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The Pact and Boon: A D&D 5e Actual Play Show Podcast

Step into the high fantasy world of Calignos with The Pact & Boon, a D&D 5e Actual Play Podcast. In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, fighting for survival against unfathomable odds. Guided by the hand of Dungeon Master Jake Packham (Host of the Dungeon Mastermind podcast), join our players—Justin Lewis, Tanner Weyland, and Cayden Ottley, (Hosts on the How To Be a Better DM podcast) as they *hopefully* defy death itself, & prepare for an epic journey filled with danger, intrigue, and the ultimate tests of courage.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

    Episode 21 - Just Your Average Church-goers || The Pact & Boon

    The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew world of Calignos! In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, fighting for survival against unfathomable odds. Check our other podcasts out at: https://session0studios.com Join our discord (The Guild) for behind the scenes, tips, and a community of dungeon masters:  https://www.patreon.com/Session0Studios Like the music and sound effects in our episodes? It is thanks to our sponsors: Monument Studios who support us with their new app Fantasy+! Fantasy+ is an amazing application that allows dungeon masters to set the tone of their world with hundreds of hours of music, ambience, and sound effects. Check it out now for only $4.99/ month! Use code BETTERDM for 10% off your first month.  https://www.fantasy-plus.com Need some source material? Use our discount code PACT&BOON10 for 10% off your purchase for Roll & Play Press!  https://rollandplaypress.com Another special thanks to Painting Fantasms, who is another sponsor of the show that provides us with dope custom miniatures. Check out his work here:  https://www.myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms Thanks to our newest sponsor ELEGOO for sending us the amazing Saturn 8k Ultra Resin 3D printer! Follow us on instagram to see what we’re making for the upcoming episodes! Buy a printer and support the show at the link below:  https://us.elegoo.com/ Check out Sterling Makes for cool handcrafted D&D supplies like our death save tray: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SterlingMakes Mentioned in this episode: Brought to you by Session 0 Studios For more information, visit session0studios.com

    1h 26m

  2. 6 SEPT

    Episode 20 - Hot Tubs & Hard Truths || The Pact & Boon

    The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew world of Calignos! In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, fighting for survival against unfathomable odds. Check our other podcasts out at: https://session0studios.com Join our discord (The Guild) for behind the scenes, tips, and a community of dungeon masters:  https://www.patreon.com/Session0Studios Like the music and sound effects in our episodes? It is thanks to our sponsors: Monument Studios who support us with their new app Fantasy+! Fantasy+ is an amazing application that allows dungeon masters to set the tone of their world with hundreds of hours of music, ambience, and sound effects. Check it out now for only $4.99/ month! Use code BETTERDM for 10% off your first month.  https://www.fantasy-plus.com Need some source material? Use our discount code PACT&BOON10 for 10% off your purchase for Roll & Play Press!  https://rollandplaypress.com Another special thanks to Painting Fantasms, who is another sponsor of the show that provides us with dope custom miniatures. Check out his work here:  https://www.myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms Thanks to our newest sponsor ELEGOO for sending us the amazing Saturn 8k Ultra Resin 3D printer! Follow us on instagram to see what we’re making for the upcoming episodes! Buy a printer and support the show at the link below:  https://us.elegoo.com/ Check out Sterling Makes for cool handcrafted D&D supplies like our death save tray: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SterlingMakes Mentioned in this episode: Monument Studios Nothing sets the mood like music. You’ve probably noticed as we’ve been playing through The Pact and Boon. Our mood has been set by our friends at Monument Studios. Imagine having all the music and sound effects you’d ever need right at your fingertips. Make your players feel the setting rather than just describing it. Sign up for their Fantasy+ App and get 10% off your first month by using the code BETTERDM at checkout. Go to fantasy-plus.com and get Monument Studios to make your players feel the reality of your setting. Monument Studios We Like You Hey Bud… How’s it going? Just wanted to say… we like you. We’re think you’re pretty cool. We hope you like us too. If you do like us and what we’re doing, you can support us on our Patreon. Just $1 a month is enough. Just go to https://session0studios.com/patreon and show your support. But even if you don’t… we still like you. See ya around bud. Patreon Brought to you by Session 0 Studios For more information, visit session0studios.com

