Dungeon Problems!
Dungeon Problems is a podcast about puzzles and problems in TTRPGs. In recent years, there has seemed to be a negative stigmatism about puzzles and how difficult they can be. Here at Dungeon Problems, we hope to show that they can be great! Biweekly on Sundays, Ben, Erthos Creations, invites a guest to speak about their experiences and feelings about Puzzles. This schedule includes Actual Play D&D recordings, where players attempt to solve the Dungeons of Quandry. These short adventures are centered around puzzles. There will also be some Monster of the Week Games!
Episodes
Today's interview was... with myself
I deconstruct one of my favorite puzzles that I've seen... a puzzle from the 2000 D&D movie. There are three parts to this puzzle and I think I came up with some creative solutions to replicate it. Check it out and try some of it for yourself!
Please, if you enjoyed this leave a review or send me a message on social media because I would love to hear your thoughts!
The theme song was done by th...
I got the chance to interview Dungeonmaster Moms from Instagram and we got to explore playing TTRPGs with Children. We talk about how to make puzzles good for kids and taking those puzzles and making them work for adults.
She also faced two great puzzles, one of which was probably the hardest I've done yet!
Check her out on instagram at https://www.instagram.com/dungeonmastermoms/
and
https://gamemastermoms.com/
I got the absolute pleasure to interview Luke from Graycastle Press. He is an amazing author that has worked on several titles to aid players and DMs in exploring their roleplaying and creative ideas.
We talked about solo RPGs, solved two tough puzzles, and also talked about one of his favorite puzzles games!
Check him out at https://www.instagram.com/graycastlepress/ or https://www.graycastlepress.com/
An Interview Ryan McManus, Editor Extraordinaire
Ironically My audio is messed up in this interview (Possible the recording took the wrong input).
We talk about the different types of puzzles, Ryan's newishness to DMing and what he may struggle with puzzles with.
Check Out his Work for the Cast Party Podcast; he is the DM for their Nocturne Miniseries!
An actual play game of Monster of the Week! The hunters have come face to face with the Strangling Lotus! Are they able to defeat it and stop the threat to Oak Hallow?
Hunters
Amako- Played by Dani
Frey- Played by Allie
Maewhyn- Played by Bri https://www.instagram.com/fateswhisper/
Music Provided by EpidemicSound and Nerdimus Maximus Studios
An actual play game of Monster of the Week! After speaking with Jerome, the hunters heard a radio call saying that a strange tunnel has been found underneath the Post office. WIll they head there or are their sights set on the Water Treatment Plant?
Hunters
Amako- Played by Dani
Frey- Played by Allie
Maewhyn- Played by Bri https://www.instagram.com/fateswhisper/
Come back in two weeks for the conclusion!
An actual play game of Monster of the Week! The Mystery has ramped up as they make their way to the Post Office, hoping to find the monster responsible. When they get there will they find something they can't handle, or will their friendship save them.
Hunters
Amako- Played by Dani
Frey- Played by Allie
Maewhyn- Played by Bri https://www.instagram.com/fateswhisper/
Come back in two weeks for Part 4!
An actual play game of Monster of the Week! Three hunters who work for the Guild have found a job that was supposedly declined. They have managed to defeat this strange zombie-like creature and managed to find a few clues!
Hunters
Amako- Played by Dani
Frey- Played by Allie
Maewhyn- Played by Bri https://www.instagram.com/fateswhisper/
Come back in two weeks for Part 3!
An actual play game of Monster of the Week! Three hunters who work for the Guild have found a job that was supposedly declined. Unsure of why they make their way to Oak Hallow to figure out why some people have gone missing. Can they discover what is causing these disappearances?
Hunters
Amako- Played by Dani
Frey- Played by Allie
Maewhyn- Played by Bri
Come back in two weeks for Part 2!
The first-ever episode with two guest stars! Aphi and Artemis are two creators of content for the twitch channel The Valktare. Check out their thoughts on puzzles and see why it is so important to provide visuals for puzzles.
