Mud & Blood

Following the completion of Carrion Company, we interview Shawn, the GM. Naturally there are massive spoilers for the campaign in here, so please only listen if you've completed the season.If you want more Carrion Company in the future, reach out on social media and let us know. Enjoy!To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=430686Music: ambient Norse music is by Danheim, mixed by our own Liam Stevens.

We review Best Left Buried, the dark fantasy heartbreaker by Zachary Cox. In the next few days, Matt will also be flicking through the physical book in his accompanying visual review over on our YouTube channel - you can find it live on our YT channel at this link: http://mbcast.co/youtube80For a summary of all our review scores, visit http://mbcast.co/reviewsHow to find Best Left Buried:Soul Muppet website: https://www.soulmuppet.co.uk/productsExalted Funeral website: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/collections/rpg/best-left-buriedMelosonia Arts Council website: https://www.melsonia.com/soul-muppet-publishing-14-c.aspBLB on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/13749/SoulMuppet-Publishing?affiliate_id=430686Zach can be found on Twitter as @JellyMuppet: https://twitter.com/jellymuppetTo get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon -

This Epilogue episode puts an end to season 1 of our WFRP 4e Actual Play campaign. If you want more Carrion Company in the future, reach out on social media and let us know. As always, we're going to keep the description brief to avoid spoilers. Enjoy!You can find background notes, character sheets, etc at this link: http://mbcast.co/wfrp-sheets To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=430686Music: Norse music by Danheim, other ambient music by Liam Stevens.

In episode 79, we interview Zach Cox about his dark fantasy OSR game Best Left Buried, a game that both Liam & Matt are very excited about.How to find Best Left Buried:Soul Muppet website: https://www.soulmuppet.co.uk/productsExalted Funeral website: https://www.exaltedfuneral.com/collections/rpg/best-left-buriedMelosonia Arts Council website: https://www.melsonia.com/soul-muppet-publishing-14-c.aspBLB on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/13749/SoulMuppet-Publishing?affiliate_id=430686Zach can be found on Twitter as @JellyMuppet: https://twitter.com/jellymuppetTo get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at http://mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get

The day has come - the finale for our WFRP 4e Actual Play is here! This isn't quite the end, though - in 2 weeks will be an Epilogue episode. As always, we're going to keep the description brief to avoid spoilers. Enjoy!You can find background notes, character sheets, etc at this link: http://mbcast.co/wfrp-sheets To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=430686Music: Norse music by Danheim, other ambient music by Liam Stevens.

In episode 78 we continue our Game Design series, this time to do a little playtesting! You can view our rough rules doc at http://mbcast.co/ldn-playtestdoc and our online character sheet at http://mbcast.co/ldn-charactersheetPrevious episodes in the series include:Ep 34: GD1 - Worldbuilding (brainstorming)Ep 37: GD2 - Worldbuilding (details)Ep 40: Dark MagicEp 46: GD3 - Mechanics (high level)Ep 59: GD4 - Core MechanicsEp 63: GD5 - Doom & GloomEp 74: GD6 - Systems of PlayTo get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at http://mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! h

The next installment of our WFRP 4e Actual Play is here! As always, we're going to keep the description brief to avoid spoilers. Enjoy!You can find background notes, character sheets, etc at this link: http://mbcast.co/wfrp-sheets To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=430686Music: Norse music by Danheim, other ambient music by Liam Stevens.

In this episode, we kick off a new series, the GM Toolbox, with a discussion on progress tracking.Blades in the Dark SRD - Progress Clocks: https://bladesinthedark.com/progress-clocksIronsworn SRD - Progress Tracks: https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ypqt6GfLuBhGDJuBGWKlHa-Ru48Tf3G_6zbrYKmXgY/edit#heading=h.p2pqgpp1p51fThe Angry GM - Tension Pools: https://theangrygm.com/tension-on-the-roadMythic GM Emulator: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/20798Dread: http://www.tiltingatwindmills.net/games/dreadDon't Walk in Winter Wood: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/104196To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at http://mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a sm

The next installment of our WFRP 4e Actual Play is here! As always, we're going to keep the description brief to avoid spoilers. Enjoy!You can find background notes, character sheets, etc at this link: http://mbcast.co/wfrp-sheets To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=430686Music: Norse music by Danheim, other ambient music by Liam Stevens.

We review Symbaroum, the incredible dark fantasy setting from Free League Publishing. In the next few days, Matt will also be flicking through the physical book in his accompanying visual review over on our YouTube channel - you can find it live on our YT channel at this link: http://mbcast.co/youtube76For a summary of all our review scores, visit http://mbcast.co/reviewsHow to find Symbaroum:Free League website: https://frialigan.se/en/games/symbaroum/Symbaroum on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11437/Free-League-Publishing/subcategory/31198/Symbaroum?affiliate_id=430686Mattias can be found at:Twitter as @FriaLigan: https://twitter.com/frialiganSymbaroum on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Symbaroum/Symbaroum Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/symbaroum.englishTo get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - ta

Session 20 of our WFRP 4e Actual Play is here! We're going to keep the descriptions brief to avoid spoilers. Enjoy!You can find background notes, character sheets, etc at this link: http://mbcast.co/wfrp-sheets To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=430686Music: Norse music by Danheim, other ambient music by Liam Stevens.

