Dungeons + Drama Nerds
163 episodes - English - Latest episode: 21 days ago -Dungeons + Drama Nerds is a podcast produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, three dramaturgs interested in the intersection of theatre and tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGS). Episodes release weekly alternating between Actual Play and Commentary episodes investigating a certain TTRPG system. Season 2 will feature: Blades in the Dark, Bluebeard's Bride, Kids on Bikes, Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole My Car With My Best Friend's Birthday Present Inside!, and Lancer. Season 1 featured: Dungeons & Dragons (Eps 1-13), Apocalypse World (Eps 14-33), and Paranoia (Eps 34-46).
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Bridgerton Could Never
May 26, 2022 07:20 - 1 hour - 123 MBOur crew of lancer pilots makes a dramatic entrance to confront Dr. Bertrand Russell, and combat ensues! Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Lancer game features Julia Doolittle as the GM, Todd Brian Backus as Derrick McDuck, Jovane Caamaño as Hatuey, Ben Ferber as 18,000/Fish, and Tristan B Willis as Decency B. Damme. Lancer was written by Miguel Lopez and Tom Parkinson Morgan a...
S2E49: Put Your Goddamn Plays in Space, You Cowards!
May 18, 2022 07:20 - 46 minutes - 63.5 MBThis week, Nick, Todd, and Percy talk about plays set in space and speculative fiction, the themes and questions those kinds of stories explore, and how we can realize them onstage. Plays discussed: - The Absentee by Julia Doolittle - Last Ship to Proxima Centauri by Greg Lam Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. If you’d like to help us continue exploring the intersection of theat...
I Still Don’t Think I’ll Ever Like Her
May 11, 2022 07:20 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBOur crew of UNIO lancers investigates the fire at the scientists' base before receiving an interesting call from Dr. Bertrand Russell... Please consider spreading the word about access to abortion funds via this list, or, if you have the means, donate to an abortion fund in your area. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Lancer game features Julia Doolittle as the GM, Todd Brian...
S2E48: I Still Don’t Think I’ll Ever Like Her
May 11, 2022 07:20 - 40 minutes - 55.2 MBOur crew of UNIO lancers investigates the fire at the scientists' base before receiving an interesting call from Dr. Bertrand Russell... Please consider spreading the word about access to abortion funds via this list, or, if you have the means, donate to an abortion fund in your area. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Lancer game features Julia Doolittle as the GM, Todd Brian...
S2E47: The Prince of Diagnostics
May 04, 2022 07:20 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBOur lancer pilots are faced with a decision: duke it out with the Warriors of the Agate Cross, or investigate the distress flare from the scientists' base? And what will they do with the androids in the drone ship? Find out on this week's episode of our Lancer campaign! Please consider spreading the word about access to abortion funds via this list, or, if you have the means, donate to an abortion fund in your area. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Horna...
The Prince of Diagnostics
May 04, 2022 07:20 - 1 hour - 88.6 MBOur lancer pilots are faced with a decision: duke it out with the Warriors of the Agate Cross, or investigate the distress flare from the scientists' base? And what will they do with the androids in the drone ship? Find out on this week's episode of our Lancer campaign! Please consider spreading the word about access to abortion funds via this list, or, if you have the means, donate to an abortion fund in your area. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Horna...
S2E46: No One Disrespects Mothers Around Me!
April 27, 2022 07:20 - 50 minutes - 70.1 MBOur lancer pilots continue their battle against the Agate Cross and discover what lies inside the drone ship they were sent to retrieve. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Lancer game features Julia Doolittle as the GM, Todd Brian Backus as Derrick McDuck, Jovane Caamaño as Hatuey, Ben Ferber as 18,000/Fish, and Tristan B Willis as Decency B. Damme. Lancer was written by Miguel ...
No One Disrespects Mothers Around Me!
April 27, 2022 07:20 - 50 minutes - 70.1 MBOur lancer pilots continue their battle against the Agate Cross and discover what lies inside the drone ship they were sent to retrieve. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Lancer game features Julia Doolittle as the GM, Todd Brian Backus as Derrick McDuck, Jovane Caamaño as Hatuey, Ben Ferber as 18,000/Fish, and Tristan B Willis as Decency B. Damme. Lancer was written by Miguel ...
