Thomas Brower

I Cast Fireball

Leisure EN ↓ 263 episodes

Over the years, I Cast Fireball has established itself firmly in the D&D 5e actual-play space with its high production quality, attention to theatrical storytelling, and non-explicit content for all ages. Join adventurers Jacob, Mickie, Ned, and Joshua as Thomas leads them through daring adventures of fantasy, fun, and fireballs!

Author

Thomas Brower

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Leisure

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www.icastfireball.net

Latest episode

Jul 8, 2026

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Episodes

Skull & Shackles 30. You Can't See Me 15.01.2025

JOHN CENA! [Trumpet fanfare] Half of our party is inside the tower of Tidewater Rock, and the other half is lurking back in the shrubbery by the cliffside. Now that we know how to get to Lady Smythee, how will the plan shake out? Ataraxia strikes up a heart to heart. Buster contemplates the responsibilities of adults. Ignis stretches the tapestry of fate once more. Max pile drives somebody out of...

Skull & Shackles 29. Echoes in the Dark 08.01.2025

It's finally time to break the Tidewater Rock! With a good, non-shaky plan all laid out, the Captain's Council takes position, and splits the party—spellcasters on the ground, martials in the tower. Ataraxia puts his climbing hooves to good use. Buster casts a cloud over the guards' party. Max finds himself tied to an echo. Ignis finds a way to bypass lock and key. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICast...

Skull & Shackles 28. A Good Plan 01.01.2025

Tensions are still high among the Captain's Council, but Tidewater Rock is right there, and the time to act is upon us! Hopefully this time, our players can cobble together a plan that the DM won't describe as "shaky". Buster pulls a little burglary. Max points out the point of no return. Ignis proposes a kidnapping. Ataraxia suggests some high-magic, high-altitude shenanigans. Check out JustEveni...

[BONUS] Holiday 2024: Patreon Bonus Content Preview 25.12.2024

We're taking a little Christmas break, so in the meantime, enjoy these clips from our Patreon bonus content! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attri...

Skull & Shackles 27. Why Can't We Be Friends? 18.12.2024

Well, that escalated quickly. What is the Captain's Council even going to do in the aftermath of a confrontation like that? Max practices his knot tying skills. Buster sees Max from a different angle. Ignis wonders about her feelings. Ataraxia proposes a soft 3, leading into a hard 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFi...

Skull & Shackles 26. Where's the Trust? 11.12.2024

This Meredith situation is getting a bit out of hand. Surely Buster will be perfectly ok if we stage just a little intervention, right? Ataraxia delegates his social difficulties. Ignis executes her orders. Buster loses himself. Max handles the cleanup. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com D...

Skull & Shackles 25. Heart to Heart 04.12.2024

Back on the open sea, the Captain's Council regroups to chat about how things went down on the island, when an unexpected visitor causes quite a stir within the party. Ignis fumes over the goats. Ataraxia learns about love. Buster speaks from the heart. Max bars the exit. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireb...

[BONUS] Meet & Geek 8. Ataraxia Caelian 27.11.2024

Let's delve into the bliss-filled head of everybody's favorite 13-year-old pirate captain, Ataraxia Caelian! Why satyr? Why bard? Why teenager? Why cursed? Join Jacob and Ned as they dig into Ataraxia's origins. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • •...

Skull & Shackles 24. Plague & Presents 20.11.2024

The Captain's Council prepares themselves to say farewell at long last to Goatshead Isle, while more than one of them stews over an unexpected treasure that's managed to weasel its way into their hands. Ataraxia puts some goats on a boat. Ignis pushes back on the goats. Max invites somebody to play a game. Buster makes a new... friend? • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram...

Skull & Shackles 23. A Feather, Wings, & Many Things 13.11.2024

Rifling through their spoils from the defeated hag, our heroes bring the good news back to the Bleating Tankard, but one of them must wrestle with a treasure that could change everything. Ataraxia plays matchmaker. Ignis keeps it under the radar. Buster goes on a cosmic mind vacation. Max unfurls his wings. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook:...

Skull & Shackles 22. Haggard Hag 06.11.2024

We gotta kill this hag, guys, we just REALLY gotta kill this hag. Max skirts death. Ataraxia searches for spoils. Ignis consults her knowledge about hags. Buster rounds up some goats. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Am...

[BONUS] Word of Recall 8. Skull & Shackles Premiere 30.10.2024

Ahoy there, a new campaign be on the horizon! A lot has already happened in just the first 15 episodes of the Captain's Council's adventures, and you had plenty of questions for us, so let's get down to answering. ••• Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 ••• AU...

