The Main Menu Podcast: The TTRPG Show

Cheddar catches us up on his votes for the Zeedees he had to miss last week, other characters, his funniest moments from 2023, and more!

After 5 years, the Z&D crew finally pull up their chairs for a proper D&D 5e well known mini campaign where our group enters an old forgotten necropolis to uncover its secrets, narrowly battling their way in. CAST: GM: Sam Syvass: Dan Cardinal Dengrif: Joe Tailor Cottonpeter: Bob Bychen Stone: Xander Tarint tino: Derek (Cheddar)

The final confrontation meets the group as they quest to save the world from the secrets within the Necropolis CAST: GM: Sam Syvass: Dan Cardinal Dengrif: Joe Tailor Cottonpeter: Bob Bychen Stone: Xander Tarint tino: Derek (Cheddar)

The exploration of the necropolis continues as the group ventures further into darkness, solving puzzles and surviving traps to uncover a creature lurking beneath them. CAST: GM: Sam Syvass: Dan Cardinal Dengrif: Joe Tailor Cottonpeter: Bob Bychen Stone: Xander Tarint tino: Derek (Cheddar)

the guys get together to talk about what theyre doing while cheddar is absent and come up with a great solution. Baldur's Gate 3 is on their minds as they discuss some of the ins and outs, Sams played it over 1000 hours, some future character ideas, some talk about the Finals, and more!

The party unites for a fantastic night to go over their first year back after the 2021-22 hiatus. Their favorite characters, memorable moments, and an original Z&D Mandella Effect are all on topics tonight. May we have another great year of Z&D!

The guys talk about Big Jiggly Panda, Resident Evil 4 and cheesing VR games, and ankle replacement.

The guys get ready for their 5e D&D session. the guys make prediction bets about Alex's character, eating raw food, and have a heated debate on "food hot takes"

Welcome to the Jungle! This episode hits Vietnam where our small gaggle of a unit helps Sergeant Haggis rescue his girlfriend who's been captured by Vietcong. Along the way our players must avoid traps, use stealth and any tactics at their disposal until they see that something feels different in the jungle...

When Montgomery Wrangler invites a group of his dearest friends to his ranger station in the woods, it's just before the zombie outbreak begins to unfold. Each day they'll spend the hours preparing for the night when zombies attack their domicile until they can come up with a better plan. Cast: Doomsday Master: Joe Donald Fitzgerald: Dan Wushing Iwas Dade: Xander Michael Scarn: Bob Gavin Sprockett...

A seemingly normal geriatrics nursing home facility becomes ground zero for a zombie infestation while our elderly players try to hobble around and fight for their lives for a way out! What more will they find lurking on the property under the authority of the unsavory Dr. Hans?

On tonight's Z&D Anthologies, a zombie outbreak begins at a small factory in a small Iowan town where its workers must band together, arm themselves, and help contain the spread before it overruns all of them. Cast: Doomsday Master: Bob Lenny: Dan Matt: Joe Raychel: Xander Cody: Derek (Cheddar) John: Sam

The guys talk about ramen noodles, Peter Griffin in Fortnite, Danny's mic, and getting mad at video games.

The guys get together while Joe’s away to talk about Baldur’s Gate 3 builds, childhood and adulthood injuries, live action Once Piece, and their favorite Z&D character Ezneer.

The guys gather to discuss their gaming "hot takes" while some of the players are out of town. Their unpopular opinions include being for console exclusives, Nintendo's inability to keep up technologically, and unpopular games that need remakes or remasters.

The guys talk about Project Zomboid, getting ready for the upcoming Anthology Season, their new recording software, and the upcoming live episode!

The guys talk about Derek's diet, upcoming characters and episodes for our anthology, reactions to our last Zombies at Work episode, memes, Hardee's AI drive thru voice, new shows on Netflix, and the Last Airbender Netflix trailer.

The guys talk about "rocks fall, party dies" in d&d, emulation of classic and newer games alike, the downfall of live service games, the cost of arms and legs for useless character skins, toxic games and communities, and the biggest and baddest latest game that fits into our podcast like a glove: Baldur's Gate 3

The party is flung forward into the future via Serif's opened rift. They must pick up the pieces, regroup with old friends, and head up to the palace one last time for a chance at redemption. Cast: DM: Joe Swo Johnson: Bob Henry McCoy: Derek ("Cheddar") Chadwick: Dan Maggie Haggis: Sam Ividian: Alex

Their adversary is dead only for a new one to rise, but giving them a clear motivation to move forward out of new captivity to pursue vengeance yet again. Serif leaves to pursue his new goals, leaving our players trapped behind him armed with a powerful key to the aether Cast: DM: Joe Swo Johnson: Bob Henry McCoy: Derek ("Cheddar") Chadwick: Dan Maggie Haggis: Sam Ividian: Alex

Having escaped Grimwall Prison from the help of a mysterious friend named Serif, it seems as though everyone's goals align to take vengeance upon the man responsible for their imprisonment. The streets are in an uproar over the recent assassination of the High Priest, the King essentially, while people riot against each other over use of dark magic. With the High Priest dead, the heir to the thron...

Being framed for the High Priest's murder, the party is cast into the depths of Grimwall Prison to await their execution. When a "friend" sends them a way of escape, they throw together a flimsy plan and meet the man who saved them in a cell of his own who claims to have the bigger picture for them. Cast: DM: Joe Swo Johnson: Bob Henry McCoy: Derek ("Cheddar") Chadwick: Dan Maggie Haggis: Sam Ivid...

The party is on track to reach Grimwall via steam engine passenger train, but the journey there only worsens when an unexpected heist takes place. The players find a way to overcome the thieves and stop the train and save an old lady who helps them obtain employment in Grimwall working for the High Priest of the city. While on guard duty, the unthinkable happens... Cast: DM: Joe Swo Johnson: Bob H...

In an alternate Victorian Era Steampunk-esk world, the aether dimension is found to have a great power able to be harnessed, but at the cost of letting in evil from its dimension. Humanity learns to live with this drawback, and live in walled cities, trying to live normal lives with the evil they let into the world. A new group of misfits collect on the streets of Aldenshire to witness a strange s...

Joe Dan and Bob talk about the upcoming curriculum for the Anthology Season, George the Animal Steele, Dead Reign's growing popularity, and other Z&D goodness!