Summoned to Pandemonium for a showdown with a familiar rider, the crew find themselves splitting the party. Genasi on hellride, and the rest in the stands. Will they enjoy a day at the track? Or will a familiar face turn this race into a death match? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to Moontide for sponsoring today's adventure! Order your copy of this new adult fantasy by Mary Greenwood here: https://hawkeyebook...
Jul 28, 2023•4 hr 14 min•Season 4Ep. 4
When the Rakshasa Golzar demands Finbar repay his debts, the crew once more returns to the City of Brass, but this time, they're tangling with the Palace of the Sun and Moon itself. Will the crew pull of their highest-stake heist yet? Or will lingering fears freeze them in the eyes of the Efreeti? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at checkout for 40% ...
Jul 21, 2023•3 hr 48 min•Season 4Ep. 3
On their first job from Oto in a while, the crew returns to Avernus and quickly find themselves once more enjoying the speed of travel common on the plane. New clients are met, deliveries are made, and above all else, the Per Aspera escapes Avernus! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to Song of the Broken for sponsoring today's adventure! Order your copy of Hymn of the Dead by Lynette Bacon-Nguyen here: https://ww...
Jul 14, 2023•3 hr 13 min•Season 4Ep. 2
After narrowly escaping the Gith stronghold, the new crew of the Per Aspera must reckon with the old. Tempers flare, difficulty conversations are had, and decisions are made as the crew deals with the ramifications of their latest stunt in the season 4 premiere! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at checkout for 40% off yearly membership: https://world...
Jul 07, 2023•3 hr 39 min•Season 4Ep. 1
While the crew is away, the little dudes will play! When Captain Plug notices strange happenings on the Per Aspera, he assembles the rest of the familiars of the ship to investigate. Will they be able to protect their weird big dudes? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty Patreon: patreon.com/rollingwithdifficulty Rolling with Difficulty Discord: https://discord.gg/6uAycwAhy6 Merch: Redbubble: https://w...
May 26, 2023•2 hr 42 min
This episode originally aired as a YouTube Livestream! The cast answers your questions as we recap season 3! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- TV Tropes & Reddit: TV Tropes: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph... Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Rollingwithd... Contact the Pod: rollwithdifficulty@gmail.com Twitter: @rollwdifficulty Instagram: @rollwithdifficulty RSS Feed: https://rollingwithdifficultypod.tran... Merc...
Apr 06, 2023•1 hr 4 min
CONTENT WARNING: Character Death, Trauma, Violence Undertaking their greatest (and somehow silliest) mission yet, the crew prepares to delve into the Gith prison in search of the former crew of the Per Aspera. They've gathered all the aid they can, planned as far as foreseeable, all that is left, is to set sail... ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at ...
Mar 17, 2023•5 hr 21 min•Season 3Ep. 10
We're level 10! Dani is so so weak! Kyana rolls the nice number! VR-LA is making some bold changes! Finbar completes his arc! Austin does not actually "hate Matt Mercer", we're all Critical Role fans too guys! Come listen for all the specifics of how our crew is growing mechanically! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty Patreon: patreon.com/rollingwithdifficulty Rolling with Difficulty Discord: https:/...
Mar 14, 2023•13 min
At the site of their greatest defeat, the crew returns renewed, stronger, and ready to face off against the Gish warrior Endellion. Are their preparations enough? Or will this encounter turn foul faster than the first? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at checkout for 40% off yearly membership: https://worldanvil.com/?c=rwd Rolling with Difficulty Pat...
Mar 10, 2023•3 hr 38 min•Season 3Ep. 9
Preparing for a rematch with an old foe, the crew splits up to check a few to-dos off their lists. Returning for the clockwork staff and visiting a familiar face in Limbo, each half of the party will find themselves facing...unique, challenges. ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at checkout for 40% off yearly membership: https://worldanvil.com/?c=rwd R...
Mar 03, 2023•3 hr 40 min•Season 3Ep. 8
CONTENT WARNING: Intense Emotional Distress, Violence, Grief, Suicide After a perilous journey and an unfulfilling ending, the crew limps to Sigil. Before they can regroup, they must deal with the ramifications of their choices. Secrets come out, new plans are laid, and the journey of the Per Aspera sets its next course. ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code P...
