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DragonLance Chronicles

Atomic Peanut Butter Group

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Atomic Peanut|Butter Group presents DragonLance Chronicles a Dungeons & Dragons 5e livestream, where we play through the classic DragonLance modules with all new characters. But don't worry! Your favorite characters from the modules and books appear as NPCs - often in surprising situations.
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For over 15 years, New Jersey native/Los Angeles-based Terrance Pryor has worn many hats in the music industry as a music blogger, music producer, and a radio host. In 2019, they began the blog MP3s and NPCs as a way to combine their love of music and gaming. With this podcast, Terrance, who can be seen on AXS TV’s Daytime Emmy-nominated program Music’s Greatest Mysteries, will discuss the latest news in gaming while showcasing some great musical talent from around the world. Contact Terranc ...
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A podcast dedicated to all of the wonderfully confusing, complex, and interesting lore in the Dragon Age universe. Co-created and co-hosted by Teecup and Shecup, who you may also know as The Cups or Austin and Shelby. We'll jump into topics like the many different gods and cultures throughout Thedas, the history of each country, the Blight, Fen'Harel's real ambitions, character deep dives, and so much more. We'll also be answering all of your questions and talking about all of your favorite ...
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Tea&D

Tea&D

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Welcome to Tea&D! Come along on a Dungeons and Dragons actual play adventure packed with hot NPCs, hot and chaotic PCs, and plenty of piping HOT tea. Join Dungeon Master Erica J Fletcher and players Olivia Keena Ross, Paige Elizabeth Allen, Michael Scott Artuso and Chris Lau as they embark on a campaign full of dungeons and dragons and, most importantly, drama!
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Adventure AI: A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast Inspired by ChatGPT Adventure AI is where Dungeons & Dragons meets artificial intelligence. Each season features a self-contained, one-shot adventure created with help from ChatGPT and brought to life by a cast of friends, voice actors, and chaotic dice rolls. We explore how AI can fuel creativity at the table. From building wild NPCs and epic plot twists to crafting entire fantasy worlds. Whether you're a DM looking for new ideas or a player who lo ...
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Welcome to NADDPOD! Join Dungeon Master Brian Murphy as he leads players Emily Axford, Caldwell Tanner and Jake Hurwitz on a comedic, actual-play adventure through the realms of Bahumia and Beyond. The show also features a score composed and performed by Emily Axford. This team has created a variety of D&D campaigns, as well as numerous other series such as DUNGEON COURT and 8-BIT BOOK CLUB. They also occasionally hit the road and roll dice live on stage.
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This is a campaign that began on January 1st of 2025. The game uses Dungeon Crawl Classics Rule set and takes place in Gavin Norman's wonderful Dolmenwood campaign setting. I have taken the time to output the Discord 'in-character' chat logs, format them, and import them into ElevenLabs to assign voices to the different PCs, NPCs, and narrations. Please be aware that there are !!!SPOILERS!!!, and that Gavin Norman's prose is often copy and pasted into descriptions. The rotating cast of playe ...
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Learn how to be a better DM (Dungeon Master) so you can tell better stories for yourself and your friends. Learn things like how to start a campaign, how to create realistic NPCs, how to move the plot along, and how and why to use session 0's for your party. Join hosts Justin Lewis, Cayden Ottley and Tanner Weyland as they distill all the DM tips, tools and resources for the beginner DM, for the DM with a few years of experience and for the Forever DM who's been playing for 20 years. If you' ...
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Simulated Sages

Dragos Mocanu

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Simulated Sages Podcast – The future is here, and it’s glitching. 🚀🧠 Dive into wild debates on AI, reality shifts, and whether we’re living in a cosmic RPG. Are we the players or just NPCs in a coded illusion? If you love mind-blowing theories, simulation hacks, and questioning EVERYTHING, this is your podcast. Plug in, wake up, and let’s break the system. 🔥🎙️
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Zero Fox Left

Fox McKenna

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The living embodiment of toxic masculinity and your source for unadulterated skepticism, cooking of sacred cows, hate speech, and misgendering. USA Born Russian Bot, Troll, Nemesis to NPCs and Slayer of SJWs 🦊🐻🇺🇸 Support this podcast: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/zerofox/support
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Wizards of Eem

