Tales from the Glass-Guarded World

17/08/2024

Episode 185: "Woe and Behold" is out now!
https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/32012767
The party wraps up their fight in the temple of the Seldarine, and that means there are only 6 episodes of our left!

We'll do a big podcast post-mortem when the show is done, with download stats and other interesting numbers.

The heroes have proven they can defeat two decrepit mounds of flesh, but can they also take on a beholder? It turns out beholders don't have legendary resistances, so the answer is probably "yes". Dang. We have already recorded the final TFTGGW episodes, including a lengthy Q&A, but if you still hav...

10/08/2024

Episode 184 of our is out! https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/32012747

Can the party defeat the Neogi Great Old Masters, and their secret force behind the Neogi operation?

Only 7 episodes of our podcast remain! Remember to follow us to the Tales of Bob and House of Bob podcasts.

The battle against the Neogi has begun! Two disgusting mounds of flesh need to be slain, and the party has the advantage of surprise. Do the Neogi have any surprises of their own? We have already recorded the final TFTGGW episodes, including a lengthy Q&A, but if you still have more questions, get i...

03/08/2024

Episode 183: "The Eye Has Been Cast" of our actual-play D&D podcast is out now! The heroes are planning their attack on Artalaravella, with some magical help from Zartok.

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/32012722

We're only 8 episodes away from the final episode of TFTGGW, and an episode comes out every week until we're done!

The party prepares for battle with the Neogi, and Zartok magically scouts out the area for their stealthy incursion.  We have already recorded the final TFTGGW episodes, including a lengthy Q&A, but if you still have more questions, get in touch with us  on , ,  , and   You can also send us ...

13/07/2024

The race to our finale begins with episode 180 and new from Ignacio Corva: It's Levarrion!

"Such a Punchable Face"
https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/32012632

A new episode comes out every week until we're finished!

Be sure to catch us over on the House of Bob and Tales of Bob podcasts, too.

Tales from the Glass Guarded World. An actual-play Fifth Edition Dungeons and Dragons podcast set inside a world encased in glass.

07/07/2024

I will be at Infinity Convention at 2:00 P.M. again today at The Great Games Library & Cafe tables running a game of Og: Unearthed Edition, the silly caveman game. Come say hi! I'll be the guy wearing a TFTGGW shirt.

06/07/2024

This is barreling toward its conclusion at incredible speed! Here's the release schedule so far. Production of episode 188 is almost finished, too, and it looks like 189 will be the last regular episode.

We're almost done!

24/06/2024

This weekend we released an episode that returns us to the main storyline of our :
https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/31779042

More importantly, we recorded the final episodes of TFTGGW! Depending on how quickly we are able to edit them, you might hear the final episodes before the end of 2024. At the very latest the last episode will be released in January 2025.

We're in the home stretch! With our skill challenges done, the party members reunite months later on the Moonstone to plan their next steps, while Coral deals with the consequences of becoming a god.  Our Spelljammer combat rules are up on the DMs Guild! .  Connect with us on , ,  , and   Le...

25/05/2024

This week we have Part 3 of our Star Frontiers actual-play homebrew rules playtest! Will S.C.U.M. finally figure out what's going on at Aramax One?

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/31189847

Our next release will be music or another chat, and the week after that will be a silly one-shot, and then...back to the main story! Our current estimate is around 10 to twelve main story episodes remaining.

Part 3 of our Start Frontiers homebrew rules playtest continues the story of S.C.U.M., the Splendid Company of Upstanding Mercenaries. They've made their way inside the Aramax One power facility to destroy the computer in the basement, only to discover some mercenaries have already broken in, disarm...

13/05/2024

This week we have part 2 of our Star Frontiers homebrew playtest. Can the members of S.C.U.M. figure out what's going on at Aramax One? Who is this mercenary goofing off on a computer? Where are all the guards?

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/31189742

Featuring Pink, Brandon Weigel, Pavel, and Rhett from Stack o' Dice!

We'll have the conclusion in two weeks, and after that a one-shot GM'd by Jessica, and then we're back to the main storyline.

Art by Brandon Weigel and Shaunmakes.

Part 2 of our Start Frontiers homebrew rules playtest continues the story of S.C.U.M., the Splendid Company of Upstanding Mercenaries. They've made their way inside the Aramax One power facility to destroy the computer in the basement, but it looks like someone else broke in first.  Art for this ep...

27/04/2024

This week we're playing a Star Frontiers one-shot using a homebrew version of the 1982 rules. This was a ton of fun; I wish my brother were around to hear it. Can the mercs of S.C.U.M. figure out what is going on at Aramax One?
https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/30956193

Aramax One was written by John Tantoblin (surely a nom de plume) and published in 1983 in Imagine Magazine. Episode art is by Brandon Weigel and Shaunmakes!

Parts 2 and 3 come out next month.

For anyone wondering why the dralasite is colored so strangely, it's because this depicts how he looks to other dralasites. Humans normally can't see the color "blorple", so he would appear grey and rubbery.

