Tycho Alhambra, a lover of the weird and bizarre, reads his favorite weird fiction stories. Lovecraft, Machen, Blackwood, Chambers. They’re all here.
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Tycho's Tales is an informal discussion podcast about tabletop roleplaying games (TTRPGs) like Dungeons and Dragons, Pathfinder, and Tales of the Valiant. Where to find us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TychosTales Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tychostales.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/faQ4FWzB8c Website: https://podcast.tychostales.com When to hear us: New episodes of Tycho's Tales are released every Tuesday at 5 pm GMT (or, for the Kiwis, every Wednesday at 6 am NZST).
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Join the entirely legitimate adventuring company Acquisitions Incorporated as they engage in completely legal business! One of the first "actual play" Dungeons & Dragons games, we've been at this since 2008. Is that a good thing? You tell me.
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From Altruism to Wittgenstein, philosophers, theories and key themes.
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Every Friday, a strange phenomenon transforms White people into Black people. America freaks out. (By @tychonewman) Written, produced, & directed by Tycho Newman. Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/tycho_newman Twitter: https://twitter.com/blackfridaycast Website: https://theblackfridaypodcast.com Tycho: https://twitter.com/tychonewman
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A comedy oriented podcast about how everything is getting worse.
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This much loved podcast, currently on hiatus, is literally a recording of the writing process for Penny Arcade - one of the first "webcomics." When I say "writing process," let me be clear: it's that, and literally any other topic that occurs to us. I'm in these podcasts, and I STILL listen to them. It's kinda good.
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It won't surprise anyone to learn that there are vampires in and around Seattle, but it might startle you - just a tiny bit - to learn the type of ridiculous crap they actually get up to. An official collaboration with the game's creators, you might also enjoy our sister show, the long-running L.A. By Night.
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The Fren Zone brings you the brightest technical minds in crypto and web3. Join our host Mason as he goes on a technical deep dive with cutting-edge projects building new and novel technology. Twitter: @tokensoftinc
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Rev. [Revized] Hooman is an experiential psychedelic DJ specializing in Melodic House, Deep House, Deep Tech and Tribal Techno. His sexy tribal sounds are inspired in Middle-eastern, Mexican and South American influences. Rev. has worked with producers like GoldCap, Sabo, Be Svenden, Bedouin, Unders, Britta, Miyagi, The Soul Brothers and Behrouz. Let's share the music we love, the moments that move us and the flow that creates our inner peace. Peace & Love! Rev. For bookings email hooman@the ...
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Listen to Jenna and Greg explain one factoid each while dadaist theatrics punctuate the episode
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A podcast where we explore the real, eccentric, and complex history of math
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Udo, Dr. Tom and Tim (and sometimes special guests) deep dive into history to teach a new subject each week. We try and gather as much info as we can and deliver it in an entertaining way.
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DC Music 🎵 and Comedy Gold 🤪 with Pearie, Ben, Jacky 😏 Interviews and Music from the DC punk & indie music scene and a lot of complaining
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For years 3 men have been trapped working 24 hours a day inside the depths of Big Al's Saltmine. Now they've finally decided to do something about it, start their very own podcast. Listen in as Sam Shearer, Layne Wilson, and Gage Judd discuss Movies, TV, Video Games, Music, and just about anything else.
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This is What We Dig, Toronto's source for some of the best food the city has to offer. Whether you are from here or visiting Toronto, we are a source of the best food, the stories behind the locations and how it's made. Bon Appetit. We may occasionally discuss other topics of what we love as well.
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Orbax and Pepper Do Science
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The official Ninja Tune Podcast featuring exclusive interviews and music from the artists of Ninja Tune & guests from beyond. Expect the likes of Bicep, Actress, Jayda G, Marie Davidson, Amon Tobin, Bonobo, The Bug, Sampa The Great, Music Declares Emergency, The Cinematic Orchestra, Coldcut, Ed O’Brien (Radiohead), Kae Tempest, Kelis, Machinedrum, Mr Scruff, Romare, Roots Manuva, Thundercat, Young Fathers and many more... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Three kids who study death, research death, and talk death now also record themselves while talking death just for your pleasure. Holding skulls everyday gives them a fair share of morbid but fun stories and ideas. Tune in to the podcast that discusses everything about death from the academic talk about forensics and archaeology to the fun ways to bury yourself. Disclaimer: This podcast is in no way associated with UCL and represents our thoughts and thoughts of those who wrote the wikipedia ...
