Three Black Halflings | A Dungeons & Dragons Podcast

Strap in folks! This week, Jeremy, Jasper and Candace the Magnificent address the effect that the US's tariff hike now has on the TTRPG industry, and then - on a lighter note - how to run horror games in a way that fulfils your players. If you're a small TTRPG-related business owner who's been affected by the tariff hike, and want to talk to us about it to give us a better insight into what's happ...

THE KICKSTARTER IS NIGH! With our big release coming soon, so soon, today Jeremy, Liv and Candace are chatting to our pals and partners from Roll & Play Press: Chief Creative Officer Sam Bartlett & Editorial Manager Beth Davies who are elbow deep in bringing the City of the Black Rose: A Dark Metropolis Campaign Setting to life. Join us as we talk about the process of making a modular, system agno...

WE ARE BACK BABY! After a 6 month actual play run, Jasper & Jeremy sit down for the first time to catch up on what's happened outside of Mavros - from their birthdays, to Black History Month, to Kendrick Lamar's legendary Superbowl performance (ignore EVERYTHING Jasper says about Ricky Gervais. please. god.) - and then, Jasper finally sits down to interview the creator of 'City of the Herald of Sh...

It began with an oath.... but it ends with blood. The party faces the final adversary. Will they be able to overcome the prophecy? Or will the City of the Black Rose claim what rightfully belongs to it? Who lives? Who dies? And who pays the ultimate price? This is the final instalment of our 3-part finale. Unifier protect you all... you're going to need it... Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as...

The part now faces their final reckoning. Will Mathers seize control, or will Duncan, Hecatae, Ozrik, Angela and Bilwop be able top overcome their differences and stop him for good? This is the second instalment of our 3-part finale. Unifier protect you all... Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) Dhampir Tabaxi Pugelist - Hand Of Dread Candace the Magnificent as Hecatae...

It's here! The Prophecy has come full circle! And it's not looking good for the party. After enduring an utterly gruelling battle with the Whip-Poor-Will, leaving some characters more dead than they realised, our heroes now face their final challenge. They have their answers, they've pooled all their resources, now all that's left is to face Mathers head on This is the first instalment of our 3-pa...

This definitely wasn't how it was meant to go. Our party faces off against one of the monsters who's been stalking them through the streets, and our Fool, Damien Mathers has the last pieces of the prophecy within his grasp. Will our party manage to survive such an ambush and beat Mathers at his own game? It all hangs in the balance. Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) D...

Beaten and bloodied, our heroes regroup at the Wunkle residence. It's time to go through all the clues, recall every scrap of information they can remember, and come to their final conclusion. The question is, will it be the right one? Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) Dhampir Tabaxi Pugelist - Hand Of Dread Candace the Magnificent as Hecatae 'Heck' Hopewell (they/she...

It's about to get real gritty. While hunting for answers linked to Mavros' ultimate prophecy, the team faces down against what might be their toughest battle yet - with no guarantees that anyone survives... will Hecatae learn the true origins of their past? Will Bilwop realise what Happy is really up to? Will Alphage's demise mean a break in the case? Luckily, our Hierophant is here to read us a f...

The revelations are coming thick and fast now. As the team wrestles with the information they found in the lowers, more questions are arising - what exactly was Dr Harold Jennings doing for Mathers? What does Mrs Jennings have to do with all of this? And how many of them will survive this time? All this, while the Fool approaches... Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) D...

We leave the confines of the Hotel Amarant behind, heading off in search of a nightclub-cum-jazz-lounge, whose patrons may be able to help answer the mounting questions this crew has. As relative unknowns, they believe they have the element of surprise... but plans have a tendency of going awry in Mavros, leaving one of the party facing a flowery end, and at least one other staring down the barrel...

The Hotel Amarant is of of the most ancient and magical hotels in Mavros. And what is a hotel with a halfling concierge with a great handlebar moustache? We begin this episode following in the footsteps of one Nelson Ganymede, who's dealing with the regular duties of hotel management: scheduling, customer service, vanquishing elder gods tainting the staff. You know, standard procedure... until the...

The Gloaming has taken so much from our band of players, who started this off with good intentions but has left them with several questions: who will win control of Duncan? Is Angela who she says she is? What are the true consequences of Happy's decisions? And who exactly is this new guy? Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) Dhampir Tabaxi Pugelist - Hand Of Dread Candac...

