JOIN OUR PATREON Welcome to the Dice Pool (splash!) We're launching a Patreon to give our audience a way to support this show and help us make each season bigger and better than the last. PLUS we want to give you access to even more awesome actual plays from the folks over here at Many Sided Media (that's Brian Flaherty , Elliot Davis , Abby Hepworth , and Shenuque Tissera ) For only $5/month you will get: 1 Additional Actual Play One-Shot Extended My First Dungeon Talkbacks Access to an exclusi...
Jun 30, 2023•6 min
A New Arrival, a Cornerstone, a Careerist, a Dependent, and a Hedonist walk into a party... Featuring: Carolyn Page as GM/Facilitator Brian Flaherty as Magnus Fitzgerald Emma Fyffe as Georgina Lockhart Katie Marovich as Nelly Flinstone Persephone Valentine as Imogene Galloway Nathan Yaffe as Ignatius Lockhart JOIN OUR PATREON This season is sure to be the talk of the ton as we play Good Society , a game of estates and balls, sly glances and turns about the garden–at least on the surface. Und...
Jun 30, 2023•1 hr 32 min•Season 9Ep. 2
Good Society creator Hayley Gordon joins Brian Flaherty and this season's GM Carolyn Page to talk about building a Regency era game, role-playing in high society, and how the 2005 film version of Pride and Prejudice is OBVIOUSLY better than the 1995 BBC mini-series. JOIN OUR PATREON This season is sure to be the talk of the ton as we play Good Society , a game of estates and balls, sly glances and turns about the garden–at least on the surface. Underneath is a game about social ambition, fam...
Jun 23, 2023•56 min•Season 8Ep. 1
You are cordially invited... This season is sure to be the talk of the ton as we play Good Society , a game of estates and balls, sly glances and turns about the garden–at least on the surface. Underneath is a game about social ambition, family obligation, and breath-taking, heart-stopping longing . Featuring: Carolyn Page as GM/Facilitator Brian Flaherty as Magnus Fitzgerald Emma Fyffe as Georgina Lockhart Katie Marovich as Nelly Flinstone Persephone Valentine as Imogene Galloway Nathan Yaffe a...
Jun 16, 2023•2 min
The cast of DIE is joined by Kieron Gillen to talk about the season highlights, share our favorite moments, and speculate on how we'd do a Season 2.... JOIN OUR PATREON My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. CAST: Drakoniques as Enoch (Dictator) Carolyn Page as Anna (Fool) Abby Hepworth as ...
May 26, 2023•1 hr 18 min•Season 7Ep. 8
The game ends. One way or another... Join our Patreon Subscribe to The Twenty Sided Newsletter My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. CAST: Drakoniques as Enoch (Dictator) Carolyn Page as Anna (Fool) Abby Hepworth as Kelly (Trust Knight) Shenuque Tissera as Jayamal (Neo) Nathan Yaffe a...
May 19, 2023•1 hr 53 min•Season 8Ep. 6
The Master makes his pitch, the Players make their choice... Join our Patreon My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. CAST: Drakoniques as Enoch (Dictator) Carolyn Page as Anna (Fool) Abby Hepworth as Kelly (Trust Knight) Shenuque Tissera as Jayamal (Neo) Nathan Yaffe as Ned (Godbinder) ...
May 12, 2023•1 hr 36 min•Season 8Ep. 5
You can't find your Voice if you don't use it... JOIN OUR PATREON My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. CAST: Drakoniques as Enoch (Dictator) Carolyn Page as Anna (Fool) Abby Hepworth as Kelly (Trust Knight) Shenuque Tissera as Jayamal (Neo) Nathan Yaffe as Ned (Godbinder) Brian Flaherty a...
May 05, 2023•2 hr 23 min•Season 8Ep. 4
Foes are revealed and old friends return... JOIN OUR PATREON My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. CAST: Drakoniques as Enoch (Dictator) Carolyn Page as Anna (Fool) Abby Hepworth as Kelly (Trust Knight) Shenuque Tissera as Jayamal (Neo) Nathan Yaffe as Ned (Godbinder) Brian Flaherty as GM/...
Apr 28, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 8Ep. 3
The battle begins and the danger is real... JOIN OUR PATREON My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. CAST: Drakoniques as Enoch (Dictator) Carolyn Page as Anna (Fool) Abby Hepworth as Kelly (Trust Knight) Shenuque Tissera as Jayamal (Neo) Nathan Yaffe as Ned (Godbinder) Brian Flaherty as GM/...
