Goblin’s Henchman: Recent Episodes
Goblin's Henchman
Random thoughts on RPGs
There’s a blog: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com
RSS feed: https://anchor.fm/s/7d26480/podcast/rss
Links
:: NPC Personality Profiles – at a glance (also includes 2000 NPC names and 2000 traits):
https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2023/11/18/npc-personality-profiles-at-a-glance-also-includes-2000-npc-names-and-2000-traits/
:: Advent(ure) Calendar | 24 Days of Festive Dungeoneering (before there was #Dungeon23 there was #ADVENTureCalendar22):
https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/adventure-calendar-24-days-of-festive-dungeoneering/
:: Grimbo Grotto | Christmas Farcical Horror Adventure:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/340232/Grimbo-Grotto--Christmas-Farcical-Horror-Adventure?affiliate_id=774882
To catch a (mole rat) Thief | part 2 of 2 - Mausritter actual play
Henchlings and two friends play Mausritter.
Mice: Alder Tunneler; Green Leaf; August Summer; and Blue Star (ages 6-10)Spoilers::: Back Track to the Goop Pit ur:: Chest & Sausages :: Lava run:: Lava Bird:: Pips alore :: Mole Rat Showdown + Another :: Lava Gem:: Back Home
To catch a (mole rat) Thief | part 1 of 2 - Mausritter actual play
Henchlings and two friends play Mausritter before a hotdog break.
Mice: Alder Tunneler; Green Leaf; August Summer; and Blue Star (ages 6-10)
Spoilers:
:: King of the Mice needs help !!
:: Mirror room
:: Croc bridge
:: Slime swing
:: Creepy doll
Hotdog break
Sorry about the background noise.
Link to blog post: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/12/10/did-i-invent-the-depth-crawl-first/
Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message
Link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/12/01/adventure-calendar-24-days-of-festive-dungeoneering/
Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/414998/Face-Folio--50-Card-Deck-double-sided--100-images?affiliate_id=774882
Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/244710/The-Masters-Hoard?affiliate_id=774882
Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message
Part 2 of 2 - Henchlings play Mausritter with a friend
Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 1 of 2) - Mausritter actual play
Mice: Green Leaf; Alder Tunneler; August Summer (ages 6 to 8)
Spoiler:
- end of hotdog break -
:: Sleeping Guard
:: Treasure Room (full of pips)
:: Giving the slip & on the run
:: Leaps of Faith
:: Hot Air Balloon
:: Sinking Feeling
:: Squirrel King & Bat
:: Landing
:: Locking the Gate
:: Telling the Tall Tale
- END -
Voice message me: https://anchor.fm/ghench/message
Two Henchlings play Mausritter with a friend before a hotdog break
Lost Key of Stumpsville (part 1 of 2) - Mausritter actual play
Mice: Green Leaf; Alder Tunneler; August Summer
Spoiler:
:: Alarm - the key is lost (Key of Souls) - King of the Mice needs help !!
:: River of Distant (Rapids)
:: Tunnel of No Return (Crayfish)
:: Lake of Doom (Duck riddle; Dire-Carp)
:: Wise Man of the Lake
:: Bramble Forest (Bramble Monster)
:: Sycamore tree (Pidgeon ride)
Hotdog break
Link to Kickstarter : https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/facefolio2/face-folio-for-zine-quest-4?ref=cs8e8e
Ends: 25 August 2022
:: Field Guide to Random Table Design in RPGs : >> LINK <<
:: 1988 Dungeon : >> LINK <<
:: My blog https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/
Hex Flower Cookbook: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/295083/Hex-Flower-Cookbook
Tito's Blog: https://titorpg.wordpress.com
Sacrebleu: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/243550/Sacrebleu
Face Folio (LINK)
In the Heart of the Eternal Forest (LINK)
Attack on the Death Moon, Planet or Star (LINK)
Blog post: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2022/03/05/wolframs-4-colour-theorem-relationship-mapping/
Interview with Henchling, 5-and-a-half years old, about playing first RPG
Thumbnail of character sheet
Link to RPG: https://mausritter.com/
Link https://tabletop.events/conventions/bs-er-con-2022/schedule
I'll be speaking 30 January 8pm UK time (3pm East; 2pm Central; 12pm West)
Happy Holidays everyone and wishing you the best in the New Year.
