Follow the adventures of a rotating cast featuring the funniest comedians, actors and improvisors around. Listen as they attempt daring deeds, epic exploits and behave like buffoons in this comedy actual play series from Jasper William Cartwright.
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Roll for Melanin... It’s a Nat 20! Three Black Halflings is a podcast by Jasper William Cartwright, Olivia Kennedy (but everybody calls her Liv), and Jeremy Cobb: three nerdy friends with strong opinions and even stronger Charisma scores. Join them in their quest to explore diversity in the incredible worlds of D&D and pop culture while doling out DM tips, thought-provoking conversations, a band of guests and good times! Connect with us on Bluesky, Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook @tbhalflin ...
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Ever wondered about how they transformed Andy Serkis into Gollum or King Kong? Or how they put such gut-wrenching performances into games like The Last of Us? Well look no further than the home of mo-cap as Season 5 of the Performance Capture Podcast kicks off with a raft of amazing talent, With Actors, Directors, Producers, technicians, Casting Directors, and much more who have worked on the biggest projects in the world. The amazing Victoria Atkin, who you may know as Evie Frye from Assass ...
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In the north of the kingdom of Alçon there is an inn that sits at the edge of the elven forest of Greenwood. Many mysterious travels come through this inn, and share their stories with the innkeeper. These are their tales. The Inn at the Edge of Greenwood is an actual-play podcast with a focus on intimate character interactions and role play over dice or mechanics.
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Axis Arc 1 Ep 4: It’s Probably Fine! 🗡️ PART 1
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1:04:59A mysterious eye deep underground draws the attention of our crew, what secrets does it hold and why does it have its gaze so fixed on Aully? Did you know You can join The Rotating Heroes Patreon for free!? It's well worth doing, as a free member you'll get access to little behind the scenes, special discounts and we've just started to make early a…
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“Tasty Tasty Complexity” - The Adrián Mejía Interview
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1:05:05This week! Candace the Magnificent and Jeremy Cobb are joined by lead producer of Koboa and new game Beasts - Adrián Mejía! Adrián shares how a childhood trip to Brazil and the moment he first saw Super Mario Bros. 3 ignited his love of imaginative worlds, later deepened by discovering the TTRPG Nephilim. He dives into the South American inspiratio…
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Axis Arc 1 Ep 3: The Broken Compass PART 2
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52:18With a creature hot on their tails, no magic to aid them and mysterious box in hand, our rotators venture ever forwards. Could this day get any weirder? Did you know You can join The Rotating Heroes Patreon for free!? It's well worth doing, as a free member you'll get access to little behind the scenes, special discounts and we've just started to m…
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“Give me all your flesh!” - The Nikatine Interview
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1:07:27This week! Candace The Magnificent, Liv Kennedy and Jeremy Cobb are joined by streamer, activist and incredible GM...Nikatine. We dive into her origin story and journey into all things nerdy, a wildly creative beginning sparked by her dad building a computer, and the early games that unlocked her imagination, from The Sims to StarCraft. The convers…
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Axis Arc 1 Ep 3: The Broken Compass PART 1
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54:16With a creature hot on their tails, no magic to aid them and mysterious box in hand, our rotators venture ever forwards. Could this day get any weirder? Did you know You can join The Rotating Heroes Patreon for free!? It's well worth doing, as a free member you'll get access to little behind the scenes, special discounts and we've just started to m…
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“Come over to Charlie Browns” - The Holidays Are Here! Part 1
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1:13:55This week! Candace the Magnificent, Liv Kennedy, and Jeremy Cobb ease into the holiday season as Jeremy explores the differences between UK and US celebrations. They look at the contrast in Halloween hype and how their childhoods shaped whether they did, or didn’t, celebrate. Jeremy shares his complicated relationship with the holidays, reflecting …
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Axis Arc 1 Ep 2: Trouble in the Streets PART 2
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45:30The crew arrive at their destination and set out to deliver their package. A bit of window shopping along the way leads our trio into a situation they could never have predicted. Did you know You can join The Rotating Heroes Patreon for free!? It's well worth doing, as a free member you'll get access to little behind the scenes, special discounts a…
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“Nostalgia Hurts Sometimes” - Nostalgia and Toxic Fandoms PART 2
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56:54This week! Liv, Candace and Jeremy continue their deep dive into why nostalgia isn't always comforting, and how to process the grief of a once beloved creator or artwork turning out to be a real-world nightmare. From how the most toxic fandoms can taint the things we love, to that toxicity can make it difficult to have discussions about the things …
