DMs After Dark

Our second Modified Rolls episode of 2022 leading up to (yes, really this time) our Good Society series to start off the year with class and juicy drama is all about Romance!  No matter what game you're playing, what genre you enjoy, or what you're into, most games will brush up against some PC / NPC or even PC / PC romantic tension.  How do you do this at the table without making it awkward? How do you do it so it's rewarding but not gratuitous or pointless?  These are the things we discuss in our episode today.

Have you ever had a romantic storyline for your characters in an RPG? How did it go? Did your DM do anything to make it a valuable part of the story or just let it be a bit of background for your character?  Let us know!

Content Warning: Cheesy Pick-Up Lines, Something About Making Wood Grow?, Porn in the Corn

Games Mentioned in this Episode: Monsterhearts 2 (& safety sheet Safe Hearts) | Pasion de las Pasiones | Good Society | Shadows of Esteren | Star-Crossed | Pathfinder

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Music in the episode:

Eternal Hope by Kevin MacLeod 

Style Funk by Kevin MacLeod

Hello and sorry for the delay on the podcast, we hired out some freelancers to edit the episode and they sent the following excuse via handwritten message on a discarded fast food burger wrapper:

"Peeplz, we ragert to anform u dat 3 raccoonz in tranchcote be late in getting posted today on pudcast for u laufs. Is due to peeplz beeing bzy and totlly not becaz we is 3 racoonz in Tranchcote. We iz a people, Promiz."

We will not be going through their agency again.

Change of plans! As winter brings colds and some other not-to-be-mentioned disease, some of the DMs After Dark crew fell victim to sickness and we were forced to postpone our first session in our Good Society series, but fear not, for we have one-shots galore for your entertainment!

The DMs went into their hard drives and pulled out of the glorious trash the wonderful rules-lite RPG Three Raccoons in a Trench Coat by Z Gosck at Octopus Apocalypse games (pay what you want and get it here)!  It's everything you're already thinking it is and every bit as fun and ridiculous.  Just hit play and enjoy the chaos!

Special thanks to our guest Eileen who was brave enough to join in on these shenanigans despite being asked to join our Good Society game (which she hopefully still will if we didn't scare her off)!

Content Warnings: Baculum (Baculi?), Wanton use of erection medication on humans and small mammals

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Music in the Episode:

Spy Glass by Kevin MacLeod

Amazing Plan by Kevin MacLeod

For our first stream of 2022, we decided to hop on and just chat about the first few months of DMs After Dark as a group, turning our hobby into a stream, and, technically, celebrating our one-year anniversary of gaming together in one way or another.  

We briefly discuss our goals for 2022, as well as talk about our favorite moments thus far, games we're looking forward to running soon, and ways we can embarrass ourselves for your continued support.

Just a simple bonus episode before we dive into our next games.

Clarification - Multiple times in this talk we mention Good Society coming up as our next game, but sickness is spreading among us DMs, and we're going to be putting it off until our GM Sara and others feel better.  If you'd like to watch us play a goofy one-shot the night this episode airs, please tune into our Twitch and watch us have a blast playing something silly!

As always, come hang out and catch our live streams at https://twitch.tv/DMsAfterDark or catch up on our YouTube.

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Music in the episode:

Auld Lang Syne (Rock Version) by Belvedere Sound

In the first Modified Rolls episode of 2022, we talk about gender as it's represented in RPGs!  This is NOT a deep dive into the mistakes that have been made over the decades, but rather a discussion about strides that have been made in RPG game design lately and our opinions on why we like playing genders not our own.

When you make characters, do you prefer playing the gender you identify as, another gender, or change it up regularly?  Let us know!

Content Warning: Rene after a few Margaritas, Shattering the Patriarchy, Balls & Boobies.

Games Mentioned in this Episode: Sagas of the Icelanders | Invisible Sun | Thirsty Sword Lesbians | Good Society | Pathfinder 2e | Wanderhome | Call of Cthulhu | War Birds | Bluebeard's Bride | The Wheel of Time RPG | Night Witches

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Music in the episode:

Tango de Manzana by Kevin MacLeod

Happy Holidays and to a happy new year!

