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Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons is a podcast where improvisers who’ve never roleplayed before journey into the world of Dungeons & Dragons. The series is hosted by our dungeon master, Tom McGee, and features our regular players - the sneaky Tyler Hewitt, the brilliant Laura Hamstra, and the flatulent Ryan LaPlante - alongside a rotating cast of special guests. Featured on Spotify, ScreenRant, Lifehacker, and the official Dungeons & Dragons podcast Dragon Talk, Dumb-Dumbs & Dragons is regularly in the t ...
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The Valentyne Heresy: A Warhammer 40K RPG is a Dumb-Dumbs & Dice live-play podcast where professional voice actors and improvisers journey into the grim darkness of the 41st millenium - playing the Genesys adaptation of Warhammer 40K's "Dark Heresy" TTRPG! Join Inquisitor Lucius Valentyne, and hive-bred siblings Lyric and Alto, as this unlikely trio try to save the Emperor from a cabal of mysterious enemies! This series features our Game Master Tom McGee (@mcgeetd), and regular players Ryan ...
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Jesters of Ravenloft is a D&D 5e podcast where a group of comedians are sucked into Dungeons & Dragons - and now it's up to them to become heroes and escape Ravenloft! A new episode drops every Friday and Saturday and, don't worry, there are NO SPOILERS for Strahd. Ranked in the top 50 fiction podcasts on Spotify and Apple Podcasts, check out Jesters of Ravenloft and find out why it's been downloaded more than 2M+ times now!
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The Fellowgroup made a desperate final push across the ford. Guy and the mysterious elf shot arrows at the Ringwraiths while Adam dove underwater and stabbed at the horses from below before making it to shore. At the bank, Tyler reached for Guy and Frodo, but at the last moment, he lost his balance. He managed to grab hold of Guy, but Frodo couldn’…
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The Gellar field, now improved by Talos Ivo, held fast through the warp and let the agents sleep more soundly until the ship abruptly changed course to respond to an emergency beacon on the planet Ravenshrike in the Hawkstar system. They learned from Avarice that the system is an important source of mined materials and sees frequent pirate activiti…
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Our heroes have arrived at the main campus of Figplott’s Academy! Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) cast blight for the first time to defend the group, Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) healed Motar the sentient staff/tree with her magic, and Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) got very confused about campuses, ghost ponies and cloc…
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The Fellowgroup faced the Ford of Bruinen, the final obstacle between them and the safety of Rivendell. Guy threw off a few of the pursuing Ringwraiths by shooting Yolo’s bell into the trees, while Yolo encountered a terrifying vision of a great eye. Meanwhile, Adam secured the chain crossing the river, Tyler waded in but became blinded and deafene…
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The troupe faced off against the terrifying Ringwraiths! After Guy’s arrow missed its target, he took off with the hobbits to get them out of harm’s way. Del tried to distract the wraiths with a camera flash but got impaled by a sword and Adam threw a barrel at them, but it was Tyler throwing a torch at the wraiths that finally did the trick. They …
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As the days passed with no new missions, the Inquisitorial band added their personal touches to the chapel and created new daily rituals. Solomon’s health improved and he became accustomed to his new legs, Damien created new purity seals and taught the group how to fight alongside a psyker, Judge Rex led them all through Arbites meditations, and Mo…
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Our heroes are traveling through the woods on a Figplott’s campus in another dimension! Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) discovered the identity of this campus’s headmaster, Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) talked to brooms but they didn’t help much, and Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) was determined to collect all the displac…
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Gandalf the Grey delivered a message through a moth, saying he was imprisoned and that whoever heard his message must help Yolo flee to Rivendell immediately, so the troupe tried to do just that. Jimothy McGristle made his last stand at the front door of his pub as the troupe escaped out the back only to face a whole town looking for hobbits. Yolo …
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The troupe continued to search for Gandalf, but found themselves in an increasingly hostile town. Del remained at Jimothy McGristle’s to watch the hobbits, Guy tried to convince the guard at the gate that the hobbits had left town, Adam learned that there was a huge bounty on the hobbits’ heads, and Tyler overheard someone revealing where the hobbi…
