Lucas Maxwell

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield

Comedy EN ↓ 228 episodes

An actual-play Dungeons & Dragons Podcast. We've been questing since 2022.  Follow us on Instagram @meat_shield_pod  Starring in alphabetical order: Adelaide Underhill the halfling rogue (played by Alex Dunne) Rowan Harcourt the human warlock (played by Chloe Homewood) Sapphire Crow the tabaxi monk (played by Gráinne O'Brien) Sybilline Ex'eventu the anteater wizard (played by Alex Foulkes) Your Dungeon Master is Lucas "Zero Fun" Maxwell  Your friendly NPC is Ting the Verbeeg druid.  All artwork for the show by Gannucci Art. 

Be sure to visit the podcast's website and support the creator: meatshield.buzzsprout.com

Author

Lucas Maxwell

Category

Comedy

Podcast website

meatshield.buzzsprout.com

Latest episode

Oct 7, 2026

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Episodes

You Should Have Been A Meat Shield: Episode 68: Chapter Four: This Mummy Needs to Unwind 07.10.2026

The gang explore a dangerous tomb in search of clues on the whereabouts of Father Zitembe.

You Should Have Been A Meat Shield: Episode 68: Chapter Three: Come Here, Mushroom Boy! 30.09.2026

The gang look for Father Zitembe inside of a dangerous crypt. 

You Should Have Been A Meat Shield: Episode 68: Chapter Two: I'm Not Hitting Them, I'm Intimidating Them 23.09.2026

The gang teleport to a tiny jungle island to investigate the whereabouts of Sapphire's mentor, Father Zitembe. 

You Should Have Been A Meat Shield: Episode 68: Chapter One: This Kobold Has Grown On Me 16.09.2026

The group try to track Sapphire's mentor, Father Zitembe, and meet up with unexpected trouble. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 67: Chapter Four: My Jammies! 09.09.2026

The gang get attacked at Candlekeep Library which brings up old wounds. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 67: Chapter Three: Will We Ever Be Free of That Giant Owl B**ch 02.09.2026

The gang uses Candlekeep Library to find out about the disruption to the giant kingdom. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 67: Chapter Two: Between the Heaves 25.08.2026

The gang arrive at Candlekeep Library to begin their research into the missing giant king. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 67: Chapter One: We Don't Do Maps 19.08.2026

Seeking information on the missing giant king, the gang head south to Candlekeep Library on the ship known as The Wave Lurker and meet a cast of strange characters. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 66: Chapter Four: Mystery Kobold 12.08.2026

The group head out on the high seas towards Candlekeep, but not is all what it seems...

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 66: Chapter Three: the Soggy Biscuit 05.08.2026

The group goes to Waterdeep to hire a boat to take them to Candlekeep Library. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 66: Chapter Two: Stool's Decision 28.07.2026

The group breaks bad news to a Dwarven King and then get on a boat to Waterdeep.

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 66: Chapter One: The Return of the Fart Jar 25.05.2026

The gang returns to Gauntlegrym to give Bruenor some sad news. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 65: Chapter Two: I'm Feeling Neither Topsy Nor Turvy 18.05.2026

The gang try to escape the underdark with a new group of NPCs and a hoard of drow elves on their tail...

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 65: Chapter One: Stool Sample 11.05.2026

The group are in the Underdark, trying to rescue the warden of Revel's End, but all is not going to plan.

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 64: Chapter 4: Don't Mention The Drow Outpost 01.05.2026

The gang engage in a vicious battle in the underdark against a drow prisoner outpost in order to save the kidnapped warden of Revel's End prison. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 64: Chapter Three: It's Been a While Since We've Had a Bucket of Excrement 21.04.2026

The gang go on a hunt for the warden of Revel's End, who has been kidnapped by drow elves in the underdark!

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 64: Chapter Two: Xorn Smells Gold 15.12.2025

The group finds a strange creature on their journey to save the warden of Revel's End. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 64: Chapter One: The Fart Box Clarified 08.12.2025

The gang heads to Gauntlegrym to help an unlikely friend. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 63: Chapter Four: Damn You, Ironballs! 01.12.2025

The gang heads to Gauntlegrym to help an acquaintence from the Icewind Dale's notorious Revel's End Prison. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 63: Chapter Three: Don't Make Me Sneak a Pickled Egg into Your Pocket Again 24.11.2025

The gang head north to findd a dwarven mine called Gauntlegrym.

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 63: Chapter Two: You Can Tell By My Haircut I Mean Business 17.11.2025

The gang head to a fancy Inn and get into some trouble. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 63: Chapter One: Stuck in the Ethereal Plane With No Hair to Go 03.11.2025

The gang uses a teleportation circle to travel to Neverwinter where they get hair cuts, and things get weird. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 62: Chapter Four: The Incredible Rat Statue! 27.10.2025

The gang explores the small town of Loudwater, buying stuff, gathering clues about the missing giant king. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 62: Chapter Three: Big Toe, The Big Snitch 20.10.2025

Fleeing The Maelstrom, the gang makes their way to Loudwater to shop and plan their next move in solving the mystery of the missing Storm Giant King. 

You Should Have Been a Meat Shield, Epsiode 62: Chapter Two: For Once, We're Not Lying! 13.10.2025

The gang teleport out of The Maelstrom and head towards Yartar to solve the mystery of the missing Storm Giant. Will they succeed??

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