Find them on twitch at https://www.twitch.tv/thevaktare
I got the chance to sit down with DM Jeremy from Oldmenrollingdice and we had some fun! We discuss a whole lot of different TTRPGs and how some of the puzzles work for them. He brought some fun tactile puzzles... that sadly you won't get to see...
You can find him on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/oldmenrollingdice/
Or on twitch at
https://www.twitch.tv/dm_jeremy
I interview one of the players from my Dungeons of Quandary series, Chaotic Chris! He is the DM of the Chaosden Podcast and was great to chat with!
At the end of his puzzle solving he threw me for a little twist! Its very rare that I have to solve puzzles myself!
He can be found on Instagram at https://www.instagram.com/the_chaos_den_podcast/
The themesong was composed by the Dungeonmaestro on tiktok and Instagram!
An interview withTabletopmisfits! After joining him on his livestream a few months back, I got to bring him on to my podcast! He threw a curveball at me at the end of the episode, which was a fun way to end! His insight into how to improve puzzles and building puzzles into the world was phenomenal.
tabletopmisfits on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/tabletopmisfits/
https://www.twitch.tv/tabletop_misfits
Themeso...
An interview with Fire.and.Dice or Keith! I got to pick his brain about some of the earlier editions and how he views puzzles and D&D. With years of experience in D&D he has some great insight into what players should do when they are faced with Puzzles.
Fire.and.dice on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/fire.and.dice/
Themesong by the DungeonMaestro on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/thedungeonmaestro/
The Dungeons of Quandary are self-contained adventures filled with puzzles and Mysteries!
After the conversation with the Rakshasa, the adventurers decide to go and warn Dru and Isadora about the danger they may be in. With the herbalists section explored, where will they go next?
Players:
Mr. Baca (Babu)
Mr. Bluejibbles (Lerion)
Lion5kmr5k (Arlen)
DM:
Erthoscreations
Theme song compose...
The Dungeons of Quandary are self-contained adventures filled with puzzles and Mysteries!
The adventurers have survived a fight with a corpse flower, only to have met Dru the Herbalist whose pet it was. Can they continue questioning the herbalists and figure out how to help Ariana?
Players:
Mr. Baca (Babu)
Mr. Bluejibbles (Lerion)
Lion5kmr5k (Arlen)
DM:
Erthoscreations
Theme song compos...
The Dungeons of Quandary are self-contained adventures filled with puzzles and Mysteries!
After discovering that something isn't quite right with the members of the Worshippers, illusions that seem all too real, the party plans to meet with the other factions. Can the other factions be of use or are there problems to be solved with each one?
Players:
Mr. Baca (Babu)
Mr. Bluejibbles (Lerion)
Lion5kmr5k (Arlen)...
The Dungeons of Quandary are self-contained adventures filled with puzzles and Mysteries!
Last time our adventurers made their way into the dungeon and met with the 4 factions, after choosing to see what the Worshippers had to offer they found a few mysteries. The tortle Airiana wanted to meet her father, a member of the warlords, Ungwell. Harad wanted the party's help in usurping Osryum. When they went to find "The Lord" L...
The Dungeons of Quandary are self-contained adventures filled with puzzles and Mysteries!
""Curiosity Seekers, welcome to my humble home. You've come in search of a treasure that you desire but in order to receive it; you must solve my conundrum. Can you brave this new reality I create for you and figure out my puzzles?
People live trapped in an ancient dungeon with a portal that brings in new people and supplies. Four ...
You heard her first in the Dungeons of Quandary: Ghosthaven, now listen to my interview with Jibbly Jam! We talk about her experiences with the D&D group she runs that I am apart of and also come up with a classification for a new type of puzzles, "World-Lore Puzzles"
She does a wonderful job solving the puzzles I present her... even breaking one in an unexpected way!
Check her out on Instagram and Twitch as Jibbl...
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