Nat 1 Nerds: A TTRPG Exploration Podcast

Poppy, one of the co-creators of the TTRPG "Roll Table for 2" from Fights and Fancy, joins Parker in this GM episode for a fantastic discussion on the origins, inspiration, and aspects of their TTRPG! They also discuss their Solo Journal TTRPG system, "Notes in the Twilight" and why both systems (and those like them) are valuable tools for TTRPG players, GM's, artists, writers, and creatives. You...

In Part 2 of our Actual-Play of "Roll Table for 2" by Fights and Fancy with your hosts Parker and Savannah, the festivities continue in the quaint village of IvyFell, or do they? You can follow Nat 1 Nerds on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and also YouTube for updates and further TTRPG content! "Roll Table for 2" is a fun and unique TTRPG system created by Fights and Fancy. Check it out along with...

Your hosts Parker and Savannah play the first session of Fights and Fancy's Roll Table for 2, where two thieves are reunited after a shared and tragic backstory! This system, since it's made for two players and no GM, is broken up into Session booklets, the first one called "The Meeting Point" which your hosts explore and read from. Roll Table for 2, Session 1: The Meeting Point, is published by F...

In this episode, your host Parker is joined by his wife Savannah in their exploration of 'Roll Table for 2', a TTRPG system by Fights and Fancy that only requires two players... and NO GM! A system that acts as the game master? Yep! They discuss their initial thoughts, discuss abilities and their required ability points, and create Savannah's character from scratch! You can follow Nat 1 Nerds on I...

The official Nat 1 Nerds trailer: who we are, what we do, and where to find us. Explore various different tabletop-role playing games with two D&D nerds on their quest to learn unique mechanics and further enhance our tabletop storytelling! Welcome to the table everyone, and happy rolling!

Ten thousand feet up, up the side of the mountain to the tiptop to find Yule! Will they find the mysterious benefactor who's provided fair weather year after year? Will they convince them to again provides trinkets and toys in stockings on Yule? Or perhaps they'll find instead an unexpected need and a Yule-time wish? Join Furball (Brandon), Jolly Jingleberry (Savannah), Martha June (Sierra), Mary...

The town of Autumn's Refuge, known for it's pleasant seasons year-round, finds itself empty of fair weather, empty of toys in stockings, and empty of magic. A collection of denizens and travelers must find the cause, and prepare to climb to the hamlet where the mysterious benefactor of the magic supposedly dwells. Join Parker as the Dungeon Master, with the denizens and visitors of Autumn's Refuge...

Here at last, at the end of this episode, comes the end of our exploration of "The One Ring" TTRPG system. Like The hobbits, Parker is quite sad, but his substitute co-host Savannah comforts him as we revisit a couple more aspects and mechanics we enjoyed, what our final grade was (though Brandon provided some notes on his thoughts as well), and impart some final thoughts for a system we're sure t...

In this episode, your hosts Parker and Brandon discuss their thoughts on how Parker did as a first-time Loremaster for The One Ring TTRPG system. After Parker gushes over his love for all things Tolkien, they talk about what mechankcs could have been better implemented, additional information on those mechanics, and if Tolkien ever wrote about the Fourth Age of Middle-earth. They also share their...

We continue exploring our first play-through of "The One Ring" 2nd Edition TTRPG system by Free League Publishing with Parker as the Loremaster, Hanar of Durin's Folk (Brandon), Elanor of Lindon (Afton), and the Dunedain ranger Genevieve (Savannah) as they reach the ruins of Eragon and encounter dark and strange creatures as they search for the rumored seeing stone... primarily exploring the syste...

In this actual-play session utilizing Free League Publishing's "The One Ring" 2nd edition TTRPG system, your host Parker takes you into the wild and to the house of Elrond as the Loremaster (GM) with Hanar of Durin's Folk (Brandon), Elanor of Lindon (Afton), and the ranger Geniveve (Savannah) as they assist their elven companion deliver troubling news to Lord Elrond from Ciridan the Shipwright reg...

In this special "extra" episode, your host Parker is again joined by Savannah to help give a little additional insight into the region of Eriador, the primary region of Middle-earth The One Ring system focuses game play in (before the actual-play). He explains further context, history, and basic lore of Eriador and it's ancient kingdom of Arnor for both players and lore-masters alike. Savannah and...

