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We are an actual play table top rpg group! We love shows like Critical Role and Acquisitions Incorporated but we also know that even though we all don't have that type of production budgets as long as we tell a good story and everyone is having fun you are doing it right! We hope you enjoy our stories half as much as we do playing them and remember, we will always save you a seat at the table!

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2020 Anouncement!

June 02, 2020 02:00 - 25 minutes - 17.6 MB

Hey folks it has been a long time and we are sorry. We have been thru a lot and we are going to explain what is happening here. We are also going to be setting a goal to transcribe every show we do into a podcast as well! Now these are shows meant to be streamed and we would love for you to watch them a swell but if you can't and audio is your only way you can keep up we are going to start setting up the shows here too! We hope you guys stick with us and we would love for you all to join our...

Monster of the Week: The Devils Due

November 12, 2019 05:00 - 2 hours - 115 MB

Welcome to Dinner and a Game! This is our actual play podcast covering multiple types of tabletop rpg’s from the mainstream games like Dungeons and Dragons to independent titles like Monster of the week! For those of you who knew us from our previous incarnation we have had a lot of changes. These included a change in cities which also meant a change in cast. We want to thank everyone who has been so patient during the literal Months it took us to rebuild and restructure but now we are back,...

A Tale of High Adventure Season 1 Epidosde 1

September 03, 2019 15:00 - 3 hours - 150 MB

Hello family and welcome back to another edition of Dinner and a Game! We are ready to launch our latest adventures with our new gaming group! We have completed our move to the Houston area and have had some time to get few shows recorded so we have a buffer allowing us some time to get shows out to you guys. I know it took us long time to get to this point, but we are finally ready and the fact we have actually filmed our first test VIDEO means things are about to change even more! But firs...

Dinner and a Game Season 2 Episode 1

August 22, 2019 06:00 - 1 hour - 64.2 MB

So here we are starting new and starting fresh! Thank you all for having stuck with us thru our trials and tribulations but now we are ready! We are coming back with first of our show which is our new old talk show Dinner and A Game! A talk show focusing on Gaming and geek culture! Now we could not launch a new show without some old problems with audio issues and oddly enough the dreaded “trial” popped it’s head up again even though I know I removed the culprit software from my machine but a...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 22 Do you Dance

August 07, 2019 05:00 - 3 hours - 151 MB

Welcome back. We have a lot of explaining to do. As with most folks who do podcasts this is a just a way for us to try and support our hobby community and give back in some small way, however it is still our hobby and real life always comes first. In fact that is our first rule for our gaming group and Life has moved my family to the Houston, TX area due to an amazing opportunity and so we have had to start over! We are starting up production with a new cast and are working on producing some...

Dinner and a Game Episode 9

June 21, 2019 04:00 - 1 hour - 56.1 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game. First, I want to give our audience a couple of apologies. First and foremost, for the extended absence. I am sorry and I bear full responsibility. Most of you all don’t know this but we live in Texas and my family and I had been living in Houston for 7 years when Harvey hit. We were forced to relocate, and we moved back to our home town San Antonio because we have family there to take us in and help get us back on our feet. I think as part of my own healing...

Dinner and a Game First Epic One Shot Part 4

June 21, 2019 04:00 - 2 hours - 86.1 MB

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the electric circus! Or as it is should be known as, the Dinner and a Game 5E epic one shot! Thank you all so much for tuning in to what is an experiment and may become a regular feature. We had a weekend come up where several folks had to cancel at the last minuet and we had to cancel our planned recording session. It happens to all of us and we have a rule, real life comes first but that left us with a variety of folks still wanting to play ...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 20 "So How Do We Do This?"

November 05, 2018 06:00 - 1 hour - 31.6 MB

Welcome back to our Twentieth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse!  This Episode is titled So How Do We Do This? Our Hunters now face the fact that the Earl King has manifested himself and given them a dire warning. They are now faced with a new question, now that the “chosen” has been awoken does that confirm what the Earl King told them? Does it confirm that there is a new adversary that even a being as powerful as the Earl King fears? It is tough to think of a plan of at...

