Dungeons + Drama Nerds

Todd, Nick, and Percy dive into theatre about the apocalypse and ask lots of (occasionally nihilistic) questions about how the end of the world figures into stories we tell onstage. Spoiler warning: we do discuss several of the plays listed below in-depth, including their endings, so listen with caution! Plays We Discussed: Mr. Burns by Anne Washburn Wellesley Girl by Brendan Pelsue The Second Wor...

In today's installment of Irremediably Home, Vance meets an angel, Sydney finds a new rival, AZ tests out their sniper skills, and Vector tries out a new cocktail recipe.  Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area to support ongoing protests for Black lives: https://bailfunds.github.io/ Thanks for listening to Dungeons...

This week, Todd, Nick, and Percy chat about the way we pass down creative knowledge from one generation of artists to another. They examine the impact of the incredible María Irene Fornés on the theatre field alongside the way D. Vincent and Meguey Baker have influenced game design in the world of TTRPGs.  Works referenced: The Fornes Frame by Anne García-Romero "Maria Irene Fornes: Acts of Transl...

Our Apocalypse World game continues: the crew does some light breaking and entering, Vance lays down the law, and Troca sets off for a new destination. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area to support ongoing protests for Black lives: https://bailfunds.github.io/ Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Fi...

Todd, Nick, and Percy talk TTRPG safety tools, how we used them in our Apocalypse World campaign, and why these tools are important. The TTRPG Safety Toolkit:  https://i.4pcdn.org/tg/1583202183294.pdf   Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area to support ongoing protests for Black lives: https://bailfunds.github.io/ T...

Our four heroes of the Fadeaway come together to start investigating the dangers surrounding them.  Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area to support ongoing protests for Black lives: https://bailfunds.github.io/ Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and o...

Quick note for 2023 and beyond, our friend featured in this episode goes by Leo Mock now, they play AZ Honey in our ongoing Apocalypse World campaign, and joined Percy, Todd, and Nick to talk about intimacy choreography techniques and how we can use them in TTRPGs.  Check out Theatrical Intimacy Education (TIE): https://www.theatricalintimacyed.com/ The TTRPG Safety Toolkit: https://i.4pcdn.org/tg...

We continue our Apocalypse World game: Sydney gets a roommate, Vector makes a scramble, AZ Honey and Borug spend some quality time together, and Vance greets some newcomers to Temptation. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area to support ongoing protests for Black lives: https://bailfunds.github.io/ Thanks for liste...

This week, Todd, Percy, and Nick chat about different rules in Apocalypse World and how they serve the creation of narrative in the game.  Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area to support ongoing protests for Black lives: https://bailfunds.github.io/ Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twit...

We delve further into our Apocalypse World adventure - AZ Honey squares up with Borug, Vector continues zir quest for eggs, Sydney makes a new friend, and Vance receives a prophecy. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area to support ongoing protests for Black lives: https://bailfunds.github.io/ Thanks for listening t...

Todd sits down with our Master of Ceremonies, Jon Jon Johnson, to talk theatre, tabletop games, and how he puts the two together. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area to support ongoing protests for Black lives: https://bailfunds.github.io/ Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twitter and I...

Our Apocalypse World campaign kicks off with an introduction to our characters and a hearty breakfast.  Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area to support ongoing protests for Black lives: https://bailfunds.github.io/ The poem at the beginning of the episode is "The Last Toast" by Anna Akhmatova. Thanks for listening...

This week we talk to special guest James Patefield about devised theatre best practices and what they have in common with the collaborative world building in Session 0 of our Apocalypse World game! Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to a bail fund in your area to support ongoing protests for Black lives: https://bailfunds.github.io/ Thanks...

Tune into the second part of our session 0 for Apocalypse World and hear our characters make some history! Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to the Milwaukee Freedom Fund to support protestors in Kenosha at  https://bit.ly/mkefreedomfund , or to your local organizers in support of Black Lives Matter. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and D...

We're kicking off Irremediably Home, our Apocalypse World campaign, with the first half of our Session 0. Meet our players and listen in as they work together to create the world and their characters! Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds. While you’re here, please consider donating to the Milwaukee Freedom Fund to support protestors in Kenosha at https://bit.ly/mkefreedomfund , or to y...

This week kicks off our Apocalypse World campaign with a brief explanation of the game's major mechanics and how they represent a departure from the D20 system used by games like Dungeons and Dragons.  Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here:  https://blacklive...

Todd, Percy, and Nick have brought their hottest takes on plays about D&D and why it's so hard to stage Dungeons and Dragons well.  Works Referenced: Theatre and the Video Game: Beauty and the Beast by Katherine Lynne Whitlock PhD Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outl...

This week, we debrief our campaign of 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons with our cast and playwright. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here:  https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and D...

This week, Percy, Nick, and Todd talk about dramatic structure! This episode contains some minor spoilers for Episode 10, so you might want to listen to the end of our Dungeons and Dragons adventure before you listen to this episode of commentary. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of th...

The finale of our Dungeons and Dragons adventure! Will our heroes defeat Kosh? Will Bart be literally any help at all? What will happen to Secomber? Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here:  https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @...

This week, Todd, Nick, and Percy discuss the role of the player as both performer and as the audience in tabletop role-playing games. Works Referenced: Lehmann, Niels, and Janek Szatkowski. “Theatrical Virtuality - Virtual Theatricality: Virtual Narrative, Autonomous Agents and Interactivity in a Dramaturgical Perspective.” In Virtual Applications: Applications with Virtual Inhabited 3D Worlds, 49...

Our adventure continues as our party faces the most dire threat yet! Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here:  https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head...

Percy, Todd, and Nick dig into the way the mechanics of DnD affect our ability to tell stories in this medium.  Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dung...

Our heroes come up against their most formidable foe yet. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our websi...

Meet the cast of our 5th edition DnD adventure and learn about the inspiration behind their characters. Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! While you’re here, please consider donating to Black Lives Matter or supporting the cause in one of the other ways outlined here:  https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/ Tune in next week for the next installment of Of Mice and Monsters! Find us on...