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Welcome to BS Storytelling, a comedy, history podcast where the lines between truth and fiction blur! Join hosts Jonathan and Sean as they dive into the weirdest, most bizarre, and unbelievable stories from history. In each episode, Jonathan presents three mind-bending tales, but there's a catch: one of them is a complete fabrication! Sean, a hilarious and quick-witted comedian, must put his detective hat on and figure out which of the stories is a tall tale. Inspired by the classic game of ...
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Seriously, it's become a problem. What's the difference between LARPing and cosplay? Is a PhD in philosophy worth it? We've also brought back our much-lauded Spell of the Week segment courtesy of Walt just wanting to play a barbarian, and Lars takes us back to school. Where to find us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TychosTales Bluesky: https://…
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Silk's at the helm of the hottest set of wheels she's ever driven--in more ways than one. Can the band, and two new chromed-up canid friends, maintain their hold on their massive new whip? Dare we ask for whom the Tetrabus comes?Arman Drang, Corpo (Fixer). Played by Jerry Holkins, @TychoBrahe Jam Darkmagic, Rockerboy. Played by Mike Krahulik, @cwga…
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Pride Month, Episode 4: The Face, by E.F. Benson
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In which our heroine learns the value of dreaming Seen and Not Heard: https://seenandnotheardpod.carrd.co/ Caroline Mincks: twitter.com/SaucyMincks CaroMincks.bsky.socialBy Tycho Alhambra
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The Band With No Name have escaped safely from their LTB encounter, and secured preem billing at an upcoming show. But when their racks get jacked, they set off to find who else might be playing this scene.Arman Drang, Corpo (Fixer). Played by Jerry Holkins, @TychoBrahe Jam Darkmagic, Rockerboy. Played by Mike Krahulik, @cwgabriel Silk Road (SR), N…
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In this GM support group episode, we talk about what makes a good one-shot for audiences vs home games; Brennan Lee Mulligan; and reasonable people in unreasonable worlds. Where to find us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TychosTales Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tychostales.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/faQ4FWzB8c Website: https://…
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Pride Month, Episode 3, The Temple, by E.F. Benson
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This week's episode is read by Aaron Moy. Please check him out on twitter: @Moyceover or email him at Moyceover@gmail.comBy Tycho Alhambra
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Armin Drang may be new to the scene, but he and his band, Neo-Retro (subject to change) the first polymorphic band to hit Night City, are already well-known. Do they have what it takes to take on the music industry of the dark future, or will the headliner LOVETHEBEAST chew them up and spit them out?Arman Drang, Corpo (Fixer). Played by Jerry Holki…
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the most significant philosophers of the twentieth century, Philippa Foot (1920 - 2010). Her central question was, “Why be moral?” Drawing on Aristotle and Aquinas, Foot spent her life working through her instinct that there was something lacking in the prevailing philosophy of the 1950s and 1960s which held t…
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Making it Easy to Inscribe Ordinals on Bitcoin: OrdinalsBot's Toby
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Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with Toby of OrdinalsBot. OrdinalsBot provides accessible tools and resources for inscriptions, token creation, digital collectibles, and more within the Bitcoin ecosystem. As always, we dove deep into the technical side of things. We hope you'll join us in The Fren Zone. Follow us on Twi…
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In this episode, we talk about the most important thing that players can bring to the table; what we found surprising in our campaigns; unintended consequences of d100s; accidentally learning about ourselves through our characters; and our incredibly unqualified opinions on LARPing. This last part was basically recorded to give us a bunch of conten…
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Pride Month Episode 2: The Confession of Charles Linkworth, by E.F. Benson
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This story performed by Ashley Heather Quills (@voicequills) Care For Gaza: https://twitter.com/CareForGaza or https://www.gofundme.com/f/CareForGazaBy Tycho Alhambra
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We Saw "I Saw The TV Glow" Glow feat. Shannon Strucci
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I am joined by Shannon Strucci to do Round 2 of Body Horror talk. This time it's gender though. This also leads us to a long discussion of I Saw The Glow. Yes, it's as good as everyone says it is. ~~~ Shannon Strucci Links Oddity Roadshow StrucciMovies on YouTube Shannon Strucci on Twitter ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline…
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Multi-phase combat, lore and attachment issues
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In this episode, we talk in depth about multi-phase combat encounters, how we think about lore and worldbuilding, and why you shouldn't get too attached to things. Where to find us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TychosTales Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tychostales.bsky.social Discord: https://discord.gg/faQ4FWzB8c Website: https://podcast.…
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Pride Month Episode 1: Naboth's Vineyard, by E.F. Benson
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In which our hero does a little house shopping Performed by Alex Kingsley. Strong Branch Productions: https://strongbranchproductions.wordpress.com/ The Strange Garden and Other Weird Tales: https://www.amazon.com/Strange-Garden-Other-Weird-Tales/dp/B0BW23RTGB Http://AlexyQuest.Itch.IOBy Tycho Alhambra