    1h 41m

  3. 30 AUG

    Episode 19 - Very, VERY Old Friends || The Pact & Boon

    The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew world of Calignos! In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, fighting for survival against unfathomable odds. Check our other podcasts out at: https://session0studios.com Join our discord (The Guild) for behind the scenes, tips, and a community of dungeon masters:  https://www.patreon.com/Session0Studios Like the music and sound effects in our episodes? It is thanks to our sponsors: Monument Studios who support us with their new app Fantasy+! Fantasy+ is an amazing application that allows dungeon masters to set the tone of their world with hundreds of hours of music, ambience, and sound effects. Check it out now for only $4.99/ month! Use code BETTERDM for 10% off your first month.  https://www.fantasy-plus.com Need some source material? Use our discount code PACT&BOON10 for 10% off your purchase for Roll & Play Press!  https://rollandplaypress.com Another special thanks to Painting Fantasms, who is another sponsor of the show that provides us with dope custom miniatures. Check out his work here:  https://www.myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms Thanks to our newest sponsor ELEGOO for sending us the amazing Saturn 8k Ultra Resin 3D printer! Follow us on instagram to see what we’re making for the upcoming episodes! Buy a printer and support the show at the link below:  https://us.elegoo.com/ Check out Sterling Makes for cool handcrafted D&D supplies like our death save tray: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SterlingMakes Mentioned in this episode: Always Have Your Sessions Prepared You work 8 hours a day. You spend time with your family when you come home. You do work around the house and it seems you never have as much time as you would like to prepare your D&D sessions. Does this sound like you? Wouldn’t it be amazing to have endless material prepared for your D&D sessions anyways? That’s where Roll and Play Press comes in. Roll and Play Press provides D&D 5e Compatible materials for any type of session. Running a one-shot? Check out their One Shot Wonders book with over 100 one-shot ideas. Getting started with your new sci-fi campaign? Get their Game Master’s Sci-Fi Toolkit to have your games much more prepared. Why reinvent the wheel? Check out Roll and Play Press at rollandplaypress.com and get 10% off when you buy something by using the code BETTERDM10. We Like You Hey Bud… How’s it going? Just wanted to say… we like you. We’re think you’re pretty cool. We hope you like us too. If you do like us and what we’re doing, you can support us on our Patreon. Just $1 a month is enough. Just go to https://session0studios.com/patreon and show your support. But even if you don’t… we still like you. See ya around bud. Patreon Brought to you by Session 0 Studios For more information, visit session0studios.com

    1h 28m

  4. 23 AUG

    Episode 18 - Tickle Fight || The Pact & Boon

    The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew world of Calignos! In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, fighting for survival against unfathomable odds. Check our other podcasts out at: https://session0studios.com Join our discord (The Guild) for behind the scenes, tips, and a community of dungeon masters:  https://www.patreon.com/Session0Studios Like the music and sound effects in our episodes? It is thanks to our sponsors: Monument Studios who support us with their new app Fantasy+! Fantasy+ is an amazing application that allows dungeon masters to set the tone of their world with hundreds of hours of music, ambience, and sound effects. Check it out now for only $4.99/ month! Use code BETTERDM for 10% off your first month.  https://www.fantasy-plus.com Need some source material? Use our discount code PACT&BOON10 for 10% off your purchase for Roll & Play Press!  https://rollandplaypress.com Another special thanks to Painting Fantasms, who is another sponsor of the show that provides us with dope custom miniatures. Check out his work here:  https://www.myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms Check out Sterling Makes for cool handcrafted D&D supplies like our death save tray: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SterlingMakes Mentioned in this episode: Always Have Your Sessions Prepared You work 8 hours a day. You spend time with your family when you come home. You do work around the house and it seems you never have as much time as you would like to prepare your D&D sessions. Does this sound like you? Wouldn’t it be amazing to have endless material prepared for your D&D sessions anyways? That’s where Roll and Play Press comes in. Roll and Play Press provides D&D 5e Compatible materials for any type of session. Running a one-shot? Check out their One Shot Wonders book with over 100 one-shot ideas. Getting started with your new sci-fi campaign? Get their Game Master’s Sci-Fi Toolkit to have your games much more prepared. Why reinvent the wheel? Check out Roll and Play Press at rollandplaypress.com and get 10% off when you buy something by using the code BETTERDM10. We Like You Hey Bud… How’s it going? Just wanted to say… we like you. We’re think you’re pretty cool. We hope you like us too. If you do like us and what we’re doing, you can support us on our Patreon. Just $1 a month is enough. Just go to https://session0studios.com/patreon and show your support. But even if you don’t… we still like you. See ya around bud. Patreon Brought to you by Session 0 Studios For more information, visit session0studios.com

