Game Master Monday
By Grant Nordine
Executive Produced by Grant Nordine
Co-Producer: Jenny Nordine
Game Master Monday Theme by Joey Hines
Game Master MondayApr 01, 2024
Pantheon
This week we play Pantheon by Harpoon Gun!
Four Gods ask a trio of heroes to eliminate the greatest threat in all the land: a guy who sucks. Watch in horror and awe as FOUR game masters lead THREE players!
This week's cast!
Grant Nordine as Loosieus
Alejandra as Gri, Mo, and Ra
Aun as Atlas
Extell as Timothy
Mariah as Accordia
Rosie as Eloise
Ross as Magtinda
Pantheon was created by Harpoon Gun and can be purchased right here!
This week we are happy to feature the upcoming Tabletop Spinners podcast MAGNIFICENCE. For fans of high fantasy, intense drama, and wonderful character work THIS IS THE SHOW FOR YOU! Episode 1 drops THIS FRIDAY!
We are also gleefully telling you to check out Tales of Y'Vard for a super fun adventure being told in the Mythcraft system! All the fun of a great dnd podcast without the dnd!
AND we're also featuring our pals at An Unwavering Force! Listen today for a diverse, queer centric Star Wars story being told in Pathfinder! One of the Star Wars things to come out in a VERY long time! Take THAT [redacted]
Bunnies & Burrows: Part 4
After speaking to The Forest Gods and Oyarus Tudor, the rabbits must make a choice.
Starring:
Supriya (@zoupmachine) as Maya Allsees
Derrick Saunders (@HN2DM) as Clumsypaws Earsworth
Sadie Pasley (@OakleafInsignia) as Clary
Jenny Nordine (@datkooby) as Scout St. Jerome
Game Master: Grant Nordine
This week are featuring our friends at The AARPGs! A hilarious podcast featuring several great campaigns in different systems! Go give 'em a follow!
And we are also highlighting our besties at Slay the Stars! A dark fantasy DND campaign with twists, turns, humor, spooky stuff, astrology, and more!
Join us on Twitch on May 28th for a LIVE Q&A with the full cast about the miniseries! Stream starts at 7pm Pacific!
Music and sound provided by Epidemic Sound
Bunnies & Burrows: Part 3
The bunnies arrive at The Farm intent on learning its secrets.
Starring:
Supriya (@zoupmachine) as Maya Allsees
Derrick Saunders (@HN2DM) as Clumsypaws Earsworth
Sadie Pasley (@OakleafInsignia) as Clary
Jenny Nordine (@datkooby) as Scout St. Jerome
This week are happy to feature our friends at An Unwavering Force! An original Star Wars story being told in Pathfinder 2e with a full BIPOC cast! Tune in for honestly a better Star Wars adventure than anything Disney has put out recently!
We are also happy to hype up our pals at Tales of Y'Vard! A Mythcraft podcast about getting into fantasy mischief on the high seas! Go give 'em a listen and tell them Game Master Monday sent you!
Music and Sound Effects provided by Epidemic Sound
Bunnies & Burrows: Part 2
Maya, Clumsypaws, Clary, and Scout begin their adventure to The Farm. But first, they must find a way to make it through the forest.
Starring:
Supriya (@zoupmachine) as Maya Allsees
Derrick Saunders (@HN2DM) as Clumsypaws Earsworth
Sadie Pasley (@OakleafInsignia) as Clary
Jenny Nordine (@datkooby) as Scout St. Jerome
This week we are happy to feature our friends at 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat! Their second season is live now and being played in Cyberpunk Red! And be sure to check out their Perils & Princesses miniseries!
We are also shouting out our pals at Big Campaign Stories! Follow a troupe of repo guys and their misadventures through a modern Pathfinder 1e world!
Lastly, be sure to listen to The Heart is a Dungeon! Their second campaign, Once Happily Upon Ever, is live NOW! Featuring over 20 players and being played in Under Hollow Hills! Go give 'em a listen and tell 'em GMM sent ya!
Music and Sound provided by Epidemic Sound
Bunnies & Burrows: Part 1
Many miles from here - past all the hustle and bustle of your town, past the mountains and hills, across the rivers and through the forest: there is Mount Olive. A paradise if ever there was one for rabbits. Safety from predators, bounteous food, and unified through a common purpose.
Each bunny has a job to do and they all do it well.
Starring:
Supriya (@zoupmachine) as Maya Allsees
Derrick Saunders (@HN2DM) as Clumsypaws Earsworth
Sadie Pasley (@OakleafInsignia) as Clary
Jenny Nordine (@datkooby) as Scout St. Jerome
This week we are happy to feature our friends at WING WOMEN! Wing Women is a podcast about killing Nazis, being gay, and surviving World World 2. Listen today!
We are also happy to feature Tabletopped! Join Nick Perron and a bunch of fantastic guests as they talk about rolling dice, telling stories, and forging friendships all around the game table!
Lastly, we'd love it if you checked out Lizards and Locations! Lizards & Locations plays a variety of campaigns with a hilarious cast of friends! Stream 'em today and tell them Game Master Monday sent you!
Bunnies & Burrows 3rd Edition is available via Frog God Games
Music and SFX provided by Epidemic Sound
Bunnies & Burrows: Primer
Join Welldressed Tousselheaded as we explain the rules and mechanics of Bunnies and Burrows 3rd Edition!
Bunnies and Burrows 3e was created by Frog God Games and can be purchased here!