Monster of the Week River City Apocalypse: Episode 19 And Introductions Were Made

October 29, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 37.1 MB

Welcome back to our Nineteenth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This Episode is titled And Introductions Were Made. The initial meeting of our two new Hunters does not cause any death or mayhem much to everyone’s probably expectations! After the chaos of the last session and as the crew try and rest up they take some time to introduce themselves to our two new hunters even if one of them is in a severly altered state. The barely acquainted group of Hunters start try...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 18 Let's Meet the Ladies

October 15, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 29.5 MB

Welcome back to our Eighteenth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This Episode is titled Lets Meet the Ladies. Finally making there debue our new players  make their appearance as our original crew of hunters fall back to the farm house to regroup and start trying to puzzle out what is happening. Larissa, a werewolf hunter played by Kat has previously broken into the house earlier in the while our hunters were out fighting the good fight that day. She was tracking a certa...

Dinner and a Game First Epic One Shot Part 3

October 12, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 28.8 MB

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the electric circus! Or as it is should be known as, the Dinner and a Game 5E epic one shot! Thank you all so much for tuning in to what is an experiment and may become a regular feature. We had a weekend come up where several folks had to cancel at the last minuet and we had to cancel our planned recording session. It happens to all of us and we have a rule, real life comes first but that left us with a variety of folks still wanting to p...

Dinner and a Game Episode 8

October 11, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 39.2 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game! This is our Latest episode of our geek culture talk show covering topics that will range all over our hobby and community. We will explore taboo's, superstitions, influences and trends that we want to explore. This episode we discuss the complications in running a long term campaign. My guest on this episode include Jessica Smith, Johnathan Boykin, Michael Smith, and Nick Kuxhaus. I am, as always, your humble host, my name is Ray Smith. Our incredib...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 17 Mercedes Why?

October 08, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 31.6 MB

Welcome back to our Seventeenth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This Episode is titled Mercedes Why. We join our hunters at the end of their fight trying to wrap up the situation and doing damage control. Damien took Mercedes to the ER and in her pain and agony reaches out again to the Earl King and gives herself up to her dark nature once again but this time has she gone too far? Agent Alexander finally discovers that there are limits to what he can have “fixed” ...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 16 Hell Broke Loose

October 01, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 30.1 MB

Welcome back to our Sixteenth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This is titled Episode Hell Broke Loose. Tonight, we have two new hunters join us and just in time too! Our original crew of Hunters mount a desperate counter attack trying to repel the extra-planar forces invading our dimension with dire consequences for at least one of them... Damien finally gets to flex his muscle but even his massive strength and endurance are taxed. Bryan unleashes his full powers and ca...

Dinner and a Game Episode 7

September 26, 2018 05:00 - 55 minutes - 25.5 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game! This is our Latest episode of our geek culture talk show covering topics that will range all over our hobby and community. We will explore taboo's, superstitions, influences and trends that we want to explore. Our seventh episode covers what maybe an interesting topic. There is a theory that dungeons and dragons is not, in itself a role playing game but is in fact more or less a board game mechanic that people role play in. Told you things get taboo. My gu...

Monster of the Week Episode 15 Alexa order Chaos Please

September 24, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 30.3 MB

Welcome back to our Fifteenth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This Episode is titled Alexa please order chaos. This episode finds our heroes taking their plan and, well, adjusting it. Alexa takes a direct hand in attempting to end the ritual on her own and ends up acting out a scene from the keystone cops. Agent Alexander attempts to debrief his new prisoner but winds up more confused than ever as he finds out he is holding a possible patsy rather than a player. Bryan,...

Xcrawl: River City Rampage! Epidsode 4 After Party

September 21, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 32.1 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game and thank you for joining us for X-Crawl River City Rampage! This is a campaign world that has been out of print for several years and has never been converted to Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition but we are not letting that stop us! This setting is called X-Crawl and is currently licensed to Goodman Games but only for Pathfinder, come on Goodman get in gear! Now the setting is a modern alternate Earth where fantasy monsters are real, and magic exists! As a ...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 14 That's a Plan!