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Having spoken with Valentyne, Morgan gathered the crew to inspire them to stay the course. She then practiced combat tactics with Judge Rex in a successful attempt to get him to warm up to her. Solomon approached Damien like he would a Grox he wanted to befriend, and eventually Damien agreed that Solomon could move into his room to watch over him d…
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Our heroes have been sucked into a painting! Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) found found Delilah the Displacer Beast, Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) pulled Ozzy the Owlbear out of a dead gelatinous cube, and Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) laid out the colors and dolls correctly in the study room - activating the table! But…
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Continuing the story of Canada By Night, a Vampire: The Masquerade live-play podcast, Everett Fry was sent to Calgary to save his friend’s mother, but after arriving in the town of New Haven, he was immediately thrust into the role of sheriff. Deputies Doris, Val and Evangeline arrived at the station only to find themselves defending it against fou…
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Since our Jesters were out of town this week performing at a live show, we'd like to introduce you to another Dumb-Dumbs & Dice podcast, Canada By Night, a Vampire: The Masquerade live-play podcast, featuring the familiar voices of Ryan, Tyler, and Del! Our story begins as many do, at the end of a journey—with one coterie breaking up before another…
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For four days, CL053T worked on Solomon, to save his life, as Solomon was stuck in a bizarre dream state. When he awoke, his body was covered in scars, his right eye had been replaced with an augmetic, his legs were clearly not his own and had been gen-hanced. Talos Ivo was recovering too, but of course without his legs. As Solomon recovered, Morga…
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Our heroes are investigating the wyrd room after making new friends! Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) determined the skeleton was the cause of the magical accident, Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) found a ruined ring on the dead wizard, and Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) found another monster doll and determined the ring mat…
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The next morning, the boys spent some time assessing how bad they all smelled. The hobbits were anxious to find Gandalf, so Del stayed back to look after them, and Tyler and Yolo argued over leadership within the fellowgroup, while Guy scoped out the situation at The Prancing Pony and Adam checked at the gate for any sign of the wizard. When the ga…
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The troupe settled in to try get a good night’s sleep before meeting Gandalf the next day. Del was afraid, so she slept on the floor in Tyler’s room, Tyler realized he could only sleep when he was wrapped in the dead ranger’s cloak, Guy struggled to fall asleep because his newly-acquired darkvision wouldn’t let him have total darkness, and Adam fou…
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Brother Solomon could still be saved, but to do so, CL053T gave Morgan two options for replacing his lower-half: either an artificial grav option that would leave him floating, or taking Talos Ivo’s legs. She chose the latter and CL053T got to work. Judge Rex asked Morgan to accompany him to interrogate Damien, but upon seeing Damien, Morgan ordere…
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Our heroes are meeting former staff members in and around Figplott’s magic school! Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) hid the fact he was a king from the anti-king janitor, Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) made friends with a sheep and agreed to supply it with a tutor, and Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) convinced a boxing wizar…
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Having escaped the mayhem at The Prancing Pony, Adam and Guy took the dead elf into an alley to loot him, and Del, Tyler, and the hobbits joined them to plan their next move. The surrounding area was overrun by a mob of people, some trying to douse the fire at the inn, and others clearly still searching for the ring bearer, so they decided to take …
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With Walker down and the troupe out of immediate danger, Guy respectfully looted the elf who died for him, and Adam disrespectfully looted the ranger. The troupe learned that the two hobbits were the ringbearer, Yolo Took, and his butler, Frodo Baggins, but they needed to hide until they could meet up with Gandalf the following night. So, Del, Tyle…
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With the Gellar field still weakened, Damien experienced another warp pulse and hit Solomon and a Daemonette with necrotic energy, and Judge Rex set Rex 2 on Solomon as the brother continued to attack him. As things looked desperate, the food in their stomachs literally spoiling inside them, all signs of Chaos suddenly disappeared and snapped back …
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Our heroes are still making their way to Figplott’s magic school! Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) immediately trusted the random stranger they met in the woods, Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) made sure Arcturus didn’t set up camp in the middle of the stream, and Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) learned more about the conman …
