19 episodes

A DND podcast about necromancers, psychic wastoids, and the civil servants who take them down.

When ghosts, necromancers, and magical monstrosities raise a ruckus in the land of the living, the Skulltenders will answer! Join a cat-lady rogue, an owl with human legs, and their inflexible Gooman chaperone in a hilarious and horrifying tabletop adventure that mixes the thrilling pacing of monster-of-the-week play with the addictive intrigue of a long-term campaign.

Professional game-writer Cohen Edenfield draws on a decade of DMing to delight and terrorize webcomics titan KC Green, gamer culture luminary Jess O’Brien, and punk rocker Amber Carr, AKA “the Horror Games Elvira.” Tight editing, immersive sound design, and Seth Boyer’s original music round out what many friends and family members of the cast are calling “the perfect D&D podcast.”

Skulltenders Skulltenders

    • Fiction
    • 4.9 • 43 Ratings

A DND podcast about necromancers, psychic wastoids, and the civil servants who take them down.

When ghosts, necromancers, and magical monstrosities raise a ruckus in the land of the living, the Skulltenders will answer! Join a cat-lady rogue, an owl with human legs, and their inflexible Gooman chaperone in a hilarious and horrifying tabletop adventure that mixes the thrilling pacing of monster-of-the-week play with the addictive intrigue of a long-term campaign.

Professional game-writer Cohen Edenfield draws on a decade of DMing to delight and terrorize webcomics titan KC Green, gamer culture luminary Jess O’Brien, and punk rocker Amber Carr, AKA “the Horror Games Elvira.” Tight editing, immersive sound design, and Seth Boyer’s original music round out what many friends and family members of the cast are calling “the perfect D&D podcast.”

    Up the River

    Up the River

    The Skulltenders return for a new season, boarding the Necrona for a mindbending paddleboat journey up the River alongside beloved explorer Venture de Veilgard.
    Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/Skulltenders for bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes commentary, art, and more!

    Additional sound effects from:
    http://www.freesfx.co.uk
    http://www.pixabay.com
    http://www.zapsplat.com/
    http://www.freesound.org

    Additional ambient audio by Michael Ghelfi Studios https://michaelghelfistudios.com//

    "The Entertainer" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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    "Island Meet and Greet" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    “Last Hero (Horror Trailer)” by Oleksii Holubiev from Pixabay


    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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    • 1 hr 45 min
    Marooned

    Marooned

    A dramatic landing is only the first trial that Skulltenders face as they begin their voyage across the Wondersea. Ventura de Veilgard’s vessel: very versatile. The welcome wagon makes himself heard. Don’t touch the spires.

    Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/Skulltenders for bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes commentary, art, and more!rrr

    Additional sound effects from:
    http://www.freesfx.co.uk
    http://www.pixabay.com
    http://www.zapsplat.com/
    http://www.freesound.org

    Additional ambient audio by Michael Ghelfi Studios https://michaelghelfistudios.com//


    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    • 1 hr 43 min
    Dead Man's Chest

    Dead Man's Chest

    The hunt for the Nevermind intensifies, and Ventura fans are eating good. Nothing’s louder than silence. Helpful NPCs ahoy! Say it with your chest.

    Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/Skulltenders for bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes commentary, art, and more!

    Additional sound effects from:

    http://www.freesfx.co.uk 

    http://www.pixabay.com  

    http://www.zapsplat.com/

    http://www.freesound.org

    Additional ambient audio by Michael Ghelfi Studios https://michaelghelfistudios.com//Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

    • 2 hr 7 min
    Man Overboard

    Man Overboard

    Prepare yourself for deadly confrontations and shocking revelations as the Skulltenders’ quest for the Nevermind reaches its mind-blowing conclusion.

    The Skulltenders store is now open! Check it out at https://topato.co/skulltenders !
    We’ve got a high-quality SKULLTENDER and SENSATEVM tees designed by Doodoo the Owl’s voice actor, KC Green! And what’s more...available for the first time anywhere, the Skulltenders badge!

    Become a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/Skulltenders for bonus episodes, behind-the-scenes commentary, art, and more!

    "Gathering Darkness" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
    Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
    http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
    Additional SFX: EverHeat (Intestines1)

    • 1 hr 59 min
    Caught in the Wake

    Caught in the Wake

    The crew of the Necrona make their return voyage to Ghost Town, where feelings are processed and plans are best-laid. Keep on eye on the horizon, because we’re just getting started.

    Our May 22nd episode will be another postseason public edition of Skulltalkers, our Q&A aftershow, covering the whole Wondersea season! Got a question for the end-of-season Skulltalkers? Send it to skulltendersask@gmail.com before May 20th! And we’ll be back with the first episode of the new season on May 22nd.

    In the meantime, we’ll be releasing a slew of between-season content on the Patreon, including art from Jess, Deleted Scenes, a full-season retrospective from Cohen, and the Level-Up to Level 4 episode! You can dive into all of it (including all of the above for season 1, and too much other stuff to list here!) by becoming a Patron at https://www.patreon.com/Skulltenders.

    And don’t forget about the Skulltenders store! https://topato.co/skulltenders

    See you soon!

    Additional sound effects from:
    http://www.freesfx.co.uk
    http://www.pixabay.com
    http://www.zapsplat.com/
    http://www.freesound.org

    • 1 hr 48 min
    Skulltalkers: Season II

    Skulltalkers: Season II

    If you enjoyed this, you can listen to the ones we do for every single episode at https://www.patreon.com/Skulltenders! We also have art from KC and Jess, deleted scenes, cast conversations about various topics, and in-depth details about what goes into planning and running a session of Skulltenders. There’s other stuff, too! If you can even believe that!!

    Check out the Skulltenders store! https://topato.co/skulltenders

    • 2 hr 28 min

Customer Reviews

4.9 out of 5
43 Ratings

43 Ratings

BaconPlus ,

The Tend Skulls.

I love the sound design, evocative world that is richly described, and the consistent metaphysics at play for this series about 3 heroes that are sent up to the Land of the Living to sort out necromantic phenomena.

Devbotcommander ,

Weird! Gross! Wonderful!

I got my start with D&D real play podcasts years ago with Critical Role, but my favorite has always been Dungeons and Daddies. I’ve been chasing that high ever since and have always felt kind of disappointed with what I’ve found. Some is pretty fun, but it it feels like there’s always something missing. Maybe the sound design isn’t great, maybe the writing is flat, or maybe the players themselves just don’t have a fun dynamic. But this has been fantastic. I keep waiting for it to be a letdown, but it’s just so much fun. The characters are a great balance to each other, the world is VERY cool and atmospheric so far, and the general technical quality feels very high. Cohen seems like a creative, capable, and overall funny DM. Amber, KC, and Jess (especially Jess) have created such stupid, wonderful little characters. They’re slapstick and silly, but there have already been a few moments that are genuinely touching (Doo Doo’ on the dock). Cohen’s done a great job setting up an overarching idea of living in a world where you are fading away. So much of a good role play podcast like this is just having a solid, meaningful premise as a guide and a backdrop for your characters, and I think he may have nailed it. Anyway, so excited, already signed up for the Patreon. Hope you guys keep going!

Nerdtastic91686 ,

Better than pickles and mustard!

This ain’t your granddaddy’s DnD podcast. No killing rats in a basement for these folks. Odd, in the best way.

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