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Ship of the Dead Podcast

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Ship of the Dead Podcast
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  • Ship of the Dead Podcast

    Lost to the Locker Deep Dive

    04/01/2026 | 1h 11 mins.
    Down Among The Dead
    Mega Map pack & Art

    Raymond Lillard: croboy1981
    Raptor Ruckus

    Teenage Mutant Tunnel Goons - JP Coovert
    Mondo Gecko Record
    Sewer Scum kickstarter
    Knight of the 7 Kingdoms
    Mythic Bastionland
    Cosmere RPG
    Knock
    Matrix Experience
    Geeky Teas
    Magical Industrial Revolution - Skurples
    Mordenheim
    Daggerheart
    Trapped in the Tropics
    Graves Left Wanting - Carl Druid
    Frontier Scum
    Bill and Ted’s Bogus Journey
    Tales from Monkey Island
    Archon Games

    Credits
    Music: Alexander Miller
    Editing: Matt Kepler
    Producing: Tyler Stratton

    Get Episodes 1 week early on Limithron's Patreon
  • Ship of the Dead Podcast

    Elements of Great RPG adventures feat. Professor Dungeon Master and Brad Kerr

    03/25/2026 | 1h
    Luke
    PAGE
    Skullfungus patreon
    Neverland
    Tomb of Black Sand
    Alien RPG
    Rapture Protocol

    Professor Dungeon Master
    Dungeon Craft Youtube
    Dungeon Craft Patreon
    Dungeon Craft Facebook Group
    Deathbringer
    Shadowdark
    PDM Top 10 Products 2025
    Runehammer pamphlet on Drivethru
    Roll for Combat (Publisher)
    Halls of the Blood King - OSE (Adventure)
    Warhammer Fantasy RPG (System)
    Blade Runner (Start Set)

    Brad Kerr
    https://bradkerr.net/
    The Dream Shrine (Adventure)
    Swamp World (Adventure)
    Yeast Ghouls (Adventure)
    Between 2 Cairns (Podcast)
    Between 2 Cons (Conventions)
    Necrotic Gnome (Publisher)
    OSE (System)
    Mausritter (estate box set)
    Mythic Bastionland
    Dolmenwood - The book of Lairs
    The Black Hack
    Winters Daughter - Gavin Norman
    Black Wyrm of Bransford - Chance Dudinack
    Nate Treme - The Moldy Unicorn (Haunted Almanac)
    Marvel Superheroes RPG (System)
    Tephrotic Nightmares (Adventure / Box)

    Music:

    Grant Green - Idle Moments

    Rumors - Fleetwood Mac

    Tusk - Fleetwood mac

    Tango in the Night - Fleetwood Mac

    Justine Jones

     

    Credits
    Music: Alexander Miller
    Editing: Matt Kepler
    Producing: Tyler Stratton

    Get Episodes 1 week early on Limithron's Patreon
  • Ship of the Dead Podcast

    Into The Maelstrom Deep Dive

    03/18/2026 | 1h 9 mins.
    Down Among the Dead (Book)

    Adventure Ledger
    Map Ledger

    Luke:
    MTG Commander Slime Decks (Deck)
    Willow (Movie)
    Zadok - Shadow over Innsmouth (Book)
    Joseph R. Lewis (Author)
    Secret of Monkey Island (Video Game)
    Mike Shea - Ravenloft (Blog)
    The Monsters Know What They’re Doing (Article)

    Keith Ammann (Author) Blog here: Spy and Owl
    Penny Dreadful | Timothy Dalton is Sir Benjamin Murray (Character)
    Toccata and Fugue in D Minor (Song)
    Hamilton (Musical)
    Hocus Pocus (Movie)
    Bram Stoker’s Dracula (Movie)
    Red Hook - HP Lovecraft (Book)
    Red Hook Games (Studio)
    A Thousand Thousand Islands (RPG)

    Tyler Stratton:
    Cosmere RPG
    The Stormlight Archive (Book)
    Nightmare Over Ragged Hollow (Adventure)

    Abby Wentzel:
    MTG: Lorwyn (Deck)