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The troupe was locked in combat with Walker, the ranger, while the other bar patrons seemed set on finding the hobbit and collecting the bounty. The elf who had approached Guy earlier came to Guy’s defense, but was run through by Walker’s sword, Adam convinced Snoopwise to join in the fray, but he too was swiftly taken out, and Tyler used the myste…
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Off on her own side-quest, Del confronted the threatening figure and discovered it was the ranger she’d been seeking. Del dubbed the ranger “Walker” and they headed towards Bree, but were soon set upon by wargs. Walker was badly hurt, so Del patched him up and they finally arrived at The Prancing Pony inn. They quickly spotted Adam and Guy, but for…
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As the Lucky Strike entered the warp, the crew’s sleep was disturbed by nightmares. As Damien slept, he saw the daemon, Kestrel, who was responsible for first igniting his psyker abilities, and accidentally used his powers in reality, thereby weakening the Gellar field. The rest of the crew woke up to alarms alerting them of the field’s instability…
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Our heroes are making their way to Figplott’s magic school! Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) supervised the grounded until she was ready to talk, Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) admitted she didn’t like her job or title and needed an adventure to find herself, and Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) was their conman expert as the…
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Finally back aboard their ship, the Lucky Strike, the agents secured Talos Ivo, and received healing or augmetic repairs. When they retired to their separate spaces to rest, Morgan instructed CLO53ET to build a small chapel on the ship, and wrote her report on the mission and her comrades to Valentyne. Damien returned to his quarters to self-flagel…
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Our heroes are late on their journey to Baldur’s Gate! Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) made Lexi an agent of Assguard to save her memories, Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) turned into Echo and refused to talk about what happened, and Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) grounded Echo until she brings Juniper back out! Will these …
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As Adam and Guy tried to figure out when the heck Guy had sprouted pointy ears, Hobbits with a reservation for Underhill arrived. Two rangers from across the room jumped up and one of them was Del! Earlier, at Bombadil’s house, Goldberry had told Del about a hobbit who’s supposed to destroy something but doesn’t have the protection he needs. Del wa…
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After they got weird shirts from Kemmet from the Forg, the troupe made their way to The Prancing Pony inn. They learned that they hobbits were expected at the inn the following night, but in the meantime, they had a show to put on. The proprietor’s introduction of Wet Change managed to turn the crowd against them before they’d even started, but the…
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The Inquisitorial agents fought to gain entrance into the nearby ship. When Morgan entered, she came face-to-face with a chained up and bloodied Talos Ivo, who was quite cheerful about his impending rescue. Solomon took it upon himself to protect Talos throughout the chaos, and Talos’s guileless charm may have helped forge a burgeoning friendship w…
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Our heroes are deciding the fate of Lexi the bard! Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) spoke with Alyn and determined there is a magical mind-wipe but it can be undone, Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) got Mo Dirt to make a more permanent but riskier “mind smear” potion, and Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) made sure Bucky wouldn’…
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The troupe approached the gate leading into Bree and unintentionally convinced the guards they were inept enough to not be a threat. Making their way through town, a server from The Prancing Pony invited them to perform at the bar in return for free accommodations, but first Adam and Guy needed proper pants. Adam found himself miraculously clad in …
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The troupe continued to fight the goblins. Adam failed to tame the dog-man, Guy noticed the goblins were sensitive to sunlight and set their tarp on fire to destroy their shade, and Tyler, who had run away, realized the others hadn’t followed him, so he came back to help finish things off. They then performed the unsavoury task of searching the bod…
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The agents made their way toward the Jumentierre Estate, and found improvised Valkyrie fliers that would give the Crimson Brothers advantage in the fight. The area was guarded by two Hereteks and a swarm of servo skulls, so Morgan opted for a stealth approach. She sent data from a nearby cogitator to CLO53T, who confirmed that Talos Ivo was meant t…
