Season 1[]
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Title | Transcripts | Airdate | Runtime |
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1 | 1 | Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson) | Link | 2018-12-19 | 53:27 |
Lou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains. | |||||
2 | 2 | Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl) | Link | 2019-01-09 | 56:40 |
Amy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games. | |||||
3 | 3 | Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy) | Link | 2019-01-23 | 1:00:01 |
The gang discuss voices, other TTRPGs, and laughing at the idea Brennan can control any of them. | |||||
4 | 4 | Playing in a Safe Space (with Erika Ishii) | Link | 2019-02-06 | 1:00:04 |
Erika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players. | |||||
5 | 5 | Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond) | Link | 2019-02-20 | 53:26 |
Noah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot. | |||||
6 | 6 | Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag) | Link | 2019-03-06 | 58:50 |
Molly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly. | |||||
7 | 7 | Building Your Own Campaign Setting (with Matthew Mercer) | Link | 2019-03-20 | 56:28 |
Matthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents. | |||||
8 | 8 | Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix) | Link | 2019-04-03 | 51:50 |
Satine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail. | |||||
9 | 9 | What to Do With a Nat 20 (with B. Dave Walters) | Link | 2019-04-17 | 52:37 |
B. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits. | |||||
10 | 10 | Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray) | Link | 2019-05-01 | 50:36 |
Marisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening. | |||||
11 | 11 | Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini) | Link | 2019-05-15 | 54:04 |
Nick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC. | |||||
12 | 12 | Healing Through D&D (with Krystina Arielle) | Link | 2019-05-29 | 47:50 |
Krystina Arielle joins Brennan to talk about playing as the nervous newbie and the experienced one. | |||||
13 | 13 | Reunion with the Cast of Escape from the Bloodkeep | Link | 2019-06-12 | 1:05:56 |
Ify Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season. | |||||
14 | 14 | Reunion with the Cast of Escape from the Bloodkeep Pt. 2 | Link | 2019-06-26 | 1"03:43 |
Matthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show. | |||||
15 | 15 | Introducing Horror to a Game (with Ivan Van Norman) | Link | 2019-07-10 | 51:33 |
Ivan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs. | |||||
16 | 16 | Finding Fun in Failure (with Siobhan Thompson) | Link | 2019-07-24 | 46:25 |
Siobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City. | |||||
17 | 17 | Killing Off Characters (with Jack Covell) | Link | 2019-08-07 | 1:02:50 |
Jack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning. | |||||
18 | 18 | Storytelling as a Game Master (with Peter Warren) | Link | 2019-08-21 | 1:01:38 |
Peter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa. |
Office Hours[]
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19 | 1 | How to Prep for DMing a Campaign Session | [ Link] | 2019-11-14 | 23:49 |
Brennan is LIVE to tell you all about two exciting new series and answer your questions! | |||||
20 | 2 | How to Build Compelling Characters | [ Link] | 2019-11-19 | 20:36 |
Introducing ADVENTURING ACADEMY: OFFICE HOURS, a new LIVE show from Brennan Lee Mulligan. | |||||
21 | 3 | How to Plan for Encounters | [ Link] | 2019-12-03 | 30:02 |
Brennan Lee Mulligan's here to offer advice, answer questions, and tell you everything you need to know about running a tabletop RPG. | |||||
22 | 4 | How to Bring the Party Together | [ Link] | 2019-12-17 | 33:00 |
In 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 2[]
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23 | 1 | Balancing Comedy and Drama (with Freddie Wong) | Link | 2020-09-07 | 1:09:30 |
Freddie Wong joins Brennan to talk shifting tones, keeping stakes high, and the power of audio. | |||||
24 | 2 | See Me in Six Months (with Aabria Iyengar) | Link | 2020-09-14 | 1:31:03 |
Brennan and Aabria talk about remote DMing, leaving room for improv, and how to fail. | |||||
25 | 3 | Bardic Inspiration (with Omega Jones) | Link | 2020-09-21 | 1:33:40 |
Omega Jones (aka CriticalBard) joins Brennan to talk merging music with D&D and more. | |||||
26 | 4 | The Joy of Mistakes (with Kelly Lynne D'Angelo) | Link | 2020-09-28 | 1:35:57 |
Kelly Lynne and Brennan talk storytelling, representation, and dungeoncrawling inside an octopus. | |||||
27 | 5 | Fantasy Shapes Reality (with Jennifer Kretchmer) | Link | 2020-10-05 | 1:30:44 |
Jennifer and Brennan talk accessibility, communication, and the importance of breaks. | |||||
28 | 6 | There are Grey Areas in Life (with Orion Black) | Link | 2020-10-12 | 1:34:55 |
Orion Black joins Brennan to talk actualplay vs. shows and more. | |||||
29 | 7 | I'm Gonna Have to Prod You, Sparta-Style (with Alicia Marie) | Link | 2020-10-19 | 1:35:26 |