Skull & Shackles 21. Brought a Goat to a Hag Fight 23.10.2024

Griselda's all tied up at the moment, but we're still keeping a wary eye on her. Who's really asking the questions here, though? The hag or the heroes? Ataraxia leads the interrogation. Ignis stays on guard. Buster looks for the gold. Max gets seen more deeply than he expected. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICas...

Skull & Shackles 20. Greeting Griselda 16.10.2024

These giant frogs are a bit of a nuisance, but the real foe to worry about is waiting not too far away, in a sinister hut in the swamp. Buster senses lots of gold. Ataraxia tells a very effective joke. Max demands the truth. Ignis (a literal magical angel) almost doubts the existence for magic for like half a second. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20...

Skull & Shackles 19. Witches Be Tricksy 09.10.2024

Now that the Captain's Council has made their way into the Bleating Tankard, it's time to see of they can figure out what's really going on under the surface here in Goatshead! Ataraxia bluffs his way in. Buster starts up some pub songs. Ignis shares the message of Rolterra. Max leads the expedition. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastF...

Skull & Shackles 18. Christening of the Silvery Barb 02.10.2024

A successful naval battle behind them, the Captain's Council approaches the village of Goatshead, definitely with a very good, very solid plan about why they want to actually be there aside from just the fact that they thought it had a funny name. Yep. Max shows off his hunting spoils. Buster shows off his skill at checkers. Ataraxia shows off his vocabulary. Ignis shows off her hatred of contentm...

[BONUS] Meet & Geek 7. Buster Bilgewater 25.09.2024

We all love the bouncy, treasure-obsessed, somewhat neurotic helmsman of the Satyr's Song, but how did he come to be? Join Jacob as he sits down with Josh to find out what inspired the creation of Buster Bilgewater. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 •...

Skull & Shackles 17. Red Cap Redeemed 18.09.2024

It's a battle on the breaking waves! Ballistas fire, masts break, and swords clash as the Captain's Council leads the newly christened Satyr's Song into its first naval combat. Ataraxia makes a very compelling Suggestion. Ignis takes to the skies. Max goes BOOM. Buster casts Locate Plunder. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball202...

Skull & Shackles 16. Two Lobsters, One Brick 11.09.2024

Time to take to the high seas! A journey to The Tidewater Rock is sidetracked by a journey to an island with a funny name, which is first sidetracked by an encounter with a pair of ships on the open sea. Prepare the ballistas for battle, crew! Max spots the smoke trails. Ataraxia debates an approach. Ignis charges ahead. Buster deals with conflicting instructions. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastF...

Skull & Shackles 15. Strong and Weak 04.09.2024

Heading back to port after their victorious battle, the Captain's Council prepares to set sail and build their infamy as the newest Free Captains of The Shackles! Buster digs for backstory. Ignis speaks with the voice of an angel. Ataraxia makes a rousing speech. Max sets a waiting soul free. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2...

[BONUS] Crunch Squad 23. Artificer Autopsy 28.08.2024

The twelve core 5e classes get a lot of love and attention, but maybe you've been wondering about the new kid on the scene: the Artificer! As the only other official 5e class, the Artificer fills an interesting role in the 5e landscape due to how many different roles it can fill. Join Ned & Josh as they talk about what makes this such a unique class! • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20...

Skull & Shackles 14. Raha-doomed 21.08.2024

Two chimeras vs the Captain's Council! Who will come out on top? Ataraxia records a story. Ignis feels the religious fire. Buster pushes beyond his arcane bounds. Max gets goated. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi.com/icastfireball20 • • • AUDIO CREDITS Mynoise.net Ambien...

Skull & Shackles 13. A Secret Third Chimera 14.08.2024

It's battle time in the caves behind the waterfall! How shall the Captain's Council fare against this three-headed beastie? Ignis double grapples. Buster releases the wind. Max spots a new challenger. Ataraxia makes some Homestar Runner references. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donati...

Skull & Shackles 12. Performance Review 07.08.2024

Okay, okay, no more getting distracted by shinies on the way to the treasure. But that doesn't mean we can't still have some deep, thought-provoking conversations along the way! Ataraxia conducts some performance reviews. Buster unearths some family dirt. Ignis gets a confidence boost. Max laments the whims of fate. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 F...

[BONUS] Crunch Squad 22. Dragonborn Discussion 31.07.2024

You may have seen a dragonborn before, but have you seen a gem dragonborn? Join Jacob and Ned as they dig into this new spin on an old favorite, and how the dragonborn race as a whole has improved in the years since 5e was first released. • • • Patreon: patreon.com/ICastFireball20 Twitter / Instagram: @ICastFireball20 Facebook: @ICastFireball2020 Email: ICastFireball2020@gmail.com Donations: ko-fi...

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