Dead Men Roll No Crits
162 episodes - English - Latest episode: 17 days ago - ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsOn the Dead Men Roll No Crits Podcast, five friends band together to play through the beloved "Skull and Shackles" Adventure Path, converted for Pathfinder 2E / Second Edition. DMRNC is funded by our wonderful Cosmic Crit Patreon subscribers and is on a public release delay. To catch up on the crew's pirate adventures and participate in the show, consider joining the Cosmic Crit Patreon.
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Ep. 160 | It Barracuda Happen to You
April 11, 2024 19:28 - 1 hour - 79.4 MBThe heroes exit the Black Tower with their spoils, but a new foe awaits them outside. But will Captain Casius be able to return to the Isle of Empty Eyes with enough clout to raise a pirate army? Or will Barnabas Harrigan overrun the crew of the Tidebreaker and take their new sword for his own? Find out this week on Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 159 | The Shrouded Queen’s Gambit
April 04, 2024 04:05 - 1 hour - 103 MBA deep dark hole in the Black Tower holds a secret kept locked away for decades. Does Captain Casius and the crew have what it take in order to unseal an ancient horror and claim the sword Aiger's Kiss for themselves? Or will they fall prey to the machinations of the Shrouded Queen? Find out all that and more on this week's DMRNC!
Ep. 158 | Prolapse of Memory
March 28, 2024 04:05 - 1 hour - 78.3 MBThis weeks episode sees the resolution to the nail biting cliffhanger of last weeks episode? Will the party fall victim to the yellow mold? Will Qandoso survive two of those arcane horrors? Will Patrick ever again roll anything besides a natural 1 on his first attack in a round? Find out all that and more on this episode...of Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 157 | The Towering Portico
March 21, 2024 04:05 - 56 minutes - 65.1 MBThis week Captain Casius and the crew continue on to the take on the dark tower, ascending the impossibly large wizardly structure. But will they find a red carpet waiting for them, or traps and tricks that are meant to try those wishing entrance? Well we uncover the secrets of Druid pooping habits? We’ll find out all that and more along with the players this week as we enter into another dark stairwell on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 156 | The Darkish Tower
March 14, 2024 04:05 - 1 hour - 89.1 MBThis week we head back to follow the tales of Captain Casius as he aims to explore the isle of the Black Tower, find what treasures lie within, and gain renown in the Shackles before his fated conflict with Barnabas Harrigan. But what ancient unknown horrors lie in wait around the isle's jungle forests? Find out with us what is going to carry away Casius this book on this week's episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!!!
Ep. 155 | Tales of the Floating Dead
March 07, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 94.2 MBCaptain Elaerys has to retrieve her ship and save her crew, but will she be able to avoid an undead ambush alongside Hanto, Bartleby and Kovik? Find out of this week's episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 154 | The Floating Dead
February 29, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 115 MBCaptain Elaerys faces her toughest challenge yet on the high seas as ship wrecked pirates try to take her ship. But will she able to broker a deal with them before the true horrors of Dagon's Gullet rear their ugly heads? Find out all that and what kind of lotion Gorbadoc Bungalot Rummerbutt uses to get rid of his rashes on this week's episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 153 | The Girl with the Dagon Tattoo
February 22, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 83 MBThis week Captain Elaerys (not Sharga) leads her crew to Dagon's gullet in order to find the pirate Scags Rotgram, with the aid of his former mate Gorbadoc Bungalot Rummerbutt! Will the freshly minted captain of the Spider's Silke be able to navigate the dangerous rocks of the gullet or will their ship and hopes be dashed before their real adventure even begins? Find out all that and more on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 152 | Rummerbutt of RumButter
February 15, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 99.8 MBThis week the two crews meet up after Casius in the guise of Giles Hamlis takes down the Theater of Corruption and secures the players for Arronax Endymion. The crews then look at other ways to gain renown in the Shackles and have more pirate crews join their cause. Splitting the party once more its decided that Captain Elaerys Delqarin of the newly minted ship "The Spider's Silke" will take a crew of officers and mates down to the port Rumbutter to find the pirate Scags Rotgram and perhaps p...