September 17, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 33.7 MB

Welcome back to our Fourteenth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This Episode is titled That’s a plan! After having one of what they thought was there greatest foes hand themselves over looking for protection our hunters begin to start putting together the specific and horrifying plans of their adversaries. Alexa seeks add from outside sources and ends up with a rather conventional idea. Bryan musters his resources and begins to delve deeply into powers he did not even k...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 13 Despiration Tastes Like Candy!

September 10, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 37.8 MB

Welcome back to our Lucky Thirteenth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This Episode is titled Desperation Taste Like Candy! The dire straits continue to spin out of control as the heroes deal with the revelations Alexa has given them of their potential coming demise! The source of the coming threat has placed an obvious trap in our heroes path and they decide to try and find another unique way of handling the situation! Traffic will not be the same the next day! Our playe...

Xcrawl River City Rampage Epidsode 3 Twists and Turns

September 06, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 29.9 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game as we continue our newest campaign X-Crawl River City Rampage! We are playing Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition however we are playing in a campaign world that has been out of print for several years but is still dearly loved, this setting was called X-Crawl! It is actually set in a modern-day alternate Earth where fantasy monsters are real, and magic exists. As a further complication the Roman empire never fell and currently rules most of Europe as well as w...

Monster of the Week Episode 12 So This is What Desperation Tastes Like

September 03, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 33 MB

Welcome back to our Twelfth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This Episode is titled So This is what Desperation Taste Like? Agent Alexander is trying to hold the group together and stop them from giving in to the insane levels of pressure bearing down on them and on him! Damien has confirmed his mother has been kidnapped and is depending on the group to help them find her, if they world doesn’t explode first. Mercedes is finally dealing with her actions and it isn’t goin...

Dinner of the Week Epic One Shot Episode 1

August 31, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 29.8 MB

Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, welcome to the electric circus! Or as it is should be known as, the Dinner and a Game 5E epic one shot! Thank you all so much for tuning in to what is an experiment and may become a regular feature. We had a weekend come up where several folks had to cancel at the last minuet and we had to cancel our planned recording session. It happens to all of us and we have a rule, real life comes first but that left us with a variety of folks still wanting to play a...

Dinner and a Game Episode 6

August 30, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 32.2 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game! This is our fifth episode of our geek culture talk show covering topics that will range all over our hobby and community. We will explore taboo's, superstitions, influences and trends picking one topic a week to explore. Our fifth Episode takes a look at a trend in modern RPG design which gives players more agency making them a much bigger part of the world there characters inhabit and takes a lot of the load of the GM’s shoulders. My guest on this episode ...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 11 You call this an Apocalypse?

August 27, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 31.8 MB

Welcome back to our Eleventh Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This Episode is titled You call this an Apocalypse? Agent Alexander is trying to adjust to his new condition while still dealing with the insanity that his world has become. Alexa decides to start taking a much more direct role in affairs with explosive consequences. Mercedes delves even deeper into her dark side as she becomes more convinced that desperation is her only play. Bryan has no time to learn and th...

Xcrawl: River City Rampage! Episode 2 Who's Testing Who?

August 23, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 37.2 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game as we continue our newest campaign X-Crawl River City Rampage! We are playing Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition however we are playing in a campaign world that was originally created for 3rd edition, then 4th and then finally found its home in Pathfinder. This setting was called X-Crawl! It is actually set in a modern day alternate Earth where fantasy monsters are real and magic exists. Add to this twist the fact that the Roman empire never fell and currently...

Monster of the Week:River City Apocalypse Episode 10 The Lost Are Found

August 20, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 29.1 MB

Welcome back to our Tenth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This episode is titled The Lost Are Found! Due to a glitch the audio for a full session was tragically lost so we spent a bit of time recapping our previous episode and to help Johnathan/Alexa to get caught up because he was also missing the previous session. Our players spent the time on the run and finally ended up back at the farm after recovering agent Alexanders family but things did not go smoothly from th...

