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.

Talk

Play

1
Creating Rounded Characters (with Lou Wilson)
2018-12-19
Lou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
2
Keeping a Game Going (with Amy Vorpahl)
2019-01-09
Amy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
3
Raising the Stakes (with Brian Murphy)
2019-01-23
Brian 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)
2019-02-06
Erika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
5
Being the Mean GM (with Noah Diamond)
2019-02-20
Noah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
6
Finishing a Campaign (with Molly Ostertag)
2019-03-06
Molly 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)
2019-03-20
Matthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
8
Leveling Up (with Satine Phoenix)
2019-04-03
Satine 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)
2019-04-17
B. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
10
Giving Yourself Permission to Feel (with Marisha Ray)
2019-05-01
Marisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
11
Playing a Cooperative Game (with Nick Marini)
2019-05-15
Nick 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)
2019-05-29
Krystina 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)
2019-06-12
Ify 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)
2019-06-26
Matthew 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
2019-07-10
Ivan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
16
Finding Fun in Failure with Siobhan Thompson
2019-07-24
Siobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
17
Killing Off Characters with Jack Covell
2019-08-07
Jack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
18
Storytelling As a Game Master with Peter Warren
2019-08-21
Peter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.