Episodes
Episode 95: Exploring the Inner Ham
May 18, 2020 18:07 - 5 MBNo matter what your tenure as a fan of DCC RPG, you know that this gaming community embraces fan-made material like few others. And that means we also embrace those creators! Our guest for this show has been drafting & sketching DCC monsters since 2012 on his “Appendix M” blog. Until now, we’ve all known […]
Episode 94: Online Play: Social Distancing Edition
April 12, 2020 18:11 - 5 MBGary Con may have been cancelled but Virtual Gary Con seemed to be quite the hit! And now Goodman Games is hosting its own online convention this weekend – Cyclops Con! So today we’re talking about online gaming in the world of Social Distancing! Stuff referenced in this episode! CYCLOPS CON! Con of Champions Sailors […]
Episode 93: On the Hunt for Actual Play!
March 23, 2020 18:18 - 5 MBThe Spellburn podcast is now on its 93rd episode! It’s hard to believe, but it’s true! Back when Judge Jim, Jeffrey and Jobe started Spellburn, they were mainly setting out to verbally pore over the new Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG. Eight years later, Spellburn is here to stay, but there are other great podcasts […]
Episode 92: The “Hubris” of Hubris
March 09, 2020 18:25 - 5 MBHubris, noun: excessive pride or self-confidence that leads a person to disregard the divinely-fixed limits on human action in an order of chaos. While defying the gods is no longer viewed as a crime, as it was in ancient Greece, it is regarded as a tragic flaw in the human psyche. That said, if you’ve […]
Episode 91: Gongfarmer’s Digest 2016
February 24, 2020 18:31 - 5 MBDo you guys remember the year 2016? Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump competed for Mr. and Mrs. America, Justin Beiber was the top of the charts, and people were gleefully wandering into traffic while playing Pokemon Go. And if you were anything like me, you weren’t paying attention to any of that, because you were […]
Episode 90: The Campaign’s the Thing!
February 09, 2020 18:37 - 5 MBGo to the cons, hang out on the Tweeters and the Faceboxes, and sooner or later, you’ll hear some internet guy or black-tshirt person making the assertion that “DCC is great for one-shot games, but it would never work for a campaign.” IS IT TRUE? We’re going to find out with none other than Andy […]
Episode 89: Season of the Hamster
January 21, 2020 18:42 - 5 MBSpellburn is back with another first-time guest, an author of third-party DCC adventures that have already become cult classics. Players who’ve tried to escape an insane computer while fighting a yeti, explored temple ruins while beset by giant hamsters, or failed to leave an evil, sentient inn once getting sucked in, will know the press […]
Episode 88: Gongfarmer’s Digest 2015
January 05, 2020 23:33 - 5 MBThe Farmers’ Almanac is an annual American periodical that has been in continuous publication since 1818. Whereas the Gongfarmer’s Almanac is an interdimensional zine that has been in continuous publication since MMXV… and today we are taking a long-overdue deep-dive into the original five volumes published in 2015! Links mentioned in this episode: Gongfarmer’s Almanac […]
Episode 87: Upon Further Reviews…
December 08, 2019 23:38 - 1 hour - 65.5 MBIt’s impossible to keep up with all the great stuff being put out for Dungeon Crawl Classics RPG! It seems like every day has a new barrage of kickstarters, Goodman Games announcements and hot rumors. But what the heck, I figured we might review some of our favorite projects and get the word out, since […]
Episode 86: Return of the Mailbag
November 24, 2019 23:44 - 5 MBThe trees have turned, the air is crisp, and the soothing sound of chanting carries on the breeze… And just when we think it’s safe to relax, it’s an avalanche! It’s the dreaded, corrupted MAILBAG!! Adventures mentioned in this episode: The Dread God Al-Khazadhar Outlive, Outsmart, Outkill Sailors on the Starless Sea Creeping Beauties of […]
Episode 85: Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies… Oh My!
October 28, 2019 17:30 - 58.8 MBVampires, Werewolves, and Zombies... Oh My!
Episode 83: There Goes the Neighborhood
September 17, 2019 00:50 - 5 MBLankhmar is huge! Thousands of people dwell within the eleven quarters that make up the City of Sevenscore Thousand Smokes. Anyone new to town is bound to run into some issues. Were you meeting with that fence to offload some newfound treasures tonight at the corner of Carter Street and Cash Street? …or was that […]
GENCON 2019: Dungeon Crawl Classics College!
September 02, 2019 14:35 - 5 MBJudge Harley, Judge Jen, Judge Haley and Judge Brendan do a master class on DCC RPG! View the video here: The Spellburners always need more reviews on iTunes. Can you help us out by giving us some stars? Click here to support Spellburn!
Episode 82: Invoke James Pozenel! (And Tournaments!)
August 28, 2019 19:24Tourneys, GENCON and James Pozenel!
Episode 82: Invoke James Pozenel! (And Tournaments!)
August 28, 2019 14:51 - 5 MBSometimes you come back from the con and instead of pulling all the stops out to do that interesting and informative episode on Clerics, or the birthmarks of djinnis or the ecology of the space-wombat or whatever, you just want to talk about the Con and maybe sneak some relevant content in there… like in […]
GENCON 2019: What’s New with Goodman Games?
