The Smiling Fox

The Smiling Fox

The Smiling Fox is an unofficial Mythic Bastionland podcast.

Episodes

  1. 12/07/2025

    Ep 5 - The Art of War

    Show notes:Mythic Bastionland was created by Chris McDowall https://bastionlandpress.com/products/mythic-bastionland-hardback-book-plus-pdf Our intro music is "Medieval" by Ptibec https://openverse.org/audio/1f62fd74-2742-45de-b6eb-79f9dbbddb3a and is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Our outro music is "Medieval Victory Epic (Version 1)" by makesound https://openverse.org/audio/794859e7-c63c-466e-9f76-631e1e01e098 and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. The music "(Bossa Nova Loop) Thank You for Shopping!" by plasterbrain https://freesound.org/people/plasterbrain/sounds/464924/ is licensed under Creative Commons 0. Timings:00:00 Intro01:00 Decisive combat02:54 Combat rules and characters04:33 Narrating combat06:00 Bad rolls08:28 Combat environments11:15 Mortal wounds and scars17:06 Leaving characters exposed18:48 Impairing weapons24:16 Creative gambits27:30 Focus29:24 Warband combat32:36 Bonus attack dice38:45 Memorable fights46:14 You be the Judge!54:44 Outro Discussed on the show:Decisive combat https://www.bastionland.com/2017/05/decisive-combat.htmlHeld Kinetic Energy in Old School Combat Arenas https://falsemachine.blogspot.com/2017/07/held-kinetic-energy-in-old-school.htmlImpairing Impairing https://www.bastionland.com/2025/07/impairing-impairing.htmlHouse rule idea: Giant creatures as Warbands (u/Jack_Shandy) https://www.reddit.com/r/MythicBastionland/comments/1oycio1/house_rule_idea_giant_creatures_as_warbands/ Find the hosts at:Brian https://luckroll.blogspot.com/William https://halfawormandabittenapple.blogspot.com/Horst https://blackcitygauntlet.blogspot.com/

    55 min
  2. 11/03/2025

    Ep 4 - Storytelling

    Show notes:We're joined by Thomas Manuel to discuss his recent actual play. You can find Thomas at:Yes Indie'd Podcast https://open.spotify.com/show/1B1W6XzutFweJPW88L3PxkIndie RPG Newsletter https://ttrpg.in/Rascal https://www.rascal.news/ His Mythic Bastionland games:First story arc: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNuXiEYyM4itTXztUsIXmD6JG4w_FGWXcSecond story arc: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNuXiEYyM4isMPsTSspN-mdScWt2E9l2T His referee, Judd Karlman https://githyankidiaspora.com/mythic-bastionland/His liege, MadJay https://playfearless.substack.com/ Mythic Bastionland was created by Chris McDowall https://bastionlandpress.com/products/mythic-bastionland-hardback-book-plus-pdf Our intro music is "Medieval" by Ptibec https://openverse.org/audio/1f62fd74-2742-45de-b6eb-79f9dbbddb3a and is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Our outro music is "Medieval Victory Epic (Version 1)" by makesound https://openverse.org/audio/794859e7-c63c-466e-9f76-631e1e01e098 and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. Timings:00:00 Intro01:52 Thomas' campaign06:19 Connections and relationships10:15 Rolling a knight12:23 Being a good player15:50 The Smiling Fox play by post17:51 Play style19:57 Improv23:57 Myths for challenge and flavour31:59 Combat!37:19 Fostering player creativity41:23 Sharing the map44:09 Collaborative descriptions47:21 First time GMs51:36 Duelling as a highlight52:30 Preferred number of players54:41 You be the Judge!1:02:58 Outro Discussed on the show:Interview with Prismatic Wasteland https://open.spotify.com/episode/6hsUWciOWZ7MKivI0KWRsmSticky encounters https://www.prismaticwasteland.com/blog/encounter-checklist Find the hosts at:Brian https://luckroll.blogspot.com/William https://halfawormandabittenapple.blogspot.com/Horst https://blackcitygauntlet.blogspot.com/

    1h 4m
  3. 10/05/2025

    Ep 3 - Once Upon a Time

    Show notes:We're joined by Jesse from https://beardmancerbungalow.blot.im/. See the links below for his tools and magic system for Mythic Bastionland. Mythic Bastionland was created by Chris McDowall https://bastionlandpress.com/products/mythic-bastionland-hardback-book-plus-pdf Our intro music is "Medieval" by Ptibec https://openverse.org/audio/1f62fd74-2742-45de-b6eb-79f9dbbddb3a and is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0. Our outro music is "Medieval Victory Epic (Version 1)" by makesound https://openverse.org/audio/794859e7-c63c-466e-9f76-631e1e01e098 and is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 3.0. Timings:00:00 Intro00:49 Seasonal events13:20 Fruitful mistakes16:42 The feel of the seasons18:53 Hesitation for advancing time27:18 Winter36:02 Pursuits between seasons43:26 Advancing to the next age51:20 Running an open table55:10 Summoning the seers59:40 Runic Bastionquest1:12:18 You be the Judge!1:24:38 Changing the realm over time1:33:53 Outro Discussed on the show:Jesse's Visual Calendar https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1i28AJO0uOawgDqserlWLfq-MTLdncXzMfvyEHdt1Ghs/edit?usp=sharingMythic Calendar https://www.bastionland.com/2024/10/a-mythic-calendar.htmlMythic Magic System https://beardmancerbungalow.blot.im/runic-bastionquestSpeedrune https://erinking.itch.io/speedrunePendragon https://www.chaosium.com/pendragon-rpg/The Winter Phase https://philgamer.wordpress.com/2024/06/20/lets-study-pendragon-6e-core-rulebook-part-7-the-winter-phase/ Find the hosts at:Brian https://luckroll.blogspot.com/William https://halfawormandabittenapple.blogspot.com/Horst https://blackcitygauntlet.blogspot.com/

    1h 35m

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