Curmudgeons And Dragons

jason portizo
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The party gathers at the round table to discuss your RPG horror stories, building interesting characters, and all things D&D! Join Jason, Josey, and Jim at the tavern for a pint of ale and share some stories!

  1. 06/09/2023

    RPG Horror Story Speed Run! w/ Mike Cortese [RPG Horror Story]

    [#113] Our final special LIVE episode recorded in the spacious gaming area of The Keep in Brick, NJ. This week, Jason, Josey, and Jim welcome another local NJ gamer, Mike Cortese, who brings us an epic horror story that stops at all the Bad Game Stations of the Cross. You can visit The Keep whenever you’re in Central NJ.Jason met Mike (and Jim!) on the NJ Dungeons & Dragons Facebook Group.The campaign Mike talked about used a Base 8 monetary systemThe Forgotten Realms calendar used 10-day weeks, I guess.Jim and Jason hate shopping sessions, but not everyone does (for some reason).Everything we love can be found at curmudgeonsanddragons.com Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

    32 min

  2. 06/02/2023

    From BBEG to BFF with Mike Perrone [RPG Horror Story]

    [#112] Another special LIVE episode recorded in the spacious gaming area of The Keep in Brick, NJ. This week, Jason, Josey, and Jim welcome NJ-local DM Mike Perrone. You can visit The Keep whenever you’re in Central NJ.Jason met Mike (and Jim!) on the NJ Dungeons & Dragons Facebook Group.Jason’s condolences notwithstanding, a whole lot of people play D&D via Roll20.“I don’t know if you’ve ever watched the CW show Supernatural?”Jim invoked weird fantasy author China Meilville as inspiration for one of his campaigns. Everything we love can be found at curmudgeonsanddragons.com Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

    28 min

  3. 05/26/2023

    DM Tony's Heartwarming Story [RPG Wholesome Stories]

    [#111] Another LIVE episode recorded in the spacious gaming area of The Keep in Brick, NJ. This week, Jason and Jim welcome Tony Ingracia - or DMTony on the DND404 podcast - live and in person, as Josey joins us remotely.You can visit The Keep whenever you’re in Central NJ.Tony’s podcast is about 3 brand new players exploring D&D for the first time.Jason’s relentless stanning for NADDPOD continues.Crawfish head, lobster claws, boobs out. Must be Bilbdoolpoolp.The classic AD&D adventure Jim referenced is D2, Shrine of the Kuo-Toa.Everything we love can be found at curmudgeonsanddragons.com Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

    22 min

  4. 05/19/2023

    Strongest Heroes On The Planet? Time For Aliens!

    [#110] In the second part of Jim and Jason’s LIVE conversation with Tony Bogan of The Keep Hobby Shop in Brick, NJ, we’re joined by Josey! You can visit The Keep whenever you’re in Central NJ.Tony’s day job is running fishing and party charter boats on the Jersey shore.Tony invoked the classic Deities & Demigods AD&D Hardcover.Do you still have your favorite classic AD&D character’s sheet? Tony does!Tony designed The Keep’s logo before he signed the lease.You only wish your PC had a Castle like Zandar’sTony kept that sheet, too!Everything we love can be found at curmudgeonsanddragons.com Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

    33 min

  5. 05/12/2023

    From Player To Shop Owner with Tony Bogan

    [#109] In our first C&D LIVE episode, Jim and Jason meet in person at Jason's FLGS The Keep in Brick, NJ to chat with owner Tony Bogan. You can visit The Keep whenever you’re in Central NJ.Tony’s day job is running fishing and party charter boats on the Jersey shore.Tony got his start with the Classic White Box of basic D&D.Role-playing and TCGs are widely popular in the military.If you were born after Y2K, modems are just history to you.Jason bragged about having a Funko Gelatinous Cube.Jason, was, in fact, the 11th most popular name for boys in 1984 when he was born, and in the Top Ten for most of the 80s.Everything we love can be found at curmudgeonsanddragons.com Hosted by Jason Portizo and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production.

    1h 1m

  6. 05/05/2023

    NPCs Lie, Rekindling the Spark, and You're Not Eddie Brock [DMAcademy Advice]

    [#108] In this DMAdvice episode, Jason and Jim offer advice on how to get your players to trust your NPCs a little less, how to recapture the spark of role-play in a long-running campaign, and what to do about that guy who wants to be Venom in your first campaign.Read the original posts on gullible(?) PCs, static PCs, and overcooked PCs.Jim invoked the Quest Giver trope.Jason was lamenting he needed to learn to do a Scottish accentJason reminded us he’s a superfan of Not Another D&D Podcast.If you want to play Venom, do it in a Marvel RPG, not D&D.Turns out Unicorn poachers are not the same as Unicorn hunters.Join the conversation at the DMAcademy subreddit.Check out other DMAcademy episodes And the youtube, too! Hosted by Jason Portizo and Jim Crocker Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo

    33 min

  7. 04/28/2023

    WOTC Sics Pinktertons On Youtuber!?

    [#107] In this special episode, Jason, Josey, and Jim discuss the deeply disturbing implications of D&D publisher Wizards of the Coast hiring the Pinkerton Agency, notorious extra-judicial corporate mercenaries, to enforce street dates for Magic cards.This Gizmodo article should fill you in on the basics of the original story.‘The Pinkertons’ started as private bounty hunters on behalf of banks and railroads. They weren’t very good at it. They soon graduated from killing the family members of outlaws to killing the family members of Union organizers.That includes women and children.They are credibly believed to have destroyed evidence when ordered to testify before Congress.Nerds may know who they are because they sued Rockstar Games.They’re still actively engaged in Union-busting at the behest of companies like Amazon and Starbucks.As a 19th-century newspaper columnist put it so eloquently: “No man of refined sensibilities would enter the ranks as a hired Hessian of plutocracy, expecting to shoot down his brothers at the command of capital.”Everything we love can be found at curmudgeonsanddragons.com Hosted by Jason Portizo, Josey Diaz, Jim Crocker (from a suggestion by Greg Genovas)Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production.

    43 min

  8. 04/21/2023

    DMPC Brickwalls Game So Bad Even the BBEG Gets Tired Of Waiting [RPG Horror Story]

    [#106] Another Horror Story episode with Jason and Josey. This week, the tale of a petulant DM for whom it was her way or the highway.Read the original post and comments.Josey mentioned Jim’s aversion to home-brewed Fantasy Heartbreakers.No one likes Daylight Savings Time.Seriously, steer clear of DMPCs.Jason pointed out that adversity is unpleasant.For more stories of terrible games, check out the RPG Horror Stories subreddit.New episodes every Friday now with video! Check out our other episodes! And the youtube, too! Hosted by Jason Portizo and Josey Diaz Produced and Edited by Jason Portizo Curmudgeons and Dragons is a JTP Audio production

    14 min
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The party gathers at the round table to discuss your RPG horror stories, building interesting characters, and all things D&D! Join Jason, Josey, and Jim at the tavern for a pint of ale and share some stories!

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  • Creator
    jason portizo
  • Years Active
    2021 - 2023
  • Episodes
    113
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright jason portizo
  • Show Website
    Curmudgeons And Dragons