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Mad Dungeon is a podcast where D&D hip hop group Epic Levels and a guest create a system-neutral, playable one-page adventure map using improv, comedy, and lifetimes wasted on roleplaying games

MD 312 Season Finale - Goblin Kings and Popstars Sing - Rise of the Vat Spawn (actual play)

Season Finale - Goblin Kings and Popstars SingBat Alchemist uses gym-kata to make his way through the swarm of goblins dance-fighting to Enrique Iglesias. He moves under the bleachers and sees bad-kid goblins smoking cigarettes and making out. He melts them with an acid potion.Warlock Rock hits a button that raises a fashion-show catwalk in the center of the room. She sashays her way to the Goblin King, does a diving punch, but misses and lands sprawled out on the floor behind him. Dragon Warrio

Jan 3, • 1:19:06

SQ 314 - Erik & Heidi Gygax Garland (GAXLAND, Egg Con) and Matt Forbeck (Marvel Multiverse RPG, Shotguns & Sorcery, Warhammer 40k, TSR)

Our guests this week are Erik & Heidi Gygax Garland (GAXLAND, Egg Con) and Matt Forbeck (Marvel Multiverse RPG, Shotguns & Sorcery, Warhammer 40k, Minecraft) as we continue our Gary Con 2024 series of 50 years of Dungeons and Dragons interviews.We talk with Erik & Heidi about getting married, gun stuff, growing up Gygax, the Satanic panic, and moving back to Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Their GAXLAND products include D&D campaign modules including a boxed set of three OD&D style digest books: Curse o

Dec 4, 2024 • 31:10

MD 311 Enrique Iglesias Murder Dance Party - Rise of the Vat Spawn (actual play)

The Vat Spawn watch the Goblin King polymorph the missing Ariana from a beautiful pop star into a grotesque goblin. A hundred goblins cheer him on as the transformation occurs. “Goblins is people?” Dragon Warrior queried. Bat Alchemist lights a joint from the demon dog’s fire breath to regain his lost health. Then he reverse engineered Warlock Roc’s listening device to play Enrique Iglesias through the tone-stone walls, causing them to gather in one area for a makeshift dance party. Turns out go

Nov 14, 2024 • 1:22:26

SQ 313 - Stephen Radney-MacFarland (Delve RPG, D&D, Pathfinder)

Our guest this week is Stephen Radney-MacFarland as we continue our Gary Con 2024 series of 50 years of Dungeons and Dragons interviews. We talk about Delve RPG, his passion-project meditation on d20 fantasy games. How he doesn’t agree with 5E’s advantage/disadvantage rules. Growing up in San Francisco, playing D&D as a kid, and using the Battleship board as a GM screen. Buying Tomb of Horrors, and learning a Gygaxian vocabulary. Working at Wizards of the Coast, combing through novels like E

Oct 27, 2024 • 17:39

MD 310 Demon Dog & A Monarch Menace – Rise of the Vat Spawn

The Vat Spawn take out the final elite goblins. We meet Lotto, a 10-foot demon dog. Bat Alchemist sucks venom out of Warlock Roc. They explore further into the goblin museum, finding horrific paintings of former goblin kings, before discovering the current Goblin King’s chambers.ANNOUNCEMENTSGamehole Con: October 17th through 20th in Madison, Wisconsin. We’ll have a booth right up front in the Podcasters and Press section. Come say hi to Dragon Warrior and pick up some Dungeon Cats and Mad Dunge

Oct 17, 2024 • 1:13:33

SQ 312 - David “Zeb” Cook (TSR, D&D, AD&D, Conan Role-Playing Game)

Our guest this week is David “Zeb” Cook as we continue our Gary Con 2024 series of 50 years of Dungeons and Dragons interviews. We talk about his involvement in 49 of the 50 years of D&D’s existence and how satisfying it’s been for him to see his work impacting generations of people.We discuss his late 1970s start at TSR by editing Queen of the Demonweb Pits (Q1), writing Slave Pits of the Undercity (A1) as the first project that he wrote at TSR, running tournaments at the very earliest Gen

Oct 15, 2024 • 17:04

MD 309 Balls: Crystal, Disco & Fire - Rise of the Vat Spawn

309 Balls: Crystal, Disco & Fire - Rise of the Vat SpawnThe Vat Spawn finish their fight with elite business goblins that includes disco floors, Weekend-at-Bernie’s-ing a dead goblin to find true love in secret nap spots, and lots of Nitar’s Fireballs were a’flyin’. A crystal ball houses a goblin spirit to find down-on-their-luck victims as part of a larger goblin conspiracy. And a fire-breathing demon dog is awakened.ANNOUNCEMENTSTHE MEGA DUNGEON MEN EP: Our new TTRPG fantasy meets hip hop

Sep 26, 2024 • 1:17:48

311 Side Quest - John “Hambone” McGuire (321 Action, Braineaters!, Vintage RPG podcast)

Our guest this week is John “Hambone” McGuire as we continue our Gary Con 2024 series of 50 years of D&D interviews. We talk about his 321 Action core book and the adventures he’s written to go along with it, including upcoming Hotel Exorcist, Braineaters! that he’s working on with Brian Shutter (Neon Lords of the Toxic Wastelands), and his love of Romero’s Dawn of the Dead (1978).We discuss playing Mystic Punks together at Gary Con, the community built playing RPGs compared to playing in ba

Aug 8, 2024 • 13:34

MD 308 Cursed Swords & Velvet Cords - Rise of the Vat Spawn

The Vat Spawn follow beefy elite goblins into a room of swords with a goblin museum curators arguing about presentation. The head curator laughs as Dragon Warrior touches a cursed codeine razor and is weakened with magical addiction. A big ole fight breaks out with Tiger Wizard trip attacks and a fun knife-in-the-head polymorph into goblin hipsterdom. Bat Alchemist finds some mystically placed stanchions & velvet ropes, and he corrals in the curators behind the ropes to watch the fight. Warl

Jul 20, 2024 • 1:12:21

310 Side Quest - Banana Chan (Forgery, Jiangshi, Revenant Society, Chucky, The Darkness At The Brink Of Ohio)

Our guest this week is Banana Chan as we continue our Gary Con 2024 series of 50 years of Dungeons and Dragons interviews. We discuss her upcoming The Darkness At The Brink Of Ohio, a solo journaling game with a soundtrack with a full cast. You’re one of three late shift workers listening to the radio, while being consumed by a parasite. She discusses her inspiration from the Juggernaut LARP by Jason Morningstar. We talk about her history with Dungeons & Dragons, writing for D&D, and how

Jul 4, 2024 • 19:10

MD 307 Goblin Guards & Credit Cards - Rise of the Vat Spawn (actual play)

307 Goblin Guards & Credit Cards - Rise of the Vat SpawnThe Vat Spawn peruse the lobby of the goblin museum when the alarm button gets pushed after Tiger Wizard is caught trying to steal trillmatic rings. A negotiation starts up on either side of a force field with a goblin on stilts named Snax. An elite goblin named Meat Fists swallows a cat whole and pulls out its skeleton to intimidate the crew. Bat Alchemist and Tiger Wizard calm the situation down with successful converse rolls. Tiger W

Jun 13, 2024 • 1:16:56

309 Side Quest - Elisa Teague (Marvel, The Crooked Moon, Surviving Strange Hollow, Gloomhaven RPG)

Our guest this week is Elisa Teague as we continue our Gary Con 2024 series of 50 years of Dungeons and Dragons interviews. We discuss her history with the game, including a 13-year D&D campaign! We discuss her work with Founders and Legends, The Crooked Moon: Folk Horror in 5E by Legends of Avantris, Surviving Strange Hollow, Gloomhaven RPG, Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game (Cataclysm of Kang and the upcoming X-Men Expansion Sourcebook. We get into our favorite X-people. Elisa has a love

Jun 6, 2024 • 15:19

MD 306 Ducats & Deposits - Rise of the Vat Spawn (actual play)

The Vat Spawn leave the colosseum of mutilation and head to Goblintown. There they infiltrate a secret epicenter of commerce in Def Jamisus called The Goblin Museum. Behind security doors, trades and saves are happening. Tiger Wizard, Bat Alchemist, and Warlock Roc make cash money deposits with an anxious goblin while Dragon Warrior admires a sculpture exhibit of famous goblin busts before all hell breaks loose.ANNOUNCEMENTSTHE MEGA DUNGEON MEN EP: Our new TTRPG fantasy meets hip hop album, The

May 30, 2024 • 1:07:09

308 Side Quest - Luke Stratton (Pirate Borg, Limithron, Free League)

This week our guest is Luke Stratton, creator of Pirate Borg and we talk about his history with D&D and roleplaying, getting into the OSR and MÖRK BORG, a birthday surprise involving the film The Game, and how he assembled his pirate crew to make the game a success.Follow Luke, Limithron & Pirate Borg: Website - IG - Facebook - X - YouTube - LinkTree—ANNOUNCEMENTSTHE MEGA DUNGEON MEN EP is out now on all streaming platforms. Our new TTRPG fantasy meets hip hop album features Mega Ran, MC

May 15, 2024 • 16:36

MD 305 Mutilations & Standing Ovations - Rise of the Vat Spawn (actual play)

MD 305 Mutilations & Standing OvationsThis week the Vat Spawn, dressed as Def Jamisus Garys (that’s the police), have infiltrated the colosseum just in time to view the public mutilation of ten people, who were then dropped to the Necropolis below. The cops, who’s clothes they stole, found the Vat Spawn and a brawl commenced in the side hall of the arena.ANNOUNCEMENTSTHE MEGA DUNGEON MEN EP: Our new TTRPG fantasy meets hip hop album, The Mega Dungeon Men EP is out this Friday. It features Me

May 8, 2024 • 1:17:34

The Mad Dungeon Podcast Ennie submision

This is an abbreviated version of our episode last summer with Joey Royale. Be sure to check out the map on our website.

