Tenkar's Tavern: The Tavern Chat Podcast had 400 Downloads on August 1st

Thursday, August 2, 2018

The Tavern Chat Podcast had 400 Downloads on August 1st - Thank You!

Yep, that little graphic shows that The Tavern Chat Podcast had 400 downloads on August 1st, 2018. That is a new high water mark for the podcast and I am simply floored. Thank you.

The Tavern's Discord server has over 700 members (722 to be exact) and the Facebook Community has well over 2,100 members.

As for the "backwater blog" known as Tenkar's Tavern, I'm still averaging two to three posts a day. Did I mention the Tavern's Patreon hit 40 members earlier tonight?

I'm simply thrilled to see all the numbers showing growth. A growing, vibrant community is what we want for The Tavern and I see that happening on all fronts.

Again, thank you :)

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Kevin S.August 3, 2018 at 12:38 AM
Do those numbers count people who streamed the episodes online instead of downloading them?
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Believe me when I say I have them all in dead tree format. I have OSRIC in full size, trade paperback and the Player's Guide. I have LL and the AEC (and somewhere OEC, but I can't find it at the moment). Obviously I have Basic Fantasy RPG. Actually, I have the whole available line in print. Way too much Castles & Crusades. We all know my love for the DCC RPG. I even have Dark Dungeons in print, the Delving Deeper boxed set, Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. BOTH editions of LotFP's Weird Fantasy and some dead tree copies of the Greyhawk Grognards Adventures Dark & Deep

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The Tavern Chat Podcast had 400 Downloads on August 1st - Thank You!

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