Masters of Alchemy: The Podcast

HAPPY NEW YEAR ALCHEMEANIES!!! We're back in 2025 ready to take on the year ahead of us. This week we are talking all about monsters and what we believe makes the difference between a good monster encounter and a GREAT monster encounter. Topic Initiative Rolls: Danny (20), Erin (14), Aaron (13). Topic 1: Adaptabletop Prime. A modular gaming table for board games and RPGs to sit in the center of yo...

WE HAVE A BONUS EPISODE FOR YOU ALL! It's our live reaction to Secret Level: Dungeons & Dragons: The Queen's Cradle!! Play the Secret Level episode alongside this podcast episode to hear us react live to what is happening on your screen! (There is a countdown in our episode to help you sync the timing up). TIME CODES: 00:00 Introduction 02:53 Live Reaction 18:03 Final Thoughts Hosted on Acast....

ITS OUR LAST EPISODE OF 2024!!! Thank you so much to all you Alchemeanies that have listened this year, we all really appreciate it! This week we talk about Christmas themes and how you can incorporate them into your TTRPG game. Topic Initiative Rolls: Danny (15), Erin (14), Aaron (2). Topic 1: Children with Wands. A Rules Lite All Ages Tabletop Role-playing Game about being a young child starting...

WE HAVE A SPECIAL GUEST THIS WEEK! Nelio from Lets's Roll For Dragons! He has taken Aaron hostage and has thrown him off the podcast. (Nah but for real, Aaron isn't here this episode). Nelio joins us as we discuss gift ideas for players, GMs or anyone you know that loves TTRPGs. Topic Initiative Rolls: Nelio (12), Danny (12), Erin (7). Topic 1: Secret Level: Dungeons & Dragons. We give our rev...

ALCHEMEANIES!!!! WE HAVE NO NEWS THIS WEEK BUT DON'T PANIC! I PROMISE WE CAN STILL YAP! This week we're talking all about note taking! How do we write our in session notes? How do we write our campaign/session prep? What software/platforms do we use to write or organise our files? Why is the shower the best place to do session prep? Topic Initiative Rolls: Erin (10), Danny (5), Aaron (2) Topic 1:...

HEY ALCHEMEANIES! It's Episode 14 and this week we're sticking with our moody teenager vibes talking all about evil or antagonistic player characters. How do they work? How DON'T they work? Should you even play one at all? Topic initiative rolls: Erin (7), Aaron (5), Danny (2) Topic 1: Lord of The Rings on D&D Beyond. The D&D 5th edition conversion of the One Ring system is now available f...

Alchemeanies! The show is a teenager now! Which means we're in our edgy phase, and what's more edgy than death!? We're talking about character death this week! How do we deal with it and what do you do in the face of the dreaded Total Party Kill?? Topic initiative rolls: Aaron (16), Erin (10), Danny (1) Topic 1: Never Stop Blowing Up! This modified version of the 'Kids on bikes' system as seen on...

WASSUP ALCHEMEANIES! This week we're talking all about the all new 2024 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide! As always your hosts Danny (me), Aaron and Erin bring a topic each to discuss before jumping into our main topic of the week (The DM's guide). Initiative rolls results/topic order: Danny (20), Erin (16), Aaron (5). Topic 1: A Fool's Errand. A science fantasy TTRPG t...

Hey Alchemeanies! Time to try to make Episode 11 again! (Our last one died). Once again join Danny (myself), Aaron and Erin as we all bring a topic each to the table before jumping into our main topic. This week we discuss the different ways we portray magic in D&D and other roleplaying games while also touching topics like revival magic and spell components. Topic initiative order: Aaron (17)...

HELLO ALCHEMEANIES! It's episode 10 and the three of us are back in fighting form! (That is a lie, we still don't know how to podcast) Initiative order this week is: Erin (19), Aaron (17), Danny (8) Topic 1: Trash to Treasure. Erin brings us 'Trash to Treasure', a magical girl TTRPG about being a trash goblin, saving familiars and stopping pollution! This lighthearted d6 system is created by Jonat...

PAX HAS COME AND GONE AND WE ARE TALKING ALL ABOUT IT! Hey Alchameanies, we're bringing you an episode mostly revolving around PAX Aus 2024 and our experience there. We're all still very tired and barely surviving after the weekend so bare with us as we try to keep it together. We also start a new little gimmick on this episode where we are now going to be rolling initiative on a D20 to determine...

Hello hello HELLO ACHEMEANIES! We're rowdy, we're excited, we're trying to keep it together as PAX Aus 2024 is mere DAYS AWAY! This week we bring you 3 upcoming products to sink your teeth (and wallets) into. Topic 1: Grim Hollow Transformed. Danny (me, it's always me writing these things) starts us off with an all new revamp of the much beloved gothic horror D&D expansion by Ghostfire Gaming:...

HEY ALCHAMEANIES! This week there is....... very little news. BUT THAT'S OKAY because we're putting a major focus on the new info about the 2024 edition of the Dungeon and Dragons Dungeon Master's Guide. Erin is away this week so that means that Danny (myself) and Aaron have to figure out how to go between topics without a nonsensical transition to help. Quick Fire Topics: Danny runs though some q...

Hello Alchemeanies! It's us again! In this episode Danny, Aaron and Erin discuss a combat-less family friendly TTRPG, perfectly segueing into a super combat heavy collection of adventures designed to kill you players and finally finishing it off with news of a new Pathfinder video game! Time codes are listed below. Topic 1: 04:35 Master of Fables. Danny introduces Master of Fables, a family friend...

Hello Alchemeanies! (Erin has worn me down, I'm gonna start saying Alchemeanies from now on - Danny). In this episode Danny, Aaron and Erin's major focus is Dagggerheart, the upcoming TTRPG from the minds behind Critical Roll. They also talk about the potentially scary developments around AI within Hasbro and fawn over some brand new adorable collectibles by WizKids. Topic 1: AI and Hasbro: Aaron...

It's a longer episode this week as Danny, Aaron and Erin talk all about the all new 2024 edition of the Dungeons & Dragons Players Handbook! What's new? What's changed? What the heck is going on with the ranger!? Topic 1: Character Choices. Danny leads the charge with a discussion on the new species and character class options! Well.... Danny tries to lead the charge but it ultimately devolves...

HELLO! It's September 2024, the release month of the 2024 edition of Dungeons and Dragons and with that comes even more D&D related news and discussion! Tune in to witness Erin's top quality segues, hear all about Danny's Lego addiction and listen to Aaron once again talk about his favorite topic..... DnD Beyond. (Time codes are below) Topic 1: Monster Trainer's Handbook: 5e Campaign Supplemen...

In this episode Danny, Aaron and Erin discuss two exciting new projects as well as a not so exciting update from DnD Beyond. Topic 1: Brandon Sanderson's Cosmere Roleplaying Game, an all new TTRPG system based on a universe of well loved novels that has broken the record for the biggest tabletop roleplaying game campaign on Kickstarter. Topic 2: World Building: 200 Fantasy Meals and Drinks by Andr...

WELCOME TO MASTERS OF ALCHEMY: THE PODCAST!!! In the very first episode of this all new podcast, our 3 hosts (Danny, Aaron & Erin) discuss the upcoming TTRPG/D&D supplement "Nimble 5e" as well as "One Last Fight", a rougelike card-based roleplaying game by Hit Point Press. Erin also introduces us to the wonders of 'The Deck of Many Insults", a deck of 100 cards loaded with fantasy themed i...