Adam Johnston

Pretending With Dice

Leisure EN ↓ 200 episodes

An Actual-Play Tabletop RPG Podcast, playing various RPG systems in short story-arcs, featuring original music and soundscapes for a complete, immersive audio storytelling experience.

Author

Adam Johnston

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Leisure

Latest episode

Jul 9, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 46 - Reflections In The Rain (Call of Cthulhu 7e) 14.03.2019

Episode 46 - Reflections In The Rain (Call of Cthulhu 7e) Madam Sway braves the weather to walk around the harbour, spying the imposing and private manor house on the shoreline; Barnard tries to visit Jenkins yet again, only to find Jenkins' medical procedures may be more serious than he had thought; Alistair pays a visit to his old friend Abraham, ahead of the evening's performance of The Tempest...

PWD Interviews...Nikoli of Penance RPG 07.03.2019

PWD Interviews...Nikoli of Penance RPG AJ is joined for this bonus interview episode by Nikoli of the Penance RPG Podcast. They talk about custom game systems, running rpgs with chaotic casts, convention appearances and much more! Check out Penance RPG on all good podcast providers, and follow them on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram @PenanceRPG. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and als...

Episode 45 - Putting Thoughts Aside (Call of Cthulhu 7e) 28.02.2019

Episode 45 - Putting Thoughts Aside (Call of Cthulhu 7e) Barnard talks his way back to the crime scene, meeting the surprisingly nonplussed vicar along the way, before rejoining Madam Sway and Alistair, where they discuss whether the strange events in the town are really any of their business...  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @Pretend...

PWD Worldbuilding - Shalefast and The Fantastic Squeeze-Box 21.02.2019

PWD Worldbuilding - Shalefast and The Fantastic Squeeze-Box In our second Worldbuilding episode, AJ and Amy build the Dwarven town of Shalefast, and take a look at the pub that Amy's character Meg owns.   Find us at @PretendWithDice, @MegthePict & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/

Episode 44 - Unshielded By Faith (Call of Cthulhu 7e) 14.02.2019

Episode 44 - Unshielded By Faith (Call of Cthulhu 7e) Reeling from the gruesome tale related by a police officer at the church, Madam Sway finds herself running into Alistair, who decides to investigate the situation personally. What grisly scene awaits him in the priest's private quarters?  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MegthePict & @MarkusMalice87. Find us at @PretendWithD...

PWD Worldbuilding - Large Towns of Vallanna 07.02.2019

PWD Worldbuilding - Large Towns of Vallanna In our first Worldbuilding episode, AJ and Eden take an overall look at our homebrew D&D setting of Vallanna, and flesh out the details of some of the larger towns. Eden then pitches a brand new thing for the setting. Find us at @PretendWithDice, @MonkeymagicEden & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/

Episode 43 - Signs Of Some Strangeness (Call of Cthulhu 7e) 31.01.2019

Episode 43 - Signs Of Some Strangeness (Call of Cthulhu 7e) Beginning their first full day in Twynham-on-Sea, our protagonists set about their own business. Madam Sway makes for the town's theatre, finding it seemingly deserted; Alistair visits the windy, forbidding clifftops and spies a mysterious manor house, and Barnard pays a call to a comrade from the Great War, who is undergoing treatment at...

PWD Interviews...Lexa of Dead Horse Podcast 24.01.2019

PWD Interviews...Lexa of Dead Horse Podcast In our very first bonus episode, AJ talks with Lexa, of the Dead Horse Podcast, about podcasting, roleplaying and a bunch of other stuff! Check out the Dead Horse Podcast on Soundcloud, iTunes and all good podcast providers, and follow them on Twitter @HorsePodcast. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook...

Episode 42 - An Evening Arrival (Call of Cthulhu 7e) 17.01.2019

Episode 42 - An Evening Arrival (Call of Cthulhu 7e) We begin our brand new Call of Cthulhu storyline. Our protagonists arrive at the sleepy seaside town of Twynham-on-Sea -  home to an up and coming doctor who purports extraordinary medical powers,  an insular fishing community, suspicious residents, reclusive landowners, and an inexplicable feeling of dread. Each has their own reason for visitin...

Episode 41 - A Matter Of Time (D&D5e) 03.01.2019

Episode 41 - A Matter Of Time (D&D5e) In the dramatic conclusion of our D&D storyline, 'Rates Of Change', our adventurers Enothe, Pronce and Bork finally make it to the centre of Wildmeadow, coming face to face with the Cult of the Bleeding Eye, and discovering the source of the time-distortions that have plagued the village.  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @Eno...

Episode 40 - We're Going To Need A Bigger Bork (D&D5e) 20.12.2018

Episode 40 - We're Going To Need A Bigger Bork(D&D5e) Our adventurers fight for their lives in the village of Wildmeadow! The time distortions have produced a huge, frightening, insectoid monstrosity, and it's intent on eating Bork, Pronce, Enothe and Elys for lunch! Can they defeat it and continue their quest to fix time?  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @Enothe...

Episode 39 - Rates Of Change (D&D5e) 06.12.2018

Episode 39 - Rates Of Change(D&D5e) Tentatively approaching the village of Wildmeadow with their new companion Elys, our adventurers Enothe, Bork and Pronce find that the laws of time and space are not acting as they should. Can they make their way to the centre of the village and unravel this mystery?  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @P...