S2E45: Mac Rogers and the Art of Audio Drama
April 20, 2022 09:05 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBTodd, Nick, and Percy chat with Mac Rogers, playwright and author of several audio dramas, about his journey in both mediums and audio dramas' recent explosion in popularity. Check out Gideon Media: https://www.gideon-media.com/ Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Lancer game features Julia Doolittle as the GM, Todd Brian Backus as Derrick McDuck, Jovane Caamaño as Hatuey, Ben...
Mac Rogers and the Art of Audio Drama
April 20, 2022 09:05 - 1 hour - 95.3 MBTodd, Nick, and Percy chat with Mac Rogers, playwright and author of several audio dramas, about his journey in both mediums and audio dramas' recent explosion in popularity. Check out Gideon Media: https://www.gideon-media.com/ Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Lancer game features Julia Doolittle as the GM, Todd Brian Backus as Derrick McDuck, Jovane Caamaño as Hatuey, Ben...
S2E44: Salvage Law is Meaningless when Violence is Applied
April 13, 2022 07:20 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBOur lancers dive into their first combat against mechs piloted by the Warriors of the Agate Cross, on their mission to rescue a drone ship! Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Lancer game features Julia Doolittle as the GM, Todd Brian Backus as Derrick McDuck, Jovane Caamaño as Hatuey, Ben Ferber as 18,000/Fish, and Tristan B Willis as Decency B. Damme. Lancer was written by Migu...
Salvage Law is Meaningless when Violence is Applied
April 13, 2022 07:20 - 1 hour - 87.4 MBOur lancers dive into their first combat against mechs piloted by the Warriors of the Agate Cross, on their mission to rescue a drone ship! Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Lancer game features Julia Doolittle as the GM, Todd Brian Backus as Derrick McDuck, Jovane Caamaño as Hatuey, Ben Ferber as 18,000/Fish, and Tristan B Willis as Decency B. Damme. Lancer was written by Migu...
S2E43: BTM: Big Trans Mechs
April 06, 2022 22:14 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBThis week, Percy is joined by Tristan B. Willis and CJ Linton to talk about mecha stories and their connection to trans embodiment, as well as the kinds of stories they personally resonate with in terms of queerness and gender. Additionally, noting here that after we recorded this episode, Tristan changed their name, so they are occasionally referred to by their old name in this recording! Some things referenced/recommended in this episode: Heaven Will be Mine - Pillow Fight Games and Wo...
BTM: Big Trans Mechs
April 06, 2022 22:14 - 51 minutes - 70.7 MBThis week, Percy is joined by Tristan B. Willis and CJ Linton to talk about mecha stories and their connection to trans embodiment, as well as the kinds of stories they personally resonate with in terms of queerness and gender. Additionally, noting here that after we recorded this episode, Tristan changed their name, so they are occasionally referred to by their old name in this recording! Some things referenced/recommended in this episode: Heaven Will be Mine - Pillow Fight Games and Wo...
S2E42: Nuance
March 30, 2022 10:31 - 1 hour - 86 MBOur crew of lancers embarks on their first mission on a frigid planet outside the network of blink gates, but everything might not be quite as it seems... Ben Ferber's cat: https://www.instagram.com/guywhoisacat/ Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Lancer game features Julia Doolittle as the GM, Todd Brian Backus as Derrick McDuck, Jovane Caamaño as Hatuey, Ben Ferber as 18,000...
Meet the GM: Julia Doolittle
March 16, 2022 07:20 - 48 minutes - 67.3 MBThis week, Percy sits down with Julia Doolittle to chat about theatre, TTRPGs, and the way those overlap for her, as well as Julia's inspirations for our campaign of Lancer and, of course, Elliot the Dolphin. Link to ways to support Ukraine: https://how-you-can-support-ukraine.super.site/ Links to places to donate in Texas: Allgo - https://allgo.org/donate/ TENT (Transgender Education Network of TX) - https://secure.everyaction.com/Aluze8fLdEmlU5KgX5Ar1w2 OLTT - https://secure.actblue....
