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S5 Shadowdark Tutorial Dungeon
The Tomb of the Forgotten is a short Shadowdark tutorial dungeon introducing dungeon masters and players to the basic mechanics of the role-playing game. The adventure takes about an hour to run and…
S5E16 d4 Arctic Hazards for Shadowdark (S5E16)
We talk about four winter hazards for Shadowdark: ice crevasses, reindeer stampede, freezing fog, and hypothermia.
S5E15 The Great Shadowdark Torch Debate (S5E15)
The rules say torches throw light to a "Near" distance, which is 30 ft. But is that 30 ft. from the torchbearer (30' radius, 60' diameter?) 30 ft. centered on them (15' radius, 60' diameter)?…
S5E14 Shadowdark Hazards 101 (S5E14)
What do icy waterfalls, greasy floors, and light stealing smoke have in common? They’re all hazards! Welcome to Lair of Secrets. In this episode we're talking about Shadowdark hazards. The things…
S5E13 Why We Keep Coming Back To Cyberpunk 2077 (S5E13)
When it was released in December 2020, Cyberpunk 2077 was glitchy as hell. Five years later, we’re still playing it … but why? Chapters 00:00 The Allure of Cyberpunk 207701:53 Cyberpunk's…
S5 Cozy Video Games – Campaigns & Coffee
In between shoveling out from snow storms, we took the time to talk about cozy video games. We delve into the expected (Animal Crossing, Tiny Bookshop, Planet Crafter) and the not-so-expected…
S5 Defining Cozy – Campaigns & Coffee
Our cozy Saturday morning coffee and games show returns to answer the question … what is cozy? Reading a book while sleet pounds the windows on a winter night? Putting your phone in a Faraday cage so…
S5E12 Solo Role-Playing Games (S5E12)
Join us to explore the growing world of solo role-playing games, from zines (Thru-Hiker, Hope is Not a Plan) to journaling games (Thousand-Year-Old Vampire, Be Like A Crow) to full-fledged systems…
S10E11 Crawl Out Through the Fallout, Part 2 (S5E11)
Our Fallout one-shot continues! The Eggheads -- a group of wasteland mercs -- travel to Hardscrap to re-supply and gather intelligence on the murderous, double-crossing Moose Men. Need…
d10 Reasons Fallout 2d20 is Great (S5E10)
Fallout Season 2 is out on Amazon, and the Lair is back to look at what makes the Fallout 2d20 RPG so much fun to play. Post: Fallout 2d20 Campaign & RPG Resources Podcast: Fallout 2d20…
S3E9 Raiders of the Lost Temple, Part 3/3 (S5E9)
Our Shadowdark RPG one-shot concludes as the adventurers confront the vampiric horror lurking in the depths of the Lost Temple. Missed the first part? Catch up now: Raiders of the Lost Temple,…
S5E2 Crawl Out Through the Fallout, Part 1 (S5E8)
In this one-shot actual play scenario for Fallout 2d20, the Eggheads -- a new crew of wastelanders -- finds themselves double-crossed and left for dead in a radioactive crater. They barely survive…
S5E7 DarkSpace Interview: Sci-Fi for Shadowdark (S5E7)
We talk with Derek White, one of the minds behind DarkSpace, a science fiction rules hack for Shadowdark. Together with his co-creator Than Gibson, they created and released the basic rules through…
S5E6 d6 Shadowdark Oozes, Cubes, & Puddings (S5E6)
When is a monster not a monster? We’re talking about those classic threats known as oozes, cubes, and puddings. These creatures appear as puddles, cubes, and rolling masses of ick ... and they're…
S5E5 Raiders of the Lost Temple, Part 2/3 (S5E5)
The Lair crew continues their Shadowdark actual play by venturing deep into the Lost Temple, exploring its strange environs and encountering factions within the group defending it. Missed the…
Raiders of the Lost Temple, Part 1/3 (S5E4)
The Lair Crew takes on Shadowdark as they play Kelsey Dionne's free Raiders of the Hidden Temple adventure. In the first actual play episode, they venture into a snake-infested dungeon, discovering…
Dungeon of Dread – Endless Quest Book Review
Ken returns to the Dungeon of Dread by Rose Estes, the first of TSR's Endless Quest books for Dungeons & Dragons. The book places you in the role of a young warrior who befriends a halfling…
S5E3 d8 Shadowdark Hacks (S5E3)
With help from the Lair community, we collected eight house rules for Shadowdark. On this episode, we run through these rule hacks, offering our thoughts on how they might impact the game. Most of…
S5 Timex Sinclair 1000 Computer – Geek Archeology
Ken digs up the Timex Sinclair 1000. When this tiny computer was released in 1982 for $99, it was the cheapest home computer on the market. Ken walks through the device's features, his challenges…
S5E2 Back to the Lair: Shadowdark, Cyberpunk Red, & GM Advice (S5E2)
We're back for Season 5 of Lair of Secrets! On this episode, we take a look back at our favorite episodes of Season 4 including: the actual play episodes for Cyberpunk RED and Fallout GM…
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