Deep in the dungeon, the party faces down the Iron Golem—after close calls too many to count—in their quest for the Tiara that The Enchantress keeps locked away. Then, we talk about funny monster interactions, and how to make poison feel fair despite the fact that it's awful—and unexpected rolls against a pretty key part of old-school style games. …

This week we get a whole gang together: Ferrius Yew, Lil' Sebastian, Benedict, Margaret, and Toc the Dwarf, to tell us about an incredible fight deep within the dungeon with a horrible monster of eyes. One of the most famous monsters of 80s-style AD&D, The Beholder. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers …

This week I had the opportunity to run a game for a whole group of new players in one of their homes. I thought I would share some of what I do to make games with new groups happen. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sstabhmontown.substack.com…

This week Ferrius Yew and 'Lil Sebastian narrate the adventure, including an encounter with the terrifying Banshee, and talk about the Monstrous and gender. Then, 'Lil Sebastian outlines a cockamamie plan to take on the Iron Golem this week. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus ep…

This week began with a rumour: that an NPC party following ours into the dungeon had been savagely attacked. We met their attackers within the dungeon—this week Benedictish Frankwich and Ser Cleve tell their stories. Then, we talk about Bendict's Curse, and about how to measure the quality of dungeons. This is a public episode. If you would like to…

This week Archibald Arborlax, bird watcher extraordinare, rejoined the party after many months away. In the dungeon, Archibald declared the monster living in a heap of trash to be an “Otyugh”, shortly before being swallowed by the thing. We talk about death, difficulty, and access to the drop-in game, as well as writing rules, especially those ones…

We haven't had a chance to record stories lately, but here's a little treat about everyone's favourite monster, which we've been busy fighting within the dungeon. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit sstabhmontown.substack.com…

This week—two adventures in one podcast! The first week, Legar makes it to level four after a successful exploration of a lower level of the dungeon, in which only one person died, even after Ser Cleve met the party's most feared foe. The week after, the party goes deeper. Then, we roll up a new character with some player-invented customizations an…

This week, Bill Bucket tells us about exploring a dungeon level, connecting known and unknown parts of a map, and a few battles with strange foes. Then, we talk about the AD&D spell Identify, the limited list we use from Swords and Wizardry White Box, and about learning spells from different editions of the game. This is a public episode. If you wo…

This week, in the dungeon of the Enchantress' Museum, Toc the Dwarf did battle against a strange creature from the history of Dungeons & Dragons—supplement I, Greyhawk, to be specific. Our Actual Play story is told by Toc and Rolph, with further conversation about magic items, history, and D&D intertextuality. This is a public episode. If you would…

Our first Episode! This week, we hear about how the party came to Lonhall, and why we're delving a dungeon in search of a precious tiara—and then about the disasters that followed when the Gnome Doc Pate attempted to trick three score goblin librarians. Benedictish Frankwich is a powerful fighter who has been in action for almost a year-and-a-half.…

Artist Jillian Fleck and I talk about mixing, using, and experiencing colours, especially in ink. We also touch on maintaining our tools and our souls. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit howtolikethings.substack.com…

I ask Chris Felling how he chooses what to drink in different situations, and as he tells me many things he knows about liquor, we talk about how it is that we come to know things and why, and why that's stort of trouble. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit howtol…

Jessica Kennedy and I talk about shopping, or not shopping. 8 months into a 13-month self-imposed period of buying no new clothes, the former owner of Nokomis tells us about some of her best and worst possessions, and I talk about some of my most recent purchases. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or…

I talk with Trevor Prentice about taking notes at the bar, and other places. We discuss Rhodia, Field Notes Brand, and Hit List notebooks for drink logs, art reviews, and dream journals, as well as Trevor's home-brewed recordkeeping system of spreadsheets, web apps and the cloud, and secrets. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss t…