S2E41: Meet the GM: Julia Doolittle
March 16, 2022 07:20 - 48 minutes - 67.3 MBThis week, Percy sits down with Julia Doolittle to chat about theatre, TTRPGs, and the way those overlap for her, as well as Julia's inspirations for our campaign of Lancer and, of course, Elliot the Dolphin. Link to ways to support Ukraine: https://how-you-can-support-ukraine.super.site/ Links to places to donate in Texas: Allgo - https://allgo.org/donate/ TENT (Transgender Education Network of TX) - https://secure.everyaction.com/Aluze8fLdEmlU5KgX5Ar1w2 OLTT - https://secure.actblue....
You Wanna Be a Real Lancer?!
March 09, 2022 08:20 - 1 hour - 104 MBMeet our crew of pilots in our session zero for Lancer as our players talk character concepts and how their squad came together. Link to ways to support Ukraine: https://how-you-can-support-ukraine.super.site/ Links to places to donate in Texas: Allgo - https://allgo.org/donate/ TENT (Transgender Education Network of TX) - https://secure.everyaction.com/Aluze8fLdEmlU5KgX5Ar1w2 OLTT - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/organizacion-latina-trans-texas-1 Equality Texas - https://www.equali...
S2E40: You Wanna Be a Real Lancer?!
March 09, 2022 08:20 - 1 hour - 104 MBMeet our crew of pilots in our session zero for Lancer as our players talk character concepts and how their squad came together. Link to ways to support Ukraine: https://how-you-can-support-ukraine.super.site/ Links to places to donate in Texas: Allgo - https://allgo.org/donate/ TENT (Transgender Education Network of TX) - https://secure.everyaction.com/Aluze8fLdEmlU5KgX5Ar1w2 OLTT - https://secure.actblue.com/donate/organizacion-latina-trans-texas-1 Equality Texas - https://www.equali...
S2E39: All the Lights in the Sky are Lancers
March 03, 2022 08:20 - 45 minutes - 62.8 MBTodd, Nick, and Percy introduce our campaign of Lancer by discussing the rules and talking about their favorite things about the system. Tune in next week to hear the beginning of our game and meet the cast! Link to ways to support Ukraine: https://how-you-can-support-ukraine.super.site/ Links to places to donate in Texas: Allgo - https://allgo.org/donate/ TENT (Transgender Education Network of TX) - https://secure.everyaction.com/Aluze8fLdEmlU5KgX5Ar1w2 OLTT - https://secure.actblue.co...
S2E38: I Was Bigfoot
February 16, 2022 13:06 - 40 minutes - 55.8 MBNick chats with the cast of our Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole My Car With My Friend's Birthday Present Inside oneshot about the game - what surprised them, what they enjoyed, what it was like to play weird and wacky characters at the drop of a hat. Tune in next week for the start of our Lancer series! Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole my Car with my Friend’s B...
S2E37: Chekhov’s Cherry Coke
February 09, 2022 08:20 - 48 minutes - 66.1 MBThe crew revives Gerry, felled by a sleep dart, and takes off after Preppy Brian in order to save Bigfoot and make it to Percy's birthday party! Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole my Car with my Friend’s Birthday Present Inside game features Jon Jon Johnson as the GM, Christopher Diercksen as Hank McGruff, Mieko Gavia as Chet Daystar, Susan W. Rodgers as H...
What is Criminal and Bear but the Lasers and Feelings of Space?
February 02, 2022 08:20 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBTodd, Percy, and Nick chat about one-page TTRPGs - their style, their accessibility/approachability, their scrappiness, and the way they might correlate to ten-minute plays and 24-hour theatre festivals. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole my Car with my Friend’s Birthday Present Inside game features Jon Jon Johnson as the GM, Christopher Diercksen as Hank...
S2E36: What is Criminal and Bear but the Lasers and Feelings of Space?
February 02, 2022 08:20 - 50 minutes - 69.6 MBTodd, Percy, and Nick chat about one-page TTRPGs - their style, their accessibility/approachability, their scrappiness, and the way they might correlate to ten-minute plays and 24-hour theatre festivals. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole my Car with my Friend’s Birthday Present Inside game features Jon Jon Johnson as the GM, Christopher Diercksen as Hank...
