'Sup, Schickheads! The White Plume Mountain deep dive wraps up with a raging case of instant super-tetanus, bellies full of crab boil & a haul of legendary weapons. Plus one 6-foot hookah for good measure. Cue the @dandillon.bsky.social cold open... critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/whi...

Who says you can't leave Barovia? Our holiday hiatus is the 1979 TSR module White Plume Mountain, written exactly one time and no more by Lawrence Schick. It's surely chock full of renegade, deranged, fanatical gnomes! critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/whi...

The Pit of Equal Justice Under the Law doesn't have the same ring to it.

December bonus content on Patreon! Tired of mawwiages that skip to the end? When man & wife isn't enough, try To Blave, the only reason for living. If that fails, the Dread Pirate Roberts is here for your soul! www.patreon.com/posts/prince...

Curse of Strahd Deep Dive #11: Til Decay Do us Part. As we wrap up Chapter 5, all is not well in Vallaki! Never mind the devil cult hobbyists or the rampaging tiger. The coffin maker has six secrets buried in the attic & they're waiting for a feast. critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/cur...

Curse of Strahd Deep Dive 10: That's So Wereraven. All will be well! Just avoid the man with the barbed devil arm & his collection of identical dolls. The incel wizard. The bone thief & his shovel. The priest with a secret. Keep smiling, because you must. critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/cri...

The werewolves finally make an appearance in the Curse of Strahd deep dive. And what an appearance.

November bonus content on Patreon! Close your eyes and picture a castle in a low-fantasy setting. A forest of thieves. Giant rats. A sword duel. Chances are you're actually picturing this movie, even if you don't remember you are. www.patreon.com/posts/prince...

Curse of Strahd Deep Dive Episode 9: Crypt Walk. Castle Ravenloft Final Level: Exit here for Entombed Enemies, Plot Devices, Bat Guano, and Bridal Returns. Trust me, you don't want to talk to customer service. critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/cri...

Curse of Strahd Deep Dive Episode 8: Innocents and Insensibility. A cape a day keeps the Dark Powers at bay! Never mind the young woman of unspecified age in the King's Bedchamber. Just don't use the bathroom if you value your privacy—or sanity. critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/cri...

October bonus content on Patreon! Break out the golden bathrobes and horny green mist. Lucy's little quadrouple and their stern, professorial dom turn into pretty effective vampire hunters, despite some initial setbacks. RIP Lucy, you would have loved the Saja Boys. www.patreon.com/posts/franci...

Curse of Strahd Episode 7: Now hiring at Castle Ravenloft! Feeling chained to your desk? Make it more than just a feeling, with a career that will last the rest of your life. Maybe even longer! critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/cri...

Curse of Strahd Episode 6: What horrors await within Castle Ravenloft? Marionettes, puppets & faceless dolls galore! Surely there's no metaphor here. As long as you never stop running to catch your breath, you'll be fine. critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/cri...

@criticallit.bsky.social 🎵Ra-ra Rahadin, slayer of the elven scene 🎵He really is a terrible guy! is this anything

Chapter 3 of Curse of Strahd reads like a Barovian Career Fair. Choose from: Trapped in Cellar, Doll-like Bride, Buried Father, Ground Into Pie. Or get your degree. You can major in Expectations Management or Accounting. critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/cri...

September Bonus Content is here for Patreon subscribers! Strahd has us in a chokehold, so we're vamping through 1992's Francis Ford Coppola's Bram Stoker's Dracula, a Keanu Reeves vehicle (not that one). Gary Oldman chews scenery & Winona Ryder in killer drip. www.patreon.com/posts/franci...

Chapter 2 of our Barovian tour closes with an illuminating look at Vistani leader Madam Eva that should have come much earlier! The Mad Mage is, and Strahd might just be the Demiurge of Gnostic myth. Hylics of the world unite! critical-lit.simplecast.com/episodes/cri...

There once was a peasant named Vlad Who felt neither happy nor sad With no soul inside T'wasn't grim when they died Though the dirt nap did drive them quite mad ^^^ This is our way of saying that in this new episode LIVE NOW we talk all about soulless Barovians without souls (and much more)!

August bonus content is here for Patreon subscribers! We wrap up our breakdown of The #DnD Movie: Honor Among Thieves. Don't let AI tell you it's spelled Honour—despite great work by the very British Regé-Jean Page. In fact, don't let AI tell you anything. #ttrpg www.patreon.com/posts/dungeo...

Our second episode on Curse of Strahd is live! We talked about the Tarokka deck, the kinda iffy portrayal of the Vistani, the provided adventure Hooks (s/o creeping fog), and Thee Death House

Calling all adventurers, storytellers, and gamers: the first episodes of Critical Lit are available for streaming now! Come along with our hosts as they dive into the good, the bad, and the many spike pits of the original Tomb of Horrors D&D adventure module. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c...