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 29, 2021
Monday Nov 29, 2021
Interview with game designer Cezar Capacle
So, we all know you don't necessarily need dice for a fun tabletop experience, but can you get away without waking consciousness?
In today's episode, Brandon interviews Cezar Capacle, a game designer from Brazil who's trying to push the limits of what a TTRPG can be. Cezar talked to us while he was in the middle of making a huge trans-Atlantic change in his life, so we really appreciate him taking the time to talk.
You can show your appreciation, too, by checking out his itch.io store at https://capacle.itch.io/. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/capacle. If you want all his links, you can grab them at https://capacle.bio.link/
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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.
LINKS!
Sister podcast, an actual-play: Quid Pro Roll
Support: Patreon, itch.io, and BigCartel!
Discord: Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord at bit.ly/goblindiscord! We've even got a channel dedicated to discussing new episodes of GGP!
Twitter: Brandon Josh
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Monday Nov 15, 2021
Restoration Games' Return to Dark Tower
"Dark Tower" is an early electronic board game from way back in the early 1980s. It was pretty revolutionary (and legitimately fun) for the late 70s/early 80s, but you definitely could put it in the category of "reach exceeded grasp." Imagine if someone used the Antikythera Mechanism to play Fortnite.
It was expensive, easy to break, and Milton Bradley stole the idea from the original creators. Now it's still expensive, mostly broken, and incredibly difficult to find. Fortunately Restoration Games is bringing it back in a more modern form. Josh and Brandon discuss the game, its history, and spend an awful lot of time talking about Orson Welles.
Are you missing out if you've never sat and watched Maurice LaMarche going on and on in his Orson Welles impression? Yes, Always!
Restoration Games: https://restorationgames.com/return-to-dark-tower/
Orson Welles Dark Tower Commercial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxrY7MWEkwE
Dark Tower Tabletop Simulator: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYV6btuD5-I
Orson Welles Frozen Peas Audio: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tyko_oQ0da8
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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.
LINKS!
Sister podcast, an actual-play: Quid Pro Roll
Support: Patreon itch.io and BigCartel!
Discord: Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord at bit.ly/goblindiscord!
Twitter: Brandon Josh
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Monday Nov 01, 2021
Unearthed Arcana: Travelers of the Multiverse
A couple of things going on here, so we've included some timestamps!
First, right before we started recording we found some news about the Star Wars RPG we'd been talking about for a couple of episodes, so we give an update on that. Then next (9:18) we talk about the new Travelers of the Multiverse Unearthed Arcana from Wizards of the Coast -- Giff, Thri-Kreen, Plasmoids, and more. We know there's a multiverse book coming out, but does this mean we're also going to get 5e setting guides for Dark Sun, Spelljammer and Planescape? I sure hope so.
Brandon mentions an amazing Dark Sun history video at about the 46-minute mark. Here's a link to that. It's almost three-hours long, but it's absolutely worth it if you want to learn about the setting.
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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.
LINKS!
Sister podcast, an actual-play: Quid Pro Roll
Support: Patreon itch.io and BigCartel!
Discord: Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord at bit.ly/goblindiscord!
Twitter: Brandon Josh
Monday Oct 25, 2021
Monday Oct 25, 2021
How to use gothic horror in your games
Happy Halloweek! We, along with our guest, Gabriel Perez*, talk about TSR's 1994 Second Edition boxset, "Masque of the Red Death" and, more broadly, gothic horror an TTRPGs.
"Masque" takes the rules of Second Edition and lays them on top of a Victorian-Era earth filled with subtle mystery and magic. It's under the Ravenloft branding, but it's just different enough that you could argue it's being forced into Second Edition rules when it should have been its own thing. It's available on DriveThruRPG and, for the rest of this week, it's on sale! Check it out -- it's an interesting oddity among 2e products.
*You might know Gabriel as the most-excellent audio engineer for our sister podcast, Quid Pro Roll.
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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.
LINKS!