This episode stars Brandon Weigel as Glooorp, The Pink Pastor as SCUM-Vr-Spk-Lk-Tka'tk, Rhett from Stack o' Dice as Waz'na'yazir, and Pavel as Thegra.

We're rapidly approaching the end of TFTGGW, but we're taking a break from the main story for this amazing playtest of some new homebrew rules for the classic Star Frontiers role-playing game. Pink, , Pavel, and each play members of S.C.U.M., the Splendid Company of Upstanding Mercenaries as they un...

15/04/2024

Over on Tales of Bob we're playing the new Cowboy Bebop role-playing game by Mana Project Studio. We've got new music and some weird and fun characters. It's a truly novel game system, and you get to hear us try to wrap our heads around it.

“Baby Blues”

The crew of the Dancing Queen comes together to pursue a bounty and learn how this unusual RPG works.

Artwork by
Audio Production by Mike

Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/tales-of-bob/id1651110002
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1ozDFLvq3J1UQ95nhtPEEC
YouTube: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLf9DdQQikXVBM6Y4_iVVBwVc37eDJ2u7h

23/03/2024

Here's what the players saw when we started recording episode 177, out today! Sometimes the old, dumb jokes are the best. Of course, the dangerous thing about starting a session with a fun video is that the players wonder why you don't _always_ do that.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=sxFiDsqVKGw
And the actual episode: https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/29993718
Original character art by Ignacio Corva.

This is what the players saw at the beginning of episode 177. Yes, it's inspired by that classic 80s TV show skit.

18/03/2024

Attention Tallahassee role-playing female humans!

LADIES NIGHT D&D BY M

When: Saturdays, 6:00pm to 8:00pmish
Cost: $10 per player, free drink provided

March 30th, (FULL)
April 13th, One-Shot for up to 6 players
April 20th, Beginning a 3-month Campaign for 6 players

Please rsvp interest to play by text msg to James @ 850-274-6225!

“I speak with conviction about absurdity” -

Hullo all! I’m M (she/her), grateful and elated to have the opportunity to DM at The Great Games Library!

Growing up, DnD was something I was curious about, but didn’t have access to. A few years back I stumbled across actual-play podcasts, jumped in with both feet.. and y’all already know why I’m here!

As someone who has only solo-enjoyed and barely played TTRPG, I’m looking forward to Learning While Doing at the table. Creation, consequences, and cooperation are what I aim for! I’m not just seeking the best solution I can come up with, but the most equitable solution all-around.

As a DM, I:

* firmly believe that to Fool Around is Human, and to Find Out is Divine
shoot for a balance between meta- and immersive storytelling— what are the overarching themes here, and what is that ~weird~ smell you notice?

* view the Rules as the crunchy supportive crust to the creamy delightful creative process— “What abilities, mechanics, and rolls could allow this Cool Thing to happen?”

* lean more towards homebrewing; and will be offering official lore-based one shots with Adventurer’s Guild in the future

* am committed to Table Tenets of mutual respect, communication, and support. Multiple things can be true at once, AND those truths don’t always align. Conflict can be the grit that polishes if we’re open to the friction.

*Note: M actively practices the idea that “discomfort is not damage”; and for discomfort to be explored, safety tools such as “Lines and Veils” and “traffic lights” will be actively used at the table to navigate these situations. Disrespect, dismissiveness, and discrimination of any kind are not welcome at the table.

11/03/2024

If you've enjoyed the music in Broken Tusk Rising over on the Tales of Bob podcast, Mike has put it up as an album on Bandcamp. It's "name your own price", so go grab it for yourself! https://mikehammock.bandcamp.com/

Music will probably be added to it over time, too!

Mike's RPG Music. Tallahassee, Florida.

09/03/2024

We're maybe 10 to 20 episodes away from the conclusion of the podcast story! We will have some wacky one-shots before we finish, though. Can you believe we're almost there?

Here's episode 176 of our : "What seems to be the problem, artificer?"

After visiting Ronkthrak, and requesting permission to revisit the gods, the party heads straight for the Godspeak.  Our Spelljammer combat rules are up on the DMs Guild! .  Connect with us on , ,  , and   Let us know what you think! You can also send us....

11/02/2024

We're back to the story, as the party continues to discuss their next objective...but Zartok has made up his mind. Will Zartok and Coral reconcile their differences?

It may not seem like it, but this actual-play D&D 5E podcast is nearing its conclusion!

https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/29840593

03/02/2024

As our first release for February we have another TFTGGW chat. We're chatting about the rules revision our GM has been working on for , trying to make it into a more modern system. What do you think: a static dodge penalty applied to attacks (analogous to Armor Class), or dodge rolls (that is, defenders roll something to oppose an attack roll)? The former is simple, and the latter increases the number of rolls in combat, but the latter also introduces some interesting tactical choices.

Once again we lack music to share this week, so instead Ashley, Jessica, Josh, and Mike are talking about Mike's ongoing plan to revise the old Star Frontiers game. If there's anything you'd like us to talk about (TTRPG related), or if you have an opinions on what we talk about in this chat, send us...

27/01/2024

Episode 173 of our is out!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMc8ZQplkhU
Coral gets some shocking news from Mun the Immortal, while the rest of the party is served food by rag golems. (Also available wherever quality podcasts are sold.)