We also encourage you to continue supporting TTRPGs For Palestine by Jes the Human. This amazing bundle provides over 180+ ttrpg systems and supplements while also supporting the Palestine Children's Relief Fund for a mere $15.
Sherwood
This week we play SHERWOOD! A band of thieves are hired to bring down the biggest and most legendary target of their careers in exchange for total amnesty for their crimes!
This Week's Cast
Jonas Tintenseher as Hypatia d'Amours
Jenel as Sister Augusta Augustine
Rosalie as Meredith "Merit"
Sherwood was created by R. Rook Studio and can be purchased right here!
This week we encourage you to purchase the charity bundle TTRPGs for Palestine! 100% of the proceeds of this bundle will be sent to the Palestine Children's Relief Fund. Grab yourself over 150 amazing titles and help bring desperately needed medical assistance to the people of Palestine.
We are happy to feature KNIGHT 2nd Edition! A story-driven TTRPG about building a family legacy of Knights through the fictional world of Avalon. Shit slaps! Buy it today!
We'll be going LIVE on Twitch on April 29th! Join guest Game Master Juicy Garland in STATEN ISLAND BY NIGHT, a Vampire the Masquerade one shot! We'll be joined by Jenel aka bossjellybean and Julian from Diceaholics! It's going to BATTY!
Knowing Revenge of the Grasping Gods
This week we play KNOWING REVENGE OF THE GRASPING GODS! A system-agnostic game by Urania Games!
Four level 20 adventurers arrive at the temple of the gods, all after their own goals. Will they pass the trials and gain what they seek? I'm not telling!
THIS WEEK'S CAST!
Evelynn as Ethan (High Elf Evocation Wizard)
Ciera as Ophelia (Elf Bard-Warlock)
Maijai as Haze (Dragonborn Barbarian)
Grant as Cik (Thri-keen Rogue)
Knowing Revenge of the Grasping Gods was created by Urania Games and can be purchased right here!
This week we are happy to feature our friend Emblem Trove! Do yourself a favor and grab yourself some unique emblems for your home campaigns at unbeatable prices!
We are also happy to support our pals at 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat! There's never been a better time to start as they are about to begin a FRESH campaign!
Music and SFX provided by Epidemic Sound
In Search of Dr. Seuss ft. Roleplay Retcon
This week we play In Search of Dr. Seuss! An original scenario for Call of Cthulhu! 30 years after the release of a landmark documentary about children's author Dr. Seuss, a rumor starts swirling that the beloved writer may actually be alive. Four interns from the Ferncrest Times are sent to Seuss's La Jolla mansion to investigate.
FEATURING THE FULL CAST OF ROLEPLAY RETCON!
Alex as Jimmeny McPhee
Ben Gray as Scoop Scottsdale
Jensie as Emilia Emsworth
Jenny Nordine as Maya Franklin
This week we encourage you to support Benjamin Gray's incredible Kickstarter for IT TAKES THIS LONG! A new two player ttrpg about estranged people bonding through survival on a dangerous and mysterious island. It's fully funded! Support today to get those stretch goals going!
We are also happy to feature our friends at OF DICE AND THEM! A comedy TTRPG podcast that just started an incredible new Blades in the Dark campaign! I feel genuinely bad for anyone who hasn't checked it out yet!
Cast Away
This week we play Cast Away! 4 people are stranded on a desert island and must survive in a brutal environment or die trying. And something's up with that skull they found.
This week's cast!
Duste Hill as Callus Conner
Star as Leaf Miller
Julianne Kastner as Sgt. Lionel Hartford
Fiona K.T. Howat as Polly Matthews
Cast Away was created by Afterthought Committee and can be purchased here!
This week we are sponsored by Skulltenders! A DND podcast about goofballs on the edge of the afterlife! Hilarious, poignant, and so so stupid check them out today and enjoy their new season THIS WEEK!
We are also happy to feature Dragon Punch Squad! A Pathfinder 2e full of hijinks and high octane action! Give 'em a stream today, go on, be cool!
Spin the Bottle ft. 5 GMs In A Trenchcoat
https://itch.io/jam/ttrpgs-for-palestine
Free Palestine
CW: Drinking and Sexual Situations
This week we play Spin the Bottle by Superdillin! A group of DND players, on the day of their final session of a year long campaign, decide to resolve ALL the romantic tension with a game of Spin the Bottle. The problem is, everyone has a secret crush on someone on the group and everyone is hoping to keep it that way.
We are joined by the FULL cast of 5 GMs In A Trenchcoat! Be sure to give them a listen everywhere you enjoy podcasts!
This week we are happily sponsored by our friends at Tales From The Forgotten Troupe! Give them a follow on Twitch to enjoy several exciting campaigns and full bodied laughs!
We are also happy to feature Characters Without Stories! An exciting new interview-style TTRPG show about the characters who don't get to get played!
Neon Shadows
This week we play Neon Shadows by Lost Guide Games! Four security officers are hired for the maiden voyage of the Aether Jewel. Guarding an important jewel heading to a new civilization with a train full of colorful characters will SURELY go well!
This week's cast:
Grant as Antigone James
Jenny as Marina Grande
Squidsy as Elysia
Savannah as Rowan
Neon Shadows is a GMless game, was created by Lost Guide Games, and can be purchased here!
This week we happy to sponsor Houndsong Games and their fantastic title Relict RPG! A FREE ttrpg system! Check it out today!