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Axis Arc 1 Ep 2: Trouble in the Streets PART 1
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42:20The crew arrive at their destination and set out to deliver their package. A bit of window shopping along the way leads our trio into a situation they could never have predicted. If you are thinking of joining The Rotating Heroes Patreon you can do so for as little as $2.50! Use code AXIS50 for 50% off your first month! THIS IS YOUR LAST CHANCE! Th…
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“Nostalgia Hurts Sometimes” - Nostalgia and Toxic Fandoms PART 1
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1:00:12This week! Liv, Candace, and Jeremy take a little detour into sharing some of their scariest and spookiest tales. From petrifying Polaroids to demonic dreams, the Halflings dive into it all. Why are we drawn to nostalgia? What exactly makes us feel nostalgic. Within this conversation, they tackle the big elephant in the room: Harry Potter and J.K. …
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Welcome aboard the Silver Hawk! It's time to embark on a new adventure around the system of Axis, get ready for one of the largest and most epic adventures through space you've ever experienced, with mysteries abound, new threats to uncover & many silly twists and turns to come. Thank you so much for joining us, strap in, it is going to get bumpy. …
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“It Takes a Village” - The Samantha Béart Interview
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1:06:08Spoiler Warning: This episode contains spoilers for Baldur’s Gate 3 during Samantha's Tale from the Table. This week! Jeremy Cobb, Liv Kennedy and Candace the Magnificent are joined by BAFTA-nominated actor and voice artist Samantha Béart - the brilliant vocal talent behind characters such as Karlach in Baldur’s Gate 3, Thomasina Bateman in The Exc…
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Lodestar Interview - You’re the Goop, I’m the Guy
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1:00:18Hey Rotatoes, To celebrate the start of Axis here on the public feed we’ve got a special bonus episode for you today as Jasper sits down to interview Aston and Conor, founders of Dragons Vault, about their latest fundraiser Lodestar. Discover the inspiration behind their new sourcebook, what it takes to bring a whole new set of subclasses and play …
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Welcome aboard the Silver Hawk! It's time to embark on a new adventure around the system of Axis, get ready for one of the largest and most epic adventures through space you've ever experienced, with mysteries abound, new threats to uncover & many silly twists and turns to come. Thank you so much for joining us, strap in, it is going to get bumpy. …
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“Shaping your Identity” - The Kelly Lynne D’Angelo Interview
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1:14:59This week! Jeremy and Candace are joined by special guest Kelly Lynne D’Angelo! They dive into Kelly’s nerdy origin story, the feeling of not quite fitting in while figuring out those younger years, and the importance of taking the time to truly listen. They chat about the adventure of creating Starry, a pop-rock musical about Vincent van Gogh, and…
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Arc 14 Ep 8: An Amalar Epilogue - FULL ARC BARK
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1:33:07A big round-up on the world of Amalar! Be sure to stick around to the end to hear the closing moments of our Arc 14 rotators and where they each ended up. Campaign 2 of the Rotating Heroes Podcast will start next Friday here on the public feed, but you can get a head start on the first two Arcs right now over on our Patreon! Also, if you are thinki…
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"Connecting the Dots of Improv” - The Oscar Montoya Interview
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1:13:13This week, Candace, Liv and Jeremy are joined by Dropout and Dimension20 legend Oscar Montoya! Talking about how Oscar's improv training has influenced the shape of the characters he plays, his time on shows like TalesUnrolled and Dimension20, and how POC representation in media has affected the stories he tells. But there's way more to this interv…
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Arc 14 Ep 7: One Way or Another, It Ends - FULL EPISODE
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2:08:33By this point, Amalar needs no introduction! The End begins. I have loved this world so very much and I hope you enjoy this final instalment... Be sure to stick around after the final music... 👀 Thinking about joining the Rotating Heroes Patreon! Well now you can for as little as $2.50! With the code AXIS50 for 50% off your first month! I mean come…
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This week! Join Candace, Liv and Jeremy for a much-needed conversation about one of fantasy’s laziest tropes: “evil races.” From the reductive storytelling of Good vs. Evil to the way TTRPGs treat so-called monster races as throwaway enemies, used more for easy combat than meaningful storytelling, the Halflings break down how these shortcuts feed i…
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The Performance Capture Podcast - BONUS EPISODE - Tim Friedlander - The Impact of AI
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33:37In this must-listen episode of The Performance Capture Podcast, host Victoria Atkin sits down with the incredible Tim Friedlander — award-winning voice actor, educator, and founder of NAVA (National Association of Voice Actors)! 🎭🔥 Together, they dive deep into: 💥 What performance capture really means today 🎙️ How AI is reshaping the entertainment …
