2nd Level Magic User Spell List for S3

These are the spells I selected for possible appearance this season:

2nd Level Spells (Zacea)

1 Continual Light

2 Detect Evil

3 ESP

4 Phantasmal Force

5 Web

6 Wizard Lock

7 Forget

8 Melf's Acid Arrow

9 Glitterdust

10 Alter Self

Shownotes for Episode 20 (S3E20)

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO         Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Part 2b Darren Curtis Music, The Devil's Cell: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOSf4f523Bg

Dramatis RPG SOUNDS #1506 “Realization”

Some  FX: https://www.zapsplat.com

Shownotes for Episode 19

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO      Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Part 2c 125 Existential Dread https://tabletopaudio.com/

Some  FX: https://www.zapsplat.com

Shownotes for Episodes 18* & 18b

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Some FX: https://www.zapsplat.com

* Episode 18 contains an interpolation of  Never Gonna Give You Up by Stock Aitken Waterman

Interview With Rand Roll

 Check out this recent interview right here!

Update from FanExpo 2024 Competition

Last summer I ran a little drawing competition at FanExpo in Toronto.  Draw a character doodle, and I'll turn the best ones into important characters in TOTM Season 3.  I got about 40-50 drawings, but three of them stood out.  I had to make some changes to them - the names for sure, and the general cute factor needed to be altered - but I did find a use for two out of three, so far:

The name Nacho is a no-go, but this is basically how I see elves. D'Reni and Tentir are in the show because of this sketch.  Apart from the hair... this is basically of how I see them, appearance-wise.

This is Midge.  I figured that no fairy would call themselves 'Midge' nor allow anyone else to call them that, but I liked the idea of fairies & sprites playing key roles in the narrative. The encounter where Tentir gets cursed is just a taste - there's another important moment coming up in the next few months. 

This guy, Zom... I know how to use him, but we haven't met him yet.  Interestingly, the name 'Zom' would work as-is, but in order to make some lore elements 'click' better, I have changed it.  Watch out for a powerful hooded mage somewhere down the road...

Shownotes for Episode 17

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Dramatis         RPG SOUNDS #1506 “Realization”

Some  FX: https://www.zapsplat.com

TOTM is Number 1 for Solo RPG Podcasts on Feedspot!

 This actually happened a couple of weeks ago, but I was unable to update the blog at the time. Thanks to everyone who helped make this happen!

Back in Canada & Shownotes for Episodes 13,14,15,16

 I'm back home and feeling a little bittersweet about it.  It's nice to be back at the mic though.  While I've been away, I did not post shownotes, so here's a batch of them for the last 4 episodes:

EP13

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO         Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Part 2 388 Lord of Bones https://tabletopaudio.com/

Part2b 236  Defiled Temple  https://tabletopaudio.com/blog/2020/11/18/defiled-temple/

Dramatis RPG SOUNDS #1506 “Realization”

Some  FX: https://www.zapsplat.com

EP14

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO         Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Dramatis RPG SOUNDS #1506 “Realization”

Some  FX: https://www.zapsplat.com

EP15

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO         Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Some  FX: https://www.zapsplat.com

EP16

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO         Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Part 2b         211 Thieves Guild https://tabletopaudio.com/

Some  FX: https://www.zapsplat.com

Blog Posts on Hold for the Next Few Weeks

Hola everyone, 

I'm off to Mexico to escape the rest of the Canadian winter, so all Shownotes for episodes 13-17 will be delayed until I get back in March.  At that time I'll release them in a batch.

Other uploads (the occasional table, etc) may or may not happen on time; I'll do what I can.

All actual podcast episode releases should happen on time, as well as mirror YouTube uploads, but, if there are errors in the audio, I won't be able to fix them until after I return.

So long... I'll drink a tequila for ya :)

Rolling a 20 for Weather

 In Episode 12, I rolled a 20 for weather and chose 'obscuring mists' as the 'best-for-the-PCs' result.  I think it was only a day or two after writing that bit of script that I was walking to work (this would have been late last October) and the Canadian weather gave me this:

Shownotes for Episode 12

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO         Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Part 1c & e Odin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XddzQIaRI

Combat Tense Cinematic Instrumental Ambient Music by Argsound

Some  FX: https://www.zapsplat.com

Shownotes for Episode 11

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO         Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Dramatis RPG SOUNDS #1506 “Realization”

Part 2b Odin https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XddzQIaRI

Pursuit Tense Cinematic Instrumental Ambient Music by Argsound

        https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eTz6Qp7QE_c

Some  FX:         https://www.zapsplat.com

Incomplete Episode Roundup problem fixed :)

Everyone makes mistakes, oh yes they do...

I uploaded an incomplete episode roundup (S3 eps 1-10) a few days ago.  It should be fixed by now., but it might take a few hours for all crawlers to find and replace the audio file.