Our friends at Slay the Stars are heading into their SECOND season! Go listen to 'em already!
Music and sfx provided by Epidemic Sound
Apotheosis Janitors
This week we play Apotheosis Janitors by Wendi Yu! A group of cultists must build a new religion from scratch once their leader ascends to godhood. They'll also need to remove any evidence of his former mortality.
Starring!
Amber (@thespacejamber)
John (@DracoDM)
Keisha (@reel_scroll_film_co)
Lauren (@monstersplaybook)
Ross (@bladesofmayari)
Apotheosis Janitors is by Wendi Yu and is available for purchase here!
This week we are happy to feature our friends at 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat! An AP podcast where 5 friends take turns weaving stories through the tabletop system of their choice each season.
We are also happily sponsored by the fine folks at RP Jesters! A hilarious rotating system podcast featuring talented performers and laugh-out-loud fun!
Music provided by Epidemic Sound
VOID 1680AM
Join host of KLAM "The Clam" Grane Conception as he celebrates the New Year through some underground hits in this playlist building solo game.
Grant Nordine as Grane Conception
This week we are sponsored by THE number 1 podcast in your headphones Prem Brulee! For all your sports, pop culture, and life advice needs join host Premal Bhatt through the world of hot takes!
We are also happily sponsored by our friends at Table Talk! Join Alejandra and Mariah as they talk to TTRPG creators, players, and fans regarding EVERYTHING in our wonderful hobby!
VOID 1680AM is available for purchase here! AND be sure to tune into the Bannerless Games YouTube Channel at 8pm CT (6pm PST, 9PM EST) for a special broadcast of this episode from the REAL VOID 1680AM!
Playlist tracks:
LEMON OIL - JOEY HINES
OUT IN THE OPEN - AUBREY DIGITAL
THE J.O.A.T - MASTERS OF RESONANCE
ICED MILK - JOEY HINES
DRUG STORE - TRASH ANIMALS
PHOENIX - KAT HAMILTON
HE DON’T LOVE YOU - JOEY HINES
MISSING GEORGIA - ADAM PATTERSON & THE HEAVY HEARTS
NOTHIN’ CHANGED - THE LIQUE
MAKE OUR RELATIONSHIP GREAT AGAIN - JOEY HINES
ONE HELL OF A YEAR - JESSICA MANALO
THE COSMOS AWAIT - CHRIS DUNN
Game Master Monday theme by Joey Hines
Additional music and SFX provided by Epidemic Sound
Yuletide Kombat Family 2023
Clive Carter has opened up his boxing ring yet again. A new crop of Holiday Warriors enter the ring. Let the games begin.
Special Guest GM: Jacob Moore
This week's cast:
Aaron Barry
Evanne Offenbacker
Grant Nordine
Jenny Nordine
Nicole Unger
Vanessa Lopez Aziz
Think Nicole knows Murder? You have no idea…. Murder, True Crime, Coffee?? Join hosts Nicole Unger, Brenna Folger and Amanda Kraft on Mourning Murders, as they brew coffee and talk about true crime! New episodes every week! Available wherever you listen to your podcasts!
Come hang with the best Buds around and indulge thyself in the finest in High Fantasy with WeeDnD: the pot-positive live tabletop roleplaying experience! Join our cast of professional entertainers from the Las Vegas Strip and beyond as they adventure across the world of Ganjaria!
Vanessa's book Play It Back is about a first-gen Filipino-American woman who hated high school getting thrown back in time to relive her senior year- in 1999. It's available NOW on Amazon in paperback or Kindle and Nook in ebook format
Get something wonderful for the pet in your life from EvanneMade! Her handmade unique pet bandanas and organic catnip cat toys will put a pep in any pet's step!
Sockgoblins
4 little goblins are asked to go to the surface during the time of year when humans become obsessed with socks! Will they make it back with a fresh horde? Or will they get in too much trouble?
Starring:
Supriya as Moja
Kae as Gigglespout
Rem as Krieg
Jenny Nordine as Alma
Sockgoblins was created by PoorStudents! For the entirety of this month as a thank you for partnering with us, Sockgoblins will be on sale for a mere $0.96 and can be purchased right here!
This week we are happy to feature our friend Adam Brown and his wonderful horror solo game Cthonaut! Buy it today!
If you enjoyed hearing Kae on today's episode, you'll love his Starfinder podcast Dude, Where's My Drift!
Check out our sponsor STEAKHOUSE SHOWDOWN! A fun upcoming board game all about steaks and perfectly cooking them! Follow SchmooeyMcGooey for updates!
Music and SFX provided by Epidemic Sound
Game Master Monday Theme by Joey Hines
The Golden Galaxy Race: Amaya Ito
Amaya Ito, a pilot with no experience in space travel, enters The Golden Galaxy Race. She is the last to leave.
Starring:
Kim Tsuyuki as Amaya Ito
Jenny Nordine as Assorted NPCs
Grant Nordine as Environment Coach and Assorted NPCs
Need new dice? Check out our sponsor Naevi's Oddities! Use code GMM10 at checkout for $10 off amazing new dice and geeky jewelry! Visit dicefairies.com today! This week are happy to be sponsored by GM Mayhem! An incredibly accessible YouTube channel run by a professional game master to help you strengthen any and all elements of your game mastering.
This week we are happily sponsored by 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat! A new GM in a new game every season! Great table vibes! Great show!
