Thankless Roll Players

Thankless Roll Players: arguably the world's finest TTRPG actual play podcast

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Arguably the world's finest TTRPG actual play podcast, with emphasis on the word "arguably". We play a large variety of tabletop roleplaying games - from the big names to small indie publishers. New episodes stumbling out on a weekly (ish) basis. Each episode usually 90 mins or less. Our Flameingo logo comes courtesy of the great Bradley K. McDevitt http://www.bradleykmcdevitt.net/Our fine theme music is "Never Leave The House" by Barry McCormack http://www.barrymccormack.com/Also on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHzdv7pCK8ORXQLvi_UNUTg

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Thankless Roll Players

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Latest episode

Jun 4, 2026

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Episodes

S07E11 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE FIVE 04.06.2026

We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook Games' Ptolus setting, using the Dungeon World ruleset.

S07E10 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE FOUR 19.05.2026

This one's for the birds. We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rule set.

S07E09 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE THREE 14.05.2026

Healing the sick. Slaying hideous beasts. Tossing out quips like ninja stars. Is there anything this crew can't do? We learn more about the sprawling city and our protagonists' backstories, as we continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's Ptolus setting using the Dungeon World rule set.

S07E08 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE TWO 10.04.2026

A bit of absolutely not ransoming the dark horse of one noble house, leads to our heroes' first descent beneath the city of Ptolus. Their objective - a mineral so rare that it takes Rob forever to find a picture of it to show us. We continue our playthrough of Monte Cook's "Ptolus" city supplement for D&D, using the Dungeon World ruleset.

S07E07 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - EPISODE ONE 05.04.2026

Our future heroes have barely arrived in the city of Ptolus, when they already get an offer of room and board. What luck! All they need to do is clean out the place first. What could go wrong? We play Monte Cook's "Ptolus" city supplement using the Dungeon World ruleset.

S07E06 - DUNGEON WORLD - PTOLUS - OVERVIEW & CHARACTER CREATION 26.03.2026

We prepare for an extended foray into Monte Cook's monumental city supplement "Ptolus", using "Dungeon World". We begin with an overview of the system and the supplement, and jump right into character creation, with more than a few sidetracks down rabbit holes.

S07E05 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - TERROR IN THE TREE 18.03.2026

NOTE: This episode is unedited. All roads to our scheduled game of Ptolus were blocked due to a winter storm. So instead we bed down for the night in a forest for a quick one-shot of Alex Kurowski's "Terror in the Tree" for Dungeon Crawl Classics, from Goodman Games' "Dungeon Denizens Two Page Dungeon Delves".

S07E04 - HORROR CINEMA CLASSICS - DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE? - PART TWO 02.03.2026

The conclusion of our playthrough of Wayward Studios' forthcoming "Horror Cinema Classics" TTRPG.

S07E03 - REVIEW - ARS MAGICA DEFINITIVE EDITION & TERROR FROM THE UNDERDEEP 18.02.2026

In a change of pace, we sit down to discuss all things Ars Magica and review the forthcoming Definitive Edition from Atlas Games. We also take a brief look at the new D&D 5e giants campaign from Goodman Games, "Terror From The Underdeep". http://www.atlas-games.com http://www.goodmangames.com

S07E02 - HORROR CINEMA CLASSICS - DO YOU KNOW WHERE YOUR CHILDREN ARE? - PART ONE 12.02.2026

What could be more horrifying than having our Halloween episode in February? Follow us into a murderous corn maze in rural Wisconsin and find out, as we take a stab at Wayward Studios' forthcoming "Horror Cinema Classics" TTRPG.