James Parks, Ben Costa

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Wizards of Eem is a podcast hosted by Ben Costa and James Parks, lifelong friends and the creative duo behind the graphic novel series Rickety Stitch and the Gelatinous Goo (Knopf / Random House), the middle-grade series Dungeoneer Adventures (Aladdin / Simon and Schuster), and the tabletop roleplaying game Land of Eem (Exalted Funeral). Join Ben Costa and James Parks as they dive into the art of storytelling, tabletop game design, and the creative industries they love. This podcast offers a ...
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The Kids Table

Fantastic Productions

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The Kids Table is a family-friendly and kid-led actual-play Dungeons & Dragons series for the whole family! Our short episodes are designed to hold kids' attention while telling a long-form story over the length of the season. Whether you're new to DnD or a veteran player, The Kids Table is a great way to share your interest with your kids, spark a love of roleplaying games, and even create great memories by telling your own stories together. Because when kids are at the table, everyone wins.
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If you like smashing the patriarchy, intuitive topics and working on yourself....all with a current events twist, you'll love our podcast. We combine research and real talk to explore, call out and help transform the world of spirituality. Join our conversation.
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In the not-so-distant future, the gaming industry has advanced to a point where developers can create incredibly immersive worlds with lifelike characters, both main and non-player characters (NPCs). Our podcast follows the executives of a cutting-edge company, "Non-Player Char," at the forefront of NPC development. SynthiVerse Technologies has developed a groundbreaking technology that allows for the cloning of NPCs with incredibly complex behavior patterns. These cloned NPCs possess almost ...
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Articulate Gnoll Podcasts

The Articulate Gnoll

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New to tabletop RPGs or just looking for some fun? Then The Articulate Gnoll Podcasts are your weekly dose of tabletop shenanigans! Our eclectic group of potty-mouthed friends are creating entertaining and highly produced shows, with little to no idea what they’re doing! We use a hybrid style of Actual Play improvisation, scripted antics, and ‘game rules’ combat to provide you with fantastic storytelling entertainment! From comedy to horror, we set out with the goal of making something memor ...
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Geckos & Grottos Comedy Adventure is an improv comedy actual-play TTRPG adventure podcast where all spells, items, npcs, and encounters are randomized from a deck of cards created by the players and listeners! Follow the Geckos Crew as they traverse the multi-verse and embark on incredible adventures, creating a unique storytelling experience. Grab your Shots of Revival and submit your own entry cards for the players to use as part of the show!
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Matt, Jon, Chris and Chris embark on epic quests... blah blah, you know how DnD podcasts work. We're not voice actors and we're new to this, but appreciate all of your support! We'd love to name NPCs in future episodes after you or characters from your campaigns. If that gets you excited, just tweet or post to Instagram using #rollforpodcast or leave us a review wherever you're listening. We're using a short clip taken from Interplanetary Forest by Meydän as our theme song, a wonderful track ...
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HOMIE and The DUDE

Tom and Bodhi Kambouris

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This is a Father and Son MMA and TTRPG Podcast and destination for the best NPCs in ALL THE PLANES. We host a wide range of interesting guests and bring you intriguing dialogue across a bunch of different topics, especially MMA and D&D. Enjoy! #MMA #DnD #OtherCoolGuests
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DMI is a podcast made to share the tricks of the trade of DMs with a wide range of experience levels, from fresh, new DMs to wisened masters of the position. We focus on exploring topics within the world of DnD that consistently pose problems to DMs, such as developing characters, the use of monsters & NPCs, and combat. You'll hear from a variety of DMs speaking on a plethora of intriguing controversial issues in-depth. No matter where you are in your DnD journey, we've got something worth l ...
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Minions & Misfits

Dillon, Sam, Rebecca, & Cam

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Minions & Misfits is an off-kilter, family-friendly, actual-play TTRPG podcast where, instead of playing as archetypal heroes, hosts Dillon, Sam, Rebecca, and Cam assume the roles of common grunts and monsters. This comedic podcast gives you a whimsical peek behind the curtain and into the lives and struggles of your fantasy and sci-fi mobs, underlings, and other characters who may generally go on unnoticed. And who knows? Maybe you’ll discover that there’s more to those nasty green goblins ...
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NPC Dialogue: Indie Games Podcast

Non-Playable Characters

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Ever pick up a weird indie game and wonder "what's all that about?" Well come and wonder with us at NPC Dialogue; a reaction-based talk show where your party of AJ, JJ, and Mike do their best to make sense of the small and unconventional in gaming. For a few episodes at a time, we will target a specific game to wrestle with and go as indepth as we can about it's mechanics, story, themes, and any other fun abstractions that makes everyone's head spin. So come join us as we dive into the weird ...
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Hooked

