Our heroes rush forth to battle seeing a titanic threat about to overcome Ardentia. A giant undead with dozens of its ghoulish comrades are pit against the party in which they must unleash all their might to stop the attack. They find themselves drawn to a strange realm after faced with harrowing news and a new adventure set before them.
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep 8•Transcript available on Metacast The group returns to the City of Ardentia to see it overtaken by the undead. They must pick up the pieces and look for survivors as the city burns. Ugg seeks out several of the city mages, Limbs runs back and forth trying to fix his crossbow of legend, Draco slays some of the undead and gets a massage, and Ezneer has suspiciously bad luck before a greater threat emerges to threaten them all.
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 14 min•Ep 7•Transcript available on Metacast Along the path from the goblin cave back to Ardentia, the party seamlessly slips into the mysterious Faye Realm where a competition seems to be underway. Facing new foes, our heroes must scramble to use some of their smaller compatriots into doing battle for them as the Faye's do in order to complete a gauntlet of battles and escape with great reward.
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 1 min•Ep 6•Transcript available on Metacast Our party has defeated the loathsome goblin king and use their time wisely to gather all they can from the remaining areas of their cavern hideout, discovering hidden passages, and battling the remaining devoted servants who oppose them. Upon being satisfied with their loot our heroes exit the cave on their way back to Ardentia and come across a strange battlefield unlike anything they've ever seen.
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast In this fearsome event, the party awakens in the goblin arena to be made a spectacle for the rest of the colony of the evil little creatures. The group struggles through the waves of enemies to see an old friend and explore the cave to complete their mission and break free, coming across Madula. The gives her rescue and carries on to face the goblin king and his minions: their greatest battle yet.
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 9 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast After some rest and relaxation in town after completing their first mission, the party prepares for their next one. Limbs has found a follower, Ugg has undertaken a simple night guard job for extra gold, and Ezneer plays overnight at the Brooding Mule to a mixed crowd. After Ezneer clears the air with another one in the group, the party gear up and take on their new mission, coming across an unimaginable challenge on the road before coming to the cave of the rumored goblins. What began as a simp...
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 22 min•Ep 3•Transcript available on Metacast As the second season of Sorcerer's Edge continues, the group concludes their confrontation with the bandits in their cave and the terrifying being that threaten them both. After dealing with the situation, the party finds mystic items and equipment and by use of them Ezneer meets Gromel, his inner Abyssal monster that has been communicating with him inside his head. Upon returning to base after some obstacles in the wild, our heroes turn in quests, pick a new one, and gear up for the continuatio...
Aug 10, 2023•57 min•Ep 2•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to the return of the beloved Sorcerer's Edge series! Meet Ugg, the charming orc with extreme battle tactics. Meet Ezneer the Bard, the Tiefling with inner voices and outer ballads. Meet Limbs, the man with a mysterious revenge vendetta. Meet Draco, the last of the Dragonborn. Together they meet in the Adventurer's Guild, meet new people with developed stories of their own, and embark on their first mission after gearing up and battling bandits along the way.
Aug 10, 2023•1 hr 21 min•Ep 1•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome back to Sorcerer's Edge, the ongoing medieval realm of dragons and magic! For The Main Menu Podcast's 5 Year Anniversary, our main crew gathers once again along with old and new voices to complete the largest roster of players we've ever had. Meet Chronos the Chronarch cyborg, Ezneer the bard, Ugg the Horny Orc, Timhorton the Angelic being, Kane the self-conflicted Orc, Limbs the weapon seeker, and Draco the "last" Dragonborn. The large crew gathers for a grand heist at the hand of The B...
Aug 09, 2023•2 hr 54 min•Transcript available on Metacast The guys talk more about upcoming seasons and sessions of Z&D, about characters, and about old seasons too!
Aug 07, 2023•29 min•Transcript available on Metacast The group talks about the last episode's Pokemon battle, memes, the upcoming Chasm Inferno season, and a new idea for a thrilling episode coming up where we're all old disabled people in a nursing home!
Jul 26, 2023•35 min•Transcript available on Metacast We take a little while to get ready and discuss jalapeno mac'n'cheese, schoolyard mud butts, wiping your butt without a stall door etiquette, the upcoming Z&D season including Star Wars, and Sam's new fighting game he's making
Jul 19, 2023•1 hr 5 min•Transcript available on Metacast Cheddar and Sam test with Joe mastering his new system of "Biorift" an upcoming season set in the retro future with magic, guns, and augmented abilities. A strange woman approaches our characters and buys them weapons only to be attacked by terrifying monsters. Right after, the duo is confronted by a mysterious robed figure flanked with a group of skilled bandits. Witness the wacky power of magic and skilled marksmanship that is the foundation for Biorift!
Jun 24, 2023•1 hr 10 min•Transcript available on Metacast The guys talk about how well the second season of Sorcerer's Edge is going and how the new "After Hours" chat in their Discord has added a cool new facet to the game, letting them add things in between episodes for their characters.
