Session Zero Heroes | TTRPG Actual Play Adventures & Improv Storytelling

Join Session Zero Heroes for an extra special one-shot featuring members of the Sketchy Rolls cast and Haven from Campaign Casters as we delve into 9th Level Games' Business Wizards TTRPG! The Business Wizards TTRPG (Designed by: Nat Mesnard & Pat Watson and Illustrated by: James Stowe)  uses the Polymorph System and creates a pun-tastic tabletop roleplaying game that takes players on a magica...

Join us as we sit down with Tom and Bodhi from the  Homie & The Dude Podcast  as we discuss their incredible success streak with their previous TTRPG Kickstarter campaigns:  Sky Vephyrs and  The Wandering Tavern  , and now their latest campaign: Scorched Basin - A Mad Max/Dune-inspired System Agnostic TTRPG setting. Together, they discuss the strategies and collaborations that initiated their...

While Lil Sauce is off following leads on the destruction of the secret police organization known as Blankspace, the rest of the gang investigates a commotion at the Bloodball stadium, only to discover that one of the three monsters that escaped the Coliseum is causing utter destruction and chaos on the field! Will the team be able to stop it? Or will it bring all new meaning to the term "Bloodbal...

Lil Sauce manages to get out of hot water thanks to the defeat of the Allosaurus in the Coliseum, but Rorick's interference and a strange link between the mysterious explosion and Keto have landed the gang back behind bars. Will they have to go through the entire trial process again? Or perhaps they'll be able to make a deal with the owner of the Hippodrome? Find out in today's episode of Criminal...

Lil Sauce pleaded the 28th, which was revealed to be punishment by combat! Hauled off to the Coliseum, he's pitted against a deadly Allosaurus while his friends watch in terror! Will Sauce be able to overcome the fight, or will the gang watch their friend become dino-chow right in front of their eyes? Find out in this exciting episode of Criminals of Isla Numus! Maki (Quill Smith) - Played by Davi...

It's finally time to take a seat at the witness stand and testify Lil' Sauces' alleged innocence. Will he be convicted on his 5x counts of murder (not to mention the charges of theft, robbery, and trespassing) or will his legal team manage to get him off on all accounts? Find out in the exciting conclusion of Sauce's trial! Maki (Quill Smith) - Played by David Kenku Shadow Sorcerer Keto (Ichthyo "...

Have you ever felt limited by the options available in official D&D content? Do you want to play a class based on a beloved piece of media or a character from your favorite book? Haven and Nick, from the Campaign Casters Podcast, felt the same way, and so they created the “Runecaster” class. Join us as Haven guides us on a journey through the process of making a homebrewed D&D class. The c...

Our intrepid team of criminals uses what's left of their time before Lil Sauce's trial to commit some last-minute acts of obstruction, hoping to completely throw the prosecution's available evidence out of the courtroom! Will they succeed? Or find themselves in more trouble than before? Find out in today's episode of Criminals of Isla Numus! Maki (Quill Smith) - Played by David Kenku Shadow Sorcer...

Has the group committed their greatest travesty to date? Splitting off to cover more ground as they prepare for Lil Sauce's trial Rorick, Sauce, Keto, and Maki decide to head to the local hospital in hopes of getting access to the spooky morgue below and the corpses being stored below that they know will be called to the stand when the trial begins. How do you ensure that a dead man can't speak? F...

Join us for a heroic dive into the Marvel Multiverse TTRPG system! Marvel super-fan Lucas Sullivan will be walking us through the system, mechanics, and features of this superhero-focused game, and together we'll make our very own superheroes to challenge the likes of Galactus and Thanos! It's an exciting look into the world of Marvel as we discuss the many stories you can tell at the table! So si...

With new skills and abilities, the gang begins their plans and preparations for Lil Sauce's trial. But how will they manage to absolve him of several counts of murder, theft, and trespassing? The realm of the courts is a much different one in a world where magic exists, the team will have a lot of loose ends they'll need to tie up. Can they get to them in time? Or will Sauce have to face the punis...

The team takes a break from their preparations for Lil Sauce's trial and decide to level up, but JarJim has something brand new in-store for them. They're suddenly transported to a sprawling arcade full of practically every game imaginable, each one corresponding to a different class and offering prizes in the form of various level-up features. What games will the group play, and what will they ga...

