Monday, October 28, 2019

Episode 141 is one more than Episode 140, but not quite Episode 142

(For some reason I keep having issues with my Blogspot posts not actually publishing. Sorry about the delay.)

Hello, everyone! We've got another great episode for you this week- we talk about giving players options for customization, in the form of creating new spells (without breaking the game) and giving them cool magic items a bit earlier than you might expect. We have a third silent host with us this week (wave to the audience, Steve) and this episode was fun to make!

This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is Andrew H! Congratulations, Andrew! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.

Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!

And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out LoresmythAurican's LairJeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit AcademyBrute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab!

One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!

See you next week, for my favorite episode of the year!

Episode 141: Extra Power

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Questions answered this episode:

1. How do I create spells that don’t overshadow the ones that exist?

2. What should you do when a player asks for an item that is way beyond their level?

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Noteworthy Links:

Ichi miniature, courtesy of Jeff's printer

Everything is On a Cobb

Slay the Spire, a roguelike deck-building video game

The Lake House

The Clockworks, a machine that turns objects into other objects that we covered on the Dragon's Hoard a while back

Master of the Unseen Hand

A Guide to Legendaries in World of Warcraft

Dagorhir

Wargar

Mind the Big Rocks

Tuesday, October 15, 2019

Episode 140: It's Getting Pretty Spooky in Here

Hello once again, podcast friends! This week we discuss removing racial ability score bonuses from D&D, and letting players choose them based on other criteria instead. We also discuss a really fun magic item, a rules dispute I had online, and much, much more!

Also, since it's October, I'm watching a horror movie every day and writing an in-depth review about it. You can read my reviews on our Inter-Party Discord (in the Media Recommendations tab), and check the pinned messages for the month's schedule if you want to watch along!

This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is Skipmonkey! Congratulations, Mr. Monkey! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.

Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!

And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out LoresmythAurican's LairJeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit AcademyBrute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab!

One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!

See you next week, with another great episode!

Episode 140: Various Methods

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Question answered this episode:

1. How would you feel about eliminating racial ability score bonuses and instead letting players have increased stats based on other criteria?

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Noteworthy Links:

My October 2019 Movie Viewing List

The Dark Tapes, a terrible example of a found-footage movie

Cloverfield, a slightly better example of a found-footage movie

Blair Witch Project, the one that popularized the medium

Paranormal Activity, another wildly popular found-footage movie

Nightlight, another example of a bad found-footage movie that didn't need to be found-footage

I've Got Two Guns, one for each of ya

DnD Character Lab: Halloween with Inter-Party Conflict!

Reimagining Racial Ability Scores

Hearty Dice Friends

Rakshasa vs. Silence

Community D&D Episode

Murder She Wrote VR

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Episode 139 is here!

Hey everyone! We've got another great episode for you this week- we talk about prophecy, visions, and divination, and we have an extended Dragon's Hoard discussion about a magic item with some serious implications. So come along for the ride!

Also, since it's October, I'm watching a horror movie every day and writing an in-depth review about it. You can read my reviews on our Inter-Party Discord (in the Media Recommendations tab), and check the pinned messages for the month's schedule if you want to watch along!

This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is Dustun F! Congratulations, Dustun! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.

Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!

And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out LoresmythAurican's LairJeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit AcademyBrute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab!

One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!

Have a great week everyone!

Episode 139: Open to Interpretation

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Question answered this episode:

1. How do you go about making one or more players a "chosen one" in your story without making the other players feel less important?

2. I was wondering if you had any experience with visions, divination etc. Either as DM or player. What makes them fun or interesting instead of the DM giving too much or too little info away?

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Noteworthy Links:

Pushing Daisies

Warehouse 13

Han Solo

Archdragon Peak, a secret area in Dark Souls 3

Stranger Things

Freaks & Geeks

Community

Monday, October 7, 2019

Episode 138: I'm Not On A Boat

(I scheduled this post to go out last week but for some reason it didn't, and I never realized. My bad!)

Hello, everyone! I'm back, and no longer on a boat. I had a great time but I'm happy to be back home! This week Jeff and I talk all about Opportunity Attacks- one of those too-complicated-for-its-own-good mechanics that has gotten better over the years but still needs to be put out to pasture in one form or another. Also, we've got a question from Steve about makeshift gear (and we draw a difference between makeshift & improvised) so come along for that too!

This week's winner of our Chapel on the Cliffs drawing is Christian M! Congratulations, Christian! You should get your copy within the next few days. Whenever you have a chance to read it over, be sure to leave Goblin Stone a review! They're a great company and would love to use your feedback to improve their products.

Would you like to enter the drawing? It's easy- just e-mail us at InterPartyConflict@gmail.com with "Chapel on the Cliffs" in the subject line! It's that easy! As always, we need more entries for this drawing, so you have very good chances of winning very soon!

And remember, Goblin Stone is just one of the great content creators in the Critnation Fellowship! For more books and adventures, check out LoresmythAurican's LairJeff Stevens, and The Kind GM- and for more podcasts, visit our friends at Crit AcademyBrute Force and Ignorance, and the (unfortunately ended) D&D Character Lab!

One last thing- be sure to get yourself a copy of Crit Academy's Unearthed Tips & Tricks book! It's a great product, and I helped write it!

So see you next week, and Happy October!

Episode 138: Equipped for the Opportunity

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Question answered this episode:

1. Opportunity attacks. What effect do you think they have on combat in D&D, and would you consider removing them?

2. How do you feel about makeshift equipment?

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Noteworthy Links:

Juneau, Alaska

Glacier Calving

Mystra

Lamp's Light Sanitarium

Acadecon

Curse of the Azure Bonds

Mutants & Masterminds

Arms & Equipment Guide

Jackie Chan Ladder Fight

Avengers Endgame

Savage Tide

Firefly

Indiana Jones Red Dot

Claws of Madness