Things I talked about:
:: In the Heart of Oz - Procedural (Hex Flower) system neutral sandbox based in the land of Oz
(--> kindly reviewed by Jason here)
:: Horror is the Hill - 1 page system neutral point crawl set in a giant jack o'lantern
:: Grimbo Grotto - system neutral one-shot adventure with a farcical X-Mas horror vibe
GH
More on this on my blog:
https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/09/14/d666-table-d66-table-with-probability-gradient/
Topic Inspired by a blog post by Sofinho:
http://aloneinthelabyrinth.blogspot.com/2021/09/a-brand-new-concept-in-dice-rolling.html
Library of Congress link to TWWoO: https://loc.gov/item/03032405/ (The long indicator was me waiting to turn)
:: In the Heart of the Sea - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/274573
:: Simple weather Hex Flower - https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/367072
Link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/07/14/hit-points-replaced-with-usage-dice/
Link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/07/11/qr-kidding-me-tish-boom-qr-code-random-room-encounter-table-add-your-own/
101 - Party in a pickle - Actual Play | Hex Flower Trial by Jury (smattering of 'blue' language')
Link to Hex Flower procedural trial by jury: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/283103/Law--InJustice--A-Procedural-Trial
Dragon Slayer - plead the 5th
Logan's Run - ran off the rails
Conan - size doesn't matter, I think
ET - Staaaaay hooome
Flash Gordon - Mingcredible
West World - Does not compute
Dune - Thumping good
Carapace - giant fight and collecting rewards in town
IthoTU Hex Flower game engine: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292935/In-the-Heart-of-the-Unknown--Procedural-Hex-Crawling-Engine
Carapace - Wilderness Hex Flower Play Test using 'In the Heart of the Unknown'. After leaving the giant ant 'Hive' the adventurers are trying to get back to town with news of victory!
IthoTU Hex Flower game engine:
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/292935/In-the-Heart-of-the-Unknown--Procedural-Hex-Crawling-Engine
Responding to Joe R’s recent G. O. A. T. (greatest of all time) episode; about formative DMing experiences. I talk about my formative DM (that I’ll never track down) and how they led me into RPG’s
Call in, and I’ll tell you the first monster that pops in my head, I’ll also tell you what AD&D class you are
Random dice chatter. Related blog post: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/03/25/d20-d21-bell-curve-strange-things-excite-me/
How to make some composite dice embodiments
Blog link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/03/09/die-from-two-dice-continued/
Are hex flowers flexible; can we make Monopoly into a HF?
Blog link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/03/08/monopoly-hex-flower-game-engine-part-2/
Slight morbid topic - when you are ‘gone’, do you want your online RPG friends to know?
Blog link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2021/02/20/large-d6-dice-pools-adding-more-swing-with-harmonic-equivalents/
Exciting news - I’m collaborating on the next issue of Planar Compass (AKA Dream Haven) for Zine Quest 3 launched on Kickstarter in early February. I'll be making a Hex Flower for Astral navigation and a Hex Flower for a living dungeon.
:: Get notification of the launch of the KickStarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/planarcompass/planar-compass-issue-2
:: A review of Issue 1 of Planar Compass on Questing Beast can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-PJe3-qAElU
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As per title. Link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2020/12/16/grimbo-grotto-christmas-farcical-horror-adventure/
Out of the Hive (Carapace Actual Play) | Some Strong language. Follows on from Episode 69
Where I talk about getting a physical copy of 'Carapace' out there.
In the process touch on Neverland RPG setting book (Andrew Kolb) + Pariah (Sofinho)
Discussion file
:: Link to 'Darker Side of Tnat'naig':
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uuy6Sl4DQ7cAOBc3LLNYpSsNqqweo47L/view?usp=sharing
Some links:
:: Carapace: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/261079/Carapace
:: Pariah: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/311826/PARIAH-Volume-1
:: Neverland (UK): https://www.amazon.co.uk/Neverland-Fantasy-Role-Playing-Andrew-Kolb/dp/1524860204
:: Neverland (USA): https://www.amazon.com/Neverland-Fantasy-Role-Playing-Andrew-Kolb/dp/1524860204/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=neverland+rpg&qid=1605459492&sr=8-1
69 - 'Lighting the Cheroot' | Carapace actual play ... basically a fight between PCs and giant ants ( Warning - some strong language).
History The session prior to this one is covered in Episode 61 (https://anchor.fm/ghench/episodes/61---Carapace-actual-play-ejd160) and on YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3Z_ArIea9k&list=PLyeGjc78ASuJFRj3uRCKFP3YZ9FKCXoEC) and covers exploring the giant colony using a Hex Flower Game Engine. The session ended when the PCs found the Queen ant!