May 1, 2024 • 15:00

307 Side Quest - Sarah Moore (GenConTV, Formerly Feral Games, World of Chaldea)

This week our guest is Sarah Moore, host of Sarah's Table on GenConTV where she spotlights RPGs created by indie designers and small publishers. She's the co-designer of The Crowned, an RPG by Formerly Feral Games, where you play a god of a small slice of reality. Sarah is also the production coordinator for Actoroke and wears many hats for Peter Adkison's World of Chaldea. We also discuss what “joyful gaming” means to her.Follow Sarah (Pixies and Pins): Website - IG - Facebook -

Apr 29, 2024 • 15:58

SQ 306 Stefan Pokorny (Dwarven Forge, The Dwarvenaut, Starforged)

This week Stefan Pokorny of Dwarven Forge is our guest from our Gary Con 2024 series focusing on the question, “What has 50 years of Dungeons & Dragons meant to you?” We discuss his childhood in NYC and growing up with D&D, his journey from artists to sculptor of the most popular modular terrain for tabletop roleplaying, The Dwarvenaut (the 2016 documentary about him), and his latest venture Starforged (his new collection of hand-painted, modular sci-fi terrain cast in Dwarvenite).Follow

Apr 17, 2024 • 21:21

MD 304 AGAB: All Garys Are Bastards - Rise of the Vat Spawn (actual play)

This week the Vat Spawn are at the Rock Ride station platform with The Coroner. They’re stopped while trying to pass through a DJPD checkpoint. The fuzz find a joint on Warlock Roc and they’re detained. They unsuccessfully attempt to bribe the officers, and the cops call in backup. Tiger Wizard uses the Mad Dungeon word “sneakily” to create a cartoon style fight cloud, and they come out with their clothing swapped. The Vat Spawn escape in their new police uniforms, make their way through the mun

Apr 10, 2024 • 1:09:05

SQ 305 Brigitte Winter (Scryptid Games, Against the Gloom, Psychic Trash Detectives)

Our guest this week is Brigitte Winter of Scryptid Games. Brigitte (she/her) is a writer, photographer, and game designer based in Maryland. She consumes and creates stories and games that are queer, feminist, intimate, and deliciously weird. We talked about Scryptid Games, Psychic Trash Detectives, Ball of the Wild and their Kickstarter for Against the Gloom where you play punk pirate troubadours who fight against the Gloom. We’re excited to announce that we, Epic Levels, will be providing a so

Apr 3, 2024 • 19:30

MD 303 City Streets & Spaghetti Treats - Rise of the Vat Spawn (actual play)

This week our heroes meet The Coroner in the basement of his mortuary. We learn that the dead bodies of Def Jamisus city are sent down chutes to the Necropolis below. The Marshal of Mummies explains that astral markers are needed to re-up their magical powers before leaving them with The Coroner to take them to view today’s public executions, and will meet them in goblin town later. The vat spawn move through the streets of the walled city, learning more about tone-stone, that there’s venders se

Mar 27, 2024 • 1:04:01

SQ 304 Mystic Punks RPG w/ Anthony Meloro and Jay Domingo

This week we talk with Anthony Meloro and Jay Domingo about their kickstarter for the Mystic Punks TTRPG,  OUT TODAY exclusively through Exalted Funeral. https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/mystic-punks-table-top-roleplaying-gameWe talk about all the fun things that come with the Mystic Punks Tabletop Roleplaying Game Kickstarter:All the rad art, including some from our very own Tiger Wizard.Weird Wanderings Vol. 1 - Mystic Punk adventures written by our own Dragon Warrior Steve

Mar 20, 2024 • 44:33

MD 302 Condos & Conspiracies - Rise of the Vat Spawn (actual play)

This week, the Vat Spawn chat about crime and punishment before smoking a joint to heal their wounds. Dr. Dre-colich shows the vat spawn to their very specific apartments and they get geared up for their intense four-part mission. First, infiltrate a goblin enclave to find CleRick Rubin's missing daughter. Second, cozy up to CleRick Rubin and the Mayor to find out where they are keeping the dragon orbs. Third, get the dragon orbs. Lastly, Party. We learn about tone stone, the musical buildi

Mar 13, 2024 • 59:30

SQ 303 Luke Gygax (Gary Con, Founders & Legends, Gaxx Worx)

Our guest this week is Luke Gygax and we talk Founders & Legends (Mar. 15-20),  Gary Con (March 21st-24th)  and Gaxx Worx: Okkorim, G20 shoes and G20 magazine, Gooey Cube. The Tomb of Gyzaengaxx: Mega-Adventure & Campaign, 50 Years of Adventures - Essays collection.Follow Luke at: website – IG – FB – TwitterFollow Gary Con at: website – IG – FB – Twitter – TikTok – YouTube – TwitchANNOUNCEMENTSDUNGEON CATS: Tiger Wizard’s rules-fluffy mini-RPG Dungeon Cats is live on Kickstarter for Zine

Mar 7, 2024 • 41:26

MD 301 The Necropolis - Rise of the Vat Spawn (actual play)

Welcome to episode one of Rise of the Vat Spawn! In this episode, our protagonists are birthed from colorful vats before fighting some undead skeletal animals. Dragon Warrior gets stabbed in the guts. Warlock Roc gets sprayed by goo. Bat Alchemist manipulates that same liquid goo to freeze the baddies in places. Tiger Wizard tames a skeletal tiger. They’re introduced to Anoop, the Marshal of Mummies, and their creator, an undead dragon named Dr. Drecolitch, explains the necropolis they’re in, th

Feb 28, 2024 • 57:31

SQ 302 Justin Sirois (GameFace Con, Severed Books & Toys)

This week we chat with Justin Sirois of Severed Books & Toys to discuss the first Game Face Con in Baltimore on March 9th & 10th at Peabody Brewery. Sign up to be notified of his BackerKit to make Mork Borg Action figures that launches April 2nd. This is a collab with Johan Nohr & Pelle Nilsson. The 7-inch fully articulated figure of the skeleton from the cover of the MÖRK BORG. It will also include a zine written by Pelle and art by Johan, Dread Risen Zine.Listen to our Mad Dungeon

Feb 20, 2024 • 27:31

MD 300 Session Zero - Rise of the Vat Spawn (actual play)

Welcome to session zero of our season 3 actual play Rise of the Vat Spawn where fantasy and hip hop culture are smashed together to create an epic urban adventure.Here we'll discuss what to expect for the season, including format, tone, safety tools, and we'll utilize Mad Dungeon words as we have in our previous seasons.We'll create and introduce the characters (Tiger Wizard, Dragon Warrior, Warlock Roc and Bat Alchemist) using the Mystic Punks RPG system.Steve gave the team his i

Feb 15, 2024 • 1:51:19

SQ 301 Mystic Punks RPG w/ Anthony Meloro and Jay Domingo

Welcome to our first episode of Season Three! This week we talk with Anthony Meloro and Jay Domingo about their upcoming kickstarter for the Mystic Punks TTRPG, out exclusively through Exalted Funeral. Pre-save the Mystic Punks Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/mystic-punks-table-top-roleplaying-game?ref=clipboard-prelaunchWe discuss our season three actual play in which mash fantasy and hip hop as we explore the city-state of Def Jamisus using the Mystic Punk

Feb 7, 2024 • 26:26

MD 241 Season Two #Dungeon23 Finale (Part 2) w/ Marc Miller, Shanna Germain, Chris Lindsay, Sean K. Reynolds

For part two of our grand season 2 mega dungeon finale, this week we talk with:Marc Miller, legendary creator behind Game Designers' Workshop (GDW), Traveller and owner of Far Future Enterprises.Shanna Germain, award-winning author, editor, game designer and co-founder of Monte Cook Games.  We talk The Magnus Archives and her next novel. Follow Shanna: Website - Patreon - Instagram - Twitter - FacebookChris Lindsay, product Marketing Manager at Wizards of the Coast, head Dungeon Master for

Dec 29, 2023 • 55:03

MD 240 Season Two #Dungeon23 Finale (Part 1) w/ Monte Cook, Mike Mason, Skip Williams, Jeff Richard, Joseph Goodman

For part one of our grand season 2 mega dungeon finale, this week we talk with:Monte Cook of Monte Cook Games talks about D&D 3E, Numenera, Cypher System, Old Gods of Appalachia RPG and his upcoming The Magnus Archives. Follow Monte Cook: Website - Twitter - Facebook Mike Mason of Chaosium  talks Call of Cthulhu, Alone Against the Static, Arkham Unveiled, the upcoming/updated Cthulhu By Gaslight and his podcast Eldritch Stories. Follow Chaosium: Website - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube - Face

Dec 20, 2023 • 1:04:35

MD 239 Hangin’ Sacks 5th Ave w/ Chris Prynoski (Titmouse, The Legend of Vox Machina, Mighty Nein)

This week’s guest is Chris Prynoski, owner of Titmouse, and we talk about The Legend of Vox Machina, the upcoming Mighty Nein, the power he gained as steward of The Sandal of Gygax, and his game group the Murder Hobos.Follow Titmouse: Website - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube - Facebook - Titmouse merchMD 239 Hangin’ Sacks 5th Ave w/ Chris PrynoskiThis store has a portcullis separating you from the nugglets, zombie-like living testies that’ll chomp your nards. Hangin’ Brains, the seamstress necrom

Dec 13, 2023 • 1:22:57

SQ 209 PAX Unplugged 2023 Recap

This week we talk about all the fun we had at PAX Unplugged 2023.Thursday: Andrew set up the Exalted Funeral booth while Steve said hi to Tony Vacinda (Plus One Exp), Pelle Nilsson and Johan Nohr (MÖRK BORG), Brian Colin (Vast Grimm), Jarrett Crader (Space Penguin Ink) and Brian Shutter (Neon Lords of the Toxic Wastelands). Then they both went to a party hosted by 9th Level Games.Friday: Andrew worked the Exalted Funeral booth while Steve ran Mad Dungeon rooms using OSE: Old School Essentials in

Dec 7, 2023 • 51:24

MD 238 Sarguar Nardgar MacDuffin’s Chuckle Cottage w/ Amy Vorpahl (D&D, Dimension 20, Critical Role)

This week’s guest is Amy Vorpahl and we talk about  Fizban’s Treasury of Dragons,  Candlekeep Mysteries,  Dimension 20 ,  Breaking News: No Laugh Newsroom, her latest album Behold Her Dreams, Geek & Sundry to Critical Role and her D&D Beyond show “Jingleshearth.”Follow Amy: Website/Newsletter - Instagram - Twitter - YouTube - TikTok - Bandcam—Ad-lib: “I know that (a PC) kissed (a silly name) underneath the (a silly place) and you had your (a silly object) in your left hand.”Chuckle Cotta

Nov 30, 2023 • 1:16:40

MD 237 Sashays & Shields w/ Justin Nauman (Tabletop Gaymers)

This week’s guest is Justin Nauman, president of Tabletop Gaymers. We talk about the GAYMER and ALLY Badge Ribbons that they pass out at conventions, Gayme Night for LGBTQ+ Community Centers and The Gaming Safe Space Initiative - in association with GAMA.Follow Tabletop Gaymers: Website - Instagram - Facebook - Twitch - DiscordMD 237 Sashays & Shields w/ Justin NaumanTwo thin runways are above a 30-foot drop to a magnetic floor. You’re welcomed by the floating Bearbara Grizzelich, a drag per

Nov 22, 2023 • 1:05:05

MD 236 Basilica of the Last Bout w/ Jacqueline Bryk (A Thousand Yards Of Lace, Vampire: The Masquerade 5e, World of Darkness)

This week’s guest is game designer, writer, sensitivity reader, and editor Jacqueline Bryk. We talk about her background in diplomacy and how that fits into how she designs games, TTRPG safety tools as a language of communicating with each other, and her surrealist fiction zine The Pinesorrow Collection, Vol. 1, a love letter to atmospheric storytelling.We discuss her LARP games like Send N00ds and solo games like Just A Little Time, I Have No Railgun And I Must Scream, and Butterfly On The Whee

