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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 27/09/2026

Join us as we make our first character for the Dungeon Crawler Carl Tabletop RPG. www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMR2... #DungeonCrawlerCarl #TTRPG

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Creating a character for the Dungeon Crawler Carl TTRPG (S6E3)

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nukehavoc.bsky.social @nukehavoc.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Zalerin — Nature’s Law, Cleric of Tanil -- was ready in time for today's monthly real-world #CastlesAndCrusades game.

A green-cloaked cleric wielding a mace stands on a character sheet. A set of green and gold dice appears next to him.

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 08/08/2026

Ken's Saturday RPG project is painting his cleric for his monthly Castles & Crusades real-world game (in which he's a player, not a GM). What's your weekend RPG project? #RPG #TTRPG #CastlesAndCrusades #RPGMinis

A green-cloaked cleric wielding a mace stands next to a set of green-and-black crystal dice.

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nukehavoc.bsky.social @nukehavoc.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

I'm looking for new RPG podcasts (conventional, audio-based podcasts) for my commute and my next Knights of the Dinner Table column. Post 'em if you got 'em. #Podcasts #Research #TTRPG

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 05/08/2026

Our Summer 2026 reading list is out. Do *you* have a summer reading list? If so, what's on it? #Books #SummerReading #SummerReadingList

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 02/08/2026

We venture back to Night City with Ken's unboxing of the Night City 2045 source book for Cyberpunk RED youtu.be/24eBsVXME64 #cyberpunk #cyberpunkRED #edgerunners #scifi #TTRPG #Unboxing

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Unboxing Night City 2045 #Cyberpunk

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 01/08/2026

Editing Lair's summer reading list episode ... which means it's time for more fun with transcription errors. The favorite so far? Dunkin' Idaho != Duncan Idaho Forget the spice. Dune runs on #Dunkin #SummerReading #Books

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Sticky Doodler 🖍️ Color Jam @stickydoodler.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

This bundle is selling like hotcakes! 🥞 Find out why the ENNIES created a new category for "Best Solo Game"... ✒️🎲 Try them for yourself ✅🗳️ Vote for your favorites 🗣️📢 Tell your friends We believe solo games offer something different and exciting. Play around and find out!

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Michael - InnocentGoblin TTRPGs @innocentgoblin.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

To celebrate the inaugural Best Solo Game category, we have all 5 games in one £20 bundle! This category is full of such fantastic games, it's an absolute honour to have Pirouette amongst them! itch.io/b/3797/2026-...

Ennies Best Solo Games bundle

£20 . over 50% off . every 2026 nominee

5 covers: Odyssey of the giant, Pirouette, Song of The Scryptwyrm, Spine, The Bonzai Diary

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 09/07/2026

We may or may not have done this. It may or may not have led to unintended consequences.

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 09/07/2026

We agree but if you did do 30' radius... 1. Players need multiple torches (encouraging them to consume resources faster) 2. It creates a more claustrophobic feel. 3. Leads to hilarious/horrific moments where players who weren't paying attention suddenly find themselves alone in the dark...

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 07/07/2026

The ten-foot pole is a staple of adventuring kits. Should it be? * Yes. It's an essential trap-finding & utility tool * No. It's an unwieldy waste of space * Well actually... (leave a comment) #DnD #EssentialGear

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 24/05/2026

We created 1d4 arctic hazards to challenge your Shadowdark players. Better bring a heavy coat, mittens, hot chocolate, and -- of course -- a 10' pole... #ShadowDark #DMTips #TTRPG www.youtube.com/watch?v=PiU5...

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d4 Arctic Hazards for Shadowdark (S5E16)

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 30/04/2026

Watching #dropouttv and working on out #dungeonjam dungeon this evening. What are you all up to?

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 26/04/2026

Our "Great Shadowdark Torchlight Debate" video on YouTube, in which we dive into the pros and cons of the two options. youtu.be/bmhAlrFqwuY #Shadowdark #ShadowdarkTips

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The Great Shadowdark Torch Debate (S5E15)

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 26/04/2026

The Shadowdark rules say torches throw light to a “Near” distance, which is 30 ft. But is that 30 ft. from the torchbearer (30′ radius, 60′ diameter) OR 30 ft. centered on them (15′ radius, 30′ diameter)? Let's vote. Which do you use in your game? #Shadowdark #ShadowdarkRules

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 25/04/2026

The Great Shadowdark Torch Debate: Just how much area *does* a torch light up in Shadowdark? youtu.be/bmhAlrFqwuY #ShadowdarkRPG #ShadowDark #GMTips #DMTips #RPGRules

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The Great Shadowdark Torch Debate (S5E15)