Alicia Marie joins Brennan to talk accessibility in gaming, overcoming social insecurity, and more. | |||||
30 | 8 | Murph and Emily's Friend (with Caldwell Tanner) | Link | 2020-10-26 | 1:35:08 |
Caldwell Tanner joins Brennan, to discuss being Murph & Emily's friend and DMing. | |||||
31 | 9 | No Introduction Needed (with Emily Axford) | Link | 2020-11-02 | 1:39:18 |
Emily joins Brennan to talk chaos, DMing, music, and more. | |||||
32 | 10 | Leave the Table Better Than You Found It (with Honey and Dice) | Link | 2020-11-09 | 1:41:31 |
Honey and Dice joins Brennan to talk self-care, the intimidation of D&D, learning to say no. | |||||
33 | 11 | Story Pirates Reunited (with Branson Reese) | Link | 2020-11-16 | 1:33:19 |
Rude Tales of Magic's Branson Reese joins Brennan to talk shop. | |||||
34 | 12 | An IRL Paladin (with Tanya DePass) | Link | 2020-11-23 | 1:34:18 |
Tanya joins Brennan to discuss Into the Motherlands, TTRPGs, and more. | |||||
35 | 13 | The Story of Now (with Deborah Ann Woll) | Link | 2020-11-30 | 1:48:53 |
Deborah joins Brennan to talk choices, rewriting your past, and wise villains. | |||||
36 | 14 | Control the Narrative (with Jasmine Bhullar) | Link | 2020-12-07 | 1:28:52 |
Jasmine Bhullar joins Brennan to talk vile villains, running games on camera, and more. | |||||
37 | 15 | Chasing Noises (with Becca Scott) | Link | 2020-12-14 | 1:33:37 |
Becca Scott joins Brennan to talk horror, one-shots, and Um Actually. | |||||
38 | 16 | Animating Your Table (with Benjamin Scott) | Link | 2020-12-21 | 1:24:17 |
Benjamin Scott (aka Puffin Forest) joins Brennan to talk D&D, animation, and more. | |||||
39 | 17 | Grand Design (with Gabriel Hicks) | Link | 2020-12-28 | 1:30:16 |
Game designer Gabe Hicks joins Brennan to talk about building & tweaking games and more. | |||||
40 | 18 | Shout Out to Fluff (with Griffin McElroy) | Link | 2021-01-04 | 1:30:56 |
Griffin talks with Brennan about getting into 5e and finding what's important in storytelling. | |||||
41 | 19 | Sincerity is the Key (with Travis McElroy) | Link | 2021-01-11 | 1:33:01 |
Travis joins Brennan to talk theater of the mind, player choices, and more. | |||||
42 | 20 | You've Been Called (with Dael Kingsmill) | Link | 2021-01-18 | 1:33:15 |
Dael Kingsmill joins Brennan to talk homebrew, running games, and more. |
Season 3[]
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43 | 1 | Artwork is 360 Degrees (with Carlos Luna) | Link | 2021-03-01 | 1:37:54 |
Carlos Luna joins Brennan to talk improv, D&D, and more. | |||||
44 | 2 | What Does 'Ready' Mean? (with Zac Oyama) | Link | 2021-03-08 | 1:32:04 |
The Rotating Heroes' Podcast's Zac Oyama stops by to talk DMing, being ready, and more. | |||||
45 | 3 | Represent (with Daniel Kwan) | Link | 2021-03-22 | 1:28:20 |
Daniel Kwan joins Brennan to talk representation, using TTRPGs to educate, and more. | |||||
46 | 4 | Conflict Resolution (with LaTia Jacquise) | Link | 2021-04-05 | 1:32:49 |
LaTia joins Brennan to talk DMing vs. being a player character, Rivals of Waterdeep, and more. | |||||
47 | 5 | Give People More Room (with Diana Gaeta) | Link | 2021-04-19 | 1:24:01 |
Diana Gaeta joins Brennan to talk writing, TTRPGs, and more! | |||||
48 | 6 | Making Dinner for Friends (with Eric Silver) | Link | 2021-05-03 | 1:34:17 |
Join the Party's Eric Silver joins Brennan to talk dinner / DMing parallels and more. |
Season 4[]
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49 | 1 | Let's Poke the Lich (with Persephone Valentine) | Link | 2022-10-18 | 1:24:16 |
Persephone Valentine joins Brennan to talk DMing origins, discovering yourself, and paladins vs. sorcerers. | |||||
50 | 2 | For the Price of a Dream (with Ross Bryant) | Link | 2022-11-01 | 1:27:49 |
Ross Bryant joins Brennan to discuss improv, theater of the mind, and Tide pods filled with chili. | |||||
51 | 3 | The Braid of Character, Plot, and World (with Connie Chang) | Link | 2022-11-15 | 1:29:38 |
Connie Chang joins Brennan to talk GMing influences, world building, and metal dice. | |||||
52 | 4 | The Mythological Meets the Logistical (with Matthew Mercer) | Link | 2022-11-29 | 1:33:49 |
Matthew Mercer returns to the show to talk logistics, butterfly wing effects, and worldbuilding. | |||||
53 | 5 | The New Mr. Peanut (with Lou Wilson) | Link | 2022-12-13 | 1:40:37 |
Lou Wilson returns to the show to talk GM growth, dice variety, and face masks. | |||||
54 | 6 | Sneak A-Snack (with Sam de Leve) | Link | 2023-02-07 | 1:16:00 |
Sam de Leve joins Brennan to talk about being a jock-nerd, opera, and chosen one narratives. | |||||
55 | 7 | Blight, Plants, Birds, and Almonds (with Aabria Iyengar) | Link | 2023-02-21 | 1:28:06 |
Aabria 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. | |||||
56 | 8 | Studying and Training (with Johnny Stanton) | Link | 2023-03-07 | 1:16:23 |
Johnny 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. | |||||
57 | 9 | Honor the Absurd (with Jasmine Bhullar) | Link | 2023-03-21 | 1:32:50 |
Jasmine Bhullar returns to the show to talk setting expectations, how she creates NPCs, and min-maxing. |