Nov 16, 2023 • 1:15:26

MD 235 Sluggoth Love-Off w/ Alex Roberts (Star Crossed, For the Queen)

This week’s guest is Alex Roberts who won the Diana Jones Award for her game Star Crossed. We discuss Star Crossed, safety tools when playing TTRPGs, and her card-based storytelling game For the Queen. We also talk about the supplement Star Crossed: Love Letters which is crowdfunding now!BACK STAR CROSSED: LOVE LETTERS ON BACKERKITFollow Alex: Website - Newsletter - Instagram - X/Twitter - Itch.io--There’s a love triangle between Sluggoth, an elder space-slug deity with a 30’ aura of peace &

Nov 9, 2023 • 1:12:13

MD 234 Gold in the Blood w/ Max Moon (Abyss of Hallucinations, Twelve Years RPG)

This week’s guest is Max Moon of Max Moon Games. We talk about his latest project Abyss of Hallucinations (Kickstarting via Exalted Funeral now), Book of Lies, The Demon Lord Expansion for Twelve Years RPG, Fairyland, and Cthulugans.Support the Abyss of Hallucinations Kickstarter here!Fully funded and all stretch goals are unlocked!Follow Max: Website - Instagram—This immaculate, gold-plated room has 1d100 gold heads scattered around the floor. Gold fairies are stoned and having a good time. The

Nov 2, 2023 • 1:12:48

SQ 208 Gamehole Con & Cabin in the Woods Con 2023 Recaps

This week we talk about all the fun we had at Cabin in the Woods Con & Gamehole Con 2023.At Cabin in the Woods Con 2023 we played: Pukeapocalypse - run by Andrew BelluryD&D 5E - “That Which Lurks Beneath” - run by Ryan Steffen D666 (Tiny Dungeon meets Maze Rats) “Wizard Robbers” where we rob the wizard manses from DCC’s Dying Earth Box Set - Jeremy DeramThe Dept. of Kids Who Know There are Monsters Under the Bed - original game playtest - run by Zach Cowan Mystic Punks - “The Thrill Kill

Oct 26, 2023 • 56:06

MD 233 Fen of Frogore: Ooze, Booze and Canoes w/ Alex Kammer (Gamehole Con, Frog God Games, The End of Everything)

This week’s guest is Alex Kammer, director of Gamehole Con. We talk about what to expect at this year’s Gamehole Con, October 19th - 22nd, 2023 in Madison, WI. We also discuss his upcoming D&D campaign book, The End of Everything that he wrote with Alan Patrick (out via Frog God Games).Sign up for The End of Everything Kickstarter pre-launch HERE.Follow Alex: Website - XTwitter—The Fen is a mix of nuclear waste and slimy frog skin. Nuclear barrels float next to hundreds of bowling-ball-sized

Oct 18, 2023 • 1:21:07

MD 232 Paper Pirates of the Renegade Heart w/ James D’Amato (One Shot Podcast, Campaign: SkyJacks, The Ultimate RPG series)

This week’s guest is James D’Amato of the One Shot Podcast Network and we talk about  Campaign: Skyjacks and where the the crew of the Uhuru is headed next, his home game Campaign Starwhal: Odyssey and how this is helping him build the game mechanics that will be the Skyjacks roleplaying game system, and his The Ultimate RPG series including his upcoming Game Master's Guide: Advice and Tools to Run the Best Game Ever.Follow James: Website - XTwitter - PatreonMD 232 Paper Pirates of the Rene

Oct 12, 2023 • 1:11:45

MD 231 Tiny Tarts with Big Hearts w/ Tyler Crumrine (Beak, Feather, & Bone, Claw Atlas) and artists David Hoskins, Erol Otus join us to judge our Best Dwarf Drawing Contest

This week’s guest is Tyler Crumrine of Possible World Games and we talk about his map-labeling game Beak, Feather, & Bone and its Ennie-winning (Best Cartography) expansion Claw Atlas. We talked about his one-shot games like Dating.Sim, what he’s learned from teaching game design at Carnegie Mellon University, and his upcoming RPG card project BAD BAD BAD. Follow Tyler: Website - Discord - XTwitter - Instagram - Facebook--MD 231 - Tiny Tarts with Big HeartsAs you enter Tiny Tarts, a romantic

Oct 4, 2023 • 1:39:42

MD 230 Cyber Sisyphus w/ Andrew Clayton (Foundry Virtual Tabletop)

This week’s guest is Andrew Clayton and we talk about his Foundry Virtual Tabletop and how it started with his own curiosity and playing online with his friends. We discuss Foundry’s place in the TTRPG community, its low barrier to entry for basic functions and how it’s great for technical folks who love to tinker. Andrew also answers several questions from friend of the show Jeremy Deram of People Them With Monsters.Follow Foundry VTT: Website - XTwitter - Bluesky--This room is covered in a thi

Sep 27, 2023 • 1:03:43

MD 229 Book ov Blood & Fire w/ Luke Crane (Burning Wheel, Torchbearer, Mouse Guard, Miseries & Misfortunes)

This week’s guest is Luke Crane and we get into the philosophy behind TTRPG creation. We talk about making games as a teen, creating his games Burning Wheel, Mouse Guard and Torchbearer. We talk about his LARP Inheritance, and Luke and Steve playing it together at Gen Con 2023. Follow Luke Crane: Website--Flaming blood drips from the ceiling onto narrow ledges over a pool of fire-blood that’ll stick to you like napalm. Trap! A portcullis drops down in the doorway you came through, cutting you of

Sep 20, 2023 • 1:09:28

MD 228 TacocaT Cafe w/ Matthew Grau (CthulhuTech, Gwar vs. Time, League of Legends)

This week’s guest is Matthew Grau of WildFire Games and we talked about his upcoming CthulhuTech: The Shadow War Quick-Start Rules (V2), working with the scumdogs of the universe to create his deck-building game Gwar vs. Time, his stint at Riot Games building the world of League of Legends, and growing up in the Twin Cities with D&D’s Dave Arneson in his life.—Follow WildFire Games: Website - FB - DiscordThis pleasant cafe’s walls are lined with tables and cat-condos covered in a menagerie o

Sep 13, 2023 • 1:20:58

SQ 207 Dragon Con 2023 Recap

This week we recap our time at Dragon Con 2023, including their group costume as characters from the Disney Wasteland, wrestling, RPG panels, and of course tons of gaming!Steve ran our Mad Dungeon rooms using both Mystic Punks RPG and OSE - Old School Essentials, and playtested his Cursed Cabin RPG.Andrew playtested his upcoming game Postcards from the Apocalypse, and finally got to play Battlestar Galactica: The Board Game (by Corey Konieczka, Fantasy Flight Games, 2008) and Teenage Mutant Ninj

Sep 6, 2023 • 1:11:16

MD 227 Gorm Gasher’s Nickels w/ Chris O'Neill (9th Level Games, Mazes Fantasy Roleplaying, Kobolds Ate My Baby)

This week’s guest is Chris O’Neill of 9th Level Games . We talk  Mazes Fantasy Roleplaying,  Kobolds Ate My Baby and his latest Return to Dark Tower RPG.Follow 9th Level Games: Website - FB - IG - XTwitter - YouTube - TikTok-You step into the interior of a slot machine. The floor is an unstable pile of 10-foot diameter wooden nickels. In front of you are three massive wheels that spin vertically every time the giant troll Gorm Gasher puts a new nickel in the slot hundreds of feet above you. Roll

Aug 28, 2023 • 1:06:50

MD 226 Cauldron of Sadness w/ Gavin Norman (Necrotic Gnome, Dolmenwood, OSE - Old School Essentials)

This week’s guest is Gavin Norman of Necrotic Gnome. We talk about OSE - Old School Essentials, and his incredibly successful Kickstarter campaign for Dolmenwood RPG with Exalted Funeral. The Kickstarter is live now though Sep. 8, 2023.Follow Necrotic Gnome: Website - FB - IG - XTwitter--In the center of the room is the Cauldron of Sadness. It has arms to stir itself and quick legs that dance and leap, yet it never spills a drop. It has a duality of goblin faces on either side. One is the quinte

Aug 24, 2023 • 1:17:54

MD 225 Idea Pool w/ Joshua Therrien

This week’s guest is Dragon Warrior and Tiger Wizard’s forever dungeon master Joshua Therrien. We talk about game mastering, preparing to run campaigns and deep diving into world building his campaign settings for The Scouring Campaign, The Wasteland Campaign and The Malagorn Campaign.--Catwalks look down into the Idea Pool where aquatic creatures swim through liquid infinity. Elias Thugburger tells you the rules. Pay him a meaningful memory (lose it forever), and in exchange you may put togethe

Aug 16, 2023 • 1:12:04

SQ 206 Gen Con 2023 Recap

This week we recap Dragon Warrior and Tiger Wizard's time at Gen Con 2023.Steve ran season 2 Mad Dungeon rooms using OSE - Old School Essentials. He attended The Ennies ceremony, attended several panels and played Hackmaster, Rocket Age and was invited by Luke Crane to play in his LARP, Inheritance. Andrew manned the booth selling Epic Levels wares alongside Justin Sirois (Severed Books) and Brian Colin (Creature Curations, Vast Grimm). He also watched the band Magic Sword perform, played N

Aug 10, 2023 • 59:32

MD 224 Citrol the Star Troll w/ Darcy Perry (Duckquest, Star Hat Miniatures)

This week’s guest is New Zealand writer, artist, musician and game designer Darcy Perry. We talk about his Ennie nominated RPG DuckQuest, Star Hat Miniatures, Petty Gods, and Quack Keep.Follow Darcy: Website - FB - IG - Twitter--Citrol the Orang-a-Tang: He was born a glowing star troll, but was cursed to be the tree of memory and thought in the center of this room. The moranges grow from his boughs. He knows which person each fruit is linked to. He has the face of an orangutan-troll in the cente

Aug 2, 2023 • 1:18:49

MD 223 Pool of the Acid Wasp w/ Gavriel Quiroga (Hell Night, Neurocity, Warpland)

This week’s guest is Gavriel Quiroga and we talk about his Worlds of Quiroga projects: Hell Night,  Neurocity, and Warpland. Check out the Hell Night playlist.Follow Gavriel: at Website - FB - FB Group - IG - Twitter - Spotify—In the corner is a titanic skull-shaped wasp hive that has a steady stream of gooey acid pouring from its mouth. Consuming acid from the pool gives you a psychedelic experience. In the hive are horse-sized drones and one queen named Avispa the Wild Child. All of the wasps

Jul 26, 2023 • 1:13:17

MD 222 Changarro of the God Burrito w/ Levi Nunez (Loot the Body, Skate Wizards)