A HUGE thank you to Ian of Undercommon Taste for cluing me in!  Cheers, amigo!

Shownotes for S3E10

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Dramatis         RPG SOUNDS #1506 “Realization”

Some  FX: https://www.zapsplat.com

A little bit of OSitD & a little bit of Pendulum

 Over the last 2 weeks I heard from a couple of listeners who wrote to me about my little DTRPG supplements, One Shot in the Dark and Pendulum: A World Building Tool.

Thanks very much to James J, for sharing (and letting me share) his game map.  I love the creativity and, as he put it, the final boss is significant!

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I also got an email from JMS who has created a full settlement using Pendulum and has put it up on his blog, My Hero Brain.

Be sure to check out the Town of Oakton, here.

Thanks very to both of you, James J and JMS!! Your emails made my new year very happy :)

Twelve Days of Kitbash, Pt 2

 Here's the second half of my 12 day run of kitbashing and figure-making...

On day 7, I made 7 Myconids.  I used Air-Dry Clay and added a few props.  These were fun, fast and turned out well.  Possibly my favorite batch of the whole run.

Next, I did a batch of undead.  The skull is actually Das modelling clay in a Halloween chocolate mould.  The rest are converted toy soldiers (boy, did I ever dig deep into my bag-o-soldiers this year!

The ninth day was dedicated to: Goblins.  I realized too late that I didn't have photos that matched most of the goblins in the photo... really just 2 of them were made from my small-scall models with FIMO heads.  The others were recast from a bunch of board game figurines.

On day 10, I made 10 NPCS - these are villagers and guards and such.  I actually made 15 or so, but I needed something for day 10 and just grabbed a bunch from the 'finished' pile.  They are all recasts.  As with other recasts, facial features got lost.  But they look good enough for NPCs.

Day 11: Armorered Warriors.  More recasts.  Details turned out a bit better with these guys.

On the last day of kitbash, I did a whole slew of orcs.  I really like how they turned out - looking like demented cavemen/Texas Chainsaw Massacre cosplayers.  In game, I do the pig-faced orcs, but these guys remind me of Bakshi Fire & Ice orcs (if that's what those are) and they are pretty cool.  Recasts with thermoplastic, for the most part.

Well, that's the lot.  And it is a lot... If you do the math, I made another 78 minis this year.  My 2 year running total then is 156.  Actually, it's quite a bit more...  Maybe next year, seeing as I am starting to have a storage problem, I'll do 12 days with a single model each day, and I'll concentrate on quality over quantity :)  Who knows... I might even learn how to paint.

Twelve Days of Kitbash, Part 1

 Happy New Year, everyone - I hope you all had a great rest.  Like last year, I got busy with making and painting minis.  This time around, I knew I wouldn't have as much time to commit, so a few of these projects were at least started earlier in the year and I just finished them up over the hols for this yearly challenge I'm doing.

Here's what I made, how it all went and what I learned:

The biggest piece by far, at 6" tall, is my T-Rex purple dragon.  I scratch built the base, then used some clipped Stegosaurus tail spines as horns, and then wings made of wire and masking tape (this trick gives a good illusion of bone under leathery skin, I think.  All in all: big and fairly impressive and ... I would say... actually to scale.

Next up were 2 Fire Giants made with Aquaman figurines - another toy bash and a simple one.  I scratch built swords and a shield.  I cut off the arms and reposed one of them.  Made green stuff belt buckles.  Easy, the scale is workable, and they look pretty good.

The third batch was something of a repair job.  I took a mould of the one good tail to recreate two that were missing.  I converted flintlock pistols into a crossbow and other weapons. I made a green stuff shield.  Quite successful.

Next, I made 4 mummies.  This was inspired by a post from my buddy Angry Piper, who had shared his recent paint job.  I thought: oh, I'll just wrap toy soldiers in... things.  I experimented and learned something: the best two were done with string or greenstuff.  The worst two (my first) were both done with yarn.  Don't use yarn.  If you like the look of the middle right mummy, that's string and glue.  Centre left is green stuff.  The other two barely look like mummies.  Partial success.

Amazons: This is one I started earlier in the year and it's a mixed bag of Oyumaru recast, green stuff, Acetone Plastic and other bits.  Some of the gals turned out better than others.  Facial details are very hard to get from a recast, it turns out.  These are ... well, they're OK.

More mixed medium here.  Most of these lizard men are toy soldiers with dino heads or plastic snake heads.  A few have recast bodies.  My favorite (the photo isn't great) is the guy with the net.  I made that by soldering wires together and it looks kind of dope!

Shownotes for S3E09

Theme Enchiridion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a8NkG3bhIxU

Welcome 148 Barovian Castle https://tabletopaudio.com/

LTO Scott Buckley Legionnaire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwW0vFUCz

Some  FX: https://www.zapsplat.com