The Pretendium Compendium is a podcast in which co-hosts Randi and Nathaniel quest to find the best monsters, worst media tie-ins, and curliest ampersands that Dungeons & Dragons has to offer. Each week, these intrepid adventurers discuss monsters and media, exploring titles such as The Fiend Folio, the Dungeons & Dragons cartoon, and those D&D films with bald tamale Bruce Payne. This series is steeped in the first edition of Advanced Dungeons & Dragons, which spanned from 1977 until the arrival of the second edition in 1989. Coincidentally, both Randi and Nathaniel were born during this period, meaning these tramps were born to run…this podcast.

"Actual Play" podcasts are phenomenally popular right now–so instead of doing that, Randi and Nathaniel explore everything ELSE about AD&D, from history, to the controversy, to the flat-out worst ideas you’ll ever randomly encounter. Join the party!