This week’s guest is psychedelic indie-rock musician Levi Nunez of Loot the Body. We talk about Skate Wizards RPG, his #Dungeon23 project where he’s writing one song a month based on other creator’s #Dungeon23 projects, including “Ricksanthemum Garden” based on Mad Dungeon episode 206 w/ Brendan LaSalle,   and his latest EP +5EP.Follow Levi: at Bandcamp - YouTube - IG - Twitter - Mastodon--Changarro: This temple is a simple restaurant covered by a tent with strings of lights.  An Aztec-style mur

Jul 19, 2023 • 1:28:12

MD 221 A Brush with Death w/ Jarrett Crader (Space Penguin Ink, DCC, Troika!, Mothership, MÖRK BORG)

This week’s guest is Jarrett Crader. We talk about his history of editing and proofreading RPGs and the launch of his new company Space Penguin Ink, and discuss the products he’s selling: Adrift, Beyond the Silver Scream, Distress Signals, Dread Nights, Garden of Corda.Follow Jarrett: at Website - IG - Twitter--General Paste, an anthropomorphic tube of toothpaste, rides on a storm cloud that rains down green rock candy that he wants you to eat. Rock candy floods from a large mouth into a river t

Jul 12, 2023 • 1:27:10

SQ 205 Magic the Hammering - BattleCards - Thunder Road: Vendetta

This week we celebrate Andrew's birthday by renting a castle and playing a pile of games:Thunder Road: Vendetta • Taco Cat Goat Cheese Pizza • Billiards (Cut Throat) • Jenga • Wavelength • BattleCards • Magic the Hammering (MtG Warhammer 40k commander meets Warhammer 40k Kill Team) • Dragon Death Race • Postcards from the Apocalypse • Fishbowl (Celebrity) • MtG: Lord of the Rings Commander--Epic Levels is hosting a Best Dwarf Drawing Contest! The winners will be selected by our host of cele

Jul 5, 2023 • 48:06

MD 220 Judgment of the Locktopus w/ Andre Novoa (Games Omnivorous, Mausritter, Frontier Scum)

This week’s guest is Andre Novoa of Games Omnivourous. We talk about Hex Omnivourous, (Undying Sands, Bottled Sea and The Hexcrawl Toolbox), Mausritter by Isaac Williams, Manifestus Omnivorous, Frontier Scum, Death Robot Jungle LP, Putrescence Regnant (MÖRK BORG LP) and playing music in general.Follow Andre: at Website - IG - Twitter—This sandy beach has a deep pool of water in the center containing The Locktopus, a large skeletal octopus with bone tentacles that each end in a key numbered 1-8.

Jun 29, 2023 • 1:14:56

MD 219 The Omega Slice w/ Joey Royale (Get Haunted Industries, Darkest Dice RPG, DCC - Ninja City & One of Us #1, Weird Heroes of Public Access)

This week’s guest is Joey Royale of Get Haunted Industries. We talk about Weird Heroes of Public Access - Tales From Fairhaven Vol. 1, Get Haunted Industries, Darkest Dice RPG and Chick Tracts in general, Ninja City (DCC), One of Us #1 (DCC), and Stay Sick! Follow Joey HERE and Etsy—Pizza Parlor: There are eight tables set with pizza accouterments. In the center of each table is a pizza sculpture shaped like your favorite pizza mascots. The Get Haunt-afire Explosion is a two-piece (drums & b

Jun 21, 2023 • 1:15:54

MD 218 Mossy Mermeth Lab w/ Ian McGarty (Silver Bulette, Mutant Crawl Classics MCC)

This week’s guest is Ian McGarty of Silver Bulette. We talk about Jungle Incursion into the Lair of the Batmen for MCC, Fantastic Geographic Issue 2 and upcoming issue 3, A Night at the Lamb’s Bray, Fire In The MOHLE (MCC), and the Independent Publisher’s Union.Follow Ian at: Website - FB - DriveThruRPG—Eel Team Six, humanoid eels in full SWAT gear with assault rifles, are finishing their briefing to take down the cartel leader Mermethod Man. They explode a hole in the coral reef floor and repel

Jun 15, 2023 • 1:03:15

MD 217 Still Life of the Blue Demon Graffgoyle w/ Banana Chan (Forgery, The Revenant Society, Tiān Dēng, Jiangshi: Blood in the Banquet Hall)

This week’s guest is Banana Chan of Game and a Curry, and we talk about their latest project Forgery, a solo horror paint-by-numbers TTRPG about an art forger commissioned to recreate a cursed painting.Follow Banana Chan at: Website - IG - YouTube - Twitter - TikTok--A blue graffgoyle sits on a stained couch holding the can of Blue Demon. He loves hip hop culture.Can of Blue Demon: Spray paint a power word: LOCK (lock or unlock all the doors). SHOW (see the outlines of the people in the building

Jun 7, 2023 • 1:26:55

MD 216 Crucible of the Chainslime w/ Levi Combs (Planet X Games)

This week’s guest is Levi Combs of Planet X Games. We talk about his currently Kickstarting project Chainsaw Warlock, Hecatomb Creeps and Other Ungodly Bastards, all about evil NPCs.Follow Levi at: Exalted Funeral - IG - FB - Twitter--This primeval room of stone has jagged, ornamental spikes protruding from the floor, and a jar dispenser at each door. Hundreds of bulging, slime-filled polyps hang from the ceiling.Three spigots: Each gargoyle-faced spigot has a vat on top where you are to place a

May 31, 2023 • 1:15:32

MD 215 Jewel of Jarnjeeves w/ Brenda Ho (Weird Works)

This week’s guest is Brenda Ho of Weird Works. We talk about their tarot decks  Adventurer's Tarot: Empress Deck and Eldritch Overload.Follow Weird Works at:  FB - IG - Twitter - TikToc - Patreon—Jewel of Jarnjeeves: The self-mummified corpse of the turban-wearing mystic Jarnjeeves sits in meditation, holding a magic orb, at the top of a tall pedestal that’s surrounded by a treacherous and trapped staircase (false steps, spikes, turns into a slide, etc.). Jarnjeeves separated himself into t

May 24, 2023 • 1:02:06

SQ 204 Evil Dead - Gavriel Quiroga (NEUROCITY - Colorblind Edition) - The Mall (Liminal Horror)

Zach talks about playing Tape to Tape, running a Call of Cthulhu campaign, Evil Dead: The Game, and the Hyperborea campaign he's playing in with Andrew.Andrew continues to playtest his upcoming Dungeon Cats game and prepares for his Warhammer 40k Kill Teams extravaganza. --This episode is sponsored by Exalted Funeral, and we talk about The Mall., an official adventure module for Liminal Horror (3 stat roll under, fail forward TTRPG hack of Cairn) by Goblin Archives, for and 3 - 6 players.--

May 17, 2023 • 50:53

MD 214 Dance Dungeon w/ Keith Matejk (Thunderworks Games, Roll Player, Cartographers, Goblin Vaults)

This week’s guest is Keith Matejk of Thunderworks Games. We talk about how you can play Roll Player and Cartographers with big groups of players, and how you can play every Thunderworks game solo. We then dig into the art and gameplay of Goblin Vaults.Follow Thunderworks Games at: Website - FB - IG - Twitter—Dance Dungeon: Water tubes line massive mirrored walls to power the water wheel torture machine. This device has a lever that goes from “little jig” to “dance machine.” Tethers connect gobli

May 9, 2023 • 47:43

MD 213 Dungeon’s Got Talent w Tony Vasinda (PlusOneExp, Through The Void)

This week’s guest is Tony Vasinda of PlusOneExp where they make bespoke, alchemical beard & lip balms inspired by classic tabletop tropes, and YouTube and podcast content from interviews with creators to actual play one-shots and campaigns. We talk about his upcoming space crawler Through The Void utilizing their Together We Go system.Follow Tony: Website - Facebook – Instagram – Twitter – YouTube--Dungeon’s Got Talent: This crowded arena has three tiers and a large circular field with a lon

May 4, 2023 • 52:14

MD 212 Kibo’s Corner of Eclectic Treasures w/ Matt Johnson (Portents of the Degloved Hand, Raven Portents)

On this special Exalted Funeral sponsored episode, our guest is Matt Johnson, owner of Raven Portents, where we talk about his web comic Dew Claw and his new Exalted Funeral exclusive product Portents of the Degloved Hand, an Omen Sacrifice Deck compatible with MÖRK BORG.Back it on Kickstarter here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/exaltedfuneral/portents-of-the-degloved-hand-for-mork-borgFollow Matt at Raven Portents on IG —Kibo’s Corner of Eclectic Treasures: This pawn shop & apothecar

Apr 25, 2023 • 1:07:25

MD 211 Gross-o-matic 4000 w/ Brian Shutter (Neon Lords of the Toxic Wastelands)

This week’s guest is Brian Shutter. We talk about Neon Lords of the Toxic Wastelands. Swingin’ swords and choppin’ lords vs. mutants and mullets. Gonzo vomit punk cassette-futurist RPG. New adventure Space Bulk involves interstellar space trucks around orbital space stations.Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland “Total Carnage Edition” had a successful Kickstarter!In this game, character creation’s most important aspect is your hairstyle and sunglasses. “Attitude” is how cool you are in civilization

Apr 19, 2023 • 1:03:04

SQ 203 Old School Essentials Box Set mega episode w/ Erol Otus, Gavin Norman (Necrotic Gnome), David Hoskins, Matt Kelley (Exalted Funeral)

This episode is sponsored by Exalted Funeral, and we talk about about the Old School Essentials Box Set with creator Gavin Norman (Necrotic Gnome), artists Erol Otus & David Hoskins, and publisher Matt Kelley (Exalted Funeral).Old-School Essentials Classic Fantasy is a complete retelling of the classic 1980s Basic/Expert game, including all rules, character options, spells, monsters, and magic items.The Classic Game Set contains the same game as the Classic Fantasy Rules Tome, just presented

Apr 12, 2023 • 1:05:04

MD 210 Nakenben’s Court w/ Johan Nohr & Pelle Nilsson (MÖRK BORG, CY_BORG)

Our guests this week are Johan Nohr & Pelle Nilsson of Ockult Örtmästare Games & Stockholm Kartell. We talk about their MÖRK BORG RPG, Putrescence Regnant LP, and KARTELLIAN CLAMOR podcast.Follow MÖRK BORG at: website - FB - IG - Twitter - store—Nakenben’s Court: A cultist wearing a flayed skin cloak is posted at the door to warn you to not enter these sacred chambers. This desolate, muddy field is filled with webs of sinew and obscuring smoke. Slowly swaying discarded skin suits cover s

Apr 5, 2023 • 1:22:28

SQ 202 Gary Con 2023 w/ Levi Combs (Planet X Games)

Gary Con 2023 recap episode with Levi Combs of Planet X Games!Levi ran his own modules: Escape from Skullcano Island, Jungle Tomb of the Mummy Bride & the upcoming Three Curses for Sister Saren. Then he played: Weird Frontiers adventure Not So Fast Billy Ray by Brendon Lasalle - DCC's Creep, Skrag, Creep! w/ Stephen Newton.Andrew's highlight game was the DCC Day of the Kaiju written and run by Hector Cruz!Zach's highlight game was Call of Cthulhu 7e adventure Grindhouse: Highw