Jun 22, 2023•20 min•Transcript available on Metacast We get ready for the night be reminiscing about the Opal Heist a few weeks ago, and how well it came out in post edit, as well as Sam explaining his own troubles and fun his first time editing with it. We mention motorcycles and their experiences with them, and Japanese imported trucks. We have fun poking fun at Sam for mentioning possibly running up a "political" Z&D season, and some day with enough listeners, performing live with you joining in on the conversation!
Jun 19, 2023•54 min•Transcript available on Metacast We love our Z&D characters! We take our time to set up our characters for our highly-anticipated second season of Sorcerer's Edge... and we do it all in and out of character!
Jun 13, 2023•38 min•Transcript available on Metacast Hear a few of the guys test the newly updated system for Sorcerer's Edge. Get a taste for a few of the upcoming characters Ezneer the Bard and Limbs the Crossbowman and a little story of how they got into a battle in an arena with a fearsome foe.
Jun 02, 2023•56 min•Transcript available on Metacast Start behind the scenes with Joe and Dan's back stories colliding for the upcoming Sorcerer's Edge 1-Shot and Season 2. They play around with AI art to generate Dan's strangely handsome orc character "Ug". They briefly discuss characters for the upcoming Star Wars season and the hype is real. Mister Master arrives late to the party.
May 25, 2023•26 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the finale of their 3 day journey of survival, the rowdy group of teens must only seek to escape the mall to make it out alive. The group confronts a crazy man claiming a wild prophecy predicting the entire zombie apocalypse. Upon their attempted exit they face a strangely familiar threat worse than anything ever before, followed by something dreadfully even worse. Will DJ Stone, Sven, Zelda, and Lionel/Retton make it out together alive? Can at least one of them achieve a triumphant escape, o...
May 21, 2023•2 hr 25 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sven the pothead, Zelda the "warrior princess", DJ Stone the up and coming rapper, and Lionel/Retton the football hero, awaken their second day amid a growing zombie outbreak while trapped inside the Milwaukee Mall armed with nothing but what they've managed to find and their wits. The teens must continue to secure their location while dealing with emerging threats and a mysterious military group. As always, the group fights with a barrage of hilarious endeavors using any and all unconventional ...
May 21, 2023•1 hr 27 min•Transcript available on Metacast Welcome to Z&D Mall Rats Edition! Its 1988 and our small band of misfits find themselves at the local mall in Milwaukee when catastrophe strikes outside the walls. Quickly our teenage characters must find their bearings and divide friend from foe as they're now stuck in the mall for the next three days. Make sure to listen to "Day 0" to hear the origins of our characters and immerse into the 1980s.
May 21, 2023•1 hr 23 min•Transcript available on Metacast Travel back to the 1980s as we introduce our characters for the epic trilogy ahead. Sven and DJ Stone come across Zelda being bullied in an alleyway and choose to intervene. Upon heading to Sven's house to patch up Zelda from the fight, they encounter a strange threat in which their wit and luck must come in handy for them to survive. The group meets Sven's friend Lionel/Retton and seek safety. To end their adventure, the group heads to the Milwaukee Mall to unwind for a totally normal day ahead...
May 21, 2023•1 hr 19 min•Transcript available on Metacast The guys start by talking about Sam's progress on Sorcerer's Edge Season 2 and its ruleset. Danny has a new idea for a character. Plans for the next one-shot episode takes off.
May 18, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast Danny has issues with Roll20.net before undertaking being the DM for Mall Rats. Since they're down a player, the guys cook up their idea to initiate doing the "Day 0" scenario, which ended up being an legitimately great idea.
May 11, 2023•33 min•Transcript available on Metacast Sam talks a lot about coding his new character sheet for the upcoming season of Sorcerer's Edge. The guys talk about weddings, Cheddar's upcoming one-shot episode, getting big names on the podcast, and the most burning questions on everyone's mind: "What does Haggis supposed to look like?"
May 05, 2023•32 min•Transcript available on Metacast The guys reminisce about favorite past Z&D stuff as well as past and future seasons. Sam has fun with the soundboard.
Apr 28, 2023•10 min•Transcript available on Metacast Get a behind the scenes listen to recording night before the guys hit the record button. The guys talk about The Last of Us HBO show, Velma, and going camping.
Apr 27, 2023•14 min•Transcript available on Metacast In the final leg of our heroes' journey, they come to the site that houses the final secret of their mission. Along the way they battle the largest number of zombies they've ever fought. An old friend is met and a new villain emerges, which our characters must battle to the death!
Apr 25, 2023•2 hr 46 min•Ep 5•Transcript available on Metacast After leaving the rubble of the CDC in Atlanta behind, the group ventures further into their quest to uncover the corruption behind Benford Group's part in the unfolding of the zombie virus, leading them to an old abandoned factory that yields another lead. From there, the party encounters another man who gives some answers to help unfold the mystery, but more questions still remain as the group draws nearer to the end of their journey.
Apr 16, 2023•2 hr 35 min•Ep 4•Transcript available on Metacast The group awakens from the Salvation Army headquarters and continues onward to the CDC in Atlanta to investigate the origin of the zombie outbreak, learning more about the Benford Group's possible corruption and Ultracure originally being used to promote conspiracy. Still looking for concrete answers, someone falls in love with the last leading scientist at the CDC before she meets a larger threat. The group continues on following further clues.
Apr 05, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Transcript available on Metacast