The Goblins and Growlers Podcast
Hey, we do awesome tabletop stuff. Since 2018, Goblins and Growlers has been: - Running public TTRPG events in local breweries and restaurants in Richmond - Writing and publishing all our own original (award-winning) content - Producing ”Quid Pro Roll,” a 90k+ download narrative tabletop podcast - Producing ”The Goblins and Growlers Podcast,” an interview and discussion show about fun gaming products and topics - Presenting panels, performing on stage, and running organized tabletop events at gaming and pop culture conventions up and down the East Coast
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Episodes
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Monday Nov 21, 2022
Episode Introduction
Catching up on a few news items this episode, but first, we have to say hello to friend-of-the-show Joe Donka. He shot us a quick message saying he enjoyed our Satanic Panic episode. Thanks, Joe! For podcast newcomers, be sure to go back and listen to our "Joe Donka Trilogy" from earlier in the year. We tracked down Joe so we could talk to him about "The End," his Apocalyptic TTRPG. Then Brandon showed his support for Kelsey Grammar's hopeful return to the role of Beast from X-Men, perhaps the most perfect casting decision of all time.
Then onto more frustrating things: D&D's Chris Perkins wrote a blog post talking about Wizards of the Coast's process for sensitivity reading and editing after a sad series of screw-ups culminating in racist content in the recent Spelljammer release.
Finally, we try to talk fulsomely about Dragonlance and the new 5e release in that setting, "Shadow of the Dragon Queen." Something something Kender, something something Krynn. As part of this Dec. 6 release, Wizards is also putting out a board game, "Warriors of Krynn," that ties in with the story and combat of "Shadow." So it's basically a miniature-based wargame, which is an interesting example of time being a flat circle and everything coming back around to its origins.
Thanks for joining us this week!
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Links
"Shadow of the Dragon Queen," "Warriors of Krynn" product page on Wizards.com
Wargamer.com: "Here's a sneak peek at DnD Dragonlance 5e's first chapter"
Polygon: "D&D's Dragonlance board game isn't a spinoff, it's part of the story"
"Leveling Up Our Creative Process: Learnings From Spelljammer"
"Spelljammer" updated errata
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The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company dedicated to inclusivity through TTRPGs.
Monday Nov 07, 2022
Monday Nov 07, 2022
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Episode Introduction
We talk about the Satanic Panic and, in the style of responsible journalists, try to contextualize it to both the cultural and economic mores of the time. This is part 2 of our vaguely Halloween-themed conversation about the stigma of tabletop roleplaying games throughout a large part of the 1980s. Much like last week, we do discuss serious issues such as suicide, so just be aware. All in all, it was a good conversation and maybe a little more grounded than some others. Enjoy and let us know what you think.
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If you like the show, please tell a friend about it. And if you want to tell more people, then please leave us a review on Apple Podcasts. You can find and/or support us at all the places below:
https://twitter.com/WayOfBrandolore
https://twitter.com/BlackCloakDM
https://patreon.com/goblinsgrowlers
https://facebook.com/GoblinsAndGrowlers
https://goblinsandgrowlers.podbean.com (and basically any other podcatcher)
https://quidproroll.podbean.com (our sister podcast, the best actual play)
JOIN OUR DISCORD: bit.ly/goblindiscord
The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company dedicated to inclusivity through TTRPGs.
Monday Oct 24, 2022
Monday Oct 24, 2022
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Episode Introduction
Tom Hanks is a true treasure. He's probably the best thing about "Mazes and Monsters," a 1982 television movie about a group of friends who take their roleplaying game a little too far. The movie was made in the period right before Hanks really took off, so he was affordable, but after he'd been in "Bosom Buddies." If this had been made any later, there's no way Hanks would have been in it.
Monday Oct 10, 2022
Monday Oct 10, 2022
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Episode Introduction
The battle of the acronyms. We're coming back from a recording break and catching up on the news we missed. One of those items -- the big one -- is the latest lawsuit in the back and forth between Wizards of the Coast and Ernie Gygax's problematic reboot of his father's TSR company. The usual race- and gender-related intolerance we've come to expect from them. Also, Hasbro has hired a new senior vice president for Dungeons & Dragons and we discuss what that means for the future of the brand, some prequel books for the D&D movie, and Wizards of the Coast once again dropping the ball with their own race-related issues but this time it's Spelljammer. Small content warning here, too: We read verbatim some stuff from TSR's "Star Frontiers" and the injunction document.
