My First Dungeon

My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we help players learn new games and make each one better than the last. Each season we choose a new game and a different GM to run it, then we circle back around to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and how we can make our next game even better.

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Orbital Blues
Orbital Blues

CAST/CREW

CAST

BE/HOLD as Composer

Elliot Davis as Ward Jackson

Shenuque Tissera as Kumari

Abby Hepworth as Maria James

Drakoniques as [ ] (blank)

Brian Flaherty as Storyteller

Carolyn Page as Eli O’conner

My First Dungeon’s first sponsored season will take listeners to the frontier galaxy for a story of camaraderie, revenge, and, of course, sadness. Soul Muppet Publishing has created a game that captures that particular flavor of retro space westerns while bringing thoughtful mechanics to reckoning with one’s demons. The cast of this season—all familiar voices to fans of My First Dungeon—is thrilled to be exploring this game as they create a crew united in both sadness and love. In the end, this is a celebration of Orbital Blues and a call for fans new and old to support the brand new supplement Orbital Blues: Afterburn. Listeners can expect to laugh, cry, and grit their teeth through this action packed season alongside the crew of The 21st Night of September.

Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast
Yazeba's Bed & Breakfast

CAST/CREW

CAST

Shenuque Tissera as Hey Kid/Hey Teen

Abby Hepworth as Gertrude/Rabbits

Brian Flaherty as Concierge/Sal

Elliot Davis as Parish

Michelle Chan Bennett as Yazeba

Dr. Emily Friedman as Amelie

Drakoniques as Amelie

J Strautman as Monday

Carolyn Page as Rag-And-Bones

Lin Codega as Mr. Boggs

Connie Chang as Sherry Du Sang

Noah Gebstadt as Perry Combustion

Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast is the latest release from Possum Creek Games. Often referred to as “the Saturday morning cartoon that never was,” this series endeavors to bring that lost cartoon to your ears in the form of recorded actual play. Our cast will step into the roles of the game’s pregenerated characters that fill the halls of the bed and breakfast, building off of the lovingly crafted residents and guests to tell our own version of this story. In the end, this series will serve as a primer for those considering picking up this game for the first time, a fresh take for those who already love the chapters within, and a reminder that there is always room for everyone at Yazeba’s Bed & Breakfast.

Good Society
Good Society

CAST/CREW

CAST

Carolyn Page as the Game Master and Facilitator

Persephone Valentine as Imogene Galloway

Emma Fyffe as Georgina Lockhart

Katie Marovitch as Nelly Flinstone

Nathan Yaffe as Ignatius Lockhart

Brian Flaherty as Magnus Fitzgerald

GM Carolyn Page takes on this Regency era game by Hayley Gordon that’s all about building, maintaining and sometimes destroying precious reputations in this Jane Austen and Bridgerton-inspired RPG.

DIE
DIE

CAST/CREW

CAST

Brian Flaherty as Dani and the Game Master

Drakoniques as Enoch/Ingrin

Carolyn Page as Anna/Vyper

Abby Hepworth as Kelly/Kelli

Shenuque Tissera as Jay/Jayamal

Nathan Yaffe as Ned/Kass, the Seer

OST by BE/HOLD

Produced by Elliot Davis

This special edition eight-part season explores the thrilling world of Kieron Gillen and Grant Howitt’s brand-new TTRPG with six episodes of actual play, including our character creation session zero, following along the epic adventures of six old friends reunited, for better or worse, in the land of Glorthalion.

Anamnesis
Anamnesis

CAST/CREW

CAST

Brian Flaherty as The Querant

Abby Hepworth as The Tarot Reader

Start with a conversation between Sam Leigh and Brian Flaherty about solo TTRPGs, focusing on Leigh’s journaling game Anamnesis. Then sit back and enjoy a film noir interpretation of Brian’s game experience with an assist from Abby Hepworth.

Schroedinger's Cat
Schroedinger's Cat

CAST/CREW

CAST

Brian Flaherty as the Game Master

Kevin Bauer as Smooth Rudy the Hairless Cat

Julia Schroeder as Steve “Jobs” Jobs the Kitten

Abby Hepworth as Brownie the Tabby

Elliot Davis interviews Brian Flaherty about his first ever original one-page RPG, Schrödinger’s Cats, before playtesting it with a group of rough and tumble street cats in New York City.

10 Candles
10 Candles

CAST/CREW

CAST

Elliot Davis as the Game Master

Abby Hepworth as Barbara aka Babs

Shenuque Tissera as Grink

Brian Flaherty as Eustace

These things are true: The world is dark and we are alive. Time to get a little spooky as GM Elliot Davis guides our players through an island adventure that’s doomed to fail, preceded by an interview with 10 Candles creator Stephen Dewey.

Wanderhome
Wanderhome

CAST/CREW

CAST

Brian Flaherty as Thelonious Trinket

Shenuque Tissera as Nookie

Abby Hepworth as Gladys

Elliot Davis as Tipper

Michelle Chan-Bennett as Sal Pachinko

Who better to explain the rules of the pastoral delight that is Wanderhome than creator Jay Dragon? P.S. This delightful GM-less RPG has the added bonus of perhaps our favorite NPC of all time.

Something is Wrong With the Chickens
Something is Wrong With the Chickens

CAST/CREW

CAST

Brian Flaherty as the Chicken Master

Elliot Davis as Peep the Duck

Abby Hepworth as Wendy the Chicken

Shenuque Tissera as Papillon the Duck

Jenny Gustafson as Dintel Vorg the Nugget

Kihresha Redmond as Minerva the Duck

Part chicken, part Eldritch Horror, the PCs in Elliot Davis’s one-page RPG must come together to stop the evil doings of Bryson Foods before it’s too late, led by first-time Chicken Master Brian Flaherty.

Honey Heist
Honey Heist

CAST/CREW

CAST

Shenuque Tissera as the Game Master

Nathan Yaffe as Philbert the Honey Badger

Vivek Netrakanti as Ahmed the Grizzly Bear

Art Cai as Shenuque the Panda

Brian Flaherty as Slick the Honey Badger

The crew takes on Grant Howitt’s one-page RPG, Honey Heist, with just two stats: bear and criminal. Tune in to hear first-time GM Shenuque Tissera attempt to wrangle a group of mischievous bears.

Dungeons & Dragons: The Deplorable Four
Dungeons & Dragons: The Deplorable Four

CAST/CREW

CAST

Abby Hepworth as the Dungeon Master

Brian Flaherty as Basil “Doc” Espianal

Lauren Moore as Cerice Stone

Andrew “Naka” Nanyyakkara as Chevel Rex

Kevin Bauer as Gord Splithoof

Join host Brian Flaherty and first time dungeon master Abby Hepworth as they set out to learn and run a rootin’ tootin’ western-themed Dungeons & Dragons one-shot (ahem, two-shot).

Interviews

Join host Brian Flaherty as he interviews TTRPG experts of all stripes, like Taylor Moore of Worlds Beyond Number and Keith Ammann of The Monsters Know What They’re Doing, to learn more about game creation, tips for improving your play experience and what goes on behind the scenes of some of your favorite actual play podcasts.

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