{"id":1121,"date":"2017-06-02T00:01:45","date_gmt":"2017-06-02T00:01:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/?p=1121"},"modified":"2018-04-06T19:57:26","modified_gmt":"2018-04-07T00:57:26","slug":"sanctum-secorum-25-the-fallible-fiend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/06\/02\/sanctum-secorum-25-the-fallible-fiend\/","title":{"rendered":"Sanctum Secorum #25 \u2013 The Fallible Fiend"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3829\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-1121-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2017-05-31_sanctum_secorum_25.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2017-05-31_sanctum_secorum_25.mp3\">http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2017-05-31_sanctum_secorum_25.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2017-05-31_sanctum_secorum_25.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/?powerpress_pinw=1121-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2017-05-31_sanctum_secorum_25.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"2017-05-31_sanctum_secorum_25.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_subscribe_links\">Subscribe: <a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/sanctum-secorum\/id1052533072?mt=2&amp;ls=1#episodeGuid=http%3A%2F%2Fsanctum.media%2Fblog%2F%3Fp%3D1121\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_itunes\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Apple Podcasts\" rel=\"nofollow\">Apple Podcasts<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/54doWD09HtmamqGT6Z0qVp\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_spotify\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on Spotify\" rel=\"nofollow\">Spotify<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/tunein.com\/podcasts\/Sports--Recreation-Podcasts\/Sanctum-Secorum-p1183322\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_tunein\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe on TuneIn\" rel=\"nofollow\">TuneIn<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/feed\/podcast\/\" class=\"powerpress_link_subscribe powerpress_link_subscribe_rss\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Subscribe via RSS\" rel=\"nofollow\">RSS<\/a><\/p><p>Get the <strong>free<\/strong> Sanctum Secorum #25 Companion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.drivethrurpg.com\/product\/213061\/Sanctum-Secorum--Episode-25-Companion?affiliate_id=860479\"><strong>H<\/strong><strong>ERE<\/strong><\/a><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>!<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Episode-25-Covers.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1122\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/2017\/06\/02\/sanctum-secorum-25-the-fallible-fiend\/episode-25-covers\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Episode-25-Covers.jpg?fit=407%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"407,300\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Episode #25 Covers\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Episode-25-Covers.jpg?fit=407%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1122 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Episode-25-Covers.jpg?resize=407%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"407\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>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&#8217;s why when Zdim was drafted for a year&#8217;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&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Welcome to the Sanctum Secorum podcast. Tonight we discuss L Sprague de Camp&#8217;s satirical fantasy novel<em> The Fallible Fiend<\/em> as well as Terry Olson&#8217;s adventure <em>Elzemon and the Blood-Drinking Box<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/dark-acquisitions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dark Acquisitions<\/a><\/h1>\n<p>As always, we have new material to bring to the table based on this story. Below is a list, by category and author, of what has been added to the Dark Acquisitions page by the Keepers of Mysteries, based on this show. Further contributions from friends of the library will also be found there as they arrive.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classes<br \/>\n<\/strong>Shaman, Subhuman \u2013 Bob Brinkman<br \/>\nWarlord, Subhuman \u2013 Bob Brinkman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fiction<br \/>\n<\/strong> The Blood-drinking Box, part 1 \u2013 Clifford Morton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Monsters<br \/>\n<\/strong>Beareagle \u2013 Bob Brinkman (concept by Ethan Nicolle)<br \/>\nKangaroo \u2013 Bob Brinkman<br \/>\nMammoth \u2013 Bob Brinkman<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spells<br \/>\n<\/strong>Mystic Paint \u2013 Bob Brinkman<\/p>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wp.me\/P6O8t4-Y\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Stacks<\/a><\/h1>\n<p><strong>Appendix N<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Steel-Magic-Andre-Norton\/dp\/0671560948\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Fallible-Fiend-Decamp\/dp\/0671721283\/\">The