153 episodes

Chaotic good. Bad at math. QUEER AS HELL! Dungeon Master Noah Perito and players Lisa Condemi & Ashley Goodwin lead this small-party D&D comedy/drama. In Campaign I, the unlikeliest of heroes, a teenage orc named Gorgonzola, sets off on an adventure to save the world of Feyfall and find her mom.

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Chaotic good. Bad at math. QUEER AS HELL! Dungeon Master Noah Perito and players Lisa Condemi & Ashley Goodwin lead this small-party D&D comedy/drama. In Campaign I, the unlikeliest of heroes, a teenage orc named Gorgonzola, sets off on an adventure to save the world of Feyfall and find her mom.

    Musemakers - Ch 9: Stories (Part 2)

    Musemakers - Ch 9: Stories (Part 2)

    And we’re back! The finale of Musemakers continues with the ninth challenge: 3 Bards. 3 stories. 1 wish on the line. Who will be the one to amuse the muses?



    Thank you all for supporting us through this, our second campaign - words cannot express how grateful we are to have you as a fan of the show. We of course have to give a special thanks to our Eldritch patrons - ALL HAIL! Anita, Any Major Dude, Ashley, Becca B, Bugroots, Colleen, Coll and Ian, Eclair, Elana, Emily, Grace, Hope, Jacob, James, Jeff, Joey, Karen, Kate, Katie, Leo, May, Morgan, Nat, Nekola, Paige, Patrick, Roni, Sahara, and of course, our PRODUCER PADDY Patrick Brandstätter and PRODUCER DADDIES Drew Bailey, Sam Golden, Becca Mount and Rose Evelyn Campbell - we thank you for these podcasting powers, and promise to raise hell in your names!

    If you would like to become an eldritch patron check out our ⁠Patreon⁠! We will be posting bonus content throughout our break between campaigns, so go sign up to get access to that and HUNDREDS of hours of bonus content we've already released!



    Produced by Noah Perito, Lisa Condemi and Ashley Goodwin

    Music by Noah Perito and Lisa Condemi

    Sound Effects:

    “Small Marketplace” - Sword coast Soundscapes

    “Portal-idle” - couchhero

    “Crowd-cheering-soft-cheering-and-chatter” - gregorquendel

    “Stonedoor-closingwithboom” - audiotorpedo

    “Sitcom Laughter Applause” - Gaming Sound Effect

    “Microphone Feedback” - Sound FX

    “Gut-a-blastix” - rolandseer

    “Big Switch Sound Effects” - All Sounds

    “Cracking-earthquake-cracking-soil-cracking-stone” - uagadugu 

    “Crowd-in-panic” - ienba

    “Battle with Monsters and Magic” - Michaël Ghelfi

    “Bamf” - themfish

    “Fireball-whoosh” - robinhood76

    “Explosion with Ear Ringing” - Royalty Free FX

    “Lightningcrash” - noisenoir

    “01326-falling-broken-mandoline-1” - robinhood76

    “Window breaking” - m1a2t3z4

    “Flesh-rip” - alvarojmarquez

    “Fire-in-fireplace-close-up-reverberant2” - silencyo__silencyo 

    “Teleport” - outroelison 

    “Teleporter-24b” - blendcache 

    “Time-stop” - damnsatinist 

    “R29-30-breaking-wooden-poles” - Craigsmith

    “Metal-gate-01” - silentstrikez

    “Snapping-chain_1” - cosmicembers

    “Soothing Night Forest Sounds - 1 Hour Ambient Soundscape - For Sleep & Relaxation” - Live Wallpaper Master

    “Sword-clash-and-slide” - Fun with Sound

    “Big Water Splash” - qubodup

    “Book Sounds” - AllSounds/Audionauti



    All sound effects from Freesound.org, unless listed under AllSounds/Audionauti, Free Audio Zone, Fun With Sound, Gaming Sound FX, Live Wallpaper Master, Michaël Ghelfi, Relaxing Recordings, Royalty Free FX, Studiomod, Sword Coast Soundscapes, or Viral Vids NL.

    Additional sound effects by Noah Perito.

    • 1 hr 28 min
    Musemakers - Ch 9: Stories (Part I)

    Musemakers - Ch 9: Stories (Part I)

    Welcome... to the FINALE of Musemakers! In this first installment of our tale's finale, the curtain begins to fall- and so does the facade.

    Join us on Patreon for monthly bonus content and our post-episode talk-back show, The Afterlife!