    1h 25m

  5. 16 AUG

    Episode 17 - Lessons In Parenting || The Pact & Boon

    Welcome back! After a month long break, Episode 17 sends our heroes to yet another city in Tirash in search of answers surrounding the mysterious lethargy. The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew world of Calignos! In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, fighting for survival against unfathomable odds. Check our other podcasts out at: https://session0studios.com Join our discord (The Guild) for behind the scenes, tips, and a community of dungeon masters:  https://www.patreon.com/Session0Studios Like the music and sound effects in our episodes? It is thanks to our sponsors: Monument Studios who support us with their new app Fantasy+! Fantasy+ is an amazing application that allows dungeon masters to set the tone of their world with hundreds of hours of music, ambience, and sound effects. Check it out now for only $4.99/ month! Use code BETTERDM for 10% off your first month.  https://www.fantasy-plus.com Need some source material? Use our discount code PACT&BOON10 for 10% off your purchase for Roll & Play Press!  https://rollandplaypress.com Another special thanks to Painting Fantasms, who is another sponsor of the show that provides us with dope custom miniatures. Check out his work here:  https://www.myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms Check out Sterling Makes for cool handcrafted D&D supplies like our death save tray: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SterlingMakes Mentioned in this episode: We Like You Hey Bud… How’s it going? Just wanted to say… we like you. We’re think you’re pretty cool. We hope you like us too. If you do like us and what we’re doing, you can support us on our Patreon. Just $1 a month is enough. Just go to https://session0studios.com/patreon and show your support. But even if you don’t… we still like you. See ya around bud. Patreon Always Have Your Sessions Prepared You work 8 hours a day. You spend time with your family when you come home. You do work around the house and it seems you never have as much time as you would like to prepare your D&D sessions. Does this sound like you? Wouldn’t it be amazing to have endless material prepared for your D&D sessions anyways? That’s where Roll and Play Press comes in. Roll and Play Press provides D&D 5e Compatible materials for any type of session. Running a one-shot? Check out their One Shot Wonders book with over 100 one-shot ideas. Getting started with your new sci-fi campaign? Get their Game Master’s Sci-Fi Toolkit to have your games much more prepared. Why reinvent the wheel? Check out Roll and Play Press at rollandplaypress.com and get 10% off when you buy something by using the code BETTERDM10. Brought to you by Session 0 Studios For more information, visit session0studios.com

    1h 20m

  6. 1 AUG

    Recap of Episodes 1-5 (Written by Joland Grei)

    **Special Episode** Don't want to start listening to The Pact & Boon from the beginning? Start here! Gain insight into the mind of the character Joland Grei as he writes a recap of the first 5 episodes in his journal. The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew world of Calignos - A world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, fighting for survival against unfathomable odds. Special thanks to our sponsors: Monument Studios, Roll & Play Press, and Painting Fantasms for supporting our show! If you would like to support us and get some amazing tools for your own games, use the codes below for a discount on their products: Thanks to Monument Studios and their new app: Fantasy+ for providing the ambience and music for this episode, and many others. Use code BETTERDM at checkout for a 10% discount on your first month. https://www.fantasy-plus.com Need some source material? Use our discount code PACT&BOON10 for 10% off your purchase for Roll & Play Press!  https://rollandplaypress.com Mentioned in this episode: We Like You Hey Bud… How’s it going? Just wanted to say… we like you. We’re think you’re pretty cool. We hope you like us too. If you do like us and what we’re doing, you can support us on our Patreon. Just $1 a month is enough. Just go to https://session0studios.com/patreon and show your support. But even if you don’t… we still like you. See ya around bud. Patreon Always Have Your Sessions Prepared You work 8 hours a day. You spend time with your family when you come home. You do work around the house and it seems you never have as much time as you would like to prepare your D&D sessions. Does this sound like you? Wouldn’t it be amazing to have endless material prepared for your D&D sessions anyways? That’s where Roll and Play Press comes in. Roll and Play Press provides D&D 5e Compatible materials for any type of session. Running a one-shot? Check out their One Shot Wonders book with over 100 one-shot ideas. Getting started with your new sci-fi campaign? Get their Game Master’s Sci-Fi Toolkit to have your games much more prepared. Why reinvent the wheel? Check out Roll and Play Press at rollandplaypress.com and get 10% off when you buy something by using the code BETTERDM10. Brought to you by Session 0 Studios For more information, visit session0studios.com

