Adventuring Academy
CH Media·Hosted by Brennan Lee Mulligan·44 episodes
Adventurers, alight! Veteran gamemaster Brennan Lee Mulligan dives deep into role-playing games, with tips for everyone from first-time players to other pros.
Why listen
Adventuring Academy is Brennan Lee Mulligan in craft-conversation mode, talking with tabletop performers, designers, and game masters about what makes role-playing games work. Each episode feels like a generous workshop disguised as a relaxed interview, with practical GM advice, improv instincts, storytelling philosophy, and candid creator insight. It is especially strong for D&D players, game masters, actual-play fans, and anyone curious about how collaborative stories come alive at the table.
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Join the Party's Eric Silver joins Brennan to talk dinner / DMing parallels and more.
Diana Gaeta joins Brennan to talk writing, TTRPGs, and more!
LaTia joins Brennan to talk DMing vs. being a player character, Rivals of Waterdeep, and more.
Daniel Kwan joins Brennan to talk representation, using TTRPGs to educate, and more.
The Rotating Heroes' Podcast's Zac Oyama stops by to talk DMing, being ready, and more.
Carlos Luna joins Brennan to talk improv, D&D, and more.
Dael Kingsmill joins Brennan to talk homebrew, running games, and more.
Travis joins Brennan to talk theater of the mind, player choices, and more.
Griffin talks with Brennan about getting into 5e and finding what's important in storytelling.
Game designer Gabe Hicks joins Brennan to talk about building & tweaking games and more.
Benjamin Scott (aka Puffin Forest) joins Brennan to talk D&D, animation, and more.
Becca Scott joins Brennan to talk horror, one-shots, and Um Actually.
Jasmine Bhullar joins Brennan to talk vile villains, running games on camera, and more.
Deborah joins Brennan to talk choices, rewriting your past, and wise villains.
Tanya joins Brennan to discuss Into the Motherlands, TTRPGs, and more.
Rude Tales of Magic's Branson Reese joins Brennan to talk shop.
Honey and Dice joins Brennan to talk self-care, the intimidation of D&D, learning to say no.
Emily joins Brennan to talk chaos, DMing, music, and more.
Caldwell Tanner joins Brennan, to discuss being Murph & Emily's friend and DMing.
Alicia Marie joins Brennan to talk accessibility in gaming, overcoming social insecurity, and more.
Orion Black joins Brennan to talk actualplay vs. shows and more.
Jennifer and Brennan talk accessibility, communication, and the importance of breaks. Check out the Accessibility in Gaming Resources here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ZFSXz-Yva1KZAsP7NblCdkoiQ6RcjxSV2gj98eXusJs/edit?usp=sharing
Kelly Lynne and Brennan talk storytelling, representation, and dungeoncrawling inside an octopus.
Omega Jones (aka CriticalBard) joins Brennan to talk merging music with D&D and more.
Brennan and Aabria talk about remote DMing, leaving room for improv, and how to fail.
Freddie Wong joins Brennan to talk shifting tones, keeping stakes high, and the power of audio.
Peter Warren joins Brennan to discuss how studying screenwriting made them better DMs, & vice versa.
Jack Covell joins Brennan to talk about letting go and running campaigns without intense planning.
Siobhan Thompson joins Brennan to generate random characters and talk about The Unsleeping City.
Ivan Van Norman joins Brennan to discuss setting horror expectations and how to play traitorous pcs.
Matthew Mercer, Rekha, & Trapp join Brennan to discuss all the surprises and challenges of the show.
Ify Nwadiwe, Amy Vorpahl, & Erika Ishii join Brennan to discuss the big moves & ships of the season.
Nick Marini joins Brennan to talk about making characters to fit a world and being a flexible PC.
Marisha Ray and Brennan tackle crying during gameplay and players with different ways of listening.
B. Dave Walters and Brennan talk about making twists more twisty and manifesting character traits.
Satine Phoenix and Brennan chat about level splits, bending the rules, and letting your PCs fail.
Matthew Mercer and Brennan get into Harry Potter's rad world building and those tricky NPC accents.
Molly Ostertag and Brennan get into the ethics of fudged dice rolls and why 5e is so queer-friendly.
Noah Diamond and Brennan dig into overpowered magical items and what to do when PCs just wanna loot.
Erika Ishii and Brennan chat about honing social skills through DnD and building trust with players.
Brian Murphy and Brennan discuss when to kill off PCs and reveal what's behind their DM screens. Warning: this episode contains spoilers for the season finale of Fantasy High on DROPOUT.
Amy Vorpahl and Brennan talk antisocial orphans, nine-year campaigns, and babies that ruin games.
Lou Wilson joins Brennan for Fantasy High secrets, first-time DM fails, and tips for scary villains.
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