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Roll4Real

Doolin Dalton

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Five players. One cutting-edge VR game. A world beyond the screen. When a group of beta testers step into World of Zumundo, they expect a next-level RPG experience. What they get is something else entirely. Locked in their avatars, stranded in a war-torn fantasy realm, and pursued by forces they don’t understand, they must fight to survive, uncover the truth, and find a way home, if one even exists. Together as they uncover the mysteries of the world, they discover that their arrival heralds ...
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Legends of the Old West

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Wyatt Earp, Jesse James, and Butch and Sundance. Lakota, Comanche and Apache. Wars, gunfights and robberies. This show covers the toughest lawmen, the wildest outlaws, and the deadliest towns — all the people and events that shaped the American West.
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In June of 1899, an outlaw gang robs a train outside of Wilcox, Wyoming. The gang is the Wild Bunch led by Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The Pinkerton agency receives the assignment to stop the gang once and for all, and Charlie Siringo conducts a 4-year manhunt for the elusive thieves. Thanks to our sponsor, HelloFresh! To get started, check…
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In the late 1880s, James McParland joins the Denver office and quickly becomes superintendent. With McParland at the helm, Charlie Siringo receives assignments involving labor unions in the West. In 1891, Siringo goes to the Idaho Panhandle with orders to infiltrate a local labor union in a case which would nearly cost him his life. Thanks to our s…
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Deep within the golden shadows of the Auraglow Forest, the party comes face-to-face with Elthara Moongaze, the exiled Seer whose prophecies once made her a pariah. But what begins as a search for answers becomes a reckoning with fate. Secrets are revealed. Shaunus, the halfling child they rescued, should not have survived the Firefall. Something… o…
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Charlie Siringo grows up driving cattle in Texas, Oklahoma, and New Mexico. In the early 1880s, Charlie retires from the cowboy life, writes a book about life on the range, and moves to Chicago. But after the Haymarket Affair, Charlie decides on a career change and becomes an agent for the Pinkerton Detective Agency. Charlie moves to Denver and fin…
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After 20 years as a supervisor, James McParland yearns to get back into the field as a detective. He finds his chance in 1906 when the Pinkerton agency is hired to handle the assassination of Frank Steunenberg, the former governor of Idaho. During the case, McParland matches wits with famed attorney, Clarence Darrow. Thanks to our sponsor, HelloFre…
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Now traveling with Shaunus, the young halfling survivor of Maplewood, the group learns of the Seer; a mysterious figure who foresaw their arrival and the destruction they’d bring. Desperate for answers, the party ventures into the Auraglow Forest, a breathtaking yet perilous realm where beauty masks danger. As they confront strange magic and test t…
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As the violence intensifies in Pennsylvania, James McParland decides its time to bring the Molly Maguire case to a close before he ends up dead. In the aftermath, McParland finds himself as one of the most revered detectives in the country. He receives a promotion to the Denver office, but he learns he needs to root out corruption before he can pro…
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In the early 1870s, tensions between Pennsylvania coal miners and mine owners reaches a fever pitch. Poor working conditions for little pay results in a bitter dispute between labor and management. Making matters worse, a group of Irish immigrants called the Molly Maguires have taken violent measures against management. At the end of 1873, the Pink…
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Andrew, Alex, Lilith, Freddy, and Grant awaken on the edge of Maplewood, but this isn’t the game they remember. Pain is real. The bodies they inhabit aren’t their own. And magic isn’t just a stat, it's real. As they struggle to understand this strange new world, something catastrophic shakes the very fabric of reality… and forces them to question n…
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The heroes awaken on the edges of the golden Auraglow Forest, staring out at the quaint village of Maplewood. The game feels too real, right down to the wind and the ground beneath their feet. They're still being watched by millions via livestream… or so Dr. Hale says. When they take on their first "quest" from Farmer Jeb, an encounter with idle ko…
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At DragonCon 2025, attendees gather for the exclusive beta launch of World of Zumundo, the most immersive virtual fantasy game ever created. Among the attendees are five unsuspecting individuals: Grant, Lilith, Alexandar, Andrew, and Freddy, chosen to play as part of the Luminary Order faction. After stepping into the VR pods, the line between simu…
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The race is finally over as both railroads make it to Promontory Summit. On May 10, 1869, the Central Pacific and the Union Pacific meet in a massive celebration. But in the aftermath, Thomas Durant’s financial scheme is revealed and creates a major scandal. Meanwhile, with the nation now linked together, people begin to settle the west in record n…
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After surviving the chaos of the Hell on Wheels towns of Wyoming, the Union Pacific pushes into Utah. Once there, they call upon Mormon workers to help build through treacherous canyons as they inch closer to the finish line at Promontory Summit. Thanks to our sponsor, HelloFresh! To get started, check out our plan: HelloFresh.com/legends10fm Join …
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🖖 Zumundo: Trek Talk 🖖 In this boldly going episode of Zumundo!, Doolin and Greg beam aboard the U.S.S. Enterprise for a full-spectrum discussion of all things Star Trek! From the legacy of Captain Kirk and Spock to the philosophical depths of The Next Generation, the action-packed vibes of Deep Space Nine, the divisive directions of Discovery and …