That's Not Canon Productions

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ARE DRAGONS TOO CLICHE? DO GOBLINS SEEM BORING? HAVE YOU PLAYED THROUGH THE PUBLISHED MATERIALS ONE TOO MANY TIMES AND DON’T KNOW WHERE TO TURN NOW? THEN HOOKED IS THE PODCAST FOR YOU. If your players are ignoring your well crafted plot-hooks and setting up shop in a tavern, getting drunk, and bothering the city guard then we are here for you. Each episode our hosts (and special guests) will serve up a heroes feast of plot-hooks, NPCs, magical items, epic tales, and forgotten lore that they ...
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Words & Numbers touches on issues of Economics, Political Science, Current Events and Policy. Each Wednesday we'll be sharing a new Words & Numbers podcast featuring Antony Davies Ph.D and James Harrigan Ph.D talking about the economics and political science of current events. Words and Numbers is a CiVL Original Podcasts, learn more at civl.com
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85% of teachers say their job is "unsustainable." 55% plan to leave education sooner than planned. For experienced English teachers, these stats are our daily reality Each week on the podcast, we explore the pedagogy, strategies and mindsets to turn these stats around, looking at our own classrooms. We'll mine ideas to help you build strong, motivated readers and break down strategies and tools that make this work sustainable. Reignite your passion. Rebuild a teaching life that sustains you. ...
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We are in the midst of a Spiritual BOOM. This world is elevating, increasing in consciousness, upping in awareness. The Great Awakening, baby. Within this, there is so much that is untrue and deceptive… even spiritually. Eden Koz and her business Just Be® created this podcast to showcase truths in politics, history, God and source, the healing arts, conspiracy theories as well as the galaxy and beyond. This is about finding yourself, your sovereignty as well as your voice. Included in each s ...
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You've found your new favorite DND podcast! Knocked Prone is a clean, chaotic, and deep podcast for Dungeons & Dragons nerds! Follow along with Dungeon Master Kade Backus for this family-friendly actual play podcast featuring a crew of talented story-telling voice actors as they explore the fantastical realm of the Badlands, filled with pop culture references, lovable NPCs, and legendary tales. Campaign 1 Great Grumpobolis There’s trouble in paradise in this utopian adventure. Four teenagers ...
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Wish You Were Heroes

Britney Blackheart

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Welcome to Wish You Were Heroes, the hilarious and action-packed podcast where seven lovable dorks embark on epic tabletop gaming adventures! Led by the charismatic Game Master, Britney Blackheart, this group of friends will take you on a wild ride through fantasy realms, battling monsters, solving puzzles, and facing off against diabolical villains. Each episode of Wish You Were Heroes brings you a new adventure, as the players create unique characters and immerse themselves in a world of i ...
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Crit Fail Club

Crit Fail Club

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Four friends play tabletop RPGs, badly. This podcast updates every Wednesday. Join our Discord server to chat with us and listen live as we record! http://bit.ly/cfcdiscord
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Amerime Junkies

Amerime Junkies

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"Get ready for a nerdy thrill ride! We're diving into video games, anime, comics, movies, and more. Join us on this unpredictable adventure through geekdom – it's a wild journey you won't want to miss! 🚀🎮📺📚💥"
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The podcast where 3 intersectional feminists examine gaming and games through a feminist lens. New Episodes every Thursday. Alex, Jem and Matt believe gaming is good. Gaming is good for relaxation, for learning, for bringing people together and for your mental health. But like all media, there is both good and bad and we want to address how we make gaming a safe and healthy environment for women and minority groups (although lets not forget that people of colour are the global ethnic majorit ...
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Under the Lamplight (UtLL) is the Streets of Avalon RPG companion podcast where Brett and Chris talk about the setting and game. The Streets of Avalon RPG is a Low Fantasy Urban RPG focused on the stories of people living in a city of classism, corruption, and decay while trying to bring a little light into their lives and the people closest to them.
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InTechnology