Mar 30, 2023 • 1:00:58

MD 209 Diesel Djinn w/ Luke Gygax (Gary Con, Gaxx Worx)

Our Guest this week is Luke Gygax of Gaxx Worx and Gary Con. We talk about Gary Con, his World of Okkorim campaign setting, The Heart of Chentoufi, The Eye of Chentoufi, and the upcoming Fate of Chentoufi. We talk Strange & Grimm RPG, made for Everyday Heroes RPG.Gary Con at: IG - FB - Twitter - TikTok—Diesel Djinn: This gasoline-soaked airplane hanger hosts a clunky rocket pack that’s oozing diesel. Pull the ripcord (str check) to call forth Jason Sludgetham, an oozing Earth djinn (gasoline

Mar 22, 2023 • 1:14:15

SQ 201 Call of Cthulhu - Hogwarts Legacy - D&D 5E

This week Zach runs a new Call of Cthulhu 7E modern adventure for his friends and is enjoying the new Hogwarts Legacy game. We discuss how both Lovecraft and Rowling are problematic and how that impacts our enjoyment of the worlds they created.Andrew continues playtesting Thorin Thompson's Blights ov the Eastern Forest adventure for Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC). Both Steve and Andrew discuss the finale of their two year long D&D 5E campaign where they fought the Tarrasque, pulled an Oce

Mar 15, 2023 • 48:28

MD 208 Spudlings’ Secret Garden w/ David Lapp (7th Sea, Doomtown, Pine Box Entertainment)

Our Guest this week is David Lapp of Pine Box Entertainment where we talk about his collectable card games 7th Sea: City of Five Sails & Doomtown: Weird West Edition (originally Deadlands: Doomtown). We also hit on the history of CCG’s including AEG, Chaosium, Legend of the Five Rings, and Warlord: Saga of the Storm. Follow Pine Box at: Linktree - FB - IG - YouTube - Discord--Spudlings’ Secret Garden: This old retired couple are root vegetable monsters with poisonous tendril whips. He’s a po

Mar 8, 2023 • 44:13

MD 207 Idon’tcaribou and the Igloo Warriors

No guest this week as Andrew, Rob & Steve discusses the games they've been playing this winter. Andrew played a Magic the Gathering meets Warhammer 40k commander extravaganza with Necrons, Tyranids and a Sol Ring. Steve played Smash Up where you combine themed card decks to take over bases. Rob continues playing World of Warcraft: Dragon Flight to flex their dragon riding skills. --Idon’tcaribou and the Igloo Warriors: This barn is missing two walls. Outside is an infinite tundra of icy

Mar 1, 2023 • 46:17

MD 206 Ricksanthemum Garden w/ Brendan LaSalle (Goodman Games, DCC)

Our Guest this week is Brendan LaSalle adventure writer for Goodman Games’ Dungeon Crawl Classics (DCC). We talk Xcrawl RPG and his latest adventure is 2023 Valentine’s Day Module: Love Mutants of Castle Heartache:Follow Brendan at Twitter - FB - IGGoodman Games: IG - FB - Twitter - Reddit - YouTube - Twitch--Ricksanthemum Garden: A field of flowers obscures a mysterious smoking chasm. Save when you enter the room or you're compelled to descend into the chasm to feed Rick all your good vibe

Feb 22, 2023 • 1:00:08

MD 205 Flail Milk w/ Justin Sirois (Severed Books)

Our guest this week is Justin Sirois of Severed Books and we talk about his projects Caver, Cube Dice & Sickest Witch.  The Dead Milkmen and his artwork in Lost Tomb of the Bitchin’ Chimera by Andrew Ervin.He’s currently Kickstarting his latest: SIS/TR: A Rare Geometry for Mothership RPG. Follow Severed Books at: Website - IG - FB - Twitter--This Flail Milk factory houses Crystal Shit, a three-headed cow beast who’s fused to the floor.Neighbor Head: Their extendo-neck ends in one of the play

Feb 15, 2023 • 58:17

MD 204 Vainglory Hole w/ Thorin Thompson (Owl Knight Publishing, Goodman Games)

Vainglory Hole: This room is bisected. On one side is a washroom with three magic mirrors promising a better you. Mirror 1 (Charm Hole): Shows you with great charisma, beautiful, a leader. Mirror 2 (3rd Eye Hole): Shows you with a 3rd eye in your forehead and with infinite cosmic power. Mirror 3 (Power Hole): Shows you with massive muscles and dexterous ability. None of the mirrors do what they promise.There’s a stand that’s holding instructional pamphlets on how to use the magic mirrors and the

Feb 8, 2023 • 41:43

MD 203 Ichor Heart of War-Den w/ John “Hambone” McGuire (3,2,1...Action! Games, Vintage RPG)

Ichor Heart of War-Den: This swampy room comes to life when you enter the chamber. Veins move black ichor throughout these walls and ceiling made of flesh and machine. Sprinkles of black ichor fill the room, making it difficult to breathe. The floor slants toward the center like a bowl, shifting and popping you into the air towards War-Den (Dex save). War-Den is a 10-ft., sentient, beating robot heart of black diamond who’s spewing noxious fumes into the air. A legendary, emerald skull hovers ab

Feb 1, 2023 • 56:48

MD 202 Shrine of the Technosaurus Rex with Zac Goins

Shrine of the Technosaurus Rex: This room is covered in thick, sloppy, dripping layers of colorful paint. Each wall has a massive throbbing orifice that’ll occasionally spray a deluge of paint into the room. In the center of the room is a mound of paint covering long-dead cyber-sloths cultists, reaching to pull the lever that summons the T-Rex. An eldritch dial surrounding the lever can be moved to change the orifice liquids, 99% chance it’s paint. Under the layers of paint, in a corner is a see

Jan 25, 2023 • 57:54

MD 201 Celebratory Configuration w/ Zach Cowan

Welcome to the first episode our Season 2! This time around we'll create a single room with each of our guests until we've populated an entire Mad Dungeon!This week we talk about our plans for 2023 and our sweet new Mad Dungeon format.Room 201 - Celebratory Configuration: This cyberpunk room is quartered into red, blue, green & yellow sections, and is cluttered with discarded tech trash. A hoarding gremlin is organizing it all by color.In the center of the room is an infernal Tandy

Jan 18, 2023 • 38:32

MD 023 Necroprancer and the Mall Santa Massacre w/ Zach Cowan

In our season one finale, you’re wearing holiday themed costumes while volunteering at the mall’s Christmas Town when an evil wizard dressed as Prancer unleashes a ghost-blizzard santa-storm that sends the mall into an arctic pocket dimension. You must assemble the Candy Cane of Doom, confront Necroprancer, and reverse his necrocamera spell to save the holiday season across the multiverse.We finish up an exciting first season with a wholesome family episode to celebrate the holiday season with o

Dec 28, 2022 • 2:10:11

SQ 040 Whamageddon - MtG: The Brothers' War - The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31

Zach talks Parks by Keymaster Games, and explained the holiday game he plays with his family called Holiday Taskmaster.Andrew drafts the new Magic the Gathering set, The Brothers' War, and explains his plans to host a Warhammer 40k super game.Steve goes to a holiday party and plays What do you MEME?, Relative Insanity, and The Thing: Infection at Outpost 31. Playing Whamageddon.Our Kickstarter project Armor Classy CDungeon goes through Jan. 13th. Support our Kickstarter here: Epic Levels -

Dec 21, 2022 • 1:18:16

SQ 039 Convoke - My Chivalric Bromance - Dungeon Crawl Classics

Andrew continues his playtest of Thorin Thompson's upcoming Blights ov the Eastern Forest, an expansion of Sky ov Crimson Flame for Dungeon Crawl Classics.Steve & Andrew have defeated another round of D&D 5E devils before returning to the material plane to find a whole new set of problems to solve.We discuss our new Kickstarter project that goes through Jan. 13th, and fully funded on day one! The Armor Classy CDungeon is a full-color, system-agnostic tabletop role-playing game adven

Dec 13, 2022 • 1:00:52

Epic Levels' first Kickstarter - Armor Classy CDungeon

We discuss our new Kickstarter project that launched today Friday, Dec. 9, and has funded! The Armor Classy CDungeon is a full-color, system-agnostic tabletop role-playing game adventure module based on Epic Level’s debut album Armor Classy, packaged in a digipak case with the full album on CD.Support our Kickstarter here: Epic Levels - Armor Classy CDungeonInspired by a post-Gamehole Con visit to Wisconsin oddity attraction The House on the Rock, this mini-adventure features a ten-room dungeon

Dec 9, 2022 • 9:35

MD 022 Meowmodon Cave w/ Diogo Nogueira (Primal Quest, Halls of the Blood King)

Monstrous big cats are maiming the denizens of the deep jungle. Ratfolk survivors have found their ancient cave home and have hired you to help them put an end to this terror for good. Battle through cat cultists and their saber shark synth tigers (SSSTs) to stop the murder, mutilation and the feline goddess Meowmodon from entering your realm.Dinosaurs, aliens & elder gods! We talk with game designer and artist Diogo Nogueira about his new game Primal Quest- Essentials. He’s the creator of O

Dec 7, 2022 • 2:09:32

SQ 038 Dragonflight - Mystic Punks - Song Stump

Rob trains their dragon in the latest World of Warcraft expansion, Dragonflight.Andrew plays Call of Duty: DMZ before playing Song Stump by Bloat Games and Paladone's Say What You See Movie Edition, a Catchphrase Game with his family over the Thanksgiving weekend, where he knew more songs and movies than any of his bloodline. Total pop culture victory!Steve finally finished his three year Mystic Punks RPG campaign by destroying an evil rat god with a godtainment unit and a godcinerator. Pos

Nov 30, 2022 • 33:37

SQ 037 Würmfest - Tacticus - COD:MWII

Rob gets down and dirty in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II in DMZ mode looting, shooting and extracting.Andrew joins Rob in CoD:MW2, and digs into the Warhammer 40k mobile game Tacticus to gain more points in his lore attribute for grim dark knowledge.Steve & Andrew continue their D&D 5E gauntlet of fighting devils through the first layer of hell. This week includes a bunch of Spined Devils, Barbed Devils, a Tiefling, a Pit Fiend, and a Bone Devil.Steve also ran the Mad Dungeon, Head Kic

Nov 22, 2022 • 47:53

SQ 036 Marauders - Mass Effect - Blights ov the Eastern Forest

Producer Zach introduces us to the extraction looter shooter Marauders, and dives back into the world of Mass Effect with Mass Effect Legendary Edition.Andrew takes Thorin Thompson's upcoming Blights ov the Eastern Forest for a test drive, an expansion of Sky ov Crimson Flame for Dungeon Crawl Classics.Steve talks about how Andrew and his D&D 5E has become a gauntlet of fighting devils through the first layer of hell. This week includes an ice devil, two erinyes, a black dragon abishai,

