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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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Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
Wednesday Jul 10, 2019
PWD Worldbuilding - World Anvil Summer Camp 2019
AJ and Eden take a look at the World Anvil community challenge, Summer Camp 2019, and talk through some of the worldbuilding prompts to create some new locations and items for our homebrew D&D world of Vallanna...
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice, @MonkeyMagicEden & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
Wednesday Jul 03, 2019
Episode 53 - Breaking & Entering (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Continuing their hunt for the mysterious Doctor Quartley, our investigators reach his house, but find their search has hit another dead end. Frustrations mounting, and with the sense that time is running out, they must decide whether to stay on the right side of the law, or plunge past the point of no return, in search of the truth...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Thursday Jun 20, 2019
Episode 52 - Offices & Operating Theatres (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Demanding answers about Jenkins, Barnard and Madam Sway break into the office of the doctor running the sanitarium. Meanwhile, from his hiding spot in the operating theatre, can Alistair observe firsthand what is being done to the patients?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Wednesday Jun 05, 2019
Episode 51 - Interrogation & Investigation (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Alistair and Madam Sway face police questioning about their role in the murders plaguing Twynham-on-Sea, before joining Barnard for a trip to the Sanitarium, where they uncover some sinister truths...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday May 29, 2019
Wednesday May 29, 2019
The PWD 2-Year Anniversary Q&A
Celebrating 2 years of the podcast, AJ, Eden and Ollie answer YOUR listener-submitted questions!
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Wednesday May 22, 2019
Episode 50 - Suspicion & Memories (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Still reeling from his encounter with the mysterious creature behind the theatre, Alistair finds himself as the prime suspect for the series of murders that have been occurring in town. Without a clear picture of what exactly happened to him, can our investigators get to the bottom of it all?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Thursday Apr 25, 2019
Episode 49 - Caliban (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Continuing their investigation of the unsettling events at the theatre, as the clues start to come together, Madam Sway and Barnard must deal with some less-than-helpful police officers, while Alistair follows the trail outside, finding himself alone, and face-to-face with something he cannot comprehend...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
Wednesday Apr 17, 2019
PWD Worldbuilding - The Elven Realms and The Legend of Pel'Ambar
In our third Worldbuilding episode, AJ and Amy talk about the lands and cities of the elven people living within the borders of Vallanna, and come up with the tale of an unlikely and controversial elven folk hero...
You can find out more about our custom D&D setting, Vallanna, including the map referenced in this podcast, on our WorldAnvil page here - https://www.worldanvil.com/w/vallanna-pretendingwithdice
Find us on Twitter at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666 and @MegthePict, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Wednesday Apr 10, 2019
Episode 48 - After The Fall (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Reacting to the shocking circumstances which brought the theatre performance to an abrupt halt, Madam Sway, Alistair and Barnard find themselves embroiled in yet another investigation, with eerie similarities to the first...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Thursday Mar 28, 2019
Episode 47 - A Night At The Theatre (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Barnard meets an aloof butler in the service of a local noble, before he, Alistair and Madam Sway head to the Regency Theatre for the performance of The Tempest. Yet, they can't seem to shake the feeling that something is terribly wrong...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Thursday Mar 14, 2019
Episode 46 - Reflections In The Rain (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Madam Sway braves the weather to walk around the harbour, spying the imposing and private manor house on the shoreline; Barnard tries to visit Jenkins yet again, only to find Jenkins' medical procedures may be more serious than he had thought; Alistair pays a visit to his old friend Abraham, ahead of the evening's performance of The Tempest.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
Thursday Mar 07, 2019
PWD Interviews...Nikoli of Penance RPG
AJ is joined for this bonus interview episode by Nikoli of the Penance RPG Podcast. They talk about custom game systems, running rpgs with chaotic casts, convention appearances and much more!
Check out Penance RPG on all good podcast providers, and follow them on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @PenanceRPG.
Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Thursday Feb 28, 2019
Episode 45 - Putting Thoughts Aside (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Barnard talks his way back to the crime scene, meeting the surprisingly nonplussed vicar along the way, before rejoining Madam Sway and Alistair, where they discuss whether the strange events in the town are really any of their business...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
Thursday Feb 21, 2019
PWD Worldbuilding - Shalefast and The Fantastic Squeeze-Box
In our second Worldbuilding episode, AJ and Amy build the Dwarven town of Shalefast, and take a look at the pub that Amy's character Meg owns.
Find us at @PretendWithDice, @MegthePict & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Thursday Feb 14, 2019
Episode 44 - Unshielded By Faith (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Reeling from the gruesome tale related by a police officer at the church, Madam Sway finds herself running into Alistair, who decides to investigate the situation personally. What grisly scene awaits him in the priest's private quarters?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
Thursday Feb 07, 2019
PWD Worldbuilding - Large Towns of Vallanna
In our first Worldbuilding episode, AJ and Eden take an overall look at our homebrew D&D setting of Vallanna, and flesh out the details of some of the larger towns. Eden then pitches a brand new thing for the setting.