This episode Covers the ensuing fight, and so has no mechanistic meat. But still, it's a fight right? Did the PCs prevail?
3D maps in 2D; player maps. Inspirational note that spawned this thought: https://discourse.osrrpg.com/t/four-dimensional-hexcrawling-through-abyss-and-space/925
Back in the day, I wrote an article for '& Magazine' in response to a question on G+ about "making half-elves more interesting". I'm not sure I'd present this idea this way these days, but here it is if you want to know more: Link: http://www.and-mag.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/and-mag-i13.pdf PS - In my eyes D&D is an escapist game, not the real-world. In 'Star Wars', 'Raiders of the Lost Arc' and 'Where Eagles Dare' the baddies are baddies, innately bad, and we don't question it (because it would spoil the escapism fun of it all).
Link to G drive folder:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1UqWQTykqOIPSBbljRsMJX7j8P8XqUvGv?usp=sharing
I'm experimenting with playing online.
This is a play test of my procedural adventure 'Carapace'. It's not the only way to do it. My friend and play tester used 6 pre-gens from the module Tomb of the Lizard King. I wanted fairly high level characters for this play test to ensure that we got to test as much out as possible.
:: A video of this play test with slides can be found here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N3Z_ArIea9k
:: Carapace procedural module: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/261079/Carapace
:: Background - Hex Flower Cookbook: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/295083/Hex-Flower-Cookbook--an-overview-and-some-thoughts-on-Hex-Flower-Game-Engines-by-Goblins-Henchman
:: My Blog: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com
Link to "Session Zero - 'Consequences-Style’ Background Builder" (PDF and MS Word):
https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/289006
Email to:
goblinshenchman AT gmail dot com
Blog link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2020/08/15/caterpillar-method-for-character-stat-generation/
Just X 3 ideas, that rose to top of the writhing mass of thoughts fighting for my RPG attention span - no great ideas, but I figure you might find them interesting, or it might just confirm that you’re already onto the best way forward
Taking a social media break. Nothing terrible had happened. My 2020 One Page Dungeon Contest submission link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2020/07/05/rubiks-cube-random-dungeon-one-page-dungeon-contest-2020/
Barry of the Shadow of the GM podcast recently used my Hex Flower based Mythic emulator emulator - so I thought I might talk about it. Link to follow. Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/293661
Just mentioning I’ve uploaded a video to my YouTube channel: https://m.youtube.com/goblinshenchman
In the Heart of the Delve and Dangerous is now on drive through (link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/314715/In-the-Heart-of-the-Delve--Dangerous--Procedural-Network-Dungeon-Crawling-Engine).
Hi all I'm just interested in getting some feedback about my a procedural dungeon generator based on a Hex Flower Game Engine. I'm not gonna say much as I'd rather see what you think ..
Links: :: 200519 - ItHotDnDnD (main document)
https://goblinshenchman.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/200519-ithotdndnd.pdf
:: Optional Chamber Dressing ItHotDnDnD (optional 'dungeon dressing')
https://goblinshenchman.files.wordpress.com/2020/05/200519-optional-chamber-dressing-ithotdndnd-1.pdf
Just my person philosophy on patreon. This is NOT saying anyone who does or thinks differently is wrong.
Describe how to use Excel as a RPG adventure tool. Link to demo video: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLyeGjc78ASuIu-pmyk_kpforB7vZA3gPY
I think everyone probably remember MAD Magazine, and in particular the inside back cover, which often had a picture which would fold-in to form a new unexpected picture.
I talk about how to use this concept in gaming, especially used on a sea adventure ...
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Related Goblin's Henchman's Mad Map blog post:
https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2019/03/26/tuesday-toot-mad-magazine-map-musings/
Riddling Reaver, Voyage of the Enigma (Purple Worm padcast)
https://anchor.fm/purple-worm/episodes/Riddling-Reaver--Voyage-of-the-Enigma-eadqmt
Raincast redux (spoof/silly) | Content Warning: coronavirus mentioned An attempt at some lighthearted tomfoolery where I play with Spencer's (Free Thrall; Keep off the Borderlands podcast) episode The Raincast (A Malodorous Borderlands Joint), where TJ Drennan rings in with a series of questions for Spencer.
Original untampered episode here: https://anchor.fm/free-thrall/episodes/The-Raincast-A-Malodorous-Borderlands-Joint-eb0f94
Audio Dungeon | Part 3 (Locations 21 to 30) Contributions in order:
:: Location 21 - Goblin's Henchman (prompt by Michael below) :: Locations 22-30 Michael (SOS Rope) from 'The Noble Art of Running Away' podcast (https://anchor.fm/sos-rope).
