Season 1
Episodes • 2018

1. Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)
53 minLou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
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2. Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)
56 minAmy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
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3. Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)
60 minBrian Murphy and Brennan discuss when to kill off PCs and reveal what's behind their DM screens.
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4. Playing in a Safe Space (with Erika Ishii)
60 minErika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
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5. Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)
53 minNoah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
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6. Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)
58 minMolly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly.
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7. Building Your Own Campaign Setting (with Matthew Mercer)
56 minMatthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
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8. Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)
51 minSatine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail.
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9. What to Do With a Nat 20 (with B. Dave Walters)
52 minB. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
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10. Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)
50 minMarisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
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11. Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)
54 minNick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC.
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12. Healing Through D&D (with Krystina Arielle)
47 minKrystina Arielle joins Brennan to talk about playing as the nervous newbie and the experienced one.
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13. Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (1)
65 minIfy Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season.
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14. Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (2)
63 minMatthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show.
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15. Introducing Horror to a Game with Ivan Van Norman
51 minIvan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
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16. Finding Fun in Failure with Siobhan Thompson
46 minSiobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
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17. Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell
62 minJack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
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18. Storytelling As a Game Master with Peter Warren
61 minPeter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.
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