About this season
Adventurers, alight! Veteran gamemaster Brennan Lee Mulligan dives deep into role-playing games, with tips for everyone from first-time players to other pros.
Episodes (18)
1. Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)
Aired 19 December 2018 • 53 min
Lou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
2. Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)
Aired 9 January 2019 • 56 min
Amy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
3. Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)
Aired 23 January 2019 • 60 min
Brian 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)
Aired 6 February 2019 • 60 min
Erika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
5. Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)
Aired 20 February 2019 • 53 min
Noah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
6. Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)
Aired 6 March 2019 • 58 min
Molly 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)
Aired 20 March 2019 • 56 min
Matthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
8. Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)
Aired 3 April 2019 • 51 min
Satine 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)
Aired 17 April 2019 • 52 min
B. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
10. Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)
Aired 1 May 2019 • 50 min
Marisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
11. Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)
Aired 15 May 2019 • 54 min
Nick 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)
Aired 29 May 2019 • 47 min
Krystina 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)
Aired 12 June 2019 • 65 min
Ify 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)
Aired 26 June 2019 • 63 min
Matthew 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
Aired 10 July 2019 • 51 min
Ivan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
16. Finding Fun in Failure with Siobhan Thompson
Aired 24 July 2019 • 46 min
Siobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
17. Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell
Aired 7 August 2019 • 62 min
Jack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
18. Storytelling As a Game Master with Peter Warren
Aired 21 August 2019 • 61 min
Peter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.