Show overview
Fear of a Black Dragon has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 129 episodes. That works out to roughly 110 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a monthly cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 45 min and 55 min — and the run-time is fairly consistent across the catalogue. None of the episodes are flagged explicit by the publisher.
There hasn’t been a new episode in the last ninety days; the most recent episode landed 6 months ago. The busiest year was 2018, with 22 episodes published. Published by Jason Cordova.
From the publisher
This is a podcast about tabletop roleplaying game modules and setting books.
Latest Episodes
View all 129 episodesPublic Access RPG Kickstarter Special
Public Access is coming to Kickstarter March 17th! In this special podcast episode, Matt and Jason do a deep dive on Public Access—what it is, how it works, and how this edition differs from the version released in 2023. Then, Jason gets very personal talking about the game's inspirations. Finally, Matt and Jason run down what folks can expect in the Kickstarter campaign itself. Check out the campaign here!
The Stygian Garden of Abelia Prem
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:19 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:44 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:14:23 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:18:03 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:21:30 - Gardens! Companion Adventures 00:37:08 - Books The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett (1911) The Only One Left by Riley Sager (2023) Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia 00:38:43 - Location The Duchess of Northumberland's Poison Garden 00:39:15 - Film The Exterminating Angel (1962) dir. Luis Buñuel Hang out with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/K5myJQc4Bc (Jason) https://discord.gg/hnkRcskWZk (Tom)
Corruption of the Blood God
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:22 - How have we used this in our games? 00:06:52 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:21:42 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:24:27 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:27:41 - Bodies of evidence. Companion Adventures 00:44:38 - Reading 00:45:09 - Music 00:45:45 - RPGs https://fulachtfiadh.bandcamp.com/ Corruption of the Blood Godhttps://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/506610/corruption-of-the-blood-god Literature The Ulster Cycle: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ulster_Cycle#Texts_in_translation Music Fulacht Fiadh: https://fulachtfiadh.bandcamp.com/ Games Circle of Wolves: https://blog.trilemma.com/2014/07/the-circle-of-wolves.html Against the Cult of the Reptile God: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/17056/n1-against-the-cult-of-the-reptile-god-1e The Black Wyrm of Brandonsford: https://www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/327744/the-black-wyrm-of-brandonsford The Madness of Cú Chulainn: https://legacy.drivethrurpg.com/product/237664/Codex--Madness-May-2017 Discord https://discord.gg/K5myJQc4Bc (Jason) https://discord.gg/hnkRcskWZk (Tom)
Ominous Crypt of the Blood Moss
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:34 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:46 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:16:22 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:17:40 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:20:32 - The Company of Salt & Iron Companion Adventures 00:56:44 - TV 00:58:04 - Reading Come hangout with Jason and Tom on Discord!
Crown of Salt
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:05 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:19 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:19:22 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:21:48 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:24:53 - Dopplegangers and Secrets in Online Play Tom's Monsterhearts Mood Trailer video: https://youtu.be/aQWNRhNNwQw?si=Ei5UCXKEF_G_R7aM Companion Adventures 00:45:26 - Music Join our Discord!
The Wassailing of Claus Manor
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:06 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:24 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:18:12 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:24:15 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:27:16 - In Which Jason Gripes a lot about Tone Companion Adventures 00:53:11 - RPGs 00:56:15 - Films Join our Discord!
Night's Dark Terror (Part 2)
Butter Princess
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:11 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:52 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:17:43 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:25:02 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:27:08 - Leveraging Familiarity to Create Discomfort Companion Adventures 00:51:13 - Films Join our Discord!
Piercing the Demon's Eye
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:24 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:42 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:14:20 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:17:53 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:21:23 - Head-to-head adventure rivals Companion Adventures 00:37:10 - Films 00:38:18 - Music Join our Discord!
