(not an actual play podcast)

The Analog Dungeon is a podcast exploration of the weird, punishing, and hilarious world of old school Dungeons & Dragons.

In each episode, host Russell Jones or Jeramy Pappas presents a dungeon module or adventure from the storied history of D&D and they make jokes about it.

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Episode 3, Part 1: The Kidnapping of Princess Arelina & The Revenge of Rusak
Jeramy Pappas Jeramy Pappas

Episode 3, Part 1: The Kidnapping of Princess Arelina & The Revenge of Rusak

Russell and Jeramy strap on their 3D glasses for a trip back to 80s, when D&D tried to leap off the page and onto your tabletop with 3D Dungeon Dragon Tiles and included adventures The Kidnapping of Princess Arelina and its sequel The Revenge of Rusak! With a haunted house where every sofa hides a monster and the bathroom has a secret backstage entrance, they trace a winding line from flimsy pop-out walls and googly-eyed monsters all the way to one of D&D most popular campaign settings, proving that sometimes even the goofiest gimmicks can leave a big mark on the game.

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Episode 2, Part 3: In Search of the Unknown
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Episode 2, Part 3: In Search of the Unknown

The finale of In Search of the Unknown sees a once orderly dungeon completely off the rails. Russell and Jeramy try to make sense of the Room of Doors (or is it a Room of Rooms?), marvel at the evil genius behind the teleportation room, and attempt to find out, once and for all, if they've been eating all these rocks for no reason.

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Episode 2, Part 2: In Search of the Unknown
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Episode 2, Part 2: In Search of the Unknown

Russell and Jeramy continue their delve into Castle Quasqueton, rifling through jars in a wizard's lab, inventing a few cursed magic items, and taking a detour through the infamous Room of Pools. Along the way they finally answer that age old question: what would YOU do with a pickled cat in a jar?

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Episode 2, Part 1: In Search of the Unknown
Jeramy Pappas Jeramy Pappas

Episode 2, Part 1: In Search of the Unknown

Russell and Jeramy dive into the murky waters of earliest D&D, beginning with a boatload of publishing drama, lawsuits, and a dungeon with a very funny name. Therein they meet the masters of the house: a pair of adventurers who were either legendary heroes or chaotic-neutral life partners

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Episode 1, Part 3: The Tomb of the Lizard King
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Episode 1, Part 3: The Tomb of the Lizard King

In the final part of the episode... we finally have a dungeon! Russell and Jeramy explore the actual place written on the front of the module, get poisoned, do some light reading, and discover the actually very cool secret of the Lizard King.

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