Roll the Bones

Roll the Bones
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A Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast. Expect druidic spycraft, private eye noir, verboten eldritch magic, and maybe—just maybe—the end of the world.

  1. 12/25/2025

    20. Panopticon, Pt. 1

    The Skeleton Crew allows themselves to be taken captive by The Witness and find themselves secreted away to an enigmatic underground city. They find themselves inside The Witness's lair—separated and weaponless—and then the games begin.  Roll the Bones is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast brought to you by a crew that includes writers, actors, game designers, and a college professor. You can reach us at hello@rollthebonespodcast.com, learn more at www.rollthebonespodcast.com, or get more content—and vote on events in the show!—via our Patreon page.

    42 min

  2. 12/01/2025

    19. Last Horizon

    The Skeleton Crew fully uncovers Cassius Brightwater's grim secrets. An unexpected encounter gives them an opportunity to do a good deed, as well as learn new pieces of critical intel. Back at the lighthouse hideout, the party discovers a perplexing invitation—then hatches a plan that, in retrospect, might be a little reckless.   Roll the Bones is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast brought to you by a crew that includes writers, actors, game designers, and a college professor. You can reach us at hello@rollthebonespodcast.com, learn more at www.rollthebonespodcast.com, or get more content—and vote on events in the show!—via our Patreon page.

    1 hr
  3. 18. Bad Housekeeping

    11/06/2025

    18. Bad Housekeeping

    After turning their quarry over to The Queen of Knives, the crew investigates the villa of Cassius Brightwater. Turns out, it's full of surprises—the kind that can suffocate you or dissolve you in acid.  Roll the Bones is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast brought to you by a crew that includes writers, actors, game designers, and a college professor. You can reach us at hello@rollthebonespodcast.com, learn more at www.rollthebonespodcast.com, or get more content—and vote on events in the show!—via our Patreon page.

    1h 2m

  4. 10/16/2025

    17. The Kidnapping of Cassius Brightwater

    The back half of this episode goes some strange places. The crew visits an underground casino, where they find themselves closer than ever to running into The Witness—but remain a step behind. Then, they put a brazen plan into action to kidnap Lord Cassius Brightwater—one that involves bad disguises, fake pregnancy, snake-oil potion sales, and a Bag of Holding. We'll see how it goes. Roll the Bones is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast brought to you by a crew that includes writers, actors, game designers, and a college professor. You can reach us at hello@rollthebonespodcast.com, learn more at www.rollthebonespodcast.com, or get more content—and vote on events in the show!—via our Patreon page.

    1h 8m
  5. 16. Toxic Transactionalism

    09/26/2025

    16. Toxic Transactionalism

    It's an investigation-heavy episode as the Skeleton Crew gets a surprise visit at the lighthouse hideout, interrogates a corpse, and visits the Field Ward. The truth about The Queen of Knives is revealed. There's also a surprising amount of under-the-table clerical work.  Roll the Bones is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast brought to you by a crew that includes writers, actors, game designers, and a college professor. You can reach us at hello@rollthebonespodcast.com, learn more at www.rollthebonespodcast.com, or get more content—and vote on events in the show!—via our Patreon page.

    1h 3m
  6. 15. Blood on the Cobblestones

    09/05/2025

    15. Blood on the Cobblestones

    Outside the murder scene, the Skeleton Crew is attacked by an enemy unlike any they've met before—one that uses a strange new magical armament and proves astonishingly well-prepared. Later, they learn more about the identity and methods of The Witness. Might these attackers be adherents of another new corrupted school of magic?  Roll the Bones is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast brought to you by a crew that includes writers, actors, game designers, and a college professor. You can reach us at hello@rollthebonespodcast.com, learn more at www.rollthebonespodcast.com, or get more content—and vote on events in the show!—via our Patreon page.

    56 min
  7. 14. Do You Even Remember Their Names?

    08/16/2025

    14. Do You Even Remember Their Names?

    The crew finds a surprise beneath their lighthouse hideout. Oz has a new vision. They hit some roadblocks investigating that bizarre murder from the Yawning Portal. A fresh murder scene offers both clues and new questions, but leaves Kahu in danger.   Roll the Bones is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast brought to you by a crew that includes writers, actors, game designers, and a college professor. You can reach us at hello@rollthebonespodcast.com, learn more at www.rollthebonespodcast.com, or get more content—and vote on events in the show!—via our Patreon page.

    1h 13m
  8. 13. The Lighthouse

    08/02/2025

    13. The Lighthouse

    It's an evening of spiritual possession and divine retribution for the Skeleton Crew as they investigate the lighthouse at Beacon Hill. This place would make a pretty slick bastion, if only they could deal with the restless specters of the drowned. And who killed the lighthouse keeper, anyways? Roll the Bones is a Dungeons & Dragons podcast brought to you by a crew that includes writers, actors, game designers, and a college professor. You can reach us at hello@rollthebonespodcast.com, learn more at www.rollthebonespodcast.com, or get more content—and vote on events in the show!—via our Patreon page.

    45 min
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A Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast. Expect druidic spycraft, private eye noir, verboten eldritch magic, and maybe—just maybe—the end of the world.

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  • Creator
    Roll the Bones
  • Years Active
    2024 - 2025
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Copyright 2024. All rights reserved.
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    Roll the Bones

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