This week’s guest is Jarrett Crader of Space Penguin Ink, who’s on their 68th release! We talk Forbidden Psalms, Liminal Horror RPG, the Cairn 2E box set, The Ghosts of Zoazanna Mountain, Survivors of the Core Wars: an NPC deck for Mothership RPG, and Seas of Sand by Sam Sorensen

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MD 405 - H.O.M.E.: Sly Motherships w/ Jarrett Crader

On the top of a frozen mountaintop is H.O.M.E., the current nesting grounds of sentient spaceships called motherships. Each mothership lies hidden under the snow where it has burrowed a nest to incubate their kinderships in the cold. Nesting grounds can be found in any planet’s arctic conditions during their nesting season.

Each metallic black mothership is the size of a city, and has a birthing canal that slingshots out 1d4 kinderships at the conclusion of the birthing season. They launch out of this tube at rocket speed, flying into space before returning to their mothership.

The motherships defend themselves with a psychedelic avalanche of kaleidoscopic snow. When hit, you go on a psychedelic trip for 1d4 days. People use this as a recreational drug called S.N.O.W.

Snow Angels are a thrill-seeking hobbyist group that follows the motherships to their birthing grounds to have a big gay dance party surrounding the birthing event. They sell mag-boots specifically designed to traverse a mothership’s exterior and subdue the effects of psychedelic avalanches to recreational levels.

Kinderships are one-of-a-kind smaller sentient spaceships that can fit a crew of 2-10 people, depending on the ship’s proportions. They grow very slowly, over hundreds of years, to eventually become a mothership. They will stay with their parental mothership until they find a crew that’s worthy of them.

Art: Tiger Wizard Words: Steve Albertson

Story by: Andrew Bellury, Steve Albertson, Jarrett Crader

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Dungeon Cats: Tiger Wizard’s Ennie nominated, rules-lite TTRPG where you play feline adventurers is now available at Exalted Funeral.
• THE MEGA DUNGEON MEN EP: Our TTRPG fantasy meets hip hop album, The Mega Dungeon Men EP is now available on all streaming platforms.

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Mad Dungeon is hosted by Andrew Bellury, Steve Albertson and produced by Zach Cowan.

Music by Epic Levels and beat by Jay Domingo.

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This week’s guest is W.F. Smith of Prismatic Wastland. We talk about his new physical book Prismatic Wisdom & Barkeep on the Borderlands. We discuss his history with B2: Keep on the Borderlands (how Barkeep is a pseudo-sequel), pub crawls in Athens, GA, and how he’s a “pun-first” writer.

We briefly touch on his games: Big Rock Candy Hexcrawl Pamphlet, Trouble in Paradisa, and Wonky Willie's Authentic Interactive Extravaganza.

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MD 404 - Championship Belt of the Verdant Wastes w/ W.F. Smith

The Championship Belt of the Verdant Wastes was created by a primeval nature spirit named Creature of the Green. The belt has its own ecosystem of greenery, moss and fungus that’s seen with the naked eye, but on its surface is a civilization of microscopic mushroom folk called Foos.

Like professional wrestlers and gods, the belt gains its power through devotion to the wearer. You must complete a previous level before moving on to the next level.

Level 1: The Foos worship you as their god. When you walk, a trail of lush greenery follows your steps. As The Green Walker, you can be a savoir to the wastelands.

Level 2: A crowd is currently cheering you on. Conjure vines to create a pro wrestling stadium with a ring for 24 hours. You gain bonuses for performing rope maneuvers.

Level 3: You’re currently a verdant avatar for the Creature of the Green. Grow into a 300-foot tall plant kaiju that you control from the inside like a mech.

Art: Tiger Wizard Words: Steve Albertson

Story by: Andrew Bellury, Steve Albertson, W.F. Smith

ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Dungeon Cats: Tiger Wizard’s Ennie nominated, rules-lite TTRPG where you play feline adventurers is now available at Exalted Funeral.
• THE MEGA DUNGEON MEN EP: Our TTRPG fantasy meets hip hop album is out now.

JOIN OUR MAILING LIST by clicking the newsletter button at epiclevelsrapgods.com

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Epic Levels Mad Dungeon podcast, where we create system-neutral content using improv, comedy, and lifetimes wasted on roleplaying games.

You can support us via Patreon. Get nerd merch and stay up to date with socials: HERE

Mad Dungeon is hosted by Andrew Bellury, Steve Albertson and produced by Zach Cowan.

Music by Epic Levels and beat by Jay Domingo.

© 2025 Epic Levels. All characters in our adventures–even those based on real people–are entirely fictional.

This week’s guest is Rhodrick Magsino, owner and main designer of Alewood Games. We talk about the Baltimore indie TTRPG scene and how filmmaking and music production influence his game design. We dig into his games: Remember Frankie ,Traysikel: Ride or Die!, ARKYVR, OMENDROME, The Revolution Will.

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MD 403 - BeakMaster w/ Rhodrick Magsino

BeakMaster (they/them): This large bird creature has an excessive amount of beaks in their odd physiology that speak simultaneously. This hip hop bard shows up in markets and bazaars to sell you music albums in compact disc (CD) form. They have 1d6 albums for sale every time you meet. They’ll provide a CD player boombox with speakers or a personal unit with headphones with each purchase. Once you meet BeakMaster, they will always be around: at parties, on the street, in front of stores, at the bottom of dungeons, even in other dimensions. BeakMaster concerts have been world-changing events.

D6 Payments: The payment will change each time you meet BeakMaster.

1. A baked good
2. Your immortal soul
3. A gallon of your tears
4. All of your blood
5. Half of your liquid assets
6. A pack of crayons

D6 Albums: Each album is an hour long. When you listen to a full album with intention, you’re imbued with its special ability for 24 hours.

1. Self-titled: Get a mirror reflection of yourself.
2. Squawk Lobster: Gain a weirdly fashionable, feathery yet hard, carapace across your back.
3. Birds of a Feather Fight Together: A fighting bonus while in a phalanx-esque formation.
4. Various Artists: Forgets their name, identity and past.
5. Counting Crows’ Feet: Grow razor-sharp talons.
6. BeakBoxer Remix: Swaps bodies.

Art: Tiger Wizard Words: Steve Albertson

Story by: Andrew Bellury, Steve Albertson, Rhodrick Magsino

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ANNOUNCEMENTS

• Dungeon Cats: Tiger Wizard’s Ennie nominated, rules-lite TTRPG where you play feline adventurers is now available at Exalted Funeral.
• THE MEGA DUNGEON MEN EP: Our TTRPG fantasy meets hip hop album.

MAILING LIST at epiclevelsrapgods.com

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You can support us via Patreon.

Get nerd merch and stay up to date with socials: HERE

Mad Dungeon is hosted by Andrew Bellury, Steve Albertson and produced by Zach Cowan.

Music by Epic Levels and beat by Jay Domingo.

© 2025 Epic Levels. All characters in our adventures–even those based on real people–are entirely fictional.