Fallible Fiend<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L._Sprague_de_Camp\">L Sprague de Camp<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Adventures<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/dungeon-crawl-classics-88-the-998th-conclave-of-wizards\/\">998th Conclave of Wizards<\/a> by Jobe Bittman<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/the-carnival-of-the-damned\/\">The Carnival of the Damned<\/a> by David Baity<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/dungeon-crawl-classics-89-chaos-rising\/\">Elzemon and the Blood Drinking Box<\/a> by Terry Olson<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/dungeon-crawl-classics-79-frozen-in-time\/\">Frozen in Time<\/a> by Michael Curtis<a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/dungeon-crawl-classics-79-frozen-in-time\/\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/dungeon-crawl-classics-89-chaos-rising\/\">The Infernal Crucible of Sezrekan the Mad<\/a> by Harley Stroh<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/dungeon-crawl-classics-80-intrigue-at-the-court-of-chaos\/\">Intrigue at the Court of Chaos<\/a> by Michael Curtis<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/dungeon-crawl-classics-91-journey-to-the-center-of-aereth\/\">Journey to the Center of Aerth<\/a> by Harley Stroh<br \/>\nThe Music of the Spheres (is Chaos) by Harley Stroh<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/gen-con-2016-program-guide\/\">Not in Kansas Anymore<\/a> by Dieter Zimmerman<br \/>\n(Reverse) <a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/dungeon-crawl-classics-67-sailors-on-the-starless-sea-2\/\">Sailors on the Starless Sea<\/a>\u00a0 by Harley Stroh (modified by Doug Kovacs)<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/goodman-games.com\/store\/product\/dungeon-crawl-classics-75-the-sea-queen-escapes\/\">The Sea Queen Escapes<\/a> by Michael Curtis<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/mysticbull.blogspot.com\/2015\/08\/from-great-sky-gods-falls-gift.html\">The Tribe of Ogg and\u00a0<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/mysticbull.blogspot.com\/2015\/08\/from-great-sky-gods-falls-gift.html\">The Gift of Suss<\/a> by Daniel J Bishop<\/p>\n<p><strong>Charity Raffle<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/plus.google.com\/+DavidBaity\/posts\/g5cT6UeEcvf\">To benefit Kits n Kats<\/a> (Buy Raffle Tickets <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.me\/mysticmousers\">HERE<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conventions<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.gencon.com\/\">Gen Con<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/ntrpgcon.com\/\"><br \/>\nNorth Texas RPG Con<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Maps<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/rpgcharacters.wordpress.com\/maps\/my-private-jakalla\/\">My Private Jakalla<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/dysonlogos.com\/\">Dyson Logos<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Music<br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=CUOmOmFGykM\">Battle for Mosque Al\u2019Amu<\/a> (Song) by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Alexander_James_Adams\">Heather Alexander<\/a><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/tenggercavalry.bandcamp.com\/album\/cavalry-in-thousands\">Cavalry in Thousands<\/a> (Album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tengger_Cavalry\">Tennger Cavalry<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OMZzz49i3Jg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=a5vWhx3XqJM\">The Devil\u2019s Grasp<\/a> (Song) by <a href=\"https:\/\/petergundry.bandcamp.com\/\">Peter Gundry<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=OMZzz49i3Jg\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/tenggercavalry.bandcamp.com\/album\/die-on-my-ride\">Die on My Ride<\/a> (Album) by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Tengger_Cavalry\">Tennger Cavalry<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2C4w3Ae20OM\">Disturbing the Spirits<\/a> (Song) by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metal-archives.com\/bands\/South_East_Desert_Metal\/3540366741\">Southeastern Desert Metal<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Xgqo9ljhpE\">Eagle<\/a> (Song) by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metal-archives.com\/bands\/South_East_Desert_Metal\/3540366741\">Southeastern Desert Metal<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Xgqo9ljhpE\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=dZWGH0ougJI\">The Eternal Forest<\/a> (Song) by <a href=\"https:\/\/brunuhville.bandcamp.com\/\">BrunuhVille<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Xgqo9ljhpE\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BUiDGYSiRMg&amp;index=30&amp;list=RDQMsFA05W5tVmU\">Gapu<\/a> (Song) by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yothu_Yindi\">Yothi