Into the Megadungeon: Mysteries

The first episode of Ben Laurence's new podcast, Into the Megadungeon, was just released and features your truly talking about my own experiences creating and refereeing a megadungeon-centric RPG campaign. Feature episodes will feature others who've done the same and I'm very interested in what they have to say on the matter. 

Notes to the episode can be found here, though they're geared more toward newcomers to the topic than the old hands I expect to be the majority of Grognardia's readers.

Into the Megadungeon

Ben Laurence over at Mazirian's Garden is working on a podcast called Into the Megadungeon that will explore the ins and outs of refereeing a megadungeon-focused fantasy roleplaying game campaign. The first episode will be released on Tuesday, August 8, and will feature yours truly talking about both my Dwimmerount megadungeon of old and the Vaults of da-Imer megadungeon that I'm slowly constructing as part of Dungeon23. 

Additional episodes will be released on biweekly basis. Ben intends to produce 10 episodes as part of the first season of the podcast, with each episode featuring a different referee who's created and refereed a megadungeon campaign for an extended period of time. I have no idea how long he can keep the podcast going – I doubt Ben does either – but I think it's a worthy topic and I look forward to listening to the episodes as they're released.

The Hall of Blue Illumination

M.A.R. Barker's world of Tékumel has been a passion of mine for many years, particularly since 2014, when I began producing The Excellent Travelling Volume. Since late 2016, I've also been one of the hosts of The Hall of Blue Illumination, a podcast devoted to Tékumel. 

As of this date, there are forty episodes to the podcast and, after a pandemic-induced hiatus, we're starting to record new episodes, with an eye toward releasing one each month. The goal of The Hall of Blue Illumination is to "demystify" Tékumel, a setting that is notoriously complex and difficult to get into for those unfamiliar with it. If you've ever had any interest in Tékumel, you might consider listening to an episode or two. I can't promise you'll become as enthusiastic about it as I am, but I hope my fellow hosts and I might at least make it a little less intimidating.