    Produced by Noah Perito, Lisa Condemi and Ashley Goodwin
Music by Noah Perito and Lisa Condemi

    Sound Effects:

    “Crowd-cheering-soft-cheering-and-chatter” - gregorquendel
“Small Marketplace” - Sword Coast Soundscapes
“Soothing Night Forest Sounds - 1 Hour Ambient Soundscape - For Sleep & Relaxation” - Live Wallpaper Master“Lightningcrash” - noisenoir“Gut-a-blastix” - rolandseer “Hissing metal” - vibe_crc-24b“Magpie” - straget“Quiet Tavern” - Sword Coast Soundscapes “Sword-clash-and-slide” - Fun with Sound“Fireball-whoosh” - robinhood76“Champagne Glass” - idabrandao“Forest Daytime” - Sword Coast Soundscapes“Portal-idle” - couchhero“Wind Temple” - Michaël Ghelfi“Fairy Dust Sound Effect” - Free Audio Zone“Crashing” - Smmassuda
“Book Sounds” - AllSounds/Audionauti

    All sound effects from Freesound.org, unless listed under AllSounds/Audionauti, Free Audio Zone, Fun With Sound, Gaming Sound FX, Live Wallpaper Master, Michaël Ghelfi, Relaxing Recordings, Royalty Free FX, Sword Coast Soundscapes, or Viral Vids NL.

    Additional sound effects by Noah Perito

    • 2 hr 33 min
    Musemakers - Ch 8: Astronomy

    Musemakers - Ch 8: Astronomy

    This time... on Musemakers! There exist secrets, past and present. Only the stars may illuminate the path to the truth.

    Join us on Patreon for our monthly talk-back show and bonus episodes! Your support is priceless to us. 3

    Produced by Noah Perito, Lisa Condemi and Ashley Goodwin

    Music by Noah Perito and Lisa Condemi

    Sound Effects:

    “Crowd-cheering-soft-cheering-and-chatter” - gregorquendel

    “Portal-idle” - couchhero

    “Small Marketplace” - Sword Coast Soundscapes

    “Cracking-earthquake-cracking-soil-cracking-stone” - uagadugu

    “Big Water Splash” - qubodup

    “Underwater” - Sword Coast Soundscapes

    “Swimming Breaking Surface” - 13gpanskavalachristoffer

    “Calm Sea Sailing” - Sword Coast Soundscapes

    “Lightningcrash” - noisenoir

    “Mysterious Jungle” - Michaël Ghelfi

    “Blizzard” - Michaël Ghelfi

    “Hissing-metal” - vibe_crc-24b

    “Water Dripping” - noahtheinfuriator

    “Timber-tree-falling-1” - matt_beer

    “Real T-Rex” - Studiomod

    “City Sewer” - Sword Coast Soundscapes

    “Time-stop” - damnsatinist

    “Laugh-group-of-children” - funwithsound

    “brazilian_waterfall_river” - superstudiobr

    “Crowd-boo” - deleted-user2104797

    “Gasp” - zerocarina

    “Book Sounds” - AllSounds/Audionauti



    All sound effects from Freesound.org, unless listed under AllSounds/Audionauti, Free Audio Zone, Fun With Sound, Gaming Sound FX, Live Wallpaper Master, Michaël Ghelfi, Relaxing Recordings, Royalty Free FX, Studiomod, Sword Coast Soundscapes, or Viral Vids NL.

    Additional sound effects by Noah Perito

    • 2 hr 52 min
    Musemakers: Mid-Season Recap!

    Musemakers: Mid-Season Recap!

    Here's what's happened so far... on this season of Musemakers!

    With the flames of competition growing ever hotter, the fates of the contestants AND the judges are at stake...

    We'll be back next #TNTDTuesday with the eighth episodes of Musemakers! In the meantime, join us over on our Patreon for monthly bonus content!

    Produced by Noah Perito, Ashley Goodwin & Lisa Condemi

    Music by Noah Perito & Lisa Condemi

    Sound Effects:

    Produced by Lisa Condemi, Ashley Goodwin, and Noah Perito.

    Music by Lisa Condemi and Noah Perito.

    Sound Effects:

    “Crowd-cheering-soft-cheering-and-chatter” - gregorquendel

    “Book Sounds” - AllSounds/Audionauti

    All sound effects from Freesound.org, unless listed under AllSounds/Audionauti, Free Audio Zone, Fun With Sound, Gaming Sound FX, Live Wallpaper Master, Michaël Ghelfi, Royalty Free FX, Sword Coast Soundscapes, or Viral Vids NL.

    Additional sound effects by Noah Perito

    • 16 min
    Announcement! - Spring 2024

    Announcement! - Spring 2024

    HOORAY ANOTHER SCHEDULING UPDATE!!! Thank you all for your patience as we march into the mess that 2024 has decided to become. Don't forget to check our socials @trynottodiepod for more updates and, of course, our patreon https://www.patreon.com/trynottodiepod for all our bonus content! 



    Produced by Lisa Condemi, Ashley Goodwin, and Noah Perito.

    Music by Lisa Condemi and Noah Perito.