Yindi<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BUiDGYSiRMg&amp;index=30&amp;list=RDQMsFA05W5tVmU\"><br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JLAYyI5b1qQ\">Giant<\/a> (Song) by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.metal-archives.com\/bands\/South_East_Desert_Metal\/3540366741\">Southeastern Desert Metal<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=el93MIxAf-c\">Khuleg Bataar<\/a> (Song) by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ethnic-Zorigoo-396293020451886\/\">Ethnic Zorigoo<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/store.cdbaby.com\/cd\/djilia3\">Reliq<\/a> (Album) by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.djiliaphralengo.com\/\">Djilia Phralengo<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=6RqjgJwsEMo\">Tengeriin Huch<\/a> (Song) by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Ethnic-Zorigoo-396293020451886\/\">Ethnic Zorigoo<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=XZ-hbpWlXNQ&amp;index=6&amp;list=RDQMsFA05W5tVmU\">Tribal Voice<\/a>\u00a0(Song) by <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Yothu_Yindi\">Yothi Yindi<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Road Crew Appearances<br \/>\n* <\/strong>M Nicksic @ <a href=\"https:\/\/tacoma-games.com\/\">Tacoma Games<\/a> in Tacoma, WA (every Saturday)<br \/>\n* Troy Tucker @ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/themagiciansforge\/\">The Magician\u2019s Forge<\/a> in North Port, FL (alternating Saturdays)<br \/>\n* Jeff Goad @ the Brooklyn Strategist in Brooklyn, NY<br \/>\n* Jeff Bernstein @ <a href=\"http:\/\/www.games-plus.com\/\">Games Plus<\/a> in Mount Prospect, IL<br \/>\n* Tim Deschene @ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/288019331625231\/\">Night of the Gaming Nerds<\/a> &#8211;\u00a0 June 7th, 6-10pm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Settings<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BwgqF_ptXuPRbmVTU2R6ZVhZTFk\">Mushroom Kingdom Classics<\/a> by <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=0BwgqF_ptXuPRbmVTU2R6ZVhZTFk\">KJ O\u2019Brien<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: center;\">Thanks to<\/h1>\n<p>The ambient background of the Sanctum Secorum was created using <em><a href=\"https:\/\/freesound.org\/people\/klankbeeld\/packs\/9250\/\">Horror Ambiance<\/a><\/em> from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.freesound.org\/people\/klankbeeld\/\">Klankbeeld.<br \/>\n<\/a>Sanctum Secorum&#8217;s theme music was created using <em>Seating Incantation<\/em>\u00a0by Landmark Entertainment.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/sanctumsecorum\/sanctum.media\/podcast\/media\/2017-05-31_sanctum_secorum_25.mp3Podcast: Play in new window | DownloadSubscribe: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | TuneIn | RSSGet the free Sanctum Secorum #25 Companion HERE! 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, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1122,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"audio","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The hallowed halls of the Sanctum Secorum open to discuss L Sprague de Camp's \"The Fallible Fiend\".","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4,9,142,336,5,2,6],"tags":[349,337,24,64,339,326,153,340,205,351,19,344,21,345,108,43,342,338,20,293,347,16,348,346,194,44,146,341,268,157,343,350],"class_list":["post-1121","post","type-post","status-publish","format-audio","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-additional-content","category-classes","category-dcc-road-crew","category-fiction","category-monsters","category-podcast","category-spells","tag-brunuhville","tag-clifford-morton","tag-daniel-j-bishop","tag-david-baity","tag-dieter-zimmerman","tag-djilia-phralengo","tag-doug-kovacs","tag-dyson-logos","tag-elzemon-and-the-blood-drinking-box","tag-ethnic-zorigoo","tag-frozen-in-time","tag-gen-con","tag-harley-stroh","tag-heather-alexander","tag-intrigue-at-the-court-of-chaos","tag-jobe-bittman","tag-journey-to-the-center-of-aerth","tag-l-sprague-de-camp","tag-michael-curtis","tag-not-in-kansas-anymore","tag-peter-gundry","tag-sailors-on-the-starless-sea","tag-southeastern-desert-metal","tag-tennger-cavalry","tag-terry-olson","tag-the-998th-conclave-of-wizards","tag-the-carnival-of-the-damned","tag-the-infernal-crucible-of-sezrekan-the-mad","tag-the-music-of-the-spheres-is-chaos","tag-the-sea-queen-escapes","tag-the-tribe-of-ogg-and-the-gift-of-suss","tag-yothi-yind","post_format-post-format-audio"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6O8t4-i5","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/sanctum.media\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/Episode-25-Covers.jpg?fit=407%2C300&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1121"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1938,"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1121\/revisions\/1938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1122"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1121"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1121"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sanctum.media\/blog\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1121"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}