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 28/03/2026

Terrain, weather, and severe weather dice for RPG hex crawls. Because we needed more dice. No really, we needed more dice... youtube.com/shorts/63JnS... #hexcrawl #TTRPG #gmtips #dmtips

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Weather and Terrain Dice #DMTips #Hexcrawl

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 04/03/2026

Ken's prepping for an overland journey in his Shadowdark campaign, and thinking about weather. The weather "hex flower" approach at Goblin's Henchman is pretty cool: it's like a hexcrawl ... but for weather. goblinshenchman.wordpress.com/2019/06/03/h... #weather #hexcrawl #GMTools #CampaignPrep

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 12/01/2026

more pork != Mörk Borg Star Force != Starforged soul playing games != soul playing games hard-boared cutouts != card-board cutouts Captain Zlog != Captain's Log

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 12/01/2026

We're editing our next episode, in which we talk about solo role-playing games. Which, of course, means more fun with machine-generated transcripts. #Editing #Podcasts

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 12/01/2026

more pork != Mörk Borg Star Force != Starforged soul playing games != soul playing games hard-boared cutouts != card-board cutouts Captain Zlog != Captain's Log #Editing #Podcasts

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 10/01/2026

More fun with auto-generated transcripts. It's amazing how many variants of "Coromir" it can come up with. "Goryvyr" != Coromir "Cora Mill" != Coromir Quorumir != Coromir

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 07/01/2026

Rise and shine, campers! It's a Pop-Tarts and podcast editing kind of morning. :) On the agenda today: Part 2 of our "Crawl Out Through the Fallout" one-shot for #Fallout2d20

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 04/01/2026

Want a better chance? Need more successes? Use action dice to buy more dice. In our experience, it's fast and fun (it would be faster if we played more regularly :)) #Fallout #TTRPG

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 04/01/2026

#Fallout2d20 is Great Reason 1: Quick to Learn The Fallout 2d20 system is easy to pick up - you've got a target number based on an ability and a skill. Roll two d20s and try and get under the combined skill. That's a success. #Fallout #TTRPG

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 04/01/2026

d10 Reasons Fallout 2d20 Is Great is upon YouTube. Share and Enjoy! youtu.be/mmmLqz-LxFs

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d10 Reasons the Fallout RPG is Great (S5E10)

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 31/12/2025

Time to make the shorts. Love this quote from David, as he was GMing our ShadowDark actual play: "This is not a crocodile. It's a vampirodile." #ShadowDark #ShadowDarkRPG #ActualPlay

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nukehavoc.bsky.social @nukehavoc.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Work in progress: Swamp's Fork. Located at one of the forks in the Swamp River (a prominent waterway in the Mistmash), Swamp's Fork is a temporary town catering to the criminal element. #Greyhawk #Greyhawk76 #Cartography

An overhead view of a marshy river town called Swamp's Fork. It consists of a forked river, an island, two shores, and a number of tents.

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 30/12/2025

Debbie Plane != Demiplane "Remember to take your rat away" != "Remember to take your RadAway" #Editing #DumbThingsMyAiSaid

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 30/12/2025

We're editing our "d10 Reasons Fallout 2d20 is Great" episode. Captions have been pretty clean this time around but ...

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nukehavoc.bsky.social @nukehavoc.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

Lost Citadel of the Crimson Minotaur gets a lot of love because it's in the quick start rules. I've also seen a lot of talk about Trial of the Slime Lord (as a zero-level gauntlet).

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 21/12/2025

A hydra name generator, just in case you need to name your favorite multi-headed horror... #DnD #GamePrep www.fantasynamegenerators.com/hydra-names....

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Hydra names

Hydra name generator. 1000's of names are available, you're bound to find one you like.

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 21/12/2025

What's your favorite Shadowdark adventure / module? We're gathering ideas for a future episode, and would love feedback from our community. Obviously, we're partial to Raiders of the Hidden Temple, but there are a ton of other options out there. #shadowdark #ShadowdarkRPG

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nukehavoc.bsky.social @nukehavoc.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

Chill morning drinking coffee and recording a new season of Campaigns & Coffee with the @lairofsecrets.bsky.social crew. Our topics today: "Defining Cozy" and "Cozy Games" #podcast

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Lair of Secrets @sidepassages.com · 19/12/2025

The final episode of our Shadowdark: Raiders of the Hidden Temple actual play is up on YouTube and in the Lair of Secrets podcast feed. #Shadowdark #ActualPlay #TTRPG Share and enjoy! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y2HU...

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Raiders of the Hidden Temple, Part 3/3 (S5E9) #shadowdark

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