Best Actual Play Podcasts

Imagine your best game of D&D. The shocks, the twists and turns, the moments that can’t be caught because you just had to be there. That’s Dice Shame.With the ability to tell a long form story, starring people who not only share a genuine love for the game—but also love for each other—we’ve managed to bring the feel of being around the table to you.Join our DM Jo, her husband Harlan, their brother Alex & their best friends Rob and Alex as they experience those unmissable, gut-wrenching, heart-aching, joy-filled moments.This legendary AP releases a brand new episode every Thursday morning at 1:20 am! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Welcome to Top of the Round! An original actual play Dungeons and Dragons adventure set in the dark, mysterious world of Ishnar. What happens when a naive druid, a mysterious drow elf, and an orphaned monk are roped into becoming mailmen for a goddess?Rated Explicit for language, violence, some horror themes, and suggested adult content.

Step inside the Magic: the Gathering world of Ravnica in this Fantasy Mystery Audio Adventure governed by the rules of Dungeons & Dragons from the mind of Brian David Judkins, artist and creator of Ukiyo-Pop.com. Join Brian as he leads five actors and comedians through an epic tale of action, adventure, and intrigue!Five strangers meet in a tavern on the eve of the Ravnican New Year's Festival. A chance encounter with a metal orb unlike anything the travelers have ever seen sets them off on an adventure across the massive cityscape and places them on a collision course with destiny. Follow the show and interact with the creators and players on Facebook at Facebook.com/EncounterParty or Twitter/Instagram at @Encounter_Party! #EncounterParty

Monster Hour is an narrative-driven actual play podcast that combines equal parts comedy and horror with crisp production value and original scoring. We are currently in our second season playing Absurdia, by Quinn Majeski. Our season one campaign featured Monster of the Week, by Michael Sands.

Hundreds of the years into the future, America has fallen to ruin and neglect. To cope with the harsh realities, the Overseers have made it possible to everyone to plug into their True Reality system, but when the Potreblyat Corporation took over, only the rich and influential could stay plugged in.Now a group of Unplugged decide to connect with each other with a rulebook from an ancient tome known as the Dungeons and Dragon's Player's Handbook. But little do they know, their games are being broadcast to everyone plugged into True Reality and everyone Unplugged alongside them.

The Dimension Door Podcast is a Pathfinder TTRPG actual-play of Paizo's Reign of Winter adventure path. The Game Master (James Schwarz) guides a marvelous group of adventurers as they investigate a mysterious pocket of winter that has cropped up in the nearby forest during the middle of summer. Joining in the storytelling are David Miller, Elizabeth Wilcox, and Amanda and Zac Kreitler. Using dice and rules, their characters will work together to... save the world?!?https://www.dimensiondoorpodcast.com

A collection of immersive actual play TTRPG campaigns brought to life through sound design, roleplay, and drama. Explore the high-stakes adventures of flawed heroes trying to survive in worlds not their own. From virtual reality death games to dark fantasy realms, every campaign dives deep into character, consequence, and chaos.🎮 *Sword Art Online: AOD*The AOD guild must battle their way through the infamous VRMMORPG that has claimed thousands of lives. Trapped with no logout button and only one way forward, survival hinges on clearing each deadly floor. But this isn’t just swords and steel—magic has entered the system, and the rules are changing.🕯️ *The Gate Chronicles*Ten grand for a ten-night sleep study? Easy money—until the participants wake up in a strange, hostile world. With no memory of how they arrived and no clear path home, the only certainty is that surviving this place will cost more than they bargained for.*🎧 All shows are curated here under the MRPF main feed.*Rated PG-13 for occasional mild language, fantasy violence, and dark themes.Visit our website: missingrollplayerfound.com ( http://missingrollplayerfound.com )

All the latest episodes of the Rusty Quill Gaming Podcast, a weekly ‘actual play’ podcast following a group of comedians as they play original, extended, table-top Role-Playing Games. Expect epic battles, critical misses and the occasional special guest as the party strive for fame and glory whilst cracking wise and trying not to kill one another. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What dark deeds unfold on the streets of Arkham? And which unwitting souls will succumb to the maddening call... OF CTHULHU?Cosmic horror and black comedy meld in this award-winning audio drama that explores Lovecraftian lore in queer and uncanny ways. Meet unlikely heroes from all walks of life who'll risk their sanity to keep the world spinning as they face down eldritch nightmares, unholy rituals, kindly creatures, and monstrous humans. Each season is a standalone tale where our cast lives the terror, uncovering the edge-of-your-seat mysteries, in this unholy fusion of live tabletop roleplaying and cinematic audio fiction.

Thornvale is a narratively-driven, actual-play, Monster of the Week RPG podcast following the lives of three monster hunters as they struggle to protect a small island town in Florida.

Microphones & Monsters is a Dungeons & Dragons actual play podcast that explores the depths of Lovecraftian horror in high fantasy settings.Campaign 1: Darkwell ChroniclesCampaign 2: Ghoul IslandBecome a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/microphones-monsters-dnd-lovecraftian-horror--4573757/support.