Dinner and a Game Presents: And a Star to Sail her by A 7th Sea Adventure Episode 3 Plotting the Course

August 17, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 31 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game and thank you for joining us for our third Episode of our new 7th Sea Campaign “And a Star to Sail her By”. The title of this episode is Plot the Course as our adventurers begin to put there newly resolved purpose to the test as they try and decide who’s journey to undertake first. The players for this campaign are Johnathan Boykin playing Johan VonFischler an Eisen, Nick Kuxshause playing Eilfric a Vesten, Jessica Smith Playing Erica de Hoen de Torres de Ca...

Dinner and a Game Episode 5

August 15, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours - 63.3 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game! This is our fifth episode of our geek culture talk show covering topics that will range all over our hobby and community. We will explore taboo's, superstitions, influences and trends picking one topic a week to explore. Our fourth Episode explores each of our personal journeys with gaming and how we feel now that gaming has become so much more readily accepted than it was in the past. The guest on this episode include Jessica Smith, Victor Doiminguez, John...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 9 The Gangs all Here

August 13, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 36.6 MB

Welcome back to our Ninth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This episode is titled The Gangs All Here. Our original crew of three hunters has grown not only by two new hunters but also they have gained a “big brother in the form of a federal agent assigned to give the group a direction that the government approves of. They also find that they now have divine direction as an avatar of an ancient goddess has been sent down with orders to “help” the group as long as they are...

D&D 5E Xcrawl Game; River City Rampage Episode 1: So it Begins!

August 11, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 34.5 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game. Tonight, we are traveling down an old faithful road with a new twist. We are playing Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition however we are playing in a campaign world that was originally created for 3rd edition, then 4th and then finally found its home in Pathfinder. This setting was called X-Crawl! It is actually set in a modern day alternate Earth where fantasy monsters are real and magic exists. Add to this twist the fact that the Roman empire never fell and c...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 8 Time for Change

August 06, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 31.8 MB

Welcome back to our Eight Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This episode is titled Time for Change. A lot of changes have come to pass this episode. Our regular group has grown by two! Agent Tod Alexander formally of the FBI and now a member of Cum Omnis Oculus, a black sheet agency that recruited him not long ago to help deal with supernatural threats. The party is also joined by Alexa, a creature of divine nature in an unassuming package of a 12 year old girl. How will ...

Dinner and a Game Episode 4

August 01, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 43.2 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game! This is our fourth episode of our geek culture talk show covering topics that will range all over our hobby and community. We will explore taboo's, superstitions, influences and trends picking one topic a week to explore. Our fourth Episode explores each of our personal journeys with gaming and how we feel now that gaming has become so much more readily accepted than it was in the past. The guest on this episode include Jessica Smith, Victor Doiminguez, Spe...

Monster of the Week Episode 7 Send Me and Angel

July 30, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 46.1 MB

Welcome back to our Seventh Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This episode is titled Send me and Angel! In this episode Bryan sets out to enact his plan to try and close the rift. Before he can do so however they are interrupted bya creature of formidable power who offers them a way to possibly save Mercedes from her curse. The creature identifies herself as an Angel named Salim Sal Sahdine who during the fall choose to take no side but now servers an outside power known ...

Monster of the Week Episode 6 That is What it Costs

July 23, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 40.7 MB

Welcome back to our Sixth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This episode is titled This is what it costs! Dealing with the death of there step mother Bryan and Mercedes are not dealing with it in the same way. Bryan is still reeling from Mercedes betrayal and is desperately trying to find a way to gain some kind of control of his powers and Mercedes has gone to check on her father and finds out secrets that change the dynamic of her family. Damien is trying to be of som...

Dinner and a Game Episode 3

July 18, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game! This is our third episode of our gaming talk show covering topics that will range all over the gaming hobby and community. We will explore taboo's, superstitions, influences and trends picking one topic a week to explore. For our third Episode we are exploring media and as it influence on our gaming lives. The guest on this episode include Johnathan Boykin, Jessica Howard-Smith, Nick Kuxhaus, Victor Doiminguez and I am one again as your humble game master a...