Find us at @PretendWithDice, @MonkeymagicEden & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Jan 31, 2019
Thursday Jan 31, 2019
Episode 43 - Signs Of Some Strangeness (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
Beginning their first full day in Twynham-on-Sea, our protagonists set about their own business. Madam Sway makes for the town's theatre, finding it seemingly deserted; Alistair visits the windy, forbidding clifftops and spies a mysterious manor house, and Barnard pays a call to a comrade from the Great War, who is undergoing treatment at the town's Sanitarium.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
Thursday Jan 24, 2019
PWD Interviews...Lexa of Dead Horse Podcast
In our very first bonus episode, AJ talks with Lexa, of the Dead Horse Podcast, about podcasting, roleplaying and a bunch of other stuff!
Check out the Dead Horse Podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes and all good podcast providers, and follow them on Twitter @HorsePodcast.
Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Thursday Jan 17, 2019
Episode 42 - An Evening Arrival (Call of Cthulhu 7e)
We begin our brand new Call of Cthulhu storyline. Our protagonists arrive at the sleepy seaside town of Twynham-on-Sea - home to an up and coming doctor who purports extraordinary medical powers, an insular fishing community, suspicious residents, reclusive landowners, and an inexplicable feeling of dread.
Each has their own reason for visiting the town, yet they find themselves drawn together by circumstance and fate.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
Thursday Jan 03, 2019
Episode 41 - A Matter Of Time (D&D5e)
In the dramatic conclusion of our D&D storyline, 'Rates Of Change', our adventurers Enothe, Pronce and Bork finally make it to the centre of Wildmeadow, coming face to face with the Cult of the Bleeding Eye, and discovering the source of the time-distortions that have plagued the village.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Thursday Dec 20, 2018
Episode 40 - We're Going To Need A Bigger Bork(D&D5e)
Our adventurers fight for their lives in the village of Wildmeadow! The time distortions have produced a huge, frightening, insectoid monstrosity, and it's intent on eating Bork, Pronce, Enothe and Elys for lunch! Can they defeat it and continue their quest to fix time?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Thursday Dec 06, 2018
Episode 39 - Rates Of Change(D&D5e)
Tentatively approaching the village of Wildmeadow with their new companion Elys, our adventurers Enothe, Bork and Pronce find that the laws of time and space are not acting as they should. Can they make their way to the centre of the village and unravel this mystery?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Thursday Nov 22, 2018
Episode 38 - Back On The Road (D&D5e)
Having gone their separate ways in our last episode, following a big argument, our adventurers Bork, Pronce and Enothe discover that they need each other, after all. Except for Bork, who was doing alright on his own, actually.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
Wednesday Nov 07, 2018
Episode 37 - Pronce's Purloined Portrait (D&D5e)
Making the most of their time in the city of Laranna, Pronce gets his portrait painted; Bork runs into his cousin Roland, and Enothe gets super hangry.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
Wednesday Oct 24, 2018
Episode 36 - The Green Flask (D&D5e)
We kick off our third Dungeons & Dragons story-arc - 'Rates of Change'!
After several days on the road, following their exploits at the Tomb of Grazak, Bork, Enothe and Pronce bid farewell to their travelling companions and head south. Still in pursuit of the Cult of the Bleeding Eye, surely a quick stop in the city of Laranna couldn't be much trouble, could it?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018
Wednesday Oct 10, 2018
Episode 35 - The Money And The Mute
The dramatic conclusion to our Shadowrun 5e storyline!
Selas' confrontaion with Dieter comes to a head, while Giles' date with Dascha seems to be going surprisingly well. Together, can the boys get Bonnie out of trouble and save the town from the sleazy club owners' insidious influence?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
Wednesday Sep 26, 2018
Episode 34 - The Tourist And The Tunnel
We continue our Shadowrun 5e storyline!
After questioning Bonnie about the debt that she owes, Selas and Giles have some time to kill. They take in the local sights, and explore the village, before heading off on their missions/dates.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
Wednesday Sep 12, 2018
Episode 33 - Eastenders and Eggplants
We continue our Shadowrun 5e storyline!
Selas and Giles continue their recon of the local club scene. Selas is subjected to a severe misunderstanding of some old-world soap operas, while Giles lands himself a date with a woman twice his height.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
Wednesday Aug 29, 2018
Episode 32 - The Inn & The SIN
We kick off our brand new Shadowrun 5e storyline, 'A Giant's Thing'!