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The Central Pacific moves out of the Sierra Nevada Mountains and into the Nevada desert. No longer blasting through granite walls, the workers are able to make up for lost time as they battle scorching hot temperatures and cracked soil. But with the race in the back of his head, Big Four member Charles Crocker formulates a plan to set a record and …
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After Thomas Durant lined his pockets for years, investors in the Union Pacific finally force a change in leadership. The pace of construction accelerates dramatically, but the Union Pacific now faces lawless and chaotic towns which pop up along its route. Robbery, murder, and vice of every kind plagues each town. Thanks to our sponsor, HelloFresh!…
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As the Union Pacific begins construction across Nebraska, the Central Pacific faces an immediate obstacle: the Sierra Nevada Mountains. In order to bypass the formidable granite mountains, the Central Pacific calls upon Chinese immigrants to do some of the most dangerous tasks, including using nitroglycerin to blast tunnels through the mountains. T…
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For decades in the early 1800s, engineers and merchants attempt to convince the United States to build a railroad that could link the east to the west. But it isn’t until the nation is thrown into Civil War that the government passes a bill to construct a transcontinental railroad. Two companies are formed: the Union Pacific and the Central Pacific…
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Ever wanted to build your own fantasy world but didn’t know where to start? Whether you're a Dungeon Master crafting your first homebrew setting, a fantasy writer working on your next novel, or just someone who dreams in maps and magic, this bonus teaser is for you. In this special behind-the-scenes bonus episode of Roll4Real, I walk you through my…
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After the Battle of Ingalls in 1893, the Doolin Dalton Gang is on borrowed time. They perform a few more robberies, but then, one by one, gang members fall to bounty hunters or the U.S. Marshals. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.supportingcast.fm/join Apple users join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes, bin…
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In the early 1890s, the Dalton Gang burns hot and bright in Kansas and Oklahoma, but then burns out quickly. After the disastrous Coffeyville Raid, Bill Doolin and Bill Dalton pick up the pieces and start a new gang. The Doolin Dalton Dang, also known as the Wild Bunch, robs banks and trains and quickly becomes the most feared outfit on the souther…
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🎺 A long time ago on a podcast not so far away… 🎺 ZUMUNDO: EPISODE LXIV (A Last Jedi Showdown) Tensions are high across the galaxy. Podcaster DOOLIN, a fierce defender of storytelling continuity and Jedi legend LUKE SKYWALKER, has declared open rebellion against the divisive film known as The Last Jedi. Meanwhile, GREG, loyal to the bold vision of …
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Dave Rudabaugh, known as Dirty Dave or Arkansas Dave, flees a murder in Las Vegas, New Mexico and ends up in Fort Sumner after the Lincoln County War. He joins Billy the Kid’s gang just in time to be pursued relentlessly by Pat Garret, the new sheriff of Lincoln County. After Billy and Dirty Dave are captured, Dave escapes jail and runs south to Me…
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LEGENDS OF THE OLD WEST presented by Black Barrel Media. Dave Rudabaugh begins his journeyman outlaw career as a cattle rustler and then robber in Kansas. He narrowly eludes Wyatt Earp, but gets caught by Bat Masterson. He joins the Colorado Railroad Wars, becomes a member of the Dodge City Gang in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and then flees a murder war…
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An epic podcast needs an epic theme song. This is the full-length version of the Roll4Real theme song-- our official soundtrack for the journey ahead. Performed by the incredible Charise Courtney, with original lyrics, this track sets the stage for the ultimate Dungeons & Dragons experience where the game becomes real. Heroes will rise. Enemies wil…
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By the early 1880s, Charley Boles – known as Black Bart – is one of the most prolific stagecoach robbers in the American West. Wells Fargo detectives have been chasing him for years with no luck. But when Charley suffers unexpected resistance during a robbery, he leaves behind key evidence. Detectives finally learn the identity of the gentleman out…
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Charley Boles tries life as a miner in the California gold rush and then life as a family farmer in Illinois. But wealth lures him west again, and he decides it’s easier to steal from Wells, Fargo & Company than to pan for gold in the freezing rivers of California. He starts robbing stagecoaches and he soon becomes a pioneer of the trade. He gives …
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In which Doolin and Keith don their capes and take flight into the world of Superman—his legacy, his impact, and what makes the Man of Steel one of the most iconic characters of all time. But this episode isn’t just about heroes. We also take a moment to honor two legends we lost: Michelle Trachtenberg and Gene Hackman, paying them a well-deserved …
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In the wake of the executions of 38 Dakota warriors, the Dakota are forced to leave Minnesota. As they try to build new lives on a barren reservation in present-day South Dakota, U.S. army columns march west on punitive expeditions against the wider Sioux Nation. General Henry Sibley’s column fights three battles near Bismarck, North Dakota, and th…
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The Dakota War is done, but the conflict isn’t finished. Colonel Henry Sibley convenes a military commission to pass judgment on 400 Dakota warriors. The commission performs hasty trials and sentences an historic number of warriors to death. President Abraham Lincoln intervenes on behalf of some of the condemned, but the year 1862 still ends with t…
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When the game becomes reality, the only way forward is to roll for real. A cutting-edge VR experience turns into a fight for survival as five players find themselves trapped in the fantasy world of Zumundo—a land of warring factions, ancient prophecies, and a creeping darkness that threatens to consume all. But the greatest danger? They were never …