Check out our friends at Roleplay Retcon to hear your favorite and least favorite movies reimagined as tabletop roleplaying stories and adventures!
Enjoy the campy spooky fun of Rolls Revamped! Enjoy romps through vampiric stories via twitch and YouTube!
AND join us THIS THURSDAY, November 30th for a LIVE aftershow chat all about The Golden Galaxy Race with Grant, Jenny, Melody, Nick, and Kim! Find out who wins! Get your burning questions answered! Only on the Game Master Monday Twitch!
The Golden Galaxy Race: Wyatt O'Henry
A nervous but enthusiastic intern for the MegaSlurp Corporation is chosen to represent the beverage mega-giant in the Golden Galaxy Race.
Starring:
Nick Perron as Wyatt O' Henry
Jenny Nordine as Assorted NPCs
Grant Nordine as Enviornment Coach and Assorted NPCs
Need new dice? Check out our sponsor Naevi's Oddities! Use code GMM10 at checkout for $10 off amazing new dice and geeky jewelry! Visit dicefairies.com today!
This week we are happily sponsored by our pals at Friend and Foe Adventure Co! Check out their hilarious Borderlands-inspired game being played in Bunkers & Badasses!
Check out our pals at Lizards & Locations! A fantastic livestream with wonderful and amazing stories!
Join the Kickstarter for Tabyltop! An innovative new way to play Tabletop Role-Playing games!
NOVEMBER 24TH on the Game Master Monday Discord! Join us for Wanderhome for the Holidays! A free, cozy day of games, events, and giveaways! Sign up in our announcements channel today and join the fun!
The Golden Galaxy Race: Lilium Adlers
Lilium Adlers, a scientist researching fauna and animals for C.R.EW. labs joins the Golden Galaxy Race seeking the opportunity to document and learn more about the biggest discovery in the history of space exploration.
Starring:
Melody as Lillium Adler
Jenny Nordine as Assorted NPCs
Grant Nordine as Environment Coach and Assorted NPCs
Need new dice? Check out our sponsor Naevi's Oddities! Use code GMM10 at checkout for $10 off amazing new dice and geeky jewelry! Visit dicefairies.com today!
This week we are happily sponsored by 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat! A new GM in a new game every season! Great table vibes! Great show!
We are also happy to feature Tabletopped! Join Nick Perron and a bunch of fantastic guests as they talk about rolling dice, telling stories, and forging friendships all around the game table.
The Golden Galaxy Race: Jacobie Carter
Astrosailer Charles Circumfrance discovered what he calls "the golden galaxy", a constantly shifting and changing cluster of stars and planets. Fascination regarding the galaxy hit a fever pitch. So much so that enigmatic newspaper owner, Sunday Evans, is offering fame and fortune to whomever can finish the race first and fastest.
The first racer to leave is an insurance agency retriever: Jacobie Carter.
Starring:
Arthur Pelino as Jacobie Carter
Jenny Nordine as Assorted NPCs
Grant Nordine as Environment Coach and Assorted NPCs
Need new dice? Check out our sponsor Naevi's Oddities! Use code GMM10 at checkout for $10 off amazing new dice and geeky jewelry! Visit dicefairies.com today!
Looking for a haunting solo game to add to your collection? Check out Cthonaut!
We are happy to showcase our friends at Taeve's Tall Tales! Epic DND action! Tell 'em Game Master Monday sent ya!
The Ghost Storage Facility
This week we play GHOST STORAGE FACILITY by Mynah Lenahan! A scenario for Paranormal Inc.! 3 employees from Paranormal Inc are asked to investigate a potentially haunted building that has been storing ghosts. I'm sure nothing bad happened here at all! Starring Grant Nordine as Mick Doofuson (The Intern) PondPlays as Margot Munch (The Ghost) Willow as Anthony March (The Skeptic) This week we are happy to highlight What's In The Rift? A new horror podcast from Gas Station Drugs! Check it out today! Be sure to check out our friend JewelledCrown and commission them for a custom art piece today! He did our amazing art for this very episode! WE'RE GOING LIVE on October 30th! Our next Livestream Z-WARD will be debuting only on Twitch with special guests Leah from Slay the Stars and Kae from Dude, Where's My Drift! 7pm pacific! Be there AND be scared!
Music provided by Karl Casey at White Bat Audio
I Want Your Bite
This week we play I Want Your Bite by Rue Dickey! Lorenzo Underwood, a very rich vampire, invites four people to his home for the chance to win his eternal hand in marriage. THAT'S RIGHT IT'S THE BACHELOR WITH A SEXY VAMPIRE BABY!
This week's cast!
Jim Standhope as Fortune Fortuna (The Eccentric)
Kim as Violet Clemmens (The Sweetheart)
Melody as Guinevere Knottingdale (The Serene)
Sy as Cyron Flint (The Showstopper)
I Want Your Bite was created by Rue Dickey and can be purchased right here! This week we are happily sponsored by 5 GMs in a Trenchcoat! A new GM in a new game every season! Great table vibes! Great show!
We are also happy to showcase The RPG Goblin! Learn about different RPG systems the fun and easy way with host Willow!
Play Ball!
This week we run Play Ball! by Robin Caufield. The Good Clean Baseball High School Protagonists are FINALLY back in the playoffs! Assuming they can rally their team back together to face the defending champion Fort Pitt Bulls...
This week's cast!