Nov 17, 2022 • 45:39

SQ 035 Sidereal Confluence - Blood on the Clocktower - Shadow Under Devil’s Reef

Andrew puts his trigger finger to work with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, but then takes a Halloween cabin in the woods vacation to play games with friends including Warhammer 40K Kill Team,  Sidereal Confluence, and Blood on the Clocktower.Steve got his Halloween on as well and played Hyperborea RPG rules set, but adventured through DCC's  Shadow Under Devil’s Reef by Jon Hook. He also descended into the Nine Hells in his D&D 5E game where he answered prayers, avoided meteors, cavor

Nov 8, 2022 • 50:26

MD 021 El Malört Conspiracy w/ Amelia Antrim (Character Creation Cast, Ennies Judge)

After a night of partying at the space docks with your celebrity pal Juice Maloose, you wake up with a hangover in the parking lot of El Malört's, a 24-hour Chicago themed Mexican space diner. You’re here to participate in an eating competition to win an alien martial arts manual. Will you be able to uncover the secrets of The Malört Conspiracy before you become the newest El Malört's franchise owner?*Malört brand used with permission.This week’s guest is Amelia Antrim, we talk about g

Nov 2, 2022 • 2:05:50

SQ 034 Gamehole Con - Charlie Brown Cthulhu - Glimmering Crypt of the Ioun King

Andrew & Steve adventured up to Gamehole Con in Madison, Wis. where they got to mingle with past guests Alyssa Faden, Ed Greenwood, Luke Gygax, Tim Kask, Ginny Loveday & Levi Combs who they wined and dined with until he killed Andrew in his Glimmering Crypt of the Ioun King adventure.Out on the town they ran into Gamehole Con main man Alex Kammer, Rick Meints & Jeff Richard of Chaosium, and Mike Merles of WotC, where they talked Magic: The Gathering, how they playtested during covid

Oct 26, 2022 • 23:09

SQ 033 Screams Amongst the Stars - The Dead are Coming - Running out of Time

We bring on our pal Diogo Nogueira of Old Skull Publishing to talk about his upcoming releases, but first we talk about what we've been playing.Diogo has been pitting his Primal Quest players against Jurassic terminators and playtesting his car combat business card game called CAR[D] BATTLES.Rob continues to level up in WoW Classic and leveling up in being a parent.Andrew & Steve went up to Heaven in their D&D 5E game and answered beauty pageant questions to earn godly boons and dec

Oct 20, 2022 • 43:52

SQ 032 Wrath of the Lich King - D&D 5E - Isle of the Plangent Mage

Rob relives his WoW dreams as they grind out levels in World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King. Andrew descended into Limbo to save his comrades in his Dungeons & Dragons 5E gameSteve played with electricity and water in his fishy Electric Bastionland (by Chris McDowall) adventure as he fought octo-sharks as he plays through the Isle of the Plangent Mage (Donn Stroud).  So many delicious oysters and clams around horrible sea centipedes.News: We talk with Alex Kammer, founder of Gamehole Co

Oct 14, 2022 • 53:58

SQ 031 Kolb's Oz - Dominaria - TMNT: Shredder's Revenge

Rob is still galivanting around the globe so we brought in a ringer, show favorite Andrew Kolb. He talks about his anticipation for his physical cartridge of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, and we talk about which turtle we most identify with.Andrew drafted the new Magic: The Gathering set Dominaria, and dominated the competition.Steve was battling mind flayers and hunting down the mother brain in his D&D 5E game.News: We talk about the brand new OZ: A Fantasy Role-Pla

Oct 5, 2022 • 47:25

MD 020 Song of the Shriekfrapp w/ Erol Otus (Legendary artist at D&D, TSR, DCC, MtG, OSE)

This week’s guest is Erol Otus. We talk about his cover for the Old School Essentials Box Set, his Dying Earth adventure from the DCC Kickstarter. He's doing lots of pencil sketches for Magic the Gathering's Forgotten Realms set. We talk about some of Dragon Warrior's favorite art from Alma Mater RPG (1982), and his time as a staff artist at TSR and his time in Lake Geneva. We talk about his painting process these days, and how he's been listening to Goldfrapp, “Tiptoe” and X

Sep 28, 2022 • 1:57:01

SQ 030 Shadow of Mordor - Miniature golf - Clash Royale

We can't get enough Tolkien this week. Rob is off shooting a film somewhere so producer Zach hops on to talk about Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor and how he scored a copy of Klingon Empire core rulebook for the Star Trek Adventures Roleplaying Game. Andrew explores high-tech miniture golf at Atlanta's Puttshack, and gained two levels in his D&D 5E game for Blüdhoof, his centaur fighter.Steve talks about his morning ritual of playing Clash Royale, the mobile game he's played th

Sep 22, 2022 • 47:15

SQ 029 WoW pizza - Plangent Mage - Monty Python

This week we fight for wartime pizza and create the cheese-o-licious magic items that'll save us all!World of Warcraft Classic, Wrath of the Lich King has Rob grinding for gold.Andrew swings and misses on mobile game, D&D Style RPG (choices game).Steve enjoys local game shop, Giga-Bites Cafe, with an afternoon playing Electric Bastionland in the Old School Essentials adventure Isle of the Plangent Mage (Donn Stroud) while overlooking some very risky Warhammer battles.We discuss Dicebrea

Sep 14, 2022 • 35:30

SQ 028 Dragon Con recap - RuneQuest - Cosplay

Andrew, Steve & producer Zach partied down at Dragon Con 2022 in Atlanta, GA. We talk about all the games that were played while Rob keeps us on track.ThursdayPostcards from the ApocalypseFridayRace for the GalaxyMystic Punks - Blood Mud (Mad Dungeon)MtG draft - New CapennaSaturdayRunequest: The Broken Tower (Judge Walter)D&D5E Spelljammer: MekaVoid MotoKvlt (Mad Dungeon)WWMCU photo shootArtemis Spaceship Bridge SimulatorSundayMystic Punks - Nekrobarge of Pawlee the Elder Lich (Mad Dunge

Sep 9, 2022 • 41:33

SQ 027 Sabbath - Spelljammer - Dragon Con

This week we recap our MekaVoid MotoKvlt poster release party at Sabbath Brewing, discuss how to prep going to a convention, and our plans and the games we'll be running at Dragon Con 2022.Dragon Con 2022: This weekend we'll be running games at the following times:Friday 1pm - Mystic Punks RPG: Blood Mud, from Epic Levels Mad Dungeon PodcastSaturday 1pm - D&D 5E Spelljammer: MekaVoid MotoKvlt, from Epic Levels Mad Dungeon PodcastSunday 1pm - Mystic Punks RPG: NekroBarge of Pawlee t

Sep 1, 2022 • 32:06

SQ 026 Teamfight Tactics - Electric Bastionland - Luke Gygax

Rob plays the same things they always are Counter-Strike: Global Offensive and TFT: Teamfight Tactics. They go over how the TFT ranking system works and how they finally moved from Silver Elite Guardian to Master Elite Guardian 2.Andrew played the DC Deck-Building Game with his wife, but has been up to his elbows printing shirts for the Old-School Essentials Box Set Kickstarter with art from Erol Otus and David Hoskins. Steve went to FLGS Giga-Bites Cafe to play Electric Bastionland (by Chris Mc

Aug 25, 2022 • 55:36

MD 019 Head Kicker! The Musical w/ Brian Shutter (Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland)

You’re a tourist visiting the sweet-smelling hometown of Connor Woodpond, the one-hit-wonder mega-star who wrote your favorite song, “Furry Boots and Slick Razors,” but he hasn’t been seen in years. There’s something about this town that just makes you want to sing your feelings. After your opening number, a mysterious figure in a trenchcoat and fedora implores you to save the rec center from Head Kicker and his bitchin’ Camaro gang, The Mutated Mullets.This week’s guest is Brian Shutter. We tal

Aug 17, 2022 • 1:51:07

SQ 025 Darkest Dungeon - Trails - D&D Honor Among Thieves

Rob toys with their sanity with the original Darkest Dungeon in preparation to play the newly released sequel, a game where you're spanked by nuns and rejuvenated in the brothel. Andrew introduced Steve to Trails: A Parks Game by Keymaster Games. Steve's Mystic Punks RPG character helps another PC give birth to a rat-demon-god baby.News: The crew watches the trailer for the film Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves EL Updates: On Aug. 29, 2022, we're hosting Dungeons &

Aug 10, 2022 • 38:47

SQ 024 PUBG - Neon Lords - Big Eye Chungus

Rob returns to their love/hate relationship with PUBG (PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds), but has no problem winning multiple chicken dinners on the latest 8x8 map, Deston.Andrew finished running the Neon Lords of the Toxic Wasteland introductory adventure, Space Truckers Must Die. While Steve's character tried not to get addicted to vita-sticks, Sluggo Brand Neon Apple Snack Fruit Pies and plutonium nyborg (space meth).In their D&D 5E game, Steve got into more political intrigue and

Aug 3, 2022 • 57:00

SQ 023 Stacklands - Campy Creatures - Land of Eem

Rob chills out to the lo-fi hip hop soundtrack of Stacklands while Steve and Andrew make Katamari Damacy and Magic: The Gathering jokes.Andrew went on a field trip to Athens, GA and saw Tim Cappello, the sax player from the lost boys play. He stopped by FLGS The Rook & Pawn game cafe and played Campy Creatures & Parks by local game company Key Master Games.Both Steve & Andrew went to Southern Fried Gaming Expo and played a slew of pinball and ancient video games, test played Panda Cu

Jul 27, 2022 • 47:11

MD 018 The Witch of the Waves w/ Ed Greenwood (The Forgotten Realms, D&D, TSR)

Captain Spike and his PiRat vikings have pillaged the coast of its precious paper and kidnapped villagers saying things like, “you look like a rat queen.” The villagers have collected a small amount of money to hire you to help them. The village leader introduces you to a swarm of rats in a trench coat who teleports you to The Witch of the Waves, a magical ship, to pursue Captain Spike to his lair so you can save the kidnap victims and stop this menace once and for all.This week’s guest: Ed Gree

Jul 20, 2022 • 1:35:26

SQ 022 Castle Amber - Scythe - Funeral Camp

Steve and Andrew conquer Castle Amber with their Hyperborea RPG characters. Lots of D&D 5E as Andrew races barbarian dragon riders for his annual birthday game, and they get into some political intrigue in their weekly 5E campaign between the orc hordes and their cyclops leader.Andrew talks about Scythe and whether one should fight or farm with your massive steampunk mechs. He also played Survive: Escape From Atlantis where he flipped tiles and fought sea monsters, sharks & whales with h