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Sir Vissel travels back to his home, where more secrets are hidden than he might realise. Jasper William Cartwright is the GM Caldwell Tanner is Sir Vissel Divinostra Mark Meer as Barnabus Prime Thinking about joining the Rotating Heroes Patreon! Well now you can for as little as $2.50! With the code AXIS50 for 50% off your first month! I mean come…
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“My Eggs Are Exploding!” - TTRPG Rules Vs Story
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1:02:57This week! The Halflings are back to dive into the tug of war between rules and story, the chaos of GMless games, and rules-lite versus rules heavy systems. Along the way, they explore how imagination can completely change the way players approach gameplay, proving that with the right mindset, even the crunchiest mechanics can become pure storytell…
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The Performance Capture Podcast - BONUS EPISODE - Tom Keegan - The Complete Guide to Video Game Performance Directing. PLUS Tilly Norwood AI
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38:16🎙️ Victoria Atkin sits down with renowned Video Game Performance Director Tom Keegan — whose credits include Indiana Jones, Star Wars, and Wolfenstein — to celebrate the launch of his groundbreaking new book, The Complete Guide to Videogame Performance Directing: Place, Time, Action. Together, they dive into the art and science of performance in ga…
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The journey continues towards the last tree of Xophine. But in order to make it they will need more help... Jasper William Cartwright is your GM Jacob Wysocki is Grib Victoria Longwell as Freya Black Devin Field as Rufus & Zac Oyama as Jin Thinking about joining the Rotating Heroes Patreon! Well now you can for as little as $2.50! With the code AXI…
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"Candace Absolutely Magnifi-can!" - GM’s Spotlight
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1:05:36This week! Candace the Magnificent joins Jeremy Cobb and Liv Kennedy for a whirlwind of laughter and discussion. Get ready for the many magnificent puns on Candace’s name, a look back at Candace’s early TTRPG experience and the journey of how those first games shaped their unique GM'ing skills. Hear all about Candace’s approach to rules in a system…
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“Last Woman Standing” - Femmes in Horror Part 2
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1:00:06Content Warning: Descriptions of slasher and horror films, sexual themes in horror, and brief body horror. Spoiler Alert: This episode contains spoilers for a bunch of horror films, including ALIEN, Terminator, Let the Right One In, Cabin in the Woods, Totally Killer, Time Cut, Ready or Not, Fresh, Barbarian, and Twilight. This week! Liv, Candace t…
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The journey continues towards the last tree of Xophine. But in order to make it they will need more help... Jasper William Cartwright is your GM Jacob Wysocki is Grib Victoria Longwell as Freya Black Devin Field as Rufus & Zac Oyama as Jin Thinking about joining the Rotating Heroes Patreon! Well now you can for as little as $2.50! With the code AXI…
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Arc 14 Ep 4: A Plane of Fire and Metal PART 2
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49:05Having taken a leap of faith the crew must now begin the task of finding Jin & saving Xophines plane... It's ok though... if they fail it will only be the end of Amalar as we know it. Jasper William Cartwright is your GM Jacob Wysocki is Grib Victoria Longwell as Freya Black Devin Field as Rufus & Zac Oyama as... Zwam Thinking about joining the Rot…
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“The Cost of Admission” - The Assassination of Charlie Kirk
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1:25:18This week, The Halflings speak on the shocking assassination of controversial right-wing influencer Charlie Kirk. They examine his career, the infamous quotes, and the rage bait that defined his public persona. Jeremy, Liv, and Candace each share their candid and complicated feelings on his death before diving into the wider impact this event will …
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"That got me HYPED!" - Jeremy’s Black Cinema Deep Dive
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56:43This week! Jeremy is diving headfirst into the world of contemporary Black cinema, sharing his favorite films from the last ten to fifteen years and spotlighting directors like Ryan Coogler, Jordan Peele, Shaka King, Ava DuVernay, and Spike Lee. Inspired by the brilliance of F.D. Signifier, he also shouts out incredible POC creators including Forei…
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Arc 14 Ep 4: A Plane of Fire and Metal PART 1
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47:28Having taken a leap of faith the crew must now begin the task of finding Jin & saving Xophines plane... It's ok though... if they fail it will only be the end of Amalar as we know it. Jasper William Cartwright is your GM Jacob Wysocki is Grib Victoria Longwell as Freya Black Devin Field as Rufus & Zac Oyama as... Zwam Thinking about joining the Rot…
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Augie (aka The Silver Barnabus) promised Squeej & Teeths a swift death should he see them again, turns out he is an elf of his word! Your rotators for this episode are: Jasper William Cartwright as your GM Marissa Strickland as Squeej Justin Micheals as Teeths Caldwell Tanner returns as Sir Vissel Divanostra LISTEN TO THE ENTIRE FIRST CAMPAIGN RIGH…
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