Adventuring Academy (2018)
Adventurers, alight! Veteran gamemaster Brennan Lee Mulligan dives deep into role-playing games, with tips for everyone from first-time players to other pros.
📺 Seasons & Episodes
Specials4 episodes
1. Office Hours: How to Prep for DMing a Campaign Session
⏱ 24 minBrennan is LIVE to tell you all about two exciting new series and answer your questions!
2. Office Hours: How to Build Compelling Characters
⏱ 21 minIntroducing ADVENTURING ACADEMY: OFFICE HOURS, a new LIVE show from Brennan Lee Mulligan.
3. Office Hours: How To Plan For Encounters
⏱ 30 minBrennan Lee Mulligan's here to offer advice, answer questions, and tell you everything you need to know about running a tabletop RPG.
4. Office Hours: How To Bring the Party Together
⏱ 33 minIn this episode of Adventuring Academy: Office Hours Brennan talks about building compelling characters, using character motivation as a GM and allowing yourself to become the true author of your campaign world!
Season 118 episodes
1. Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)
⏱ 53 minLou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
2. Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)
⏱ 56 minAmy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
3. Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)
⏱ 60 minBrian Murphy and Brennan discuss when to kill off PCs and reveal what's behind their DM screens.
4. Playing in a Safe Space (with Erika Ishii)
⏱ 60 minErika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
5. Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)
⏱ 53 minNoah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
6. Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)
⏱ 58 minMolly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly.
7. Building Your Own Campaign Setting (with Matthew Mercer)
⏱ 56 minMatthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
8. Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)
⏱ 51 minSatine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail.
9. What to Do With a Nat 20 (with B. Dave Walters)
⏱ 52 minB. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
10. Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)
⏱ 50 minMarisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
11. Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)
⏱ 54 minNick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC.
12. Healing Through D&D (with Krystina Arielle)
⏱ 47 minKrystina Arielle joins Brennan to talk about playing as the nervous newbie and the experienced one.
13. Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (1)
⏱ 65 minIfy Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season.
14. Reunion with the Cast of Escape From the Bloodkeep (2)
⏱ 63 minMatthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show.
15. Introducing Horror to a Game with Ivan Van Norman
⏱ 51 minIvan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
16. Finding Fun in Failure with Siobhan Thompson
⏱ 46 minSiobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
17. Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell
⏱ 62 minJack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
18. Storytelling As a Game Master with Peter Warren
⏱ 61 minPeter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.
Season 220 episodes
1. Balancing Comedy and Drama (with Freddie Wong)
⏱ 69 minFreddie Wong joins Brennan to talk shifting tones, keeping stakes high, and the power of audio.
2. See Me In Six Months (with Aabria Iyengar)
⏱ 91 minBrennan and Aabria talk about remote DMing, leaving room for improv, and how to fail.
3. Bardic Inspiration (with Omega Jones)
⏱ 93 minOmega Jones (aka CriticalBard) joins Brennan to talk merging music with D&D and more.
4. The Joy of Mistakes (with Kelly Lynne D'Angelo)
⏱ 95 minKelly Lynne and Brennan talk storytelling, representation, and dungeoncrawling inside an octopus.
5. Fantasy Shapes Reality (with Jennifer Kretchmer)
⏱ 90 minJennifer and Brennan talk accessibility, communication, and the importance of breaks.
6. There Are Gray Areas In Life (with Orion Black)
⏱ 94 minOrion Black joins Brennan to talk actualplay vs. shows and more.
7. I'm Gonna Have To Prod You, Sparta-Style (with Alicia Marie)
⏱ 95 minAlicia Marie joins Brennan to talk accessibility in gaming, overcoming social insecurity, and more.
8. Murph and Emily's Friend (with Caldwell Tanner)
⏱ 95 minCaldwell Tanner joins Brennan, to discuss being Murph & Emily's friend and DMing.
9. No Introduction Needed (with Emily Axford)
⏱ 99 minEmily joins Brennan to talk chaos, DMing, music, and more.
10. Leave the Table Better Than You Found It (with Honey and Dice)
⏱ 101 minHoney and Dice joins Brennan to talk self-care, the intimidation of D&D, learning to say no.
11. Story Pirates Reunited (with Branson Reese)
⏱ 93 minRude Tales of Magic's Branson Reese joins Brennan to talk shop.
12. An IRL Paladin (with Tanya DePass)
⏱ 94 minTanya joins Brennan to discuss Into the Motherlands, TTRPGs, and more.
13. The Story of Now (with Deborah Ann Woll)
⏱ 108 minDeborah joins Brennan to talk choices, rewriting your past, and wise villains.
14. Control the Narrative (with Jasmine Bhullar)
⏱ 88 minJasmine Bhullar joins Brennan to talk vile villains, running games on camera, and more.
15. Chasing Noises (with Becca Scott)
⏱ 93 minBecca Scott joins Brennan to talk horror, one-shots, and Um Actually.
16. Animating Your Table (with Benjamin Scott)
⏱ 84 minBenjamin Scott (aka Puffin Forest) joins Brennan to talk D&D, animation, and more.
17. Grand Design (with Gabriel Hicks)
⏱ 90 minGame designer Gabe Hicks joins Brennan to talk about building & tweaking games and more.
18. Shout Out To Fluff (with Griffin McElroy)
⏱ 90 minGriffin talks with Brennan about getting into 5e and finding what's important in storytelling.
