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DMs Rob and Matt are joined by a special guest: a random table!
But this isn't just any random table, but a table of your over-used, loved or hated, fantasy tropes. Listen in as Matt and Rob attempt to remix and reuse these tropes into a workable bit of region, adventure, and faction prep. 
d12
Fantasy Trope
1
The Dark Lord in his Dark Tower Ruling his Dark Land
2
Metal, Elemental, Color-Based Powers or Magic 
3
A Not-Arthur Rules a Not-Camelot
4
PCs are the Chosen Ones (sic)
5
Multiverse Hopscotch 
6
Ancient Magical Rome That Is Now Gone
7
Magical Resource Extraction (Crystals, Spice, etc.)
8
Actually, Man is the Greatest Monster of All
9
The Orange-Blue Alignment Axis 
10
The Gods are Grifters 
11
This land is cursed 
12
Of course it's a giant floating island 

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Matt and Rob read some BLOGS and talk about OSR design, especially around how to run big, epic monster combats that don't just feel like slugfests. 
https://www.latorra.org/2012/05/15/a-16-hp-dragon/
 
https://www.explorersdesign.com/the-1-hp-dragon/
 
https://www.mindstormpress.com/nested-monster-hit-dice
 
https://idlecartulary.com/2024/02/29/red-button-monsters/
 
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"A lot of brainless unicorns swaggering about and calling themselves educated just because they can push each other off a horse with a bit of stick! It makes me tired."
Strap on your shield and get ready to seek some myths, Sir Rob and Sir Matt are reviewing Chris McDowall's Mythic Bastionland! Oak and iron guard us well, or else we're dead, and doomed to hell.
Free Quickstart Rules: https://bit.ly/mbplaytest  
Digital rules: https://chrismcdee.itch.io/mythic-bastionland 
Print and PDF (Americas): https://plusoneexp.com/collections/bastionland-press/products/mythic-bastionland-1 
Print and PDF (everyone else):  https://bastionlandpress.com/products/damaged-mythic-bastionland-hardback-book-plus-pdf 
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Matt and Rob return to finding paths, reviewing Pathfinder #79 - #96: Mummy's Mask, Iron Gods, and Giantslayer. These adventures take us from the deserts of Osirion to the depths of Numeria's mysterious mountains and just about everywhere in between. We'll tell you about the good, the bad, and the ugly of each.
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2026 is here! And DMs Rob and Matt are here to answer your Dungeon Mastering questions.
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