Jul 13, 2022 • 34:57

SQ 021 CabinCon - NTRPGCon - MomoCon

Cons! Cons! Cons! Rob played more Elden Ring and Counter-Strike while everyone else ran off to the ultra exclusive Cabin in the Woods Con where all attendants ran one game over a weekend in the mountains of North Carolina. Then Andrew ran off to North Texas RPG Con and Steve and producer Zach attended MomoCon in Atlanta. Join us on our next episode where we collaborate with Ed Greenwood.Epiclevelsrapgods.comPatreonInstagramTwitterFacebookYou can support us via Patreon for early episode releases,

Jun 14, 2022 • 46:07

MD 017 The Heal World w/ Brian Colin (Vast Grimm)

This is the true story - of you visiting a planet that’s also a living god - trapped in a time loop - working together to stop a violent demagogue from committing deicide - to find out what happens when people stop being polite - and start getting healed: The Heal World. This week's guest: Brian Colin. We talk about his new TTRPG, Vast Grimm, a brutally horrific sci-fi port of MÖRK BORG and crowdfunded on Gamefound and distributed though Infinite Black. Brian is also an artist focusing on s

May 16, 2022 • 2:03:56

SQ 020 Twilight - Spelljammer - Nostalgia

Welcome to the Questing! Rob, true to form, is still grinding away at Elden Ring. We just want him to beat Melania in time for dinner. Steve and Andrew continue their 5e game helping to save a metaphorical Hobbiton. Andrew discusses Twilight Imperium, the game that keeps on giving. In other news, Spelljammer returns to D&D with a slew of new playable space races. We list them all, and determine which of them Rob prefers to make out with. Do you remember your first gaming moment? We discuss o

May 5, 2022 • 54:56

MD 016 Blood Mud w/ Alyssa Fayden (fantasy cartographer)

You’re recruited by a secret society to infiltrate the grand opening ceremony of the New Colosseum, a tasteless theme park built in and around the original Colosseum. Billionaire scoundrel artist and owner of the New Colosseum, Crassus Kapoor, has pilfered holy sites from around the world to build his grim epcot catacombs in the hypogeum beneath the Colosseum. His hubris causes the blood of 400,000 deaths to rise as undead graveyard elementals and murder the crowd. You can stop the mayhem by lo

Apr 21, 2022 • 2:01:50

SQ 019 GaryCon - UMA - Fashion

We went to Gary Con, and we can't stop talking about it... or Tim Kask for some reason! Don't forget about his Curmudgeon in the Cellar YouTube channel where he tells you how it is. Rob continues their progress in Elden Ring, the zeitgeist game of the century. Andrew, Steve and Zach, along with many friends of the show traveled to Lake Geneva to play games with all the greats. We Interview John "Hambone" McGuire of The Vintage RPG Podcast to discuss their Children of UMA Kick

Apr 6, 2022 • 49:37

MD 015 Sword Art Island w/ Ginny Loveday (Designer's Den, D&D Adventurers League, MomoCon)

You paid good money for the hottest ticket in town, an invite-only art exhibit on Sword Art Island by the world famous Two Hands Sword, a magic sword that helps the wielder create great works of art. You arrive at the island with university art students, and couples looking for a wine & paint date weekend. You’re greeted by the pretentious art critic, Al Success and his retinue of snobby snoobs and robot butlers. Something odd is happening on the island. One by one, people go missing. Can y

Mar 22, 2022 • 2:02:01

SQ 018 Elden - NFT - Noob

Hey Listeners! Glad to be delivering you the newest and juiciest news and happenings. Rob digs into Elden Ring, HARD, and we can't even peel them away from it long enough to record our podcast. Steve ventures to the land of Mystic Punks and Halls of the Blood King. Andrew continues to own Castle Amber in Hyperboria. NFT blowback can be a troubling thing to game developers like Chaosium and the crypto wars on Twitter rage on. Finally, we discuss the beauty of being a new player to games. See

Mar 9, 2022 • 40:36

MD 014 Prince of the Carrion King w/ Matt Kelley (Exalted Funeral)

Help a devoted ghoul king retrieve a cursed locket to reunite with the ghost of his long dead lover queen, but you inadvertently raise the dead and summon a sexually unobtainable Purple Prince demon lord. The overgrown graveyard turns into a bustling center of hot-rod zombies, greaser ghouls and preppy mummies all going on dates at a gruesome fast food joint, making out at the undead drive-in theater and engaging in groovy dance fights. Can you learn the moves of the four dance masters before t

Feb 21, 2022 • 1:33:58

SQ 017 Wordle - Blood - Commander

This week we try something new by playing a Magic the Gathering game of Commander (EDH), live and in person, while we talk about the games we've recently played. Andrew discusses the culinary horror of X2 Castle Amber run using Hyperborea 3E. Rob talks about the communal aspects of the addictively fun web-based game Wordle which was just sold to the New York Times for over $1 million. Zach wonders how many hundreds of hours he'll dedicate to the addictively fun Oxygen Not Included to k

Feb 9, 2022 • 1:19:25

MD 013 NekroBarge of Pawlee the Elder Lich w/ Keith Baker (Eberron, Twogether Studios, The Adventure Zone: Bureau of Balance)

Save your loved ones’ immortal souls from being consumed by the NekroBarge as it travels down the infernal River of Time to the netherworld. You’ll fight grim reapers, hunt ghosts and sabotage the psychopomp captain in this fight against time to stop the regeneration ritual of Pawlee the Elder Lich. This week's guest: Keith Baker is a game designer and creator of Gloom & the Eberron campaign setting for Dungeons & Dragons As owner of Twogether Studios, he recently released Dread Me

Jan 27, 2022 • 2:00:28

SQ 016 Holding On - Hell - Chess

Happy 2022! We've been drinking nog and playing games. What about you? Rob plays a Rougelite game called Inscryption, Andrew thinks Scratch and Claw was a lotto win, and maybe we should have just let Billy Kerr die instead of playing Holding On: The Troubled Life of Billy Kerr. Epiclevelsrapgods.comPatreonInstagramTwitterFacebookYou can support us via Patreon for early episode releases, bonus map content, extra art, access to our discord server, and lots of other exclusive goodies.Subscribe

Jan 12, 2022 • 50:38

SQ 015 Frostgrave - Holiday - Orb

We bring everyone good tidings as we light the Yule log and set up our Krampus ward spells. Rob talks Fantasy Realms and their favorite video game of all time, Dark Souls.   Andrew the Tiger Wizard goes over his DC Deck Builder custom cards and the Mystic Punks RPG solo adventure zines. Steve the Dragon Warrior discusses his Lavender Wizard warband in the tabletop wargame Frostgrave. The gang does a deep dive into the "Pondering My Orb" meme and talks the best games to play with your f

Dec 21, 2021 • 51:44

MD 012 Scapulator and the Tithe of Gains w/ Grant Howitt (Honey Heist, Spire, Heart)

Lich lord Scapulator has built Crush Hammer Gym, a colossal skyscraper in the shape of a muscled arm flexing with a bulging bicep. He’s lured muscle wizards here under the guise of a fitness cult, but his actual intentions are to mystically syphon their strength into the gym to give it enough power to punch The Moon, a loving & benevolent god who looks down on the world while threateningly holding a shiv. Can the PCs stop Scapulator before he can initiate his world-ending punch of vengeance

Dec 7, 2021 • 1:44:35

SQ 014 Matrimony - Dog - Coaster

Get cozy in this fresh cool weather, because we have a toaster of a Side Quest! We discuss all the games surrounding Tiger Wizard's nuptials. There is a lot of hype around the new coasters that can also be found at Exalted Funeral. Finally, we discuss what our pets have been up to....as if that has much to do with gaming.Send us your questions for our next Side Quest. Stay tuned for our NEW song, Plans for the podcast next year, and Grant Howitt next week.Epiclevelsrapgods.comPatreonInstagr

Nov 24, 2021 • 49:15

SQ 013 Blood King - Ennies - Hats

The Summer is winding down, and we want to get back to the grind of making some great podcasts. Here is a little of what we've been playing, and it's plenty! Steve fills us all in on what the Ennies are. Rob has been to Amazon and back, and he is living in a whole New World. Andrew just wants more mini's. Next week is Grant Howitt, a very gifted game designer.We discuss:Gen Con 2021Halls of the Blood King from Necrotic GnomeTicket to RideMonopoly DealAnomiaNeverland: A Fantasy Rol

Oct 13, 2021 • 58:34

MD 011 The Worm that Glows w/ Jenna Marie (Chaotic Click Clacks)

It ’s hive mind vs. hive mind in this psychic invasion story! You’re consensually swallowed by Jonah, a gargantuan psychic fish whose mission is to keep reality intact. Jonah’s insides are a massive honeycombed hive-city whose inhabitants are psychically connected to Jonah’s mind. Trolli, a million glow worms, is a hive mind of chaos. They’ve infested Jonah and are ripping reality apart. This has severed Jonah’s psyche into four distinct brothers. To destroy Trolli, you must reintegrate the brot

Sep 29, 2021 • 1:37:29

SQ 012 Dragon got Con'd

We are exhausted and grateful for all the friends who came and played games with us at Dragon Con 2021. In this episode we re-cap all the happenings. Hopefully it will encourage you to join us next year!Stay tuned for a whole new sweet dungeon!

Sep 16, 2021 • 1:02:41

SQ 011 Dragon Con - Dragon Con - Dragon Con

I'm going to be brief. Games were good. We want you to come play games with us at Dragon con. We're grateful for your consumption of our podcast.BEES!Index -Levi Combs Rayguns & RobutsKickstarterSonic the HedgehogDemon SoulsVaatiVidyaPyromancyAbsolutionDiabloGod of WarSekuroTeam Fortress 2HatsNothrogDwarfElfFree KingdomsHearthstoneSky of Crimson FlameStefan PoagThe Stuff (fun movie)BloodsoakerWinston Ward of Infinite Worlds MagazineMystic PunksSlap BraceletsJenna Marie Chaotic Clic

Sep 2, 2021 • 51:55

MD 010 MechaVoid MotoKvlt with Levi Combs (Planet X Games)

The president hires the PCs to kidnap his daughter who’s joined a mechanized space-biker kvlt run by a genocidal techo-squid that’s turning organic worlds into cyber hellscapes.This week's guest: Levi Combs of Planet X Games. His latest project RAYGUNS & ROBUTS, a rules-light retro atomic-sci-fi RPG zine, is on Kickstarter now. Purchase his other projects at Exalted Funeral:Jungle Tomb of the Mummy Bride (5E & DCC Compatible)An Occurrence at Howling Crater (5E)Escape from Skullcano

Aug 20, 2021 • 1:48:30

SQ 010 Gloom - Avatar - Anthem

Someone approaches your campfire. You can't be sure if its a friend of foe. You are asked to go on a side quest to find out what we've been playing. You discover that Andrew has played Splendor, and lost. Steve has summoned many demons and taught a child how to play Gloom. Rob can't yet play peek-a-boo, so he has resorted to Teamfight Tactics. You find this to be acceptable loot.Avatar Legends: The Roleplaying Game has broken records on Kickstarter, and we hope it brings more to t