Feb 24, 2023•3 hr•Season 3Ep. 7
This episode originally aired as a YouTube Livestream! The cast answers fan questions and chats the journey through the VR-LA season thus far! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at checkout for 40% off yearly membership: https://worldanvil.com/?c=rwd Rolling with Difficulty Patreon: patreon.com/rollingwithdifficulty Rolling with Difficulty Discord: htt...
Feb 23, 2023•1 hr 24 min
Arriving at the Fugue Sea in Acheron, the crew begins their descent into the cube in search of the long-lost Ad Astra. Like much of the journey thus far, everything and everyone in this plane hinders their progress. Will they find the answers they seek? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at checkout for 40% off yearly membership: https://worldanvil.com...
Feb 17, 2023•4 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 6
Beginning their search for the Ad Astra, the crew descends into the second layer of Acheron. This journey promises endless encounters, difficulty challenges, and plenty of strife, luckily, they've got an unlikely ally awaiting them... ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at checkout for 40% off yearly membership: https://worldanvil.com/?c=rwd Thank you t...
Feb 03, 2023•3 hr 49 min•Season 3Ep. 5
With a new ally in tow, the crew heads to an old friend for guidance as they search for the second layer of Acheron. A heading in hand, they make for the plane of endless war, but not everyone they meet wants to see them safely to the scrapyard it seems... ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at checkout for 40% off yearly membership: https://worldanvil....
Jan 27, 2023•3 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Off to pick up a precious moment for their new babysitter (and perhaps make some progress with Mystra), the crew of the Per Aspera returns to the plane Bytopia. Their simple mission is quickly sidetracked by a new arcane intelligence, and her mysteriously missing creator... ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at checkout for 40% off yearly membership: h...
Jan 20, 2023•3 hr 35 min•Season 3Ep. 3
We're level 9! Dani gets fireball! Kyana may surprise you! VR-LA debates making another deal with the devil! Finbar continues to be the only adult in the room! Come listen for all the specifics of how our crew is growing mechanically! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Rolling with Difficulty Patreon: patreon.com/rollingwithdifficulty Rolling with Difficulty Discord: https://discord.gg/6uAycwAhy6 Merch: Redbubble: https://w...
Jan 16, 2023•18 min
On a forced vacation, each member of the Per Aspera crew sets off on their own mini adventure. From favors for old friends, heartfelt connections, indiscriminate sport violence, and some childhood wish-fulfillment, this anthology is truly a collection of tales from throughout the Planescape! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Use code PLUG at checkout for 40% off ye...
Jan 13, 2023•4 hr 36 min•Season 3Ep. 2
VR-LA receives a contact from his new patron, but he's not the only one hearing from their employers. The crew returns to the City of Brass at the behest of Oto, unhappy with their truancy, and ready to send them on yet another dangerous mission. Will the crew manage to satiate their fiery funder? Or will the spark of adventure fizzle out? Things heat up in season three of Rolling with Difficulty! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 pro...
Jan 06, 2023•3 hr 57 min•Season 3Ep. 1
Welcome to a very spooky special from the Rolling with Difficulty team! We mix up who sits in the Keeper chair as Sophia runs a haunting one-shot in the Call of Cthulhu system. Joined by special guest Dominic Noble, the investigators find themselves embroiled in a mysterious haunting when a young man with a perculiar amulet enlists their help. Will they survive the night? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Contact the Pod: ...
Oct 31, 2022•4 hr 13 min
This episode originally aired as a YouTube livestream! It's time for one last hurrah before closing the book on season 2! The cast gathers to answer questions for you, the fans! --Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!-- TV Tropes & Reddit: TV Tropes: https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.ph.. . Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Rollingwithd.. . Contact the Pod: rollwithdifficulty@gmail.com Twitter: @rollwdifficulty Instagram: @rollw...
