DnD RAW Actual Play

DnD 5e broken feats:  the good, the bad, and the ugly. We discuss the rules for our favorite and least favorite feats and even offer suggestions on how to make them work for your party. Enjoy the stories of dastardly warlock/wizards and overpowered goliaths!   We are joined by Eric, @EldritchCrow , from the Dice Nights , that podcast where a couple friends talk about D&D and occasionally pretend t...

Belinda’s father shocks everyone with his friendly conversation, and the party learns of exciting games happening during the festival. Scriv finds his calling as an archaeologist at the temple to Adar, and he shares his knowledge with the citizens of Orinthal. Belinda’s bare apartment fails to impress Zouless, but he reveals a closely held secret anyway. Follow us on Twitter @RulesAsWritten or ema...

After getting caught, the Rumble Squad gets tucked away in a secret location. Locked in a room with a sinister fey on the way, the party gets creative to get out of dodge.   Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly engage with you beyond Twitter. Join us as we chat about rules, characters...

The mysterious mystic presents the party with a terrible choice, and Scriv regrets the consequences. The large city of Orinthal looms ahead, and the party is thrilled to meet Belinda’s father.   Follow us on Twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd also love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly engage with you beyond Twitter. Join us as we ch...

Rumble Squad is on the run! With a new enemy in pursuit, the party tries to make a break for freedom fighting off creatures along the way. Will Elean’s prayers to nature be answered? Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly engage with you beyond Twitter. Join us as we chat about rules, c...

Scriv leads the way to find the source of the terrible scream, and the party is shocked by what they find. After a sudden and brutal fight, Belinda is confronted by what she most fears: someone like her.   Follow us on Twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd also love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly engage with you beyond Twitter. Join...

The Rumble Squad springs into action! After an awkward conversation with some old acquaintances for Luven and learning more about Nissa’s past friends, a simple name drop brings the squad into a new conflict.   Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly engage with you beyond Twitter. Join...

Jack walks the party through their next steps after interrogating the fanatical tiefling Faithfulness. Scriv has a heart to heart with his dad, Akiva and Valen discuss the shadowy patron’s wishes, and we finally learn that Belinda knows more about Scriv’s past than she has let on. Follow us on Twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd also love to hear from you! We have our Disco...

The party finally gets a chance to relax and focus on some of their hobbies as they wait for word back from the Nephenee. Nissa acquires some items, Luven begins experimenting, Orik continues to forge, and Elean communes with nature. Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly engage with yo...

Bethany, Rachael, Mike, and Jane share some behind the scenes shenanigans and help answer your questions! Join us as we discuss previous games and some of our favorite moments in the campaign so far. Follow us on twitter  @RulesAsWritten  or email us at  dm@dndraw.com . We'd also love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly engage with you beyond Twitter.  Join us...

The party has several conversations about their past and about their journey going forward. Akiva explains the full extent of his deal with Umbra to Belinda. Scriv and Valen have a heart to heart while sparing. And the party begins to make plans for the next leg of their journey.   Follow us on Twiitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd also love to hear from you! We have our Dis...

The party, now having completed their quest begin to make their way back to Isenthias and send in a report to the Nephenee. As they leave the ruins of Neverhelm however, they discover they may have accidentally angered the Lady of Spirits.   Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly engage...

The party confronts Gorvenal and the intruders excavating the ruins of Silverkeep. As Scriv faces his past, Belinda heals in a sinister fashion, Aldric confronts a wayward employee, and Akiva hears stories of Scriv’s childhood from Archivist Whitecliff.   Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd also love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us...

What is Unearthed Arcana, and how have we embraced using this raw material for our characters in the podcast? We are joined by our friend and DnD RAW cast member, Nick Ducharme , to talk about his thoughts on Unearthed Arcana options, especially how much he has enjoyed playing the artificer.   Artificer Original Artificer PDF Revised Artificer PDF Breakdown of Changes by Death by Mage (Jacky) Refe...

Deep in the ancient city of Neverhelm, Orik grills the long lost Ivelios about what he knows. While Elean handles some orcs and Luven tries to make a new friend, Nissa turns her attention to mysterious magical artifact right under their noses. Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly enga...

The party begins to discover Veripole’s secrets deep underground. Scriv confronts a dark memory, Akiva politely eats some health food, while Aldric reassures the party of his faith in their competence.   Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd also love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly engage with you beyond Twitter. Join us...

The party decide to pass through the flames as they encounter Rydaht the spellweaver once again. Luven tries to talk down the orcs as the party focuses their attention on taking down Rydaht and begin to learn how powerful a spellweaver truly is.   Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly...

We discuss how you can embrace theater of the mind for running narratively driven combat and  the limited rules as written for running combat without a grid. We are joined by our friend Fae, @TauraEire on Twitter, who shares how open communication makes games accessible for the visually impaired. You can find Fae’s beautiful handmade crafts on her Facebook page .   Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWri...

In Scriv’s hometown, Belinda fills in an old ally, and the party enjoys a fabulous breakfast. Akiva outlines his plans for future friendships. Scriv struggles with his old identity and connects with an old friend in need of help.   Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd also love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly engage with...

The party bring their charms and strength to bear on an orc, as they try to understand how the orc tribe is involved with the spell weaver. Elean receives a tempting offer, and the party finds themselves facing a new challenge: a wall of fire. Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows us to directly enga...

After the betrayal and undead attack, the party tries to make sense of things with Zoulless over breakfast. Belinda finally shares some of her secrets, and Scriv’s talents as a scrivener come in handy again. Akiva continues to struggle with the desires of his mysterious patron, and Valen maintains the hope that he will hear from his deva. Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndr...

Separate from our main campaign, in this one shot we imagine what our characters would do in a darker world, where the gods are dead, and most have given up hope. Our two Orinthal city natives, Belinda Walsingham and Nissa Turrin, team up to make money, at any cost. Working as a couple of freelance Shady Ladies, they are looking for the next job and not too worried about what it might be.   Follow...

We have a special one shot releasing tomorrow where we imagine what our characters would do in a darker world, separate from our main campaign. Bethany and Jane discuss how Belinda and Nissa would turn to crime, and Tony explains how the world has changed. Follow us on twitter @RulesAsWritten or email us at dm@dndraw.com . We'd also love to hear from you! We have our Discord server, which allows u...

We answer your questions and bring you up to speed on the Serviceable Plots and Rumble Squad parties in our campaign! Tony, Bethany, Nick, Chris, and Adam share some behind the scenes shenanigans and laugh at each other’s past misfortunes. Haven’t caught up on both campaigns so far? We have a full recap of the first ten episodes from both parties at the end of the episode.   Follow us on twitter @...

Their first trial by fire! The party puts it all on the line to solve some puzzles and uses creativity talk to a new friend. Special thanks to our Patreon supporter Roy for serving as a Producer on this episode! Me, My Spouse, and a Die Enjoy that hilarious promo? You should follow @AndaDiePodcast on Twitter. This husband and wife team are launching their one-on-one custom DnD podcast on January 3...