    28 min

  7. 12 JULY

    Episode 16 - We're Gonna Be Stars! || The Pact & Boon

    The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew world of Calignos! In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, fighting for survival against unfathomable odds. Check our other podcasts out at: https://session0studios.com Join our discord (The Guild) for behind the scenes, tips, and a community of dungeon masters:  https://www.patreon.com/Session0Studios Like the music and sound effects in our episodes? It is thanks to our sponsors: Monument Studios who support us with their new app Fantasy+! Fantasy+ is an amazing application that allows dungeon masters to set the tone of their world with hundreds of hours of music, ambience, and sound effects. Check it out now for only $4.99/ month! Use code BETTERDM for 10% off your first month.  https://www.fantasy-plus.com Need some source material? Use our discount code PACT&BOON10 for 10% off your purchase for Roll & Play Press!  https://rollandplaypress.com Another special thanks to Painting Fantasms, who is another sponsor of the show that provides us with dope custom miniatures. Check out his work here:  https://www.myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms Check out Sterling Makes for cool handcrafted D&D supplies like our death save tray: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SterlingMakes Mentioned in this episode: Brought to you by Session 0 Studios For more information, visit session0studios.com Check out Our other Show How to Be a Better Dm Well, that could have gone better… You might have thought that while cleaning up after DMing a session in your D&D campaign. It’s ok. We’ve all been there. That’s actually why we created our other show, How to Be a Better DM. We wanted to share weekly tips and techniques to make every session better, and make DMing more fun and easier for everyone. If you want that kind of help along the way, go to session0studios.com/better-dm-show and make your session easier, cheaper and more fun. Make every session great. How to Be a Better DM You can Get the Minis We Use On The Show Did you know that you can fight the very monsters we fight here on The Pact and Boon. Go to myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms#/ and give some love to our friend Charlie Reeder who has been so kind to custom make us the minis that we use in our show. Thanks Charlie and to the rest of you, what are you doing? Go get those creepy scary disturbing minis to play in your own campaigns at home so that we’re not the only ones with emotional scars. Go to myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms#/ and get yours today. We're taking a Small Break Hey There Boonies We just wanted to let you know that we will be putting a pause on releasing new episodes for a short period until August 16th 2024. Make sure to join our free Discord to get notified when new episodes are released. Discord

    1h 0m

  8. 5 JULY

    Episode 15 - It's a Crestor Miracle! || The Pact & Boon

    The Pact & Boon is an actual play D&D 5e show set in the home-brew world of Calignos! In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, fighting for survival against unfathomable odds. Check our other podcasts out at: https://session0studios.com Join our discord (The Guild) for behind the scenes, tips, and a community of dungeon masters:  https://www.patreon.com/Session0Studios Like the music and sound effects in our episodes? It is thanks to our sponsors: Monument Studios who support us with their new app Fantasy+! Fantasy+ is an amazing application that allows dungeon masters to set the tone of their world with hundreds of hours of music, ambience, and sound effects. Check it out now for only $4.99/ month! Use code BETTERDM for 10% off your first month.  https://www.fantasy-plus.com Need some source material? Use our discount code PACT&BOON10 for 10% off your purchase for Roll & Play Press!  https://rollandplaypress.com Another special thanks to Painting Fantasms, who is another sponsor of the show that provides us with dope custom miniatures. Check out his work here:  https://www.myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms Check out Sterling Makes for cool handcrafted D&D supplies like our death save tray: https://www.etsy.com/shop/SterlingMakes Mentioned in this episode: We're taking a Small Break Hey There Boonies We just wanted to let you know that we will be putting a pause on releasing new episodes for a short period until August 16th 2024. Make sure to join our free Discord to get notified when new episodes are released. Discord Check out Our other Show How to Be a Better Dm Well, that could have gone better… You might have thought that while cleaning up after DMing a session in your D&D campaign. It’s ok. We’ve all been there. That’s actually why we created our other show, How to Be a Better DM. We wanted to share weekly tips and techniques to make every session better, and make DMing more fun and easier for everyone. If you want that kind of help along the way, go to session0studios.com/better-dm-show and make your session easier, cheaper and more fun. Make every session great. How to Be a Better DM You can Get the Minis We Use On The Show Did you know that you can fight the very monsters we fight here on The Pact and Boon. Go to myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms#/ and give some love to our friend Charlie Reeder who has been so kind to custom make us the minis that we use in our show. Thanks Charlie and to the rest of you, what are you doing? Go get those creepy scary disturbing minis to play in your own campaigns at home so that we’re not the only ones with emotional scars. Go to myminifactory.com/users/PaintingFantasms#/ and get yours today. Brought to you by Session 0 Studios For more information, visit session0studios.com

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Step into the high fantasy world of Calignos with The Pact & Boon, a D&D 5e Actual Play Podcast. In a world plagued by a mysterious lethargy, humanoids and beasts twist into monstrous forms across the continent of Rel. Amidst this chaos, an unlikely band of adventurers unite in the fiery depths of the 9 hells, fighting for survival against unfathomable odds. Guided by the hand of Dungeon Master Jake Packham (Host of the Dungeon Mastermind podcast), join our players—Justin Lewis, Tanner Weyland, and Cayden Ottley, (Hosts on the How To Be a Better DM podcast) as they *hopefully* defy death itself, & prepare for an epic journey filled with danger, intrigue, and the ultimate tests of courage.

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