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Starter Set - A Dungeons & Dragons podcast

233 episodes - English - Latest episode: 3 months ago - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings

Starter Set is the podcast that takes you deeper into the pages of Dungeons & Dragons. If you’re new to the game and want to get started or have been playing and need something else all things DnD in your life, this is the podcast for you!

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Episodes

Beowulf S2 EP18 / End

January 12, 2024 07:00 - 1 hour - 89 MB

We come to the finale of our season and the final episode of Starter Set, to all who have listened and taken part over the many years of this show we say thank you for your support as we bring this chapter to a close.

Beowulf S2 EP17 / The Assault

December 08, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 102 MB

Normander leads his followers in a daring counter, revenge at the forefront of his mind. Niohad and Kagog meet his charge with what outcome? We shall see.

Beowulf S2 Ep15 / Trees for the woods

November 24, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 105 MB

Normander discovers the valley he has taken refuge in holds secrets and powers abound, a new alliance is forged and an old power gained. Come and say hello in our discord https://discord.gg/hJnmAFwAFT

Beowulf S2 Ep 14 / Safety?

October 27, 2023 11:19 - 56 minutes - 77.8 MB

This week, the chase continues will safety be found, or in the loss of Acha to much to take and Normanders distraction takes its toll.

Beowulf S2 Ep 13 / A wrong turn.

October 06, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 90.3 MB

The runes spell a woe in telling, with this episode looking bleak for Normander a knife in the back cuts twice.

Beowulf S2 Ep 12 / Don't sleep there are nightmares out there

September 22, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 86.9 MB

The crew spend time in the new realm to find things that are unexpected. Normanders challenge to Gogmagog is answered but by something new.  Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 Ep 11 / A Deal made

September 07, 2023 17:14 - 1 hour - 104 MB

Normander makes a new friend? or at least follower. The giant kins plans are given more detail and who the flip is Gogmagog? Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

S2 Stream of consciousness.

September 01, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 30.5 MB

Hello! An interesting episode this week, we've suffered with some technical difficulties but wanted to make sure that we got some audio noises in your earlobes! Ed's stream of conscious raises some questions if you wish to get involved with the conversation please come join the discord here https://discord.gg/MEfUrJxN

Beowulf S2 - Ep10 / A cape of storms

August 11, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Enemies abound and a fight of his life, Normander has some difficult choices ahead. Kagog shows his colours and we meet a being of legend. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep9 / Mist Me

July 28, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 82.8 MB

We return to the Bryn and the sea is unforgiving as ever, unending mist, great waves and cracks of thunder are not all the hero's have to contend with. As we come closer to another of the powerful artifacts known as crafts. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep8 / Deep Thoughts

July 14, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 106 MB

Normander deals with the assault on the boat by denizens of the deep. Visions come leading our hero through freezing fog and revealing a new destination. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep7 / Question of faith

July 07, 2023 06:00 - 48 minutes - 67.1 MB

The ocean calls and with it fresh dangers, a crisis unfolds with the followers of Normander and the depths come calling for a pound of flesh. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep6 / A crew together

June 30, 2023 10:59 - 56 minutes - 77.2 MB

This week Normander and followers make their way back to the beach to fix up a broken boat and Normander finds some leadership capabilities tested. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - A Fireside

June 16, 2023 06:00 - 31 minutes - 42.9 MB

This week, Ed and Oli take a pause from the story to run through how the journey is going, we get an impressive hornbalst and some deep philosophical bombs dropped. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep5 / An eye for and eye

June 09, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 144 MB

Normander finds himself underground, threatened and out of his depth. Luckily his followers are there for him! We also level up and unlock some new abilities. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep4 / A voyage of bane and boon

June 02, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 140 MB

Our adventures leave Prudria behind for open sea, Normander brokers a friendship and the ocean proves that both great beauty and great danger can lie within its depths. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep 3 / The breath before the plunge

May 19, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 142 MB

Normander comes to the realisation that what he needs to do can't be done alone, he will need a crew. Cauld reveals more of where he comes from and what his world looks like. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - Ep 2 / Meeting in the Cauld

