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Gelatinous Cube 19 - Oh no! The Map is Wrong!
Gelatinous Cube - July 10, 2022 15:41 - 58 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe're back with Gelatinous Cube 19. Our prompt this week, provided by the very lovely and talented Kyle Latino of Map Crow, provides the inspiration for a wide-ranging discussion of cartographical errors, problems, and opportunities. How does a map structure and ground the world of an rpg, and w...
Gelatinous Cube 18 - This Boss has Phases!
Gelatinous Cube - June 07, 2022 07:03 - 53 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt's fighting time on Gelatinous Cube as we tackle a multifaceted boss inspired by the big bads of JRPG's. Lots of ideas in play this week but they boil down to a simple core: how do we create interesting monsters? Huge thanks to: Jojiro of https://dungeonantology.com/ and Vance A of https:...
Gelatinous Cube 17 - This Party is Dead!
Gelatinous Cube - May 13, 2022 14:03 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAdam's brought a lethal encounter to the table this week, and we discuss character death in RPG's. We cover TPK's, liminality, and offer a defense of death rolls. Works cited this week include the luminous ponderings of Emmy Allen, and the firecracker of a game that is Brindlewood Bay.
Gelatinous Cube 16 - This Damsel is in Distress!
Gelatinous Cube - April 22, 2022 14:28 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week we dig into Rosie's encounter "This Damsel is in Distress!" We consider the status of women as victims in ttrpg's, and how we can make them as colourful as the villains they face. You can find Rosie's Princess Stress Response tables, along with the Gelatinous Cube's thoughts on the ...
Gelatinous Cube 15 - This Dungeon is Alive!
Gelatinous Cube - March 17, 2022 14:53 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAdam and Rosie are back for a discussion of the pitfalls and potentials of living dungeons. We tour beastly bellies, disturb micro-ecologies, and welcome the grotesque. Watch where you step dear listener, it's extremely squelchy in the dungeon this week.
Marina Taken by the Mists: The Curse in Curse of Strahd
Gelatinous Cube - February 21, 2022 07:50 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsFor a special bonus episode Rosie hangs out with her fangs out, pondering the doomed land of Barovia. What is the curse in Curse of Strahd, and how does its horror draw the world together?
Gelatinous Cube 14 - The Spirits are Restless!
Gelatinous Cube - February 04, 2022 13:35 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsIt's ghost stories for Candlemass this week on Gelatinous Cube, as we tackle Rosie's séance encounter The Spirits are Restless! We discuss Pre-Raphaelite ghosts and the artists who loved them, the magic of props and lighting, and a disaster at Castle Ravenloft. SHOWNOTES: Our podcast host has...
Gelatinous Cube 13 - This Story Seems Familiar...
Gelatinous Cube - December 07, 2021 14:39 - 59 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsTeam GC are getting AMBITIOUS this week, as Rosie and Adam discuss Rosie's fairytale adventure Red Riding. We discuss the impossibility of originality, the benefits of tradition, and the general headaches of devising RPG's for publication. Then we check back in with the Gelatinous Cube for an...
Gelatinous Cube 12 - This Thing is Weird!
Gelatinous Cube - November 24, 2021 09:11 - 49 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe focus on the Weird in RPG's this week, as we contemplate Adam's bizarre chaos-demon confection The Whirlywhip. What makes a thing weird, and how can this quality enliven our games? Then we trip over to the lovely folks from the OSR RPG group on Facebook for more weird and wonderful happen...
Gelatinous Cube 11 - These Mushrooms are Glowing!
Gelatinous Cube - November 10, 2021 17:39 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsRosie and Adam discuss Rosie's mushroom trap, and the importance of shrooms to fantasy and folklore. We ask why mushrooms are so alluring (clue: drugs), what makes a trap a trap, ponder mycophobia and consider how worlds emerge from small player actions. Oh, and there are goblins. There are a...
Gelatinous Cube 10 - This Prize Pig Talks!
