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Dungeons and Darkspawn

Dragon Age, a standout mini series from BioWare's golden age of RPGs, is a blend of high fantasy, dark fantasy, politics, and dating sim that made a big splash in 2009. Two Grey Warden veterans and one Dragon Age neophyte form a Retro Encounter panel to take on the Darkspawn Blight, save a group of mages, and confirm that Dog is a very good boy.

Featuring: Michael Sollosi, Aleks Franiczek, Wes Iliff. Edited by Michael Sollosi

Opening and ending music by Miles Morkri.

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Dragon Age: Origins on RPGFan

Listener Ryan calls in a Splatphone that requires our full attention. What is Diegesis? Is narrative immersion possible? or even desirable in an RPG? John and Kyle discuss

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This is an actual play podcast featuring single player (solo) table-top role-playing games. The gameplay is presented as a narrative, with occasional interjections to explain rolls & mechanics. Join me as I play and tell a mostly improvised story using indie TTRPG systems like Cairn.

In episode 7, Feldrick and Milgar find themselves in a precarious situation.

This episode features the following games & supplements:
Cairn by Yochai Gal, https://cairnrpg.com/
Barrow Delver by ManaDawn Tabletop Games, https://manadawnttg.itch.io/barrow-delver

This is an actual play podcast featuring single player (solo) table-top role-playing games. The gameplay is presented as a narrative, with occasional interjections to explain rolls & mechanics. Join me as I play and tell a mostly improvised story using indie TTRPG systems like Cairn.

In this episode, our hero gains a new ally & a new quest.

This episode features the following games & supplements:
Cairn by Yochai Gal, https://cairnrpg.com/
Barrow Delver by ManaDawn Tabletop Games, https://manadawnttg.itch.io/barrow-delver

In the Season Two finale, we take a final, comprehensive look at our spooky multidimensional caveman epic: Beyond the Mirror. Other topics include figuring out which “big energies” we tapped into over the course of the story, other titles that didn’t make the cut, and why Ethan decided to make the book’s final antagonists an army of gentrifying sadness monsters.

The group prepares to move on to Torv's world, but before they can leave the ruins of Orn behind, they discover what the Harvester had planned for them all along. 

With pretty much all of our bad guys dead following the climax of the story, we take a look back at all of the antagonistic forces from the book and rank them from dumbest to best. Other topics include whether or not we inadvertently made our main character a Thanos, Jeff’s asinine internal battle of efficiency versus originality, and Ethan’s deep-seated fears concerning other men, bourbon, and barbecue. 

This is an actual play podcast featuring single player (solo) table-top role-playing games. The gameplay is presented as a narrative, with occasional interjections to explain rolls & mechanics. Join me as I play and tell a mostly improvised story using indie TTRPG systems like Cairn.

In episode 5, our hero faces his fate as a criminal in the Kingdom of Galdon.

This episode features the following games & supplements:
Cairn by Yochai Gal, https://cairnrpg.com/
Barrow Delver by ManaDawn Tabletop Games, https://manadawnttg.itch.io/barrow-delver

Find the All-Dice Character Generator here: https://elstoferino.itch.io/all-dice-character-generator-1

Crystal Viking Side Quests are out of character episodes where I discuss or review a cool indie TTRPG related product (tools, adventures, systems, supplements) and share it with you.

If you'd like your product to be featured on a Side Quest, email hello@crystalviking.com.

This is an actual play podcast featuring single player (solo) table-top role-playing games. The gameplay is presented as a narrative, with occasional interjections to explain rolls & mechanics. Join me as I play and tell a mostly improvised story using indie TTRPG systems like Cairn.

In episode 4, our hero deals with the fallout of his actions.

This episode features the following games & supplements:
Cairn by Yochai Gal, https://cairnrpg.com/
Barrow Delver by ManaDawn Tabletop Games, https://manadawnttg.itch.io/barrow-delver

Before the group can even hope to stop the Ghora, they have to find it first. Following the monster's path, they discover the scale of destruction Ja has inadvertently unleashed on Orn. 

Because we have dragged our protagonists back to their miserable home world, we explore the idea of homecoming in our real lives and try to figure out which of our personal traumas we have projected onto the story. Other topics include the futility of trying to explain magic, finding the right balance between being corny and sensible, and how all of Ethan’s early courtships started and ended at Applebees.

This is an actual play podcast featuring single player (solo) table-top role-playing games. The gameplay is presented as a narrative, with occasional interjections to explain rolls & mechanics. Join me as I play and tell a mostly improvised story using indie TTRPG systems like Cairn.

In episode 3, our hero continues exploring Millburg for answers.

This episode features the following games & supplements:
Cairn by Yochai Gal, https://cairnrpg.com/
Barrow Delver by ManaDawn Tabletop Games, https://manadawnttg.itch.io/barrow-delver

This is an actual play podcast featuring single player (solo) table-top role-playing games. The gameplay is presented as a narrative, with occasional interjections to explain rolls & mechanics. Join me as I play and tell a mostly improvised story using indie TTRPG systems like Cairn.

In episode 2, our hero visits Millburg, seeking answers for the destruction of his home.

This episode features the following games & supplements:
Cairn by Yochai Gal, https://cairnrpg.com/
Barrow Delver by ManaDawn Tabletop Games, https://manadawnttg.itch.io/barrow-delver

Welcome to the Crystal Viking Podcast!

This is an actual play podcast featuring single player (solo) table-top role-playing games. The gameplay is presented as a narrative, with occasional interjections to explain rolls & mechanics. Join me as I play and tell a mostly improvised story using indie TTRPG systems like Cairn.

In episode 1, learn a bit about our world's history, our hero Feldrick, and what has compelled them to journey from the Dry Reaches to the kingdom of Galdon.

This episode features the following games & supplements:
Cairn by Yochai Gal, https://cairnrpg.com/
Barrow Delver by ManaDawn Tabletop Games, https://manadawnttg.itch.io/barrow-delver

As the group transports the mirror shard back to Orn, they see the devastation they have caused by traveling from world to world. 

Forced to use an "eerie" Fate Index submission on one of our protagonists, we discuss how we would cope with similar weird changes in our real lives. Other topics include how farts are a great catalyst for transformation, deciding when a story needs to slow down the pace, and big sacrifices like Randy Quaid in the blockbuster film Independence Day. 

The group of unlikely companions travel together to an idyllic island while they wait for the Harvester's return, but even in paradise, Ja can't escape the mistakes of his past.

Which animals would we follow into a deep, dark hole? We discuss which of nature's children are the most trustworthy. Other topics include whether or not Ethan is actually a bunch of bugs in a man suit, playing fast and loose with our Fate Index rolls, and not wanting to overwrite a gross scene because someone will inevitably use it to scratch a kinky itch.

Ja hears a voice in his head that confirms his suspicions about the Harvester and follows it underground to build a questionable new alliance.