Table Talk - A D&D Podcast

What's more fun than playing superheroes in a city full of neon lights and concrete heights? Join Robert and Maddi as they play the villainous vigilantes Smoke and Fetch. On a night out gone wrong (or right, according to Fetch) full of dancing on tables, sneaking into a club, and almost stabbing a puffer-fish bouncer, Smoke and Fetch end the evening with a block party for the books, quickly starting their morning. They're offered a job by Sapphire City's Codfather, a half-shark half-man gangster, leading them into a series of wild escapades. From fighting the city's deviant task force to dealing with a drug-fueled superhero, Smoke and Fetch aim to pull off one last job to settle debts and secure their future. But with complications at every turn, failure means facing the Codfather's wrath or worse, DRT's bullets.

What's more fun than playing superheroes in a city full of neon lights and concrete heights? Join Robert and Maddi as they play the villainous vigilantes Smoke and Fetch. On a night out gone wrong (or right, according to Fetch) full of dancing on tables, sneaking into a club, and almost stabbing a puffer-fish bouncer, Smoke and Fetch end the evening with a block party for the books, quickly starting their morning. They're offered a job by Sapphire City's Codfather, a half-shark half-man gangster, leading them into a series of wild escapades. From fighting the city's deviant task force to dealing with a drug-fueled superhero, Smoke and Fetch aim to pull off one last job to settle debts and secure their future. But with complications at every turn, failure means facing the Codfather's wrath or worse, DRT's bullets.

What's more fun than playing superheroes in a city full of neon lights and concrete heights? Join Robert and Maddi as they play the villainous vigilantes Smoke and Fetch. On a night out gone wrong (or right, according to Fetch) full of dancing on tables, sneaking into a club, and almost stabbing a puffer-fish bouncer, Smoke and Fetch end the evening with a block party for the books, quickly starting their morning. They're offered a job by Sapphire City's Codfather, a half-shark half-man gangster, leading them into a series of wild escapades. From fighting the city's deviant task force to dealing with a drug-fueled superhero, Smoke and Fetch aim to pull off one last job to settle debts and secure their future. But with complications at every turn, failure means facing the Codfather's wrath or worse, DRT's bullets.

We’ve covered the basics…Capes and Crooks by Crit Academy is a sci-fi super-powered 5th Edition RPG from the goons you fight to the quips you make! Now it’s time to use our own campaign, The Sapphire Prodigies, and the lovely sourcebook to create two brand new (not really)...villains? Join us as we build Fetch and Smoke, two rebellious deviants hellbent on surviving by any means necessary in Sapphire City. Fetch is a high octane neon powered punk with a mean streak as hot as the plasma she wields, taking her anger out on the local government task force, the Deviant Response Team. Smoke on the other hand prefers to rebel by using his gaseous powers to fly through vents and scale large buildings, defacing any government owned property with his own brand of anti-establishment graffiti, making sure every “message” he leaves is loud and permanent.

You’ve heard us talk about it way too much… so here it is! We return to our Tales from the Inn series where we tell you a tale from our very own table. This time, join us to hear about our current campaign- the Sapphire Prodigies, a cyberpunk city filled with super powered people called Deviants, ranging from a random civilian with the ability to call lightning, or a plant that gained sentience and now stops crime with it's massive vines. Our story follows Knightlite, Shadow, Chip, Kaze and Volt - a ragtag group of heroes all trying to make it big in Sapphire City, one of the last sanctuaries for Deviants and non-deviants in the world. They find themselves forced to work together in order to keep their City safe, and quickly become an unwilling and unruly team of misfit Devants out to do the right thing (some times?).

This campaign is loosely based on Capes and Crooks 5E and uses their amazing systems, setting touchstones, and character creation process.

Did you know gargoyles, y'know the living statues- are considered elementals? Neither did we! In this episode, Robert and Maddi (attempt) to dive into classic D&D lore trivial pursuit style - and how little they actually know. Playing an (unsponsored and unaffiliated) game of Trivial Pursuit: D&D Edition, we show you that you don’t have to know anything about the lore of the game to be a fan- or host an entire podcast about it! From the silly, numerous names of the "Outer Planes" to what type of seed is required for gust of wind, join us as we stumble our way through what has to be the worst game of Trivial Pursuit: D&D edition of all time.

Join us for a talkback session about Maddi's first time GMing her own one-shot from the last session. From one-shot versus campaigns, roleplay driven versus more combat encounters, homebrewing versus pre-written- we compare and contrast our own experiences DMing, as well as reflect on favorite moments from our first time Point Pleasant.

Tony starts the field trip with a normal goal: set up Aster with Jason and land a date with Stacy. Of course, things can never be that easy as he now has to find another bottle of whiskey, keep Stacy from making Aster's life a living hell, and beat Jason at the Strength Tester game. With a bit of day drinking, some really cool- almost magical- prizes, and moves straight out of 1980s teen rom com, Tony and Aster set out to achieve their new goal: dethroning Stacy and Jason. That is, until they hear some noises coming from the woods...

What better way to start your GM-ing experience than trying it in front of a microphone for everyone to hear? Maddi takes the reins and leads her first ever damn-near-homebrew one shot, taking place in a small town on the Jersey Shore, and follows Tony Zuko, a greaser dressing cool kid and the rest of the junior class at Hidden Harbor as they prepare for the annual field trip to Port Pleasant, an overnight camping trip just a short walk away from the Boardwalk. From secret friendships to evil science teachers, makeovers, the social maze of hormonal teenager’s and more can be found inside this totally normal and definitely not cursed town. 

Link to Patreon Post with Behind the Screen info here!

Robert and Maddi switch seats this episode as she takes the lead in talking about a different system, Kids on Bikes! Join us as we explore the rulebook, talk the pros and cons between 5e and Kids on Bikes, and highlight the SICK modules and settings in the back. To wrap things up, join Robert and Maddi as they build characters using the Kids on Bikes system: the Plastic Beauty, Tony, and the Conspiracy Theorist, Aster.