19. Sincerity Is the Key (with Travis McElroy)
⏱ 93 minTravis joins Brennan to talk theater of the mind, player choices, and more.
20. You've Been Called (with Dael Kingsmill)
⏱ 93 minDael Kingsmill joins Brennan to talk homebrew, running games, and more.
Season 36 episodes
1. Artwork is 360 Degrees (with Carlos Luna)
⏱ 97 minCarlos Luna joins Brennan to talk improv, D&D, and more.
2. What Does 'Ready' Mean? (with Zac Oyama)
⏱ 92 minThe Rotating Heroes' Podcast's Zac Oyama stops by to talk DMing, being ready, and more.
3. Represent (with Daniel Kwan)
⏱ 88 minDaniel Kwan joins Brennan to talk representation, using TTRPGs to educate, and more
4. Conflict Resolution (with LaTia Jacquise)
⏱ 92 minLaTia joins Brennan to talk DMing vs. being a player character, Rivals of Waterdeep, and more.
5. Give People More Room (with Diana Gaeta)
⏱ 84 minDiana Gaeta joins Brennan to talk writing, TTRPGs, and more!
6. Making Dinner For Friends (with Eric Silver)
⏱ 94 minJoin the Party's Eric Silver joins Brennan to talk dinner / DMing parallels and more.
Season 49 episodes
1. Let's Poke the Lich (with Persephone Valentine)
⏱ 84 minPersephone Valentine joins Brennan to talk DMing origins, discovering yourself, and paladins vs. sorcerers.
2. For the Price of a Dream (with Ross Bryant)
⏱ 87 minRoss Bryant joins Brennan to discuss improv, theater of the mind, and Tide pods filled with chili.
3. The Braid of Character, Plot, and World (with Connie Chang)
⏱ 89 minConnie Chang joins Brennan to talk GMing influences, world building, and metal dice.
4. The Mythological Meets the Logistical (with Matthew Mercer)
⏱ 93 minMatthew Mercer returns to the show to talk logistics, butterfly wing effects, and worldbuilding.
5. The New Mr. Peanut (with Lou Wilson)
⏱ 100 minLou Wilson returns to the show to talk GM growth, dice variety, and face masks.
6. Sneak A-Snack (with Sam de Leve)
⏱ 76 minSam de Leve joins Brennan to talk about being a jock-nerd, opera, and chosen one narratives.
7. Blight, Plants, Birds, and Almonds (with Aabria Iyengar)
⏱ 88 minAabria Iyengar returns to the show to talk about how she deals with the pressure of running large campaigns, emotional world building, and how to play as unlikable characters.
8. Studying and Training (with Johnny Stanton)
⏱ 76 minJohnny Stanton joins Brennan to talk about using D&D as a creative outlet, why he loves DMing for new players, and how much gum should come in a pack.
9. Honor the Absurd (with Jasmine Bhullar)
⏱ 92 minJasmine Bhullar returns to the show to talk setting expectations, how she creates NPCs, and min-maxing.
Season 56 episodes
1. Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck (with Sam Reich)
⏱ 92 minSam Reich joins Brennan to talk creative north stars and why failure is more interesting than success.
2. Six Out of Six (with Rekha Shankar)
⏱ 99 minRekha Shankar joins Brennan to discuss how improv is like solving a puzzle and why Frasier is the best tv show.
3. Shinji and Batman (with Ify Nwadiwe)
⏱ 84 minIfy Nwadiwe returns to the show to talk about his nerdy origins and which D&D class is the horniest.
4. Edit While They're Killing It (with Zac Oyama)
⏱ 98 minZac Oyama returns to the show to talk railroading versus sandboxing and why you can't be polite in improv.
5. Be Comfortable With Being Uncomfortable (with Anjali Bhimani)
⏱ 101 minAnjali Bhimani joins Brennan to discuss speculative fiction and why actors should play TTRPGs.
6. Applying Logic to the Illogical (with Brian David Gilbert)
⏱ 80 minBrian David Gilbert joins Brennan to discuss lore and why all sandwiches should be pressed.
Season 66 episodes
1. Hindsight Is Rose-Colored Glasses (with Izzy Roland)
⏱ 101 minIzzy Roland joins Brennan to discuss her D&D origins, romance in TTRPG, and The Real Housewives.
2. All Games Are Beautiful (with Erika Ishii)
⏱ 96 minErika Ishii returns to the show to discuss vulnerability, dating co-players, and character bleed.
3. Normal People Worry Me (with Jacob Wysocki)
⏱ 95 minJacob Wysocki joins Brennan to discuss his D&D beginnings, PC backstories, and Mel Brooks.
4. Geek Out a Living (with Danielle Radford)
⏱ 67 minDanielle Radford joins Brennan to discuss her funny childhood, splitting the party, and wrestling.
5. Finding Heroes in Each Other (with Luis Carazo)
⏱ 100 minLuis Carazo joins Brennan to talk about his D&D origins and the importance of session zero.
6. Be Yourself Everyone Else Is Taken (with Ally Beardsley)
⏱ 88 minAlly Beardsley joins Brennan to discuss learning D&D on the job, bless dice, and rate weird sodas.
Season 79 episodes
1. Bandaid on a Bowling Ball (with Vic Michaelis)
⏱ 118 minVic Michaelis joins Brennan to discuss the academics of improv and when to give up control.
2. Getting Thrown to the Wolves (with Robbie Daymond)
⏱ 74 minRobbie Daymond joins Brennan to discuss his TTRPG origins and eat spicy popcorn.
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