Potions and Potpourri

NEW! You can now message us about this episode:Just in time for Pride month, we're excited to release this special interview with the wonderful Madison Generoux, who wrote a pretty cool paper called "DRIVEN BY DESIRE: FAN PRACTICES AND THE PROMISE OF QUEERNESS".Basically we got to talk all about how fandoms can harbor safe spaces for Queerness, TTRPGs can allow people the ability t

NEW! You can now message us about this episode:TW: This episode is predominately about death, in many fashions. While we don't go too heavily into details in manner of deaths, there is a little bit of talk of how characters die. If this is a touchy subject for you dear listener, than feel free to sit this one out. In this one we talk a lot about what makes a PC's death memorable, i

NEW! You can now message us about this episode:We've finally reached the NICEST episode! This time we get down and dirty to tell you all the hot goss about in-game romance. From managing certain types of relationships to flirting with your friends through your characters, we cover it all. We even given lots of examples of relationships we've developed in past games. So slip into so

NEW! You can now message us about this episode:We sit down with Justin and Taylor from the podcast So You Want To Be A Dungeon Master to discuss all sorts of things about being a new DM! From things we wish we knew before our first session, to some really great examples of collaborative roleplaying, we cover all sorts of tips and tricks for taking the plunge into being a first time

NEW! You can now message us about this episode:Join us on the wrap-up episode of our Thirsty Sword Lesbians adventure presented by Even Footing Games! Aaryn of EFG joins us to discuss some of our favorite moments in the TSL: Gal Paladins game, as well as schooling us with all of her knowledge of Powered by the Apocalypse games. We share our favorite up-beats in this story, the reas

NEW! You can now message us about this episode:Join us on a new live-play adventure! We team up with our pals over at Even Footing Games to bring you this exclusive episode zero of our new story, Thirsty Sword Lesbians - The Gal Paladins! Listen to our humble queerdos talk about their characters, get the scoop on Thirst Master Keisha's world of Vivacia, and hear the heroes learn mo

NEW! You can now message us about this episode:Have you ever given your players a really cool homebrew item that you were stoked to see in action, only to quickly realize that it was in fact, way more OP than you anticipated? Well Keisha certainly has. Many, many times. Listen to Keisha teach herself, (and you) some of the ways that you can balance homebrew content in your games, s

NEW! You can now message us about this episode:It happens to us all at some point; the inevitable burnout of your beloved games and hobbies. Too many things to do but not enough time to do them. Between DM burnouts and Player burnouts, the Gal Pals discuss how to recognize some common signs, but also how to maybe manage your time so that way you can continue to have fun and play as

NEW! You can now message us about this episode:Listen, we start this episode off by going down a deep, dark rabbit hole of all our new Roman Empire; the cartoons from the early to mid 2000's.But once we get that out of the way, we actually talk a lot about all of the ways you can create minis, props and terrain if you don't want to flat out buy them! Remember to find us on social m

NEW! You can now message us about this episode:The GalPals share ideas on how to come prepared for any situation; including not having anything ready for the upcoming session! From drop-and-play scenarios to pocket dimensions, there really are so many ways to keep a game from cancelling last minute, or to allow some time to get set up for the next one. Music by Mykhailo Kyryliuk fr