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S07E10 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE FOUR
May 19, 2026
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S07E09 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE THREE
May 14, 2026
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S07E08 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE TWO
Apr 10, 2026
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S07E07 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE ONE
Apr 5, 2026
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S07E06 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - OVERVIEW & CHARACTER CREATION
Mar 26, 2026
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| 5/19/26 |  S07E10 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE FOUR | This one's for the birds. We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rule set. | — | ||||||
| 5/14/26 |  S07E09 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE THREE | Healing the sick. Slaying hideous beasts. Tossing out quips like ninja stars. Is there anything this crew can't do? We learn more about the sprawling city and our protagonists' backstories, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rule set. | — | ||||||
| 4/10/26 |  S07E08 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE TWO | A bit of absolutely not ransoming the dark horse of one noble house, leads to our heroes' first descent beneath the city of Ptolus. Their objective - a mineral so rare that it takes Rob forever to find a picture of it to show us. We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's "Ptolus" city supplement for D&D, using the Dungeon World ruleset. | — | ||||||
| 4/5/26 |  S07E07 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE ONE | Our future heroes have barely arrived in the city of Ptolus, when they already get an offer of room and board. What luck! All they need to do is clean out the place first. What could go wrong? We play Monte Cook's "Ptolus" city supplement using the Dungeon World ruleset. | — | ||||||
| 3/26/26 |  S07E06 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - OVERVIEW & CHARACTER CREATION | We prepare for an extended foray into Monte Cook's monumental city supplement "Ptolus", using "Dungeon World". We begin with an overview of the system and the supplement, and jump right into character creation, with more than a few sidetracks down rabbit holes. | — | ||||||
| 3/18/26 |  S07E05 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - TERROR IN THE TREE | NOTE: This episode is unedited. All roads to our scheduled game of Ptolus were blocked due to a winter storm. So instead we bed down for the night in a forest for a quick one-shot of Alex Kurowski's "Terror in the Tree" for Dungeon Crawl Classics, from Goodman Games' "Dungeon Denizens Two Page Dungeon Delves". | — | ||||||
| 3/2/26 |  S07E04 - HORROR CINEMA CLASSICS - DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE? - PART TWO | The conclusion of our playthrough of Wayward Studios' forthcoming "Horror Cinema Classics" TTRPG. | — | ||||||
| 2/18/26 |  S07E03 - REVIEW - ARS MAGICA DEFINITIVE EDITION & TERROR FROM THE UNDERDEEP | In a change of pace, we sit down to discuss all things Ars Magica and review the forthcoming Definitive Edition from Atlas Games. We also take a brief look at the new D&D 5e giants campaign from Goodman Games, "Terror From The Underdeep".http://www.atlas-games.comhttp://www.goodmangames.com | — | ||||||
| 2/12/26 |  S07E02 - HORROR CINEMA CLASSICS - DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE? - PART ONE | What could be more horrifying than having our Halloween episode in February? Follow us into a murderous corn maze in rural Wisconsin and find out, as we take a stab at Wayward Studios' forthcoming "Horror Cinema Classics" TTRPG. | — | ||||||
| 1/16/26 |  S07E01 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - THE FALLEN GROVE (UNEDITED) | WARNING: This episode is unedited. Expect profanity, rambling off topic, wokeness, coughs, stammers, mistakes galore, and things that might be annoying or offensive some listeners (most likely both).In this episode we tackle Rick Maffei's "The Fallen Grove" from Goodman Games' "Two Page Dungeon Delves".PLEASE FOLLOW US IF YOU ENJOY THIS STUFF | — | ||||||
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| 8/21/25 |  S06E20 - THE FIFTH SEASON - STRESS FRACTURES - PART TWO | Murder threatens to tear the Nuveen comm apart, in part two of our playthrough of Green Ronin's forthcoming "The Fifth Season - Roleplaying in the Stillness" TTRPG, based on the "Broken Earth" trilogy by N.K. Jemisin | — | ||||||
