Episodes
The epic conclusion of our treasure-hunters' adventure in the Rime Palace! You can preorder Trophy Gold here. Check out The ChimaeraCast here.
Published 12/07/21
Published 12/07/21
This is Part 2 of our Trophy Gold actual play using The Rime Palace incursion. This is a co-production with ChimaeraCast. You can preorder Trophy Gold here: https://trophy-rpg.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders
Published 11/30/21
This is a continuation of the Trophy Gold actual play series that started with Hester's Mill. In Episode 01, our treasure-hunters have arrived at a remote part of the world, looking for the bone ship Ardken. According to legend, the ship can take them to the lost Rime Palace of the fae.  You can preorder Trophy Gold here: https://trophy-rpg.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders To learn more about ChimaeraCast, go here: https://www.thechimaera.com/chimaeracast
Published 11/23/21
Jason and Judd bring on a special guest to talk about the release of the final PDF of Trophy Dark! Show Notes: 00:16:53 - Trophy Dark's layout 00:23:46 - Some Incursions 00:34:06 - a brief chat on Safety in Trophy Dark 00:39:00 - the Scoundrel's Quarters 00:45:43 - What's Next Judd's Twitter: https://twitter.com/Judd_of_Kryos Judd's YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/ZeppelinCity Judd's Podcast: https://anchor.fm/daydreaming-about-dragons Judd's...
Published 06/09/21
Setting Out 00:00:16  - Judd talks about how Trophy Gold is affecting his play group's approach to other fantasy RPGs Clawing for Gold 00:08:49 -  Jason and Judd discuss a Rooted in Trophy game called Last Night on Earth Into the Forest Dark 00:15:34 - Jason and Judd continue discussing how to convert classic adventure modules to Trophy Gold Incursions - breaking it up into Sets Woven on the Loom 00:30:19 - Judd and Jason talk about their Dragon-themed creations Desperate and...
Published 04/06/21
Setting Out 00:00:17  - Judd and Jason catch up on their gaming and discuss some joys with longer campaign play Clawing for Gold 00:12:21 -  Jason and Judd discuss the upcoming Zinequest 3 Rooted in Trophy game called Token. Into the Forest Dark 00:15:30 - Converting classic adventure modules to Trophy Gold Incursions - should you do room-by-room conversions or set conversions? Desperate and Doomed 00:34:33 - More Actual Play of Trophy Gold with Wod Dum Pre-Orders for the...
Published 02/02/21
Trophy is now available to preorder! Check out our preorder page here. Our treasure-hunters face the dark history of Hester's Mill in this exciting finale.  Thanks so much to Chimaeracast for co-producing this series with us! Links: Trophy Preorders Chimaeracast
Published 12/18/20
Trophy KS Pre-Order Page https://trophy-rpg.backerkit.com/hosted_preorders/​ Setting Out 00:00:20  - Judd talks about a PC death and how it came about Clawing for Gold 00:06:30 -  Jason and Judd discuss Trophy Dark Incursion published by the Gauntlet called Top of the World and urban adventures Into the Forest Dark 00:18:11 - How to  Use Set Goals Woven on the Loom 00:35:16 -  Judd and Jason present Things you Might Find in a City Desperate and Doomed 00:39:41 - More...
Published 12/08/20
Trophy RPG is now available for preorder! Check out the Trophy preorder store here. In this special episode Trophy author Jesse Ross sits down with Trophy publisher Jason Cordova to announce the preorders, give an update on the state of the project, and talk about some of the additions and refinements that are being made to Trophy since it was originally released in Codex.  More links: To keep the discussion going, join us on the Trophy Discord server!   
Published 12/03/20
This is an actual play series of Trophy Gold that we recorded with Chimaeracast. In addition to being very entertaining, this series was put together to demonstrate Trophy Gold gameplay.  For this series, we are playing through the Hester's Mill incursion. In this episode, Ezio, Sareh, and Thessel hide out on a suspiciously pristine farm before making their way to the village of Hester's Mill.  CONTENT WARNING: Pregnancy, birth imagery, body horror, harm to animals, ritual magic To learn...
Published 11/23/20
Setting Out 00:00:25  - Jason talks about his Trophy Gold... campaign Clawing for Gold 00:11:11 - Jason and Judd Trophy Dark Incursion Roommates Wanted (https://darkliquid.itch.io/roommates-wanted) from the Tri-fold Jam Into the Forest Dark 00:18:44 - How to use Moments Woven on the Loom 00:32:26 - Winner of the Artifacts Lost to Time and Space contest! Desperate and Doomed 00:39:22 - Some Actual Play of Trophy Gold with Wod Dum Judd's...
Published 10/26/20
This is an actual play series of Trophy Gold that we recorded with Chimaeracast. In addition to being very entertaining, this series was put together to demonstrate Trophy Gold gameplay.  For this series, we are playing through the Hester's Mill incursion. In this episode, Ezio, Sareh, and Thessel come upon the blighted land of Toren’s Bend in hopes of discovering treasure left over from the overthrowing of Lord Gahldren by the farmers and townsfolk of Hester’s Mill, but first they have to...
