Welcome to Very Random Encounters, a show where we play pen and paper RPGs in which we've randomly determined as many things as is possible, including characters, villains, names, places, and other weirder stuff! It all comes together to be a very random encounter. We're an actual play roleplaying game podcast by four friends who love the challenge of telling a story whose details are all prompted by random rolls. You can start with the first episode in any given season.
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Even as the conspiracy is all but revealed, the Mootlings might not have time to stop it. Dithertoes and his aunt have a tense family chat. Skitterglint and Pamzam jam the signal. Ebi and Jandar compete to out-blush one another. Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamed…
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Did you get the latest issue of Balls Illustrated? Lots of hot goss about Arlin Craft, but how much of it is really true? It's party time in Eem, and they've got TWO FONDUE FOUNTAINS! Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamedia.com Twitter: @MVM_Studio IG: @meadowvistam…
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Violenceball #25: Friendship Bracelets | Land of Eem
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42:08My gnome uncle (that I don't like that much) that works at Nintendo told me that in this episode, the Mootlings go to some human's house, then a garden center, and then a fancy party! Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamedia.com Twitter: @MVM_Studio IG: @meadowvistam…
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The Mootling star players, Jandar, and Da Scabby Grindazz overhear Busterribs and Arlan Craft discuss their plan to fix Violenceball finals matches by mind controlling entire teams. It's going to take both gnomes the team has met and maybe even their uncles to get to the bottom of all this! Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista M…
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Violenceball #23: A Peek Behind the Curtain
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34:56A spy mission to the Mootling's next opponents, Da Scabby Grindaz, takes a horrific turn when Ebi, Skitterglint, and Dithertoes accidentally walk into something they weren't supposed to see. Join our Discord server!: https://discord.gg/dr36EXk6 Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: ww…
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Schedule Change Announcement: Every Other Week
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0:59The title says it all, but because of some changes in our personal lives which I explain in the audio we'll be going back to every other week for now. Thanks in advance for your patience, and we'll see you on the Violenceball pitch next week! Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.…
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The team gets several late-night visitors to help them celebrate their placement into the top 2… wait, I mean top 3, in the X-treme X-altation. The voices of the VBPS, Ghalk & Dughac, are Justin and Nathan from Tabletop Royale! Check out their Twitch for fun gaming content. Violenceball Season Character Guide Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wrigh…
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Violenceball #21: The Wasteland Ball | Land of Eem
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44:38Things work a little different at the House of Courtesan: There will be a lot more glitter, reads, and puns in this week's Violenceball match! Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamedia.com Twitter: @MVM_Studio IG: @meadowvistamedia Buy our book, The Ultimate Random En…
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Violenceball #20: Pizza Party | Land of Eem
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41:04Dithertoes spies on Buster Ribs, Skitterglint asks Brord about the future. Ebi takes some food to Pamzaam. Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamedia.com Twitter: @MVM_Studio IG: @meadowvistamedia Buy our book, The Ultimate Random Encounters Book: bit.ly/RandomBook Fin…
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Violenceball #19: Glean the Cube | Land of Eem
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41:08Our star players try to get to the bottom of the recent pro Violenceball game which went unbroadcasted and no one in the audience seems to remember. Their search takes them from the height of the Crumblemire Consortium announcer's box to the depths of the Motorlodge's VHS dungeon. Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who …
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We are BACK to the Violenceball pitch for more action! We start by finding that Jandar LuDove Drives The Apple Car from The Busy World of Richard Scarry, and it only gets more INTENSE from there! The voices of the VBPS, Ghalk & Dughac, are Justin and Nathan from Tabletop Royale! Check out their Twitch for fun gaming content. Thanks to Shayne Plunke…
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Tales of the Valiant with Special Guest Little Red Dot of Kobold Press #4: Wedding Crash
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31:54Find out if Bri, Moggin, and Bolton can abscond with the book, protect the wedding from a rampaging dragon, and, above all, process some of these feelings the town of Saltbreak has so clearly avoided! Thanks to special guest LittleRedDot! Find more of her work @littlereddot on social media and at www.koboldpress.com Buy our book, The Ultimate Rando…
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Tales of the Valiant with Special Guest Little Red Dot of Kobold Press #3: First Name "The" Last Name "Mayor"
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22:59It turns out the rumours of a monster in the sewers aren't JUST due to the crocodile. A faraway singing voice draws our heroes' attention as they dodge traps and finally find the duo that have absconded with The Shrouded Grimoire: a kobold and a real dragon (don't tell Bri that this description says that.) Thanks to special guest LittleRedDot! Find…