Ep. 151 | Final Curtain Brawl
February 08, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 127 MBThis week Casius and his crew finish the fight against the members of the Theatre of Corruption! Who will live and who will die upon the stage? Find out in this weeks thrilling fights here on Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 150 | A Struttin’ Poor Player Character
February 01, 2024 05:05 - 59 minutes - 77.4 MBThis week on the Shakespearean inspired Dead Men Roll No Crits, our dramatis personae are arrayed at a crossroads, as something wicked their way has come. With the Assassin construct defeated they go looking for answers and a performance at the Theater of Corruption. Will they be able to stop the raucus play or will this be the heroes final curtain call? Find out all that and more on this week's DMRNC
Ep. 149 | Thank You Very Little, Mr. Roboto
January 25, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 83.5 MBCasius in the guise of Giles Hamlis and his crew explore some of Hell Harbor, seeking information about the mysterious Theater of Corruption, but quickly realize that they are being watched...and followed! Will they be able to lose their tail or is something more nefarious afoot? Find out on this week's episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 148 | The Devil’s Lettuce
January 18, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 86 MBThis week on Dead Men Roll No Crits, Captain Casius leads some of his junior crew back to the isle of Hell Harbor to try and help gain an ally in Arronax Endymion, by clearing the former Chelish Officer's name. But when a local city guard catches wind of them snooping around the docks will their plan to infiltrate the defaming Theatrical fail before it even begins? Find out on this weeks DMRNC!
Ep. 147 | The Pale Blue Eyes
January 11, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 85.9 MBThe crew of the Tide Breaker under the secret identities of pit fighters have one their battles on Green Blood on a Black Rock, and earned their audience with the unofficial pirate lord in charge of the gladiatorial arena. Captain Blue Eyes has invited Stella Fane to his private vessel, but are they about to be wined and dined as honored guests or are they on the menu themselves? Find out on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 146 | Black Rocky Balboa
January 04, 2024 05:05 - 1 hour - 76.3 MBThe one on one grudge matches continue this week as its time for Qandoso and Hanto to step into the ring. Will the even match ups be fair fights or will they devolve into blood sports beyond belief? Find out on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 145 | Raging Pitbull
December 28, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 75 MBThe infiltrators of Green Blood on a Black Rock are invited to 1 on 1 fights to the death on the gladiatorial field. Will they accept the knowledge of an old enemy and now potential ally? Will they fight fair and true an live to see another day? Find out who takes on who on this weeks DMRNC!
Ep. 144 | Look Who’s Fuego Taki-ing
December 21, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 98.2 MBThe arena fight against the huge monster "Mr. Croaks" is here and the officers and Kovik are ready to battle! A giant froghemoth stands in the party's way, and the only thing that can stop them...is all getting swallowed whole! Find out if they survive on this week's DMRNC!
Ep. 143 | There Will Be Green Blood
December 14, 2023 05:05 - 51 minutes - 53 MBHanto leads a crew along with the pirate Captain Stella Fane to the isle of Green Blood on a Black Rock, the infamous gladiatorial arena where he lost Tepeu to the fights. Holding back returning emotions the crew sets about infiltrating as new fighters...but will their covers be blown before they even make it to the first bout? Find out all that and more on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 142 | Skull-Man: Across the Shackle-Verse
December 07, 2023 05:05 - 57 minutes - 61 MBThe crew of the Tide Breaker take on the monumental task of building a fleet of ships to defend themselves and they're newly developed Island colony. Will new opportunities walk through the front door or will they need to empty their coffers to pay for a mercenary fleet? Find out on this week's episode of DMRNC!
Ep. 141 | Council Seat, Pray, Love
November 30, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 74.1 MBBook 5 of Skull and Shackles kicks off in grand style as crew of the Tidebreaker are awarded their seats on the pirate council of Kerdak Bonfist, the Hurricane King himself. But will they find court intrigue and mysteries at the first meeting or heaps of boring clerical parliamentary procedure? Find out on this week's DMRNC!
Ep. 140 | In the Council Seat of the Night
November 23, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 68.7 MBThe end of book 4 sees a reckoning as the Pirate Council members assigned to rate the Tide Breakers partying skills finally turn in their voting cards. Was the entertainment provided enough to off balance the fires and poisoning? Well find out all that and the fate of Captain Casius's seat at the table on this week's final grading of Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 139 | Eel Team Six
November 16, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 79.1 MBThis week the party finds out who indeed is behind Sefina's traitorous turn, and the rest of the party's duplicitous problems behind the scenes. Can the Tide Breaker crew survive a slippery foe who deals in bombs and acid? Find out on this week's DMRNC!