The party has been trying to get some answers, ideas, or decisions out of Mun the Immortal, in his orbitting wizard tower. So far they've only learned that t...

13/01/2024

This week the party visits Mun Immortal in his orbiting wizard tower. Maybe he can tell them how to wrap up this story! If only there were a climate monster they could just punch in the face to fix everything...
https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/29426193
(art by Ignacio Corva)

09/01/2024

If you are at all interested in game design and the history of D&D, The Tome Show's "Edition Wars" series is worth a listen.

Welcome to the twelve days of Edition Wars - in this year's series we are taking a deep dive into the iconic spells of Dungeons and Dragons! What were they like at first? How have they changed? Are they better than ever? We are going to talk about all that, and more! On the Tenth Day of Edition Wars...

09/01/2024

Welcome to the twelve days of Edition Wars - in this year's series we are taking a deep dive into the iconic spells of Dungeons and Dragons! What were they like at first? How have they changed? Are they better than ever? We are going to talk about all that, and more! On the Tenth Day of Edition Wars...

07/01/2024

It's the first weekend of the month, and we don't have music to release. We have instead a chat with Mike and Josh about podcast stuff. We'll do this again in the future when we don't have music to release, so if you have questions you'd like us to answer, submit them here, or on our Discord server. We'll be back next week with another episode of the PCs talking about what they want to do next.

We don't have any new music to share this week, so instead Josh and Mike are talking about odds and ends. We might keep doing this every month! If there's an...

23/12/2023

Episode 171 of our actual-play D&D 5E podcast is out! The party begins a multi-episode argument about what to do next, but Zartok has already made up his mind--and the rest of the party won't like his plan.

With the battle over, and the gnome village abandoned, the party has to decide what to do next. Zartok has already made up his mind, however, and his choice doesn't involve the rest of the party.  Our Spelljammer combat rules are up on the DMs Guild! .  Connect with us on , ,  , and   Let us...

12/12/2023

A TFTGGW listener who wishes to be known as "ThePocketArtist" shared these pictures of Zartok (tiefling wizard) and Aster (half-drow rogue and bard extraordinaire) with us. Zartok looks especially grumpy, doesn't he?

09/12/2023

This week the Glass Guardians deal with the aftermath of the Neogi attack. They are playing in the big leagues now, so they have to make some important decisions they've been avoiding.

Slight spoilers: making this decision takes a long, long time.

With their exhausting combat behind them, the party returns to the gnome village only to get more bad news. They're going to have to start making big decisions.  Our Spelljammer combat rules are up on the DMs Guild! .  Connect with us on , ,  , and   Let us know what you think! You can also...

03/12/2023

Instead of our usual music release for the first of the month, this time we have a reminder about the Tales of Bob podcast! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QP0Yx2Yr7_k

You can listen to Tales of Bob on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, etc., or use this RSS link: https://feeds.simplecast.com/bHcOhDd9

Hey, remember to listen to Tales of Bob for more great tabletop role-playing game action! You can find Tales of Bob in all your favorite podcast apps, like A...

25/11/2023

Our heroes' spelljammer has been grappled by a Neogi Mindspider, and that Neogi ship's pilot has been killed, so now both ships are plummeting to the ground below. Can the Glass Guardians free their ship before they all die? Listen to find out!

Just when the party seemed victorious, the enemy spelljammer started falling. With only a few rounds before both ships smash into the ground, can Aster and Coral make their way to the other ship to try to release Corellon's Needle from the grappling arms? Coral still has a revivify spell ready for ...

11/11/2023

This week our heroes, the Glass Guardians, resume their fight against the Neogi, as their spelljammer is still grappled by a Neogi Mindspider. It goes poorly! Zartok has a trick up his sleeve, though.

After spending an episode trying to break their ship free, and setting the enemy ship on fire, the Neogi have launched another assault! Does the party have anything left to throw at them, literally or metaphorically?  This one gets bad, listeners.  Our Spelljammer combat rules are up on the DMs Gu...

04/11/2023

The first Saturday of every month we release music, either from TFTGGW or Tales of Bob. This week it's the latter, with some more drums:
https://directory.libsyn.com/episode/index/id/28482257

You can't have a tribal adventure in the frozen north without drums!

Next week we're back to the TFTGGW story.

It's the first release of the month, so we're back to music. This time it's from Tales of Bob: Broken Tusk Rising. We have a lot of combat music for that show, because 1) Pathfinder 2E adventures have a lot of combat, and 2) combat tends to be a bit drawn out.  Next week we're back to the Glass Gua...

13/08/2023

Paxton and the Rug Buds Episode 17 is out, which means there's only one more episode before we get back to the main storyline!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Il7sUBG0CoQ

Episode art by Brandon Weigel.

You can find Tales from the Glass-Guarded World in all the usual places podcasts are found: Spotify, Apple Podcasts, etc.

In the penultimate episode of Paxton and the Rug Buds, chaos has broken out all over the Iron Emperor's castle, as heroes confront a new evil, as well as an ...