Series
Adventuring Academy
Talk
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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Seasons & episodes
S1 · 18 epS2 · 20 epS3 · 6 epS4 · 9 epS5 · 6 epS6 · 6 epS7 · 9 ep
1Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)19 Dec 2018 · 53mLou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
2Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)9 Jan 2019 · 56mAmy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
3Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)23 Jan 2019 · 60mBrian Murphy and Brennan discuss when to kill off PCs and reveal what's behind their DM screens.
4Playing in a Safe Space (with Erika Ishii)6 Feb 2019 · 60mErika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
5Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)20 Feb 2019 · 53mNoah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
6Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)6 Mar 2019 · 58mMolly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly.
7Building Your Own Campaign Setting (with Matthew Mercer)20 Mar 2019 · 56mMatthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
8Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)3 Apr 2019 · 51mSatine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail.
9What to Do With a Nat 20 (with B. Dave Walters)17 Apr 2019 · 52mB. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
10Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)1 May 2019 · 50mMarisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
11Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)15 May 2019 · 54mNick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC.
12Healing Through D&D (with Krystina Arielle)29 May 2019 · 47mKrystina Arielle joins Brennan to talk about playing as the nervous newbie and the experienced one.
13Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (1)12 Jun 2019 · 65mIfy Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season.
14Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (2)26 Jun 2019 · 63mMatthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show.
15Introducing Horror to a Game with Ivan Van Norman10 Jul 2019 · 51mIvan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
16Finding Fun in Failure with Siobhan Thompson24 Jul 2019 · 46mSiobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
17Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell7 Aug 2019 · 62mJack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
18Storytelling As a Game Master with Peter Warren21 Aug 2019 · 61mPeter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.
Details
- Created by
- Brennan Lee Mulligan
- First aired
- 19 Dec 2018
- Last aired
- 9 Sept 2026
- Status
- Returning Series
- Language
- English
- Network
- YouTube, Dropout
- Episodes
- 74
Cast
Brennan Lee MulliganSelf - Host
