Explore every episode of the podcast The Goblin's Corner
| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fantasy Plants | 09 Sep 2024 | 00:25:13 | |
Fantasy worlds need fantasy plants! If you’re looking to grow your world building beyond generic details, learn how to add a touch of magic to your game or use the magical foliage we’ve created. Join us as we harvest some fantastical scenery, side quests and story with these six fantasy plants! --- | |||
| Rethinking Familiars | 08 Aug 2024 | 00:40:40 | |
Looking for fun new options for your familiar? This week, we dive into D&D’s Find Familiar spell, giving practical tips on using them and new creative ideas that maximize their potential in your game. Rethink your connection to these magical companions! --- | |||
| 10 D&D Predictions for 2024 | 28 Mar 2024 | 00:17:19 | |
Eric and Matt get out the crystal ball and provide 10 possible insights into the future of D&D 2024 edition, the company Hasbro and gaming in general. Will things get worse before they get better? Will Hasbro make a cash grab (yes)? Will they ever remake DarkSun (no)? Find out here! --- | |||
| Druid Circles | 28 Feb 2022 | 00:57:22 | |
Whereupon we receive keen wisdom from our forest friends, all to spice up your favorite druid into new and delightful configurations. Create more druid variety, story options and even more interesting natural adventures. --- | |||
| Planar Series pt2: The Beastlands | 21 Feb 2022 | 01:00:26 | |
Whereupon we return to the multiverse, along with some sturdy camping gear, to bring you truly wild storytelling options for your favorite TTRPG. Learn about the terrain, the various layers, and all the wonderful assortment of creatures out to kill your characters. --- | |||
| We Interview Tom Balding | 17 Feb 2022 | 00:20:33 | |
Eric & Matt talk with Tom Balding, CEO of Infinite Odyssey Games. Infinite Odyssey Games started as a group of friends wanting to homebrew their own sci-fi fantasy campaign, and from that drive created Other Earths, the first game out of the studio as well as their own d6 system. --- | |||
| Ropers & Chokers | 14 Feb 2022 | 00:55:20 | |
Whereupon we gather various binding agents to tie down a few hard facts about two under loved D&D monsters. Lore, upgrades, and story options to make your players gasp in pleasure (or for air). --- | |||
| Adventurers vs. Heroes | 07 Feb 2022 | 00:52:08 | |
Whereupon we go into various details and differences between running an adventure-centric game versus running a game with a group of heroes. Learn to mix both play groups, tricks, story techniques, as well as what a Paladin of Flumph Vengeance is. --- | |||
| We Interview Ian Tassin | 03 Feb 2022 | 00:24:35 | |
Eric & Matt talk with Ian Tassin, the creator of Apotheosis RPG. Apotheosis is a dynamic tabletop fantasy role-playing game with a host of character options and abilities, designed so that every character feels and plays unique. --- | |||
| Everything In Space Is Human | 31 Jan 2022 | 00:53:03 | |
Whereupon we break out the probes and dissect various ways to take your standard-issue bipedal alien and turn it into something more...alien. Hop in the saucer, let's go for a ride! --- | |||
| Sorcerous Bloodlines | 24 Jan 2022 | 01:00:16 | |
Whereupon we perform a complete genetic analysis of your favorite spell slinger to come up with new breeds of sorcerer themes, minor effects, and story options. Create new and interesting sorcerers, without sexing up the dragon. --- | |||
| Stupid Spells pt3: Nonsensical Necromancy | 17 Jan 2022 | 00:43:15 | |
Whereupon we let the bodies hit the floor, and reanimate a third portion of delightfully weird and potentially useless spells for your game. Magic sure to raise your spirits (and potentially your friends). --- | |||
| Chimeras pt2: Flying Monstrosities | 10 Jan 2022 | 00:53:25 | |
Whereupon we raid the winged simian research lab in OZ to bring you more amazing, terrifying and ridiculous chimeras for your amusement. Let us inspire you to give your players a WTF moment. --- | |||
| We Interview Ed Jowett from Shades of Vengeance | 14 Mar 2024 | 00:27:29 | |
Eric sits down with Ed Jowett, managing director and lead games designer of Shades of Vengeance. Ed's newest game Era: Kaiju (a game where you get to play a giant monster) is currently on kickstarter. --- | |||
| Artifacts | 03 Jan 2022 | 00:58:04 | |
Whereupon we roll a Titan for some sacred flame and enlighten you with ways to bring interesting artifacts to your tabletop, your story, and your players. We also toss a few freebee artifacts to use in your game as well...enjoy! --- | |||
| Space Stations | 27 Dec 2021 | 01:01:45 | |
Whereupon we suit up for the cold black expanse and hyperspace in some delightful ideas to create, run and play space stations. Welcome aboard, and mind your head stepping through the airlock. --- | |||
