Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Grinding Keep 01

Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Grinding Keep 01

Author: The Rancor's Brothel May 22, 2025 Duration: 58:32

After making a pact with a Chaos God, the party finds themselves on a quest to return an artifact known as the Enduring Light, which they are told is being held in a remote keep in the wilderness.  Yet upon arrival to the manse, something seems off.  And things don't get any better when they step across the threshold.

We begin The Grinding Keep, an adventure written by Marc Bruner for DCC Day 2024.

Starring 

Jeff

Daniel

Schroeder


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Author: Language: English Episodes: 100

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Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos - The Big Sleep 22 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos - The Big Sleep 19 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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Sandy Petersen's Cthulhu Mythos - The Big Sleep 17 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

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