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This episode contains a bunch of spoilers for the D&D and Lego collaboration adventure, Red Dragon's Tale. We talk about our experiences building the set, and playing and GMing the adventure, including what we thought about the Lego itself, the character builds, itemization, storyline, pacing, combat encounters, and overall reflections on the adven…
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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Chapter 3, Part 2, by H.P. Lovecraft
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In which our hero takes a little trip, and then does SCIENCE!By Tycho Alhambra
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Welcome to the inaugural GM support group! These episodes have a slightly different format to our usual ones; we just sit around and yarn about what's recently been top of mind in our campaigns. We talk about what it's like when players or GMs have off days; the reality that it can be really hard work to run a campaign (but is ultimately totally wo…
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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Chapter 3, Part 1, by H.P. Lovecraft
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In which our hero goes in for some art evaluationBy Tycho Alhambra
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Queering Penny Arcade feat. Tycho Brahe
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I am joined by Jerry Holkins aka Tycho Brahe of Penny Arcade to discuss some of the queer themes inherent to the Canonical Gaming Webcomic of Record. We also discuss his experiences with being a parent to a Trans kid and navigating the expectations of a younger generation that is growing up in vastly different circumstance than you. ~~~ Penny Arcad…
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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Chapter 2, Part 2, by H.P. Lovecraft
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In which a hundred heavily armed young men go to war against one poor old lonely dude out in the middle of nowhere.By Tycho Alhambra
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In part two of our discussion on how to make low-level combat more interesting, we talk about alternative ways to wrap up combat that don't involve the enemy NPCs being killed (such as fleeing or surrendering, or potentially ending combat narratively); why you usually shouldn't modify monster stats on the fly, even if things are going badly; and a …
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The Sinfest Episode feat. Bitter Karella
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I am joined by author and artist Bitter Karella to discuss our mutual obsession with the bizarre political trajectory of the webcomic Sinfest, whose creator Tatsuya Ishida went from centrist liberal to second wave feminist to SWERF to TERF to outright Fascist in the span of a few years. ~~~ Bitter Karella Links Bitter Karella's Books Bitter Karella…
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Low-level combat is often mechanically simple, and this can lead to potentially boring encounters, particularly if players are used to the range of abilities available with higher-level characters. In this two-part series, we discuss why low-level combat can sometimes fall short, and provide a bunch of ways to spice things up. In part one, we talk …
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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Chapter 2, Part 1, by H.P. Lovecraft
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In which our hero delves a little bit into events of the 17oos, and our authro delves a little bit (or maybe a lot bit) into casual racism, cause we can't have nice things.By Tycho Alhambra
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The Secure Way To Earn Bitcoin: Hermetica's Jakob
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Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with Jakob of Hermetica. Hermetica is a DeFi app built on Stacks, allowing users to earn yield on their BTC. As always, we dove deep into the technical side of things. We hope you'll join us in The Fren Zone. Follow us on Twitter: Tokensoft - @TokensoftInc Hermetica - @HermeticaFi…
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35: Cantor's Paradox: A Journey through the Rabbit Hole of Sets
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Ioanna Georgiou, mathematics educator and author of “Mathematical Adventures!” and “Peculiar Deaths of Famous Mathematicians”, finishes up the discussion on Georg Cantor! In this episode, we'll attempt to answer the following questions: Should you count sheep or letters to get to sleep? Can you have infinite infinities? What do either of these have…
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This week's episode is a grab-bag of random topics, including the role of deities in tabletop RPGs; whether warlocks should lose their powers if they have a falling-out with their patron; the abomination that is Leomund's Tiny Hut; a new movie review segment; note-taking at the table; and, of course, our regular Spell of the Week section in which w…
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The Case of Charles Dexter Ward, Chapter 1, by H.P. Lovecraft
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In which we meet our hero, sorta. There's a LOT of Washington Irvingesque unnecessary detail here. Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1YRf0tUkzO_BBhDSHt5Gr0_S7oj0caHa_/view?usp=sharing The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Da…
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Ween is Trans Coded feat. Alex Riggs
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I talk to musician Alex Riggs about our shared love and significant attachment to Ween and how their music unexpectedly intersected with our experiences as Trans women. Resisting urge to say shit like "These Baby Bitches get into a real Transdermal Celebration" and failing. ~~~ Alex Riggs Links Alex Riggs Instagram Alex Riggs Twitter ~~~ Support Ha…
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Acquisitions Incorporated LIVE from PAX East 2024, starring Jeremy Crawford as the DM, Jerry Holkins, Holly Conrad, Jasmine Bhullar and Anna Prosser.By Penny Arcade Inc.