Camille Morhardt

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Welcome to InTechnology, hosted by Camille Morhardt. In this podcast you will hear conversations with industry leaders and technical experts in cybersecurity, sustainability, and technology. Our guests will explain their approach to recognize emerging trends and to create best practices… where more and more, the health of an organization depends on embracing the interconnectedness of these three areas.
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Welcome to the long-awaited return of The NPCs, where we’re back to discuss video game news, video game insights, provide commentary, and oh so much more. In our absence, a lot of things have happened in the video game universe: Roguelike’s have taken over the Steam charts, Elden Ring got a multiplayer game, Fortnite still exists, and we still don’…
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With decades of obvious racism in metal/rock journalism in America, sites like MetalSucks and Metal Injection shove black voices out of the way by excluding them from their upcoming Annual Holiday Rager event at Harvard and Stone in Los Angeles. Rock journalism in America is racist: https://mp3sandnpcs.com/home/rock-journalism-in-america-is-racist…
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In this episode, we look at a series of recent arrests tied to online posts, comparing Britain’s policing culture and firearms laws with American norms and examining how “feeling threatened” has become a legal standard. We discuss Alaska’s new AI-driven digital identity system and the fears surrounding automated benefits, digital currency, and gove…
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In this episode of Role for Percepticast, Terry and Evelyn delve into the art of creating memorable non-player characters (NPCs) for your tabletop roleplaying game. They explore various aspects that make NPCs stand out and share practical tips for game masters. Here’s what you can expect: Understanding the Role of NPCs: Learn about the different ty…
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In this episode, we discuss public distrust of politicians and the realities behind presidential approval polling before turning to the math of lotteries and why people continue to play despite the odds. We examine Maryland’s proposed reparations commission, including questions of eligibility, funding, legal responsibility, and the practical challe…
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📢 Support the Podcast! Let us know on BlueSky (@gamingthesystem.bsky.social), Instagram (@gamingthesystempodcast) or in the comments on YouTube! If you love Gaming The System, consider supporting us: 🔹 Patreon: patreon.com/gamingthesystem – get exclusive content! 🔹 PayPal Donations: [email protected] 🔹 Subscribe & Review: Share the podcast …
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Jen is a family law attorney, mediator and intuitive spiritual guide who has spent nearly two decades helping people awaken through one of life’s most intense initiations... divorce. As founder of Solace Divorce Mediation, it is her mission to transform the outdated matrix of litigation, a system rooted in fear, separation and control, into a sacre…
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Christmas is back… but something feels off. In this special character creation episode of Adventure AI, our players return to the North Pole for a brand-new holiday one-shot and discover that this season won’t be business as usual. Familiar faces take on unexpected new forms, classic roles are reimagined, and the rules of Christmas magic begin to b…
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In this episode, we examine the realities behind universal health care by looking at Canada’s system, wait times, medical tourism, and cases where patients are denied life-saving treatment. We discuss the rise of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, the economics behind high drug prices, and why “miracle” medications often create new dependen…
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In this episode of Role for Percepticast, Terry and Evelyn Jachimiak introduce the essentials of roleplaying in tabletop games. They discuss what roleplaying is, address common fears new players might have, and offer tips for choosing and developing your character. The hosts also explore staying in character, improvising dialogue, and building conf…
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Welcome back to How to Be a Better DM. Today we talk about 5 tips for session prep with no time. ​Adjust your expectations ​Get inside your players’ minds ​WorldSmith ​Get a repository of Maps ​Get Transposable Material ​Thanks for listening to today’s show. Merry Christmas Thanks for listening to today’s show. If you like our stuff and want to sup…
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In this episode, we examine what actually counts as a victimless crime and why the term is so often misused, using examples ranging from seatbelt and helmet laws to drugs, prostitution, and software piracy. We discuss how insurance markets price risk more effectively than regulation, and why many so-called crimes are really paperwork violations wit…
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Recording from her yurt in California, Ragan Thomson is a spiritual teacher and transformational guide. Today, we discuss her personal spiritual journey from being in an overachieving family to having a severe eating disorder to seeing darkness (and her advice on what to do if it comes calling for you). From that, we go into sovereignty, receiving …
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Greetings, adventurers, and welcome to the climactic finale of 'The Unraveling Night' on Adventure AI! Our heroes stand on the brink of destiny, face-to-face with the enigmatic Unraveler. The stakes have never been higher as they prepare for a battle that will decide the fate of the realm. Can they unravel the dark magic that binds the elves and re…
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In this episode, we look at what happens when artificial intelligence is put in charge of real-world systems, starting with an experiment in automated pricing and what it reveals about incentives, scarcity, and control. We turn to Denmark’s decision to shut down its national postal service, using it to examine the decline of physical mail, environm…
