Episodic Adventures: TTRPG Module Reviews

For this doubly special episode, Lisa and Sean convene with special guest Mel the GM to review our first-ever system agnostic adventure: Broken Heart of the Castle! We discuss beastly curses, burying your gays, a hair-trigger confrontation, and, inexplicably, another duck. Note: “Sleeping Heart of the Garden” is Cloud Curio’s woodsy system neutral entry CW: “Bury your gays” trope “Broken Heart of the Castle” is written by SC Ormond and published by Cloud Curio. You can find Mel at @MeltheGM on Instagram! Intro excerpt adapted from “Broken Heart of the Castle.” Theme music credited to Zane Little. New to the show? Check out our links: https://linktr.ee/episodicadventuresHave gaming opinions or questions? Email us at [email protected].

Welcome back to another Sidebar with Lisa and Sean! This week, we discuss our gaming family tree and how our roots spread.Theme music credited to Zane Little.New to the show? Check out our links: https://linktr.ee/episodicadventuresHave gaming opinions or questions? Email us at [email protected].

This week, Sean, Jordy, and Lisa descend into a downright Jaquaysian tangle of tunnels in search of the “Dark Tower,” a fantasy game aid for AD&D. We discuss the joy, humor, and mischief of Jaquays’ design, leading with artifacts, the horrible hall of the silent ball, and a super-secret hidden (main) boss, plus the hosts share their hot slash fic of the dungeon denizens. “Dark Tower” is written by Jennell Jaquays and originally published by Judges Guild in 1980. It was restored and re-released by Goodman Games in 2024. Theme music credited to Zane Little. New to the show? Check out our links: https://linktr.ee/episodicadventuresHave gaming opinions or questions? Email us at [email protected].

Grab a blade from the pile and join Jordy, Lisa, and Sean in arms with Temple of 1000 Swords, an adventure module for Old-School Essentials. We discuss rusty swords, random swords and secret swords, the maternal instincts of cannibalistic duck-men, and playing god (of swords). CW: body horror “Temple of 1000 Swords” is written and published by Brad Kerr. Old-School Essentials is designed by Gavin Norman and published by Necrotic Gnome. Theme music credited to Zane Little. New to the show? Check out our links: https://linktr.ee/episodicadventuresHave gaming opinions or questions? Email us at [email protected].

Join Jordy and Sean, Masters of Shadow and… Daggers, as they bring you another Sidebar! We discuss Origins Game Fair, Free RPG day, metacurrency in Daggerheart and Draw Steel, Shadowdark and donating blood (O Bros for life).Note: Legends in the Mist won multiple 2026 ENNIE categories, including Best Game (silver). The DCC Free RPG Day offering this year was Pretenders to the Rat King’s Throne.American Red CrossFirst Aid ComicsFree RPG DayWires in the Woods - solo and duet RPGTheme music credited to Zane Little.New to the show? Check out our links: https://linktr.ee/episodicadventuresHave gaming opinions or questions? Email us at [email protected].