    Chapter Markers

    0:00 Intro

    0:38 What Is Into the Maelstrom

    2:15 Adventure Overview

    5:02 The Cursed Ship

    7:40 The Vampyrate Theme

    10:32 Major NPCs

    14:18 Running the Adventure

    18:07 Key Encounters

    22:46 Tips for Harbourmasters

    27:12 Player Experience

    31:45 Spoilers & Secrets

    36:20 Final Thoughts

    Credits
    Music: Alexander Miller
    Editing: Matt Kepler
    Producing: Tyler Stratton

    Get Episodes 1 week early on Limithron's Patreon
  • Ship of the Dead Podcast

    State of the OSR at PAGE 3

    03/11/2026 | 44 mins.
    Philadelphia Area Gaming Expo

    Kelsey Dionne

    Andrew Bellury (Tiger Wizard)

    Levi Combs

    Robert Conley

    Luke Stratton

    Clark Peterson (Necromancer Games)
    Wilderlands of High Fantasy (Judges Guild)
    One Page Dungeons (Contest)
    Mad Dungeon (Podcast)
    Exalted Funeral (Publisher)

    Knock! (Magazine)
    Rise Up Comus (Blog)
    His Majesty the Worm (RPG)
    Prismatic Wasteland (Blog)
    The Dungeon Dozen (Resource Book)
    Operation Unfathomable (Adventure)

    Into the Wyrd & Wild (Resource Book)
    Into the Cess & Citadel (Resource Book)
    Substack

    Darkspace (RPG)

    Mythic Bastionland (RPG)
    Vagabond (RPG)
    Erol Otus (Designer)
    Skullfungus (Creator)

    Chubby Funster (Youtube)
    ShadowRim (Setting)
    ShadowSun
    Hârn - Columbia Games (Setting / RPG)
    Ars Magica 5th Edition (RPG)

    The Broken Empires (RPG)
    Questing Beast We need to talk about Goodman Games (Video)
    Joseph R. Lewis (Writer)

    Glass Cannon: Shadowdark (Podcast)

    Fight On! (Magazine)

    Credits
    Music: Alexander Miller
    Editing: Matt Kepler
    Producing: Tyler Stratton

    Get Episodes 1 week early on Limithron's Patreon
  • Ship of the Dead Podcast

    How To Be a Great GM with Mike Shea

    03/04/2026 | 54 mins.
    Mike Shea
    Return of the Lazy Dungeon Master (Book)

    Mike’s Notes:
    Level up Advanced 5e by EN World Publishing (System)
    The City of Arches (Campaign Setting)
    Ozymandias (Poem)
    Forge of Foes (Book)
    Tales of the Valiant (System)

    Other:
    Dragonbane (RPG)
    Daggerheart (RPG)
    Numenera (RPG)
    Shadowdark (RPG)
    Shadowdark - Cursed Scroll 1
    Dolmenwood (RPG)

    Lazy RPG Talk Show Dolmenwood Spotlight – Lazy RPG Talk Show
    The Dark Caribbean (Campaign Preview)

    Top Tips to Prep as a GM - Lazy Dungeon Master

    Prep what you need, and kill the things that aren't helping.

    Prepare to improvise.

    Have a system, a process.

    The first time you interact with a NPC, have the player describe something about them.

    Other Tips:
    What is Quantum Ogre (Article)
    Popcorn Initiative
    Foundry VTT
    Owlbear Rodeo (VTT)
    5e Artisanal Database (Sly Flourish's)
    Game Icons (Graphics)
    Dwarven Forge (Terrain)
    Ghosts of Saltmarsh (Adventure)
    Limithron PAX Unplugged Mega-Game (Video)
    Obsidian (App)
    Notion (App)
    Castle Ravenloft in Shadowdark (Sly Flourish Article)
    Down Among the Dead (Expansion)
    Crypts of Karigulon (Adventure)

    Draw Steel (RPG)
    CROWS (RPG)
    Invasion from the Planet of Tarrasques (Adventure)

    Credits
    Music: Alexander Miller
    Editing: Matt Kepler
    Producing: Tyler Stratton

    Get Episodes 1 week early on Limithron's Patreon

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About Ship of the Dead Podcast

Limithron's Ship of the Dead, a tabletop roleplaying game podcast with a strong focus on pirate themed games, Dungeons & Dragons, and OSR/NSR games like Mörk Borg and Mothership. GM tips & tutorials, industry interviews, actual plays, and more. Hosted by battle map artist and Pirate Borg creator Luke Stratton (Limithron). Support at www.limithron.com/patreon.
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