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Happy Holidays from APBG and the DL Nexus!Atomic Peanut|Butter Group teams up with the DragonLance Nexus to bring you their next live play: DragonLance: Huma Before the Lance - The Dark Patrol. Chuck is the Dungeon Master, leading players Atom, Michael, Sedgwick, Brent, Eric, and DragonLance Nexus member Ed through this new DL adventure available n…
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Join hosts Terry and Evelyn, with special guest Erik, in an electrifying deep dive into the enigmatic world of Coriolis. Discover its unique setting, atmospheric themes, and the genius behind Free League Publishing. Uncover the secrets of the Third Horizon, its rich history, and iconic locations like the Coriolis Space Station. Learn about influent…
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Send us a text You made the game. That wild, wonderful TTRPG idea is real now—but how do you get people to notice it? On today’s Wizards of Eem Podcast, we dive into practical, approachable marketing advice to help indie creators take their tabletop RPG public without losing their soul (or their sanity). In this episode, we use Land of Eem as a cas…
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The Triplets attend a Hogliday Fey Soirée hosted by Onyx’s new patron! Nyack gets a fat lip, Jens goes full Grinch and Onyx has a meal to remember as the Trinyvale X Strahd crossover continues! Need the perfect gift for the NaddPole in your life? RADIO CITY LIVE SHOW TICKETS ARE AVAILABLE NOW! CREDITS Editing by Brian Murphy Production and Sound De…
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As the year moves toward the winter solstice, this episode of Gaming the System explores how light and darkness function as both technical tools and emotional languages in games. Jem, Alex and Matt reflect on how lighting shapes atmosphere, tension and meaning, and how the darker months influence how we play. Games including Alan Wake 2, Little Nig…
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Welcome back, adventurers, to another exciting episode of Adventure AI! Our heroes have just emerged victorious from a harrowing battle with the Dream Spiders, uncovering clues that lead them deeper into the heart of the mystery. The once-bustling town, now eerily silent and webbed in shadows, holds secrets that could change the course of their que…
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In this episode, we revisit the debate over restricting social media access for children, responding to listener feedback and examining why parental responsibility alone can’t address the scale of the problem. We discuss proposals for age verification, the risks of digital ID systems, and how privacy and surveillance concerns are often dismissed wi…
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On this week's episode, the patrons join the show and compete against one another in a night of Dragon Age trivia! Do you think you can best any of the patrons or our reigning champion, CapricornTower? Listen and play along! Now introducing Dragon Age Lorecast merch for everyone! Check it out at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠our shop!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Want to…
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In this conclusion of our Obojima adventure, our Dungeons & Dragons heroes search the witch's workshop for the misdelivered letter. All the while, the pixies Teena and Mina are up to no good; attempting to misdirect our heroes in their search and setting a Venus Fly Rat free from its cage, which promptly attacked the pint-sized adventuring party. H…
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In my show today, Dawn DelVecchio, an Ascension Guide, Priestess, Astrologer, Divine Mother Channel & Earth Gaia Devotee, gets down to business about the extreme events expected in the next two years (yes, there will be more!). Within this, she discusses her teenage home birth, evolutionary astrology, divine feminine and masculine, Christ Conscious…
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Welcome, adventurers, to the inaugural episode of Adventure AI! Join us as we embark on a thrilling journey through 'The Unraveling Night.' Our brave players, [Player Names], step into the roles of intrepid heroes, ready to face the unknown. As the festive season approaches, a shadowy figure lurks, threatening to unravel the joy of the realm. Will …
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In this episode, we discuss the growing role of humanoid robots in everyday life, why new technologies always reach the wealthy first, and how falling costs eventually make innovation accessible to the middle class. We turn to global efforts to restrict social media access for children, examining the real harms platforms create, why enforcement rar…
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In this episode we take a look at the origins of modern day Christmas, the ancient pagan sabbat of Yule. We look at how different cultures celebrated and talk about how specific things, like the Christmas tree and wreaths were incorporated and the real meanings behind them. To get in touch with us please visit ⁠⁠⁠intuitivegirlsguide.com.…
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In this episode of Role for Percepticast, hosts Terry and Evelyn Jachimiak explore the dynamic world of player-driven storytelling in tabletop RPGs. They delve into: The importance of player choices and their impact on the game world Techniques for fostering creativity and collaboration among players Strategies for integrating player-driven plotlin…
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To stop a strange ritual, the Triplets travel to the western edge of Barovia and come face-to-face with the Mother of All Evil! Nyack gets a new hat, Jens ruins a card game and Onyx wages maternal combat as the Trinyvale X Strahd Crossover continues! RADIO CITY MUSIC HALL TICKETS ARE ALMOST SOLD OUT! GET YOURS NOW! CREDITS Editing by Brian Murphy P…
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