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