Oh Man, Preppy Brian!
January 26, 2022 08:20 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn the first half of our game of Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole my Car with my Friend’s Birthday Present Inside, Jon Jon leads the cast through character creation, then promptly steals Hank McGruff's Oldsmobile Cutlass while the gang heads to Percy's birthday party. The gang encounters seagulls, Star Wars reenactors, and a veritable treasure trove of soft tacos. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel...
S2E35: Oh Man, Preppy Brian!
January 26, 2022 08:20 - 1 hour - 103 MBIn the first half of our game of Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole my Car with my Friend’s Birthday Present Inside, Jon Jon leads the cast through character creation, then promptly steals Hank McGruff's Oldsmobile Cutlass while the gang heads to Percy's birthday party. The gang encounters seagulls, Star Wars reenactors, and a veritable treasure trove of soft tacos. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel...
S2E34: Bigfoot, Take the Wheel!
January 21, 2022 08:20 - 7 minutes - 10.8 MBTodd, Nick, and Percy are here with a bonus episode to introduce the next game we're playing on the podcast - Oh Dang, Bigfoot Stole My Car With My Friend's Birthday Present Inside by Paul Matijevic. They go over the game rules and chat a little about what excites them most about the game - join us next Wednesday for the first half of our playthrough of the game! Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthon...
S2E33: Kids on Bikes 2: Return of Benny
January 19, 2022 09:58 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBNick chats with the cast of Kids on Bikes about the game - what surprised them, what they enjoyed, what it was like to play grubby little weirdos. Tune in next week for the start of our Oh Dang! Bigfoot Stole My Car With My Friend's Birthday Present Inside series! Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @DnDramaNerds, check out cast bios on our...
S2E32: Fred Still Has a Knife
January 12, 2022 08:20 - 1 hour - 118 MBIn the finale of our Kids on Bikes campaign, Fred, Kodi, Hank, and George bully a man in his thirties, uncover more secrets in the BromCom HQ, and engage in some civic action. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Kids on Bikes game features CJ Linton as the GM, Ella Mock as Kodi Thompson Lee Garcia Smith, Percival Hornak as Hank Boswell, Emma Covert as Fred Hudson, and Esther Yum...
Spect-actorship and TTRPGs: Augusto Boal and Theatre of the Oppressed
January 05, 2022 08:20 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MBTodd, Nick, and Percy dig into the work of theatre theorist and practitioner Augusto Boal and the techniques of theatre of the oppressed, looking at how we might apply those principles to tabletop role-playing games (and vice versa!). Sources: - Theatre of the Oppressed by Augusto Boal, trans. Charles A. and Maria-Odilia Leal McBride - Games for Actors and Non-Actors - Augusto Boal - “Theatre for the Less Oppressed than I: Reconsidering Augusto Boal’s Concept of Spect-actor” by Yonghee ...
S2E31: Spect-actorship and TTRPGs: Augusto Boal and Theatre of the Oppressed
January 05, 2022 08:20 - 55 minutes - 76.6 MBTodd, Nick, and Percy dig into the work of theatre theorist and practitioner Augusto Boal and the techniques of theatre of the oppressed, looking at how we might apply those principles to tabletop role-playing games (and vice versa!). Sources: - Theatre of the Oppressed by Augusto Boal, trans. Charles A. and Maria-Odilia Leal McBride - Games for Actors and Non-Actors - Augusto Boal - “Theatre for the Less Oppressed than I: Reconsidering Augusto Boal’s Concept of Spect-actor” by Yonghee ...
S2E30: Shiloh Could Never
December 22, 2021 08:20 - 53 minutes - 73.7 MBThe gang explores a secret lab and gets up close and personal with some of the gelatinous clouds they first discovered deep within the BromCom building. What other secrets lie in the old mines beneath Bromwell, PA? Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Kids on Bikes game features CJ Linton as the GM, Ella Mock as Kodi Thompson Lee Garcia Smith, Percival Hornak as Hank Boswell, Emma...
