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Adventurers, alight! Veteran gamemaster Brennan Lee Mulligan dives deep into role-playing games, with tips for everyone from first-time players to other pros.
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Episode 1
Lou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
Episode 2
Amy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
Episode 3
Brian Murphy and Brennan discuss when to kill off PCs and reveal what's behind their DM screens.
Episode 4
Erika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
Episode 5
Noah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
Episode 6
Molly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly.
Episode 7
Matthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
Episode 8
Satine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail.
Episode 9
B. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
Episode 10
Marisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
Episode 11
Nick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC.
Episode 12
Krystina Arielle joins Brennan to talk about playing as the nervous newbie and the experienced one.
Episode 13
Ify Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season.
Episode 14
Matthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show.
Episode 15
Ivan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
Episode 16
Siobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
Episode 17
Jack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
Episode 18
Peter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.
