I was talking with my one of my kids about Day 11 of the RPGaDAY 2025 Challenge which has the topic of Flavor (or Flavour for those using the British spelling). I was wondering if I could do another review of a Dungeons and Dragons cook book. However I did not have one available (or read). My kid reminded me of an anime series that we watched a few years ago that screamed “RPG campaign” that would fit this topic. The anime is called Delicious in Dungeon.
The storyline is about a dungeon next to a town that supplies all of the adventurers with supplies for their expeditions. One party gets attacked by a dragon who swallows a sister of one of the party members. This human fighter wants to return to the dragon’s lair and rescue his sister before she is digested. However in the unsuccessful attack against the dragon, they lost all of their supplies. The party is unable to re-supply without any money (they were teleported away at the last minute by the magic-using sister), so the decide to eat the monsters they slay to on their way down to the lower levels. This attracts the attention of a dwarf fighter who is also an excellent cook. He loves the idea of forging while adventuring. There is several discussions about party unity, RPG tactics and how the party can handle monsters that scare first-level characters. When they talk about preparing the monsters, it’s like watching a cooking film.
I found the humor in this fantasy anime was quite enjoyable. Each episode title was a food concept. The concept was unique and I’m surprised that there hasn’t been any posts about the RPG stats for each character. If you are looking for Inspiration, then check out this anime on Netflix.
Phil H on MeWe gave me some feedback on my Explore entry to the RPGaDAY challenge. He was reading the Twilight Imperium RPG and it got his mind thinking. He wasn’t impressed with the RPG system, but he converted it to a D6 based system and he really wants to run it. Please keep the feedback coming everyone.
Have you found any food inspired RPG story lines? Tell me about it. This article is open for discussion on the TardisCaptain dot Com Discord server. You can also email me at Carl (at) TardisCaptain.com with any comments.
