Podcasts & Players

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A tabletop roleplaying game (TTRPG) talk show hosted by animator and musician: Cool Boy Shane! Check us out on youtube for the entire backlog (and more)! https://www.youtube.com/c/CoolBoyShane Podcasts & Players is a podcast that aims to entertain with stories and tips for roleplaying games like D&D, as well as to promote content creators who love playing them. Each episode begins with a general interview about the guest, and then we segue into nerdy topics like character creation, stories from our D&D and Pathfinder games, numbers and game mechanics, tips for dungeon masters and story tellers, setting expectations, world building, running combats, our favorite classes and homebrew, and much, much more! Guests include a variety of content creators in the TTRPG space on Youtube and beyond! Big names and small ones alike, the core factor that ties us all together is our love for rolling dice, drawing cards, and getting into character for games atop tables (and online)!

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Comparing TTRPG Systems (ft. Puffin Forest!)

May 26 2023 95 mins

Podcasts & Players is a podcast that aims to entertain with stories and tips for roleplaying games like D&D, as well as to promote content creators who love playing them. In this episode, we talk about Star Wars, time travel, rookie mistakes, chaotic players, gripes with Pathfinder, killer badgers, Ben made a GAME ON STEAM, and more! GET BALL DROP NOW: https://store.steampo

Rules as Written (ft. Pack Tactics!)

May 05 2023 90 mins

SPOILERS for Curse of Strahd @ 42:39!SKIP TO ➡ 51:12 In this episode, we talk about the lore of Pack Tactics, what it means to “optimize”, getting sponsorships, our beef with D&D 5e design, homebrew for our Curse of Strahd games, nerfing Eloquence Bard, One D&D, playing a character with 5 classes, how to approach the Hexblade, how to incorporate spellcasting into the

Optimizing for Fun (ft. d4: D&D Deep Dives!)

Dec 22 2022 58 mins

In this episode, we talk about Colby’s ASMR career, what “optimizing” actually means, bladesinger stategies, Treantmonk’s infamous class guides, fun and quirky character builds, Obbliax the World Render!, the fastest character possible, a good dungeon master should help PCs feel useful, and more!Colby's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/DDDeepDive/ Colby's Twitter https://

Rebalancing D&D 5e (ft. Bone Wizard!)

Dec 20 2022 99 mins

In this episode, we talk about 5e mechanics, call him “Bone”, dragon sorcerers, mini PEACE GUILD update, dumping Constitution as a paladin, the Owlbear - beast or monstrosity?, Bone starts s**t with the entire youtube community, editing videos and improving content, Shane just can't stop getting Bone off topic, fixing the Barkskin and Stoneskin spells, homebrew philosophy, veno

Stinky Lil' Characters (ft. Zannianator!)

Sep 07 2022 86 mins

In this episode, we talk about early art influences, MLP "ask blogs", Homestuck (more like HomeSUCK haha jk jk), traditional vs. digital art, art students and online posting, D&D in college, why is D&D so darn good, 5e is pretty good, the origins of Popper: the stinky middle-aged goblin man, playing different kinds of necromancers, necro-NERDS discuss ethics, changing your

Getting into Character (ft. Kendall the Human!)

Aug 02 2022 82 mins

In this episode, we talk about getting started with D&D, line and veil sheets in TTRPG games, honing one’s skills in acting school, director and actor relationships, joining Deer Stalker Pictures, character deaths, animal grudges, making characters for ourselves vs. filling a role in a group, creating fun flaws, and more!SPOILER WARNING for Curse of Strahd! (10:45 - 12:35)Dee

Mental Health and D&D (ft. FlyingFoxGirl!)

May 19 2022 80 mins

CONTENT WARNING! ---> 35:17 - 52:58In this episode, we talk about ye olde youtube, being embarrassed of our teenage years, we BREAK THE RULES and talk conspiracies, politics, and religion (then get tired and stop), flyingfoxgirl’s origin story, getting into graphic design, Shane reveals his seething disgust for theater (just kidding), figuring out what you’re good at, “Pro

Getting Musical (ft. Tori Draws Stuff!)

Mar 31 2022 90 mins

In this episode, we talk about recording and releasing Violarune, music distribution, where did the time go, conservatory for classical musicians, performance vs. composition, Tori’s Lore-y Story, starting and releasing a podcast, Tori and Cade (FlyingFoxGirl) are besties, making friends during the pandemic, a D&D story about Tori’s group “The Midlands”, pacifying an an

D&D Alignments (ft. CritCrab!)

Feb 02 2022 123 mins

In this episode, we talk about Critcrab’s beginnings, D&D alignments, gods in D&D and Pathfinder, taking player’s abilities away, solo side missions for warlocks, rewarding players for making cool story decisions, Order vs. Chaos, forced change in alignment, Garg and Moonslicer, player character death, accepting mortality in games as a player, figuring out a monster’s

Reviewing D&D Shows (ft. Jenny!)

Feb 02 2022 95 mins

(Originally released December 28, 2021)In this episode, we talk about running three twitter accounts, college days with The Shrieking Wizards, Shane complains about his former classmates, audio editing when you have ADHD, working on collaborations with friends, a finished thing is better than a perfect thing that’s never finished, D&D is unique and evergreen, Critical Role is