S2E29: Queering Monsters
December 15, 2021 08:20 - 43 minutes - 60.3 MBTodd and Percy chat about two plays in the kids on bikes genre, including the way each play interacts with the conventions of that genre and each play's relation to queerness and monstrosity. Plays Discussed: - Wolfcrush (a queer werewolf play) by Haygen-Brice Walker - The Interrobangers by M Sloth Levine Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Insta...
S2E28: The Most Badass 11-Year-Old
December 10, 2021 14:54 - 51 minutes - 70.3 MBMicah leads the gang to the old town hall and coal museum, where they delve deep into one of the town's secrets. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Kids on Bikes game features CJ Linton as the GM, Ella Mock as Kodi Thompson Lee Garcia Smith, Percival Hornak as Hank Boswell, Emma Covert as Fred Hudson, and Esther Yumi Ko as George Privanathan. Kids on Bikes was written by Jonatha...
S2E27: The Mythmaking Power of Nostalgia
December 01, 2021 08:20 - 45 minutes - 62.5 MBThis week, Todd, Percy, and Nick dig into the use of nostalgia in games and in performance, particularly musical theatre, and discuss its mythmaking potential and transformative power. Sources: - Rebecca Ann Rugg “What it used to be: Nostalgia and the State of the Broadway Musical” (2002) - Steven T. Wright, "Goonieswave: The Rise of Kids-on-Bikes Games" (EGM, 2019) - Glen Weldon, "Kids On Bikes: The Sci-Fi Nostalgia Of 'Stranger Things', 'Paper Girls' & 'Super 8'" (NPR, 2016) - Linda ...
S2E26: Ghosts Cannot Eat French Fries
November 24, 2021 08:20 - 50 minutes - 69.2 MBHank, Kodi, Fred, and George continue their field trip at BromCom, partake in a disappointing cafeteria lunch, and learn more about Micah Lovelace and her newfound psychic powers. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Kids on Bikes game features CJ Linton as the GM, Ella Mock as Kodi Thompson Lee Garcia Smith, Percival Hornak as Hank Boswell, Emma Covert as Fred Hudson, and Esther...
S2E25: Moving Towards Mindful Violence
November 17, 2021 08:20 - 56 minutes - 77 MBNick, Todd, and Percy chat about the use of violence in theatre and tabletop games - how it appears, what purposes it serves, and what it might tell us about both arts. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Kids on Bikes game features CJ Linton as the GM, Ella Mock as Kodi Thompson Lee Garcia Smith, Percival Hornak as Hank Boswell, Emma Covert as Fred Hudson, and Esther Yumi Ko as...
S2E24: Is It a Fart Robot?
November 10, 2021 08:20 - 49 minutes - 67.8 MBOur Kids on Bikes game kicks off with a middle school field trip to Bromwell, Pennsylvania's new silicon chip manufacturing plant, BromCom. Hank, Kodi, Fred, and George terrorize a scientist, investigate a mysterious green light, and find something surprising deep in the heart of BromCom's offices. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Kids on Bikes game features CJ Linton as the...
S2E23: Meet the GM: CJ Linton
November 03, 2021 07:20 - 32 minutes - 44.5 MBNick sits down with CJ Linton, GM of our current Kids on Bikes game, to chat about dramaturgy, GMing, and game design, and how these three practices overlap for him. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Kids on Bikes game features CJ Linton as the GM, Ella Mock as Kodi Thompson Lee Garcia Smith, Percival Hornak as Hank Boswell, Emma Covert as Fred Hudson, and Esther Yumi Ko as Ge...
S2E22: Nothing Bad Has Ever Happened Here Before
October 27, 2021 14:06 - 1 hour - 129 MBWelcome to Bromwell, Pennsylvania! In this session zero, you'll learn about the town and meet the crew of dirty little weirdos in our upcoming game of Kids on Bikes! Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Our Kids on Bikes game features CJ Linton as the GM, Ella Mock as Kodi Thompson Lee Garcia Smith, Percival Hornak as Hank Boswell, Emma Covert as Fred Hudson, and Esther Yumi Ko as Ge...