Unlock the secrets to crafting captivating worlds with the incredible Chip Watchorn! Join us as we delve into the foundational concepts of TTRPG cartography, from Chip's own inspiring journey and the vital role a good map plays in your campaign, to essential principles and the different types of maps every GM should consider. Whether you're a complete beginner or looking to refine your skills, Chi...

Lil Sauce's legal team: Kobold, Goblin, and Birds begin the initial steps of preparing for Sauce's trial. Having no idea how the Isla Numus legal system works, they do their best to navigate the bureaucracy. Will they be able to figure it all out and create the best case for their client? Or will they fail dramatically leaving Sauce to suffer the consequences of the law? Find out in this episode o...

The gang is about to face one of their biggest challenges as they return home: THE LAW! As they arrive at their base, Lil Sauce gets arrested by a SWAT team of guards! What crime did he commit? Perhaps some recent activity the team committed has finally come back to bite them? What will the rest of the crew do to absolve him? Or perhaps they'll bust him out of the slammer? Find out in this episode...

Join us for the first ever installment of the Session Zero University's Book Club, a place where we grab a piece of TTRPG content and take a deep dive into it, discussing how it works and the exciting elements we're excited to try. Today, we'll be discussing 1985 Games' Obojima: Into the Tall Grass, a D&D world inspired by Studio Ghibli and The Legend of Zelda. We'll dive into the new species,...

The gang receives a nice compensation of 10.000 gold pieces for defeating the demonic puppet Raku and saving Trinket Square's missing children. They say their goodbyes to Mr. McGriddle and head out to find their next money-making venture amidst the city. What will they find? What opportunities and ideas await them? Will they get involved in the Horse Races? Run a job for Blankspace? Or perhaps, ro...

The fight with the alleged "McGriddle" begins as the group has him trapped in his home base: the old clock tower. Unfortunately, for them, they're fighting him on in his own turf filled with the puppet strings McGriddle swings and manipulates to keep him hidden amidst the magical darkness he casts over the area. Will the group see through his shadowy illusions? Or fall to this wooden, demonic enti...

Wanting to create your own world full of thriving cultures, intriguing locations, interesting mechanics, and clever characters but you're struggling to figure out HOW? Well, you've come to the right place. Teaching Assistant Doug Grosser assists us in delving into the vast world of worldbuilding to share with us the structure of design, the methods of diving into details, and preparing everything...

As the rest of the group finds the old clocktower and heads inside to investigate they find Rorick tied up in a cacoon-like bundle hanging from the balcony alongside the missing children. As they cut him down and start to get to work on the kids, a strange doll appears. Unfortunately, for the crew, this doll isn't friendly and commences an attack followed by more dolls that emanate from the darkne...

It's time to solve this occult mystery once and for all. Where is this evil entity pretending to be the long-dead McGriddle? Where are the children that have gone missing presumably kidnapped by this entity? And why is Rorick wearing a dress? Hopefully, we'll answer all these questions and more in today's episode of Criminals of Isla Numus! Maki (Quill Smith) - Played by David Kenku Shadow Sorcere...

The gang confronts Gideon McGriddle about his resurrection ritual and discovers a heavy dose of dark magic mixed into the spell. Now they know that the McGriddle brought back from the dead certainly isn't what it seems, but what is it and how will they find it? Find out in today's episode of Criminals of Isla Numus! Maki (Quill Smith) - Played by David Kenku Shadow Sorcerer Keto (Ichthyo "Theo" Gl...

Players and GMs, are you trapped with a constant stream of the traditional Medieval High Fantasy? Have you attempted to convert the Dungeons and Dragons rules in such a way as to play new themes only to be met with days of work and poor results? Perhaps, it's because you need a new system. Join Hartly Llosa, creator of the Nightbringer system to talk to us about breaking free of the D&D-only m...

While the rest of the team heads to the burger place Sauce wanted them all to meet up at, McGregor chats with his old friend MCGriddle's father Gideon and discovers that, thanks to some strange, magical ritual he ran McGriddle is back in the world of the living. Unfortunately, it's not as encouraging as it seems when Gideon casually mentions McGriddle's return might have something to do with the m...

Join us for your first class at Session Zero University: Intramural One-Shots with Professor Cameron Hoogendyk (Dr. Roger James Biddenbocker) who will be sharing not only WHY you should run one-shots, but also the when, where, what, who, and how of running one-shots! Although this isn't a "required class" you'd be missing out on a lot of golden information if you don't sit down and learn the ins a...