In this episode, your hosts.... Savannah and Afton take over? They introduce your regular hosts (and their spouses) turned guests, Parker and Brandon to help them create their characters (PC's) for "The One Ring" 2nd Edition TTRPG for the upcoming one-shot actual play session! They discuss in detail Heroic Cultures and it's associated cultural blessings; Callings; Target Numbers:...

In this episode, your hosts Parker and Brandon introduce us a brand new system: The One Ring 2nd Edition (by Free League Publishing) and the world of Tolkien's Middle-earth, particularly the northern regions where dwell hobbits, men, elves, and... dark things in long forgotten ruins. Parker takes the opportunity to flex his Tolkien knowledge a bit and begins giving his initial thoughts, expectatio...

In Part 2 of our Dungeons and Dragons Trivial Pursuit episode, your host Parker, and guests Matt and Derrick continue to showcase their knowledge of D&D history, lore, and also the lack thereof; proving that even the most experienced Dungeon Master's don't know half of what's been published... and that they don't need too. It's also here that the champion of the wedges is declared! Check out both...

Your host Parker really wanted to play his unopened gift from Christmas: "Dungeons and Dragons Trivial Pursuit" Ultimate Edition. So naturally he invited Derrick from the podcast "How Not To DM" and Matt from a D&D actual-play podcast "Twenty Sides" to join him in a leisure game. It was anything but leisure. In this episode you'll hear Derrick and Matt introduce themselves and their fantastic podc...

In this episode that wraps up their exploration of the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG, your hosts Brandon and Parker give their final thoughts as newcomers on the system and their "grade" for each aspect of the game. They discuss their favorite mechanics of the system, how to potentially incorperate those into D&D and other TTRPG systems, and how Parker can't smite spiders to save his life (almost). You ca...

In this episode, your hosts Brandon and Parker spend some discussing about what it takes to be a Keeper running the Call of Cthulhu TTRPG system, and what is needed to do so. They specifically dive into Brandon's first time running the system with Parker, Savannah, and Pedro as their foundation. Also discussed is that despite the horror aspects of the system, that if enough imagination is used (Ra...

In Part Two of this Call of Cthulhu actual-play, Brandon continues as Keeper (GM) with Parker (as the clergyman Donald), Savannah (the actress Ms. Claire), and Pedro from 'The Storyteller's Tavern' podcast (as the lawyer Jonathan). After an initial look inside the mine, the group discovers raven-like monstrosities inhabiting the mine and manage to escape back to town after Ms. Claire sustained inj...

In this actual-play episode, your hosts Brandon and Parker are again joined by Pedro from 'The Storyteller's Tavern' podcast and another special guest: Parker's wife Savannah! Brandon takes the reigns of Keeper (or Game Master) for a Call of Cthulhu one-shot adventure set in the deserts of Apache Junction, Arizona in the mid 1920's. Join the lawyer Jonathan (Pedro), Reverend Donald Dillard (Parker...

In this enlightening episode, your hosts Parker and Brandon make their own Call of Cthulhu character/investigator with the help of Pedro from The Storyteller's Tavern podcast! They dive deep into the exact mechanics surrounding the creation of an investigator, how important percentile dice are, and discuss everything on the character sheet. They also create Parker's character, Donald Dillard, step...

Welcome to our next system! Today, your hosts Brandon and Parker begin the exploration of the TTTPG system "Call of Cthulhu" with a brief introduction by sharing their initial impressions, basic mechanics, and seeing how sane they'll stay after venturing into the eldritch unknown... If you like the episode, we'd love for you to leave a review, subscribe to the podcast, and share with your friends!...

In this special episode, your hosts Parker and Brandon are joined by fellow TTRPG explorer Willow from the RPG Goblin podcast to talk about what we love most: tabletop-roleplaying games! They discuss some of their favorite aspects of TTRPG's in general: dice making, favorite TTRPG's,  and most importantly why they love exploring various different tabletop-roleplaying systems. They also share their...

In this episode, your hosts Parker and Brandon wrap up their exploration of the Fate Accelerated tabletop roleplaying system with some parting thoughts, final impressions, and overall grade of this particular system. They discuss the true nature of chaotic neutral characters, answer fan submitted questions, talk about the difficulty of finding players when trying out new TTRPG systems, and somethi...

In this overdue episode, your hosts Parker and Brandon dive right back into the Fate Accelerated TTRPG system by focusing their conversation from the point of view of the Game Master, or GM, who runs the session and table. Similar to a Dungeon Master for D&D, the Game Master for Fate is slightly different for a different system. Parker and Brandon talk about those slight differences (and similarit...