Episode 38 - Back On The Road (D&D5e) 22.11.2018

Episode 38 - Back On The Road (D&D5e) Having gone their separate ways in our last episode, following a big argument, our adventurers Bork, Pronce and Enothe discover that they need each other, after all. Except for Bork, who was doing alright on his own, actually.  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and als...

Episode 37 - Pronce's Purloined Portrait (D&D5e) 07.11.2018

Episode 37 - Pronce's Purloined Portrait (D&D5e) Making the most of their time in the city of Laranna, Pronce gets his portrait painted; Bork runs into his cousin Roland, and Enothe gets super hangry.  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden @MarkBDesign & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/PretendWithDice/

Episode 36 - The Green Flask (D&D5e) 24.10.2018

Episode 36 - The Green Flask (D&D5e) We kick off our third Dungeons & Dragons story-arc - 'Rates of Change'! After several days on the road, following their exploits at the Tomb of Grazak, Bork, Enothe and Pronce bid farewell to their travelling companions and head south. Still in pursuit of the Cult of the Bleeding Eye, surely a quick stop in the city of Laranna couldn't be much trouble, could it...

Episode 35 - The Money And The Mute (Shadowrun 5e) 10.10.2018

Episode 35 - The Money And The Mute The dramatic conclusion to our Shadowrun 5e storyline! Selas' confrontaion with Dieter comes to a head, while Giles' date with Dascha seems to be going surprisingly well. Together, can the boys get Bonnie out of trouble and save the town from the sleazy club owners' insidious influence?  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden & @EnotheStrife. Find u...

Episode 34 - The Tourist And The Tunnel (Shadowrun 5e) 26.09.2018

Episode 34 - The Tourist And The Tunnel We continue our Shadowrun 5e storyline! After questioning Bonnie about the debt that she owes, Selas and Giles have some time to kill. They take in the local sights, and explore the village, before heading off on their missions/dates.    Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also...

Episode 33 - Eastenders and Eggplants (Shadowrun 5e) 12.09.2018

Episode 33 - Eastenders and Eggplants We continue our Shadowrun 5e storyline! Selas and Giles continue their recon of the local club scene. Selas is subjected to a severe misunderstanding of some old-world soap operas, while Giles lands himself a date with a woman twice his height.  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, an...

Episode 32 - The Inn & The SIN (Shadowrun 5e) 29.08.2018

Episode 32 - The Inn & The SIN We kick off our brand new Shadowrun 5e storyline, 'A Giant's Thing'! In the village of Cerne Abbas, two Shadowrunners -  Selas and Giles, are hired by the owner of a small inn, to help save a local lady from being forced into a life of servitude by  a corrupt businessman.  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MonkeyMagicEden & @EnotheStrife. Find us at @PretendWithDic...

Episode 31 - Tempest Squadron Discussion and Q&A 15.08.2018

Episode 31 - Tempest Squadron Discussion and Q&A We look back on our Star Wars storyline, Tempest Squadron; answer some listener-submitted questions; talk over each other a lot, and reminisce about all of the dirty jokes that didn't make it into the final edit.  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MarkBDesign , @MarkusMalice87 & @OllieMunster. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, and also...

Episode 30 - Flight Of The Tempest (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG) 01.08.2018

Episode 30 - Flight of the Tempest (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG) Pursued by the Empire,  Rebel pilots Kortez, Thnock and Klyne along with their contact, Vayla, and her father, make a desperate flight for freedom from the Imperial planet of Thrasis VII. Overhead, a massive Star Destroyer blocks their escape. Can they make it to safety and return to the Rebel Fleet? Our Star Wars storyline, Tempest...

Episode 29 - The Ugnaught Infiltration (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG) 18.07.2018

Episode 29 - The Ugnaught Infiltration (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG) Klyne, Kortez and Thnock, along with their contact V, launch their plan to rescue V's father and escape the planet with some new X-Wings for the Rebellion. First, however, they must infiltrate the Imperial Decommissioning Facility - A huge installation that is home to the remnants of the Old Republic Fleet. Will they be up to the...

Episode 28 - The Hunt For V (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG) 04.07.2018

Episode 28 - The Hunt for V (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG) Returning to the Sleeping Fleet Cantina, our Rebel pilots Thnock, Klyne and Kortez face the hardest test of their mission so far - Identifying their contact, V, in a bar full of drunkards. Can they find the information they seek? Are they any closer to getting hold of new X-Wings for the Alliance? Will Thnock ever wipe the Buffalo sauce fro...

Episode 27 - Welcome to Regis City (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG) 20.06.2018

Episode 27 - Welcome to Regis City (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG)   Arriving on the Imperial world of Thrasis VII, our heroes begin their secret mission Venturing into the planet's capital of Regis City, seeking out their contact, V, things don't exactly go to plan...    Follow our players on Twitter at - @MarkBDesign , @TheDoctor_No12 & @OllieMunster. Find us at @PretendWithDice & @ajheretic666, a...

Episode 26 - The Mission to Thrasis VII (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG) 06.06.2018

Episode 26 - The Mission to Thrasis VII (Star Wars: Saga Edition RPG) Kortez and Vaad come to the rescue of the Close Encounter as they try to escape Imperial pursuit in the Yavin system. As the Rebel fleet regroups, our three heroes are brought together for the first time, and charged with a vital mission for the Alliance....  Follow our players on Twitter at - @MarkBDesign , @TheDoctor_No12 & @O...

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