Adam Brown as Mitch Salmon (Backup Turned Starter Pitcher)
Jenny Nordine as Sleve McDichael (Utility Outfielder)
Jacob Moore as Mark George (Captain Catcher)
Ricky Gray Jr as Donny George (Injured Outfielder)
Play Ball! is available for free on itch.io!
This week we are happy to feature our friends at Two Monsters Rolling Dice! A comedy AP Podcast being played in the cinematic Fate: Core system!
We are also happily sponsoring the fine folks at The AARPG Podcast! Seasoned and deeply serious RPG veterans playing a hilarious adventure!
Bellas Comet is coming www.bellascomet.com
Beach Episode ft. The Rainbow Dice Club
This week we play Beach Episode by Legendary Vermin! The heroes from The Rainbow Dice Club are currently adventuring in the Fey. A mysterious harpie beckons Ivy to a magical beach and all of a sudden the gang must learn the most difficult lesson: how to chill.
Starring:
Ariana as Elara Spinklespark
Dusty as Ivy Nightbreeze
Wayra as Véres Amate
Zoup as Ziva
Beach Episode is by Legendary Vermin and can be purchased right here!
This week we are happy to be sponsoring Magic Academy! Magic Academy is a queer-owned and created live play improve group. As one of the fastest-growing live plays on Twitch, Magic Academy seeks to tell fun and inviting stories with that extra kick of pixie dust.
We are also happy to feature Tabletopped! Join Nick Perron and a bunch of fantastic guests as they talk about rolling dice, telling stories, and forging friendships all around the game table.
Spelljammer
To wrap up our Summer of Remasters we play Spelljammer! An original adventure for DND 5e! Three thieves sneak onto a ship with one mission: kidnap the captain. Hilarity ensues.
Starring:
Jenny Nordine as Bisho
Michael Childs as Draco Mouthstuff
Joel Ruud as Jozette Hinez
This week we are happily sponsored by NEON SHADOWS! The exciting new narratively driven TTRPG based on the 9 enneagrams! Due to launch in winter of 2023, support the kickstarter today!
We are also sponsored by Cthonaut! Cthonaut is a single-player tabletop roleplaying game that puts the player in the role of an explorer tasked with charting out the Void. Buy it now!
The Witch is Dead
This week we play The Witch is Dead! 3 familiars go on an epic adventure to avenge the murder of their beloved witch and hopefully bring her back to life!
This week's cast:
Ari as Peter the Spider
Michael Childs as Corvis Christi the Crow
Jenny Nordine as Fluffy the Toad
This week we are sponsored by TWO MONSTERS ROLLING DICE! A hilarious actual play in the cinematic Fate: Core system!
We are also happy to support the fine folks at Rolling For What Now?! A fantastic actual play podcast beginning their second terrific season!
Parsely: Sixgun Showdown
This week we are happily sponsored by Tales from the Arclight! Listen to their exciting new arc Hoard of The Cinder King today and tell 'em Game Master Monday sent you!
Did you know we're on YouTube? WELL, YOU DO NOW SO NO EXCUSES! Subscribe today for vod's of our livestreams within MINUTES of the streams ending!
Summer Break ft. The Maybe Four
This week we play SUMMER BREAK! A remastered classic episode! Join four kids as they build a tree fort, discuss the trouble of growing up, and beat up some cops.
Joey Hines as Knox
Chris Dunn as Rusty
Russell Christian as Gonzo
Manda Lyn as Molly
Summer Break is by Joey Barranco and is available in The Ultimate Micro-RPG Book!
This week we are happy to feature our hilarious friends OF DICE AND THEM! Of Dice and Them is a comedy DND podcast with terrific players and ridiculous situations. Check 'em out today!
We are also THRILLED to be highlighting the upcoming game NEON SHADOWS! Neon Shadows is the future of table top role-playing with compelling characters, gripping stories, and easy-to-grasp mechanics. Join the Kickstarter today!
And our eternal thanks to the fine folks at Wizards Respite! The Wizards Respite offers those traveling through the tabletop role-playing game multi-verse a variety of articles and videos ranging from game reviews, industry news and trends, to tips and tricks for running an enjoyable game night. It’s a space dedicated to the hobby and TTRPG enthusiasts.
Egophagous
This week we play the system-agnostic story EGOPHAGOUS! Today's adventure will be played in the Call of Cthulhu system. 3 college students are sent into the woods to collect information on a new species of mushrooms. It's probably fine.
This week's cast:
Grant Nordine as Gaynor Hopkins
Pond Plays as Chantrelle Morel
Jeph as Michael Stalls
Egophagous was created by Six Legs Games and can be purchased here!
We are happy to be sponsored by Dude, Where's My Drift! Check out the hilarious Starfinder adventure and tell 'em Game Master Monday threatened you!
If you enjoyed hearing Jeph on this show, be sure to check out his incredible podcast Big Campaign Stories!
CW: Mention of death and dangerous situations involving young adults
Roots & Flowers
This week we play Roots & Flowers! A solarpunk hack of Lasers & Feelings! In this week's story, four villagers are asked to go on a days long journey in order to gather the needed supplies the town will need for the next year. Hijinks and good times ensue!
Jenny Nordine as Pryce Mizune (Creative Explorer 4)
Dusty as Bell Symphony (Creative Teacher 4)
Lex as Dolidh (Resourceful Engineer 2)
Zoup as Clefairy Totodile (Co-Operative Rebel 3)
Roots & Flowers was created by Gabriel Caetano and can be purchased right here!
