might be an unlikely damsel in distress, but Lord Dunsany proves once again his mastery of the fantastical. The Charwoman’s Shadow is a beautiful tale of a sorcerer’s apprentice who discovers his master’s nefarious usage of stolen shadows, and vows to save the charwoman from her slavery.

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News: Lukwata

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Sanctum Media, in its partnership with Ugandan game designer, Ashraf Braden, has released the next in our line of DCC micro-releases. Issued monthly, each of these mini-zines is appropriate for printing and folding.

This month we present Lukwata, a lake monster who haunted the waters of Lake Victora. The release also includes write-ups on three weapons, and the most brutal Mighty Deed of Arms you are likely to come across (Dismembering Attack). Also included are pronunciation notes and the drivethrurpg purchase also comes with audio clips by Ashraf himself, providing the Ugandan pronunciation for 11 terms.

Ashraf has been working on the next few months of releases, and there are other potential projects in the works, beyond the scope of we here at Sanctum Media, that are all quite exciting. So, join us in celebrating new content from a new voice in the RPG community.

All of Sanctum Media’s proceeds from the purchase of this, and future releases created by Ashraf, go directly to the author. You can purchase it here!

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The Sanctum Secorum Reading Room: The First Book of Swords

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Join two of our Keepers of Mysteries as they examine The First Book of Swords, by Fred Saberhagen.

The books are set far into the future. Approximately 50,000 years before the story, sometime during the third millennium, mankind was almost driven to extinction by a global apocalypse brought on by a nuclear World War prior to the events in Empire of the East. By the time the events recorded in The Books of the Swords occur, ARDNEH has passed into legend, worshiped as a benevolent god.

The gods of the Swords universe are based on various mythological deities, with most coming from the Greco-Roman and Hindu pantheons. They are elements of human hope and imagination that were made real approximately one thousand years after the destruction of ARDNEH, when a group of humans donned Mark VII suits created by ARDNEH and a djinn as a possible defense against demons. The gods, having become bored with mankind, created Twelve Swords of Power, and scattered them throughout the world, as a grand game of survival of the fittest to be played out on earth.

For those wishing to support Ashraf Braden’s first RPG release – click here!

Plus, tune in for our latest fantasy book give away!

Originally broadcast live on the Goodman Games twitch channel on January 24, 2023.

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The Sanctum Secorum Reading Room Returns Tonight, January 24th (9pm EST/2am UTC)

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Tonight, the Keepers of Mysteries return to the Goodman Games Twitch channel with an all-new season of The Sanctum Secorum Reading Room! This month, Jen and Bob Brinkman explore and discuss The First Book of Swords, by Fred Saberhagen.

Set in the same universe as the Empire of the East, and taking place 50,000 years after the events described in those novels, the Books of Swords blends fantasy and science fiction in a way that has delighted readers for 40 years.

So, join us as we begin our second season of the Sanctum Secorum Reading Room, with our trademark discussions and listener giveaways.

Enter the Sanctum Secorum… and be inspired.

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Content from Ugandan Game Designer, Ashraf Braden

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Sanctum Media, in its partnership with Ugandan game designer, Ashraf Braden, has released the first in a line of DCC micro-releases. To be released monthly, each of these mini-zines is a single, double-sided page, appropriate for printing and folding.

The first release is the Kakondo, a monster torn from African urban legends and folklore. The Kakondo prey on the life energies of sleeping children, and are whispered of often in boarding schools in Uganda. Filling out the write-up is a short write-up on the yakoma, a sickle-sword historically used in the region.

Ashraf has been working on the next few months of releases, and there are other potential projects in the works, beyond the scope of we here at Sanctum Media, that are all quite exciting. So, join us in celebrating new content from a new voice in the RPG community.

All of Sanctum Media’s proceeds from the purchase of this, and future releases created by Ashraf, go directly to the author. You can purchase it here!

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Sanctum Secorum Reading Room – Tuesday, Jan 24 at 9pm EST

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The Keepers of Mysteries return to the Goodman Games Twitch channel with an all-new season of The Sanctum Secorum Reading Room! This month, Jen and Bob Brinkman explore and discuss The First Book of Swords, by Fred Saberhagen.

Set in the same universe as the Empire of the East, and taking place over 50,000 years after the events described in those novels, the Books of Swords blends fantasy and science fiction in a way that has delighted readers for 40 years.

So, join us as we begin our second season of the Sanctum Secorum Reading Room, with our trademark discussions and listener giveaways.

Enter the Sanctum Secorum… and be inspired.

 

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News: The Kakondo

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Sanctum Media is pleased to announce its partnership with Ugandan game designer, Ashraf Braden. The release of the Kakondo, a monster torn from African urban legends and folklore, is the first in what we hope to be a long line of $1 micro-releases. Also included is a short write-up on the yakoma, a Ugandan sickle-sword.

All of Sanctum Media’s proceeds from the purchase of this, and future releases created by Ashraf, go directly to the author. If you want to support a new voice in the RPG gaming sphere, you can purchase it here!

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Sanctum Secorum #48 – The Dolphin Cross

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Sanctum Secorum Quarterly – COMING SOON!

The story picks up the saga of the two protagonists from the Face in the Frost, Prospero and, to a much lesser extent, Roger Bacon. In this adventure, war has come to the South Kingdoms and Prospero finds himself kidnapped and exiled on an island. While he manages to escape, he finds himself an unwitting captive a second time, with a situation even more dire. Meanwhile, he is unable to completely unravel why he was captured in the first place.

Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast. Tonight, the Keepers of Mysteries return from their long hiatus to discuss this unfinished work by John Bellairs.

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