Sister podcast, an actual-play: Quid Pro Roll
Support: Patreon itch.io and BigCartel!
Discord: Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord at bit.ly/goblindiscord!
Twitter: Brandon Josh
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Monday Oct 18, 2021
Part Two of our discussion/rediscovery of the (former) Fantasy Flight Star Wars RPG. We didn't get cocky.
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SCHEDULING NOTE!
We're publishing a new episode next week for Halloween week! We're talking about the Ravenloft: Masque of the Red Death box set from 1994. If you have a favorite spooky/scary/terrifying adventure or module then let us know about it at contact@goblinsandgrowlers.com.
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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.
LINKS!
Sister podcast, an actual-play: Quid Pro Roll
Support: Patreon itch.io and BigCartel!
Discord: Join the Goblins and Growlers Discord at bit.ly/goblindiscord!
Twitter: Brandon Josh
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Also, the greatest piece of Star Wars media of all time.
Monday Oct 04, 2021
Monday Oct 04, 2021
We're talking about Star Wars. Despite making plans for what to talk about, we ended up half-remembering names of planets and totally forgetting names of Jedi from "Knights of the Old Republic." Anyway, we learned that the "Star Wars" RPG has changed ownership at least once in the last year. Josh was especially surprised about this because he loves the game. But I guess we all had some other things to worry about in the last year.
The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company. Brandon Dingess (Twitter) and Josh Maltby (Twitter) are fully 50 percent of the team!
Check out their other work on Quid Pro Roll, Patreon, and BigCartel! And don't forget to join the Goblins and Growlers Discord at bit.ly/goblindiscord!
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Monday Sep 20, 2021
Take a trip with us to a weird mountain with vegetable creatures, metallic people, and strange weapons that shoot light. It's all beyond your ken, trust us. This is one of the classic D&D modules and has been an inspiration to me (and others) looking to take their games beyond the usual elves-in-the-forest trope of fantasy adventuring.
The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company. Brandon Dingess (Twitter) and Josh Maltby (Twitter) are fully 50 percent of the team!
Check out their other work on Quid Pro Roll, Patreon, and BigCartel! And don't forget to join the Goblins and Growlers Discord at bit.ly/goblindiscord!
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Monday Sep 06, 2021
Crunchiness and Adaptability in Game Systems
Sure, 5e is easy, but is it versatile? This episode we talk about adapting the system for other types of games, the evils of dice pools, Powered by the Apocalypse, and more!
The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company. Brandon Dingess (Twitter) and Josh Maltby (Twitter) are fully 50 percent of the company!
Check out their other work on Quid Pro Roll, Patreon, and BigCartel! And don't forget to join the Goblins and Growlers Discord at bit.ly/goblindiscord!
Monday Aug 23, 2021
Monday Aug 23, 2021
What's the best dragon?
One Dragon, Two Dragon, Red Dragon, Blue Dragon. Wizard's of the Coast's upcoming "Fizban's Treasury of Dragons" goes through all the usual dragons: chromatic, metallic, gem. But I ask you where, in this modern age of industry and innovation, are the industrial dragons made of graphene, advanced polymers, and plywood?
The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company. Brandon Dingess (Twitter) and Josh Maltby (Twitter) are fully 50 percent of the company!
Check out their other work on Quid Pro Roll, Patreon, and BigCartel! And don't forget to join the Goblins and Growlers Discord at bit.ly/goblindiscord!
Monday Aug 09, 2021
Monday Aug 09, 2021
What's your most off-the-rails gaming experience?
Nothing ever really goes to plan when you're running a game, but what about when it REALLY doesn't go to plan?
The Goblins and Growlers Podcast is produced by Goblins and Growlers, a Richmond, Virginia-based tabletop-roleplaying-game content and events company. Brandon Dingess (Twitter) and Josh Maltby (Twitter) are fully 50 percent of the company!
Check out their other work on Quid Pro Roll, Patreon, and BigCartel! And don't forget to join the Goblins and Growlers Discord at bit.ly/goblindiscord!