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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Episodes
Episode 13: Problem Play
August 12, 2020 04:05 - 32 minutes - 30.1 MBTodd, Percy, and Nick have brought their hottest takes on plays about D&D and why it's so hard to stage Dungeons and Dragons well. Works Referenced: Theatre and the Video Game: Beauty and the Beast by Katherine Lynne Whitlock PhD Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramaner...
Episode 12: DnD Campaign Wrap-Up
August 05, 2020 04:00 - 51 minutes - 47.3 MBThis week, we debrief our campaign of 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons with our cast and playwright. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com. Dungeons and Drama ...
Episode 11: Dungeons and Dramatic Tension
July 29, 2020 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.1 MBThis week, Percy, Nick, and Todd talk about dramatic structure! This episode contains some minor spoilers for Episode 10, so you might want to listen to the end of our Dungeons and Dragons adventure before you listen to this episode of commentary. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagr...
Episode 10: Vulthoom!
July 22, 2020 04:00 - 1 hour - 60.8 MBThe finale of our Dungeons and Dragons adventure! Will our heroes defeat Kosh? Will Bart be literally any help at all? What will happen to Secomber? Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website,...
Episode 9: Player as Performer and Audience
July 15, 2020 04:14 - 46 minutes - 42.6 MBThis week, Todd, Nick, and Percy discuss the role of the player as both performer and as the audience in tabletop role-playing games. Works Referenced: Lehmann, Niels, and Janek Szatkowski. “Theatrical Virtuality - Virtual Theatricality: Virtual Narrative, Autonomous Agents and Interactivity in a Dramaturgical Perspective.” In Virtual Applications: Applications with Virtual Inhabited 3D Worlds, 49–88. London: Springer-Verlag London Ltd., 2004. Alston, Adam. “Audience Participation and Neo...
Episode 8: My Best Friend Did Science On Me!
July 08, 2020 04:01 - 1 hour - 55.8 MBOur adventure continues as our party faces the most dire threat yet! Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian ...
Episode 7: Storytelling in Dungeons & Dragons
July 01, 2020 13:38 - 56 minutes - 51.6 MBPercy, Todd, and Nick dig into the way the mechanics of DnD affect our ability to tell stories in this medium. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com. Dungeons...
Episode 6: Fuck This Mouse
June 24, 2020 04:00 - 59 minutes - 54.4 MBOur heroes come up against their most formidable foe yet. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Perc...
Episode 5: Meet the Cast - DnD 5e
June 17, 2020 05:00 - 24 minutes - 22.3 MBMeet the cast of our 5th edition DnD adventure and learn about the inspiration behind their characters. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Tune in next week for the next installment of Of Mice and Monsters! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bi...
Episode 4: Into the Woods
June 10, 2020 05:00 - 57 minutes - 52.7 MBWe continue our 5th edition DnD adventure, Of Mice and Monsters - join our heroes as they meet perhaps the only helpful person in the entire town and venture into the mysterious woods! Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds....
Episode 3: Meet the Playwright - Matt Minnicino
May 27, 2020 04:00 - 36 minutes - 33.8 MBIn this episode, Percy interviews Matt Minnicino, the creator of our adventure! They talk playwriting, death of the author, and the pass without trace spell. Tune in next week for the continuation of our 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons adventure, Of Mice and Monsters! Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com. Dungeons and Dram...
Episode 2: Sweet Hotness
May 16, 2020 18:37 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBIn this episode, we kick off our first actual play campaign, a game of 5th edition DnD! Tune in next week for an interview with our playwright and module creator, Matthew Minnicino! Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com. Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and...
Episode 1: Session Zero
May 16, 2020 18:30 - 20 minutes - 18.8 MBIn our inaugural episode, Percy, Todd, and Nick explain their work as dramaturgs, their love of tabletop role-playing games, and how they plan to unite those two things in this podcast. Tune in to episode 2 for the beginning of the first campaign, a game of 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons! Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.c...