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This week, we're talking about economies. Join us as we discuss ways to use economy, currency, and wealth as worldbuilding tools. 

The Solo But Not Alone 5 bundle is finally live! You can find it here: https://itch.io/b/2865/solo-but-not-alone-5

Here are a couple of bonus links for this week. First off, here's a link to YouTuber RamsesThePigeon's video about aluminum: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ob-PiPJBHdc

And here's an article talking about bathtub gin and why it was (potentially) really bad for you. Turns out James was right about the methyl alcohol making you go blind; what I was thinking of was tri-ortho-cresyl phosphate, which can cause partial paralysis or death.

Our website is live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

This week, we're taking a step back to discuss where we see the podcast now, four years in, and what we're planning to do in the future. Join us as we talk about why we're stepping away from making content specifically geared towards D&D, what we're going to do instead, and how we aim to get from Point A to Point B.

The Solo But Not Alone 5 bundle is finally live! We got word from Cat that the bundle went live shortly before this episode released. Here is the new, functional link to find it: https://itch.io/b/2865/solo-but-not-alone-5

Our website is live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

This week, we welcome back Michael Ross from The RPG Academy and Rob Hilferty from Worldbuild With Us to play Michael's Ennie-nominated game Action 12 Cinema to celebrate our podcast's fourth anniversary. Join us for the second part of our play session, where we complete the Production Phase of the game, engaging in bad B-movie hijinks to discover the identity of the leader of the Vampires gang and the location of the Last Operational Waffle House (which, for some reason, is in Neo New York City). 

This is the second part of a two-part game. Please be sure to go back and listen to last week's episode "Recipe for Disaster" to catch the Pre-Production Phase, where we establish characters, world, and plot, or you might be lost when the game starts.

You can find Michael and his podcast over at therpgacademy.com, and copies of Action 12 Cinema at https://therpgacademy.com/action-12-cinema/. You can also find the portal to order tickets for AcadeCon, which will be November 8-10 in Dayton, Ohio, on the website.

You can find Rob's podcast at worldbuildwithus.com, or on your podcatcher of choice.

We want to thank all of our listeners who tune in biweekly to listen to our show. Without you, we would have closed up shop a long time ago. Merry Tarrasquemas, to one and all.

Our website is *finally* live! Head on over to undercommontaste.com to find links to all of our social media, streaming sites, Patreon, Itch store, and Discord.

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

Our logo was illustrated by David Sutherland. You can find David's work online at instagram.com/wilex_73, or on DeviantArt at deviantart.com/davidsutherland.

This week, we welcome Andrew and Thomas from Lords of Gallipae Games, LLC, to discuss their game Trail of Heroes. Join us as we discuss this long-running labor of love, with its widely customizable character creation and d100 combat system.

Our guests' shoutouts were for Ultimate Games Master (@TheUltimateGM on Twitter) and the artist Anton Rizofsky (fiverr.com/warlocklord).

You can check out Lords of Gallipae on Twitter (@LordsLLC) or Patreon (patreon.com/gallipae), or simply by visiting their website, gallipae.com.

This week's episode was sponsored by the podcast Tale of the Manticore. You can check them out on Twitter (@ManticoreTale), or give them a listen on Podbean (taleofthemanticore.podbean.com).

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Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

This week, we went live on Twitch! Following the Thanksgiving holiday, we decided to do something with a little less prep, so we had our inaugural Twitch livestream. Join us as we discuss the State of the Podcast (TM) and upcoming projects, don our foil hats for a bit of D&D lore conspiracy, and do a Monster Mashup with just the two of us, which results in something completely Looney. 

We also had some technical difficulties at the beginning of our stream, requiring us to re-record the intro. Many thanks to Rob over at Worldbuild With Us (worldbuildwithus.com) for helping us troubleshoot our issues with OBS - he's a friend of the show for certain, and you should totally go check out their podcast!

