Adventuring Academy - Season 1

First aired: 12/19/2018 18 episodes

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Episodes

1. Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)

Aired: 12/19/2018

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: 1/9/2019

Amy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.

3. Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)

Aired: 1/23/2019

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: 2/6/2019

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: 2/20/2019

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: 3/6/2019

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: 3/20/2019

Matthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.

8. Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)

Aired: 4/3/2019

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: 4/17/2019

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: 5/1/2019

Marisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.

11. Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)

Aired: 5/15/2019

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: 5/29/2019

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: 6/12/2019

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: 6/26/2019

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: 7/10/2019

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: 7/24/2019

Siobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.

17. Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell

Aired: 8/7/2019

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: 8/21/2019

Peter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.