Sep 17, 2022•2 hr
In this the season 2 finale, the crew of the Per Aspera race Elyse and Davian through the Beastlands. Just finding their twilight fruit is only the beginning of their trouble, as there is still the matter of the impending competition with the entire Searing Tongue! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to Campfire for sponsoring today's adventure! Check them out at https://www.campfirewriting.com/write/for-game-maste...
Sep 02, 2022•4 hr 19 min•Season 2Ep. 10
After defeating the Topaz dragon awaiting them on the Plane of Salt, the Per Aspera and her crew settle in for a relaxing week of downtime. After catching up on their respective to-do lists, they find themselves once more drawn to the Chef's Guild. This time, for a contest! With a prize as desirable as the Connoisseur offers, will their relationships survive some friendly competition? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Roll...
Aug 26, 2022•3 hr 21 min•Season 2Ep. 9
Content Warning: Rot, Fungi, Trypophobia Hot on the tails of the attack on the guild, the crew of the Per Aspera and the much angrier Elyse chase their Genasi to the Plane of Salt. In the greyscale wasteland, all sorts of terrors await. Will the crew get their revenge? Or will their spirits fall victim to the Shadowfell's aura? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to Adventurer's Overture for Sponsoring today's adve...
Aug 19, 2022•4 hr 29 min•Season 2Ep. 8
Content Warning: Rot, Fungi, Trypophobia Exiting the cave lair of the fanatical fungi, the crew of the Per Aspera and Riggs take a moment to breathe. Just a moment though, as a call from Sigil sends them rocketing back as fast as they, and their ship, can go. Will they return in time to stop whatever nefarious plot is cooking? Or will their attempts to overclock their spelljammer leave them stranded in the Astral Sea? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), trea...
Aug 12, 2022•3 hr 51 min•Season 2Ep. 7
Content Warning: Rot, Fungi, Trypophobia A moment's respite in the City of Brass is cut short by a dire message from a familiar face. Will the crew be able to rescue their charge in time? Or will the rot claim another cook? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to Campfire for sponsoring today's adventure! Check them out at https://www.campfirewriting.com/write/for-game-masters-and-players?utm_source=youtube&utm_...
Aug 05, 2022•4 hr 20 min•Season 2Ep. 6
After an adventure with Hans, the gang was feeling a little...stronger. Come listen and find out what new abilities the crew has at level eight! ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Contact the Pod: rollwithdifficulty@gmail.com Twitter: @rollwdifficulty Instagram: @rollwithdifficulty RSS Feed: https://rollingwithdifficultypod.transistor.fm/ Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/RWDPodcast/shop?asc=u Cast: Dungeon Master - A...
Aug 03, 2022•16 min
We answer questions from you about the ongoing adventures of the Per Aspera! This episode was originally recorded as a livestream on the Rolling with Difficulty YouTube channel ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Contact the Pod: rollwithdifficulty@gmail.com Twitter: @rollwdifficulty Instagram: @rollwithdifficulty RSS Feed: https://rollingwithdifficultypod.transistor.fm/ Merch: https://www.redbubble.com/people/RWDPodcast/sho...
Aug 01, 2022•1 hr 8 min
When an unusual cleric asks for passage to Mt. Celestia, who is the crew to refuse? Offering their helping Hans, they find themselves victim of not only a comedy duo, but the more sinister side of the Plane of Lawful Good. Will they be able to guide their passenger to his godly task? ---Our show contains fantasy violence (and the occasional foul language), treat us like a PG-13 program!--- Thank you to World Anvil for sponsoring today's adventure! Check them out at https://www.worldanvil.com/ an...
Jul 29, 2022•4 hr 22 min•Season 2Ep. 5
Content Warning: Gun Reference and Use (Pistol), Psychological Horror, Nightmares, Trauma, Descriptions of deadly injuries ---This episode deals with the crew's trauma and nightmares post the 1 hour and 13 minute mark. If you just want the fun party and none of the fighting your demons, tune out after that time.--- Finbar has a welcome surprise for the rest of the crew! After an evening of merriment with dear friends and valued comrades, the weary wanderers return to the Per Aspera, only to find...
Jul 22, 2022•3 hr 15 min•Season 2Ep. 4
