Variant Rules

Variant Rules

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Variant Rules episodes

  • Lyceums & Lytasteums

    Their pancake map has led them closer to the Lyceum, and now our heroes must discover all they can from the tomes within. Will they be able to find anything?

    45 min
  • Variant Rules: Problems & Pancakes

    It seems our heroes have some (personal?) problem(s!) to face. Will Birch reconcile with Hurain? Will Josephine figure out why her betrothed is suddenly her horse? And will the group find out how to leave this mountain?

    51 min
  • Mountains & Madness

    Our heroes enraged the ancient race they had sought out for more information. They must leave and face the road ahead, but the mountain itself seems to fight against them. 

    56 min
  • Thieves & Heroes

    Our heroes try to find out more from these ancient beings about the planes colliding, while everything around them begins to crumble. 

    41 min
  • Capers & Conversations

    Our heroes enter the home of the Eilings after everyone (but Kit) has taken a vow to preserve their secrets. Will they learn more from this ancient race about the threat that faces the realm or be forced to search elsewhere? 

    48 min
  • Flurries & Farewells

    The winds are shifting and our snow creatures are dwindling in their magic. Do they have enough to finish helping their creators before they turn back to pure snow?

    Guest Storyteller: Chris Van Houten

    Special Guests: Addie Gia & Tommy Cottin

    37 min
  • Bunnies & Darkness

    The terrifying alien ice bunnies are approaching the lollipop fence as our snow heroes have readied for battle. Can they defend their humans and Earth from this threat, and at what cost? Join us this week for the next part of our Winter Arc.

    Guest Storyteller: Chris Van Houten
    Guest Players: Addie Gia and Tommy Cottin

    41 min
  • Flurries & Blizzards

    Magical snow creatures are crafted when the wind blows from the Up, carrying with it magic and wonder. But are all things crafted with wonder wonderful?

    Guest storyteller Chris Van Houten

    Special Guests Addie Gia and Tommy Cottin of Waypoint Live and the (former) Essential NPCs Podcast fame!

    49 min
  • The Forge: Ice, Ice Baby

    Join us this week as we establish a world and create characters for a winter mini-series with guest storyteller Chris Van Houten. Ben, Brandon, and Emma will be at the table joined by Addie Gia and Tommy Cottin of Waypoint Live and the (former) Essential NPCs Podcast fame!

    55 min

About Variant Rules

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Variant Rules is a game development and actual play RPG podcast set out to develop the Arcane & Iron tabletop RPG system through storytelling, community feedback and mechanics discussions. We test the mechanics of a brand new system and tinker with game design by the best method possible: play.