| 7/21/25 |  S06E19 - THE FIFTH SEASON - STRESS FRACTURES - PART ONE | We explore the world of N.K. Jemisin's "Broken Earth" trilogy, inthe first part of our two part playthrough of Green Ronin's forthcoming "Fifth Season" Roleplaying Game. Expect rules mistakes. | — | ||||||
| 6/24/25 |  S06E18 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Seven | It's here at last! And we spared no expense, or cut no corner, to deliver the bedazzling finale of our playthrough of the classic TSR giants module, "The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief" by Gary Gygax. There's fire! Explosions! Giants! Expansve, painstakingly detailed sets that would rival "Ben Hur"! Orcs! Dancing! Fire! Fire! Fire! Audio only, so you'll have to take our word for it. But take our word for it. | — | ||||||
| 6/6/25 |  S06E17 - Dungeon Crawl Classics- The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Six | On the SIXth day of the SIXth month, we drop the SIXth (and clearly most cursed) installment of our DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's classic giants module. Repent after listening! | — | ||||||
| 5/15/25 |  S06E16 - Dungeon Crawl Classics- The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Five | The orc rebellion against the giants is in full swing, as our heroes delve deeper into the Steading of the Hill Giant Chief. | — | ||||||
| 5/2/25 |  S06E15 - Dungeon Crawl Classics- The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Four | The largest battle we've ever undertaken continues, in part four of our playthrough of the classic TSR giants module. | — | ||||||
| 4/24/25 |  S06E14 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Three | Part 3 of our level 4 DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's original 1978 D&D giants adventure. It's starting to get a little epic around here. | — | ||||||
| 4/18/25 |  S06E13 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Two | By the grace of Rance and Clint Howard, the party ventures deeper into the steading of the hill giants. Will they be any match for what horrors lie inside? Can they withstand Rob's terrible puns? Find out as we continue our DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's D&D classic. | — | ||||||
| 4/4/25 |  S06E12 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode One | Join us as we play the very first Dungeons & Dragons adventure module published by TSR way back in 1978. What could be more fun? Why, playing it as a level 4 DCC adventure, of course! Other podcasts may be slicker, younger and prettier than us. But what other TTRPG actual play is going to teach you about the works of Rance and Clint Howard? | — | ||||||
| 3/28/25 | S06E11 - The Fifth Season - Overview & Session Zero | This week we take a shambling and rambling look at Green Ronin's forthcoming "Fifth Season" roleplaying game, based on N.K. Jemisin's multi-award winning "Broken Earth" trilogy. | — | ||||||
| 3/14/25 |  S06E10 - Dungeons & Dragons - The Village of Hommlet - Episode Eight | "This is a really long playthrough" we hear you say. "When does it end?" Firstly, HOW DARE YOU? Secondly, it ends RIGHT HERE, in the final episode of our 5e actual play of Gary Gygax's intro to the Temple of Elemental Evil, The Village Of Hommlet. | — | ||||||
| 2/28/25 |  S06E09 - Dungeons & Dragons - The Village of Hommlet - Episode Seven | The sound of a dozen tramping, armored feet, followed by an ungodly thunderclap and a mysterious, thick mist billowing through the gaps surrounding it. This door's probably safe to open, right? Right? We continue our 5e playthrough of Gary Gygax's "The Village of Hommlet". | — | ||||||
| 2/22/25 |  S06E08 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Abbot Of The Woods | We take a break from Hommlet with a jaunt underground in Harley Stroh's level 3 DCC adventure. It's only six pages long! How hard can it be? | — | ||||||
| 2/11/25 |  S06E07 - Dungeons & Dragons - The Village of Hommlet - Episode Six | On a rare evening that we have a full complement of players, the party once more ventures into the bowels of the moat house, to investigate what lies beyond the two secret doors. | — | ||||||
| 2/3/25 |  S06E06 - Dungeons & Dragons - The Village of Hommlet - Episode Five | Our 5e playthrough of the Gygax classic continues. | — | ||||||
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