Jess's first time running a game for the DMs is our 2021 holiday one-shot and our last stream of the year.  The game is 'Twas - The Roleplaying Game Before Christmas and our player DMs assume the roles of toys tasked with saving Christmas from something threatening to take over Santa's operation!  Will the toys be able to stop this powerful figure?  Will they get consent before roasting chestnuts in a nutcracker's mouth?  Listen and find out!

What's your favorite take on a Christmas or holiday-themed game / session / experience?  Reach out to us and share your stories!

Content Warning: Famous Actor Sequin Blankets, Canadian Accents, Nuts in Mouths

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Music in the episode:

The Snow Queen by Kevin MacLeod

We Wish you a Merry Christmas by Kevin MacLeod

Hello and happy holidays to all of you out in podcast land!  The DMs are back with a short one this week discussing how to approach running games when your players are a bit younger than your average group.  We discuss session length, different dice systems, learning moments, reinforcing good behavior, and, as always, give recommendations for good RPGs aimed at younger players.

Have you ever played with younger players?  What's your best advice, story, or lesson learned?

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Music in the episode:

Call to Adventure by Kevin MacLeod

Avatar Aang and friends have come together to end the Hundred Year War and stop Fire Lord Ozai's campaign to impose Fire Nation rule on the Four Nations.  With the Air Nomads effectively wiped out, Avatar Aang and crew decide to build a new place in the world where all are welcome to cooperate and work toward a future where everyone comes together for a greater cause.  They choose the coastal village of Cranefish Town on the western shores of the Earth Kingdom to eventually become what will be known as Republic City.

In the third and final episode of our Avatar: Legends mini-series, the group heads to the Earthen Fire Refinery to stop the Badgermole Mafia from taking over from the secret tunnels.  Once there, they realize they're too late.  Can our heroes find a way to stop Don Moshan and save the refinery?  Or will they make more dick jokes and take over the mafia? 

Content Warning: Ai's Girthquake, Blinds

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Music in the episode:

Temple of the Manes by Kevin MacLeod

Just in time for that wonderful time of year where you're worrying about what to get who and what you're going to do with the gifts you'll undoubtedly never use, we've got some recommendations for games that may be what you're looking to play in 2022!

Christian, Rene, and Sara gush over their favorite games within multiple genres, available and upcoming, to get you hyped up for some new tabletop roleplaying games to line your shelves.

Tell us some games you're looking forward to playing or games you'd like to watch us play!

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Music in the episode:

Holiday Weasel by Kevin MacLeod

Air. Water. Earth. Fire.

Avatar Aang and friends have come together to end the Hundred Year War and stop Fire Lord Ozai's campaign to impose Fire Nation rule on the Four Nations.  With the Air Nomads effectively wiped out, Avatar Aang and crew decide to build a new place in the world where all are welcome to cooperate and work toward a future where everyone comes together for a greater cause.  They choose the coastal village of Cranefish Town on the western shores of the Earth Kingdom to eventually become what will be known as Republic City.

In the second episode of our Avatar: Legends mini-series, the group figures out what to do next after being brought together in a shared knowledge of corruption in Cranefish Town.  The Badgermole Mafia has set up smuggling tunnels under the burgeoning city and is working with at least one city official to do their dirty work unpunished.  Can our heroes find a way to prevent the city from falling into the wrong hands?  Or will they make dick jokes and drink cabbage spiced lattes?  Probably the latter...

Content Warning: Ai's Small Weiner, Exotic Animal Hybrid Trade, Cocaine?!

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Music in the episode:

Temple of the Manes by Kevin MacLeod

In this episode of Modified Rolls, the DMs discuss their ideas and approaches to running games in popular fictional worlds with established lore.  From Disney, Pokemon, Avatar, and Conan to middle age book series and, technically, even Dungeons & Dragons itself, the DMs break down ways to make sure your games don't feel like second rate stories in beloved worlds.

Have you ever played or run a game in an established universe?  How was your experience and how far from the source material did you stray?  Let us know!

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Music in the episode:

Vivacity by Kevin MacLeod

Nowhere Land by Kevin MacLeod