The Diecast Podcast

“Oh, hai Durand” Group B has finally made it out of Port Nyanzaru, and they have arrived in Fort Belurian.  The Flaming Fist from Bauldur’s Gate has a fortification in the jungle.  They have pulled off a successful heist against Jobal and are getting away with the goods.  Will those items help them in the […]

Zadash is a large and complicated city.  There are things afoot in the city streets, and we’re still trying to figure out who is going to land where on the spectrum.  A few giant rants, and a phase spider later, The Mighty Nein have some phat lewts in their hands.  This did lead to an […]

 “Grungs, Germs & Steel” The terror in the jungle are large and undead.  It seems Chult has never dealt with its undead infestation.  Once those zombies get in, it’s just tough to get them out.  They’re like ants.  It has been a harrowing journey so far with Group A, as they try and survive all […]

Do you hear the people sing? Singing the songs of angry men? Zadash seems to be a place of haves and have nots.  It also seems to be a source of beating drums that sound like they’re going to revolt.  The Mighty Nein have landed and settled, and in some instances, a little too well. […]

“Enter the Breaker of Knees.” It’s a heist adventure as Group tries to retrieve their map.  Port Nyanzaru can be a dangerous place if you make the wrong enemies, and it seems a Merchant Prince is powerful foe to make.  There is still the matter of finding a guide and getting into the jungle.  Will […]

It’s two episodes for the price of one.  We go over Hush and The Gates of Zadash. we also theorize that Zadash is going to go a Les Miserables theme.  The elements of revolution are there, and we can see some NPC’s tell the story in the background.  Ulysses gives off a real Master of […]

“Even Tabaxi get the Zoomies.” The voyage on the river continues as Group A discover that even Tabaxi get the Zoomies when they poop.  The weather gets harsh and the jungle gets harsher as everyone has to tuck in for a long storm.  They move close to Drungrunglung and the home of the Grungs, but […]

“Map Face Value” Group B continues to prepare in Port Nyanzaru.  They are still trying to seek information, guides, and supplies.  Their dino racing adventures have paid off, but will it pay for the trip into the jungle?  The harsh truths of Port Nyanzaru will reveal themselves, is the group ready for their first major […]

We are well into a dungeon crawl, and the new group is getting their feet wet, burnt, crushed, they have some foot stuff happening, and not all of it’s great.  We discuss where we think the group is headed, and what is brewing as an antagonist for the party.  We also discuss Toll the Dead […]

“What do you call a group of Bi-Pusses?” Group A discovers more culture and history of Port Nyanzaru.  They spend a bit more time preparing before heading into the jungles of Chult.  Can they trust their guides?  Are they ready for the terrors that live within?  What exactly is in an adventurer’s pack?  Queenie and […]

It’s going to be a quick one this week, due to head colds and sore throats.  Let’s jump right into the question as we can get ready for Thursday.   Question of the Week for @talkingcrit this week. Is the Gnoll boss going to be the big bad in this arc, or is it just […]

We are starting the second group for Tomb of Annihilation.  We start the great experiment with two groups running the same module at the same time.  They will be competing for guides, resources, dungeons, and treasure.  How is it all going to go?  We have no idea, but we’re going to have an adventure and […]

Ding dong, the toad is dead, the toad is dead.  Dungeons & Dragons gets to be a weird place sometimes.  Another episode is in the bag for Critical Role, and this one was the start of something awesome.  You could see the foundation being laid, you could feel the glue begin to strengthen, we have […]

Wiggle, wiggle, wiggle! Port Nyanzaru has seen strange sights, but the strangest they ever did see was that night with Shep and the wuss as they wiggled the truss, all to the songs of the Bi-Puss-Puss. There are sentences you thought you’d never write in your life, and that was one of them.  It is […]

It’s the first boss fight of the campaign.  It was a mini boss fight, but a boss fight none the less.  Like all good boss encounters, it left more questions than it did answers.  We had some classic low level experiences with tracking and finding the devil toad, and we had some amazing RP’ing by […]

Is that for a tomato soup? It is a new year and a new season.  We are tucking into the Tomb of Annihilation and trying to solve the death curse.  Welcome to the new season and the new cast for Group A. Playing the High Elf Rogue, Shep, is Lindsay Small, @LindsayMarlies. Playing the Tabaxi Sorcerer, […]

This is just a quick blast of a post today, we are trying to get ready for Saturday and the Season 4 launch for Tomb of Annihilation.  The group is having a great adventure so far, and doing some nice detective work.  Marisha I think has the best lead; I think he guards are not […]

The Darkest Timeline Here is the finale.  We do some battle royale, we do some closure on these epic level characters, and we have a lead into the new season.  It has been three years of adventuring, but it’s time for Tarek and the Head Smashers to hang up their spell books and mauls.  The […]

We are back everyone, and there is a new campaign for us to roll up and keep us safe, relatively safe; okay, maybe not safe at all, but it feels good to being a new campaign.  We got a new location, a new cast of characters, and a new villain to watch out for.  It […]

As the new year rolls around, we get the second half of Star Trek Discovery.  Jon, Lindsay, and Miles talk about what they taught about the first half.  It’s not your normal Star Trek, and that’s probably a good thing.  It’s time to change how we tell our Trek stories, and something that is more […]

Thor Rangnarok hit us all in early November; in classic Nerds fashion, we are talking about it now.  We sit down to talk about why the Marvel comedy worked, and what makes it stand out from the rest of the MCU.   If you want to hear more of The Nerds, subscribe to our podcast […]

The adventures of Vox Machina have concluded, and we have a nice episode to tie everything up together.  What a long and strange journey it has been.  Brendan and I talk about the final conclusion; remember when we thought this was going to be done back in July and August? It’s amazing to see what […]

“I can’t make decisions, I’m a minor!” Here we are, the finale.  It has been a long time coming, and the Head Smashers are facing off against a old foe.  There is nothing left to say, nothing left to do, it’s time for the Head Smashers to take care of business once and for all. […]

“Dolus, stop messing with Schpmoney!” It’s getting colder in the Tomb of Rath Modar.  Tarek & The Head Smashers are plunging deeper, encountering more peril and more traps.  They run into a strange encounter in the library, and Tarek experiences some major changes again.  Vondal is still haunted by the conversation with the ghostly image […]

We have reached the conclusion, and we have laughed, smiled, cried, and wept at the whole campaign.  It is shared story telling at its best.  It was an epic fight with literal ground breaking mechanics.  We got to see guest stars, we got to see betrayal, we got to see heart break, and we got […]