In the village of Cerne Abbas, two Shadowrunners - Selas and Giles, are hired by the owner of a small inn, to help save a local lady from being forced into a life of servitude by a corrupt businessman.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Wednesday Aug 15, 2018
Episode 31 - Tempest Squadron Discussion and Q&A
We look back on our Star Wars storyline, Tempest Squadron; answer some listener-submitted questions; talk over each other a lot, and reminisce about all of the dirty jokes that didn't make it into the final edit.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MarkBDesign , @MarkusMalice87 & @OllieMunster. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Aug 01, 2018
Wednesday Aug 01, 2018
Episode 30 - Flight of the Tempest (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG)
Pursued by the Empire, Rebel pilots Kortez, Thnock and Klyne along with their contact, Vayla, and her father, make a desperate flight for freedom from the Imperial planet of Thrasis VII. Overhead, a massive Star Destroyer blocks their escape. Can they make it to safety and return to the Rebel Fleet?
Our Star Wars storyline, Tempest Squadron, comes to a dramatic conclusion!
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MarkBDesign , @MarkusMalice87 & @OllieMunster. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Wednesday Jul 18, 2018
Episode 29 - The Ugnaught Infiltration (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG)
Klyne, Kortez and Thnock, along with their contact V, launch their plan to rescue V's father and escape the planet with some new X-Wings for the Rebellion.
First, however, they must infiltrate the Imperial Decommissioning Facility - A huge installation that is home to the remnants of the Old Republic Fleet.
Will they be up to the task?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MarkBDesign , @MarkusMalice87 & @OllieMunster. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jul 04, 2018
Wednesday Jul 04, 2018
Episode 28 - The Hunt for V (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG)
Returning to the Sleeping Fleet Cantina, our Rebel pilots Thnock, Klyne and Kortez face the hardest test of their mission so far - Identifying their contact, V, in a bar full of drunkards.
Can they find the information they seek? Are they any closer to getting hold of new X-Wings for the Alliance? Will Thnock ever wipe the Buffalo sauce from his face?
The mission on Thrasis VII continues....
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MarkBDesign, @MarkusMalice87 & @OllieMunster. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Wednesday Jun 20, 2018
Episode 27 - Welcome to Regis City (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG)
Arriving on the Imperial world of Thrasis VII, our heroes begin their secret mission
Venturing into the planet's capital of Regis City, seeking out their contact, V, things don't exactly go to plan...
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MarkBDesign , @TheDoctor_No12 & @OllieMunster. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Jun 06, 2018
Wednesday Jun 06, 2018
Episode 26 - The Mission to Thrasis VII (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG)
Kortez and Vaad come to the rescue of the Close Encounter as they try to escape Imperial pursuit in the Yavin system.
As the Rebel fleet regroups, our three heroes are brought together for the first time, and charged with a vital mission for the Alliance....
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MarkBDesign , @TheDoctor_No12 & @OllieMunster. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday May 23, 2018
Wednesday May 23, 2018
Episode 25 - Yavin Exodus (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG)
In the wake of their successful attack on the Death Star, the Rebel Alliance must evacuate their headquarters on the moon of Yavin IV, before Imperial reinforcements arrive.
Alderaanian ex-smuggler Klyne is assigned to the flight crew of the freighter 'Close Encounter'. Kortez finds himself flying patrol with a talkative Sullustan, who tries his patience, and meanwhile, on Nubia, Ugnaught droid expert Thnock carries out a daring heist on an Imperial droid factory.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MarkBDesign , @TheDoctor_No12 & @OllieMunster. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday May 09, 2018
Wednesday May 09, 2018
Episode 24 - The Cross-Town Caper (The End Of The World)
Fleeing from the recording studio, the guys try to make their way across town in the midst of alien invasion. Death waits behind every corner, screams and explosions pierce the night air, and to top it all off, Mark left his car at AJ's house, so they've got to walk.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden , @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
Wednesday Apr 25, 2018
Episode 23 - Escape From The Studio (The End Of The World)
What starts as a regular podcast recording quickly takes a turn for the sinister, as lights from the sky are reported across the globe and the guys are forced to fight for their very survival.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden , @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
Wednesday Apr 11, 2018
Episode 22 - The Tomb of Grazak (D&D5e)
In the finale of our D&D5e storyline, 'The Relics of Meilar', our heroes delve into the long-lost Tomb of Grazak, alongside some new friends. What horrors or treasures will they find within?
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden , @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Wednesday Mar 28, 2018
Episode 21 - Catastrophic Taint Failure (D&D5e)
The battle with the cultists continues! Having tracked their quarry to the lost tomb of Grazak; Enothe, Pronce and Bork fight to reclaim the stolen Relic of Meilar.
Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden , @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/