We have two sponsors for this week's episode - Of Mice and Men and Monsters (@OMAMAMshow) and Tale of the Manticore (@ManticoreTale). I've been enjoying both shows, so you should check them out for something a little bit different.

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Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

This week, we dive back into the Heroic Domains of Ysgard to discuss the details of the individual layers of the Plane. It's a long one this week, as we touch on some of the stories from Norse mythology that influence the mechanics of Ysgard, such as why the petitioners revive each day at dawn, or how Odin got his eight-legged rainbow horse, Sleipnir. We also discuss a couple of the things we would change, from the elves of Alfheim to Merratet, the realm of the Egyptian/Mulhorandi goddess Bast. 

We will be having our channel's inaugural Twitch stream on Sunday, November 28th, starting at 9:00 PM Eastern, where we will just have a live Q&A, and maybe create some homebrewed stuff. Drop by to say hi, and submit any questions you may have, or homebrew you'd like reviewed, to either our email or Twitter.

This week's episode has been sponsored by Of Mice and Men and Monsters, and actual play podcast. You can find them on Twitter at @OMAMAMshow.

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Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

This week, we begin our journey into the Heroic Domains of Ysgard, the Plane of neutral-good chaos, where warriors fight, die, and are reborn at dawn in an eternal cycle. Join us as we discuss the home of the Norse pantheon - and the other denizens that come with them - as well as the natural interplanar highway that is Yggdrasil the World Ash, and a pair of gods that seem to have been...misplaced.

We are preparing for a Q&A, and our inaugural appearance on our Twitch channel! If you have questions you would like to ask, including advice or feedback on homebrew, please send them to us as a direct message through our Twitter account, or email them to us at undercommontaste@gmail.com.

This week's episode has been sponsored by Of Mice and Men and Monsters, and actual play podcast. You can find them on Twitter at @OMAMAMshow.

Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste

Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com/ucthomebrew

Join us on Instagram: instagram.com/undercommontaste

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Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

This week, we welcome Lewis from Dead Channel Studios to talk about his recently concluded successful Kickstarter project, Caravans. Join us as we discuss this fun and unique D&D 5e supplement that lets you create and manage a camp in your downtime in a way that doesn't derail the game and provides meaningful boosts to your characters. 

You can find Dead Channel Studios on Twitter at @DCSRPG, or online at deadchannelstudios.com. 

This week's shoutout was for Dungeon Mister, on Twitter at @dungeonmisterty. Check them out, as well as their new venture Adventure Slang Productions, @AdventureSlang. 

Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste

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Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell.

This week, we welcome Pat and Lee from the Twitch channel DieselShot to discuss their new queer feminist sci-fi game, Changed Stars. Join us as we discuss some of the lore of the game, from reimagined races from Alien to space otters flying in massive interstellar superstructures, as well as a primer on the mechanical systems found in the game. 

The audio quality is a little dodgy in parts on this episode; we had some minor recording issues, and I can only fix so much in post.

You can find DieselShot on Twitch at twitch.tv/dieselshot, and you can find Changed Stars at changedstars.com, or on Twitter @StarsChanged. Pat is on Twitter @long_spider, and Lee is @quadkorps. 

You can find their store, Discord, YouTube, and more here: https://allmylinks.com/quadkorps

Find us on Facebook: facebook.com/UndercommonTaste

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Chat with us on Discord: https://discord.gg/64R7ze3fBV

Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell

This week, we finish our safari through the Wilderness of the Beastlands, traveling through all three layers. Join us as we roam the sunny glades of Krigala, prowl through the shadows of Brux, and stalk the Vile Hunt in the moonlit depths of Karasuthra.

Also, we get to meet Father Bear. Be more like Father Bear.

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Our theme song is Massacre Anne, written and performed by Mary Crowell, and used with permission. You can find Mary's work online at marycrowell.bandcamp.com, or on Patreon at patreon.com/DrMaryCCrowell