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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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    • May 10, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • every other week NEW EPISODES
    • 1h 16m AVG DURATION
    • 43 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from Adventuring Academy

    Making Dinner For Friends (with Eric Silver)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2021 94:17


    Join the Party's Eric Silver joins Brennan to talk dinner / DMing parallels and more.

    Give People More Room (with Diana Gaeta)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 26, 2021 84:01


    Diana Gaeta joins Brennan to talk writing, TTRPGs, and more!

    Conflict Resolution (with LaTia Jacquise)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2021 92:49


    LaTia joins Brennan to talk DMing vs. being a player character, Rivals of Waterdeep, and more.

    Represent (with Daniel Kwan)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 29, 2021 88:20


    Daniel Kwan joins Brennan to talk representation, using TTRPGs to educate, and more.

    What Does 'Ready' Mean? (with Zac Oyama)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 15, 2021 92:04


    The Rotating Heroes' Podcast's Zac Oyama stops by to talk DMing, being ready, and more.

    Artwork is 360 Degrees (with Carlos Luna)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 97:54


    Carlos Luna joins Brennan to talk improv, D&D, and more.

    You've Been Called (with Dael Kingsmill)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 26, 2021 36:29


    Dael Kingsmill joins Brennan to talk homebrew, running games, and more.

    Sincerity Is the Key (with Travis McElroy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2021 93:01


    Travis joins Brennan to talk theater of the mind, player choices, and more.

    Shout Out To Fluff (with Griffin McElroy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2021 90:56


    Griffin talks with Brennan about getting into 5e and finding what's important in storytelling.

    Grand Design (with Gabriel Hicks)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 5, 2021 90:16


    Game designer Gabe Hicks joins Brennan to talk about building & tweaking games and more.

    Animating Your Table (with Benjamin Scott)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 29, 2020 84:18


    Benjamin Scott (aka Puffin Forest) joins Brennan to talk D&D, animation, and more.

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    Chasing Noises (with Becca Scott)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2020 93:37


    Becca Scott joins Brennan to talk horror, one-shots, and Um Actually.

    Control the Narrative (with Jasmine Bhullar)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 88:52


    Jasmine Bhullar joins Brennan to talk vile villains, running games on camera, and more.

    The Story of Now (with Deborah Ann Woll)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 108:53


    Deborah joins Brennan to talk choices, rewriting your past, and wise villains.

    An IRL Paladin (with Tanya DePass) | Adventuring Academy Season 2 | Ep. 12

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2020 94:18


    Tanya joins Brennan to discuss Into the Motherlands, TTRPGs, and more.

    Story Pirates Reunited (with Branson Reese) | Adventuring Academy Season 2 | Ep. 11

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 24, 2020 93:19


    Rude Tales of Magic's Branson Reese joins Brennan to talk shop.

    Leave the Table Better Than You Found It (with Honey and Dice) | Adventuring Academy | Ep. 10

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 17, 2020 101:31


    Honey and Dice joins Brennan to talk self-care, the intimidation of D&D, learning to say no.

    No Introduction Needed (with Emily Axford)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2020 99:18


    Emily joins Brennan to talk chaos, DMing, music, and more.

    Murph and Emily's Friend (with Caldwell Tanner)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 3, 2020 95:08


    Caldwell Tanner joins Brennan, to discuss being Murph & Emily's friend and DMing.

    I'm Gonna Have To Prod You, Sparta-Style (with Alicia Marie)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 26, 2020 95:26


    Alicia Marie joins Brennan to talk accessibility in gaming, overcoming social insecurity, and more.

    There Are Gray Areas In Life (with Orion Black)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2020 94:55


    Orion Black joins Brennan to talk actualplay vs. shows and more.

    Fantasy Shapes Reality (with Jennifer Kretchmer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 12, 2020 90:44


    Jennifer and Brennan talk accessibility, communication, and the importance of breaks. Check out the Accessibility in Gaming Resources here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZFSXz-Yva1KZAsP7NblCdkoiQ6RcjxSV2gj98eXusJs/edit?usp=sharing

    The Joy of Mistakes (with Kelly Lynne D'Angelo)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2020 95:57


    Kelly Lynne and Brennan talk storytelling, representation, and dungeoncrawling inside an octopus. 

    Bardic Inspiration (with Omega Jones)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2020 93:40


    Omega Jones (aka CriticalBard) joins Brennan to talk merging music with D&D and more.

    See Me In Six Months (with Aabria Iyengar)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 21, 2020 91:03


    Brennan and Aabria talk about remote DMing, leaving room for improv, and how to fail.

    Storytelling As a Game Master with Peter Warren

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2019 61:56


    Peter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.

    Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2019 63:08


    Jack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.

    Finding Fun in Failure with Siobhan Thompson

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2019 46:43


    Siobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.

    Introducing Horror to a Game with Ivan Van Norman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 10, 2019 51:52


    Ivan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.

    Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep Pt. 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2019 64:01


    Matthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show.

    Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2019 66:15


    Ify Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season.

    Healing Through D&D (with Krystina Arielle)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 29, 2019 48:09


    Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2019 54:24


    Nick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC.

    Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 30, 2019 50:55


    Marisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.

    What to Do With a Nat 20 (with B. Dave Walters)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2019 52:51


    B. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.

    Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2019 52:10


    Satine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail.

    Building Your Own Campaign Setting (with Matthew Mercer)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 20, 2019 56:49


    Matthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.

    Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2019 59:17


    Molly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly.

    Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 20, 2019 53:44


    Noah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.

    Playing in a Safe Space (with Erika Ishii)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 60:24


    Erika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.

    Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 60:20


    Brian Murphy and Brennan discuss when to kill off PCs and reveal what's behind their DM screens. Warning: this episode contains spoilers for the season finale of Fantasy High on DROPOUT.

    Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 56:59


    Amy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.

    Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2019 53:37


    Lou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.

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