Nat 1 Nerds: A TTRPG Exploration Podcast
Two DnD nerds attempting to roll decent investigation checks into different TTRPG Systems as brand new players! We explore different tabletop role-playing games, TTRPG storytelling aspects and skills, TTRPG products, and more!
Episodes
In this episode, your hosts Brandon, Afton, Savanah, and Parker all have a casual conversation on Character Alignment in Dungeons and Dragons 5th Edition character creation. They discuss how noting different alignments within an adventuring party sometimes offer insights into better communication (and therefore better fun) at your table.
They also discuss personal experiences, talk about how Paladins work in 5E, and advice for Dunge...
Your hosts Parker, Brandon, and Afton are joined by Cade Larsen, Dungeon Master for the D&D Actual-play podcast "The Badventure Club" to discuss the simple yet creative One-Page TTRPGs, in particular,The Witch is Dead by Grant Howlit. They discuss the importance of creative problem solving, adaptability, and of course some fun tangent shenanigans!
(Also, shout-out to Derek and Neil from "The Dungeon Master's Block" podcast)
Our misfits heroes have defeated rotten sugar-plums, traversed a gingerbread castle, and narrowly avoided a cranky Fruitcake! Yet one more obstacle awaits before the children are once again snuggled safely in their beds before St. Nick arrives. Will they be able to turn this nightmare back into a dream? Find out in Part 3 (and Final Part) of our 2024 Holiday Actual-play! And Happy Holidays from Nat 1 Nerds!
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Jolly Jingleberry, one of Santa's elves, has recruited a Nutcracker, a Miser, and a Toy Duck to rescue a pair of children from a dream turned nightmare so that they may be snuggled in their beds before St. Nicholas arrives! Now that they have arrived in the dream, will they be able to locate the children? Continue the adventure with Savannah as the GM, Afton as Scarlet the Miser, Brandon as Bubbles the Duck, and Parker as Captain C...
Twas the nightmare before Christmas and all through the house... sugar plums rot and elves begin to panic?! Utilizing a unique Christmas-themed TTRPG system, your GM Savannah takes the reigns in leading three misfit heroes to ensure the children are snuggled safely in their beds before St. Nicholas arrives in Part 1 of this actual-play Holiday venture!
You can find Nat 1 Nerds on Instagram, Facebook, and Threads for updates and sugg...
Your hosts Savannah and Parker are once again joined by Emily from Rosemary PG Studios to discuss gift recommendations for the TTRPG fan in your life (including yourself of course!) that they have enjoyed having in their collections, and hope it provides you bardic inspiration in your holiday shopping!
Links to Suggested Gifts:
The Witchy Alchemist: https://msha.ke/thewitchyalchemist?fbclid=PAY2xjawGxcXFleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABppFuiyQnnAxF...
We're back for more TTRPG exploration in Season 2 of Nat 1 Nerds! Parker, Brandon, and Afton share some updates and announcements for the podcast moving forward, as well as some stories from their own TTRPG shenanigans.
Intro and Outro Music by Monument Studios. Check out their website for all your TTRPG and fantasy music needs at www.monumentstudios.net
In this special episode, your hosts Parker and Brandon are joined by Robert Walker, host of the "Dungeons, Dragons, and Psychology Podcast" and author of 'Session Zero: The DMG to Writing Great Campaigns in Any Setting'. They discuss some psychological aspects of TTRPG's such as the popularity of Dungeons and Dragons and Pathfinder, what makes a good Villain, and other topics! Check out Robert's fantastic podcast on your podcatcher...
In this final episode exploring "Roll Table for 2" by Fights and Fancy, your hosts Savannah and Parker give their parting thoughts and grades for the TTRPG system, discussing the session 0 they unknowingly had and remarks on it's combat mechanics. Their infant son also gives his two cents as well :)
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Poppy, one of the co-creators of the TTRPG "Roll Table for 2" from Fights and Fancy, joins Parker in this GM episode for a fantastic discussion on the origins, inspiration, and aspects of their TTRPG! They also discuss their Solo Journal TTRPG system, "Notes in the Twilight" and why both systems (and those like them) are valuable tools for TTRPG players, GM's, artists, writers, and creatives.
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In Part 2 of our Actual-Play of "Roll Table for 2" by Fights and Fancy with your hosts Parker and Savannah, the festivities continue in the quaint village of IvyFell, or do they?
You can follow Nat 1 Nerds on Facebook, Instagram, Threads, and also YouTube for updates and further TTRPG content! "Roll Table for 2" is a fun and unique TTRPG system created by Fights and Fancy. Check it out along with their other amazing products at ...
Your hosts Parker and Savannah play the first session of Fights and Fancy's Roll Table for 2, where two thieves are reunited after a shared and tragic backstory! This system, since it's made for two players and no GM, is broken up into Session booklets, the first one called "The Meeting Point" which your hosts explore and read from.
Roll Table for 2, Session 1: The Meeting Point, is published by Fights and Fancy, and written by P...
The official Nat 1 Nerds trailer: who we are, what we do, and where to find us. Explore various different tabletop-role playing games with two D&D nerds on their quest to learn unique mechanics and further enhance our tabletop storytelling!
Welcome to the table everyone, and happy rolling!
Ten thousand feet up, up the side of the mountain to the tiptop to find Yule! Will they find the mysterious benefactor who's provided fair weather year after year? Will they convince them to again provides trinkets and toys in stockings on Yule? Or perhaps they'll find instead an unexpected need and a Yule-time wish?Join Furball (Brandon), Jolly Jingleberry (Savannah), Martha June (Sierra), Mary Cariah (Emily), and Leland (Kobe) in...
The town of Autumn's Refuge, known for it's pleasant seasons year-round, finds itself empty of fair weather, empty of toys in stockings, and empty of magic. A collection of denizens and travelers must find the cause, and prepare to climb to the hamlet where the mysterious benefactor of the magic supposedly dwells. Join Parker as the Dungeon Master, with the denizens and visitors of Autumn's Refuge: Furball the Bugbear ranger (Brand...
Here at last, at the end of this episode, comes the end of our exploration of "The One Ring" TTRPG system. Like The hobbits, Parker is quite sad, but his substitute co-host Savannah comforts him as we revisit a couple more aspects and mechanics we enjoyed, what our final grade was (though Brandon provided some notes on his thoughts as well), and impart some final thoughts for a system we're sure to revisit.
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We continue exploring our first play-through of "The One Ring" 2nd Edition TTRPG system by Free League Publishing with Parker as the Loremaster, Hanar of Durin's Folk (Brandon), Elanor of Lindon (Afton), and the Dunedain ranger Genevieve (Savannah) as they reach the ruins of Eragon and encounter dark and strange creatures as they search for the rumored seeing stone... primarily exploring the systems unique combat mechanics (though ...
In this actual-play session utilizing Free League Publishing's "The One Ring" 2nd edition TTRPG system, your host Parker takes you into the wild and to the house of Elrond as the Loremaster (GM) with Hanar of Durin's Folk (Brandon), Elanor of Lindon (Afton), and the ranger Geniveve (Savannah) as they assist their elven companion deliver troubling news to Lord Elrond from Ciridan the Shipwright regarding an impossible possibility th...
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