Published 10/19/20
Setting Out 00:00:20  -  Judd and Jason talk about bringing the weird into Devil's Bargains. Clawing for Gold 00:08:03  -  Jason interviews Mags about Cold Hearth Collective's Kickstarter, Alchemy, a collection of Trophy Dark Incursions Into the Forest Dark 00:22:00  -  Jason talks about four ways to use Conditions in Trophy Gold games Woven on the Loom 00:41:45 - Judd and Jason share their Monsters associated with Cold or Winter Desperate and Doomed 00:47:16  -  The...
Published 09/21/20
Setting Out 00:00:18  - Jason and Judd talk about play culture and how games can influence and shape it Clawing for Gold 00:09:24 - Court of the Radiant King (https://monkeys-paw-games.itch.io/court-of-the-radiant-king) Into the Forest Dark 00:18:00 - Portraying fantasy cultures Woven on the Loom 00:33:34 - Magic items inspired by Greek mythology Desperate and Doomed 00:37:45 - Some Actual Play of Trophy Gold with Wod Dum AP of Court of the Radiant King:...
Published 08/24/20
Setting Out 00:00:20  - Jason and Judd discuss their experiences with the online play of tabletop RPGs due to the loss of face-to-face games during the pandemic Clawing for Gold 00:17:07 -   Area Zero One, a Trophy Gold Incursion, by Michael Elliot https://sohkrates.itch.io/area-zero-one Into the Forest Dark 00:28:38 - Discussion about Playing to Lose Woven on the Loom 00:42:08  - Two Magical Artifacts lost to history and the first contest winner from the Beginnings episode! ...
Published 08/08/20
Setting Out 00:00:22  - Jason talks about Trophy for a newbie player Clawing for Gold 00:07:29 -  Devil, Aim for Me, a one-shot for Trophy Dark (https://signalstation.itch.io/devil-aim-for-me) and some chat about what's compelling about playing Trophy Dark Into the Forest Dark 00:19:37 - Discussion about asking good questions Woven on the Loom 00:37:02  - Two Creations for Trophy Gold about facing your ultimate fate
Published 07/14/20
We announce and discuss the winning entries for the Trophy Gold incursion contest!  Support this show on Patreon: patreon.com/gauntlet
Published 07/05/20
Setting Out 00:00:22  - Judd talks about Drives Clawing for Gold 00:04:07 -  The Paperflesh Advent: an Incursion for Trophy Dark From Speak the Sky (https://www.drivethrurpg.com/product/310310/The-Paperflesh-Advent-an-Incursion-for-Trophy-Dark) Into the Forest Dark 00:10:10 - Discussion on the Setting Up the Conversation around the Dice (in Trophy Gold) Woven on the Loom 00:22:32  - Two monsters from the beginning of time
Published 07/03/20
Trophy Gold AP Timecodes 00:00:21 - Incursion introduction  00:03:18 - Toren’s Bend 00:06:53 - The statue 00:11:40 - The tall grass 00:19:31 - The miracle of life
Published 05/07/20
Trophy Gold AP Timecodes 00:01:27 - CATS 00:06:00 - Anatomy of a character sheet 00:12:37 - Character introductions  00:16:10 - Important rules and concepts
Published 05/06/20
Timecodes 03:03 - Combat Roll 07:23 - Monstrosity defences 09:41 - Rituals and combat 12:56 - Risk Roll 25:08 - Combat Roll vs Risk Roll Show notes Music is The Bridge (Horror I) by David Hilowitz Drew Brackett - Audio Editor Forums Post (coming soon!) The Trophy RPG KS campaign
Published 05/02/20
Timecodes 01:44 - In-character vs. Out-of-character 02:54 - Set Goals 07:17 - Hunt Rolls 10:41 - Hunt Roll tokens 13:23 - A desirable style of play Show notes Drew Brackett - Audio Editor Music is The Bridge (Horror I) by David Hilowitz Forums post  Trophy RPG KS page
Published 04/29/20
Timecodes 01:35 - Incursion Introduction 03:00 - Theme 04:52 - Flowchart/Diagram/Map 07:33 - Sets 08:35 - Set Name and Set Goal 09:21 - Overview 09:36 - Moments 10:55 - Props 12:09 - Traps 13:12 - Treasures 15:16 - Additional Traps & Additional Treasures 17:16 - Monster stat block 22:00 - Special Rules 22:37 - Incursion Conclusion Show notes Forums post (link will be updated soon!) Trophy KS page
Published 04/27/20
Timecodes 00:01:20 - History and development of Trophy 00:11:15 - Trophy Dark 00:13:51 - Trophy Gold 00:21:05 - Trophy Loom 00:25:17 - Kickstarter details Links Trophy Kickstarter Campaign
Published 01/17/20