Playing Games with Strangers Playing Games with Strangers

love the podcast, especially the bear guy, poop or whatever his name is. and squid. squids the best.

seriously though, really entertaining podcast. everyone has fun accents and really gets into the rp. john is such a good storyteller and i promise you’ll be hooked.

leah <3

I recently found myself in search of a new actual play to add to my listening queue. Upon trying the first few episodes, I almost gave up and moved on with my search. But there were a few elements that showed a lot of promise and I decided to power through. I’m glad I did!

At the very beginning of this podcast, most of the players had never played D&D before. That definitely made for a rocky start. Then add in that they were literal strangers and you can see why it would take a bit to find their groove. I’m now on episode 15 and it’s really started to come together and everyone is finding their gel point. I listened to a small part of one of the most recent episodes just to confirm that it does become even more polished as time goes on.

There’s a lot of jokes and pop culture references. A lot of silliness. But some of the characters show some real depth of emotion and personal conflict (looking at you, Pough!). Best part is that it’s clean and family friendly - not that there isn’t murder and fighting and drama, just that there’s no excess gore, no cursing like a sailor, and no overt sexual overtones. Just a group of people having fun going on an adventure and taking you with them.

I have a very short list of actual plays I listen to. In fact, there’s only one actual play on my list. This will be number two.

I love the laid back style of the DM John and the really killer cast of voice actors who play their roles with mirth and merriment. Very enjoyable.

I’m all in.