Tale End Tavern

Welcome back once again to Magne and Rhys chilling and chinwagging with a regular at the home game, Louisa. Only this time, we get into a topic of discussion which felt important to address, comfort levels at the table and how diverse and dynamic relationships can affect how comfort someone can become both on and above the table during games. We talk about the process and progression of different...

The lads have Smit DM a 1shot for them within the Gears of War universe which means a complete homebrew situation between two absolute brosef characters experiencing E-Day and the hell it created for this world and it's people during what was supposed to be a tie of peace. Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow...

May the dice be ever in your favour! In tonight's episode, we mark a new first in the Tale End Tavern history books... Rhys DMs!? In celebration of Star Wars Zero Company coming out and us here at the tavern being such nerds, Rhys takes the reigns running a Star Wars themed One Shot for a small squad of renegades as they attempt to avoid the prying gaze of the newly establishing Galactic Empir...

In today's episode, Rhys and Magne officially welcome in Vicky, another player in our home games with a rich knowledge of game producing and a long lasting love for DnD and other TTRPGs. Come listen as we talk about the correlation between video and board games, the processes of creating characters and the weird and wonderful ways mechanics can be exploited to rage bait our favourite DMs Follo...

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In todays yapping session, Magne and Rhys take the opportunity to chat with our favourite editor and dungeon daddy, Smit about how much the party size at a table influences the game and whether it's a preference for a smaller or larger party size from both the player and game master's point of view Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠...

The true power of three! On the third and final stretch of Magne and Rhys' adventure to make everybody's favourite monster slaying and vampire hunting trio in completing a character sheet for Alucard, son of Dracula! Come and listen along to see just how broken we need to go! Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follo...

Oh boy, here we go again with yet another Character Labs EP! This time, Magne and Rhys attempt the 2nd member of Castlevania's lead trio, the badass little flirt with a capability for holy magical violence and a soft spot for those in need, Miss Sypha Belnades of the Speakers... Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Foll...

In this episode, Magne and Rhys sit down and attempt to force 2 well renowned and nerdy fandoms together by doing what nobody asked and have no business doing... taking the original 151 Pokemon and giving them all equivalent D&D class and subclasses, with talks of going through the seasons systematically... Gods help us all Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

On this day, the first character labs of 2026, Magne and Rhys sit down and discuss how best to bring the greatest vampire slayer in all of Wallacia, Romania; The last of house Belmont, Trevor Belmont to the playable sheet format for DnD 5e! The first of a trilogy of characters these nerds set themselves the task of... Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠In...

Marking the first time ever in Tale End history, Magne and Rhys are joined by a very special guest, Elliott from ItsYourRole, another DnD entertainment group who travel the country using a unique approach to TTRPG with the use of audience involvement. Join us while we talk about how they got to where they are and the differences their approach has to the usual home game style Follow the podcast on...

Our festive One Shot is back! This time DM'd by our lovely Smit , the gang are playing a group of dwarves who's boss has been kidnapped, days before the dwarven festive holiday known as Lunovurst! Can the festive helpers save the day or will a mischievous entity ruin the best time of the year?! Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The guys are joined by a previous guest this episode, Dan! They're talking about how after 4-ish years his main campaign has come to an end, what goes into crafting a meaningful ending for the players, and what is going into the preparation for campaign 2. Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our group on social media...

Join the guys as they discuss the film Dungeons and Dragons: Honour Among Thieves. They give opinions, and insights into both the game the film is based upon, but also some technical film making knowledge as well. Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our group on social media and YouTube; UnusualSmite - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠I...

Joining Magne and Rhys this week we have Smit and Stew, the group are looking at the information that has been given out by Critical Role and speculating on the campaign. Given this was recorded a week before the first episode launched it's good to look back at how correct or incorrect we were. Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

The lads talk to a returning guest about the most recent campaign that they finished and how it felt joining the other campaign with a much more established world. Expect derailing a plenty like the railway workers have gone on strike mid shift. Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our group on social media and YouTube; UnusualS...

A big hearty discussion with the man in the sky, in the editing booth and in our dopamine hits, Mr Smit himself. Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our group on social media and YouTube; UnusualSmite - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the individuals from this episode...

A build episode, creating one of the most interesting, intelligent and villainous characters within the marvel universe. Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our group on social media and YouTube; UnusualSmite - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ / ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠YouTube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow the individuals from this episo...

The guys get together and talk AI, in the only way they know how, by going off topic multiple times. When they are actually on topic though they talk the negatives and benefits of how AI programs can help grow the game and how they may help or hinder things in the future. Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our group on social media...

The guys get together with both player and DM, Hamish, discussing shared experiences and what they hope for in the future for the shared stories of certain characters. They discuss playing within the same setting multiple times and how to keep things interesting, how sharing a world between multiple DMs can work successfully and how to take notes from the characters who have already walked the wor...

WHAT'S THIS?! A HOSTLESS EPISODE?! WE WOULD NEVER. Well if that's what you've always wanted you'll be over the MOON, we have three wonderful guests taking over the episode to try a new format, building a pop culture character within D&D rules as a playable character. Take a dive into the minds of our returning guests as they discuss and collaborate on their choice of build for this this charac...

This week the lads stay remarkably on track as they talk to their guest, Parsnip. Covering a wide range of topics from the power of sibling bribery to favourite characters and advice for new players or GMs. PLEASE BE AWARE: This week's discussions contain mature themes and topics. Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our group on social m...

This week the lads got to sit down and chat with The Man in charge of the The Myths(of the South) and The Legends(of the North), It's Editing Smit! Magne and Tyler quiz Smit on his DMing journey, his use of homebrew and his secrets to keeping everything on track. Of course they also, as usual, get derailed and end up talking about why Smit identifies with Dwarves, but we're you really expecting th...

Rhys joins us this week as they talk joining a group that is already established, the differences between playing pre written or homebrew campaigns and the freedom it allows or not. Safe spaces are also an important topic of conversation and we hope all of you out there have the safe space or safe person to talk to and if not we're only a DM away. We love you all you beautiful adventurous thirsty...

A very special festive episode, with our most recent guest offering to run a festive one shot he graciously allowed us to record the session. Filled with laughter, bad decision making, poor puzzle skills, interchangeable accents and a lesson learnt along the way. Follow the podcast on social media; Tale End Tavern - ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Follow our group on social media and YouTube; Unus...