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Tales of the Valiant with Special Guest Little Red Dot of Kobold Press #2: Down the Drain
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27:53Bolson, Moggin, and Bri find their contact Kraven Three-Teeth, but Kraven has already lost the grimoire our heroes were sent to retrieve. Kraven blames a sea monster in the sewers below the town of Saltbreak, but surely that's a tall tale, right? Thanks to special guest Dot! Find more of her work @littlereddot on social media and at www.koboldpress…
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Tales of the Valiant with Special Guest Little Red Dot of Kobold Press #1: Rogue Bros
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33:13Three adventuring knuckleheads roll into a seaside town looking for a mysterious tome only to find its people in a frenzy preparing for a wedding on a night where everything seems to be going missing. Thanks to special guest Dot! Find more of her work @littlereddot on social media and at www.koboldpress.com . Buy our book, The Ultimate Random Encou…
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Vileborn #3: Revenant with special guest Riley Hopkins
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35:43Our team has finished the test, and is immediately called to investigate a revenant in a nearby town. What awful tragedy could have caused this? Find Riley's stuff at LinksmithGames.com, or on the podcasts The Podcast Mines, Binary Break, and Riley Hopkins and their amazing friends. Check out the Vileborn Kickstarter here. Buy our book, The Ultimat…
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Vileborn #2: The Testing Bell with special guest Riley Hopkins
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41:21The Vileborn have successfully distracted the angry mob with a spooky carnival. Now, their journey takes them to Mont Aurelie, the capital city. But what awaits them there? Find Riley's stuff at LinksmithGames.com, or on the podcasts The Podcast Mines, Binary Break, and Riley Hopkins and their amazing friends. Check out the Vileborn Kickstarter her…
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Vileborn #1: Carnival of the Damned with special guest Riley Hopkins
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41:49Special guest Riley Hopkins (LinksmithGames.com, The Podcast Mines, Binary Break, and Riley Hopkins and their amazing friends) joins us in a grim world where people born different are persecuted and forced to fight the evils across the land... with carnivals! Check out the Vileborn Kickstarter here. Buy our book, The Ultimate Random Encounters Book…
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The team expects the usual celebration after their recent victory, but with the team's press agent bestie Pamzam behind bars it just isn't the same. Seeking both to visit and to get information on the robed figures, Skitterglint, Ebi, and Dithertoes rendezvous with Pamzam in jail disguised with fake names they will definitely remember through the l…
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Violenceball #16: We Have a Quarterback Now? Vs. The Gnarlwood Vectors | Land of Eem
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34:54It's the Turnipfield Mootlings vs. the Gnarlwood Vectors. With ex-Da Scabby Grindaz star Deg on the Mootlings the team's strategy changes drastically. Will the Mootlings be able to take their new quarterback out of the dregs of the loser's bracket and into the final rounds of the tournament? Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista …
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Hey, everyone! Logan and Lee have been intermittently without power and internet due to recent weather events. As a result there will be no new episode this week and we will be going bi-weekly for a few weeks while we build our production buffer back up. It's also possible we'll have to take a detour from Violenceball and upload some mini-season ep…
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Violenceball #15: Dietary Glitter | Land of Eem
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46:42It's the Mootling's week off. Will they find any clues at their competitor's matches this week or will the mysterious new figures vanish into the night like glitter in rain? Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow Vista Media, who created this season's intro theme: www.meadowvistamedia.com Twitter: @MVM_Studio IG: @meadowvistamedia Buy o…
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Violenceball #14: Eem's Least Funny Home Video | Land of Eem
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37:15The gang explore’s Pamzaam’s recently NVLBI-raided house to find any remaining clues. But will they be able to find a VHS player to view said clues? The voices of the VBPS, Ghalk & Dughac, are Justin and Nathan from Tabletop Royale! Check out their Twitch for fun gaming content. Violenceball Season Character Guide Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse …
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Violenceball #13: Sidecar Clowncar | Land of Eem
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39:56After grilling Deg long enough for the team to conclude that he isn't The Swirler, Dithertoes, Ebi, and Skitterglint hop in Dorkuraz's motorcycle sidecar to consult with Pamzam only to find that very press agent in the midst of an NVLBI raid on his home. Violenceball Season Character Guide The voices of the VBPS, Ghalk & Dughac, are Justin and Nath…
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Violenceball #12: Skitterglint Sad Times Mix | Land of Eem
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38:50Dithertoes picks a new form, Skitterglint finds The Cure, Ebi catches up on her soaps, and the team spoils the end of the episode. Violenceball Season Character Guide The voices of the VBPS, Ghalk & Dughac, are Justin and Nathan from Tabletop Royale! Check out their Twitch for fun gaming content. Thanks to Shayne Plunkett & Jesse Wright of Meadow V…
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