Lou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
Amy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
Brian Murphy and Brennan discuss when to kill off PCs and reveal what's behind their DM screens.
Erika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
Noah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
Molly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly.
Matthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
Satine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail.
B. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
Marisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
Nick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC.
Krystina Arielle joins Brennan to talk about playing as the nervous newbie and the experienced one.
Ify Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season.
Matthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show.
Ivan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
Siobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
Jack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
Peter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.
Freddie Wong joins Brennan to talk shifting tones, keeping stakes high, and the power of audio.
Brennan and Aabria talk about remote DMing, leaving room for improv, and how to fail.
Omega Jones (aka CriticalBard) joins Brennan to talk merging music with D&D and more.
Kelly Lynne and Brennan talk storytelling, representation, and dungeoncrawling inside an octopus.
Jennifer and Brennan talk accessibility, communication, and the importance of breaks. Check out the Accessibility in Gaming Resources here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZFSXz-Yva1KZAsP7NblCdkoiQ6RcjxSV2gj98eXusJs/edit?usp=sharing
Orion Black joins Brennan to talk actualplay vs. shows and more.
Alicia Marie joins Brennan to talk accessibility in gaming, overcoming social insecurity, and more.
Caldwell Tanner joins Brennan, to discuss being Murph & Emily's friend and DMing.
Emily joins Brennan to talk chaos, DMing, music, and more.
Honey and Dice joins Brennan to talk self-care, the intimidation of D&D, learning to say no.
Rude Tales of Magic's Branson Reese joins Brennan to talk shop.
Tanya joins Brennan to discuss Into the Motherlands, TTRPGs, and more.
Deborah joins Brennan to talk choices, rewriting your past, and wise villains.
Jasmine Bhullar joins Brennan to talk vile villains, running games on camera, and more.
Becca Scott joins Brennan to talk horror, one-shots, and Um Actually.
Benjamin Scott (aka Puffin Forest) joins Brennan to talk D&D, animation, and more.
Game designer Gabe Hicks joins Brennan to talk about building & tweaking games and more.
Griffin talks with Brennan about getting into 5e and finding what's important in storytelling.
Travis joins Brennan to talk theater of the mind, player choices, and more.
Dael Kingsmill joins Brennan to talk homebrew, running games, and more.
Carlos Luna joins Brennan to talk improv, D&D, and more.
The Rotating Heroes' Podcast's Zac Oyama stops by to talk DMing, being ready, and more.
Daniel Kwan joins Brennan to talk representation, using TTRPGs to educate, and more.
LaTia joins Brennan to talk DMing vs. being a player character, Rivals of Waterdeep, and more.
Diana Gaeta joins Brennan to talk writing, TTRPGs, and more!
Join the Party's Eric Silver joins Brennan to talk dinner / DMing parallels and more.
Persephone Valentine joins Brennan to talk DMing origins, discovering yourself, and paladins vs. sorcerers.
Ross Bryant joins Brennan to discuss improv, theater of the mind, and Tide pods filled with chili.
Connie Chang joins Brennan to talk GMing influences, world building, and metal dice.
Matthew Mercer returns to the show to talk logistics, butterfly wing effects, and worldbuilding.
Lou Wilson returns to the show to talk GM growth, dice variety, and face masks.
Sam de Leve joins Brennan to talk about being a jock-nerd, opera, and chosen one narratives.
Aabria Iyengar returns to the show to talk about how she deals with the pressure of running large campaigns, emotional world building, and how to play as unlikable characters.
Johnny Stanton joins Brennan to talk about using D&D as a creative outlet, why he loves DMing for new players, and how much gum should come in a pack.
Jasmine Bhullar returns to the show to talk setting expectations, how she creates NPCs, and min-maxing.
Sam Reich joins Brennan to talk creative north stars and why failure is more interesting than success.
Rekha Shankar joins Brennan to discuss how improv is like solving a puzzle and why Frasier is the best tv show. Content Warning: Misophonia (chewing, mouth sounds) - [45:16-1:11:50]
Ify Nwadiwe returns to the show to talk about his nerdy origins and which D&D class is the horniest. Content Warning: Misophionia (mouth sounds, gagging) [47:46-48:39]
Zac Oyama returns to the show to talk railroading versus sandboxing and why you can't be polite in improv.
Anjali Bhimani joins Brennan to discuss speculative fiction and why actors should play TTRPGs. Content Warning: Misophonia (Crunching, eating sounds) [throughout 1:02:19 - 1:13:33]
Brian David Gilbert joins Brennan to discuss lore and why all sandwiches should be pressed. Content Warning: Misophonia (Chewing) [throughout 42:19-59:00]
Izzy Roland joins Brennan to discuss her D&D origins, romance in TTRPG, and The Real Housewives. Content Warning: Misophonia (Sloshing) - [42:34-42:51] Misophonia (Chewing, crunching - throughout) - [43:00-55:10] Emetophobia (Retching, disgust) - [43:11-44:15, 47:51-48:06] Misophonia (Burping) - [ 48:44-48:51, 59:03 -59:08, 1:03:27-1:04:04]
