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An Actual-Play Tabletop RPG Podcast, playing various RPG systems in short story-arcs. An immersive audio experience, complete with originally composed musical soundtracks and sound effects.
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Thursday Feb 11, 2021
Thursday Feb 11, 2021
PWD Interviews...Adam of Snyder's Return
AJ is joined by Adam - host of Snyder's Return!
Check out Snyder's Return on all good podcasting platforms, and find them on Twitter at @Return_Snyder, and at https://snydersreturn.squarespace.com/
Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook & Instagram @PretendWithDice
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
Thursday Jan 28, 2021
PWD Interviews...Fiona of WAIR & The DM's Book Club
AJ is joined by Fiona - host of What Am I Rolling, and The DM's Book Club!
Check out What Am I Rolling and The DM's Book Club on all good podcasting platforms, and find them on Twitter at @WAIR_podcast & @TheDMsBookClub
Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook & Instagram @PretendWithDice
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
Thursday Dec 24, 2020
PWD Worldbuilding - The Frostfire Festival
Just in time for the holidays, AJ and Eden flesh out the details of a winter festival in our homebrew setting!
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
Thursday Dec 10, 2020
PWD Worldbuilding - The Grand Arcaneum
AJ & Eden take an in-depth look at the largest magical authority of Vallanna - The Grand Arcaneum!
Learn more about our custom setting of Vallanna on World Anvil - https://www.worldanvil.com/w/vallanna-pretendingwithdice
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Thursday Nov 26, 2020
Episode 77 - A Vision In The Library (D&D5e)
As their decidedly unstealthy behaviour comes back to haunt them, Erebus, Celeste and Faen are forced to flee from the workshop to another unknown part of the sphere. Seemingly safe for now, Faen stumbles across a mysterious token of his deity, while Celeste tries to figure out where the three of them are. Erebus looks for colouring pencils.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @katieisacatx, @S_AhmedStott & @lcdunsdon. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook & Instagram @PretendWithDice
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Thursday Nov 12, 2020
Episode 76 - The Luminous Void (D&D5e)
Our trio of adventurers find themselves drawn into a dimension beyond their understanding, with seemingly no means of escape at hand, and an unknowable path through arcane antiquities ahead of them. Also, Erebus is still a spider.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @katieisacatx, @S_AhmedStott & @lcdunsdon. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook & Instagram @PretendWithDice
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Thursday Oct 29, 2020
Episode 75 - The Obsidian Sphere (D&D5e)
Recovering from their fight with the crystalline spiders, our adventurers follow the trail deeper within the mountain, making a shocking discovery! Along the way, Erebus unveils his new alter-ego, Celeste must face her arachnophobia, and Faen is given a new nickname, which he doesn't really appreciate.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @katieisacatx, @S_AhmedStott & @lcdunsdon. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook & Instagram @PretendWithDice
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Thursday Oct 15, 2020
Episode 74 - Into The Dark (D&D5e)
Travelling to the dwarven mine of Alehand's Folly, our trio of adventurers embark upon their rescue mission, but finding the mine deserted with signs of a recent battle, who knows what dangers may lurk deeper within the mountain...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @katieisacatx, @S_AhmedStott & @lcdunsdon. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook & Instagram @PretendWithDice
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Thursday Oct 01, 2020
Episode 73 - Fairytales & Fortunes (D&D5e)
With the Harvest's End festival in full swing, Erebus sets himself up as his own attraction, Celeste causes trouble at a storytelling tent, and Faen senses evil in the form of some kind of undead monarch? Our three adventurers find themselves drawn together, as this pleasant afternoon takes a dangerous turn...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @katieisacatx, @S_AhmedStott & @lcdunsdon. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook & Instagram @PretendWithDice
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Thursday Sep 17, 2020
Episode 72 - Harvest's End (D&D5e)
As the summer draws to a close, the village of Alfred Mill prepares its annual harvest celebration. Travelling independently to the festival are Elven Cleric Faen, Aarakocra Druid Erebus, and Genasi Sorcerer Celeste. Strangers to each other, will fate draw these three wandering adventurers together?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @katieisacatx, @S_AhmedStott & @lcdunsdon. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook & Instagram @PretendWithDice
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
Thursday Sep 03, 2020
PWD Worldbuilding - The Panacea War
Eden and AJ outline a major political event in the history of Vallanna - The civil war known as the Panacea War!
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
Wednesday Aug 19, 2020
The PWD 3rd Anniversary Q&A
Celebrating 3 whole years of the podcast, AJ, Eden and Dragon answer YOUR listener-submitted questions!
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666; @MonkeyMagicEden and @Dragon_PRPG. You can also find us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
Wednesday Aug 05, 2020
PWD Worldbuilding - More Summer Camp 2020 Prompts!
AJ and Amy continue their delve into the prompts for this year's World Anvil Summer Camp event; this time creating an elite, exclusive guild of assassins, and the method by which they are hired, as well as outlining the most popular publication in the land, and the erotica-writing dragon who is one of its main contributors.