This week we are happy to support our pals at Friend & Foe Adventure Co! An actual play podcast using the Borderlands "Bunkers & Badasses" system, the show is a super fun listen and you'd be doing yourself a favor by checking them out!
In addition! Grant has joined the cast of THE 33RD HUNGER GAMES! Streaming every Sunday on twitch.tv/zimxter at 4pm PST/7PM EST! Starting July 2nd, come see DND and The Hunger Games like never before!
Lesbian Werewolf Crimefighters
This week we play Duste Hill's Lesbian Werewolf Crimefighters! 3 roommates (who happen to be lesbian werewolf crimefighters) are asked to solve a murder at the governor's mansion! Will they crack the case?
This week's players:
Jenny Nordine as Luna Tsuki
Evanne Offenbacker as Ms. Kae Stewart
Kaity Terry as Fern Sparacello
Vanessa Lopez Aziz as Zele Moods
Lesbian Werewolf Crimefighters was created by Duste Hill and can be purchased right here!
This week we are proud to advertise our good friends at Slay the Stars! If ya like DND, cosmic horror, great world-building, and small tables this podcast is for you!
WE'RE DOING A LIVE STREAM FOR CHARITY! Join us on the Game Master Monday Twitch Channel as we duke it out with Critically Stupid in BATTER ROYALE! The stream begins Saturday, June 17th at 5 pm PST/8 pm EST! All proceeds going to benefit Trans Lifeline!
CW: This episode contains descriptions of violent acts and injuries.
Hopes & Dreams
This week we play Hopes & Dreams by Fari RPGs! A billionaire, a priest, an ace shooter, and a hamster team up to stop the building of a dividing wall in the city. And then it gets weirder.
This week's cast!
Grant Nordine as Ludwig F. King (The Suit)
Jack as John Osborne "Priest" (The Bruiser)
Nick Perron as Hamstead Grimsmoke (The Fox)
Andi as Hunter "Ace" Mire (The Good Eye)
Hopes & Dreams was created by Fari RPGs and can be purchased right here!
This week we are happily sponsored by our pals at The Billowing Hilltop Podcast! Ancient Brits playing DND 5E through the classic Paizo adventure Age of Worms! Listen today for yucks and gags!
We are also pleased to support Two Monsters Rolling Dice! The Fate: Core podcast featuring western action, a great cast, and high quality audio production. Tell 'em Game Master Monday sent ya!
We're going live! Join us, Sabina from Two Monsters Rolling Dice and Mary from Lizards and Locations on May 30th at twitch.tv/gamemastermonday for an EXCLUSIVE stream of the Game Master Monday original adventure The Thousand-Year Egg! We're playin' it in the Lasers & Feelings systems! Ah!
A Drop in the Ocean
This week we play the DND Module A DROP IN THE OCEAN by the God Trials! FEATURING custom homebrew classes by Adam Brown! A group of adventurers finds themselves captured by creatures of the deep! Whatever shall they do?! Something ludicrous I'm sure.
THIS WEEK'S CAST!
Jenna as Angelica Graves (Changeling Necromancer)
Leah as Kailana (Kalashtar Myths Druid)
Jeph as Kethric (Goliath Combat Medic Rogue)
Brian as Valiant (Lizardfolk Knight Fighter)
DM: Jenny Nordine
A Drop in the Ocean was created by Ammon Hansen for The God Trials and can be purchased right here! In addition, this episode featured homebrewed classes by Adam Brown! Available for purchase here!
This week we are happy to support our wonderful friends at Big Campaign Podcast! GM'd by our very own Jeph, Big Campaign is a Pathfinder podcast about repo workers just doin' their best to make in this crazy, scary world. One of our favorites! Check them out!
We are also happily supported by the hilarious Discount Heroes podcast! If you're needing a heeping helping of chaotic hero work in your life, look no further than the laugh out loud funny troupe over at Discount Heroes!
Defeating the Dungeon: Part 4
The Blue Dragon Quad has come to destroy Izod's home! Will our brave not adventurers make it? Only one way to find out in the THRILLING conclusion to Defeating the Dungeon!
Jenny Nordine as Datina Kooby (Halfling Ranger/Fighter)
Jacob Moore as Tynlywyrm (Dragonborn Sorcerer)
Evanne Offenbacker as Fernella Barenbadger (Gnome Rogue)
This week we are happy to be supporting TWO MONSTERS ROLLING DICE! Check out their website and their new campaign THE UNCANNY VALLEY!
The good people at Rainbow Dice Club have also been so gracious to support our ENTIRE miniseries! Give them a listen today!
THIS WEDNESDAY April 26th at 7pm PST we will be hosting a Defeating the Dungeon livestream! Join Grant, Jenny, Jacob, and Evanne as we talk all things Defeating the Dungeon! Only on twitch.tv/gamemastermonday
Defeating the Dungeon: Part 3
The gang goes to therapy!
Jenny Nordine as Dat Kooby (Halfing Fighter/Ranger)
Jacob Moore as Tynlywyrm (Dragonborn Sorcerer)
Evanne Offenbacker as Fernella Barrenbadger (Gnome Rogue)
Give us a listen on Goodpods!
We are proudly sponsored by RAINBOW DICE CLUB! A non-binary & women-led & run actual play D&D 5E homebrew podcast. One of our absolute favorite shows, be sure to check them out and tell 'em Game Master Monday sent you!
Check out our pals at Dude, Where's My Drift! A high flying, high action, high comedy Starfinder adventure!
