Portal Quandary

Portal Quandary

Portal Quandary is a real-play dramedy Dungeons and Dragons podcast. Magnolia, Lucille, Noah and Hymmbo are four strangers who find themselves stuck in a mystical land farther away than they ever thought possible. Our party must explore this dangerous land to return home, but somehow, this alien world provokes questions about home they never thought to ask.

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July 21, 2025 73 mins

Manticores swarm the skies while our crew bunkers inside the museum. While waiting out the attack, they investigate their claimed Winter Court prize. 


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Safe at last with a mission under their belt, the party sifts through the intelligence gathered. Loyalties are questioned and new faces make their debut.


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July 21, 2025 85 mins

Pookie gets a hand-le on their magic; Andres is rewarded for their servitude; Indigo continues the search for Violet; and Daryl welcomes all to his family barbeque. 


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May 8, 2025 76 mins

Square up! The team encounters unexpected foes. Andres draws blood, and Daryl recalls his old training. Indigo’s beastly form makes a reappearance and Pookie uses her furry charm.


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April 17, 2025 70 mins

The team splits up to cover more ground as they continue their investigation in Lambence. Things heat up as the festival continues and discoveries are made.


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March 27, 2025 81 mins

The party begins their investigation of Lambence, the Wayfarers’ City as it finally opens its gates to the people of Melbourne. Andres makes a startling discovery about his magic, while Indigo and Pookie cause mischief. Daryl does some (not so) undercover work, and a few old faces crop up.


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March 6, 2025 69 mins

With a week to kill before their next mission, the party spends some down time. Andres and Indigo work their day jobs, while Daryl’s family history is explored. Pookie enacts a plan with her cat contacts, and the team’s next mission is revealed. 


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February 13, 2025 54 mins

With the hard part of the initiation out of the way, the team heads back to the base. There, they learn a little bit more about the organisation they've pledged to, and receive a hint about their first official mission.


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January 23, 2025 63 mins

The team faces their first fight together! Indigo reveals a little more about herself, while Andres receives mysterious guidance. Pookie coughs up a disastrous hairball, and Daryl? Daryl has a gun. 

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January 2, 2025 69 mins

Six months ago the world changed, and now a monster that was once the stuff of fiction lurks in an abandoned department store. Join our new team as they receive their first mission from a mysterious organisation to hunt that monster down before anybody can get hurt.


Content warnings for this week’s episode include coarse language and mild sexual humour.


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December 17, 2024 2 mins

Welcome to season three of Portal Quandary! The Summer Court has found their way back to their home planet, but in their long absence things have changed - they have returned to a world no longer accustomed to their magical heritage, and many fear that the Court has brought magic to the world for more insidious reasons than they claim…

In these cautious times, our party finds themselves employed by a new organisation dedicated to un...

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December 12, 2024 100 mins

Join our unlikely team as they face off against their fifth and final monster plaguing the city from another realm! Höde enjoys some newfound freedom as an increasingly anxious Ezra leads the charge in locating the missing prince. Doug uses his noble connections. Sassandra’s magic continues to evolve.

Content warnings for this week’s episode include coarse language, sexual humour, mild fantasy violence, and kidnapping.

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November 21, 2024 55 mins

An old enemy makes a return and faces an icy reception. Inter-party tension continues to divide the team. Höde's workplace troubles come to a head. 

Content warnings for this week’s episode include coarse language, fantasy violence, and mentions of illness.


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October 31, 2024 75 mins

Fresh from their latest encounter, the team plans to head to the castle to recover, but they’re waylaid as they splash straight into their next case. Sassandra’s encounter leaves her dodging questions, while Ezra tempts fate once more. Höde suffers another loss, and Doug partakes in some tea.

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October 10, 2024 78 mins

The squad is called to seek out a missing person. The resulting investigation sends the party into disarray, and loyalties come into question around every turn.


Content warnings for this week’s episode include coarse language, fantasy violence, and kidnapping.


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September 19, 2024 74 mins

Our newly-minted gumshoes explore their first case together! Doug leads a charge, while Höde finds himself in a bind. Ezra feels homesick, and Sassandra's protective instincts flare.


Content warnings for this week’s episode include coarse language, fantasy violence, and mentions of blood.


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September 3, 2024 2 mins

Welcome to our Monster of the Week interlude! In the city of Aubade, a royal wedding awaits its grooms. Unfortunately, one fairy and his portal-making orrery wreak havoc unleashes a mass of alien monsters on the desert oasis. Our new team of monster-hunting gumshoes must do damage control and (hopefully) track down the missing grooms while they’re at it!


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August 29, 2024 70 mins

Welcome to our series interlude, where we depart from our regular tabletop to play Monster of the Week! In the city of Aubade - home to our season one cast - a royal wedding is set to take place. Chaos at the Sun Temple interrupts the proceedings, and our party is thrown headfirst into their first encounter.

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Your portal queries revisited! Join us for our post-season Q&A to explore how our party developed over season 2, wrap up lingering questions, and see if Rosie can name all 123 goats before Close of Business. You'll also get a teaser into our between-seasons mini-arc coming up while we prepare for season 3! 


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July 18, 2024 61 mins

While we prepare for our mid-season arc, take a listen to the first episode of our Patreon-exclusive series - The Quiet Year.  If you want to listen to the rest, head over to our Patreon at patreon.com/PortalQuandary!

Volcanos, flowers, fresh bread, and a charismatic young woman.  Welcome to the first episode of our patreon-exclusive miniseries! The Quiet Year is a map-making card game where players collaborate to create a...

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