S2E21: Small Towns, Big Adventures
October 20, 2021 07:20 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MBTodd and Nick review the rules of the next game we're playing on the podcast: Kids on Bikes! They discuss the ins and outs of playing the game as well as specific mechanics they hope to see in our actual play campaign. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @DnDramaNerds, check out cast bios on our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com/, and tun...
S2E20: They Shivered With Fear
October 13, 2021 12:25 - 43 minutes - 59.5 MBNick chats with the cast of Bluebeard's Bride about the game - what surprised them, what they enjoyed, what was particularly scary. Tune in next week for the start of our Kids on Bikes series! Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @DnDramaNerds, check out cast bios on our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com/, and tune in next week for another ...
S2E19: You Are Never Going To Be What He Wants
October 06, 2021 12:10 - 56 minutes - 77.4 MBThis week, we're bringing you part two of our game of Bluebeard's Bride, featuring the Sisters' exploration of two more rooms. What is the final truth the Bride will propose? Listen to find out! Content Warnings: First Room (00-29:00) gaslighting unwanted sexual advances fingernail torture Second Room (29:00-50:29) taxidermied animals body horror hanging (of dolls) violence towards children Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Or...
S2E18: I Want the Rainbow: an Interview with Strix Beltrán
September 29, 2021 07:20 - 48 minutes - 66.4 MBPercy and Nick sit down with Strix Beltrán, one of the creators of Bluebeard's Bride and a professional narrative designer, and chat about Bluebeard's Bride, LARPing, immersive theater, and the games field as a whole. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @DnDramaNerds, check out cast bios on our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com/, and tune...
S2E17: You Are Not Quite Your Best
September 22, 2021 07:20 - 56 minutes - 77.3 MBThis week, we're bringing you part one of our game of Bluebeard's Bride, featuring the Sisters' first two explorations of rooms in Bluebeard's house - the master bedroom and a luxurious bathroom... Content Warnings: room 1 (9:14 - 35:34) dolls fatphobia/body shaming body mutilation unwanted touch room 2 (38:52 - 55:05) sex Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Facebo...
S2E16: That‘s Not Going to Come Back to Haunt You
September 08, 2021 09:48 - 39 minutes - 54.1 MBOur two-episode game of Bluebeard's Bride kicks off with character creation - we meet our Sisters, learn about their courtship with Bluebeard, and give our Groundskeeper lots of inspiration for rooms in Bluebeard's house... Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram @DnDramaNerds, check out cast bios on our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com/, an...
S2E15: Once Upon a Bluebeard‘s Bride...
September 01, 2021 07:20 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBNick, Todd, and Percy review and discuss the mechanics of the next game to be featured on the podcast - Bluebeard's Bride; they chat about the horror genre, the game's themes of gendered violence and agency, and the way the mechanics embody those themes. Tune in next week for the first half of our game of Bluebeard's Bride! Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nicholas Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Facebook, Twi...
S2E14: An Interview with James D’Amato, or, If You’re Having Fun, That’s the Right Way to Do It
August 25, 2021 07:20 - 59 minutes - 82 MBThis week, Todd, Nick, and Percy sit down with James D'Amato of the One Shot podcast, Campaign: Skyjacks, and author ofThe Ultimate RPG Backstory Guide, The Ultimate RPG Gameplay Guide. They chat about his newest book, The Ultimate RPG Game Master's Worldbuilding Guide, as well as how his improv training has served him in his TTRPG career. Tune in next week for a brief overview of Bluebeard's Bride, our next Actual Play case study! Dungeons + Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, ...
S2E13: Philomela and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day (a Blades In The Dark Wrap-Up)
August 18, 2021 09:46 - 46 minutes - 63.3 MBThe cast of Blades In The Dark chats about the campaign, their chaotic crew, and the etymology of Todd's last name. Dungeons + Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dndramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com. Our Blades in the Dark campaign features Elliot Peterson as GM, T.P. Huth as Prin...
S2E12: I'm Here To Make Bad Decisions
August 11, 2021 07:20 - 51 minutes - 70.2 MBOur game of Blades in the Dark concludes as the Silver Cowls return the artifact to the Circle of Flame, not without a bit of inter-party squabbling... Dungeons + Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percival Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean. Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dndramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com. Our Blades in the Dark campaign features Elli...