Big thanks Michael for making this randomly generated (3D12) Audio Dungeon!
My Simple Excel Mapper has gone copper best seller on DriveThruRPG. Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/282764
Talk about making a 2D point crawl (grid crawl) using the classic Battleships game. Link: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/m/product/284658
Audio Dungeon | Part 2 (Locations 11 to 20) Contributions in order: :: Location 11 - Barney (Loco Ludos) :: Location 12- Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) :: Location 13 - Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) :: Location 14 - Julz (Jewels from NZ) :: Location 15 - Jason (Nerd's RPG Variety Cast) :: Location 16 - Lieren (Updates from the Middle of Nowhere) :: Location 17 - Spenser (Keep off the Borderlands) :: Location 18 - Spenser (Keep off the Borderlands) :: Location 19 - John Allen Large (Red Dice Diaries) :: Location 20 - Joe (Hindsightless) Haiku entry :: Location 10 - Goblin's Henchman Thanks for everyone who made a submission!
Face Folio - 35 hrs to go | 100+ Backers. Link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/344642534/face-folio
Imagine the Henchman, in their grotto, threadbare slippers on, cup of coco (no marshmallows on top) in hand, log on the fire, kicking back to listen to the Purple Worm Podcast, when this .... [content warning]. Also check out Face Folio (4 days left) https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/344642534/face-folio
Let’s talk 2-12: 2D6, D8+D4 or D10+D2. Face Folio link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/344642534/face-folio
In episode 1 I hinted at using the 1e Surprise Rule as the basis for a whole RPG system ... well this is it ! PDF Available on my blog ... ADDENDUM at end clarifies some rules aspects
Face Folio - link to Kickstarter: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/344642534/face-folio
Audio Dungeon | Part 1 (Locations 1 to 10) Contributions in order: :: Location 1 - Joe (Hindsightless) Haiku entry :: Location 2- Joe (Hindsightless) :: Location 3 - ShandyAndy (Unguarded treasure (B52)) :: Location 4 - Lonely Adventurer (Camping with Owlbears) :: Location 5 - Joe (Hindsightless) Haiku entry :: Location 6 - Barry (Shadow of the GM) :: Location 7 - Colin Green (Spikepit RPG Podcast) :: Location 8 - Barney (Loco Ludus) :: Location 9 - Joe (Hindsightless) Haiku entry Location 10 - Goblin's Henchman Thanks for everyone who made a submission! New or done one before, please send more in! Bonus points for Haikus
Link https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2020/02/14/face-folio-for-zine-quest2-100-fantasy-portraits-for-tabletop-role-playing-games/
Back to the Blog episode - where I look back at one of my previous blog post, ... BUT in this case presented in audio format. In this episode I look back at a post I did about making any composite die from two dice. Link: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2019/01/09/die-from-two-dice/
Had this idea for a crowd-sourced audio dungeon. The idea bring people leave a message which are 1 minute or shorter detailing a room, location, corridor, fresco etc. In a fantasy dungeon. It might be helpful to think of such message as audible “box text”. I might keep this as a living document, updating it as messages come in. Sending a message means that you accept that the content is Creative Commons.
Random idea, possibly steering into the pretentious - is it possible to make Haiku dungeon - possibly collaborative, possibly retro-haikuing a classic module ... ?
Just rambling about three ideas :: Excel mapping :: UNO cards as a Star Trek initiate system :: Player input location prompts
Want a free hardcopy of Carapace (Zine)? Email me your postal address to goblinshenchman@gmail.com
You must remember the parlour game “Consequences”. Well I thought it might be fun to use this format as a ‘Session 0’ PC background builder. Bit like a random table but where people are the dice. See https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/289006/Session-Zero--ConsequencesStyle-Background-Builder
A podcast recommendation for old school rule minimalists. I don’t think Alex Schroeder is on Anchor but his podcast is out there ... I found via my Apple app. https://alexschroeder.ch/wiki/Halberds_and_Helmets
Where I talk about the what the OSR means to me. I have a blog www.goblinshenchman@wordpress.com
Why I think brevity is powerful in RPGs. Link to ‘Ford’s Faeries’ as mentioned in the episode: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/258394
I listen to ChgWiz’s (Michael Shorten’s) The Dungeon Master’s Handbook podcast about 1e ‘surprise’ and wondered if it could be converted into a simple combat system or used for anything else ... I also have a blog: https://goblinshenchman.wordpress.com