Ep. 138 | Midnight in the Grotto of Food and Evil
November 09, 2023 05:05 - 1 hour - 78.4 MBThe full belly and drinks are causing chaos at the dinner table and all finger seem to point towards one culprit? But why would Qandoso's Fey friend fly feloniously towards a fight? Why would she risk what they shared for a chance to poison a few Piratical dinner guests? Find out as the crew of the Tidebreaker blow chunks and take names, and they're all out of chunks on this weeks Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 137 | A Werewolf in Pirate’s Clothing
November 02, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 84.9 MBThe dinner party that will determine Captain Casius's fate on the Pirate Council is in full swing! What will fickle fate throw their way next? Bigger Rats? More fighting around the table? Find out all that and who let the dogs out on this week's episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 136 | A Farewell to Disarms
October 26, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 95.1 MBThe party for the pirate council seat is in full swing as the right proper duelist Cerise Bloodmourn challenges the officers of the Tidebreaker to a disarming fight! Will they be able to stand and deliver or will the heat in the kitchen be too much for them? Find out all that and more in this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 135 | Guess Who’s Rumming to Dinner
October 19, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 73 MBThis week the culmination of book 4 of Skull and Shackles begins as the party to end all parties begins! Captain Casius and the crew have to celebrate and entertain three randomly picked members of the Pirate's Council...or else! If they succeed they gain access to the highest echelons of the piratical world, and if they fail their efforts of the last two books have been for naught! Find out if they can pull it off on this week's DMRNC!
Ep. 134 | Rats Off to Ya
October 12, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 100 MBThis week the lower deck crew members of the Tide Breaker go on a special mission to intercept a rumrunner and potential rat-spy onboard the Jester's Grin. When they dip below deck are they springing the rat trap or will they do the trapping and take the rum as their prize? Find out on this week's episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 133 | The Island of Dr. Qandoso
October 05, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 77.3 MBThis week we skip ahead to the good part as the crew spends a month of downtime revitalizing the Isle of Empty Eyes and planning out their party to end all pirate parties! Will the team come together to blow out this buccaneer blast or will they crack under the planning stress? Find out that and more on this week's DMRNC!
Ep. 132 | Days of Future Last
September 28, 2023 04:05 - 47 minutes - 49.8 MBThe Tide Breaker crew have a pirate's buried treasure to claim, and a Fort to secure as the adventures on the Isle of Empty Eyes come to a close and we look towards the future. What adventures lies in wait still for Captain Casius and his Officers? Find out this week on Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 131 | Quoppopak to the Future
September 21, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 80.8 MBThe A-team is back adventuring once more as there is a pirate wreck to uncover and a buried treasure to claim from the now departed Bikendi Otongu. What lurks below in the underwater cave waiting for them to swim by? Well find out all that and more in this week's DMRNC!
Ep. 130 | The Ghost Dangerous Game
September 14, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 62.6 MBCaptain Casius has a deal to make with the devil...or rather, a Ghost. Can the evil spirit that haunts the Chelish fort be trusted or will they find a different path? Find out in the chilling conclusion to this section of book 4 on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 129 | Return of the Tide Breaker
September 07, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 63.1 MBThe two teams of ranging and adventuring pirates meet in Sumitha as they strike an uneasy truce with an enemy. Upon returning to the ship Hanto and Casius come to loggerheads as the Captain retreats further from his crew's confidence. Heavy is the head that wears the big frilly hat on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits.
Ep. 128 | Swamp of the Dragon
August 31, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 92.3 MBThe B-team rescue of Captain Casius and the rest has turned into a full blown race against time to try and rescue poor Jack Scrimshaw, but does he really need a rescue? What lurks upon the mangrove isle of the Black Dragon and will Sharga manage to fulfill her acidic blood oath? Find out all this and more on this week's DMRNC!
Ep. 127 | Salinity Pool
August 24, 2023 04:05 - 56 minutes - 57.5 MBWhile crossing the dead marshes Sam and Frodo...er, I mean the sailors of B-team, find a evil trap laying in wait for them. Dark reflections threatens to stymy the party's advance to save Jack Scrimshaw from a dragon's dinner. Can they solve the the mystery of the deadly reflecting pools or is it time for them to permanently take a dip down below? Find out on this week's episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 126 | Win, Lose, or Claw
August 17, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 87.7 MBWe shift back this episode to the camp site to follow what happened to Scrimshaw Jack after he went running for help. Can the intrepid heroes of B-team follow the path and assist in Sumitha? Or will the Isle of Empty Eyes claim another set of 4 victims?
Ep. 125 | The Giants of Wrath
August 10, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 98.6 MB"This is it gang!", indeed, the final fight of this section of this book is a long episode and one of the most brutal fights in DMRNC history. Will the Captain and his crew survive Sumitha and this fight fiasco? Will they be able to escape the Cyclops warrior Shaiga and her minions? Find out on this week's episode!
