What We Do In the Basement is a comedy Dungeons and Dragons podcast where improvisers explore fantasy worlds, battle foes & navigate political conflicts with the help of their wits, weapons, and obscure pop culture references.
Splitting up with two plans of attack, Rael and Nou take out a guard and sneak up to the trading post in disguise while McGinty and Frunk pose as chefs to serve the gathering. All meet at the tented …
The group unites with little time to make some big decisions. After interviewing a soul in a cage, McGinty becomes vulnerable and requests help in confronting a powerful person from his past. Togeth…
Rael, Nou, and someone who is essentially Frank prepare to dazzle the Kuo-toa people with a grand reveal of Mother’s descendants. Elsewhere, McGinty and Faust are ambushed on the way back to the Mate…
Two uneasy partnerships emerge: Ol’ McGinty and Faust prepare to take on a deadly assassin while Rael and Nou (née Anous) debate theology the way only step-siblings can. Meanwhile, Frank learns the f…
In this standalone bonus episode, our Holiday heroes (plus, Gideon from the campaign) venture into a spooky circus where they gamble, seek fortunes, and perform death-defying stunts. Come one, come a…
In the Fey Wild, McGinty chats with a sketchy faery who shares critical yet cryptic info about the Severed Strand. Back on the Material Plane, Anous declares a new identity, Frank seeks some suspicio…
Tensions are high as Rael begs for assistance from Raspian to save her mother. As Frank shrinks into a shame spiral, Anous proposes a new plan to defeat Lolth. In the Fey Wilds, McGinty is immediatel…
Jesse, Kevin, Luke, Tash, and Thomas break character once again to discuss this highly dramatic chapter full of genuine heartbreak (and sea cowboys). They make predictions about the wondrous and terr…
With only seconds remaining to revive Serena, Rael disguises herself as Mother to incite the Kua-toa to enhance Frank’s necromancy. Anous breaks free from his petrified state to stop the ritual, open…
After catching a glimpse of her murdered mother, Rael desperately fights to get her back. With the help of Speak With Dead, she is able to say a few tearful words to Serena. Nearby, revival efforts l…
Emboldened by his new title, the First Child of the New Rule, Anous introduces the gang to Lady Lotus, who shares the complicated history of Mother. With the ailing deity resting nearby, Anous prepar…
Our heroes interrogate Gideon about his bizarre behavior and decide whether to murder a 54-year-old child. Then, Rael stirs the hot horse men to trot towards Wet Rock. Will they find the cure for the…
The squad finds some hunky horse men to take them towards Wetrock. En route, they are confronted by a shadowy old woman in the road. Is she some sort of symbol for Mother, or just a run-of-the-mill m…
As our heroes plummet down an enormous waterfall to likely doom, Frank says a painful goodbye, Rael fiddles with magic, McGinty diffuses responsibility, and Anous tests his strength.
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Beneath the temple, our heroes find a speakeasy, The Washboard, where local sinners can find refuge from the strict rules of Mother. Will this be a safe spot to take in some ‘Elvish’ music, or will M…
The squad steps inside a desecrated temple to explore the matriarchal cult that seems to be forming on the isle of Lonomo. Within, McGinty calls for a visit from an old friend of a distinctly demonic…
After a daring battle on the open seas, our heroes finally reach dry land. Ashore, they encounter an orc who loves to party and find some temples marred by ominous graffiti.
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…It’s a chase on the open seas! A gang of merfolk, spurred on by the imposing trench demon, board our heroes’ vessel. Will the squad fight off the coral-covered combatants or join White Eye Wickley’s …
The crew tries to clear the mysterious shipwreck as ominous lights loom in the distance. Anous bashes the mast, Rael and McGinty search for explosives, and Frank has a serious accident as a gigantic …
With most of the team stuck in the sea, Anous goes head to head with a terrifying tiefling brandishing a cursed trident. McGinty wield’s Wickley’s weapon Tinky while Frank gets sexy shark bites and R…