Adventuring Academy
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
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1
E1
Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)
Lou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
Dec 19, 2018 -
2
E2
Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)
Amy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
Jan 9, 2019 -
3
E3
Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)
Brian Murphy and Brennan discuss when to kill off PCs and reveal what's behind their DM screens.
Jan 23, 2019 -
4
E4
Playing in a Safe Space (with Erika Ishii)
Erika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
Feb 6, 2019 -
5
E5
Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)
Noah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
Feb 20, 2019 -
6
E6
Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)
Molly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly.
Mar 6, 2019 -
7
E7
Building Your Own Campaign Setting (with Matthew Mercer)
Matthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
Mar 20, 2019 -
8
E8
Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)
Satine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail.
Apr 3, 2019 -
9
E9
What to Do With a Nat 20 (with B. Dave Walters)
B. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
Apr 17, 2019 -
10
E10
Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)
Marisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
May 1, 2019 -
11
E11
Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)
Nick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC.
May 15, 2019 -
12
E12
Healing Through D&D (with Krystina Arielle)
Krystina Arielle joins Brennan to talk about playing as the nervous newbie and the experienced one.
May 29, 2019 -
13
E13
Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (1)
Ify Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season.
Jun 12, 2019 -
14
E14
Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (2)
Matthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show.
Jun 26, 2019 -
15
E15
Introducing Horror to a Game with Ivan Van Norman
Ivan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
Jul 10, 2019 -
16
E16
Finding Fun in Failure with Siobhan Thompson
Siobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
Jul 24, 2019 -
17
E17
Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell
Jack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
Aug 7, 2019 -
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E18
Storytelling As a Game Master with Peter Warren
Peter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.
Aug 21, 2019