May 12, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 107 MB

Normander returns to consciousness to find the village changed by the raid. Gathering himself and equipment for a journey normander is intercepted before leaving and finds a new ally. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf S2 - EP1 / Tranquility Ends

May 05, 2023 06:00 - 1 hour - 118 MB

We meet our new hero as a new tale begins to take place in an old town where old heros have become memory but their actions have brought around consequences. Oli also brings a musical twist to the start of the show Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining the discord. discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Starter Set HQ - Welcome Oli

April 28, 2023 06:00 - 28 minutes - 39 MB

This week we welcome Oli to the show, discover a bit more about his RPG experience, what its like coming into the show and how much he knows so far. We also get a sneak peek into the upcoming story with a bit of insider information from Ed. Get bonus content and have your say on the story by joining our discord. https://discord.com/invite/GZD4gZpmuX

Starter Set HQ - Farewell Sam!

April 21, 2023 06:00 - 22 minutes - 31.3 MB

After almost five years. We bid farewell to cohost Sam and usher in a new era for Starter Set.

Beowulf - Ep 15 / Season 1 wrap up

March 24, 2023 07:00 - 45 minutes - 62.7 MB

As the first Beowulf Let's Play season has drawn to a close, Ed and Sam sit down to discuss the adventure as a whole, answer audience questions, and plan what comes next for Eardwulf and the crew... Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story!

Beowulf - Ep 14 / Evil walks

March 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 142 MB

The team delve deeper into the lair of the Cainspawn as the end of their adventure draws near. The season one final has everything... Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story! https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Ep 13 / Death wears many faces

March 10, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 129 MB

The unlikely heroes journey into the lair of the ultimate evil and find old mistakes waiting for them... Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story! https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Ep 12 / Revolution in the air

March 03, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 142 MB

Clues assembled and a village to save. Eardwulf, Brynyulf and the Colonel are making new friends and dangerous plans as the mission to save Holdfast draws to a conclusion. Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story! https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Ep 11 / The Mire of the Lost

February 24, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 131 MB

An old enemy looms in the darkness as Brynyolf, Eardwulf and the Colonel strike out to find Pruda. The further from town the crew venture, the more memories of old haunt them... Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story! - https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Ep 10 / Two lies and a truth

February 17, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 141 MB

The mystery deepens as Brynyulf, Eardwulf and the Colonel finally start to make sense of the town's secrets. New friends are made and old faces threaten to reappear as Eardwulf's own lies begin to tangle... Get bonus content and have your say on the story on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story - https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf & emergency dentistry

February 10, 2023 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21.5 MB

Cohost Ed has been at the wrong end of tooth pulling this week so cohost Sam is here to take you through the highs and moderate lows of the series so far...

Beowulf - Ep 9 / Call in the Colonel

February 03, 2023 07:00 - 57 minutes - 78.6 MB

As Osberg continues to reveal its mysteries, Brynyulf and Eardwulf make a new friend and begin piecing together the town's haunting history... Get bonus content on our Discord server! Join the adventure and become part of the story - https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Ep 8 / Two's company, nine is a lie

January 27, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 142 MB

After making land, Eardwulf and Brynyulf begin to explore a strange new town. All seems delightfully weird until the adventure, and Eardwulf's con, takes a turn for the even stranger... Join the adventure and become part of the story - https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf & the Open Gaming License

January 20, 2023 07:00 - 36 minutes - 50.6 MB

As Ed is ill and barely able to do his own voice, we're discussing the recent furore surrounding D&D, Wizards of the Coast and Hasbro's proposed Open Gaming License. Check out the Eardwulf's Earworms discussion board and chat music with cohost Sam - https://discord.gg/jfyp6GhD2M

Beowulf - Ep 7 / An unusual freedom

January 13, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 120 MB

Eardwulf and Brynyolf have escaped the clearing but the river does not make escape a simple process as other enemies emerge from the gloom…. Join the adventure and become part of the story - https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Ep 6 / Music and memories

January 06, 2023 07:00 - 1 hour - 128 MB

All is not well in the forest as Eardwulf begins to formulate an escape aided by Brynyulf. As the fog clears, the pair begin to make their way to freedom and beyond. Join the adventure and become part of the story - https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