| Elder Goods | 20 Dec 2021 | 00:53:12 | |
Whereupon we summon a mystical heavyset man in red garments to bring epic, world ending tidings of good for your tabletop role playing game of choice. Bestow amazing feats of creation and worldbuilding on your players with our holiday episode! --- | |||
| Terrain Series pt4: Taiga Forests | 13 Dec 2021 | 01:07:36 | |
Whereupon we don our cold winter gear and ride into snowy woods on dire rabbits to bring new flair into one of the least talked about habitats. Learn about climate, story options for the freezing wilderness, and more about dire beavers than you thought possible. --- | |||
| Fantasy Taverns & Their Drinks | 06 Dec 2021 | 01:16:15 | |
Whereupon we diligently gather information of various fantasy drinking establishments for your player characters to haunt. Learn the difference between a tavern and a pub, what not to order in a planar bar, and why gnomes are fun to party with. --- | |||
| Ludicrous Bestiary Volume 3: Feline Horrors | 29 Nov 2021 | 00:45:27 | |
Whereupon we scour the Abyss for the darkest creatures to throw into your game, and find that they are all in fact cats. Enjoy six fuzzy monsters to add story options, flavor for a campaign, or just terrorize your players. --- | |||
| Ancient Civilizations | 22 Nov 2021 | 01:09:15 | |
Whereupon we uncover the dust of ages and bring options, thematics and storylines for adding ancient civilizations to your TTRPG. Dig in and learn how to make your world interesting, rich in culture, and timeless. --- | |||
| Cursed Items | 15 Nov 2021 | 00:54:03 | |
Whereupon we take the wheel of a red 1958 Plymouth Fury to distribute some fun ideas regarding cursed items for your game. Climb in, give a listen, and don't mind the Pazuzu amulet in the glove box. --- | |||
| High Seas Thematics | 08 Nov 2021 | 01:00:06 | |
Whereupon we grab the rum and hoist the main sails, delivering salty narratives and ways for you to add some of the open ocean into your gaming session. Seriously, did you think we needed a reason to talk about pirates in an episode? --- | |||
| Ghosts & Haunted Locations | 01 Nov 2021 | 01:04:33 | |
Whereupon we stare at some static on an old television until we bring great knowledge from beyond regarding ghosts and haunted locations for your RPG of choice. Grab some spectral themes, spooky storylines and ethereal upgrades for your favorite unquiet spirits. --- | |||
| How to Populate a Town with Great NPCs | 22 Feb 2024 | 00:42:11 | |
Have a fantasy town but are lacking in story, depth, and the most important part, people? Beef up your worldbuilding with colorful non-player characters! Dive into the episode and fill your town with example friends, enemies and everything in between. --- | |||
| Elder Evils | 25 Oct 2021 | 00:57:47 | |
Whereupon we finally get around to summoning Gozer the Gozerian who gives us all the info on bringing elder evils into your next game session. Have some fun with the apocalypse, while it lasts. --- | |||
| All About Lycanthropy | 18 Oct 2021 | 00:50:17 | |
Whereupon we gaze at the moon and howl down various bits of trivia regarding the changing breeds. Use existing tropes and lore for your roleplaying campaign, create rules from whole cloth, and weave dramatic or fun elements into your game. --- | |||
| Custom Monsters | 11 Oct 2021 | 01:09:30 | |
Whereupon we take your existing vicious monsters from your favorite TTRPGs and show you ways to make them even more vicious. Whether you reskin an old favorite or make a new monster from scratch, this episode has something for everyone. --- | |||
| We Interview Ali Khamseh | 07 Oct 2021 | 00:28:07 | |
Eric & Matt talk with Ali Khamseh, a writer, director, and actor. Ali is the creator of AK88 Studios, half of the YASP! Podcast, and the host of The Last Thoughts of a Busy Mind. --- | |||
| Governments In Games | 04 Oct 2021 | 00:51:02 | |
Whereupon we get all bureaucratic up in here, to provide unique types of fantasy and sci-fi governments for your next TTRPG adventure. Build your game world using merit, might, and plenty of red tape. --- | |||
| We Interview Jim Markus | 30 Sep 2021 | 00:24:19 | |
Eric & Matt chat with Jim Markus, a frugal living enthusiast, event producer, writer, and game designer. He designed Fortunes: The Tarot Card Storytelling Game, which came out this year. --- | |||
| Themed Campaigns | 27 Sep 2021 | 01:04:23 | |
Whereupon we riffle through the slowly fossilizing library in our studio to bring various theme ideas for your next game. Think outside the box or module and let this episode inspire you! --- | |||
| Terrain Series pt3: The Matrix | 20 Sep 2021 | 00:57:28 | |
Whereupon we take the red pill, plug in and provide a datajack full of useful information regarding our favorite digital reality. New concepts, environment ideas and story arcs await your virtual fingertips and modest credstick transaction, chummer. --- | |||