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Our heroes are in pursuit of Lexi the bard! Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) got a break to throw hammers and write, Echo (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) finished regaling Lexi with every horrifying secret from their trip to Baldur’s Gate, and Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) instantly led the charge to find the bard once Juniper let …
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Wet Change, sans Del, set out east towards the town of Bree. They happened upon the violent willow tree, decided not to burn it down just yet, and travelled across a difficult landscape until they came across a group of goblins. Not wanting to fight, Tyler and Adam tried to run away, and Guy climbed a tree, but still they were discovered. Adam and …
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With Del away on a mysterious adventure of her own, the rest of the troupe rested at Bombadil’s house and equipped themselves for the task ahead. Tolkien gave Tyler a broken sword, Guy had the forethought to ask for food and water, and Adam dressed himself in an improvised hat and poorly-constructed toga. The troupe departed and found themselves na…
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Having escaped the Flensing House, the band took a short rest to treat their wounds and regroup, now in the company of two Arbitrators and a soldier. The Judge’s wounds were severe, but only after Morgan pressured him, did he allow Damien to heal him with powers from the warp. Solomon, meanwhile, noticed the Judge having a private conversation with…
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Our heroes are having a series of meetings! Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) met with Mo Dirt, Kevmoth Bellwinter, Captain Vismouth, Krendan and several new heroes, Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) inspired a plan to levy back taxes against the former nobles of Akkah, and Echo (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) horrified Lexi with tales …
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After Bombadil revealed himself to be J.R.R. Tolkien, Goldberry took Del aside for a private conversation, and the rest of Wet Change were left to question the author. He explained that he had often escaped into his own story, into an ethereal realm between fiction and reality, but lately the narrative had been falling apart. The heroes who usually…
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A malevolent tree put everyone except Tyler to sleep and began pulling them into its trunk! As they awoke, Guy set the branches on fire, Tyler injured himself badly getting Del free, and Del sacrificed her cell phone to wedge open the trunk just enough to grab Adam’s hand, but the tree wouldn’t let him go. So, Adam negotiated and the tree finally r…
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After finishing off the Flayed Man and the Ascended Brother, Damien and Judge Rex sifted through data and learned that Talos Ivo had been transferred to the Jumentierre Estate. Meanwhile, Morgan and Solomon continued fighting their way into the Flensing House, but Damien and the Judge made it out, along with two Arbitrators and another soldier figh…
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Our heroes are sorting things out in Assguard! Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) got a bunch of small details resolved with Anyn, Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) turned into Echo to relay the tale of Baldur’s Gate to Lexi, and Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) made that Krendan’s Hall of Heroes would be useful for his spy empire…
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Comedy troupe Wet Change met their strange Santa-like saviour, Tom Bombadil, who invited them to his home before vanishing in a puff of butterflies. Before heading out, the troupe scoured the crypt for loot and took stock of their fighting experience. Guy knew some taekwondo, Adam knew some karate, Del took a semester of archery, and Tyler found a …
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The sketch comedy troupe, Wet Change, was performing at Edinburgh Fringe when suddenly they were engulfed by mist. They emerged from the foggy swirl of leaves onto a forest road. They soon met a friendly and welcoming merchant, who was immediately slain by a terrifying cloaked figure on horseback. Del, Tyler, Adam, and Guy fled through the woods an…
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Inside the Flensing House, Damien fought and seriously wounded the Flayed Man, while outside, Larsa Quinn was killed and Arbitrators joined the fight against the Flayed Guard. Despite their heretical clothing, Solomon’s shouted praising of the Emperor convinced the Arbitrators that he and Morgan were on their side, and they all started fighting the…
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Our heroes have returned to Assguard! Butthole (Ryan LaPlante, @theryanlaplante) convinced Cormium Planteer to sign on as the nation’s Minister of Communication, Juniper (Laura Hamstra, @lauraehamstra) began planning out the right way to phrase her Baldur’s Gate song, and Quinny (Tyler Hewitt, @Tyler_Hewitt) set off to meet Krendan about his Hall o…
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