August 25, 2019 15:00 - 5 MBThe Dark Master & friends update us on: X-Crawl, DCC Dying Earth, Judges’ Guild Vol. 2, DCC Lankhmar, Empire of the East, The Lost City, DCC Tournament, DCC #100 and DCC Day! View the video here: The Spellburners always need more reviews on iTunes. Can you help us out by giving us some stars? Click here […]
Episode 81: Invoke Donn Stroud
July 21, 2019 15:17 - 5 MBAlright everyone. Today is an important day in the history of Spellburn. We are finally going to address the elephant in the room. The Cleric Class. You might be saying to yourself “But Jeff. Spellburn already covered the Cleric class. You know, back with the original line-up. Back when the show was still good.” And […]
Episode 80: More Annual!
July 01, 2019 15:22 - 5 MBThe DCC Annual was released (on .pdf) to kickstart backers earlier this year and we are concluding our review of the Annual and its numerous fun features! Adventures mentioned in this episode: The Peasant’s Fell Bargain Jewels of the Carnifex Intrigue at the Court of Chaos Journey to the Center of the Aereth Beyond the […]
Episode 79: Invoke Emails!
June 10, 2019 15:27 - 5 MBWe’re way behind on emails but now it’s time to catch up! Thanks for emailing us! Keep them coming! Links mentioned in this episode: City of the Damned Campaign on Obsidian Portal Gongfarmers’ Almanac Mothership RPG Dungeon Games, Florida NecronomiCON, Florida Bardmageddon (musical group) DCC Class Cards Spelljammer (AD&D 2nd Edition) Crawljammer #1 Star Crawl […]
Episode 77: The Long-Awaited Annual!
May 12, 2019 16:00 - 5 MBFor generations, it has been whispered of in the back-alleys of Punjar… for untold aeons, a secret on the lips of Sezrekan, shared only with the most devoted of his servants… its power unlocking hidden ways of the Gods, new pacts with mind-bending Patrons, precious artifacts of startling puissance and, perhaps most sanity-stretching of all […]
Episode 76: Magic & Patrons of Lankhmar!
April 13, 2019 23:17 - 65.2 MBMagic and Patrons of Lankhmar!
Episode 76: Magic & Patrons of Lankhmar!
April 13, 2019 16:07 - 5 MBAdventures mentioned in this episode: Home for the Holideath (Mutant Crawl Classics RPG) DCC Lankhmar Links mentioned in this episode: Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcers of Hyperborea Tabletop Twats RPG podcast Second Edition The Blue Star The Bleak Shore Patrons of Lankhmar Call of Cthullhu RPG Mutant Crawl Classics RPG The Spellburners always need more reviews […]
Gary Con 2019: What’s New with Goodman Games
April 07, 2019 16:14 - 5 MBThe Dark Master (and minions) update us on: The Dying Earth! Dungeon Crawl Classics #100! DCC Art! The Hobonomicon! X-Crawl! The new Judges’ Guild Compilation! Tales from the Magician’s Skull (Sanjulian cover!) The Cthulhu Alphabet! The Star Wound of Abbadon (DCC #99)! Fred Saberhagen’s Empire of the East! Expedition to Barrier Peaks! Lankhmar covers and […]
Episode 75: Gaming for a Good Cause
February 18, 2019 16:21 - 55 minutes - 62 MB“You’re no hero,” the DCC RPG rulebook iconically says. “You’re an adventurer: a reaver, a cutpurse, a heathen-slayer, a tight-lipped warlock guarding long-dead secrets.” While our characters may be seeking gold and glory caked in the blood and filth of the weak, as players, it can be extra fun and satisfying doing it all for […]
Episode 74: Invoke Brad McDevitt!
January 17, 2019 16:26 - 5 MBTonight we burn ability points with a man who’s been with DCC from the beginning. Brad McDevitt has worked with Goodman Games since the 3.5 era and has contributed art to the core rulebook, X-Crawl, Mutant Crawl Classics, Age of Cthulhu and a ton of work for many other companies as well. He also runs […]
Episode 73: Acclimating to Lankhmar
November 11, 2018 16:32 - 5 MBChances are, you’ve heard a ton about the new Dungeon Crawl Classics Lankhmar material. In this episode of Spellburn, we will go through some of the crucial differences from DCC RPG, including steps for character generation and some of the basic things new players can expect in the setting. Whether you backed the Kickstarter, have […]
Episode 72: A Big Old Mailbag Speedball!
September 25, 2018 16:45 - 5 MBWe are so behind in our emails that our mailbag is overflowing! We have nearly thirty emails dating back more than seven months so we are gonna dive right into in. I’m Judge Jeff and with me tonight are Judge Jen (greetings!) and Judge Julian (salutations!) Normally, we would go to Tavern talk and talk about our […]
GENCON 2018: What’s New With Goodman Games
September 03, 2018 17:15 - 5 MBThe Dark Master updates us on: Print & PDF, Isle of Dread, Mutant Crawl Classics, Mutant Mayhem Minis, Lankhmar, Cthulhu Alphabet, Tales from the Magician’s Skull, Road Crew, Judges’ Guild! and of course DCC RPG (Star Wound! DCC #100! New Printing! Chained Coffin! Dying Earth! X-Crawl Classics! The DCC Tournament!) View the video here: The […]
Episode 71: Invoke Jon Hook
August 27, 2018 17:21 - 5 MBDungeon Crawl Classics RPG was forged in the fires of Appendix N literature and nothing can be or will be more Appendix N than the works of Howard Phillips Lovecraft. Today our guest is Jon Hook who has written for Age of Cthulhu as well as DCC RPG. We’ll explore Lovecraft, oldschool Chaosium, DCC RPG […]