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Potions and PotpourriS3 Ep78: Nuances in Actual Plays ft. Daniel Hargrove AKA DanieltheDMNEW! You can now message us about this episode:We are pleased to welcome a wonderful human onto the show for this month's episode; Daniel Hargrove, known also as DanieltheDM! Daniel graces us with so many wonderful conversations ranging from advice on pursing your dream as a creator, too how to approach different formats of actual play productions. Gather round and listen to his words of wisdom, then be sure to follow him on all of his socials for his iconic Mads Mikkelsen impressions! https://linktr.ee/danielkhargrove?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAaex_4UuMcSDn-LdwLEh_jS...2025-06-061h 20
Potions and PotpourriS3 Ep77: The joy of indie games (ft. Penny of Titterpig Academy)NEW! You can now message us about this episode:If you are looking for some ides on a new TTRPG to try, this is the episode for you! We sit down with Penny LeScroche; game developer, writer, and 'Headmistress' of the Discord group Titterpig Academy, which helps recommend and teach people a new TTRPG (that isn't D&D). Join us for a conversation all about indie games, game development, and TTRPG mechanics that excite us. Find all of Penny's information, including where to find her games at their website: https://pennylescroche.github.io...2025-05-021h 15
Potions and PotpourriS3 Ep76: Starting your own TTRPG business (ft. Jumpin Jax Tavern)NEW! You can now message us about this episode:Join us for our first interview of Season 3 with Mikaela and Kat of Jumpin' Jax Tavern! We discuss their ambitious idea to begin their own small business - offering curated D&D class themed gift-boxes for players and Dungeon Masters alike! Join us as they take us on their journey of their first plans, all the way to experiencing the themed bar take-over with their very own home-brewed one shot! Be sure to check out their website and social medias for updated information on...2025-04-041h 14
Potions and PotpourriS2 Ep75: Interview - Finding your niche in the TTRPG space (ft. ClassicSamNYGM)NEW! You can now message us about this episode:We have another fantastic guest on the show this week; Sam AKA ClassicSamNYGM. Sam is a professional GM, role player, talk show host and all around big-time nerd. She has her own interview show on Twitch where she speaks with guests all over the nerd-realm and asks some really deep questions.We asked her to tell everyone what it is like carving out your own niche in an industry already saturated with creators, and she has some great takes on so many TTRPG-related topics! You...2024-10-181h 27
Potions and PotpourriS2 Ep74: Interview - Diversity in TTRPGs (ft. Dungeons & Degrees podcast)NEW! You can now message us about this episode:We're back with another interview! This time with the fabulous Adrian and Alex of the chat podcast Dungeons & Degrees. They wanted to bring the topic of diversity in gaming to the table, and each had some really great takes on exactly what that means. Plus, we're all about Selfish Summer now. Find out more about Dungeons and Degrees here: https://dndegreespod.com/Music by Jeremiah WarmbierFind us here!https://linktr.ee/potionsandpotpourri https://www...2024-10-041h 11
Potions and PotpourriS2 Ep73: Potions - Creating a "Jobs Board"NEW! You can now message us about this episode:In our Potions segments, we like to practice our improv skills and make TTRPG things together on the fly. In this Potions episode, we make what we call a Jobs Board, or a community posting place for all sorts of tasks and fetch quests that your players can pursue. This is a fun thing that you can add to your games if you need some downtime for your players. Let us know what you would put on your town's board! Music by Jeremiah Warmbier2024-09-2056 min
Potions and PotpourriS2 Ep72: CantripsNEW! You can now message us about this episode:We talk about the utility of Cantrips in this one. How can they work as a DM, and also some of the more useful ones for players. There's also those Cantrips that we think are well, pretty useless....Let us know what your favorite or most useful cantrips are in the prompt above, or come find us on Social Media! Music by Jeremiah WarmbierFind us here!https://linktr.ee/potionsandpotpourri https://www.instagram.com/potionsandpotpourri/https://w...2024-09-0651 min
Potions and PotpourriS2 Ep71: Interview - Exploring Gender Identity and Sexual Orientation in TTRPGs (w/ Madison Generoux)NEW! You can now message us about this episode:Just in time for Pride month, we're excited to release this special interview with the wonderful Madison Generoux, who wrote a pretty cool paper called "DRIVEN BY DESIRE: FAN PRACTICES AND THE PROMISE OF QUEERNESS".Basically we got to talk all about how fandoms can harbor safe spaces for Queerness, TTRPGs can allow people the ability to explore critical aspects of their identity, as well as just generally nerd out with a really cool friend of the show. You can find Maddi on lots...2024-05-311h 21
Potions and PotpourriS2 Ep70: Character DeathsNEW! You can now message us about this episode:TW: This episode is predominately about death, in many fashions. While we don't go too heavily into details in manner of deaths, there is a little bit of talk of how characters die. If this is a touchy subject for you dear listener, than feel free to sit this one out. In this one we talk a lot about what makes a PC's death memorable, including lots of really specific examples! Also posing the question: Do the Death mechanics in D&D5e work well enough, o...2024-05-171h 07
Potions and PotpourriS2 Ep69: In-game RomanceNEW! You can now message us about this episode:We've finally reached the NICEST episode! This time we get down and dirty to tell you all the hot goss about in-game romance. From managing certain types of relationships to flirting with your friends through your characters, we cover it all. We even given lots of examples of relationships we've developed in past games. So slip into something more comfortable and come along on a sensual ride with the Gal Pals.Music by Jeremiah WarmbierFind us here!https://lin...2024-05-0355 min
Potions and PotpourriS2 Ep68: Interview - Advice for new DMs (ft. Justin and Taylor of So You Want To Be a Dungeon Master)NEW! You can now message us about this episode:We sit down with Justin and Taylor from the podcast So You Want To Be A Dungeon Master to discuss all sorts of things about being a new DM! From things we wish we knew before our first session, to some really great examples of collaborative roleplaying, we cover all sorts of tips and tricks for taking the plunge into being a first time Dungeon Master.Be sure to check out Justin and Taylor's podcast for more advice on being a new DM! Follow...2024-04-191h 15
Potions and PotpourriS2 Ep67: TSL Wrap-up w/ Aaryn of Even Footing GamesNEW! You can now message us about this episode:Join us on the wrap-up episode of our Thirsty Sword Lesbians adventure presented by Even Footing Games! Aaryn of EFG joins us to discuss some of our favorite moments in the TSL: Gal Paladins game, as well as schooling us with all of her knowledge of Powered by the Apocalypse games. We share our favorite up-beats in this story, the reasons of why we chose the play books that we chose, and also discuss the things we like best about playing this narrative TTRPG. Be sur...2024-04-051h 00