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Elly and Lars join us again to wrap up our discussion on multiclassing in 5e. We go into a bit more detail on how spellcasting works when you're mixing two casters together, then do a semi-deep-dive into each class (except Rangers, for some reason; we blame Walt for this). Where to find us: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TychosTales Bluesky: htt…
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In which our hero goes for a little perambulation in the glorious afternoon light. Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/15452827Y2Q2rr6G509TCaa1p-aUi6Z3j/view?usp=sharing The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, an…
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420 Celebration with Asiya & Friends!
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I got the privilege of entertaining a conscious group of loving and creative souls who gathered on the evening of 4/20 2024 together to celebrate life and love under the stars. Conscious alchohol-free ecstatic day gatherings are a healthy alternative to the vampire lifestyle! Having a decent meal and going to bed at a decent hour makes Rev a produc…
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Building A Decentralized Knowledge Graph: Intuition's Andrew & Billy
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Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with Billy and Andrew of Intuition. Intuition is a decentralized knowledge graph for web3. As always, we dove deep into the technical side of things. We hope you'll join us in The Fren Zone. Follow us on Twitter: Tokensoft - @TokensoftInc 0xIntuition - @0xIntuition…
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I talk about how being Trans has now led to estrangement from my Jordan Peterson-loving dad and how I'm dealing with it. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hausofdecline is forever Please email complaints, suggestions, or requests to hausofdecline@gmail.com Thank you for listening. Explicit C…
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Heds and Walt are joined by special guests Elly and Lars to talk about multiclassing in 5e! We yarn about why you might want to multiclass; some need-to-know details around ability score prerequisites and some other limitations; do a deep dive on how proficiencies work, and implications for choosing your starting class; and talk about how you might…
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Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F1FJGqnsstMn4n7MHL1wx4W7X9946TYs/view?usp=sharing The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CVFFLVNL Podcast artwork by Ruth Anna …
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MEV Capture For Protocol Revenue: UMA's Hart
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Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with Hart of UMA Protocol. UMA is a long-time DeFi project with many offerings. In this episode, we learned about Oval - an MEV capture technology that wraps price oracles and generates protocol revenue. As always, we dove deep into the technical side of things. We hope you'll join us in …
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Why are taverns so cosy for roleplaying games? In how much detail should you describe that NPC in the corner? Should you leave your axe at the door? Is it worth it to spend a bunch of time crafting 3d terrain, or are 2d combat encounters perfectly fine? Is this too many questions for a podcast episode description? Where to find us: YouTube: https:/…
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Wicked Captain Walshawe, of Wauling, by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu
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In which our hero receives a late night visitor. Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1F1FJGqnsstMn4n7MHL1wx4W7X9946TYs/view?usp=sharing The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazo…
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I am coming out as Trans. Tired of being secretive about it. Didn't really want to make a comic or post about it, but long audio format actually is optimal for saying what I want to say in the way I want to say it, so here you go... a freakin' podcast. ~~~ Support Haus of Decline on Patreon! Visit hausofdecline.com Nostalgia is fleeting, but @hauso…
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Institutional-Grade Onchain Privacy: Hinkal Protocol's Nika
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Welcome to The Fren Zone. This week, our host Mason sat down with Nika of Hinkal Protocol. Hinkal is an institutional-grade onchain privacy protocol. As always, we dove deep into the technical side of things. We hope you'll join us in The Fren Zone. Follow us on Twitter: Tokensoft - @TokensoftInc Hinkal Protocol - @hinkal_protocol…
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D&D meta, metagaming and powerful combinations
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What do people mean when they talk about "the meta", or "metagaming"? What are a few meta (or off-meta) feats and abilities? How about some OP combinations? We give our customary GM tip-of-the-week, and finish with a shout out to all the rogues in the house who spend most of their time running around corners. Where to find us: YouTube: https://www.…
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The Hound of the Baskervilles, Chapter 15: An Introspection
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In which all these tales come to an end. Transcript: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vEWbiI3DgvF0NnTd91ycrHOWa0tuDwaE/view?usp=sharing The Colin Malatrat Museum of Curious Oddities and Strange Antiquities: https://www.amazon.com/Malatrat-Curious-Oddities-Strange-Antiquities/dp/B0BJ4MMW1N Darkhorse Road, and Other Stories: https://www.amazon.com/dp…
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