As the players explore the Gloaming further, all is not well within the party Hecatae and Shadow vie for control of Duncan's body, Angela tries to reconcile with her past, and as Bilwop faces the helplessness of Happy's decisions. And among all that chaos, a new player enters the game... in search of a hot dog. Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) Dhampir Tabaxi Pugelist...

Let us step back from The Lowers of Mavros and focus on the Uppers, to Fortuna specifically. A beautiful reprieve from the darkness the the darkness below, though there is still pain found here... and it is the worst kind of all... heartbreak. Disharmony rocks this pristine echelon, in a way that will only have consequences for all those beneath them. As Hecatae and Shadow vie for control of Dunca...

The group moves closer to the answer they all seek, but with every move forward comes a step backwards. Though this particular step lands the group in more trouble than they'd ever hope they'd find. If only they had the Strength to continue... Starring: Candace the Magnificent as Hecatae 'Heck' Hopewell (they/she) Shadar Kai Elf Shadow Sorcerer  Jonathan Charles as Officer Bilwop Wunkle (he/him) F...

A great villain has been slain, one perhaps in part responsible to the untimely death of Dr Harold Jennings... but at an even greater cost. The fates of Hecatae & Duncan are now invariably intertwined, with death holding one and haunting the very footsteps of the other. A party of 4 becomes a party of 3... but luckily for them, a familiar face lurks right around the corner, one that Mavros knows a...

The Grand Arcanist Expo is proving far more difficult to navigate than our band of heroes expected. Will Hecatae get thei answers? Will Bilwop figure out how Happy fits into this? Will Angela find the love that eluded her? And will Duncan.... survive? The Empress approaches… Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) Dhampir Tabaxi Pugelist - Hand Of Dread Candace the Magnific...

Our heroes converge on the Grand Arcanist Expo, oblivious to the thorns of fate that threaten to pierce their throats. Birth. Love. Judgment. Death. The Fool begins his journey. The first Apocalypse is upon us. A Litany of effects cascades before the citizens of Mavros. The Empress approaches… Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) Dhampir Tabaxi Pugelist - Hand Of Dread C...

The hunt for Dr Jennings murderer continues. And all the while, the thorns grow longer. The cards have been drawn. Doom approaches... Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) Dhampir Tabaxi Pugelist - Hand Of Dread Candace the Magnificent as Hecatae 'Heck' Hopewell (they/she) Shadar Kai Elf Shadow Sorcerer  Jonathan Charles as Officer Bilwop Wunkle (he/him) Forest Gnome Swar...

A gruelling day of sleuthing has left our heroes battered and shell-shocked. Now they begin the difficult work of unravelling the twisted rose bush of mysteries that has sprung up around them. And all the while, the thorns grow longer. The cards have been drawn. Doom approaches... Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) Dhampir Tabaxi Pugelist - Hand Of Dread Candace the Ma...

The case continues to find Dr Harold Jennings's murderer. Duncan is leading this new group down into the Agora, which can only be described as 'a hive of villainy'. Aside from corruptions and degradation, what else will they find down here? And what trouble with the group find themselves in? Here's a hint... it involves initiative. Starring: Jasper William Cartwright as Duncan Dullahan (he/him) Dh...

Blood is thicker than water, but nothing is thicker than a conspiracy... The hunt for the Doctor Harold Jennings' murder continues. But Hecate and Bilwop aren't alone! Reprising his role as the one and only Duncan Dullahan, Jasper William Cartwright re-joins our table! Along with one very special guest, who Duncan has most definitely affected... and not in a good way. Not in a good way at all. Sta...

[CONTENT WARNING: suspense, death graphic violence, body horror, gore, stalking, character death, classism] An unlikely friendship blossoms between two denizens of the crime ridden city of Mavros - an undertaker and a constable - as they try to solve the gruesome murder of one Dr. Harold Jennings… if they live long enough to find the killer, that is… Starring: Candace the Magnificent as Hecatae 'H...

[CONTENT WARNING: suspense, death graphic violence, body horror, gore, stalking, character death, classism] Doom grows in the heart of Mavros, The City of the Black Rose, its roots creeping through the city's mean, mist-choked streets. As the danger mounts, a gruesome murder draws a pair of unlikely heroes into a world of mysteries and horrors beyond their imagining... Starring: Candace the Magnif...