| The Bad Guy Gets Away | 13 Sep 2021 | 00:47:54 | |
Whereupon we cackle madly on a cabbage wagon while serving loads of info on reoccurring villains for your tabletop roleplaying game. Provide story arcs, difficult assailants, and direct the ire of your players towards an in game villain, instead of you. --- | |||
| Adventuring Guilds | 06 Sep 2021 | 00:55:24 | |
Whereupon we gear up to bring you the best methods for constructing and running adventuring guilds in your game. Delight your players with storyline and side quests, wow them with colorful NPCs, or just TPK them because they deserve it. --- | |||
| New Elemental Magic Items | 15 Feb 2024 | 00:29:03 | |
Seeking more elemental power in your D&D games? This week we’ve 8, powerful magic item creations, sure to bring a spark to your player’s eyes. --- | |||
| Time Periods pt3 | 30 Aug 2021 | 01:18:02 | |
Whereupon we joyride in a DeLorean to deliver a final helping of three future time periods. Great Scott! --- | |||
| Time Periods pt2 | 23 Aug 2021 | 01:17:10 | |
Whereupon we hijack an alien ship disguised as a police call box and serve three piping fresh time periods in part two or our three part series. Stick around for a wibbly wobbly episode. --- | |||
| We Interview Joe Gaylord | 19 Aug 2021 | 00:25:37 | |
Eric & Matt chat with Joe Gaylord of Lazarus Game Labs about his upcoming project "Gathering The Realms", which allows players and DMs the ability to bring "Magic: The Gathering" flavor and mechanics to your campaign. --- | |||
| Time Periods pt1 | 16 Aug 2021 | 01:07:10 | |
Whereupon we both climb into a phone booth near a Circle K to bring you three thematically excellent early time periods for your game. Air guitaring optional. --- | |||
| We Interview Justin Heasman | 12 Aug 2021 | 00:25:35 | |
Eric & Matt talk with the Justin Heasman, CEO and one of the founders of ultimategamesmaster.com, a multiplatform app which simplifies online gaming as well as allowing unique ways for players and storytellers to collaborate in game. --- | |||
| Planar Series pt1: The Feywild | 09 Aug 2021 | 01:10:30 | |
Whereupon we dance in several mushroom circles to bring you information regarding the beauty and horror of the Faerie Realm. Have your characters make some deals, get jiggy with some sprites, or simply enchanted (forever) by the lore of the Feywild in your game. --- | |||
| Custom Magic Items pt3: Dungeoneering Non-Essentials | 02 Aug 2021 | 00:51:37 | |
Whereupon we once again forge fun and ridiculous magic items for your tabletop RPG, this time with an emphasis on dungeon survival (or lack thereof). Drink the blood of your enemies, dig through solid rock with beer and more in this episode! --- | |||
| Megafauna | 26 Jul 2021 | 01:04:51 | |
Whereupon we talk gigantic creatures of all sorts, and how you can add them into your campaign of choice as enemies, events, natural hazards or even locations. Big monsters, bigger story opportunities. --- | |||
| Lairs | 19 Jul 2021 | 01:02:44 | |
Whereupon we show you how to create, manage and story tell epic lairs for your big bad, or host of minions (or both). Find out what makes monsters tick by digging through their stuff, and how you can use lairs for campaigns or fun story arcs. --- | |||
| Stupid Spells pt2: Abnormal Abjuration | 12 Jul 2021 | 00:37:09 | |
Whereupon we provide a second helping of delightfully weird and potentially useless spells for your game, while slowly losing count of the spells created (and our minds). We also simultaneously channel the A-Team in our creative output. --- | |||
| The Gith: A History of the Githyanki & Githzerai | 01 Feb 2024 | 00:38:18 | |
Whereupon we dive into the strange and sordid history of the Gith from D&D. Discover new game and story options, ways to improve both groups, and learn why the Githyanki and Githzerai hate each other so much. --- | |||
| Bullywugs & Lizardmen | 05 Jul 2021 | 00:57:42 | |
Whereupon we journey back to the marshlands to talk about two classic monsters, go over their tropes and history, and provide new ideas for adding spice to old creatures. Let Eric & Matt float thematics, while sinking paladins. --- | |||
| Terrain Series pt2: Swamps | 28 Jun 2021 | 01:13:45 | |
Whereupon we scour intel on various wetlands environments, watery hazards and boggish themes for your campaign. Learn about dangers, wonders, and flaming manatees without ever having to put your waders on. --- | |||
| Creature Harvesting | 21 Jun 2021 | 01:01:44 | |
Whereupon we get to the heart, spine, or spleen of the matter regarding using pieces of creature kills for loot, magic item creation, storytelling, and flavor (for theme or for character nourishment). We also talk way too much about flumphs. --- | |||