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice, @MegThePict & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
Wednesday Jul 22, 2020
PWD Worldbuilding - World Anvil Summer Camp 2020
AJ and Amy dive into the prompts for this year's World Anvil Summer Camp event, outlining a natural disaster that struck Vallanna nearly 2000 years ago, talking about a town nearly destroyed by the event, and also inventing a highly competitive festival entirely focussed on cheese.
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice, @MegThePict & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
Wednesday Jul 08, 2020
PWD Worldbuilding - Surrounding Countries of Vallanna
AJ and Eden take a look at the other countries sharing the same continent as our nation of Vallanna, choosing some details of their political climates, religious tolerances, and what their general vibe is...
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Wednesday Jun 10, 2020
Episode 71 - The Last Dragonslayer (D&D5e)
With the summit of the Winged Peak within their grasp, the expedition make their final push towards glory. Along the way however, they stumble across more relics of the ancient Dragonslayer order, which lead them to believe the mountain may be hiding more secrets than they first thought.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @Dragon_PRPG & @MegThePict. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Wednesday May 27, 2020
Episode 70 - The Ascent Begins (D&D5e)
Arriving at the foot of The Winged Peak, the expedition begin their historic attempt to scale the mountain. After Meg hears some unexplained noises in the middle of the night however, they begin to realise the mountain might have some secrets of its own. Who knows what they will find during the climb?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @Dragon_PRPG & @MegThePict. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday May 14, 2020
Thursday May 14, 2020
Episode 69 -Jackson Black's Great Expedition (D&D5e)
A wandering adventurer and a retired rogue/pub-landlady find themselves drawn into the grand plans of a young aspiring explorer, who means make his name by conquer the highest peak in the Drakeseat Mountains. But is the expedition doomed to failure at the hands of its inept leader?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @Dragon_PRPG & @MegThePict. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Wednesday Apr 15, 2020
Episode 68 -Accidental Away Mission (Star Trek Adventures)
Returning to the USS Tenzing Norgay from a security conference, Lieutenant Leera Murphy and Ensign Jonny Conought find themselves stranded on an uncharted planet, with no way of contacting Starfleet!
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegThePict. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
Wednesday Apr 08, 2020
PWD Interviews... Squid of Saviours RPG
AJ is joined by Squid, of Saviours RPG. They talk about making the leap from streaming to podcasting; dodgy accents, and the difficulties of travelling to conventions.
Check out Saviours RPG on all good podcasting platforms, and find them on Twitter at @SavioursRPG
Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Friday Apr 03, 2020
Episode 67 - End Of The Road (Things From The Flood)
Trapped underground in the M.O.D. bunker, Hazel and Antony must make the hard decisions which will determine the fate of Twynham on Sea, and come face-to-face with the reality that those they knew are not the same as they once were...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @Dragon_PRPG & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
Thursday Mar 26, 2020
PWD Worldbuilding - Choosing A Pantheon
AJ and Liam take a look at the Gods of our homebrew D&D world of Vallanna, choosing which deities make the cut from other D&D worlds, and which ones can hit the bricks...
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice, @lcdunsdon & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Thursday Mar 19, 2020
Episode 66 - Torn (Things From The Flood)
Events are progressing quickly and in a dangerous direction, as the mysterious organism afflicting Twynham-on-Sea has learned of the government quarantine! Tragedy strikes, and our teen investigators and their families are forced to flee from the very townspeople they have known all their lives...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @Dragon_PRPG & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
Thursday Mar 12, 2020
PWD Bonus Session Zeroes - Teacup Emu
As we prepare to embark upon a new D&D adventure, we meet our brand new group of players - Shamsia, Katie and Liam; and chat about the characters which they're going to be playing...
Follow us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Thursday Mar 05, 2020
Episode 65 - A Things From The Flood Vivisection
AJ, Dragon and Eden get together for an impromptu mid-season chat about our current ongoing Things From The Flood storyline, talking about the setting and the characters, share some theories (which AJ neither confirms nor denies) and give a behind-the-scenes look at the show.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @Dragon_PRPG & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Thursday Feb 20, 2020
Episode 64 - My Name Is (Things From The Flood)
Hazel rejoins her friends and they all learn more about the supposed 'inorganic' life-form which is infecting the town, and the secretive quarantine procedures which have been put into place. But what of their families? Will they be safe? Who might already be infected?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @Dragon_PRPG & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
Thursday Feb 13, 2020
PWD Worldbuilding - Serenal and Lake Arla
AJ and Amy take an in-depth look at the 'Southern Capital' of our homebrew D&D world of Vallanna - the city of Serenal, on the shores of the huge Lake Arla; as well as look at some of the other communities in the area...
