Special: Welcome to what we hope will be the first installment of a prose chronicle of the deeds of Dieter Darkhand (not to be confused with the famous song of similar name). Listen as Herald Ding launches into the preface of his book, and prepare thyself for merriment! ----- Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you e...
Jan 09, 2023•11 min•Season 5Ep. 270
Ep 132: We pick back up in the midst of a harrowing fight with some nasty jungle creatures, but aid comes from afar. It's a reunion in the remotest of places, and adventure looms. Listen now to find out what happens next in our ongoing story! ----- Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created toge...
Dec 19, 2022•1 hr 11 min•Season 5Ep. 269
Ep 131: After a brief and idyllic respite, duty exerts its insistent call and it's time to return to the uncertain mercies of the Muwakan jungle. Join us as we dive back into the green light of thick undergrowth in search of the next pillar. What will the party find? Listen now to find out. ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battlebard...
Dec 05, 2022•1 hr 5 min•Season 5Ep. 268
Special: This week we take a moment to step away from the main action and focus back on some familiar characters. Join us as we head northward for a peek at other events transpiring on the continent as a massive battle looms in the future. Find out what happens now in this bite-sized episode! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battleba...
Nov 28, 2022•9 min•Season 5Ep. 267
Ep 130: A night of rest can make all the difference, especially following a weighty discussion. In search of permission to find a way into the jungle valley to find the next pillar, the party awakens in the fantastic city of Kisika-ngasa, hoping to hear good news. Find out what the answer is in the next chapter of our ongoing story. Also, a bit of a spoiler alert: feel free to check out pictures of something we describe in this episode. Can you imagine? ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affilia...
Nov 21, 2022•45 min•Season 5Ep. 266
Ep 129: Welcome to Kisika-ngasa, the waterfall city perched on the edge of an unthinkably large crater in Muwaka. As the party pleads its case to find assistance in its ongoing quest, the heroes find themselves with some downtime. Find out how they use it in this episode, the next chapter of our ongoing story. ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our...
Nov 14, 2022•46 min•Season 5Ep. 265
Ep 128: Another day, another jungle. It's a miserable, lousy place with nothing to redeem it. Or is it? Join the party as we continue our ongoing story, and we hope you enjoy it! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsa...
Nov 07, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Season 5Ep. 264
Ep 127: Welcome to a new season of Stack o' Dice, and let's get this story going! The party finds itself on the far side of the portal, but before the adventure can continue, there are some things to work through. Join us now to find out what happens next in our ongoing story. ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battlebards uses music f...
Oct 31, 2022•41 min•Season 5Ep. 263
Special: Join the Stack o' Dice gang as they recap Season 4 in advance of starting a new season. We cover the main events of what was a surprisingly busy series of episodes, and get our minds set for more adventure to come. Welcome to our table, and welcome...to Season 5! ----- Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you...
Oct 17, 2022•13 min•Season 5Ep. 262
Creation Corner: Our annual sojourn to the Maryland Renaissance Festival was doubly fun this year because we got to meet up with friends through the show to spend the day exploring a fantastical world together. Join us this week as Mike and Sarah share their thoughts about the day's highlights, and how they'd like to see these ideas rolled into their own games. Prepare thyselves for merriment! In the episode, we reference the Food Timeline ( https://www.foodtimeline.org/ ), a resource that provi...
Oct 10, 2022•51 min•Season 4Ep. 261
Creation Corner: This summer, part of the Stack o' Dice family went on a trip to Maine. It was a beautiful trip to a gorgeous part of the country. Join us as Rhett and Meredith take the time to break down the trip and find ways to tie their adventures into the world of Vardalon. There are so many ways to enrich a game world, and we share a few ideas on how to take vacation experiences and incorporate them with your game. Don't forget to look for the related photos soon on our Twitter and Instagr...
Oct 03, 2022•31 min•Season 4Ep. 260
Special: The season isn't complete until we share our gaffes and giggles from throughout the season. We sure do love getting together, and it shows. We hope you enjoy this second half, and we have a couple more things to release before we roll into Season 5! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/?rfsn=2189820.f8fe99 , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! We're glad you're sharing our story; we really...
Sep 26, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 259
Special: The season isn't complete until we share our gaffes and giggles from throughout the season. We sure do love getting together, and it shows. We hope you enjoy what we've put together, and stay tuned for the second half next week! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/?rfsn=2189820.f8fe99 , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your supp...
Sep 19, 2022•35 min•Season 4Ep. 258
Special: Wamberbash has made it through many trials and challenges to get to level 13. Join us as we talk through what Michael picks up for his favorite character, and what he sees in Bash's future! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Capital City - Middlegate - Score...
Sep 12, 2022•6 min•Season 4Ep. 257
Special: Join us as Rhett and Meredith talk through Tira's new abilities at level 13! The outrageous barbarian adds even more fuel to her fiery temper, so tune in now to see what that's all about! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our new spots for Dice Envy and Battlebards use music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Capital City - Mi...
Aug 31, 2022•9 min•Season 4Ep. 256
Ep 126: It's time to end Season 4 in this exciting episode! After a troubling vision, Wamberbash knows trouble looms in the mountains above Seragavan. What will the party find when they fly there? Listen now to find out what happens next in our ongoing story! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! W...
