• Episode 43: How Campaign Length Changes How You Plan
    Feb 7 2026

    We talk a lot about long-term campaigns and one-shots, but we seldom talk about the middle ground! We (try) to get into it this episode, but quickly get sidetracked in realising that we ought to deep-dive into specific campaign lengths.

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    17 mins
  • Episode 42: Character Archetypes Vol. 1
    Jan 31 2026

    This is a new series we've been cooking up for a while where we talk about certain character archetypes and how best to provide for them at your tables. Each episode will cover 2 archetypes in depth. For this first one we're talking about the Face and the Tank

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    16 mins
  • Bonus Episode: Kishōtenketsu Storytelling Structure
    Jan 27 2026

    This is a preview of this month's bonus episode! You can find the full version on our Patreon.


    These bonus episodes are longer than our usual fare, at around 25-30 minutes each, and are where we dive deeper into topics too big to fit in a regular episode.


    Enjoy!

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    9 mins
  • Episode 41: New Year, New Character
    Jan 24 2026

    Losing your character sucks, except when it doesn't. This week we're talking about some of the reasons a player might actually enjoying seeing their character meet their end.

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    17 mins
  • Episode 40: The Strangest Thing of All
    Jan 17 2026

    We went into the studio early especially to record this while Stranger Things 5 is still topical. We have gripes about it, of course. It's not just the writing, it's not just the inaccurate D&D, it's the terrible writing *within* the show's D&D. Paddy has an axe to grind this time and the Duffer Brothers' heads are on the block!

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    16 mins
  • Episode 39: Diegesis
    Jan 10 2026

    This topic got us really excited when we hit upon it because it nails a concept that we've skirted around before but never quite had the language to address directly.

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    16 mins
  • Episode 38: The Role of Comedy in TTRPGs
    Jan 3 2026

    This week we're talking about the place comedy has in our home games. If you're anything like us, you like a laugh at the table, but how do you make sure it's not distracting or otherwise 'ruining' your game?

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    18 mins
  • Bonus Episode: The Impossible Problem
    Dec 29 2025

    We're releasing December's bonus episode completely for free!


    This episode goes into the business side of TTRPGs. We're talking about the inevitable tension between player-oriented and GM-oriented products and how it presents a fundamentally unsolvable dilemma.

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    26 mins