We Cast Sending - Beowulf edition

December 23, 2022 07:00 - 42 minutes - 58.3 MB

In a brief break from the adventure, this week Ed sits down with Jon Hodgson of Handiwork Games who created the Beowulf TTRPG. He's one of the creators of the game and has plenty of insider knowledge as well as a firm grasp of all things Wyrd. Check out Handiworks Games here - https://handiwork.games/

Beowulf - Ep 5 / Losing time

December 16, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 92.7 MB

Eardwulf and Brynyulf fall into an alliance but it soon becomes clear that all is not as it seems on the edge of the forest. Join the adventure and become part of the story - https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Pauses and reflections

December 09, 2022 07:00 - 29 minutes - 40.8 MB

We return with cohost Sam still unwell but cohost Ed on hand to provide insights and clues to whats come before and what may be around the corner for Eardwulf! Join the adventure on discord and have your say on what happens next! https://discord.gg/GZD4gZpmuX

Beowulf - Ep 4 / The man and his dogs

November 25, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 109 MB

Fresh from a brush with death, Eardwolf faces yet more danger as the forest and its vicious inhabitants start to close in. Onwards he marches, narrowly avoiding death yet again until an unexpected discovery changes everything...

Beowulf - Ep 3 / The chase begins

November 18, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 122 MB

Eardwolf continues in land after a brush with death but as the days pass, it's unclear who's hunter and who is being hunted...

Beowulf - Ep 2 / Puffins and wolves

November 11, 2022 07:01 - 1 hour - 100 MB

Eardwolf journeys on. Looking to find something, anything, to help him after the horror of the shipwreck. However, it soon becomes clear that danger has not passed regardless of how far from the ocean he travels.

Beowulf - The Story Begins

November 04, 2022 07:00 - 1 hour - 118 MB

We begin our first ever Let's Play podcast story with Ed as Games Master and Sam as the player. We meet our hero far out to sea battling forces hitherto unknown before finding himself in the midst of a very different fight for survival.

Character Creation / Ep 3

October 28, 2022 06:07 - 31 minutes - 42.8 MB

As our Beowulf: Age of Heroes journey continues, we're creating a character for our upcoming Let's Play podcast!

Mechanics / Ep 2

October 28, 2022 06:03 - 32 minutes - 44.3 MB

We delve deeper into the pages of Beowulf: Age of Heroes and take a look at some of the game's new mechanics.

Introduction to Beowulf / Ep 1

October 28, 2022 06:01 - 28 minutes - 39.2 MB

Same rules, brand new game. We're back and we're exploring the world of a brand new TTRPG, Beowulf: Age of Heroes.

Tales of Tarthage: EP 23 - The Election

November 30, 2021 07:00 - 12 minutes - 16.8 MB

Nathan heads into danger, knowing everything comes to an end.

Farewell episode - EP 142

November 26, 2021 07:00 - 45 minutes - 63.2 MB

Thanks to everyone who's ever supported the show. Here's our farewell special!

Tales of Tarthage: EP 22 - The Dulak Moss

November 23, 2021 07:00 - 12 minutes - 16.9 MB

Scribe has been busy and thinks his discovery could bring everything crashing down...

Buyer's Guide - Bolt on Books / EP 141

November 19, 2021 07:00 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MB

We've covered adventures and the big three but what else do you need? Find out in the series finale of the Buyer's Guide!

Tales of Tarthage: EP 21 - The Standoff

November 16, 2021 07:00 - 15 minutes - 20.9 MB

The election cycle is reaching its end as the remaining candidates find themselves in danger again...

Buyer's Guide - Adventure Books / EP 140

November 12, 2021 07:00 - 31 minutes - 43.9 MB

Which adventure books are the best and why? We're rating our top three adventure books based on objectives, ease of use and overall awesomeness!

Tales of Tarthage: EP 20 - The Money

November 09, 2021 07:00 - 15 minutes - 21.8 MB

With Alwyn Hundrix arrested it's time to follow the money. But where will it lead?