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With Fort Ridgely reinforced, Colonel Henry Sibley sends troops on a burial mission that results in a disastrous ambush. Dakota warriors continue to sweep through the western half of Minnesota, and Colonel Sibley leads a column out of Fort Ridgely to confront the warrior army. At the Battle of Wood Lake, Sibley’s force delivers a crushing blow to t…
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After defenders at Fort Ridgely and New Ulm survive the first Dakota attacks, they re-fortify and brace for the second attacks. Dakota warriors assault both locations in greater numbers and threaten to overrun the two strongest pockets of resistance in southwestern Minnesota. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarre…
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At dawn on August 18, 1862, hundreds of Dakota warriors launch a surprise attack on the Lower Sioux Agency in southwestern Minnesota. The Dakota are starving, and the traders at the agency are hoarding food. After the agency, the Dakota sweep across the landscape and attack homes, farms, and towns. Soldiers at the nearest army outpost, Fort Ridgely…
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On August 17, 1862, four young Dakota men kill five white settlers near the village of Acton Township, Minnesota. The act of violence seems spontaneous, but it is fueled by desperation that had been building for years. That night, the leaders of villages in southwestern Minnesota gather for a heated council meeting. At dawn the next day, bands of t…
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The Nez Percé have performed an extraordinary feat: they have traveled more than 1,300 miles and repelled three American armies in a series of battles and smaller skirmishes. But they are sore and exhausted. They are within reach of the Canadian border and freedom, but another American army joins the hunt and forces the final showdown between the N…
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The Nez Percé escape the Battle of Big Hole and move into Yellowstone National Park. Their options are limited and they choose a treacherous path over a mountain range to try to lose their army pursuers. But the army catches the Nez Percé at a narrow canyon and tries to end the conflict before the Nez Percé once again slip away. Join Black Barrel+ …
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The Nez Percé are on the run. They cross the Bitterroot Mountains and arrive in Montana. They believe they have left their troubles behind and can start fresh in a new territory. But they soon learn the truth. They are shunned, and sometimes betrayed, by their friends. A new American army unit joins the hunt from an unexpected direction and it clas…
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A few days after the Battle of White Bird Canyon, an army unit attacks a Nez Percé village. After the fight, the army unit becomes trapped at an abandoned ranch by the advancing Nez Percé column. The smaller fights lead to a two-day battle along the banks of the Clearwater River. The aftermath forces the Nez Percé to make a monumental choice in the…
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In the summer of 1876, the murder of a Nez Percé man nearly starts the war. The following summer, a series of attacks by the Nez Percé against settlers who had invaded their homeland pushes the conflict over the edge. Two days of bloody attacks leads to the first battle between soldiers and warriors, and the home for peace is all but gone. Join Bla…
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For about 50 years, there was relative peace in the U.S. and the Nez Percé. There were outbreaks of violence, like the Whitman Massacre, but not the continual warfare that existed between the U.S. army and other tribes. Tensions rose dramatically in the 1850s and 1860s when the U.S. proposed treaties that were designed to take nearly all Nez Percé …
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As the violence begins to subside in Taney County, it ramped up in neighboring Douglas and Christian counties. The Baldknobbers in those counties wear terrifying masks during nighttime raids on their perceived enemies. But after a pair of murders in front of multiple witnesses, a county sheriff succeeds in stopping the vigilante leaders, and the vi…
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After two years of vigilante activity by the Baldknobbers, many of the people in Taney County, Missouri want the group to disband. Some openly rebel against the powerful vigilantes. The conflict leads to more murders, and then the vigilantes spread beyond the borders of Taney County. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: bl…
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In 1883 in Taney County, Missouri, a murder case ends with an apparent lack of justice, and Nathaniel Kinney decides to take matters into his own hands. He forms a vigilance committee – nicknamed the Baldknobbers – whose goal is to punish criminals who escape the law. The vigilantes strike their first blow, but their seemingly righteous mission qui…
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In this episode, we attempt to separate fact from fiction and tell the story of the man whose life inspires books and the famous movie “Jeremiah Johnson” starring Robert Redford. The truth is far different from the legend, but it still showcases a life full of adventure. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable seasons: blackbarrel.sup…
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The story of the man who is known as Jeremiah Johnson is shrouded in mystery. In this episode, the character of John Johnson joins the ranks of mountain men in the 1840s and soon embarks on an epic campaign of vengeance against Crow warriors. The mythical figure earns the nicknames “Crow Killer” and “Liver Eating Johnson” while he travels the West …
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With his quest for revenge complete, Hugh Glass follows the new Santa Fe trail to territories that will become New Mexico and Arizona. But the call of the Rocky Mountains lures him north again. He helps establish new trading posts and fights one final battle with Native American warriors. Join Black Barrel+ for ad-free episodes and bingeable season…
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