S07E01 - DUNGEON CRAWL CLASSICS - THE FALLEN GROVE (UNEDITED) 16.01.2026

WARNING: This episode is unedited. Expect profanity, rambling off topic, wokeness, coughs, stammers, mistakes galore, and things that might be annoying or offensive some listeners (most likely both). In this episode we tackle Rick Maffei's "The Fallen Grove" from Goodman Games' "Two Page Dungeon Delves". PLEASE FOLLOW US IF YOU ENJOY THIS STUFF

S06E20 - THE FIFTH SEASON - STRESS FRACTURES - PART TWO 21.08.2025

Murder threatens to tear the Nuveen comm apart, in part two of our playthrough of Green Ronin's forthcoming "The Fifth Season - Roleplaying in the Stillness" TTRPG, based on the "Broken Earth" trilogy by N.K. Jemisin

S06E19 - THE FIFTH SEASON - STRESS FRACTURES - PART ONE 21.07.2025

We explore the world of N.K. Jemisin's "Broken Earth" trilogy, inthe first part of our two part playthrough of Green Ronin's forthcoming "Fifth Season" Roleplaying Game. Expect rules mistakes.

S06E18 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Seven 24.06.2025

It's here at last! And we spared no expense, or cut no corner, to deliver the bedazzling finale of our playthrough of the classic TSR giants module, "The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief" by Gary Gygax. There's fire! Explosions! Giants! Expansve, painstakingly detailed sets that would rival "Ben Hur"! Orcs! Dancing! Fire! Fire! Fire! Audio only, so you'll have to ta...

S06E17 - Dungeon Crawl Classics- The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Six 06.06.2025

On the SIXth day of the SIXth month, we drop the SIXth (and clearly most cursed) installment of our DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's classic giants module. Repent after listening!

S06E16 - Dungeon Crawl Classics- The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Five 15.05.2025

The orc rebellion against the giants is in full swing, as our heroes delve deeper into the Steading of the Hill Giant Chief.

S06E15 - Dungeon Crawl Classics- The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Four 02.05.2025

The largest battle we've ever undertaken continues, in part four of our playthrough of the classic TSR giants module.

S06E14 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Three 24.04.2025

Part 3 of our level 4 DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's original 1978 D&D giants adventure. It's starting to get a little epic around here.

S06E13 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode Two 18.04.2025

By the grace of Rance and Clint Howard, the party ventures deeper into the steading of the hill giants. Will they be any match for what horrors lie inside? Can they withstand Rob's terrible puns? Find out as we continue our DCC playthrough of Gary Gygax's D&D classic.

S06E12 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Steading of the Hill Giant Chief - Episode One 04.04.2025

Join us as we play the very first Dungeons & Dragons adventure module published by TSR way back in 1978. What could be more fun? Why, playing it as a level 4 DCC adventure, of course! Other podcasts may be slicker, younger and prettier than us. But what other TTRPG actual play is going to teach you about the works of Rance and Clint Howard?

S06E11 - The Fifth Season - Overview & Session Zero 28.03.2025

This week we take a shambling and rambling look at Green Ronin's forthcoming "Fifth Season" roleplaying game, based on N.K. Jemisin's multi-award winning "Broken Earth" trilogy.

S06E10 - Dungeons & Dragons - The Village of Hommlet - Episode Eight 14.03.2025

"This is a really long playthrough" we hear you say. "When does it end?" Firstly, HOW DARE YOU? Secondly, it ends RIGHT HERE, in the final episode of our 5e actual play of Gary Gygax's intro to the Temple of Elemental Evil, The Village Of Hommlet.

S06E09 - Dungeons & Dragons - The Village of Hommlet - Episode Seven 28.02.2025

The sound of a dozen tramping, armored feet, followed by an ungodly thunderclap and a mysterious, thick mist billowing through the gaps surrounding it. This door's probably safe to open, right? Right? We continue our 5e playthrough of Gary Gygax's "The Village of Hommlet".

S06E08 - Dungeon Crawl Classics - The Abbot Of The Woods 22.02.2025

We take a break from Hommlet with a jaunt underground in Harley Stroh's level 3 DCC adventure. It's only six pages long! How hard can it be?

S06E07 - Dungeons & Dragons - The Village of Hommlet - Episode Six 11.02.2025

On a rare evening that we have a full complement of players, the party once more ventures into the bowels of the moat house, to investigate what lies beyond the two secret doors.

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