In the final episode of the Bones of the Hero of the Hollows arc, the Grey Earls meet someone unlikely, and find a new way to come back to Hollows.As COVID-19 travels around the planet, we hope this is a welcome distraction. This episode was re

Play - This Squid is So Hungry (Bones, Episode 5)

Mar 8th, 2020 1h 24m

The Grey Earls fuid themselves facing down the beak of their greatest foe yet, the Black Horror. As Lyrica flees with the youngest member of the party, the rest fortify a crumbling mausoleum, in the hopes that they can best the monster that has

Play - You Are Needed Elsewhere (Bones, Episode 4)

Feb 24th, 2020 1h 17m

The Grey Earls return to their quest for the Bones of the Hero of the Hollows. On the road they are faced with many random challenges, and learn more about the mysteries of the Ravenlands. They also find a fragile treasure on the road. A burden

Clap - We're Back in the Forbidden Lands

Feb 9th, 2020 9m 6s

With a clapcast! Transparently Nik and Ben have had a lot going on in the past few months. Cars being totaled, mortgages being refinanced, new jobs, new additions to families, and more. It has been overwhelming, but great. We are sorry for the

Play - You Aren't That Hard Up for Rations, Are You? (Bones, Ep. 3)

Nov 7th, 2019 1h 46m

In which the Grey Earls continue to insist on a split party. In the over-land group; Stek manages a cart, Addison makes a friend, Hardar makes things awkward, and Lyrica digs into her own past. In the over-sea group Voss only kind of suggests k

Play - We Haven't Had a Mishap in a While (Bones, Ep. 2)

Oct 23rd, 2019 1h 54m

The Grey Earls find a fishing village with a mysterious secret. The party is split. Entirely by choice, and not at all what the DM wanted. Stek, Addison, Hardar, and Lyrica meet an old friend on the road. Voss and Eramis leave a surprise for th

Play - You Said it Would Wash Out (Bones, Ep. 1)

Oct 16th, 2019 1h 57m

The Grey Earls are back and better than ever! A new mysterious member joins the party. Random event tables are rolled, much to the delight of Ben. Hardar makes a friend. Then that friend immediately runs off with another friend.We apologize for

Prep - Post Mortem Arc 1

Aug 25th, 2019 1h 8m

This is the first of a series of Post Mortem episodes in which Nik and Ben go over how the previous arc went, what is coming up, and what they learned. We go over highlights from the past 4 actual play episodes, as well as do just a little worl

Play - And You Were Okay With That?

Aug 18th, 2019 1h 46m

The Grey Earls are left to clean up their mess after the first with the Rust Brothers. Eramis has a showdown. Hardar gets to know a Sister of Heme. and Olex gets a new permanent roommate. The Earls get a chance to explore the Hollows.Music by M

Play - Fight First, Questions Later

Aug 12th, 2019 1h 38m

The Grey Earls engage in their first combat in the Forbidden Lands. Listen as they stumble through mechanics, make questionable decisions, and in the case of Stek, try and run away for a solid 45 minutes unsuccessfully. Addison snipes from the

Play - Of Iron and Fire

Aug 4th, 2019 2h 16m

In this second episode of the actual play season of Adventures In… the Grey Earls get to know the rust brothers, free and elf, and get into a fight most people would call unwise.Adventures In… is a podcast about all parts of role playing games.

Actual Play

Jul 30th, 2019 2h 9m

In this episode “Adventures In…” goes actual play! Join Nik and Ben in the Forbidden Lands with their players as they begin their campaign. Join Stek the peddler, Adison the hunter, Voss the fighter, Hardar the rouge, Eramis the wizard, and Ole

The Final Prepisode

Jul 18th, 2019 56m 53s

In this final episode of prep Nik and Ben mostly tie up some loose ends. The exciting news is here! In the show notes! The next full-length podcast will be the start an actual-play campaign set in the Forbidden Lands. Our players that we have b

Nuts and Bolts

Jun 23rd, 2019 47m 47s

In which Nik and Ben ramble on about a few odds and ends about their game including quest design and coordination, starting cities, and how to share a character. This is the penultimate episode in our preparation series. Episodes have been ge

Final Faction Frontier

May 23rd, 2019 50m 51s

In our final faction pitch episode Nic and Ben hammer out the details of a few smaller factions. They talk about the horse riding people of the Quards and Galdanes, as well as the Order of the Maiden in Free League’s Forbidden Lands.We also wan

Fast Pirch: Four Factions fot the Price of One

Apr 25th, 2019 1h 8m

Nik and Ben pitch four factions in one hour.

Orc Society Pitch

Apr 17th, 2019 1h 9m

In this episode Nik pitches his ideas for a new description of Orc society in the Forbidden Lands. In a previous episode Nik mentioned wanting to change the Orcs wholesale to make sure they had personhood from the very beginning and make playin

Nobody Pitches a Dwarf

Apr 4th, 2019 1h 9m

This is the first episode in a series where Nik and Ben take turns pitching their ideas for factions in their Forbbiden Lands campaign. This series will be ongoing for until all the factions have been outlined and major NPCs introduced. In th

Tools of the Game Master

Mar 28th, 2019 34m 55s

Nik and Ben talk about the tools they use to plan, run, record, and play their games online.

Diversity in The Forbidden Lands

Mar 20th, 2019 1h 9m

Nik tells us about Emerald City Comic Con. Ben and Nik talk about why diversity is important in a game world. They don't quite cover all the factions in the game.