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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.

Enter the Sanctum Secorum… and be inspired.

Sanctum Secorum #25 – The Fallible Fiend

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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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Road Crew – April 1st, Around the Table Gamer Pub, Lynnwood, WA

Saturday, April 1, 2017 from to Around the Table Gamer Pub (7600  196th St SW Ste 300, Lynnwood, WA (We’ll have a big table in the front!)

Crave Adventure?  Desire Danger?  Okay with a critical hit table for Monsters that can leave players disemboweled and struggling to pull in their intestines for d6 turns?

Welcome to Dungeon Crawl Classics!

Around the Table regular Bren is hosting a “drop-in friendly” weekly role-playing game (RPG) where players both frequent and sporadic will venture out together from the mysterious Silver Chest Inn to all parts of the world seeking to become more than the Gong Farmers they were born as.

Players will start as 0-level Player Characters(PCs).  Like these:

  • Over time, they may well gain enough experience to hold their own and actually survive their weekly excursions!

    Pre-made PCs will be available or can be rolled up before the session starts.

    Bring your courage!  You won’t have it for long.

 

Sanctum Secorum #21 – The Dying Earth

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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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