Apr 21, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 8Ep. 2
Six friends sit down to play a game after 25 years apart. Only one of them knows that this time it's more than just a game... JOIN OUR PATREON My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. CAST: Drakoniques as Enoch (Dictator) Carolyn Page as Anna (Fool) Abby Hepworth as Kelly (Trust Knight) Shenu...
Apr 14, 2023•1 hr 35 min•Season 8Ep. 1
The ritual begins... JOIN OUR PATREON My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. CAST: Drakoniques as Enoch (Dictator) Carolyn Page as Anna (Fool) Abby Hepworth as Kelly (Trust Knight) Shenuque Tissera as Jayamal (Neo) Nathan Yaffe as Ned (Godbinder) Brian Flaherty as GM/Dani/Everyone Else (Mas...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Brian is joined by Kieron Gillen (DIE, Immortal X-Men, Star Wars) and Grant Howitt (Heart, Spire, Honey Heist) who teach him the rules of the game and discuss how to make great stories. My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. JOIN OUR PATREON Produced by Brian Flaherty & Elliot Davis Edi...
Apr 07, 2023•1 hr 4 min
They thought they’d left their imaginary world in the past. But after 25 years, the Game and its Master have other ideas… PREMIERES FRIDAY APRIL 7TH, 2023 (WITH NEW EPISODES EVERY FRIDAY) My First Dungeon Presents: DIE is an eight-week podcast event that celebrates one of the best new tabletop roleplaying games with a limited-run narrative play series featuring immersive sound design, original music, and an absolute rock star cast. CAST: Drakoniques as Enoch (Dictator) Carolyn Page as Anna (Fool...
Mar 31, 2023•2 min
Sam Leigh , the designer of Anamnesis , returns to discuss our Anamnesis radio play and to dive deeper into solo TTRPGs. Links from this Episode: Portal at Hill House The Wretched Death of the Author Blinking Birch Games My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time GMs through their paces as we build and run their first adventure and then circle back around to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and how they can make their game better. Subscribe to The Twen...
Mar 31, 2023•59 min•Season 7Ep. 3
Without his memory, a deck of tarot will reveal all he was, all he is, and all he will become... The following audio drama is an improvisation. Credits: Brian Flaherty - The Querant Abby Hepworth - The Tarot Reader Editing and Sound Design by Brian Flaherty Anamnesis was written and designed by Sam Leigh. You can find all of Sam's games at Blinking Birch Games. *** My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time GMs through their paces as we build and run their fir...
Mar 24, 2023•45 min•Season 7Ep. 2
Sam Leigh , the designer of Anamnesis , teaches Brian about solo TTRPGs and how to play her ENnie-nominated game about amnesia and rediscovering your identity through a deck of tarot cards. Links from this Episode: Portal at Hill House The Wretched Death of the Author Blinking Birch Games My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time GMs through their paces as we build and run their first adventure and then circle back around to discuss what went right, what went ...
Mar 17, 2023•43 min•Season 7Ep. 1
Taylor Moore (Producer, Worlds Beyond Number) swings by to continue our conversation about Narrative Play podcasts and the growing spectrum of Actual Play as a medium. We also talk A LOT about the latest Fortunate Horse show: Worlds Beyond Number. Listen to my last conversation with Taylor Narrative Play vs. Actual Play Podcasts How to Build a Narrative Play Podcast Join our Patreon Subscribe to The Twenty Sided Newsletter My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put f...
Mar 10, 2023•1 hr 30 min
Support the Project ECCO Crowdfundr Campaign (LESS THAN 24 HOURS REMAINING!) *** Elliot Davis sits down again with Brian Flaherty to review and critique the first ever playtest of the never-before-played TTRPG Schröedinger's Cats while also responding to player feedback about the game from Kevin Bauer, Abby Hepworth, and Julia Schroeder. Together, they all try to take this game from Playtest to Version 2.0. Download a FREE pdf of Schröedinger’s Cats (Version 1.0) My First Dungeon is the tabletop...
Feb 24, 2023•53 min•Season 6Ep. 4
In the finale of the Schröedinger's Cats playtest, Brian Flaherty leads Kevin Bauer , Abby Hepworth , and Julia Schroeder deeper into The Liminality to discover the sinister forces that has been stealing cat's lost lives. (Part 2 of 2) Download a FREE pdf of Schröedinger’s Cats My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time GMs through their paces as we build and run their first adventure and then circle back around to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and ...
Feb 17, 2023•1 hr 31 min•Season 6Ep. 3
It's the first ever playtest of Schroedinger's Cats as Brian Flaherty leads Kevin Bauer, Abby Hepworth, and Julia Schroeder into The Liminality to rescue their lost lives! (Part 1 of 2) Download a FREE pdf of Schröedinger’s Cats My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time GMs through their paces as we build and run their first adventure and then circle back around to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and how they can make their game better. This is a thr...
