Curmudgeons And Dragons
The party gathers at the round table to discuss your RPG horror stories, building interesting characters, and all things D&D! Join Jason, Josey, and Jim at the tavern for a pint of ale and share some stories!
- Update frequency
- every 4 days
- Average duration
- 28 minutes
- Episodes
- 113
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2023
We Liked It Our Way Better! [RPG Horror Story]
[#93] This week, Jim, with a horror story about how to ruin an otherwise-great game just by not shutting up when it’s over.
- You can read the original post and comments here.
- In case you need a primer …
00:15:00 |
Fri 20 Jan 2023
Gary Had A Pizza, Now Has Nothing [RPG Horror Story]
[#92] This week, Josey brings us a terrifying tale of a player who snapped for getting exactly what he deserved. CW: Brief, veiled description of in-game sexual assault.
- Check out the original post an…
00:15:37 |
Fri 13 Jan 2023
Stuck At the Kids' Table [RPG Horror Story]
[#91] Jason relates the tale of a grown-ass man unknowingly being invited to a game for teens.
- Check out the original post and comments.
- Monks aren’t at all necessarily religious in the same way cleri…
00:22:46 |
Fri 06 Jan 2023
"We don't think you're going to stick around" [RPG Horror Story]
[#90] In this Horror Story, Jim delivers a tale of a store game that doesn't go so well. Josey is off this week.
- Read the original post and comments.
- For the business wonks, a report on commercial ren…
00:12:09 |
Fri 21 Oct 2022
Top 15 WORST DM Advice Ever [Part 2: 9-15]
[#89] We tackle the back half of the 15 WORST DM tips ever uttered. Spoiler: they pretty much earn that distinction honestly. Greg's computer is sadly toasted this week.
00:42:24 |
Mon 03 Oct 2022
I Thought A Mile Was 1000 Feet! [RPG Horror Story]
[#88] Jim delivers a charming Horror Short Story about some Imperial Entanglements.
- Read the original post.
- Speaking of delightful, chek out this list of obsolete unites of measurement.
- Check here if …
00:10:51 |
Fri 30 Sep 2022
Objection! [r/DMAcademy Advice VII]
[#87] It's a DM Advice Episode! We offer our takes on questions from the DMAcademy subreddit . Submit your own burning RPG questions to us for a future DM Advice segment. Everyone is here this week!
- …
01:07:19 |
Wed 28 Sep 2022
A Deck Of A Few Stuff [RPG Horror Story]
[#86] Josey reminds us that introducing the Deck of Many Things is literally the worst thing that anyone can do to thier game. Yes, even a nerfed version of it. That only destroys up your campaign mo…
00:15:17 |
Fri 23 Sep 2022
RPG Wholesome Stories VI: Great Newbies, Supportive Partners, and Elves Speak Spanish!
[#85] In this semi-regular feature, we take a break from horro to remember that RPGs are supposed to be fun, and that players and GMs are supposed to be awesome.
- Jim's brings a tale of the bullet-jo…
00:30:55 |
Wed 21 Sep 2022
Do Players Really NEED To Learn Their Class Features? [RPG Horror Story]
[#84] Jason brings us the story of a DM frustrated by a player not interested in learning much about the cool class features of her PC. Jim is maybe-sorta-kinda on her side and it makes for an intere…
00:24:55 |
Fri 16 Sep 2022
Adventurer Classes In Pop Culture - Fairy Tale Edition
[#83] The entire crew gathers to go over how we'd stat out a bunch of fairy tale/Disney characters! There's some confusion over which versions we're working with but it gets sorted eventually.
- Check …
00:55:32 |
Thu 15 Sep 2022
Does this...look humanoid...to you? (spoiler: yes it does) [RPG Horror Story]
[#82] This week, Greg brings a tale of the DM who didn't know how creature types worked. Jim is stil travelling this week.
- You can read the original post and comments.
- The campaign in question was set…
00:11:29 |
Fri 09 Sep 2022
Little Bro Derails Campaign To "Win" [RPG Horror Story]
[#81] This week, Jason shares the tale of a young player who didn't really get how D&D works. Or maybe understood it too well. Jim is on the road this week.
- Read the original post and comments.
- Josey …
00:25:51 |
Fri 02 Sep 2022
Old Man Henderson [RPG Classic Story]
[#80] The party gathers 'round as Jason tells the tale of the player who "won" Call of Cthulu: Old Man Henderson.
- You can read the original post and comments.
- Catch up on the Call of Ctulhu RPG.
- For s…
00:36:49 |
Wed 31 Aug 2022
Are You SURE???? [r/DMAcademy Advice VI]
[#79] We dive into the DMAcademy SubReddit to offer our takes on a handful of D&D-related conundrums.
- How do you feel about Saying NO? (Spolier: We're mostly fine wth it!)
- Recruiting and the challenge…
00:41:53 |
Wed 24 Aug 2022
The Cleric is NOT a Catholic Priest and That Joke Wasn't Funny [RPG Horror Story]
[#78] In this episode, Jim brngs a horror story about the difference between problematic jokes in private games with your friends and making strangers uncomfortable in public settings. CW: Veiled dis…
00:16:39 |
Sat 20 Aug 2022
Top 15 WORST DM Advice Ever [Part 1: 1-8]
[#77] It's an anti-advice espiode, as we delve into the Top 15 WORST Pieces of DM Advice, (possibly) Ever.
- Follow along as we cover the first half of the list.
00:34:10 |
Thu 18 Aug 2022
Those WERE The Bandits! [RPG Horror Story]
[#76] In this Horror Story, Josey is our host (at least for the into)! Jason brings us the tale of miscommunication between the DM and the party. Jim is off this week.
- You can read the original post …
00:13:31 |
Fri 12 Aug 2022
The Monsters Know What They're Doing [Third Party Book Club #1]
[#75] In this NEW segment Jason, Josey, and a very laggy Greg (sorry! I tried fixing it!) talk about their favorite books published by anyone other than WotC, Jim is off this week.
- THis week, we're t…
00:20:13 |
Thu 11 Aug 2022
Savage Super Session Zero Screwup [RPG Horror Story]
[#74] This week's Horror Story comes from Josey. Jim and Greg are off this week.
- You can read the original post and comments here.
- This story is about a superheroic game using the Savage Worlds system…
00:14:39 |
Fri 05 Aug 2022
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