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice, @MegThePict & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Thursday Feb 06, 2020
Episode 63 - Truly, Madly, Deeply (Things From The Flood)
As Sora and Antony are escorted into the military base for questioning, Hazel is stuck trying to find her own way in, without being caught. Are the M.O.D. behind the mysterious goings-on in Twynham-on-Sea? Will Sora and Antony's cover story hold up? Who builds an underground base next to a river?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @Dragon_PRPG & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Thursday Dec 05, 2019
Dragonmeet 2019 Roundtable
Following our third appearance at London-based tabletop-gaming convention, Dragonmeet, as part of the Podcast Zone, we got together two groups of our fellow attendees to share our experiences and memories of the convention.
Featuring Anjuli (@GeekGirlBookWrm), Jordan of Modified Roll (@ModifiedRoll), Naomi of Power Word Roll (@Power_Word_Roll) & No More Damsels (@NMDLondon), Ian of Dragon Wings (@DragonWingsPod), Richard of The D20 Future Show (@D20FutureShow), and Nikoli & Dragon of Penance RPG (@PenanceRPG).
Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Thursday Nov 21, 2019
Episode 62 - It's Oh So Quiet (Things From The Flood)
Regrouping to form a new plan, our three investigators, Sora, Antony and Hazel, decide to make their way back to the nearby military installation to follow up on the strange hazmat-suited people that Hazel had seen earlier in the day. But can they even get into the base?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @Dragon_PRPG & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Wednesday Oct 23, 2019
Episode 61 - Saturday Night (Things From The Flood)
All thoughts of strange happenings driven from his mind by the prospect of having a date to the roller-disco, Antony is in for a rude awakening as Hazel returns from the M.O.D. base with news of mysterious figures at work. For Sora, the weird happenings are feeling less and less like a game, and Kev's awkward behaviour is not helping matters.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @Dragon_PRPG & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Wednesday Oct 09, 2019
Episode 60 - Girls and Boys (Things From The Flood)
It's the morning before the roller-disco! With a week of strange occurrences behind them which show no signs of letting up, can Antony, Hazel and Sora remain focussed on their investigation of the weirdness, or will the lure of a night of fun overcome them?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @Dragon_PRPG & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Wednesday Sep 25, 2019
Episode 59 - The Sign (Things From The Flood)
Swallowing their fears, Antony, Hazel and Sora must try and find out what has happened to the family of their friend, Kev. At every turn, however, nothing is as they expect, and each must come to their own conclusions as to what has happened, even as the adults in their lives refuse to believe that anything is wrong...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @Dragon_PRPG & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Wednesday Sep 11, 2019
Episode 58 - Smells Like Teen Spirit (Things From The Flood)
The year is 1994. Sixty years after a series of gruesome murders rocked the seaside town of Twynham-on-Sea, a new mystery rears its head in the community; one that teenage friends Hazel, Sora and Antony find themselves inevitably drawn into...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @Dragon_PRPG & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Thursday Aug 29, 2019
Episode 57 - The Sunken City of Ión-Tarnis (D&D 5e)
Following the clues to the final resting place of The Tideblade, Roxy, Marie and Obadiah find themselves on an undersea adventure to the sunken city of Ión-Tarnis led by Captain Pete Smiles. But what dangers lie in store for them beneath the waves?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MegthePict @EmJayEe & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
Wednesday Aug 21, 2019
PWD Q&A - Call of Cthulhu Postmortem
Looking back at our recent Call of Cthulhu storyline, 'Family Ties', AJ, Eden Amy and Mark answer YOUR listener-submitted questions!
Follow our players on Twitter at @MonkeyMagicEden, @MegThePict and @MarkusMalice87. Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Wednesday Aug 14, 2019
Episode 56 - The Dead Elf's Verse (D&D 5e)
Free from prison, and aboard Captain Smiles' ship, The Grinning Skull; Roxy, Marie and Obadiah are told of the legendary sword known as The Tideblade, which the Captain has been seeking for some time. Following the clues, their quest leads them to a quaint village, built among the ancient ruins of a long-destroyed city...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MegthePict @EmJayEe & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Wednesday Jul 31, 2019
Episode 55 - Sentenced to the Crag (D&D 5e)
Clapped in Irons and sentenced to serve hard time in the most remote prison in Vallanna; all hope seems lost for Roxy, Obadiah and Marie. Chained to notorious pirate Pettigrew "Pete" Smiles, however, escape and adventure may be in their immediate futures...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MegthePict @EmJayEe & @Deadhorsepod. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
Wednesday Jul 24, 2019
PWD Worldbuilding - The Demon War
In the second of our World Anvil Summer Camp 2019 tie-in episodes, AJ and Amy take a look at the conflict which shook our homebrew D&D world of Vallanna, known as The Demon War...
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice, @MegthePict & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Wednesday Jul 17, 2019
Episode 54 - Family Ties (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
In the thrilling conclusion of our Call of Cthulhu story, with the safety of all of Twynham-on-Sea hanging in the balance, our investigators Barnard, Madam Sway and Alistair find themselves face-to-face with the horrific creature behind the murders in the town, and are drawn into a confrontation that will cost them dearly...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/