Episode 105 Under the Hood with Dungeon Crawlers, Late to the Party and More
Thespokentoken's podcast
English - January 15, 2022 06:03 - 55 minutes - 52 MB - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsGames Leisure Hobbies Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Intro Banter - This is the (mostly) unscripted intro to the show! We catch up, play games, talk about games that perhaps did not make the main show, and just gab, W
Under the Hood: We roll up our sleeves and talk about games from the perspective of their mechanics! The mechanisms that are present and cover what some of the buzzwords may mean.
This Time: Dungeon Crawls
Some Characteristics of the genre:
Miniatures / Token based movement on hexes, squares, etc. Party or solo hero exploring a structure filled with foes Loot and treasure system highly developed Multi step player turns High degree of Player customization Increasing difficulty Specialty dice or handfuls of dice to be thrown Customizable maps Environmental challenges to be overcome as well Campaign play that sees your heroes tell a story Skirmish modes may be present as well Highly involved combat (many stat checks, die rolls, etc.)
Games:
Dungeons and Dragons Adventure System Board games
First Impressions – We talk about the first time with a title, from the acquisition to the first look, to the first play and deliver thoughts on the show.
Alex - Cascadia By Randy Flynn Published by Flatout Games Released in 2021
Alex - Cubitos By John D. Clair Published by Alderac Entertainment Group Released in 2021
Larry - Parks By Henry Audubon Published by Keymaster Games Released in 2019
Late to the Party- We talk about games that are established in the hobby that we are just now playing.
Alex - Space base By John D. Clair Published by Alderac Entertainment Group Released in 2018
Larry - Potion Explosion By Stefano Castelli, Andrea Crespi, Lorenzo Silva Published by Horrible Guild Released in 2015
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Music: As always from the amazing community of gifted musicians, arrangers, and composers over at ocremix.org go visit and support them for the full project and so much more amazing music!
Outro :
De Nuit / by mv feat. Jeff Ball
Original Track - The Phantom Forest
Album - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin
Project Page - Final Fantasy VI: Balance and Ruin | OC ReMix
Content Group - Final Fantasy VI
Original Copyright - Square Enix
Original Composers - Nobuo Uematsu