Defeating the Dungeon: Part 2
Dat, Tyn, and Fernella begin traveling to Quox! Some stuff happens! Some people get met!
Jenny Nordine as Datina Kooby (Halfling Fighter/Ranger)
Evanne Offenbacker as Fernella Barenbadger (Gnome Rogue)
Jacob Moore as Tynlywrym (Dragonborn Sorcerer)
This week we are proudly sponsored by MythCraft! The debut RPG from The Homebrew Network and QuasiReal Publishing. Their Kickstarter is LIVE now and striving to reach their stretch goals!
In addition, we are happy to showcase our friends at Dysfunctional RPGs! A live stream show with something for everyone in the TTRPG space! Check them out on Twitch and YouTube!
We are proudly sponsored by RAINBOW DICE CLUB! A non-binary & women-led & run actual play D&D 5E homebrew podcast. One of our absolute favorite shows, be sure to check them out and tell 'em Game Master Monday sent you!
Defeating the Dungeon: Part 1
WELCOME to our first-ever miniseries Defeating the Dungeon! An original DND Homebrew by Grant Nordine. Three adventurers, at their wit's end, decide to enroll in the self-help program "Defeating the Dungeon", a program promising life after the quest, understanding, and peace. Surely nothing bad will happen!
Jenny Nordine as Dat Kooby (Halfing Fighter/Ranger)
Evanne Offenbacker as Fernella Barenbadger (Gnome Rogue)
Jacob Moore as Tynlywrym (Dragonborn Sorcerer)
Give us a listen on Goodpods!
We are proudly sponsored by RAINBOW DICE CLUB! A non-binary & women-led & run actual play D&D 5E homebrew podcast. One of our absolute favorite shows, be sure to check them out and tell 'em Game Master Monday sent you!
We are also happy to showcase the TABLETOPPED podcast! Each week Nick Perron dives deep into the art of running role-playing games with guest experts to get tips for everyone from first-time players to seasoned veterans. Give them a listen!
Defeating the Dungeon: The Interviews
A trio of interviews from the Baum's hit show That Could Happen Live! Bravo Candy sits down with the author of the self-help book Defeating the Dungeon Dr. Izod Gillikin, the intrepid and controversial hero Playboy Watership, and in the FIRST EVER episode of the show an interview with the Mind Flayer destroyer herself Quorrolyn Braveheart!
These interviews give the first look into our upcoming miniseries DEFEATING THE DUNGEON! This was released as part of Goodpods TTRPG takeover! Download the app today and help support your favorite TTRPG podcasters!
Normal Earth Beings
This week we play Normal Earth Beings by Jasper Adams! A GMless game where some totally regular humans who are not aliens do normal things like go to work, socialize, and other human things. Like humans.
Our cast!
Grant Nordine as Twilce
Lex as Beall
Matt as Flarz
Jasper as Shulu
This week we are proudly sponsored by MythCraft! The debut RPG from The Homebrew Network and QuasiReal Publishing. Their Kickstarter is LIVE now and striving to reach their stretch goals!
In addition, we are happy to showcase our friends at Dysfunctional RPGs! A live stream show with something for everyone in the TTRPG space! Check them out on Twitch and YouTube!
Normal Earth Beings was created by Jasper Adams and can be purchased right the heck here!
Shrewmanji ft. Slay the Stars
About 20 or so minutes into Slay the Stars episode 41 (Spoilers I guess), Char opens a mysterious book with four shrews on its cover. What happens next...is today's episode! Join the FULL cast of Slay the Stars on an epic adventure through SHREWMANJI!
Shrewmanji was created by DC Bradshaw and can be purchased here!
Couldn't get enough of this cast? Who could blame you? I sure can't! Check them out at slaythestars.com!
Loving the show? Why not join our Discord why doncha! Chat with cast members, the GMs, and fans!
This week we are proud to support our friends with The Homebrew Network and QuasiRealcraft! Be sure to sign up for the Kickstarter for their exciting new TTRPG MYTHCRAFT! Sign up for their Kickstarter now and get prepared for new amazing adventures at your table!
Game Master Monday theme by Joey Hines
The Slay the Stars main theme was composed by Isaac Viars
Brains and Brawn (Classic Episode)
This week we play BRAINS AND BRAWN! The super simple TTRPG system by our friends at Fighter Guy Studios! In today's remastered classic episode, 3 friends discover they will die on the same day. HOWEVER, if they can defeat death in a game of Brains or Brawn, they will be allowed to return to their normal lives!
Starring:
Jenny Nordine as Pythia Delphino
Jacob Moore as Coach Cam Carmichael
Aaron Barry as Brad Bradley III
Brains and Brawn has many wonderful variations with a core rule book that's FREE! Pick it up today!
What A Beautiful Wedding LIVE
We went live on Twitch to play "What A Beautiful Wedding", a Dungeons and Dragons 5th edition adventure written and run by our GM Grant Nordine! Relive the laughs, the drama, and romance in its full unedited glory. With special guests Leah from Slay the Stars and Kae from Dude, Where's My Drift!
Noble Beauty in the Tower
This week we play Noble Beauty in the Tower! Two knights climb, flirt, and yeet their way to the top of a tower to win the hand of a fair maiden!
This week's cast:
Evanne Offenbacker as Whiskey the Gray
Jenny Nordine as Dame Lia Bility
Noble Beauty in the Tower was created by Gnome Bardbarian Games and can be purchased right the heck here!