Jul 18, 2022•1 hr 25 min•Season 4Ep. 255
Ep 125: By escaping from a city choked with the forces of the Reaver, the party has finished one harrowing adventure, but there's more to be done in the fight for freedom. What awaits our heroes on the plains of Trand? Listen now to find out what happens next in our ongoing story! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battlebards uses mus...
Jul 04, 2022•52 min•Season 4Ep. 254
Ep 124: Putting the noisome sewers behind them, the party looks to the plains beyond the city for safety, but more trouble is brewing as the brewing battle looms ever larger. Listen now to find out what happens next in our ongoing story! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our us...
Jun 27, 2022•46 min•Season 4Ep. 253
Ep 123: The escape effort continues as the party moves to the next phase in the plan. Nothing is guaranteed, however, especially since the guards are on the alert. Listen now to find out what happens next in our ongoing story! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Capit...
Jun 20, 2022•47 min•Season 4Ep. 252
Special: The Stack o' Dice gang takes a few minutes to reflect on four years of episodes. As of Monday of this week, we've shared 250 episodes of content, to include our main actual play story, worldbuilding ideas, and other special stuff. We hope you'll join in the celebration, and do feel free to share your favorite moments, questions, and other thoughts with us on social media. And don't forget our Discord server! ----- We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support an...
Jun 16, 2022•25 min•Season 4Ep. 251
Special: Silence descends after the party leaves the mountain retreat of the resistance fighters. Follow some parallel events as things begin to come to a boil in the region. ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our new spots for Dice Envy and Battlebards use music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Urban Center - Village of Gnomes - Scor...
Jun 13, 2022•7 min•Season 4Ep. 250
Special: In other parts of the world, more events are taking place. We drop in on a familiar friend doing unfamiliar things. Listen now to find out what happens! ----- Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music by Shams Ahsan We're glad you're sharing our story; we really appreciate your support and hope you enjoy what we've created together. We're having fun sharing our adventure with you each week, and we'll only g...
Jun 06, 2022•21 min•Season 4Ep. 249
Creation Corner: Hungry for more worldbuilding ideas? Then you're going to love our conversation with Bryan Cetroni, who is perhaps better known as Bjarke the Bard. When he's not running games, Bryan serves as a muse for dungeon masters thanks to his advice blog, BjarkeTheBard.com . If you're looking for great advice based on personal experience, you're going to love what Bryan has to share. If you're interested in continuing the conversation, you can send your thoughts our way on Twitter, Insta...
May 23, 2022•54 min•Season 4Ep. 248
Creation Corner: This week we get a chance to share some time with Worldbuilder Mat, who GMs for a home group when he's not editing for his passion project, the Role Play Chat podcast ( https://anchor.fm/roleplaychat ). In this episode, we spend time talking about how Mat created and runs a maritime-based pirate campaign, and some fun and unique aspects this style of game introduces. In the episode, Mat mentions several points of inspiration. One of these is the Pirate History podcast ( https://...
May 16, 2022•39 min•Season 4Ep. 247
Ep 122: The chaos continues as the party plays against high stakes. Lives are on the line, and that requires a delicate hand. Will they work together to make it happen? Listen now to find out! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music...
May 02, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 246
Special: This episode marks a first-of-its-kind opportunity for Stack o' Dice--we get to do a product review! After a great exchange on Twitter, we were able to arrange for a trial of the Better Backstories deck. This 88-card deck offers a rich but easy way to add randomized flavor to just about any aspect of your game. It may be geared primarily to help with coming up with multi-dimensional characters, but use it to beef up an event or a place also. Listen in now for a walkthrough of the produc...
Apr 29, 2022•20 min•Season 4Ep. 245
Ep 121: Plans go awry when the heroes arrive at the prison. It's going to be a tough situation, and everything hinges on one person's decisions. What will happen next? Listen now to find out! ----- Stack o' Dice is an official affiliate of Dice Envy. Use this special link, https://diceenvy.com/stackodice , to buy your next set of dice, and you'll also help support our show! Our spot for Battlebards uses music from Battlebards! We hope you like our use of: Capital City - Middlegate - Score Music ...
Apr 25, 2022•55 min•Season 4Ep. 244
Ep 120: The planning is over, and now it's time to execute. The party must split to begin the work, but will all go according to the original plan? Who can tell with Wamberbash on his own? Listen now to find out! ----- We have a Discord server! If you want to interact with us in real time, meet fellow Stackers, and keep up with the latest in Stack o' Dice news, be sure to join us. Grab your invitation now right here: https://discord.com/invite/sUUJp78r3E In this episode, we are thrilled to use s...
Apr 18, 2022•57 min•Season 4Ep. 243
Special: Join us for a sneak peek at the rambling discourse that often accompanies our recording sessions. There are some very light spoilers at the beginning, but mostly it's travel and words of the day and show tune nerdery. We hope you like this special episode, and that it brings a smile to your face.
Apr 16, 2022•32 min•Season 4Ep. 242
Creation Corner: This week we get a chance to share some time with Worldbuilder Sarah, an aspiring author of fantasy fiction. In this episode, we take on the topic of the differences between writing for a reading audience and for players in an interactive environment, and how the two not only differ, but can grow from each other. Sarah is a busy creator and is ready to share her work with you! If you're interested in learning more, you can find her in these places: Website: https://www.storiesby...
Apr 11, 2022•36 min•Season 4Ep. 241