Ep. 124 | Statue to Tango
August 03, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 79.2 MBThey have activated the GM's trap card, and now two statues have come to life and are threatening to end the party's party. Can Qandoso's magics bring down the stone golems, or will it take the brawn of an Iruxi Monk? Find out all that and more on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 123 | Avatar: The Wings of Water
July 27, 2023 04:05 - 44 minutes - 47.4 MBThe crew have barely walked away from the fight with the Cyclops King with their lives, but they managed to take the raging regent down all the same. The fallout of last week's blows and battle continues and Captain Casius has a decision to make and the crew have questions. What was the deal with those wings made of water? Find out all that and more on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 122 | Fall of the House of Cyclops
July 20, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 77.6 MBThe party ventures forth with the Immortal Dreamstone in tow, finding themselves behind enemy lines. When they encounter another Cyclops they try their best to talk their way past but they have stumbled into the great hall of Cyclops heroes! Will they take out their one-eyed quarry or will they fall in the hall? Find out on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 121 | Blinding Dory
July 13, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 75.7 MBTwo undead cyclops stand in the way of the crew of the Tide Breaker and their ultimate treasure here in Sumitha, but does this magic crystal want to cooperate. With two members of the party blinded will they stand a chance of will this mystic chamber become their tomb? Find out on this weeks Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 120 | Blinding Nemo
July 06, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 67.6 MBDeep into the ancient ruinous city of Sumitha the Pirate gang of the Tide Breaker have teleported into the treasure room, but will it also be their tomb? What other mysteries lie in this forgotten and sealed off section of the ancient city? Find out what lies in the eye of the beholder and more in this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 119 | My Pest Friend’s Wedding
June 29, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 67 MBAfter an vicious battle with a quartet of Cyclops chefs the heroes of the Tidebreaker takes stock of their options, and their soup while resting. Qandoso hatches a plan to start to bug the opposition and get some intel on the ruins of Sumitha. Will his plan work or will the Cyclop's squash their foes into some kind of jam? Find out on this weeks episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 118 | One Stew Over the Cyclop’s Nest
June 22, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 66.7 MBThe crew of the Tidebreaker spring their trap on another set of Cyclops, this time hoping to burn their would be aggressors in a hot soup! Will the Captain's brash antics "Secure Him the Dub" or will in finally put him in an early grave? Find out in this weeks thrilling combat in Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 117 | One Wish, Two Wish, Reddish, Bluish
June 15, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 67.9 MBThe party grapple with how to eject the Cyclops from Sumitha, and stop them from destroying their ship and crew. Meanwhile Hanto uses his remaining wishes to try to help Olivier and Vailea, but Patrick is a mean and spiteful monkey's paw of a GM and so expect the suspected unexpected. Find out what happens on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 116 | Weekend at Hanto’s
June 08, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 68.4 MBThe crew are alive and out of danger for now, but for how long? Is this indeed Elaerys's Uncle Olivier (Unkie-O) who helped save them? And the better question is can the crew trust this crusty pirate? Find out all that jazz and more in this week's episode of Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 115 | A Wish Out of Water
June 01, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 74.6 MBThis week the Captain and crew of the Tide Breaker are in a bind! The party is broken, with only Hanto still conscious, with a half dozen cyclops carrying off his mates. When a mysterious bargain presents itself will the Iruxi take it or can he trust this new entity? Find out who lives and who dies on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 114 | The Great Critish Baking Show
May 25, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 78.9 MBThe epic fight at the gates of the ancient Cyclopian city of Sumitha has begun! Watch as the intrepid crew of the Tide Breaker bite off more than they can chew in Monocular Opponents, and the Cyclops take bites that they can easily swallow and digest. Find out who lives and who dies by the ole 1-Eyes on this weeks Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 113 | The Cyclops Bears Shufflin’ Crew
May 18, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBThis week the crew take the fight west and follow the tracks to what may be the ancient site of Sumitha, home of the islands remaining Cyclops. When the Captain tries to get fancy and awakens the site's defenders will the Tide Breaker's get lucky or will they find out the meaning of an eye for an eye the hard way? Find out on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 112 | Mighty Morphin’ Tower Dragons
May 11, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 94.6 MBThis week's episode marks the first drag-out, beat-down fight with the giant inhabitants of the Isle of Empty Eyes, and its a dust up to remember. There's defenestrations, there are super-crits, there are multiple chills and thrills, and a wilhelm scream to top it all off. All that and more on this week's Dead Men Roll No Crits!
Ep. 111 | Robby & Don’s Bogus Journey
May 04, 2023 04:05 - 1 hour - 81.6 MBThis week the officers of the Tide Breaker take to the jungles and head north to search out the Cyclops that are said to still haunt this evil isle of eyeless statues. Will they discover what beasts bray in the night? Will they discover the path forward up the plateau? Find our this week on Dead Men Roll No Crits!