Gelatinous Cube 19 - Oh no! The Map is Wrong!
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We're back with Gelatinous Cube 19. Our prompt this week, provided by the very lovely and talented Kyle Latino of , 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 what might happen if the map proves false?
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Gelatinous Cube 18 - This Boss has Phases!
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It'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 and Vance A of for all their excellent thoughts :)
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Gelatinous Cube 17 - This Party is Dead!
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Adam'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 , and the firecracker of a game that is .
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Gelatinous Cube 16 - This Damsel is in Distress!
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This 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 prompt, right here: https://tinyurl.com/yc24cped
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Gelatinous Cube 15 - This Dungeon is Alive!
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Adam 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.
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Marina Taken by the Mists: The Curse in Curse of Strahd
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For 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?
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Gelatinous Cube 14 - The Spirits are Restless!
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It'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 changed things up and no longer embeds shownotes! Catastrophe! But you can find the encounters at gelatinouscast.blogspot.com
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Gelatinous Cube 13 - This Story Seems Familiar...
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Team GC are getting AMBITIOUS this week, as Rosie and Adam discuss Rosie's fairytale adventure Red Riding.
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Gelatinous Cube 12 - This Thing is Weird!
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We 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?
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Gelatinous Cube 11 - These Mushrooms are Glowing!
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We discuss Rosie's mushroom trap, and the importance of shrooms to fantasy and folklore.
info_outlineIt'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 changed things up and no longer embeds shownotes! Catastrophe! But you can find the encounters at gelatinouscast.blogspot.com