Monday Sep 26, 2022
Monday Sep 26, 2022
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Episode Introduction
We're back with the second part of our thrilling and technically challenged interview with G. Edward Patterson. We talked about his system-neutral bestiary, "A Groats-worth of Grotesques," a while back and he found the episode thanks to a writer's block-induced self Googling. He reached out and we decided to chat... for an hour and 45 minutes. Buy his stuff because, as you'll hear, he really needs to buy a new audio system!
Monday Sep 12, 2022
Monday Sep 12, 2022
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Episode Introduction
G. Edward Patterson's ears were burning. We talked about his system-neutral bestiary, "A Groats-worth of Grotesques," a while back and he found the episode thanks to a writer's block-induced self Googling. He reached out and we decided to chat... for an hour and 45 minutes. This is part one of a fun interview that bounces around to a lot of different stuff -- he's a smart person with a lot of different interests -- but trust us that the main thrust is tabletop role-playing games. We promise. Links before to "Groats-worth" and his business, The Skull as a Complete Gentlemen Company. Buy his stuff because, as you'll hear, he really needs to buy a new audio system!
Monday Aug 29, 2022
Monday Aug 29, 2022
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Episode Introduction
Cancel all your gaming plans for 2023. Wizards of the Coast hits us with two big news nuggets: the official unveiling of One D&D, the next generation of Dungeons and Dragons; and their 2023 release lineup, including a heist book, a bizarre update to Phandelver and the resurfacing of Planescape. The tl;dr on One D&D is that there are no more editions and all the rules are going to be modular and iterative, so think of it as Dungeons and Dragons as software as a service.
And, just to make sure we stay on the right side of the law in this discussion, we're joined by Noah Downs, friend of the show, friend of us, and our attorney. In this episode, though, he's functioning in his capacity as D&D fan and podcast shill -- don't forget to listen to "Forgotten Paths."
Anyway, join us as we talk about: One D&D, Keys from the Golden Vault, Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants, The Book of Many Things, Phandelver as a full campaign (with cosmic horror elements), and Planescape.
Monday Aug 15, 2022
Monday Aug 15, 2022
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Episode Introduction
We're back from Queen City Anime Con and are thoroughly exhausted. If you missed us there, then you missed some fun gaming panels, TTRPG improv and live shows, plus a collaboration with the Cosplay Wrestling Federation. It's a blast every year and we're so thankful to be able to see our friends in Charlotte every year.
As far as this episode, it certainly reflects how tired we are. After chatting for a few, we jump into a Brave Little Toaster RPG and then talk about disclaimers/explainers in TTRPG books. Brandon gets confused, we talk about "Terminator," and then chat about some of our episode plans for the rest of the year. Oh, and there's a car alarm.
Time codes!
- Intro Jabber (0:00)
- Scratchin' That Indie Itch: I, Toaster (7:20)
- "What is a TTRPG" sections in books (14:50)
- Yes, that's a car alarm (37:53)
- Outro and Updates (45:17)
Monday Aug 01, 2022
Monday Aug 01, 2022
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Episode Introduction
What D&D hill are you going to die on, no matter what anyone else says? We put out a call for unpopular D&D opinions through Discord and Twitter and the community didn't let us down. Beyond that, Josh has a fun indie journaling RPG to tell us all about while Brandon tries to derail him with Soviet arcade games and RPGs.
Side note: If you have any Soviet/Russian TTRPGs from the late 80s/early90s, please send them our way, or at least point us to a place where we can get them!
P.S. The podcast has passed its first birthday! Thanks to everyone for listening and giving us feedback!
Time codes!
- Scratchin' That Indie Itch: Alone Among the Stars (3:50)
- Chatter/Jibber Jabber (12:50)
- Russian TTRPGs (15:30)
- Unpopular D&D Opinions (19:40)
Monday Jul 18, 2022
Monday Jul 18, 2022
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Episode Introduction
Welcome to this timely episode of GGP. The newest Dungeons and Dragons release, “Journeys through the Radiant Citadel,” comes out tomorrow as of this release date. We discuss what we know about the release, and, because all the writers on the project are black or brown, talk about what it means for Wizards of the Coast taking some more steps toward better representation. Over the course of learning about “Radiant Citadel,” we went from “I don’t feel a huge urge to talk about this” to “this actually is pretty cool.” Check it out at your friendly local gaming store, and learn more about the many different civilization that populate this new hub location in the Ethereal Plane.
Watch: What is the Radiant Citadel?
Watch: Product Details
We talk a lot about Wizards/Dungeons and Dragons releases, so we’ve decided to start including spotlights on cool/fun/interesting indie games we find on itch.io. Just because we can’t stretch them out into a whole episode unto themselves doesn’t mean we shouldn’t talk about them. Kicking it off in this week, we have “Salt & Strife,” by qwo. It's set in the early modern period and revolves around tearing down the powerful. Enjoy!