349 episodes
Sword of Nerdom Podcast Sword of Nerdom
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5.0 • 13 Ratings
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Sword of Nerdom is an original Actual Play podcast series comprised of multiple interconnected campaigns, including the dark fantasy "City of Shadows," noir-inspired "Hale and Flamel Investigations," and southern gothic "Cult Crushers," all using Paizo's Pathfinder RPG. Our newest ongoing campaign is "Voices from the Void," a sweeping science fantasy adventure set seven centuries after our previous campaigns that follows the lovable (and troubled) crew of the starship Astro Lemon as they take on dangerous odd jobs across the Known Worlds, now using the Starfinder RPG system. Buckle in for laughs, scares, and more than a little emotional trauma... and prepare to enter the Void!
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Episode 1: Hedgehog in the Hood
When events at the Crimson Carnival take a turn for the worse, four strangers come together to protect the innocent, drink wine, and attempt to identify what a hedgehog looks like.
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Episode 2: The Potatoes Can Wait
Rozina, Tizi, Murtaugh, and Tristan face questioning from the Sheriff of Strova after a shocking murder. The plot thickens as the victim’s body is examined, angry mobs form in the streets, frog legs are consumed, and potatoes are most certainly not peeled.
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Episode 3: That Willem Dafoe Moment
Arriving at the Crimson Sash Carnival, our heroes continue their investigation, learning more of what happened to Lady Helena Antonovic after they parted ways. Carnies are interviewed, crime scenes are ruined by needless theatrics, and the mystery deepens further… A somewhat brief episode this week, as both Justin and Anthony were feeling under the weather- so don’t be surprised at how quiet they are this time around!
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Episode 4: I'm Going to Gently Break Your Ribs
Our heroes take on an angry mob and match blades against a sleazy nobleman as tensions between the locals and the Amaranthi. Also featuring the world’s shortest climactic footchase!
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Episode 5: Not So Good at the Maths
The gang meets Rozina’s beloved Uncle Theo and enlists his help in the murder investigation. Ill tidings from the nearby Corpsewood imply an even greater danger is looming over Strova.
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Episode 6: No One's Knocking Over the Swear Jar
With Theo’s help, the party takes another crack at the murder scene. Afterwards, our heroes head out to attend a funeral for their fallen friend held at St. Criswell’s Holy Church of Adelos, where they encounter a mysterious stranger.
Customer Reviews
If I could give it more stars, I would
Not 100% sure if I’ve already left a review here, but these guys do top-quality Matthew Mercer-level campaigns with amazing story arcs and players who create and play their characters with as much skill as any of the bigger podcasts, and a GM with a level of creativity and on-the-fly character development like I’ve never seen (even if his voices all sound the same sometimes lol love you mean it Budd). If you’re looking for an actual-play podcast to devour, this is the one!
Love it
I am so proud of this crew, they have worked so hard to make this a special podcast. A truly delightful actual play podcast, dark and brooding at time, hilarious at times. Keep up the good work gang!
Dark and perfect (and hilarious)
I love this podcast and can’t wait for the new episode every week.
The world has a focused, captivatingly dark, realism that most fantasy settings forego in favor of conventional fantasy plot devices.
Nothing in this world seems like an afterthought. NPCs have dimension and complexity - even their names are thoughtful and fit the world’s sociocultural structure. It also doesn’t hurt that the GM is a talented, creative, and enthusiastic voice actor (and very rarely mixes up voices!). I leave each time with a feeling that I’ve just scratched the surface of a much deeper mystery.
The all-human PC cast is diverse, and the 1:1 male:female ratio leads to some great dialog and a lends a very balanced feel to the story in general. The personalities are both complementary and hilarious. Rich backstory and well-paced character development uncovers the past and lends insight into the future of each character and NPC with each new installment, playing perfectly into my podcast addiction.
Doesn’t feel overproduced in the least. Meta-game minutiae are left untouched for the most part. Relatively loose cuts and long run time keep the feel intimate, honest, like I have a seat at the table.
Its a funny thing to feel like you have friends who‘ve never met you. It's impossible to adequately reciprocate in way deemed socially acceptable – much less welcome – when you consider it’s taken several hundred hours of fanatical listening to get there. So I have only to be grateful to this crew for sharing their story every week, and the occasional Ko-fi. You all deserve legit fame or at least like a thousand really good ratings.
Loving the new campaign, can’t wait to hear more voices (awaiting Rene’s half-buttoned descendant who is now *plot twist* an actual vampire).