Dungeons & Doctorates

EP197 | Attirely Appropriate | 19/06/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2025 24:21

Meredith and Potentia discuss things over a bit of late night shopping Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP195 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 7 - Final Exchange | 29/05/2025

Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2025 42:37

The Academic Adventurers complete their dinner plan. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP194 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 6 - Dragon and Scale | 22/05/2025

Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2025 43:26

The dinner plans are interpreted by an unexpected restaurant patron. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP193 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 5 - Bathroom Business | 15/05/2025

Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 47:21

Potentia and Teriyani excuse themselves from dinner to visit the powder room. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP192 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 4 - Brother Huddle | 08/05/2025

Play Episode Listen Later May 7, 2025 46:03

Harold and Archi have a conversation over dinner. Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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AA | 2025 Easter Break | 22/04/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 22, 2025 1:47

2025 Details of the Easter break period

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EP191 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 3 - Engaged Scrutiny | 17/04/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 16, 2025 42:41

The Academic Adventurers scrutinise the newly engaged couple. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP190 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 2 - Opening Exchange | 10/04/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 7, 2025 44:34

Dinner with Gregory and Teryani begins Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP189 | Stuck in the Meddle Part 1 - Rendezvous | 03/04/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2025 48:18

The Academic Adventurers begin their dinner plan Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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SP35 | Kobold Kaper 8 - Extricate Part 2 | 20/03/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 58:25

The Kobolds wake up in a strange facility and now must heist themselves out of their predicament? Ham the DM - Richter, NephthysNile - Ozula, Kate O'Sullivan - Tryp, Johanna Howes - Sneak, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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SP36 | Kobold Kaper 8 - Extricate Part 3 | 27/03/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 18, 2025 53:29

The escape heist is going to plan (sort of) as our kobolds attempt to flee the facility. Ham the DM - Richter, NephthysNile - Ozula, Kate O'Sullivan - Tryp, Johanna Howes - Sneak, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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SP34 | Kobold Kaper 8 - Extricate Part 1 | 13/03/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2025 70:18

Our heisting Kobolds are joined by a pair of newbies out for a simple grocery run, what could go wrong? Ham the DM - Richter, NephthysNile - Ozula, Kate O'Sullivan - Tryp, Johanna Howes - Sneak, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP187 | Meddle Management Part 1 - Truth Telling | 27/02/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 41:32

Gregory confronts Harold about their brother's situation. Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP188 | Meddle Management Part 2 - Company Resources | 06/03/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 27, 2025 41:30

Harold, Gregory and Potentia discuss the matters at hand. Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP186 | Seasonal Frustration Part 3 - Shock and Law | 20/02/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 43:17

Meredith meets with the transmutation wizard Johanna Howes - Meredith, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP185 | Seasonal Frustration Part 2 - Deals and Discussion | 13/02/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 43:47

Meredith makes progress on her literature review. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP184 | Seasonal Frustration Part 1 - Reviewing Literature | 06/02/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2025 26:25

Meredith makes progress on her literature review. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP183 | Syndicate Soiree Part 8 - Romantic Concerns | 30/01/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2025 34:58

The Academic Adventurers discuss recent romantic entanglements Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP182 | Syndicate Soiree Part 7 - Comfortable Carriage | 23/01/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 19, 2025 42:51

Leaving the party in a luxurious carriage, the Academic Adventurers are more than a little suspicious Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP181 | Syndicate Soiree Part 6 - Timely Departure | 16/01/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2025 51:06

It's time to leave the party before things escalate. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP180 | Syndicate Soiree Part 5 - Crescendo | 09/01/2025

Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 31:31

The party reaches new dramatic heights Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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TCR32 |2024 End-of-Year celebration - Part 2 | 24/12/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 80:08

The Dungeons & Doctorates cast gather with some guests to answer questions, celebrate the year, and discuss all thing TTRPG

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TCR31 |2024 End-of-Year celebration - Part 1 | 24/12/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 23, 2024 119:41

The Dungeons & Doctorates cast gather with some guests to answer questions, celebrate the year, and discuss all thing TTRPG

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AA | 2024 End of Year Break | 20/12/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2024 4:57

2024 End of Year message and details of the break period

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EP179 | Syndicate Soiree Part 4 - Garden Trouble | 19/12/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2024 31:38

There's trouble in the garden at Raymond's party Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP178 | Syndicate Soiree Part 3 - Confessions | 12/12/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 31:35

The Academic Adventurers encounter confessions at the party Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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SP33 | Kobold Kaper 7 - Nerdy Heaven (PAX Aus 2024) | 05/12/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Dec 4, 2024 96:10