Aug 11, 2021 • 1:01:36

MD 009 Iron Dwarves + Fairy Dust w/ Andrew Kolb (Neverland: A Fantasy Role-Playing Setting)

Fairies have kidnapped the dwarven children of the Iron Helm Corp. and the PCs are tasked with rescuing them. Things get complicated when they discover that the fairies were taking the kids as revenge for the dwarves kidnapping and torturing the fairy folk. The dwarves utilize a captured fairy's iron allergy to locate ore deposits. The only way to bring peace to the region is by softening the hearts of Iron Helm Corp’s top dogs by solidifying their will-they-won’t-they office romance with a

Aug 6, 2021 • 1:44:50

SQ 009 Birthday - Twitch - Gauntlet

We appreciate your patience as we prep the next sweet one page. In the meantime, we have another side quest for you, our listeners. Rob's been playing WoW with the Brazilians. Steve tried a video game (Dead by Daylight) and Stormbringer. Andrew's 5e barbarian dragon riders birthday game run by Steve might've been fixed. We discuss the influence Actual Play media has influence the game of Dungeons & Dragons, and Pen and Paper video game crossovers. Get your invisibility potions

Jul 28, 2021 • 53:18

SQ 8-5 A Brief Interlude and Some Podcast Recs

We're off this week. Lots happening. Rob added a member to the family, Andrew discovered a new strain of pain, and Steve tubed too hard. We are so grateful to you our listeners, and hope to have you back next week for our Andrew Kolb episode. Steve and Zach will just take a few minutes to tell you what we have planned for the summer, and suggest a few podcasts for you to check out this week. Huzza!Steves: 1. One Shot 2. Storybreak 3. Appendix N Book Club Zachs: 1. Dr. Gameshow 2. DLC 3. Fal

Jul 7, 2021 • 19:30

SQ 008 Solo - Tenacious - Controller

It feels so great to be on a side quest this week. Summer is feeling good, and the games are flowing. Rob has really dug into the WoW Classic TBC, anticipating the Chains of Domination patch. Andrew learned how to pronounce MÖRK BORG after playing with himself. Steve has remembered every moment from Neverland and Mystic Punks. Dont forget to hold your horses for more Celebrities playing games. We predict all of their races and classes just to prove how in the know we are! We also share our opini

Jul 2, 2021 • 45:57

MD 008 LAW & ORC-DER w/ Tim Kask (TSR, OD&D, Dragon Magazine, Curmudgeon in the Cellar)

“You stand accused of crimes against orcdom!” The PCs have been captured and brought to the volcanic orcish city of Zajar Mal to stand trial. Will your dwarven public defender Anoya get you through this bureaucratic nightmare of gladiatorial fights and iron gut contests? Or, will the orc prosecutor, Cruelty DeKill be able to prove your weakness with surprise witnesses and violent objections to the dishonorable Judge YouDie and an unwitting jury of kidnapped citizens?This week's guest: Tim K

Jun 18, 2021 • 1:30:00

SQ 007 Titanic - Superpower - Popcorn

Look! Up in the sky! It's a bird! It's a plane! It's another Side Quest! Rob plays an actual TTPRG this week with the Star Wars Roleplaying Game. Andrew plays the Titanic board game from 1998 that is not tied to the film. Steve plays a leisurely game of Bocce Ball. Marvel announced their upcoming TTRPG, Marvel Multiverse Role-Playing Game that'll come out one day....eventually. Superheroes and RPGs have always had a tough relationship. It can be made better with some Sriracha

Jun 17, 2021 • 48:15

MD 007 Stacie Stardust and the Dimension Boppers w/ Winston Ward (Infinite Worlds Magazine)

The floor is lava on an interdimensional scale! Stellar slap bracelets blast down from space and onto the PCs wrists, choosing them as Dimension Boppers (DBs). Hologram teen Stacie Stardust emerges from a bracelet to warn them of Silliw E’curb, harbinger of a cosmic world eating horror. Silliw, a glowing obsidian meteorite, hits the ground and corrupts the world. The DBs have to travel across parallel dimensions until Silliw evolves into a humanoid form that they can bind with the slap bracelets

Jun 10, 2021 • 1:47:54

SQ 006 Sackboy - Drizzt - Nerdcore

Did you know it was Side Quest time again? After a great holiday weekend, we had tons of games to talk about. Rob played It Takes Two, the mando co-op game from Hazelight. Steve joined family in reliving the 86 Lakers with NBA2K. Andrew held a lot of cards in his hands.On the News front, Drizzt is back with a lot of material. DnD's well known dark elf has a lot in store for us in the coming months.Epiclevelsrapgods.comPatreonInstagramTwitterFacebookYou can support us via Patreon for early e

Jun 2, 2021 • 51:08

MD 006 The Ripening: Race for the Super Citrus with Mason Grant

Super scientist Bobby Vellum has been terrorizing the countryside with his zeppelin mounted gamma cannon, polymorphing the denizens into hulked out lizard monsters under his control. But lo, a prophecy foretells of The Ripening, when brave warriors would scale the world tree to pluck the super citrus to save us all.This week's guest: Mason Grant (AKA Inner Resting) is a game creator, graphic designer and musician. You can check out his games Universal Elements (a fast pace space race) and P

May 25, 2021 • 1:24:50

SQ 005 Geo - Heifer - Goldilocks

It's side quest time. In between  making dungeons for you to play with your group, we play our own games. This week Andrew tells us about Fluxx, Rob played Geoguessr, and Steve does not dominate Ms Pac-man. For the news we ask if any of you have heard about the Neolithic cattle cult ruins found in Saudi Arabia, and we decide what this even has to do with gaming. Zach asks the question: Goldilocks! How many is too many, too little, and just right?Epiclevelsrapgods.comPatreonInstagramTwitterF

May 19, 2021 • 43:03

MD 005 Jungle Cult of the Dragon Monkey with Zach Cowan

This week I'm here. Yes, that's right I'm a guest.  Christmas in the jungle is always a good setting. Dragons, Monkeys, Yeti's and a temple gauntlet awaits! Strap on your skates and listen in.Thanks for listening to the Epic Levels Mad Dungeon podcast, where D&D hip hop group Epic Levels and a guest create a system-neutral, playable one-page adventure map using improv, comedy, and lifetimes wasted on roleplaying games.Let us know if you run this or any of our other advent

May 12, 2021 • 1:39:55

SQ 004 Magic Borg - Goldblum - Morals

Welcome to our side quest. We are late getting this episode out, but don't fear, our Mad Dungeon will still arrive on time this Wednesday. This week we have been playing Chaos Cube, Honey Heist, MTG Pack War, Wizkids Fantasy Realms, Mork Borg, MTG Arena, and World of Warcraft. There is a decent discussion about Jeff Goldblum joining the Dark Dice Podcast, and a delve into evil PC's. Don't get too CRUNK!Epiclevelsrapgods.comPatreonInstagramTwitterFacebookYou can support us via Patr

May 11, 2021 • 46:15

MD 004 Skin Thief of the Half-Buried Titan with Jeremy Duram

The Skin Thief, an evil BMX wizard, has flayed off Teddy Saturn’s magic bicycle tattoo, stolen his magic tattoo gun and is back in his half-buried titan carcass lair. Teddy promises to give the PCs a magic tattoo if they can get his stuff back.This week's guest: Jeremy Deram of People Them with Monsters blog, DCC RPG Reference Booklet (a reference booklet with all the commonly-used charts from the Dungeon Crawl Classic RPG with illustrations from Stefan Poag & Doug Kovacs), and his mega

Apr 29, 2021 • 1:38:39

SQ 003 Jigsaw - Tiamat - Handbook

Welcome to our Side Quest. We take a break from crafting dungeons, and chat about the hot topics. This week we discuss the games we have been playing, Dungeon Mayhem, Puzzles, Valheim, Super Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Mystic Punks, and Gloomhaven.  The new Tiamat figure is out, and it's big....really big, and Andrew wants one. Don't confuse all figures for Hero Clicks, Andrew will tell you what they really are. The best way to be social on a plane trip is to play Mario Kart with a seat buddy

Apr 22, 2021 • 54:20

MD 003 Jelly Pope w/ Nikki Johnson (Slaydies ATL)

You've heard that the town of Peachykeen has a drug problem, only to find out it’s a suburban utopia with manicured lawns and a culinary obsession with jelly and gelatins. It's all dinner parties and sock hops until... Assimilation! The Jelly, a gelatinous deity in the center of the town's volcano is worshiped by the villagers as they increase the ranks of their extraplanar hivemind overlord. Today’s the day that the Jelly Pope is going to complete his year-long ritual and erupt T

Apr 15, 2021 • 1:42:21

SQ 002 Galactic - Hugh Grant - Surprise

Welcome to our Side Quest. We take a break from crafting dungeons, and chat about the hot topics. This week we discuss the games we have been playing, Star Frontier, Deep Rock Galactic, and Astonishing Swordsmen and Sorcerers of Hyperborea. There are some new and old D&D tv shows and movies on the docket. Our random topic this week: What is the most unexpected solution you've witnessed PCs find to a challenge? Tune in next week for MD 003 with Nikki Johnson.Steve, Andrew, and Rob's

Apr 8, 2021 • 54:25

MD 002 Tower of Slime with Jay Domingo

This gruesome, slime-draining, copper tower mystically appears in times of need, a harbinger to when a world-ending kaiju event is about to occur. The tower can transform into a giant robot to defend the world, as long our heroes can solve the mysteries inside before a mega-beast of legend destroys the planet.This week's guest: Jay Domingo is writing the TTRPG rules adaptation of the solo Mystic Punks RPG. He wrote the Mystic Punks' North City Park zine adventure, and the upcoming intr

Mar 31, 2021 • 1:30:23

SQ 001 Mystic - Tech - Points

Welcome to our Side Quest. We take a break from crafting dungeons, and chat about the hot topics. This week in the news, we discuss how the Pandemic of 2020 has affected tabletop game stores and online play. Steve has been playtesting MysticPunks. Andrew has been running Kolb’s Neverland. Rob has been playing Valheim. We also discuss the topic of XP, and clever ways to give it to players. Tune in next week for MD 002 with Jay Domingo.Steve, Andrew, and Rob's linktrees!Epiclevelsrapgods.comP

Mar 24, 2021 • 37:46

MD 001 #CancelSatan with Anthony Meloro

21 Jump Street in a necromancy high school in Hell. You’re summoned by Zomb Petty to help him in his coup against Satan. Go undercover and coerce Satan into the compromising position of committing a good deed. Go public with a video of the event to get him canceled and ousted as headmaster of Skeletal High School.Joining Mad Dungeon this week is Anthony Meloro.  Check out his most recent publication, Mystic Punks: Collected Edition. Or find him at https://mysticpunks.com/ and on Instagram: @myst

Mar 17, 2021 • 1:27:20