In episode 75, we interview Mattias Johnsson Haake about the dark fantasy work of art Symbaroum, a game we've wanted to review since we started the podcast!How to find Symbaroum:Free League website: https://frialigan.se/en/games/symbaroum/Symbaroum on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/browse/pub/11437/Free-League-Publishing/subcategory/31198/Symbaroum?affiliate_id=430686Mattias can be found at:Twitter as @FriaLigan: https://twitter.com/frialiganSymbaroum on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Symbaroum/Symbaroum Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/symbaroum.englishTo get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at http://mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a

We're back with session 19 of our WFRP 4e Actual Play! As always, we're going to keep the description brief to avoid spoilers. Enjoy!You can find background notes, character sheets, etc at this link: http://mbcast.co/wfrp-sheets To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at http://mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=430686Music: Norse music by Danheim, other ambient music by Liam Stevens.

In episode 74 we continue our Game Design series, this time to talk about Systems of Play. You can view our OneNote notebook at mbcast.co/gamedesignworkbookBecause of how long we've been away from this series, we give a fairly in-depth recap of what we've come up with to date. If you want to skip all that, the new stuff starts at 52 minutes.Previous episodes in the series include:Ep 34: GD1 - Worldbuilding (brainstorming)Ep 37: GD2 - Worldbuilding (details)Ep 40: Dark MagicEp 46: GD3 - Mechanics (high level)Ep 59: GD4 - Core MechanicsYou can view our OneNote notebook at http://mbcast.co/gamedesignworkbookTo get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at http://mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost

We're back with session 18 of our WFRP 4e Actual Play! As always, we're going to keep the description brief to avoid spoilers. Enjoy!You can find background notes, character sheets, etc at this link: http://mbcast.co/wfrp-sheets To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at http://mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=430686Music: Norse music by Danheim, other ambient music by Liam Stevens.

In this episode, we discuss West Marches, a style of sandbox play which is designed for a large group of players. It also ties in nicely with the new campaign we're about to start running for our higher-tier Patreon supporters - a West Marches game with a big pool of players and revolving GMs (Matt & Liam). So without further ado, here's our thoughts about West Marches, including how we'd tweak it.Links:Ars Ludi West Marches post:  http://arsludi.lamemage.com/index.php/78/grand-experiments-west-marches/Matt Colville's video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGAC-gBoX9kImgur abstract hexmap:  https://imgur.com/a/SVjv5Invision (online whiteboard):  https://www.invisionapp.com/Google Sheets WIP campaign workbook:  https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1swJqRWlcg0gzJfrDifjHMzvhBr_Y45QdVXq0YDyclkQ/edit?usp=sharingReddit - tweaking the WM map: https://www.reddit.com/r/rpg/comments/63f5eb/the_playermap_in_a_west_marches_campaign/To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on

We're back with session 17 of our WFRP 4e Actual Play! As always, we're going to keep the description brief to avoid spoilers. Enjoy!You can find background notes, character sheets, etc at this link: http://mbcast.co/wfrp-sheets To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at http://mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! https://www.drivethrurpg.com/?affiliate_id=430686Music: Norse music by Danheim, other ambient music by Liam Stevens.

In this episode, we review Mothership, the ENnie award-winning sci-fi horror RPG by Sean McCoy. In the next few days, Matt will also be flicking through the physical book in his accompanying visual review over on our YouTube channel - you can find it live on our YT channel at this link: mbcast.co/youtube72For a summary of all our review scores, visit mbcast.co/reviewsHow to find Mothership:Tuesday Knight Games website: http://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/mothershipMothership on Itch.io: https://tuesdayknightgames.itch.io/mothership-players-survival-guideMothership on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/245017?affiliate_id=430686Sean can be found at:Twitter as @SeanMcCoy: https://twitter.com/seanmccoyMothership on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mothershiprpgMothership Discord server: https://discord.gg/S9SSBXyTo get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive co

Here is the second (and final) part of our WFRP one-shot that community member Roders (now Sofia) ran for Matt and fellow Kult player Harry last year. Sofia won second prize in the 2019 Five-Page Fiction contest and choose this one-shot as her reward. Her prize-winning submission, Nights in the Drakwald, can be found at http://mbcast.co/drakwald. Since this one-shot is quite long, we've split it into 2 parts. You can find the first part at http://mbcast.co/drakwald1. To get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at http://mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penny more, and we get a small percentage of the sale, which enables us to buy books for future reviews. Every little helps! https://w

In episode 71, we interview Sean McCoy about his sci-fi horror masterpiece Mothership, a game we've been wanting to review for a very long time!How to find Mothership:Tuesday Knight Games website: http://www.tuesdayknightgames.com/mothershipMothership on Itch.io: https://tuesdayknightgames.itch.io/mothership-players-survival-guideMothership on DTRPG: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/245017?affiliate_id=430686Sean can be found at:Twitter as @SeanMcCoy: https://twitter.com/seanmccoyMothership on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mothershiprpgMothership Discord server: https://discord.gg/S9SSBXyTo get in touch or discuss the show, you can find all of our social media links on our website: http://mbcast.coIf you like our show and would like to support us or get access to some exclusive content, we're on Patreon - take a look at http://mbcast.co/patreonIf you can't support us on Patreon but still want to help us out, how about using our affiliate link when buying RPGs on DriveThruRPG? It doesn't cost you a penn