Feb 10, 2023•1 hr 42 min•Season 6Ep. 2
This episode Elliot Davis takes over the host seat from Brian Flaherty to interview him about his brand-new TTRPG Schröedinger's Cats that he will be playtesting for the very first time on this podcast! We discuss our thoughts on game design, what to look out for when playtesting, and how to incorporate player feedback into future revisions. Download a FREE pdf of Schröedinger’s Cats My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time GMs through their paces as we build...
Feb 03, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Season 6Ep. 1
Brian and Elliot discuss their first ever game of 10 Candles and go over what went right, what went wrong, and how to make the next session even better. These things are true. The world is dark...and we are alive. This season on My First Dungeon we are delving deep into darkness in the tragic horror game 10 Candles. This isn’t a game about survival, there are no survivors. Our characters will die, without question and without quarrel. Instead, it is a game about hope, and how it can be found eve...
Jan 01, 2023•53 min•Season 5Ep. 3
These things are true. The world is dark...and we are alive. Join our Patreon Subscribe to The Twenty Sided Newsletter Follow the Players: Elliot Davis Twitter: @morebluebs IG: @moreblueberries Itch.io: moreblueberries.itch.io Brian Flaherty IG: @bflare42 Abby Hepworth IG: @abby_hep Shenuque Tissera Twitter: @shenuque IG: @shenuque Follow My First Dungeon: Twitter: @myfirstdungeon IG: @twentysidedpodcast This season on My First Dungeon we are delving deep into darkness in the tragic horror ...
Dec 25, 2022•2 hr 23 min•Season 5Ep. 2
Brian and Elliot are joined by 10 Candles ' creator Stephen Dewey who walks them through his innovative game and discusses how to best build a horror narrative and how to keep your players on the edge of their seats. These things are true. The world is dark...and we are alive. This season on My First Dungeon we are delving deep into darkness in the tragic horror game 10 Candles . This isn’t a game about survival, there are no survivors. Our characters will die, without question and without quarr...
Dec 18, 2022•1 hr 4 min•Season 5Ep. 1
These things are true. The world is dark...and we are alive. This season on My First Dungeon we are delving deep into darkness in the tragic horror game 10 Candles. This isn’t a game about survival, there are no survivors. Our characters will die, without question and without quarrel. Instead, it is a game about hope, and how it can be found even in the darkest of moments. We will be joined by the game’s creator Stephen Dewey who will walk us through his innovative game and will help us learn ho...
Dec 16, 2022•1 min
I am joined once again by author Keith Ammann (The Monsters Know What They're Doing) to discuss his latest book How to Defend Your Lair . My First Dungeon is the tabletop role-playing podcast where we put first-time DMs through their paces as we build and run their first adventure and then circle back around to discuss what went right, what went wrong, and how they can make their game better. KEITH'S RECOMMENDED RESOURCES: How to Defend Your Lair The Monsters Know What They're Doing (book) themo...
Nov 29, 2022•46 min
Jay Dragon joins us once again to discuss Wanderhome, running guide-less sessions, and our very first game of this ENNIE award-winning pastoral fantasy. The land of Hæth is a pastoral fantasy world filled with everything you could ever need from a role-playing game: Moth mailmen, bumblebee shepherds, and a countryside filled with the quiet knowledge of the small and forgotten gods. But there's one thing this game doesn't need: A Game Master. This season Jay Dragon introduces us to GM-less system...
Sep 30, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Our road-weary travelers arrive in a new metropolis just in time for the annual Night Market, but first they must find the "vibes" of the city. The land of Hæth is a pastoral fantasy world filled with everything you could ever need from a role-playing game: Moth mailmen, bumblebee shepherds, and a countryside filled with the quiet knowledge of the small and forgotten gods. But there's one thing this game doesn't need: A Game Master. This season Jay Dragon introduces us to GM-less systems and get...
Sep 23, 2022•2 hr•Season 4Ep. 2
The land of Hæth is a pastoral fantasy world filled with everything you could ever need from a role-playing game: Moth mailmen, bumblebee shepherds, and a countryside filled with the quiet knowledge of the small and forgotten gods. But there's one thing this game doesn't need: A Game Master. This season Jay Dragon introduces us to GM-less systems and gets us ready for a game of Wanderhome . Join us as we prepare for our first session of this ENNIE award-winning game where each player has equal c...
Sep 16, 2022•53 min•Season 4Ep. 1