    Sound Effects:

    “Book Sounds” - AllSounds/AudionautiAdditional

    • 2 min
    Musemakers - Ch 7: Tragedy

    Musemakers - Ch 7: Tragedy

    THIS WEEK, on Musemakers: Things outside of the competition begin to heat up.

    Produced by Noah Perito, Lisa Condemi and Ashley Goodwin
    Music by Noah Perito and Lisa Condemi

    Sound Effects:
“Small Marketplace” - Sword Coast Soundscapes
    “Soothing Night Forest Sounds - 1 Hour Ambient Soundscape - For Sleep & Relaxation” - Live Wallpaper Master
    “Door opening 1” - Bowen707
    “Big Water Splash” - qubodup
    “Cracking-earthquake-cracking-soil-cracking-stone” - uagadugu
    “Fireball-whoosh” - robinhood76
    “Explosion with Ear Ringing” - Royalty Free FX
    “Crowd-in-panic” - Ienba
    “Battle with Monsters and Magic” - Michaël Ghelfi
    “Fire-in-fireplace-close-up-reverberant2” - silencyo__silencyo
    “Ice-frost-spell-skill” - I eminyildirim
    “Hissing-metal” - vibe_crc-24b
    “Wind Temple” - Michaël Ghelfi
    “Indoor-adult-murmur-large-group” - splicesound
    “Gasp” - zerocarina
    “Forest Daytime” - Sword Coast Soundscapes
    “Metal-gate-01” - silentstrikez|
    “Stonedoor-closingwithboom” - audiotorpedo
    “Working-with-hammer-on-anvil-1” - arnaud-coutancier
    “Portal-idle” - couchhero
    “Crowd-cheering-soft-cheering-and-chatter” - gregorquendel
    “Town Traffic On A Wet Road - No Copyright Sound Effects” - Audio Library
    “Car-horns-morocco” - jjamespacap
    “Cellphone-alarm-clock-long” - greenworm
    “Bong-rip-full” - rentless
    “Lightningcrash” - noisenoir
    “30 minutes of New York Subway Sounds” - Relaxing Recordings
    “Subway-door-close” - tweeterdj
    “gore_gory_blood_smash_flesh_murder_bone_break” - ericssoundschmiede
    “Breaking-bones” - sheyvan
    “Entrance-bell” - zott820
    “Angry-crowd-fight” - mrrap4food
    “Sword-clash-and-slide” - Fun with Sound
    “R29-30-breaking-wooden-poles” - Craigsmith
    “Simulated wood crash 02” - Jagadamba
    “Crashing” - smmassuda
    “Bamf” - themfish
    “Window breaking” - m1a2t3z4
    “Glass-smash” - chewiesmissu
    “Wind-blowing-and-howling-in-a-plastic-bottle-in-the-desert-of-chile” - felixbe
    “Crack-glass” - 13fpanska-cerny-jan
“Book Sounds” - AllSounds/AudionautiAll sound effects from Freesound.org, unless listed under AllSounds/Audionauti, Free Audio Zone, Fun With Sound, Gaming Sound FX, Live Wallpaper Master, Michaël Ghelfi, Relaxing Recordings, Royalty Free FX, Sword Coast Soundscapes, or Viral Vids NL.Additional sound effects by Noah Perito

    • 2 hr 41 min

Customer Reviews

5.0 out of 5
29 Ratings

29 Ratings

DoctorChefian ,

Love this show!

Can’t recommend this show enough for both seasoned D&D players and noobs like myself. It has an exciting and fun plot and the mechanics are easy to follow even if you’ve only got a basic understanding of how the game works.

It’s a very small cast, but the DM kills it with so many lovable and interesting NPCs that it feels much larger. Characters develop pretty quickly and quirkily, but never stop evolving and are impossible not to love or love to hate. The cast has great chemistry and have obviously been playing together forever, but don’t frequently make you feel out of the loop with inside jokes and obscure references like a lot of other live action RPG podcasts I’ve tried out in the past.

If you consume as many podcasts as I do, you’ll also appreciate how many hours of content they have available and with the first full campaign complete you can easily binge and still have weeks or months of listening. Can’t wait for the next one!

SamStrykez ,

3 reasons to tune in!

1. If you like Naddpod humor, you’re in the right spot!

2. Try not to die is an incredible actual play that feels like a written novel with it’s vibrant and diverse NPCs who all live in a world that the DM incredibly brings to life every single session. The story’s protagonist, Zola, is also an amazing character to follow through their journey of self discovery and the trials and tribulations that happen along the way.

3. With a single player, the pace is fast and the stakes are always high. Zola has their fair share of shockingly good and bad luck that tells a great story and leaves you eager to get to the next episode.

Lisvslife ,

i love this show!!!!!

to be fair, i am in it 😌

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