This week we are sponsored by our wonderful friends at Slay the Stars! Slay the Stars is a cosmic fantasy DND 5e podcast telling a beautiful and dark story. Check them out today! You won't be disappointed!
A Meeting With Obudee
This week, Grant DM's an original adventure in Dungeons and Dragons 5e! Two warlocks are called into a surprise meeting with their patron. What could possibly go wrong?!
This week's cast:
Jenny Nordine as Altheria Bloodmoon
Kae as Valerian Borolt
We are proudly sponsored by FEATS AND FATES! Feats and Fates combine Lovecraftian horror with dnd sensibilities for a terrifying, high fantasy adventure. Come check out their current arc on the high seas!
Recently, Wizards of the Coast and their parent company Hasbro have announced they will be making changes to their Open Gaming License which previously allowed indie creators to make and sell original content that can be used within Dungeons and Dragons. We stand opposed to the changes that would limit these creators in what they're able to do and the amount of income they can generate. Please join us in signing this petition in support of an #OpenDND
Starships & Settlers
This week we debut the newest expansion to the Brains & Brawn system: Starships & Settlers! What do you get when you put an experienced pilot, a lost bodyguard, and an intergalactic politician all together on the same ship? Listen and find out!
This week's cast:
Jenny Nordine (datkooby) as Sky Salimit
Arianna (@adventuring_ari) as Simone
Jack )@DMofdiceandthem) as Finn Johnson
Starships & Settlers was created by Fighter Guy Studios and is coming in January 2023! Check out their website for the original system and other fun supplements!
This week we are proudly sponsored by Dude, Where's My Drift! A hilarious Starfinder podcast exploring the edges of time and space!
God Bless Us, Everyone (Classic Episode)
This week, we're playing GOD BLESS US, EVERYONE! A Christmas Carol-themed game created by our very own Grant and Jenny Nordine! The Cratchit children are told that their father will have to work on Christmas Day. Together, they devise a plan to sneak out that night and rid the village of Scrooge's selfishness one way or another!
THIS WEEK'S CAST
Ari as Peter Cratchit
Michael Childs as Martha Cratchit
Elizabeth as Matthew Cratchit
God Bless Us, Everyone was created by Grant and Jenny Nordine and is available for FREE at https://game-master-monday.itch.io/god-bless-us-everyone
This week we are proudly sponsored by the fine folks at Dysfunctional DND! Tune into to see a wonderful story told by rotating DMs on Twitch! Catch up on their VOD's on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCQd5sqS9MRUaQ-lnYpImR-w
We are ALSO sponsored by the hilarious Lizards & Locations! A long form comedy dnd podcast, the party in this podcast will have you laughing, crying, and cheering. Check them out here https://open.spotify.com/show/6UlxgDkJ9gPMihw7TlYorZ?si=f6b419e4065a436c
Yuletide Kombat Family
This week we play YULETIDE KOMBAT FAMILY! A tabletop RPG where fighting games and the holidays collide! Who will reign victorious and save(?) the holidays??
This month's players:
GM: Jenny Nordine
Grant Nordine
Evanne Offenbacker
Jacob Moore
Aaron Barry
Yuletide Kombat Family was created by Tim Platt for the podcast Rude Tales of Magic. The original game can be heard at https://rudetalesofmagic.simplecast.com/episodes/yuletide-kombat-family-XNqKE_yW
This week we are proudly sponsored by the Kickstarter for TOO HOT ONE SHOT! The game has been fully funded and is closing in on its stretch goals! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/2h1s/too-hot-one-shot-turn-up-the-heat-in-your-5e-game
Together Among the Stars (Classic Episode)
This week we play TOGETHER AMONG THE STARS! A collaborative intergalactic storytelling game you can play with a friend and a deck of cards! Special guest Joel Ruud joins Grant on a journey through space discovering new planets, encountering danger, and documenting feelings!
This week we are also PROUD to be partnered with TOO HOT ONE SHOT! Support their Kickstarter stretch goals today for all kinds of SPICY TTRPG goodness! Follow the clickable link for more!
Together Among the Stars was created by Takuma Okada and can be purchased at https://noroadhome.itch.io/together-among-the-stars
Executive Decision
This week we play EXECUTIVE DECISION! A real-time political strategy game by Greg Stolze! This particular scenario was written by Grant Nordine using the Executive Decision system.
President Dick Richardson, his Chief of Staff Thomas Nolan "WayNo" Way, and Secretary of State Dr. Willie Fister are BACK to secure President Richardson's re-election against Gray Party candidate Jesus Mann. Will they reach the ever-elusive heights of the political world? Or will their antics cost them their jobs?
TODAY'S CAST
Thomas "Percy" Louis as President Dick Richardson
Premal Bhatt as Thomas Nolan "WayNo" Way
Thomas Gironda as Dr. Willie Fister
Executive Decision is available for FREE download at http://www.gregstolze.com/execdecis.html
Midterm Elections are tomorrow and democracy is quite literally on the line. Be sure to check if you're registered to vote and find a polling place near you at https://www.vote.org/
Parsley: Spooky Manor
It's HALLOWEEN and to celebrate, Jenny boots up her 80s computer to play a rousing game of Parsley! You go to deliver a parcel to the famed Spooky Manor and quickly learn of the dangers that dwell within...
This month's cast:
Jenny Nordine
Parsely is by Memento Mori Theatricks and can be purchased here: http://www.memento-mori.com/