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Adventuring Academy
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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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Season 1
18 EpisodesEP 01
01.Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)
53m
2018-12-19
01.Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)
53m
Aired 2018-12-19
Lou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
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EP 02
02.Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)
56m
2019-01-09
02.Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)
56m
Aired 2019-01-09
Amy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
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EP 03
03.Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)
1h
2019-01-23
03.Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)
1h
Aired 2019-01-23
Brian Murphy and Brennan discuss when to kill off PCs and reveal what's behind their DM screens.
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EP 04
04.Playing in a Safe Space (with Erika Ishii)
1h
2019-02-06
04.Playing in a Safe Space (with Erika Ishii)
1h
Aired 2019-02-06
Erika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
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EP 05
05.Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)
53m
2019-02-20
05.Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)
53m
Aired 2019-02-20
Noah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
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EP 06
06.Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)
58m
2019-03-06
06.Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)
58m
Aired 2019-03-06
Molly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly.
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EP 07
07.Building Your Own Campaign Setting (with Matthew Mercer)
56m
2019-03-20
07.Building Your Own Campaign Setting (with Matthew Mercer)
56m
Aired 2019-03-20
Matthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
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EP 08
08.Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)
51m
2019-04-03
08.Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)
51m
Aired 2019-04-03
Satine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail.
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EP 09
09.What to Do With a Nat 20 (with B. Dave Walters)
52m
2019-04-17
09.What to Do With a Nat 20 (with B. Dave Walters)
52m
Aired 2019-04-17
B. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
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EP 10
10.Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)
50m
2019-05-01
10.Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)
50m
Aired 2019-05-01
Marisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
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EP 11
11.Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)
54m
2019-05-15
11.Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)
54m
Aired 2019-05-15
Nick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC.
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EP 12
12.Healing Through D&D (with Krystina Arielle)
47m
2019-05-29
12.Healing Through D&D (with Krystina Arielle)
47m
Aired 2019-05-29
Krystina Arielle joins Brennan to talk about playing as the nervous newbie and the experienced one.
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EP 13
13.Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (1)
1h 5m
2019-06-12
13.Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (1)
1h 5m
Aired 2019-06-12
Ify Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season.
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EP 14
14.Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (2)
1h 3m
2019-06-26
14.Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (2)
1h 3m
Aired 2019-06-26
Matthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show.
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EP 15
15.Introducing Horror to a Game with Ivan Van Norman
51m
2019-07-10
15.Introducing Horror to a Game with Ivan Van Norman
51m
Aired 2019-07-10
Ivan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
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EP 16
16.Finding Fun in Failure with Siobhan Thompson
46m
2019-07-24
16.Finding Fun in Failure with Siobhan Thompson
46m
Aired 2019-07-24
Siobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
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EP 17
17.Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell
1h 2m
2019-08-07
17.Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell
1h 2m
Aired 2019-08-07
Jack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
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EP 18
18.Storytelling As a Game Master with Peter Warren
1h 1m
2019-08-21
18.Storytelling As a Game Master with Peter Warren
1h 1m
Aired 2019-08-21
Peter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.
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