Gelatinous Cube - October 27, 2021 09:12 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis episode we talk Adam's dark fairytale farmyard encounter. Rosie and Ad discuss why the weird is privileged over the uncanny in RPG creation, horror in the familiar, and motivating players through moral appeals. They get into the virtues of over preparation and what do if your players sid...
Gelatinous Cube 9 - This Cleric is Good!
Gelatinous Cube - October 13, 2021 13:30 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsMerry met, friends! Revelations abound as we shine the divine light of Pelor on Rosie's favourite PC, Moonie the Cleric. Rosie and Ad discuss how players can "presence" their cleric's god to make games more surprising and fun, and explore how clerics tap into the deep magic that happens at the D...
Gelatinous Cube 8 - This Egg Has a Fairy in It!
Gelatinous Cube - September 23, 2021 15:12 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsAdam's wonderful and strange beer garden. We discuss whimsy in RPGs, micro-sandboxes, the magic of taverns and the pleasures and perils of roleplaying downtime. Check our show notes below for the full encounter write-up https://tinyurl.com/8eh6bkcr Title music: Shadows in the Night by ...
Gelatinous Cube 7 - This Expedition is Doomed!
Gelatinous Cube - August 25, 2021 09:19 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe discuss Rosie's doomed expedition to a hell gate. Peril and mystery as adventure hooks, greed as a player motivator, how gothic twists can enliven RPG creativity and the setting altering potential of deals with the devil. Check our show notes below for the full encounter write-up https://...
Gelatinous Cube 6 - This Worm is Cosmic!
Gelatinous Cube - August 11, 2021 16:40 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe dig into Adam's encounter, "this worm is cosmic". Get ready for monsters-as-traps, zero gravity made simple, and the surprising importance of prog rock aesthetics. Yeah, we weren't expecting that either. Check our show notes below for the full encounter write-up, along with the slimeous fab...
Gelatinous Cube 5 - This Mountain has a Witch on it!
Gelatinous Cube - July 27, 2021 17:44 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe discuss Rosie's encounter, "this mountain has a witch on it", and get into random tables, sneaking, and fabulous witch chalets. Check our show notes below for the full encounter write-up, along with the luxurious thoughts of the Gelatinous Cube: https://tinyurl.com/9mw4v6cu Title music:...
Gelatinous Cube 4 - This Backroom is a Trap!
Gelatinous Cube - July 18, 2021 12:47 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWe discuss Adam's encounter, "this backroom is a trap." Join us in the dungeon for evil geometry, mad geography, and some very nasty wallpaper. Check our show notes for the full encounter write-up, along with the lurid decorations of the Gelatinous Cube. https://tinyurl.com/h23c4s8w Title...
Gelatinous Cube 3 - The Moon is Full!
Gelatinous Cube - July 07, 2021 09:53 - 42 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week we discuss Rosie's encounter, "the moon is full", and get into aesthetics, time tracking, and dog bonuses. Download our show notes for the full encounter write-up, along with the acid dreamings of the Gelatinous Cube: https://tinyurl.com/2h6hvd2r Title music: Shadows in the Night...
Gelatinous Cube 2 - This Daimon is Drunk!
Gelatinous Cube - June 22, 2021 14:58 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsThis week we discuss Adam's encounter, "this daimon is drunk". We talk daimons, demons and drunken quests Download our show notes for the full encounter write-up, along with the fevered scrawlings of the Gelatinous Cube. https://tinyurl.com/3rrkavpu Title music: Shadows in the Night by Ad...
Gelatinous Cube 1 - This Goblin Wears Lipstick!
Gelatinous Cube - May 30, 2021 16:00 - 50 minutes ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsWelcome to the first episode of Gelatinous Cube! A podcast about creating compelling problems for players in Dungeons and Dragons and other tabletop RPG's. This week we talk clues, combat, and Glenn Close. Rosie is DM and the prompt is "this goblin wears lipstick." Download our show notes ...
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