Dinner and a Game Presents: And a Star to Sail her by A 7th Sea Adventure Episode 2 Purpose

July 17, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 52.5 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game and thank you for joining us for our second Episode of our new 7th Sea Campaign “And a Star to Sail her By”. The title of this episode is Purpose and finds our adventurers being driven together by the hands of fate as they learn of the peril following Erica’s brother and his lady friend who are apparently in dire straights. As they gather information to attempt to aid Erica’s brother Roberto they also discover that there is a ruined and thoroughly haunted fo...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 5 The Circle Will Be Unbroken

July 16, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 44.1 MB

Welcome back to our Fifth Episode of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This episode is titled The Circle will be Unbroken! As they begin to settle mundane matters our hero’s look to put their plans in motion. Bryan discovers the awful price of true power and Mercedes reveals a very dark side of herself. Damien tries to help out and continues to try and discover the nature of his curse and how to rid himself of it. Our players for this episode are, Michael Smith playing Byran Randa...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 4 Taxes

July 09, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 35 MB

This episode finds our heroes dealing with a new and much more mundane threat, Uncle Sam! Our players for this episode are, Michael Smith playing Byran Randal Jessica Howard-Smith playing Mercedes Randal, Spencer Taylor playing Damien Clutch and I am still your humble game master and my name is Ray Smith. Also our amazing theme is Fearless First by Kevin MacLeod @ (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ Sup...

Dinner and a Game Presents: And a Star to Sail her by A 7th Sea Adventure

July 04, 2018 05:00 - 2 hours - 56.6 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game and thank you for joining us for our first Episode of our new 7th Sea Campaign “And a Star to Sail her By”. The title of the first episode is Pursuit and finds our characters being thrown together in a very old fashioned way, a happenstance meeting in a pub. The players for this campaign are Johnathan Boykin playing Johan VonFischler an Eisen, Nick Kuxshause playing Eilfric a Vesten, Jessica Smith Playing Erica de Hoen de Torres de Castile a Castilian, Michae...

Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse Episode 3 Let's Hope It Holds!

July 02, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 39.6 MB

This episode is Called Let's Hope it Holds! Having confirmed that the out of control ritual tore a whole to another plane of existence our hero's put there plan of action in to at least attempt to patch the damage done! Our players for this episode are, Michael Smith playing Byran Randal Jessica Howard-Smith playing Mercedes Randal, Spencer Taylor playing Damien Clutch and I am still your humble game master and my name is Ray Smith. Also our amazing theme is Fearless First by Kevin MacLeod ...

Dinner and a Game Episode 2

June 27, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 37.7 MB

Welcome back to Dinner and a Game! This week we will be discussing character creation Whether you are new to gaming or a veteran this can be the hardest aspect of a gaming system. We discuss the process of developing characters for a role playing game but more from the standpoint of finding that inspiration, the spark that brings you to the "ah-ha!" moment where it comes together. We hope you enjoy it and give hope we hear feedback from you our audience! This weeks panel includes Michael S...

Monster of the Week:River City Apocalypse Episode 2 Time to Plan

June 23, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 30.8 MB

([Publishing a couple of days early) Our second issue of Monster of the Week: River City Apocalypse! This episode finds our hero's trying to find some semblance of order out of the chaos their lives have become not to mention trying to find out what harm their new powers may have caused and the danger they may have put the world in! Our players for this episode are, Michael Smith playing Byran Randal Jessica Howard-Smith playing Mercedes Randal, Spencer Taylor playing Damien Clutch and I am...

Dinner and a Game Episode 1

June 22, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 38 MB

This is the first episode of our weekly gaming talk show covering topics that will range all over the gaming hobby and community. We will explore taboo's, superstitions, and trends picking one topic a week to explore. Since this is our first episode we are using it to explore some of our players journeys thru their lives in as gamer's. The guest on our first show include Johnathan Boykin, Spencer Taylor, Jessica Howard-Smith, Nick Kuxhaus and myself, Ray Smith. We hope you enjoy and we will...

Monster of The Week Episode 1 Who Ordered The Demon Medium Well

June 18, 2018 05:00 - 1 hour - 40.6 MB

Welcome to our Live Action Monster of the Week RPG sessions set in San Antonio, Tx. We are a role playing group who are looking to share our journey exploring the game created by Michael Sands and published by Evil Hat productions. Our intro and exit theme is Fearless First Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ We will be releasing weekly on Mondays and our talk show Dinner and a Game will pub...