Dungeons + Drama Nerds

Dungeons + Drama Nerds
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Dungeons + Drama Nerds Podcast

Dungeons + Drama Nerds is a podcast produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, three dramaturgs interested in the intersection of theatre and tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGS). Episodes release weekly alternating between Actual Play and Commentary episodes investigating a certain TTRPG system. Season 2 will feature: Blades in the Dark, Bluebeard’s Bride, Kids on Bikes, Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole My Car With My Best Friend’s Birthday Present Inside!, and Lancer. Season 1 featured: Dungeons & Dragons (Eps 1-13), Apocalypse World (Eps 14-33), and Paranoia (Eps 34-46).

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  1. EPISODE 1

    Our Haunt Explainer

    Join Nick and Percy for a brief explanation of how Our Haunt works and meet our player characters before diving into the campaign!

    44 min

  2. EPISODE 2

    The Machismo in This House

    In the first episode of our Our Haunt campaign, the Living residents of the haunt study for finals while our family of ghosts contends with a cantankerous television and pulls a prank on a stray cat.

    1h 0m

  3. EPISODE 3

    Idly Dreaming with Jay Dragon

    Nick and Percy are joined by game designer Jay Dragon, here to talk about Belonging Outside Belonging games: their origin, their evolution over time, and their relationship to other TTRPG traditions.

    50 min

  4. EPISODE 4

    Up Next on Channel 4

    Our campaign of Our Haunt continues: Dale and Mackenzie go out for slushies, Prosper and Romeo share a dance, and Jules takes a moment in the great outdoors.

    56 min

  5. EPISODE 5

    Open Mic Night

    The residents of Our Haunt, both Living and ghostly, prepare for an end-of-semester open mic night.

    1h 49m

  6. EPISODE 6

    We Are the Living, Featuring Heather Kelley and Kaylee Rowena

    On this episode, Nick and Percy chat with special guests Heather Kelley and Kaylee Rowena about ghosts, haunted houses, and the roles that these stories play in our culture.  Heather Kelley is a theater artist and scholar whose work focuses on hauntings, the supernatural, and dark tourism; learn more about her here: https://www.colorado.edu/wgst/heather-kelley. Kaylee Rowena is a comic artist, illustrator, and self-described “fan of ghosts.” Find her and her work here: https://kayleerowena.com/. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Percival Hornak and Nicholas Orvis, and this episode was mixed and edited by Percival Hornak. Our core ensemble are Todd Brian Backus, Jovane Caamano, Anthony Sertel Dean, Christopher Diercksen, Ben Ferber, Kory Flores, Mieko Gavia, Tess Huth, Romana Isabella, Jon Jon Johnson, CJ Linton, C. “Meaks” Meaker, Leo Mock, Dex Phan, and Tristan B. Willis.  Our game of Rae Nedjadi’s Our Haunt features Percival Hornak as Prosper, Kory Flores as Jules, Leo Mock as Trinket, and Tristan B. Willis as Romeo.  If you’d like to help us continue exploring the intersections of theatre and tabletop roleplaying games, consider leaving us a review on your podcast app of choice or supporting us - and getting access to our patron-only bonus content - at patreon.com/dungeonsanddramanerds. You can find our social media and website links, including our cast bios, at the linktree in our show notes. And be sure to tune in soon for another episode of Dungeons and Drama Nerds!

    1h 11m

  7. EPISODE 7

    The Hermit

    We return to our campaign of Our Haunt: Mackenzie gives Trinket a tarot reading, Caleb and Adrian say goodnight, and the ghosts of our Haunt convene for Orphan’s Yule.

    1h 14m
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About

Dungeons + Drama Nerds is a podcast produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, three dramaturgs interested in the intersection of theatre and tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGS). Episodes release weekly alternating between Actual Play and Commentary episodes investigating a certain TTRPG system. Season 2 will feature: Blades in the Dark, Bluebeard’s Bride, Kids on Bikes, Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole My Car With My Best Friend’s Birthday Present Inside!, and Lancer. Season 1 featured: Dungeons & Dragons (Eps 1-13), Apocalypse World (Eps 14-33), and Paranoia (Eps 34-46).

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  • Creator
    Dungeons + Drama Nerds
  • Episodes
    155
  • Seasons
    5
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2020 All rights reserved.
  • Show Website
    Dungeons + Drama Nerds

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