Playing Games with Strangers

I recently found myself in search of a new actual play to add to my listening queue. Upon trying the first few episodes, I almost gave up and moved on with my search. But there were a few elements that showed a lot of promise and I decided to power through. I’m glad I did! At the very beginning of this podcast, most of the players had never played D&D before. That definitely made for a rocky start. Then add in that they were literal strangers and you can see why it would take a bit to find their groove. I’m now on episode 15 and it’s really started to come together and everyone is finding their gel point. I listened to a small part of one of the most recent episodes just to confirm that it does become even more polished as time goes on. There’s a lot of jokes and pop culture references. A lot of silliness. But some of the characters show some real depth of emotion and personal conflict (looking at you, Pough!). Best part is that it’s clean and family friendly - not that there isn’t murder and fighting and drama, just that there’s no excess gore, no cursing like a sailor, and no overt sexual overtones. Just a group of people having fun going on an adventure and taking you with them.

I have a very short list of actual plays I listen to. In fact, there’s only one actual play on my list. This will be number two. I love the laid back style of the DM John and the really killer cast of voice actors who play their roles with mirth and merriment. Very enjoyable. I’m all in.

This is my favorite D&D Podcast. Other actual play podcasts aren't bad, but this one has a great sense of humor and theatrics. Plus it's family friendly, not saying it's kiddy; but it's great that families can listen to it as a whole.

I love this podcast and I really appreciate the entire crew’s effort to keep it clean and super family friendly but still make it hilarious. This is a great dnd podcast and the DM is one of the best I’ve heard-creating an interesting story arc with lots of encounters but also allowing the characters to rp all they want.(though I agree he might railroad just a lil bit haha). Josiah’s voice for Pough is great, JS is hilarious, Celeste’s voice is lovely and her character is fun! Steve’s jokes are terrible but make me laugh. I recommend this podcast to everyone.