Ain’t Slayed Nobody is a Gold ENnie winning podcast, bringing immersive tabletop roleplaying games to your feed! We feature short campaigns and one-shots using Chaosium’s Call of Cthulhu and other systems. We know you’ll find something you love amongst our experimental blend of narrative and actual play series with horrifying, humorous, and dramatic stories. Join our Discord server to chat about the show and become a member of the Patreon posse to support our independent podcast. Supporters gain bonus content, early campaign access, ad-free episodes, and they even help us shape the story. If you enjoy any podcasts from The Glass Cannon Network, Dark Dice, The Adventure Zone, Dungeons & Daddies, Worlds Beyond Number, How We Roll Podcast, or Pretending to be People, you may like us too. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Fate of Isen is a fun and loose Dunegons and Dragons actual-play podcast from Aotearoa New Zealand. Join the quest as incredibly unlikely heroes (played by kiwi comedians) fumble their way through saving the world of Isen. There are empires, gods, demons, giant kiwi, and so much more!Book 1 was DM'd by Brad Zimmerman.Book 2 is DM'd by Julz Burgisser.Join the resistance! Become a supporter on Patreon to access bonus episodes and other sweet Fate of Isen perks.Ranked as one of the top D&D podcasts in the world.

Bustin’ makes us feel good! Ghostbusters: Resurrection is an unofficial RPG audio drama about America’s newest Ghostbusting team. It’s been over twenty years since the world was last saved by The Ghostbusters of New York. Ghosts are a rare sight these days and people have once again grown skeptical. But now, ghost sightings are on the rise in Central Florida. In a desperate attempt to keep Orlando's image as “the vacation capital of the world” unbesmirched; the mayor cuts a deal to start a new ghostbusting franchise. Ghostbusters: Resurrection is an actual-play podcast using the classic, 1980s Ghostbusters roleplaying game to tell cinematic, spectre-smashing adventures. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An actual play podcast set in the Shadowrun universe, following two rad shadowrunners making names for themselves in the streets of Seattle in the year 2053.

THE horror actual play podcast. (Dnd) Each season, travelers embark on a journey into the dark corners of a fantasy world with dragons & monsters. They will never be the same again.

Embark on mayhem-filled, morally-questionable quests for wealth, honor, and crunchy corn chips! Dungeons & Doritos is the classic RPG audio drama that brings tabletop gaming to life with cinematic sound effects and score. Join Jamela the dragonborn, Chair the dwarf that used to be furniture, Vimak the goliath, Jen’Ifer the tiefling, Barty the roguish performer, and Lefty the pirate queen as they get saucy with gods, haggle with horrors, surf through hell, and scarf down innumerable triangular snacks. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Our new Actual Play campaign Escaping Carcosa follows two stories; one a Pathfinder2e tale that follows a group trapped inside a video game called Carcosa Online. The other group is a team of investigators playing Call of Cthulhu trying to free everyone trapped. Will they find freedom or will their world become another until Hastur’s control?

Intelligence Check is an actual play series that's big on the laughs. It's a light-hearted show, using D&D 5e rules, set in the homebrew world of the Lichstone Empire. We've got dark and mysterious backgrounds, defensive elephants, weird gambling, oddly specific kobold slaughter, and tentacles. Way too many tentacles.

DFW band Lindby brings you a musical D&D adventure following the exploits of three bards. New episode every other Tuesday!

Fandible.Com is a 2018 ENnie Nominated Actual Play Role Playing Podcast, featuring weekly episodes of both one-shot and ongoing tabletop roleplaying games. From Dungeons and Dragons to Shadowrun to indie darlings such as Honey Heist, this 11 year old podcast has something for everyone!

Tales of Asperran is an improvisational and collaborative storytelling podcast. What does that mean? Every other week we sit down at our desks and leave our everyday lives behind to pretend to be someone we are not. We record it all and release a one hour episode every other Friday. Together we will weave a beautiful story for you, second by second, page by page. The best part of it all is that we have no idea what will happen next.

Dungeon Dads is a DnD 5e actual play podcast adventure. If you like TTRPGs, dad jokes, epic stories, and ’80s movie references, this is the podcast is for you, whether or not you’ve ever played Dungeons and Dragons.Looking for some binge listening? Check out our first Campaign: Every War Must End. War is coming to the Brine valley, and its future may be determined by three unlikely heroes: a patronizing wizard with something to prove, a mild-mannered pastry chef turned mild-mannered killing machine, and a grizzled veteran who wants to give peace a chance, even though his god would rather see the whole thing burn, burn, burn. (Seasons 1-4 in our feed are the EWME campaign.)Looking for something ongoing? Check out The Goblin Market, our new campaign. The Goblin Market, an organization that has mastered interplanar travel to capitalize on resources, has employed our characters in the contract enforcement division. It’s all simple enough until a hostile takeover begins and threatens our PCs and potentially the planes themselves. (Season 5 of our feed)

An entire multiverse of audio drama excellence awaits you! Here you'll find a portal to all the limited series, specials, and madcap programming unearthed by The Nerdy Show Network: comedy specials like the giant monster sitcom, How I Met Your Mothra, cinematic RPG Audio Dramas, and surreal excursions into the multiverse. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.