The Necropolis
The Basic Crawl 00:01:46 - Overview 00:04:07 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:54 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:16:59 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:20:18 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:23:24 - Writing horror scenarios Companion Adventures 00:56:46 - Films 00:57:40 - Books Join our Discord!
Night's Dark Terror (Part 1)
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:02 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:24 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:21:11 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:23:10 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:26:26 - Play-by-post with old-school adventures Companion Adventures 00:49:28 - Games 00:50:16 - a cool YouTube video ("Bothered about Dungeons & Dragons in 1985") Join our Discord!
Rojo
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:17 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:30 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:13:52 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:17:12 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:18:47 - The Yojimbo Scenario Companion Adventures 00:35:33 - Films 00:40:10 - Games Join our Discord!
The Dark Tower of Cabilar
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:38 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:02 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:12:01 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:15:41 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:17:49 - Missing a Player? Don't cancel your session! Companion Adventures 00:37:59 - Books 00:40:36 - Film Join our Discord!
The Flayed Domain
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:35 - How have we used this in our games? 00:02:51 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:11:35 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:18:35 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:22:00 - Iconic art in play Companion Adventures 00:37:33 - Films 00:38:13 - Music Join our Discord!
The Between BackerKit Special
The Between is coming to BackerKit on September 24th! Alex Rybitski sits down with creator Jason Cordova to talk about the game, its mechanics, and the crowdfunding campaign. Follow along with the campaign here. Time Codes 01:45 - What is The Between? 02:59 - The Mystery System 05:10 - The Chicken or the Egg? 08:04 - The Between's Gothic Emulation 12:17 - The Playbooks 18:52 - The Play Cycle of The Between 21:10 - The Day Phase 21:57 - The Night Phase 24:10 - Character Backstories in The Between 25:50 - What are the Janus Masks? 28:40 - Revealing Character Backstories 36:07 - Character Width vs. Depth 38:08 - The Fun of GMing the Night Phase 43:25 - The Unscene 50:28 - A Talk about XP in The Between 51:11 - The BackerKit Campaign Details 55:23 - Book One 57:19 - Book Two 59:36 - Book Three 1:02:47 - Other Materials in the Backer Kit Campaign 1:07:55 - A Note About Previously Published Material for The Between 1:08:13 - A Little Preview of Something New for Backers Join us on Discord!
Vampire Cruise
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:00 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:20 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:15:31 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:20:23 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:23:31 - PCs Who Get to the Fun Stuff Companion Adventures 00:37:26 - Books 00:39:59 - Films 00:42:18 - Article - Death on the High Seas Join us on Discord!
Trouble at Grog's
00:00:21 - Intro The Basic Crawl 00:01:03 - Overview 00:04:05 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:45 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:15:33 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:19:42 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:22:57 - Taverns Companion Adventures 00:36:18 - Barkeep on the Borderlands Check out the Barkeep Jam! Join our Discord!
Temple of 1000 Swords
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:03:11 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:37 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:13:37 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:15:57 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:18:50 - They won't want to miss this. Companion Adventures 00:36:20 - Music 00:38:05 - Books 00:39:15 - Archaeology Join us on Discord!
Bad Kansas City
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:04:17 - How have we used this in our games? 00:04:32 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:23:02 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:32:25 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:35:42 - The Hardboiled Hexcrawl Companion Adventures 00:48:46 - Films 00:50:29 - RPGs 00:52:00 - Books Join our Discord!
Sleeping Place of the Feathered Swine
The Basic Crawl 00:00:21 - Overview 00:02:56 - How have we used this in our games? 00:03:06 - Things we liked about this adventure 00:15:11 - Questions we had about this adventure 00:16:20 - Gnarly Content Warning 00:22:57 - End of Gnarly Content 00:23:11 - Chain Lightning Round The Expert Delve 00:26:10 - Horror Noises and sound effects Companion Adventures 00:57:00 - Music 00:57:51 - Film 01:01:34 - a YouTube channel 01:02:19 - Video Games Join our Discord!