Episode 40: The Sleeping Dragon God - Adventure Hook

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Today’s Hook: The sleeping dragon god is going insane, and projecting his/her dreams into all of his/her clerics. (by Bert Schmid @cubfinder) Dreams? Madness? Religion? Dragons??? It’s like this idea was tailor made for the Adventure Hook guys… Now, while you could arguably say many of the #newadventurehook ideas are actually exactly that, this pitch was again totally just right up their alley. So, while it would seem to be just the sort of story idea that lends itself to the Lovecraftian, the guys (admittedly additionally) first veer their imaginations off into some other much more uncommon territory indeed… By dreaming of Cockaigne..! If you’re unfamiliar with this rather obscure bit of medieval conceptualization, fear not..! For this episode you’ll be treated to a not-so-brief briefing on some the principle ideas surrounding this rather anarchist peasant fantasy.  From an earthly paradise populated by roasted fauna keen on their own consumption, or literal rivers flowing with wine, to the pilgrim hobo’s sacred mountain of rock candy, this episode these childish musings (and much more) can all be made manifest by the chaotic wild magic of various somnambulant dragon-clergy..! And madness is the key to your understanding here… for from Bahamut and Tiamat, Paladine and Takhisis, Chronepsis (the Dragon God of Fate) to Nidhög himself, and even  worse… Rob and Aaron imagine up some dragon gods and then (naturally) lift a little from Lovecraft and so manage to tie all this craziness together with some of the wider concepts of the Cthulhu Mythos..! Careful what you wish for, though… for the dreams of Cockaigne will literally begin to spoil, bringing a whole new meaning to a “Feast of Fools” as (amidst the post-apocalyptic swarms of ravenous zombified roast animals) the dragon god’s new hive-minded prophets’ de-evolution in their deity’s image will also change your very ideas of what a dragon’s hoard truly can  be… Dragons  are  the ultimate hoarders after all… So open those newly reptilian eyes of yours and come along with the Adventure Hook guys (as well as the rest of those “walkin’ around” clerics) for a serious exploration of the otherwise absurdist realm of Cockaigne… and hopefully you won’t have to eat through a mile of custard to join them first… Banter Topic:  this episode the Adventure Hook guys serve up some more  Writing Advice for Game Masters, this time paying particular attention to the importance of structuring everything that you create centered around your player characters’  choices… And from first time Game Masters to veterans of countless RPG scenarios, there is still certain to be some bit of advice dispensed this episode to help any one of them hone their craft for this still  relatively  new art form of “collaborative storytelling”… and become the type of GM your players will honestly thank you for... Plus..! Enjoy hearing the guys unpack why the series finale of Game of Thrones likely felt so unsatisfying to viewers.  Hint: it’s got something to do with the banter topic… And for the record… the name of the other fruit tree treant (besides the lemon tree Sourlips) in Rob’s Blackspire setting is the apple tree called: “Ol’ Johnny Applecore”. Plus FYI, Rob’s also the one who actually came up with the name of Aaron’s folk hero character “Jack Shingleshoes “… :P HASHTAGS #hellblazer #cockaigne #DreamingofCockaigne #storytelling #worldbuilding #rpgmaker #writingforgames #planescape #chronepsis #bahamut #tiamat #paladine #takhisis #dnd #dungeonsanddragons #dungeons #dnd5e #podcast #dndpodcast #podernfamily #rpg #roleplaying #roleplayinggame #dndcharacter #rpgs #rpggames #tabletop #tabletopgames #tabletopgaming #tabletopgame #ttrpg #gaming #Combopod #gamer #gamers #ravenloft #pathfinder #callofcthulhu #d20 #fantasy #dungeonmaster #DM #GM #gamemaster #Cthulhu #Lovecraft #Lovecraftian #GeekCulture #PopCulture #magick #BlackspireRPG #newadventurehook LINKS