Adventuring Academy
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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Seasons
1.Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)
19-12-201853 minLou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
2.Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)
09-01-201956 minAmy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
3.Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)
23-01-20191hBrian Murphy and Brennan discuss when to kill off PCs and reveal what's behind their DM screens.
4.Playing in a Safe Space (with Erika Ishii)
06-02-20191hErika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
5.Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)
20-02-201953 minNoah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
6.Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)
06-03-201958 minMolly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly.
7.Building Your Own Campaign Setting (with Matthew Mercer)
20-03-201956 minMatthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
8.Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)
03-04-201951 minSatine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail.
9.What to Do With a Nat 20 (with B. Dave Walters)
17-04-201952 minB. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
10.Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)
01-05-201950 minMarisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
11.Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)
15-05-201954 minNick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC.
12.Healing Through D&D (with Krystina Arielle)
29-05-201947 minKrystina Arielle joins Brennan to talk about playing as the nervous newbie and the experienced one.
13.Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (1)
12-06-20191h 5mIfy Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season.
14.Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (2)
26-06-20191h 3mMatthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show.
15.Introducing Horror to a Game with Ivan Van Norman
10-07-201951 minIvan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
16.Finding Fun in Failure with Siobhan Thompson
24-07-201946 minSiobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
17.Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell
07-08-20191h 2mJack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
18.Storytelling As a Game Master with Peter Warren
21-08-20191h 1mPeter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.
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