Dungeons + Drama Nerds

Episode 11: Dungeons and Dramatic Tension

This week, Percy, Nick, and Todd talk about dramatic structure! This episode contains some minor spoilers for Episode 10, so you might want to listen to the end of our Dungeons and Dragons adventure before you listen to this episode of commentary.

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Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean.

Of Mice and Monsters, our Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition adventure, was written by Matthew Minnicino, featuring Christopher Diercksen as Chadrick Bosley, Kevin R. Free as Sriracha, Rene Goddess as Nokuzola, Nicholas Orvis as Gavin the Glorious, and Percy Hornak as our dungeon master.

Episode 12: DnD Campaign Wrap-Up

This week, we debrief our campaign of 5th edition Dungeons and Dragons with our cast and playwright.

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Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean.

Of Mice and Monsters, our Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition adventure, was written by Matthew Minnicino, featuring Christopher Diercksen as Chadrick Bosley, Kevin R. Free as Sriracha, Rene Goddess as Nokuzola, Nicholas Orvis as Gavin the Glorious, and Percy Hornak as our dungeon master.

Episode 13: Problem Play

Todd, Percy, and Nick have brought their hottest takes on plays about D&D and why it's so hard to stage Dungeons and Dragons well. 

Works Referenced:

Theatre and the Video Game: Beauty and the Beast by Katherine Lynne Whitlock PhD

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Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean.

Episode 14: It's Time for the Apocalypse

This week kicks off our Apocalypse World campaign with a brief explanation of the game's major mechanics and how they represent a departure from the D20 system used by games like Dungeons and Dragons. 

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Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean.

Episode 15: Apocalypse World Session 0, Part 1

We're kicking off Irremediably Home, our Apocalypse World campaign, with the first half of our Session 0. Meet our players and listen in as they work together to create the world and their characters!

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Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com.

Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean.

Our Apocalypse World campaign, Irremediably Home, features JonJon Johnson as the writer and Master of Ceremonies, Percy Hornak as Vance Holliday, T.P. Huth as Vector, Ella Mock as AZ Honey, and Dex Phan as Sydney Thorpe.

Episode 16: Apocalypse World Session 0, Part 2

Tune into the second part of our session 0 for Apocalypse World and hear our characters make some history!

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Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com.

Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean.

Our Apocalypse World campaign, Irremediably Home, features JonJon Johnson as the writer and Master of Ceremonies, Percy Hornak as Vance Holliday, T.P. Huth as Vector, Ella Mock as AZ Honey, and Dex Phan as Sydney Thorpe.

Episode 17: Devising TTRPGs feat. James Patefield

This week we talk to special guest James Patefield about devised theatre best practices and what they have in common with the collaborative world building in Session 0 of our Apocalypse World game!

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James Patefield is a Portland, Maine-based actor, director, and fight choreographer. He delights in showing audiences unexpected stage pictures. He is an Associate Artist with Portland Stage and has created many lovely things with Bare Portland, as well as innumerable other Maine-based groups. He is a producer of PortFringe, Maine's Fringe Festival, a board member of Speak About It, a consent education organization, and a data nerd. He loves TTRPGs and GM-ing, but is currently enjoying playing D&D as a wild magic sorcerer/warlock/renegade brewer even more.

Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean.

Our Apocalypse World campaign, Irremediably Home, features JonJon Johnson as the writer and Master of Ceremonies, Percy Hornak as Vance Holliday, T.P. Huth as Vector, Ella Mock as AZ Honey, and Dex Phan as Sydney Thorpe.

Episode 18: Two Requests, No Eggs?

Our Apocalypse World campaign kicks off with an introduction to our characters and a hearty breakfast. 

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The poem at the beginning of the episode is "The Last Toast" by Anna Akhmatova.

Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com.

Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean.

Our Apocalypse World campaign, Irremediably Home, features JonJon Johnson as the writer and Master of Ceremonies, Percy Hornak as Vance Holliday, T.P. Huth as Vector, Ella Mock as AZ Honey, and Dex Phan as Sydney Thorpe.

Episode 19: Meet the Writer - Jon Jon Johnson

Todd sits down with our Master of Ceremonies, Jon Jon Johnson, to talk theatre, tabletop games, and how he puts the two together.

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Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com.

Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean.

Our Apocalypse World campaign, Irremediably Home, features JonJon Johnson as the writer and Master of Ceremonies, Percy Hornak as Vance Holliday, T.P. Huth as Vector, Ella Mock as AZ Honey, and Dex Phan as Sydney Thorpe.

Episode 20: Pleasure Squared

We delve further into our Apocalypse World adventure - AZ Honey squares up with Borug, Vector continues zir quest for eggs, Sydney makes a new friend, and Vance receives a prophecy.

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Thanks for listening to Dungeons and Drama Nerds! Find us on Twitter and Instagram @dnddramanerds, and on Facebook at Dungeons and Drama Nerds. For cast bios, head to our website, dungeonsanddramanerds.com.

Dungeons and Drama Nerds is produced by Todd Brian Backus, Percy Hornak, and Nick Orvis, and is mixed and edited by Anthony Sertel Dean.

Our Apocalypse World campaign, Irremediably Home, features JonJon Johnson as the writer and Master of Ceremonies, Percy Hornak as Vance Holliday, T.P. Huth as Vector, Ella Mock as AZ Honey, and Dex Phan as Sydney Thorpe.