Recorded LIVE at PAX Aus 2024. They lurk below the city, in the dark. Despite being small, low-level and very…very chaotic, it's time for this group of Kobold underdogs to plan and execute a Heist. They'll use every trick they can muster to overcome whatever challenges stand in the way of their ‘big score'. Ellen Graham - Klaus Koboldi, NVCDM - Trashbag, Kate O'Sullivan - Tryp, LNLCovers - Grimgram "Mr Grim" Klimklam, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP177 | Syndicate Soiree Part 2 - Rumour Gathering | 28/11/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2024 30:10

Rumours swirl at the party Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP176 | Syndicate Soiree Part 1 - Strategic Arrival | 21/11/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 21, 2024 33:15

The Academic Adventurers arrive at Raymond's party Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP175 | Stranger Threats Part 12 - Goodnight till the Morrow | 14/11/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 31:10

The Academic Adventurers take a breather after handing over Ludolf to the authorities Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP174 | Stranger Threats Part 11 - On Remand | 07/11/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Nov 6, 2024 37:24

With Ludolf now surrendering, the Academic Adventurers need to decide what to do with him Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP173 | Stranger Threats Part 10 - In the Spotlight | 31/10/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 30, 2024 36:19

The Academic Adventurers confront Ludolf Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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Episode 172 | Stranger Threats Part 9 - Mr Oozestoffelees | 24/10/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 23, 2024 43:06

The battle in the Drama Department continues as the Academic Adventurers take on the ooze Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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Episode 171 | Stranger Threats Part 8 - Cat-Like Tread | 17/10/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 16, 2024 35:23

The Academic Adventurers confront the mysterious individual in the Drama Department Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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AA | PAX 2024 Announcement | 10/10/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 1:16

No episode this week due to upcoming PAX Aus but check out the information for our first ever Kobold Kaper LIVE Saturday 12 October 8:30pm in the Owlbear theatre

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Episode 170 | Stranger Threats Part 7 - Dramaturgy | 03/10/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2024 45:47

The mystery unfolds in the Drama Department as the Academic Adventurers close in on their target Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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TCR30 | Past And Future | 30/09/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 29, 2024 69:22

Ross, Kate and Ben discuss past TTRPG experiences and future creative plans

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Episode 169 | Stranger Threats Part 6 - Dramatic Insights | 26/09/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2024 50:15

The Academic Adventurer's investigation in to the creepy guy continues Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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TCR29 | Four Years | 23/09/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2024 52:08

Ross, Kate, Joh and Ben celebrate four years of the show

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EP168 | Stranger Threats Part 5 - Market Day Machinations | 19/09/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 18, 2024 53:44

Meredith and Harold meet with Potentia to discuss the Enigma Society connection to their ongoing investigation Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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Episode 167 | Stranger Threats Part 4 - Astrocitation | 12/09/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 41:06

Meredith and Harold's investigation reveals information about the creepy guy Johanna Howes - Meredith, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP166 | Stranger Threats Part 3 - Hot Pursuit | 05/09/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Sep 4, 2024 34:00

Meredith and Harold catch up over some baked potatoes Johanna Howes - Meredith, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP165 | Stranger Threats Part 2 - Strings Attached | 29/08/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 29, 2024 57:58

Meredith and Trilys find themselves in a dark room with a stranger Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Trilys, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP164 | Stranger Threats Part 1 - Unsettling Investigation | 22/08/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 21, 2024 59:18

Meredith and Trilys catch up for a coffee, but recent events spur an impromptu investigation. Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Trilys, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP163 | A Very Proper Evening Part 7 - Just Desserts | 15/08/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 38:59

The dinner party reaches its conclusion Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP162 | A Very Proper Evening Part 6 - Dishing It Out | 08/08/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2024 34:03

Verbal attacks are flying across the table, who will come out unscathed Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP161 | A Very Proper Evening Part 5 - Food For Thought | 01/08/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 31, 2024 37:39

The dinner conversation heats up Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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EP160 | A Very Proper Evening Part 4 - Entrée Act | 25/07/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2024 49:47

The dinner begins and the polite conversation is battlefield of words Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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TCR28 | Playing in the Sandpit | 22/07/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2024 70:35

Ross, Kate and Ben discuss DMing styles, playing in someone else's setting, and how narratives play out when players do the unexpected

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EP159 | A Very Proper Evening Part 3 - Please Be Seated | 18/07/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 33:04

The night progresses and soon the Academic Adventurers must face the Wentworth formal dinner Johanna Howes - Meredith, Kate O'Sullivan - Potentia, Ross Balch - Harold, Ben Keirnan - DM/NPCs

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TCR27 | "Brief" Recap | 15/07/2024

Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2024 57:41

Ross and Ben attempt a "brief" recap of the story events thus far

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