Happy Halloween! The demon has become a fantastic villain (or patron) in many TTRPGs, but their legalistic nature can sometimes feel overused. Join us this week as we analyze real accounts of medieval demons, how they behave, and how to get rid of them so that you can spice up your TTRPG this Halloween.

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Citations & References:

• Caesarius of Heisterbach. The Dialogue on Miracles. Translated by H. von E. Scott and C. C. Swinton Bland, Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1929. 2 vols. Broadway Medieval Library.
• Kuang, R. F. Katabasis. Harper Voyager, 2025.
• “A Rugrats Passover.” Rugrats. Nickelodeon, 13 April 1995.
• String music by szegvari, downloaded from freesound.org.

In this episode, we finish off the Lais of Marie de France and ask - what makes a medieval romance, and how can we apply that to our games and stories in fresh ways? How does medieval romance compare to modern fantasy romance?

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Citations & References:

• Marie de France. French Medieval Romances. Trans. Eugene Mason. 1911. Project Giutenburg. Read here.
• Second translation by S.A. Kline, Poetry in Translation. Read here.
• Gautier, Léon (1891) [1884]. "The Code of Chivalry". Chivalry. Translated by Frith, Henry. Routledge.
• Damon, S. Foster. “Marie de France: Psychologist of Courtly Love.” PMLA, vol. 44, no. 4, 1929, pp. 968–96. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/457705. Accessed 21 Sept. 2025.
• Lewis, C.S. Allegory of Love. Oxford University Press, 1958. Link.
• Moore, John C. “‘Courtly Love’: A Problem of Terminology.” Journal of the History of Ideas, vol. 40, no. 4, 1979, pp. 621–32. Link.

In this episode, we're joined by Chris and Wythe, the creators of Danse Macabre, to discuss their medieval horror TTRPG and how to create historical settings that feel both real and reasonable to a modern gamer. We discuss the concept of the "novum" in worldbuilding, medievalism, and why TTRPGs feel so set upon the Medieval Fantasy in this fantastic roundtable.

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Citations & References:

• Support the Danse Macabre Kickstarter here
• Play Danse Macabre: Prima Mors (the quickstart guide) - on Stillfleet, Itch, and DTRPG
• Find Chris at his website or @timespace.place on socials
• Find Wythe at Stillfleet.com or @stillfleet on socials
• Listen to Why We Roll on any podcast platform
• Tuchman, Barbara W. A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous 14th Century. Ballantine Books, 1978.
• Buehlman, Christopher. Between Two Fires. Ace Books, 2012.